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 15, 2009
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
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| Item 5.02 | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
Based upon company-wide and individual performance during fiscal year 2008, as determined by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of American Vanguard Corporation (the “Company”), certain executive officers of the Company were paid incentive compensation in a lump sum as follows: Eric G. Wintemute, President & Chief Executive Officer - $275,000; David T. Johnson, Vice President & Chief Financial Officer - $90,000; Glen D. Johnson, Senior Vice President of AMVAC Chemical Corporation - $150,000; Christopher K. Hildreth, Senior Vice President of AMVAC Chemical Corporation - $70,000; Douglas Ashmore, Vice President of AMVAC Chemical Corporation - $115,000; and James A. Barry, Chief Administrative Officer and Treasurer/Assistant Secretary - $70,000.
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 | ||||||||
| Date: March 23, 2009 | By: | /s/ Timothy J. Donnelly | ||||||
| Timothy J. Donnelly | ||||||||
| Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary | ||||||||