PAXAR CORP
10-K, 1998-03-31
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 10-K

(Mark One)
[ X ] ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
ACT OF 1934.

                   FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1997

                                       OR

[ ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
ACT OF 1934.

                        For the transition period from to

                          COMMISSION FILE NUMBER 0-5610

                                PAXAR CORPORATION
             (Exact name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

                NEW YORK                              13-5670050
     (State or Other Jurisdiction of               (I.R.S. Employer
      Incorporation or Organization)             Identification Number)

             105 CORPORATE PARK DRIVE, WHITE PLAINS, NEW YORK 10604
                    (Address of Principal Executive Offices)

                                  914-697-6800
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

           Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:


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         Title of each class               Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered
Common Stock, par value $.10 per share             New York Stock Exchange, Inc.
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          Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:

                                      None
                                (Title of Class)
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Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant: (1) has filed all reports
required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the
registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such
filing requirements for the past 90 days.
                           X             
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                          Yes           No

Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405
of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the
best of Registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements
incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this
Form 10-K.

                                       / /

         The aggregate market value of the registrant's Common Stock held by
non-affiliates of the Registrant as of March 25, 1998 was approximately
$565,470,000. On such date, the closing price of the Registrant's Common Stock,
as quoted on the New York Stock Exchange, was $15.00.

         The Registrant had 48,505,222 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of
March 25, 1998.

                       DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

         Part III of this Annual Report on Form 10-K is herein incorporated by
reference from the Registrant's Definitive Proxy Statement to be filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission with respect to the Registrant's Annual
Meeting of Shareholders scheduled to be held on May 1, 1998.
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                                     PART I


ITEM 1: BUSINESS

GENERAL DEVELOPMENT OF BUSINESS

Paxar Corporation ("Paxar" or the "Company") is a leading provider of
identification and tracking systems to every segment of the retail supply chain
from manufacturers through distribution centers to the retail store. Paxar's
global manufacturing operations, worldwide distribution network,
one-stop-shopping approach and brand recognition are enabling the Company to
expand its leading position in apparel identification and printing solutions to
the retail supply chain. The Company markets and distributes its products in
more than 75 countries.

The Company's Apparel Identification operations manufacture products for and
provide services specifically to the apparel and textile industries. Label
systems, consisting mainly of hot-stamp printers and related supplies and
services, are sold to Company customers for in-plant label printing. Bar code
systems, consisting of electronic printers and related supplies and services,
are used by customers to print data on labels and tags to provide accurate
product, inventory and point of sale information for integration with
sophisticated data systems. Labels and tags are attached to apparel by
manufacturers and retailers to identify and promote their products, allow
automated data collection and provide brand identification and consumer
information such as size, fabric content and care instructions. Labels are
attached to garments early in the manufacturing process and must withstand all
production processes and remain legible through washing and dry cleaning by the
end user. To a limited extent, the Company's products also include tags and
labels for sheets, towels, pillow cases and other white goods.

The Company's Printing Solutions operations market and distribute (i) hand-held,
mechanical labeling devices ("IPS labelers") that print pressure-sensitive
(i.e., adhesive backed) price and other identification labels and affix them
onto merchandise for retailers, and (ii) electronic bar code printers ("AIS
printers"), which are used in a wide range of retail and industrial
applications, including inventory management and distribution systems. It is
also the largest manufacturer in North America of thermal transfer ribbons for
numerous diverse applications. These thermal transfer ribbons are used in bar
code printers to print single-color and full-color tags and labels for use in
manufacturing and factory automation systems, shipping and distribution systems,
retail price tag, packaging and medical applications. In addition to thermal
transfer ribbons, the Company manufactures and markets other supplies used in
both its IPS labelers and AIS printers and provides extensive service to its
installed base of machines.

During the past five years, Paxar has made several strategic foreign and
domestic acquisitions that have enabled it to expand the international
operations of its Apparel Identification business and to develop its Printing
Solutions business.

FOREIGN ACQUISITIONS.

Italy:

In May 1994, the Company acquired the corporate capital of Collitex S.r.l.
("Collitex") and the corporate capital of Astria S.r.l. ("Astria"), two related
Italian companies in the woven label business. The Collitex and Astria
acquisitions provided the Company with European-based woven label manufacturing
capability.

In October 1994, the Company acquired the corporate capital of Orvafin S.r.l.
("Orvafin"), an Italian company engaged in the production and distribution of
inks and coated fabrics for labeling systems. The Orvafin acquisition provided
the Company with additional manufacturing capacity for these products as well as
access to a complementary distribution network.

England:

In January 1996, the Company acquired all of the outstanding stock of Brian
Pulfrey Limited, which has changed its name to Paxar Graphics Ltd. Paxar
Graphics Ltd. manufactures printed labels and tags. In addition, Paxar Graphics
Ltd. sells woven labels and operates a service bureau for quick response to its
customer's needs for labels and tags with
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variable information.

Brazil:

In January 1997, the Company organized Paxar do Brasil Ltda. ("Paxar do Brasil")
to acquire a 70% interest in the business of Label Systems Industria Commercio
Importacao Exportacao Ltda., with an option to acquire the remaining 30%
interest. Label Systems had been a distributor of Paxar's apparel systems since
1994. The Company believes that the establishment of Paxar do Brasil
strategically positions the Company to increase exports to Brazil and expand
operations further into South America.

Colombia:

In December 1997, the Company acquired a 51% interest in Disisit, Sistemas de
Marcado S.A. ("Disisit"), located in Colombia, with an option to acquire the
remaining 49% interest from the minority shareholders. Disisit had been a
distributor of Paxar's apparel systems and Monarch's IPS and AIS systems for
over 15 years in the Andean Community comprising Colombia, Venezuela, Peru,
Ecuador and Bolivia. The Company believes that its acquisition of Disisit will
complement its operations in Mexico and Brazil.

Turkey:

In February 1998, the Company acquired a 70% interest in Teslo Tekstil Urunleri
Sanayii ve Ticaret A.S. ("Teslo"), a Turkish company, with an option to acquire
the remaining 30% from the minority shareholders. Teslo offers a comprehensive
range of apparel identification products to Turkish, European and U.S.
customers, and its facilities include manufacturing and service bureau
operations in addition to sales and marketing. The Company believes that the
acquisition of Teslo will help it to expand rapidly into the strategically
important market on the edge of Europe and to provide a base for further
expansion in the region.

DOMESTIC ACQUISITIONS.

Monarch Marking Systems, Inc.:

In June 1995, the Company acquired a 49.5% equity interest in Monarch Marking
Systems, Inc. ("Monarch") through Monarch Holdings, Inc. ("Holdings"), a joint
venture between the Company and Odyssey Partners, L.P. ("Odyssey"), formed to
acquire all of the outstanding capital stock of Monarch. The Company acquired
its equity interest in Holdings for $15 million. Thomas Loemker, a Director of
the Company and the then Chairman of the Board of Monarch, acquired a 1% equity
interest in Holdings, and Odyssey acquired the remaining 49.5% equity interest
in Holdings. The equity interests of the Company and Odyssey were subsequently
reduced to 49% as a result of the purchase of shares of Holdings common stock by
John W. Paxton, Monarch's Chief Executive Officer, who was elected a Director of
the Company in 1997.

On March 3, 1997, the Company acquired Odyssey's equity interest in Holdings for
(i) $94,083,750 in cash, (ii) a promissory note in the amount of $5,907,559 at
an annual interest rate of 4.88%, payable on January 2, 1998 secured by a letter
of credit issued by Fleet Bank, N.A. and (iii) five-year warrants (the
"Warrants") to purchase a total of 1,500,000 shares of Paxar Common Stock.
Immediately following the closing of the acquisition, the Company caused
Holdings to be merged with and into the Company, and as a result of the merger,
Monarch became a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company. In connection with the
merger, Messrs. Loemker and Paxton each received 156,536 shares of the Company's
Common Stock in exchange for their equity interests in Holdings.

Monarch manufactures, markets and distributes IPS labelers, AIS printers and
related supplies. It also manufactures and markets supplies used in both its IPS
labelers and AIS printers and provides extensive service to its installed base
of machines. Monarch is a leading manufacturer and marketer of retail price
marking equipment and supplies in the United States. Monarch also sells its
products directly and through distributors in 75 other countries.

International Imaging Systems, Inc:

On October 28, 1997, Paxar completed the merger of International Imaging
Materials, Inc. ("IIMAK") with a wholly-


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owned subsidiary of the Company, pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Merger
(the "Merger Agreement"), dated as of July 15, 1997. IIMAK is now a wholly-owned
subsidiary of the Company. Under the terms of the Merger Agreement, each share
of IIMAK common stock was converted into 1.5 shares of the Company's Common
Stock. In addition, each outstanding option and warrant to purchase IIMAK common
stock was converted into an option or warrant to purchase 1.5 shares of the
Company's Common Stock and became immediately exercisable. The Company issued
12,431,757 shares of its common stock to IIMAK stockholders in the Merger,
representing approximately 25.7% of the Company's Common Stock outstanding
following consummation of the Merger, and assumed options and warrants to
purchase IIMAK common stock that were converted into options and warrants to
purchase approximately 1,937,055 shares of the Company's common stock.

