FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 10, 2009

Avery Dennison Announces End of Distribution Relationship with Grimco, Inc.

(Painesville, OH) ­ Avery Dennison’s Graphics & Reflective Products Division, a leading provider of digital media, screen print and cut vinyl products to the sign and graphics industry, announced today that the distribution relationship with Grimco will be concluding. Effective immediately, Grimco will not be distributing Avery Graphics’ screen print and sign cut vinyls. In addition, effective April 5, 2009, Grimco will also cease to distribute Avery Graphics’ line of digital vinyl media.

Avery Graphics screen print, cut vinyl and digital media will continue to be offered by Avery Graphics’ network of national and regional full-line distributors throughout North America. “We are committed to working closely with our distributors to ensure our complete line of vinyl products are easily available to sign shops,” said Mousa Elsarky, Marketing Director, Graphics and Reflective Products Division North America.

While we wish our friends at Grimco well in their future endeavors, we are also very excited about our ongoing and new partnerships and opportunities. Avery Graphics has an extensive network of distribution partners throughout the U.S. and Canada to serve customers and takes pride in these strong, long-standing relationships. “These relationships will ensure continuity of supply to our valued customers. We will continue to provide the market with the broadest selection of high-quality digital, screen print and cut vinyl products,” states Elsarky.

For more information on Avery Graphics products and where to find a local Avery Dennison distributor, printers and sign shops can contact the Avery Dennison AnswerLine at 800-443-9380. Information is also available online at www.averygraphics.com.

Avery Dennison Graphics & Reflective Products Division features a broad range of products for digital printing, traditional printing technologies, reflective and cut signage applications. Its products are used in applications ranging from promotional graphics such as signage, labels, exhibits, displays and bus-wrap markings to long-term, durable applications such as fleet markings, backlit signs, vehicle striping and graphics. The Division is a part of Avery Dennison Corporation, a FORTUNE 500® company based in Pasadena, California, with 2008 sales of $6.7 billion and operations in over 60 countries. The Company’s products include pressure-sensitive labeling materials; retail apparel ticketing and branding systems; RFID inlays and tags; office products; specialty tapes; and a variety of specialized labels for automotive, industrial and durable goods applications. For more information on the Graphics & Reflective Products Division, visit www.averygraphics.com. Certain third party trademarks and tradenames used herein are the property of their respective owners.

Avery Dennison Graphics & Reflective Products Division
250 Chester Street
Painesville, OH 44077
Phone: 800.282.8379
Website URL: www.averygraphics.com