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After experimenting with competitive materials, PolyCase approached Avient with their challenge. Avient also provided technical support to speed product development and commercial launch. To learn more about polymer-based solutions for your products, contact an expert at Avient today.

After experimenting with competitive materials, PolyCase approached Avient with their challenge. Avient also provided technical support to speed product development and commercial launch. To learn more about polymer-based solutions for your products, contact an expert at Avient today.

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EPS: $1.00 First Quarter Financial Highlights • 14th consecutive quarter of double digit adjusted earnings per share growth • 29 percent increase in adjusted EPS  34 percent increase in Specialty operating income  Growth from all regions  Virtually all organic growth • Strengthened our financial position Page 12 • Total Debt at 3/31/13 Less: Cash Net Debt • Available Liquidity Cash ABL Availability Total Liquidity • Net Debt / EBITDA = 2.7x* $169 285 $454 $1,056 169 $887 $50 $360 $600 $0 $100 $200 $300 $400 $500 $600 $700 $800 2015 2020 2023 Debt Maturities As of March 31, 2013 ($ millions) Page 13 Coupon Rates: 7.500% 7.375% 5.250% *Pro Forma TTM with no synergies related to Spartech acquisition & excludes resin assets Debt Maturities & Liquidity Summary – 3/31/13 Cash Balance = $169M Net Debt / EBITDA* = 2.7x • Repurchased 840k shares in Q1 2013 • 19.1 million shares are available for repurchase under the current authorization Share Repurchase • Introduced a quarterly dividend in Q1 2011 and increased in Q1 2012 (25%) and Q1 2013 (20%) • 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) • CAPEX Organic Growth • Targets that expand our: • Specialty offering • End market presence • Geographic footprint • Synergy opportunities • Adjacent material solutions Acquisitions *TTM with no synergies related to the Spartech acquisition Use of Cash Page 14 Why Invest In PolyOne? Specialty platform operating mix percentage Platform sales and operating income (OI) 2006Y* 2007Y* 2008Y* 2009Y* 2010Y* 2011Y* Global Specialty Engineered Materials Sales $ 345.3 $ 384.4 $ 514.0 $ 402.9 $ 517.4 $ 575.1 Global Color, Additives and Inks Sales 531.8 560.5 554.3 459.8 527.4 544.6 Specialty Platform Sales $ 877.1 $ 944.9 $ 1,068.3 $ 862.7 $ 1,044.8 $ 1,119.7 Performance Products and Solutions Sales 1,166.2 1,086.8 1,001.4 667.7 776.3 865.4 PolyOne Distribution Sales 732.8 744.3 796.7 625.1 911.9 996.5 Corporate and Eliminations (153.7) (133.3) (127.7) (94.8) (111.1) (118.1) Total Sales $ 2,622.4 $ 2,642.7 $ 2,738.7 $ 2,060.7 $ 2,621.9 $ 2,863.5 Global Specialty Engineered Materials OI $ 3.9 $ 4.9 $ 17.6 $ 20.6 $ 49.7 $ 45.9 Global Color, Additives and Inks OI 8.9 25.7 28.1 25.2 37.7 43.4 Specialty Platform OI $ 12.8 $ 30.6 $ 45.7 $ 45.8 $ 87.4 $ 89.3 Performance Products and Solutions OI 64.2 65.8 31.3 33.1 54.0 62.4 PolyOne Distribution OI 19.2 22.1 28.1 24.8 42.0 56.0 Sunbelt Joint Venture OI 102.9 34.8 28.6 25.5 18.9 5.0 Corporate and eliminations (4.6) (25.5) (28.9) (40.8) (32.5) (26.4) Special items