Avery Dennison To Broadcast Presentation at Chemical Industry Conference Live Over the Internet.

Business Editors

PASADENA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 27, 2001

Avery Dennison Corporation (NYSE:AVY) (PCX:AVY) announced today that the Company's presentation on October 3 at Credit Suisse First Boston's 2001 Chemical Industry Conference in New York will be broadcast live over the Internet.

The presentation by Philip M. Neal, chairman and chief executive officer, will begin at approximately 12:30 PM (Eastern Time)/9:30 AM (Pacific Time) on Wednesday, October 3, 2001, and will last approximately 45 minutes.

The Webcast can be accessed at www.investors.averydennison.com. Instructions for listening to the conference call are provided. In addition, an audio replay of the presentation will be available at the same Web address approximately one hour following its conclusion. To listen to the live Webcast or audio replay, participants will need a computer with speakers and Real Player. A free software download is available at the www.investors.averydennison.com Web address.

Avery Dennison is a global leader in pressure-sensitive technology and innovative self-adhesive solutions for consumer products and label materials. Based in Pasadena, Calif., the Company had 2000 sales of $3.9 billion. Avery Dennison develops, manufactures and markets a wide range of products for consumer and industrial markets, including Avery-brand office products, Fasson-brand self-adhesive materials, peel-and-stick postage stamps, battery labels, reflective highway safety products, automated retail tag and labeling systems, and specialty tapes and chemicals.