AMERICAN VANGUARD CORP

Regulatory Filings • Mar 14, 2005

8-K 1 d8k.htm FORM 8-K Form 8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF

THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (date of earliest event reported): March 14, 2005

AMERICAN VANGUARD CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	001-13795	95-2588080
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	Commission File Number	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

4695 MacArthur Court

Newport Beach, California 92660

(Address of principal executive offices)

Registrant’s telephone number: (949) 260-1200

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

¨ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

Pursuant to the requirements of Regulation FD, American Vanguard Corporation is furnishing its Consolidated Balance Sheets for the periods ended December 31, 2004 and 2003 and its Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended December 31, 2004, 2003 and 2002. The full text is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including the Exhibit attached hereto, is being furnished under Item 7.01 and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

Item 9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

(c) Exhibits

Exhibit 99.1 American Vanguard Corporation and Subsidiaries Consolidated Balance Sheets for the periods ended December 31, 2004 and 2003 and Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended December 31, 2004, 2003 and 2002.

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

AMERICAN VANGUARD CORPORATION
(Registrant)
By:	/s/ James A. Barry
	James A. Barry
	Senior Vice President Chief Financial
Officer

Date: March 14, 2005

INDEX TO EXHIBITS

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	American Vanguard Corporation and Subsidiaries Consolidated Balance Sheets for the periods ended December 31, 2004 and 2003 and Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended
December 31, 2004, 2003 and 2002.