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Remi de Napierville, 16.Mumbai, India
Quebec, Canada 17.Pamplona, Spain
15.Dongguan, China 18.Bangkok, Thailand
(15 manufacturing plants) 19.Pudong (Shanghai), China
Shenzhen, China (1)
20.Tianjin, China
21.Novo Hamburgo, Brazil
22.Berea, Ohio (5)
23.Richland Hills, Texas (5)
24.Bethel, Connecticut (5)
25.Barberton, Ohio (5)
26.Knowsley, United
Kingdom (5)
27.Eindhoven, Netherlands (5)
28.Suzhou, China (5)
29.Shanghai, China
30.Itupeva, Brazil (5)
31.Odkarby, Finland (5)
(31 manufacturing plants)
(1) Facility is not included in manufacturing plants total as it is also included as part of another segment.
(2) There are two manufacturing plants located at Suzhou, China.
(3) Facility is not included in manufacturing plants total as it is a design center/lab.
(4) Facility is not owned by PolyOne, however it is included in distribution facility total as it is a principal distribution location.
(5) Facility added in connection with the acquisition of ColorMatrix on December 21, 2011.
(6) Facility added in connection with the acquisition of Glasforms on December 19, 2012.
The remaining useful lives range up to
24 years.
incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to the
Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed March 3, 2011, SEC File No. 1-16091).
2.2† Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of September 30, 2011, among PolyOne Corporation, 2011
ColorNewton Inc., ColorMatrix Group, Inc., and Audax ColorMatrix Holdings, LLC (Incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 2.1 to PolyOne Corporation’s current report on Form 8-K filed on October 5, 2011, SEC File
No. 1-16091).
2.3† Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated October 23, 2012, by and among PolyOne Corporation, 2012 RedHawk,
Inc., 2012 RedHawk, LLC and Spartech Corporation (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to PolyOne
Corporation’s current report on Form 8-K filed on October 24, 2012, SEC File No. 1-16091)
3.1 Articles of Incorporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3(i) to the Company’s Annual Report on
Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2000, SEC File No. 1-16091)
3.2 Amendment to the Second Article of the Articles of Incorporation, as filed with the Ohio Secretary of State,
November 25, 2003 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1a to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K
for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2003, SEC File No. 1-16091)
3.3 Regulations (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on
July 17, 2009, SEC File No. 1-16091)
4.1 Indenture, dated as of December 1, 1995, between the Company and NBD Bank, as trustee (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 4.3 to The Geon Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 1996, SEC File No. 1-11804)
4.2 Indenture, dated as of September 24, 2010, between the Company and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as Trustee
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter
ended September 30, 2010, SEC File No. 1-16091)
4.3 First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of September 24, 2010, between the Company and Wells Fargo Bank,
N.A., as Trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the Company’s Quarterly Report Form 10-Q for the
quarter ended September 30, 2010, SEC File No. 1-16091)
10.1 Credit Agreement, dated as of December 21, 2011, by and among PolyOne Corporation, Bank of America, N.A.
as Administrative Agent, the other Lenders party thereto, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as
Syndication Agent, and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC,
both as Joint-Lead Arrangers and Joint-Book Managers (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the
Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011, SEC File No. 1-16091)
10.2 Credit Agreement, dated as of December 21, 2011, by and among PolyOne Corporation, PolyOne Canada Inc.
the other subsidiaries of PolyOne Corporation party thereto as borrowers or guarantors, the Lenders party
thereto, Wells Fargo Capital Finance, LLC, as Administrative and Collateral Agent, Bank of America, N.A. and
U.S.
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We believe you should vote “FOR” our Named Executive Officer compensation program and approve the
following resolution because the compensation actually earned by our Named Executive Officers for our
ADVISORY VOTE
24 PROXY STATEMENT 2022 | Annual Meeting of Shareholders
2021 performance was aligned with our pay-for-performance objectives, our Companyʼs performance and
shareholder interests:
“RESOLVED, that the compensation paid to Avientʼs Named Executive Officers, as disclosed pursuant to
Item 402 of Regulation S-K, including the Compensation Discussion and Analysis, compensation tables
and related narrative discussion, is hereby APPROVED.”
Beggs, who joined
the Company on August 24, 2020); Mr.
Beggs
8/24/2020 — — — — 41,160 2,302,902 — —
2/08/2021 — — — — 6,923 387,342 — —
2/08/2021 — 27,200 42.27 2/8/2031 — — — —
M.A.
