McMillan Donald B. Form 4 OMNOVA SOLUTIONS / Donald B. McMillan ownership change

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

McMillan Donald B.

(Last) (First) (Middle)

25435 HARVARD RD

(Street)

BEACHWOOD OH 44122

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
OMNOVA SOLUTIONS INC [ OMN ]

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

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
Chief Accounting Officer

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
04/01/2020

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

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
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Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Shares	04/01/2020		D(1)		9,001.0901(2)	D	$10.15	0	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Restricted Share Units	(3)	04/01/2020		D			10,600	(4)	(4)	Common Shares	10,600	$10.15	0	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. On July 3, 2019, OMNOVA Solutions Inc. ("OMNOVA") announced it had entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the "Merger Agreement") with Synthomer plc, Spirit USA Holdings Inc., and Synthomer USA LLC, pursuant to which the Company would merge with and into Spirit USA Holdings Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Synthomer, subject to shareholder and regulatory approvals and other customary conditions (the "Merger"). The Merger became effective on April 1, 2020. Under the terms of the Merger Agreement, each unvested restricted share unit granted by OMNOVA was converted into the right to receive $10.15 in cash, without interest (the "Merger Consideration").

2. Includes approximately 705 OMNOVA common shares acquired between December and March 2020 through the OMNOVA Solutions Inc. Employee Share Purchase Plan.

3. Under the terms of the Merger Agreement, each unvested restricted share unit granted by OMNOVA was converted into the right to receive the Merger Consideration.

4. The Merger became effective on April 1, 2020.

	/s/ Frank P. Esposito, attorney-in-fact for Donald B. McMillan	04/01/2020
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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