When used in this Annual Report on Form 10-K, the terms “we,” “us,” “our”, “PolyOne” and the “Company” mean PolyOne Corporation and its consolidated subsidiaries. This means that significant estimates and judgments are required to determine the extent that valuation allowances should be provided against deferred tax assets. When used in this Annual Report on Form 10-K, the terms “we,” “us,” “our”, “PolyOne” and the “Company” mean PolyOne Corporation and its consolidated subsidiaries.

They use words such as "will," “anticipate,” “estimate,” “expect,” “project,” “intend,” “plan,” “believe” and other words and terms of similar meaning in connection with any discussion of future operating or financial condition, performance and/or sales. You are advised to consult any further disclosures we make on related subjects in our reports on Form 10-Q, 8-K and 10-K that we provide to the Securities and Exchange Commission. This is due to the inherent difficulty of forecasting the timing and amount of certain items, such as, but not limited to, restructuring costs, environmental remediation costs, acquisition-related costs, and other non- routine costs.

You can identify these statements by the fact that they do not relate strictly to historic or current facts. They use words such as "will," “anticipate,” “estimate,” “expect,” “project,” “intend,” “plan,” “believe” and other words and terms of similar meaning in connection with any discussion of future operating or financial condition, performance and/or sales. Continued supply chain challenges persisted during Q2 related to raw material spot purchases, freight constraints and productivity loss as a result of these shortages.

They use words such as "will," “anticipate,” “estimate,” “expect,” “project,” “intend,” “plan,” “believe” and other words and terms of similar meaning in connection with any discussion of future operating or financial condition, performance and/or sales. You are advised to consult any further disclosures we make on related subjects in our reports on Form 10-Q, 8-K and 10-K that we provide to the Securities and Exchange Commission. This is due to the inherent difficulty of forecasting the timing and amount of certain items, such as, but not limited to, restructuring costs, environmental remediation costs, acquisition-related costs, and other non- routine costs.

Monetary) All employees Monetary reward Behavior change related indicator In 2020, 25% of our total-company annual incentive related to certain objectives relating to our recent acquisition of the Masterbatch business of Clariant. In 2020 alone we launched 10 new sustainable product families. 100% of Avient’s R&D budget is used to address customer demand, which increasingly Avient CDP Climate Change Questionnaire 2021 Tuesday, August 3, 2021 25 includes sustainable solutions. These efforts not only are a means for continuous improvement and better decision-making, but also improve transparency, help increase stakeholder trust and improve access to capital.

You can identify these statements by the fact that they do not relate strictly to historic or current facts. They use words such as "will," “anticipate,” “estimate,” “expect,” “project,” “intend,” “plan,” “believe” and other words and terms of similar meaning in connection with any discussion of future operating or financial condition, performance and/or sales. This is due to the inherent difficulty of forecasting the timing and amount of certain items, such as, but not limited to, restructuring costs, environmental remediation costs, acquisition-related costs, and other non-routine costs.

You can identify these statements by the fact that they do not relate strictly to historic or current facts. They use words such as "will," “anticipate,” “estimate,” “expect,” “project,” “intend,” “plan,” “believe” and other words and terms of similar meaning in connection with any discussion of future operating or financial condition, performance and/or sales. This is due to the inherent difficulty of forecasting the timing and amount of certain items, such as, but not limited to, mark-to-market adjustments associated with benefit plans, environmental remediation costs, acquisition-related costs, and other non-routine costs.

AVIENT CORPORATION F I R S T Q U A R T E R 2 0 2 3 R E S U L T S (NYSE: AVNT) M A Y 3 , 2 0 2 3 D I S C L A I M E R Forward-Looking Statements Certain statements contained in or incorporated by reference into this presentation constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. You can identify these statements by the fact that they do not relate strictly to historic or current facts. They use words such as "will," “anticipate,” “estimate,” “expect,” “project,” “intend,” “plan,” “believe” and other words and terms of similar meaning in connection with any discussion of future operating or financial condition, performance and/or sales.

Slide 1 PolyOne Corporation Page 1 PolyOne Innovation Day InterContinental Hotel New York, New York May 29, 2014 PolyOne Corporation Page 2 Forward-Looking Statements  In this presentation, statements that are not reported financial results or other historical information are “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. They use words such as “will,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “expect,” “project,” “intend,” “plan,” “believe,” and other words and terms of similar meaning in connection with any discussion of future operating or financial performance and/or sales You are advised to consult any further disclosures we make on related subjects in our reports on Form 10-Q, 8-K and 10-K that we provide to the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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