On January 27, 2015, Barington Capital Group, L.P filed a preliminary proxy statement soliciting proxies and urged the shareholders of OMNOVA Solutions Inc. to vote for its nominees: Joseph M. Gingo, Javier Perez, and James A. Mitarotonda. In addition, Barington Capital urged the shareholders of the Company to vote against the Company proposal to adopt the non-binding resolution concerning the compensation of the Company's named executive officers.