OMN OMNOVA Solutions Inc

FORM 4 [ ] Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).         
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES                                                                                   
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * MITAROTONDA JAMES A	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol OMNOVA SOLUTIONS INC [ OMN ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director                    _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below)    _____ Other (specify below)
(Last)          (First)          (Middle) C/O BARINGTON CAPTIAL GROUP, L.P., 888 SEVENTH AVENUE, 6TH FLOOR	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY) 11/22/2019
(Street) NEW YORK, NY 10019 (City)        (State)        (Zip)	4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) _X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Trans. Date	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	3. Trans. Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Trans. Date	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	4. Trans. Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Phantom Shares	(1)	11/22/2019		A		3712.8713		(2)	(3)	Common Shares	3712.8713	$10.10	9850.3508	I	By Plan

Explanation of Responses:
(1)	Each phantom share represents the right to receive the cash value of one OMNOVA Common Share.
(2)	The phantom shares were acquired under the OMNOVA Solutions Common Shares Fund of the OMNOVA Solutions Inc. Deferred Compensation Plan for Nonemployee Directors (the "Plan"). Under the terms of the Plan, each nonemployee director may elect, prior to the calendar year in which fees are earned, to defer all or a portion of his or her annual retainer, and committee and board chairman's fees into one or more investment options available under the Plan, including the OMNOVA Solutions Common Shares Fund. Phantom shares are credited to a director's account based on the number of OMNOVA common shares that could have been purchased with the amount deferred at the closing price per share on the New York Stock Exchange on the date that the director's fees would otherwise have been payable to him.
(3)	Phantom shares are payable in cash in a lump sum or in up to ten annual installments (as elected by the director), commencing at a deferral date elected by the director, except under certain circumstances where the Plan provides for earlier distribution of his or her account balance.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
MITAROTONDA JAMES A C/O BARINGTON CAPTIAL GROUP, L.P. 888 SEVENTH AVENUE, 6TH FLOOR NEW YORK, NY 10019	X

Signatures
/s/ James A. Mitarotonda		11/25/2019
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date