Every material Form 8-K AMERICAN VANGUARD CORP has filed with the SEC since June 08, 2026, read and summarized by AI: what happened, the key figures, whether it reads positive or negative for shareholders, and how big a deal it is (impact 1-5). Newest first; each brief links to its own page and to the filing on SEC.gov.
American Vanguard appointed Matthew Horwath as Chief Financial Officer effective October 1, 2026, succeeding David Johnson, who moved to Chief Accounting Officer as part of a planned leadership transition. Horwath's approved pay includes a $450,000 base salary, a 60% target bonus, and equity awards. The filing reports no financial results, so the change mainly affects who leads the finance function.
Matthew Horwath, age 43, becomes CFO effective October 1, 2026; he previously was CFO of FARO Technologies and of Kustom US, Inc.
Horwath's compensation includes a $450,000 annual base salary, a 60% target annual bonus, an option on 150,000 shares, and 100,000 restricted shares.
David Johnson serves as Chief Accounting Officer through the last day of the month the 2026 Form 10-K is filed (expected March 2027), then in a non-executive role through September 30, 2027.
Johnson's transition agreement provides severance of 1.5 times his salary and average bonus if his employment ends without cause or for good reason, subject to a release of claims.
American Vanguard reported unaudited results for the second quarter and first half of 2026. Second-quarter net sales fell 10% to $116.8 million and the company posted a net loss of $9.9 million, or $0.34 per share, compared with a net loss of $0.8 million, or $0.03 per share, a year earlier. For the first half, adjusted EBITDA rose to $16.9 million from $14.0 million, but the net loss widened to $14.0 million, and the company reaffirmed its full-year outlook.
Q2 2026 net sales were $116.8 million vs. $129.3 million in Q2 2025; operating loss was $0.3 million vs. operating income of $4.4 million.
Q2 adjusted EBITDA was $6.6 million vs. $11.0 million; first-half adjusted EBITDA was $16.9 million vs. $14.0 million.
First-half net loss was $14.0 million, or $0.49 per share, vs. $9.3 million, or $0.33 per share, a year earlier.
Full-year outlook reaffirmed: adjusted EBITDA of $44 million to $48 million on sales of $530 million to $550 million.
At its June 3, 2026 annual meeting, American Vanguard stockholders re-elected seven directors, ratified Deloitte Touche LLP as auditor for 2026, and approved executive compensation in an advisory vote. The board also approved success bonuses on June 4, 2026 for four executives tied to restructuring the company's borrowed debt, which shareholders may want to weigh against those results.
All seven director nominees were elected, including Douglas Kaye and Keith Rosenbloom, with the most votes for by Douglas Kaye at 15,544,705
Deloitte Touche LLP was ratified as independent auditor for the year ending December 31, 2026, with 20,904,030 votes for and 24,225 against
Advisory say-on-pay executive compensation proposal passed with 15,159,605 votes for and 561,820 against; the frequency vote favored a one-year cycle with 14,755,233 votes
Success bonuses approved June 4, 2026: Douglas Kaye $150K, David Johnson $125K, Timothy Donnelly $125K and Shirin Khosravi $50K, for restructuring the company's debt
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