Schedule 13D Amendment No. 10


UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C.  20549
 
SCHEDULE 13D
(Rule 13d-101)
(Amendment No. 10)

INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN STATEMENTS FILED PURSUANT TO RULE 13d-
1(a) AND AMENDMENTS THERETO FILED PURSUANT TO RULE 13d-2(a)
 
A. Schulman, Inc.
(Name of Issuer)
 
Common Stock, par value $1.00 per share
(Title of Class of Securities)
 
808194104
(CUSIP Number)
 
Mr. James A. Mitarotonda
c/o Barington Companies Equity Partners, L.P.
888 Seventh Avenue, 17th Floor
New York, NY 10019
(212) 974-5700
(Name, Address and Telephone Number of
Person Authorized to Receive Notices
and Communications)
 
May 24, 2006
(Date of Event which Requires Filing
of this Statement)
 
If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition which is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of Rule 13d-1(e), 13d-1(f), or 13d-1(g), check the following box: o.
 
 


 

 
This Amendment No. 10 amends and supplements the Schedule 13D filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on June 6, 2005, as amended by that certain Amendment No. 1 filed on July 1, 2005, that certain Amendment No. 2 filed on August 3, 2005, that certain Amendment No. 3 filed on August 25, 2005, that certain Amendment No. 4 filed on September 8, 2005, that certain Amendment No. 5 filed on September 13, 2005, that certain Amendment No. 6 filed on September 28, 2005, that certain Amendment No. 7 filed on October 11, 2005, that certain Amendment No. 8 filed on October 25, 2006 and that certain Amendment No. 9 filed on May 30, 2006 (together, the “Statement”) by and on behalf of Barington Companies Equity Partners, L.P. (“Barington”) and others with respect to the common stock, par value $1.00 per share (the “Common Stock”), of A. Schulman, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”). The principal executive offices of the Company are located at 3550 West Market Street, Akron, Ohio 44333.
 
Item 3. Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration.
 
Disclosure concerning the transactions effected by each of D.B. Zwirn Special Opportunities Fund (TE), L.P., D.B. Zwirn Special Opportunities Fund, Ltd. and HCM/Z Special Opportunities LLC on Schedule IV to Amendment No. 9 is hereby amended and restated on Schedule IV attached hereto to correct the price per share of Common Stock that was sold by each of the aforementioned entities.
 
 


SIGNATURES
 
After reasonable inquiry and to the best knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the undersigned certify that the information set forth in this Statement is true, complete and correct.
 
Dated: June 1, 2006

                                    BARINGTON COMPANIES EQUITY PARTNERS, L.P.
By: Barington Companies Investors, LLC, its general partner

By: /s/ James A. Mitarotonda 
Name: James A. Mitarotonda
Title:   Managing Member

BARINGTON INVESTMENTS, L.P.
By: Barington Companies Advisors, LLC, its general partner

By: /s/ James A. Mitarotonda 
Name: James A. Mitarotonda
Title:   Managing Member

BARINGTON COMPANIES ADVISORS, LLC


By: /s/ James A. Mitarotonda 
Name: James A. Mitarotonda
Title:   Managing Member

BARINGTON COMPANIES INVESTORS, LLC


By: /s/ James A. Mitarotonda   
Name: James A. Mitarotonda
Title:   Managing Member

BARINGTON COMPANIES OFFSHORE FUND, LTD.

 
By: /s/ James A. Mitarotonda 
Name: James A. Mitarotonda
Title: President
 

 

BARINGTON OFFSHORE ADVISORS, LLC


By: /s/ James A. Mitarotonda  
Name: James A. Mitarotonda
Title:   Authorized Signatory


BARINGTON CAPITAL GROUP, L.P.
By: LNA Capital Corp., its general
partner

By: /s/ James A. Mitarotonda 
Name: James A. Mitarotonda
Title:   President and CEO

LNA CAPITAL CORP.


By: /s/ James A. Mitarotonda 
Name: James A. Mitarotonda
Title:   President and CEO


/s/ James A. Mitarotonda 
James A. Mitarotonda
 

 


STARBOARD VALUE & OPPORTUNITY FUND, LLC
By: Admiral Advisors, LLC, its managing member
 
PARCHE, LLC
By: Admiral Advisors, LLC, its managing member
 
ADMIRAL ADVISORS, LLC
By: Ramius Capital Group, L.L.C., its sole member
 
RAMIUS CAPITAL GROUP, L.L.C.
By: C4S & Co., L.L.C.,
as managing member
 
C4S & CO., L.L.C.
 
 
                                        By: /s/ Jeffrey M. Solomon
                                        Name: Jeffrey M. Solomon
                                        Title:   Authorized Signatory
 
JEFFREY M. SOLOMON
 
/s/ Jeffrey M. Solomon
Individually and as attorney-in-fact for
Peter A. Cohen, Morgan B. Stark and
Thomas W. Strauss
  





RJG CAPITAL PARTNERS, L.P.
 
