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) November 9, 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)
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| Item 8.01. | Other Events |
On November 9, 2016, the Board of Directors of Myers Industries, Inc. (the “Company”) approved and adopted the Myers Industries, Inc. Amended and Restated Insider Trading Policy (the “Insider Trading Policy”). The Insider Trading Policy was amended to, among other things, prohibit Company directors, officers and employees from engaging in hedging or pledging activities with respect to the Company’s stock.
The Insider Trading Policy is applicable to the Company’s and its subsidiaries’ directors, officers and employees and has been revised to clarify the Insider Trading Policy’s applicability to consultants, contractors and agents who may have access to material non-public information in the course of their activities for the Company as well as entities controlled by directors, officers, employees and outside persons who have access to inside information regarding the Company.
The description of the Insider Trading Policy is a summary and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Insider Trading Policy, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1. The Insider Trading Policy will also be posted on our website at http://www.myersindustries.com/.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| (d) | Exhibits |
| 99.1 | Myers Industries, Inc. Amended and Restated Insider Trading Policy |
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 November 10, 2016 | By: | /s/ R. David Banyard | ||||
| R. David Banyard | ||||||
| President and Chief Executive Officer | ||||||