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Datum nieuwsfeit: 25-10-2005

( BW)(CA-AVERY-DENNISON)(AVY) Avery Dennison Reports Third Quarter
2005 Results; Company Raises Earnings Guidance for the Year on
Improved Profitability; Announces $60 Million to $70 Million of
Targeted Annual Savings from New Productivity Improvement Initiatives

    Business Editors

   PASADENA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 25, 2005--Avery Dennison
Corporation (NYSE:AVY) today reported third quarter diluted earnings
per share of $0.86 compared with $0.75 a year ago, a 15 percent
increase. Profits increased due to improved pricing and product mix,
as well as a reduction in operating expenses and the tax rate. The
Company also announced actions to increase operating efficiencies and
improve its profitability, targeting $60 million to $70 million of
annual savings when fully implemented in 2007.
   "We are very pleased with the profit improvement we have achieved
over the past six months," said Dean A. Scarborough, president and
chief executive officer of Avery Dennison. "The actions we announced
today will further improve our global operating efficiencies, driving
margin expansion and helping to fund our investments for top-line
growth."
   Planned cost reduction actions could result in cumulative pre-tax,
cash charges of approximately $20 million to $30 million, to be
incurred primarily during the fourth quarter of 2005. These charges
relate to estimated severance costs for a potential reduction in
headcount of over 500 positions, with actions expected to impact most
businesses and geographic regions.
   Annual pre-tax savings associated with these and other cost
reduction actions could total $40 million to $50 million in 2006,
increasing to a total of $60 million to $70 million by 2007.
Approximately half of the targeted savings is expected to be generated
by actions taken to streamline corporate general and administrative
activities, including the Company's shared services units.
   In addition, the Company is considering a number of divestitures
of non-strategic, low-margin businesses, which would reduce annual
sales by approximately $70 million, with minimal impact to earnings
from operations. Such divestitures, if completed, could result in
pre-tax, non-cash charges in excess of $100 million, representing
goodwill and other asset write-downs. These charges could be incurred
as early as the fourth quarter of 2005.
   Planned savings and cash generated from divestitures will be used
in part to fund investments in ongoing Horizons initiatives and future
growth opportunities, as well as actions to drive additional
productivity gains.

   Financial highlights for the third quarter of 2005:

    --  Earnings per share, on a diluted basis, were $0.86, compared
        with $0.75 a year ago. Results for the third quarter of 2005
        include an incremental tax expense of approximately $0.14 per
        share associated with the repatriation of $350 million of
        earnings of certain foreign subsidiaries, to be completed
        during the fourth quarter.

    --  Net income increased 15 percent to $86.2 million, compared
        with $75 million last year.

    --  Sales for the third quarter increased 2 percent over the prior
        year to $1.4 billion, at the low end of the Company's
        expectations, reflecting relatively weak results in the first
        two months of the quarter, partially offset by higher sales
        growth in September. The improvement in the sales trend has
        continued into the early part of the fourth quarter.

        The impact of currency translation contributed approximately
        40 percent of the sales growth during the quarter. The net
        effect of pricing and product mix changes was positive, more
        than offsetting a modest decline in unit volume, which
        reflected generally weak industry conditions, market share
        loss resulting from price increases in several businesses, and
        a shift in the timing of sales related to the back-to-school
        season.

    --  Gross profit margin was comparable to the third quarter of
        2004, reflecting improved pricing and productivity, offset by
        unfavorable segment mix and higher spending associated with
        the development of the Company's radio frequency
        identification (RFID) business. Higher raw material costs were
        fully offset with selling price increases.

    --  Marketing, general and administrative expenses as a percent of
        sales improved by 80 basis points compared to the same quarter
        a year ago, reflecting spending controls implemented during
        the past six months.

    --  Excluding restructuring, asset impairment and plant transition
        costs in the third quarter of 2005, operating margin improved
        by 80 basis points over the third quarter of 2004, due to the
        reduction in marketing, general and administrative expenses as
        a percentage of sales. (See Attachment A-3: "Preliminary
        Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Measures".)

