PolyOne Shareholders Elect Directors, Approve Amendment to Code of Regulations and Independent Public Auditors

CLEVELAND, May 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- PolyOne Corporation (NYSE: POL), a leading global provider of specialized polymer materials, services and solutions, announced that shareholders at today's annual meeting elected the following directors to serve on the board until the 2011 annual meeting: Stephen D. Newlin, J. Douglas Campbell, Dr. Carol A. Cartwright, Richard H. Fearon, Gordon D. Harnett, Richard A. Lorraine, Edward J. Mooney, William H. Powell and Farah M. Walters.  With the retirement of Gale Duff-Bloom, who has reached the mandatory retirement age, PolyOne's board now consists of nine directors.

In addition, shareholders approved the PolyOne Corporation 2010 Equity and Performance Incentive Plan and the PolyOne Corporation Senior Executive Annual Incentive Plan (effective January 1, 2011), and ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as PolyOne Corporation's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2010.

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PolyOne Corporation, with 2009 revenues of $2.1 billion, is a premier provider of specialized polymer materials, services and solutions. Headquartered outside Cleveland, Ohio USA, PolyOne has operations around the world. For additional information on PolyOne, visit our Web site at www.polyone.com.

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