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

 

 

 

		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

 

  

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