    --  The one-time incremental tax expense associated with the
        repatriation of earnings impacted the quarter by $0.14 per
        share. The Company also had a $.09 per share benefit related
        to several favorable tax audit settlements in multiple
        jurisdictions. Geographic income mix and other factors also
        contributed favorably to the tax rate. As a result, the
        effective tax rate for the third quarter was 23.8 percent,
        compared to 26.8 percent for the same period last year.
        Adjusting for the unusual items, the company's effective tax
        rate for the quarter was approximately 22.5 percent, which is
        expected to be sustained through year end.

   Segment results

   The Company's Pressure-sensitive Materials segment reported sales
of approximately $775 million, up approximately 4 percent over the
third quarter of 2004. Approximately three-quarters of the increase in
segment revenue reflects unit volume growth and a positive
contribution from price and mix. The balance of the growth is
attributable to the impact of currency translation.
   Before the effects of currency translation, sales in the North
American pressure-sensitive roll materials business declined by
approximately 3 percent, with the benefit of price increases more than
offset by a decline in volume. The volume decline affected most
business segments within the North American pressure-sensitive roll
materials business with the exception of films, which continued to
benefit from growth in the beverage label market.
   Sales in the European pressure-sensitive roll materials business
grew approximately 9 percent in local currency, driven by solid unit
volume growth and a positive contribution from changes in price and
mix. Strong growth in the Eastern European region contributed to this
result. The roll materials business in Asia continued to report
double-digit growth in local currency sales, while sales for this
business in Latin America declined slightly. Sales in the graphics and
reflective materials business increased modestly before the effect of
currency.
   Excluding asset impairment costs, operating margin for the segment
declined to 9.0 percent compared with 9.2 percent a year ago, due to
higher bad debt expense in Eastern Europe, partially offset by
productivity improvement initiatives and spending controls. The
benefit of price increases covered higher raw material costs. (See
Attachment A-4: "Preliminary Supplementary Information, Reconciliation
of GAAP to Non-GAAP Supplementary Information".)
   The Office and Consumer Products segment reported sales of
approximately $284 million, a decline of approximately 6 percent from
the third quarter of 2004. The benefit of price increases was more
than offset by a decline in volume, partially reflecting an
approximately $10 million shift in back-to-school related sales into
the second quarter of 2005.
   Excluding transition costs associated with a previously announced
plant closure, operating margin for the segment increased to 15.1
percent compared with 14.6 percent a year ago, reflecting the benefit
of pricing, productivity improvement efforts and spending controls.
Price increases, effective January 1 of this year, have covered
cumulative raw material cost inflation for the segment. (See
Attachment A-4: "Preliminary Supplementary Information, Reconciliation
of GAAP to Non-GAAP Supplementary Information".)
   The Retail Information Services segment reported sales of
approximately $166 million, an increase of approximately 5 percent
over the third quarter of 2004. Approximately 70 percent of the growth
is due to the combined effect of the Rinke acquisition and currency
translation, with the balance due to core unit volume growth.
Operating margin for the segment increased to 7.2 percent in the third
quarter, compared with 6.4 percent a year ago, reflecting productivity
improvement efforts, including movement of production from Hong Kong
to lower cost operations in mainland China, as well as spending
controls.
   Businesses in the other specialty converting group reported sales
of approximately $138 million, an increase of approximately 7 percent
over the third quarter of 2004. Operating margin for these businesses
declined to 5.1 percent from 6.6 percent a year ago, due to higher
spending related to the Company's radio frequency identification
(RFID) division, partially offset by the benefit of productivity
initiatives and spending controls.

   Legal developments

   The Company announced that it had been notified by the Australian
Competition and Consumer Commission that it was seeking information in
connection with an investigation of the Company's label stock
business. The Company is cooperating with the investigation.
   Separately, the Company announced that it had contacted relevant
authorities in the U.S. with respect to the preliminary results of an
internal investigation of potential violations of the Foreign Corrupt
Practices Act, and that it intends to make a full report to these
authorities shortly. The issues relate to transactions carried out by
a small number of employees of the Company's reflectives business in
China, which had sales of approximately $5 million in 2004. The
transactions giving rise to these issues appear to have been
relatively minor in amount and of limited duration. Based on findings
to date, no changes to the Company's previously filed financial
statements are warranted as a result of these matters. However, the
Company expects that fines or other penalties could be incurred.

