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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

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FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (date of earliest event reported): July 10, 2003

A. SCHULMAN, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Delaware		0-7459		34-0514850
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

3550 West Market Street Akron, Ohio				44333
(Address of principal executive officers)				(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (330) 666-3751

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report

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ITEM 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(c) Exhibits.

     The following press release is included as an exhibit to this report furnished pursuant to Item 12:

99.1		Press release dated July 10, 2003 relating to the Registrant’s earnings for the quarter ended May 31, 2003.

ITEM 9.		Regulation FD Disclosure (Information provided pursuant to “Item 12. Disclosure of Results of Operations and Financial Condition”)

     The following information is furnished under “Item 12. Results of Operations and Financial Condition,” in accordance with SEC Release No. 33-8216.

	On July 10, 2003, A. Schulman, Inc. issued a press release relating to its earnings for the quarter ended May 31, 2003. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

 

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SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the requirement of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereto duly authorized.

	A. Schulman, Inc.
	By: /s/ Robert A. Stefanko Robert A. Stefanko Chairman and Executive Vice Presidsent – Finance and Administration

Date: July 10, 2003

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

				FURNISHED WITH
EXHIBIT				THIS
NUMBER		EXHIBIT		REPORT
99.1		Press release dated July 10, 2003 relating to the Registrant’s earnings for the quarter ended May 31, 2003.		X