dfan14a06297022_12262007.htm
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STARBOARD
VALUE AND OPPORTUNITY MASTER FUND LTD.
STARBOARD
VALUE & OPPORTUNITY FUND, LLC
RCG
ENTERPRISE, LTD
PARCHE,
LLC
RCG
STARBOARD ADVISORS, LLC
RAMIUS
CAPITAL GROUP, L.L.C.
C4S
& CO., L.L.C.
PETER
A. COHEN
MORGAN
B. STARK
JEFFREY
M. SOLOMON
THOMAS
W. STRAUSS
MARK
MITCHELL
MICHAEL
CAPORALE, JR.
LEE
MEYER
YEVGENY
V. RUZHITSKY
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Starboard
Value and Opportunity Master Fund Ltd., an affiliate of Ramius Capital
Group,
L.L.C. (“Ramius Capital”), together with the other participants named
herein,
has filed a definitive proxy statement and accompanying GOLD proxy card with
the
Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) to
be
used
to solicit votes for the election of its nominees at the 2007 annual
meeting
of stockholders of A. Schulman, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”).
Item
1:
Slide Presentation to Shareholders.
CERTAIN
INFORMATION CONCERNING THE PARTICIPANTS
On
December 19, 2007, Starboard Value and Opportunity Master Fund Ltd., an
affiliate of Ramius Capital Group, L.L.C. (“Ramius Capital”), together with the
other participants named herein, made a definitive filing with the Securities
and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) of a proxy statement and an accompanying GOLD
proxy card to be used to solicit votes for the election of its nominees at
the
2007 annual meeting of stockholders of A. Schulman, Inc., a Delaware corporation
(the “Company”).
RAMIUS
CAPITAL ADVISES ALL STOCKHOLDERS OF THE COMPANY TO READ THE DEFINITIVE PROXY
STATEMENT AND OTHER PROXY MATERIALS AS THEY BECOME AVAILABLE BECAUSE THEY
CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION. SUCH PROXY MATERIALS ARE AVAILABLE AT
NO CHARGE ON THE SEC'S WEB SITE AT HTTP://WWW.SEC.GOV. IN ADDITION,
THE PARTICIPANTS IN THE PROXY SOLICITATION WILL PROVIDE COPIES OF THE DEFINITIVE
PROXY STATEMENT WITHOUT CHARGE UPON REQUEST. REQUESTS FOR COPIES SHOULD BE
DIRECTED TO THE PARTICIPANTS’ PROXY SOLICITOR, INNISFREE M&A INCORPORATED,
AT ITS TOLL-FREE NUMBER: (888) 750-5834.
The
participants in the proxy solicitation are Starboard Value and Opportunity
Master Fund Ltd., a Cayman Islands exempted company (“Starboard”),
Starboard Value & Opportunity Fund, LLC, a Delaware limited liability
company (“Starboard Value”), Parche, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company
(“Parche”), RCG Enterprise, Ltd, a Cayman Islands exempted company (“RCG
Enterprise”), RCG Starboard Advisors, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company
(“RCG Starboard”), Ramius Capital, a Delaware limited liability company, C4S
& Co., L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company (“C4S”), Peter A. Cohen
(“Mr. Cohen”), Morgan B. Stark (“Mr. Stark”), Thomas W. Strauss (“Mr. Strauss”),
Jeffrey M. Solomon (“Mr. Solomon”), Mark Mitchell (“Mr. Mitchell”), Michael
Caporale, Jr. (“Mr. Caporale Jr.”), Lee Meyer (“Mr. Meyer”) and Yevgeny V.
Ruzhitsky (“Mr. Ruzhitsky”) (collectively, the “Participants”). As of
December 19, 2007, Starboard beneficially owns 998,073 shares of Common Stock
of
the Company, Starboard Value beneficially owns 736,984 shares of Common Stock
of
the Company and Parche beneficially owns 327,738 shares of Common Stock of
the
Company. As the sole non-managing member of Parche and owner of all
economic interests therein, RCG Enterprise is deemed to beneficially own
the
327,738 shares of Common Stock of the Company owned by Parche. As the investment
manager of Starboard and the managing member of each of Parche and Starboard
Value, RCG Starboard Advisors is deemed to beneficially own the 998,073 shares
of Common Stock of the Company owned by Starboard, the 736,984 shares of
Common
Stock of the Company owned by Starboard Value and the 327,738 shares of Common
Stock of the Company owned by Parche. As the sole member of RCG
Starboard Advisors, Ramius Capital is deemed to beneficially own the 998,073
shares of Common Stock of the Company owned by Starboard, the 736,984 shares
of
Common Stock of the Company owned by Starboard Value and the 327,738 shares
of
Common Stock of the Company owned by Parche. As the managing member
of Ramius Capital, C4S is deemed to beneficially
own the 998,073 shares of Common Stock of the Company owned by Starboard,
the
736,984 shares of Common Stock of the Company owned by Starboard Value and
the
327,738 shares of Common Stock of the Company owned by Parche. As the managing
members of C4S, each of Messrs. Cohen, Stark, Strauss and Solomon is deemed
to
beneficially own the 998,073 shares of Common Stock of the Company owned
by
Starboard, the 736,984 shares of Common Stock of the Company owned by Starboard
Value and the 327,738 shares of Common Stock of the Company owned by
Parche. Messrs. Cohen, Stark, Strauss and Solomon disclaim beneficial
ownership of such shares of Common Stock of the Company to the extent of
their
respective pecuniary interest therein. As members of a “group” for the purposes
of Rule 13d-5(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, each
of
Messrs. Caporale, Jr., Meyer, Mitchell and Ruzhitsky is deemed to beneficially
own the 998,073 shares of Common Stock of the Company owned by Starboard,
the
736,984 shares of Common Stock of the Company owned by Starboard Value and
the
327,738 shares of Common Stock of the Company owned by
Parche. Messrs. Caporale, Jr., Meyer, Mitchell and Ruzhitsky each
disclaim beneficial ownership of the shares of Common Stock of the Company
that
they do not directly own.