UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported) April 22, 2016
MYERS INDUSTRIES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Ohio | 1-8524 | 34-0778636 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification Number) | ||
| 1293 South Main Street, Akron, OH | 44301 | |||
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
Registrant’s Telephone Number, including area code (330) 253-5592
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions.
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| Item 5.07. | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders |
The following matters set forth in the Proxy Statement of Myers Industries, Inc. (the “Company”) were voted on at the Annual Meeting on April 22, 2016, and the results of such voting are indicated below.
| 1. | The nine nominees listed below were elected as directors of the Company with the respective votes set forth opposite their names: |
| Name of Directors Elected |
FOR | WITHHELD | BROKER NON-VOTE | |||
| R. David Banyard |
25,058,478 | 167,484 | 2,447,016 | |||
| Sarah R. Coffin |
16,235,169 | 8,990,793 | 2,447,016 | |||
| John B. Crowe |
23,833,884 | 1,392,076 | 2,447,016 | |||
| William A. Foley |
23,913,007 | 1,312,955 | 2,447,016 | |||
| Daniel R. Lee |
18,240,461 | 6,985,501 | 2,447,016 | |||
| Frederic Jack Liebau, Jr. |
20,178,867 | 5,047,095 | 2,447,016 | |||
| Bruce M. Lisman |
23,827,046 | 1,398,916 | 2,447,016 | |||
| Jane Scaccetti |
24,992,689 | 233,273 | 2,447,016 | |||
| Robert A. Stefanko |
15,778,510 | 9,447,452 | 2,447,016 |
Mr. Lee was nominated by the Company pursuant to a settlement reached with shareholder GAMCO Asset Management Inc., as further described in the Company’s Proxy Statement. The Company incurred no costs in connection with the settlement.
| 2. | The appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2016 was ratified. Voting results on this proposal were as follows: |
| For |
27,426,323 | |||
| Against |
200,690 | |||
| Abstain |
45,965 |
| 3. | The non-binding advisory vote on executive compensation was approved. Voting results on this proposal were as follows: |
| For |
18,374,201 | |||
| Against |
6,725,690 | |||
| Abstain |
126,071 | |||
| Broker Non-Vote |
2,447,016 |
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| Myers Industries, Inc. | ||||||
| (Registrant) | ||||||
| DATE April 26, 2016 | By: | /s/ R. David Banyard | ||||
| R. David Banyard | ||||||
| President and Chief Executive Officer | ||||||