LIN SANDRA BEACH 4

What Happened
Sandra Beach, a non-employee director of Avient Corporation (AVNT), was credited with 1,072 shares on 2026-03-31 as an award/other acquisition (code A). The filing reports an acquisition price of $0.00 (total value reported $0), reflecting shares issued under a dividend reinvestment/compensation arrangement rather than an open-market purchase.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-03-31 (Form 4 filed 2026-04-02, Period of Report 2026-03-31).
• Transaction type/code: Grant/award or other acquisition (A).
• Shares acquired: 1,072 at $0.00 per share (total value reported $0).
• Shares owned after transaction: Not disclosed in the filing.
• Footnote: Shares were acquired pursuant to the dividend reinvestment feature of the Avient Corporation Deferred Compensation Plan for Non-Employee Directors.
• Timeliness: The filing was submitted 2026-04-02 for a 2026-03-31 report; the filing does not indicate a late-report flag.

Context
This was a routine credit under a deferred compensation/dividend reinvestment plan for non-employee directors. Such reinvestments reflect compensation or dividend-election mechanics rather than an independent bullish purchase decision by the director. For investors, these transactions are generally informational about director compensation and share accumulation but do not necessarily signal a change in insider sentiment.