   Outlook

   Reflecting improved profitability and the reduction in its tax
rate, Avery Dennison is raising its 2005 earnings-per-share guidance
to a range of $3.28 to $3.43, before the impact of plant transition
costs, restructuring, asset impairment charges, and the one-time tax
expense associated with the repatriation of earnings. While fourth
quarter actions are still being developed, in the aggregate, these
items could reduce full year earnings by $0.35 to $0.45 per share,
including year-to-date costs already reported. Additionally, non-cash
charges associated with potential divestitures could further reduce
reported earnings. The Company's previously announced earnings
expectation excluding these factors was $2.95 to $3.20 per share.
   The Company's outlook for the fourth quarter anticipates continued
weakness in core volume growth, recognizing unusually high sales
during the prior year related to an extra week of sales, as well as
the effect of customers buying in advance of 2005 price increases. The
Company indicated that it expects additional raw material cost
inflation in the fourth quarter, which it anticipates passing on to
customers, as needed.
   "While we anticipate top-line growth to remain soft in the
near-term, we expect sales growth to accelerate, as we return to more
typical volume gains resulting from the underlying drivers in our
markets, as well as new products and services from our pipeline of
Horizon growth initiatives," said Scarborough.
   "We remain focused on margin expansion during this period of
rising costs, by maintaining our pricing discipline and executing our
aggressive operational improvement strategy," added Scarborough. "We
will reinvest a portion of the gains from our productivity improvement
efforts into targeted growth initiatives, including expansion in the
rapidly growing emerging markets, as well as new product and service
innovations such as RFID."
   Avery Dennison is a global leader in pressure-sensitive labeling
materials, office products and retail tag, ticketing and branding
systems. Based in Pasadena, Calif., Avery Dennison is a FORTUNE 500
company with 2004 sales of $5.3 billion. Avery Dennison employs more
than 21,000 individuals in 47 countries worldwide who apply the
Company's technologies to develop, manufacture and market a wide range
of products for both consumer and industrial markets.
   Products offered by Avery Dennison include Avery-brand office
products and graphics imaging media, Fasson-brand self-adhesive
materials, peel-and-stick postage stamps, reflective highway safety
products, labels for a wide variety of automotive, industrial and
durable goods applications, brand identification and supply chain
management products for the retail and apparel industries, and
specialty tapes and polymers.

   Forward-Looking Statements

   Certain information presented in this news release may constitute
"forward-looking" statements. These statements are subject to certain
risks and uncertainties. Actual results and trends may differ
materially from historical or expected results depending on a variety
of factors, including but not limited to fluctuations in cost and
availability of raw materials; ability of the Company to achieve and
sustain targeted cost reductions; foreign exchange rates; worldwide
and local economic conditions; selling prices; impact of legal
proceedings, including the U.S. Department of Justice ("DOJ") criminal
investigation, as well as the European Commission ("EC"), Canadian
Department of Justice, and Australian Competition and Consumer
Commission investigations, into industry competitive practices and any
related proceedings or lawsuits pertaining to these investigations or
to the subject matter thereof (including purported class actions
seeking treble damages for alleged unlawful competitive practices, and
purported class actions related to alleged disclosure violations
pertaining to alleged unlawful competitive practices, which were filed
after the announcement of the DOJ investigation, as well as a likely
fine by the EC in respect of certain employee misconduct in Europe);
impact of potential violations of the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices
Act based on issues in China; impact of epidemiological events on the
economy and the Company's customers and suppliers; successful
integration of acquired companies; financial condition and inventory
strategies of customers; development, introduction and acceptance of
new products; fluctuations in demand affecting sales to customers; and
other matters referred to in the Company's SEC filings.
   The financial information presented in this news release
represents preliminary financial results.
   The Company believes that the most significant risk factors that
could affect its ability to achieve its stated financial expectations
in the near-term include (1) potential adverse developments in legal
proceedings and/or investigations regarding competitive activities;
(2) the degree to which higher raw material costs can be passed on to
customers through selling price increases (and previously implemented
selling price increases can be sustained), without a significant loss
of volume; (3) the impact of economic conditions on underlying demand
for the Company's products; and (4) ability of the Company to achieve
and sustain targeted cost reductions.

