-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, G7OBUBNYzObI7F2UB3ps8h+Opes8+GRq26JbtOcyLDXhRcm4TShQLF1s/zqR53+T d72o6lHBMs8m85fpKy6RmA== 0001125282-06-005999.txt : 20060928 0001125282-06-005999.hdr.sgml : 20060928 20060927212512 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001125282-06-005999 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13D/A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 FILED AS OF DATE: 20060928 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20060927 GROUP MEMBERS: ADMIRAL ADVISORS, LLC GROUP MEMBERS: BARINGTON CAPITAL GROUP, L.P. GROUP MEMBERS: BARINGTON COMPANIES ADVISORS, LLC GROUP MEMBERS: BARINGTON COMPANIES EQUITY PARTNERS, L.P. GROUP MEMBERS: BARINGTON COMPANIES INVESTORS, LLC GROUP MEMBERS: BARINGTON COMPANIES OFFSHORE FUND, LTD. GROUP MEMBERS: BARINGTON INVESTMENTS, L.P. GROUP MEMBERS: BARINGTON OFFSHORE ADVISORS, LLC GROUP MEMBERS: C4S & CO., LLC GROUP MEMBERS: D.B. ZWIRN & CO., L.P. GROUP MEMBERS: D.B. ZWIRN SPECIAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND (TE), L.P. GROUP MEMBERS: D.B. ZWIRN SPECIAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND, L.P. GROUP MEMBERS: D.B. ZWIRN SPECIAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND, LTD. GROUP MEMBERS: DANIEL B. ZWIRN GROUP MEMBERS: DBZ GP, LLC GROUP MEMBERS: HCM/Z SPECIAL OPPORTUNITIES LLC GROUP MEMBERS: JAMES MITAROTONDA GROUP MEMBERS: JEFFREY M. SOLOMON GROUP MEMBERS: LNA CAPITAL CORP. GROUP MEMBERS: MORGAN B. STARK GROUP MEMBERS: PARCHE, LLC GROUP MEMBERS: PETER A. COHEN GROUP MEMBERS: RAMIUS CAPITAL GROUP, LLC GROUP MEMBERS: RJG CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC GROUP MEMBERS: RJG CAPITAL PARTNERS, L.P. GROUP MEMBERS: RONALD GROSS GROUP MEMBERS: STARBOARD VALUE AND OPPORTUNITY MASTER FUND LTD. GROUP MEMBERS: THOMAS W. STRAUSS GROUP MEMBERS: ZWIRN HOLDINGS, LLC SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: SCHULMAN A INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000087565 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: PLASTICS, MATERIALS, SYNTH RESINS & NONVULCAN ELASTOMERS [2821] IRS NUMBER: 340514850 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 0831 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13D/A SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-17767 FILM NUMBER: 061112309 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 3550 W MARKET ST CITY: AKRON STATE: OH ZIP: 44333 BUSINESS PHONE: 3306663751 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 3550 W MARKET STREET CITY: AKRON STATE: OH ZIP: 44333 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: BARINGTON COMPANIES EQUITY PARTNERS L P CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001107149 IRS NUMBER: 000000000 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13D/A BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 888 7TH AVE CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10019 BUSINESS PHONE: 2129745700 SC 13D/A 1 b415064_sc13da.txt SC 13D/A UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 SCHEDULE 13D (Rule 13d-101) (Amendment No. 11) INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN STATEMENTS FILED PURSUANT TO RULE 13d-1(a) AND AMENDMENTS THERETO FILED PURSUANT TO RULE 13d-2(a) A. Schulman, Inc. ----------------- (Name of Issuer) Common Stock, par value $1.00 per share --------------------------------------- (Title of Class of Securities) 808194104 --------- (CUSIP Number) Mr. James A. Mitarotonda c/o Barington Companies Equity Partners, L.P. 888 Seventh Avenue, 17th Floor New York, NY 10019 (212) 974-5700 -------------- (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications) September 21, 2006 ------------------ (Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement) If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition which is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of Rule 13d-1(e), 13d-1(f), or 13d-1(g), check the following box: |_|. SCHEDULE 13D CUSIP No. 808194104 1) NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON Barington Companies Equity Partners, L.P. 13-4088890 _____________________________________________________________________________ 2) CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) |X| (b) |_| ______________________________________________________________________________ 3) SEC USE ONLY ______________________________________________________________________________ 4) SOURCE OF FUNDS WC ______________________________________________________________________________ 5) CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e) |_| ______________________________________________________________________________ 6) CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware ______________________________________________________________________________ 7) SOLE VOTING POWER NUMBER OF 500,259 SHARES ____________________________________________________________ BENEFICIALLY 8) SHARED VOTING POWER OWNED BY none EACH ____________________________________________________________ REPORTING 9) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER PERSON 500,259 WITH ____________________________________________________________ 10) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER none ______________________________________________________________________________ 11) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 500,259 ______________________________________________________________________________ 12) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES |_| ______________________________________________________________________________ 13) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 1.74% ______________________________________________________________________________ 14) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON PN ______________________________________________________________________________ SCHEDULE 13D CUSIP No. 808194104 1) NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON Barington Investments, L.P. 20-2871525 _____________________________________________________________________________ 2) CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) |X| (b) |_| ______________________________________________________________________________ 3) SEC USE ONLY ______________________________________________________________________________ 4) SOURCE OF FUNDS WC ______________________________________________________________________________ 5) CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e) |_| ______________________________________________________________________________ 6) CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware ______________________________________________________________________________ 7) SOLE VOTING POWER NUMBER OF 364,107 SHARES ____________________________________________________________ BENEFICIALLY 8) SHARED VOTING POWER OWNED BY none EACH ____________________________________________________________ REPORTING 9) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER PERSON 364,107 WITH ____________________________________________________________ 10) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER none ______________________________________________________________________________ 11) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 364,107 ______________________________________________________________________________ 12) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES |_| ______________________________________________________________________________ 13) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 1.26% ______________________________________________________________________________ 14) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON PN ______________________________________________________________________________ SCHEDULE 13D CUSIP No. 808194104 1) NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON Barington Companies Advisors, LLC 20-0327470 _____________________________________________________________________________ 2) CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) |X| (b) |_| ______________________________________________________________________________ 3) SEC USE ONLY ______________________________________________________________________________ 4) SOURCE OF FUNDS OO ______________________________________________________________________________ 5) CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e) |_| ______________________________________________________________________________ 6) CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware ______________________________________________________________________________ 7) SOLE VOTING POWER NUMBER OF 364,107 SHARES ____________________________________________________________ BENEFICIALLY 8) SHARED VOTING POWER OWNED BY 500,259 EACH ____________________________________________________________ REPORTING 9) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER PERSON 364,107 WITH ____________________________________________________________ 10) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 500,259 ______________________________________________________________________________ 11) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 864,366 ______________________________________________________________________________ 12) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES |_| ______________________________________________________________________________ 13) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 3.00% ______________________________________________________________________________ 14) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON IA, OO ______________________________________________________________________________ SCHEDULE 13D CUSIP No. 808194104 1) NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON Barington Companies Investors, LLC 13-4126527 _____________________________________________________________________________ 2) CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) |X| (b) |_| ______________________________________________________________________________ 3) SEC USE ONLY ______________________________________________________________________________ 4) SOURCE OF FUNDS OO ______________________________________________________________________________ 5) CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e) |_| ______________________________________________________________________________ 6) CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware ______________________________________________________________________________ 7) SOLE VOTING POWER NUMBER OF none SHARES ____________________________________________________________ BENEFICIALLY 8) SHARED VOTING POWER OWNED BY 500,259 EACH ____________________________________________________________ REPORTING 9) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER PERSON none WITH ____________________________________________________________ 10) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 500,259 ______________________________________________________________________________ 11) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 500,259 ______________________________________________________________________________ 12) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES |_| ______________________________________________________________________________ 13) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 1.74% ______________________________________________________________________________ 14) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON OO ______________________________________________________________________________ SCHEDULE 13D CUSIP No. 808194104 1) NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON Barington Companies Offshore Fund, Ltd. _____________________________________________________________________________ 2) CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) |X| (b) |_| ______________________________________________________________________________ 3) SEC USE ONLY ______________________________________________________________________________ 4) SOURCE OF FUNDS WC ______________________________________________________________________________ 5) CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e) |_| ______________________________________________________________________________ 6) CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION British Virgin Islands ______________________________________________________________________________ 7) SOLE VOTING POWER NUMBER OF 672,300 SHARES ____________________________________________________________ BENEFICIALLY 8) SHARED VOTING POWER OWNED BY none EACH ____________________________________________________________ REPORTING 9) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER PERSON 672,300 WITH ____________________________________________________________ 10) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER none ______________________________________________________________________________ 11) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 672,300 ______________________________________________________________________________ 12) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES |_| ______________________________________________________________________________ 13) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 2.33% ______________________________________________________________________________ 14) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON CO ______________________________________________________________________________ SCHEDULE 13D CUSIP No. 808194104 1) NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON Barington Offshore Advisors, LLC 20-4797640 ______________________________________________________________________________ 2) CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) |X| (b) |_| ______________________________________________________________________________ 3) SEC USE ONLY ______________________________________________________________________________ 4) SOURCE OF FUNDS OO ______________________________________________________________________________ 5) CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e) |_| ______________________________________________________________________________ 6) CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware ______________________________________________________________________________ 7) SOLE VOTING POWER NUMBER OF 672,300 SHARES ____________________________________________________________ BENEFICIALLY 8) SHARED VOTING POWER OWNED BY none EACH ____________________________________________________________ REPORTING 9) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER PERSON 672,300 WITH ____________________________________________________________ 10) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER none ______________________________________________________________________________ 11) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 672,300 ______________________________________________________________________________ 12) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES |_| ______________________________________________________________________________ 13) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 2.33% ______________________________________________________________________________ 14) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON IA, OO ______________________________________________________________________________ SCHEDULE 13D CUSIP No. 808194104 1) NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON Barington Capital Group, L.P. 13-3635132 _____________________________________________________________________________ 2) CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) |X| (b) |_| ______________________________________________________________________________ 3) SEC USE ONLY ______________________________________________________________________________ 4) SOURCE OF FUNDS OO ______________________________________________________________________________ 5) CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e) |_| ______________________________________________________________________________ 6) CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION New York ______________________________________________________________________________ 7) SOLE VOTING POWER NUMBER OF 1,536,666 SHARES ____________________________________________________________ BENEFICIALLY 8) SHARED VOTING POWER OWNED BY none EACH ____________________________________________________________ REPORTING 9) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER PERSON 1,536,666 WITH ____________________________________________________________ 10) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER none ______________________________________________________________________________ 11) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 1,536,666 ______________________________________________________________________________ 12) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES |_| ______________________________________________________________________________ 13) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 5.33% ______________________________________________________________________________ 14) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON PN ______________________________________________________________________________ SCHEDULE 13D CUSIP No. 808194104 1) NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON LNA Capital Corp. 13-3635168 _____________________________________________________________________________ 2) CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) |X| (b) |_| ______________________________________________________________________________ 3) SEC USE ONLY ______________________________________________________________________________ 4) SOURCE OF FUNDS OO ______________________________________________________________________________ 5) CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e) |_| ______________________________________________________________________________ 6) CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware ______________________________________________________________________________ 7) SOLE VOTING POWER NUMBER OF 1,536,666 SHARES ____________________________________________________________ BENEFICIALLY 8) SHARED VOTING POWER OWNED BY none EACH ____________________________________________________________ REPORTING 9) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER PERSON 1,536,666 WITH ____________________________________________________________ 10) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER none ______________________________________________________________________________ 11) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 1,536,666 ______________________________________________________________________________ 12) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES |_| ______________________________________________________________________________ 13) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 5.33% ______________________________________________________________________________ 14) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON CO ______________________________________________________________________________ SCHEDULE 13D CUSIP No. 808194104 1) NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON James Mitarotonda _____________________________________________________________________________ 2) CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) |X| (b) |_| ______________________________________________________________________________ 3) SEC USE ONLY ______________________________________________________________________________ 4) SOURCE OF FUNDS OO ______________________________________________________________________________ 5) CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e) |_| ______________________________________________________________________________ 6) CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION United States ______________________________________________________________________________ 7) SOLE VOTING POWER NUMBER OF 1,538,666 SHARES ____________________________________________________________ BENEFICIALLY 8) SHARED VOTING POWER OWNED BY none EACH ____________________________________________________________ REPORTING 9) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER PERSON 1,538,666 WITH ____________________________________________________________ 10) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER none ______________________________________________________________________________ 11) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 1,538,666 ______________________________________________________________________________ 12) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES |_| ______________________________________________________________________________ 13) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 5.34% ______________________________________________________________________________ 14) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON IN ______________________________________________________________________________ SCHEDULE 13D CUSIP No. 808194104 1) NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON Parche, LLC 20-0870632 _____________________________________________________________________________ 2) CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) |X| (b) |_| ______________________________________________________________________________ 3) SEC USE ONLY ______________________________________________________________________________ 4) SOURCE OF FUNDS WC ______________________________________________________________________________ 5) CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e) |_| ______________________________________________________________________________ 6) CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware ______________________________________________________________________________ 7) SOLE VOTING POWER NUMBER OF 186,454 SHARES ____________________________________________________________ BENEFICIALLY 8) SHARED VOTING POWER OWNED BY none EACH ____________________________________________________________ REPORTING 9) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER PERSON 