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Filing Details

Issuer

Cik	Name	Symbol	Sector (SIC)	IRS No
87565	Schulman A Inc	SHLM	Plastic Materials, Synth Resins & Nonvulcan Elastomers (2821)	340514850

Insiders

Cik	Name	Reported Address	Insider Title	Director	Officer	Large Shareholder	Other
1196387	M Joseph Gingo	3550 West Market Street Akron OH 44333	Chief Executive Officer	Yes	Yes	No	No

Reported Non-Derivative Transactions

Sec. Name	Acquisiton - Disposition	Date	Amount	Price	Remaning Holdings	Equity Swap Involved	Form Type	Code	Nature of Ownership	Explanation
Common Stock	Acquisiton	2010-01-12	27,000	$0.00	66,600	No	4	A	Direct
Common Stock	Acquisiton	2010-01-12	10,000	$22.13	22,500	No	4	P	Indirect	By Linda L. Gingo Trust

Equity Swap Involved	Form Type	Code	Nature of Ownership	Explanation
No	4	A	Direct
No	4	P	Indirect	By Linda L. Gingo Trust

Reported Derivative Transactions

Sec. Name	Sec. Type	Acquisiton - Disposition	Date	Amount	Price	Amount - 2	Price - 2
Common Stock	Performance-Based Restricted Stock Units	Acquisiton	2010-01-12	59,527	$0.00	59,527	$0.00

Remaning Holdings	Exercise Date	Expiration Date	Equity Swap Involved	Transaction Form Type	Transaction Code	Nature of Ownership
59,527			No	4	A	Direct

Footnotes

Award represents a grant of restricted stock pursuant to the A. Schulman, Inc. (the "Company) 2006 Equity Incentive Plan (the "2006 Plan"). Under the 2006 Plan, restrictions on stock awards lapse at a rate of 33 1/3% on January 12th of 2011, 2012 and 2013.
Award represents a grant of Performance-Based Restricted Stock Units pursuant to the 2006 Plan. Performance-Based Restricted Stock Units will be settled for cash in an amount equal to the fair market value of a share of the Company's common stock, subject to certain performance criteria. All or a portion of the Performance-Based Restricted Stock Units will vest depending upon the Company's Net Income, Operating Income and Days of Working Capital for the 2010 fiscal year. The relative weighting and performance targets for each of these goals are the same as the Company's 2010 Bonus Plan.
Performance-Based Restricted Stock Units will be settled for cash within two and a half months of the Company's 2010 fiscal year end, in an amount equal to the fair market value of a share of the Company's common stock on a 1-to-1 basis.