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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington , D.C. 20549 FORM 10 - K ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For The Year Ended December 31 , 2020 OR TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For The Transition Period From To Commission file number 001-13795 AMERICAN VANGUARD CORPORATION Delaware ( State or other jurisdiction of Incorporation or organization ) 4695 MacArthur Court , Newport Beach , California ( Address of principal executive offices ) Title of each class par Common Stock , $ .10 value 95-2588080 ( I.R.S. Employer Identification Number ) ( 949 ) 260-1200 ( Registrant's telephone number , including area code ) Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( b ) of the Act : Trading Symbol ( s ) AVD 00 92660 ( Zip Code ) Name of each exchange on which registered New York Stock Exchange Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( g ) of the Act : NONE Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well - known seasoned issuer , as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act . Yes No X Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15 ( d ) of the Act . Yes No × Indicate by check mark whether the registrant ( 1 ) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15 ( d ) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports ) , and ( 2 ) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days . Yes No Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S T ( §232.405 of this chapter ) during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files ) . Yes > No Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer , an accelerated filer , a non - accelerated filer , smaller reporting company , or an emerging growth company . See the definitions of " large accelerated filer , " " accelerated filer , " " smaller reporting company , " and " emerging growth company " in Rule 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act . Large accelerated filer Non - accelerated filer Accelerated filer Smaller reporting company 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 . Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management's assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404 ( b ) of the Sarbanes - Oxley Act ( 15 U.S.C. 7262 ( b ) ) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report . Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company ( as defined in Rule 12b - 2 of the Act ) . Yes No The aggregate market value of the voting stock of the registrant held by non - affiliates is $ 404.6 million . This figure is estimated as of June 30 , 2020 at which date the closing price of the registrant's Common Stock on the New York Stock Exchange was $ 13.76 per share . For purposes of this calculation , shares owned by executive officers , directors , and 5 % stockholders known to the registrant have been deemed to be owned by affiliates . The number of shares of $ .10 par value Common Stock outstanding as of June 30 , 2020 , was 30,178,057 . The number of shares of $ .10 par value Common Stock outstanding as of February 24 , 2021 was 30,902,319 .