Generally, the Secretary must receive the notice at our principal executive offices not less than 90 nor more than 120 calendar days prior to the first anniversary of the date on which we first mailed our proxy materials for the preceding year’s annual meeting. The Named Executive Officers are permitted to elect to defer up to 90% of their salary and annual bonus between the Qualified Savings Plan and the Supplemental Plan. In general, Regulation 8(c) and Regulation 12(b) provide that, to be timely, a shareholder’s notice must be delivered to or mailed and received by the Secretary at our principal executive offices not less than 90 nor more than 120 calendar days prior to the first anniversary of the date on which we first mailed our proxy materials for the preceding year’s Annual Meeting.

Generally, the Secretary must not receive the notice less than 60 nor more than 90 days prior to the first anniversary of the date on which we first mailed our proxy materials for the preceding year’s Annual Meeting. In general, Regulation 8(c) provides that, to be timely, a shareholder’s notice must be delivered to our principal executive offices not less than 60 nor more than 90 days prior to the firff st anniversary of the date on which we first mailed our proxy materials for the preceding year’s Annual Meeting. Sixty days prior to the firff st anniversary of this date will be January 30, 2018, and 90 days prior to the first anniversary of this date will be 76 MISCELLANEOUS December 31, 2017.

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Yes No Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. In January 2017, the FASB issued Auditing Standards Update 2017-04, Intangibles - Goodwill and Other (Topic 350): Simplifying the Accounting for Goodwill Impairment.

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PolyOne’s stock performance has significantly outpaced the S&P 500 index and the S&P Mid Cap 400 Chemicals index. 12.31.09 6.30.10 12.31.10 6.30.11 12.31.11 6.30.12 12.31.12 6.30.13 12.31.13 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 SPECIALTY PLATFORM OPERATING INCOME % OF TOTAL*^ 1.50 1.20 .90 .60 .30 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 ADJUSTED EARNINGS PER SHARE*† * 2010–2013 Specialty Operating Income is restated for the divestiture of the Resin Business ^Operating Income excludes Corporate Charges * 2010–2013 adjusted EPS is restated for the divestiture of the Resin Business † EPS excluding special items and equity income from SunBelt 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 * 2010–2013 adjusted return on sales is restated for the divestiture of the Resin Business ° Operating Income as a percentage of sales, excluding special items and equity income from SunBelt ADJUSTED RETURN ON SALES*º 8 6 4 2 P 80 60 40 20 P Operating Income % Specialty PP&S Distribution Specialty Platform Operating Income % of Total ROIC** (after-tax) 2006 1.5% 5.5% 2.6% 6.0% 5.0% 9.4% 7.2% 5.9% 62.0% 9.1% 2015 TARGET 12%–16% 9%–12% 6%–7.5% 65%–75% 15% **ROIC is defined as adjusted OI divided by the sum of average debt and equity over a 5 quarter period 200 160 120 80 40 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 SPECIALTY PLATFORM OPERATING INCOME* * 2010–2013 Operating Income is restated for the divestiture of the Resin Business 400 300 200 100 P POLYONE STOCK (POL) PERFORMANCE VERSUS S&P POL S&P MID CAP 400 CHEMICALS S&P 500 United States Securities and Exchange Commission Washington, DC 20549 FORM 10-K Í ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2013 ‘ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the transition period from to . Yes ‘ No Í Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

STOCK PERFORMANCE PolyOne’s stock performance has significantly outpaced the S&P 500 index and the S&P Mid Cap Chemicals index. 12.31.09 12.31.10 12.31.11 12.31.12 12.31.13 12.31.14 12.31.15 Operating Income % Color, Additives & Inks Designed Structures & Solutions PP&S Distribution   Specialty Platform Operating Income % of Total ROIC** (after-tax) Adjusted EPS Growth 2006 “Where we were” 1.7% 1.1% — 5.5% 2.6% 6.0% 5.0% N/A 2015 “Where we are” 16.7% 14.7% 3.0% 8.3% 6.6% 65% 11.8% 25 Consecutive Quarters of YOY EPS Growth 2020 Platinum Vision 20% + 20% + 12–14% 10–12% 6.5–7.5% 80% + 15% Double Digit Expansion **ROIC is defined as TTM adjusted OI divided by the sum of average debt and equity over a 5 quarter period 500 400 300 200 100 P ER CE NT AG POL S&P MID CAP CHEMICALS S&P 500 ANNUAL REPORT 2015 SPECIALTY DISTRIBUTION PP&S JV’S O F O PE RA TI NG IN CO M 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 OPERATING INCOME MIX SHIFT*^ 100 80 60 40 20 100+100+100+100+10050+77+80+97+100+10010+32+53+82+82+841+18+34+51+61+64 *Operating Income excludes Corporate charges and special items ^2005–2009 has not been restated for subsequent changes in accounting principles or discontinued operations +5 +33 +41 +50 +65 +90 +98 2.00 1.80 1.60 1.40 1.20 1.00 .80 .60 .40 .20 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 ADJUSTED EARNINGS PER SHARE ◊† U. Yes ‘ No Í Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

Yes ☐ No ☑ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

Yes ‘ No Í Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

Yes ‘ No Í Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.