Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

(b) On February 24, 2020, David E. I. Pyott, Lead Independent Director of the Board of Directors (the "Board") of Avery Dennison Corporation (the "Company"), notified the Chairman of the Board and the Chair of the Board's Governance and Social Responsibility Committee (the "Committee") of his decision not to stand for reelection at the Company's 2020 annual meeting of stockholders to be held on April 23, 2020 (the "Annual Meeting") so that he may focus on other endeavors. Mr. Pyott's decision was not the result of any disagreement with the Company.

On February 27, 2020, upon the recommendation of the Committee, the independent directors of the Board selected Patrick T. Siewert to serve as Lead Independent Director following the Annual Meeting, subject to his reelection. Also on that day and upon the recommendation of the Committee, the Board elected Mitchell R. Butier to continue serving as Chairman of the Board following the Annual Meeting, subject to his reelection.

A copy of the press release announcing this change in the Company's Board leadership structure is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.





(d) Exhibits.



    99.1       Press release, dated February 28, 2020, announcing change in Board
             leadership structure of Avery Dennison Corporation

    104      Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and
             contained in Exhibit 101)

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