FORM 4
Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
WINTEMUTE ERIC G
  2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
AMERICAN VANGUARD CORP [AVD] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Chairman
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
4695 MACARTHUR COURT, STE 1200		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
07/12/2024
(Street)

NEWPORT BEACH, CA 92660		 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3) 		2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8) 		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 		5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4) 		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4) 		7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 07/12/2024   D   86,308 (1) D $ 0 1,067,746 D  
Common Stock 07/12/2024   F   45,867 (2) D $ 0 1,021,879 D  
Common Stock 08/21/2024   D   17,791 (3) D $ 0 991,572 D  
Common Stock 08/21/2024   F   7,396 (4) D $ 0 984,176 D  
Common Stock 08/21/2024   A   12,851 (5) A $ 0 997,027 D  

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3) 		2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8) 		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5) 		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year) 		7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4) 		8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5) 		9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4) 		10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4) 		11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
WINTEMUTE ERIC G
4695 MACARTHUR COURT, STE 1200
NEWPORT BEACH, CA 92660		   X     Chairman  

Signatures

 /s/ Eric G. Wintemute   09/03/2024
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) These shares were forfeited without consideration to issuer in connection with the termination of reporting person's employment on July 12, 2024, as per the terms of that certain Transition Agreement dated as of July 3, 2024, between issuer and reporting person (the "Transition Agreement").
(2) These shares were surrendered to issuer as payment of applicable tax withholding for shares that became vested upon reporting person's termination of employment on July 12, 2024 in accordance with the Transition Agreement.
(3) These shares were forfeited without consideration to issuer from the award of performance shares made on April 16, 2021 ("Performance Share Award"), based on the degree of performance achieved which took into account the financial performance of issuer versus that of comparator companies.
(4) These shares were surrendered to issuer as payment of applicable tax withholding in accordance with the Transition Agreement for shares that became vested under the Performance Share Award.
(5) These shares represent an award made by issuer to reporting person as a non-management director for the period commencing on the last date of reporting person's employment (i.e., July 12, 2024) through the date of issuer's 2025 annual meeting of shareholders as per the terms of issuer's compensation plan for non-management directors and the provisions of the Transition Agreement.

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