UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report April 26, 2012

AVERY DENNISON CORPORATION

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (626) 304-2000

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

Section 5 — Corporate Governance and Management

At the annual meeting of stockholders of Avery Dennison Corporation (the “Company”) held on April 26, 2012 , stockholders approved the Amended and Restated Stock Option and Incentive Plan (the “Plan”), which amended and restated the plan approved by stockholders at the 2010 annual meeting of stockholders. The Plan became effective immediately upon receipt of stockholder approval. The Plan previously had been approved by the Compensation and Executive Personnel Committee (the “Compensation Committee”) of the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) and ratified by the Board, subject to stockholder approval.

The Plan authorizes the Compensation Committee to grant stock options, restricted stock units, performance units, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, dividend equivalents, performance stock, stock payments, deferred stock, or deferred stock units, or any combination thereof (collectively, “Awards”). The Plan authorizes the grant of Awards to the Company’s officers and employees, as well as to its non-employee directors. The Plan is administered by the Compensation Committee, or such other committee of members of the Board as the Board may designate from time to time.

The total number of shares available for issuance under the Plan was increased by 6 million shares. As amended, the total number of shares represented by restricted stock, stock payments, deferred stock, restricted stock units, performance stock, performance units, deferred stock units and dividend equivalents granted under the Plan may not exceed 7 million. In addition, the Plan was amended to, among other things: (i) add a 10-year term limit for stock appreciation rights; (ii) require that, in the event of a change of control, the vesting of future Awards would be accelerated only if an awardee experiences a separation of service within 24 months of the change of control; (iii) provide minimum vesting periods for full-value awards; (iv) expressly provide that all Awards are subject to the Company’s clawback policy; and (v) expressly prohibit dividend equivalents from being paid on unvested performance awards. The maximum number of shares of the Company’s common stock as to which grants of options and stock appreciation rights may be made to a single participant in a single calendar year is 600,000 shares.

The Plan contains additional provisions with respect to payment of purchase prices; vesting and expiration of Awards; treatment of Awards upon death, disability, retirement or other separation of service of an awardee or upon a change of control of the Company; adjustments for stock splits, recapitalizations and mergers; transferability of Awards; tax withholding requirements; and the Plan’s amendment, suspension or termination.

The foregoing summary description of the Plan is qualified in its entirety by reference to the actual terms and conditions of the Plan attached as Exhibit A to the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 9, 2012 (the “Proxy Statement”).

Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

(a) & (b) At the annual meeting of stockholders of the Company held on April 26, 2012, the Company’s stockholders (i) elected John T. Cardis, David E. I. Pyott, Dean A. Scarborough and Julia A. Stewart to the Board; (ii) approved, on an advisory basis, the Company’s executive compensation; (iii) approved the Plan; and (iv) ratified the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent auditors for the 2012 fiscal year.

The final results of the voting for the four director nominees described in the Proxy Statement were as follows:

The final results of the voting for proposals 2 through 4 described in the Proxy Statement were as follows:

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

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