186,454 WITH ____________________________________________________________ 10) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER none ______________________________________________________________________________ 11) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 186,454 ______________________________________________________________________________ 12) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES |_| ______________________________________________________________________________ 13) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 0.65% ______________________________________________________________________________ 14) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON OO ______________________________________________________________________________ SCHEDULE 13D CUSIP No. 808194104 1) NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON Starboard Value & Opportunity Fund, LLC 20-0666124 _____________________________________________________________________________ 2) CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) |X| (b) |_| ______________________________________________________________________________ 3) SEC USE ONLY ______________________________________________________________________________ 4) SOURCE OF FUNDS WC ______________________________________________________________________________ 5) CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e) |_| ______________________________________________________________________________ 6) CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware ______________________________________________________________________________ 7) SOLE VOTING POWER NUMBER OF 978,916 SHARES ____________________________________________________________ BENEFICIALLY 8 SHARED VOTING POWER OWNED BY none EACH ____________________________________________________________ REPORTING 9) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER PERSON 978,916 WITH ____________________________________________________________ 10) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER none ______________________________________________________________________________ 11) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 978,916 ______________________________________________________________________________ 12) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES |_| ______________________________________________________________________________ 13) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 3.40% ______________________________________________________________________________ 14) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON OO ______________________________________________________________________________ SCHEDULE 13D CUSIP No. 808194104 1) NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON Admiral Advisors, LLC 37-1484525 ______________________________________________________________________________ 2) CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) |X| (b) |_| _______________________________________________________________________________ 3) SEC USE ONLY _______________________________________________________________________________ 4) SOURCE OF FUNDS OO _______________________________________________________________________________ 5) CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e) |_| _______________________________________________________________________________ 6) CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware _______________________________________________________________________________ 7) SOLE VOTING POWER NUMBER OF 1,165,370 SHARES _____________________________________________________________ BENEFICIALLY 8) SHARED VOTING POWER OWNED BY none EACH _____________________________________________________________ REPORTING 9) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER PERSON 1,165,370 WITH _____________________________________________________________ 10) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER none _______________________________________________________________________________ 11) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 1,165,370 _______________________________________________________________________________ 12) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES |_| _______________________________________________________________________________ 13) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 4.04% _______________________________________________________________________________ 14) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON IA, OO _______________________________________________________________________________ SCHEDULE 13D CUSIP No. 808194104 1) NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON Ramius Capital Group, L.L.C. 13-3937658 _______________________________________________________________________________ 2) CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) |X| (b) |_| _______________________________________________________________________________ 3) SEC USE ONLY _______________________________________________________________________________ 4) SOURCE OF FUNDS OO _______________________________________________________________________________ 5) CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e) |_| _______________________________________________________________________________ 6) CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware _______________________________________________________________________________ 7) SOLE VOTING POWER NUMBER OF 1,165,370 SHARES _____________________________________________________________ BENEFICIALLY 8) SHARED VOTING POWER OWNED BY none EACH _____________________________________________________________ REPORTING 9) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER PERSON 1,165,370 WITH ____________________________________________________________ 10) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER none _______________________________________________________________________________ 11) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 1,165,370 _______________________________________________________________________________ 12) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES |_| _______________________________________________________________________________ 13) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 4.04% _______________________________________________________________________________ 14) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON IA, OO _______________________________________________________________________________ SCHEDULE 13D CUSIP No. 808194104 1) NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON C4S & Co., L.L.C. 13-3946794 _______________________________________________________________________________ 2) CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) |X| (b) |_| _______________________________________________________________________________ 3) SEC USE ONLY _______________________________________________________________________________ 4) SOURCE OF FUNDS OO _______________________________________________________________________________ 5) CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e) |_| _______________________________________________________________________________ 6) CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware _______________________________________________________________________________ 7) SOLE VOTING POWER NUMBER OF 1,165,370 SHARES _____________________________________________________________ BENEFICIALLY 8) SHARED VOTING POWER OWNED BY none EACH _____________________________________________________________ REPORTING 9) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER PERSON 1,165,370 WITH _____________________________________________________________ 10) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER none _______________________________________________________________________________ 11) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 1,165,370 _______________________________________________________________________________ 12) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES |_| _______________________________________________________________________________ 13) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 4.04% _______________________________________________________________________________ 14) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON OO _______________________________________________________________________________ SCHEDULE 13D CUSIP No. 808194104 1) NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON Peter A. Cohen _______________________________________________________________________________ 2) CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) |X| (b) |_| _______________________________________________________________________________ 3) SEC USE ONLY _______________________________________________________________________________ 4) SOURCE OF FUNDS OO _______________________________________________________________________________ 5) CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e) |_| _______________________________________________________________________________ 6) CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION United States _______________________________________________________________________________ 7) SOLE VOTING POWER NUMBER OF none SHARES _____________________________________________________________ BENEFICIALLY 8) SHARED VOTING POWER OWNED BY 1,165,370 EACH _____________________________________________________________ REPORTING 9) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER PERSON none WITH ____________________________________________________________ 10) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 1,165,370 _______________________________________________________________________________ 11) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 1,165,370 _______________________________________________________________________________ 12) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES |_| _______________________________________________________________________________ 13) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 4.04% _______________________________________________________________________________ 14) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON IN _______________________________________________________________________________ SCHEDULE 13D CUSIP No. 808194104 1) NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON Morgan B. Stark _______________________________________________________________________________ 2) CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) |X| (b) |_| _______________________________________________________________________________ 3) SEC USE ONLY _______________________________________________________________________________ 4) SOURCE OF FUNDS OO _______________________________________________________________________________ 5) CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e) |_| _______________________________________________________________________________ 6) CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION United States _______________________________________________________________________________ 7) SOLE VOTING POWER NUMBER OF none SHARES _____________________________________________________________ BENEFICIALLY 8) SHARED VOTING POWER OWNED BY 1,165,370 EACH _____________________________________________________________ REPORTING 9) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER PERSON none WITH _____________________________________________________________ 10) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 1,165,370 _______________________________________________________________________________ 11) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 1,165,370 _______________________________________________________________________________ 12) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES |_| _______________________________________________________________________________ 13) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 4.04% _______________________________________________________________________________ 14) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON IN _______________________________________________________________________________ SCHEDULE 13D CUSIP No. 808194104 1) NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON Jeffrey M. Solomon _______________________________________________________________________________ 2) CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) |X| (b) |_| _______________________________________________________________________________ 3) SEC USE ONLY _______________________________________________________________________________ 4) SOURCE OF FUNDS OO _______________________________________________________________________________ 5) CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e) |_| _______________________________________________________________________________ 6) CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION United States _______________________________________________________________________________ 7) SOLE VOTING POWER NUMBER OF none SHARES _____________________________________________________________ BENEFICIALLY 8) SHARED VOTING POWER OWNED BY 1,165,370 EACH _____________________________________________________________ REPORTING 9) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER PERSON none WITH _____________________________________________________________ 10) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 1,165,370 _______________________________________________________________________________ 11) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 1,165,370 _______________________________________________________________________________ 12) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES |_| _______________________________________________________________________________ 13) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 4.04% _______________________________________________________________________________ 14) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON IN _______________________________________________________________________________ SCHEDULE 13D CUSIP No. 808194104 1) NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON Thomas W. Strauss _______________________________________________________________________________ 2) CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) |X| (b) |_| _______________________________________________________________________________ 3) SEC USE ONLY _______________________________________________________________________________ 4) SOURCE OF FUNDS OO _______________________________________________________________________________ 5) CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e) |_| _______________________________________________________________________________ 6) CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION United States _______________________________________________________________________________ 7) SOLE VOTING POWER NUMBER OF none SHARES _____________________________________________________________ BENEFICIALLY 8) SHARED VOTING POWER OWNED BY 1,165,370 EACH ____________________________________________________________ REPORTING 9) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER PERSON none WITH ____________________________________________________________ 10) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 1,165,370 _______________________________________________________________________________ 11) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 1,165,370 _______________________________________________________________________________ 12) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES |_| _______________________________________________________________________________ 13) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 4.04% _______________________________________________________________________________ 14) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON IN _______________________________________________________________________________ SCHEDULE 13D CUSIP No. 808194104 1) NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON RJG Capital Partners, L.P. 20-0133443 _______________________________________________________________________________ 2) CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) |X| (b) |_| _______________________________________________________________________________ 3) SEC USE ONLY _______________________________________________________________________________ 4) SOURCE OF FUNDS WC _______________________________________________________________________________ 5) CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e) |_| _______________________________________________________________________________ 6) CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware _______________________________________________________________________________ 7) SOLE VOTING POWER NUMBER OF 12,500 SHARES _____________________________________________________________ BENEFICIALLY 8) SHARED VOTING POWER OWNED BY none EACH _____________________________________________________________ REPORTING 9) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER PERSON 12,500 WITH ____________________________________________________________ 10) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER none ______________________________________________________________________________ 11) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 12,500 _______________________________________________________________________________ 12) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES |_| _______________________________________________________________________________ 13) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 0.04% _______________________________________________________________________________ 14) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON PN _______________________________________________________________________________ SCHEDULE 13D CUSIP No. 808194104 1) NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON RJG Capital Management, LLC 20-0027325 _____________________________________________________________________________ 2) CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) |X| (b) |_| ______________________________________________________________________________ 3) SEC USE ONLY ______________________________________________________________________________ 4) SOURCE OF FUNDS OO ______________________________________________________________________________ 5) CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e) |_| ______________________________________________________________________________ 6) CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware ______________________________________________________________________________ 7) SOLE VOTING POWER NUMBER OF 12,500 SHARES ____________________________________________________________ BENEFICIALLY 8) SHARED VOTING POWER OWNED BY none EACH ____________________________________________________________ REPORTING 9) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER PERSON 12,500 WITH ____________________________________________________________ 10) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER none ______________________________________________________________________________ 11) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 12,500 ______________________________________________________________________________ 12) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES |_| ______________________________________________________________________________ 13) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 0.04% ______________________________________________________________________________ 14) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON OO ______________________________________________________________________________ SCHEDULE 13D CUSIP No. 808194104 1) NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON Ronald Gross _____________________________________________________________________________ 2) CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) |X| (b) |_| ______________________________________________________________________________ 3) SEC USE ONLY ______________________________________________________________________________ 4) SOURCE OF FUNDS OO ______________________________________________________________________________ 5) CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e) |_| ______________________________________________________________________________ 6) CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION United States ______________________________________________________________________________ 7) SOLE VOTING POWER NUMBER OF 12,500 SHARES ____________________________________________________________ BENEFICIALLY 8) SHARED VOTING POWER OWNED BY none EACH ____________________________________________________________ REPORTING 9) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER PERSON 12,500 WITH ____________________________________________________________ 10) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER none ______________________________________________________________________________ 11) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 12,500 ______________________________________________________________________________ 12) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES |_| ______________________________________________________________________________ 13) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 0.04% ______________________________________________________________________________ 14) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON IN ______________________________________________________________________________ SCHEDULE 13D CUSIP No. 808194104 1) NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON D.B. Zwirn Special Opportunities Fund, L.P. 73-1637217 _____________________________________________________________________________ 2) CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) |X| (b) |_| ______________________________________________________________________________ 3) SEC USE ONLY ______________________________________________________________________________ 