Ownership Submission
FORM 3
 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF 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 *
  Baker Smith Cindy
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
09/13/2012		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
AMERICAN VANGUARD CORP [AVD]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
4695 MACARTHUR COURT, SUITE 1200		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Senior VP & Director - AMVAC
 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

NEWPORT BEACH, CA 92660		 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 Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)		 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Common Stock 3,000 (1)
D
 
Common Stock 9,000 (2)
D
 

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Baker Smith Cindy
4695 MACARTHUR COURT, SUITE 1200
NEWPORT BEACH, CA 92660		       Senior VP & Director - AMVAC  

Signatures

/s/ Cindy Baker Smith 09/26/2012
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(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 constitute a tranche of restricted stock that was awarded to reporting person pursuant to the terms of a Restricted Stock Agreement dated September 1, 2012 under which the award vests in its entirety ninety (90) days after commencement of employment and is subject to forfeiture in the event that reporting person is not employed continuously through such vesting date.
(2) These shares constitute a tranche of restricted stock that was awarded to reporting person pursuant to the terms of a Restricted Stock Agreement dated September 1, 2012 under which the award vests in its entirety three (3) years after commencement of employment and is subject to forfeiture in the vent that reporting person is not employed continuously through such vesting date.
 
Remarks:
On 9/13/2012, reporting person was appointed an executive officer of issuer.

The reporting person has executed a Power of Attorney dated September 7, 2012 permitting execution of Forms 3, 4 and 5 by two attorneys-in-fact; a copy of that  Power of Attorney is filed herewith.

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