Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
GINGO JOSEPH M
   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
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
President & CEO
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
3637 RIDGEWOOD ROAD		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
08/21/2018
(Street)

FAIRLAWN, OH 44333		 4. If Amendment, Date 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
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
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   296,783 (1) D $ 42 (2) 0 D  
Common Stock 08/21/2018   D   10,000 D $ 42 (3) 0 I By Joseph M. Gingo Trust
Common Stock 08/21/2018   D   17,500 D $ 42 (4) 0 I By Linda L. Gingo Trust

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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 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
Option Right to Buy $ 32.55 08/21/2018   D     43,750 (5) 01/11/2020 01/11/2027 Common Stock 43,750 $ 9.45 (6) 0 D  
Option Right to Buy $ 38.9 08/21/2018   D     34,680 (5) 01/10/2021 01/10/2028 Common Stock 34,680 $ 3.1 (7) 0 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
GINGO JOSEPH M
3637 RIDGEWOOD ROAD
FAIRLAWN, OH 44333		   X     President & CEO  

Signatures

 /s/ Aaron S. Berke, attorney in fact for Joseph M. Gingo   08/22/2018
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Includes 688 shares acquired by the reporting person in accordance with the provisions of the A. Schulman, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
(2) 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 296,783 CVRs.
(3) In addition to the cash consideration, the Joseph M. Gingo Trust also received 10,000 CVRs.
(4) In addition to the cash consideration, the Linda L. Gingo Trust also received 17,500 CVRs.
(5) 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.
(6) In addition to the cash consideration, the reporting person also received 43,750 CVRs.
(7) In addition to the cash consideration, the reporting person also received 34,680 CVRs.

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