IIMAK is the largest manufacturer in North America of thermal transfer ribbons
for numerous diverse applications. These thermal transfer ribbons are used in
bar code printers to print single-color and full-color tags and labels for use
in manufacturing and factory automation systems, shipping and distribution
systems, retail price tag, packaging and medical applications. Other thermal
transfer ribbons produced by IIMAK are used in full-color printers to print high
quality color graphics for business presentations, engineering and scientific
drawings, graphic arts prepress layouts, signage and other full-color imaging
applications. IIMAK also manufactures MICR ribbons for thermal transfer proof
encoders used to encode checks for processing through the United States banking
system, as well as ribbons used in plain-paper thermal transfer facsimile
machines.

The acquisitions of Monarch and IIMAK have given the Company the capacity to
offer a full range of printing solutions, which both enhances its Apparel
Identification business and permits the Company to expand into complementary
fields.

FINANCIAL INFORMATION ABOUT INDUSTRY SEGMENTS

The information required by this Item is incorporated by reference to the
Company's Financial Statements included elsewhere in this report. (See Part IV,
Item 14, note 13.)

DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS

PRODUCTS AND SERVICES

APPAREL IDENTIFICATION PRODUCTS AND SERVICES:

The Company's Apparel Identification operations are vertically integrated in its
major product lines, which permits it to better serve its customers, develop
innovative products, control quality, reduce costs and speed delivery of
products and services. It designs and builds most of its systems equipment and
develops most of the operating software and all of the application software for
its systems. The Apparel Identification operations also formulate coatings and
inks, coat fabrics, weave narrow label fabrics, dye and finish fabrics, and
design and print tags and labels.

Tag and Label Systems. The tag and label systems consist primarily of bar code
tag systems and hot-stamp label printers. These systems include complete
hardware and software packages that enable customers to print, cut and batch
large volumes of labels and tags in their plants. The sale of a system to a
customer generally results in ongoing sales of inks, fabrics, tags and other
supplies to the customer. In 1997 and 1996, tag and label systems, supplies and
related services accounted for approximately 20% and 31%, respectively, of the
Company's sales.*

Bar Code Systems. The bar code systems business has experienced substantial
growth in the United States. Such systems have not reached the same stage of
widespread use in Europe. Apparel retailers require bar coded tags on their

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*Historical financial information included in this report has been restated to
combine the financial statements of the Company and the IIMAK for all periods,
as required with pooling of interests accounting. Results of operations for 1997
included in this report include the results of Monarch since March 3, 1997, the
date of acquisition.


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products to permit more accurate tracking of the products in stores, which, in
turn, allows retailers to better monitor consumer demand and more effectively
control inventories. Paxar's bar code tags and in-plant bar coding systems
enable manufacturers to accommodate retailers' demands in a rapid and
cost-effective manner.

Bar codes consist of a series of lines or bars printed on a contrasting
background. By varying the width of the bars and the spaces between bars, the
bar code is encoded with information to identify an item, which enables the
user's data system to provide the user with relevant information about that
item, such as its location, cost, selling price and manufacturer. Bar codes are
read by a fixed or hand-held scanning device, which transmits information to
data collection systems, including computers, electronic cash registers and
portable data collection devices. The Company has specialized in producing
clearly readable and accurate tags, from which a variety of bar code readers can
capture accurate data.

The bar code tag systems manufactured by the Company include personal computers,
electronic bar code printers, thermal ink, pre-printed tag stock and supporting
software. The printers are controlled by computers and print variable
information on tags, including bar codes and garment sizes. Data can be input to
the bar code printer through simple stand-alone keyboards with a built-in
display, personal computers with Paxar's application software or downloading
from the manufacturer's central computer.

Hot-Stamp Printing Systems. Hot-stamp printing systems include hot-stamp
printers, fabrics, inks and printing accessories, which are used by
manufacturers for in-plant printing of care labels and labels that carry brand
logo, size and other information for the retail customer. Such systems provide
manufacturers with the flexibility to imprint labels quickly in response to
production order specifications.

Tags and Labels. The Company designs and produces tags and woven and printed
labels in its various manufacturing facilities in the United States, England,
Italy, Mexico, Brazil, Colombia and Hong Kong and ships them to domestic and
foreign manufacturers. The Company's labels are printed on a wide range of
fabrics and other materials. Its woven labels consist of jacquard, multi-color
labels woven on broad looms and needle looms. They are primarily used to build
brand identification for apparel and to provide information to consumers. The
Company's multi-color printed labels are printed on coated fabrics and narrow
woven fabrics using various types of high-speed equipment and are used primarily
for product identification and consumer information on apparel. These labels are
produced in large runs with few changes. Merchandise tags are multi-color
printed tags and bar code price tags used primarily for promotion and customer
information and inventory control.

PRINTING SOLUTIONS PRODUCTS AND SERVICES:

Printing Solutions' products consist of Identification and Pricing Solutions
("IPS") labelers, Automated Identification Systems ("AIS") printers, and the
related supplies for these systems, all of which are manufactured and/or
distributed by Monarch. The Company's IIMAK subsidiary manufactures and
distributes thermal transfer ribbons, which are used in a variety of labeling
systems, including those manufactured by Paxar and Monarch. Monarch also
generates revenue by providing maintenance services for its products.

IPS Labelers. Monarch's handheld mechanical labelers print one to three lines of
alphanumeric information in a variety of print types and sizes. These products,
which are made of highly durable molded plastic parts, have multiple
applications, including merchandise pricing, promotional labeling and component
identification. Monarch manufactures models ranging from simple labelers that
print one line of alphanumeric text with few characters to larger labelers that
print three lines of alphanumeric text with more than thirty characters. Monarch
also manufactures a broad range of supplies used with these labelers. In 1997,
IPS labelers and supplies accounted for 11% of the Company's sales.

AIS Printers. Monarch's AIS family of bar code machines consists of tabletop,
handheld and portable thermal transfer and direct thermal printers. Thermal
transfer printers create an image by applying an electrically heated printhead
onto a ribbon that releases ink onto labeling stock. Thermal transfer printers
produce excellent image quality which can be used with a wide variety of papers
and fabrics. Direct thermal printers create an image by applying an electrically


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heated printhead directly to specially treated paper that changes color when
heated. Direct thermal technology is preferable for the customer whose needs are
for a smaller less expensive printing system, where image durability is less
critical, and who does not require specialty labeling stock such as plastics,
fabric or metal foils. Monarch also provides the supplies and maintenance for
its printers. Supplies include thermal transfer and thermal direct ribbons and
can be ordered from stock or customized. Monarch's portable printing line
includes printers that also contain laser scanners and radio frequency
communications. In 1997, AIS printers and supplies accounted for 21% of the
Company's sales.

Thermal Transfer Ribbons. IIMAK's thermal transfer ribbons are an essential
consumable in the thermal transfer printing process. A basic thermal transfer
ribbon is composed of an ink coating on a film substrate. Single-color thermal
transfer ribbons, typically used in bar code applications, are manufactured by
coating the film substrate with a wax or resin-based ink coating containing
black or other monochromatic pigments. Color images have been traditionally
printed with other ribbons, containing multiple sets of three separate panels,
with each panel containing one of the three primary subtractive colors: yellow,
magenta and cyan. As a variation of this principle, some recently developed
high-speed color printers use separate yellow, magenta, cyan and black ribbons,
which IIMAK also manufactures. By overlaying various combinations of the
subtractive colors (e.g. cyan over yellow to create green) with different
intensities and dot placements, a process color image is created. The film
substrate is also backcoated with various resin-based coatings that are designed
to prevent distortion of the ribbon during the printing process, minimize static
electricity and reduce abrasion of the thermal transfer printhead. The end-user
applications for IIMAK ribbons can be grouped into three fundamental categories:
bar code, color and other. In 1997 and 1996, thermal transfer ribbons accounted
for approximately 16% and 33%, respectively, of the Company's sales.

IIMAK's bar code thermal transfer ribbons include a wide range of products
designed to maximize bar code thermal transfer printer performance for specific
applications. Bar code thermal transfer ribbons are produced to printer
manufacturer (OEM) and end-user specifications based on variables such as
printer speed, electronic printhead design, heat management characteristics and
printing pressure. IIMAK manufactures bar code thermal transfer ribbons which
are designed to meet these specifications and to comply with the industry bar
code printing standards.

IIMAK is the sole North American manufacturer of process color thermal transfer
ribbons composed of separate panels of yellow, magenta, cyan and black on the
same ribbon. Although color thermal transfer desktop printers imported into
North America by OEM's based outside of North America initially used color
thermal transfer ribbons produced by Fujicopian Co. Ltd. ("Fujicopian"), IIMAK's
experience has been that most such OEM's eventually purchase compatible color
thermal transfer ribbons from IIMAK to avoid the foreign exchange risk, longer
lead times, additional shipping and distribution expenses and tariffs associated
with imports of thermal transfer ribbons into the United States. The use of
separate process color ribbons and other recent advancements in thermal transfer
printers have increased color printing speeds by a factor of ten, compared to
printers using a single ribbon composed of separate panels of yellow, magenta
and cyan. Accordingly, IIMAK's sales of those ribbon products have declined
significantly as the installed base of color thermal transfer printers has
diminished.

