LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y., Sept. 5, 2008 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Aceto Corporation (Nasdaq:ACET), a global leader in the sourcing, quality assurance, regulatory support, marketing and distribution of chemically derived pharmaceuticals, biopharmaceuticals, specialty chemicals and crop protection products, today announced that it will be holding its first ever Investor Day at the The Millennium Hilton in the Wall Street area of downtown New York City on September 18, 2008.
Commenting on the first Investor Day in Aceto's history, Leonard Schwartz, Chairman, CEO and President of Aceto stated, "Our Investor Day will showcase the entire Aceto senior management team, including the CEO, CFO, the heads of each of our business segments and the head of our major operating subsidiary in Europe. The goal of the Day is to provide the investment community with an opportunity to meet the senior managers responsible for each of Aceto's business segments. Each of our managers will make a presentation and answer questions regarding the business that they are responsible for. This will provide you with a unique opportunity to hear directly about the various business segments. This is the first time that we are making our senior managers, other than the CEO and CFO, available to the investment community and we welcome you to join us that day and learn more about Aceto."
If you would like to attend the meeting in person, in New York, please RSVP to Ted Ayvas Director of Corporate Communications & Investor Relations by September 11, 2008. For those of you unable to make it to New York to attend the meeting in person, the Investor Day will be available by audio webcast and conference call beginning at approximately 9:00AM on Thursday, September 18, 2008. Interested parties may participate in the call by dialing 888-787-0577 (706-679-3204 for international callers) - please call in 10 minutes before the call is scheduled to begin, and ask for the Aceto call (conference ID # 63315285). The conference call will also be webcast live via the Investor Relations section of the Company's website, www.aceto.com. To listen to the live call please go to the website at least 15 minutes early to register, download and install any necessary audio software. All of the presentations will also be available on the Company's website prior to the first presentation of the day. The conference call will be archived on the Company's website, and a recorded phone replay will also be available from 5:00 p.m. ET on Thursday, September 18, 2008 until 5:00 p.m. ET on Monday, September 22, 2008. Dial 800-642-1687 (706-645-9291 for international callers) and enter the code 63315285 for the phone replay.
ABOUT ACETO
Aceto Corporation, incorporated in 1947, is a global leader in the sourcing, quality assurance, regulatory support, marketing and distribution of chemically derived pharmaceuticals, biopharmaceuticals, specialty chemicals and crop protection products. With a physical presence in ten countries, Aceto distributes over 1,000 chemicals and pharmaceuticals used principally as raw materials in the pharmaceutical, crop protection, surface coating/ink and general chemical consuming industries. Aceto's global operations, including a staff of 26 in Shanghai and 14 in India are unique in the industry and enable its worldwide sourcing and regulatory capabilities. (ACET-F)
CONTACT: Aceto Corporation
Theodore Ayvas
Director of Corporate Communications & Investor Relations
(516) 627-6000
www.aceto.com