EXHIBIT 10.3
CHANGE IN CONTROL AGREEMENT
This Change in Control Agreement (this “Agreement”) between _________________
(the “Employee”) and A. Schulman, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the
“Corporation”), is effective as of September 22, 2016 (“Effective Date”).
WHEREAS, the Employee currently is employed by the Corporation; and
WHEREAS, in order to induce the Employee to remain in the employ of the
Corporation, the Corporation desires to provide the Employee with certain
severance benefits in the event his employment with the Corporation terminates
in connection with a Change in Control under the circumstances described herein.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises and agreements
hereinafter set forth, the Corporation and the Employee agree as follows:
Section 1.    Definitions
When used in this Agreement, the following terms will have the meanings given to
them in this section unless another meaning is expressly provided elsewhere in
this Agreement. When applying these definitions, the form of any term or word
will include any of its other forms.

1.1    “Affiliate” shall mean any entity with whom the Corporation would be
    considered a single employer under Sections 414(b) and 414(c) of the Code.
1.2    “Board” shall mean the Corporation’s Board of Directors.
1.3    “Cause” shall mean:
(a)    any act of fraud, embezzlement, misappropriation or conversion by the
Employee of the assets or business opportunities of the Corporation and its
Affiliates;
(b)    the Employee’s conviction of (or plea of guilty or nolo contendere to) a
felony or a misdemeanor that originally was charged as a felony but was reduced
to a misdemeanor as part of a plea bargain;
(c)    intentional and repeated material violations by the Employee of the
written policies or procedures of the Corporation or, to the extent applicable
to the Employee, any of its Affiliates, or the intentional and material breach
of any contract with, or violation of any legal obligation owed to, the
Corporation or any of its Affiliates, provided that the Employee fails to cure,
to the best of the Employee’s ability and to the extent that the breach is
amenable to cure, such breach within thirty (30) days after delivery to the
Employee of a notice from the Board specifying such breach; or
(d)    the Employee’s willful engagement in gross misconduct or intentional
misrepresentation that is materially and demonstrably injurious to the
Corporation or any of its Affiliates, provided that such breach is not cured to
the best of the Employee’s ability and to the extent that the breach is amenable
to cure within thirty (30) days after delivery to the Employee of a notice from
the Board specifying such breach.

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For purposes of this definition, no act or failure to act, on the Employee’s
part shall be deemed “willful” unless done or omitted to be done, by Employee,
not in good faith and without a reasonable belief that Employee’s act or failure
to act was in the best interest of the Corporation or any Affiliate. In the
event of a dispute concerning this definition of Cause, no claim by the
Corporation or an Affiliate that Cause exists shall be given effect unless the
Corporation establishes by clear and convincing evidence that Cause exists.
1.4    “Change in Control” shall mean the occurrence of any of the following:
(a)    the acquisition by any person (as defined under Section 409A of the
Code), or more than one person acting as a group (as defined under Section 409A
of the Code), of stock of the Corporation that, together with the stock of the
Corporation held by such person or group, constitutes more than fifty percent
(50%) of the total fair market value or total voting power of the stock of the
Corporation;
(b)    the acquisition by any person, or more than one person acting as a group,
within any twelve (12) month period, of stock of the Corporation possessing
thirty percent (30%) or more of the total voting power of the stock of the
Corporation;
(c)    a majority of the members of the Board are replaced during any twelve
(12) month period by directors whose appointment or election is not endorsed by
a majority of the members of the Board prior to the date of the appointment or
election; or
(d)    the acquisition by any person, or more than one person acting as a group,
within any twelve (12) month period, of assets from the Corporation that have a
total gross fair market value equal to or more than forty percent (40%) of the
total gross fair market value of all of the assets of the Corporation
immediately prior to such acquisition or acquisitions.
This definition of Change in Control shall be interpreted in a manner that is
consistent with the definition of a “change in control event” under Section 409A
of the Code and the Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Change in Control shall not be deemed to have
occurred if there is consummated any transaction or series of integrated
transactions immediately following which the record holders of the common stock
of the Corporation immediately prior to such transaction or series of
transactions continue to have substantially the same proportionate ownership in
an entity which owns all or substantially all of the assets of the Corporation
immediately following such transaction or series of transactions.
Further, notwithstanding the foregoing, any event or transaction which would
otherwise constitute a Change in Control (a “Transaction”) shall not constitute
a Change in Control for purposes of this Agreement if, in connection with the
Transaction, the Employee participates as an equity investor in the acquiring
entity or any of its affiliates (the “Acquiror”). For purposes of the preceding
sentence, the Employee shall not be deemed to have participated as an equity
investor in the Acquiror by virtue of: (i) obtaining beneficial ownership of any
equity interest in the Acquiror as a result of the grant to the Employee of an
incentive compensation award under one or more incentive plans of the Acquiror
(including, but not limited to, the conversion in connection with the
Transaction of incentive compensation awards of the Corporation into incentive
compensation awards of the Acquiror), on terms and conditions substantially
equivalent to those applicable to other employees of the Corporation and its
Affiliates immediately prior to the Transaction, after taking into account
normal differences attributable to job responsibilities, title and similar
matters; (ii) obtaining beneficial ownership of any equity interest in the
Acquiror on terms and conditions substantially equivalent to those obtained in
the Transaction by all other stockholders of the Corporation; or (iii) passive
ownership of less than three percent (3%) of the stock of the Acquiror.

