https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2024-12/Terms and Conditions of Sale for Colombia %28English and Spanish Translation%29.pdf
Seller warrants good and clear title in goods subject to the sale (“Product”) and that the Product conforms at the time of shipment to a Certificate of Analysis, a Certificate of Compliance, or a Product Specification Sheet, if any such document exists, and other specifications signed by Seller (“Specifications”).
Buyer acknowledges that information in Seller’s marketing materials, technical data sheets and other descriptive publications distributed or published on its websites may vary from time to time without notice.
Buyer acknowledges that Seller has furnished to Buyer Safety Data Sheets, which include warnings together with safety and health information concerning the Product and/or the containers for such Product.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2024-12/Terms and Conditions of Sale for Taiwan %28English and Chinese Translation%29.pdf
Seller warrants good and clear title in goods subject to the sale (“Product”) and that the Product conforms at the time of shipment to a Certificate of Analysis, a Certificate of Compliance or a Product Specification Sheet, if any such document exists, and other specifications signed by Seller (“Specifications”).
Buyer acknowledges that information in Seller’s marketing materials, technical data sheets and other descriptive publications distributed or published on its websites may vary from time to time without notice.
Buyer acknowledges that Seller has furnished to Buyer Safety Data Sheets, which include warnings together with safety and health information concerning the Product and/or the containers for such Product.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2024-09/Terms and Conditions of Sale for Germany.pdf
AUSSCHLIESSLICHE BESCHRÄNKTE GEWÄHRLEISTUNG 2.1 Seller warrants that the goods subject to the sale (“Product”) are free from defects in title and that the Product conforms at the time of shipment to a Certificate of Analysis, a Certificate of Compliance, or a Product Specification Sheet, if any such document exists, and other specifications signed by Seller (“Specifications”).
Buyer acknowledges that information in Seller’s marketing materials, technical data sheets and other descriptive publications distributed or published on its websites may vary from time to time without notice.
Buyer acknowledges that Seller has furnished to Buyer Safety Data Sheets, which include warnings together with safety and health information concerning the Product and/or the containers for such Product.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2024-12/Terms and Conditions of Sale for Japan %28English and Japanese Translation%29.pdf
につき、制約のない所 有権を有すること、並びに本製品がその発送の時点に おいて、分析証明書、適合性証明書(当該文書が 存する場合)、製品仕様シート(Product Specification Sheet が存在する場合)、又は売主が 署名した他の仕様書(Specification、以下「本仕様 2 recommendations to Buyer upon information that Seller considers reliable, but Seller makes no warranty as to any results Buyer might obtain in Buyer’s use(s) for the Product.
Buyer acknowledges that information in Seller’s marketing materials, technical data sheets and other descriptive publications distributed or published on its websites may vary from time to time without notice.
Buyer acknowledges that Seller has furnished to Buyer Safety Data Sheets, which include warnings together with safety and health information concerning the Product and/or the containers for such Product.
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Buyer acknowledges that Seller has furnished to Buyer Material Safety Data sheets, which include warnings together with safety and health information concerning the Product and/or the containers for such Product.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2021-03/avient-march-ir-fermium_0.pdf
15 2021 O U TLO O K A S P R O V I D E D O N F E B R U A R Y 9 , 2 0 2 1 W E B C A S T Synergies ($ millions) Initial Three-Year Estimate Revised Three-Year Estimate 2021 Expected Realization Administrative $ 18 $ 20 $ 15 Sourcing 24 30 15 Operational 18 25 5 Total Synergies $ 60 $ 75 $ 35 CLARIANT INTEGRATION & COST SYNERGIES UPDATE 17 • Integration going extremely well: synergy target increased from $60 million to $75 million • $5 million of synergies in 2020 and expect to realize $35 million in 2021 • Relentless focus on guiding principles of safety first, employee collaboration and exceeding customer expectations • Future revenue synergies are not part of these estimates and represent additional growth over the long term $86 $103 2020PF 2021E $0.53 $0.70 2020PF 2021E ORGANIC GROWTH PROJECTIONS – Q1 (TOTAL COMPANY) 18 Sales Adjusted Operating Income $991 $1,090 2020PF 2021E + 10% Adjusted EPS + 20% + 32% (in millions) (in millions) (1) (1) (1) (1) Financial information is pro forma to include a full year of Clariant Masterbatch business acquisition $308 $360 2020PF 2021E $1.93 $2.40 2020PF 2021E ORGANIC GROWTH PROJECTIONS – FULL YEAR (TOTAL COMPANY) 19 Sales Adjusted Operating Income $3,783 $4,100 2020PF 2021E + 8% Adjusted EPS + 17% + 24% (1) Financial information is pro forma to include a full year of Clariant Masterbatch business acquisition (1) (1) (in millions) (in millions) (1) 2020 Pro forma $3,783 $308 Sustainable Solutions 60 11% 24 Healthcare 60 11% 18 Composites 20 10% 10 Growth in Emerging Regions 50 7% 11 Other (GDP growth) 82 5% 11 Sub-total $4,055 7% $382 COVID Response Applications (25) - (11) Outdoor High Performance Applications (15) - (7) Asia Payroll Tax Subsidy (COVID) - - (4) FX Impact 85 - 7 Synergies - - 30 Incentives, Travel, Other Employee Costs - - (37) 2021 Estimated $4,100 8% $360 2021 ORGANIC SALES AND OPERATING INCOME (TOTAL COMPANY) 20 (1) Financial information is pro forma to include a full year of Clariant Masterbatch business acquisition (2) COVID Response Applications: facemasks, personal protective equipment Sales Growth Rate Adjusted Operating Income$ millions (1) (2) CASH FLOW AND LEVERAGE 21 • Asset light business generates significant free cash flow • Cash generation in 2021 partially offset by restructuring activities to capture synergies associated with the Clariant Masterbatch acquisition • Cash flow deployed to M&A, opportunistic share repurchases and balance sheet / leverage reduction 3.5x 2.7x 2.1x 2019PF 2020PF 2021E Net Debt / Adjusted EBITDA (1) (1) (1) Financial information is pro forma to include a full year of Clariant Masterbatch business acquisition ($ millions) 2020 2021E Adjusted EBITDA 382 510 Working Capital: Source / (Use) 116 (30) Cash Taxes (40) (53) Interest Paid (67) (76) CapEx (62) (75) CapEx for Synergy Capture (2) (20) Restructuring for Synergy Capture (11) (25) Other 22 19 Free Cash Flow 338 250 22 • 8% increase in sales drives 24% increase in adjusted EPS to $2.40 ($2.70 excluding step-up depreciation and amortization) as a result of continued growth in sustainable solutions and synergy capture • Clariant synergy capture ahead of schedule: $35M of savings planned from Clariant Masterbatch acquisition • Adjusted EBITDA of $510M – highest level in company history • Deleveraging ahead of schedule – 2.1x net debt to adjusted EBITDA by the end of 2021 2021 PROJECTIONS PEER COMPARISONS 23 As a specialty formulator, we don’t require significant capital investment, as compared to the base resin raw material suppliers we purchase from.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2021-07/avnt-q2-2021-earnings-release.pdf
Three Months Ended June 30, 2021 Three Months Ended June 30, 2020 Reconciliation to Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income $ EPS $ EPS Net income from continuing operations attributable to Avient shareholders $ 68.8 $ 0.74 $ 23.0 $ 0.25 Special items, after tax (Attachment 3) 11.7 0.13 2.6 0.03 Adjusted net income / EPS - excluding special items $ 80.5 $ 0.87 $ 25.6 $ 0.28 Six Months Ended June 30, 2021 Six Months Ended June 30, 2020 Reconciliation to Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income $ EPS $ EPS Net income from continuing operations attributable to Avient shareholders $ 148.1 $ 1.60 $ 56.1 $ 0.63 Special items, after tax (Attachment 3) 14.3 0.16 11.2 0.12 Adjusted net income / EPS - excluding special items $ 162.4 $ 1.76 $ 67.3 $ 0.75 7 Attachment 2 Avient Corporation Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income (Unaudited) (In millions, except per share data) Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30, 2021 2020 2021 2020 Sales $ 1,235.2 $ 609.1 $ 2,397.5 $ 1,320.6 Cost of sales 946.5 459.4 1,806.4 999.4 Gross margin 288.7 149.7 591.1 321.2 Selling and administrative expense 180.6 111.7 362.6 230.4 Operating income 108.1 38.0 228.5 90.8 