Document:

Form of Medium-Term Notes, Series K, Notes Linked to a Currency Basket

 Exhibit 4.4 
 [Face of Note] 
 Unless this certificate is presented by an authorized
representative of The Depository Trust Company, a New York corporation (“DTC”), to the Company or its agent for registration of transfer, exchange or payment, and any certificate issued is registered in the name of Cede &
Co. or in such other name as requested by an authorized representative of DTC (and any payment is made to Cede & Co. or such other entity as is requested by an authorized representative of DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR
VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL inasmuch as the registered owner hereof, Cede & Co., has an interest herein. 
  

			
	CUSIP NO. 94986RHY0	  	FACE AMOUNT: $                
	REGISTERED NO.         	  	

 WELLS FARGO & COMPANY 

MEDIUM-TERM NOTE, SERIES K 
 Due Nine Months or More From Date of Issue 
 Notes Linked to a Currency
Basket 
 due October 7, 2016 
 WELLS FARGO & COMPANY, a corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware (hereinafter called the “Company,” which term includes any successor
corporation under the Indenture hereinafter referred to), for value received, hereby promises to pay to CEDE & Co., or registered assigns, an amount equal to the Redemption Amount (as defined below), in such coin or currency of the United
States of America as at the time of payment is legal tender for payment of public and private debts, on the Stated Maturity Date. The “Initial Stated Maturity Date” shall be October 7, 2016. If the Exchange Rates (as defined
below) for the Basket Components (as defined below) are published on the final scheduled Calculation Day (as defined below), the Initial Stated Maturity Date will be the “Stated Maturity Date.” If the Exchange Rate for a Basket
Component is not published on the final scheduled Calculation Day, and the Average Ending Level (as defined below) has not been determined as provided in this Security prior to three Business Days (as defined below) prior to the Initial Stated
Maturity Date, the “Stated Maturity Date” shall be postponed to the third Business Day following the date on which the Average Ending Level is determined. This Security shall not bear any interest. 

Any payments on this Security at Maturity will be made against presentation of this Security at the office or agency of the Company
maintained for that purpose in the City of Minneapolis, Minnesota and at any other office or agency maintained by the Company for such purpose. 
 “Face Amount” shall mean, when used with respect to this Security, the amount set forth on the face of this Security as its “Face Amount.” 

 Determination of Redemption Amount 

The “Redemption Amount” of this Security will equal: 

 

	 	•	If the Average Ending Level is greater than or equal to the Starting Level, the Face Amount plus the greater of: 

 

	 	(i)	the Minimum Return; and 

  

									
		 	(ii)	 	    

	 	; or	 	

  

	 	•	If the Average Ending Level is less than the Starting Level: the Face Amount plus the Minimum Return. 

“Basket” shall mean a basket comprised of the following Basket Components, with the return of each Basket Component
relative to the U.S. Dollar having the weighting in the Basket noted parenthetically: the Australian Dollar (33.4%); the Norwegian Krone (33.3%); and the Canadian Dollar (33.3%). 

“Basket Component” shall mean each of the Australian Dollar; the Norwegian Krone; and the Canadian Dollar. 

The “Pricing Date” shall mean March 28, 2012. 

The “Starting Level” is 100. 
 The “Average Ending Level” will be calculated based on the weighted returns of the Basket Components, each relative to the U.S. Dollar, and will be equal to the product of
(i) 100 and (ii) an amount equal to 1 plus the sum of: (A) 33.4% of the Average Component Return of the Australian Dollar; (B) 33.3% of the Average Component Return of the Norwegian Krone; and (C) 33.3% of the Average
Component Return of the Canadian Dollar. 
 The “Minimum Return” is 2% of the Face Amount. 

The “Average Component Return” of a Basket Component will be equal to: 

Average Component Level – Initial Component Level 
 Initial Component Level 
 where, 

 

	 	•	the “Initial Component Level” is the Exchange Rate of such Basket Component on the Pricing Date; and 

 

	 	•	the “Average Component Level” will be the arithmetic average of the Exchange Rate of such Basket Component on the Calculation Days.

