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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): February 18, 1998
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M.A. Hanna Company
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 1-5222 34-023435
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(State Or Other (Commission (I.R.S. Employer
Jurisdiction File Number) Identification Number)
Of Incorporation)
Suite 36-5000, 200 Public Square, Cleveland, Ohio 44114-2304
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (216) 589-4000
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Exhibit Index Appears on sequential page 3.
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Item 5. Other Events.
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The Company is filing herewith the following exhibit to its
Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-5763), which was declared
effective on November 8, 1996.
1. Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges (revised to
reflect the Company's results as of September 30, 1997).
SIGNATURE
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by
the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
M.A. HANNA COMPANY
Date: February 19, 1998 By: /s/ John S. Pyke, Jr.
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Name: John S. Pyke, Jr.
Title: Vice President, General Counsel
and Secretary
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit Description of Exhibit
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12.1 Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges (revised to
reflect the Company's results as of September 30, 1997).
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M.A. Hanna Company
Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges
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Nine Months
Ended
September 30 Year Ended December 31
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1997 1996 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992
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Consolidated pretax income
from continuing operations 84,419 77,309 102,891 98,821 66,222 37,654 27,005
Adjustments
Fixed charges - excluding
capitalized interest:
Consolidated interest
expense 16,507 15,582 20,033 26,278 28,549 32,258 32,509
Interest portion of rental
expense 4,521 4,856 6,215 5,942 5,624 5,281 4,729
Total fixed charges 21,028 20,438 26,248 32,220 34,173 37,539 37,238
Adjusted earnings 105,447 97,747 129,139 131,041 100,395 75,193 64,243
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges 5.01 4.78 4.92 4.07 2.94 2.00 1.73
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