Interest expense, net (19.5) (16.2) (38.8) (25.6) Other income, net 1.2 9.5 2.7 11.1 Income from continuing operations before income taxes 89.8 31.3 192.4 76.3 Income taxes (20.4) (7.9) (43.3) (19.8) Net income from continuing operations 69.4 23.4 149.1 56.5 Loss from discontinued operations, net of income taxes — (0.2) — (0.5) Net income 69.4 23.2 149.1 56.0 Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests (0.6) (0.4) (1.0) (0.4) Net income attributable to Avient common shareholders $ 68.8 $ 22.8 $ 148.1 $ 55.6 Earnings per share attributable to Avient common shareholders - Basic: Continuing operations $ 0.75 $ 0.25 $ 1.62 $ 0.63 Discontinued operations — — — — Total $ 0.75 $ 0.25 $ 1.62 $ 0.63 Earnings per share attributable to Avient common shareholders - Diluted: Continuing operations $ 0.74 $ 0.25 $ 1.60 $ 0.63 Discontinued operations — — — (0.01) Total $ 0.74 $ 0.25 $ 1.60 $ 0.62 Cash dividends declared per share of common stock $ 0.2125 $ 0.2025 $ 0.4250 $ 0.4050 Weighted-average shares used to compute earnings per common share: Basic 91.3 91.4 91.3 88.8 Diluted 92.4 91.8 92.3 89.4 8 Attachment 3 Avient Corporation Summary of Special Items (Unaudited) (In millions, except per share data) Special items (1) Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30, 2021 2020 2021 2020 Cost of sales: Restructuring costs, including accelerated depreciation and amortization $ (1.5) $ (1.2) $ (3.3) $ (1.2) Environmental remediation costs (12.5) (3.1) (13.0) (3.5) Reimbursement of previously incurred environmental costs — 8.5 4.5 8.7 Acquisition related costs 1.4 — 1.4 — Impact on cost of sales (12.6) 4.2 (10.4) 4.0 Selling and administrative expense: Restructuring, legal and other (1.4) (3.5) (2.7) (5.3) Acquisition earn-out adjustments — — — (1.0) Acquisition related costs (0.2) (9.7) (3.5) (16.4) Impact on selling and administrative expense (1.6) (13.2) (6.2) (22.7) Impact on operating income (14.2) (9.0) (16.6) (18.7) Costs related to committed financing in interest expense, net — (0.5) — (0.5) Other income, net — 0.2 — 0.3 Pension settlement gain and mark-to-market adjustment — 6.9 — 6.9 Impact on income from continuing operations before income taxes (14.2) (2.4) (16.6) (12.0) Income tax benefit on above special items 3.4 0.7 4.3 2.7 Tax adjustments(2) (0.9) (0.9) (2.0) (1.9) Impact of special items on net income from continuing operations attributable to Avient Shareholders $ (11.7) $ (2.6) $ (14.3) $ (11.2) Diluted earnings per common share impact $ (0.13) $ (0.03) $ (0.16) $ (0.12) Weighted average shares used to compute adjusted earnings per share: Diluted 92.4 91.8 92.3 89.4 (1) Special items include charges related to specific strategic initiatives or financial restructuring such as: consolidation of operations; debt extinguishment costs; costs incurred directly in relation to acquisitions or divestitures; employee separation costs resulting from personnel reduction programs, plant realignment costs, executive separation agreements; asset impairments; settlement gains or losses and mark-to- market adjustments associated with actuarial gains and losses on pension and other post-retirement benefit plans; environmental remediation costs, fines, penalties and related insurance recoveries related to facilities no longer owned or closed in prior years; gains and losses on the divestiture of operating businesses, joint ventures and equity investments; gains and losses on facility or property sales or disposals; results of litigation, fines or penalties, where such litigation (or action relating to the fines or penalties) arose prior to the commencement of the performance period; one-time, non-recurring items; and the effect of changes in accounting principles or other such laws or provisions affecting reported results. (2) 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. 