AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Avery Dennison (AVY)

Avery Dennison closes €500 million 4.000% senior notes due 2035

Neutral Impact 3 of 5 financing Written later

Avery Dennison closed its issuance of €500 million of 4.000% senior notes due September 11, 2035, with net proceeds of about €493.5 million. The company plans to use the proceeds for general corporate purposes, including financing acquisitions and repaying commercial paper borrowings, which adds long-term debt to its balance sheet.

Key points

  • Principal: €500,000,000 of 4.000% senior notes maturing September 11, 2035
  • Net proceeds of approximately €493.5 million after underwriting discounts and estimated expenses
  • Interest payable annually beginning September 11, 2026; redeemable at make-whole price before June 11, 2035
  • Underwriting agreement dated September 8, 2025 with Citigroup Global Markets Limited, Merrill Lynch International and Mizuho International plc

The filing

CompanyAvery Dennison (AVY)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECSep 11, 2025, 4:17 PM ET
Accession number0001193125-25-201336

Items reported: 1.01 Material Definitive Agreement2.03 New Direct Financial Obligation8.01 Other Events

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI (Anthropic Claude, claude-haiku-5-5) on Nov 8, 2026, 1:12 AM ET, from the text of the filing and its press-release exhibits only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on September 11, 2025.

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