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Issuer:     AMERICAN VANGUARD CORP (AVD)
CIK:        0000005981
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2023-09-13T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001193125-23-234503
Event type: dividend
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.50
Item codes: 8.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

AVD declares $0.03/sh quarterly dividend; annual rate rises to $0.12 from $0.095 in 2022
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- Quarterly cash dividend of $0.03 per share; record date Sept 22, 2023; payable Oct 6, 2023.
- Full-year 2023 dividend payments (including pending) total $0.12 per share vs $0.095 in 2022.
- CEO cites confidence in core business and strategic growth initiatives as rationale for increase.
- Historical annual dividends: 2021 $0.08, 2020 $0.04 (pandemic), 2019 $0.08, 2018 $0.075.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/5981/000119312523234503/0001193125-23-234503-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/5981/000119312523234503/d490082d8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-23-234503

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