Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
(a) & (b) Due to public health concerns about in-person gatherings given the COVID-19 pandemic at the time the meeting format was approved by its Board of Directors (the "Board"),Avery Dennison Corporation (the "Company") held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the "Annual Meeting") onApril 28, 2022 in a virtual-only format. A total of 72,992,857 shares of the Company's common stock, representing approximately 89% of the 82,355,333 shares outstanding and eligible to vote as of theFebruary 28, 2022 record date for the meeting set by the Board, were represented in person or by proxy at the Annual Meeting, constituting a quorum. At the Annual Meeting, the Company's stockholders (i) electedBradley Alford ,Anthony Anderson ,Mitchell Butier ,Ken Hicks ,Andres Lopez ,Patrick Siewert ,Julia Stewart andMartha Sullivan to the Board for a one-year term expiring at the 2023 Annual Meeting of Stockholders; (ii) approved, on an advisory basis, the Company's executive compensation; and (iii) ratified the appointment ofPricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2022. The final results of the voting for the eight director nominees named in the Company's proxy statement filed with theSecurities and Exchange Commission onMarch 10, 2022 (the "2022 Proxy Statement") were as follows: Broker Director Nominee For Against Abstain Non-Votes Bradley Alford 65,529,655 3,148,738 106,333 4,208,131 Anthony Anderson 66,306,755 2,381,392 96,579 4,208,131 Mitchell Butier 63,884,141 4,455,813 444,772 4,208,131 Ken Hicks 65,965,091 2,708,792 110,843 4,208,131 Andres Lopez 68,153,715 524,112 106,899 4,208,131 Patrick Siewert 60,896,498 5,977,794 1,910,434 4,208,131 Julia Stewart 64,111,615 4,177,401 495,710 4,208,131 Martha Sullivan 67,560,435 1,146,905 77,386 4,208,131
The final results of the voting for proposals 2 and 3 described in the 2022 Proxy Statement were as follows:
Broker Proposal For Against Abstain Non-Votes Approval, on an advisory basis, of the Company's executive compensation 64,926,263 3,691,931 166,532 4,208,131 Ratification of appointment ofPricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2022 68,470,561 4,062,729 459,567 - Item 8.01 Other Events. OnApril 28, 2022 , the Board authorized the repurchase of additional shares of the Company's common stock with a fair market value of up to$750 million (excluding any fees, commissions, or other expenses related to such purchases and in addition to any amount outstanding under any previous Board authorization).
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