4) SOURCE OF FUNDS WC ______________________________________________________________________________ 5) CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e) |_| ______________________________________________________________________________ 6) CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware ______________________________________________________________________________ 7) SOLE VOTING POWER NUMBER OF 8,630 SHARES ____________________________________________________________ BENEFICIALLY 8) SHARED VOTING POWER OWNED BY none EACH ____________________________________________________________ REPORTING 9) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER PERSON 8,630 WITH ____________________________________________________________ 10) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER none ______________________________________________________________________________ 11) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 8,630 ______________________________________________________________________________ 12) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES |_| ______________________________________________________________________________ 13) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 0.03% ______________________________________________________________________________ 14) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON PN ______________________________________________________________________________ SCHEDULE 13D CUSIP No. 808194104 1) NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON D.B. Zwirn Special Opportunities Fund (TE), L.P. 20-0024165 _____________________________________________________________________________ 2) CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) |X| (b) |_| ______________________________________________________________________________ 3) SEC USE ONLY ______________________________________________________________________________ 4) SOURCE OF FUNDS WC ______________________________________________________________________________ 5) CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e) |_| ______________________________________________________________________________ 6) CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware ______________________________________________________________________________ 7) SOLE VOTING POWER NUMBER OF 10,193 SHARES ____________________________________________________________ BENEFICIALLY 8) SHARED VOTING POWER OWNED BY none EACH ____________________________________________________________ REPORTING 9) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER PERSON 10,193 WITH ____________________________________________________________ 10) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER none ______________________________________________________________________________ 11) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 10,193 ______________________________________________________________________________ 12) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES |_| ______________________________________________________________________________ 13) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 0.04% ______________________________________________________________________________ 14) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON PN ______________________________________________________________________________ SCHEDULE 13D CUSIP No. 808194104 1) NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON D.B. Zwirn Special Opportunities Fund, Ltd. _____________________________________________________________________________ 2) CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) |X| (b) |_| ______________________________________________________________________________ 3) SEC USE ONLY ______________________________________________________________________________ 4) SOURCE OF FUNDS WC ______________________________________________________________________________ 5) CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e) |_| ______________________________________________________________________________ 6) CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Cayman Islands ______________________________________________________________________________ 7) SOLE VOTING POWER NUMBER OF 51,765 SHARES ____________________________________________________________ BENEFICIALLY 8) SHARED VOTING POWER OWNED BY none EACH ____________________________________________________________ REPORTING 9) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER PERSON 51,765 WITH ____________________________________________________________ 10) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER none ______________________________________________________________________________ 11) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 51,765 ______________________________________________________________________________ 12) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES |_| ______________________________________________________________________________ 13) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 0.18% ______________________________________________________________________________ 14) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON CO ______________________________________________________________________________ SCHEDULE 13D CUSIP No. 808194104 1) NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON HCM/Z Special Opportunities LLC 98-0436333 _____________________________________________________________________________ 2) CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) |X| (b) |_| ______________________________________________________________________________ 3) SEC USE ONLY ______________________________________________________________________________ 4) SOURCE OF FUNDS WC ______________________________________________________________________________ 5) CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e) |_| ______________________________________________________________________________ 6) CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Cayman Islands ______________________________________________________________________________ 7) SOLE VOTING POWER NUMBER OF 29,412 SHARES ____________________________________________________________ BENEFICIALLY 8) SHARED VOTING POWER OWNED BY none EACH ____________________________________________________________ REPORTING 9) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER PERSON 29,412 WITH ____________________________________________________________ 10) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER none ______________________________________________________________________________ 11) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 29,412 ______________________________________________________________________________ 12) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES |_| ______________________________________________________________________________ 13) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 0.10% ______________________________________________________________________________ 14) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON CO ______________________________________________________________________________ SCHEDULE 13D CUSIP No. 808194104 1) NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON D.B. Zwirn & Co., L.P. 02-0597442 _____________________________________________________________________________ 2) CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) |X| (b) |_| ______________________________________________________________________________ 3) SEC USE ONLY ______________________________________________________________________________ 4) SOURCE OF FUNDS OO ______________________________________________________________________________ 5) CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e) |_| ______________________________________________________________________________ 6) CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware ______________________________________________________________________________ 7) SOLE VOTING POWER NUMBER OF 100,000 SHARES ____________________________________________________________ BENEFICIALLY 8) SHARED VOTING POWER OWNED BY none EACH ____________________________________________________________ REPORTING 9) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER PERSON 100,000 WITH ____________________________________________________________ 10) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER none ______________________________________________________________________________ 11) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 100,000 ______________________________________________________________________________ 12) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES |_| ______________________________________________________________________________ 13) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 0.35% ______________________________________________________________________________ 14) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON PN ______________________________________________________________________________ SCHEDULE 13D CUSIP No. 808194104 1) NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON DBZ GP, LLC 42-1657316 _____________________________________________________________________________ 2) CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) |X| (b) |_| ______________________________________________________________________________ 3) SEC USE ONLY ______________________________________________________________________________ 4) SOURCE OF FUNDS OO ______________________________________________________________________________ 5) CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e) |_| ______________________________________________________________________________ 6) CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware ______________________________________________________________________________ 7) SOLE VOTING POWER NUMBER OF 100,000 SHARES ____________________________________________________________ BENEFICIALLY 8) SHARED VOTING POWER OWNED BY none EACH ____________________________________________________________ REPORTING 9) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER PERSON 100,000 WITH ____________________________________________________________ 10) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER none ______________________________________________________________________________ 11) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 100,000 ______________________________________________________________________________ 12) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES |_| ______________________________________________________________________________ 13) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 0.35% ______________________________________________________________________________ 14) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON OO ______________________________________________________________________________ SCHEDULE 13D CUSIP No. 808194104 1) NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON Zwirn Holdings, LLC 