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 24, 2019

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 No.)	
		
1293 South Main Street, Akron, OH	 	44301	
(Address of principal executive offices)	 	(Zip Code)	
(330) 253-5592
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Item 5.07	Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.	
On April 24, 2019, Myers Industries, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2019 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”). At the Annual Meeting, the shareholders of the Company voted as set forth below on the following proposals, each of which is described in detail in the Company’s definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 20, 2019 (the “Proxy Statement”).
Proposal No. 1. Election of Directors.
The Company’s shareholders elected, with the respective votes set forth opposite their names, the following persons to the Company’s Board of Directors to hold office until the 2020 annual meeting of shareholders or until their successors are duly elected and qualified:

	Name	  	For	 	  	Withheld	 	  	Broker Non-Vote	 	
R. David Banyard	  	 	31,015,303	 	  	 	136,254	 	  	 	2,003,955	 		
Sarah R. Coffin	  	 	30,823,361	 	  	 	328,196	 	  	 	2,003,955	 		
Ronald M. De Feo	  	 	31,020,589	 	  	 	130,968	 	  	 	2,003,955	 		
William A. Foley	  	 	30,694,173	 	  	 	457,384	 	  	 	2,003,955	 		
F. Jack Liebau, Jr.	  	 	30,953,726	 	  	 	197,831	 	  	 	2,003,955	 		
Bruce M. Lisman	  	 	30,947,951	 	  	 	203,606	 	  	 	2,003,955	 		
Lori Lutey	  	 	31,035,427	 	  	 	116,130	 	  	 	2,003,955	 		
Jane Scaccetti	  	 	30,978,055	 	  	 	173,502	 	  	 	2,003,955	 		
Robert A. Stefanko	  	 	30,876,134	 	  	 	275,423	 	  	 	2,003,955	 		
Proposal No. 2. Advisory Vote to Approve Executive Compensation.
The Company’s shareholders, by adopting a non-binding advisory resolution, approved the 2018 compensation of the Company’s named executive officers. Voting results on this proposal were as follows:

For	  	 	30,278,126	 	
Against	  	 	687,865	 	
Abstain	  	 	185,566	 	
Broker Non-Vote	  	 	2,003,955	 	
Proposal No. 3. Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.
The Company’s shareholders ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year ending December 31, 2019. Voting results on this proposal were as follows:

For	  	 	32,940,912	 	
Against	  	 	202,503	 	
Abstain	  	 	12,097	 	
Broker Non-Vote	  	 	0	 	

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.	
		
By:	 	/s/ Andrean R. Horton	
	 	Andrean R. Horton	
	 	Chief Legal Officer and Secretary	
Date: April 25, 2019