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1.5    “Change in Control Protection Period” shall mean the period from the
occurrence of a Change in Control and ending on the second anniversary thereof,
even if such period extends beyond the Expiration Date (as defined in Section
2).
1.6    “Code” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
1.7    “Good Reason” shall mean the occurrence of any of the following without
the Employee’s express prior written consent:
(a)    a diminution in the Employee’s base compensation or incentive
compensation opportunity;
(b)    the failure by the Corporation, to pay to the Employee any portion of the
Employee's current compensation, or to pay to the Employee any portion of an
installment of deferred compensation under any deferred compensation program of
the Employer, within seven (7) days of the date such compensation is due;
(c)    the failure by the Corporation to continue in effect any compensation
plan in which the Employee participates immediately prior to the Change in
Control which is material to the Employee's total compensation, unless an
equitable arrangement (embodied in an ongoing substitute or alternative plan)
has been made with respect to such plan, or the failure by the Corporation to
continue the Employee's participation therein (or in such substitute or
alternative plan) on a basis not materially less favorable, both in terms of the
amount of benefits provided and the level of the Employee's participation
relative to other participants, as existed at the time of the Change in Control;
(d)    the failure by the Corporation to continue to provide the Employee with
benefits substantially similar to those enjoyed by the Employee under any of the
Corporation's pension, life insurance, medical, health and accident, or
disability plans in which the Employee was participating at the time of the
Change in Control, the taking of any action by the Corporation which would
directly or indirectly materially reduce any of such benefits or deprive the
Employee of any material fringe benefit enjoyed by the Employee at the time of
the Change in Control, or the failure by the Corporation to provide the Employee
with the number of paid vacation days to which the Employee is entitled on the
basis of years of service with the Corporation in accordance with the Employer's
normal vacation policy in effect at the time of the Change in Control; or
(e)    a diminution in the Employee’s title, authority, duties, responsibilities
or reporting relationships, including the requirement that the Employee report
to a corporate officer or employee instead of to the Board;
(f)    a diminution in the authority, duties, or responsibilities of the
supervisor to whom the Employee is required to report;
(g)    a diminution in the budget over which the Employee retains authority;
(h)    a reassignment of the Employee to an office location twenty-five (25)
miles or more from the office location of the Employee prior to a Change in
Control, except for required travel to an extent substantially consistent with
the Employee’s business travel obligations prior to a Change in Control;
(i)    the failure by the Corporation, in the event the Employee consents to a
relocation at the request of the Corporation or its successor, to pay (or
reimburse the Employee) for all reasonable moving expenses incurred by the
Employee relating to a change of the Employee’s principal residence in
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with such relocation and to indemnify the Employee against any loss realized on
the sale of the Employee’s principal residence in connection with any such
change of residence; or
(j)    any other action or inaction that constitutes a material breach of the
terms of this Agreement.
1.8    “Notice of Termination” shall mean a written notice that describes in
reasonable detail the facts and circumstances claimed to provide a basis for
Termination.
1.9    “Termination” shall mean a “separation from service” with the Corporation
and its Affiliates within the meaning of Treasury Regulation §1.409A-l(h).
Section 2.    Term of Agreement
Subject to Sections 1.5, 5.3 and 6.3, the term of this Agreement shall commence
on the Effective Date and end on December 31, 2018 (the “Expiration Date”).
Section 3.    Effect of Termination
3.1    Termination for Any Reason Prior to or After the Change in Control
Protection Period. The Employee’s employment may be Terminated by the
Corporation or by the Employee, in each case by delivering a Notice of
Termination, for any reason prior to a Change in Control or following the
expiration of the Change in Control Protection Period, and the Employee will not
be entitled to any payments or benefits under this Agreement.
3.2    Termination During a Change in Control Protection Period.

