Item 5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES

(a) Our common stock is listed under the ticker symbol “AVY” on the New York Stock Exchange. We did not sell securities in any unregistered transactions during the fourth quarter of 2019.

We had 4,397 shareholders of record as of December 28, 2019, the last day of our fiscal year.

(b) Not applicable.

Repurchases by us or our “affiliated purchasers” (as defined in Rule 10b-18(a)(3) of the Exchange Act) of registered equity securities in the fourth quarter of 2019 are shown in the table below. Repurchased shares may be reissued under our long-term incentive plan or used for other corporate purposes.


Period(1)	Total number of shares purchased(2)	Average price paid per share		Total number of shares purchased as part of publicly announced plans(2)(3)	Approximate dollar value of shares that may yet be purchased under the plans(4)
September 29, 2019 – October 26, 2019	96.9	$	113.51	96.9
October 27, 2019 – November 23, 2019	80.0		130.58	80.0
November 24, 2019 – December 28, 2019	92.0		130.44	92.0
Total	268.9	$	124.38	268.9	$	644.7

(1)	The periods shown are our fiscal periods during the thirteen-week quarter ended December 28, 2019.

(2)	Shares in thousands.

(3)

In April 2019, our Board authorized the repurchase of shares of our common stock with a fair market value of up to $650 million, exclusive of any fees, commissions or other expenses related to such purchases, in addition to the amount outstanding under our previous $650 million Board authorization pursuant to which repurchases were made in the periods shown in the table above. Board authorizations remain in effect until shares in the amount authorized thereunder have been repurchased.

(4)	Dollars in millions.

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