Walter C. Johnsen - 29 Jul 2026 Form 4 Insider Report for ACME UNITED CORP (ACU)

Reporting relationship: Chairman and CEO, Director, 10%+ Owner
Issuer ticker: ACU
Reported as of: 29 Jul 2026
Net transaction value: $0
SEC form: 4
Accepted by SEC: 31 Jul 2026, 16:30:17 UTC
Prior SEC filing: 29 May 2026
Source filing: View source filing
Reporting owner signature: /s/ Walter C. Johnsen

Key filing fact

Walter C. Johnsen filed Form 4 for ACME UNITED CORP (ACU) on 31 Jul 2026.

Key facts

This page summarizes Walter C. Johnsen's Form 4 filing for ACME UNITED CORP (ACU).
4 reported transactions and 2 derivative rows are listed below.
Accepted by SEC: 31 Jul 2026, 16:30.

Change

Previous filing in this sequence was filed on 29 May 2026.
Current net transaction value: $0.

Research use

This tells you what this filing adds before you inspect full transaction and derivative tables.
You can trace every row back to the original SEC filing document.

Evidence

Filed on Form 4

Ownership activity is grounded in SEC Form 4 disclosures.

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Reporting Owners (1)

CIK 0001014360 Primary reporting owner

JOHNSEN WALTER C

Relationship: Chairman and CEO, Director, 10%+ Owner
Address: 1 WATERVIEW DRIVE, SHELTON
Signature: /s/ Walter C. Johnsen
Signature date: 31 Jul 2026

Reported non-derivative transactions

Shares, units, or other non-derivative securities reported in this filing.

ACU transaction

Common Stock

Options Exercise

Transaction value
Shares: +30,000
Change %: +9.5%
Price: $23.99^*
Shares after: 344,999
Date: 29 Jul 2026
Ownership: Direct

ACU transaction

Common Stock

Tax liability

Transaction value
Shares: -20,361
Change %: -5.9%
Price: $59.90^*
Shares after: 324,638
Date: 29 Jul 2026
Ownership: Direct
Footnotes: F1

Reported derivative securities

Options, warrants, convertible securities, or similar derivative positions disclosed in the filing.

ACU transaction Derivative

Employee Stock Option

Options Exercise

Transaction value
Shares: -30,000
Change %: -7.8%
Price: $23.99^*
Shares after: 353,500
Date: 29 Jul 2026
Ownership: Direct
Underlying class: Common Stock
Underlying amount: 30,000
Exercise price: $23.99

ACU transaction Derivative

Employee Stock Option

Award

Transaction value
Shares: +25,000
Change %: +7.1%
Price: $59.90^*
Shares after: 378,500
Date: 29 Jul 2026
Ownership: Direct
Underlying class: Common Stock
Underlying amount: 25,000
Exercise price: $59.90

^* marks a reported price that did not pass the local price check.

Additional SEC filing notes

Filing notes and footnotes

Explanation of responses 1 footnote

Footnote F1

The exercise of the subject option was effected on a net share settlement basis.

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