Avient (NYSE: AVNT) director receives 1,049-share award in deferred compensation plan

Rhea-AI Filing Summary

Avient Corp director Kim Ann Mink reported a routine equity compensation transaction through a deferred compensation plan. On the reported date, an account associated with the Avient Corporation Deferred Compensation Plan for Non-Employee Directors acquired 1,049 shares of common stock, including shares credited via the plan’s dividend reinvestment feature.

The shares were acquired at no cash cost per share as a grant or award and are held as an indirect interest in the plan rather than as directly owned stock. After this transaction, the filing shows 38,817.061 common shares credited to this deferred compensation plan position.

Insider Trade Summary

1 transaction reported

Mixed 1 txn

Insider Mink Kim Ann

Role null

Type	Security	Shares	Price	Value
Grant/Award	Common Stock	1,049	$0.00	--

Holdings After Transaction: Common Stock — 38,817.061 shares (Indirect, Deferred Comp Plan)

Footnotes (1)

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Key Figures

Shares acquired: 1,049 shares Price per share: $0.0000 per share Shares after transaction: 38,817.061 shares +2 more

5 metrics

Shares acquired 1,049 shares Grant/award acquisition of common stock in deferred compensation plan

Price per share $0.0000 per share Stated transaction price for granted common shares

Shares after transaction 38,817.061 shares Indirect holdings in Avient Deferred Compensation Plan following grant

Transaction code A Form 4 code for grant, award, or other acquisition

Transaction direction acquire Normalized direction for this Form 4 transaction

Key Terms

Deferred Compensation Plan, dividend reinvestment, grant, award, or other acquisition, indirect ownership

4 terms

Deferred Compensation Plan financial

"nature_of_ownership: Deferred Comp Plan"

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"

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.

grant, award, or other acquisition regulatory

"transaction_code_description: Grant, award, or other acquisition"

indirect ownership regulatory

"ownership_type: indirect; ownership_code: I"

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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^*

Mink Kim Ann

(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)
06/30/2026

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	06/30/2026		A		1,049	A	$0	38,817.061(1)	I	Deferred Comp Plan

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.

	/s/ Robert K. James, Power of Attorney for Kim Ann Mink	07/02/2026
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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* Form 4: SEC 1474 (03-26)

FAQ

What insider transaction did AVIENT CORP (AVNT) report for Kim Ann Mink?

AVIENT CORP reported that director Kim Ann Mink acquired 1,049 shares of common stock through a grant in a deferred compensation plan. The filing classifies this as a grant or award acquisition, not an open-market purchase or sale, and reflects routine non-employee director compensation.

Was the AVIENT CORP director’s recent Form 4 a stock purchase or compensation grant?

The Form 4 shows a compensation grant, not a market purchase. Director Kim Ann Mink received 1,049 common shares at a stated price of $0.0000 per share, credited within a deferred compensation plan for non-employee directors, indicating shares were awarded as part of director compensation.

How many AVIENT CORP shares does the deferred compensation plan hold after this transaction?

After the reported grant, the deferred compensation plan position linked to director Kim Ann Mink holds 38,817.061 common shares. These shares are reported as indirectly owned through the Avient Corporation Deferred Compensation Plan for Non-Employee Directors, rather than as directly held stock in a regular brokerage account.

What is the role of dividend reinvestment in AVIENT CORP’s deferred compensation plan?

The filing notes that the reported holdings include shares acquired via a dividend reinvestment feature in the Avient Corporation Deferred Compensation Plan for Non-Employee Directors. Dividends credited to the plan are automatically used to acquire additional common shares within the deferred plan account.

Does the AVIENT CORP Form 4 show any stock sales by Kim Ann Mink?

The Form 4 does not report any sales. It shows only one transaction coded as an acquisition, reflecting a grant or award of 1,049 common shares into the deferred compensation plan. No disposal, sale, gift, or tax-withholding transactions are listed in the transaction summary.