Walter C. Johnsen - 05 May 2021 Form 4 Insider Report for ACME UNITED CORP (ACU)

Role: Chairman and CEO, Director, 10%+ Owner
Signature: /s/ Walter C. Johnsen
Issuer symbol: ACU
Transactions as of: 05 May 2021
Net transactions value: -$145,310
Form type: 4
Filing time: 07 May 2021, 16:15:47 UTC
Next filing: 10 May 2021
SEC: View on sec.gov

Transactions Table

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	ACU	Common Stock	Options Exercise	$2,998	+218	+0.07%	$13.75	305,116	05 May 2021	Direct
transaction	ACU	Common Stock	Sale	$9,745	-218	-0.07%	$44.70	304,898	05 May 2021	Direct	F1
transaction	ACU	Common Stock	Options Exercise	$41,841	+3,043	+1%	$13.75	307,941	06 May 2021	Direct
transaction	ACU	Common Stock	Sale	$135,566	-3,043	-0.99%	$44.55	304,898	06 May 2021	Direct	F2

Derivative Securities (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Underlying Class	Amount	Exercise Price	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	ACU	Employee Stock Option	Options Exercise	$2,998	-218	-0.05%	$13.75	410,282	05 May 2021	Common Stock	218	$13.75	Direct
transaction	ACU	Employee Stock Option	Options Exercise	$41,841	-3,043	-0.74%	$13.75	407,239	05 May 2021	Common Stock	3,043	$13.75	Direct

* An asterisk sign (*) next to the price indicates that the price is likely invalid.

Explanation of Responses:

Id	Content
F1	The reported price in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $44.63 to $45.01 per share, inclusive. The Reporting Person undertakes to provide to the Issuer, any security holder of the Issuer, or to the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth in this footnote.
F2	The reported price in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $44.34 to $44.68 per share, inclusive. The Reporting Person undertakes to provide to the Issuer, any security holder of the Issuer, or to the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth in this footnote.

Content

The reported price in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $44.63 to $45.01 per share, inclusive. The Reporting Person undertakes to provide to the Issuer, any security holder of the Issuer, or to the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth in this footnote.

The reported price in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $44.34 to $44.68 per share, inclusive. The Reporting Person undertakes to provide to the Issuer, any security holder of the Issuer, or to the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth in this footnote.