  
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 The Initial Component Levels of the Basket Components are as follows: Australian Dollar
(1.03765); Norwegian Krone (0.17383); and Canadian Dollar (1.00346). 
 The “Participation Rate” is 100%.

 The “Exchange Rate” for each Basket Component on any Currency Trading Day, for purposes of determining the
Average Component Return, will be determined as follows: 
  

	 	•	 	 Australian Dollar – the rate for conversion of Australian Dollars into U.S. Dollars (expressed as the number of U.S. Dollars per 1 Australian
Dollar) equal to the WM/Reuters Closing Spot Rate (Mid) as calculated at approximately 4:00 p.m. London time and published at approximately 4:15 p.m. London time as referenced by Bloomberg page WMCO1 “AUD” below “MID,” or any
successor or replacement service or page, on such Currency Trading Day. 

  

	 	•	 	 Norwegian Krone – the rate for conversion of Norwegian Kroner into U.S. Dollars (expressed as the number of U.S. Dollars per 1 Norwegian Krone)
equal to one divided by the WM/Reuters Closing Spot Rate (Mid) as calculated at approximately 4:00 p.m. London time and published at approximately 4:15 p.m. London time as referenced by Bloomberg page WMCO1 “NOK” below “MID,” or
any successor or replacement service or page, rounded to five decimal places, with .000005 rounded upwards to .00001, on such Currency Trading Day. 

  

	 	•	 	 Canadian Dollar – the rate for conversion of Canadian Dollars into U.S. Dollars (expressed as the number of U.S. Dollars per 1 Canadian Dollar)
equal to one divided by the WM/Reuters Closing Spot Rate (Mid) as calculated at approximately 4:00 p.m. London time and published at approximately 4:15 p.m. London time as referenced by Bloomberg page WMCO1 “CAD” below “MID,” or
any successor or replacement service or page, rounded to five decimal places, with .000005 rounded upwards to .00001, on such Currency Trading Day. 

 “Business Day” shall mean a day, other than a Saturday or Sunday, that is neither a legal holiday nor a day on which banking institutions are authorized or required by law or regulation
to close in New York, New York or Minneapolis, Minnesota. 
 The “Calculation Days” shall be, for each Basket
Component, on the last Currency Trading Day of each March and September for that Basket Component, commencing September 2012 and ending September 2016. If the Exchange Rate for a Basket Component is not published on a Calculation Day, such
Calculation Day for such Basket Component will be postponed to the first succeeding Currency Trading Day on which the Exchange Rate for such Basket Component is published. If such first succeeding Currency Trading Day has not occurred as of the
fifth scheduled Currency Trading Day after a scheduled Calculation Day for such Basket Component, that fifth scheduled Currency Trading Day shall be deemed a Calculation Day. If a Calculation Day has been postponed five scheduled Currency Trading
Days after a scheduled Calculation 

  
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Day for such Basket Component and such fifth scheduled Currency Trading Day is not a Currency Trading Day, or if the Exchange Rate with respect to such Basket Component on such fifth scheduled
Currency Trading Day is not published, the Calculation Agent will determine the Exchange Rate of such Basket Component on such fifth scheduled Currency Trading Day in a commercially reasonable manner. Notwithstanding a postponement of a Calculation
Day for a particular Basket Component due to the non-publication of the Exchange Rate for such Basket Component, the originally scheduled Calculation Day will remain a Calculation Day for any Basket Component for which an Exchange Rate is published.

 A “Currency Trading Day,” with respect to a Basket Component, means a day on which commercial banks are open
for business (including dealings in foreign exchange in accordance with the market practice of the foreign exchange market) in New York, New York and in the principal financial center for the applicable Basket Component (Sydney, Australia, with
respect to the Australian Dollar; Oslo, Norway, with respect to the Norwegian Krone; and Toronto, Canada, with respect to the Canadian Dollar) and are not otherwise required by law, regulation or executive order to close. 

