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WATER RESOURCES • ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES • INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE • SAFETY • SUSTAINABILITY
Apex Companies, LLC • (800) 733‐2739 • www.apexcos.com
Statement of independence, impartiality and competence
Apex is an independent professional services company that specializes in Health, Safety, Social and Environmental
management services including assurance with over 30 years history in providing these services.
No member of the verification team has a business relationship with Avient, its Directors or Managers beyond that
required of this assignment.
Attestation:
Scott Johnston, Lead Verifier Cody Lorentson, Technical Reviewer
Principal Consultant Program Manager
Apex Companies, LLC.
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Corporate Responsibility
Provide oversight and guidance with regard to how the Board and management evaluate
and integrate corporate responsibility and sustainability matters into the Company’s
business strategy and decision-making, including overseeing risks at a strategic level
relating to the Company's programs, policies, and practices on sustainability and
environmental, social, and governance matters, by receiving regular updates from
management, as well as reviewing reports on corporate responsibility and/or sustainability
published by the Company.
The Company’s General Counsel and Corporate Secretary will be the management liaison
to the Committee.
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In addition, penalties can be imposed on a company that, through its managers or
supervisors:
(i) knew or recklessly disregarded the fact that an employee or other person
associated with the company was likely to engage in insider trading violations;
and
(ii) failed to take appropriate actions to prevent or detect the violation.
5.
Violation of these rules could result in substantial liability for
you, the Company and its management.
Revised: December 20, 2024
ANNEX A
COVERED EMPLOYEES
All Directors
All Elected Officers
All Appointed Officers
Assistant Controller
Executive Assistants to Covered Employees
Corporate Communications/Investor Relations (all levels)
Internal Audit VP, Directors, Managers and Staff of Audit (all levels),
Tax Managers and Tax Analysts, Staff of Tax (all levels)
Directors, Managers and Staff, Mergers and Acquisitions and functional professionals supporting
Mergers and Acquisitions (including Legal professionals)
All Other Employees (including Finance and IT employees) with access to full quarterly results
within the Avient Systems
Secretaries and Direct-Reporting Assistants to any Covered Employee
Financial and Business Consultants who have undertaken to comply with this policy
Revised: December 20, 2024
ANNEX B
Please access the PeopleLink home page and search for “pre-clearance” after clicking “My
Help”
General Counsel:
Amy M.
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Senior management believes these measures are useful
to investors because they allow for comparison to Avient's performance in prior periods without the effect of items that, by their nature, tend to obscure Avient's operating results due to the potential
variability across periods based on timing, frequency and magnitude.
G A A P I N C O M E S TAT E M E N T R E C A S T F O R A V I E N T D I S T R I B U T I O N A S A
D I S C O N T I N U E D O P E R AT I O N
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Q1 2021 Q2 2021 Q3 2021 Q4 2021 2021 YTD Q1 2022 Q2 2022 YTD 2022
Sales 826.0$ 864.5$ 818.0$ 807.1$ 3,315.6$ 892.2$ 891.0$ 1,783.2$
Cost of sales 562.9 615.9 602.4 590.5 2,371.7 637.8 630.1 1,267.9
Gross margin 263.1 248.6 215.6 216.6 943.9 254.4 260.9 515.3
Selling and administrative 168.7 166.2 162.8 166.4 664.1 152.2 160.8 313.0
Operating income 94.4 82.4 52.8 50.2 279.8 102.2 100.1 202.3
Interest expense, net (19.3) (19.5) (19.0) (17.5) (75.3) (16.9) (16.2) (33.1)
Other income (expense), net 1.6 1.1 1.6 (5.3) (1.0) (0.6) 1.6 1.0
Income before income taxes 76.7 64.0 35.4 27.4 203.5 84.7 85.5 170.2
Income tax (expense) benefit (16.3) (13.8) (2.0) (16.2) (48.3) (20.0) (22.7) (42.7)
Net income from continuing operations 60.4 50.2 33.4 11.2 155.2 64.7 62.8 127.5
Net income from discontinued operations, net of income taxes 19.3 19.2 19.2 17.7 75.4 19.8 21.9 41.7
Net income 79.7 69.4 52.6 28.9 230.6 84.5 84.7 169.2
Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests (0.4) (0.6) 0.3 0.9 0.2 (0.3) - (0.3)
Net income attributable to Avient common shareholders 79.3$ 68.8$ 52.9$ 29.8$ 230.8$ 84.2$ 84.7$ 168.9$
Earnings per share attributable to Avient common shareholders - Basic
Continuing operations 0.66$ 0.54$ 0.37$ 0.13$ 1.70$ 0.70$ 0.69$ 1.39$
Discontinued operations 0.21$ 0.21$ 0.21$ 0.20$ 0.83$ 0.22$ 0.24$ 0.46$
Total 0.87$ 0.75$ 0.58$ 0.33$ 2.53$ 0.92$ 0.93$ 1.85$
Earnings per share attributable to Avient common shareholders - Diluted
Continuing operations 0.65$ 0.54$ 0.37$ 0.13$ 1.69$ 0.70$ 0.68$ 1.38$
Discontinued operations 0.21$ 0.20$ 0.20$ 0.19$ 0.82$ 0.21$ 0.24$ 0.45$
Total 0.86$ 0.74$ 0.57$ 0.32$ 2.51$ 0.91$ 0.92$ 1.83$
A D J U S T E D F I N A N C I A L I N F O R M AT I O N R E C A S T F O R A V I E N T D I S T R I B U T I O N A S A
D I S C O N T I N U E D O P E R AT I O N
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Q1 2021 Q2 2021 Q3 2021 Q4 2021 2021 YTD Q1 2022 Q2 2022 YTD 2022
Sales 826.0$ 864.5$ 818.0$ 807.1$ 3,315.6$ 892.2$ 891.0$ 1,783.2$
Cost of sales 565.1 603.3 585.1 584.6 2,338.1 632.0 632.1 1,264.1
Gross margin 260.9 261.2 232.9 222.5 977.5 260.2 258.9 519.1
Selling and administrative 164.1 164.6 160.1 161.1 649.9 151.3 157.0 308.3
Operating income 96.8 96.6 72.8 61.4 327.6 108.9 101.9 210.8
Interest expense, net (19.3) (19.5) (19.0) (17.5) (75.3) (16.9) (16.2) (33.1)
Other income (expense), net 1.6 1.1 1.5 4.1 8.3 (0.7) 0.7 0.0
Income before income taxes 79.1 78.2 55.3 48.0 260.6 91.3 86.4 177.7
Income tax expense (16.1) (16.3) (10.2) (12.8) (55.4) (20.2) (20.4) (40.6)
Net income from continuing operations 63.0 61.9 45.1 35.2 205.2 71.1 66.0 137.1
Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests
(0.4) (0.6) 0.3 0.9 0.2 (0.3) - (0.3)
Adjusted Net income attributable to Avient common
shareholders - continuing operations 62.6$ 61.3$ 45.4$ 36.1$ 205.4$ 70.8$ 66.0$ 136.8$
Adjusted earnings per share attributable to Avient
common shareholders - Diluted 0.68$ 0.66$ 0.49$ 0.39$ 2.23$ 0.77$ 0.72$ 1.48$
Weighted average diluted Shares 92.2 92.4 92.2 92.4 92.1 92.3 92.1 92.2
S E G M E N T D ATA R E C A S T F O R AV I E N T D I S T R I B U T I O N A S A D I S C O N T I N U E D
O P E R AT I O N
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Q1 2021 Q2 2021 Q3 2021 Q4 2021 2021 YTD Q1 2022 Q2 2022 2022 YTD
