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AVIENT CORPORATION
AUDIT COMMITTEE CHARTER
Authority
The Board of Directors, by resolution dated August 31, 2000, established the Audit Committee.
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Three Months Ended Year Ended
Reconciliation of Pro Forma Adjusted Earnings per Share December 31, 2022
Net (loss) income from continuing operations attributable to Avient
shareholders $ (17.0) $ 82.8
Special items, after tax (Attachment 3) 38.3 116.2
Amortization expense, after-tax (Attachment 1) 14.6 49.0
Adjusted net income from continuing operations excluding special items 35.9 248.0
APM pro forma adjustments to net income from continuing operations* 2.5 13.6
APM amortization expense, after tax* — 19.1
Pro forma adjusted net income from continuing operations attributable to Avient
shareholders $ 38.4 $ 280.7
Weighted average diluted shares 91.7 92.2
Pro forma adjusted EPS - excluding special items $ 0.42 $ 3.04
* Pro forma adjustment for January - August 2022 APM results (period before Avient ownership) including the impacts of debt financing and
prepayments on net income from continuing operations.
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Free Cash Flow Calculation December 31, 2023
Cash provided by operating activities $ 201.6
Taxes paid on gain on sale of business 104.1
Adjusted cash provided by operating activities $ 305.7
Capital expenditures $ (119.4)
Free cash flow $ 186.3
Three Months Ended
March 31, 2023
Reconciliation to Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income $ EPS
Net income from continuing operations attributable to Avient shareholders $ 20.8 $ 0.23
Special items, after tax 22.3 0.24
Amortization expense, after-tax 15.1 0.16
Adjusted net income / EPS $ 58.2 $ 0.63
Three Months Ended
December 31,
Year Ended
December 31,
Reconciliation to EBITDA and Pro Forma Adjusted EBITDA 2023 2022 2023 2022
Net income (loss) from continuing operations – GAAP $ 27.6 $ (16.6) $ 76.3 $ 83.1
Income tax (benefit) expense (7.0) (60.8) 11.0 (19.3)
Interest expense 26.8 49.4 115.3 119.8
Depreciation and amortization from continuing operations 44.2 48.6 188.8 162.5
EBITDA from continuing operations $ 91.6 $ 20.6 $ 391.4 $ 346.1
Special items, before tax 22.4 104.3 114.6 194.0
Interest expense included in special items (0.1) (16.0) (2.3) (26.0)
Depreciation and amortization included in special items — (1.5) (1.9) (5.5)
Adjusted EBITDA $ 113.9 $ 107.4 $ 501.8 $ 508.6
APM pro forma adjustments - 8 months 2022* — — — 83.1
Pro forma adjusted EBITDA $ 113.9 $ 107.4 $ 501.8 $ 591.7
* Pro forma adjustment for January - August 2022 APM results (period before Avient ownership).
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On December 19, 2012, the Company acquired Glasforms, Inc.
Vice President,
Information Technology, The Geon Company, May 1999 to August 2000, and Chief Information Officer,
August 1997 to May 1999.
POLYONE CORPORATION 19
PART II
ITEM 5.
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Kahler
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• Shifted sales compensation
practices to drive value and
margin expansion
• Significantly upgraded and
added sales, marketing, and
From Volume to Value
$2,622
$3,060
Sales
($ millions) 2006 2011PFadded sales, marketing, and
technical resources
• Expanded global cross-selling
• Invested in training and tools
2006 2011PF
3.3%
6.8%
2006 2011PF
Adjusted OI%
($ millions) 2006 2011PF
2006 2011PF
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• Value pricing practices enabled
by use of EVE tools
• Shifting the basis of
competition to specialization
1.5%
8.9%
2006 2011PF
Specialty OI%
Specialization Drives Margin Expansion
2006 2011PF
7.2%
PPS OI%
competition to specialization
differentiates PolyOne as a
value-added solutions provider
• Redirecting our technology and
marketing focus to the most
attractive segments 2.6%
5.6%
2006 2011
POD OI%
5.5%
7.2%
2006 2011
2006 2011
2006 2011
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• Global key account management
team focused on key markets
and strategic OEMs
• Drive growth in target markets
through application development750
1,120
Total Commercial Employees 2007 – 2011
49% Increase
Commercial Excellence – Recent Investments
*Includes ColorMatrix
through application development
• Leverage breadth of solutions
across all PolyOne platforms to
identify innovative solutions for
strategic OEMs and
Tier 1 partners
*
750
2007 2011
Sales Marketing R&D/Tech
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5%
1%
0%
27%
2%
12% 4%
Performance Dashboards Drive Execution
45%
26% 18%
5%
55%
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53%
Drivers of Customer Loyalty
Customer Experience is Key to Customer Loyalty
53%
Building Customer Loyalty
n = 4,960 B2B customers of 24 companies
Source: Corporate Executive Board
Company
and Brand
Impact
Product
and
Service
Delivery
Value-to-
Price Ratio
Customer
Experience
19%
9%
9%
19%
19%
9%
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• Continue to redirect our focus to more attractive
segments and increase customer loyalty
and retention
• Leverage new commercial tools and investments
to enable disciplined execution and accountability
Critical Imperatives
to enable disciplined execution and accountability
• Position PolyOne as the differentiated
value-added specialty solutions provider
Drive improved mix in all segments and
achieve margin and profitability growth
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No Nylon Type Nylon description TPE
Hardness
Aging
condition
Peel,
N/mm / lb
/ in
1 Capron 8333GHI Glass and impact 60A(1) Aging A 3.7 / 21
2 Capron 8333GHI Glass and impact 60A(1) Aging B 3.2 / 20
3 Capron 8333GHI Glass and impact 60A(1) Aging C 3.3 / 19
4 Capron
8333GHIHS
Glass, impact and heat
stabilized
60A(1) Aging A 3.2 / 20
5 Capron
8333GHIHS
Glass, impact and heat
stabilized
75A Aging A 3.0 / 17
6 Ultramid B3ZG6 Glass and impact 60A(1) Aging A 3.2 / 18
7 Zytel 70G33L Glass 60A(1) Aging A 3.9 / 22
8 Zytel 408AHS Heat stabilized and flow
aid
60A(1) Aging A 3.7 / 21
9 Zytel 409AHS Heat stabilized and flow
aid
60A(1) Aging A 3.2 / 20
Aging A: nylon substrate conditioned at room temperature and humidity for 4 weeks before TPE
overmolding.
