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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
(Amendment No. 9)*
MYERS INDUSTRIES, INC.
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(Name of Issuer)
Common
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(Title of Class of Securities)
628464109
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(CUSIP Number)
Check the following if a fee is being paid with this statement ___. (A fee
is not required only if the filing person: (1) has a previous statement on file
reporting beneficial ownership of more than five percent of the class of
securities described in Item 1; and (2) has filed no amendment subsequent
thereto reporting beneficial ownership of five percent or less of such class.)
(See Rule 13d-7.)
*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's
initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities,
and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.
The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be
deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that
section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act
(however, see the Notes).
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13G
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CUSIP NO. 628464109 PAGE 2 OF 4 PAGES
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| 1 | NAME OF REPORTING PERSON |
| | S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON |
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| | STEPHEN E. MYERS |
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| 2 | CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) [ ] |
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| | INAPPROPRIATE (b) [ ] |
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| 3 | SEC USE ONLY |
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| 4 | CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION |
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| | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA |
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| NUMBER OF | 5 | SOLE VOTING POWER |
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| SHARES | | 1,444,448 |
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| BENEFICIALLY | 6 | SHARED VOTING POWER |
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| OWNED BY | | 219,600 |
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| EACH | 7 | SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER |
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| REPORTING | | 1,444,448 |
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| PERSON |-------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
| | 8 | SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER |
| WITH | | |
| | | 219,600 |
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| 9 | AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON |
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| | 1,664,048 |
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| 10 | CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN |
| | SHARES* |
| | Not Applicable |
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| 11 | PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) |
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| | 9.10% |
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| 12 | TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* |
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| | IN |
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ATTACHMENT TO SCHEDULE 13G PAGE 3 OF 4
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Item 1 (a) Name of Issuer: MYERS INDUSTRIES, INC.
Item 1(b) Address of Issuer: 1293 SOUTH MAIN STREET
AKRON, OHIO 44301
Item 2(a) Name of Person Filing: STEPHEN E. MYERS
Item 2(b) Address of Principal Business Office:
53 AURORA STREET, HUDSON, OHIO 44236
Item 2(c) Citizenship: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Item 2(d) Title Class of Securities: COMMON
Item 2(e) CUSIP Number: 628464109
Item 3. This statement is filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1 (b) or 13d-2 (b)
and the person filing is AN INDIVIDUAL.
Item 4. Ownership.
Item 4(a) Amount Beneficially Owned: (SEE PAGE 2, No. 9)
Item 4(b) Percent of Class: (SEE PAGE 2, NO. 11)
Item 4(c) Number of shares as to which such person has:
(i) sole power to vote or to direct the vote: (SEE PAGE 2, NO. 5)
(ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote: (SEE PAGE 2, NO. 6)
(iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
(SEE PAGE 2, NO. 7)
(iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
(SEE PAGE 2, NO. 8)
Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent of Less of a Class.
If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of
the date hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the
beneficial owner of more than five percent of the class of
securities, check the following: / /
Item 6. Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person.
Stephen E. Myers directly owns 1,347,559 shares; indirectly as
trustee of the Louis S. and Mary Myers Foundation, 193,814
shares; indirectly as trustee of the Semantic Foundation, Inc.,
22,660 shares; indirectly as trustee and custodian f/b/o S.
Myers, 11,899 shares and 24,088 shares respectively; indirectly
as a trustee f/b/o V. Myers, 49,967 shares; indirectly by C.
Myers, his spouse, 3,126 shares, for which he disclaims
beneficial ownership; and 10,935 as stock options currently or
exercisable within 60 days.
Item 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which
Acquired the Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding
Company:
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ATTACHMENT TO SCHEDULE 13G PAGE 4 OF 4
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NOT APPLICABLE.
Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the Group.
NOT APPLICABLE.
Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of the Group.
NOT APPLICABLE.
Item 10. Certification.
By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge
and belief, the securities referred to above were acquired
in the ordinary course of business and were not acquired for
the purpose of and do not have the effect of changing or
influencing the control of the issuer of such securities and
were not acquired in connection with or as a participant in
any transaction having such purpose or effect.
Signature
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and
belief, I certify that the information set forth in this
statement is true, complete and correct.
Stephen E. Myers*
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Stephen E. Myers
*The undersigned, by signing his name hereto, does sign and
execute this Schedule 13G on behalf of Stephen E. Myers pursuant
to a Power of Attorney executed by such individual and
previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
on or about February 14, 1989 with the original Schedule 13G.
By: /s/ Kevin C. O'Neil
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Kevin C. O'Neil
Brouse & McDowell
Attorney-in-Fact
Dated: February 10, 1998
