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Effective June 30, 2020, the Company amended its existing Articles of Incorporation to change its name to Avient Corporation and changed its ticker symbol from “POL” to “AVNT”, effective at the start of trading on July 13, 2020. Exhibit Description 2.1† Share Purchase Agreement, dated December 19, 2019, by and between PolyOne Corporation and Clariant AG (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.3 to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019, SEC File No. 1-16091). 2.2† Signing Protocol between Avient Corporation and Koninklijke DSM N.V., dated April 19, 2022 (including the final form of Sale and Purchase Agreement between Avient Corporation and Koninklijke DSM N.V. as Annex A) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2022, SEC File No. 1-16091) 2.3† Sale and Purchase Agreement of the DSM Protective Materials Business, by and among Koninklijke DSM N.V., Avient Corporation and, solely for the purposes of Clause 2.1 and Clause 2.2, Fiber-Line International B.V., dated June 23, 2022 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on June 24, 2022, SEC File No. 1-16091) 2.4† Asset Purchase Agreement, dated August 11, 2022, by and between Avient Corporation and Hilo Group Buyer, LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2022). 3.1 Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of Avient Corporation (as amended through June 30, 2020) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020, SEC File No. 1-16091) 3.2 Amended and Restated Code of Regulations, effective June 30, 2020 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020, SEC File No. 1-16091) 4.1 Indenture, dated May 13, 2020, between PolyOne Corporation and U.S.

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