On January 18, 2017, Carl W. Dinger sent a formal letter to the Board of MFRI, Inc. requesting the inclusion of a share repurchase proposal, the shareowners of the Company recommend that the Board of Directors authorize and implement a three-year share repurchase program that would repurchase 1,000,000 shares of the Company’s stock, for the annual shareholder’s meeting. Carl W. Dinger stated that the deadline for inclusion in the proxy occurs this week and the deadline for the nomination for directors to the Board would follow shortly thereafter.