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): July 28, 2014
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| Aceto Corporation |
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New York |
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000-04217
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11-1720520
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(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
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(Commission File Number)
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(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
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| 4 Tri Harbor Court, Port Washington, NY 11050 |
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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 Daniel Yarosh, Ph.D. as a member of the Board. The appointment is effective July 29, 2014. Mr. Yarosh is expected to stand for election with the other directors at the Company’s annual shareholders meeting in December 2014. As of the date of this report, Mr. Yarosh has not been named to any committee of the Board. Mr. Yarosh 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. Yarosh will receive the Company’s standard compensation applicable to nonemployee directors.
Item 5.03 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.
On July 28, 2014, the Board of Aceto Corporation approved and amended the Company’s existing bylaws in order to conform to the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation. The bylaws of the Company were amended to provide that the affairs of the Company be managed by a Board consisting of not fewer than three nor more than nine members.
The foregoing is a summary of the only change to the bylaws. The full text of the bylaws is attached hereto as Exhibit 3.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
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Aceto Corporation By-Laws, amended July 28, 2014 |
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99.1
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Press Release, dated July 30, 2014 |
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.
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ACETO CORPORATION |
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Dated: July 31, 2014
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By: /s/ Salvatore Guccione
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Salvatore Guccione
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President and CEO
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