The question and answer session will follow the company's presentation and prepared remarks. Investor Relations Contact: Giuseppe (Joe) Di Salvo, Vice President, Treasurer and Investor Relations, +1 440-930-1921, giuseppe.disalvo@avient.com ; Media Contact: Kyle G. Investor Contacts

The Consultant maintains regular contact with the Compensation Committee and interacts with management to gather the data needed to prepare reports for Compensation Committee review. We also look at the freff quency with which these companies were used as peers by other companies in our industry and which companies had identifieff d PolyOne as a peer. To obtain comparability based on company size, the Consultant’s analysis either referff enced a specific sample of comparably-sized companies or calibrated the pay of a broad sample of companies against company size.

Catering oem CATERING OEM F O O D T R A Y S • FDA approval for food contact • Specific color • Must be able to withstand high heat/sanitization • Offered the specific desired color • Food contact grade • Customizable high-performance solution able to withstand multiple cleaning cycles with detergents • Provided commercial, technical, and operational excellence support Colorant Chromatics PES Green Color- Concentrate KEY REQUIREMENTS WHY AVIENT?

MAM L E A R N T O D R I N K ™ C U P • Compliance with EU fatty food contact regulations* • Soft, gentle feel • Non-BPA, non-phthalate • Great colorability • Provided customized solution to comply with Europe’s fatty food contact requirements and application needs • Enhanced customer appeal with a soft, durable and custom-colored solution Versaflex™ FFC Thermoplastic Elastomer KEY REQUIREMENTS WHY AVIENT?

To learn more, please contact Avient at +1.844.4AVIENT (1.844.428.4368) or visit www.avient.com. © 2020, All Rights Reserved Avient Corporation, 33587 Walker Road, Avon Lake, Ohio USA 44012 LIGHTER WEIGHT, GREATER DURABILITY FOR LUXURY VEHICLES THE CHALLENGE DENSO, a leading supplier of advanced automotive technologies, systems and components for the world’s major automakers, approached Avient looking for material science expertise and development. Avient engineered a new customized formulation for the part, which provided both the processability required for extremely short cycle injection-compression molding, as well as including an additive to stabilize the material when in contact with copper. This additive protects the door from cracking as it comes into contact with copper particles over time.

General Purposes The general purposes of the Committee are to: • Develop the Company’s overall executive compensation philosophy and objectives; • Discharge the Board’s responsibilities relating to compensation of the Company’s executive officers and, further, to assist the Board in the discharge of its fiduciary responsibilities with regard to establishment of policies governing, and the implementation of, all aspects of remuneration throughout the Company, including benefits and perquisites of executive officers of the Company and any other employees designated by the Committee as key employees of the Company and its subsidiaries; • Discharge similar responsibilities with respect to the remuneration of non-employee directors; • Review and discuss with management the Company’s disclosures in the Compensation Discussion and Analysis (the “CD&A”) required by rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) and recommend to the Board whether the CD&A should be included in the Company’s proxy statement or other applicable SEC filings; • Prepare a Compensation Committee Report for inclusion in the Company’s applicable filings with the SEC that complies with the rules and regulations of the SEC; and • Provide policy guidance and oversight on significant human resource policies and practices. Oversee Regulatory Compliance; Governance. • Review and assess risks arising from the Company’s compensation policies and practices for its executive officers and employees, and whether any such risks are reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on the Company. • In consultation with appropriate officers of the Company, oversee regulatory compliance with respect to compensation matters, including with respect to applicable tax laws. • Review and recommend to the Board for approval the frequency with which the Company will conduct Say on Pay Votes, taking into account the results of the most recent shareholder advisory vote on the frequency of Say on Pay Votes required by Section 14A of the Exchange Act, and review and approve the proposals regarding the Say on Pay Vote and the frequency of the Say on Pay Vote to be included in the Company's proxy statement. Review and Discuss the CD&A and Compensation Committee Report. • With the assistance of management and any outside advisers the Committee deems appropriate (a) review and discuss with management the Company’s disclosures in the CD&A, and, based on this review, make a recommendation as to whether to include it in the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K and proxy statement relating to the Company’s annual meeting of shareholders, and (b) prepare a Compensation Committee Report for inclusion in the Company’s proxy statement or other applicable SEC filings. 4 Board Reports and Annual Evaluation. • Regularly report the Committee’s activities and any recommendations to the Board in such manner and at such times as the Committee or the Board deems appropriate. • Conduct an annual evaluation of the Committee’s performance.

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will be provided on the company's second quarter 2017 conference call. Investor Relations Contact: Eric R. Investor Contacts

and the announced divestiture of Designed Structures and Solutions, the company plans to discuss Investor Relations Contact: Eric R. Investor Contacts

is an ACC Responsible Care® certified company committed to its customers, employees, communities and shareholders through ethical, sustainable and fiscally responsible principles. Investor Relations Contact: Joe Di Salvo, Vice President, Investor Relations, PolyOne Corporation, +1 440-930-1921, giuseppe.disalvo@avient.com; Media Contact: Kyle G. Investor Contacts