(a)    Termination Without Cause or for Good Reason. The Employee will be
entitled to receive the payments and benefits described in Section 4.1 if,
during a Change in Control Protection Period:

(i)    The Corporation Terminates the Employee without Cause by delivering to
the Employee a Notice of Termination; or

(ii)    The Employee Terminates for Good Reason by delivering to the Corporation
a Notice of Termination for Good Reason, provided that such Notice of
Termination is delivered within ninety (90) days of the initial existence of the
condition constituting Good Reason and the Corporation does not remedy the
condition constituting Good Reason within thirty (30) days of the date of such
Notice of Termination. If the Employee fails to provide such written notice to
the Corporation within the period described above, then the Employee will be
deemed to have consented to such condition and the Corporation shall have no
obligation to pay the compensation and benefits described in Section 4.1 with
respect to such condition.

(b)    Termination for Any Other Reason. If, during a Change in Control
Protection Period, the Employee is Terminated or Terminates for any reason other
than as described in Section 3.2(a), including a Termination for Cause by the
Corporation or due to the Employee’s death or disability (within the meaning of
Section 409A of the Code), the Employee will not be entitled to any payments or
benefits under this Agreement.

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Section 4.    Change in Control Severance Payments
4.1    Calculation of Severance Payments. Subject to the terms of this
Agreement, if the Employee is Terminated or Terminates for any reason described
in Section 3.2(a), the Employee shall be entitled to the following:
(a)    Continued payment of the Employee’s compensation and provision of
benefits through the date of Termination. Any accrued, but unpaid amounts or
benefits shall be paid in a lump sum within thirty (30) days following the
Employee’s date of Termination or, if earlier, the date specified in the
applicable plan, program or arrangement.
(b)    An amount equal to any accrued, but unused vacation days, as determined
under the Corporation’s personnel policy, which amount shall be paid in a lump
sum within thirty (30) days following the Employee’s date of Termination.

(c)    A lump sum cash payment, which shall be paid within thirty (30) days
following the Employee’s date of Termination, equal to the sum of: (i) two
hundred percent (200%) of the Employee’s base salary for the calendar year
immediately preceding the year in which the date of Termination occurs; plus
(ii) two hundred percent (200%) of the Employee’s annual target bonus for the
fiscal year in which the date of Termination occurs.

(d)    For 18 months after the Employee’s date of Termination, the Corporation
will maintain in full force and effect, for the Employee’s continued benefit
(and that of all family members and other dependents who were enrolled in the
programs on the Employee’s date of Termination) all life, medical and dental
insurance programs in which the Employee (and members of the Employee’s family
or other dependents) were participating or by which such individuals were
covered immediately before the Employee’s date of Termination. If the terms of
any of such programs do not allow the continued participation described in the
preceding sentence, the Corporation will: (i) provide benefits that are
substantially similar (including eligibility conditions, conditions on benefits,
the value of benefits and the scope of coverage) to those provided by the life,
medical and dental insurance programs in which the Employee, members of the
Employee’s family and dependents were participating immediately before the
Employee’s date of Termination; and (ii) ensure that any eligibility or other
conditions on benefits under these programs, including deductibles and
co-payments, will be administered by applying the Employee’s experience under
any predecessor program in which the Employee (and members of the Employee’s
family and dependents) were participating before Termination. With respect to
this Section 4.1(d), any benefits or payments relating to medical and dental
insurance that are provided after completion of the applicable continuation
period permitted under the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of
1986, as amended, and any benefits or payments relating to life insurance shall
be subject to the following: (A) the amount of expenses eligible for
reimbursement or the benefits or payments provided during any taxable year of
the Employee may not affect the expenses eligible for reimbursement or the
benefits or payments to be provided to the Employee in any other taxable year;
(B) reimbursement of any eligible expense must be made on or before the last day
of the Employee’s taxable year following the taxable year in which the expense
was incurred; and (C) the right to reimbursement or to such benefits or payments
is not subject to liquidation or exchange for another benefit. To the extent
that any benefit extended under this Section 4.1(d) would result in taxable
compensation for the Employee, the Employee shall be solely responsible for any
such taxes.

