PEDERSON Senior Vice President, President of Specialty Engineered Materials Chris Pederson is senior vice president, president, Specialty Engineered Materials, for Avient Corporation, a premier provider of specialized and sustainable material solutions and services. He later joined Cytec, where he led composite product development for the Americas and Asia Pacific regions, served as vice president of R&D, and ultimately was promoted to vice president of Cytec’s global Aerospace Engineered Materials business, which included P&L responsibility.

HOLGER KRONIMUS Vice President, Europe General Manager, Engineered Materials Europe Holger Kronimus is Vice President, Europe, and General Manager, Specialty Engineered Materials Europe at Avient Corporation, an innovator of materials solutions that help customers succeed while enabling a sustainable world. Kronimus joined Avient in March 1999, and in addition to leading the company’s engineered materials business in Europe and India, also serves as Avient’s legal representative in the region, responsible for building and maintaining relationships with local governments and associations.

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now Silicor Materials Inc.), a solar silicon company, from August 2010 to 2011. We first reviewed proxy statement disclosures of a peer group of similarly-sized United States chemical and plastics companies as a market check with respect to the compensation for our senior executives. Our proxy materials for the 2018 Annual Meeting will be mailed on or about March 29, 2018.

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.   Platform operating income mix percentage 2005Y 2006Y 2007Y 2008Y 2009Y 2010Y 2011Y Global Specialty Engineered Materials $ 0.4 $ 3.9 $ 4.9 $ 17.6 $ 20.6 $ 49.7 $ 45.9 Global Color, Additives and Inks 4.3 8.9 25.7 28.1 25.2 37.7 43.4 Specialty Platform $ 4.7 $ 12.8 $ 30.6 $ 45.7 $ 45.8 $ 87.4 $ 89.3 Performance Products and Solutions 75.7 64.2 65.8 31.3 33.1 54.0 62.4 Distribution 19.5 19.2 22.1 28.1 24.8 42.0 56.0 SunBelt Joint Venture 91.9 102.9 34.8 28.6 25.5 18.9 5.0 Corporate (51.5) 34.5 (73.3) (425.1) 7.9 (27.7) 20.3 Operating income (loss) GAAP $ 140.3 $ 233.6 $ 80.0 $ (291.4) $ 137.1 $ 174.6 $ 233.0 Less: Corporate operating expense (income) 51.5 (34.5) 73.3 425.1 (7.9) 27.7 (20.3) Operating income excluding Corporate $ 191.8 $ 199.1 $ 153.3 $ 133.7 $ 129.2 $ 202.3 $ 212.7 Specialty platform operating mix percentage 2% 6% 20% 34% 35% 43% 42% Platform operating income mix percentage 2012Y Global Specialty Engineered Materials $ 47.0 Global Color, Additives and Inks 66.8 Specialty Platform $ 113.8 Performance Products and Solutions 74.9 Distribution 66.0 Corporate (87.6) Operating income GAAP $ 167.1 Less: Corporate operating expense 87.6 Operating income excluding Corporate $ 254.7 Specialty platform operating mix percentage 45% Platform sales and operating income (OI) 2006Y 2007Y 2008Y 2009Y 2010Y 2011Y Global Specialty Engineered Materials Sales $ 345.3 $ 384.4 $ 514.0 $ 402.9 $ 517.4 $ 575.1 Global Color, Additives and Inks Sales 531.8 560.5 554.3 459.8 527.4 544.6 Specialty Platform Sales $ 877.1 $ 944.9 $ 1,068.3 $ 862.7 $ 1,044.8 $ 1,119.7 Performance Products and Solutions Sales 1,166.2 1,086.8 1,001.4 667.7 776.3 865.4 PolyOne Distribution Sales 732.8 744.3 796.7 625.1 911.9 996.5 Corporate and Eliminations (153.7) (133.3) (127.7) (94.8) (111.1) (118.1) Total Sales $ 2,622.4 $ 2,642.7 $ 2,738.7 $ 2,060.7 $ 2,621.9 $ 2,863.5 Global Specialty Engineered Materials OI $ 3.9 $ 4.9 $ 17.6 $ 20.6 $ 49.7 $ 45.9 Global Color, Additives and Inks OI 8.9 25.7 28.1 25.2 37.7 43.4 Specialty Platform OI $ 12.8 $ 30.6 $ 45.7 $ 45.8 $ 87.4 $ 89.3 Performance Products and Solutions OI 64.2 65.8 31.3 33.1 54.0 62.4 PolyOne Distribution OI 19.2 22.1 28.1 24.8 42.0 56.0 Sunbelt Joint Venture OI 102.9 34.8 28.6 25.5 18.9 5.0 Corporate and eliminations (4.6) (25.5) (28.9) (40.8) (32.5) (26.4) Special items in OI 39.1 (47.8) (396.2) 48.7 4.8 46.7 Operating income (loss) GAAP $ 233.6 $ 80.0 $ (291.4) $ 137.1 $ 174.6 $ 233.0 Sunbelt equity income (107.0) (40.8) (32.5) (29.7) (23.1) (5.7) Special items in OI (39.1) 47.8 396.2 (48.7) (4.8) (46.7) Operating income adjusted $ 87.5 $ 87.0 $ 72.3 $ 58.7 $ 146.7 $ 180.6 Global Specialty Engineered Materials - OI % of sales 1.1% 1.3% 3.4% 5.1% 9.6% 8.0% Global Color, Additives and Inks - OI % of sales 1.7% 4.6% 5.1% 5.5% 7.1% 8.0% Specialty platform OI - % of sales 1.5% 3.2% 4.3% 5.3% 8.4% 8.0% PP&S operating OI - % of sales 5.5% 6.1% 3.1% 5.0% 7.0% 7.2% Distribution OI - % of sales 2.6% 3.0% 3.5% 4.0% 4.6% 5.6% PolyOne OI adjusted - % of sales 3.3% 3.3% 2.6% 2.8% 5.6% 6.3% Platform sales and operating income (OI) 2012Y 2012PF Global Specialty Engineered Materials Sales $ 543.6 $ 779.5 Global Color, Additives and Inks Sales 703.5 753.8 Designed Structures & Solutions 847.4 Specialty Platform Sales $ 1,247.1 $ 2,380.7 Performance Products and Solutions Sales 837.0 902.8 PolyOne Distribution Sales 1,030.3 1,030.3 Corporate and Eliminations (121.8) (121.8) Total Sales $ 2,992.6 $ 4,192.0 Global Specialty Engineered Materials OI $ 47.0 Global Color, Additives and Inks OI 66.8 Specialty Platform OI $ 113.8 Performance Products and Solutions OI 74.9 PolyOne Distribution OI 66.0 Corporate and eliminations (33.7) Special items in OI (53.9) Operating income - GAAP $ 167.1 Special items in OI 53.9 Operating income adjusted $ 221.0 Global Specialty Engineered Materials - OI % of sales 8.6% Global Color, Additives and Inks - OI % of sales 9.5% Specialty platform OI % of sales 9.1% PP&S operating OI % of sales 9.0% Distribution OI % of sales 6.4% PolyOne OI adjusted, % of sales 7.4% Adjusted EPS 2006Y 2007Y 2008Y 2009Y 2010Y 2011Y 2012Y Net Income attributable to PolyOne common shareholders $ 130.9 $ 40.9 $ (417.0) $ 106.7 $ 162.6 $ 172.6 $ 71.9 SunBelt equity earnings, after tax (68.5) (26.1) (20.8) (19.0) (14.7) (3.7) - Special items, after tax (21.2) 41.4 310.0 (31.0) 15.8 (30.5) 35.7 Tax adjustments (30.0) (30.7) 147.2 (44.9) (88.3) (42.3) 0.5 Adjusted net income $ 11.2 $ 25.5 $ 19.4 $ 11.8 $ 75.4 $ 96.1 $ 108.1 Diluted shares 92.8 93.1 92.7 93.4 96.0 94.3 89.8 Adjusted EPS $ 0.12 $ 0.27 $ 0.21 $ 0.13 $ 0.79 $ 1.02 $ 1.20 Average Debt Q4 2011 Q1 2012 Q2 2012 Q3 2012 Q4 2012 Average PolyOne Debt $ 707.0 $ 706.4 $ 705.8 $ 705.2 $ 706.9 $ 706.3 Average Equity Q4 2011 Q1 2012 Q2 2012 Q3 2012 Q4 2012 Average PolyOne shareholders’ equity $ 588.3 $ 611.3 $ 604.3 $ 629.3 $ 629.1 $ 612.5 Adjusted EBITDA 2012 PolyOne Income before income taxes $ 113.0 PolyOne Interest expense, net 50.8 PolyOne Depreciation and amortization 69.8 PolyOne Special items in EBITDA 55.1 PolyOne Adjusted EBITDA $ 288.7 Pro forma Spartech EBITDA * 56.3 Pro forma EBITDA * $ 345.0 * Amount excludes expected synergies. Pro Forma Debt 2012 7.500% debentures due 2015 $ 50.0 7.375% senior notes due 2020 360.0 5.250% senior notes due 2023 600.0 Other debt 14.0 Pro Forma Debt $ 1,024 Specialty Platform Gross Margin Percentage 2006 2012 Global Specialty Engineered Materials Sales $ 345.3 $ 543.6 Global Color, Additives and Inks Sales 531.8 703.5 Specialty Platform Sales $ 877.1 $ 1,247.1 Global Specialty Engineered Materials Gross Margin $ 41.6 $ 129.8 Global Color, Additives and Inks Gross Margin 83.6 220.6 Specialty Platform Gross Margin $ 125.2 $ 350.4 Specialty Platform Gross Margin Percentage 14.3% 28.1%