“Calculation Agent Agreement” shall mean the Calculation Agent Agreement dated as of April 4, 2012 between the
Company and the Calculation Agent, as amended from time to time. 
 “Calculation Agent” shall mean the Person
that has entered into the Calculation Agent Agreement with the Company providing for, among other things, the determination of the Average Ending Level and the Redemption Amount, which term shall, unless the context otherwise requires, include its
successors under such Calculation Agent Agreement. The initial Calculation Agent shall be Wells Fargo Securities, LLC. Pursuant to the Calculation Agent Agreement, the Company may appoint a different Calculation Agent from time to time after the
initial issuance of this Security without the consent of the Holder of this Security and without notifying the Holder of this Security. 

Adjustments to a Basket Component 
 If, after the Pricing Date and on or before a Calculation Day, any country issuing a Basket Component (the “issuing entity”) has lawfully eliminated, converted, redenominated or
exchanged its lawful currency that was in effect on the Pricing Date (an “original currency”) for a successor currency, then for the purpose of calculating the Average Component Return for such Basket Component, the Basket will
include the successor currency and no longer include the original currency. The Initial Component Level for the successor currency, and the Exchange Rate of the successor currency on any prior Calculation Days used in the calculation of the Average
Component Level of such successor currency, will be adjusted to reflect such successor currency in accordance with the exchange ratio set by the issuing entity for converting the original currency into the successor currency on the date that the
elimination, conversion, redenomination or exchange occurred. If there is more than one such date prior to a Calculation Day, the date closest to such Calculation Day will be selected. 

  
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 Calculation Agent 
 The Calculation Agent will determine the Redemption Amount and the Average Ending Level. In addition, the Calculation Agent will (i) determine whether the Exchange Rate for a Basket Component is not
published, and, if so, determine such Exchange Rate in a commercially reasonable manner, (ii) select a successor or replacement service or page if needed, and (iii) determine if adjustments are required to the Exchange Rate of a Basket
Component as described in this Security. 
 The Company covenants that, so long as this Security is Outstanding, there shall at
all times be a Calculation Agent (which shall be a broker-dealer, bank or other financial institution) with respect to this Security. 
 All determinations made by the Calculation Agent with respect to this Security will be at the sole discretion of the Calculation Agent and, in the absence of manifest error, will be conclusive for all
purposes and binding on the Company and the Holder of this Security. All percentages and other amounts resulting from any calculation with respect to this Security will be rounded at the Calculation Agent’s discretion. 

Redemption and Repayment 
 This Security is not subject to redemption at the option of the Company or repayment at the option of the Holder hereof prior to October 7, 2016. This Security is not entitled to any sinking fund.

 Acceleration 
 If an Event of Default, as defined in the Indenture, with respect to this Security shall occur and be continuing, the Redemption Amount (calculated as set forth in the next sentence) of this Security may
be declared due and payable in the manner and with the effect provided in the Indenture. The amount payable to the Holder hereof upon any acceleration permitted under the Indenture will be equal to the Redemption Amount hereof calculated as provided
herein; provided, however, that the Redemption Amount will be calculated using (A) the Exchange Rates ascertained on the Calculation Day(s) that occurred before the date of acceleration and (B) the Exchange Rates ascertained on the date of
acceleration and on each of the Currency Trading Days leading up to the date of acceleration in such aggregate number (including the date of acceleration) equal to the number of Calculation Days scheduled to occur after the date of acceleration.

  
  

Reference is hereby made to the further provisions of this Security set forth on the reverse hereof, which further provisions shall for
all purposes have the same effect as if set forth at this place. 

  
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 Unless the certificate of authentication hereon has been executed by the Trustee referred to
on the reverse hereof by manual signature or its duly authorized agent under the Indenture referred to on the reverse hereof by manual signature, this Security shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Indenture or be valid or obligatory for
any purpose. 
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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this instrument to be duly executed under its
corporate seal. 

