X0306 4 2017-03-21 0 0001090061 OMNOVA SOLUTIONS INC OMN 0001211005 MERRIMAN MICHAEL J 25435 HARVARD ROAD BEACHWOOD OH 44122 1 0 0 0 Restricted Share Units 2017-03-21 4 A 0 9956 0.00 A Common Shares 9956 78571 D Each Restricted Share Unit represents the right to receive one OMNOVA common share at vesting. Under the terms of the OMNOVA Solutions Inc. Third Amended and Restated 1999 Equity and Performance Incentive Plan, the Restricted Share Units shall not vest until the later of one year following the date of grant or the Reporting Person's separation from service from the OMNOVA Solutions Inc. Board of Directors. For consistency with the Company's 2017 Equity Incentive Plan, the shares identified above, which were previously referred to as "Deferred Shares," will be referred to as "Restricted Share Units" going forward. Other than nomenclature, the terms and characteristics of these shares have not been changed from prior disclosures. Frank P. Esposito, Attorney-in-fact for Michael J. Merriman 2017-03-23