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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000950170-25-057453"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ACU"
cik: "0000002098"
company_name: "ACME UNITED CORP"
filed_at: "2025-04-23T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-23T08:28:42.098931+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.25
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# ACME United shareholders reelect all director nominees at 2025 annual meeting

## Summary
- All seven director nominees elected with 2.58M-2.69M votes for each.
- Non-binding advisory vote on executive compensation approved (2.61M for, 36k against).
- Shareholders selected 'every 1 year' frequency for say-on-pay advisory votes (2.15M for).
- Ratification of CBIZ CPA's P.C. as independent auditor approved (3.31M for, 8k against).

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000950170-25-057453
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ACU
- cik: 0000002098
- company_name: ACME UNITED CORP
- filed_at: 2025-04-23T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.25
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2098/000095017025057453/0000950170-25-057453-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2098/000095017025057453/acu-20250423.htm

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