Les produits fournis à Avient ne doivent pas financer, ou soutenir directement ou indirectement des groupes armés en République démocratique du Congo ou dans un pays voisin (les « pays couverts », c’est-à-dire les pays limitrophes), et doivent respecter l’Énoncé de politique sur les minerais de conflit d’Avient concernant les produits fournis à Avient. Dans la poursuite de ce qui précède, nous attendons de nos fournisseurs qu’ils : • Fournissent uniquement des métaux 3TG issus de zones sans conflit à Avient ; • S’engagent dans la diligence raisonnable des chaînes d’approvisionnement en suivant un cadre de diligence reconnu au niveau national ou international ; • Signalent (sur demande) à Avient leurs processus de diligence raisonnable et certifient que les métaux 3TG fournis à Avient par les pays limitrophes sont exempts de conflit ; et • Signalent immédiatement à Avient toute modification de la chaîne d’approvisionnement concernant l’origine des métaux 3TG ou le statut de conflit Les repas et divertissements qui ont pour objectif de développer des relations commerciales doivent être conformes aux pratiques commerciales raisonnables, habituelles et légales dans le pays ou l’industrie

Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those implied by these forward-looking statements include the impact the COVID-19 pandemic has on our business, results from operations, financial condition and liquidity; our ability to achieve the strategic and other objectives relating to the acquisition of Clariant's Masterbatch business, including any expected synergies; our ability to successfully integrate Clariant's Masterbatch business and achieve the expected results of the acquisition of Clariant's Masterbatch business, including, without limitation, the acquisition 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; our ability to continue to pay cash dividends including at the increased rate; the amount and timing of share repurchases, if any; 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 acquisitions 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.

Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those implied by these forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to: the final amount of charges resulting from the North American asset realignment and our ability to realize anticipated savings and operational benefits from the asset realignment; our ability to achieve the strategic and other objectives relating to the acquisition of Spartech Corporation, including any expected synergies; our ability to successfully integrate Spartech and achieve the expected results of the acquisition, including, without limitation, the acquisition being accretive at expected levels and within the expected timeframe; 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 financial condition of our customers, including the ability of customers (especially those that may be highly leveraged and those with inadequate liquidity) to maintain their credit availability; the speed and extent of an economic recovery, including the recovery of the housing market; our ability to achieve new business gains; the effect on foreign operations of currency fluctuations, tariffs, and other political, economic and regulatory risks; changes in polymer consumption growth rates 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 achieve or delays in achieving or achievement of less than the anticipated financial benefit from initiatives related to working capital reductions, cost reductions, and employee productivity goals; an inability to raise or sustain prices for products or services; an inability to maintain appropriate relations with unions and employees; the inability to achieve expected results from our acquisition activities; our ability to continue to pay cash dividends; the amount and timing of repurchases of our common shares, if any; 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 the short term, proceeds from the sale will be used to pay down debt on our revolving line of credit and reduce our overall net debt to EBITDA leverage from 3.2 to 2.0 by year-end," said Mr.

The shipper or consignee shall pay the freight and all other lawful charges accruing on said property according to the agreement of the parties.

How Pay is Tied to Company Performance. Patterson’s pay (as disclosed in the Summary Compensation Table for 2015, 2016 and 2017) and our performance to the pay-for-performance of our peer group for 2015-2017 (for TSR) and 2014-2016 (for pay). Competitive Market Pay Information.

Results of Say-on-Pay Vote. Competitive Market Pay Information. Beggs to pay any excise tax due.

Pay-for-Performance. Results of Say-on-Pay Vote. Competitive Market Pay Information.

Results of Say-on-Pay Vote. Beggs to pay any excise tax due. Executive Compensation - Tables CEO Pay Ratio Pay Versus Performance 15.

We strive to maintain a competitive pay program that serves to attract, retain, motivate and reward our associates. We regularly conduct market analyses to ensure the competitiveness of pay ranges, aligned to our objective to award pay that is commensurate with experience, level of responsibility, and marketability.