Avient Corp (AVNT) reports that President & CEO Michael J. Frank acquired 126,455 restricted stock units on October 13, 2026. Each unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of Avient common stock. His reported post-transaction position was 126,455 units. One-third vest on October 13, 2029, and the remaining two-thirds vest on October 13, 2031, unless earlier vested or terminated under the grant agreement.
Avient Corporation appointed Michael J. Frank president and chief executive officer and a member of its board, effective October 7, 2026. Frank succeeds Dr. Ashish K. Khandpur, who will provide advisory support through December 31, 2026. The board also elected Richard H. Fearon, previously lead independent director, as non-executive chairman.
Avient reaffirmed its third-quarter and full-year 2026 financial guidance previously provided on August 6, 2026. Third-quarter closing procedures remain underway, so actual results may differ from preliminary expectations and remain subject to normal quarter-end and financial reporting processes. Avient plans to release third-quarter results before market open on November 4, 2026, followed by a webcast at 8:00 a.m. Eastern Time.
As part of Khandpur’s separation arrangements, the Compensation Committee approved special vesting of 38,047 outstanding restricted stock units on December 1, 2026, and 38,046 on December 1, 2027; the awards otherwise would be forfeited upon his separation. Khandpur also agreed to resign from the board, provide advisory support through 2026, and extend his post-employment non-competition and non-solicitation covenants by an additional year.
Avient Corp. (AVNT) director William A. Wulfsohn acquired 958 common shares on September 30, 2026, through the dividend-reinvestment feature of the Avient Corporation Deferred Compensation Plan for Non-Employee Directors. The shares were held indirectly through the plan, and his reported post-transaction position was 67,044 shares. No Rule 10b5-1 plan is reported.
Avient Corp (AVNT) director Patricia Verduin received a compensation-related award of 958 common shares on September 30, 2026. Her directly held common-stock position following the award was 29,376 shares. The reported transaction price was $0.0000 per share; this was an award acquisition, not a reported market purchase or sale.
Avient Corp. director Kerry J. Preete acquired 958 shares of common stock on September 30, 2026, through a dividend reinvestment feature of Avient Corporation’s Deferred Compensation Plan for Non-Employee Directors. The shares were held indirectly through the plan, bringing that reported position to 52,986 shares.
Avient Corporation director Nicolas Ernest reported acquiring 958 shares of common stock on September 30, 2026, through the dividend reinvestment feature of the Avient Corporation Deferred Compensation Plan for Non-Employee Directors. His reported post-transaction position was 28,063 shares held indirectly through that plan.
Avient Corp. (AVNT) director Kim Ann Mink reported acquiring 958 common shares on September 30, 2026, through the dividend reinvestment feature of the Deferred Compensation Plan for Non-Employee Directors. The shares were reported as indirect holdings through the plan, with a resulting position of 40,065 shares.
Avient Corporation director William R. Jellison received an award of 958 shares of common stock on September 30, 2026. After the award, he directly held 28,132 shares. He also reported 44,462 shares indirectly through the Deferred Compensation Plan for Non-Employee Directors, including shares acquired through the plan’s dividend reinvestment feature.
Avient Corp director Neil Green acquired 958 shares of common stock as a grant or award on September 30, 2026. His direct holdings following the transaction were 11,378 shares. He also reported 8,811 shares held indirectly through the Deferred Compensation Plan, including shares acquired through its dividend reinvestment feature.