Shareholder Vote

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   Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) April 23, 2020   AVERY DENNISON CORPORATION (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)   Delaware 1-7685 95-1492269 (State or other jurisdiction (Commission (IRS Employer of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)   207 Goode Avenue Glendale , California   91203 (Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)   Registrant’s telephone number, including area code ( 626 ) 304-2000       (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):   ¨  Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)   ¨  Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)   ¨  Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))   ¨  Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))   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 New York Stock Exchange   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) Avery Dennison Corporation (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) in a virtual-only format on April 23, 2020. A total of 75,110,458 shares of the Company’s common stock, representing approximately 90% of the 83,295,966 shares outstanding and eligible to vote as of the February 24, 2020 record date for the meeting set by the Company’s Board of Directors (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, Peter Barker, Mark Barrenechea, Mitchell Butier, Ken Hicks, Andres Lopez, Patrick Siewert, Julia Stewart and Martha Sullivan to the Board for a one-year term expiring at the 2021 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 2020.   The final results of the voting for the ten director nominees named in the Company’s proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 6, 2020 (the “2020 Proxy Statement”) were as follows:     Director Nominee   For   Against   Abstain   Broker Non-Votes Bradley Alford   69,957,255   994,868   163,227   3,995,108 Anthony Anderson   69,493,351   1,459,132   162,867   3,995,108 Peter Barker   65,137,502   5,806,201   171,647   3,995,108 Mark Barrenechea   46,795,233   24,155,877   164,240   3,995,108 Mitchell Butier   65,998,532   4,534,543   582,275   3,995,108 Ken Hicks   69,568,272   1,364,841   182,237   3,995,108 Andres Lopez   70,311,438   615,953   187,959   3,995,108 Patrick Siewert   65,424,218   5,108,981   582,151   3,995,108 Julia Stewart   66,983,179   3,966,558   165,613   3,995,108 Martha Sullivan   70,551,425   398,677   165,248   3,995,108   The final results of the voting for proposals 2 and 3 described in the 2020 Proxy Statement were as follows:                                        Proposal   For   Against   Abstain   Broker Non-Votes Approval, on an advisory basis, of the Company’s executive compensation   67,845,635   3,056,530   213,185   3,995,108 Ratification of appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2020   70,010,097   4,532,967   567,394   —         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 28, 2020 By: /s/ Susan C. Miller       Name: Susan C. Miller Title:   Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary