The chart below provides a picture of all elements of the total target direct compensation provided to our Named Executive Officers (also referred to as NEOs). Base Salary Annual Incentive Long-Term To attract and retain talent Drives the achievement of key business results on an annual basis Directly ties the interests of NEOs to our shareholders Fixed base of cash Performance-based and not guaranteed Helps retain key talent and a majority is performance-based and not guaranteed 14%—CEO 29%—CFO 32%—Other NEOs 18%—CEO 22%—CFO 22%—Other NEOs 68%—CEO 49%—CFO 46%—Other NEOs While the Compensation Committee typically considers comparative compensation information to gain a general understanding of current compensation practices in the market, it does not benchmark or ultimately target a specific percentile or data point in assessing competitiveness for base pay or our incentive programs. Proxy Summary Voting and Meeting Info Company Operating Performance Our Company Culture Impact of Performance on NEO Comp Director Nominees Governance Highlights 7.

The chart below provides a picture of all elements of the total target direct compensation provided to our Named Executive Officers (also referred to as NEOs). Base Salary Annual Incentive Long-Term Incentive To attract and retain talent Drives the achievement of key business results on an annual basis Directly ties the interests of NEOs to our shareholders Fixed base of cash compensation Performance-based and not guaranteed Helps retain key talent and a majority is performance-based and not guaranteed Weighting 14%—CEO 31%—CFO 34%—Other NEOs Weighting 18%—CEO 22%—CFO 21%—Other NEOs Weighting 68%—CEO 47%—CFO 45%—Other NEOs While the Compensation Committee does consider comparative compensation information to gain a general understanding of current compensation practices in the market, it does not benchmark or ultimately target a specific percentile or data point in assessing competitiveness for base pay or our incentive programs.

The chart below provides a picture of all elements of the total direct compensation provided to our Named Executive Officers (also referred to as NEOs). Crist’s annual incentive opportunity was increased from 50% to 55% to reflect his new responsibilities To attract and help retain talent Fixed base of cash compensation 16% - CEO 33% - CFO 39% - Other NEOs Base Salary Drives the achievement of key business results on an annual basis Performance- based and not guaranteed 19% - CEO 21% - CFO 21% - Other NEOs Annual Incentive Directly ties the interests of NEOs to our shareholders Helps retain key talent and a majority is performance- based and not guaranteed 65% - CEO 46% - CFO 40% - Other NEOs Long- Term Incentive as Senior Vice President, President of CAI.

The chart below provides a picture of all elements of the total direct compensation provided to our Named Executive Officers (referred to as NEOs), except for Mr. Based on the competitive market data provided by the Consultant, we determined that To attract and retain talent Fixed base of cash compensation Weighting 19% - CEO 33% - CFO 39% - Other NEOs Base Salary Drives the achievement of key business results on an annual basis Performance- based and not guaranteed Weighting 19% - CEO 22% - CFO 22% - Other NEOs Annual Incentive Directly ties the interests of NEOs to our shareholders Retains key talent and a majority is performance- based and not guaranteed Weighting 62% - CEO 45% - CFO 39% - Other NEOs Long- Term Incentive COMPENSATION DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS 33 the 2015 salaries of the Named Executive Officers were within a range of 11% above to 6% below the 2015 market medians for comparable positions (Mr.

The chart below provides a picture of all elements of the total target direct compensation provided to our Named Executive Officers (also referred to as NEOs). Base Salary Annual Incentive Long-Term To attract and retain talent Drives the achievement of key business results on an annual basis Directly ties the interests of NEOs to our shareholders Fixed base of cash Performance-based and not guaranteed Helps retain key talent and a majority is performance-based and not guaranteed 14%—CEO 29%—CFO 32%—Other NEOs 18%—CEO 22%—CFO 22%—Other NEOs 68%—CEO 49%—CFO 46%—Other NEOs While the Compensation Committee does consider comparative compensation information to gain a general understanding of current compensation practices in the market, it does not benchmark or ultimately target a specific percentile or data point in assessing competitiveness for base pay or our incentive programs.

The chart below provides a picture of all elements of the total direct compensation provided to our Named Executive Offiff cers (also referred to as NEOs), except for Mr. To attract and help retain talent Fixed base of cash compensation 18% - CEO 33% - CFO 39% - Other NEOs Base Salary Drives the achievement of key business results on an annual basis Performance- based and not guaranteed 20% - CEO 22% - CFO 22% - Other NEOs Annual Incentive Directly ties the interests of NEOs to our shareholders Helps retain key talent and a majority is performance- based and not guaranteed 62% - CEO 45% - CFO 39% - Other NEOs Long- Term Incentive Afteff r consideration of the facff tors above, the Compensation Committee made the folff lowing decisions related to base salaries forff our Named Executive Officff ers in 2016: Mr.

Fixed row] (4.5.1) Provide further details on the monetary incentives provided for the management of environmental issues (do not include the names of individuals). 80 Climate change (4.5.1.1) Position entitled to monetary incentive Board or executive level ☑ Corporate executive team (4.5.1.2) Incentives Select all that apply ☑ Bonus - % of salary (4.5.1.3) Performance metrics Targets ☑ Progress towards environmental targets ☑ Organization performance against an environmental sustainability index Emission reduction ☑ Reduction in emissions intensity Resource use and efficiency ☑ Reduction in total energy consumption ☑ Other resource use and efficiency-related metrics, please specify :Reduction achieved in waste to landfill intensity and energy intensity (4.5.1.4) Incentive plan the incentives are linked to Select from: ☑ Short-Term Incentive Plan, or equivalent, only (e.g. contractual annual bonus) (4.5.1.5) Further details of incentives 81 10% of the Company's annual incentive bonus was tied to specific sustainability targets aligned with Avient’s sustainability goals/ metrics for all employees including Named Executive Officers (NEOs) under the Annual Incentive Program