30-0080444 _____________________________________________________________________________ 2) CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) |X| (b) |_| ______________________________________________________________________________ 3) SEC USE ONLY ______________________________________________________________________________ 4) SOURCE OF FUNDS OO ______________________________________________________________________________ 5) CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e) |_| ______________________________________________________________________________ 6) CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware ______________________________________________________________________________ 7) SOLE VOTING POWER NUMBER OF 100,000 SHARES ____________________________________________________________ BENEFICIALLY 8) SHARED VOTING POWER OWNED BY none EACH ____________________________________________________________ REPORTING 9) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER PERSON 100,000 WITH ____________________________________________________________ 10) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER none ______________________________________________________________________________ 11) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 100,000 ______________________________________________________________________________ 12) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES |_| ______________________________________________________________________________ 13) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 0.35% ______________________________________________________________________________ 14) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON OO ______________________________________________________________________________ SCHEDULE 13D CUSIP No. 808194104 1) NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON Daniel B. Zwirn _____________________________________________________________________________ 2) CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) |X| (b) |_| ______________________________________________________________________________ 3) SEC USE ONLY ______________________________________________________________________________ 4) SOURCE OF FUNDS OO ______________________________________________________________________________ 5) CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e) |_| ______________________________________________________________________________ 6) CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION United States ______________________________________________________________________________ 7) SOLE VOTING POWER NUMBER OF 100,000 SHARES ____________________________________________________________ BENEFICIALLY 8) SHARED VOTING POWER OWNED BY none EACH ____________________________________________________________ REPORTING 9) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER PERSON 100,000 WITH ____________________________________________________________ 10) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER none ______________________________________________________________________________ 11) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 100,000 ______________________________________________________________________________ 12) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES |_| ______________________________________________________________________________ 13) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 0.35% ______________________________________________________________________________ 14) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON IN ______________________________________________________________________________ This Amendment No. 11 amends and supplements the Schedule 13D filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") on June 6, 2005, as amended by that certain Amendment No. 1 filed on July 1, 2005, that certain Amendment No. 2 filed on August 3, 2005, that certain Amendment No. 3 filed on August 25, 2005, that certain Amendment No. 4 filed on September 8, 2005, that certain Amendment No. 5 filed on September 13, 2005, that certain Amendment No. 6 filed on September 28, 2005, that certain Amendment No. 7 filed on October 11, 2005, that certain Amendment No. 8 filed on October 25, 2006, that certain Amendment No. 9 filed on May 30, 2006 and that certain Amendment No. 10 filed on June 1, 2006 (together, the "Statement"), by and on behalf of Barington Companies Equity Partners, L.P. ("Barington") and others with respect to the common stock, par value $1.00 per share (the "Common Stock"), of A. Schulman, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"). The principal executive offices of the Company are located at 3550 West Market Street, Akron, Ohio 44333. Item 2. Identity and Background. The second paragraph of Item 2(a)-(c) of the Statement is hereby amended and restated as follows: As of the date of this filing, the Reporting Entities are the beneficial owners of, in the aggregate, 2,816,536 shares of Common Stock, representing approximately 9.77% of the shares of Common Stock presently outstanding. Item 3. Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration. The information contained in Item 3 of the Statement is hereby amended and supplemented as follows: Since the filing of the Statement, the Reporting Entities purchased an aggregate of 115,226 shares of Common Stock. The amount of funds expended for such purchases was approximately $98,230.23 by Barington Companies Equity Partners, L.P., $2,134,268.07 by Barington Companies Offshore Fund Ltd., $71,681.52 by Barington Investments, L.P., $36,627.92 by Parche, LLC and $192,229.10 by Starboard Value & Opportunity Fund, LLC. All purchases and sales of Common Stock by the Reporting Entities were made in open market transactions. All transactions effected since the filing of the Statement are described in the Schedule attached hereto. All purchases of Common Stock were funded by working capital, which may, at any given time, include margin loans made by brokerage firms in the ordinary course of business. Item 4. Purpose of Transaction. The information contained in Item 4 of the Statement is hereby amended and supplemented as follows: On September 21, 2006, Barington delivered a letter to the Company demanding, pursuant to Section 220 of the Delaware General Corporation Law and the common law of the State of Delaware, a listing of the Company's stockholders and other related corporate records in order to allow Barington to communicate with the Company's stockholders regarding matters relating to their interests as stockholders, including, without limitation, in connection with the election of directors at the Company's next annual meeting of stockholders and any other matters that may properly come before such meeting in the event that Barington elects to solicit proxies to elect directors at such meeting. On September 22, 2006, Barington delivered a second letter to the Company demanding, pursuant to Section 220 of the Delaware General Corporation Law and the common law of the State of Delaware, copies of certain books, records and documents of the Company in order to enable Barington to investigate and communicate with the Company's stockholders regarding matters relating to their interests as stockholders, including, without limitation, the use of corporate assets, the levels and types of compensation, perquisites and benefits provided to directors and executive officers of the Company, the retention, compensation and services of financial advisors, the Company's compliance with its contractual obligations in connection with the Company's offer to purchase for cash 8,750,000 shares of common stock of the Company, the nature of any family, business or personal relationships between the Company's executive officers and directors, and certain decisions by the Board or its committees regarding the foregoing matters or otherwise affecting Board oversight, the management of the Company or other interests of stockholders. Item 5. Interest in Securities of the Issuer. Items 5(a) and 5(b) of the Statement are hereby amended and restated as follows: (a) As of the date of this filing, Barington Companies Equity Partners, L.P. beneficially owns an aggregate of 500,259 shares of Common Stock, representing approximately 1.74% of the shares of Common Stock presently outstanding based upon the 28,832,426 shares of Common Stock reported by the Company to be issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2006 in its Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 7, 2006 (the "Issued and Outstanding Shares"). As of the date of this filing, Barington Investments, L.P. beneficially owns 364,107 shares of Common Stock, constituting approximately 1.26% of the Issued and Outstanding Shares. As of the date of this filing, Barington Companies Offshore Fund, Ltd. beneficially owns 672,300 shares of Common Stock, constituting approximately 2.33% of the Issued and Outstanding Shares. As the investment advisor to Barington Companies Equity Partners, L.P. and the investment advisor and general partner of Barington Investments, L.P., Barington Companies Advisors, LLC may be deemed to beneficially own the 500,259 shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by Barington Companies Equity Partners, L.P. and the 364,107 shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by Barington Investments, L.P., representing an aggregate of 864,366 shares, constituting approximately 3.00% of the Issued and Outstanding Shares. As the general partner of Barington Companies Equity Partners, L.P., Barington Companies Investors, LLC may be deemed to beneficially own the 500,259 shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by Barington Companies Equity Partners, L.P., constituting approximately 1.74% of the Issued and Outstanding Shares. As the investment advisor to Barington Companies Offshore Fund, Ltd., Barington Offshore Advisors, LLC may be deemed to beneficially own the 672,300 shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by Barington Companies Offshore Fund, Ltd., constituting approximately 2.33% of the Issued and Outstanding Shares. As the majority member of Barington Companies Advisors, LLC and Barington Companies Investors, LLC, Barington Capital Group, L.P. may be deemed to beneficially own the 500,259 shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by Barington Companies Equity Partners, L.P. and the 364,107 shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by Barington Investments, L.P. As the majority member of Barington Offshore Advisors, LLC, Barington Capital Group, L.P. may also be deemed to beneficially own the 672,300 shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by Barington Companies Offshore Fund, Ltd., representing an aggregate of 1,536,666 shares, constituting approximately 5.33% of the Issued and Outstanding Shares. As the general partner of Barington Capital Group, L.P., LNA Capital Corp. may be deemed to beneficially own the 500,259 shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by Barington Companies Equity Partners, L.P., the 364,107 shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by