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ACME UNITED CORP

For the period ended Dec 31, 2025. Filed Mar 11, 2026.

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FY2025 · Filed Mar 11, 2026

ACU$70.28+1.5%Stored close · as of Nov 10, 2026

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Item 15. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules

(a)(1) Financial Statements.

Consolidated Balance Sheets

Consolidated Statements of Operations

Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

(a)(2) Financial Statement Schedules

Schedules other than those listed above have been omitted because of the absence of conditions under which they are required or because the required information is presented in the financial statements or notes thereto.

(a)(3) The exhibits listed under Item 15(b) are filed or incorporated by reference herein.

(b) Exhibits.

The exhibits listed below are filed as part of this Annual Report on Form 10-K. Certain of the exhibits, as indicated, have been previously filed and are incorporated herein by reference.

Exhibit No.Identification of Exhibit
3(i)Re-Stated Certificate of Incorporation July 1, 2005 (2)
3(ii)Bylaws (4)
4Specimen of Common Stock certificate (18) (p)
4(vi)Description of Common Stock (18)
10.4Severance Pay Plan dated September 28, 2004* (14)
10.5(a)Salary Continuation Plan dated September 28, 2004, as amended (3)*
10.72017 Non-Salaried Director Stock Option Plan (8)
10.8Deferred Compensation Plan dated October 2, 2007* (15)
10.9(a)2012 Acme United Employee Stock Option Plan (10)
10.9(b)Amendment to the 2012 Acme United Employee Stock Option Plan* (11)
10.10(a)Revolving Loan Agreement with HSBC, dated April 5, 2012 (12)
10.10(b)Amendment No. 1 to Revolving Loan Agreement with HSBC (13)
10.10(c)Amended and restated secured revolving note (13)
10.10(d)Amendment No. 2 to Revolving Loan Agreement with HSBC dated October 2013 (14)
10.10(e)Amendment No. 4 to Revolving Loan Agreement with HSBC dated May 6, 2016 (11)
10.10(f)Second amended and restated secured revolving note (11)
10.10(g)Amendment No. 5 to Revolving Loan Agreement with HSBC dated January 2017 (15)
10.10(h)Amendment No. 6 to Revolving Loan Agreement with HSBC dated March 2018 (19)
10.10(i)Amendment No. 7 to Revolving Loan Agreement with HSBC dated March 2018 (19)
10.10(j)Amendment No. 8 to Revolving Loan Agreement with HSBC dated March 2018 (19)
10.10(j)Amendment No. 9 to Revolving Loan Agreement with HSBC dated November 2022 (20)
10.11Change in Control Plan as amended dated February 24, 2011* (16)
19Insider Trading Policy
21Subsidiaries of the Registrant
23.1Consent of CBIZ CPA's P.C., Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
23.2Consent of Marcum LLP., Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
31.1Certification of Walter Johnsen pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a) and Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
31.2Certification of Paul Driscoll pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a) and Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
32.1Certification of Walter Johnsen pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
32.2Certification of Paul Driscoll pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
101.INS*Inline XBRL Instance Document- the instance document does not appear in the Interactive Data File because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document.
101.SCH*Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
101.CAL*Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
101.DEF*Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document
101.LAB*Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document
101.PRE*Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document
104The cover page from the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2019, has been formatted in Inline XBRL.
  • Indicates a management contract or a compensatory plan or arrangement

(1)

Previously filed as an Exhibit to the Company’s Form 8-K/A filed on August 19, 2014.

(2)

Previously filed in the Company’s Form 8-K filed on July 8, 2005.

(3)

Previously filed in the Company’s Form 8-K filed on February 9, 2005.

(4)

Previously filed in the Company’s Form 8-K filed on March 3, 2006.

(5)

Previously filed in the Company’s Proxy Statement for the 2005 Annual Meeting of Shareholders.

(6)

Previously filed in the Company’s Form 8-K filed on December 21, 2010.

(7)

Previously filed as an exhibit to the Company’s Form 10-K filed on March 17, 2005.

(8)

Previously filed as an exhibit to the Company’s Proxy Statement filed on March 22, 2017.

(9)

Previously filed as an exhibit to the Company’s Form 10-K filed on March 12, 2008.

(10)

Previously filed as an exhibit to the Company’s Form 10-Q filed on August 14, 2012.

(11)

Previously filed as an exhibit to the Company’s Form 10-Q filed on May 13, 2016.

(12)

Previously filed as an exhibit to the Company’s Form 10-Q filed on May 14, 2012.

(13)

Previously filed as an exhibit to the Company’s Form 10-Q filed on May 10, 2013.

(14)

Previously filed as an exhibit to the Company’s Form 10-K filed on March 6, 2014.

(15)

Previously filed as an exhibit to the Company’s Form 10-Q filed on August 4, 2017.

(16)

Previously filed as an exhibit to the Company’s Form 10-K filed on March 11, 2011.

(17)

Previously filed as an exhibit to the Company’s Form 10-K filed in 1971.

(18)

Previously filed as an exhibit to the Company’s Form 10-K filed on March 31, 2021.

(19)

Previously filed as an exhibit to the Company’s Form 10-Q filed on August 8, 2022.

(20)

Previously filed as an exhibit to the Company’s Form 10-Q filed on November 9, 2022.

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