The Board of Directors of Avery Dennison Corporation (NYSE:AVY) has increased its quarterly dividend, the company announced today.

The board declared a quarterly dividend of $0.27 per share, reflecting a two cent, or 8 percent, increase over the previous quarterly dividend. The dividend is payable March 21, 2012 to shareholders of record on March 7, 2012.

About Avery Dennison

Avery Dennison (NYSE:AVY) helps make brands more inspiring and the world more intelligent. For more than 75 years the company has been a global leader in pressure-sensitive technology and materials and retail branding and information solutions. A FORTUNE 500 company with sales of $6 billion from continuing operations in 2011, Avery Dennison is based in Pasadena, California and has employees in over 60 countries. For more information, visit www.averydennison.com.

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