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 4, 2014
 
Aceto Corporation
 (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
 
New York
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
 
000-04217 11-1720520
(Commission File Number) (IRS Employer Identification Number)
 
4 Tri Harbor Court, Port Washington, New York, 11050
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
 
(516) 627-6000
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

 

On December 4, 2014, 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 the 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 and Dr. Daniel B. Yarosh 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 for this matter as follows:

 

 

 

FOR

 

 

WITHHELD

 

 

BROKER NON-VOTES

       
Albert L. Eilender  21,308,977    152,095 4,006,125
Salvatore Guccione  21,326,474    134,598 4,006,125
Hans C. Noetzli    21,182,019    279,053 4,006,125
William N. Britton  21,188,517    272,555 4,006,125
Natasha Giordano  21,203,685    257,387 4,006,125
Alan G. Levin  21,334,490    126,582 4,006,125
Dr. Daniel B. Yarosh  21,301,452    159,620 4,006,125

 

             Each nominee was elected a director of the Company.

 

  1. The proposal to approve, on an advisory basis, executive compensation was approved based upon the following votes:

  

 

FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN BROKER NON-VOTES
         
20,522,587 810,401 128,084                     4,006,125  

 

 

 

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  1. The proposal to ratify the appointment of BDO USA, LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for our fiscal year ending June 30, 2015 was approved based upon the following votes:

 

FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN
     
25,043,547 358,380 65,270

 

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SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
 
  ACETO CORPORATION
     
     
Date: December 8, 2014
By:
 /s/ Salvatore Guccione
    Salvatore Guccione
    President and Chief Executive Officer
 
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