And, because TPEs can be overmolded, brand owners and packaging manufacturers have new options for designing components that can be integrated directly into the package. 4345, 4355, 4365 4465 4570 4665 Hardness Shore A 45A, 55A, 65A 65A 70A 65A Regulatory* • EU 10/2011 Color Translucent Translucent Natural Natural Overmolding Bonds To Polypropylene Polypropylene Polar substrates Polar substrates Chemical Resistance • #1 for soaps • Low-cost solution for non-polar oils • #2 for soaps • Some oils • #1 for polar & non-polar oils • #1 for non-polar solvents, like isododecane • #2 for non-polar oils • Abrasion resistance * Regulatory compliance is offered for consideration only—limitations apply; please check with product stewardship.

SynPlicity™ 1000 cosmetic ester provides an excellent balance of performance and durability for nail polish formulations in a highly-efficient, non-phthalate and bio-based alternative to petroleum-derived plasticizers. SynPlicity™ 1000 cosmetic ester can help you achieve plasticizer usage levels and performance characteristics comparable to DBP, BBP and other high solvating plasticizers with a 94% bio-based, non-phthalate alternative. KEY CHARACTERISTICS • High solvating • Non-phthalate • Bio-based (derived from soybean oil) • Low viscosity • Low odor • Added flexibility and increased durability • INCI listed as Methyl Epoxidized Soyate www.polyone.com Copyright © 2016, PolyOne Corporation.

You are advised to consult any further disclosures we make on related subjects in our reports on Form 10-Q, 8-K and 10-K that we provide to the Securities and Exchange Commission. 6 Non-GAAP Financial Measures The Company uses both GAAP (generally accepted accounting principles) and non-GAAP financial measures. The non-GAAP financial measures include adjusted EPS, adjusted operating income, adjusted gross margin and adjusted EBITDA. Below is a reconciliation of these non-GAAP financial measures to their most directly comparable financial measures calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP.

Non-GAAP Reconciliation The Company does not provide reconciliations of forward-looking non-GAAP financial measures, such as outlook for adjusted earnings per share, to the most comparable GAAP financial measures on a forward-looking basis because the Company is unable to provide a meaningful or accurate calculation or estimation of reconciling items and the information is not available without unreasonable effort. Below is a reconciliation of these non-GAAP financial measures to their most directly comparable financial measures calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP. Below is a reconciliation of these non-GAAP financial measures to their most directly comparable financial measures calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP.

Fearon became our Non-Executive Chairman. Fearon Non-Executive Chairman of our Board since 2023. Fearon became our Non-Executive Chairman.

See Appendix A for an explanation of management’s use of non-GAAP financial measures and a reconciliation of non- GAAP financial measures to our results as reported under GAAP. Awards to Non-Employee Directors. Non U.S.

Prohibition on Hedging or Pledging Our Securities. 2018 Summary Compensation Table Stock Awards (column (d)) Option Awards (column (e)) Name and Principal Position (a) Year Salary (c) Stock (d) Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation ($) All Other Compensation Total Lisa K. Crist, Senior Vice President, President of Color, Additives and Inks(1) Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation (column (f)) 2018 Annual Incentive Program 2016 – 2018 Cash-Settled Performance Units ($) All Other Compensation (column (g)) Company Contributions to Qualified Savings Plan. Other Benefits. 2018 Grants of Plan-Based Awards Estimated Future Payouts Under Equity Incentive Plan Awards Exercise or Base Price of Option Awards ($/Sh) (i) Threshold Estimated Future Payouts Under Non- Equity Incentive Plan Awards (a) Grant Date Grant Date Fair Value of Stock and Option (j) Threshold Maximum All Other Stock Awards: Number of Shares of Stock or Units Estimated Future Payouts Under Non-Equity Incentive Plan Awards (columns (c), (d) and (e)) (1) 2018 Annual Incentive Program Payments (2) Cash-Settled Performance Units.

Below is a reconciliation of this non-GAAP financial measure to the most directly comparable financial measure calculated and presented in accordance withGAAP. Below is a reconciliation of this non-GAAP financial measure to the most directly comparable financial measure calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP. Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures (Unaudited) (Dollars in millions, except per share data) Avient Investor Presentation - Jefferies Industrials Conference August 2020.pdf August 2020 investor non-GAAP reconciliation.pdf August 2020 investor non-GAAP

Neither abstentions nor broker non-votes will be deemed to be votes for or withheld from a director’s election for purposes of this policy. Between meetings, non-employee directors have appropriate access to the Corporation’s senior management. The Compensation Committee will recommend any changes in compensation levels for non-employee directors for approval by the Board.

POLYONE CORPORATION 3 Use of Non-GAAP Measures  This presentation includes the use of both GAAP (generally accepted accounting principles) and non-GAAP financial measures. The non-GAAP financial measures include: adjusted EPS, Specialty platform operating income percentage, adjusted operating income, and return on invested capital Below is a reconciliation of these non-GAAP financial measures to their most directly comparable financial measures calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP for each fiscal year end.