In addition to bar code and color thermal transfer ribbons, IIMAK manufactures
other types of thermal transfer ribbons, primarily MICR and plain-paper
facsimile ribbons. MICR ribbons are used to encode checks for processing through
the United States banking system. Under a license agreement with Fujicopian,
IIMAK has the right to manufacture MICR ribbons protected by Fujicopian's
patents and to use certain proprietary technology to manufacture such ribbons.
Also included in other products are ribbons that are used in plain-paper thermal
transfer facsimile machines, which produce reliable, high quality and permanent
thermal transfer printing.

SALES AND MARKETING

The Company employs salespersons who are compensated on a salary and bonus
basis. These salespersons are located in leased offices across the United
States, at the Company's Canadian branch, and at subsidiary companies in the
United Kingdom, France, Germany, Belgium, Italy, Poland, Spain, Mexico,
Australia, Hong Kong and Singapore. In addition, there are non-exclusive
manufacturer's representatives located throughout the United States who sell the
Company's


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products on a commission basis, as well as international and export distributors
and commission agents, located in Europe, Africa, the Far East and Latin
America. Sales promotion activities include direct mail campaigns, publication
of catalogs and brochures, participation in trade shows, telemarketing,
publicity and advertising principally in trade journals. The business of the
Company is not highly seasonal in nature.

CUSTOMERS

Apparel Identification operations have more than 10,000 customers, including a
number of major retailers and apparel manufacturers. These customers include
Levi Strauss, Sears, J.C. Penney, The Limited, Liz Claiborne, Fruit-of-the-
Loom, Sara Lee, Jockey, Land's End, The Lee Co., L.L. Bean and Victoria's
Secret.

Printing Solutions operations have both retail and industrial customers. Monarch
historically has focused on the retail segment with special emphasis on price
marking, merchandise identification, tracking and promotional applications.
Retail customers include many of the major retailers in the United States and
abroad. Retail marking is a mature market, however, and Monarch's revenues in
this area have declined as a percentage of total sales. Monarch has leveraged
its leadership position with retailers to expand beyond in-store item marking to
in-store logistics applications and distribution center automation programs.

As a greater number of retailers are requiring their vendors to apply bar codes
to merchandise before they ship it to stores, Monarch is leveraging its retail
presence to become a leading bar code supplier for vendors responding to
retailers' compliance marking programs. Monarch has embarked on compliance
marking solutions for several retail suppliers, including suppliers to Wal-Mart,
J.C. Penney and Kmart.

IIMAK's principal customers are printer manufacturers, OEM's (including Paxar
and Monarch) and distributors, which in turn sell to thousands of end-users of
thermal transfer ribbons. In addition, IIMAK sells its bar code thermal transfer
ribbons to master distributors, value-added resellers and large dealers, and to
a lesser extent, directly to dealers, distributors and end-users.

No customer accounted for more than 10% of the Company's revenues in 1997.


SOURCES AND AVAILABILITY OF RAW MATERIALS

The Company purchases fabrics, inks, chemicals, polyester film, plastic resins,
electronic components, adhesive-backed papers, yarns and other raw materials
from major suppliers located throughout the United States and abroad. The
Company believes that such materials are in good supply and are available from
multiple sources.

PATENTS, TRADEMARKS AND LICENSES

The Company relies upon trade secrets and confidentiality to protect the
proprietary nature of its technology. The Company also owns and controls
numerous patents and trademarks, which in the aggregate are deemed to be
important to the Company.

IIMAK's license agreement with Fujicopian extends until 2008. Under the license
agreement, Fujicopian has granted IIMAK an exclusive license (with certain
exceptions) to manufacture and sell specified products, including thermal
transfer ribbons, in North America and a non-exclusive right to sell and
distribute such products in all countries other than those in Europe and Asia.
The license applies to products using the technology and processes covered by
the patents obtained and patent applications made and to be made by Fujicopian
relating to such products and their manufacture. Fujicopian has also agreed that
IIMAK can sell its thermal transfer ribbons to Paxar and Monarch for
distribution outside of North America into Europe and into Asia in connection
with the sale of their printers. In exchange for such rights, IIMAK pays


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annual royalties on the sale of essentially all thermal transfer ribbons.

The Company believes that the two most important patents which IIMAK has the
right to use under the license agreement are U.S. Patent No. 4503095 and U.S.
Patent No. 4572684 both of which expire in 2003. Such patents relate to certain
color thermal transfer ribbons and their use.

WORKING CAPITAL PRACTICES

The Company does not engage in unusual practices regarding inventories,
receivables or other items of working capital.

BACKLOG

The Company's total backlog of orders at December 31, 1997 was approximately $47
million, as compared with $25 million at December 31, 1996. Management estimates
that more than 80 percent of annual sales consist of orders that the Company
typically fills within one month of receipt. The balance of orders are for
products which are ordered to individual customer specifications and are for
delivery within two to three months.

COMPETITION

Apparel Identification operations compete in both the domestic and international
markets by means of price, product quality, innovation and customer services.
Competitors include a large number of independent, often family-owned, regional
companies and a division of a large corporation. The Company believes that it is
a market leader in worldwide sales of apparel identification products and
services.

The price marking business is very competitive both in terms of price and
product features. IPS price marking in the United States is a mature market with
three principal competitors of the Company, Esselte-Meto, Garvey and Avery
Dennison Corporation, each of which offers a full line of labeler and label
products. The Company believes that it is a market leader in the United States
IPS price marking market. IPS products are also distributed to and sold outside
the U.S. by the Company's international operations. The Company's principal
competitors outside of the United States are Esselte-Meto, Avery Dennison and
Sato.

In contrast to the IPS price marking market, many companies are engaged in the
design, manufacture and marketing of bar code printing products, which
constitute the Company's AIS business. The Company considers its direct
competition to be the providers of direct thermal and thermal transfer printers
and supplies. Competition in the Company's target markets is based on a number
of factors, including reliability, quality and reputation of the manufacturer
and its products, hardware innovations and specifications, price, level of
technical support and applications support offered by the manufacturer and
available distribution channels. The Company's principal competitors in the AIS
business are Zebra, Eltron, Datamax, Comtec and DH Technology, Inc.

Competition in the desktop color thermal transfer ribbon market has been limited
as a result of Fujicopian's patents and IIMAK's rights to use these patents
under the license agreement. As a result of the exclusivity provided by the
license agreement, the Company believes that its principal competition for sales
of color thermal transfer ribbons to printer OEM's comes from competing
technologies, such as ink jet and laser.

In contrast, the bar code thermal transfer ribbon market is highly competitive.
Unlike the color thermal transfer ribbon market, the Company does not enjoy the
benefit of any patent protection with respect to the proprietary technology it
uses (other than in the manufacture of MICR ribbons). Sony Chemical, Dai Nippon
Printing and Ricoh Electronics, all of which are Japanese companies, and SKC, a
Korean company, compete with the Company in North America. North American-based
companies that compete in the bar code thermal transfer ribbon market include
Chemicraft and NCR Corporation. 


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RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING

The Company believes that continuous product development and innovation help the
Company maintain a competitive advantage in the markets in which it operates.
Therefore, the Company makes substantial annual research and product engineering
expenditures in its efforts to develop new products to serve the needs of its
customers. The Company's research and engineering staff comprises 128 employees
involved in the development of, among other things, specialized tags and labels
to meet particular customer requirements, improved IPS and AIS labeling systems,
and new kinds of thermal transfer ribbons for unique applications.

ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE

The Company is subject to various federal, state and local environmental laws
and regulations limiting or related to the use, emission, discharge, storage,
treatment, handling and disposal of hazardous substances, particularly the
federal Water Pollution Control Act, the Clear Air Act of 1970 (as amended in
1990), the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (including amendments relating
to underground tanks) and the special "Superfund" program. The Company has been
advised of various enforcement and clean-up actions where it is responsible,
however, to the best of the Company's knowledge, none of the existing or
potential environmental claims against the Company are of a material nature.

EMPLOYEES

As of December 31, 1997, the Company employed 4,786 persons worldwide.
Approximately 223 production employees of the Company in several locations in
the United States are covered by four different union contracts, which expire at
various times from June 1998 to June 2000. The Company has no recent history of
material labor disputes. The Company believes that it has good employee
relations.


CAUTIONARY STATEMENT PURSUANT TO "SAFE HARBOR" PROVISIONS OF THE PRIVATE
SECURITIES LITIGATION REFORM ACT OF 1995.

Except for historical information, this report, the Company's quarterly reports
to the Securities and Exchange Commission on Form 10-Q and periodic press
releases, as well as other public documents and statements, contain
"forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the federal securities laws.
Forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could
cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by the
statements, including, among others:

         -    Economic and other business conditions that could affect 
              demand for the Company's products in the United States or
              international markets.

         -    The mix of products sold and the profit margins thereon.

         -    Order cancellation or reduced bookings by customers or 
              distributors.

         -    Competitive product offerings and pricing actions.

         -    The availability and pricing of key raw materials.

         -    Productivity improvements in manufacturing.

         -    Dependence on key members of management.

Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements.
The Company undertakes no obligation to republish revise forward-looking
statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof or to
reflect the occurrences of unanticipated events.


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FINANCIAL INFORMATION ABOUT FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC OPERATIONS AND EXPORT SALES

Certain financial information for operations in the United States, Europe and
Asia is set forth below.


