Attending and Voting at the Annual Meeting Company Operating Performance Our Company Culture Impact of Our Performance on Named Executive Officer 2018 Compensation Annual Incentive Plan 2018 Annual Incentive Program Payouts Named Executive Officer 2018 Target Opportunity ($) Payout (%) Payout ($) Long-Term Incentive Program 2016 – 2018 Cash-Settled Performance Units Performance Measure: Adjusted EPS Performance Periods Weighting Target Result Payout % Our Director Nominees and Committee Membership Name Age Director Since Principal Position Notable Skills and Experiences Independent Committee Membership* (M=Member, C=Chair) AC CC N&GC EH&SC Name Age Director Since Principal Position Notable Skills and Experiences Independent Committee Membership* (M=Member, C=Chair) AC CC N&GC EH&SC Average Tenure Average Age Gender Diversity 5.25 59 30% Governance Highlights Director Independence Independent Lead Director Board Oversight of Risk Management Stock Ownership Requirements Board Practices PROXY STATEMENT POLYONE CORPORATION PolyOne Center 33587 Walker Road Avon Lake, Ohio 44012 PROXY STATEMENT Dated March 28, 2019 PROPOSAL 1 — ELECTION OF BOARD OF DIRECTORS Our Board recommends a vote FOR all the nominees listed below. Crist, Senior Vice President, President of Color, Additives and Inks(1) Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation (column (f)) 2018 Annual Incentive Program 2016 – 2018 Cash-Settled Performance Units ($) All Other Compensation (column (g)) Company Contributions to Qualified Savings Plan. Estimated Future Payouts Under Equity Incentive Plan Awards (columns (f) and (g)) (3) Stock Appreciation Rights.

Homepage // News Center // New PolyOne OnColor™ “Shades of Nature” Collection Revealed at Fakuma 2018 It was developed to address a trend toward creating products that appear more natural and less manufactured. EDITORS: For a high-resolution image, please click here: Color Shades of Nature

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Homepage // News Center // PolyOne Launches Natural Fiber Reinforced Solutions in Brilliant Colors FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, Germany – October 13, 2015 – PolyOne is unveiling new bold color and extrusion options within the reSound™ Natural Fiber Reinforced Composites portfolio this week at the 30th annual Fakuma International Trade Fair, a global plastics industry exhibition. Introduced this year in March, reSound NF composites feature an engineered natural fiber reinforcement.

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These and other projects benefit the planet by minimizing the amount of natural resources required to safely manufacture, transport and ensure first-time quality material to our customers. Impact of Our Performance on Named Executive Officer 2019 Compensation 2019 Annual Incentive Program Name Title 2019 Annual Incentive Program Payouts Named Executive Officer 2019 Target Opportunity ($) Payout (%) Payout ($) g 2019 Long-Term Incentive Program 2017 – 2019 Cash-Settled Performance Units Performance Measure: Adjusted EPS Performance Periods Weighting Target Result Payout % Our Director Nominees and Committee Membership Name Age Director Since Principal Position Notable Skills and Experiences Independent Committee Membership (M=Member, C=Chair) AC CC G&CRC* EH&SC Average Tenure Average Age Gender Diversity 6 60 30% Name Age Director Since Principal Position Notable Skills and Experiences Independent Committee Membership (M=Member, C=Chair) AC CC G&CRC* EH&SC Governance Highlights Director Independence Independent Lead Director Board Oversight of Risk Management Stock Ownership Requirements Board Practices PROXY STATEMENT POLYONE CORPORATION PolyOne Center 33587 Walker Road Avon Lake, Ohio 44012 PROXY STATEMENT Dated March 30, 2020 PROPOSAL 1 — ELECTION OF BOARD OF DIRECTORS Our Board recommends a vote FOR all the nominees listed below. Actions Taken on Awards Granted in Prior Years. 2017 – 2019 Cash-Settled Performance Units Performance Measure: Adjusted EPS* Performance Periods Weighting Threshold Target Maximum Result Payout % g g g Transaction Performance Bonuses.

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