Sales:
Color, Additives and Inks 609.3$ 624.4$ 586.6$ 581.3$ 2,401.6$ 649.5$ 649.1$ 1,298.6$
Specialty Engineered Materials 214.7 238.9 231.7 226.3 911.6 243.1 242.3 485.4
Corporate and Eliminations 2.0 1.2 (0.3) (0.5) 2.4 (0.4) (0.4) (0.8)
Sales 826.0 864.5 818.0 807.1 3,315.6 892.2 891.0 1,783.2
Gross Margin:
Color, Additives and Inks 197.5$ 193.4$ 172.1$ 164.5$ 727.5$ 192.1$ 193.4$ 385.5$
Specialty Engineered Materials 63.1 68.1 61.4 58.3 250.9 68.4 66.0 134.4
Corporate and Eliminations 2.5 (12.9) (17.9) (6.2) (34.5) (6.1) 1.5 (4.6)
Gross Margin 263.1 248.6 215.6 216.6 943.9 254.4 260.9 515.3
Selling and Administrative Expense:
Color, Additives and Inks 108.7$ 107.1$ 105.3$ 103.3$ 424.4$ 97.6$ 99.8$ 197.4$
Specialty Engineered Materials 30.5 32.3 31.4 31.2 125.4 30.1 30.8 60.9
Corporate and Eliminations 29.5 26.8 26.1 31.9 114.3 24.5 30.2 54.7
Selling and Administrative Expense 168.7 166.2 162.8 166.4 664.1 152.2 160.8 313.0
Operating Income:
Color, Additives and Inks 88.8$ 86.3$ 66.8$ 61.2$ 303.1$ 94.5$ 93.6$ 188.1$
Specialty Engineered Materials 32.6 35.8 30.0 27.1 125.5 38.3 35.2 73.5
Corporate and Eliminations (27.0) (39.7) (44.0) (38.1) (148.8) (30.6) (28.7) (59.3)
Operating Income 94.4 82.4 52.8 50.2 279.8 102.2 100.1 202.3
Earnings Before Interest, Taxes,
Depreciation and Amortization (EBITDA):
Color, Additives and Inks 116.2$ 111.6$ 93.4$ 87.6$ 408.8$ 120.5$ 119.5$ 240.0$
Specialty Engineered Materials 40.4 43.9 37.9 35.1 157.3 46.1 42.9 89.0
Corporate and Eliminations (25.3) (39.5) (41.9) (34.6) (141.3) (26.8) (26.0) (52.8)
Other income (expense) 1.6 1.1 1.6 (5.3) (1.0) (0.6) 1.6 1.0
EBITDA 132.9 117.1 91.0 82.8 423.8 139.2 138.0 277.2
N O N - G A A P R E C O N C I L I AT I O N S F O R R E C A S T H I S T O R I C A L R E S U LT S
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Special
Adjusted
Special
Adjusted
Special
Adjusted
Special
Adjusted
Special
Adjusted
Sales $ 826.0 $ - $ 826.0 $ 864.5 $ - $ 864.5 $ 818.0 $ - $ 818.0 $ 807.1 $ - $ 807.1 $ 3,315.6 $ - $ 3,315.6
Gross margin 263.1 (2.2) 260.9 248.6 12.6 261.2 215.6 17.3 232.9 216.6 5.9 222.5 943.9 33.6 977.5
Selling and administrative expense 168.7 (4.6) 164.1 166.2 (1.6) 164.6 162.8 (2.7) 160.1 166.4 (5.3) 161.1 664.1 (14.2) 649.9
Operating income 94.4 2.4 96.8 82.4 14.2 96.6 52.8 20.0 72.8 50.2 11.2 61.4 279.8 47.8 327.6
Interest expense, net (19.3) - (19.3) (19.5) - (19.5) (19.0) - (19.0) (17.5) - (17.5) (75.3) - (75.3)
Other income (expense), net 1.6 - 1.6 1.1 - 1.1 1.6 (0.1) 1.5 (5.3) 9.4 4.1 (1.0) 9.3 8.3
Income taxes (16.3) 0.2 (16.1) (13.8) (2.5) (16.3) (2.0) (8.2) (10.2) (16.2) 3.4 (12.8) (48.3) (7.1) (55.4)
Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling
interests
(0.4) - (0.4) (0.6) - (0.6) 0.3 - 0.3 0.9 - 0.9 0.2 - 0.2
Net income from continuing operations attributable
to Avient shareholders
$ 60.0 $ 2.6 $ 62.6 $ 49.6 $ 11.7 $ 61.3 $ 33.7 $ 11.7 $ 45.4 $ 12.1 $ 24.0 $ 36.1 $ 155.4 $ 50.0 $ 205.4
Net income / EPS $ 0.65 0.03 $ 0.68 $ 0.54 0.13 $ 0.66 $ 0.37 0.13 $ 0.49 $ 0.13 $ 0.26 $ 0.39 $ 1.69 0.54 $ 2.23
Weighted-average diluted shares 92.2 92.2 92.2 92.4 92.4 92.4 92.2 92.2 92.2 92.4 92.4 92.4 92.1 92.1 92.1
Three Months Ended
December 31, 2021
Year Ended
December 31, 2021
Three Months Ended
March 31, 2021
Three Months Ended
June 30, 2021
Three Months Ended
September 30, 2021