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                       YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31

                                                 1997         1996         1995
                                                 ----         ----         ----
                                            (IN MILLIONS)
<S>                                         <C>             <C>          <C>     
Sales to unaffiliated customers:
United States - Domestic                       $  385.6     $  221.6     $  210.8
              - Export                             29.5         25.1         15.9
Europe                                            107.8         53.2         42.7
Asia                                               44.3         26.1         20.0
                                               --------     --------     --------
                                               $  567.2     $  326.0     $  289.4
                                               ========     ========     ========

Operating income:
United States - Domestic                       $   50.7     $   33.6     $   31.7
              - Export                              4.3          4.2          3.8
Europe                                              8.8          7.2          6.6
Asia                                               11.6          7.2          5.0
                                               --------     --------     --------
                                                   75.4         52.2         47.1
Corporate expenses                                (23.7)        (7.9)        (8.7)
                                               --------     --------     --------
                                               $   51.7     $   44.3     $   38.4
                                               ========     ========     ========

Assets employed
United States and Export                       $  429.5     $  218.6     $  208.7
Europe                                            119.1         61.8         50.4
Asia                                               49.8         19.4         13.5
                                               --------     --------     --------
                                               $  598.4     $  299.8     $  272.6
                                               ========     ========     ========
</TABLE>



Assets employed in the United States are used to manufacture products sold to
customers in the United States, export customers and in certain situations to
non-U.S. intercompany customers.


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ITEM 2: PROPERTIES

The Company uses the following principal facilities in connection with its
Apparel Identification operations:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                 SQUARE      OWNED/        LEASE
LOCATION                         FOOTAGE     LEASED        EXPIRATION       USED FOR
- --------                         -------     ------        ----------       --------
<S>                               <C>        <C>           <C>              <C>                             
Ancarano, Italy                   86,368     Owned                          Administrative and Manufacturing

Orangeburg, New York              60,000     Owned                          Manufacturing

Troy, Pennsylvania                60,000     Owned                          Unoccupied

Sayre, Pennsylvania               58,000     Owned                          Administrative and Manufacturing

Paterson, New Jersey              53,833     Owned                          Administrative and Manufacturing

Vandalia, Ohio                    40,590     Leased        2001             Administrative and Manufacturing

Hillsville, Virginia              39,144     Owned                          Manufacturing

Runcorn, England                  37,237     Leased        2005             Administrative and Manufacturing

                                                           Month-
Sayre, Pennsylvania               36,000     Leased        to-Month         Manufacturing

White Plains, New York            29,538     Leased        2003             Executive and Administrative Offices

Runcorn, England                  23,131     Leased        2011             Manufacturing

Lenoir, North Carolina            20,000     Owned                          Administrative and Manufacturing

Carpi, Italy                      18,837     Leased        2004             Manufacturing

Lenoir, North Carolina            17,180     Leased        1998             Warehouse

Nottingham, England               17,000     Owned                          Administrative and Manufacturing

Lenoir, North Carolina            11,600     Leased        Month-to-        Warehouse
                                                           Month
</TABLE>


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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                 SQUARE      OWNED/        LEASE
LOCATION                         FOOTAGE     LEASED        EXPIRATION       USED FOR
- --------                         -------     ------        ----------       --------
<S>                              <C>         <C>           <C>              <C>                             
Lohne, West Germany                8,910     Leased        2002             Warehouse and office space

Milan, Italy                       3,767     Leased        2002             Warehouse
                                          
Pero, Italy                        2,691     Leased        2000             Warehouse
                                          
Milan, Italy                       1,937     Leased        1998             Office space
                                         
Warsaw, Poland                     1,800     Leased        1998             Administrative and Manufacturing


Rock Hill, South Carolina         56,000     Owned                          Manufacturing
                                
Canton, North Carolina            32,665     Owned                          Manufacturing
                                
Hong Kong                         26,536     Leased        1998             Administrative and Manufacturing
                               
Santa Catarina, Brazil            13,000     Leased        1998             Administrative and Manufacturing
                                 
Hong Kong                         12,542     Leased        1997             Administrative and Manufacturing
                                
Hong Kong                          6,862     Leased        1998             Administrative and Manufacturing
</TABLE>


The Company uses the following facilities in connection with its Printing
Solutions operations:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                 SQUARE       OWNED/         LEASE
LOCATION                         FOOTAGE      LEASED         EXPIRATION      USED FOR
- --------                         -------      ------         ----------      --------
<S>                              <C>         <C>             <C>             <C>                             
Miamisburg, Ohio (1)             392,000      Owned                          Office, Manufacturing, and Warehouse
Amherst, New York (2)            275,000      Owned                          Office, Manufacturing, and Warehouse
Pickering, Ontario,                                                          Administrative and Manufacturing
Canada (1)                        67,032      Owned
Harlow, United Kingdom            60,668      Leased         Month-to-       Administrative and Manufacturing
(1)                                                          Month
Mexico City, Mexico (1)           57,193      Owned                          Administrative and Manufacturing
Hong Kong (1)                     18,800      Leased         1999            Administrative and Manufacturing
Sydney, Australia (1)             17,248      Owned                          Administrative and Manufacturing
Singapore (1)                     15,939      Leased         1998            Administrative and Manufacturing
</TABLE>

- ------------
(1) Monarch Marking Systems, Inc. facility.

(2) International Imaging Materials, Inc. facility.


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<PAGE>   14
In addition to the above facilities, the Company has various sales offices
located throughout the world. These offices are subject to short-term leases.

The Company believes that its facilities are adequate to maintain its existing
business activities.


ITEM 3: LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

As a result of the June 29, 1995 acquisition of Monarch Marking Systems from
Pitney Bowes Inc., a dispute arose over the calculation of the purchase price.
In accordance with the terms of the Purchase Agreement, the parties submitted
the dispute to binding arbitration. On September 6, 1996, the arbitrator
determined that the purchase price should be reduced by $11.2 million. The New
York Supreme Court, New York County, upheld the arbitrator's decision, and a
judgment in the amount of $12.8 million (including interest) was entered on
March 11, 1997. Pitney Bowes has appealed the Order and Judgment to the New York
Supreme Court, Appellate Division. It is expected this court will issue a
decision by the end of this year.

The Company is involved in a number of other pending or threatened legal
proceedings in the ordinary course of business. In the opinion of management,
there are no other legal proceedings which will have a material adverse affect
on the financial position or operating results of the Company.

ITEM 4: SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS

         On October 28, 1998, the Company held a Special Meeting of Shareholders
to consider and vote upon (i) a proposal to approve the issuance of shares of
the Company's Common Stock pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger among
Paxar, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Paxar, and IIMAK, (ii) an amendment to
Paxar's 1997 Incentive Stock Option Plan to increase the number of shares of
Common Stock reserved for issuance thereunder from 1,875,000 shares to 5,000,000
shares, and (iii) an amendment to Paxar's Certificate of Incorporation to
increase the number of shares of authorized Common Stock from 100,000,000 shares
to 200,000,000 shares. The number of votes cast for and against each of the
foregoing proposals and the number of abstentions are set forth below.

         (i)  Proposal to issue shares in connection with the IIMAK merger:

               For                   Against                  Abstain
               ---                   -------                  -------
           25,813,226                 87,612                   52,451

         (ii) Proposal to increase the number of shares available for issuance
under the 1997 Incentive Stock Option Plan:

               For                   Against                  Abstain
               ---                   ---------                -------
           25,319,768                524,763                  108,759

         (iii) Proposal to amend the Company's Certificate of Incorporation:

               For                   Against                  Abstain
               ---                   ---------                -------
           30,256,104                933,138                   88,880


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                                     PART II

ITEM 5: MARKET FOR REGISTRANT'S COMMON EQUITY AND RELATED SHAREHOLDER MATTERS

         The Company's Common Stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange
using the symbol "PXR." The following table sets forth the 1997 and 1996 high
and low sales prices of the Company's Common Stock as reported on the New York
Stock Exchange for the periods indicated, as adjusted to reflect any stock
splits or stock dividends effectuated by the Company.


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                          SALES PRICES

CALENDAR YEAR 1997                                 HIGH                  LOW
                                                   ----                  ---
<S>                                               <C>                  <C> 
First Quarter                                     $16-5/8              $13-1/8

Second Quarter                                     16-1/8               14-11/16

Third Quarter                                      20-11/16             14-5/8

Fourth Quarter                                    $20-11/16            $14-3/16

CALENDAR YEAR 1996

First Quarter                                     $10-9/16             $ 7-5/8

Second Quarter                                     11-7/16               9-7/8

Third Quarter                                      13-7/16              10-1/2

Fourth Quarter                                    $14-13/16            $12-7/16
</TABLE>

         As of March 18, 1998, there were approximately 1,275 record holders of
the Company's Common Stock.

         The Company has never paid any cash dividends on its Common Stock and
has no present intention of doing so. The Company intends to retain all of its
earnings for use in its business.


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<PAGE>   16
ITEM 6: SELECTED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL DATA

         The selected consolidated financial data as of and for the five-year
period ended December 31, 1997 have been derived from the Company's Consolidated
Financial Statements. This data should be read in conjunction with Consolidated
Financial Statements and related Notes for the year ended December 31, 1997, and
the Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations. All data, except employee and per share data, are in millions.


