0000051964-15-000011.txt : 20150210 0000051964-15-000011.hdr.sgml : 20150210 20150210155958 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000051964-15-000011 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13G PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20150210 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20150210 SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: OMNOVA SOLUTIONS INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001090061 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: FABRICATED RUBBER PRODUCTS, NEC [3060] IRS NUMBER: 341897652 STATE OF INCORPORATION: OH FISCAL YEAR END: 1130 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-56999 FILM NUMBER: 15593783 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 175 GHENT RD CITY: FAIRLAWN STATE: OH ZIP: 44333 BUSINESS PHONE: 3308694200 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 175 GHENT RD CITY: FAIRLAWN STATE: OH ZIP: 44333 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: INVESTMENT COUNSELORS OF MARYLAND LLC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000051964 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: UNKNOWN SIC - 0000 [0000] IRS NUMBER: 522345054 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 300 EAST LOMBARD STREET STREET 2: SUITE 810 CITY: BALTIMORE STATE: MD ZIP: 21202 BUSINESS PHONE: 410-539-3838 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 300 EAST LOMBARD STREET STREET 2: SUITE 810 CITY: BALTIMORE STATE: MD ZIP: 21202 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: INVESTMENT COUNSELORS OF MARYLAND INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920929 SC 13G 1 omnovasolutions.txt UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 SCHEDULE 13G UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 (AMENDMENT NO. 1)* Omnova Solutions Inc. (Name of Issuer) Common Stock (Title of Class of Securities) 682129101 (Cusip Number) *The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter disclosures provided in a prior cover page. The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes). SCHEDULE 13G CUSIP No. 682129101 Page 2 of 6 Pages 1. NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS Investment Counselors of Maryland, LLC 2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a)[ ] (b)[ ] 3. SEC USE ONLY 4. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware 5. SOLE VOTING POWER NUMBER OF SHARES 1,088,543 BENEFICIALLY 6. SHARED VOTING POWER OWNED BY EACH 883,454 REPORTING 7. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER PERSON 1,971,997 WITH 8. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER -- 9. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 1,971,997 10. CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* 11. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 4.21% 12. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* IA CUSIP No. 682129101 Page 3 of 6 Pages Item 1(a) Name of Issuer: Omnova Solutions Inc. (b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices 25435 Harvard Road Beachwood, Ohio 44122 Item 2(a) Name of Person Filing: Investment Counselors of Maryland, LLC (b) Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence: 300 East Lombard Street, Suite 810 Baltimore, Maryland 21202 (c) Citizenship: Delaware (d) Title of Class of Securities: Common Stock (e) CUSIP Number: 682129101 Item 3: Capacity in Which Person is Filing: [x] Investment Adviser registered under Section 203 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. CUSIP No. 682129101 Page 4 of 6 Pages Item 4: Ownership: As of December 31, 2014: (a) Amount Beneficially Owned: 1,971,997 (b) Percent of class: 4.21% (c) Number of shares to which such person has: (i) Sole power to vote or to direct the vote: 1,088,543 (ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the vote: 883,454 (iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 1,971,997 (iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: Item 5: Ownership of Five Percent of Less of Class: If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than five percent of the class of securities, check the following. [X] CUSIP No. 682129101 Page 5 of 6 Pages Item 6: Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person: Not applicable Item 7: Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company: Not applicable Item 8: Identification and Classification of Members of the Group: Not applicable Item 9: Notice of Dissolution of Group: Not applicable CUSIP No. 682129101 Page 6 of 6 Pages Item 10: Certification: By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were acquired in the ordinary course of business and were not acquired for the purpose of and do not have the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of such securities and were not acquired in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having such purposes or effect. SIGNATURE After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct. Investment Counselors of Maryland, LLC By: /s/ Gary Merwitz Gary Merwitz Principal Date: 2/10/15