Barington Investments, L.P. and the 672,300 shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by Barington Companies Offshore Fund, Ltd., representing an aggregate of 1,536,666 shares of Common Stock, constituting approximately 5.33% of the Issued and Outstanding Shares. As the sole stockholder and director of LNA Capital Corp., Mr. Mitarotonda may be deemed to beneficially own the 500,259 shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by Barington Companies Equity Partners, L.P., the 364,107 shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by Barington Investments, L.P. and the 672,300 shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by Barington Companies Offshore Fund, Ltd., representing an aggregate of 1,536,666 shares of Common Stock. Mr. Mitarotonda, who is a director of the Company, also beneficially owns 2,000 restricted shares of Common Stock granted to him under the Company's 2002 Equity Incentive Plan. As a result, Mr. Mitarotonda may be deemed to beneficially own an aggregate of 1,538,666 shares of Common Stock, constituting approximately 5.34% of the Issued and Outstanding Shares. Each of Barington Companies Advisors, LLC and Barington Companies Investors, LLC share voting and dispositive power with respect to the 500,259 shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by Barington Companies Equity Partners, L.P. Mr. Mitarotonda has sole voting and dispositive power with respect to the 500,259 shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by Barington Companies Equity Partners, L.P., the 364,107 shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by Barington Investments, L.P. and the 672,300 shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by Barington Companies Offshore Fund, Ltd. Mr. Mitarotonda disclaims beneficial ownership of any such shares except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein. Mr. Mitarotonda has sole voting and dispositive power with respect to the 2,000 restricted shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by him. As of the date of this filing, each of Starboard Value & Opportunity Fund, LLC and Parche, LLC beneficially own 978,916 and 186,454 shares of Common Stock, respectively, constituting approximately 3.40% and 0.65%, respectively, of the Issued and Outstanding Shares. As the managing member of Starboard Value & Opportunity Fund, LLC, and the managing member of Parche, LLC, Admiral Advisors, LLC may be deemed to beneficially own the 978,916 shares and the 186,454 shares of Common Stock owned by Starboard Value & Opportunity Fund, LLC and Parche, LLC, respectively, representing an aggregate of 1,165,370 shares, constituting approximately 4.04% of the Issued and Outstanding Shares. As the sole member of Admiral Advisors, LLC, Ramius Capital Group, L.L.C. may be deemed to beneficially own the 978,916 shares and the 186,454 shares of Common Stock owned by Starboard Value & Opportunity Fund, LLC and Parche, LLC, respectively, representing an aggregate of 1,165,370 shares, constituting approximately 4.04% of the Issued and Outstanding Shares. As the managing member of Ramius Capital Group, L.L.C., C4S & Co., L.L.C. may be deemed to beneficially own the 978,916 shares and the 186,454 shares of Common Stock owned by Starboard Value & Opportunity Fund, LLC and Parche, LLC, respectively, representing an aggregate of 1,165,370 shares, constituting approximately 4.04% of the Issued and Outstanding Shares. As the managing members of C4S & Co., L.L.C., each of Peter A. Cohen, Morgan B. Stark, Jeffrey M. Solomon and Thomas W. Strauss may be deemed to beneficially own the 978,916 shares and the 186,454 shares of Common Stock owned by Starboard Value & Opportunity Fund, LLC and Parche, LLC, respectively, representing an aggregate of 1,165,370 shares, constituting approximately 4.04% of the Issued and Outstanding Shares. Each of Messrs. Cohen, Stark, Solomon and Strauss share voting and dispositive power with respect to the 978,916 shares and the 186,454 shares owned by Starboard Value & Opportunity Fund, LLC and Parche, LLC, respectively, by virtue of their shared authority to vote and dispose of such shares. Messrs. Cohen, Stark, Solomon and Strauss disclaim beneficial ownership of such shares. As of the date of this filing, RJG Capital Partners, L.P. beneficially owns 12,500 shares of Common Stock, constituting approximately 0.04% of the Issued and Outstanding Shares. As the general partner of RJG Capital Partners, L.P., RJG Capital Management, LLC may be deemed to beneficially own the 12,500 shares owned by RJG Capital Partners, L.P., constituting approximately 0.04% of the Issued and Outstanding Shares. As the managing member of RJG Capital Management, LLC, which in turn is the general partner of RJG Capital Partners, L.P., Mr. Gross may be deemed to beneficially own the 12,500 shares owned by RJG Capital Partners, L.P., constituting approximately 0.04% of the Issued and Outstanding Shares. Mr. Gross has sole voting and dispositive power with respect to the 12,500 shares owned by RJG Capital Partners, L.P. by virtue of his authority to vote and dispose of such shares. Mr. Gross disclaims beneficial ownership of any such shares except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein. As of the date of this filing, each of D.B. Zwirn Special Opportunities Fund, L.P. and D.B. Zwirn Special Opportunities Fund (TE), L.P. beneficially own 8,630 shares and 10,193 shares of Common Stock, respectively, constituting approximately 0.03% and 0.04%, respectively, of the Issued and Outstanding Shares. As of the date of this filing, each of D.B. Zwirn Special Opportunities Fund, Ltd. and HCM/Z Special Opportunities LLC beneficially own 51,765 shares and 29,412 shares of Common Stock, respectively, constituting approximately 0.18% and 0.10%, respectively, of the Issued and Outstanding Shares. As the manager of D.B. Zwirn Special Opportunities Fund, L.P., D.B. Zwirn Special Opportunities Fund (TE), L.P., D.B. Zwirn Special Opportunities Fund, Ltd. and HCM/Z Special Opportunities LLC, D.B. Zwirn & Co., L.P. may be deemed to beneficially own the 8,630 shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by D.B. Zwirn Special Opportunities Fund, L.P., the 10,193 shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by D.B. Zwirn Special Opportunities Fund (TE), L.P., the 51,765 shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by D.B. Zwirn Special Opportunities Fund, Ltd. and the 29,412 shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by HCM/Z Special Opportunities LLC, representing an aggregate of 100,000 shares, constituting approximately 0.35% of the Issued and Outstanding Shares. As general partner of D.B. Zwirn & Co., L.P., DBZ GP, LLC may be deemed to beneficially own the 8,630 shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by D.B. Zwirn Special Opportunities Fund, L.P., the 10,193 shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by D.B. Zwirn Special Opportunities Fund (TE), L.P., the 51,765 shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by D.B. Zwirn Special Opportunities Fund, Ltd. and the 29,412 shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by HCM/Z Special Opportunities LLC, representing an aggregate of 100,000 shares, constituting approximately 0.35% of the Issued and Outstanding Shares. As the managing member of DBZ GP, LLC, Zwirn Holdings, LLC may be deemed to beneficially own the 8,630 shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by D.B. Zwirn Special Opportunities Fund, L.P., the 10,193 shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by D.B. Zwirn Special Opportunities Fund (TE), L.P., the 51,765 shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by D.B. Zwirn Special Opportunities Fund, Ltd. and the 29,412 shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by HCM/Z Special Opportunities LLC, representing an aggregate of 100,000 shares, constituting approximately 0.35% of the Issued and Outstanding Shares. As the managing member of Zwirn Holdings, LLC, Daniel B. Zwirn may be deemed to beneficially own the 8,630 shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by D.B. Zwirn Special Opportunities Fund, L.P., the 10,193 shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by D.B. Zwirn Special Opportunities Fund (TE), L.P., the 51,765 shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by D.B. Zwirn Special Opportunities Fund, Ltd. and the 29,412 shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by HCM/Z Special Opportunities LLC, representing an aggregate of 100,000 shares, constituting approximately 0.35% of the Issued and Outstanding Shares. Mr. Zwirn disclaims beneficial ownership of such shares except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein. The Reporting Entities do not believe that certain of the foregoing information is called for by the Items of Schedule 13D and are disclosing it for supplemental informational purposes only. Information with respect to each of the Reporting Entities is given solely by such Reporting Entity and no Reporting Entity shall have responsibility for the accuracy or completeness of information supplied by another Reporting Entity. (b) Each of the Reporting Entities may be deemed to have sole voting and dispositive power over the shares of Common Stock reported as beneficially owned by such person by virtue of their respective positions as described in paragraph (a), except that (i) Messrs. Cohen, Stark, Solomon and Strauss have shared authority to vote and dispose of the shares reported as beneficially owned by them and (ii) Barington Companies Advisors, LLC and Barington Companies Investors, LLC have shared authority to vote and dispose of the shares reported as beneficially owned by Barington Companies Equity Partners, L.P. Messrs. Cohen, Stark, Solomon and Strauss disclaim beneficial ownership of the shares reported as beneficially owned by them. Except as set forth above, each of the other Reporting Entities may be deemed to have sole voting and dispositive power with respect to the shares each reports as beneficially owned by such person, regardless of the fact that multiple Reporting Entities within the same chain of ownership report sole voting and dispositive power with respect to such shares. Each such Reporting Entity reports sole voting and dispositive power with respect to such shares based on such person's relationship to the other Reporting Entities within the same chain of ownership. Except to the extent expressly stated herein, each Reporting Entity disclaims beneficial ownership of any shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by any other Reporting Entity. Item 7. Material to be Filed as Exhibits. Item 7 of the Statement is hereby amended and supplemented as follows: Exhibit No. Exhibit Description - ------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------ 99.14 Agreement of Joint Filing among Barington Companies Equity Partners, L.P., Barington Investments, L.P., Barington Companies Advisors, LLC, Barington Companies Investors, LLC, Barington Companies Offshore Fund, Ltd., Barington Offshore Advisors, LLC, Barington Capital