8-K
filed May 1, 2026, 7:59 PM ET
ticker AVY
CIK 0000008818
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confidence high
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Avery Dennison annual meeting elects 10 directors, approves exec comp and PwC, rejects independent chair
Avery Dennison Corp
- All 10 director nominees elected; William Wagner received 58.4M 'For' and 9.2M 'Against'.
- Advisory vote on executive compensation approved: 64.6M for, 3.1M against.
- Ratification of PwC as auditor: 67.2M for, 4.4M against.
- Stockholder proposal for independent board chairman defeated: 26.5M for, 40.9M against.
Key facts
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.9
Avery Dennison Corp shareholders approved Approval, on an advisory basis, of the Company's executive compensation at the 2026-04-30 meeting.
- Proposal
- say on pay
- Outcome
- passed
- Meeting
- 2026-04-30
Exact text from the filing
Approval, on an advisory basis, of the Company's executive compensation 64,573,620 3,056,685 89,336 3,873,150
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.9
Avery Dennison Corp shareholders rejected Stockholder proposal for an independent Board Chairman at the 2026-04-30 meeting.
- Outcome
- failed
- Meeting
- 2026-04-30
Exact text from the filing
Vote on a stockholder proposal for an independent Board Chairman, if properly presented during the meeting 26,486,735 40,928,828 304,078 3,873,150
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.9
Avery Dennison Corp shareholders approved Ratification of appointment of PwC as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2026 at the 2026-04-30 meeting.
- Proposal
- auditor ratification
- Outcome
- passed
- Meeting
- 2026-04-30
Exact text from the filing
Ratification of appointment of PwC as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2026 67,165,746 4,393,443 33,602 —
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.9
Avery Dennison Corp shareholders approved Election of ten directors named in the proxy statement for a one-year term at the 2026-04-30 meeting.
- Proposal
- director election
- Outcome
- passed
- Meeting
- 2026-04-30
Exact text from the filing
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 12, 2026 (the "2026 Proxy Statement") were as follows: Director Nominee For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes Bradley Alford 62,534,964 4,384,404 800,273 3,873,150 Mitchell Butier 65,781,795 1,900,412 37,434 3,873,150 Ward Dickson 66,890,850 796,243 32,548 3,873,150 David Flitman 67,106,988 576,869 35,784 3,873,150 Andres Lopez 66,984,480 704,513 30,648 3,873,150 Maria Fernanda Mejia 67,441,232 248,541 29,868 3,873,150 Francesca Reverberi 67,389,253 298,652 31,736 3,873,150 Patrick Siewert 63,149,747 3,767,455 802,439 3,873,150 Deon Stander 66,795,858 861,334 62,449 3,873,150 William Wagner 58,397,905 9,247,209 74,527 3,873,150
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