Avery Dennison is a global leader in pressure-sensitive labeling materials, office products and retail tag, ticketing and branding systems. Based in Pasadena, Calif., Avery Dennison is a FORTUNE 500 Company with 2006 sales of $5.6 billion. Combined with Paxar, Avery Dennison now employs more than 30,000 individuals in approximately 50 countries worldwide who develop, manufacture and market a wide range of products for both consumer and industrial markets. Products offered by Avery Dennison include: Fasson brand self-adhesive materials; Avery Dennison and Paxar brand products for the retail and apparel industries; Avery brand office products and graphics imaging media; specialty tapes, peel-and-stick postage stamps, and labels for a wide variety of automotive, industrial and durable goods applications

On March 22, 2007, Avery Dennison announced a definitive agreement to acquire Paxar for $30.50 per share in a cash transaction valued at approximately $1.34 billion. With the acquisition of Paxar, Avery Dennison’s Retail Information Services (RIS) business is expected to represent about 24 percent of Avery Dennison’s revenues - up from 12 percent before the combination. Paxar reported sales last year of $881 million. Avery Dennison said it will provide additional information on the anticipated financial benefits of the transaction, including expected sources and timing of cost synergies, during its regularly scheduled quarterly earnings release on July 24, 2007.

June 14, 2007--The stockholders of Paxar Corporation (NYSE: PXR) approved the Agreement and Plan of Merger among Paxar, Avery Dennison Corporation and Alpha Acquisition Corp., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Avery Dennison, on June 14, 2007. Having received stockholder approval, and all other conditions to the closing of the merger being satisfied, the parties intend to consummate the merger of Alpha Acquisition with and into Paxar on Friday, June 15, 2007. Concurrently with the closing of the merger, Paxar will submit a request to the New York Stock Exchange for withdrawal of the listing of its common stock, effective June 15, 2007.

Paxar Corporation is a global leader in providing innovative merchandising systems to retailers and apparel manufacturers. Paxar's concept to checkout capabilities, global manufacturing operations, worldwide distribution network and brand recognition are enabling the Company to expand its competitive advantage and market share. Paxar brings to its customers a fusion of innovative fashion ideas and technological expertise to help them achieve retailing success. The Company’s business includes the design, manufacture and distribution of a wide variety of tags and labels, including bar-coded labels, as well as printers and the associated supplies for customers who prefer the flexibility of creating labels and tags on an “as-needed” basis in their facilities. Product design, process reengineering and data management services are becoming more important as Paxar continues to differentiate itself as a global leader. Paxar has core competencies that range from graphic design to coating, weaving, design of mechanical and electronic printers, systems integration and creation of software.

Manufacturer of Buttons, Rivets, Snaps, Patches, Hangtags, Size Strips

The company was founded in 1980. It was formerly known as Tag-It Pacific, Inc. and changed its name to Talon International, Inc. in July 2007. The company is headquartered in Woodland Hills, California.

Talon International, Inc. engages in the manufacture and distribution of a range of apparel accessories primarily in the United States. It offers zippers and trim items to manufacturers of fashion apparel, specialty retailers, and mass merchandisers. The company offers a line of metal and synthetic zippers under the TALON brand name; provides customized woven, leather, synthetic, embroidered, and novelty labels and tapes, as well as buttons, rivets, printed marketing material, polybasic, packing cartons, and hangers under the brand, TRIM; and distributes a proprietary stretch waistband under the TEKFIT name. It also sells its products in Asia, Mexico, the Dominican Republic, and Central and South America.

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Tag-It Pacific, Inc (now called Talon International) is a unique company offering a wide array of apparel component products and services around the globe. Tag-It Pacific is a publicly traded company listed on the American Stock Exchange. Founded in the early 1980’s in Los Angeles, CA, where we are still headquartered, Tag-It Pacific has grown into a truly global company, with facilities from Hong Kong to New York to Mexico. Tag-It Pacific pioneered the creation and implementation of complex trim outsourcing programs for large apparel manufacturers. Under our Managed Trim Solution TM, garment manufacturers can order complete trim packages, consisting of woven & printed labels, buttons & rivets, printed marketing, zippers, thread as well as any other type of trim or accessory product. These packages are ordered and delivered by garment style, with a single price per garment. In addition, Tag-It offers cut-by-cut delivery directly to sewing and finishing plants around the globe. The Managed Trim Solution is coordinated through a state-of-the-art e-commerce system that gives our customers complete visibility to all aspects of trim development, ordering, and delivery. Talon Brand zippers and Coats Brand thread are two of the high-quality components sold inside our trim packages.

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