AMERICAN VANGUARD CORP — Director's Dealing 2012

May 3, 2012

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: AMERICAN VANGUARD CORP (AVD)
CIK: 0000005981
Period of Report: 2012-05-01

Reporting Person: SODERLIND CARL R (Director)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2012-05-01	Common Stock	S	1000	$25.01	Disposed	56011	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	22512	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: These shares were sold pursuant to a 10b5-1 selling plan dated June 2, 2010 to which reporting person is a party which plan provides for the sale of 1,000 shares of stock each month over a 24 month period.

F2: These shares are held in a family trust for which reporting person is trustee.