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accession: "0000008818-26-000078"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "AVY"
cik: "0000008818"
company_name: "Avery Dennison Corp"
filed_at: "2026-05-01T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T00:28:36.973293+00:00"
event_type: "other"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.2
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Avery Dennison annual meeting elects 10 directors, approves exec comp and PwC, rejects independent chair

## Summary
- 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.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000008818-26-000078
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: AVY
- cik: 0000008818
- company_name: Avery Dennison Corp
- filed_at: 2026-05-01T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.2
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/8818/000000881826000078/0000008818-26-000078-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/8818/000000881826000078/avy-20260430.htm

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