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. PolyOne’s chief operating decision maker uses these financial measures to monitor and evaluate the ongoing performance of the Company and each business segment and to allocate resources. 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.

Loss on sale of business, net of tax Business acquisitions, net of cash acquired PolyOne Corporation Business Segment Operations (Unaudited) (In millions)

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Business acquisitions, net of cash acquired PolyOne Corporation Business Segment Operations (Unaudited) (In millions) The table below reconciles pre-special income tax expense and the pre-special effective tax rate to their most comparable US GAAP figures.

Taxes paid on gain on sale of business Business Segment Operations (Unaudited) Taxes paid on gain on sale of business

Senior management believes these measures are useful to investors because they allow for comparison to Business Segment Operations (Unaudited) Senior management believes this measure is useful to investors because it allows for comparison to

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. PolyOne’s chief operating decision maker uses these financial measures to monitor and evaluate the ongoing performance of the Company and each business segment and to allocate resources. 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.

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