A. Schulman (SLMNP) Form 4 SCHULMAN A / Timothy J McDannold 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^*

McDannold Timothy J

(Last) (First) (Middle)

3637 RIDGEWOOD ROAD

(Street)

FAIRLAWN OH 44333

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
SCHULMAN A INC [ SHLM ]

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

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
Treasurer - Dir.Risk Mngmnt.

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
08/21/2018

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
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

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 Stock	08/21/2018		D		9,746	D	$42(1)	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
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$32.55	08/21/2018		D			3,120(2)	01/11/2020	01/11/2027	Common Stock	3,120	$9.45(3)	0	D
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$38.9	08/21/2018		D			2,480(2)	01/10/2021	01/10/2028	Common Stock	2,480	$3.1(4)	0	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Disposed of pursuant to the merger agreement (the "Merger Agreement") between the issuer, LyondellBasell Industries N.V and LYB Americas Holdco Inc. In addition to the cash consideration, each shareholder will also receive one contingent value right ("CVR") per share or, with respect to equity awards, per share underlying each such equity award. Each CVR will represent the right to receive contingent cash payments from certain net proceeds, if any are recovered, relating to claims arising from the issuer's acquisition of its Citadel subsidiary or the acquisition by Citadel's subsidiary, the Matrixx Group, Incorporated of its Lucent subsidiary, including from certain ongoing litigation against the former owners of the issuer's Citadel subsidiary and the former owners of A. Schulman's Lucent subsidiary and the related government investigations. Reporting person will receive 9,746 CVRs.

2. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, all outstanding options were settled for merger consideration equal to $42.00 less the exercise price of the option and one CVR for each share of common stock underlying the option.

3. In addition to the cash consideration, the reporting person also received 3,120 CVRs.

4. In addition to the cash consideration, the reporting person also received 2,480 CVRs.

Remarks:

	/s/ Aaron S. Berke, attorney in fact for Timothy J. McDannold	08/22/2018
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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