   For more information and to listen to a live broadcast or an audio
replay of the 3rd Quarter conference call with analysts, visit the
Avery Dennison Web site at www.investors.averydennison.com


AVERY DENNISON                                                     A-1
PRELIMINARY CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INCOME
(In millions, except per share amounts)

                                             (UNAUDITED)

                              Three Months Ended    Nine Months Ended
                             --------------------- -------------------

                               Oct. 01,   Sep. 25,  Oct. 01,  Sep. 25,
                                  2005      2004      2005      2004

-------------------------------------------------- -------------------

Net sales                   $   1,362.5  $1,336.2  $4,127.4  $3,906.9

Cost of products sold             966.5     946.8   2,917.6   2,760.4

--------------------------- ---------------------- -------------------

Gross profit                      396.0     389.4   1,209.8   1,146.5

Marketing, general &
 administrative expense           266.9     272.8     851.4     804.5

Interest expense                   14.7      14.1      45.0      43.1

Other expense, net(1)               1.3       ---       6.7      35.2

--------------------------- ---------------------- -------------------

Income before taxes               113.1     102.5     306.7     263.7

Taxes on income                    26.9      27.5      73.4      67.6

--------------------------- ---------------------- -------------------

Net Income                  $      86.2  $   75.0  $  233.3  $  196.1

--------------------------- ---------------------- -------------------

Per share amounts:

Income per common share,
 assuming dilution          $      0.86  $   0.75  $   2.32  $   1.95

--------------------------- ---------------------- -------------------

Average common shares
 outstanding, assuming
 dilution                         100.6     100.6     100.6     100.5
--------------------------- ---------------------- -------------------
Common shares outstanding
 at period end                    100.2      99.9     100.2      99.9
--------------------------- ---------------------- -------------------

Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform with the
2005 financial statement presentation.

(1) Other expense for the third quarter of 2005 includes $1.3 of asset
    impairment charges.

    Other expense, net, for 2005 YTD includes $10.1 of restructuring
    costs and asset impairment charges, partially offset by gain on
    sale of assets of $(3.4).

    Other expense for 2004 YTD includes $35.2 of restructuring costs,
    asset impairment and lease cancellation charges.





                                                                   A-2

 Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures in Accordance with SEC
                             Regulation G


Avery Dennison reports financial results in accordance with U.S. GAAP,
and herein provides some non-GAAP measures. These non-GAAP measures
are not in accordance with, nor are they a substitute for, GAAP
measures. These non-GAAP measures are intended to supplement the
Company's presentation of its financial results that are prepared in
accordance with GAAP.

Avery Dennison uses the non-GAAP measures presented to evaluate and
manage the Company's operations internally. Avery Dennison is also
providing this information to assist investors in performing
additional financial analysis that is consistent with financial models
developed by research analysts who follow the Company.

The reconciliation set forth below is provided in accordance with
Regulations G and S-K and reconciles the non-GAAP financial measures
with the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures.





AVERY DENNISON                                                     A-3
PRELIMINARY RECONCILIATION OF GAAP TO NON-GAAP MEASURES
(In millions, except per share amounts)


                                              (UNAUDITED)

                                Three Months Ended   Nine Months Ended
                               --------------------  -----------------

                                 Oct. 01,  Sep. 25,  Oct. 01, Sep. 25,
                                   2005      2004      2005     2004

---------------------------------------------------  -----------------

Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-
 GAAP Operating Margin:

Net sales                     $   1,362.5 $1,336.2  $4,127.4 $3,906.9

                               --------------------  -----------------

Income before taxes           $     113.1 $  102.5  $  306.7 $  263.7

------------------------------ --------------------  -----------------

GAAP Operating Margin                 8.3%     7.7%      7.4%     6.7%

---------------------------------------------------  -----------------


Income before taxes           $     113.1 $  102.5  $  306.7 $  263.7

   Non-GAAP adjustments:

   Restructuring and
    transition costs(1)               0.4      ---       6.9     23.6

   Asset impairment and lease
    cancellation charges              1.3      ---       5.5     11.6

   Gain on sale of assets             ---      ---      (3.4)     ---

   Interest expense                  14.7     14.1      45.0     43.1

                               --------------------  -----------------

Adjusted non-GAAP operating
 income before taxes and
 interest expense             $     129.5 $  116.6  $  360.7 $  342.0

