EPS: $1.00 $0.28 $0.36 $0.20 $0.30 $0.40 Q3 '12 Q3 '13 Adjusted EPS $51.8 $72.4 $40.0 $60.0 $80.0 Q3 '12 Q3 '13 Adjusted Operating Income (millions) 40% $31.7 $55.3 $20.0 $40.0 $60.0 Q3 '12 Q3 '13 Specialty Operating Income (millions) Q3 2013 Financial Highlights • Adjusted EPS increased 29% over prior year • Adjusted Operating Income expanded 40% versus Q3 2012 • Specialty operating income up 74% • Revenue increases 43% versus Q3 2012 29% 74% Page 12 Significant Debt Maturities Other Debt Total Debt at 9/30/13 Less: Cash Net Debt Available Liquidity Cash ABL Availability Total Liquidity Net Debt / EBITDA* = 1.9x $48 $317 $600 $0 $100 $200 $300 $400 $500 $600 $700 $800 2015 2020 2023 Significant Debt Maturities As of September 30, 2013 ($ millions) Page 13 Coupon Rates: 7.500% 7.375% 5.250% Debt Maturities & Liquidity Summary – 9/30/13 $ 965 22 $ 987 323 $ 664 $ 323 308 $631 *TTM 9/30/2013 Cash Balance = $323M Net Debt / EBITDA* = 1.9x • Repurchased 3.8M shares YTD in 2013 • 16.2 million shares are available for repurchase under the current authorization • Repurchased $45 million, par value, of higher coupon bonds YTD Share/Bond Repurchase • Announced a 33% increase in quarterly dividend on Dec 2, 2013; our third dividend increase • Objective of maintaining and growing Dividends • Expanding our sales, marketing, and technical capabilities is top priority • Investing in operational and LSS initiatives (including synergy capture) • North American manufacturing alignment • CAPEX Organic Growth • Targets that expand our: • Specialty offering • End market presence • Geographic footprint • Synergy opportunities • Adjacent material solutions Acquisitions *TTM 9/30/2013 Use of Cash Page 14 Why Invest In PolyOne? Platform sales and operating income (OI) 2006Y* YTD 2013 Organic’ Acquisitions** YTD 2013’ Consolidated Global Specialty Engineered Materials Sales $ 345.3 $ 427.2 $ 113.6 $ 540.8 Global Color, Additives and Inks Sales 531.8 608.0 45.7 653.7 Designed Structures and Solutions Sales - - 428.2 428.2 Specialty Platform Sales $ 877.1 $ 1,035.2 $ 587.5 1,622.7 Performance Products and Solutions Sales 1,166.2 473.6 39.2 512.8 PolyOne Distribution Sales 732.8 818.1 - 818.1 Corporate and eliminations (153.7) (106.0) - (106.0) Total Sales $ 2,622.4 $ 2,220.9 $ 626.7 $ 2,847.6 Global Specialty Engineered Materials OI $ 3.9 $ 46.1 $ 2.1 $ 48.2 Global Color, Additives and Inks OI 8.9 78.0 5.4 83.4 Designed Structures & Solutions OI - - 21.4 21.4 Specialty Platform OI $ 12.8 $ 124.1 $ 28.9 $ 153.0 Performance Products and Solutions OI 64.2 38.1 3.7 41.8 PolyOne Distribution OI 19.2 49.7 - 49.7 Sunbelt Joint Venture OI 102.9 - - - Corporate and eliminations (4.6) (39.5) - (39.5) Special items in OI 39.1 (22.2) - (22.2) Operating income GAAP $ 233.6 $ 150.2 $ 32.6 $ 182.8 Sunbelt equity income (107.0) - - - Special items in OI (39.1) 22.2 - 22.2 Operating income adjusted $ 87.5 $ 172.4 $ 32.6 $ 205.0 Global Specialty Engineered Materials - OI % of sales 1.1% 10.8% 1.8% 8.9% Global Color, Additives and Inks - OI % of sales 1.7% 12.8% 11.8% 12.8% Designed Structures & Solutions - OI % of sales - - 5.0% 5.0% Specialty platform OI - % of sales 1.5% 12.0% 5.0% 9.4% PP&S operating OI - % of sales 5.5% 8.0% 9.4% 8.2% Distribution OI - % of sales 2.6% 6.1% - 6.1% PolyOne OI adjusted - % of sales 3.3% 7.8% 5.2% 7.2% * Historical results include the Resin and Specialty Coatings businesses within the Performance Products and Solutions segment. ** Spartech and Glasforms results for the nine months ended September 30, 2013. Three Months Ended ‘’’’’September 30, Platform operating income “””””””2013 2012 (a) Global Specialty Engineered Materials $ 15.7 $ 13.1 Global Color, Additives and Inks 28.7 18.6 Designed Structures and Solutions 10.9 – Specialty Platform 55.3 31.7 Performance Products and Solutions 14.3 12.3 PolyOne Distribution 16.6 16.4 Corporate and eliminations (24.6) (16.9) Operating income $ 61.6 $ 43.5 (a) Adjusted to reflect the resins business as a discontinued operation.

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