9 Attachment 4 Avient Corporation Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (In millions) (Unaudited) June 30, 2021 December 31, 2020 ASSETS Current assets: Cash and cash equivalents $ 616.2 $ 649.5 Accounts receivable, net 705.2 516.6 Inventories, net 412.5 327.5 Other current assets 124.2 108.5 Total current assets 1,858.1 1,602.1 Property, net 680.1 694.9 Goodwill 1,281.7 1,308.1 Intangible assets, net 944.9 1,008.5 Operating lease assets, net 87.3 80.9 Other non-current assets 195.3 176.0 Total assets $ 5,047.4 $ 4,870.5 LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY Current liabilities: Short-term and current portion of long-term debt $ 18.8 $ 18.6 Accounts payable 574.6 471.7 Current operating lease obligations 24.9 25.1 Accrued expenses and other current liabilities 316.0 285.6 Total current liabilities 934.3 801.0 Non-current liabilities: Long-term debt 1,852.2 1,854.0 Pension and other post-retirement benefits 112.6 115.0 Non-current operating lease obligations 62.8 56.0 Other non-current liabilities 299.1 332.8 Total non-current liabilities 2,326.7 2,357.8 SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY Avient shareholders’ equity 1,768.2 1,697.1 Noncontrolling interest 18.2 14.6 Total equity 1,786.4 1,711.7 Total liabilities and equity $ 5,047.4 $ 4,870.5 10 Attachment 5 Avient Corporation Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) (In millions) Six Months Ended June 30, 2021 2020 Operating Activities Net income $ 149.1 $ 56.0 Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: Depreciation and amortization 69.5 40.8 Accelerated depreciation and amortization 1.4 — Share-based compensation expense 5.6 5.7 Changes in assets and liabilities, net of the effect of acquisitions: (Increase) decrease in accounts receivable (196.1) 16.8 (Increase) decrease in inventories (88.1) 17.4 Increase (decrease) in accounts payable 108.4 (23.5) Decrease in pension and other post-retirement benefits (9.2) (12.7) Increase (decrease) in accrued expenses and other assets and liabilities, net 27.5 (3.5) Payment of post-acquisition date earnout liability — (21.0) Net cash provided by operating activities 68.1 76.0 Investing activities Capital expenditures (42.1) (21.3) Net proceeds from divestiture — 7.1 Net cash proceeds provided by other assets (2.0) 5.2 Net cash used by investing activities (44.1) (9.0) Financing activities Debt offering proceeds — 650.0 Purchase of common shares for treasury (4.2) (13.6) Cash dividends paid (38.8) (34.3) Repayment of long-term debt (4.4) (4.2) Payments of withholding tax on share awards (4.2) (1.6) Debt financing costs — (9.7) Equity offering proceeds, net of underwriting discount and issuance costs — 496.1 Payment of acquisition date earnout liability — (32.9) Net cash (used) provided by financing activities (51.6) 1,049.8 Effect of exchange rate changes on cash (5.7) (4.5) (Decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents (33.3) 1,112.3 Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year 649.5 864.7 Cash and cash equivalents at end of period $ 616.2 $ 1,977.0 11 Attachment 6 Avient Corporation Business Segment Operations (Unaudited) (In millions) Operating income and earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) at the segment level does not include: special items as defined in Attachment 3; corporate general and administration costs that are not allocated to segments; intersegment sales and profit eliminations; share-based compensation costs; and certain other items that are not included in the measure of segment profit and loss that is reported to and reviewed by the chief operating decision maker.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2020-10/investing-in-avient.pdf
Avient Total Enterprise Value Pro forma for acquisition of Clariant Masterbatch business and tax payments associated with the PP&S divestiture per Company filings, resulting in a cash adjustment from the June 30, 2020 balance sheet of ~$1,520MM 2.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2021-04/avnt-fourth-quarter-2020-news-release.pdf
Three Months Ended December 31, 2020 2019 Reconciliation to Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income $ EPS(1) $ EPS(1) Net income from continuing operations attributable to Avient shareholders $ 74.2 $ 0.81 $ 6.4 $ 0.08 Special items, after tax (Attachment 3) (26.7) (0.29) 19.9 0.26 Adjusted net income / EPS - excluding special items $ 47.5 $ 0.52 $ 26.3 $ 0.34 (1) Per share amounts may not recalculate from figures presented herein due to rounding Year Ended December 31, 2020 2019 Reconciliation to Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income $ EPS(1) $ EPS(1) Net income from continuing operations attributable to Avient shareholders $ 132.0 $ 1.46 $ 75.5 $ 0.97 Special items, after tax (Attachment 3) 24.8 0.27 55.8 0.72 Adjusted net income / EPS - excluding special items $ 156.8 