------------------------------ --------------------  -----------------

Adjusted Non-GAAP Operating
 Margin                               9.5%     8.7%      8.7%     8.8%

---------------------------------------------------  -----------------


Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-
 GAAP Net Income:


As reported net income        $      86.2 $   75.0  $  233.3 $  196.1

   Non-GAAP adjustments, net
    of taxes:

   Restructuring and
    transition costs                  0.4      ---       5.3     17.1

   Asset impairment and lease
    cancellation charges              1.1      ---       4.3      8.4

   Tax expense on repatriated
    earnings                         13.6      ---      13.6      ---

   Gain on sale of assets             ---      ---      (2.6)     ---

------------------------------ --------------------  -----------------

Adjusted Non-GAAP Net Income  $     101.3 $   75.0  $  253.9 $  221.6

---------------------------------------------------  -----------------


Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-
 GAAP Earnings Per Share:


As reported income per common
 share, assuming dilution     $      0.86 $   0.75  $   2.32 $   1.95

   Non-GAAP adjustments per
    share, net of taxes:

   Restructuring and
    transition costs                  ---      ---      0.05     0.17

   Asset impairment and lease
    cancellation charges             0.01      ---      0.04     0.08

   Tax expense on repatriated
    earnings                         0.14      ---      0.14      ---

   Gain on sale of assets             ---      ---     (0.03)     ---

------------------------------ --------------------  -----------------

Adjusted Non-GAAP income per
 common share, assuming
 dilution                     $      1.01 $   0.75  $   2.52 $   2.20

---------------------------------------------------  -----------------

Average common shares
 outstanding, assuming
 dilution                           100.6    100.6     100.6    100.5
---------------------------------------------------  -----------------

Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform with the
2005 financial statement presentation.

(1) 2005 QTD includes transition costs of $.4 related to a plant
    closure.

    2005 YTD includes restructuring and transition costs of $4.6 and
    $2.3, respectively, primarily related to plant closures.





                            AVERY DENNISON                         A-4
                 PRELIMINARY SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
                             (In millions)


                                         (UNAUDITED)

                                      Third Quarter Ended
                         ---------------------------------------------

                              NET SALES       OPERATING     OPERATING
                                               INCOME        MARGINS
                         ------------------ --------------- ----------

                             2005     2004    2005(1) 2004  2005  2004
                         ------------------ --------------- ----------

Pressure-sensitive
 Materials                 $774.6   $746.0    $68.8  $68.4   8.9% 9.2%
Office and Consumer
 Products                   284.3    303.7     42.6   44.4  15.0%14.6%
Retail Information
 Services                   165.6    157.8     12.0   10.1   7.2% 6.4%
Other specialty
 converting businesses      138.0    128.7      7.0    8.5   5.1% 6.6%
Corporate Expense             N/A      N/A     (2.6) (14.8)  N/A  N/A
Interest Expense              N/A      N/A    (14.7) (14.1)  N/A  N/A
                         ------------------ --------------- ----------

TOTAL                    $1,362.5 $1,336.2   $113.1 $102.5   8.3% 7.7%
                         ================== =============== ==========


(1) Operating income for the third quarter of 2005 includes $1.7 of
    asset impairment charges and transition costs, of which the
    Pressure- sensitive Materials segment recorded $1.2, the Office
    and Consumer Products segment recorded $.4 and other specialty
    converting businesses recorded $.1.

Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform with the
2005 financial statement presentation.





     RECONCILIATION OF GAAP TO NON-GAAP SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION

                                                 Third Quarter Ended
                                               -----------------------
                                                OPERATING   OPERATING
                                                  INCOME      MARGINS
                                               ------------ ----------

                                                2005  2004  2005  2004
                                               ------------ ----------
Pressure-sensitive Materials
----------------------------
Operating income, as reported                  $68.8 $68.4   8.9% 9.2%
Non-GAAP adjustments:
Asset impairment charges                         1.2   ---   0.1% ---
                                               ------------ ----------

Adjusted non-GAAP operating income             $70.0 $68.4   9.0% 9.2%
                                               ============ ==========

Office and Consumer Products
----------------------------
Operating income, as reported                  $42.6 $44.4  15.0%14.6%
Non-GAAP adjustments:
Transition costs(1)                              0.4   ---   0.1% ---
                                               ------------ ----------

Adjusted non-GAAP operating income             $43.0 $44.4  15.1%14.6%
                                               ============ ==========

Other specialty converting businesses
-------------------------------------
Operating income, as reported                   $7.0  $8.5   5.1% 6.6%
Non-GAAP adjustments:
Asset impairment charges                         0.1   ---   ---  ---
                                               ------------ ----------

Adjusted non-GAAP operating income              $7.1  $8.5   5.1% 6.6%
                                               ============ ==========

(1) For 2005, amount includes transition costs of $.4 related to a
    plant closure.





