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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001122976-25-000032"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "AVNT"
cik: "0001122976"
company_name: "AVIENT CORP"
filed_at: "2025-05-15T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-21T04:30:04.512453+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.1
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.1
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Avient shareholders elect all 12 director nominees, approve say-on-pay, ratify EY as auditor

## Summary
- All 12 director nominees elected; Richard H. Fearon received the most withheld votes (14.9M).
- Advisory vote on executive compensation approved with 80.3M for, 6.2M against.
- Ratification of Ernst & Young as independent auditor for 2025 approved with 86.9M for, 1.6M against.
- Broker non-votes of 1.88M shares on director election and say-on-pay proposals.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001122976-25-000032
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: AVNT
- cik: 0001122976
- company_name: AVIENT CORP
- filed_at: 2025-05-15T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.1
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.1
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1122976/000112297625000032/0001122976-25-000032-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1122976/000112297625000032/avnt-20250514.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001122976-25-000032.txt

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