KEITH M. ROSENBLOOM - 07 Aug 2025 Form 4 Insider Report for AMERICAN VANGUARD CORP (AVD)

Role: Director
Signature: /s/ KEITH M. ROSENBLOOM
Issuer symbol: AVD
Transactions as of: 07 Aug 2025
Transactions value $: $0
Form type: 4
Filing time: 14 Aug 2025, 15:34:59 UTC
Previous filing: 13 Aug 2025
Next filing: 01 Dec 2025
SEC: View on sec.gov

Reporting Owners (1)

Name	Relationship	Address	Signature	Signature date	CIK
ROSENBLOOM KEITH M	Director	4695 MACARTHUR COURT, SUITE 1200, NEWPORT BEACH	/s/ KEITH M. ROSENBLOOM	14 Aug 2025	0001190934

Transactions Table

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	AVD	Common Stock	Award	$0	+17.6K	+104.95%	$0.00	34.4K	07 Aug 2025	Direct	F1
holding	AVD	Common Stock						789K	07 Aug 2025	See Note	F2

* An asterisk sign (*) next to the price indicates that the price is likely invalid.

Explanation of Responses:

Id	Content
F1	These represent deferred stock units ("DSU") that were awarded as part of the Company's compensation program for non-management directors in connection with the 2025 annual stockholders' meeting. Each DSU constitutes the right to receive one share of the Company's common stock upon settlement (which occurs when the recipient's service with the Company is concluded). During the remaining term of service, DSUs are nontransferable and carry neither voting nor dividend rights. DSUs are subject to the terms and conditions of the Company's standard form DSU agreement.
F2	Reporting person maintains an indirect interest in these shares insofar as he is Managing Member of Cruiser Capital, which serves as the management company or as investment advisor to, and may be deemed to have shared voting and dispositive power over Common Stock held by, various investment funds (the "Cruiser Funds") and separately managed accounts (the "Cruiser SMAs", together with the Cruiser Funds, the "Cruiser Funds and SMAs") that it advises. Reporting person may be deemed to have voting and dispositive power with respect to the shares of Common Stock held by the Cruiser Funds and SMAs and disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities held by the Cruiser Funds and SMAs except to the extent of his pecuniary interest.

Content

These represent deferred stock units ("DSU") that were awarded as part of the Company's compensation program for non-management directors in connection with the 2025 annual stockholders' meeting. Each DSU constitutes the right to receive one share of the Company's common stock upon settlement (which occurs when the recipient's service with the Company is concluded). During the remaining term of service, DSUs are nontransferable and carry neither voting nor dividend rights. DSUs are subject to the terms and conditions of the Company's standard form DSU agreement.

Reporting person maintains an indirect interest in these shares insofar as he is Managing Member of Cruiser Capital, which serves as the management company or as investment advisor to, and may be deemed to have shared voting and dispositive power over Common Stock held by, various investment funds (the "Cruiser Funds") and separately managed accounts (the "Cruiser SMAs", together with the Cruiser Funds, the "Cruiser Funds and SMAs") that it advises. Reporting person may be deemed to have voting and dispositive power with respect to the shares of Common Stock held by the Cruiser Funds and SMAs and disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities held by the Cruiser Funds and SMAs except to the extent of his pecuniary interest.