(e)    Reimbursement for all legal fees and expenses incurred by the Employee:
(i) in disputing in good faith any issue relating to the Termination of the
Employee’s employment during the Change-in-Control Protection Period; (ii) in
seeking in good faith to obtain or enforce any benefit or right provided by this
Agreement; or (iii) in connection with any good faith dispute regarding the
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Section 4.2 of this Agreement, including, but not limited to, any tax audit or
proceeding to the extent attributable to the application of Section 4999 of the
Code to any payment or benefit provided thereunder. Such payments shall be made
within five (5) business days after delivery of the Employee's written requests
for payment accompanied with such evidence of fees and expenses incurred as the
Corporation reasonably may require.

(f)    Any other change in control benefits to which the Employee is entitled
under any other plan, program or agreement with the Corporation or any
Affiliate. Such benefits shall be provided in accordance with the terms and
conditions of the applicable plan, program or agreement.

4.2    Excess Parachute Payment.
(a)    Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, if any
payments or benefits paid or payable to the Employee pursuant to this Agreement
or any other plan, program or arrangement maintained by the Corporation or an
Affiliate would constitute a “parachute payment” within the meaning of Section
280G of the Code, then the Employee shall receive the greater of: (i) one dollar
($1.00) less than the amount which would cause the payments and benefits to
constitute a “parachute payment”; or (ii) the amount of such payments and
benefits, after taking into account all federal, state and local taxes,
including the excise tax imposed under Section 4999 of the Code, if such amount
would be greater than the amount specified in Section 4.2(a), after taking into
account all federal, state and local taxes. Any reduction to any payment made
pursuant to Section 4.2(a) shall be made consistent with the requirements of
Section 409A of the Code.
(b)    All determinations required to be made under this Section 4.2 shall be
made by a public accounting firm that is retained by the Corporation to provide
tax advice as of the date immediately prior to the Change in Control (the
“Accounting Firm”). The Accounting Firm shall provide detailed supporting
calculations both to the Corporation and the Employee within 15 business days of
the receipt of notice from the Corporation or the Employee that there has been a
potential “parachute payment” within the meaning of Section 280G of the Code, or
such earlier time as requested by the Corporation. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, in the event: (i) that the Accounting Firm is precluded from
performing such services under applicable auditor independence rules; or (ii)
the Accounting Firm is serving as accountant or auditor for the individual,
entity or group effecting the Change in Control, the Corporation shall appoint
another nationally recognized public accounting firm to be the Accounting Firm.

(c)    If, pursuant to Section 4.2(a), any payment or benefit payable hereunder
is required to be reduced, the Accounting Firm shall provide a written opinion
to the Employee that: (i) such reduction is necessary in order for the Employee
to avoid having to pay or report any excise tax pursuant to Section 4999 of the
Code; and (ii) that the Employee is not required to pay or report any excise tax
under Section 4999 of the Code on the Employee’s federal income tax return.

(d)    All fees, costs and expenses (including, but not limited to, the costs of
retaining experts) of the Accounting Firm shall be borne by the Corporation. The
determination by the Accounting Firm shall be binding upon the Corporation and
the Employee.

4.3    Conditions Affecting Payments.
(a)    Except as expressly provided in this Agreement, the Employee’s right to
receive the payments and benefits described in this Agreement will not decrease
the amount of, or otherwise adversely affect, any other benefits payable to the
Employee under any plan, agreement or arrangement between the Employee and the
Corporation or any Affiliate.

