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UNITEDSTATESSECURITIESANDEXCHANGECOMMISSION
Washington,D.C.20549
FORM10-K 
AnnualReportPursuanttoSection13or15(d)oftheSecuritiesExchangeActof1934
ForthefiscalyearendedDecember31,2008OR 
TransitionReportPursuanttoSection13or15(d)oftheSecuritiesExchangeActof1934
ForthetransitionperiodfromtoCommissionfilenumber1-4881
AVONPRODUCTS,INC.
(Exactnameofregistrantasspecifiedinitscharter)
NewYork 
13-0544597
(Stateorotherjurisdictionof incorporationororganization)
(I.R.S.EmployerIdentificationNo.)
1345AvenueoftheAmericas,NewYork,N.Y.10105-0196
(Addressofprincipalexecutiveoffices)
(212)282-5000
(Registrant’stelephonenumber,includingareacode)
SecuritiesregisteredpursuanttoSection12(b)oftheAct:
Titleofeachclass
Nameofeachexchangeonwhichregistered
Commonstock(parvalue$.25)
NewYorkStockExchangeSecuritiesregisteredpursuanttoSection12(g)oftheAct:None
Indicatebycheckmarkiftheregistrantisawell-knownseasonedissuer,asdefinedinRule405oftheSecuritiesAct.Yes
x
No
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IndicatebycheckmarkiftheregistrantisnotrequiredtofilereportspursuanttoSection13orSection15(d)oftheAct.Yes
®
No
x
Indicatebycheckmarkwhethertheregistrant(1)hasfiledallreportsrequiredtobefiledbySection13or15(d)oftheSecuritiesExchangeActof1934duringthepreceding12months(orforsuchshorterperiodthattheregistrantwasrequiredtofilesuchreports),and(2)hasbeensubjecttosuchfilingrequirementsforthepast90days.Yes
x
No
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IndicatebycheckmarkifdisclosureofdelinquentfilerspursuanttoItem405ofRegulationS-Kisnotcontainedherein,andwillnotbecontained,tothebestofregistrant’sknowledge,indefinitiveproxyorinformationstatementsincorporatedbyreferenceinPartIIIofthisForm10-KoranyamendmenttothisForm10-K.
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Indicatebycheckmarkwhethertheregistrantisalargeacceleratedfiler,anacceleratedfiler,anon-acceleratedfiler,orasmallerreportingcompany.Seethedefinitionsof“largeacceleratedfiler,”“acceleratedfiler”and“smallerreportingcompany”inRule12b-2oftheExchangeAct.
Largeacceleratedfiler 
x
Acceleratedfiler 
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 Non-acceleratedfiler 
®
(Donotcheckifasmallerreportingcompany)
Smallerreportingcompany
®
Indicatebycheckmarkwhethertheregistrantisashellcompany(asdefinedinRule12b-2oftheAct).Yes
®
No
x
Theaggregatemarketvalueofvotingandnon-votingCommonStock(parvalue$.25)heldbynon-affiliatesatJune30,2008(thelastbusinessdayofourmostrecentlycompletedsecondquarter)was$15.3billion.ThenumberofsharesofCommonStock(parvalue$.25)outstandingatJanuary31,2009,was426,348,493.
DocumentsIncorporatedbyReference
PartsIIandIII—Portionsoftheregistrant’sProxyStatementrelatingtothe2009AnnualMeetingofShareholders.
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Item
Page
PartI
Item1
Business
5–9Item1A
RiskFactors
10–16Item1B
UnresolvedStaffComments
16Item2
Properties
16Item3
LegalProceedings
16Item4
SubmissionofMatterstoaVoteofSecurityHolders
16
PartII
Item5
MarketforRegistrant’sCommonEquity,RelatedStockholderMattersandIssuerPurchasesofEquitySecurities
17–18Item6
SelectedFinancialData
19Item7
Management’sDiscussionandAnalysisofFinancialConditionandResultsofOperations
20–39Item7A
QuantitativeandQualitativeDisclosuresAboutMarketRisk 
39–40Item8
FinancialStatementsandSupplementaryData
40Item9
ChangesinandDisagreementswithAccountantsonAccountingandFinancialDisclosure
40Item9A
ControlsandProcedures
40–41Item9B
OtherInformation
41
PartIII
Item10
Directors,ExecutiveOfficersandCorporateGovernance
42Item11
ExecutiveCompensation
42Item12
SecurityOwnershipofCertainBeneficialOwnersandManagementandRelatedStockholderMatters
42Item13
CertainRelationshipsandRelatedTransactions,andDirectorIndependence
42Item14
PrincipalAccountantFeesandServices
42
PartIV
Item15
ExhibitsandFinancialStatementSchedule
43
15(a)1ConsolidatedFinancialStatements
43
15(a)2FinancialStatementSchedule
43
15(a)3IndextoExhibits
43–46Signatures
47
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