{"schema_version":"secwatch.filing_event.v1","accession":"0000950170-24-041116","form_type":"8-K","ticker":"ACU","cik":"0000002098","company_name":"ACME UNITED CORP","filed_at":"2024-04-03T23:59:59+00:00","discovered_at":"2026-05-14T18:03:21.460650+00:00","generated_at":"2026-06-04T03:00:57.266052+00:00","sec_items":["5.03","9.01"],"event_type":"other","sentiment":"neutral","materiality_score":0.1,"calibrated_materiality_score":0.1,"confidence":"high","headline":"Acme United amends bylaws to permit remote and hybrid shareholder meetings","bullets":["Board approved amendment to Article 2, Section 3 of Bylaws effective March 28, 2024.","Shareholder meetings may be held in person, solely via remote communications, or hybrid.","No changes to fiscal year or other material governance terms."],"urls":{"canonical":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950170-24-041116","json":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950170-24-041116.json","markdown":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950170-24-041116.md","text":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950170-24-041116.txt","edgar_index":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2098/000095017024041116/0000950170-24-041116-index.htm","edgar_primary_document":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2098/000095017024041116/acu-20240328.htm"},"model":{"generated_by":"deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2","generated_at":"2026-06-04T03:00:57.266052+00:00"},"review":{"review_status":"machine_generated","human_reviewed":false,"corrected":false,"correction_note":null,"correction_timestamp":null,"superseded_by":null,"related_filings":[]},"source_grounded_claims":[{"claim_id":"079577627e7a51237dc3e079d0c0f09155f7476d","claim":"ACME UNITED CORP: Amended Article 2, Section 3 of the Bylaws to permit meetings of shareholders to be held solely via remote communications or hybrid meetings (effective 2024-03-28).","evidence_excerpt":"On March 28, 2024, the Board of Directors of Acme United Corporation (the “Company”) approved and adopted an amendment to the By-laws of the Company (the “By-laws”), effective on that date. The amendment amended Article 2, Section 3, “Place of Meetings,” of the By-laws to permit meetings of shareholders to be held, in addition to being held in person at a physical location, solely via remote communications or via a hybrid meeting as determined by the Board of Directors of the Company.","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.03/5.05/5.06","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2098/000095017024041116/0000950170-24-041116-index.htm","confidence":0.9,"family_label":"Governance Changes","details":[{"label":"Change","value":"bylaw amendment"},{"label":"Effective","value":"2024-03-28"}],"fact_type":"governance_change"}],"license":"Source filings: public domain (SEC EDGAR). Summaries (headline + bullets): CC-BY-4.0; attribute https://secwatch.observer"}