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(b)    The Employee is not required to mitigate the amount of any payment or
benefit described in this Agreement by seeking other employment or otherwise,
nor will the amount of any payment or benefit provided for in this Agreement be
reduced by any compensation that the Employee earns in any capacity after
Termination or by reason of the Employee’s receipt of or right to receive any
retirement or other benefits on or after Termination.
(c)    The amount of any payment made under this Agreement will be reduced by
amounts the Corporation or any Affiliate is required to withhold with respect to
any income, wage or employment taxes imposed on the payment.
(d)    Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, if the
Employee is a “specified employee” (within the meaning of Treasury Regulation
§1.409A-l(i) and as determined under the Corporation’s policy for determining
specified employees) on the date of Termination and any payment pursuant to
Section 4.1(b) or 4.1(c) is subject to Section 409A of the Code, then such
payment shall not be paid to the Employee until the first day of the seventh
month following the Employee’s date of Termination or, if earlier, the date of
the Employee’s death.
Section 5.    Employee’s Obligations
5.1    Confidential Information. The Corporation’s and its Affiliates’ methods,
plans for doing business, processes, pricing, compounds, customers and supplies
are vital and, to the extent not made public by the Corporation or its
Affiliates, constitute confidential information subject to their proprietary
rights therein. The Employee covenants and agrees that during the term of this
Agreement and at all times thereafter, the Employee will not, directly or
indirectly, make known, divulge, furnish, make available or use, otherwise than
in the regular course of the Employee’s employment or to the extent that
disclosure is required pursuant to a compulsory proceeding in which the
Employee’s failure to disclosure such confidential information would subject the
Employee to criminal or civil sanctions, but only to the extent that Employee
provides reasonable prior notice to the Corporation prior to disclosure, any
invention, product, process, apparatus or design of the Corporation or its
Affiliates, or any knowledge or information in respect thereof (including, but
not limited to, business methods and techniques), or any other confidential or
so-called “insider” information of the Corporation or its Affiliates. This
covenant shall apply without regard to the time or circumstances of any
Termination of the Employee’s employment.
5.2    Non-Competition and Non-Solicitation. If within the Change in Control
Protection Period, the Employee shall have an involuntary Termination of
employment by the Corporation other than for Cause, or shall have a voluntary
Termination of employment for Good Reason, then and for a period of one (1) year
immediately following the Termination Date, the Employee shall not, directly or
indirectly, either as an individual for the Employee’s own account or as an
investor, or other participant in, or as an employee agent, or representative
of, any other business enterprise: (a) solicit, employ, entice, take away or
interfere with, or attempt to solicit, employ, entice, take away or interfere
with, the employment of any person who was an employee of the Corporation or any
Affiliate during the term of this Agreement; or (b) engage or participate in or
finance, aid or be connected with any enterprise which competes with the
Corporation or any Affiliate during the term of this Agreement. The geographical
limitations of the foregoing shall include any country in which the Corporation
or any Affiliate shall be doing business as of the Termination Date.

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5.3    Effect of Breach of Obligations. If the Employee breaches any obligation
described in this Agreement and such breach occurs before a Change in Control or
before the Employee has Terminated, this Agreement will terminate as of the date
of the breach, even if the fact of the breach becomes apparent at a later date.
Section 6.    Waiver; Amendment; Termination
6.1    Waiver. No provisions of this Agreement may be waived or discharged
unless such waiver or discharge is expressly agreed to in writing signed by the
Employee and such officer as may be specifically designated by the Corporation.
In the event that the Employee continues his or her employment during the Change
in Control Protection Period, such continued employment shall not constitute a
waiver or diminish or eliminate, in any way whatsoever, any of Employee’s rights
or obligations under this Agreement, including the Employee’s right to Terminate
for Good Reason under Section 3.2(a). No waiver by either party hereto at any
time of any breach by the other party hereto of or compliance with, any
condition or provision of this Agreement to be performed by such other party
shall be deemed a waiver of similar or dissimilar provisions or conditions at
the same or at any prior or subsequent time.
6.2    Amendment. This Agreement may be amended at any time by written agreement
between the Employee and the Corporation.     
6.3    Termination. Except as provided in Section 5.3, this Agreement will
terminate prior to the Expiration Date upon the earliest of the following to
occur:
(a)    The Employee’s Termination pursuant to Sections 3.1 or 3.2(b);
(b)    The mutual written agreement of the Corporation and the Employee to
terminate this Agreement, whether or not it is replaced with a similar
agreement; or
(c)    The full payment and provision of all payments and benefits due under
this Agreement have been fully paid and provided.
6.4        Reimbursement of Legal Fees. If during the term of this Agreement,
the Corporation seeks the Employee’s express written consent to a waiver or
amendment of this Agreement (as required under Sections 6.1 and 6.2 hereof) or
the termination of this Agreement under Section 6.3(b), the Corporation shall
reimburse the Employee for all legal fees and expenses incurred in good faith by
the Employee in relation to such requested waiver, amendment or termination.
Such payments shall be made within five (5) business days after delivery of the
Employee's written requests for payment accompanied with such evidence of fees
and expenses incurred as the Corporation reasonably may require.

