Form 8-K
 
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
 
November 12, 2002
Date of Report
 
AVERY DENNISON CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
 
1-7685
(Commission File Number)
 
95-1492269
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
 
150 N. Orange Grove Boulevard
Pasadena, California
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
91103
(Zip Code)
 
Registrant’s Telephone Number, including area code: (626) 304-2000
 


Item 9. Regulation FD Disclosure
 
On November 12, 2002, the Registrant filed its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 28, 2002 (the “Form 10-Q”) with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as created by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, the following certifications are being made to accompany the Form 10-Q.
 
Certification of Chief Executive Officer
 
Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as created by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, the undersigned officer of Avery Dennison Corporation (the “Company”) hereby certifies, to the best of his knowledge, that:
 
 
(i)
 
the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of the Company for the quarterly period ended September 28, 2002 (the “Report”) fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or Section 15(d), as applicable, of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and
 
 
(ii)
 
the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.
 
Dated: November 12, 2002
 
By:
 
/s/  Philip M. Neal        

   
Name: Philip M. Neal
Title:    Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
 
The foregoing certification is being furnished solely to accompany the Report pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, and is not being filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and is not to be incorporated by reference into any filing of the Company, whether made before or after the date hereof, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.


Certification of Chief Financial Officer
 
Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as created by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, the undersigned officer of Avery Dennison Corporation (the “Company”) hereby certifies, to the best of his knowledge, that:
 
 
(i)
 
the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of the Company for the quarterly period ended September 28, 2002 (the “Report”) fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or Section 15(d), as applicable, of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and
 
 
(ii)
 
the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.
 
Dated: November 12, 2002
 
By:
 
/s/  Daniel R. O’Bryant        

   
Name: Daniel R. O’Bryant
Title:    Senior Vice President, Finance and
            Chief Financial Officer
 
The foregoing certification is being furnished solely to accompany the Report pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, and is not being filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and is not to be incorporated by reference into any filing of the Company, whether made before or after the date hereof, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.


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.
 
Date: November 12, 2002
     
AVERY DENNISON CORPORATION
           
By:
 
/s/ Daniel R. O’Bryant        

               
Name: Daniel R. O’Bryant
Title:    Senior Vice President, Finance and
            Chief Financial Officer