Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors;
Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

(b) On October 21, 2009, Aceto Corporation ("Aceto"), announced that Leonard Schwartz, Aceto's Chief Executive Officer will be leaving Aceto, effective November 20, 2009.

(c) Effective immediately, Vincent Miata, age 56, will assume the responsibilities of Chief Executive Officer of Aceto. Effective November 20, 2009, he will assume the position of Chief Executive Officer of Aceto.

Mr. Miata has served as President since January 2009. Since 2001, prior to his appointment as President, Mr. Miata served as Senior Vice President of the Company. Mr. Miata joined the Company in 1979 as a sales/marketing representative and held various positions within the Company including Product Manager, Group Vice President and Vice President.

There are no family relationships between Mr. Miata and any other executive officers or directors of Aceto. Mr. Miata was not selected as Chief Executive Officer pursuant to any arrangement or understanding with any other person, and does not have any reportable transactions under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.

The press release related to this matter is furnished as an exhibit to this report.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit No. Description

99.1 Press Release dated October 21, 2009

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