 
By:
RJG Capital Management, LLC, its general partner
 
By: /s/ Ronald J. Gross                                      
Name: Ronald J. Gross
Title:   Managing Member

    RJG CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC
 
    By: /s/ Ronald J. Gross                                    
    Name: Ronald J. Gross
    Title:   Managing Member

    /s/ Ronald J. Gross                                         
    Ronald J. Gross
 
D.B. ZWIRN SPECIAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND, L.P.

By: D.B. ZWIRN PARTNERS, LLC,
its general partner
 
BY: ZWIRN HOLDINGS, LLC,
its managing member

 

 

                                    By: /s/ Daniel B. Zwirn  
Name: Daniel B. Zwirn
Title:   Managing Member
 
D.B. ZWIRN SPECIAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND (TE), L.P.

By: D.B. ZWIRN PARTNERS, LLC,
its general partner
 
BY: ZWIRN HOLDINGS, LLC,
its managing member


By:/s/ Daniel B. Zwirn
Name: Daniel B. Zwirn
Title:   Managing Member
 
D.B. ZWIRN SPECIAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND, LTD.

By: D.B. Zwirn & Co., L.P., its manager
 
By: DBZ GP, LLC, its general partner
 
By: Zwirn Holdings, LLC, its managing member
 

By: /s/ Daniel B. Zwirn  
Name: Daniel B. Zwirn
Title:   Managing Member
 

HCM/Z SPECIAL OPPORTUNITIES LLC

By: D.B. Zwirn & Co., L.P., its manager
 
By: DBZ GP, LLC, its general partner
 
By: Zwirn Holdings, LLC, its managing member
 

By: /s/ Daniel B. Zwirn  
Name: Daniel B. Zwirn
Title:   Managing Member
 

 


D.B. ZWIRN & CO., L.P.
 
By: DBZ GP, LLC, its general partner
 
By: Zwirn Holdings, LLC, its managing member
 

By: /s/ Daniel B. Zwirn  
Name: Daniel B. Zwirn
Title:   Managing Member

DBZ GP, LLC
 
By: Zwirn Holdings, LLC, its managing member
 

By: /s/ Daniel B. Zwirn  
Name: Daniel B. Zwirn
Title:   Managing Member

 
ZWIRN HOLDINGS, LLC
 

By: /s/ Daniel B. Zwirn  
Name: Daniel B. Zwirn
Title:   Managing Member

 
/s/ Daniel B. Zwirn
Daniel B. Zwirn
 


SCHEDULE IV
 
 
Shares sold by D.B. Zwirn Special Opportunities Fund (TE), L.P.

Date
Number of
Shares 
Price Per Share
Cost(*)
       
3/14/2006
(1,465)
$24.24945
$(35,525.44)
3/15/2006
(1,240)
$24.17706
$(29,979.55)
3/16/2006
(1,801)
$24.17058
$(43,531.21)
3/17/2006
(3,647)
$24.00310
$(87,539.31)
3/20/2006
(2,316)
$24.09200
$(55,797.07)
3/22/2006
(2,377)
$23.62878
$(56,165.61)
3/23/2006
(3,160)
$23.81577
$(75,257.83)
3/27/2006
(1,621)
$24.00000
$(38,904.00)
3/28/2006
(577)
$24.00000
$(13,848.00)

Shares sold by D.B. Zwirn Special Opportunities Fund, Ltd.
 
Date 
Number of
Shares 
Price Per Share
Cost(*)
       
3/14/2006
(8,780)
$24.24945
$(212,910.17)
3/15/2006
(7,434)
$24.17706
$(179,732.26)
3/16/2006
(10,796)
$24.17058
$(260,945.58)
3/17/2006
(21,877)
$24.00310
$(525,115.82)
3/20/2006
(13,882)
$24.09200
$(334,445.14)
3/22/2006
(14,256)
$23.62878
$(336,851.89)
3/23/2006
(18,958)
$23.81577
$(451,499.37)
3/24/2006
(11,458)
$24.00000
$(274,992.00)
3/27/2006
(8,225)
$24.00000
$(197,400.00)
3/28/2006
(2,923)
$24.00000
$(70,152.00)
 
Shares sold by HCM/Z Special Opportunities LLC

Date
Number of
Shares 
Price Per Share
Cost(*)
       
3/20/2006
(6,489)
$24.09200
$(156,332.99)
3/22/2006
(6,664)
$23.62878
$(157,462.19)
3/23/2006
(8,862)
$23.81577
$(211,055.35)
3/24/2006
(5,356)
$24.00000
$(128,544.00)

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(*) Excludes commissions and other execution-related costs.