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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

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): March 22, 2013

 
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)
 
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
 
 
3550 West Market Street, Akron, Ohio 44333
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (330) 666-3751  
 
 
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):  
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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
 
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ITEM 7.01
REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE.
 
 
On March 22, 2013, A. Schulman, Inc. (the “Company”) announced that it has engaged Moelis & Company to serve as the financial advisor in the Company’s effort to acquire Ferro Corporation. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference herein.
Pursuant to General Instruction B.2 of Current Report on Form 8-K, the information in this Item 7.01 is being furnished and shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liability of that section. Furthermore, the information in this Item 7.01 shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into the filings of the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
 
ITEM 9.01
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.
(d)     Exhibits.
 
 
 
 
Exhibit Number
 
Description
99.1
 
Press Release, dated March 22, 2013.







SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
 
 
 
 
 
 
A. Schulman, Inc.
 
 
 
 
By:
 
/s/ David C. Minc
 
 
 
David C. Minc
 
 
 
Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary
Date: March 22, 2013