FORM 4

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility
Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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Check this box if no longer
subject to Section 16. Form 4 or
Form 5 obligations may continue.
See Instruction 1(b).

(Print or Type Responses)

Stodnick Gregory J

Myers Industries, Inc (MYE) 

6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
                  (Check all applicable)

Director

10% Owner

 X 

Officer (give
title below)

Other (specify
below)

 Vice President

(Last)                    (First)                (Middle)



 1293 South Main Street

 03/28/03

7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

Form filed by One Reporting Person

 Akron OH 44301

Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

(City)                      (State)                  (Zip)

Table I ¾  Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

2. Trans-
    action
    Date



  (Month/
    Day/
   Year)

2A.
Deemed
Execution
Date, if
any

  (Month/
    Day/
   Year)

3. Trans-
    action
    Code
    (Instr.8)

4. Securities Acquired (A)
    or Disposed of (D)
    (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)

5. Amount of
    Securities
    Beneficially
    Owned
    Following
    Reported
    Transaction(s)

    (Instr. 3 and 4)

6. Owner-
    ship
    Form:
    Direct
    (D) or
    Indirect
    (I)

  (Instr. 4)

7. Nature of
    Indirect
    Beneficial
    Owner-
    ship



   (Instr. 4)

Code

V

Amount

(A)
or
(D)

Price

Common Stock

32,947

D

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FORM 4 (continued)

Table II ¾  Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

(Month/
 Day/
Year)

4. Trans-
    action
    Code
    (Instr.8)

5. Number of Deriv-
    ative Securities Ac-
    quired (A) or Dis-
    posed of (D)
    (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)

6. Date Exer-
    cisable and
    Expiration
    Date
    (Month/Day/
    Year)

7. Title and Amount of
    Underlying Securities
    (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price
    of
    Deriv-
    ative
    Secur-
    ity
    (Instr.
    5)

9. Number
   of deriv-
   ative
   Secur-
   ities
   Bene-
   ficially
   Owned
   Follow-
   ing
   Reported
   Trans-
   action(s)
   (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date
Exer-
cisable

Expira-
tion
Date

Title

Amount or
Number of
Shares

(1)Option/Right to Buy

14.35

(2)

12/14/03

 Common

11,646

1

D

(1)Option/Right to Buy

8.76

(2)

10/20/04

 Common

7,562

1

D

(1)Option/Right to Buy

8.36

(2)

 3/16/06

 Common

6,875

1

D

(1)Option/Right to Buy

8.80

(2)

 3/11/13

 Common

5,000

Explanation of Responses:

1. Grants under Myers Industries, Inc. 1997 Incentive Stock Plan, and the 1999 Stock Plan.
2. The stock option vests 20 percent after six months, with additional vesting of 20 percent each year thereafter.

 /s/ Gregory J. Stodnick

 3/31/03

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Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations.

**Signature of Reporting Person

Date

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