UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 SCHEDULE 13D (Rule 13d-101) (Amendment No. 8) 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) October 21, 2005 ---------------- (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: |_|. 16 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 495,893 SHARES ________________________________________________________ BENEFICIALLY 8) SHARED VOTING POWER OWNED BY none EACH ________________________________________________________ REPORTING 9) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER PERSON 495,893 WITH ________________________________________________________ 10) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER none ______________________________________________________________________________ 11) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 495,893 ______________________________________________________________________________ 12) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES |_| ______________________________________________________________________________ 13) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 1.62% ______________________________________________________________________________ 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 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 495,893 SHARES ____________________________________________________________ BENEFICIALLY 8) SHARED VOTING POWER OWNED BY none EACH ____________________________________________________________ REPORTING 9) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER PERSON 495,893 WITH ____________________________________________________________ 10) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER none ______________________________________________________________________________ 11) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 495,893 ______________________________________________________________________________ 12) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES |_| ______________________________________________________________________________ 13) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 1.62% ______________________________________________________________________________ 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. (BVI) ______________________________________________________________________________ 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 336,188 SHARES ____________________________________________________________ BENEFICIALLY 8) SHARED VOTING POWER OWNED BY none EACH ____________________________________________________________ REPORTING 9) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER PERSON 336,188 WITH ____________________________________________________________ 10) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER none ______________________________________________________________________________ 11) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 336,188 ______________________________________________________________________________ 12) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES |_| ______________________________________________________________________________ 13) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 1.1% ______________________________________________________________________________ 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 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 336,188 SHARES ____________________________________________________________ BENEFICIALLY 8) SHARED VOTING POWER OWNED BY 360,921 EACH ____________________________________________________________ REPORTING 9) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER PERSON 336,188 WITH ____________________________________________________________ 10) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 360,921 ______________________________________________________________________________ 11) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 697,109 ______________________________________________________________________________ 12) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES |_| ______________________________________________________________________________ 13) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 2.28% ______________________________________________________________________________ 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 832,081 SHARES ____________________________________________________________ BENEFICIALLY 8) SHARED VOTING POWER OWNED BY 360,921 EACH ____________________________________________________________ REPORTING 9) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER PERSON 832,081 WITH ____________________________________________________________ 10) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 360,921 ______________________________________________________________________________ 11) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 1,193,002 ______________________________________________________________________________ 12) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES |_| ______________________________________________________________________________ 13) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 3.9% ______________________________________________________________________________ 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 832,081 SHARES ____________________________________________________________ BENEFICIALLY 8) SHARED VOTING POWER OWNED BY 360,921 EACH ____________________________________________________________ REPORTING 9) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER PERSON 832,081 WITH ____________________________________________________________ 10) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 360,921 ______________________________________________________________________________ 11) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 1,193,002 ______________________________________________________________________________ 12) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES |_| ______________________________________________________________________________ 13) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 3.9% ______________________________________________________________________________ 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 832,081 SHARES ____________________________________________________________ BENEFICIALLY 8) SHARED VOTING POWER OWNED BY 360,921 EACH ____________________________________________________________ REPORTING 9) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER PERSON 832,081 WITH ____________________________________________________________ 10) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 360,921 ______________________________________________________________________________ 11) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 1,193,002 ______________________________________________________________________________ 12) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES |_| ______________________________________________________________________________ 13) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 3.9% ______________________________________________________________________________ 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 184,826 SHARES ____________________________________________________________ BENEFICIALLY 8) SHARED VOTING POWER OWNED BY none EACH ____________________________________________________________ REPORTING 9) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER PERSON 184,826 WITH ____________________________________________________________ 10) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER none ______________________________________________________________________________ 11) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 184,826 ______________________________________________________________________________ 12) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES |_| ______________________________________________________________________________ 13) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 0.6% ______________________________________________________________________________ 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 970,372 SHARES ____________________________________________________________ BENEFICIALLY 8) SHARED VOTING POWER OWNED BY none EACH ____________________________________________________________ REPORTING 9) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER PERSON 970,372 WITH ____________________________________________________________ 10) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER none ______________________________________________________________________________ 11) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 970,372 ______________________________________________________________________________ 12) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES |_| ______________________________________________________________________________ 13) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 3.17% ______________________________________________________________________________ 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 1,155,198 SHARES ____________________________________________________________ BENEFICIALLY 8) SHARED VOTING POWER OWNED BY none EACH ____________________________________________________________ REPORTING 9) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER PERSON 1,155,198 WITH ____________________________________________________________ 10) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER none ______________________________________________________________________________ 11) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 1,155,198 ______________________________________________________________________________ 12) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES |_| ______________________________________________________________________________ 13) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 3.77% ______________________________________________________________________________ 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 Ramius Capital Group, LLC 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 1,155,198 SHARES ____________________________________________________________ BENEFICIALLY 8) SHARED VOTING POWER OWNED BY none EACH ____________________________________________________________ REPORTING 9) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER PERSON 1,155,198 WITH ____________________________________________________________ 10) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER none ______________________________________________________________________________ 11) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 1,155,198 ______________________________________________________________________________ 12) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES |_| ______________________________________________________________________________ 13) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 3.77% ______________________________________________________________________________ 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., LLC 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 1,155,198 SHARES ____________________________________________________________ BENEFICIALLY 8) SHARED VOTING POWER OWNED BY none EACH ____________________________________________________________ REPORTING 9) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER PERSON 1,155,198 WITH ____________________________________________________________ 10) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER none ______________________________________________________________________________ 11) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 1,155,198 ______________________________________________________________________________ 12) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES |_| ______________________________________________________________________________ 13) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 3.77% ______________________________________________________________________________ 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 1,155,198 EACH ____________________________________________________________ REPORTING 9) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER PERSON none WITH ____________________________________________________________ 10) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 1,155,198 ______________________________________________________________________________ 11) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 1,155,198 ______________________________________________________________________________ 12) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES |_| ______________________________________________________________________________ 13) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 3.77% ______________________________________________________________________________ 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 1,155,198 EACH ____________________________________________________________ REPORTING 9) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER PERSON none WITH ____________________________________________________________ 10) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 1,155,198 ______________________________________________________________________________ 11) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 1,155,198 ______________________________________________________________________________ 12) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES |_| ______________________________________________________________________________ 13) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 3.77% ______________________________________________________________________________ 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 1,155,198 EACH ____________________________________________________________ REPORTING 9) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER PERSON none WITH ____________________________________________________________ 10) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 1,155,198 ______________________________________________________________________________ 11) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 1,155,198 ______________________________________________________________________________ 12) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES |_| ______________________________________________________________________________ 13) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 3.77% ______________________________________________________________________________ 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 1,155,198 EACH ____________________________________________________________ REPORTING 9) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER PERSON none WITH ____________________________________________________________ 10) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 1,155,198 ______________________________________________________________________________ 11) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 1,155,198 ______________________________________________________________________________ 12) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES |_| ______________________________________________________________________________ 13) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 3.77% ______________________________________________________________________________ 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 Millenco, L.P. 13-3532932 ______________________________________________________________________________ 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 39,868 SHARES ____________________________________________________________ BENEFICIALLY 8) SHARED VOTING POWER OWNED BY 360,921 EACH ____________________________________________________________ REPORTING 9) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER PERSON 39,868 WITH ____________________________________________________________ 10) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 360,921 ______________________________________________________________________________ 11) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 400,789 ______________________________________________________________________________ 12) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES |_| ______________________________________________________________________________ 13) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 1.31% ______________________________________________________________________________ 14) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON PN, BD ______________________________________________________________________________ SCHEDULE 13D CUSIP No. 808194104 ------------------- 1) NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON Millennium Management, L.L.C. 13-3804139 _______________________________________________________________________________ 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 39,868 SHARES ____________________________________________________________ BENEFICIALLY 8) SHARED VOTING POWER OWNED BY 360,921 EACH ____________________________________________________________ REPORTING 9) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER PERSON 39,868 WITH ____________________________________________________________ 10) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 360,921 ______________________________________________________________________________ 11) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 400,789 ______________________________________________________________________________ 12) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES |_| ______________________________________________________________________________ 13) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 1.31% ______________________________________________________________________________ 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 Israel A. Englander _____________________________________________________________________________ 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 39,868 SHARES ____________________________________________________________ BENEFICIALLY 8) SHARED VOTING POWER OWNED BY 360,921 EACH ____________________________________________________________ REPORTING 9) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER PERSON 39,868 WITH ____________________________________________________________ 10) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 360,921 ______________________________________________________________________________ 11) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 400,789 ______________________________________________________________________________ 12) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES |_| ______________________________________________________________________________ 13) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 1.31% ______________________________________________________________________________ 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 28,393 SHARES ____________________________________________________________ BENEFICIALLY 8) SHARED VOTING POWER OWNED BY none EACH ____________________________________________________________ REPORTING 9) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER PERSON 28,393 WITH ____________________________________________________________ 10) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER none ______________________________________________________________________________ 11) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 28,393 ______________________________________________________________________________ 12) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES |_| ______________________________________________________________________________ 13) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 0.09% ______________________________________________________________________________ 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 28,397 SHARES ____________________________________________________________ BENEFICIALLY 8) SHARED VOTING POWER OWNED BY none EACH ____________________________________________________________ REPORTING 9) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER PERSON 28,397 WITH ____________________________________________________________ 10) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER none ______________________________________________________________________________ 11) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 28,397 ______________________________________________________________________________ 12) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES |_| ______________________________________________________________________________ 13) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 0.09% ______________________________________________________________________________ 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 170,354 SHARES ____________________________________________________________ BENEFICIALLY 8) SHARED VOTING POWER OWNED BY none EACH ____________________________________________________________ REPORTING 9) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER PERSON 170,354 WITH ____________________________________________________________ 10) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER none ______________________________________________________________________________ 11) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 170,354 ______________________________________________________________________________ 12) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES |_| ______________________________________________________________________________ 13) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 0.56% ______________________________________________________________________________ 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 56,783 SHARES ____________________________________________________________ BENEFICIALLY 8) SHARED VOTING POWER OWNED BY none EACH ____________________________________________________________ REPORTING 9) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER PERSON 56,783 WITH ____________________________________________________________ 10) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER none ______________________________________________________________________________ 11) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 56,783 ______________________________________________________________________________ 12) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES |_| ______________________________________________________________________________ 13) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 0.19% ______________________________________________________________________________ 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 283,927 SHARES ____________________________________________________________ BENEFICIALLY 8) SHARED VOTING POWER OWNED BY none EACH ____________________________________________________________ REPORTING 9) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER PERSON 283,927 WITH ____________________________________________________________ 10) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER none ______________________________________________________________________________ 11) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 283,927 ______________________________________________________________________________ 12) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES |_| ______________________________________________________________________________ 13) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 0.93% ______________________________________________________________________________ 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 283,927 SHARES ____________________________________________________________ BENEFICIALLY 8) SHARED VOTING POWER OWNED BY none EACH ____________________________________________________________ REPORTING 9) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER PERSON 283,927 WITH ____________________________________________________________ 10) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER none ______________________________________________________________________________ 11) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 283,927 ______________________________________________________________________________ 12) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES |_| ______________________________________________________________________________ 13) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 0.93% ______________________________________________________________________________ 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 283,927 SHARES ____________________________________________________________ BENEFICIALLY 8) SHARED VOTING POWER OWNED BY none EACH ____________________________________________________________ REPORTING 9) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER PERSON 283,927 WITH ____________________________________________________________ 10) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER none ______________________________________________________________________________ 11) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 283,927 ______________________________________________________________________________ 12) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES |_| ______________________________________________________________________________ 13) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 0.93% ______________________________________________________________________________ 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 283,927 SHARES ____________________________________________________________ BENEFICIALLY 8) SHARED VOTING POWER OWNED BY none EACH ____________________________________________________________ REPORTING 9) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER PERSON 283,927 WITH ____________________________________________________________ 10) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER none ______________________________________________________________________________ 11) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 283,927 ______________________________________________________________________________ 12) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES |_| ______________________________________________________________________________ 13) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 0.93% ______________________________________________________________________________ 14) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON IN ______________________________________________________________________________ This Amendment No. 8 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 and that certain Amendment No. 7 filed on October 11, 2005 (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 first and second paragraphs of Item 2(a)-(c) of the Statement are hereby amended and restated as follows: (a) - (c) This Statement is being filed by Barington Companies Equity Partners, L.P., Barington Companies Investors, LLC, Barington Companies Offshore Fund, Ltd. (BVI), Barington Companies Advisors, LLC, Barington Capital Group, L.P., LNA Capital Corp., James Mitarotonda, Parche, LLC, Starboard Value & Opportunity Fund, LLC, Admiral Advisors, LLC, Ramius Capital Group, LLC, C4S & Co., LLC, Peter A. Cohen, Morgan B. Stark, Jeffrey M. Solomon, Thomas W. Strauss, Millenco, L.P., Millennium Management, L.L.C., Israel A. Englander, 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 (each, a "Reporting Entity" and, collectively, the "Reporting Entities"). As of the date of this filing, the Reporting Entities are the beneficial owners of, in the aggregate, 2,684,495 shares of Common Stock, representing approximately 8.8% of the shares of Common Stock presently outstanding. Item 4. Purpose of Transaction. ---------------------- The information contained in Item 4 of the Statement is hereby supplemented as follows: On October 21, 2005, the Company entered into an agreement (the "Agreement") with the Reporting Entities that will avoid a proxy contest for the election of directors at the Company's 2005 annual meeting of stockholders. A copy of the joint press release announcing the Agreement is attached as Exhibit 99.11 hereto and incorporated by reference herein. The following is a brief description of the terms of the Agreement, which description is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Agreement which is attached as Exhibit 99.12 hereto and incorporated by reference herein. Under the terms of the Agreement, the Reporting Entities have agreed to withdraw notice of the intention of Barington to nominate persons for election as directors at the 2005 annual meeting and to abide by certain standstill provisions until the Company's 2007 annual meeting of stockholders. The Company has agreed to consummate a self-tender offer to repurchase 8,750,000 shares of the Company's common stock at a price of no less than $20 per share. The tender offer is intended to be completed by December 20, 2005. The standstill provisions applicable to the Reporting Entities will terminate if the Company does not complete the tender offer by April 30, 2006. In addition, the Board of Directors has authorized an increase in the size of the Board of Directors to 12 directors from its current 10. James A. Mitarotonda, the Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Barington Capital Group L.P., has been appointed as a director to serve until the Company's 2007 annual meeting of stockholders. An additional new director, reasonably acceptable to the Company and the Reporting Entities, will also be appointed to the Board within 30 days of the date of the Agreement to serve until the Company's 2008 annual meeting of stockholders. Further provisions of the Agreement include requirements for the Company to: o work with representatives of the Reporting Entities to create a plan to improve the operations and profitability of the Company; o establish a lead independent director; o implement a regular evaluation of the Company's rights agreement by the independent members of the Board of Directors; and o submit for the approval of the Company's stockholders at the 2005 annual meeting an amendment to the Company's charter that would remove a supermajority voting provision relating to certain business combinations and other transactions. The Company also has retained Credit Suisse First Boston ("CSFB") to act as financial advisor to the Board of Directors. In accordance with the Agreement, the Board has agreed to instruct CSFB to speak with third parties who express interest in presenting strategic alternatives to the Board, assess the viability of any such strategic alternatives and regularly present updates to the Board. Phillip Ashkettle will no longer be included as a member of any group with the Reporting Entities as of October 21, 2005. Mr. Ashkettle disclaims membership in any "group" with the Reporting Entities for purposes of Section 13 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and will not be included in future amendments to this Schedule 13D. 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 hereof, Barington Companies Equity Partners, L.P. beneficially owns an aggregate of 495,893 shares of Common Stock, representing approximately 1.62% of the shares of Common Stock presently outstanding based upon the 30,605,296 shares of Common Stock reported by the Company to be issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2005 in its Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 11, 2005 (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 495,893 shares of Common Stock owned by Barington Companies Equity Partners, L.P. As of the date hereof, Barington Companies Offshore Fund, Ltd. (BVI) beneficially owns 336,188 shares of Common Stock, constituting approximately 1.1% of the Issued and Outstanding Shares. As of the date hereof, Barington Companies Advisors, LLC beneficially owns 360,921 shares of Common Stock, which shares are held in a managed account as further described in Item 6 of the Statement. As the investment advisor to Barington Companies Offshore Fund, Ltd. (BVI), Barington Companies Advisors, LLC may also be deemed to beneficially own the 336,188 shares of Common Stock owned by Barington Companies Offshore Fund, Ltd. (BVI), representing an aggregate of 697,109 shares, constituting approximately 2.28% of the Issued and Outstanding Shares. As the Managing Member of Barington Companies Advisors, LLC, Barington Capital Group, L.P. may be deemed to beneficially own the 360,921 shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by Barington Companies Advisors, LLC and the 336,188 shares of Common Stock owned by Barington Companies Offshore Fund, Ltd. (BVI). As the majority member of Barington Companies Investors, LLC, Barington Capital Group, L.P. may also be deemed to beneficially own the 495,893 shares of Common Stock owned by Barington