X0306 4 2016-04-15 0 0000087565 SCHULMAN A INC SHLM 0001574449 Lingnau-Schneider Heinrich 3637 RIDGEWOOD ROAD FAIRLAWN OH 44333 0 1 0 0 SVP & General Manager - EMEA Common Stock 2016-04-15 4 A 0 3347 0.00 A 18668 D Represents the vesting and settlement of performance shares. The performance shares settled on the third anniversary of the grant date based upon the return on the Company's invested capital during the performance period. /s/ Aaron S. Berke, attorney in fact for Heinrich Lingnau-Schneider 2016-04-19