The Board believes that this structure allows our Chief Executive Officer to focus on operating and actively managing the Company and the Non-Executive Chairman to provide guidance, an additional layer of independent oversight of Avient, and an avenue of communication between management and the independent Directors.

DeLuca Vice President, Planning and Investor Relations Phone: 440-930-1226 Fax: 440-930-1446 Email: isaac.deluca@polyone.com AUDITORS Ernst & Young LLP 925 Euclid Avenue, Suite 1300 Cleveland, Ohio 44115-1476 INTERNET ACCESS Information on PolyOne’s products and services, news releases, corporate governance, EDGAR filings, Forms 10-K and 10-Q, etc. as well as an electronic version of this annual report, are available on the Internet at www.polyone.com.

The Board believes that this structure allows our Chief Executive Officer to focus on operating and actively managing the Company and the Non-Executive Chairman to provide guidance, an additional layer of independent oversight of Avient, and an avenue of communication between management and the independent Directors.

Tomasch Vice President, Planning and Investor Relations Phone: 440.930.3155 Fax: 440.930.1446 E-mail: cynthia.tomasch@polyone.com AUDITORS Ernst & Young LLP 925 Euclid Avenue, Suite 1300 Cleveland, Ohio 44115-1476 INTERNET ACCESS Information on PolyOne’s products and services, news releases, corporate governance, EDGAR filings, Forms 10-K and 10-Q, etc., as well as an electronic version of this annual report, are available on the Internet at www.polyone.com.

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Having a Lead Director role provides an additional layer of independent oversight of Avient and also provides for an avenue of communication between management and the independent Directors, and among the Directors themselves.