1.73 $ 131.3 1.69 (1) Per share amounts may not recalculate from figures presented herein due to rounding 6 Attachment 2 Avient Corporation Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income (Unaudited) (In millions, except per share data) Three Months Ended December 31, Year Ended December 31, 2020 2019 2020 2019 Sales $ 997.0 $ 658.6 $ 3,242.1 $ 2,862.7 Cost of sales 744.1 505.3 2,457.8 2,205.5 Gross margin 252.9 153.3 784.3 657.2 Selling and administrative expense 187.9 132.8 595.0 500.4 Operating income 65.0 20.5 189.3 156.8 Interest expense, net (19.3) (11.9) (74.6) (59.5) Other income, net 11.7 10.7 24.3 12.1 Income from continuing operations before income taxes 57.4 19.3 139.0 109.4 Income tax benefit (expense) 17.3 (12.9) (5.2) (33.7) Net income from continuing operations 74.7 6.4 133.8 75.7 Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of income taxes 0.1 458.9 (0.4) 513.1 Net income 74.8 465.3 133.4 588.8 Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests (0.5) — (1.8) (0.2) Net income attributable to Avient common shareholders $ 74.3 $ 465.3 $ 131.6 $ 588.6 Earnings per share attributable to Avient common shareholders - Basic: Continuing operations $ 0.81 $ 0.08 $ 1.47 $ 0.98 Discontinued operations — 5.97 (0.01) 6.64 Total $ 0.81 $ 6.05 $ 1.46 $ 7.62 Earnings per share attributable to Avient common shareholders - Diluted: Continuing operations $ 0.81 $ 0.08 $ 1.46 $ 0.97 Discontinued operations — 5.92 (0.01) 6.61 Total $ 0.81 $ 6.00 $ 1.45 $ 7.58 Cash dividends declared per share of common stock $ 0.2125 $ 0.2025 $ 0.8200 $ 0.7875 Weighted-average shares used to compute earnings per common share: Basic 91.4 76.9 90.1 77.2 Diluted 92.1 77.5 90.6 77.7 7 Attachment 3 Avient Corporation Summary of Special Items (Unaudited) (In millions, except per share data) Special items (1) Three Months Ended December 31, Year Ended December 31, 2020 2019 2020 2019 Cost of sales: Restructuring costs, including accelerated depreciation $ (1.8) $ — $ (4.3) $ 0.3 Environmental remediation costs (1.1) 0.3 (20.4) (10.1) Reimbursement of previously incurred environmental costs — 0.5 8.7 4.5 Inventory fair market value step-up expense 1.2 — (9.3) (2.0) Impact on cost of sales (1.7) 0.8 (25.3) (7.3) Selling and administrative expense: Restructuring, legal and other (13.0) (4.4) (22.5) (18.6) Acquisition earn-out adjustments 1.5 (15.7) (1.0) (36.4) Acquisition related costs (1.4) (5.3) (24.9) (9.4) Impact on selling and administrative expense (12.9) (25.4) (48.4) (64.4) Impact on operating income (14.6) (24.6) (73.7) (71.7) Costs related to committed financing in interest expense, net — — (10.1) — Other income, net 0.1 0.1 0.4 0.5 Pension settlement/curtailment gains and mark-to-market adjustment 10.3 9.5 17.2 9.5 Impact on income from continuing operations before income taxes (4.2) (15.0) (66.2) (61.7) Income tax benefit (expense) on above special items (1.3) (0.4) 14.1 11.1 Tax adjustments(2) 32.2 (4.5) 27.3 (5.2) Impact of special items on net income from continuing operations attributable to Avient Shareholders $ 26.7 $ (19.9) $ (24.8) $ (55.8) Diluted earnings per common share impact of special items on net income from continuing operations attributable to Avient shareholders $ 0.29 $ (0.26) $ (0.27) $ (0.72) Weighted average shares used to compute adjusted earnings per share: Diluted 92.1 77.5 90.6 77.7 (1) Special items include charges related to specific strategic initiatives or financial restructuring such as: consolidation of operations; debt extinguishment costs; costs incurred directly in relation to acquisitions or divestitures; employee separation costs resulting from personnel reduction programs, plant realignment costs, executive separation agreements; asset impairments; settlement gains or losses and mark-to- market adjustments associated with actuarial gains and losses on pension and other post-retirement benefit plans; environmental remediation costs, fines, penalties and related insurance recoveries related to facilities no longer owned or closed in prior years; gains and losses on the divestiture of operating businesses, joint ventures and equity investments; gains and losses on facility or property sales or disposals; results of litigation, fines or penalties, where such litigation (or action relating to the fines or penalties) arose prior to the commencement of the performance period; one-time, non-recurring items; and the effect of changes in accounting principles or other such laws or provisions affecting reported results. (2) Tax adjustments include the net tax benefit/(expense) from one-time income tax items, adjustments to uncertain tax position reserves and deferred income tax valuation allowances. 