Nicolas Ernest 4

What Happened

• Nicolas Ernest, a director of Avient Corporation (AVNT), was credited with 1,072 shares on 2026-03-31. The shares were recorded at $0.00 per share (total reported value $0), reflecting an acquisition under an award/reinvestment arrangement rather than an open-market purchase.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-03-31; Form 4 filed: 2026-04-02.
• Transaction type/code: Award/Acquisition (A) — shares credited, not a sale or market purchase.
• Price: $0.00 per share; total reported value: $0.
• Shares acquired pursuant to the dividend reinvestment feature of the Avient Deferred Compensation Plan for Non-Employee Directors (footnote F1).
• Shares owned after the transaction: not specified in the provided filing.

Context

• This was a dividend reinvestment into a deferred compensation plan for non-employee directors, a routine administrative credit that does not represent an open-market buy or sell.
• Such reinvestments reflect plan mechanics (reinvested dividends) rather than a director signaling a buy or sell decision.