Edgar Filing: BARINGTON CAPITAL GROUP L P

Ownership Submission

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
INITIAL STATEMENT OF 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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*

Â BARINGTON CAPITAL GROUP L P

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
11/02/2006

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
SCHULMAN A INC [SHLM]

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

888 SEVENTH AVENUE,Â 17TH FLOOR

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

_____ Director	_____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below)	__X__ Other (specify below)
See Remarks

5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)

(Street)

NEW YORK,Â NYÂ 10019

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
___ Form filed by One Reporting Person
_X_ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

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 Stock	500,259 ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾	I ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾	By Barington Companies Equity Partners, L.P. ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾
Common Stock	747,981 ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾	I ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾	By Barington Companies Offshore Fund, Ltd. ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾
Common Stock	364,107 ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾	I ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾	By Barington Investments, L.P. ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
BARINGTON CAPITAL GROUP L P 888 SEVENTH AVENUE 17TH FLOOR NEW YORK,Â NYÂ 10019	Â	Â	Â	See Remarks
BARINGTON COMPANIES EQUITY PARTNERS L P 888 SEVENTH AVENUE 17TH FLOOR NEW YORK,Â NYÂ 10019	Â	Â	Â	See Remarks
Barington Investments LP 888 SEVENTH AVENUE 17TH FLOOR NEW YORK,Â NYÂ 10019	Â	Â	Â	See Remarks
Barington Companies Advisors, LLC 888 SEVENTH AVENUE 17TH FLOOR NEW YORK,Â NYÂ 10019	Â	Â	Â	See Remarks
Barington Companies Investors, LLC 888 SEVENTH AVENUE 17TH FLOOR NEW YORK,Â NYÂ 10019	Â	Â	Â	See Remarks
Barington Companies Offshore Fund, Ltd. (BVI) C/O BISON FINANCIAL SERVICES LTD BISON COURT, ROAD TOWN TORTOLA,Â D8Â 00000	Â	Â	Â	See Remarks
Barington Offshore Advisors LLC 888 SEVENTH AVENUE 17TH FLOOR NEW YORK,Â NYÂ 10019	Â	Â	Â	See Remarks
LNA Capital Corp. 888 SEVENTH AVENUE 17TH FLOOR NEW YORK,Â NYÂ 10019	Â	Â	Â	See Remarks

Signatures

BARINGTON CAPITAL GROUP, L.P., By: LNA Capital Corp., its general partner, By: /s/ James A. Mitarotonda, its president and CEO		11/09/2006
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
BARINGTON COMPANIES EQUITY PARTNERS, L.P., By: Barington Companies Investors, LLC, its general partner, By: /s/ James A. Mitarotonda, its managing member		11/09/2006
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
BARINGTON INVESTMENTS, L.P., By: Barington Companies Advisors, LLC, its general partner, By: /s/ James A. Mitarotonda, its managing member		11/09/2006
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
BARINGTON COMPANIES ADVISORS, LLC, By: /s/ James A. Mitarotonda, its managing member		11/09/2006
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
BARINGTON COMPANIES INVESTORS, LLC, By: /s/ James A. Mitarotonda, its managing member		11/09/2006
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
BARINGTON COMPANIES OFFSHORE FUND, LTD., By: /s/ James A. Mitarotonda, its president		11/09/2006
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
BARINGTON OFFSHORE ADVISORS, LLC, By: /s/ James A. Mitarotonda, authorized signatory		11/09/2006
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
LNA CAPITAL CORP., By: /s/ James A. Mitarotonda, its president and CEO		11/09/2006
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(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 shares owned directly by Barington Companies Equity Partners, L.P., Barington Companies Offshore Fund, Ltd. and Barington Investments, L.P. As the investment advisor to Barington Companies Equity Partners, L.P. and the investment advisor and general partner of Barington Investments, L.P., Barington Companies Advisors, LLC may be deemed to beneficially own the shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by Barington Companies Equity Partners, L.P. and Barington Investments, L.P. As the general partner of Barington Companies Equity Partners, L.P., Barington Companies Investors, LLC may be deemed to beneficially own the shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by Barington Companies Equity Partners, L.P. As the investment advisor to Barington Companies Offshore Fund, Ltd., Barington Offshore Advisors, LLC may be deemed to beneficially own the shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by Barington Companies Offshore Fund, Ltd.
(2)	(Continuation of Footnote 1) As the majority member of Barington Companies Advisors, LLC and Barington Companies Investors, LLC, Barington Capital Group, L.P. may be deemed to beneficially own the shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by Barington Companies Equity Partners, L.P. and Barington Investments, L.P. As the majority member of Barington Offshore Advisors, LLC, Barington Capital Group, L.P. may also be deemed to beneficially own the shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by Barington Companies Offshore Fund, Ltd. As the general partner of Barington Capital Group, L.P., LNA Capital Corp. may be deemed to beneficially own the shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by Barington Companies Equity Partners, L.P., Barington Investments, L.P. and Barington Companies Offshore Fund, Ltd.
(3)	Each Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities except to the extent of its pecuniary interest therein, and this report shall not be deemed to be an admission that any Reporting Person is the beneficial owner of these securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose.
Â Remarks: EachÂ ReportingÂ PersonÂ mayÂ beÂ deemedÂ toÂ beÂ aÂ memberÂ ofÂ aÂ SectionÂ 13(d)Â groupÂ thatÂ ownsÂ moreÂ thanÂ 10%Â ofÂ theÂ Issuer'sÂ outstandingÂ CommonÂ Stock.

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