AMERICAN VANGUARD CORP — Director's Dealing 2015

Jan 6, 2015

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: AMERICAN VANGUARD CORP (AVD)
CIK: 0000005981
Period of Report: 2015-01-05

Reporting Person: Trogele Ulrich (See Remarks)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2015-01-05	Common Stock	A	7500	$0.00	Acquired	7500	Direct
2015-01-05	Common Stock	A	7500	$0.00	Acquired	15000	Direct
2015-01-05	Common Stock	A	7500	$0.00	Acquired	22500	Direct
2015-01-05	Common Stock	A	7500	$0.00	Acquired	30000	Direct
2015-01-05	Common Stock	A	7500	$0.00	Acquired	37500	Direct

Footnotes

F1: These are restricted shares that vest ninety (90) days after the date of award, that is, on April 5, 2015, provided reporting person remains continuously employed by the issuer through the vesting date.

F2: These are restricted shares that vest on January 5, 2016, provided reporting person remains continuously employed by the issuer through the vesting date.

F3: These are restricted shares that vest on January 5, 2017, provided reporting person remains continuously employed by the issuer through the vesting date.

F4: These are restricted shares that vest on January 5, 2018, , provided reporting person remains continuously employed by the issuer through the vesting date.

F5: These are restricted shares that vest upon the satisfaction of two conditions, i ) reporting person is continuously employed by the issuer through January 5, 2018, and ii) the Company meets certain financial metrics over the period from January 1, 2015 through December 31, 2017,including, the relative growth of its earnings before income tax ("EBIT") compared to the median growth of EBIT of a certain group of industry peers (weighted at 50%), the relative growth of its net sales as compared to the median growth of net sales of that same group (weighted at 30%) and the relative growth of the fair market value of the Company's common stock as compared to the Russell 2000 Index (weighted at 20%).