MYERS INDUSTRIES, INC. (NYSE:MYE) Files An 8-K Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
Item5.02.
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Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
On March2, 2017, the Board of Directors (the Board) of Myers
Industries, Inc. (the Company) appointed Kevin Brackman, 44, as
Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer and Corporate
Controller, effective as of March2, 2017. Prior to this,
Mr.Brackman held the position of Vice President and Corporate
Controller and had previously acted as Interim Chief Financial
Officer and Corporate Secretary from March18, 2016 until
December1, 2016. Prior to joining the Company, Mr.Brackman spent
six and a half years at Ingersoll-Rand in various finance
leadership roles, including Director, Financial Planning Analysis
and Director, External Reporting and Technical Accounting.
Mr.Brackman holds a Bachelor of Science in accounting and finance
from Miami University and is a certified public accountant.
| Item5.05. |
Amendments to the Registrants Code of Ethics, or Waiver of a Provision of the Code of Ethics. |
On March1, 2017, the Board approved amendments to the Companys
Code of Ethics and Business Conduct (the Code of Ethics) to adopt
a policy placing limits on the number of public company
directorships its directors may hold to prevent over-boarding.
The Board also approved corresponding changes to the Companys
Corporate Governance Guidelines.
A copy of the revised Code of Ethics is filed as Exhibit 14.1 to
this Form 8-K, which is incorporated by reference herein. The
Code Ethics and Corporate Governance Guidelines also are
available on the Companys website at
http://www.myersindustries.com/.
| Item8.01. | Other Events. |
Also on March1, 2017, the Board approved amendments to the
Companys Summary of Communication Procedures for Interested
Parties and Shareholders (the Communication Procedures) to
provide for shareholder communications submitted via email to
[email protected]. A copy of the revised
Communication Procedures is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1. The
revised Communication Procedures also are available on the
Companys website at http://www.myersindustries.com/.
| Item9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits
| 14.1 | Myers Industries, Inc. Code of Ethics and Business Conduct | |
| 99.1 |
Summary of Communication Procedures for Interested Parties and Shareholders |
About MYERS INDUSTRIES, INC. (NYSE:MYE)
Myers Industries, Inc. is an international manufacturing and distribution company. The Company operates through two segments: Material Handling, which designs, manufactures and markets a range of plastic and metal products, and Distribution, which is engaged in the distribution of equipment, tools and supplies used for tire servicing and automotive undervehicle repair and the manufacture of tire repair and retreading products. The Material Handling segment offers products under the brands, including Buckhorn, Novel, Jamco Products and Akro-Mils. The Distribution segment offers products under the brands, including the Myers Tire Supply, Myers Tire Supply International and Patch Rubber Company brands. It operates approximately 20 manufacturing facilities, 20 sales offices, four distribution centers and over three distribution branches located across North, Central and South America. It offers approximately 15,500 manufactured products and 12,500 distributed products. MYERS INDUSTRIES, INC. (NYSE:MYE) Recent Trading Information
MYERS INDUSTRIES, INC. (NYSE:MYE) closed its last trading session down -0.10 at 13.75 with 54,862 shares trading hands.
