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Tax Fees. Tax services include tax compliance, tax advice and tax planning. Newlin is based on information contained in the last Form 4 with respect to PolyOne filed by him

All claims for recovery by SHIPPER as provided herein and as to each shipment, must be filed with CARRIER within nine (9) months of the date of delivery or tender for delivery of that shipment or if not tendered or delivered must be filed with nine (9) months of the date when delivery or tender of delivery of that shipment reasonably should have been made. Overcharges and undercharges resulting from typographical, mathematical, weight or clerical errors, or duplicate payments may be filed at any time within 18 months of delivery, and pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 14101(b), the parties hereby expressly waive any notification requirements that may be applicable under 49 U.S.C. 13710(a)(3) for such overcharges and undercharges.

Microsoft PowerPoint - 2021 Baird Sustainability Conference AVIENT CORPORATION (NYSE: AVNT) B A I R D S U S T A I N A B I L I T Y C O N F E R E N C E F E B R U A R Y 2 3 , 2 0 2 1 W A LT E R R I P P L E V I C E P R E S I D E N T , S U S T A I N A B I L T Y • 28 Years Industry Experience • Bachelors of Chemistry, Texas A&M University • Executive MBA, University of Michigan • Former VP & General Manager, Global GLS TPE Business • 2+ years Vice President, Sustainability Avient Corporation 2 S U S TA I NA B I L I T Y A T A V I E N T P E O P L E P R O D U C T S P L A N E T P E R F O R M A N C E O U R M I S S I O N E N A B L E O U R C U S T O M E R S ’ I N N O V A T I O N A N D S U S T A I N A B I L I T Y G O A L S T H R O U G H W O R L D C L A S S P R O D U C T S A N D S E R V I C E S A N D E X C E L L E N C E I N T H E F O U R C O R N E R S T O N E S O F : Avient Corporation 3 Enable 100% of products manufactured for packaging applications to be recyclable or reusable.

Certificate of Registration 9001:2015 MSP 9001:2015–MSP-ANAB-US (2.0) Page 1 of 2 Certificate of Registration of Quality Management System to ISO 9001:2015 The National Standards Authority of Ireland certifies that: Colorant Chromatics Ab Kroklundsvagen 346 AX-22 320 Odkarby Aland Finland has been assessed and deemed to comply with the requirements of the above standard in respect of the scope of operations given below: The Design, Manufacture and Sales of Fluoropolymer Color Concentrates and Compounds Additional sites covered under this multi-site certification are listed on the Annex (File No. 19.2540/C) Approved by: Geraldine LarkinChief Executive Officer Approved by: Lisa Greenleaf Operations Manager Registration Number: 19.2540/C Certification Granted: May 15, 1997 Effective Date: Oct 20, 2018 Expiry Date: Oct 19, 2021 National Standards Authority of Ireland, 20 Trafalgar Square, Nashua, New Hampshire, NH 03063, USA T +1 603 882 4412 9001:2015–MSP-ANAB-US (2.0) Page 2 of 2 Annex to Certificate Number: 19.2540/C Scope of Registration: The Design, Manufacture and Sales of Fluoropolymer Color Concentrates and Compounds Activity Location Central Management Group, Design, Manufacture Colorant Chromatics Kroklundsvagen 346 AX-22 320 Odkarby Aland Finland File No.: 19.2540/C Headquarters, Sales, Distribution Colorant Chromatics Europe B.V. Hastelweg 269 - 273 NL-5652 CV Eindhoven The Netherlands File No.: 19.2540/B Sales, Distribution Colorant GmbH Justus-Staudt-Strasse 1 Limburg-Offheim Germany 65555 File No.: 19.2540/A Design, Manufacture, Sales, Distribution Chromatics, Inc. 19 Francis J. Clarke Circle Bethel, CT 06801 USA File No.: 19.2540 Verified by: Operations Manager

Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those implied by these forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to: • The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has on our business, results from operations, financial condition and liquidity; • Our ability to achieve the strategic and other objectives relating to the acquisition of Clariant’s Masterbatch business, including any expected synergies; • Our ability to successful integrate Clariant’s Masterbatch business and achieve the expected results of the acquisition of Clariant’s Masterbatch business, including, without limitation, the acquisition being accretive; • 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; • 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 raise or sustain prices for products or services; • An ability to achieve or delays in achieving or achievement of less than the anticipated financial benefit from initiatives related to acquisitions and integration, working capital reductions, cost reductions, and employee productivity goals; • Information systems failures and cyber attacks; 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. 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.

