Edgar Filing: MYERS INDUSTRIES INC

Ownership Submission

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*

Â Brackman Kevin L.

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
03/02/2017

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
MYERS INDUSTRIES INC [MYE]

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

1293 SOUTH MAIN STREET

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

_____ Director	_____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below)	_____ Other (specify below)
VP, CAO and Corp. Controller

5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)

(Street)

AKRON,Â OHÂ 44301

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock	800	D	Â

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security		6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Stock Unit	Â ⁽¹⁾	Â ⁽¹⁾	Common Stock	1,000	$ ⁽¹⁾	D	Â
Stock Unit	Â ⁽²⁾	Â ⁽²⁾	Common Stock	1,600	$ ⁽²⁾	D	Â
Common Stock Option	Â ⁽³⁾	03/23/2025	Common Stock	4,500	$ 17.95	D	Â
Common Stock Option	Â ⁽⁴⁾	03/02/2026	Common Stock	7,700	$ 11.62	D	Â
Restricted Stock Unit	Â ⁽⁵⁾	Â ⁽⁵⁾	Common Stock	2,713	$ ⁽⁵⁾	D	Â
Common Stock Option	Â ⁽⁶⁾	03/02/2027	Common Stock	16,975	$ 14.3	D	Â

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Brackman Kevin L. 1293 SOUTH MAIN STREET AKRON,Â OHÂ 44301	Â	Â	Â VP, CAO and Corp. Controller	Â

Signatures

/s/ Megan L. Mehalko pursuant to POA dated 03/06/17 and filed 03/06/17		03/06/2017
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	A stock unit is the grant of the right to receive an amount equal to the fair market value of a share on the date that payment is made with respect to the stock unit. Mr. Brackman received a grant of 1,500 stock units on March 23, 2015, which vests evenly in three annual installments on each of the first three anniversaries from the date of the grant.
(2)	A stock unit is the grant of the right to receive an amount equal to the fair market value of a share on the date that payment is made with respect to the stock unit. Mr. Brackman received a grant of 2,400 stock units on March 2, 2016, which vests evenly in three annual installments on each of the first three anniversaries from the date of the grant.
(3)	This option grant, awarded March 23, 2015, vests ratably in three annual installments on each of the first three anniversaries from the date of the grant.
(4)	This option grant, awarded March 2, 2016, vests ratably in three annual installments on each of the first three anniversaries from the date of the grant.
(5)	A Restricted Stock Unit is the grant of the right to receive an amount equal to the fair market value of a share on the date that payment is made with respect to the Restricted Stock Unit. Mr. Brackman received a grant of 2,713 RSUs on March 2, 2017, which vests evenly in three installments on each of the first three anniversaries of the date of the grant.
(6)	This option grant, awarded March 2, 2017, vests ratably on three annual installments on each of the first three anniversaries from the date of the grant.

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