PolyOne Shareholders Elect Directors, Approve 2010 Equity and Performance Incentive Plan, Senior Executive Annual Incentive Plan and Independent Public Auditors

Published May 12, 2010

CLEVELAND – 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.