dfan14a05867010_04142015.htm
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MYERS INDUSTRIES, INC.
(Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
 
GAMCO ASSET MANAGEMENT INC.
MARIO J. GABELLI
PHILIP T. BLAZEK
F. JACK LIEBAU, JR.
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GAMCO Asset Management Inc. (“GAMCO”) has made a definitive filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission of a proxy statement and accompanying BLUE proxy card to be used to solicit votes for the election of GAMCO’s director nominees to the Board of Directors of Myers Industries, Inc. (the “Company”) at the Company’s upcoming 2015 annual meeting of shareholders or any other meeting of shareholders in lieu thereof, and any adjournments, postponements, rescheduling, or continuations thereof.
 
On April 14, 2015, GAMCO issued the following press release:
 
 
One Corporate Center
Rye, NY 10580-1422
t   914.921.7733
GABELLI.COM
 
 

For Immediate Release:
Contact:
George Maldonado
Director of Proxy Voting Services
(914) 921-7733
 
David Goldman
General Counsel - GAMCO Asset
Management Inc.
(914)921-7793
 
For further information please visit
www.gabelli.com
 
 
GAMCO Releases Investor Presentation Regarding the 2015 Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Myers Industries, Inc.

GAMCO Asset Management Inc. ("GAMCO"), an affiliate of GAMCO Investors, Inc. (NYSE: GBL), announced today that it has made available an investor presentation regarding GAMCO’s proxy contest with respect to the 2015 Annual Meeting of Shareholders of  Myers Industries, Inc. (“Myers” or the “Company”) (NYSE: MYE). The 2015 Annual Meeting is scheduled for April 24, 2015 in Akron, OH.

The presentation depicts a “motion picture” of over a decade of inaction and poor oversight by Myers’ Board of Directors with respect to the mergers and acquisitions made by the Company and explains how such failures by the Board have negatively impacted shareholder value.

The presentation also discusses why shareholders should vote the BLUE proxy card in favor of GAMCO’s highly qualified, experienced, independent nominees, who understand the drivers of shareholder value, have the experience to properly allocate capital and realize the importance of asking analytical questions of Myers’ management.

The presentation is available on GAMCO’s website at www.gproxyonline.com and is available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

GAMCO Investors, Inc., through its subsidiaries, manages private advisory accounts (GAMCO Asset Management Inc.), mutual funds and closed-end funds (Gabelli Funds, LLC), and partnerships and offshore funds (Gabelli Securities, Inc.). As of December 31, 2014, GAMCO had $ 47.5 billion in assets under management.
 
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Our disclosure and analysis in this press release may contain some forward-looking statements.  Forward-looking statements give our current expectations or forecasts of future events. In particular, these include statements relating to future actions, future performance and financial results.  Although we believe that we are basing our expectations and beliefs on reasonable assumptions within the bounds of what we currently know about our business and operations, there can be no assurance that our actual results will not differ materially from what we expect or believe.

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