Avient Announces Quarterly Dividend...

Avient Announces Quarterly Dividend...

We also increased our dividend for the seventh year in a row. Expected uses of cash in 2019 include select specialty acquisitions, interest payments, cash taxes, dividend payments, share repurchases, environmental remediation costs and capital expenditures. The expected dividend assumption was determined based upon PolyOne's dividend yield at the time of grant.

Cash dividends declared per share of common stock Cash dividends paid Avient Announces Quarterly Dividend...

Cash dividends declared per share of common stock Cash dividends paid Avient Announces Quarterly Dividend...

Increased annual dividend by 12.5% to $0.54 per share, representing the sixth consecutive year of dividend growth Cash dividends declared per share of common stock Cash dividends paid

Leverage PolyOne’s global reach Phase 1 Phase 2 Phase 3 18-20% operating Invest in commercial resources I N V E S T - T O - G R O W P R O O F O F P E R F O R M A N C E PolyOne Corporation 25 Commercial Resources Operating Income ($ in millions) Operating Margins 243 340 $36 $96 20% Established Acquisitions (> 7 years) + 40% + 165% + 900 bps I N V E S T - T O - G R O W D R I V I N G T H E F U T U R E PolyOne Corporation 26 Commercial Resources Operating Income ($ in millions) Operating Margins 138 181 251 $23 $25 $70 7% 8% 18-20% Recent Acquisitions PolyOne Corporation 27 Average Company Size # of Possibilities Rationale $200M S T R O N G P I P E L I N E D R I V E N B Y F R A G M E N T E D M A R K E T $0 $150 $300 $450 $600 $750 $900 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 $890M R E T U R N I N G C A S H T O S H A R E H O L D E R S O V E R $ 1 . 2 B I L L I O N S I N C E 2 0 1 1 PolyOne Corporation $0.16 $0.20 $0.24 $0.32 $0.40 $0.48 $0.54 $0.70 $0.78 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 3-Year Dividend Plan Cumulative Share Repurchases Increasing Annual Dividend 28 6.3% 14.1% 16-17% 2009 2018 Updated Expectations R O I C D R I V E S S H A R E H O L D E R R E T U R N PolyOne Corporation 29 PolyOne Corporation 30 W H Y I N V E S T I N P O L Y O N E ?

Leverage PolyOne’s global reach Phase 1 Phase 2 Phase 3 18-20% operating Invest in commercial resources I N V E S T - T O - G R O W P R O O F O F P E R F O R M A N C E PolyOne Corporation 25 Commercial Resources Operating Income ($ in millions) Operating Margins 243 340 $36 $96 20% Established Acquisitions (> 7 years) + 40% + 165% + 900 bps I N V E S T - T O - G R O W D R I V I N G T H E F U T U R E PolyOne Corporation 26 Commercial Resources Operating Income ($ in millions) Operating Margins 138 181 251 $23 $25 $70 7% 8% 18-20% Recent Acquisitions PolyOne Corporation 27 Average Company Size # of Possibilities Rationale $200M S T R O N G P I P E L I N E D R I V E N B Y F R A G M E N T E D M A R K E T $0 $150 $300 $450 $600 $750 $900 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 $890M R E T U R N I N G C A S H T O S H A R E H O L D E R S O V E R $ 1 . 2 B I L L I O N S I N C E 2 0 1 1 PolyOne Corporation $0.16 $0.20 $0.24 $0.32 $0.40 $0.48 $0.54 $0.70 $0.78 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 3-Year Dividend Plan Cumulative Share Repurchases Increasing Annual Dividend 28 6.3% 14.1% 16-17% 2009 2018 Updated Expectations R O I C D R I V E S S H A R E H O L D E R R E T U R N PolyOne Corporation 29 PolyOne Corporation 30 W H Y I N V E S T I N P O L Y O N E ?

Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those implied by these forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to: • Disruptions, uncertainty or volatility in the credit markets that could adversely impact the availability of credit already arranged and the availability and cost of credit in the future; • The effect on foreign operations of currency fluctuations, tariffs and other political, economic and regulatory risks; • The current and potential future impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our business, results of operations, financial position or cash flows, including, without limitation, any supply chain and logistics issues; • Changes in laws and regulations regarding plastics in jurisdictions where we conduct business; • Fluctuations in raw material prices, quality and supply, and in energy prices and supply; • Production outages or material costs associated with scheduled or unscheduled maintenance programs; • Unanticipated developments that could occur with respect to contingencies such as litigation and environmental matters; • Our ability to achieve strategic objectives and successfully integrate acquisitions, including Avient Protective Materials (APM); • An inability to raise or sustain prices for products or services; • Our ability to pay regular quarterly cash dividends and the amounts and timing of any future dividends; • Information systems failures and cyberattacks; • Amounts for cash and non-cash charges related to restructuring plans that may differ from original estimates, including because of timing changes associated with the underlying actions; and • Other factors affecting our business beyond our control, including without limitation, changes in the general economy, changes in interest rates, changes in the rate of inflation and any recessionary conditions Use of Non-GAAP Measures This presentation includes the use of both GAAP (generally accepted accounting principles) and non-GAAP financial measures.

Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those implied by these forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to: • Disruptions, uncertainty or volatility in the credit markets that could adversely impact the availability of credit already arranged and the availability and cost of credit in the future; • The effect on foreign operations of currency fluctuations, tariffs and other political, economic and regulatory risks; • The current and potential future impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our business, results of operations, financial position or cash flows, including without any limitation, any supply chain and logistics issues; • Changes in polymer consumption growth rates and laws and regulations regarding plastics in jurisdictions where we conduct business; • Fluctuations in raw material prices, quality and supply, and in energy prices and supply; • Production outages or material costs associated with scheduled or unscheduled maintenance programs; • Unanticipated developments that could occur with respect to contingencies such as litigation and environmental matters; • Our ability to pay regular quarterly cash dividends and the amounts and timing of any future dividends; • Information systems failures and cyberattacks; • Amounts for cash and non-cash charges related to restructuring plans that may differ from original estimates, including because of timing changes associated with the underlying actions; • Any material adverse changes in the equity and assets of Koninklijke DSM N.V.’s protective materials business (“the Dyneema Business”); • Our ability to achieve the strategic and other objectives relating to the acquisition of the Dyneema Business and the possible sale of the Distribution business segment; and • Other factors described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021 and our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2022 under Item 1A, “Risk Factors.”