美国先锋 2024年度报告

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 orrevised 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 controlover financial reporting under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-OxleyAct (15 U.S.C. 7262(b)) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its If securities are registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act, indicate by check mark whether the financial statements of the registrant included in thefiling reflect the correction of an error to previously issued financial statements.☐ Indicate by check mark whether any of those error corrections are restatements that required a recovery analysis of incentive-based compensation receivedby any of the registrant’s executive officers during the relevant recovery period pursuant to §240.10D-1(b). ☐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 $240.6million. This figure is estimated as of June 30, 2024 at whichdate the closing price of the registrant’s Common Stock on the New York Stock Exchange was $8.60 per share. For purposes of this calculation, shares owned byexecutive officers, directors, and 5% stockholders known to the registrant have been deemed to be owned by affiliates. The number of shares of $0.10 par valueCommon Stock outstanding as of June 30, 2024, was 34,655,429. The number of shares of $.10 par value Common Stock outstanding as of March 5, 2025 was28,266,826. None. AMERICAN VANGUARD CORPORATION EXPLANATORY NOTE On May 29, 2025, American Vanguard Corporation (the “Company”) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission itsAnnual Report on Form 10-K (the “Annual Report”) for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024 (the “Original Form 10-K”). ThisAmendment No. 1 on Form 10-K/A (this “Amendment No. 1”) is being filed to (i) provide an amended Consent of Deloitte &Touche LLP, the Company’s Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm to correct incorrect dates included in the Consentfiled with the Original Form 10-K, and (ii) to amend the cover page of the Original Form 10-K to clarify that no information is No other changes have been made to the Original Form 10-K and in this Amendment No. 1 does not modify, amend orupdate in any way the financial or other disclosures as presented in the Original Form 10-K. This Amendment No. 1 does not Pursuant to Rule 12b-15 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, this Amendment No. 1 contains newcertifications pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, which are attached hereto. Because no financialstatements have been included in this Amendment No. 1 and this Amendment No. 1 does not contain or amend any disclosure withrespect to Items 307 and 308 of Regulation S-K, paragraphs 3, 4, and 5 of the certifications have been omitted. Similarly, because AMERICAN VANGUARD CORPORATION EXHIBITINDEX AMERICAN VANGUARD CORPORATION AMERICAN VANGUARD CORPORATION AMERICAN VANGUARD CORPORATION SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, American VanguardCorporation has duly caused this Amendment to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K to be signed on its behalf by theundersigned, thereunto duly authorized. (Registrant)