Common shares represented by a properly signed proxy card will be voted in accordance with the choices marked on the card. If no choices are marked, the shares will be voted: (1) to elect the nominees listed on pages 7 through 11 of this proxy statement; (2) to approve, on an advisory basis, our Named Executive Officer compensation for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2015; and (3) to ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2016. 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; employee separation costs resulting from personnel reduction programs, plant phase-in costs and executive separation agreements; asset impairments; 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 A-2 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

Common shares represented by a properly signed proxy card will be voted in accordance with the choices marked on the card. If no choices are marked, the shares will be voted FOR the: (1) election of twelve Director nominees to our Board; (2) approval, on an advisory basis, of Named Executive Officer compensation; and (3) ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP ("EY") as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025. Year Ended December 31,   2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 Net income from continuing operations attributable to Avient shareholders $ 169.5 $ 75.8 $ 82.8 $ 151.8 $71.0 Special items, after tax(1) 15.9 79.3 116.2 50.0 24.8 Amortization expense, after-tax 59.5 61.5 49.0 44.9 33.6 Adjusted net income $ 244.9 $ 216.6 $ 248.0 $ 246.7 $ 129.4 Diluted Shares 92.0 91.8 92.2 92.1 90.6 Adjusted EPS attributable to Avient common shareholders from continuing operations $ 2.66 $ 2.36 $ 2.69 $ 2.68 $ 1.43 (1) 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; 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.

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