DATED:                     

WELLS FARGO & COMPANY 

By:                   
                                         
                                         
                                    

                   
                                         
                                         
                                         

       Its:            
                                         
                                         
                                   

[SEAL] 

Attest:                  
                                         
                                         
                               

                   
                                         
                                         
                                        

            Its:       
                                         
                                         
                                  

TRUSTEE’S CERTIFICATE OF 
 AUTHENTICATION

 This is one of the Securities of the 

series designated therein described 
 in the
within-mentioned Indenture. 
 CITIBANK, N.A., 
     as Trustee 

By:                        
                              
        Authorized Signature 
 OR 

WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., 

    as Authenticating Agent for the Trustee 
 By:                                 
                     

       Authorized Signature 

  
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 [Reverse of Note] 
 WELLS FARGO & COMPANY 
 MEDIUM-TERM NOTE, SERIES K

 Due Nine Months or More From Date of Issue 
 Notes Linked to a Currency Basket 
 due October 7, 2016

 This Security is one of a duly authorized issue of securities of the Company (herein called the
“Securities”), issued and to be issued in one or more series under an indenture dated as of July 21, 1999, as amended or supplemented from time to time (herein called the “Indenture”), between the Company and
Citibank, N.A., as Trustee (herein called the “Trustee,” which term includes any successor trustee under the Indenture), to which Indenture and all indentures supplemental thereto reference is hereby made for a statement of the
respective rights, limitations of rights, duties and immunities thereunder of the Company, the Trustee and the Holders of the Securities, and of the terms upon which the Securities are, and are to be, authenticated and delivered. This Security is
one of the series of the Securities designated as Medium-Term Notes, Series K, of the Company, which series is limited to an aggregate principal amount or face amount, as applicable, of $25,000,000,000 or the equivalent thereof in one or more
foreign or composite currencies. The amount payable on the Securities of this series may be determined by reference to the performance of one or more equity-, commodity- or currency-based indices, exchange traded funds, securities, commodities,
currencies, statistical measures of economic or financial performance, or a basket comprised of two or more of the foregoing, or any other market measure or may bear interest at a fixed rate or a floating rate. The Securities of this series may
mature at different times, be redeemable at different times or not at all, be repayable at the option of the Holder at different times or not at all and be denominated in different currencies. 

Article Sixteen of the Indenture shall not apply to this Security. 

The Securities are issuable only in registered form without coupons and will be either (a) book-entry securities represented by one
or more Global Securities recorded in the book-entry system maintained by the Depositary or (b) certificated securities issued to and registered in the names of, the beneficial owners or their nominees. 

The Company agrees, to the extent permitted by law, not to voluntarily claim the benefits of any laws concerning usurious rates of
interest against a Holder of this Security. 
 Modification and Waivers 

The Indenture permits, with certain exceptions as therein provided, the amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and
obligations of the Company and the rights of the Holders of the Securities of each series to be affected under the Indenture at any time by the Company and the Trustee with the consent of the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the
Securities at the 

  
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time Outstanding of all series to be affected, acting together as a class. The Indenture also contains provisions permitting the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Securities of all
series at the time Outstanding affected by certain provisions of the Indenture, acting together as a class, on behalf of the Holders of all Securities of such series, to waive compliance by the Company with those provisions of the Indenture. Certain
past defaults under the Indenture and their consequences may be waived under the Indenture by the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Securities of each series at the time Outstanding, on behalf of the Holders of all Securities of such
series. Solely for the purpose of determining whether any consent, waiver, notice or other action or Act to be taken or given by the Holders of Securities pursuant to the Indenture has been given or taken by the Holders of Outstanding Securities in
the requisite aggregate principal amount, the principal amount of this Security will be deemed to be equal to the amount set forth on the face hereof as the “Face Amount” hereof. Any such consent or waiver by the Holder of this Security
shall be conclusive and binding upon such Holder and upon all future Holders of this Security and of any Security issued upon the registration of transfer hereof or in exchange herefor or in lieu hereof, whether or not notation of such consent or
waiver is made upon this Security. 
 Defeasance 
 Section 403 and Article Fifteen of the Indenture and the provisions of clause (ii) of Section 401(1)(B) of the Indenture, relating to defeasance at any time of (a) the entire
indebtedness on this Security and (b) certain restrictive covenants and certain Events of Default, upon compliance by the Company with certain conditions set forth therein, shall not apply to this Security. The remaining provisions of
Section 401 of the Indenture shall apply to this Security. 
 Authorized Denominations 

