A recording of the webcast and the slide presentation will be available at avient.com/investors/events-presentations immediately following the conference call and will be accessible for one year. 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. Tax adjustments include the net tax benefit/ (expense) from one-time income tax items, the set-up or reversal of uncertain tax position reserves and deferred income tax valuation allowance adjustments.

Retired Vice President, Chief Financial Officer of Stryker Corporation (“Stryker”), one of the world’s leading medical technology (“Medtech”) companies.

Each common share is entitled to one vote for each Director nominee and one vote for each of the other proposals to be voted on at the Annual Meeting. To the extent permitted by applicable law, the Committee may delegate to one or more of its members or to one or more officers, or to one or more agents or advisors of the Company, such administrative duties or powers as it deems advisable. Each share is entitled to one vote.

As one, we are better positioned than ever before to lead and to make a positive difference. One respected truck manufacturer chose Avient to help them reach their lightweight goals. However, no one company or country can solve the plastics waste problem.

The Base Rate is a fluctuating rate equal to the greater of (i) the Federal Funds Rate plus one-half percent, (ii) the prevailing LIBOR Rate plus one percent, and (iii) the prevailing Prime Rate. The Base Rate is a fluctuating rate equal to the greater of (i) the Federal Funds Rate plus one-half percent, (ii) the prevailing LIBOR Rate plus one percent, and (iii) the prevailing Prime Rate. One of Spartech's subsidiaries, Franklin- Burlington Plastics, Inc.

Since 2018, more than 4,500 associates have participated in at least one of the 60+ LEAD by Women events. And this is where PolyOne made a huge difference for one customer. However, no one company or country can solve the plastics waste problem.