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                1997       1996       1995       1994       1993
                                                ----       ----       ----       ----       ----
<S>                                          <C>        <C>        <C>        <C>        <C>     
OPERATING RESULTS
Sales                                        $  567.2   $  326.0   $  289.4   $  251.7   $  200.4
Income before extraordinary item                 24.4       33.1       25.6       21.6       15.0
Net income                                       15.8       33.1       25.6       21.6       15.0
Basic earnings per share (a)
     Income before extraordinary item            0.51       0.69       0.54       0.47       0.34
     Net income                                  0.33       0.69       0.54       0.47       0.34
Diluted earnings per share (a)
     Income before extraordinary item (b)        0.49       0.68       0.52       0.45       0.33
     Net income                                  0.32       0.68       0.52       0.45       0.33
EBITDA (c)                                       94.0       62.4       52.9       45.2       33.5

FINANCIAL CONDITION
Working capital                              $  121.3   $   64.6   $   54.6   $   60.5   $   49.2
Current ratio                                     2.1        2.3        2.0        2.5        2.8
Property, plant and equipment, net              187.1      137.3      125.7      108.8       84.6
Total assets                                    598.4      299.8      272.6      226.6      162.4
Long-term debt                                  211.4       21.1       25.4       17.7        6.4
Shareholders' equity                            243.8      207.8      173.3      151.5      121.6
Debt as percent of total capital                 46.4%       9.2%      12.8%      10.5%       5.0%

FINANCIAL STATISTICS
EBITDA as a percent of sales                     16.6%      19.1%      18.3%      17.9%      16.7%
Income before extraordinary items
   as a percent of sales                          4.3%      10.1%       8.9%       8.6%       7.5%
Net income as a percent of sales                  2.8%      10.1%       8.9%       8.6%       7.5%
Effective income tax rate                        35.6%      28.8%      31.4%      35.0%      36.0%
Return on shareholders' equity (d)                7.0%      17.4%      15.8%      15.8%      14.5%

OTHER DATA
Operating cash flow                          $   29.3   $   51.3   $   32.9   $   35.3   $   17.3
Capital expenditures                             30.3       27.6       29.8       25.5       25.4
Depreciation and amortization                    27.1       18.1       14.5       11.3        8.4
Stock dividends                                    25%        25%        25%        25%        25%
Cash dividends                                   None       None       None       None       None
Number of employees                             4,786      2,785      2,531      2,511      2,027
</TABLE>


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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
OTHER DATA                                            1997           1996          1995           1994            1993
                                                      ----           ----          ----           ----            ----
<S>                                               <C>            <C>           <C>              <C>           <C>     
Weighted average shares outstanding (a)               49.5           49.0          48.8           47.9            46.1
Shares outstanding (a)                                48.4           47.5          47.1           46.7            46.0
Book value per share (a)                          $   5.04       $   4.38      $   3.68         $ 3.24        $   2.64
</TABLE>

(a) Retroactively adjusted to reflect stock dividends.

(b) $0.74 in 1997 before non-recurring charges.

(c) Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization and, in 1997,
    before non-recurring charges.

(d) 15.5% in 1997 before non-recurring and extraordinary items.

ITEM 7: MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS
OF OPERATIONS

ALL AMOUNTS IN THE FOLLOWING DISCUSSION ARE STATED IN MILLIONS, EXCEPT SHARE AND
PER SHARE DATA.

OPERATING RESULTS

On March 3, 1997, the Company acquired the remaining 51% of Monarch Marking
Systems, Inc. ("Monarch") that it did not previously own. The acquisition has
been accounted for as a purchase, and, accordingly, the results of operations
include the results of Monarch since the date of acquisition, March 3, 1997. On
October 28, 1997, the Company acquired International Imaging Materials, Inc.
("IIMAK") which has been accounted for as a pooling of interests. As required
with a pooling of interests, historical financial information has been restated
to combine the financial statements of the Company and IIMAK for all periods.

The following table shows each element of the income statement as a percent of
sales for the years indicated:


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                1997          1996          1995
                                                ----          ----          ----
<S>                                            <C>           <C>           <C>   
Sales                                          100.0%        100.0%        100.0%
Cost of products sold                           61.6          65.4          65.7
Selling, general and
   administrative expense                       23.1          18.7          19.1
Research and engineering
    expense                                      2.5           1.6           1.5
Amortization of intangibles                      1.0           0.7           0.4
Acquisition-related costs                        1.5           --            --
Integration/restructuring
    costs                                        1.2           --            --
                                               -----         -----         ----- 
    Operating income                             9.1          13.6          13.3
Equity in net income of                          --            1.2           0.2
     Monarch
Interest expense, net                           (2.4)         (0.6)         (0.6)
                                               -----         -----         ----- 
     Income before taxes                         6.7          14.2          12.9
Taxes on income                                  2.4           4.1           4.0
                                               -----         -----         ----- 
Income before extra-
   ordinary item                                 4.3          10.1           8.9
Extraordinary item                              (1.5)          --            --
                                               -----         -----         ----- 
     Net Income                                  2.8%         10.1%          8.9%
                                               =====         =====         ===== 
</TABLE>

1997 COMPARED WITH 1996

Sales in 1997 increased by 74% over 1996 reaching a record $567.2. Domestic
sales increased 37% from $236.9 to $377.3. Foreign-based and export sales
increased from $89.1 to $189.9. In 1997, sales from the Company's Apparel
Identification business grew 12% and the Printing Solutions business grew 202%
(See Note 13 of Notes to Consolidated


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Financial Statements.) The increase in the Printing Solutions business was due
principally to the acquisition of Monarch which contributed $228.1 of sales in
1997. (See Note 2 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.)

Cost of products sold for the year ended December 31, 1997 increased to $349.3
compared to $213.3 for the year ended December 31, 1996, due principally to the
acquisition of Monarch. As a percent of sales, such costs decreased to 61.6% for
1997 compared to 65.4% for 1996.

Selling, general and administrative expense ("SG&A") increased to $131.2 for the
year ended December 31, 1997, compared to $61.1 for the 1996 period due
principally to the acquisition of Monarch. As a percent of sales, SG&A was 23.1%
for 1997 compared to 18.7% for 1996.

Research and engineering expense ("R&E") increased from $5.1 in 1996 to $14.1 in
1997 due principally to the acquisition of Monarch. As a percent of sales, R&E
was 2.5% for 1997 compared to 1.6% for 1996.

Amortization of intangibles increased to $5.7 in 1997 as compared to $2.2 in
1996 due to the additional goodwill arising from the acquisition of Monarch.

Acquisition related costs of $8.3 in 1997 are one-time costs related to the
acquisition of IIMAK. These costs include $5 of fees and expenses specifically
related to the acquisition and $3.3 related to the termination and severance of
certain IIMAK employees pursuant to pre-existing agreements.

The Company recorded a restructuring charge of $6.9 related to the integration
of Monarch into the Company's operations. These costs pertain to the
consolidation of certain facilities, the severance of personnel and other costs.
The largest component of the costs related to the severance of 132 people from
the Monarch, Maimisburg, Ohio operation. The Company expects that the plan will
be completed during 1998, with estimated annual savings of $9.

Operating income increased to $51.7 (9.1% of sales) for the year ended December
31, 1997 compared to $44.3 (13.6% of sales) for the year ended December 31,
1996.

Equity in net income of Monarch was $4.1 for the year ended December 31, 1996.
Such income represented Paxar's 49% ownership interest in Monarch for the
relevant period. (See Note 2 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.)

Interest expense, net, increased to $13.8 for the year ended December 31, 1997
from $1.9 in 1996. The increase was attributable to the financing costs
associated with the acquisition of Monarch.

Income before taxes decreased to $37.9 (6.7% of sales) for the year ended
December 31, 1997 as compared with $46.5 (14.2% of sales) for the year ended
December 31, 1996.

The effective income tax rate was 35.6% for the year ended December 31, 1997
compared to 28.8% for the year ended December 31, 1996. The increase was
attributable to higher income tax rates at Monarch and the absence of equity
accounting for Paxar's share of Monarch's after-tax income beginning in March
1997. The overall effective tax rate was impacted by many factors including
different statutory rates on foreign income. The tax rate was slightly above the
U.S. statutory Federal income tax rate of 35% due to certain IIMAK-related
acquisition costs, which were capitalized for tax purposes, offset by lower
rates on income derived from foreign sources, particularly from Hong Kong and
Italy.

Income before extraordinary item for the year ended December 31, 1997 was $24.4
compared to $33.1 for the year ended December 31, 1996.

The extraordinary item of $8.6 (net of income taxes $5.1) resulted from the
redemption of Monarch's 12 1/2% Senior Notes due July 1, 2003. (See Note 3 of
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.)

Net income for the year ended December 31, 1997 was $15.8 (2.8% of sales)
compared to $33.1 (10.1% of sales) in 1996.

The following chart shows the normalization of earnings for comparison purposes
to 1996. Normalized earnings have been calculated reflecting the adjustment of
those costs which are not expected to recur.


