General

9 Months Ended

Sep. 29, 2012

General

General

Note 1.  General

In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include normal recurring adjustments necessary for a fair statement of the interim results of Avery Dennison Corporation (the “Company”), a Delaware corporation.  The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and notes in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q are presented as permitted by Article 10 of Regulation S-X.  The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements do not contain certain information included in the audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto in the Company’s 2011 Annual Report on Form 10-K, which should be read in conjunction with this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

Fiscal Period

The third quarters of 2012 and 2011 consisted of thirteen-week periods ending September 29, 2012 and October 1, 2011, respectively. The interim results of operations are not necessarily indicative of future financial results.

Financial Presentation

Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform with the current period presentation.