1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * |
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MITAROTONDA JAMES A |
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2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 10/21/2005 |
3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol SCHULMAN A INC [SHLM]
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C/O BARINGTON CAPITAL GROUP, L.P., 888 SEVENTH AVENUE, 17TH FLOOR |
4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
__X__ Director |
_____ 10% Owner |
_____ Officer (give title below) |
_____ Other (specify below) |
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5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
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NEW YORK, NY 10019 |
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
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Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned |
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1.Title of Security (Instr. 4) |
2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) |
3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) |
4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) |
Common Shares
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495,893
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I
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By Barington Companies Equity Partners, L.P.
(1)
(2)
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Common Shares
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336,188
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I
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By Barington Companies Offshore Fund, Ltd. (BVI)
(1)
(2)
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Common Shares
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360,921
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I
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By Barington Companies Advisors, LLC
(1)
(2)
(3)
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If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v). |
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Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). |
(1) |
The Reporting Person's relationship to Barington Companies Equity Partners, L.P. ("Barington"), Barington Companies Offshore Fund, Ltd. (BVI) ("Barington Fund") and Barington Companies Advisors, LLC ("Barington Advisors") is described in this footnote. The Reporting Person is the President and CEO of Barington Companies Investors, LLC ("Barington Investors"), which is the general partner of Barington. The Reporting Person is the sole stockholder and director of LNA Capital Corp., which is the general partner of Barington Capital Group, L.P. ("Barington Capital"), which is the managing member of Barington Advisors, which is the investment advisor of the Barington Fund and the investment account managed on behalf of Millenco, L.P. Barington Capital is also the majority member of Barington Investors. |
(2) |
The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities, except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein, and this report shall not be deemed to be an admission that the Reporting Person is the beneficial owner of these securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose. |
(3) |
Pursuant to an account management agreement between Millennium Operations, LLC and Barington Advisors, Barington Advisors manages an investment account on behalf of Millenco, L.P. with respect to these shares. |