Companies Equity Partners, L.P., representing an aggregate of 1,193,002 shares, constituting approximately 3.9% 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 495,893 shares owned by Barington Companies Equity Partners, L.P., the 360,921 shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by Barington Companies Advisors, LLC and the 336,188 shares owned by Barington Companies Offshore Fund, Ltd. (BVI), representing an aggregate of 1,193,002 shares, constituting approximately 3.9% 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 495,893 shares owned by Barington Companies Equity Partners, L.P., the 360,921 shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by Barington Companies Advisors, LLC and the 336,188 shares owned by Barington Companies Offshore Fund, Ltd. (BVI), representing an aggregate of 1,193,002 shares, constituting approximately 3.9% of the Issued and Outstanding Shares. Mr. Mitarotonda has sole voting and dispositive power with respect to the 495,893 shares owned by Barington Companies Equity Partners, L.P. and the 336,188 shares owned by Barington Companies Offshore Fund, Ltd. (BVI) and shared voting and dispositive power with respect to the 360,921 shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by Barington Companies Advisors, LLC by virtue of his authority to vote and dispose of such shares. Mr. Mitarotonda disclaims beneficial ownership of any such shares except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein. As of the date hereof, each of Parche, LLC and Starboard Value & Opportunity Fund, LLC beneficially own 184,826 shares and 970,372 shares of Common Stock, respectively, constituting approximately 0.6% and 3.17%, respectively, of the Issued and Outstanding Shares. As the Managing Member of each of Parche, LLC and Starboard Value & Opportunity Fund, LLC, Admiral Advisors, LLC may be deemed to beneficially own the 184,826 shares and the 970,372 shares of Common Stock owned by Parche, LLC and Starboard Value & Opportunity Fund, LLC, respectively, representing an aggregate of 1,155,198 shares, constituting approximately 3.77% of the Issued and Outstanding Shares. As the sole member of Admiral Advisors, LLC, Ramius Capital Group, LLC may be deemed to beneficially own the 184,826 shares and the 970,372 shares of Common Stock owned by Parche, LLC and Starboard Value & Opportunity Fund, LLC, respectively, representing an aggregate of 1,155,198 shares, constituting approximately 3.77% of the Issued and Outstanding Shares. As the Managing Member of Ramius Capital Group, LLC, C4S & Co., LLC may be deemed to beneficially own the 184,826 shares and the 970,372 shares of Common Stock owned by Parche, LLC and Starboard Value & Opportunity Fund, LLC, respectively, representing an aggregate of 1,155,198 shares, constituting approximately 3.77% of the Issued and Outstanding Shares. As the Managing Members of C4S & Co., LLC, each of Peter A. Cohen, Morgan B. Stark, Jeffrey M. Solomon and Thomas W. Strauss may be deemed to beneficially own the 184,826 shares and the 970,372 shares of Common Stock owned by Parche, LLC and Starboard Value & Opportunity Fund, LLC, respectively, representing an aggregate of 1,155,198 shares, constituting approximately 3.77% of the Issued and Outstanding Shares. Each of Messrs. Cohen, Stark, Solomon and Strauss share voting and dispositive power with respect to the 184,826 shares and the 970,372 shares owned by Parche, LLC and Starboard Value & Opportunity Fund, LLC, respectively, by virtue of their shared authority to vote and dispose of such shares. Messrs. Cohen, Stark, Solomon & Strauss disclaim beneficial ownership of such shares. As of the date hereof, Millenco, L.P. may be deemed to beneficially own an aggregate of 400,789 shares of Common Stock, representing approximately 1.31% of the Issued and Outstanding Shares, 360,921 shares of which are held in a managed account as further described in Item 6 of the Statement and 39,868 shares of which are owned by Millenco, L.P. Of the 39,868 shares owned by Millenco, L.P., Millenco, L.P. holds open short positions of 5,388 shares of Common Stock. As the general partner of Millenco, L.P., Millennium Management, L.L.C. may be deemed to beneficially own the 400,789 shares of Common Stock which may be deemed to be beneficially owned by Millenco, L.P. As the Managing Member of Millennium Management, L.L.C., which in turn is the general partner of Millenco, L.P., Mr. Englander may be deemed to beneficially own the 400,789 shares of Common Stock which may be deemed to be beneficially owned by Millenco, L.P., constituting approximately 1.31% of the Issued and Outstanding Shares. Each of Millennium Management L.L.C. and Mr. Englander disclaims beneficial ownership of any such shares except to the extent of its or his respective pecuniary interest therein. As of the date hereof, 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 hereof, each of D.B. Zwirn Special Opportunities Fund, L.P. and D.B. Zwirn Special Opportunities Fund (TE), L.P. beneficially own 28,393 shares and 28,397 shares of Common Stock, respectively, constituting approximately 0.09% and 0.09%, respectively, of the Issued and Outstanding Shares. As of the date hereof, each of D.B. Zwirn Special Opportunities Fund, Ltd. and HCM/Z Special Opportunities LLC beneficially own 170,354 shares and 56,783 shares of Common Stock, respectively, constituting approximately 0.56% and 0.19%, 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 28,393 shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by D.B. Zwirn Special Opportunities Fund, L.P., the 28,397 shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by D.B. Zwirn Special Opportunities Fund (TE), L.P., the 170,354 shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by D.B. Zwirn Special Opportunities Fund, Ltd. and the 56,783 shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by HCM/Z Special Opportunities LLC, representing an aggregate of 283,927 shares, constituting approximately 0.93% 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 28,393 shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by D.B. Zwirn Special Opportunities Fund, L.P., the 28,397 shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by D.B. Zwirn Special Opportunities Fund (TE), L.P., the 170,354 shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by D.B. Zwirn Special Opportunities Fund, Ltd. and the 56,783 shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by HCM/Z Special Opportunities LLC, representing an aggregate of 283,927 shares, constituting approximately 0.93% of the Issued and Outstanding Shares. As the managing member of DBZ GP, LLC, Zwirn