---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-22-228823"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "AVD"
cik: "0000005981"
company_name: "AMERICAN VANGUARD CORP"
filed_at: "2022-08-25T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-23T21:30:33.981451+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.65
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# American Vanguard announces $20M accelerated share repurchase plan

## Summary
- Company enters $20M ASR in addition to existing March 14, 2022 10b5-1 plan.
- CEO cites erroneous Bloomberg/SeekingAlpha articles for recent stock decline.
- Expects highest full-year EBITDA in company history; strong balance sheet cited.
- Board and management view ASR as immediately accretive to stockholders.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-22-228823
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: AVD
- cik: 0000005981
- company_name: AMERICAN VANGUARD CORP
- filed_at: 2022-08-25T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.65
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/5981/000119312522228823/0001193125-22-228823-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/5981/000119312522228823/d393968d8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-22-228823
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-22-228823.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-22-228823.txt

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