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PolyOne Shareholders Elect Directors, Approve Equity Plan and Independent Public Auditors

Friday 16. May 2008 - 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 2009 annual meeting: Stephen D. Newlin, J. Douglas Campbell, Dr. Carol A. Cartwright, Gale Duff-Bloom, Richard H. Fearon, Robert A. Garda, Gordon D. Harnett, Edward J. Mooney and Farah M. Walters.

In addition, shareholders approved the PolyOne Corporation 2008 Equity and Performance Incentive Plan and ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as PolyOne Corporation’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2008.