- Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership (4)

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	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Expires: November 30, 2011 Estimated average burden hours per response... 0.5
	Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * ROTHWELL ALLAN R	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) 175 GHENT ROAD	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY) 11/18/2011
(Street) FAIRLAWN, OH 44333-3300 (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 Stock   (1)	(2)	11/18/2011		A		5827.506		(2)	(2)	Common Stock	5827.506	$4.29	8734.4827	I	By Plan

Explanation of Responses:
( 1)	Phantom Stock acquired under the OMNOVA Solutions Stock 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, chairman's fees, and meeting attendance fees into one or more investment options available under the Plan, including the OMNOVA Solutions Stock Fund. Phantom stock units are credited to a director's account based on the number of shares of OMNOVA Common Stock that could have been purchased with the amount deferred at the closing price per share on the New York Stock Exchange on the date the the director's fees would otherwise have been payble to him.
( 2)	Phantom stock units are convertible 1-for-1 into OMNOVA Solutions Common Stock and are payable in cash in a lump sum or in up to ten annual installments (as elected by the director) commencing at the date elected by the director at the time he or she elects to defer compensation pursuant to the Plan, 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
ROTHWELL ALLAN R 175 GHENT ROAD FAIRLAWN, OH 44333-3300	X

Signatures
Kristine C. Syrvalin, Attorney-in-fact for Allan R. Rothwell		11/21/2011
** Signature of Reporting Person		Date

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