SC 13G/A 1 0001.txt FINAL AMENDMENT TO SCHEDULE 13G SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 ------------ Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 SCHEDULE 13G (Final Amendment) INFORMATION STATEMENT PURSUANT TO RULES 13d-1 AND 13d-2 UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 Acme United Corporation ----------------------- (Name of Issuer) Common Stock ------------------------------ (Title of Class of Securities) 004816104 -------------- (CUSIP Number) June 30, 2000 ------------------------------------------------------ (Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement) Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed: |X| Rule 13d-1(b) |_| Rule 13d-1(c) |_| Rule 13d-1(d) ------ Page 1 of 6 Pages SCHEDULE 13G CUSIP No. 004816104 Page 2 of 6 Pages -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1) NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON Gilder Gagnon Howe & Co. LLC 13-3174112 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2) CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) |_| (b) |_| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3) SEC USE ONLY -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4) CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION New York -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5) SOLE VOTING POWER NUMBER None OF ------------------------------------------------------- SHARES 6) SHARED VOTING POWER BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY None EACH ------------------------------------------------------- REPORTING 7) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER PERSON WITH None ------------------------------------------------------- 8) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER None -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON None -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES |_| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 0.0% -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON BD -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -2- Schedule 13G ------------ Item 1(a). Name of Issuer: Acme United Corporation Item 1(b). Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices: 75 Kings Highway Cutoff Fairfield, CT 06430 Item 2(a). Name of Person Filing: Gilder Gagnon Howe & Co. LLC Item 2(b). Address of Principal Business Office or, if None, Residence: 1775 Broadway, 26th Floor New York, NY 10019 Item 2(c). Citizenship: New York Item 2(d). Title of Class of Securities: Common Stock Item 2(e). CUSIP Number: 004816104 Item 3. If this statement is filed pursuant to ss.ss. 240.13d-1(b), or 240.13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a: (a) |x| Broker or Dealer Registered Under Section 15 of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78o) (b) |_| Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c) (c) |_| Insurance Company as defined in section 3(a)(19) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c) (d) |_| Investment Company registered under section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-8) (e) |_| Investment Adviser in accordance withss.240.13d-1(b) (1)(ii)(E) (f) |_| Employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance withss. 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F) (g) |_| Parent Holding Company or control person in accordance with ss.240.13d-1(b)(ii)(G) -3- (h) |_| Savings Association as defined inss.3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813) (i) |_| Church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company under ss.3(c)(15) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-3) (j) |_| Group, in accordance withss.240.13d-1(b)(ii)(J) Item 4. Ownership. (a) Amount beneficially owned: None (b) Percent of class: 0.0% (c) Number of shares as to which such person has: (i) Sole power to vote or to direct the vote: None (ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the vote: None (iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: None (iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: None The Reporting Person no longer holds any shares. Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class. This statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date hereof the Reporting Person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than five percent of the class of securities. Item 6. Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person. None. Item 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company. Not applicable -4- Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the Group. Not applicable Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group. Not applicable Item 10. Certification. By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were acquired in the ordinary course of business and were not acquired for the purpose of and do not have the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of such securities and were not acquired in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having such purposes or effect. -5- SIGNATURE After reasonable inquiry and to the best knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the undersigned certifies that the information set forth in this Statement is true, complete and correct. July 10, 2000 ------------------------------------ Date /s/ Walter Weadock ----------------------------------------- Signature Walter Weadock, Member -------------------------------------------- Name/Title -6-