Company: AVNT
Filing Date: 2025-03-27
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001122976-25-000019
Chunk: 69

Company: AVIENT CORP
Filing Date: 2025-03-27
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 69
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 provide transition support to the Company, Avient modified certain RSU awards previously granted to Mr. Garratt that would have otherwise been forfeited under the terms of the applicable grant agreements. The values shown for the modified RSUs impact the following: 6,400 RSUs originally granted on February 22, 2024 (row eight), 5,550 RSUs originally granted on February 17, 2023 (row nine), and 4,550 RSUs originally granted on February 14, 2022 (row ten). The modifications were based upon the period of time that Mr. Garratt was employed by Avient from the original grant date of the award through July 22, 2024 (the modification date).

Exercise or Base Price of Option Awards (column (i))

In setting the base price of these SARs, we followed the practice of using our closing stock price on the grant date. This practice complies with the 2020 Plan.

Grant Date Fair Value of Stock and Option Awards (column (j))

The amounts in this column represent the grant date fair value of each equity-based award, computed in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718. For information regarding the assumptions used in determining the fair value of an award, please refer to Note 13, Share-Based Compensation, in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024.

Narrative Disclosure Relating to the 2024 Summary Compensation Table and the 2024 Grants of Plan-Based Awards Table

For information regarding the amount of salary and bonus compensation in proportion to total compensation, see the “What We Pay and Why: Elements of Compensation” section of this proxy statement. For information regarding the management Continuity Agreements, see the “Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change of Control” section of this proxy statement. For more information about the 2024 modification of Mr. Garratt's outstanding 2022, 2023 and 2024 incentive awards, please see Compensation Discussion and Analysis section of this proxy statement, the footnotes and narrative to the 2024 Summary Compensation Table, and the "Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change of Control" disclosure below.

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#### EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
Outstanding Equity Awards at 2024 Fiscal Year-End

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