Avery Dennison Transfers Pension Obligations

Avery Dennison, the global manufacturer and distributor of adhesive materials, apparel branding labels, and specialty medical products headquartered in Glendale, California transferred approximately $750 million of its pension obligations to American General Life Insurance Co. in May 2019. This pension de-risking transfer affects about 8,500 retirees.  In July 2018, Avery Dennison terminated its US defined benefit plan, and subsequently contributed $200 million to the plan before making lump-sum buyouts available to certain plan participants, reducing its pension liabilities by about $152 million.  In March 2019, the company contributed $7 million to the DBP  to cover the costs association with the pension de-risking transfer.