Current Report Filing (8-k)
15 March 2018 - 4:12AM
Edgar (US Regulatory)
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 8, 2018
AMERICAN VANGUARD CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
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001-13795
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95-2588080
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(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
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Commission
File Number
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(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
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4695 MacArthur Court
Newport Beach, California 92660
(Address of principal executive offices)
Registrants 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:
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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule
14a-12
under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14a-12)
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Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule
14d-2(b)
under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14d-2(b))
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Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule
13e-4(c)
under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.13e-4(c))
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as
defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b02 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b02 of this chapter).
Emerging Growth Company ☐
If an
emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange
Act. ☐
Item 2.02
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Results of Operations and Financial Condition
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On March 12, 2018, American Vanguard Corporation
(Registrant) issued a press release announcing its financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended December 31, 2017. The full text of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by
reference.
The information contained in this Current Report on Form
8-K,
including the Exhibits attached hereto,
is being furnished under Items 2.02, 8.01 and 9.01 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.
On March 8, 2018, the Board of Directors of Registrant declared a cash dividend of two
cents ($0.02) per share of common stock of Registrant to shareholders of record as of March 30, 2018 to be distributed on April 13, 2018. On March 13, 2018, Registrant issued a press release announcing this dividend declaration. The
full text of that press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Also on March 8, 2018, the Board of
Directors of Registrant set the date of its 2018 Annual Stockholders Meeting (the Annual Meeting) to take place on June 6, 2018 with a record date of April 11, 2018. The Annual Meeting will be a
web-hosted,
virtual meeting (as was the case in 2017). Further details will appear in the Registrants 2018 proxy statement to be filed and made available in April 2018.
Item 9.01
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Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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(d) Exhibits
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, American Vanguard Corporation has duly caused this report to be signed on
its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
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AMERICAN VANGUARD CORPORATION
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Date: March 14, 2018
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By:
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/s/ Timothy J. Donnelly
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Timothy J. Donnelly
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Chief Administrative Officer, General Counsel
& Secretary
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