Capron 8333GHI
N/mm
(lb/in)
60A-I 60A-II 75A-III 55A-IV 65A-V 50A-VI 70A-VII
260C/500F 3.7 / 21 N/A 3.2 / 18 No No No No
276C/530F 3.7 / 21 3.7 / 21 3.2 / 18 2.1 / 12 No No No
288C/550F N/A N/A N/A 2.5 / 14 2.5 / 14 No No
Capron 8333GHIHS
N/mm
(lb/in)
60A-I 60A-II 75A-III 55A-IV 65A-IV 50A-VI 70A-VII
260C/500F 3.9 / 22 N/A 3.3 / 19 No No No No
276C/530F 3.5 / 20 N/A 3.3 / 19 No No No No
288C/550F N/A N/A N/A 2.5 / 14 2.6 / 15 No No
Ultramid B3ZG6
N/mm
(lb/in)
60A-I 60A-II 75A-III 55A-IV 65A-IV 50A-VI 70A-VII
260C/500F 3.0 / 17 3.3 / 19 3.2 / 18 No No No No
276C/530F 3.2 / 18 3.3 / 19 3.2 / 18 No No No No
288C/550F 3.3 / 19 N/A 3.0 / 17 2.1 / 12 2.1 / 12 No No
Zytel 70G33L
N/mm
(lb/in)
60A-I 60A-II 75A-III 55A-IV 65A-IV 50A-VI 70A-VII
260C/500F 3.7 / 21 N/A 3.3 / 19 No No No No
276C/530F 3.7 / 21 3.7 / 21 3.3 / 19 2.3 / 13 No No No
288C/550F N/A N/A N/A 2.1 / 12 2.5 / 14 No No
Zytel 408HS
N/mm
(lb/in)
60A-I 60A-II 75A-III 55A-IV 65A-IV 50A-VI 70A-VII
260C/500F 3.0 / 17 N/A 3.2 / 18 No No No No
276C/530F 3.2 / 18 4 / 23 3.0 / 17 No No No No
288C/550F N/A N/A N/A 2.5 / 14 2.5 / 14 No No
Zytel 409AHS
N/mm
(lb/in)
60A-I 60A-II 75A-III 55A-IV 65A-IV 50A-VI 70A-VII
260C/500F 3.2 / 18 N/A 3.0 / 17 No No No No
276C/530F 3.3 / 19 4.2 / 24 2.8/ 16 No No No No
288C/550F N/A N/A N/A 2.1 / 12 2.1 / 12 No No
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Table 4: Two-shot molding comparison
TPE 60A-I 75A-III 55A-IV 65A-IV 50A-VI 70A-VII
Barrel temp C/F 260/500 260/500 288/550 288/550 288/550 288/550
Peel Values
N/mm or Pli
Capron
8333GHI
4.2 / 24 3.5 / 20 3.3 / 19 3.0 / 17 2.3 / 13 3.0 / 17
Capron
8333GHIHS
4.0 / 23 3.9 / 22 2.8 / 16 3.0 / 17 2.3 / 13 3.2 / 18
Zytel 70G33L 4.2 / 24 3.3 / 19 2.8 / 16 3.3 / 18 1.9 / 11 3.3 / 19
Zytel 408AHS 4.0 / 23 4.0 / 23 3.5 / 20 3.7 / 21 1.9 / 11 3.9 / 22
Zytel 409AHS 4.2 / 24 4.0 / 23 3.2 / 18 3.3 / 19 1.6 / 9 3.3 / 19
Surface
Energy (mN/m)
46
43
40
37
34
31
28
Engineering
Plastics
Polyamide 6,6
ABS
Polycarbonate
Acrylic
Polystyrene
Polypropylene
Polyethylene
Elastomers
Coplyamide
TPU
Copolyester
Styrenic-TPE
TPV
metallocenes
Figure1.
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Palm Christoph
Palm Christoph
Nom
Palm
Prénom(s)
Christoph
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Date de nomination
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have taken care of each other and our customers as an essential supplier in the COVID-19 response and recovery effort.
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.
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From August 1994 to June
2005, Mr.
Vice President,
Information Technology, The Geon Company, May 1999 to August 2000, and Chief Information Officer,
August 1997 to May 1999.
See Note 19, Fair Value, for further discussion.
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The runner may be placed at the parting line or
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a hot sprue may be used.
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Comparing data from Table 3 and Figure 8.
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Figure 10.
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Bangkok, Thailand
19.
Hanna Company, 1997 to August 2000.
Hanna Company,
January 2000 to August 2000.