SCHEDULE 14A
(Rule 14a-101)
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN PROXY STATEMENT
SCHEDULE 14A INFORMATION
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AMERON INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION (Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter) |
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BARINGTON COMPANIES EQUITY PARTNERS, L.P., BARINGTON COMPANIES ADVISORS, LLC, (Name of Person(s) Filing Proxy Statement if Other Than the Registrant) |
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The Barington Group is filing materials contained in this Schedule 14A with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) in connection with the solicitation of proxies for the election of its director nominee at the 2011 annual meeting of stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of Ameron International Corporation (“Ameron”). The Barington Group has made a definitive filing with the SEC of a proxy statement and accompanying WHITE proxy card to be used to solicit votes for the election of its director nominee at the Annual Meeting.
Item 1: On March 2, 2011, the following quote was provided by the Barington Group to the media in response to a letter, dated March 1, 2011, sent by Ameron to its stockholders:
“We believe that the Company’s personal attacks on Mr. Mitarotonda are nothing more than an attempt by the Ameron Board to divert attention from the real issue, which is whether the replacement of one incumbent director with a stockholder-nominated candidate committed to improving shareholder value and corporate governance is in the best interest of the stockholders of Ameron. James Mitarotonda is an experienced director who will work diligently for stockholders to help improve Ameron’s financial performance as well as the transparency and accountability of the Ameron Board.”
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The Barington Group has filed a definitive proxy statement and an accompanying WHITE proxy card with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on February 25, 2011 to be used to solicit votes for the election of its nominee at the 2011 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Ameron International Corporation, a Delaware corporation.
THE BARINGTON GROUP STRONGLY ADVISES ALL STOCKHOLDERS OF AMERON TO READ THE DEFINITIVE PROXY STATEMENT WHICH CONTAINS IMPORTANT INFORMATION, INCLUDING INFORMATION RELATING TO THE PARTICIPANTS IN THE PROXY SOLICITATION AND THEIR DIRECT OR INDIRECT INTERESTS. SUCH PROXY STATEMENT, AND ANY OTHER RELEVANT DOCUMENTS, ARE AVAILABLE AT NO CHARGE ON THE SEC’S WEB SITE AT HTTP://WWW.SEC.GOV. STOCKHOLDERS MAY ALSO OBTAIN A COPY OF THE PROXY STATEMENT AND ANY OTHER RELEVANT DOCUMENTS, WITHOUT CHARGE, AT HTTP://WWW.OURMATERIALS.COM/AMERON OR BY CONTACTING BARINGTON’S PROXY SOLICITOR, MACKENZIE PARTNERS, INC., AT ITS TOLL-FREE NUMBER: (800) 322-2885 OR AT PROXY@MACKENZIEPARTNERS.COM.
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