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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
April 28, 2022
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
AVERY DENNISON CORPORATION
 
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
Delaware
 
 
1-7685
 
 
95-1492269
 
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
 
(Commission
File Number)
 
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
 
8080 Norton Parkway            
Mentor, Ohio
44060
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
(Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (440) 534-6000

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
 
Title of each class Trading Symbol(s) Name of each exchange on which registered
Common stock, $1 par value AVY New York Stock Exchange
1.25% Senior Notes due 2025 AVY25 Nasdaq Stock Market
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.



Section 5 — Corporate Governance and Management
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
(a) & (b) Due to public health concerns about in-person gatherings given the COVID-19 pandemic at the time the meeting format was approved by its Board of Directors (the “Board”), Avery Dennison Corporation (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) on April 28, 2022 in a virtual-only format. A total of 72,992,857 shares of the Company’s common stock, representing approximately 89% of the 82,355,333 shares outstanding and eligible to vote as of the February 28, 2022 record date for the meeting set by the Board, were represented in person or by proxy at the Annual Meeting, constituting a quorum. At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders (i) elected Bradley Alford, Anthony Anderson, Mitchell Butier, Ken Hicks, Andres Lopez, Patrick Siewert, Julia Stewart and Martha Sullivan to the Board for a one-year term expiring at the 2023 Annual Meeting of Stockholders; (ii) approved, on an advisory basis, the Company’s executive compensation; and (iii) ratified the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2022.
The final results of the voting for the eight director nominees named in the Company’s proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 10, 2022 (the “2022 Proxy Statement”) were as follows:
 
Director NomineeFor  Against  Abstain  
Broker
Non-Votes
Bradley Alford
65,529,6553,148,738106,3334,208,131
Anthony Anderson
66,306,7552,381,39296,5794,208,131
Mitchell Butier
63,884,1414,455,813444,7724,208,131
Ken Hicks
65,965,0912,708,792110,8434,208,131
Andres Lopez
68,153,715524,112106,8994,208,131
Patrick Siewert
60,896,4985,977,7941,910,4344,208,131
Julia Stewart
64,111,6154,177,401495,7104,208,131
Martha Sullivan
67,560,4351,146,90577,3864,208,131
The final results of the voting for proposals 2 and 3 described in the 2022 Proxy Statement were as follows:
 
Proposal  ForAgainstAbstain
Broker
Non-Votes
Approval, on an advisory basis, of the Company’s executive compensation  64,926,2633,691,931166,5324,208,131
Ratification of appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2022  68,470,5614,062,729459,567



Section 8 — Other Events
Item 8.01 Other Events.

On April 28, 2022, the Board authorized the repurchase of additional shares of the Company’s common stock with a fair market value of up to $750 million (excluding any fees, commissions, or other expenses related to such purchases and in addition to any amount outstanding under any previous Board authorization).



SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
 
 AVERY DENNISON CORPORATION
Date: April 29, 2022By: /s/ Ignacio J. Walker
 
Name: Ignacio J. Walker
Title:   Vice President and Chief Legal Officer