                            AVERY DENNISON                         A-5
                 PRELIMINARY SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
                             (In millions)


                                        (UNAUDITED)

                                  Nine Months Year-to-Date
                        ----------------------------------------------

                             NET SALES     OPERATING INCOME OPERATING
                                                             MARGINS
                        ------------------ ---------------- ----------

                            2005     2004   2005(1) 2004(2) 2005  2004
                        ------------------ ---------------- ----------

Pressure-sensitive
 Materials              $2,369.2 $2,214.0   $213.3  $156.8   9.0% 7.1%
Office and Consumer
 Products                  843.2    844.7    119.8   121.8  14.2%14.4%
Retail Information
 Services                  504.5    460.9     36.6    35.5   7.3% 7.7%
Other specialty
 converting businesses     410.5    387.3     12.5    32.6   3.0% 8.4%
Corporate Expense            N/A      N/A    (30.5)  (39.9)  N/A  N/A
Interest Expense             N/A      N/A    (45.0)  (43.1)  N/A  N/A
                        ------------------ ---------------- ----------

TOTAL                   $4,127.4 $3,906.9   $306.7  $263.7   7.4% 6.7%
                        ================== ================ ==========


(1) Operating income for 2005 includes $12.4 of restructuring costs,
    asset impairment charges and transition costs, partially offset by
    gain on sale of assets of $(3.4), of which the Pressure-sensitive
    Materials segment recorded $1.6, the Office and Consumer Products
    segment recorded $6.6 and other specialty converting businesses
    recorded $.8.

(2) Operating income for 2004 includes $35.2 of restructuring costs,
    asset impairment and lease cancellation charges, of which the
    Pressure-sensitive Materials segment recorded $34.4, the Office
    and Consumer Products segment recorded $.5 and the Retail
    Information Services segment recorded $.3.

Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform with the
2005 financial statement presentation.





     RECONCILIATION OF GAAP TO NON-GAAP SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION

                                             Nine Months Year-to-Date
                                            --------------------------
                                              OPERATING    OPERATING
                                               INCOME       MARGINS
                                            --------------------------

                                              2005   2004   2005  2004
                                            -------------- -----------
Pressure-sensitive Materials
----------------------------
Operating income, as reported               $213.3 $156.8    9.0% 7.1%
Non-GAAP adjustments:
Restructuring costs                            0.4   22.8    ---  1.0%
Asset impairment and lease cancellation
 charges                                       4.6   11.6    0.2% 0.5%
Gain on sale of assets                        (3.4)   ---  (0.1%) ---
                                            -------------- -----------

Adjusted non-GAAP operating income          $214.9 $191.2    9.1% 8.6%
                                            ============== ===========

Office and Consumer Products
----------------------------
Operating income, as reported               $119.8 $121.8   14.2%14.4%
Non-GAAP adjustments:
Restructuring and transition costs(1)          6.6    0.5    0.8% 0.1%
                                            -------------- -----------

Adjusted non-GAAP operating income          $126.4 $122.3   15.0%14.5%
                                            ============== ===========

Retail Information Services
---------------------------
Operating income, as reported                $36.6  $35.5    7.3% 7.7%
Non-GAAP adjustments:
Restructuring costs                            ---    0.3    ---  0.1%
                                            -------------- -----------

Adjusted non-GAAP operating income           $36.6  $35.8    7.3% 7.8%
                                            ============== ===========

Other specialty converting businesses
-------------------------------------
Operating income, as reported                $12.5  $32.6    3.0% 8.4%
Non-GAAP adjustments:
Asset impairment charges                       0.8    ---    0.2% ---
                                            -------------- -----------

Adjusted non-GAAP operating income           $13.3  $32.6    3.2% 8.4%
                                            ============== ===========

(1) For 2005, amount includes restructuring and transition costs of
    $4.3 and $2.3, respectively, primarily related to plant closures.





