Non-GAAP financial measures have limitations as analytical tools and should not be considered in isolation from, or solely as alternatives to, financial measures prepared in accordance with GAAP. Adjusted EPS attributable to PolyOne common shareholders is calculated as follows: 2009* 2010* 2011* 2012* 2013* 2014* 2015* 2016 2017 2018 Net income from continuing operations attributable to PolyOne common shareholders $ 106.7 $ 152.5 $ 153.4 $ 53.3 $ 94.0 $ 78.0 $ 144.6 $ 166.4 $ 173.5 $ 161.1 Joint venture equity earnings, after tax (19.0) (14.7) (3.7) — — — — — — — Special items, before tax(1) (48.7) 24.2 (48.1) 55.1 46.3 164.2 87.6 23.8 32.9 59.5 Special items, tax adjustments(1) (27.2) (96.7) (24.7) (18.9) (13.7) (73.7) (58.7) (15.9) (24.8) (25.3) Adjusted net income from continuing operations attributable to PolyOne common shareholders $ 11.8 $ 65.3 $ 76.9 $ 89.5 $ 126.6 $ 168.5 $ 173.5 $ 174.3 $ 181.6 $ 195.3 Diluted shares 93.4 96.0 94.3 89.8 96.5 93.5 88.7 84.6 82.1 80.4 Adjusted EPS attributable to PolyOne common shareholders $ 0.13 $ 0.68 $ 0.82 $ 1.00 $ 1.31 $ 1.80 $ 1.96 $ 2.06 $ 2.21 $ 2.43 * Historical results are shown as presented in prior filings and have not been updated to reflect subsequent changes in accounting principle, discontinued operations or the related resegmentation Tax adjustments include the net tax benefit/(expense) from one-time income tax items, the set-up or reversal of uncertain tax position reserves and deferred income tax valuation allowance adjustments.

Non-GAAP financial measures have limitations as analytical tools and should not be considered in isolation from, or solely as alternatives to, financial measures prepared in accordance with GAAP. Adjusted EPS attributable to PolyOne common shareholders is calculated as follows: 2009* 2010* 2011* 2012* 2013* 2014* 2015* 2016 2017 2018 Net income from continuing operations attributable to PolyOne common shareholders $ 106.7 $ 152.5 $ 153.4 $ 53.3 $ 94.0 $ 78.0 $ 144.6 $ 166.4 $ 173.5 $ 161.1 Joint venture equity earnings, after tax (19.0) (14.7) (3.7) — — — — — — — Special items, before tax(1) (48.7) 24.2 (48.1) 55.1 46.3 164.2 87.6 23.8 32.9 59.5 Special items, tax adjustments(1) (27.2) (96.7) (24.7) (18.9) (13.7) (73.7) (58.7) (15.9) (24.8) (25.3) Adjusted net income from continuing operations attributable to PolyOne common shareholders $ 11.8 $ 65.3 $ 76.9 $ 89.5 $ 126.6 $ 168.5 $ 173.5 $ 174.3 $ 181.6 $ 195.3 Diluted shares 93.4 96.0 94.3 89.8 96.5 93.5 88.7 84.6 82.1 80.4 Adjusted EPS attributable to PolyOne common shareholders $ 0.13 $ 0.68 $ 0.82 $ 1.00 $ 1.31 $ 1.80 $ 1.96 $ 2.06 $ 2.21 $ 2.43 * Historical results are shown as presented in prior filings and have not been updated to reflect subsequent changes in accounting principle, discontinued operations or the related resegmentation Tax adjustments include the net tax benefit/(expense) from one-time income tax items, the set-up or reversal of uncertain tax position reserves and deferred income tax valuation allowance adjustments.

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Adjusted EPS expands 15% to a new first quarter record of $0.68 driven by a 20% increase in operating income from Color, Additives and Inks Adjusted earnings per share expanded to from

Ashish Khandpur, President and Chief Executive Officer of Avient Corporation. Our strategy is focused on delivering growth with margin expansion by intersecting the needs of our customers and secular market trends with our broad portfolio of technologies.” Investor Day participants will hear presentations from Dr.

These specialized polymers offer advantages compared to traditional materials that include design freedom, processability, weight reduction, chemical resistance, flame retardance and lower cost. Our technical and market expertise enables us to expand the performance range and structural properties of traditional engineering-grade thermoplastic resins to meet evolving customer needs. Our pension investment strategy is to diversify the portfolio among asset categories to enhance the portfolio’s risk- adjusted return as well as insulate it from exposure to changes in interest rates.

Avient is committed to helping customers meet their sustainability goals in various ways through its composites portfolio. Avient is exhibiting in Hall C, Booth U32 at CAMX in Anaheim, California, from October 18-20, 2022.   Learn more about Avient’s Advanced Composites and Engineered Fiber product portfolios here. 

In addition, the acquisition of Clariant’s color business in July 2020 has been transformational to our portfolio and helped us become the specialty formulator we are today. The non-GAAP financial measures include: adjusted EPS, adjusted operating income, free cash flow, adjusted EBITDA and net debt. Rose Vice President, Corporate Communications Avient Corporation +1 440-930-3162 kyle.rose@avient.com mailto:giuseppe.disalvo@avient.com mailto:kyle.rose@avient.com 7 Attachment 1 Avient Corporation Summary of Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income (Unaudited) (In millions, except per share data) Three Months Ended December 31, Year Ended December 31, 2021 2020 2021 2020 Sales $ 1,201.5 $ 997.0 $ 4,818.8 $ 3,242.1 Operating Income 74.0 65.0 381.2 189.3 Net income from continuing operations attributable to Avient shareholders 29.8 74.2 230.8 132.0 Basic earnings per share from continuing operations attributable to Avient shareholders $ 0.33 $ 0.81 $ 2.53 $ 1.47 Diluted earnings per share from continuing operations attributable to Avient shareholders $ 0.32 $ 0.81 $ 2.51 $ 1.46 Senior management uses comparisons of adjusted net income from continuing operations attributable to Avient shareholders and diluted adjusted earnings per share (EPS) from continuing operations attributable to Avient shareholders, excluding special items, to assess performance and facilitate comparability of results.

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existing portfolio of complementary solutions in a new comprehensive platform to be called PolyOne Advanced Composites.  With these acquisitions we've built upon our past success and portfolio of composite solutions to now serve our customers more comprehensively than ever before," said They are great additions to our growing specialty portfolio, which remains unmatched in the industry," said