This Security is issuable only in registered form without coupons in denominations of $1,000 or any amount in excess thereof which is an
integral multiple of $1,000. 
 Registration of Transfer 
 Upon due presentment for registration of transfer of this Security at the office or agency of the Company in the City of Minneapolis, Minnesota, a new Security or Securities of this series, with the same
terms as this Security, in authorized denominations for an equal aggregate Face Amount will be issued to the transferee in exchange herefor, as provided in the Indenture and subject to the limitations provided therein and to the limitations
described below, without charge except for any tax or other governmental charge imposed in connection therewith. 
 This
Security is exchangeable for definitive Securities in registered form only if (x) the Depositary notifies the Company that it is unwilling or unable to continue as Depositary for this Security or if at any time the Depositary ceases to be a
clearing agency registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and a successor depositary is not appointed within 90 days after the Company receives such notice or becomes aware of such ineligibility, (y) the Company in
its sole discretion determines that this Security shall be exchangeable for definitive Securities in registered form and notifies the Trustee thereof or (z) an Event of Default with respect to the Securities represented hereby has occurred and
is continuing. If this Security is exchangeable pursuant to the preceding sentence, it shall be exchangeable for definitive Securities in registered form, having the same date of issuance, Stated Maturity Date and other terms and of authorized
denominations aggregating a like amount. 

  
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 This Security may not be transferred except as a whole by the Depositary to a nominee of the
Depositary or by a nominee of the Depositary to the Depositary or another nominee of the Depositary or by the Depositary or any such nominee to a successor of the Depositary or a nominee of such successor. Except as provided above, owners of
beneficial interests in this Global Security will not be entitled to receive physical delivery of Securities in definitive form and will not be considered the Holders hereof for any purpose under the Indenture. 

Prior to due presentment of this Security for registration of transfer, the Company, the Trustee and any agent of the Company or the
Trustee may treat the Person in whose name this Security is registered as the owner hereof for all purposes, whether or not this Security be overdue, and neither the Company, the Trustee nor any such agent shall be affected by notice to the
contrary. 
 Obligation of the Company Absolute 
 No reference herein to the Indenture and no provision of this Security or the Indenture shall alter or impair the obligation of the Company, which is absolute and unconditional, to pay the Redemption
Amount at the times, place and rate, and in the coin or currency, herein prescribed, except as otherwise provided in this Security. 
 No
Personal Recourse 
 No recourse shall be had for the payment of the Redemption Amount, or for any claim based hereon, or
otherwise in respect hereof, or based on or in respect of the Indenture or any indenture supplemental thereto, against any incorporator, stockholder, officer or director, as such, past, present or future, of the Company or any successor corporation,
whether by virtue of any constitution, statute or rule of law, or by the enforcement of any assessment or penalty or otherwise, all such liability being, by the acceptance hereof and as part of the consideration for the issuance hereof, expressly
waived and released. 
 Defined Terms 
 All terms used in this Security which are defined in the Indenture shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture unless otherwise defined in this Security. 

Governing Law 

This Security shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the law of the State of New York, without regard to principles of
conflicts of laws. 

  
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 ABBREVIATIONS 

The following abbreviations, when used in the inscription on the face of this instrument, shall be construed as though they were written
out in full according to applicable laws or regulations: 
  

					
	TEN COM	  	—	  	as tenants in common
			
	TEN ENT	  	—	  	as tenants by the entireties
			
	JT TEN	  	—	  	as joint tenants with right
		  		  	of survivorship and not
		  		  	as tenants in common

  

							
	UNIF GIFT MIN ACT—	  	 	  	Custodian	  	 
		  	(Cust)	  		  	(Minor)

 Under Uniform Gifts to Minors Act 
  

 

	
	     (State)

 Additional abbreviations may also be used though not in the above list. 

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sell(s) and transfer(s) unto 
 Please Insert Social Security or 
 Other Identifying Number of Assignee 

 
  

 
  
  

 
  

 
 (PLEASE
PRINT OR TYPE NAME AND ADDRESS INCLUDING POSTAL ZIP CODE OF ASSIGNEE)

  
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 the within Security of WELLS FARGO & COMPANY and does hereby irrevocably constitute and appoint
                     attorney to transfer the said Security on the books of the Company, with full power of substitution in the premises. 

