Document:

Exhibit

Exhibit 10.1

	
	
	Notice of Director Equity Grant

	[Name]

Subject to the terms and conditions of the 2010 Value Creation Rewards Plan (the “Plan”) and the Award Agreement, you have been granted an award of unrestricted Shares (“Award”), as follows:
	
		
	Grant Date:
	January 11, 2017

	Number of Shares:
	Your Award consists of 2,331 unrestricted Whole Shares 1

	Vesting Schedule:
	None

	Settlement:
	Your Award will be settled in Shares

This Notice of Grant describes 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; and

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

You may contact Katie Pickle, Global Total Rewards Manager, by telephone (832) 663-3107 or by email (Katie.Pickle@aschulman.com) if you have any questions about your Award or the Award Agreement.

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1 Determined by dividing (A) $80,000 (the target dollar amount used to determine your Award for calendar year 2017), by (B) $34.32 (the average reported closing price of a Share during the 30-day period ending on the last trading day prior to the Grant Date).  The resulting number of Shares were rounded to the nearest whole Share.

A. SCHULMAN, INC.
AWARD AGREEMENT
A. Schulman, Inc. (the “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 2010 Value Creation Rewards Plan (the “Plan”) as a means through which non-employee directors 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.
		
	1.
	Nature of Award.  Effective as of the date specified (the “Grant Date”) in the attached Notice of Grant (the “Grant Notice”), the Company hereby grants to the individual identified in the Grant Notice (the “Participant”) an award as set forth in the Grant Notice (the “Award”).  The Award is subject to the terms and conditions described in the Plan, this Award Agreement and the Grant Notice.

		
	2.
	Number of Shares.  The number of Shares in your Award is set forth in the Grant Notice.  The number of your Shares was determined by dividing the Director target amount for the equity portion of your annual retainer by the average reported closing price of a Share during the 30-day period ending on the last trading day prior to the Grant Date, and rounding the resulting number of Shares to the nearest whole Share.

		
	3.
	Other Terms and Conditions.  

		
	(a)
	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.

		
	(b)
	Other Agreements.  Your Award is subject to the terms of any other written agreements between you and the Company or a Related Entity or Affiliate to the extent that those other agreements do not directly conflict with the terms of the Plan or this Award Agreement.Exhibit

Exhibit 10.2

	
	
	Notice of Grant of
Restricted Stock Units and Incentive Stock Options

	[Name]

Subject to the terms and conditions of the 2010 Value Creation Rewards Plan and the 2014 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plans”), the Award Agreements, and the Summary of Performance Objectives accompanying this Notice, you have been granted awards of Restricted Stock Units and Incentive Stock Options (“Awards”) as follows:
	
		
	Grant Date:
	January 11, 2017

	Number of Shares:
	Your Awards consist of the following:
          Restricted Stock Units  (each a “Unit”) 1
          Restricted Stock Units (ROIC) (each a “Unit”) 2
          Restricted Stock Units (EPS) (each a “Unit”) 3
          Incentive Stock Options (ISO) (each an “Option”)

	Vesting Schedule:
	Your Units and Options will be subject to vesting on the third anniversary of the Grant Date.

	Settlement:
	Your Awards of Units will be settled in Shares, the number of which will depend on whether the terms and conditions described in the Award Agreement, the Summary of Performance Objectives, this Notice of Grant, and the Plan are satisfied. Payment for Shares purchased upon the exercise of Options may be made in cash, by tendering previously acquired Shares, by cashless exercise (including by withholding Shares deliverable upon exercise or through a broker-assisted arrangement to the extent permitted by applicable law), or by a combination of these methods.

This Notice of Grant, the Award Agreement and the Summary of Performance Objectives describe your Awards and the terms and conditions of your Awards.  To ensure you fully understand these terms and conditions, you should:
		
	•
	Read the Plans carefully to ensure you understand how the Plans works; and

		
	•
	Read this Notice of Grant and the corresponding Award Agreements and Summary of Performance Objectives carefully to ensure you understand the nature of your Awards and what you must do to earn them.

You may contact Katie Pickle, Global Total Rewards Manager, by telephone ((832) 663-3107) or email (Katie.Pickle@aschulman.com) if you have any questions about your Awards or the Award Agreements.

