As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
April 6, 1998
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 or 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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DATE OF REPORT: April 6, 1998
ACME UNITED CORPORATION
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Connecticut 0-4823 06-0236700
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(State or other jurisdiction of (Commission (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization) File Number) Identification No.)
75 Kings Highway Cutoff 06430
Fairfield, CT (Zip Code)
(Addresses of principal
executive offices)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code:
(203) 332-7330
The Registrant hereby reports that, as of April 1, 1998, the
Registrant has engaged Ernst & Young LLP as the Registrant's
independent accountants.
As reported in the Form 8-K filed on March 6, 1998, the
Registrant and Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P. mutually agreed that
Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P. would not be engaged by the Registrant as
its independent accountant for the year 1998 and would no longer
serve in that capacity at the completion of the audit of the
Registrant's financial statements for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 1997. The audit was completed on March 19, 1998.
In compliance with Reg. Section 229.304 Item 304, the
Registrant further states as follows:
(a) The decision of the Registrant that Ernst & Young LLP
serve as principal accountants for the Registrant for
1998 was made on April 1, 1998.
(b) The accountant's report on the Registrant's financial
statements for the past two years, including those completed
on March 19, 1998 for the year ended December 31, 1997, have
not contained an adverse opinion or a disclaimer of opinion,
nor were they qualified or modified in any respect.
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(c) The decision to change accountants was approved by
the Audit Committee of Registrant's Board of Directors.
(d) There were no disagreements between the Registrant and
Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P. on any matter of accounting principles
or practices, financial statement disclosure or auditing scope or
procedure, during the years ended December 31, 1997 and 1996.
A letter from Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P. stating its concurrence
with the Registrant's statements herein with respect to Coopers &
Lybrand L.L.P. is attached hereto as Exhibit 1.
Pursuant to the requirement of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed
on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, on
April 6, 1998.
Acme United Corporation
By: /s/ Walter C. Johnsen
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Walter C. Johnsen
President and Chief Executive Officer
[Principal Executive Officer]
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Exhibit 1
April 3, 1998
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Gentlemen:
We have read the statements made by Acme United Corporation (copy
attached), which we understand will be filed with the Commission,
pursuant to Item 4 of Form 8-K, as part of the Company's Form 8-K
report for the month of April, 1998. We agree with the statements
concerning our Firm in such Form 8-K.
Very truly yours,
/s/Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P.
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