Avery Dennison filings document formal disclosures for an operating company with common stock listed on the New York Stock Exchange and senior notes registered on Nasdaq. Recent Form 8-K reports furnish preliminary financial results and presentation materials, record annual meeting voting outcomes, disclose amendments to bylaws and governance guidelines, and describe material debt agreements, including senior notes issued under an indenture.
The company's proxy materials cover director elections, advisory executive compensation votes, auditor ratification and stockholder proposals. Its event filings also identify risk factors and operating exposures tied to demand conditions, raw-material and energy costs, tariffs, geopolitical uncertainty, environmental standards, competitive pricing, acquisitions, currency movements and capital-structure actions.
The Vanguard Group filed an amendment to Schedule 13G/A reporting 0 shares beneficially owned of Avery Dennison Corp common stock. The filing explains an internal realignment effective January 12, 2026, that disaggregates certain subsidiaries' holdings from The Vanguard Group, Inc.
The amendment states Vanguard entities that formerly were aggregated will now report separately in reliance on SEC Release No. 34-39538; the filing is signed by Ashley Grim, Head of Global Fund Administration.
Avery Dennison director Mitchell R. Butier reported open-market sales of a total of 33,000 shares of Avery Dennison common stock on March 11–12, 2026. The shares were sold in multiple transactions at weighted average prices ranging from about $169.71 to $174.53 per share.
The filing states these sales occurred automatically under a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted on November 24, 2025, which permits potential total sales of up to 113,000 shares. After the transactions, Butier directly holds 198,147 shares and indirectly holds 4,312.4948 shares through a savings plan.
AVY reported Section 144 notices for secondary sales by an affiliate. The excerpt lists five reported offloads of 20,000 shares each by Butier Trust on 03/05/2026, 03/06/2026, 03/09/2026, 03/10/2026, and 03/11/2026 with listed gross proceeds of $3,691,784.84, $3,585,055.86, $3,519,678.85, $3,512,599.73, and $3,477,687.25 respectively.
The filing also shows an entry for Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC with 13,000 common shares and an amount field of $2,263,040.00 dated 03/12/2026. The transactions are labeled as resale/compensation-related in the excerpt.
Avery Dennison Corporation is soliciting proxies for its 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, to be held virtually on April 30, 2026 at 12:00 p.m. Eastern Time. Stockholders of record on March 2, 2026 may vote online, by phone, by mail, or during the meeting in certain cases.
Stockholders will vote on electing ten directors, an advisory say-on-pay proposal, ratifying PricewaterhouseCoopers as independent auditor for 2026, and a stockholder proposal to require an independent Board Chairman. The Board recommends voting FOR the director slate, say-on-pay and auditor ratification, and AGAINST the independent chair proposal.
The proxy highlights 2025 results including net sales of $8.9 billion, reported EPS of $8.79, adjusted EPS of $9.53, net income of $688.0 million, and net cash provided by operating activities of $881.4 million. It also emphasizes long-term financial targets, capital deployment of over $2 billion to acquisitions and nearly $2.8 billion to dividends and buybacks over five years, and TSR performance that outpaced the Dow Jones U.S. Container & Packaging Index over five years.
The filing outlines five strategic pillars focused on high-value categories, base business profitability, digital-physical integration, disciplined capital allocation and productivity, and environmental and social leadership. It details progress toward 2025 and 2030 sustainability goals, including significant reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, a high share of certified paper and sustainability-driven products, and a “gold” EcoVadis rating in 2025.
Governance and board topics include an 80% independent board, a non-independent Chairman with a robust Lead Independent Director, creation of a standalone Cybersecurity Committee effective January 2026, and an updated mandatory director retirement age of 75. The proxy also describes active stockholder engagement, strong stock ownership and insider trading policies, and an executive compensation program with a high pay-for-performance mix, featuring performance units tied to EVA and relative TSR, market-leveraged stock units based on absolute TSR, and annual incentives driven by financial goals and individual performance modifiers.
Avery Dennison Corp director Mitchell R. Butier reported open-market sales of 40,000 shares of Common Stock on March 9–10, 2026. The sales were executed in multiple trades at weighted-average prices in ranges disclosed in the filing.
The transactions occurred automatically under a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted on November 24, 2025, which allows potential total sales of up to 113,000 shares. Following these trades, Butier directly holds 231,147 common shares and indirectly holds 4,312.4948 shares through a savings plan.
AVY reported Form 144 resale transactions by Butier Trust. The excerpt lists multiple open‑market sales of Common Stock by Butier Trust of 20,000 shares on 03/05/2026, 03/06/2026, 03/09/2026, and 03/10/2026, each with an associated cash amount shown. A broker entry for Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC also appears with a 20,000‑share line and an amount on 03/11/2026.
Butier Trust proposed sales of common stock in a Form 144 notice. The excerpt lists three proposed disposals of 20,000 shares each on 03/05/2026, 03/06/2026, and 03/09/2026 with reported gross proceeds of $3,691,784.84, $3,585,055.86, and $3,519,678.85 respectively. The filing also shows prior restricted stock vesting entries of 4,186 and 15,814 shares dated 02/27/2021 and 03/01/2022.
Avery Dennison Corp director Mitchell R. Butier reported open-market sales of 40,000 shares of common stock in multiple transactions on March 5–6, 2026. The shares were sold at weighted average prices ranging from about $179 to $186 per share.
The filing notes these sales occurred automatically under a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted on November 24, 2025, which provides for the potential total sale of up to 113,000 shares. Following these transactions, Butier directly holds 271,147 common shares and indirectly holds 4,312.4948 shares through a savings plan.
AVY disclosure: a 144/A amendment lists proposed and completed sales of common stock by a trust and activity routed through Fidelity Brokerage. The excerpt shows two reported sales by Butier Trust of 20,000 shares on 03/05/2026 for $3,691,784.84 and 20,000 shares on 03/06/2026 for $3,585,055.86. The filing also lists 20,000 common shares tied to a 02/27/2021 restricted stock vesting entry.