N O N - G A A P R E C O N C I L I AT I O N S F O R R E C A S T H I S T O R I C A L R E S U LT S
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Special
Adjusted
Special
Adjusted
Special
Adjusted
Sales $ 892.2 $ - $ 892.2 $ 891.0 $ - $ 891.0 $ 1,783.2 $ - $ 1,783.2
Gross margin 254.4 5.8 260.2 260.9 (2.0) 258.9 515.3 3.8 519.1
Selling and administrative expense 152.2 (0.9) 151.3 160.8 (3.8) 157.0 313.0 (4.7) 308.3
Operating income 102.2 6.7 108.9 100.1 1.8 101.9 202.3 8.5 210.8
Interest expense, net (16.9) - (16.9) (16.2) - (16.2) (33.1) - (33.1)
Other (expense) income, net (0.6) (0.1) (0.7) 1.6 (0.9) 0.7 1.0 (1.0) 0.0
Income taxes (20.0) (0.2) (20.2) (22.7) 2.3 (20.4) (42.7) 2.1 (40.6)
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests (0.3) - (0.3) - - - (0.3) - (0.3)
Net income from continuing operations attributable
to Avient shareholders
$ 64.4 $ 6.4 $ 70.8 $ 62.8 $ 3.2 $ 66.0 $ 127.2 $ 9.6 $ 136.8
Net income / EPS $ 0.70 0.07 $ 0.77 $ 0.68 0.03 $ 0.72 $ 1.38 0.10 1.48
Weighted-average diluted shares 92.3 92.3 92.3 92.1 92.1 92.1 92.2 92.2 92.2
Three Months Ended
March 31, 2022
Three Months Ended
June 30, 2022
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2022
N O N - G A A P R E C O N C I L I AT I O N S F O R R E C A S T A D J U S T E D E B I T D A
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EBITDA Reconciliation Q1 2021 Q2 2021 Q3 2021 Q4 2021 YTD 2021 Q1 2022 Q2 2022 YTD 2022
Net income from continuing operations – GAAP 60.4$ 50.2$ 33.4$ 11.2$ 155.2$ 64.7$ 62.8$ 127.5$
Income tax expense 16.3 13.8 2.0 16.2 48.3 20.0 22.7 42.7
Interest expense, net 19.3 19.5 19.0 17.5 75.3 16.9 16.2 33.1
Depreciation and amortization from continuing operations 36.9 33.6 36.6 37.9 145.0 37.6 36.3 73.9
EBITDA 132.9 117.1 91.0 82.8 423.8 139.2 138.0 277.2
Special items, before tax 2.4 14.2 19.9 20.6 57.1 6.6 0.9 7.5
Depreciation and amortization included in special items (0.6) 1.4 (0.9) (1.6) (1.7) (2.1) (1.1) (3.2)
Adjusted EBITDA 134.7$ 132.7$ 110.0$ 101.8$ 479.2$ 143.7$ 137.8$ 281.5$
S U M M A R Y O F S P E C I A L I T E M S
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Q1 2021 Q2 2021 Q3 2021 Q4 2021 2021 YTD Q1 2022 Q2 2022 2022 YTD
Cost of sales:
Restructuring costs, including accelerated depreciation (1.8)$ (1.5)$ (5.3)$ (6.0)$ (14.6)$ (4.4)$ (2.6)$ (7.0)$
Environmental remediation costs (0.5) (12.5) (9.4) (0.5) (22.9) (2.0) (3.0) (5.0)
Reimbursement of previously incurred environmental costs 4.5 - - - 4.5 0.6 7.6 8.2
Acquisition related adjustments - 1.4 (2.6) 0.6 (0.6) - - -
Impact on cost of sales 2.2 (12.6) (17.3) (5.9) (33.6) (5.8) 2.0 (3.8)
Selling and administrative expense:
Restructuring, legal and other (1.3) (1.4) - (4.2) (6.9) 2.0 (1.7) 0.3
Acquisition/divestiture related costs (3.3) (0.2) (2.7) (1.1) (7.3) (2.9) (2.1) (5.0)
Impact on selling and administrative expense (4.6) (1.6) (2.7) (5.3) (14.2) (0.9) (3.8) (4.7)
Impact on operating income (2.4) (14.2) (20.0) (11.2) (47.8) (6.7) (1.8) (8.5)
Other income, net - - 0.1 (9.4) (9.3) 0.1 0.9 1.0
Impact on income before income taxes (2.4) (14.2) (19.9) (20.6) (57.1) (6.6) (0.9) (7.5)
Income tax benefit on above special items 0.9 3.4 4.6 4.1 13.0 1.7 0.2 1.9
Tax adjustments (1.1) (0.9) 3.6 (7.5) (5.9) (1.5) (2.5) (4.0)
Impact of special items on net income (2.6)$ (11.7)$ (11.7)$ (24.0)$ (50.0)$ (6.4)$ (3.2)$ (9.6)$
