Sec Form 4 Filing - Schewe Rainer @ SCHULMAN A INC - 2018-08-21

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FORM 4
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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
Schewe Rainer
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)
EVP Global Supply Chain
(Last) (First) (Middle)
3637 RIDGEWOOD ROAD
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY)
08/21/2018
(Street)
FAIRLAWN, OH44333
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
Common Stock 08/21/2018 D 8,650 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 (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
Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 32.55 08/21/2018 D 5,280 ( 2 ) 01/11/2020 01/11/2027 Common Stock 5,280 $ 9.45 ( 3 ) 0 D
Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 38.9 08/21/2018 D 4,190 ( 2 ) 01/10/2021 01/10/2028 Common Stock 4,190 $ 3.1 ( 4 ) 0 D
Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Schewe Rainer
3637 RIDGEWOOD ROAD
FAIRLAWN, OH44333
EVP Global Supply Chain
Signatures
/s/ Aaron S. Berke, attorney in fact for Rainer Schewe 08/22/2018
Signature of Reporting Person Date
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 8,650 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 5,280 CVRs.
( 4 )In addition to the cash consideration, the reporting person also received 4,190 CVRs.

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