0001188112-13-003516.txt : 20131209 0001188112-13-003516.hdr.sgml : 20131209 20131209135623 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001188112-13-003516 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20131205 ITEM INFORMATION: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders FILED AS OF DATE: 20131209 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20131209 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: ACETO CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000002034 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: WHOLESALE-CHEMICALS & ALLIED PRODUCTS [5160] IRS NUMBER: 111720520 STATE OF INCORPORATION: NY FISCAL YEAR END: 0630 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-04217 FILM NUMBER: 131265173 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 4 TRI HARBOR COURT CITY: PORT WASHINGTON STATE: NY ZIP: 11050 BUSINESS PHONE: 5166276000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 4 TRI HARBOR COURT CITY: PORT WASHINGTON STATE: NY ZIP: 11050 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: ACETO CHEMICAL CO INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19851203 8-K 1 t77934_8k.htm FORM 8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT

TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): December 5, 2013

Aceto Corporation

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

New York

000-04217

11-1720520

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

(Commission File Number)

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

4 Tri Harbor Court, Port Washington, NY 11050

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (516) 627-6000

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

On December 5, 2013, Aceto Corporation (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Meeting”). The matters voted on at the Meeting were: the election of directors, approval of the advisory vote on executive compensation, approval of the Restated Certificate of Incorporation and the ratification of the appointment of the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm. The final voting results were as follows:

	1.	The election of nominees Albert L. Eilender, Salvatore Guccione, Hans C. Noetzli, William N. Britton, Richard P. Randall, Natasha Giordano and Alan G. Levin as directors of the Company to hold office until the next annual meeting of stockholders and until their successors shall be elected.

		The votes were cast for this matter as follows:

	FOR	WITHHELD	BROKER NON-VOTES
Albert L. Eilender	18,637,171	485,817	4,906,610
Salvatore Guccione	18,684,868	438,120	4,906,610
Hans C. Noetzli	18,634,661	488,327	4,906,610
William N. Britton	18,783,424	339,564	4,906,610
Richard P. Randall	18,920,636	202,352	4,906,610
Natasha Giordano	18,768,926	354,062	4,906,610
Alan G. Levin	18,814,877	308,111	4,906,610

		Each nominee was elected a director of the Company.

	2.	The proposal to approve, on an advisory basis, executive compensation was approved based upon the following votes:

FOR	AGAINST	ABSTAIN	BROKER NON-VOTES

18,405,678	529,834	187,476	4,906,610

	3.	Approval of the Restated Certificate of Incorporation

		The votes were cast for this matter as follows:

FOR	AGAINST	ABSTAIN	BROKER NON-VOTES

18,497,113	504,151	121,724	4,906,610

		The Restated Certificate of Incorporation was approved.

	4.	The proposal to ratify the appointment of BDO USA, LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for our fiscal year ending June 30, 2014 was approved based upon the following votes:

FOR	AGAINST	ABSTAIN

23,617,426	337,091	75,081

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	ACETO CORPORATION


Date: December 9, 2013	By:	/s/ Salvatore Guccione
		Salvatore Guccione President and Chief Executive Officer