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 April 22, 2021 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.)   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   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) Avery Dennison Corporation (the “Company”) held its virtual Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) on April 22, 2021. A total of 75,857,135 shares of the Company’s common stock, representing approximately 91% of the 83,019,456 shares outstanding and eligible to vote as of the February 22, 2021 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, 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 2022 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 2021. The final results of the voting for the nine director nominees named in the Company’s proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 5, 2021 (the “2021 Proxy Statement”) were as follows:   Director Nominee           For             Against             Abstain             Broker Non-Votes   Bradley Alford               70,449,457                 1,740,870                 192,194                 3,474,614   Anthony Anderson               69,577,199                 2,578,710                 226,612                 3,474,614   Mark Barrenechea               45,906,547                 26,247,950                 228,024                 3,474,614   Mitchell Butier               67,586,246                 4,031,857                 764,418                 3,474,614   Ken Hicks               70,424,715                 1,742,029                 215,777                 3,474,614   Andres Lopez               71,735,523                 448,405                 198,593                 3,474,614   Patrick Siewert               61,703,952                 10,485,932                 192,637                 3,474,614   Julia Stewart               68,677,872                 3,515,525                 189,124                 3,474,614   Martha Sullivan               71,107,189                 1,082,693                 192,639                 3,474,614   The final results of the voting for proposals 2 and 3 described in the 2021 Proxy Statement were as follows:       Proposal         For             Against               Abstain               Broker       Non-Votes       Approval, on an advisory basis, of the Company’s executive compensation                   69,124,333                   3,069,775                   188,413                   3,474,614 Ratification of appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2021                   70,748,125                   4,397,691                   711,319                   — 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 27, 2021     By:   /s/ Ignacio J. Walker         Name: Ignacio J. Walker Title:   Vice President and Chief Legal Officer