Avient director adds 1,072 deferred plan shares

Avient Corp director Kerry J. Preete reported an acquisition of 1,072 shares of Common Stock through the company’s Deferred Compensation Plan for Non-Employee Directors.

Rhea-AI Filing Summary

Avient Corp director Kerry J. Preete reported an acquisition of 1,072 shares of Common Stock through the company’s Deferred Compensation Plan for Non-Employee Directors. The shares were credited at no stated price and reflect dividend reinvestment within the deferred plan.

After this award, indirect holdings in the deferred compensation plan total 50,201.339 shares, while direct ownership remains 6,688 shares. These are compensation-related allocations rather than open-market purchases or sales.

Insider Trade Summary

Grant/Award: 1,072 shares

Grant/Award 2 txns

Insider Preete Kerry J

Role Director

Type	Security	Shares	Price	Value
Grant/Award	Common Stock	1,072	$0.00	$0.00
holding	Common Stock	--	--	--

Holdings After Transaction: Common Stock — 50,201.339 shares (Indirect, Deferred Comp Plan); Common Stock — 6,688 shares (Direct)

Footnotes (1)

1. F1. Includes shares acquired pursuant to a dividend reinvestment feature of the Avient Corporation Deferred Compensation Plan for Non-Employee Directors.

Key Figures

Shares awarded: 1,072 shares Indirect holdings after award: 50,201.339 shares Direct holdings: 6,688 shares +1 more

4 metrics

Shares awarded 1,072 shares Grant/award acquisition in Deferred Compensation Plan on March 31, 2026

Indirect holdings after award 50,201.339 shares Common Stock held through Deferred Compensation Plan following transaction

Direct holdings 6,688 shares Common Stock directly owned after reported transactions

Price per awarded share $0.0000 per share Compensation-related credit, not an open-market purchase price

Key Terms

Deferred Compensation Plan, dividend reinvestment, Non-Employee Directors, indirect ownership

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Deferred Compensation Plan financial

"Includes shares acquired pursuant to a dividend reinvestment feature of the Avient Corporation Deferred Compensation Plan for Non-Employee Directors."

A deferred compensation plan is an arrangement where an employer agrees to pay part of an employee’s pay or bonus at a later date instead of immediately, often to reduce current tax bills or to tie rewards to long-term performance. For investors it matters because these promises create future cash obligations and influence executive incentives and retention; they can affect a company’s reported liabilities, cash flow planning and the risk profile if the business faces financial trouble.

dividend reinvestment financial

"Includes shares acquired pursuant to a dividend reinvestment feature of the Avient Corporation Deferred Compensation Plan for Non-Employee Directors."

Dividend reinvestment is when the money earned from a company's profit sharing, called dividends, is automatically used to buy more shares of that company instead of being received as cash. This process helps investors grow their holdings over time without extra effort, much like using earned interest to buy more of a savings account. It encourages long-term investment growth by continuously increasing the amount of shares owned.

Non-Employee Directors financial

"Avient Corporation Deferred Compensation Plan for Non-Employee Directors."

Non-employee directors are board members who do not work for the company as salaried employees and usually do not hold day-to-day management roles. They act like outside referees or independent coaches, providing oversight, asking tough questions, and protecting shareholders’ interests; investors care because these directors help ensure management is accountable, reduce conflicts of interest, and influence decisions that affect company strategy and long-term value.

indirect ownership financial

"total_shares_following_transaction: 50201.3390, direct_or_indirect: I, nature_of_ownership: Deferred Comp Plan"

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What insider transaction did Avient (AVNT) director Kerry Preete report?

Kerry J. Preete reported receiving 1,072 Avient Common Stock shares as a compensation-related award. The shares were credited through a dividend reinvestment feature of Avient’s Deferred Compensation Plan for Non-Employee Directors, rather than bought or sold on the open market.

Were Avient (AVNT) shares bought or sold on the open market in this Form 4?

No open-market buy or sell is reported. The filing shows a grant of 1,072 Common Stock shares credited at no stated price within Avient’s deferred compensation plan for non-employee directors, reflecting dividend reinvestment rather than market trading activity.

How many Avient (AVNT) shares does Kerry Preete now hold indirectly?

Following the reported award, Kerry J. Preete holds 50,201.339 Avient Common Stock shares indirectly. These shares are associated with Avient’s Deferred Compensation Plan for Non-Employee Directors, which includes amounts accumulated through the plan’s dividend reinvestment feature.

What is Kerry Preete’s direct Avient (AVNT) share ownership after this filing?

The Form 4 shows direct ownership of 6,688 Avient Common Stock shares for Kerry J. Preete. This direct position is listed separately from his larger indirect holdings in the company’s Deferred Compensation Plan for Non-Employee Directors reported in the same filing.

What does the dividend reinvestment feature mean in Avient’s deferred plan?

The dividend reinvestment feature automatically converts cash dividends into additional Avient shares within the Deferred Compensation Plan for Non-Employee Directors. In this filing, it resulted in an additional 1,072 Common Stock shares being credited to Kerry J. Preete’s indirect plan holdings.

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Accepted by SEC EDGAR 04/02/2026 - 02:25 PM EDT Learn about SEC filing dates

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Preete Kerry J

(Last) (First) (Middle)

AVIENT CORPORATION

33587 WALKER ROAD

(Street)

AVON LAKE OHIO 44012

(City) (State) (Zip)

UNITED STATES

(Country)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
AVIENT CORP [ AVNT ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

X	Director		10% Owner
	Officer (give title below)		Other (specify below)

2a. Foreign Trading Symbol

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
03/31/2026

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock	03/31/2026		A		1,072	A	$0	50,201.339(1)	I	Deferred Comp Plan
Common Stock								6,688	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Explanation of Responses:

1. Includes shares acquired pursuant to a dividend reinvestment feature of the Avient Corporation Deferred Compensation Plan for Non-Employee Directors.

	By: /s/ Robert K. James, Power of Attorney for Kerry J. Preete	04/02/2026
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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* Form 4: SEC 1474 (03-26)