Fear and anxiety ensued, most notably in Europe. Effective June 30, 2020, the Company amended its existing Articles of Incorporation to change its name to Avient Corporation and changed its ticker symbol from “POL” to “AVNT”, effective at the start of trading on July 13, 2020. Exhibit Description 2.1† Share Purchase Agreement, dated December 19, 2019, by and between PolyOne Corporation and Clariant AG (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.3 to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019, SEC File No. 1-16091). 2.2† Signing Protocol between Avient Corporation and Koninklijke DSM N.V., dated April 19, 2022 (including the final form of Sale and Purchase Agreement between Avient Corporation and Koninklijke DSM N.V. as Annex A) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2022, SEC File No. 1-16091) 2.3† Sale and Purchase Agreement of the DSM Protective Materials Business, by and among Koninklijke DSM N.V., Avient Corporation and, solely for the purposes of Clause 2.1 and Clause 2.2, Fiber-Line International B.V., dated June 23, 2022 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on June 24, 2022, SEC File No. 1-16091) 2.4† Asset Purchase Agreement, dated August 11, 2022, by and between Avient Corporation and Hilo Group Buyer, LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2022). 3.1 Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of Avient Corporation (as amended through June 30, 2020) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020, SEC File No. 1-16091) 3.2 Amended and Restated Code of Regulations, effective June 30, 2020 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020, SEC File No. 1-16091) 4.1 Indenture, dated May 13, 2020, between PolyOne Corporation and U.S.

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incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed March 27, 2013, SEC File No. 1-16091) 2.3† Equity Purchase Agreement dated June 29, 2017, by and among PolyOne Corporation, PolyOne Designed Structures and Solutions LLC and NLIN Plastics, LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2017, SEC File No. 1-16091) 3.1 Articles of Incorporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3(i) to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2000, SEC File No. 1-16091) 3.2 Amendment to the Second Article of the Articles of Incorporation, as filed with the Ohio Secretary of State, November 25, 2003 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1a to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2003, SEC File No. 1-16091) 3.3 Regulations (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on July 17, 2009, SEC File No. 1-16091) 4.1 Indenture, dated February 28, 2013, between PolyOne Corporation and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 5, 2013, SEC File No. 1-16091) 10.1 Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated February 24, 2017, by and among PolyOne Corporation, the subsidiaries of PolyOne Corporation party thereto, Wells Fargo Capital Finance, LLC, as administrative agent, and the various lenders and other agents party thereto (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2017, SEC File No. 1-16091) 10.2 Credit Agreement, dated November 12, 2015, by and among PolyOne Corporation, as borrower, Citibank, N.A., as administrative agent, each of Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Wells Fargo Securities LLC, Goldman, Sachs & Co., HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. and Morgan Stanley & Co.

2012 RedHawk, LLC and Spartech Corporation (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to PolyOne Corporation’s current report on Form 8-K filed on October 24, 2012, SEC File No. 1-16091) 3.1 Articles of Incorporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3(i) to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2000, SEC File No. 1-16091) 3.2 Amendment to the Second Article of the Articles of Incorporation, as filed with the Ohio Secretary of State, November 25, 2003 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1a to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2003, SEC File No. 1-16091) 3.3 Regulations (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on July 17, 2009, SEC File No. 1-16091) 4.1 Indenture, dated as of December 1, 1995, between the Company and NBD Bank, as trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to The Geon Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1996, SEC File No. 1-11804) 4.2 Indenture, dated as of September 24, 2010, between the Company and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as Trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2010, SEC File No. 1-16091) 4.3 First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of September 24, 2010, between the Company and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as Trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the Company’s Quarterly Report Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2010, SEC File No. 1-16091) 10.1 Credit Agreement, dated as of December 21, 2011, by and among PolyOne Corporation, Bank of America, N.A. as Administrative Agent, the other Lenders party thereto, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Syndication Agent, and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, both as Joint-Lead Arrangers and Joint-Book Managers (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011, SEC File No. 1-16091) 10.2 Credit Agreement, dated as of December 21, 2011, by and among PolyOne Corporation, PolyOne Canada Inc. the other subsidiaries of PolyOne Corporation party thereto as borrowers or guarantors, the Lenders party thereto, Wells Fargo Capital Finance, LLC, as Administrative and Collateral Agent, Bank of America, N.A. and U.S.

incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed March 27, 2013, SEC File No. 1-16091) 3.1 Articles of Incorporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3(i) to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2000, SEC File No. 1-16091) 3.2 Amendment to the Second Article of the Articles of Incorporation, as filed with the Ohio Secretary of State, November 25, 2003 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1a to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2003, SEC File No. 1-16091) 3.3 Regulations (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on July 17, 2009, SEC File No. 1-16091) 4.1 Indenture, dated February 28, 2013, between PolyOne Corporation and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 5, 2013, SEC File No. 1-16091) 10.1 Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated March 1, 2013, among the Company, PolyOne Canada and certain other subsidiaries of the Company, Wells Fargo Capital Finance, LLC, as administrative agent, Bank of America, N.A. and U.S.

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