X0306 4 2016-01-13 0 0000087565 SCHULMAN A INC SHLM 0001254583 MITAROTONDA JAMES A C/O BARINGTON CAPITAL GROUP, L.P. 888 SEVENTH AVENUE, 17TH FLOOR NEW YORK NY 10019 1 0 0 0 Common Stock 2016-01-13 4 A 0 2736 0.00 A 30426 D Common Stock 247678 I By Barington Companies Equity Partners, L.P Award grant issued pursuant to the A. Schulman, Inc. Amended and Restated 2006 Incentive Plan (the "2006 Plan"). Pursuant to the 2006 Plan, the reporting person received a grant of fully vested and unrestricted common stock. The Reporting Person's relationship to Barington Companies Equity Partners, L.P. is described in this footnote. The Reporting Person is the sole stockholder and director of LNA Capital Corp., which is the general partner of Barington Capital Group, L.P., which is the majority member of Barington Companies Investors, LLC. Barington Companies Investors, LLC is the general partner of Barington Companies Equity Partners, L.P. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities, except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein, and this report shall not be deemed to be an admission that the Reporting Person is the beneficial owner of these securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose. /s/ James A. Mitarotonda 2016-01-15