LubriOne materials have been demonstrated to reduce friction, noise, vibration, heat buildup, and improve product durability. Cold Slug Wells • Place these wells at the base of the sprue to capture the cold material first emerging from the nozzle Processing conditions can cause material properties to shift from the values stated in the information.

MATERIAL LIFECYCLE GLOSSARY OF TERMS Material Manufacturer - Raw material suppliers or processors who produce materials ready for manufacturing Reworkable Material - O� spec or scrap materials that are re-ground or re-worked back into the same supply or manufacturing process that produced them – these are not considered recycled Prime - Materials supplied that meet the required specification, ready for processing/ manufacturing Processor - Manufacturing of products ready for market e.g. molders and extruders Retail/Consumer - End user Reclaimer - Local recycling center for consumer goods Post-Consumer Recycle (PCR) - Materials derived from polymers reclaimed at the end of their lifecycle that have been through waste treatment Scrap Parts & Materials - Waste from the manufacturing process that cannot be reused within the same process or sold to the market Waste Treater - Regional industrial waste reclamation center Post-Industrial Recycle (PIR) - Material derived from scrap reclaimed within the manufacturing process that has been through waste treatment PRIME POST- CONSUMER RECYCLE (PCR) WASTE TREATER POST- INDUSTRIAL RECYCLE (PIR) REWORKABLE MATERIAL RETAIL/ CONSUMER RECLAIMER MATERIAL MANUFACTURER SCRAP PARTS & MATERIALS PROCESSOR

Because this material is injection-moldable, you can add more electronics inside the housing and even reduce the device’s overall footprint. Processing conditions can cause material properties to shift from the values stated in the information. Processing conditions can cause material properties to shift from the values stated in the information.

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