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INFORMATION ABOUT OUR EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

Executive officers are elected by our Board of Directors to serve one-year terms. The following table lists the name of each person serving as an executive officer of the Company, their age, and position with the Company as of February 6, 2026.

Ashish K. Khandpur, Ph.D.: Chairman, May 2025 to date; President and Chief Executive Officer, December 2023 to date; Director, December 2023 to date. Group President of the Transportation & Electronics business group for 3M Company (a global manufacturing and technology company) ("3M") from April 2021 to November 2023. During his 28-year career with 3M, Dr. Khandpur held a series of roles with increasing responsibility, including Executive Vice President, Transportation & Electronic business group, from April 2019 to April 2021; Executive Vice President, Electronics & Energy business group, from July 2017 to March 2019; and Senior Vice President, Research & Development and Chief Technology Officer, from July 2014 to June 2017, among other roles.

Jamie A. Beggs: Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, August 2020 to date. Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Hunt Consolidated, Inc. (a diversified holding company focused primarily in the energy industry) from January 2017 through December 2019. Vice President and Treasurer at Celanese Corporation (a global technology leader in the production of specialty materials and chemical products) from 2015 to 2017. Chief Financial Officer, Material Solutions at Celanese Corporation from 2011 to 2015. Prior to 2011, Ms. Beggs worked in various roles of increasing responsibility at Celanese in both business and finance from May 2007.

Philip G. Clark, Jr., Ph.D.: Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, November 2024 to date. Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, Nouryon (global specialty chemicals organization) from December 2022 to October 2024. Vice President for Research and Development in the Automotive and Aerospace Solutions division at 3M from August 2019 to December 2022. Throughout his 17-year tenure at 3M, Dr. Clark advanced through various positions including Technical Director, Corporate Research Process Laboratory, from March 2017 to July 2019; Laboratory Manager, Corporate Research Materials Laboratory, from March 2016 to February 2017; Laboratory Manager (Korea), from March 2015 to March 2016; Laboratory Manager, Electronics Materials Solutions division, from September 2010 to March 2015; Technical Manager, Electronics Markets Materials division, from April 2007 to August 2010; and Advanced Product Development Specialist, Electronics Markets Materials division from July 2005 to March 2007.

Kristen A. Gajewski: Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer, February 2023 to date. Global HR Director, Talent Management and Corporate Functions, September 2022 to January 2023. Global HR Director, Color, Additives and Inks, February 2017 to August 2022, including an international assignment from December 2017 to September 2019 with additional responsibility for the EMEA and India region. Global Training and Organizational Development Director from January 2016 to January 2017. Training and Organizational Development Senior Manager from March 2015 to December 2015. Training and Organizational Development Manager from July 2013 to February 2015. Prior to joining Avient, Ms. Gajewski held HR roles of increasing responsibility at AkzoNobel Decorative Coatings (a business unit of AkzoNobel specializing in manufacturing paints and coatings) from May 2009 to June 2013.

Michael J. Irwin: Senior Vice President, New Business Development & Marketing Excellence, October 2024 to date. Vice President, Abrasive Systems Division at 3M from October 2018 to October 2024. During his 22-year career at 3M, Mr. Irwin progressed through a series of roles, including U.S. Vice President, Abrasive Systems division, from June 2018 to October 2018; U.S. Business Director, from March 2017 to May 2018; Regional Business Leader, Precision Grinding & Finishing, from January 2016 to March 2017; Global Business Leader, from February 2014 to December 2015; Global Business manager, from September 2012 to February 2014; Global Market Development Manager, from February 2011 to August 2012; Global Marketing Manager, from July 2010 to January 2011; Marketing Supervisor, from December 2008 to June 2010; and other positions beginning in November 2002 including Lean Six Sigma Black Belt.

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Woon Keat Moh: Senior Vice President and President of Color, Additives and Inks, July 2024 to date. Senior Vice President and President of Color, Additives and Inks — Americas and Asia, April 2020 to July 2024. Senior Vice President and President of Color, Additives and Inks, January 2020 to March 2020. Vice President of Asia, January 2019 to December 2019. General Manager of Specialty Engineered Materials Asia, December 2014 to December 2018. Sales Director of Color and Additives Asia, February 2011 to November 2014. Business Development Manager, Color and Additives Asia, February 2010 to January 2011. From October 1999 to January 2010, Mr. Moh worked for Clariant AG (a global manufacturer of color and additives masterbatch) in various roles of increasing responsibility, culminating in a commercial leadership role in Southeast Asia. He also served as a technical sales executive for Bayer AG (a manufacturer of pigments, dyestuffs, additives, chemical auxiliaries for textile, leather, paper and plastic industry) with its Specialty Products division from 1997 to 1999.

Nello Rizzo: Senior Vice President, Global Supply Chain, January 2026 to date. Senior Vice President and Chief Supply Chain Officer, Momentive Performance Materials (a plastic fabrication company) ("Momentive") from November 2014 to December 2025, and Vice President of Supply Chain Global Operations from 2012 to 2014. Prior to Momentive, Mr. Rizzo held operations roles at PPG Industries, 3M, ThyssenKrupp, and ENEL SpA.

Amy M. Sanders: Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, April 2024 to date. Senior Vice President and Deputy Chief Legal Officer, Global Operations, Eaton Corporation (a power management company) from October 2023 to April 2024. Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel, Business Counsel, 3M from February 2022 to October 2023. Over her 20-year career at 3M, Ms. Sanders held roles of increasing responsibility within the legal department, including Vice President and General Counsel, Transportation and Electronics Business Group, from July 2017 to February 2022; Assistant General Counsel, from March 2016 to July 2017, among other roles from November 2002 to March 2016.

David Schneider: Senior Vice President and President of Specialty Engineered Materials, September 2025 to date. Vice President, Electronics Materials Solutions Division, 3M from February 2022 to September 2025. Over his nearly 33-year career at 3M, Mr. Schneider held roles of increasing responsibility, including Vice President, Automotive Aftermarket Division, from April 2018 to February 2022; Integration and Global Business Director, Separation and Purification Sciences Division, from March 2015 to April 2018, among other roles beginning in 1993.

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Part II

Our common shares, $0.01 par value per share, are traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “AVNT.”

As of February 6, 2026, there were 1,285 holders of record of our common shares.

We currently have an authorized common share repurchase program. During the twelve months ended December 31, 2025, we did not repurchase any common shares.

(1) Our Board of Directors approved a common share repurchase program authorizing Avient to purchase its common shares in August 2008, which share repurchase authorization has been subsequently increased from time to time. On December 9, 2020, we announced that we would increase our share buyback by an additional 5.0 million shares. As of December 31, 2025, approximately 5.0 million shares remained available for purchase under these authorizations, which have no expiration. Purchases of common shares may be made by open market purchases or privately negotiated transactions and may be made pursuant to Rule 10b5-1 plans and accelerated share repurchases.