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

FORM 8-K/A

AMENDMENT NO. 1

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934


Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) July 9, 2012    

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)
(Zip Code)

(330) 666-3751
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 
 
 
 
 
(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:

o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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EXPLANATORY NOTE

This Amendment No. 1 to Current Report on Form 8-K/A hereby amends and restates the Current Report on Form 8-K of A. Schulman, Inc. (the “Company”) originally filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") on July 9, 2012 to furnish the Company's press release announcing its financial results for the quarter and year-to-date periods ended May 31, 2012. This Form 8-K/A corrects a typographical error in the year-to-date May 31, 2011 Reconciliation of GAAP and Non-GAAP Financial Measures contained in the Company's press release. The Reconciliation of GAAP and Non-GAAP Financial Measures contained in the Company's Form 10-Q filed with the SEC on July 9, 2012 and in the PRNewswire Earnings Release were not affected by this typographical error.

ITEM 2.02    RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION.

On July 9, 2012, A. Schulman, Inc. announced earnings for the quarter ended May 31, 2012. A copy of the press release announcing these results is attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and incorporated by reference herein.

Pursuant to General Instruction B.2 of Current Report on Form 8-K, the information in this Item 2.02 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 2.02 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 July 9, 2012 (filed herewith)





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: July 10, 2012