in OI 39.1 (47.8) (396.2) 48.7 4.8 46.7 Operating income (loss) GAAP $ 233.6 $ 80.0 $ (291.4) $ 137.1 $ 174.6 $ 233.0 Sunbelt equity income (107.0) (40.8) (32.5) (29.7) (23.1) (5.7) Special items in OI (39.1) 47.8 396.2 (48.7) (4.8) (46.7) Operating income adjusted $ 87.5 $ 87.0 $ 72.3 $ 58.7 $ 146.7 $ 180.6 Global Specialty Engineered Materials - OI % of sales 1.1% 1.3% 3.4% 5.1% 9.6% 8.0% Global Color, Additives and Inks - OI % of sales 1.7% 4.6% 5.1% 5.5% 7.1% 8.0% Specialty platform OI - % of sales 1.5% 3.2% 4.3% 5.3% 8.4% 8.0% PP&S operating OI - % of sales 5.5% 6.1% 3.1% 5.0% 7.0% 7.2% Distribution OI - % of sales 2.6% 3.0% 3.5% 4.0% 4.6% 5.6% PolyOne OI adjusted - % of sales 3.3% 3.3% 2.6% 2.8% 5.6% 6.3% * Historical results include the Resin and Specialty Coatings businesses within the Performance Products and Solutions segment. ** Pro Forma results include Spartech and Glasforms acquisitions, Specialty Coatings reclass and excludes the Resin business assets. Average Debt Q1 2012 Q2 2012 Q3 2012 Q4 2012 Q1 2013 Average PolyOne Debt $ 706.4 $ 705.8 $ 705.2 $ 706.9 $ 1055.5 $ 776.0 Average Equity Q1 2012 Q2 2012 Q3 2012 Q4 2012 Q1 2013 Average PolyOne shareholders’ equity $ 611.3 $ 604.3 $ 629.3 $ 629.1 $ 871.8 $ 669.2 Platform sales and operating income (OI) 2012Y* 2012PF** Q1 2013 Global Specialty Engineered Materials Sales $ 543.6 $ 773.0 $ 159.8 Global Color, Additives and Inks Sales 703.5 828.5 205.3 Designed Structures & Solutions -- 850.6 41.5 Specialty Platform Sales $ 1,247.1 2,452.1 406.6 Performance Products and Solutions Sales 837.0 696.1 159.7 PolyOne Distribution Sales 1,030.3 1,030.3 268.0 Corporate and Eliminations (121.8) (121.6) (33.2) Total Sales $ 2,992.6 $ 4,056.9 $ 801.1 Global Specialty Engineered Materials OI $ 47.0 $ 47.7 $ 16.2 Global Color, Additives and Inks OI 66.8 81.6 24.1 Designed Structures & Solutions -- 20.9 1.9 Specialty Platform OI $ 113.8 $ 150.2 $ 42.2 Performance Products and Solutions OI 74.9 37.4 13.0 PolyOne Distribution OI 66.0 66.0 16.2 Corporate and eliminations (33.7) (40.0) (14.3) Special items in OI (53.9) (53.9) (16.6) Operating income - GAAP $ 167.1 $ 159.7 $ 40.5 Special items in OI 53.9 53.9 16.6 Operating income adjusted $ 221.0 $ 213.6 $ 57.1 Global Specialty Engineered Materials - OI % of sales 8.6% 6.1% 10.1% Global Color, Additives and Inks - OI % of sales 9.5% 9.8% 11.7% Designed Structures & Solutions -- 2.5% 4.6% Specialty platform OI % of sales 9.1% 6.1% 10.4% PP&S operating OI % of sales 9.0% 5.4% 8.1% Distribution OI % of sales 6.4% 6.4% 6.0% PolyOne OI adjusted, % of sales 7.4% 5.3% 7.1% PolyOne Investor Presentation�Deutsche Bank 2013 Global Industrials and Basic Materials Conference ��June 12, 2013� Forward – Looking Statements Use of Non GAAP Measures Strategy and Execution Drive Results Four Pillar Strategy 2013 Portfolio Transformation Highlights PolyOne�At A Glance Mix Shift Highlights Specialty Transformation Proof of Performance & 2015 Goals Innovation Drives Earnings Growth Positioned for Strong Growth First Quarter Financial Highlights Debt Maturities & Liquidity Summary – 3/31/13 Use of Cash Why Invest In PolyOne?

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