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Microsoft Word - Compensation Committee Charter (REV 10-2019)3[1].docx AVIENT CORPORATION COMPENSATION COMMITTEE CHARTER Membership • The Committee will consist entirely of directors who meet the definition of “independent” as set forth in the Corporate Governance Standards of the New York Stock Exchange, including the additional independence requirements set forth in New York Stock Exchange Listed Company Manual Section 303A.02(a)(ii) Independence Assessment of Outside Advisers • The Committee may select a compensation consultant, legal counsel or other adviser to the Committee or receive advice from a compensation consultant, legal counsel or other adviser (other than in-house legal counsel or any compensation consultant, legal counsel or other adviser whose role is limited to the following activities for which no disclosure would be required under Item 407(e)(3)(iii) of Regulation S-K: consulting on any broad-based plan that does not discriminate in scope, terms, or operation, in favor of executive officers or directors of the Company, and that is available generally to all salaried employees; or providing information that either is not customized for a particular company or that is customized based on parameters that are not developed by the compensation consultant, and about which the compensation consultant does not provide advice) only after taking into consideration all factors relevant to that person’s independence from management, including the following: • the provision of other services to the Company by the employer of the compensation consultant, legal counsel or other adviser; 5 • the amount of fees received from the Company by the employer of the compensation consultant, legal counsel or other adviser, as a percentage of the total revenue of the employer of the compensation consultant, legal counsel or other adviser; • the policies and procedures of the employer of the compensation consultant, legal counsel or other adviser that are designed to prevent conflicts of interest; • any business or personal relationship of the compensation consultant, legal counsel or other adviser with a member of the Committee; • any stock of the Company owned by the compensation consultant, legal counsel or other adviser; and • any business or personal relationship of the compensation consultant, legal counsel, other adviser or the employer of the adviser with an executive officer of the Company

These committees operate in accordance with (a) their respective charters, which are reviewed annually, (b) applicable law, and (c) applicable rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the New York Stock Exchange. In furtherance of this policy, the Board believes that each non-employee director should own a minimum of 12,500 common shares or time-vested restricted stock, stock units or performance shares (where the applicable performance criteria have been met), either directly or through the Company’s Deferred Compensation Plan for Non-Employee Directors. External Communication Director Stock Ownership 3.

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These committees operate in accordance with (a) their respective charters, which are reviewed annually, (b) applicable law, and (c) applicable rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the New York Stock Exchange. Director Stock Ownership The Board believes that, in order to align the interests of directors and shareowners, directors elected by the holders of the Company’s common shares should have a meaningful personal investment in the Company. In furtherance of this policy, the Board believes that each non-employee director should own a minimum of 12,500 common shares or time-vested restricted stock, stock units or performance shares (where the applicable performance criteria have been met), either directly or through the Company’s Deferred Compensation Plan for Non-Employee Directors.

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NYSE: AVNT) has declared a quarterly cash dividend of twenty-one and one-quarter cents ($0.2125) per share on common stock outstanding, representing the tenth consecutive annual increase.  per share on the common stock outstanding.

STOCK PERFORMANCE PolyOne’s stock performance has significantly outpaced the S&P 500 index and the S&P Mid Cap Chemicals index. Share-Based Compensation Š We have share-based compensation plans that include non-qualified stock options, incentive stock options, restricted stock units, performance shares and stock appreciation rights (SARs). POLYONE CORPORATION STOCK EXCHANGE LISTING PolyOne's Common Stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange, Symbol: POL.

For the year, our stock price increased 32%, outpacing the S&P 500 and S&P Mid Cap Index. Patterson Chairman, President and CEO 74424.indd main_16 3/16/20 12:26 PM 4424_NARc5.indd 17 3/17/20 12:52 PM [THIS�PAGE�INTENTIONALLY�LEFT�BLANK] 1 3 5 7 9 11 13 15 17 19 21 23 25 27 29 31 33 35 37 39 41 43 45 47 49 51 53 55 57 59 61 63 65 67 69 71 73 [THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK] [THIS�PAGE�INTENTIONALLY�LEFT�BLANK] [THIS�PAGE�INTENTIONALLY�LEFT�BLANK] STOCK EXCHANGE LISTING PolyOne's Common Stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange, Symbol: POL. PolyOne Stock Performance The following is a graph that compares the cumulative total shareholder returns for PolyOne’s common shares, the S&P 500 index and the S&P Mid Cap Chemicals index, with dividends assumed to be reinvested when received.

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