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EX-99.1 - EXHIBIT 99.1 - SCHULMAN A INC | shlm-20170627newsrelease.htm |
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) June 27, 2017
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.) |
3637 Ridgewood Rd, Fairlawn, 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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Item 5.02 DEPARTURE OF DIRECTORS OR CERTAIN OFFICERS; ELECTION OF DIRECTORS; APPOINTMENT OF CERTAIN OFFICERS; COMPENSATORY ARRANGEMENTS OF CERTAIN OFFICERS
On June 27, 2017, A. Schulman, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that it will retain a global executive search firm to assist the Company’s Board of Directors and its Nominating and Governance Committee in a search for a successor candidate to current Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer Joseph M. Gingo. The plan calls for Mr. Gingo to step down from his chief executive officer position at the end of the term of his current employment contract in August 2018. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference herein.
ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.
(d) Exhibits.
Exhibit Number | Description |
99.1 | Press Release, dated June 27, 2017 |
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/ Andrean R. Horton | ||
Andrean R. Horton | |||
Executive Vice President & Chief Legal Officer |
Date: June 27, 2017