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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                     Before Income Taxes   After Income Taxes  Diluted Earnings per Share
                                     -------------------   ------------------  --------------------------
<S>                                  <C>                   <C>                 <C>        
1996
Net income                                $    46.5             $    33.1             $      0.68
                                          =========             =========             ===========

1997
Net income                                $    24.2             $    15.8             $      0.32

Add back:
Extraordinary item                             13.7                   8.6                    0.17
  Non-recurring
  integration/restructuring                    
  costs                                         6.9                   4.4                    0.09
Non-recurring IIMAK                             
   acquisition costs                            8.3                   7.4                    0.15
Other non-recurring costs                       0.6                   0.4                    0.01
                                          ---------             ---------             -----------
Normalized income                         $    53.7             $    36.6             $      0.74
                                          =========             =========             ===========
</TABLE>

The other non-recurring charge principally represents the write-off of
accumulated due diligence costs associated with a potential acquisition.

1996 COMPARED WITH 1995

Sales in 1996 increased by 13% reaching a record $326.0. Domestic sales
increased slightly, while foreign-based and export sales increased 25% from
$71.1 to $89.2. In 1996, sales from the Company's Apparel Identification
business grew 9% and the Printing Solutions business 21%.

Cost of products sold for 1996 increased to $213.3 compared to $190.2 in 1995,
an increase of 12%. As a percent of sales, such costs decreased slightly to
65.4% for 1996 compared to 65.7% for 1995.

Selling, general and administrative ("SG&A") expense increased to $61.1 in 1996,
compared to $55.2 for 1995, an increase of 11%. As a percent of sales, SG&A was
18.7% for 1996 compared to 19.1% in 1995.

Research and engineering expense ("R&E") was $5.1 in 1996 compared to $4.4 in
1995. As a percent of sales, R&E was 1.6% and 1.5% for the years ended 1996 and
1995, respectively.

Amortization of intangibles was $2.2 for the year 1996 compared to $1.2 in 1995.

Operating income increased 15% to $44.3 (13.6% of sales) for the year 1996
compared to $38.4 (13.3% of sales) for the year 1995.

Equity in net income of Monarch was $4.1 for the year ended December 31, 1996
compared to $0.6 in 1995. (See Note 2 of Notes to Consolidated Financial
Statements.)

Interest expense, net, increased to $1.9 in 1996 compared to $1.7 in 1995.

Income before taxes increased to $46.5 (14.2% of sales) for the year 1996, as
compared with $37.3 (12.9% of sales) for the year 1995.

The effective income tax rate was 28.8% for the year ended December 31, 1996
compared to 31.4% for the year ended 1995. The overall effective tax rate was
impacted by many factors including different statutory rates on foreign income.
The lower tax rate was attributable primarily to the significant increase in
equity in the net income of affiliate, a large portion of which was excluded
from tax expense. The tax rate was below the U.S. statutory Federal income tax
rate of 35% due to lower rates on income derived from foreign sources,
particularly from Hong Kong and Italy where the


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companies acquired in 1994 received special tax abatement incentives which
expire through 1999.

Net income for the year ended December 31, 1996 increased 29% to $33.1 (10.1% of
sales) from $25.6 (8.9% of sales) in 1995.


LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

The table below presents summary cash flow information for the years indicated:


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                       1997       1996      1995
                                                       ----       ----      ----
<S>                                                  <C>        <C>       <C>    
Net cash provided by operating activities            $   29.3   $  51.3   $  32.9
Net cash used by investing activities                  (109.8)    (35.5)    (50.5)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing
   activities                                            89.6     (14.6)     14.9
                                                     --------   -------   ------- 
Total change in cash (a)                             $    9.1   $   1.2   $  (2.7)
                                                     ========   =======   ======= 
</TABLE>

(a) Before exchange rate effects.

OPERATING ACTIVITIES

Cash provided by operating activities continues to be the Company's primary
source of funds to finance operating needs and internal growth opportunities.
The net cash provided by operating activities was $29.3 in 1997, compared to
$51.3 in 1996. Cash provided in 1996 was $51.3 up from $32.9 in 1995.

Depreciation and amortization was $27.1 in 1997 compared to $18.1 in 1996. The
increase is due mainly to the acquisition of Monarch, which resulted in
increases to depreciation and goodwill amortization.

INVESTING ACTIVITIES

In 1997, capital expenditures were $30.3 compared to $27.6 in 1996. Other than
projects for employee safety and environmental improvement, all new capital
projects are carefully analyzed and are required to make a positive contribution
on a net present value basis, generating an advantageous internal rate of return
on invested capital.

On March 3, 1997, the Company acquired the 49% equity interest of Odyssey
Partners, L.P. in Monarch for (i) $94.1 in cash, (ii) a promissory note in the
amount of $5.9 at an annual interest rate of 4.88% payable on January 2, 1998
secured by a letter of credit issued by Fleet Bank, N.A. and (iii) five year
warrants to purchase (a) 1,250,000 shares of the Company's common stock, par
value $0.10 ( the "Common Stock"), at an exercise price of $14 per share and (b)
250,000 shares of the Company's Common Stock at an exercise price of $17.50 per
share. The warrants have been recorded at a fair value of approximately $9.7 at
the date of acquisition. The remaining 2% of Monarch was acquired from the
Chairman and President of Monarch. Each received 156,536 shares of the Company's
Common Stock valued at $15.20 per share in exchange for the Monarch common stock
owned by them. Additionally, the management of Monarch received incentive stock
options to purchase an aggregate of 1,244,469 shares of the Company's Common
Stock pursuant to the Company's 1990 Employee Stock Option Plan in exchange for
outstanding options to purchase Monarch common stock. The options have been
recorded at a fair value of approximately $16 at the date of acquisition.

The acquisition was accounted for as a purchase with assets acquired and
liabilities assumed recorded at their estimated fair values at the date of
acquisition.

The Company financed the cash portion of the purchase price with the proceeds of
the term loan under a $280 credit facility with Fleet Bank, N.A. and Wachovia
Bank of Georgia, N.A. as lead lenders.

On April 11, 1997, Monarch completed the purchase of $100 of principal amount of
its 12 1/2% Senior Notes due July 1, 2003 (the "Notes"). Monarch paid $120.2
consisting of $100 of principal, $3.5 of accrued interest, a $13.7 premium, and
a consent payment of $3. Upon payment, all of the outstanding Notes were
canceled and the indenture under which they were issued was terminated. The
early redemption of the Notes resulted in an extraordinary charge of $8.6, net
of income taxes of $5.1.


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On October 28, 1997, the Company completed the acquisition of IIMAK, which was
accounted for as a pooling of interests. In connection with the merger, each
outstanding share of IIMAK common stock was converted into 1.5 shares of the
Company's Common Stock and all existing IIMAK warrants and options were
converted into warrants and options to purchase the Company's Common Stock. As a
result of the merger, shares of IIMAK common stock were converted to 12,431,757
shares of the Company's Common Stock and IIMAK options and warrants were
converted to 1,937,055 Company options and warrants.

On January 29, 1997, the Company acquired a 70% interest in a newly-formed
subsidiary of the Company, Paxar do Brasil Ltda., located in Brazil, South
America for approximately $0.6. The Company has an option to acquire the
remaining 30% interest from the minority shareholder.

In addition, on December 15, 1997, the Company acquired a 51% interest in the
business of Disisit Sistemas de Marcado S.A., located in Colombia, South America
for approximately $2 in cash. The Company has the option to acquire the
remaining 49% interest from the minority shareholders in approximately four
years.

Subsequent to December 31, 1997, the Company acquired a 70% interest in the
business of Teslo Tekstil Urunleri Sanayii ve Ticaret A.S., located in Istanbul,
Turkey, for approximately $1.5. The Company has an option to acquire the
remaining 30% interest in Teslo from the minority shareholders.

The Company intends to continue its growth, in part by acquisitions of other
complementary or related businesses, and believes that further acquisitions
would be of important strategic value.

FINANCING ACTIVITIES

The table below shows the components of total capital for the years indicated:


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                   1997        1996        1995
                                                   ----        ----        ----
<S>                                              <C>         <C>         <C>     
Long-term debt                                   $  211.4    $   21.1    $   25.4
Shareholders' equity                                243.8       207.8       173.3
                                                 --------    --------    --------
   Total capital                                 $  455.2    $  228.9    $  198.7
                                                 ========    ========    ========
Long-term debt as a percent of total
  capital                                            46%          9%         13%
                                                 --------    --------    --------
</TABLE>

Long-term debt increased to $211.4 at December 31, 1997, from $21.1 at December
31, 1996. The increase is primarily attributable to the acquisition of Monarch.
At December 31, 1997, long-term debt as a percent of total capital was 46%
compared to 9% at December 31, 1996.

On March 3, 1997, the Company entered into a six-year, $280 credit facility with
Fleet Bank, N.A. and Wachovia Bank of Georgia, N.A., as lead lenders, consisting
of a $140 term loan facility and a $140 revolving credit facility. Borrowings
under the term loan and revolving credit facilities bear interest at rates
referenced to the London Interbank Offered Rate (with applicable margins varying
in accordance with the Company's attainment of specified financial tests) or the
Prime Rate (as defined), and are guaranteed by the domestic subsidiaries of the
Company. As of December 31, 1997, borrowings under the term loan and revolving
credit facilities were $135 and $87.2, respectively, and the amount available
was $52.8 (See Note 8 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.)


