Senior management uses gross margin before special items and operating income before special items to assess performance and allocate resources because senior management believes that these measures are useful in understanding current profitability levels and how it may serve as a basis for future performance.

Senior management uses gross margin before special items and operating income before special items to assess performance and allocate resources because senior management believes that these measures are useful in understanding current profitability levels and how it may serve as a basis for future performance.

It’s how we add value to our customers, protect our planet and communities, and ultimately deliver for our shareholders. It’s how we meet the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to do the same. The year well represented how PolyOne lives our brand, accepting the challenges of today and tomorrow.

Instructions on how to vote are found in the section entitled "Advance Voting Methods" in the Proxy Summary. Rathbun Senior Vice President, Mergers and Acquisitions How Pay is Tied to Company Performance. How our compensation programs contribute to our Company’s success is described below.

In addition, it illustrates the relationship between the compensation of our Named Executive Officers and how we measure Company perforff mance. Newlin Former Executive Chairman How Pay is Tied to Company Performance. How our compensation programs contribute to our Company’s success is described below.

We specialize in formulating sustainable solutions to meet our customers’ toughest challenges, and I am proud of how well our team has delivered throughout the COVID- 19 pandemic and recent supply chain disruptions.” Our EPS projections for 2021 are 61% higher than 2019 because of the resiliency of our portfolio, the end markets we serve and how we have executed during these challenging times," Mr. Three Months Ended March 31, 2021 2020 Sales: Color, Additives and Inks $ 609.3 $ 256.5 Specialty Engineered Materials 216.5 185.3 Distribution 362.7 289.5 Corporate and eliminations (26.2) (19.8) Sales $ 1,162.3 $ 711.5 Gross margin: Color, Additives and Inks $ 197.5 $ 89.4 Specialty Engineered Materials 64.7 52.6 Distribution 39.3 33.6 Corporate and eliminations 0.9 (4.1) Gross margin $ 302.4 $ 171.5 Selling and administrative expense: Color, Additives and Inks $ 108.7 $ 48.9 Specialty Engineered Materials 30.5 30.3 Distribution 15.3 14.2 Corporate and eliminations 27.5 25.3 Selling and administrative expense $ 182.0 $ 118.7 Operating income: Color, Additives and Inks $ 88.8 $ 40.5 Specialty Engineered Materials 34.2 22.3 Distribution 24.0 19.4 Corporate and eliminations (26.6) (29.4) Operating income $ 120.4 $ 52.8 Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization (EBITDA): Color, Additives and Inks $ 116.2 $ 51.4 Specialty Engineered Materials 42.0 29.8 Distribution 24.2 19.5 Corporate and eliminations (24.9) (28.0) Other income, net 1.5 1.6 EBITDA $ 159.0 $ 74.3 12 Attachment 7 Avient Corporation Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures (Unaudited) (In millions, except per share data) Senior management uses gross margin before special items and operating income before special items to assess performance and allocate resources because senior management believes that these measures are useful in understanding current profitability levels and how it may serve as a basis for future performance.

Corporate Responsibility Provide oversight and guidance with regard to how the Board and management evaluate and integrate corporate responsibility and sustainability matters into the Company’s business strategy and decision-making, including overseeing risks at a strategic level relating to the Company's programs, policies, and practices on sustainability and environmental, social, and governance matters, by receiving regular updates from management, as well as reviewing reports on corporate responsibility and/or sustainability published by the Company.

Our effectiveness in combating slavery and human trafficking In 2025 the following key performance indicators (KPIs) will be used to measure how effective we have been in ensuring that slavery and human trafficking is not taking place in any part of our business or supply chains • 100% completion of the Code of Conduct for all associates https://www.avient.com/company/policies-and-governance/supplier-code-conduct Page 3 of 3 Our on-going commitment As part of our modern slavery strategy we will continue to monitor the progress we have made and build on our achievements and initiatives in the next financial year.

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