Guided by its Core Values, Sustainability Promise and No Surprises PledgeSM, PolyOne is committed to its customers, employees, communities and shareholders through ethical, sustainable and fiscally responsible principles.

Guided by its Core Values, Sustainability Promise and No Surprises PledgeSM, PolyOne is committed to its customers, employees, communities and shareholders through ethical, sustainable and fiscally responsible principles.

Guided by its Core Values, Sustainability Promise and No Surprises PledgeSM, PolyOne is committed to its customers, employees, communities and shareholders through ethical, sustainable and fiscally responsible principles.

We harness the collective strength of 9,000 employees worldwide to collaborate and build on each other’s ideas.

We harness the collective strength of more than 9,000 employees worldwide to collaborate and build on each other’s ideas.

We harness the collective strength of 9,000 employees worldwide to collaborate and build on each other’s ideas.

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 and integrate acquisitions; 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 plastics 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 cyberattacks; 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.

More than 111,000 employees in the BASF Group contribute to the success of our customers in nearly all sectors and almost every country in the world.

• The Committee will consist entirely of directors who the Board has determined have no material relationships with the Company, either directly or as a partner, shareholder, or officer of an organization that has a relationship with the Company, and: o who meet the definition of “independent” as set forth in the Corporate Governance Standards of the New York Stock Exchange; and o qualify as “non-employee directors” for the purposes of Rule 16b-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). • Each Committee member will serve at the pleasure of the Board for such term as the Board may decide or until such Committee member is no longer a Board member. Oversee Regulatory Compliance. • Review and assess risks arising from the Company’s compensation policies and practices for its executive officers and employees and assess whether any such risks are reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on the Company. • In consultation with appropriate officers of the Company, oversee (or provide for the oversight of) regulatory compliance with respect to compensation matters, including with respect to applicable tax laws. • Review and recommend to the Board for approval the frequency with which the Company will conduct Say on Pay Votes, taking into account the results of the most recent shareholder advisory vote on the frequency of Say on Pay Votes required by Section 14A of the Exchange Act, and review and approve the proposals regarding the Say on Pay Vote and the frequency of the Say on Pay Vote to be included in the Company’s proxy statement. However, the Committee shall meet regularly without such members present, and in all cases the Chief Executive Officer and any other such officers shall not be present at those portions of meetings at which their individual compensation or performance is discussed or determined. • The Committee may appoint subcommittees from time to time as needed, each of which will have the specific duties and responsibilities delegated to it by the Committee. • The Committee may delegate its authority under this Charter relating to employees other than executive officers and non-employee directors, to the extent it deems appropriate and consistent with law and customary practice and may otherwise fully delegate authority relating to matters it deems to be ministerial. • The Committee may delegate its authority under this Charter relating to employee benefit plans in which executive officers participate if such employee benefit plans are broad-based, to the extent it deems appropriate and consistent with law and customary practice. • The Corporate Secretary or designee will be responsible for keeping minutes of the Committee meetings. • The Committee will meet at least four times a year and at such other times as may be requested by the Committee Chair. • The Committee will annually review its charter and recommend any changes to the Governance and Corporate Responsibility Committee.

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