Comprised of 12 Directors, 11 of whom are independent, the Board ensures effective oversight of management and business operations through a well-defined committee structure. The Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) process is collaborative across Avient’s business and functions in order to identify Avient’s risks. Avient’s management presents the ERM analysis to Avient’s Board of Directors regularly.

Senior management has referenced adjusted EPS excluding the impact of additional shares issued in February 2020. Accordingly, for purposes of comparability to the January 28, 2020 guidance, and prior year, management has referenced adjusted EPS excluding the impact of the additional shares issued in February. Senior management believes these measures are useful to investors because they allow for comparison to PolyOne's performance in prior periods without the effect of items that, by their nature, tend to obscure PolyOne's operating results due to the potential variability across periods based on timing, frequency and magnitude.

Senior management has referenced adjusted EPS excluding the impact of additional shares issued in February 2020. Accordingly, for purposes of comparability to the January 28, 2020 guidance, and prior year, management has referenced adjusted EPS excluding the impact of the additional shares issued in February. Senior management believes these measures are useful to investors because they allow for comparison to PolyOne's performance in prior periods without the effect of items that, by their nature, tend to obscure PolyOne's operating results due to the potential variability across periods based on timing, frequency and magnitude.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures The Company uses both GAAP (generally accepted accounting principles) and non-GAAP financial measures. Management believes this provides better comparability of the performance of the combined businesses. They are based on management’s expectations that involve a number of business risks and uncertainties, any of which could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in or implied by the forward-looking statements.

They are based on management's expectations that involve a number of business risks and uncertainties, any of which could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in or implied by the forward-looking statements. Management excludes intangible asset amortization from adjusted EPS as it believes excluding acquired intangible asset amortization is a useful measure of current period earnings per share. Senior management believes this measure is useful to investors because it allows for comparison to Avient's performance in prior periods without the effect of items that, by their nature, tend to obscure Avient's operating results due to the potential variability across periods based on timing, frequency and magnitude.

They are based on management's expectations that involve a number of business risks and uncertainties, any of which could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in or implied by the forward-looking statements. Management excludes intangible asset amortization from adjusted EPS as it believes excluding acquired intangible asset amortization is a useful measure of current period earnings per share. Senior management believes these measures are useful to investors because they allow for comparison to Avient's performance in prior periods without the effect of items that, by their nature, tend to obscure Avient's operating results due to the potential variability across periods based on timing, frequency and magnitude.

They are based on management's expectations that involve a number of business risks and uncertainties, any of which could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in or implied by the forward-looking statements. Management excludes intangible asset amortization from adjusted EPS as it believes excluding acquired intangible asset amortization is a useful measure of current period earnings per share. Senior management believes this measure is useful to investors because it allows for comparison to Avient's performance in prior periods without the effect of items that, by their nature, tend to obscure Avient's operating results due to the potential variability across periods based on timing, frequency and magnitude.

They are based on management's expectations that involve a number of business risks and uncertainties, any of which could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in or implied by the forward-looking statements. Management excludes intangible asset amortization from adjusted EPS as it believes excluding acquired intangible asset amortization is a useful measure of current period earnings per share. Senior management believes this measure is useful to investors because it allows for comparison to Avient's performance in prior periods without the effect of items that, by their nature, tend to obscure Avient's operating results due to the potential variability across periods based on timing, frequency and magnitude.

At any of our five global ColorWorks centers, brand managers and designers work with our dedicated team of experts to establish high-impact color concepts at the earliest stages of product development. Maintaining color consistency across multiple resins sourced from different suppliers in countries around the world is a complex task that requires color-management knowledge and global resources. And with our color-management services, you are assured that the color you’ve selected will be faithfully produced – part after part and time after time.

Senior management believes these measures are useful to investors because they allow for comparison to PolyOne's performance in prior periods without the effect of items that, by their nature, tend to obscure PolyOne's operating results due to the potential variability across periods based on timing, frequency and magnitude. Senior management has referenced adjusted EPS excluding the impact of additional shares issued in February 2020. Accordingly, for purposes of comparability to the January 28, 2020 guidance, and prior year, management has referenced adjusted EPS excluding the impact of the additional shares issued in February.