EXHIBIT 21 SUBSIDIARIES OF REGISTRANT JURISDICTION PERCENTAGE IN WHICH OF ORGANIZED OWNERSHIP ------------ ---------- 1. Avery Dennison Corporation (publicly-owned parent of consolidated group).................................. Delaware 2. Avery Corp. ......................................... Delaware 100% by 1 3. Avery Pacific Corporation ........................... California 100% by 1 4. Avery International Holding GmbH..................... Germany 100% by 1 5. Avery, Inc........................................... California 100% by 1 6. Avery Foreign Sales Corporation B.V.................. Netherlands 100% by 1 7. Avery Coordination Center N.V........................ Belgium 100% by 45 8. Avery International Overseas Finance N.V............. Netherlands 100% by 2 9. Avery Holding Limited................................ United Kingdom 44% by 1 56% by 63 10. Cardinal Insurance Limited .......................... Bermuda 100% by 1 11. AEAC, Inc. .......................................... Delaware 100% by 1 12. Avery Dennison Canada Inc............................ Canada 55% by 1 45% by 63 13. Fasson Sverige AB.................................... Sweden 100% by 1 14. Avery Etiketsystemer A/S ............................ Denmark 100% by 1 15. Avery Etiketten B.V.................................. Netherlands 100% by 28 16. Avery International France S.A. ..................... France 100% by 54 17. Avery Etiketten N.V. ................................ Belgium 100% by 45 18. Avery Dennison U.K. Limited.......................... United Kingdom 100% by 9 19. Avery Maschinen GmbH................................. Germany 85% by 4 20. Avery Label Limited ................................. Ireland 100% by 1 21. Retail Products Limited ............................. Ireland 100% by 20 22. Avery Dennison Office Products U.K. Ltd. ............ United Kingdom 100% by 9 23. Avery Guidex Limited ................................ United Kingdom 100% by 22 24. A.V. Chemie A.G...................................... Switzerland 100% by 34 25. Dennison Sverige AB.................................. Sweden 100% by 53 26. Avery Etikettier-Logistik GmbH....................... Germany 100% by 4 27. Soabar Systems (Hong Kong) Limited................... Hong Kong 100% by 94 28. Fasson Nederland B.V................................. Netherlands 86% by 1 13% by 2 1% by 63 29. Avery Holding B.V.................................... Netherlands 100% by 28 30. Fasson Deutschland GmbH.............................. Germany 100% by 4 31. Fasson France S.a.r.l................................ France 100% by 54 32. Fasson Italia S.p.A.................................. Italy 95% by 1 5% by 2 JURISDICTION PERCENTAGE IN WHICH OF ORGANIZED OWNERSHIP ------------ ---------- 33. Fasson de Mexico S.A................................. Mexico 100% by 1 34. Fasson Schweiz AG.................................... Switzerland 100% by 1 35. Fasson Scandinavia A/S............................... Denmark 100% by 53 36. Fasson Products (Proprietary) Limited................ South Africa 100% by 1 37. Fasson Hemel Hempstead Limited....................... United Kingdom 100% by 9 38. Fasson Norge A/S..................................... Norway 100% by 1 39. Fasson Osterreich GmbH............................... Austria 100% by 1 40. Fasson Ireland Limited .............................. Ireland 100% by 1 41. Fasson Suomi OY...................................... Finland 100% by 1 42. Fasson Pty. Limited ................................. Australia 100% by 1 43. Avery Properties Pty. Limited........................ Australia 100% by 1 44. Fasson Produtos Adesivos Limitada.................... Brazil 100% by 1 45. Avery Specialty Tape Division N.V.................... Belgium 100% by 1 46. Fasson Canada Inc.................................... Canada 100% by 1 47. Fasson U.K. Limited.................................. United Kingdom 100% by 9 48. Fasson Espana S.A.................................... Spain 100% by 1 49. Avery Automotive Limited............................. United Kingdom 100% by 9 50. Fasson Self-Adhesive Materials South East Asia (Pte) Ltd.................................................. Singapore 100% by 1 51. Avery Myers Limited.................................. United Kingdom 100% by 9 52. Avery Graphic Systems, Inc. ......................... Delaware 100% by 1 53. Dennison Danmark A/S................................. Denmark 100% by 63 54. Avery Holding S.A. .................................. France 14% by 1 86% by 63 55. Avery de Mexico S.A. de C.V.......................... Mexico 100% by 1 56. Fasson Luxembourg S.A................................ Luxembourg 100% by 29 57. Guidex Limited ...................................... United Kingdom 100% by 22 58. Swindon Letter File Company Limited ................. United Kingdom 100% by 22 59. Novexx Modul Vertriebs GmbH.......................... Germany 100% by 4 60. Avery Etikettsystem Svenska AB ...................... Sweden 100% by 14 61. Fasson Belgie N.V.................................... Belgium 100% by 45 62. Security Printing Division, Inc...................... Delaware 100% by 1 63. Dennison Manufacturing Company....................... Nevada 100% by 1 64. Dennison Far East (Hong Kong) Limited................ Hong Kong 50% by 63 50% by 70 65. Avery Dennison Holdings Limited...................... Australia 100% by 63 66. Avery Dennison Australia Limited..................... Australia 100% by 65 67. Avery Dennison Retail Limited........................ Australia 100% by 65 68. Dennison Limited..................................... United Kingdom 100% by 9 JURISDICTION PERCENTAGE IN WHICH OF ORGANIZED OWNERSHIP ------------ ---------- 69. Metallised Films & Papers Ltd........................ United Kingdom 100% by 9 70. Dennison International Company....................... Massachusetts 100% by 63 71. Dennison de Mexico S.A. de C.V. ..................... Mexico 87.5% by 70 72. Dennison do Brasil Industria e Comercio Ltda......... Brazil 90% by 70 5% by 80 73. TIADECO Participacoes Ltda........................... Brazil 100% by 70 74. Indumarco Comercial Ltda............................. Brazil 100% by 73 75. Dennison International Holding B.V................... Netherlands 82% by 77 18% by 63 76. Avery Dennison Korea Limited......................... Korea 100% by 12 77. Dennison Manufacturing (Trading) Ltd................. United Kingdom 100% by 63 78. Dennison Monarch Systems, Inc. ...................... Delaware 100% by 63 79. Avery Dennison Office Products Company............... Nevada 100% by 63 80. Dennison Transoceanic Corporation.................... Massachusetts 100% by 63 81. DMC Development Corporation.......................... Nevada 100% by 63 82. Doret S.A............................................ France 100% by 54 83. Establissements Chevalerias S.A...................... France 20% by 54 80% by 82 84. Societe Civile Immobiliere Sarrail................... France 100% by 82 85. Monarch Industries, Inc.............................. New Jersey 100% by 63 86. Avery Buroprodukte GmbH.............................. Germany 100% by 4 87. Transformer Materials Company........................ Missouri 100% by 63 88. National Blank Book Company, Corp. .................. Massachusetts 100% by 63 89. Dennison Ireland Limited............................. Ireland 88% by 75 11% by 82 90. Avery Label (Northern Ireland) Limited............... United Kingdom 100% by 9 91. Dennison Office Products Limited..................... Ireland 100% by 89 92. Dennison Magnetic Media Limited...................... Ireland 100% by 89 93. Etikettrykkeriet A/S................................. Denmark 100% by 14 94. Soabar Systems Hong Kong B.V. ....................... Netherlands 100% by 28 95. Avery Dennison, C.A. ................................ Venezuela 100% by 1 96. Avery Dennison Mexico S.A. de C.V. .................. Mexico 100% by 1 97. Fasson Portugal Produtos Auto-Adesivos Lda. ......... Portugal 97% by 1 3% by 28 All of the preceding subsidiaries have been consolidated in the Registrant's financial statements and no separate financial statements have been filed. The parent company also owns 50% of Avery-Toppan Company, Limited (Japan), which company may be deemed to be a subsidiary. Registrant's share of the losses and profits is included on an equity basis in the Consolidated Statement of Income.