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Avery Dennison Corporation appointed Danny G. Allouche as President, Materials Group, effective June 1, 2026, following the resignation of Ryan D. Yost, who leaves the company on June 12, 2026. Allouche moves into the role after serving as Senior Vice President and Chief Strategy and Corporate Development Officer and previously as interim chief financial officer.
In his new position, Allouche’s annual base salary remains ILS 1,989,960 (about $667,123), with an unchanged target annual bonus of 60% of base salary. His target annual long-term incentive opportunity rises from 180% to 200% of base salary via a supplemental 2026 award equal to 20% of base salary to be granted on September 1, 2026 in performance units and restricted stock units. He also receives a special restricted stock unit award with a target grant date fair value of $500,000, scheduled to cliff-vest on June 1, 2029, all subject to continued employment. The company notes reported 2025 sales of $8.9 billion and about 35,000 employees in more than 50 countries.
Avery Dennison reported steady fiscal first-quarter 2026 results, with net sales of $2,298.5 million up from $2,148.3 million, a 7% increase, and modest organic sales growth.
Net income edged up to $168.1 million from $166.3 million, with diluted earnings per share rising to $2.18 from $2.09. Materials Group delivered higher sales and segment adjusted operating income, while Solutions Group saw slightly lower sales and earnings as base-business demand softened.
Cash generation improved markedly: operating cash flow reached $136.5 million versus a use of $16.3 million a year earlier, driving adjusted free cash flow of $104.4 million. The company recorded $15.9 million of restructuring charges tied to about 370 position reductions, aimed at optimizing its footprint.
Debt stood near $3.79 billion with cash of $255.1 million, and the effective tax rate increased to 30.1%. After quarter-end, the quarterly dividend was raised to $1.00 per share and Avery Dennison completed a minority investment of approximately $75 million in Wiliot Ltd. to expand its sensor technology offerings.
Avery Dennison director David E. Flitman received a 2026 Director RSU Award of 1,128 restricted stock units. The grant is at a price of $0.0000 per unit and is classified as a grant or award acquisition. The RSUs cliff-vest on the first anniversary of the grant date, and each unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of common stock.
The filing also shows a position of 352.6958 deferred stock units under a deferred compensation plan, linked to the company’s common stock. These entries reflect equity-based compensation and holdings rather than any open-market share purchases or sales.
Avery Dennison Corp director Bradley A. Alford reported equity compensation changes on May 1, 2026. A 2025 director restricted stock unit (RSU) award converted into 1,087 shares of common stock, increasing his direct common stock holdings to 28,093.249 shares after the transaction.
The filing also shows a new 2026 director RSU award of 1,128 units, which will cliff-vest on the first anniversary of the grant date, each RSU representing one share of common stock. In addition, Alford holds 25,328.7913 deferred stock units tied to Avery Dennison common stock.
Avery Dennison Corp director William Raymond Wagner reported equity compensation moves rather than open-market trading. On May 1, 2026, he exercised 1,087 restricted stock units into common stock at $164.01 per share, bringing his direct common stock holdings to 3,412 shares. The same day, his 2025 director RSU award for 1,087 units was fully converted, and he received a new 2026 director RSU award for 1,128 units that cliff-vest on the first anniversary of the grant. Each RSU represents a contingent right to receive one share of common stock, highlighting routine, compensation-linked changes rather than discretionary buying or selling.
Avery Dennison director Patrick Siewert reported routine equity compensation activity in company stock. On May 1, 2026, he exercised 1,087 shares of Common Stock from a 2025 director RSU award and had 327 shares withheld in a tax-withholding disposition.
After these transactions, Siewert directly held 19,611 shares of Common Stock. He also received a new 2026 Director RSU Award for 1,128 RSUs, each representing a contingent right to one share of common stock that will cliff-vest on the first anniversary of the grant date.
Avery Dennison director Francesca Reverberi reported routine equity compensation activity. She exercised 1,087 restricted stock units into common shares and had 327 shares withheld at $164.01 per share to cover tax obligations. Following these transactions, she directly owns 2,464 common shares.
Reverberi also received a 2026 director RSU award covering 1,128 units, which each represent a contingent right to receive one share of common stock. These RSUs cliff-vest on the first anniversary of the grant date, adding to her long-term, stock-based compensation.
Avery Dennison director Maria Fernanda Mejia reported routine equity compensation activity. She exercised 1,087 restricted stock units into an equal number of common shares at a reported price of $164.01 per share, resulting in 2,063 common shares held directly after the transaction.
At the same time, a 2025 director RSU award for 1,087 units was fully converted and now has a zero balance. Mejia also received a new 2026 director RSU award covering 1,128 restricted stock units that cliff-vest on the first anniversary of the grant date, each representing a right to one share of common stock.
Avery Dennison Corp director Andres Alberto Lopez reported equity compensation activity in company stock. On May 1, 2026, he exercised a 2025 Director RSU award into 1,087 shares of common stock, bringing his direct common stock holdings to 5,147 shares.
He also received a new 2026 Director RSU award for 1,128 restricted stock units, which, per the plan, cliff-vest on the first anniversary of the grant date, with each RSU delivering one share of common stock. In addition, he holds deferred stock units tied to 1,891.2084 underlying common shares under the DDECP.
Director Ward H. Dickson of Avery Dennison Corp acquired 1,087 shares of common stock on May 1, 2026 by exercising a 2025 director restricted stock unit (RSU) award at an indicated value of $164.01 per share. After this exercise, he directly owns 1,840 common shares. On the same date, he received a new 2026 director RSU award covering 1,128 RSUs, which are scheduled to cliff-vest on the first anniversary of the grant date, each RSU convertible into one share of common stock.