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Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those implied by these forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to: • Our ability to identify and evaluate acquisition targets and consummate acquisitions; • The ability to successfully integrate acquired companies into our operations, retain the management teams of acquired companies, retain relationships with customers of acquired companies, and achieve the expected results of such acquisitions, including whether such businesses will be accretive to our earnings; • Disruptions, uncertainty or volatility in the credit markets that could adversely impact the availability of credit already arranged and the availability and cost of credit in the future; • Our ability to achieve new business gains; • The effect on foreign operations of currency fluctuations, tariffs and other political, economic and regulatory risks; • Changes in polymer consumption growth rates and laws and regulations regarding the disposal of plastic in jurisdictions where we conduct business; • Changes in global industry capacity or in the rate at which anticipated changes in industry capacity come online; • Fluctuations in raw material prices, quality and supply and in energy prices and supply; production outages or material costs associated with scheduled or unscheduled maintenance programs; • Unanticipated developments that could occur with respect to contingencies such as litigation and environmental matters; • An inability to achieve or delays in achieving or achievement of less than the anticipated financial benefit from initiatives related to working capital reductions, cost reductions and employee productivity goals; • Information systems failures and cyber attacks; • Our ability to continue to pay regular cash dividends and the amounts and timing of any future dividends; and • Other factors affecting our business beyond our control, including, without limitation, changes in the general economy, changes in interest rates and changes in the rate of inflation.
V I S I O N PolyOne Corporation 4 To be the world’s premier provider of specialized polymer materials, services and solutions C O R E V A L U E S P E R S O N A L V A L U E S Honesty IntegrityRespect Specialization Commercial Excellence Operational Excellence Globalization Collaboration ExcellenceInnovation To be the world’s premier provider of specialized polymer materials, services and solutions PolyOne Corporation 5 P O L Y O N E 2 0 1 7 R E V E N U E | $ 3 . 2 B I L L I O N Transportation 18% Industrial 16% Consumer 12% Packaging 11% Healthcare 11% Wire & Cable 9% Appliance 5% United States 59% Europe 14% Asia 10% Latin America 9% Canada 8% PolyOne Distribution 34% Performance Products & Solutions 21% Specialty Engineered Materials 19% Color Additives & Inks 26% Segment End Market Geography Building & Construction 12% Electrical & Electronics 6% 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016* 2017* A D J U S T E D E P S E X P A N S I O N C O N S E C U T I V E Y E A R S PolyOne Corporation 6 8 $0.13 $0.68 $0.82 $1.00 $1.31 $1.80 $1.96 $2.06 $2.21 *Pro Forma for sale of DSS E A R L Y Y E A R S D E F I N E D B Y S P E C I A L T Y M I X I M P R O V E M E N T PolyOne Corporation 7 2% 76% 2005 2017 $5M $280M + 25% + 33% Specialty OI % of Operating Income Consistently Deliver Double Digit Annual EPS Growth *ROIC is defined as TTM adjusted OI after tax divided by the sum of average debt and equity less cash over a 5 quarter period PolyOne Corporation 8 2006 2017 2020 “Where we were” “Where we are” Platinum Vision ROIC* 5.0% 14.0% 15.0% Operating Income % of Sales Color, Additives & Inks 1.7% 15.5% 20%+ Specialty Engineered Materials 1.1% 12.5% 20%+ Performance Products & Solutions 5.5% 10.7% 12-14% Distribution 2.6% 6.3% 6.5-7.5% P R O O F O F P E R F O R M A N C E & P L A T I N U M V I S I O N 531 660130 149 504 607 2014 2017 R&D / Technical Marketing Sales I N V E S T M E N T I N COMMERCIAL RESOURCES D R I V I N G G R O W T H PolyOne Corporation 9 Increased commercial headcount Largest organic revenue growth since recession $2.9 $2.9 $3.2 2015 2016 2017 Revenue in billions of $ + 24% + 15% + 20% Total + 10% Organic + 7% Free Cash Flow (In millions) ROIC* PolyOne Corporation 10 $50 $116 $143 $0 $40 $80 $120 $160 $200 2012 2014 2016 2018 10.8% 11.3% 12.9% 14.0% 10.0% 11.0% 12.0% 13.0% 14.0% 15.0% 2012 2014 2016 2017 2020 Platinum Vision $200 - $220 F R E E C A S H F L O W A N D I M P R O V I N G R E T U R N S *ROIC is defined as TTM adjusted OI after tax divided by the sum of average debt and equity less cash over a 5 quarter period 15.0% $767M R E T U R N I N G C A S H T O S H A R E H O L D E R S O V E R $ 9 5 0 M I L L I O N S I N C E 2 0 1 1 PolyOne Corporation 11 $0 $150 $300 $450 $600 $750 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 $0.16 $0.20 $0.24 $0.32 $0.40 $0.48 $0.58 $0.70 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 3-Year Dividend Plan Cumulative Share Repurchases (In millions) Increasing Annual Dividend Transformational Opportunity for Growth Through M&A Adjacent Opportunity for Growth Through New Product Pipeline Core Customization 3 H O R I Z O N S O F D E V E L O P M E N T PolyOne Corporation 12 Incremental development from existing base of technology New development adjacent to current technology New technology development outside of and with our current base Service adjacent markets and customers Create new markets, target new customer needs Service existing markets and customers Market Technical I N N O V A T I O N Non-Halogen Flame Retardants Barrier Technologies Fiber Colorants Advanced Composites Thermoplastic Elastomers Gordon Composites/ Polystrand – Composites GLS – Thermoplastic Elastomers ColorMatrix – Liquid Color & Additives I N N O V A T I O N P I P E L I N E PolyOne Corporation 13 PrototypeFrame Opportunity Scale-up & Test Market Build Business Case Commercial Launch (since 2015) Phase 1 Phase 2 Phase 3 Phase 4 Phase 5 8 6 8 2 2 36 5 10 13 10 4 6 7 Breakthrough Platform Derivative Number of Projects 33 17 20 15 5 90 Total Addressable Market ($ millions) - - $800 $1,400 $600 $2,800 F L A M E R E T A R D A N T P O L Y M E R S A D V A N C E D C O M P O S I T E S B A R R I E R M A T E R I A L S C O L O R A N T T E C H N O L O G I E S T H E R M O P L A S T I C E L A S T O M E R S A U N I Q U E C U S T O M E R E X P E R I E N C E Industrial Design IQ DESIGN LABS PolyOne Corporation 14 Launched in 2014, IQ Design Labs is our in-house industrial design team that focuses on material selection and processing expertise to help with problem solving, enabling our clients to develop higher performance products.
PolyOne investor presentation Forward Looking Statements USE OF �NON-GAAP�MEASURES Vision PolyOne�2017 Revenue | $3.2 billion Adjusted EPS Expansion Early years defined by Specialty �mix improvement Proof of Performance & Platinum Vision Investment in Commercial Resources driving growth Slide Number 10 Returning cash to shareholders�Over $950 million since 2011 3 Horizons of Development Innovation Pipeline IQ DESIGN LABS LSS CUSTOMER FIRST Why Invest In PolyOne?
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