American Vanguard Declares Quarterly Dividend

American Vanguard Corp. (NYSE:AVD) announced that its Board of Directors has declared a $0.05 cash dividend payment to be distributed on July 17, 2014 to shareholders of record as of July 3, 2014. Eric Wintemute, Chairman and CEO of American Vanguard, stated, “We are pleased to declare this dividend which continues our lengthy history of providing such returns to our shareholders. While short-term challenges exist, this action reflects the long-term confidence that the Board of Directors has in our prospects. We appreciate our investors’ support as we continue to deliver important solutions that enhance crop protection and safeguard public health worldwide.”

About American Vanguard

American Vanguard Corporation is a diversified specialty and agricultural products company that develops and markets products for crop protection and management, turf and ornamentals management and public and animal health. American Vanguard is included on the Russell 2000® & Russell 3000® Indexes and the Standard & Poors Small Cap 600 Index. To learn more about American Vanguard, please reference the Company’s web site at www.american-vanguard.com.

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