8 Attachment 4 Avient Corporation Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited) (In millions) Year Ended December 31, 2020 2019 ASSETS Current assets: Cash and cash equivalents $ 649.5 $ 864.7 Accounts receivable, net 516.6 330.0 Inventories, net 327.5 260.9 Other current assets 89.9 57.7 Total current assets 1,583.5 1,513.3 Property, net 694.9 407.4 Goodwill 1,308.1 685.7 Intangible assets, net 1,008.5 469.3 Operating lease assets, net 80.9 63.8 Other non-current assets 195.4 133.8 Total assets $ 4,871.3 $ 3,273.3 LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY Current liabilities: Short-term and current portion of long-term debt $ 18.6 $ 18.4 Accounts payable 471.7 287.7 Current operating lease obligations 25.1 21.0 Accrued expenses and other current liabilities 289.2 375.4 Total current liabilities 804.6 702.5 Non-current liabilities: Long-term debt 1,854.0 1,210.9 Pension and other post-retirement benefits 115.0 56.6 Deferred income taxes 150.7 63.5 Non-current operating lease obligations 56.0 42.8 Other non-current liabilities 192.8 144.3 Total non-current liabilities 2,368.5 1,518.1 SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY Avient shareholders’ equity 1,683.6 1,051.9 Noncontrolling interest 14.6 0.8 Total equity 1,698.2 1,052.7 Total liabilities and equity $ 4,871.3 $ 3,273.3 9 Attachment 5 Avient Corporation Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) (In millions) Year Ended December 31, 2020 2019 Operating activities Net income $ 133.4 $ 588.8 Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: Gain on sale of business, net of tax — (457.7) Depreciation and amortization 111.8 87.5 Accelerated depreciation and fixed asset charges associated with restructuring activities 3.2 — Deferred income tax benefit (1.1) (3.2) Share-based compensation expense 11.3 11.6 Changes in assets and liabilities, net of the effect of acquisitions: (Increase) decrease in accounts receivable (4.6) 29.7 Decrease in inventories 40.2 40.2 Increase (decrease) in accounts payable 79.5 (22.7) Increase (decrease) in pension and other post-retirement benefits 30.7 (19.7) Increase in post-acquisition earnout liabilities 1.0 36.4 (Decrease) increase in accrued expenses and other assets and liabilities - net (3.7) 9.9 Taxes paid on gain on sale of business (142.0) — Payment of post-acquisition date earnout liability (38.1) — Net cash provided by operating activities 221.6 300.8 Investing activities Capital expenditures (63.7) (81.7) Business acquisitions, net of cash acquired (1,380.2) (119.6) Net proceeds from divestiture 7.1 761.8 Net proceeds from other assets 5.2 51.4 Net cash (used) provided by investing activities (1,431.6) 611.9 Financing activities Debt offering proceeds 650.0 — Borrowings under credit facilities — 963.4 Repayments under credit facilities — (1,083.9) Purchase of common shares for treasury (22.4) (26.9) Cash dividends paid (71.3) (60.3) Repayment of other debt — (1.8) Repayment of long-term debt (7.8) (6.5) Payments on withholding tax on share awards (2.3) (2.1) Debt financing costs (9.5) (0.2) Equity offering proceeds, net of underwriting discount and issuance costs 496.1 — Payment of acquisition date earnout liability (50.8) — Net cash provided (used) by financing activities 982.0 (218.3) Effect of exchange rate changes on cash 12.8 (0.6) (Decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents (215.2) 693.8 Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year 864.7 170.9 Cash and cash equivalents at end of year $ 649.5 $ 864.7 10 Attachment 6 Avient Corporation Business Segment Operations (Unaudited) (In millions) Operating income at the segment level does not include: special items as defined in Attachment 3; corporate general and administration costs that are not allocated to segments; intersegment sales and profit eliminations; share-based compensation costs; and certain other items that are not included in the measure of segment profit and loss that is reported to and reviewed by the chief operating decision maker.
