Company: AVNT
Filing Date: 2025-03-27
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001122976-25-000019
Chunk: 44

Company: AVIENT CORP
Filing Date: 2025-03-27
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 44
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• Certified again as an ACC Responsible Care® organization for outstanding environmental, health, safety and security performance; and

• Received our 6th consecutive certification as a Great Place to Work® by the Great Place to Work Institute.

(1) Adjusted EPS is a financial measure that is not presented in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP"). See Appendix A for an explanation of management’s use of this non-GAAP financial measure and a reconciliation of this measure to its most directly comparable financial measure calculated in accordance with GAAP.

Pay-for-Performance . Our executive compensation programs reflect the belief that the amount earned by our executives must, to a significant extent, depend on achieving rigorous company and business segment objectives designed to enhance shareholder value. Looking back, and taking into account the performance achieved compared to the objectives set, we believe that our Named Executive Officers’ incentive compensation results are aligned with the operational performance that we achieved for 2024.

Results of Say-on-Pay Vote . At the 2024 Annual Meeting, we held our annual advisory vote on named executive officer compensation. Over 96% of the votes cast were in favor of this advisory proposal. The Compensation Committee considered the voting results as well as other input from conversations held with investors and viewed them as continued strong support of our executive compensation programs. As a result, the Compensation Committee made no material changes in the structure of our compensation programs or pay-for-performance philosophy in direct response to the voting results for the proposal. At the 2025 Annual Meeting, we will again hold an advisory vote to approve Named Executive Officer compensation. The Compensation Committee expects to consider the results from this year’s and future advisory votes on named executive officer compensation.

Executive Compensation Practices and Programs . The executive compensation practices and programs described below and in the accompanying tables played a vital role in driving our financial results, aligning pay with performance for 2024, and are intended to attract and retain a highly experienced, successful team to manage Avient. Our practices and programs are directly linked to our key business objectives and are designed to create value for our shareholders, including when we achieve positive operational performance.

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#### COMPENSATION DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
| We align executive compensation with   
 shareholder interests                  
 We avoid excessiverisk while fostering 
 sustainable company                    
 growth                                 |     | ✓                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |     | Help ensure that the majority of executive pay is based on objective,