AMERICAN VANGUARD CORP — Director's Dealing 2011

Jan 4, 2011

SEC Form 3 — Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: AMERICAN VANGUARD CORP (AVD)
CIK: 0000005981
Period of Report: 2010-12-10

Reporting Person: Venter Johann (VP & Dir of Tech of Amvac Chem)

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	5000	Direct

Footnotes

F1: The shares reported are subject to a Restricted Stock Agreement dated as of December 1, 2010 between reporting person and the Company under the terms of which shares of common stock vest one hundred percent on December 1, 2013, subject, among other things, to reporting person's continuous, full-time employment as of that date. Reporting person was appointed a section 16 officer of issuer on December 10, 2010.