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Three Months Ended June 30, 2023 Three Months Ended June 30, 2022 Reconciliation to Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income $ EPS $ EPS Net income from continuing operations attributable to Avient shareholders $ 22.1 $ 0.24 $ 62.8 $ 0.68 Special items, after tax (Attachment 3) 19.6 0.21 3.2 0.03 Amortization expense, after-tax 16.2 0.18 10.5 0.12 Adjusted net income / EPS $ 57.9 $ 0.63 $ 76.5 $ 0.83 Six Months Ended June 30, 2023 Six Months Ended June 30, 2022 Reconciliation to Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income $ EPS $ EPS Net income from continuing operations attributable to Avient shareholders $ 42.9 $ 0.47 $ 127.2 $ 1.38 Special items, after tax (Attachment 3) 41.9 0.46 9.6 0.10 Amortization expense, after-tax 31.3 0.34 21.3 0.23 Adjusted net income / EPS $ 116.1 $ 1.27 $ 158.1 $ 1.71 8 Attachment 2 Avient Corporation Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income (Unaudited) (In millions, except per share data) Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30, 2023 2022 2023 2022 Sales $ 824.4 $ 891.0 $ 1,670.1 $ 1,783.2 Cost of sales 583.7 630.1 1,181.8 1,267.9 Gross margin 240.7 260.9 488.3 515.3 Selling and administrative expense 178.4 160.8 368.9 313.0 Operating income 62.3 100.1 119.4 202.3 Interest expense, net (29.4) (16.2) (58.2) (33.1) Other (expense) income, net (0.2) 1.6 0.5 1.0 Income from continuing operations before income taxes 32.7 85.5 61.7 170.2 Income tax expense (10.4) (22.7) (18.1) (42.7) Net income from continuing operations 22.3 62.8 43.6 127.5 Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of income taxes — 21.9 (0.9) 41.7 Net income 22.3 84.7 42.7 169.2 Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests (0.2) — (0.7) (0.3) Net income attributable to Avient common shareholders $ 22.1 $ 84.7 $ 42.0 $ 168.9 Earnings (loss) per share attributable to Avient common shareholders - Basic: Continuing operations $ 0.24 $ 0.69 $ 0.47 $ 1.39 Discontinued operations — 0.24 (0.01) 0.46 Total $ 0.24 $ 0.93 $ 0.46 $ 1.85 Earnings (loss) per share attributable to Avient common shareholders - Diluted: Continuing operations $ 0.24 $ 0.68 $ 0.47 $ 1.38 Discontinued operations — 0.24 (0.01) 0.45 Total $ 0.24 $ 0.92 $ 0.46 $ 1.83 Cash dividends declared per share of common stock $ 0.2475 $ 0.2375 $ 0.4950 $ 0.4750 Weighted-average shares used to compute earnings per common share: Basic 91.1 91.4 91.1 91.4 Diluted 91.9 92.1 91.9 92.2 9 Attachment 3 Avient Corporation Summary of Special Items (Unaudited) (In millions, except per share data) Special items (1) Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30, 2023 2022 2023 2022 Cost of sales: Restructuring costs, including accelerated depreciation $ (1.2) $ (2.6) $ (7.8) $ (7.0) Environmental remediation costs (13.0) (3.0) (14.4) (5.0) Reimbursement of previously incurred environmental costs — 7.6 — 8.2 Impact on cost of sales (14.2) 2.0 (22.2) (3.8) Selling and administrative expense: Restructuring (0.5) (2.9) (11.9) (1.3) Legal and other (6.4) 1.2 (10.6) 1.5 Acquisition related costs (0.7) (2.1) (4.2) (5.0) Impact on selling and administrative expense (7.6) (3.8) (26.7) (4.8) Impact on operating income (21.8) (1.8) (48.9) (8.6) Other income (loss), net 0.1 0.9 (0.1) 1.0 Impact on income from continuing operations before income taxes (21.7) (0.9) (49.0) (7.6) Income tax expense (benefit) on above special items 5.5 0.2 12.4 2.0 Tax adjustments(2) (3.4) (2.5) (5.3) (4.0) Impact of special items on net income from continuing operations $ (19.6) $ (3.2) $ (41.9) $ (9.6) Diluted earnings per common share impact $ (0.21) $ (0.03) $ (0.46) $ (0.10) Weighted average shares used to compute adjusted earnings per share: Diluted 91.9 92.1 91.9 92.2 (1) Special items include charges related to specific strategic initiatives or financial restructuring such as: consolidation of operations; debt extinguishment costs; costs incurred directly in relation to acquisitions or divestitures; employee separation costs resulting from personnel reduction programs, plant