8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): May 13, 2021

Avient Corporation

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Ohio	1-16091	34-1730488
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

Avient Center

33587 Walker Road

Avon Lake, Ohio 44012

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (440) 930-1000

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:    

☐    Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

☐    Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

☐    Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))        

☐    Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))    

    

Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Shares, par value $.01 per share	AVNT	New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 5.07.    Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

    Avient Corporation (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders on May 13, 2021 (the “Annual Meeting”). The final results for the proposals submitted for a vote of shareholders at the Annual Meeting are set forth below. The proposals below are described in more detail in the Company’s definitive proxy statement for the Annual Meeting, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 30, 2021.

a)     The following individuals were nominated in 2021 to serve as directors until the 2022 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. All nominees were elected. The voting results were as follows:

Director Nominee	For	Withheld	Broker Non-Votes
Robert E. Abernathy	83,869,883	743,500	2,824,993
Richard H. Fearon	80,230,245	4,383,138	2,824,993
Gregory J. Goff	83,242,486	1,370,897	2,824,993
William R. Jellison	84,370,700	242,683	2,824,993
Sandra Beach Lin	83,590,230	1,023,153	2,824,993
Kim Ann Mink, Ph.D.	84,399,369	214,014	2,824,993
Robert M. Patterson	82,304,442	2,308,941	2,824,993
Kerry J. Preete	82,932,838	1,680,545	2,824,993
Patricia Verduin, Ph.D.	83,592,760	1,020,623	2,824,993
William A. Wulfsohn	83,872,231	741,152	2,824,993

b)    The shareholders approved, on an advisory basis, the Company’s named executive officer compensation. The voting results were as follows:

For	Against	Abstentions	Broker Non-Votes
81,240,721	2,886,145	486,517	2,824,993

c)     The shareholders ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2021. The voting results were as follows:

For	Against	Abstentions
84,321,035	3,075,041	42,300

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

AVIENT CORPORATION

By: /s/ Lisa K. Kunkle

Name: Lisa K. Kunkle

Title: Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

Date: May 17, 2021

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Cover	May 13, 2021
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Document Period End Date	May 13, 2021
Entity Registrant Name	Avient Corporation
Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code	OH
Entity File Number	1-16091
Entity Tax Identification Number	34-1730488
Entity Address, Address Line One	Avient Center
Entity Address, Address Line Two	33587 Walker Road
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Soliciting Material	false