UNITED STATES

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             Washington, D.C. 20549


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                                   FORM 8 - K
                                 CURRENT REPORT

                     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


                                 August 13, 2002
                                 Date of Report

                           AVERY DENNISON CORPORATION
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

         Delaware                      1-7685                   95-1492269
(State or other jurisdiction  (Commission File Number)       (IRS Employer
      of incorporation)                                    Identification No.)



          150 N. Orange Grove Boulevard                          91103
               Pasadena, California                            (Zip Code)
    (Address of principal executive offices)


       Registrant's Telephone Number, including area code: (626) 304-2000




Item 9.  Regulation FD Disclosure

On August 13, 2002, the Registrant filed its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for
the quarterly period ended June 29, 2002 (the "Form 10-Q") with the Securities
and Exchange Commission. Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as created by
Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, the following certifications are
being made to accompany the Form 10-Q.

                    Certification of Chief Executive Officer

Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as created by Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, the undersigned officer of Avery Dennison
Corporation (the "Company") hereby certifies, to the best of his knowledge,
that:

    (i)      the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of the Company for the
             quarterly period ended June 29, 2002 (the "Report") fully
             complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or Section
             15(d), as applicable, of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
             as amended; and

    (ii)     the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in
             all material respects, the financial condition and results of
             operations of the Company.


Dated: August 13, 2002
                                     By:    /s/  Philip M. Neal
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                                     Name:  Philip M. Neal
                                     Title: Chairman and Chief Executive Officer


The foregoing certification is being furnished solely to accompany the Report
pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, and is not being filed for purposes of
Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and is not to be
incorporated by reference into any filing of the Company, whether made before or
after the date hereof, regardless of any general incorporation language in such
filing.



                    Certification of Chief Financial Officer

Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as created by Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, the undersigned officer of Avery Dennison
Corporation (the "Company") hereby certifies, to the best of his knowledge,
that:

     (i)      the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of the Company for the
              quarterly period ended June 29, 2002 (the "Report") fully
              complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or Section
              15(d), as applicable, of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
              as amended; and

     (ii)     the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in
              all material respects, the financial condition and results of
              operations of the Company.


Dated: August 13, 2002
                                      By:  /s/  Daniel R. O'Bryant
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                                      Name:  Daniel R. O'Bryant
                                      Title: Senior Vice President, Finance and
                                             Chief Financial Officer

The foregoing certification is being furnished solely to accompany the Report
pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, and is not being filed for purposes of
Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and is not to be
incorporated by reference into any filing of the Company, whether made before or
after the date hereof, regardless of any general incorporation language in such
filing.



                                   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.

Date:  August 13, 2002
                                      AVERY DENNISON CORPORATION


                                      By:  /s/  Daniel R. O'Bryant
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                                      Name:  Daniel R. O'Bryant
                                      Title: Senior Vice President, Finance and
                                             Chief Financial Officer