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 14, 2005
AMERICAN VANGUARD CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-13795 | 95-2588080 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
Commission File Number | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
4695 MacArthur Court
Newport Beach, California 92660
(Address of principal executive offices)
Registrant’s 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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| ¨ | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) |
Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
Pursuant to the requirements of Regulation FD, American Vanguard Corporation is furnishing its Consolidated Balance Sheets for the periods ended December 31, 2004 and 2003 and its Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended December 31, 2004, 2003 and 2002. The full text is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including the Exhibit attached hereto, is being furnished under Item 7.01 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.
Item 9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
| (c) | Exhibits |
| Exhibit 99.1 |
American Vanguard Corporation and Subsidiaries Consolidated Balance Sheets for the periods ended December 31, 2004 and 2003 and Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended December 31, 2004, 2003 and 2002. |
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| AMERICAN VANGUARD CORPORATION | ||
| (Registrant) | ||
| By: |
/s/ James A. Barry | |
| James A. Barry | ||
| Senior Vice President Chief Financial Officer | ||
| Date: | March 14, 2005 |
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 99.1 | American Vanguard Corporation and Subsidiaries Consolidated Balance Sheets for the periods ended December 31, 2004 and 2003 and Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended December 31, 2004, 2003 and 2002. |