Select, or recommend that the Board select, the director nominees for the next annual meeting of shareholders. Conduct an annual evaluation of the Committee’s performance. 3 Recommendations as to the Board. The Committee will annually review its charter and recommend any changes to the Board of Directors.

PolyOne IR Presentation - Seaport Global Annual Transports & Industrials Conference - 3/20/2019 Polyone Corporation at Credit Suisse 22nd Annual Global Chemical and AG Science Conference 2024 Annual Report

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We believe that the quality, production capacity and locations of our more than 100 facilities helps to maintain our competitive position and accelerate speed to market. This is a distinction we are proud of, and we will uphold this important responsibility to continually serve in both capacities. The Audit Committee and Ethics Committee formally meet bi-annually.

We believe that the quality, production capacity and locations of our more than 100 facilities helps to maintain our competitive position and accelerate speed to market. Code of Conduct training is an annual mandator y requirement for all our associates. More information regarding risks is available in our Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Each director is expected to attend the Annual Meeting of Shareholders. Annual Performance Evaluation The Board and each of its committees perform annual self-evaluations. Evaluation of Chief Executive Officer The Board conducts an annual review of the performance and compensation of the Chief Executive Officer, according to the process determined by the Compensation Committee.

We believe that the quality, production capacity and locations of our more than 100 facilities helps to maintain our competitive position and accelerate speed to market. LEAD also expanded to include legacy Clariant associates in all regions, many joining in leadership capacities. This is a distinction we are proud of, and we will uphold this important responsibility to continually serve in both capacities.

Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those implied by these forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to: • Disruptions, uncertainty or volatility in the credit markets that could adversely impact the availability of credit already arranged and the availability and cost of credit in the future; • The effect on foreign operations of currency fluctuations, tariffs and other political, economic and regulatory risks; • The current and potential future impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our business, results of operations, financial position or cash flows; • Our ability to achieve the strategic and other objectives relating to the acquisition of Clariant’s Masterbatch business, including any expected synergies; • Changes in polymer consumption growth rates and laws and regulations regarding plastics in jurisdictions where we conduct business; • Fluctuations in raw material prices, quality and supply, and in energy prices and supply; • Production outages or material costs associated with scheduled or unscheduled maintenance programs; • Unanticipated developments that could occur with respect to contingencies such as litigation and environmental matters; • An inability to achieve the anticipated financial benefit from initiatives related to acquisition and integration working capital reductions, cost reductions and employee productivity goals; • Our ability to pay regular quarterly cash dividends and the amounts and timing of any future dividends; • Information systems failures and cyberattacks; • Our ability to consummate and successfully integrate acquisitions; • Amounts for cash and non-cash charges related to restructuring plans that may differ from original estimates, including because of timing changes associated with the underlying actions; and • Other factors described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020 under Item 1A, “Risk Factors.” As we grow, we can add capacity with minimal investment. We will deliver for our stakeholders through multiple value creation levers—many of which are unique to Avient: o Demand for sustainable solutions, healthcare, and composites, together with Clariant Masterbatch revenue synergies, that will drive 2021 revenue growth of 14% and long-term growth in excess of GDP o Clariant Masterbatch cost synergy capture will result in significant near-term benefit In addition, we remain committed to increasing annual dividends in line with earnings growth and opportunistically buying back shares, all while remaining modestly levered.

Each director is expected to attend the Annual Meeting of Shareholders. Annual Performance Evaluation The Board and each of its committees perform annual self-evaluations. Evaluation of Chief Executive Officer The Board conducts an annual review of the performance and compensation of the Chief Executive Officer, according to the process determined by the Compensation Committee.

Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those implied by these forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to: • The time required to consummate the proposed acquisitions described in this presentation; • The satisfaction or waiver of conditions in the purchase agreements for the proposed acquisitions; • Any material adverse changes in the business of Clariant’s Color and Additive Masterbatch business; • The ability to obtain required regulatory or other third-party approvals and consents and otherwise consummate the proposed acquisitions; • Our ability to achieve the strategic and other objectives relating to the proposed acquisitions, including any expected synergies; • Our ability to successfully integrate Clariant’s Color and Additive Masterbatch business and achieve the expected results of the acquisitions, including, without limitation, the acquisitions being accretive; • Disruptions, uncertainty or volatility in the credit markets that could adversely impact the availability of credit already arranged and the availability and cost of credit in the future; • The effect on foreign operations of currency fluctuations, tariffs and other political, economic and regulatory risks; • Changes in polymer consumption growth rates and laws and regulations regarding plastics in jurisdictions where we conduct business; • Changes in global industry capacity or in the rate at which anticipated changes in industry capacity come online; • Fluctuations in raw material prices, quality and supply, and in energy prices and supply; • Production outages or material costs associated with scheduled or unscheduled maintenance programs; • Unanticipated developments that could occur with respect to contingencies such as litigation and environmental matters; • An inability to raise or sustain prices for products or services; • An ability to achieve or delays in achieving or achievement of less than the anticipated financial benefit from initiatives related to acquisition and integration, working capital reductions, costs reductions and employee productivity goals; • Information systems failures and cyberattacks; and • Other factors affecting our business beyond our control, including, without limitation, changes in the general economy, changes in interest rates and changes in the rate of inflation. In addition, adjusted operating income and adjusted EPS, which exclude the impact of special items, are components of various PolyOne annual and long-term employee incentive plans.