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1  Determined by (i) multiplying $[______] (the target dollar amount used to determine your total Awards for fiscal year 2017) by .25, and (ii) dividing the result in (i) by $34.32, the average reported closing price of a Share during the 30-day period ending on the last trading day prior to the Grant Date. The resulting number of Units were rounded to the nearest multiple of 10. 
2 Determined by multiplying the number of Restricted Stock Units determined in note 1 times 2.
3 Determined by multiplying the number of Restricted Stock Units determined in note 1 times 2.Exhibit

Exhibit 10.3

	
	
	Notice of Grant of
Restricted Stock Units, Incentive Stock Options and Nonqualified Stock Options

	[Name]

Subject to the terms and conditions of the 2010 Value Creation Rewards Plan and the 2014 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plans”), the Award Agreements, and Summary of Performance Objectives accompanying this Notice, you have been granted awards of Restricted Stock Units, Incentive Stock Options, and Nonqualified Stock Options (“Awards”) as follows:
	
		
	Grant Date:
	January 11, 2017

	Number of Shares:
	Your Awards consist of the following:
          Restricted Stock Units  (each a “Unit”) 1
          Restricted Stock Units (ROIC) (each a “Unit”) 2
          Restricted Stock Units (EPS) (each a “Unit”) 3
          Incentive Stock Options (ISO) (each an “Option”)
          Nonqualified Stock Options (NQSO) (each an “Option”)

	Vesting Schedule:
	Your Units and Options will be subject to vesting on the third anniversary of the Grant Date.

	Settlement:
	Your Awards of Units will be settled in Shares, the number of which will depend on whether the terms and conditions described in the Award Agreement, the Summary of Performance Objectives, this Notice of Grant, and the Plan are satisfied. Payment for Shares purchased upon the exercise of Options may be made in cash, by tendering previously acquired Shares, by cashless exercise (including by withholding Shares deliverable upon exercise or through a broker-assisted arrangement to the extent permitted by applicable law), or by a combination of these methods.

This Notice of Grant, the Award Agreement and the Summary of Performance Objectives describe your Awards and the terms and conditions of your Awards.  To ensure you fully understand these terms and conditions, you should:
		
	•
	Read the Plans carefully to ensure you understand how the Plans works; and

		
	•
	Read this Notice of Grant and the corresponding Award Agreements and Summary of Performance Objectives carefully to ensure you understand the nature of your Awards and what you must do to earn them.

You may contact Katie Pickle, Global Total Rewards Manager, by telephone ((832) 663-3107) or email (Katie.Pickle@aschulman.com) if you have any questions about your Awards or the Award Agreements.

________________________
1  Determined by (i) multiplying $[______] (the target dollar amount used to determine your total Awards for fiscal year 2017) by .25, and (ii) dividing the result in (i) by $34.32, the average reported closing price of a Share during the 30-day period ending on the last trading day prior to the Grant Date. The resulting number of Units were rounded to the nearest multiple of 10. 
2 Determined by multiplying the number of Restricted Stock Units determined in note 1 times 2.
3 Determined by multiplying the number of Restricted Stock Units determined in note 1 times 2.Exhibit

Exhibit 10.4

	
	
	Notice of Grant of
Restricted Stock Units [and Nonqualified Stock Options]

	[Name]

Subject to the terms and conditions of the 2010 Value Creation Rewards Plan and the 2014 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plans”) the Award Agreements, and the Summary of Performance Objectives accompanying this Notice, you have been granted an award of Restricted Stock Units [and Nonqualified Stock Options] (“Awards”) as follows:
	
		
	Grant Date:
	January 11, 2017

	Number of Shares:
	Your Awards consist of the following:
          Restricted Stock Units  (each a “Unit”) 1
          Restricted Stock Units (ROIC) (each a “Unit”) 2
          Restricted Stock Units (EPS) (each a “Unit”) 3
[          Nonqualified Stock Options (NQSO) (each an “Option”)]

	Vesting Schedule:
	Your Units and Options will be subject to vesting on the third anniversary of the Grant Date.

	Settlement:
	You will receive one Share for each Unit that vests in accordance with the terms and conditions described in the Award Agreements, the Summary of Performance Objectives (if applicable), this Notice of Grant, and the Plan. The Committee may, however, in its sole discretion, determine instead to settle Units that vest in cash. Payment for Shares purchased upon the exercise of Options may be made in cash, by tendering previously acquired Shares, by cashless exercise (including by withholding Shares deliverable upon exercise or through a broker-assisted arrangement to the extent permitted by applicable law), or by a combination of these methods.

This Notice of Grant, the Award Agreement and the Summary of Performance Objectives describe your Awards and the terms and conditions of your Awards.  To ensure you fully understand these terms and conditions, you should:
		
	•
	Read the Plans carefully to ensure you understand how the Plans works; and

		
	•
	Read this Notice of Grant and the corresponding Award Agreements and Summary of Performance Objectives carefully to ensure you understand the nature of your Awards and what you must do to earn them.

You may contact Katie Pickle, Global Total Rewards Manager, by telephone ((832) 663-3107) or email (Katie.Pickle@aschulman.com) if you have any questions about your Awards or the Award Agreements.

________________________
1  Determined by (i) multiplying $[______] (the target dollar amount used to determine your total Awards for fiscal year 2017) by .25, and (ii) dividing the result in (i) by $34.32, the average reported closing price of a Share during the 30-day period ending on the last trading day prior to the Grant Date. The resulting number of Units were rounded to the nearest multiple of 10. 
2 Determined by multiplying the number of Restricted Stock Units determined in note 1 times [2][4].
3 Determined by multiplying the number of Restricted Stock Units determined in note 1 times 2.

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