AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER dated as of March 22, 2007, among AVERY DENNISON CORPORATION, ALPHA ACQUISITION CORP. and PAXAR CORPORATIONAgreement and Plan • March 23rd, 2007 • Avery Dennison Corporation • Converted paper & paperboard prods (no contaners/boxes) • New York
Contract Type FiledMarch 23rd, 2007 Company Industry JurisdictionAGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER (this “Agreement”) dated as of March 22, 2007, among AVERY DENNISON CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation (“Parent”), ALPHA ACQUISITION CORP., a New York corporation and a wholly owned Subsidiary of Parent (“Sub”), and PAXAR CORPORATION, a New York corporation (the “Company”). Capitalized terms used in this Agreement are defined in the sections listed opposite such terms in Annex I.