COMPENSATION DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS Tax Considerations. Name Company Contributions to Qualified Savings Plan ($) Company Contributions to PolyOne Supplemental Retirement Benefit Plan ($) Tax Gross-Ups ($) Standard Expatriate Benefits ($) Other Benefits ($) EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION Tax Gross-ups. Exercise or Base Price of Option Awards (column (i)) Grant Date Fair Value of Stock and Option Awards (column (j)) Narrative Disclosure Relating to the 2018 Summary Compensation Table and the 2018 Grants of Plan-Based Awards Table Outstanding Equity Awards at 2018 Fiscal Year-End Option Exercise Price ($) (e) Option Expiration Date (f) Market Value of Shares or Units of Stock That Have Not Vested ($) (h) Equity Incentive Plan Awards: Market or Payout Value of Unearned Shares, Units or Other Rights that Have Not Vested ($) (j) Name (a) Stock Awards Equity Incentive Plan Awards: Number of Securities Underlying Unexercised Unearned Options (#) (d) Equity Incentive Plan Awards: Number of Unearned Shares, Units or Other Rights that Have Not Vested (#) (i) Number of Shares or Units of Stock That Have Not Vested (#) (g) Number of Securities Underlying Unexercised Options (#) Unexercisable (c) Number of Securities Underlying Unexercised Options (#) Exercisable (b) Option Awards EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION Number of Securities Underlying Unexercised Options (#) Exercisable (column (b)) Number of Securities Underlying Unexercised Options (#) Unexercisable (column (c)) Equity Incentive Plan Awards: Number of Securities Underlying Unexercised Unearned Options (column (d)) Option Exercise Price (column (e)) Option Expiration Date (column (f)) Number of Shares or Units of Stock That Have Not Vested (column (g)) Market Value of Shares or Units of Stock That Have Not Vested (column (h)) Equity Incentive Plan Awards: Number of Unearned Shares, Units or Other Rights That Have Not Vested (column (i)) EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION Equity Incentive Plan Awards: Market or Payout Value of Unearned Shares, Units or Other Rights That Have Not Vested (column (j)) 2018 Option Exercises and Stock Vested Name (a) Option Awards Stock Awards Number of Shares Acquired on Exercise (#) (b) Value Realized on Exercise ($) (c) Number of Shares Acquired on Vesting (#) (d) Value Realized on Vesting ($) (e) Option Awards (columns (b) and (c)) Stock Awards (columns (d) and (e)) 2018 Nonqualified Deferred Compensation EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION Name Aggregate Executive Registrant Aggregate Aggregate Aggregate Balance at Contributions Contributions Earnings Withdrawals/ Balance at in Last FY in Last FY in Last FY Distributions Last FYE (1) ($)(2) ($)(3) ($)(4) ($) ($)(1)(5) Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change of Control Summary of Potential Payments EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION Management Continuity Agreements Executive Severance Plan EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION Annual Plan Long-Term Incentive Awards Retirement Benefits Payments and Benefits Upon Termination — As of the End of Fiscal Year 2018 EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION CEO Pay Ratio Disclosure CEO Annual Total Compensation for 2018: $6,127,920 Median Employee Annual Total Compensation for 2018: $48,056 Ratio of CEO to Median Employee Annual Total Compensation for 2018: 128:1 How the Median Employee was Determined in 2017 EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation Policy on Related Person Transactions Risk Assessment of the Compensation Programs EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION Compensation Committee Report The Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors MISCELLANEOUS MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS Voting at the Meeting not Shareholder Proposals MISCELLANEOUS Proxy Solicitation We will furnish without charge to each person from whom a proxy is being solicited, upon written request of any such person, a copy of the Annual Report on Form 10-K of the Company for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2018, as filed with the SEC, including the financial statements and schedules thereto.