would provide greater flexibility to accelerate our specialty growth strategy and is in the best interest of customers, employees and shareholders." Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those implied by these forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to: the time required to consummate the proposed divestiture; the satisfaction or waiver of conditions in the sale agreement; any material adverse changes in the business supporting the PP&S assets being sold; the ability to obtain required regulatory or other third-party approvals and consents and otherwise consummate the proposed divestiture; 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.

Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those implied by these forward-looking statements include the impact 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 successfully 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 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, costs 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. 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, including adjustments related to contingent consideration; 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.

The Audit Committee may request that any director, officer or employee of the Company, or the Company’s outside counsel or independent auditor, attend a meeting of the Committee or to meet with any members of, or consultants to, the Committee. Establish clear hiring policies for the Company’s hiring of employees or former employees of the independent auditor that participated in any capacity in the audit of the Company. 5. Review with the chief legal officer the investigation and disposition of any reports made under the Commission’s Rule 205 of a material violation of securities law or breach of fiduciary duty or similar violation by the Company or by any of its officers, directors, employees or agents. 7.

Netherlands branch Company start date 24-07-2018 Activities SBI-code: 46769 - Wholesale of other intermediary products SBI-code: 46696 - Wholesale of packaging SBI-code: 4941 - Freight transport by road (no removal services) Employees 0 Establishment Establishment number 000040405362 Trade name Avient S.à r.l., Netherlands branch Visiting address Uranusweg 3, 8938AJ Leeuwarden Date of incorporation 24-07-2018 Activities SBI-code: 46769 - Wholesale of other intermediary products SBI-code: 46696 - Wholesale of packaging SBI-code: 4941 - Freight transport by road (no removal services) For further information on activities, see Dutch extract. Employees 0 Board members Name Kronimus, Holger Hans Date of birth 26-01-1968 Date of entry into office 04-07-2018 Powers Jointly authorised (in accordance with foreign law) Name Palm, Christoph Date of birth 16-05-1963 Date of entry into office 04-07-2018 This extract has been certified with a digital signature and is an official proof of registration in the Business Register.

Metrics include employee engagement, employee safety engagement, waste to landfill intensity, and energy intensity. Workforce Health & Safety (1) Total recordable incident rate (TRIR) and (2) fatality rate for (a) direct employees and (b) contract employees RT-CH-320a.1 1. TRIR for Direct Employees: 0.58 2.

• Treat employees with respect and refrain from harassing or discriminating against individuals based on race, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, color, religion, national origin, disability, genetic information, protected veteran’s status, or other legally protected classifications. • Responsibly source Tantalum, Tin, Tungsten and Gold or their derivatives (3TG metals). Ethics and Governance • Conduct all commercial negotiations in a responsible, ethical, and lawful manner. • Have appropriate licenses, registrations and certifications required to conduct business in the locations where you operate. • Provide all proposals in writing with a direct copy of business correspondence to the appropriate sourcing and procurement professionals. • Refrain from offering Avient employees money, loans, credit, prejudicial discounts, gifts, products or services for their personal use or benefit. External communications about Avient require Avient’s prior written consent. • Inform Avient of financial, economic, supply changes (including origin or conflict status of 3TG metals), government regulations or other materials conditions that could affect ongoing operations or operating decisions, or if the company has been debarred as a government contractor. • Establish an information security and data privacy system to protect Avient’s information, including information of its customers and employees, from being disclosed, changed, destroyed, or used for any purpose other than the purpose for which it was provided.

• Evaluate the independence of each non-employee director and recommend to the Board whether each non-employee director is independent. • Evaluate and recommend to the Board the appointment of the Lead Director, as applicable. • Oversee the Board and Committee evaluation process. Evaluate Resignations of Directors. • Review the continued appropriateness of Board membership of non-employee directors who significantly change their principal business or professional responsibility outside of the Company and submit a conditional letter of resignation to the Board and determine whether the resignation will be accepted. • Consider the resignation of an incumbent director who receives a greater number of votes “withheld” from his or her election than votes “for” his or her election in an election of directors that is not a contested election and recommend to the Board whether to accept or reject it, as provided in the Company’s Corporate Governance Guidelines.

Evaluate the independence of each non-employee director and recommend to the Board whether each non-employee director is independent. Review the continued appropriateness of Board membership of non-employee directors who significantly change their principal business or professional responsibility outside of the Company and submit a conditional letter of resignation to the Board and determine whether the resignation will be accepted.

More information about Avient and its locations can be found on our website – https://www.avient.com Our policies on slavery and human trafficking The Avient Code of Conduct establishes a clear set of ethical and behavioral standards for the employees of Avient for our business conduct. Avient has a zero tolerance clause within its Code of Conduct against any type of retaliation towards employees who, in good faith, raise concerns or reports misconduct. Our procurement and compliance teams will continue to focus on identifying and addressing any potential risks in our supply chain and the business will continue to provide awareness and training to all of its employees.

The Qualified Savings Plan provides employees with individual retirement accounts funded by contributions including an employer-paid match on employee contributions dollar-for-dollar on the first 3% of earnings the employee contributes plus $0.50 per dollar on the next 3% of earnings the employee contributes. To determine the median employee, all global employees as of December 31, 2017 were evaluated. Due to the fact that we had an even number of employees on our determination date, we had two median employees.