SEC Form 4 · accession 0000897069-26-001705
AMERICAN VANGUARD CORP · AVD
Statement of changes in beneficial ownership, as filed. Original on EDGAR ↗
Period of report
Aug 18, 2026
Accepted (ET)
Aug 20, 2026 · 9:07 pm EDT
Rule 10b5-1 plan
box not checked
Issuer CIK
0000005981
Table I — non-derivative securities
| Security | Date | Code | Shares | Price | A/D | Owned after | D/I | Nature of ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Common StockF1,F2 | Aug 18, 2026 | S | 556,580 | $2.20 | D | 15,201 | I | See Footnote |
| Common Stock | holding | — | — | — | 66,283 | D |
Table II — derivative securities
No Table II lines on this filing.
Explanation of responses
- F1Reporting 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.
- F2The reported sale relates to securities held only by the Cruiser Funds and SMAs and was undertaken for reasons unrelated to the issuer's business, operations or prospects.