8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported) October 12, 2010

OMNOVA Solutions Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Ohio	1-15147	34-1897652
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)
175 Ghent Road, Fairlawn, Ohio		44333-3300
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code 330-869-4200

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

¨ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Item 8.01. Other Events.

On October 12, 2010, OMNOVA Solutions Inc. (the “Company”) announced that it intends to offer to sell $250 million aggregate principal amount of senior notes in an offering exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933. Pursuant to Rule 135c of the Securities Act, the Company is filing herewith the press release issued October 12, 2010 as Exhibit 99.1 hereto.

The senior notes to be offered will not be and have not been registered under the Securities Act and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit Number	Description
99.1	Press Release Issued October 12, 2010

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

OMNOVA SOLUTIONS INC.
By:	/s/ Kristine C. Syrvalin
Name:	Kristine C. Syrvalin
Title:	Secretary
Date:	October 12, 2010

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit Number	Description
99.1	Press Release Issued October 12, 2010

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

175 Ghent Road Fairlawn, Ohio 44333 www.omnova.com

	News Release
Contact:	Sandi Noah	Michael Hicks
	Communications	Investor Relations
	(330) 869-4292	(330) 869-4411

OMNOVA Solutions Announces Proposed Offering

of $250 Million of Senior Notes

FAIRLAWN, OH, October 12, 2010 – OMNOVA Solutions Inc. (NYSE: OMN) today announced that it intends to offer to sell, subject to market and other conditions, $250 million aggregate principal amount of senior notes in an offering exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933. The Company intends to use the net proceeds from the offering, together with a new term loan of approximately $200 million, to fund the purchase price for the Company’s proposed acquisition of Eliokem International SAS, repay or replace all amounts outstanding under the Company’s existing term loan, and pay related fees and expenses.

The senior notes to be offered have not been and will not be registered under the Securities Act of 1933 and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from registration requirements. This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy such notes and is issued pursuant to Rule 135c under the Securities Act of 1933.

OMNOVA Solutions Inc. is a technology-based company with last twelve month sales through August 2010 of $827 million and a workforce of approximately 2,300 employees worldwide. OMNOVA is an innovator of emulsion polymers, specialty chemicals, and decorative and functional surfaces for a variety of commercial, industrial and residential end uses. Visit OMNOVA Solutions on the internet at www.omnova.com.

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