AMERICAN VANGUARD CORP — Director's Dealing 2015

Jan 2, 2015

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: AMERICAN VANGUARD CORP (AVD)
CIK: 0000005981
Period of Report: 2014-12-30

Reporting Person: Venter Johann (See Remarks)

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2014-12-30	Stock Options (right to buy)	$11.49	A	5516	Acquired	2024-12-30	Common Stock (5516)	Direct
2014-12-30	Stock Options (right to buy)	$11.49	A	5516	Acquired	2024-12-30	Common Stock (5516)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: These stock options are exercisable in full on December 30, 2017, provided reporting person is continuously employed by the issuer through that date.

F2: These stock options are exercisable in full on December 30, 2017, provided i) reporting person is continuously employed by the issuer through that date 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 200 Index (weighted at 20%).