realignment costs, executive separation agreements; asset impairments; settlement gains or losses and mark-to- market adjustments associated with gains and losses on pension and other post-retirement benefit plans; environmental remediation costs, fines, penalties and related insurance recoveries related to facilities no longer owned or closed in prior years; gains and losses on the divestiture of operating businesses, gains and losses on facility or property sales or disposals; results of litigation, fines or penalties, where such litigation (or action relating to the fines or penalties) arose prior to the commencement of the performance period; one-time, non-recurring items; and the effect of changes in accounting principles or other such laws or provisions affecting reported results. (2) Tax adjustments include the net tax impact from non-recurring income tax items, adjustments to uncertain tax position reserves and the establishment, reversal or changes to valuation allowances. 10 Attachment 4 Avient Corporation Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (In millions) (Unaudited) June 30, 2023 December 31, 2022 ASSETS Current assets: Cash and cash equivalents $ 528.7 $ 641.1 Accounts receivable, net 506.4 440.6 Inventories, net 359.0 372.7 Other current assets 116.6 115.3 Total current assets 1,510.7 1,569.7 Property, net 1,007.4 1,049.2 Goodwill 1,705.7 1,671.9 Intangible assets, net 1,614.7 1,597.6 Other non-current assets 213.3 196.6 Total assets $ 6,051.8 $ 6,085.0 LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY Current liabilities: Short-term debt $ 2.2 $ 2.2 Accounts payable 428.7 454.4 Accrued expenses and other current liabilities 345.6 412.8 Total current liabilities 776.5 869.4 Non-current liabilities: Long-term debt 2,179.2 2,176.7 Pension and other post-retirement benefits 67.3 67.2 Deferred income taxes 304.8 342.5 Other non-current liabilities 370.3 276.4 Total non-current liabilities 2,921.6 2,862.8 SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY Avient shareholders’ equity 2,334.7 2,334.5 Noncontrolling interest 19.0 18.3 Total equity 2,353.7 2,352.8 Total liabilities and equity $ 6,051.8 $ 6,085.0 11 Attachment 5 Avient Corporation Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) (In millions) Six Months Ended June 30, 2023 2022 Operating Activities Net income $ 42.7 $ 169.2 Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: Depreciation and amortization 96.2 71.1 Accelerated depreciation 1.9 3.2 Share-based compensation expense 6.5 6.3 Changes in assets and liabilities, net of the effect of acquisitions: Increase in accounts receivable (66.6) (133.2) Decrease (increase) in inventories 14.0 (45.9) (Decrease) increase in accounts payable (26.2) 98.5 Accrued expenses and other assets and liabilities, net (93.2) (62.5) Net cash (used) provided by operating activities (24.7) 106.7 Investing activities Capital expenditures (45.9) (34.0) Settlement of foreign exchange derivatives — 75.1 Net proceeds from divestiture 7.3 — Net cash used by investing activities (38.6) 41.1 Financing activities Purchase of common shares for treasury — (36.4) Cash dividends paid (45.0) (43.5) Repayment of long-term debt (1.0) (4.4) Other financing (2.3) (4.1) Net cash used by financing activities (48.3) (88.4) Effect of exchange rate changes on cash (0.8) (15.5) Decrease in cash and cash equivalents (112.4) 43.9 Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year 641.1 601.2 Cash and cash equivalents at end of period $ 528.7 $ 645.1 12 Attachment 6 Avient Corporation Business Segment Operations (Unaudited) (In millions) Operating income and earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) at the segment level does not include: special items as defined in Attachment 3; corporate general and administration costs that are not allocated to segments; intersegment sales and profit eliminations; share-based compensation costs; and certain other items that are not included in the measure of segment profit and loss that is reported to and reviewed by the chief operating decision maker.