OTHER MATTERS

STATUS OF PITNEY BOWES LITIGATION

As a result of the June 29, 1995 acquisition of Monarch Marking Systems from
Pitney Bowes Inc., a dispute arose over the calculation of the purchase price.
In accordance with the terms of the Purchase Agreement, the parties submitted
the dispute to binding arbitration. On September 6, 1996, the arbitrator
determined that the purchase price should be reduced by $11.2. The New York
Supreme Court, New York County, upheld the arbitrator's decision, and a judgment
in the amount of $12.8 (including interest) was entered on March 11, 1997.
Pitney Bowes has appealed the Order and Judgment to the New York Supreme Court,
Appellate Division. It is expected this court will issue a decision by the end
of this year.


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YEAR 2000 CONVERSION

The Year 2000 can have a material adverse effect on businesses that are not
prepared internally. The Company has been addressing this problem since early
1997. The Company is in the process of identifying all areas of vulnerability in
both information systems and business processes, and has established a plan to
achieve full Year 2000 compliance by December, 1998. This plan includes
assessment and analysis of systems, upgrades to packaged software products,
remediation of all internally written applications and validation testing. All
Year 2000 related projects have been staffed primarily with internal resources
and the aggregate costs are not expected to be material.

The Company currently sees no evidence that any essential process, system or
business function will not be ready for the millennium transition.

MARKET RISK

The Company experiences market risk relative to changes in interest rates. A 67
basis point move in interest rates (10% of the Company's weighted average
interest rate on its $280 credit facility) affecting the Company's floating debt
instruments would have an impact on the Company's pretax earnings and cash flows
over the next fiscal year of $1.5 if rates increase and $1.2 were they to
decrease. Such a move in interest rates would have no effect on the fair value
of the Company's floating debt instruments. A 67 basis point increase in rates
would cause the fair value of the Company's interest rate collar to decrease
from a liability of $0.9 to $0.3. A 67 basis point decrease would cause the fair
value to increase from a liability of $0.9 to $1.9.

ASIAN CRISIS

Approximately 8% of the Company's sales are made to customers based in Asia
where certain countries are experiencing economic turmoil. Such turmoil is not
expected to have a material impact on the Company as product is generally sold
either to U.S.-based apparel manufacturers or to suppliers to U.S-based apparel
manufacturers.


ITEM 7A: QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK


         The Company experiences market risk relative to changes in interest
rates. A 67 basis point move in interest rates (10% of the Company's weighted
average interest rate on its $280 million credit facility) affecting the
Company's floating debt instruments would have an impact on the Company's pretax
earnings and cash flows over the next fiscal year of $1.5 million if rates
increase and $1.2 million were they to decrease. Such a move in interest rates
would have no effect on the fair value of the Company's floating debt
instruments. A 67 basis point increase in rates would cause the fair value of
the Company's interest rate collar to decrease from a liability of $0.9 million
to $0.3 million. A 67 basis point decrease would cause the fair value to
increase from a liability of $0.9 million to $1.9 million.

ITEM 8:  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA

The financial information required by Item 8 is included elsewhere in this
report. (See Part IV, Item 14.)

ITEM 9: CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND ON
FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE

None.


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<PAGE>   23
                                    PART III


ITEM 10: DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT

Incorporated herein by reference to the Company's Definitive Proxy Statement
with respect to the Company's Annual Meeting of Shareholders scheduled to be
held on May 1, 1998.


ITEM 11: EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

Incorporated herein by reference to the Company's Definitive Proxy Statement
with respect to the Company's Annual Meeting of Shareholders scheduled to be
held on May 1, 1998.


ITEM 12: SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT

Incorporated herein by reference to the Company's Definitive Proxy Statement
with respect to the Company's Annual Meeting of Shareholders scheduled to be
held on May 1, 1998.


ITEM 13: CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS

Incorporated herein by reference to the Company's Definitive Proxy Statement
with respect to the Company's Annual Meeting of Shareholders scheduled to be
held on May 1, 1998.


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<PAGE>   24
                                     PART IV

ITEM 14: EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K

         (a)  DOCUMENTS

         1.   FINANCIAL STATEMENTS -

              Report of Independent Public Accountants                      F-1

              Consolidated Balance Sheets
                  December 31, 1997 and 1996                                F-2
              Consolidated Statements of Income
                  Years ended December 31, 1997, 1996 and 1995              F-3
              Consolidated Statements of Shareholders' Equity
                  Years ended December 31, 1997, 1996 and 1995              F-4
              Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
                  Years ended December 31, 1997, 1996 and 1995              F-5
              Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements            F-6 to F-17

         2.   FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULE -

              Schedule II - Valuation and Qualifying Accounts              F-18

              Notes:

              All other schedules called for under Regulation S-X are not
              submitted because they are not applicable or not required, or
              because the required information is included in the financial
              statements or notes thereto.

              Separate financial statements of the Registrant have been omitted
              because the Registrant is primarily an operating company. All
              subsidiaries included in the consolidated financial statements are
              totally owned, and none of the subsidiaries have indebtedness
              which is not guaranteed by the Registrant.

         3.   EXHIBITS

         3.1  Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation. (G)

         3.2  Amendment to Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation. 
              (M)
         
         3.3  By-Laws (A)

         4.1  Warrant Agreement for "A" Warrants between the Registrant and
              Odyssey Partners, L.P. dated March 3, 1997. (J)

         4.2  Odyssey Partners, L.P. Certificate for 1,000,000 Warrants dated
              March 3, 1997. (J)

         4.3  Warrant Agreement for "B" Warrants between the Registrant and
              Odyssey Partners, L.P. dated March 3, 1997. (J)

         4.4  Odyssey Partners, L.P. Certificate for 200,000 Warrants dated
              March 3, 1997. (J)

         4.5  Bear Stearns International, Ltd. Certificate for 75,000 Warrants
              dated as of February 25, 1998.

         10.1 Lease, dated October 1, 1974, for executive offices of Registrant
              in Pearl River, New York. (A)

         10.2 Employment Agreement, dated as of December 16, 1986, between
              Registrant and Arthur Hershaft. (C)


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<PAGE>   25
         10.3  Employment Agreement, dated February 13, 1989, between Registrant
               and Victor Hershaft. (D)

         10.4  Stock Purchase Agreement, by and between Arthur Hershaft and
               Registrant, dated as of December 19, 1989. (E)

         10.5  Registrant's 1981 Incentive Stock Option Plan. (B)

         10.6  Registrant's 1990 Employee Stock Option Plan. (F)

         10.7  Registrant's 1997 Incentive Stock Option Plan. (N)

         10.8  Amended and Restated Stock Purchase Agreement, by and between
               Arthur Hershaft and the Registrant. (G)

         10.9  Omnibus Purchase and Sale Agreement dated June 6, 1995 by and
               between Pitney Bowes Inc., Monarch Marking Systems, Inc., Pitney
               Bowes Marking Systems Ltd., Pitney Bowes International Holdings
               Inc., Pitney Bowes France S.A. and Monarch Acquisition Corp. (H)

         10.10 Stock Purchase Agreement dated as of December 20, 1996 between
               the Registrant and Odyssey Partners, L.P. (I)

         10.11 Amendment No. 1 to Stock Purchase Agreement dated as of March 3,
               1997 between the Registrant and Odyssey Partners, L.P. (I)

         10.12 Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of March 3, 1997 by and
               among the Registrant, Monarch Holdings, Inc., Thomas Loemker and
               John W. Paxton. (J)

         10.13 Registration Rights Agreement dated as of March 3, 1997 between
               the Registrant and Odyssey Partners, L.P. (J)

         10.14 Credit Agreement dated March 3, 1997. (K)

         10.15 Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of July 15, 1997, among the
               Registrant, Ribbon Manufacturing, Inc., and International Imaging
               Materials, Inc. (L)

         21.1  List of Subsidiaries of Registrant.

         23.1  Consent of Arthur Andersen LLP.

         23.2  Consent of KMPG Peat Marwick LLP.

         27.1  Financial Data Schedule.

         27.2  Financial Data Schedule.

         27.3  Financial Data Schedule.
         -----------------

               (A) Incorporated herein by reference from Exhibits to
                   Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
                   December 31, 1980.

               (B) Incorporated herein by reference from Exhibits to
                   Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
                   December 31, 1985.

               (C) Incorporated herein by reference from Exhibits to
                   Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
                   December 31, 1987.

               (D) Incorporated herein by reference from Exhibits to
                   Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
                   December 31, 1988.

               (E) Incorporated herein by reference from Exhibits to
                   Registrant's Annual Report on


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<PAGE>   26
                   Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1989.

               (F) Incorporated herein by reference from Exhibits to
                   Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
                   December 31, 1990.

               (G) Incorporated herein by reference from Exhibits to
                   Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
                   December 31, 1992.

               (H) Incorporated herein by reference from Exhibits to
                   Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K dated June 29, 1995.

               (I) Incorporated herein by reference from Exhibits to
                   Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K dated December 20,
                   1996.

               (J) Incorporated herein by reference from Exhibits to
                   Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K dated March 3, 1997.

               (K) Incorporated herein by reference from Exhibits to
                   Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
                   December 31, 1996.