Holdings, LLC may be deemed to beneficially own the 28,393 shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by D.B. Zwirn Special Opportunities Fund, L.P., the 28,397 shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by D.B. Zwirn Special Opportunities Fund (TE), L.P., the 170,354 shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by D.B. Zwirn Special Opportunities Fund, Ltd. and the 56,783 shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by HCM/Z Special Opportunities LLC, representing an aggregate of 283,927 shares, constituting approximately 0.93% of the Issued and Outstanding Shares. As the managing member of Zwirn Holdings, LLC, Daniel B. Zwirn may be deemed to beneficially own the 28,393 shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by D.B. Zwirn Special Opportunities Fund, L.P., the 28,397 shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by D.B. Zwirn Special Opportunities Fund (TE), L.P., the 170,354 shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by D.B. Zwirn Special Opportunities Fund, Ltd. and the 56,783 shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by HCM/Z Special Opportunities LLC, representing an aggregate of 283,927 shares, constituting approximately 0.93% 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 for the following persons: (1) Messrs. Cohen, Stark, Solomon and Strauss have shared authority to vote and dispose of the shares reported as beneficially owned by them. Messrs. Cohen, Stark, Solomon and Strauss disclaim beneficial ownership of such shares. (2) Pursuant to an account management agreement between Millennium Operations, LLC and Barington Companies Advisors, LLC (the "Management Agreement"), Barington Companies Advisors, LLC manages an investment account on behalf of Millenco, L.P. The 360,921 shares of Common Stock purchased in that managed account on behalf of Millenco, L.P. have been reported herein as being beneficially owned by Barington Companies Advisors, LLC, Barington Capital Group, L.P., LNA Capital Corp. and James Mitarotonda and may also be deemed to be beneficially owned by Millenco, L.P., Millennium Management, L.L.C. and Israel Englander. Each such Reporting Entity may be deemed to have shared voting and dispositive power with respect to such shares. 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 6. Contracts, Arrangements, Understanding or Relationships With Respect to Securities of the Issuer. ------------------------------------------------------------ On October 21, 2005, the Reporting Entities entered into an Agreement with the Company, as described in Item 4, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 99.12 hereto and incorporated herein by reference. Item 7. Material to be Filed as Exhibits. -------------------------------- Item 7 of the Statement is hereby amended and supplemented as follows: Exhibit No. Exhibit Description -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 99.10 Agreement of Joint Filing among Barington Companies Equity Partners, L.P., Barington Companies Investors, LLC, James Mitarotonda, Barington Companies Offshore Fund, Ltd., Barington Companies Advisors, LLC, Barington Capital Group, L.P., LNA Capital Corp., Parche, LLC, Starboard Value & Opportunity Fund, LLC, Admiral Advisors, LLC, Ramius Capital Group, LLC, C4S & Co., LLC, Peter A. Cohen, Morgan B. Stark, Jeffrey M. Solomon, Thomas W. Strauss, Millenco, L.P., Millennium Management, L.L.C., Israel A. Englander, 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 October 25, 2005 (which supersedes and replaces the Agreement of Joint Filing dated September 13, 2005, as previously filed as Exhibit 99.6 to the Schedule 13D filed with the SEC on September 13, 2005). -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 99.11 Joint Press Release dated October 24, 2005. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 99.12 Agreement among A. Schulman, Inc., Barington Companies Equity Partners, L.P., Barington Companies Investors, LLC, James Mitarotonda, Barington Companies Offshore Fund, Ltd., Barington Companies Advisors, LLC, Barington Capital Group, L.P., LNA Capital Corp., Parche, LLC, Starboard Value & Opportunity Fund, LLC, Admiral Advisors, LLC, Ramius Capital Group, LLC, C4S & Co., LLC, Peter A. Cohen, Morgan B. Stark, Jeffrey M. Solomon, Thomas W. Strauss, Millenco, L.P., Millennium Management, L.L.C., Israel A. Englander, 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 October 21, 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: October 25, 2005 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 COMPANIES INVESTORS, LLC By: /s/ James A. Mitarotonda -------------------------------------- Name: James A. Mitarotonda Title: Managing Member /s/ James A. Mitarotonda ---------------------------------------- James A. Mitarotonda BARINGTON COMPANIES OFFSHORE FUND, LTD. (BVI) By: /s/ James A. Mitarotonda -------------------------------------- Name: James A. Mitarotonda Title: President BARINGTON COMPANIES 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 PARCHE, LLC By: Admiral Advisors, LLC, its managing member By: /s/ Jeffrey M. Solomon -------------------------------------- Name: Jeffrey M. Solomon Title: Authorized Signatory STARBOARD VALUE & OPPORTUNITY FUND, LLC By: Admiral Advisors, LLC, its managing member By: /s/ Jeffrey M. Solomon -------------------------------------- Name: Jeffrey M. Solomon Title: Authorized Signatory ADMIRAL ADVISORS, LLC By: Ramius Capital Group, LLC, its sole member By: /s/ Jeffrey M. Solomon -------------------------------------- Name: Jeffrey M. Solomon Title: Authorized Signatory RAMIUS CAPITAL GROUP, LLC By: C4S & Co., LLC, its Managing Member By: /s/ Jeffrey M. Solomon ------------------------------------- Name: Jeffrey M. Solomon Title: Managing Member C4S & CO., LLC By: /s/ Jeffrey M. Solomon ------------------------------------- Name: Jeffrey M. Solomon Title: Managing Member /s/ Jeffrey M. Solomon ----------------------------------------- Jeffrey M. Solomon, individually and as attorney-in-fact for Peter A. Cohen, Morgan B. Stark, and Thomas W. Strauss MILLENCO, L.P. By: Millennium Management, L.L.C., its general partner By: /s/ David Nolan ------------------------------------- Name: David Nolan Title: Executive Vice President MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT, L.L.C. By: /s/ David Nolan -------------------------------------- Name: David Nolan Title: Executive Vice President /s/ Israel A. Englander by David Nolan pursuant to Power of Attorney previously filed with the SEC ---------------------------------------- Israel A. Englander 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