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):September 6, 2016
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 5.02 | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers |
The Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Aceto Corporation (the “Company”) appointed William C. Kennally, III as a member of the Board. The appointment is effective September 6, 2016. Mr. Kennally is expected to stand for election with the other directors at the Company’s Annual Meeting of shareholders scheduled in December 2016. As of the date of this report, Mr. Kennally has not been named to any committee of the Board. Mr. Kennally was not selected as a director pursuant to any arrangement or understanding with any other person, and does not have any reportable transactions under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.
For his services as a director of the Company, it is contemplated that Mr. Kennally will receive the Company’s standard compensation applicable to nonemployee directors.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| (d) Exhibits | |
| Exhibit No. | Description |
| 99.1 | Press Release, dated September 6, 2016 |
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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 | |
| Dated: September 9, 2016 | By:/s/ Salvatore Guccione |
| Salvatore Guccione | |
| President and CEO |
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