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Avery Dennison Prices €500 Million Senior Notes Offering

2017-02-24 11:17 ET - News Release


GLENDALE, Calif. -- (Business Wire)

Avery Dennison Corporation (NYSE: AVY) announced today that it has priced an underwritten public offering of €500,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 1.250% Senior Notes due 2025. The Senior Notes were priced at 99.917% of their principal amount. The offering is expected to close on March 3, 2017, subject to customary closing conditions.

Avery Dennison intends to use approximately €200 million of the net proceeds from the offering to repay commercial paper borrowings that it used to finance a portion of its acquisition of the European business of Mactac in August 2016, and the remainder for general corporate purposes, which may include the repayment of other indebtedness, including its 6.625% Guaranteed Notes due 2017, acquisitions, including the acquisitions of Hanita Coatings and Yongle Tape Company, capital expenditures, working capital and other corporate purposes.

The joint book-running managers for this offering are HSBC Bank plc, J.P. Morgan Securities plc and Merrill Lynch International, with MUFG Securities EMEA plc, Standard Chartered Bank, Mizuho International plc, SMBC Nikko Capital Markets Limited and Wells Fargo Securities International Limited as co-managers.

The offering is being made pursuant to an effective registration statement (containing a prospectus) that has been filed with the SEC. A preliminary prospectus supplement related to the offering has been filed with the SEC and is available on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov. A copy of the preliminary prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus may also be obtained by calling HSBC Bank plc toll free at (866) 811-8049, J.P. Morgan Securities plc collect at +44 (0)207-134-2468 or Merrill Lynch International collect at +44 (0)207-995-3966.

This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy these securities, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any jurisdiction in which such an offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction.

About Avery Dennison

Avery Dennison (NYSE: AVY) is a global leader in pressure-sensitive and functional materials and labeling solutions for the retail apparel market. The company’s applications and technologies are an integral part of products used in every major industry. With operations in more than 50 countries and more than 25,000 employees worldwide, Avery Dennison serves customers in the consumer packaging, graphical display, logistics, apparel, industrial and healthcare industries. Headquartered in Glendale, California, the company reported sales of $6.1 billion in 2016.

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Certain risks and uncertainties are discussed in more detail under “Risk Factors” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016 and include, but are not limited to, risks and uncertainties relating to the following: fluctuations in demand affecting sales to customers; worldwide and local economic conditions; changes in political conditions; changes in governmental laws and regulations; fluctuations in currency exchange rates and other risks associated with foreign operations, including in emerging markets; the financial condition and inventory strategies of customers; changes in customer preferences; fluctuations in cost and availability of raw materials; our ability to generate sustained productivity improvement; our ability to achieve and sustain targeted cost reductions; the impact of competitive products and pricing; loss of significant contracts or customers; collection of receivables from customers; selling prices; business mix shift; execution and integration of acquisitions and completion of potential dispositions; timely development and market acceptance of new products, including sustainable or sustainably-sourced products; investment in development activities and new production facilities; amounts of future dividends and share repurchases; customer and supplier concentrations; successful implementation of new manufacturing technologies and installation of manufacturing equipment; disruptions in information technology systems including cyber-attacks or other intrusions to network security; successful installation of new or upgraded information technology systems; data security breaches; volatility of financial markets; impairment of capitalized assets, including goodwill and other intangibles; credit risks; our ability to obtain adequate financing arrangements and maintain access to capital; fluctuations in interest and tax rates; changes in tax laws and regulations, and uncertainties associated with interpretations of such laws and regulations; outcome of tax audits; fluctuations in pension, insurance, and employee benefit costs; the impact of legal and regulatory proceedings, including with respect to environmental, health and safety; protection and infringement of intellectual property; the impact of epidemiological events on the economy and our customers and suppliers; acts of war, terrorism, and natural disasters; and other factors.

The forward-looking statements included in this document are made only as of the date of this document, and we assume no duty to update the forward-looking statements to reflect new, changed or unanticipated events or circumstances, other than as may be required by law.

Contacts:

Avery Dennison Corporation
Media Relations:
Rob Six, (626) 304-2361
rob.six@averydennison.com
or
Investor Relations:
Garrett Gabel, (626) 304-2399
investorcom@averydennison.com

Source: Avery Dennison Corporation

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