Dated:                        
              
  
                                  
                                         
                                         
                             

 

                   
                                         
                                         
                                         
  
 NOTICE: The signature to this assignment must correspond with the name as written upon the face of the within instrument in every
particular, without alteration or enlargement or any change whatever. 

  
 12EX-10.1

 Exhibit 10.1 
 A. SCHULMAN, INC. 
 AMENDED AND RESTATED 

2006 INCENTIVE PLAN 
 INSTRUCTIONS FOR COMPLETING 2012 TIME-BASED RESTRICTED STOCK 
 AWARD
AGREEMENT 
 Code Sheet 
 The following codes are used in this Award Agreement and should be replaced using your computer’s “Replace” function. 

 

	 	VTA	Grantee’s name (all capital letters) 

  

	 	VTB	Grant Date (all capital letters) 

  

	 	Vtb	Grant Date (initial capital letters only) 

  

	 	Vtc	Person to contact for more information 

  

	 	Vtd	Contact’s telephone number, including area code 

  

	 	Vte	Date that is 30 days after the Grant Date (initial capital letters only) 

  

	 	Vtf	Number of Shares of Restricted Stock granted (insert only the number in Arabic numerals) 

 

	 	Vtg	Contact’s street address 

  

	 	Vth	Contact’s city, state and zip code 

  

	 	Vti	Calendar year in which grant is made (e.g., 2012) 

  

	 	Vtq	Grantee’s name (initial capital letters only) 

 A. SCHULMAN, INC. 

AMENDED AND RESTATED 
 2006 INCENTIVE PLAN 
 TIME-BASED RESTRICTED STOCK AWARD AGREEMENT

 GRANTED TO VTA on VTB 
 A. Schulman, Inc. (“Company”) believes that its business interests are best served by extending to you an opportunity to earn additional compensation based on the growth of the Company’s
business. To this end, the Company adopted, and its stockholders approved, the A. Schulman, Inc. Amended and Restated 2006 Incentive Plan (“Plan”) as a means through which employees like you may share in the Company’s success.
Capitalized terms that are not defined herein shall have the same meanings as in the Plan. 
 This Award Agreement describes many features of
your Award and the terms and conditions of your Award. To ensure you fully understand these terms and conditions, you should: 
  

	 	•	 	 Read the Plan carefully to ensure you understand how the Plan works; 

 

	 	•	 	 Read this Award Agreement carefully to ensure you understand the nature of your Award and what you must do to earn it; and

  

	 	•	 	 Contact Vtc at Vtd if you have any questions about your Award. 

 Also, no later than Vte, you must return a signed copy of the Award Agreement to: 
 Vtc 
 A. Schulman, Inc. 

Vtg 
 Vth 
  

	1.	Nature of Award. You have been granted an Award of Restricted Stock pursuant to the Plan. If you satisfy the terms and conditions described in this Award
Agreement, the restrictions imposed on your Restricted Stock will lapse and you will own the underlying Shares. These and other conditions affecting your Restricted Stock are described in this Award Agreement and the Plan, both of which you should
read carefully. 

  

	 	a.	Grant Date: Vtb (“Grant Date”). 

  

	 	b.	Number of Shares of Restricted Stock: You have been granted Vtf Shares of Restricted Stock, subject to the terms and conditions of this Award Agreement and the
Plan. 

  

	2.	Vesting. Until the terms and conditions described in this Award Agreement and the Plan are met, your Restricted Stock will be held in escrow. Your Restricted
Stock will be either released from escrow and distributed to you, free of any restrictions, or forfeited, depending on whether or not you satisfy the terms and conditions described in this Award Agreement and in the Plan. 

  
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	 	a.	Normal Vesting Date: Normally, subject to your continued employment with the Company or a Related Entity, your Restricted Stock will vest on the third
anniversary of the Grant Date (the “Vesting Date”). 

  

	 	b.	Change in Control: Notwithstanding the foregoing, your Restricted Stock will immediately vest in the event of a Change in Control prior to the Vesting Date.

  

	3.	Termination of Employment Will Affect Your Restricted Stock. You may forfeit your Restricted Stock if you Terminate before the Vesting Date, although this will
depend on why you Terminate. 

