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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