UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 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): April 19, 2010
ACME
UNITED CORPORATION
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
__________________
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Connecticut
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001-07698
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06-0236700
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(State
or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
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(Commission
file number)
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(I.R.S.
Employer
Identification
No.)
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60
Round Hill Road, Fairfield, Connecticut
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06824
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(Address
of principal executive offices)
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(Zip
Code)
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Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code: (203) 254-6060
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:
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ITEM
5.07. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY
HOLDERS.
Set forth
below are the results of the matters submitted for a vote of the shareholders at
the Company’s 2010 Annual Meeting of Shareholders held on April 19,
2010.
Proposal
1 – Election of Directors
The
following six directors were elected to serve for one-year terms until the 2011
Annual Meeting of Shareholders and until their respective successors are elected
and qualified.
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Directors
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Votes
For
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Votes
Withheld
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Broker
Non-Votes
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Walter
C. Johnsen
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1,679,659
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8,278
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1,113,362
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Richmond
Y. Holden
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1,573,159
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114,778
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1,113,362
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Brian
S. Olschan
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1,679,384
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8,553
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1,113,362
|
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Stevenson
E. Ward III
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1,679,660
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8,277
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1,113,362
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Susan
H. Murphy
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1,682,159
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5,778
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1,113,362
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Rex
L. Davidson
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1,681,859
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6,078
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1,113,362
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Proposal
2 – Amendment to the Employee’s Stock Option Plan
The
shareholders approved the proposal to amend to the Employee’s Stock Option
Plan.
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Votes
For
|
Votes
Against
|
Abstained
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Broker
Non-Votes
|
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1,361,506
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322,525
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3,906
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1,113,362
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Proposal
3 –
Ratification of the Appointment of UHY LLP as our independent registered public
accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2010.
WITHDRAWN
- - On April 19, 2010 UHY LLP (UHY), our independent registered public accounting
firm, informed us that effective April 16, 2010, its New England practice was
acquired by Marcum LLP. UHY also informed us that, as a result of
this transaction, it has resigned effective April 19, 2010. Due to these
extenuating circumstances the Proposal to ratify the appointment of UHY as our
independent registered public accounting firm was withdrawn at the
meeting.
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SIGNATURES
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.
ACME
UNITED CORPORATION
| By | /s/ Walter C. Johnsen | |
|
Walter
C. Johnsen
Chairman
and
Chief
Executive Officer
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Dated: April
21, 2010
| By | /s/ Paul G. Driscoll | |
|
Paul
G. Driscoll
Vice
President and
Chief
Financial
Officer
|
Dated:
April 21, 2010
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