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Section 7.    Equitable Relief; Dispute Resolution
7.1    Uniqueness of Obligations. The Employee’s obligations described in
Section 5 of this Agreement are of a special and unique character which gives
them a peculiar value to the Corporation and its Affiliates and the Corporation
and its Affiliates cannot be reasonably or adequately compensated in damages in
an action at law if the Employee breaches those obligations. The Employee
therefore expressly agrees that, in addition to any other rights or remedies
that the Corporation or its Affiliates may have, the Corporation or its
Affiliates will be entitled to injunctive and other equitable relief in the form
of preliminary and permanent injunctions without bond or other security if the
Employee actually breaches (or threatens to breach) any obligation under this
Agreement.
7.2    Arbitration. Except as provided in Section 7.1, any: (a) disagreement
concerning the calculation of any payment due under this Agreement; (b) breach
of any term of this Agreement; or (c) other dispute or controversy arising out
of or relating to this Agreement, including the basis on which the Employee is
Terminated, will be resolved by arbitration in accordance with the rules of the
American Arbitration Association. The award of the arbitrator will be final,
conclusive and nonappealable and judgment upon the award rendered by the
arbitrator may be entered in any court having competent jurisdiction. The
arbitrator must be an arbitrator qualified to serve in accordance with the rules
of the American Arbitration Association and one who is approved by the
Corporation and the Employee. If the Employee and the Corporation fail to agree
on an arbitrator, each must designate a person qualified to serve as an
arbitrator in accordance with the rules of the American Arbitration Association
and these persons will select the arbitrator from among those persons qualified
to serve in accordance with the rules of the American Arbitration Association.
Any arbitration relating to this Agreement will be held in Akron, Ohio. Each
party shall bear its own costs of arbitration, except that that the parties will
equally share in the cost of the arbitrator.
Section 8.    Miscellaneous
8.1    Nonassignment. The right of the Employee or any other person to receive
any payment or benefit under this Agreement may not be assigned, transferred,
pledged or encumbered except by will or by applicable laws of descent and
distribution. Any attempt to assign, transfer, pledge or encumber any payment or
benefit that is or may be receivable under this Agreement will be null and void
and of no legal effect.
8.2    Successors to the Employee. Subject to Section 6.3, this Agreement inures
to the benefit of and may be enforced by the Employee’s personal or legal
representatives, executors, administrators, successors, heirs, distributees,
devisees and legatees.
8.3    Notices. All notices and other communications provided for in this
Agreement must be in writing and will be deemed to have been given when
deposited with a reputable delivery service or in United States registered mail,
return receipt requested, postage prepaid. For purposes of this Agreement:
(a)    all notices must be directed to the addresses shown on the last page of
this Agreement;
(b)    notices and other communications to the Corporation will not be deemed to
have been given unless they are directed to the attention of the Corporation’s
Director of Human Resources and copies are sent to the Corporation’s Secretary;
and
(c)    neither party will be required to use any address other than that shown
on the last page of this Agreement unless notified of a change in the other
party’s address. Any change in either party’s address must be given in writing
to the other party and will be effective only upon receipt.

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8.4    Complete Agreement. This Agreement supersedes any and all prior agreement
between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof. No agreements or
representations, oral or otherwise, express or implied, with respect to the
subject matter of this Agreement have been made by either party that are not set
forth expressly in this Agreement.
8.5    Applicable Law. The validity, interpretation, construction and
performance of this Agreement will be governed by the laws (but not the law of
conflicts of laws) of the State of Ohio.
8.6    Validity. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provisions of this
Agreement will not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provisions
of this Agreement, which will remain in full force and effect.
8.7    Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in several counterparts,
each of which shall be deemed to be an original but all of which together will
constitute one and the same instrument.
8.8    Section 409A of the Code. This Agreement is intended to comply with or be
exempt from Section 409A of the Code and shall be interpreted, construed and
operated consistent with this intent.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement effective as
of the date and year first above written.
A. SCHULMAN, INC.
By:     ____________________________________                    
Title:     ____________________________________                    
Address:    3637 Ridgewood Road
Fairlawn, Ohio 44333

[NAME OF EXECUTIVE]
__________________________________________                        
Address: