Edgar Filing: POLYONE CORP

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PolyOne Corporation Form 11-K, yr end 12-31-01

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549

FORM 11-K

ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

(Mark One)

{X} Annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2001

{ } Transition report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the transition period from __________________ to __________________

Commission file number 1-16091

A. Full title of the plan and the address of the plan, if different from that of the issuer named below:

M.A. HANNA COMPANY CAPITAL ACCUMULATION PLAN AND TRUST

B. Name of issuer of the securities held pursuant to the plan and the address of its principal executive office:


		PolyOne Corporation
		Suite 36-5000, 200 Public Square
		Cleveland, Ohio 44114-2403

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS


		Page No.
		(in this
		Report)
(a)	Financial Statements

	Report of Independent Auditors	1

	Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits - December 31, 2001 and 2000	2

	Statement of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits - For the Year ended December 31, 2001	3

	Notes to Financial Statements - Years ended December 31, 2001 and 2000	4-9

	Supplemental Schedules	10-11


(b)	Exhibit(s)

	Consent of Independent Auditors	12

SIGNATURES

The Plan. Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the trustees (or other persons who administer the employee benefit plan) have duly caused this annual report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

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Audited Financial Statements and Supplemental Schedules
Contents
Report of Independent Auditors
Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits
Statement of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits
Notes to Financial Statements
Schedule H, Line 4(i)—Schedule of Assets
Schedule H, Line 4(j)—Schedule of Reportable Transactions
Exhibit 23

Audited Financial Statements and Supplemental Schedules

M.A. Hanna Company Capital Accumulation Plan and Trust

December 31, 2001 and 2000 and the Year ended December 31, 2001
with Report of Independent Auditors

M.A. Hanna Company
Capital Accumulation Plan and Trust

Audited Financial Statements and Supplemental Schedules

December 31, 2001 and 2000 and the
Year ended December 31, 2001

Contents


Report of Independent Auditors			1

Audited Financial Statements

Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits			2




Statement of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits			3




Notes to Financial Statements			4

Supplemental Schedules

Schedule H, Line 4(i)—Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year)			10




Schedule H, Line 4(j)—Schedule of Reportable Transactions			11

Report of Independent Auditors

PolyOne Corporation
Committee For Employee Benefits Administration

We have audited the accompanying statements of net assets available for benefits of the M.A. Hanna Company Capital Accumulation Plan and Trust as of December 31, 2001 and 2000, and the related statement of changes in net assets available for benefits for the year ended December 31, 2001. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Plan’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the net assets available for benefits of the M.A. Hanna Company Capital Accumulation Plan and Trust at December 31, 2001 and 2000, and the changes in its net assets available for benefits for the year ended December 31, 2001, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States.

Our audits were performed for the purpose of forming an opinion on the financial statements taken as a whole. The accompanying supplemental schedules of assets (held at end of year) as of December 31, 2001 and reportable transactions for the year then ended, are presented for purposes of additional analysis and are not a required part of the financial statements but are supplementary information required by the Department of Labor’s Rules and Regulations for Reporting and Disclosure under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. These supplemental schedules are the responsibility of the Plan’s management. The supplemental schedules have been subjected to the auditing procedures applied in our audits of the financial statements and, in our opinion, are fairly stated in all material respects in relation to the financial statements taken as a whole.


Cleveland, Ohio		/s/ Ernst & Young LLP
June 12, 2002

M.A. Hanna Company
Capital Accumulation Plan and Trust

Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits


		December 31

		2001		2000

Assets




Investments, at fair value		$	8,127,223	$	6,499,004

Receivables:




	Participant contributions		—		47,668




	Employer contributions		400,457		391,478

Total receivables			400,457		439,146

Net assets available for benefits		$	8,527,680	$	6,938,150

See accompanying notes.

M.A. Hanna Company
Capital Accumulation Plan and Trust

Statement of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits

Year ended December 31, 2001


Additions




Investment income:




	Dividends	$	120,878




	Interest		56,865




	Net appreciation in fair value of investments		502,843

			680,586




Contributions:




	Participant		504,292




	Employer		850,388

			1,354,680

Total additions			2,035,266

Deductions




Benefits paid directly to participants			443,482




Administrative expense			2,254

Total deductions			445,736

Net increase			1,589,530

Net assets available for benefits:




	Beginning of year		6,938,150

	End of year	$	8,527,680

See accompanying notes.

M.A. Hanna Company
Capital Accumulation Plan and Trust

Notes to Financial Statements

December 31, 2001 and 2000 and
Year ended December 31, 2001

1. Summary Description of the Plan

The following summary description of the M.A. Hanna Company Capital Accumulation Plan and Trust (the Plan) is provided for general information purposes only. Participants should refer to the Plan agreement for a more complete description of the Plan’s provisions. The Plan is administered by the PolyOne Corporation Committee for Employee Benefits Administration.

General

The Plan is sponsored by PolyOne Corporation (the Company and Plan Sponsor). The Company was formed by the consolidation of The Geon Company and M.A. Hanna Company on August 31, 2000.

The Plan is a defined contribution plan covering certain salaried employees of the former M.A. Hanna Company and employees of Southwest Chemical Services, Inc., a division of the Company. The Plan is subject to the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA).

Eligibility Requirements

Employees of the Company become eligible to participate in the Plan upon the completion of three months of continuous service. Employees of the Southwest Chemical Services division become eligible to participate in the Plan upon the completion of twelve months of continuous service.

Contributions

Eligible employees may elect to contribute a portion of their compensation not to exceed the lesser of 14% of such compensation or $10,500 for 2001. Additionally, participants may roll over distributions from other qualified pension or profit sharing plans.

M.A. Hanna Company
Capital Accumulation Plan and Trust

Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

1. Summary Description of the Plan (continued)

The Plan provides for a 100% Company matching contribution, on the first 7.5% of eligible employee compensation. One half of the employer match is automatically directed to the PolyOne Stock Fund. Company matching contributions are not permanently allocated to participant accounts until the end of the Plan year. Participants who have ceased employment during the year due to retirement, disability, death or a reduction in workforce will also be allocated the Company matching contribution. In addition the Company may make a discretionary retirement contribution to the Plan on behalf of the participants of the Plan on the last day of the year. The amount, if any, is determined by the Company, and is allocated to participants in direct proportion to their compensation. The discretionary retirement contribution was $400,457 in 2001.

Employee contributions and the discretionary retirement contribution may be allocated by participants among the eligible investment options. Additionally, every two years at a date specified by the Plan agreement, the Company matching contribution initially invested in the PolyOne Stock Fund becomes unrestricted and participants may direct such amounts to other investment funds.

Each participant’s account is credited with the participant’s contributions and allocations of (a) the Company’s contributions, and (b) plan income and is charged with an allocation of administrative expense. Allocations are based on participant earnings or account balances as defined. Forfeited balances of terminated participant’s nonvested accounts are used to pay administrative expenses or reduce future company contributions. The benefit to which a participant is entitled is the benefit that can be provided from the participant’s account.

Vesting

Participants are fully vested in their account balances, except for discretionary profit sharing contributions. Discretionary profit sharing contributions vest over a period of five years, beginning with 20% after one year of service and increasing 20% each year thereafter. A participant’s entire account balance becomes fully vested upon normal retirement (age 65), disability, death or a reduction in the workforce.

M.A. Hanna Company
Capital Accumulation Plan and Trust

Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

1. Summary Description of the Plan (continued)

Loans to Participants

Participants may borrow a maximum amount equal to the lesser of 50% of their vested account balance or $50,000 subject to certain Department of Labor and Internal Revenue Service requirements. The Plan provides that loan amounts must be a minimum of $1,000. Interest is charged to the borrower at the trustee’s prime rate plus 1%. Payments on loans are made through payroll deductions and must be repaid within five years (personal loans) or five to fifteen years (primary residence loans).

Plan Withdrawals and Distributions

Active participants may withdraw amounts from their accounts up to their entire vested balance once in any six-month period. Withdrawals are paid in a lump sum.

Plan distributions are made to participants or their designated beneficiary upon normal retirement (age 65), disability or death, in the full amounts credited to their participant account. A participant who leaves employment of the Company before normal retirement for reasons other than disability, death or a reduction in workforce is eligible to receive all amounts credited to their account relating to participant contributions, including rollovers, Company matching, and discretionary profit sharing contributions. All nonvested portions will be forfeited immediately and may be used to pay administrative expenses and reduce future Company matching or discretionary contributions. Distributions are made in single lump sums, or in periodic payments.

Plan Termination

Although the Company has not expressed any intent to do so, the Company has the right under the Plan to discontinue its contributions at any time and to terminate the Plan subject to the provisions of ERISA. Upon either of these events, participants will receive a distribution of their total participant account balance.

Administrative Expenses

Administrative expenses of the Plan are generally paid through the forfeiture account. Participants are charged investment management fees which are credited to participant accounts.

M.A. Hanna Company
Capital Accumulation Plan and Trust

Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Basis of Accounting

The financial statements of the Plan are prepared using the accrual basis of accounting.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States requires management to make estimates that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Valuation of Investments and Income Recognition

Investments are stated at fair value. Securities traded on a national securities exchange are valued at the last reported sales price on the last business day of the Plan year. Investments for which no sale was reported on that date are valued at the average of the last reported bid and ask prices. The shares of mutual funds are valued at quoted market prices, which represent the net asset values of shares held by the Plan at year-end. Common/collective trust funds are stated at fair value, as determined by the trustee. Participant loans are valued at their outstanding balances, which approximate fair value.

Purchases and sales of securities are reported on a trade date basis. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date and interest income is recorded on the accrual basis. Gains and losses on security transactions are determined using the average-cost method.

M.A. Hanna Company
Capital Accumulation Plan and Trust

Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

3. Investments

The fair value of individual investments that represent 5% or more of the Plan’s net assets are as follows:


	December 31

	2001		2000

American Century Strategic Allocation Moderate Fund	$	1,097,476	$	1,048,071




American Century Ultra Fund		765,792		852,056




J.P. Morgan SmartIndex Collective Fund		1,603,737		1,692,665




J.P. Morgan Prime Money Market		614,142		450,477




PolyOne Corporation Common Stock *		2,756,642		1,274,499




Participant loans				347,450

• Nonparticipant-directed

During 2001, the Plan’s investments (including gains and losses on investments bought and sold, as well as held during the year) appreciated (depreciated) in value as follows:


Common stock	$	922,561




Mutual funds		(220,959	)




Common collective trust funds		(198,759	)

	$	502,843

4. Nonparticipant-Directed Investments

The PolyOne Stock fund contains participant account balances that are both participant-directed and nonparticipant-directed. Because the fund contains balances that are nonparticipant-directed, the entire fund is considered nonparticipant-directed for disclosure purposes.

M.A. Hanna Company
Capital Accumulation Plan and Trust

Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

4. Nonparticipant-Directed Investments (continued)

Information about the net assets and the significant components of the changes in net assets relating to the nonparticipant-directed investments is as follows:


				December 31

				2001		2000

Net assets:




	Assets:




		Investments at fair value:




			PolyOne Corporation Common Stock	$	2,756,642	$	1,274,499




		Money market funds			4,244		12,717




		Contributions receivable			58,103		82,242

				$	2,818,989	$	1,369,458


			Year ended
			December 31,
			2001

Changes in net assets:




	Additions:




		Contributions	$	404,868




		Interest and dividend income		63,155




		Net transfers from participant-directed investments		122,516




		Net appreciation in fair value of investment		922,561




	Deductions:




		Withdrawals and distributions		62,847




		Other		722

			$	1,449,531

5. Income Tax Status

The Plan has received a determination letter from the Internal Revenue Service dated April 17, 2002, stating that the Plan is qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code and, therefore, the related trust is exempt from taxation. Once qualified, the Plan is required to operate in conformity with the Code to maintain its qualification. The Plan Sponsor believes the Plan is being operated in compliance with the applicable requirements of the Code, and, therefore, believes that the Plan is qualified and the related trust is tax exempt.

M.A. Hanna Company
Capital Accumulation Plan and Trust

EIN: 34-1730488 Plan Number: 001

Schedule H, Line 4(i)—Schedule of Assets
(Held at End of Year)

December 31, 2001


Identify of Issue, Borrower,			Current
Lessor or Similar Party	Description of Investment	Cost**	Value

PolyOne Corporation *	Common stock: 281,290 shares	$1,059,432	$2,756,642

J.P. Morgan *	Prime Money Market Fund		614,142
	Institutional Bond Fund		405,305
	SmartIndex Collective Fund		1,603,737

American Century *	Equity Income Fund		318,315
	International Growth Fund		190,494
	Strategic Allocation Moderate Fund		1,097,476
	Ultra Fund		765,792

Brokerage account	Various Investments		14,091

UMB Bank	Scout Prime I Fund	4,244	4,244

Participant Loans *	At interest rates ranging from 6.50% to 10.50%		356,985

			$8,127,223

*		Indicates party-in-interest to the Plan

**		Historical cost provided only for nonparticipant-directed investments.

M.A. Hanna Company
Capital Accumulation Plan and Trust

EIN: 34-1730488 Plan Number: 001

Schedule H, Line 4(j)—Schedule of Reportable Transactions

For the Year ended December 31, 2001

Current Value

of Asset on

Purchase

Cost of

Transaction

Net Gain

Description of Assets

Price

Selling Price

Asset

Date

(Loss)

Category (iii)—Series of transactions in excess of 5% of plan assets

PolyOne Corporation Common Stock

1,802,755

1,255,679

1,269,887

1,255,679

(14,208

)

There were no category (i), (ii) or (iv) reportable transactions during 2001.

M.A. HANNA COMPANY
CAPITAL ACCUMULATION PLAN AND TRUST

Date: June 28, 2002

PolyOne Corporation Committee for Employee Benefits
Administration

/s/ W. David Wilson

(Signature)
W. David Wilson
Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
PolyOne Corporation