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/resources/Novel_Thermoplastic_Elastomers_with_Universal_Bonding_Characteristics.pdf
Over the years his responsibilities at Verbunt Chemie included: Product
Development, Quality Management, and Purchasing.
In 1998 he joined Bostik Findley, the world's 2nd largest adhesive manufacturer as
R&D Manager Nonwovens Europe.
In this position he was responsible for
managing Bostik Findley's European Hot Melt Adhesive R&D, Product
Development, and QC labs for the nonwoven market.
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G1QCertificate
Number: 82756
Certificate of Incorporation on Change Of Name
For Registrar of Companies
I hereby certify that
CLARIANT PLASTICS & COATINGS (IRELAND) LIMITED
having, by a Special Resolution of the Company,
and with the approval of the Registrar of Companies,
changed its name, is now incorporated as a
LTD - Private Company Limited by Shares
under the name
AVIENT COLORANTS IRELAND LIMITED
and I have entered such name on the Register accordingly.
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Polyone de Mexico Manufacturing - TS 85585
Certificate of Registration
QUALITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - IATF 16949:2016
This is to certify that: Polyone de Mexico Manufacturing
S. de R.L. de C.V.
Gama #650
Parque Industrial Santa Maria
Ramos Azipe
Coahuila
25900
Mexico
operates a Quality Management System which complies with the requirements of IATF 16949:2016 for the following
scope:
Design and manufacture of thermoplastic compounds.
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EXPECTATIONS FOR USE OF INFORMATION SYSTEMS
Users shall:
• Use all Information Systems consistent with their intended purpose, Avient business
objectives, and the Code of Conduct;
• Take necessary steps to prevent unauthorized access to and maintain security of
Confidential Data;
• Use only approved and secured methods when sharing Confidential Data and ensure
recipients have authorization to receive Confidential Data and/or have obtained prior
approval from User’s manager; and
• Obtain approval from Avient’s Information Technology department before procuring,
installing, connecting, using, or decommissioning software, systems, applications, or non-
Avient devices to or from Information Systems, including, but not limited to, on premise
and cloud-based systems.
Users will immediately report violations of this Policy to the User’s manager, an Avient Human
Resources manager, or the IT Department.
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Statement of independence, impartiality and competence
Apex is an independent professional services company that specializes in Health, Safety, Social and Environmental
management services including assurance with over 30 years history in providing these services.
No member of the verification team has a business relationship with Avient, its Directors or Managers beyond that
required of this assignment.
Armstrong-Friberg, Lead Verifier Scott Johnston, Technical Reviewer
ESG Program Manager Principal Consultant
Apex Companies, LLC.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2021-05/unterzertifikat-th.-bergmann.engl-.pdf
Bergmann GmbH
Adolf-Dambach-Str. 2-4
76571 Gaggenau
the introduction and application of a management system according to
ISO 50001:2018
Scope:
DEVELOPMENT AND PRODUCTION OF TECHNICAL POLYMERS
The proof has been furnished by an audit.