Homepage // News Center // PolyOne Announces Record First Quarter 2014 Results I am extremely pleased to report another record-setting quarter for PolyOne," said Stephen D. In addition, our Distribution platform achieved record sales and operating income for the quarter."

Full year 2015 adjusted earnings per share increased to an all-time record I'm pleased to report record adjusted EPS of Both reached new record levels of profitability demonstrating the value of specialization.

Homepage // News Center // PolyOne Announces Record Second Quarter 2015 Results Delivers quarterly double-digit EPS expansion of 12% to a record $0.57; GAAP EPS increases to $0.74, up from $0.33 in the prior year second quarter Color, Additives and Inks delivers record operating margin of 18.2%, driving consolidated PolyOne margin to an all-time high of 10.4%

Homepage // News Center // PolyOne Announces Record Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2014 Results Global Color, Additives & Inks and Global Specialty Engineered Materials overcame headwinds in Europe to deliver record fourth quarter operating income This growth, combined with significant profitability expansion, led to adjusted earnings per share for 2014 expanding 37% to an all time record $1.80.

Who is Eligible to Vote You are entitled to vote if you were a shareholder of record at the close of business on March 14, 2017, the record date for the Annual Meeting. ● Adjusted earnings per share in 2016 increased to $2.13, an all-time record and a 9% increase from $1.96 in 2015. A perforff mance share is a bookkeeping entry that records the equivalent of a Common Share, and a performance unit is a bookkeeping entry that records a unit equivalent to $1.00 or such other value as determined by the Committee.

Avient is focused on its goal of zero recordable injuries and our ongoing desire to integrate safety into all aspects of our operations. A zero recordable injury goal reflects Avient’s focus on the People aspect of our 4P sustainability cornerstones. In 2018, we achieved the best performance in our history with a recordable incident rate of 0.51.

To quantify risk and reduce it over time, Avient monitors several key performance indicators on a regular basis: Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR), Lost Time Injury/Illness Rate(LTIR), and Injuries of High Consequence (IOHC). As Avient is focused on its ultimate goal of zero recordable injuries and our ongoing desire to integrate safety into all aspects of our operations, we track annual reduction goals measured at the business unit and regional levels. Progress toward zero recordable injuries is communicated globally and celebrated.

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RECORD DATE The Board set March 14, 2023 as the record date for the Annual Meeting and owners of record of common shares of Avient as of the close of business on that date are eligible to: • Receive this notice of the Annual Meeting; and • Vote at the Annual Meeting and any adjournments or postponements of the Annual Meeting. Shareholders as of the close of business on March 14, 2023, the record date for the Annual Meeting (the "Record Date"), may attend and participate in the Annual Meeting. 5) Performance shares granted in 2014 reflect a prorated amount in cases of disability or death.

Shareholders as of the close of business on March 15, 2022, the record date for the Annual Meeting (the "Record Date"), may attend and participate in the Annual Meeting. The Continuity Agreements do not provide for benefits upon death or disability following a change of control. 5) Performance shares granted in 2014 reflect a prorated amount in cases of disability or death.