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 1, 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
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On December 1, 2016, 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 an amendment to the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation to reduce the shareholder vote required to approve certain transactions, approval of an advisory vote on executive compensation 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, Natasha Giordano, Alan G. Levin, Dr. Daniel B. Yarosh and William C. Kennally, III 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 with respect to this matter as follows: |
FOR |
WITHHELD |
BROKER NON-VOTES | |||
| Albert L. Eilender | 23,615,810 | 265,317 | 3,409,589 | ||
| Salvatore Guccione | 23,643,396 | 237,731 | 3,409,589 | ||
| Hans C. Noetzli | 23,581,932 | 299,195 | 3,409,589 | ||
| William N. Britton | 23,697,354 | 183,773 | 3,409,589 | ||
| Natasha Giordano | 23,768,095 | 113,032 | 3,409,589 | ||
| Alan G. Levin | 23,715,476 | 165,651 | 3,409,589 | ||
| Dr. Daniel B. Yarosh | 23,730,675 | 150,452 | 3,409,589 | ||
| William C. Kennally, III | 23,677,410 | 203,717 | 3,409,589 | ||
| Each nominee was elected a director of the Company. |
| 2. | Approval of an amendment to the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation to reduce the shareholder vote required to approve certain transactions. | |
| The votes were cast with respect to this matter as follows: |
| FOR | AGAINST | ABSTAIN | BROKER NON-VOTES |
| 23,248,719 | 584,351 | 48,057 | 3,409,589 |
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| The amendment to the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation to reduce the shareholder vote required to approve certain transactions was approved. | ||
| 3. | The proposal to approve, on an advisory basis, executive compensation was approved based upon the following votes: |
| FOR | AGAINST | ABSTAIN | BROKER NON-VOTES |
| 22,992,496 | 771,820 | 116,811 | 3,409,589 |
| 4. | The proposal to ratify the appointment of BDO USA, LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the Company’s fiscal year ending June 30, 2017 was approved based upon the following votes: |
| FOR | AGAINST | ABSTAIN | ||
| 26,793,650 | 458,357 | 38,709 |
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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 | |
Date: December 2, 2016 | By:/s/ Salvatore Guccione |
| Salvatore Guccione | |
| President and Chief Executive Officer |
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