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X UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON , DC 20549 FORM 10 - K ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the fiscal year ended January 2 , 2021 or TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the transition period from to AVERY DENNISON CORPORATION ( Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter ) Delaware ( State of Incorporation ) 207 Goode Avenue Glendale , California ( Address of Principal Executive Offices ) Title of Each Class Common stock , $ 1 par value 1.25 % Senior Notes due 2025 Commission file number 1-7685 Registrant's telephone number , including area code : ( 626 ) 304-2000 Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( b ) of the Act : Symbol ( s ) Tra AVY AVY25 Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( g ) of the Act : Not applicable . Accelerated filer 95-1492269 ( I.R.S. Employer Identification No. ) Non - accelerated filer 91203 ( Zip Code ) Indicate by a check mark if the registrant is a well - known seasoned issuer , as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act . Yes No Indicate by a check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15 ( d ) of the Act . Yes No Indicate by check mark whether the registrant ( 1 ) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15 ( d ) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports ) , and ( 2 ) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days . Yes No Name of each exchange on which registered New York Stock Exchange Nasdaq Stock Market Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S - T ( §232.405 of this chapter ) during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files ) . Yes No Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer , an accelerated filer , a non - accelerated filer , a smaller reporting company , or an emerging growth company . See the definitions of " large accelerated filer , " " accelerated filer , " " smaller reporting company , " and " emerging growth company " in Rule 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act . Large accelerated filer > Smaller reporting company Emerging growth company If an emerging growth company , indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13 ( a ) of the Exchange Act . □ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation its management's assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404 ( b ) of the Sarbanes - Oxley Act ( 15 U.S.C 7262 ( b ) ) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report . Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company ( as defined in Rule 12b - 2 of the Act ) . Yes No The aggregate market value of voting and non - voting common equity held by non - affiliates as of June 27 , 2020 , the last business day of the registrant's most recently completed second fiscal quarter , was approximately $ 9.1 billion . Number of shares of common stock , $ 1 par value , outstanding as of January 30 , 2021 , the end of the registrant's most recent fiscal month : 83,044,019 . The following documents are incorporated by reference into the Parts of this Form 10 - K indicated below : Document Portions of Annual Report to Shareholders for fiscal year ended January 2 , 2021 ( filed as Exhibit 13 hereto ) Portions of Definitive Proxy Statement for Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held on April 22 , 2021 Incorporated by reference into : Parts I , II Parts III , IV