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Ownership Document |
Schema Version: X0508 |
Document Type: 4 |
Period of Report: 3/4/24 |
Issuer: |
| Issuer CIK: 2098 |
| Issuer Name: ACME UNITED CORP |
| Issuer Trading Symbol: ACU |
Reporting Owner: |
| Reporting Owner ID: |
| | Owner CIK: 1223199 |
| | Owner Name: MURPHY SUSAN H |
| Reporting Owner Address: |
| | Owner Street 1: 1 WATERVIEW DRIVE |
| | Owner Street 2: |
| | Owner City: SHELTON |
| | Owner State: CT |
| | Owner ZIP Code: 06484 |
| | Owner State Description: |
| Reporting Owner Relationship: |
| | Is Director? Yes |
| | Is Officer? No |
| | Is Ten Percent Owner? No |
| | Is Other? No |
Aff 10b5 One? No |
Non-Derivative Table: |
| Non-Derivative Transaction: |
| | Security Title: |
| | | Value: Common Stock |
| | Transaction Date: |
| | | Value: 3/4/24 |
| | Deemed Execution Date: |
| | | Value: 3/4/24 |
| | Transaction Coding: |
| | | Transaction Form Type: 4 |
| | | Transaction Code: M |
| | | Equity Swap Involved? No |
| | Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Transaction Shares: |
| Value: 5,000 |
| | | Transaction Price Per Share: |
| Value: 16.71 |
| | | Transaction Acquired-Disposed Code: |
| Value: A |
| | Post-Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Shares Owned Following Transaction: |
| Value: 12,287 |
| | Ownership Nature: |
| | | Direct or Indirect Ownership: |
| Value: D |
| Non-Derivative Transaction: |
| | Security Title: |
| | | Value: Common Stock |
| | Transaction Date: |
| | | Value: 3/4/24 |
| | Deemed Execution Date: |
| | | Value: 3/4/24 |
| | Transaction Coding: |
| | | Transaction Form Type: 4 |
| | | Transaction Code: D |
| | | Equity Swap Involved? No |
| | Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Transaction Shares: |
| Value: 5,000 |
| Footnote ID: F1 |
| | | Transaction Price Per Share: |
| Value: 44.16 |
| | | Transaction Acquired-Disposed Code: |
| Value: D |
| | Post-Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Shares Owned Following Transaction: |
| Value: 7,287 |
| | Ownership Nature: |
| | | Direct or Indirect Ownership: |
| Value: D |
Derivative Table: |
| Derivative Transaction: |
| | Security Title: |
| | | Value: Employee Stock Option |
| | Conversion or Exercise Price: |
| | | Value: 16.71 |
| | Transaction Date: |
| | | Value: 3/4/24 |
| | Deemed Execution Date: |
| | | Value: 3/4/24 |
| | Transaction Coding: |
| | | Transaction Form Type: 4 |
| | | Transaction Code: M |
| | | Equity Swap Involved? No |
| | Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Transaction Shares: |
| Value: 5,000 |
| | | Transaction Price Per Share: |
| Value: 16.71 |
| | | Transaction Acquired-Disposed Code: |
| Value: D |
| | Exercise Date: |
| | | Value: 4/22/14 |
| | Expiration Date: |
| | | Value: 4/21/24 |
| | Underlying Security: |
| | | Underlying Security Title: |
| Value: Common Stock |
| | | Underlying Security Shares: |
| Value: 5,000 |
| | Post-Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Shares Owned Following Transaction: |
| Value: 29,000 |
| | Ownership Nature: |
| | | Direct or Indirect Ownership: |
| Value: D |
Footnotes: |
| Footnote - F1: The exercise of the subject option was effected on a net cash settlement basis in a transaction directly with the issuer not involving the actual issuance of any shares of the underlying common stock. |
Owner Signature: |
| Signature Name: /s/ Susan H. Murphy |
| Signature Date: 3/6/24 |