Barington Capital Group Calls for Ameron International Corporation to Promptly Replace James Marlen as Chairman and CEO

Barington Capital Group, L.P. sent a letter today to the independent directors of Ameron International Corporation AMN. In the letter, Barington calls upon the directors to promptly replace James S. Marlen as the Company's Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer as Barington has lost confidence in Mr. Marlen's leadership abilities and believes that he poses a hindrance to value creation at Ameron.