AMERICAN VANGUARD CORP — Director's Dealing 2013

Mar 13, 2013

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: AMERICAN VANGUARD CORP (AVD)
CIK: 0000005981
Period of Report: 2013-03-11

Reporting Person: WINTEMUTE ERIC G (N/A)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2013-03-11	Common Stock	S	5000	$32.51	Disposed	1260272	Direct
2013-03-12	Common Stock	S	10000	$32.38	Disposed	1250272	Direct
2013-03-13	Common Stock	S	20000	$33.20	Disposed	1230272	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Reporting person is selling these shares in order to cover a tax liability incurred in connection with his exercise of options in the issuer's common stock during December 2012 and otherwise pursuant to the terms of a marital dissolution proceeding

F2: These shares were sold pursuant to a 10b5-1 selling plan dated December 14, 2012 under which reporting person may sell up to 150,000 shares of common stock in amounts not to exceed 20,000 shares per week through April 15, 2013; these sales are being made to cover the tax liability incurred by reporting person in connection with his exercise of expiring options in December 2012 and as per the terms of a marital dissolution proceeding.