                            AVERY DENNISON                         A-6
           PRELIMINARY CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET
                             (In millions)

                                                    (UNAUDITED)

ASSETS                                     Oct. 01, 2005 Sep. 25, 2004

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Current assets:
   Cash and cash equivalents                   $   75.5      $   69.9
   Trade accounts receivable, net                 878.8         860.6
   Inventories, net                               439.9         430.1
   Other current assets                           120.6         132.7

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                  Total current assets          1,514.8       1,493.3

Property, plant and equipment, net              1,297.2       1,277.4
Goodwill                                          724.5         722.8
Intangibles resulting from business
 acquisitions, net                                130.9         140.3
Other assets                                      567.6         513.0

----------------------------------------------------------------------

                                               $4,235.0      $4,146.8

----------------------------------------------------------------------


LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

----------------------------------------------------------------------

Current liabilities:
   Short-term and current portion of long-
    term debt                                  $  124.7      $  197.1
   Accounts payable                               567.6         539.8
   Other current liabilities                      511.1         546.0

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                  Total current liabilities     1,203.4       1,282.9

Long-term debt                                    973.8       1,054.3
Other long-term liabilities                       453.5         391.0
Shareholders'
 equity:
   Common stock                                   124.1         124.1
   Capital in excess of par value                 696.9         802.9
   Retained earnings                            1,995.0       1,846.0
   Accumulated other comprehensive loss           (71.7)        (81.5)
   Cost of unallocated ESOP shares                 (9.7)        (11.6)
   Employee stock benefit trusts                 (533.0)       (663.9)
   Treasury stock at cost                        (597.3)       (597.4)


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                  Total shareholders' equity    1,604.3       1,418.6

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                                               $4,235.0      $4,146.8

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Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform with the
2005 financial statement presentation.





                            AVERY DENNISON                         A-7
      PRELIMINARY CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
                             (In millions)

                                                    (UNAUDITED)

                                                 Nine Months Ended
                                              ------------------------

                                                 Oct. 01,     Sep. 25,
                                                   2005         2004

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Operating Activities:

Net income                                       $ 233.3      $ 196.1

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net
 cash provided by operating activities:
     Depreciation                                  115.4        109.3
     Amortization                                   34.1         29.8
     Deferred taxes                                 19.7          8.8
     Asset impairment and net loss (gain) on
      sale of assets                                 9.5          9.7
     Other non-cash items, net                      (7.9)        (2.4)
                                                  -------      -------

                                                   404.1        351.3

     Changes in assets and liabilities            (115.6)       (18.6)
                                                  -------      -------

Net cash provided by operating
 activities                                        288.5        332.7
                                                  -------      -------

Investing Activities:

Purchase of property, plant and
 equipment                                        (117.1)      (115.6)
Purchase of software and other deferred
 charges                                           (15.6)       (17.4)
Payments for acquisitions                           (2.7)       (14.3)
Proceeds from sale of assets                        20.3          8.2
Other                                                3.3         (6.9)
                                                  -------      -------

Net cash used in investing activities             (111.8)      (146.0)
                                                  -------      -------

Financing Activities:

Net (decrease)/increase in borrowings
 (maturities of 90 days or less)                   (16.1)        32.0
Additional borrowings (maturities longer
 than 90 days)                                      76.2        302.6
Payments of debt (maturities longer than
 90 days)                                         (137.5)      (385.0)
Dividends paid                                    (125.9)      (122.6)
Purchase of treasury stock                           ---         (0.5)
Proceeds from exercise of stock options,
 net                                                 4.8         14.9
Other                                               12.4         12.0
                                                  -------      -------


Net cash used in financing activities             (186.1)      (146.6)
                                                  -------      -------

Effect of foreign currency translation on
 cash balances                                       0.1          0.3
                                                  -------      -------
(Decrease) Increase in cash and cash
 equivalents                                        (9.3)        40.4
                                                  -------      -------
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of
 period                                             84.8         29.5
                                                  -------      -------

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period         $  75.5      $  69.9
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Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform with the
2005 financial statement presentation.

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