Sec Form 4 Filing - KARMAN JAMES A @ SCHULMAN A INC - 2007-12-31

FORM 4 Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

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, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person KARMAN JAMES A 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol SCHULMAN A INC [ SHLM] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) X __ Director _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) 110 SEASPRAY AVENUE 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 12/31/2007 (Street) PALM BEACH, FL33480 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YY) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) __ X __ Form filed by One Reporting Person _____ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned 1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 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

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 (MM/DD/YY) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 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 (MM/DD/YY) 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (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 of Derivative Security: 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 Phantom Stock Units ( 1 ) ( 2 ) 12/31/2007 A 60.01 ( 3 ) ( 3 ) Common Stock 60.01 $ 21.55 ( 4 ) 8,978.57 D

Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other KARMAN JAMES A 110 SEASPRAY AVENUE PALM BEACH, FL33480 X Signatures /s/ Aaron S. Berke as attorney in fact for James A. Karman 01/02/2008 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )Pursuant to the A. Schulman, Inc. Directors Deferred Units Plan, a non-employee director may elect, prior to the first day of any calendar year, to defer all or a portion of his or her director fees in that calendar year. Deferred director fees for each calendar quarter are aggregated and credited to an account for each participating director until the last day of each quarter (the "Valuation Date"). In addition, the director's account is credited with the amount of any dividends that would have been paid to the director had he or she actually owned shares of Common Stock equal to the number of Phantom Stock Units in the account at the time of the dividend payment. On each Valuation Date, all amounts credited to the account are converted to Phantom Stock Units by dividing the amount in the account by the closing price of a share of Common Stock on the Valuation Date. The Phantom Stock Units reflected in this Report were issued with respect to dividends. ( 2 )1-to-1 ( 3 )Phantom Stock Units are payable in cash upon the earlier of a director's separation from service as a director, a director's disability, or a change in control of the Company. ( 4 )The price is the closing price on December 31, 2007, the last business day of the calendar quarter.

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