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Issuer:     AMERICAN VANGUARD CORP (AVD)
CIK:        0000005981
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2022-05-23T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001193125-22-156764
Event type: other_material
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.65
Item codes: 8.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

American Vanguard sends letter urging stockholders to vote for its board slate amid proxy contest
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- Stock YTD up 37% vs Russell 2000 down 19% as of May 20, 2022.
- Board to appoint at least two new independent directors by end-2023, including an audit financial expert.
- One incumbent director to retire by end-2022; another by end-2023.
- Annual Meeting on June 1, 2022; company criticizes activist Cruiser for lacking a specific plan.
- Q1 2022 significantly exceeded targets; mid-double-digit growth anticipated for full year 2022.

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  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/5981/000119312522156764/0001193125-22-156764-index.htm
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