  

	 	a.	Death or Disability: If you Terminate due to death or Disability, your Restricted Stock will fully vest on the date of your Termination.

  

	 	b.	Retirement: If you Terminate due to Retirement, and provided that the Committee agrees to treat your Termination as a Retirement, you will vest in a prorata
portion of your Restricted Stock determined by multiplying the number of Shares of Restricted Stock by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of whole months you were employed from the Grant Date to the date of Retirement, and the
denominator of which is 36. 

  

	 	c.	Other Termination: If you Terminate under any other circumstances, all Restricted Stock will be forfeited on your Termination date. 

 

	4.	Settling Your Award. If the restrictions on your Restricted Stock lapse, your Restricted Stock will be settled automatically. 

 

	5.	Other Rules Affecting Your Award. 

  

	 	a.	Rights Prior to Vesting: You may exercise any voting rights associated with your Restricted Stock prior vesting. You also will be entitled to receive any
dividends or other distributions paid with respect to your Restricted Stock, although such dividends and other distributions also will be held in escrow and subject to the same restrictions on transferability and forfeitability as the Restricted
Stock with respect to which they were paid under this Award Agreement until the Restricted Stock is settled and distributed to you (or forfeited), depending on whether or not you have met the conditions described in this Award Agreement and in the
Plan. 

  

	 	b.	Beneficiary Designation: You may name a beneficiary or beneficiaries to receive any portion of your Award and any other right under the Plan that is unsettled at
your death. To do so, you must complete a beneficiary designation form by contacting Vtc at Vtd or the address below. If you previously completed a valid beneficiary designation form, such form shall apply to the Award until changed or revoked. If
you die without completing a beneficiary designation form or if you do not complete that form correctly, your beneficiary will be your surviving spouse or, if you do not have a surviving spouse 

 

	 	c.	Tax Withholding: Certain taxes must be withheld when your Award vests and is settled. These taxes may be paid in one of several ways. They are:

  
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	 	•	 	 By the Company withholding this amount from other amounts owed to you (e.g., from your salary); 

 

	 	•	 	 By the Company withholding all or a portion of any cash amount owed to you with respect to dividends credited with respect to the Shares that are to be
distributed to you; 

  

	 	•	 	 By giving the Company a check (payable to “A. Schulman, Inc.”) in an amount equal to the taxes that must be withheld; or

  

	 	•	 	 By having the Company withhold a portion of the Shares that otherwise would be distributed to you. The number of Shares withheld will have a fair
market value equal to the taxes that must be withheld. 

 You must choose the approach you prefer before the
Shares are transferred to you, although the Company may reject your preferred method for any reason (or for no reason). If this happens, the Company will specify (from among the alternatives just listed) how these taxes are to be paid. 

If you do not choose a method within 30 days of the applicable settlement date, the Company will withhold either through payroll
practices or a portion of the Shares that otherwise would be distributed to you. The number of Shares withheld will have a fair market value equal to the taxes that must be withheld and the balance of the Shares will be distributed to you.

  

	 	d.	Transferring Your Restricted Stock: Normally, your Award may not be transferred to another person. However, as described above, you may complete a beneficiary
designation form to name the person to receive any portion of your Award that is settled after you die. Also, the Committee may allow you to transfer your Restricted Stock to certain Permissible Transferees, including a trust established for your
benefit or the benefit of your family. Contact Vtc at the address or number given below if you are interested in doing this. 

  

	 	e.	Governing Law: This Award Agreement will be construed in accordance with and governed by the laws (other than laws governing conflicts of laws) of the State of
Ohio, except to the extent that the Delaware General Corporation Law is mandatorily applicable. 

  

	 	f.	Other Agreements: Also, your Award will be subject to the terms of any other written agreements between you and the Company or an Affiliate to the extent that
those other agreements do not directly conflict with the terms of the Plan or this Award Agreement. 

  

	 	g.	Adjustments to Your Restricted Stock: Subject to the terms of the Plan, your Award will be adjusted, if appropriate, to reflect any change to the Company’s
capital structure (e.g., the number of Shares of Restricted Stock will be adjusted to reflect a stock split). 

