Company: AVNT
Filing Date: 2025-03-27
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001122976-25-000019
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Company: AVIENT CORP
Filing Date: 2025-03-27
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 42
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 taxes and exercise costs relating to the shares (if applicable). This requirement to retain 100% of all shares obtained from us ceases once the Director has met the Guidelines, as long as the Guidelines continue to be met. Similar policies, as they relate to our Named Executive Officers, are set forth in the “Other Aspects of Our Compensation Programs” section of this proxy statement.

Delinquent Section 16(a) Reports . Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act requires that certain of our officers, our Directors and persons who beneficially own more than 10% of a registered class of our equity securities file reports of ownership and changes in ownership with the SEC. The SEC has established specific due date requirements for these reports and we are required to disclose in this proxy statement any known late filings or failures to file. Based solely on our review of Section 16 reports filed electronically with the SEC and written representations from certain reporting persons, we believe that during 2024 and for prior years, all Section 16(a) filing requirements applicable to such officers, Directors and more-than-10% shareholders were satisfied, except that one Form 4 filing reporting one 2024 RSU vesting transaction and one 2024 share-based tax withholding transaction for Ashish Khandpur was filed late (the delay in reporting these transactions was due to Company administrative error).

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#### COMPENSATION DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS

### Compensation Discussion and Analysis
Executive Summary

This section highlights significant Compensation Committee and Company executive compensation actions that occurred in 2024. In addition, it illustrates the relationship between the compensation of our Named Executive Officers and how we measure Company performance.

Our Named Executive Officers for 2024 are:

| Name                    |     | Title                                                                          |
| Ashish K. Khandpur      |     | President and Chief Executive Officer                                          |
| Jamie A. Beggs          |     | Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer                                 |
| Joel R. Rathbun         |     | Former Senior Vice President, Mergers and Acquisitions                         |
| Amy M. Sanders          |     | Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Secretary and Corporate Ethics Officer |
| Christopher L. Pederson |     | Senior Vice President, President of Specialty Engineered Materials             |
| Michael A. Garratt      |     | Former Senior Vice President, President of Color, Additives and Inks, EMEA     |

Leaders