Group, L.P., LNA Capital Corp., James Mitarotonda, Starboard Value & Opportunity Fund, LLC, Parche, LLC, Admiral Advisors, LLC, Ramius Capital Group, L.L.C., C4S & Co., L.L.C., Peter A. Cohen, Morgan B. Stark, Jeffrey M. Solomon, Thomas W. Strauss, RJG Capital Partners, L.P., RJG Capital Management, LLC, Ronald Gross, D.B. Zwirn Special Opportunities Fund, L.P., D.B. Zwirn Special Opportunities Fund (TE), L.P., D.B. Zwirn Special Opportunities Fund, Ltd., HCM/Z Special Opportunities LLC, D.B. Zwirn & Co., L.P., DBZ GP, LLC, Zwirn Holdings, LLC and Daniel B. Zwirn dated September 27, 2006 (which supersedes and replaces the Agreement of Joint Filing dated May 26, 2006, as previously filed as Exhibit 99.13 to the Schedule 13D Amendment No. 9 filed with the SEC on May 30, 2006). - ------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------ SIGNATURES After reasonable inquiry and to the best knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the undersigned certify that the information set forth in this Statement is true, complete and correct. Dated: September 27, 2006 BARINGTON COMPANIES EQUITY PARTNERS, L.P. By: Barington Companies Investors, LLC, its general partner By: /s/ James A. Mitarotonda -------------------------- Name: James A. Mitarotonda Title: Managing Member BARINGTON INVESTMENTS, L.P. By: Barington Companies Advisors, LLC, its general partner By: /s/ James A. Mitarotonda -------------------------- Name: James A. Mitarotonda Title: Managing Member BARINGTON COMPANIES ADVISORS, LLC By: /s/ James A. Mitarotonda -------------------------- Name: James A. Mitarotonda Title: Managing Member BARINGTON COMPANIES INVESTORS, LLC By: /s/ James A. Mitarotonda -------------------------- Name: James A. Mitarotonda Title: Managing Member BARINGTON COMPANIES OFFSHORE FUND, LTD. By: /s/ James A. Mitarotonda -------------------------- Name: James A. Mitarotonda Title: President BARINGTON OFFSHORE ADVISORS, LLC By: /s/ James A. Mitarotonda -------------------------- Name: James A. Mitarotonda Title: Authorized Signatory BARINGTON CAPITAL GROUP, L.P. By: LNA Capital Corp., its general partner By: /s/ James A. Mitarotonda -------------------------- Name: James A. Mitarotonda Title: President and CEO LNA CAPITAL CORP. By: /s/ James A. Mitarotonda -------------------------- Name: James A. Mitarotonda Title: President and CEO /s/ James A. Mitarotonda -------------------------- James A. Mitarotonda STARBOARD VALUE & OPPORTUNITY FUND, LLC ADMIRAL ADVISORS, LLC By: Admiral Advisors, LLC, its managing member By: Ramius Capital Group, L.L.C., its sole member PARCHE, LLC RAMIUS CAPITAL GROUP, L.L.C. By: Admiral Advisors, LLC, its managing member By: C4S & Co., L.L.C., as managing member C4S & CO., L.L.C.
By: /s/ Jeffrey M. Solomon -------------------------- Name: Jeffrey M. Solomon Title: Authorized Signatory JEFFREY M. SOLOMON /s/ Jeffrey M. Solomon - ---------------------- Individually and as attorney-in-fact for Peter A. Cohen, Morgan B. Stark and Thomas W. Strauss RJG CAPITAL PARTNERS, L.P. By: RJG Capital Management, LLC, its general partner By: /s/ Ronald J. Gross -------------------------- Name: Ronald J. Gross Title: Managing Member RJG CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC By: /s/ Ronald J. Gross -------------------------- Name: Ronald J. Gross Title: Managing Member /s/ Ronald J. Gross -------------------------- Ronald J. Gross D.B. ZWIRN SPECIAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND, L.P. By: D.B. ZWIRN PARTNERS, LLC, its general partner BY: ZWIRN HOLDINGS, LLC, its managing member By: /s/ Daniel B. Zwirn -------------------------- Name: Daniel B. Zwirn Title: Managing Member D.B. ZWIRN SPECIAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND (TE), L.P. By: D.B. ZWIRN PARTNERS, LLC, its general partner BY: ZWIRN HOLDINGS, LLC, its managing member By: /s/ Daniel B. Zwirn -------------------------- Name: Daniel B. Zwirn Title: Managing Member D.B. ZWIRN SPECIAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND, LTD. By: D.B. Zwirn & Co., L.P., its manager By: DBZ GP, LLC, its general partner By: Zwirn Holdings, LLC, its managing member By: /s/ Daniel B. Zwirn -------------------------- Name: Daniel B. Zwirn Title: Managing Member HCM/Z SPECIAL OPPORTUNITIES LLC By: D.B. Zwirn & Co., L.P., its manager By: DBZ GP, LLC, its general partner By: Zwirn Holdings, LLC, its managing member By: /s/ Daniel B. Zwirn -------------------------- Name: Daniel B. Zwirn Title: Managing Member D.B. ZWIRN & CO., L.P. By: DBZ GP, LLC, its general partner By: Zwirn Holdings, LLC, its managing member By: /s/ Daniel B. Zwirn -------------------------- Name: Daniel B. Zwirn Title: Managing Member DBZ GP, LLC By: Zwirn Holdings, LLC, its managing member By: /s/ Daniel B. Zwirn -------------------------- Name: Daniel B. Zwirn Title: Managing Member ZWIRN HOLDINGS, LLC By: /s/ Daniel B. Zwirn -------------------------- Name: Daniel B. Zwirn Title: Managing Member /s/ Daniel B. Zwirn -------------------------- Daniel B. Zwirn SCHEDULE This schedule sets forth information with respect to each purchase or sale of Common Stock which was effectuated by a Reporting Entity since the filing of the Statement. All transactions were effectuated in the open market through a broker. Shares Purchased by Barington Companies Equity Partners, L.P. Number of Date Shares Price Per Share Cost(*) - ---- --------- --------------- --------------- 8/21/2006 1,591 $22.497 $35,792.73 8/21/2006 2,775 $22.500 $62,437.50 Shares purchased by Barington Investments, L.P. Number of Date Shares Price Per Share Cost(*) - ---- --------- --------------- --------------- 8/21/2006 1,161 $22.497 $26,119.02 8/21/2006 2,025 $22.500 $45,562.50 Shares purchased by Barington Companies Offshore Fund, Ltd. Number of Date Shares Price Per Share Cost(*) - ---- --------- --------------- --------------- 7/10/2006 5,710 $22.277 $127,201.67 7/11/2006 24,106 $22.167 $534,357.70 7/12/2006 2,000 $22.491 $44,982.00 7/14/2006 9,810 $22.352 $219,273.12 7/27/2006 50,000 $21.525 $1,076,250.00 8/21/2006 2,141 $22.497 $48,166.08 8/21/2006 3,735 $22.500 $84,037.50 Shares purchased by Parche, LLC Number of Date Shares Price Per Share Cost(*) - ---- --------- --------------- --------------- 8/21/2006 593 $22.4965 $13,340.42 8/21/2006 1,035 $22.5000 $23,287.50 Shares purchased by Starboard Value & Opportunity Fund, LLC Number of Date Shares Price Per Share Cost(*) - ---- --------- --------------- -------------- 8/21/2006 3,114 $22.4965 $70,054.10 8/21/2006 5,430 $22.5000 $122,175.00 - ---------- (*) Excludes commissions and other execution-related costs. EX-99.14 2 b415064ex99_14.txt EXHIBIT 99.14 EXHIBIT 99.14 Agreement of Joint Filing Pursuant to Rule 13d-1(k) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the undersigned persons hereby agree to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission the Statement on Schedule 13D (the "Statement") to which this Agreement is attached as an exhibit, and agree that such Statement, as so filed, is filed on behalf of each of them. This Agreement of Joint Filing supersedes and replaces the Agreement of Joint Filing dated May 26, 2006. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this Agreement. Dated: September 27, 2006 BARINGTON COMPANIES EQUITY PARTNERS, L.P. By: Barington Companies Investors, LLC, its general partner By: /s/ James A. Mitarotonda -------------------------- Name: James A. Mitarotonda Title: Managing Member BARINGTON INVESTMENTS, L.P. By: Barington Companies Advisors, LLC, its general partner By: /s/ James A. Mitarotonda -------------------------- Name: James A. Mitarotonda Title: Managing Member BARINGTON COMPANIES ADVISORS, LLC By: /s/ James A. Mitarotonda -------------------------- Name: James A. Mitarotonda Title: Managing Member BARINGTON COMPANIES INVESTORS, LLC By: /s/ James A. Mitarotonda -------------------------- Name: James A. Mitarotonda Title: Managing Member BARINGTON COMPANIES OFFSHORE FUND, LTD. By: /s/ James A. Mitarotonda -------------------------- Name: James A. Mitarotonda Title: President BARINGTON OFFSHORE ADVISORS, LLC By: /s/ James A. Mitarotonda -------------------------- Name: James A. Mitarotonda Title: Authorized Signatory BARINGTON CAPITAL GROUP, L.P. By: LNA Capital Corp., its general partner By: /s/ James A. Mitarotonda -------------------------- Name: James A. Mitarotonda Title: President and CEO LNA CAPITAL CORP. By: /s/ James A. Mitarotonda -------------------------- Name: James A. Mitarotonda Title: President and CEO /s/ James A. Mitarotonda -------------------------- James A. Mitarotonda STARBOARD VALUE & OPPORTUNITY FUND, LLC ADMIRAL ADVISORS, LLC By: Admiral Advisors, LLC, its managing member By: Ramius Capital Group, L.L.C., its sole member PARCHE, LLC RAMIUS CAPITAL GROUP, L.L.C. By: Admiral Advisors, LLC, its managing member By: C4S & Co., L.L.C., as managing member C4S & CO., L.L.C.
By: /s/ Jeffrey M. Solomon -------------------------- Name: Jeffrey M. Solomon Title: Authorized Signatory JEFFREY M. SOLOMON /s/ Jeffrey M. Solomon - ---------------------- Individually and as attorney-in-fact for Peter A. Cohen, Morgan B. Stark and Thomas W. Strauss RJG CAPITAL PARTNERS, L.P. By: RJG Capital Management, LLC, its general partner By: /s/ Ronald J. Gross ------------------------ Name: Ronald J. Gross Title: Managing Member RJG CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC By: /s/ Ronald J. Gross ------------------------ Name: Ronald J. Gross Title: Managing Member /s/ Ronald J. Gross ------------------------ Ronald J. Gross D.B. ZWIRN SPECIAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND, L.P. By: D.B. ZWIRN PARTNERS, LLC, its general partner BY: ZWIRN HOLDINGS, LLC, its managing member By: /s/ Daniel B. Zwirn ------------------------ Name: Daniel B. Zwirn Title: Managing Member D.B. ZWIRN SPECIAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND (TE), L.P. By: D.B. ZWIRN PARTNERS, LLC, its general partner BY: ZWIRN HOLDINGS, LLC, its managing member By: /s/ Daniel B. Zwirn ------------------------ Name: Daniel B. Zwirn Title: Managing Member D.B. ZWIRN SPECIAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND, LTD. By: D.B. Zwirn & Co., L.P., its manager By: DBZ GP, LLC, its general partner By: Zwirn Holdings, LLC, its managing member By: /s/ Daniel B. Zwirn ------------------------ Name: Daniel B. Zwirn Title: Managing Member HCM/Z SPECIAL OPPORTUNITIES LLC By: D.B. Zwirn & Co., L.P., its manager By: DBZ GP, LLC, its general partner By: Zwirn Holdings, LLC, its managing member By: /s/ Daniel B. Zwirn ------------------------ Name: Daniel B. Zwirn Title: Managing Member D.B. ZWIRN & CO., L.P. By: DBZ GP, LLC, its general partner By: Zwirn Holdings, LLC, its managing member By: /s/ Daniel B. Zwirn ------------------------ Name: Daniel B. Zwirn Title: Managing Member DBZ GP, LLC By: Zwirn Holdings, LLC, its managing member By: /s/ Daniel B. Zwirn ------------------------ Name: Daniel B. Zwirn Title: Managing Member ZWIRN HOLDINGS, LLC By: /s/ Daniel B. Zwirn ------------------------ Name: Daniel B. Zwirn Title: Managing Member /s/ Daniel B. Zwirn ------------------------ Daniel B. Zwirn -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----