  
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	 	h.	Other Rules: Your Award also is subject to more rules described in the Plan. You should read the Plan carefully to ensure you fully understand all the terms and
conditions of this Award. 

 ***** 
 You may contact Vtc at the address or number given below if you have any questions about your Award or this Award Agreement. 
 ***** 
 Your Acknowledgment of Award Conditions 

Note: You must sign and return a copy of this Award Agreement to Vtc at the address given below no later than Vte.

 By signing below, I acknowledge and agree that: 
  

	 	•	 	 A copy of the Plan has been made available to me; 

  

	 	•	 	 I understand and accept the conditions placed on my Award and understand what I must do to earn my Award; 

 

	 	•	 	 I will consent (in my own behalf and in behalf of my beneficiaries and without any further consideration) to any change to my Award or this Award
Agreement to avoid paying penalties under Section 409A of the Code, even if those changes affect the terms of my Award and reduce its value or potential value; and 

 

	 	•	 	 I must return a signed copy of this Award Agreement to the address shown below by Vte. 

 

							
	VTA	 	A. SCHULMAN, INC.
			
	 	 	By:	 	 
	(signature)	 		 	
				
	Date signed:	 	 	 	Date signed:	 	 

 A signed copy of this Award Agreement must be sent to the following address no later than Vte: 

Vtc 
 A. Schulman, Inc. 
 Vtg 

Vth 
 Vtd 

  
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 A. SCHULMAN, INC. 

AMENDED AND RESTATED 
 2006 INCENTIVE PLAN 
 INSTRUCTIONS FOR COMPLETING SECTION 83(b)
ELECTION FORM 
 You may make a Section 83(b) Election by completing the Section 83(b) Election Form. To do this: 

 

	 	•	 	 You must make the election by completing the attached form; 

 

	 	•	 	 Within 30 days of Vtb, you must send a copy of this form to the internal revenue office at which you file your federal income tax return;

  

	 	•	 	 A copy of this form must be submitted with your income tax return for the taxable year in which the property is transferred; and

  

	 	•	 	 You also must send a copy of this form to: 

 Vtc 
 A. Schulman, Inc. 

Vtg 
 Vth

 A. SCHULMAN, INC. 

AMENDED AND RESTATED 
 2006 INCENTIVE PLAN 
 ELECTION UNDER SECTION 83(b)

 OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED 
 The undersigned taxpayer hereby elects, pursuant to Section 83(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, to include in taxpayer’s gross income for the current taxable year, the amount
of any income that may be taxable to taxpayer in connection with taxpayer’s receipt of the property described below: 
  

	1.	The name, address, taxpayer identification number and taxable year of the undersigned are as follows: 

NAME OF TAXPAYER: Vtq 
  

					
			
		 	ADDRESS:	 	 
		 		 	
		 		 	 
		 		 	
		 		 	 

 IDENTIFICATION NUMBER OF TAXPAYER:
                                         
        
 TAXABLE YEAR: Calendar year Vti 

 

	2.	The property with respect to which the election is made is: 

 Vtf shares of the common stock of A. Schulman, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Company”). 
  

	3.	The date on which the property was transferred is: Vtb. 

  

	4.	The property is subject to the following restrictions: 

 Forfeiture of all shares in favor of the Company if employment terminates prior to the third anniversary of the date specified in Section 3. 

Restrictions may lapse earlier upon the death or disability (as defined in the A. Schulman, Inc. Amended and Restated 2006 Incentive Plan
(the “Plan”)) of the taxpayer or in the event of a change in control (as defined in the Plan). In the discretion of the Compensation Committee of the Company, the restrictions on a prorata portion of the Shares may lapse earlier upon the
retirement (as defined in the Plan) of the taxpayer. 

  
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	5.	The fair market value at the time of transfer, determined without regard to any restriction other than a restriction which by its terms will never lapse, of such
property is: $                    . 

  

	6.	The amount (if any) paid for such property: $0.00. 

 The undersigned has submitted a copy of this statement to the Company. The transferee of such property is the person performing the services in connection with the transfer of said property. 

The undersigned understands that the foregoing election may not be revoked except with the consent of the Commissioner. 

 

							
	Dated:	 	 	 		 	 
		 		 		 	Vtq

  
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