Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially include, but are not limited to: ‰ the effect on foreign operations of currency fluctuations, tariffs and other political, economic and regulatory risks; ‰ changes in polymer consumption growth rates where we conduct business; ‰ changes in global industry capacity or in the rate at which anticipated changes in industry capacity come online in the industries in which we participate; ‰ 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, including any developments that would require any increase in our costs and/or reserves for such contingencies; ‰ 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, an inability to raise or sustain prices for products or services; ‰ an inability to maintain appropriate relations with unions and employees; ‰ the speed and extent of an economic recovery, including the recovery of the housing markets; ‰ the financial condition of our customers, including the ability of customers (especially those that may be highly leveraged and those with inadequate liquidity) to maintain their credit availability; ‰ disruptions, uncertainty or volatility in the credit markets that may limit our access to capital; ‰ 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; ‰ the amount and timing of repurchases, if any, of PolyOne common shares; ‰ our ability to pay regular quarterly cash dividends and the amounts and timing of any future dividends; ‰ the ability to successfully integrate acquired companies into our operations, retain the management teams of acquired companies, and retain relationships with customers of acquired companies, including without limitation, ColorMatrix Group, Inc. Long-term trends that currently provide opportunities to leverage our strategy include the drive toward sustainability in polymers and their processing, the emergence of biodegradable and bio-based polymers, consumer concern over the use of bisphenol-A (BPA) in infant-care products and developing legislation that bans lead and certain phthalates from toys and child-care items. CHAPPELOW Vice President, Innovation, Sustainability and Chief Innovation Officer MARK D.