               (L) Incorporated herein by reference from Exhibits to
                   Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K dated July 15, 1997.

               (M) Incorporated herein by reference from Annex D to the Joint
                   Proxy Statement/Prospectus included in the Registrant's
                   Registration Statement on Form S-4 (File No. 333-36283),
                   filed on September 24, 1997.

               (N) Incorporated herein by reference from Exhibits to the
                   Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No.
                   333-38923), filed on October 28, 1997.

(b)      REPORTS ON FORM 8-K

         On January 3, 1997, the Registrant filed a Report on Form 8-K dated
December 20, 1996, reporting that it had entered into an agreement to acquire
the 49% equity interest of Odyssey Partners, L.P. in Monarch Holdings, Inc.
(Item 2)

         On March 18, 1997, the Registrant filed a Report on Form 8-K dated
March 3, 1997, reporting the completion of its acquisition of the 51% interest
in Monarch that it did not own. (Item 2)

         On May 7, 1997, the Registrant filed a Report on Form 8-K dated April
11, 1997, reporting that Monarch had completed the purchase of all of its
outstanding 12-1/2% Senior Notes due July 1, 2003 having an aggregate principal
amount of $100 million. (Item 5)

         On May 16, 1997, the Registrant filed Amendment No. 1 to its Report on
Form 8-K dated December 20, 1996, reporting the Financial Information and Pro
Forma Financial Information in connection with the Registrant's acquisition of
the 51% interest in Monarch that it did not own. (Item 7)

         On July 30, 1997, the Registrant filed a Report on Form 8-K dated July
15, 1997, reporting that it had entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger
with International Imaging Systems, Inc. ("IIMAK"). (Item 5)

         On November 12, 1997, the Registrant filed a Report on Form 8-K dated
October 28, 1997, reporting that it had completed its acquisition of IIMAK.
(Item 2)

         On January 12, 1998, the Registrant filed an Amendment to its Report on
Form 8-K dated October 28, 1997, reporting the Financial Information and Pro
Forma Financial Information in connection with its acquisition of IIMAK. (Item
7)


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<PAGE>   27
                    REPORT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS

To the Shareholders of Paxar Corporation:

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Paxar
Corporation (a New York corporation) and subsidiaries as of December 31, 1997
and 1996, and the related consolidated statements of income, shareholders'
equity and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December
31, 1997. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's
management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial
statements based on our audits. We did not audit the financial statements of
International Imaging Materials, Inc. ("IIMAK") prior to 1997, a company
acquired during 1997 in a transaction accounted for as a pooling of interests,
as discussed in Note 2. The IIMAK financial statements for 1996 and 1995 are
included in the consolidated financial statements of Paxar Corporation and
reflect total assets of 40% in 1996 and revenues of 33% and 31% for 1996 and
1995, respectively, of the related consolidated totals. The IIMAK financial
statements for 1996 and 1995 were audited by other auditors whose report has
been furnished to us, and our opinion, insofar as it relates to amounts included
for IIMAK is based solely upon the report of the other auditors. 

We conducted our audits in accordance with generally accepted auditing
standards. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain
reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material
misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting
the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes
assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by
management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation.
We believe that our audits and the report of other auditors provide a reasonable
basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, based on our audits and the report of other auditors, the
financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects,
the financial position of Paxar Corporation and subsidiaries as of December 31,
1997 and 1996, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for each
of the three years in the period ended December 31, 1997, in conformity with
generally accepted accounting principles.

Our audits were made for the purpose of forming an opinion on the basic
financial statements taken as a whole. The schedule listed in the index of
financial statements is presented for the purpose of complying with the
Securities and Exchange Commission's rules and is not part of the basic
financial statements. This schedule has been subjected to the auditing
procedures applied in the audits of the basic financial statements and, in our
opinion, fairly states in all material respects the financial data required to
be set forth therein in relation to the basic financial statements taken as a
whole.


/s/ Arthur Andersen LLP
- -----------------------
ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP


Stamford, Connecticut
February 12, 1998


                                      F-1
<PAGE>   28
                          INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT



The Board of Directors and Stockholders
International Imaging Materials, Inc.:


       We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheet of
International Imaging Materials, Inc. and subsidiaries as of March 31, 1997, and
the related consolidated statements of income, stockholders' equity, and cash
flows for each of the years in the two-year period ended March 31 1997. These
consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's
management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated
financial statements based on our audits.

       We conducted our audits in accordance with generally accepted auditing
standards. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain
reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material
misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting
the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes
assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by
management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation.
We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

       In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above
present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of
International Imaging Materials, Inc. and subsidiaries as of March 31, 1997, and
the results of their operations and their cash flows for each of the years in
the two-year period ended March 31, 1997, in conformity with generally accepted
accounting principles.



   /s/KPMG Peat Marwick LLP
   ------------------------
   KPMG PEAT MARWICK LLP


Buffalo, New York
April 23, 1997
<PAGE>   29
                          INDEPENDENT AUDITORS'S REPORT

The Board of Directors
International Imaging Materials, Inc.

Under date of April 23, 1997, we reported on the consolidated balance sheet of
International Imaging Materials, Inc. and subsidiaries as of March 31, 1997, and
the related consolidated statements of income, stockholders' equity and cash
flows for each of the years in the two-year period ended March 31, 1997, as
contained in the 1997 annual report to stockholders. These consolidated
financial statements and our report thereon are incorporated by reference in the
annual report on form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 1997. In connection with
our audits of the aforementioned consolidated financial statements, we also have
audited the related financial statement schedule as listed in item 14(a)2 of the
annual report on form 10-K. This financial statement schedule is the
responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an
opinion on this financial statement schedule based on our audits.

In our opinion, such financial statement schedule, when considered in relation
to the basic financial statements taken as a whole, presents fairly, in all
material respects, the information set forth therein.


/s/ KMPG Peat Marwick LLP
- -------------------------
KPMG PEAT MARWICK LLP

Buffalo, New York
April 23, 1997
<PAGE>   30
                       PAXAR CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
                           CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                             DECEMBER 31, 1997     December 31, 1996
                                                                             -----------------     -----------------
                                                                             (IN  MILLIONS, EXCEPT SHARE AMOUNTS)
<S>                                                                          <C>                   <C>     
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash                                                                              $   13.7             $    5.3
Short-term investments                                                                 2.2                  1.9
Receivables, less allowances of $ 4.4 in 1997 and $1.0 in 1996                       102.4                 53.8
Inventories                                                                           97.4                 46.5
Deferred income taxes                                                                  6.9                  1.7
Other current assets                                                                  11.6                  4.6
                                                                                  --------             --------
      Total current assets                                                           234.2                113.8
Property, plant and equipment, at cost                                               273.2                204.5
    Accumulated depreciation                                                         (86.1)               (67.2)
                                                                                  --------             --------
      Net property, plant and equipment                                              187.1                137.3
Long-term investments                                                                  3.0                  4.9
Investment in Monarch                                                                 --                   20.1
Goodwill                                                                             165.4                 18.4
Other assets                                                                           8.7                  5.3
                                                                                  --------             --------
                                                                                  $  598.4             $  299.8
                                                                                  ========             ========

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Due to banks                                                                      $    2.5             $   10.2
Notes payable                                                                          5.9                 --
Current maturities of long-term debt                                                  21.7                  1.7
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities                                              82.8                 34.3
Accrued taxes on income                                                               --                    3.0
                                                                                  --------             --------
      Total current liabilities                                                      112.9                 49.2
Long-term debt                                                                       211.4                 21.1
Deferred income taxes                                                                 24.2                 20.2
Other liabilities                                                                      6.1                  1.5
Shareholders' equity:
      Preferred Stock, $0.01 par value, 5,000,000 shares authorized,
      none issued and outstanding                                                     --                   --
      Common Stock, $0.10 par value, 200,000,000 shares
      authorized, 48,419,554 and 41,277,316  shares issued and
      outstanding in 1997 and  1996, respectively                                      4.8                  4.1
Paid-in capital                                                                      109.3                 81.6
Unearned compensation                                                                 --                   (0.4)
Retained earnings                                                                    134.5                121.9
Foreign currency translation adjustments                                              (4.8)                 0.6
                                                                                  --------             --------
      Total shareholders' equity                                                     243.8                207.8
                                                                                  --------             --------
                                                                                  $  598.4             $  299.8
                                                                                  ========             ========
</TABLE>

                 See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

                                                        F-2
<PAGE>   31
                       PAXAR CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
                        CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
              FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1997, 1996 AND 1995
                     (IN MILLIONS, EXCEPT PER SHARE AMOUNTS)


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                        1997        1996        1995
                                                        ----        ----        ----
<S>                                                  <C>         <C>         <C>      
Sales                                                $   567.2   $   326.0   $   289.4

Costs  and expenses:
  Cost of  products sold                                 349.3       213.3       190.2

  Selling, general and administrative  expense           131.2        61.1        55.2

  Research and engineering expense                        14.1         5.1         4.4

  Amortization of intangibles                              5.7         2.2         1.2

  Acquisition-related costs                                8.3          --          --

  Integration/restructuring costs                          6.9          --          --
                                                     ---------   ---------   ---------

      Operating income                                    51.7        44.3        38.4

Equity in net income of Monarch                             --         4.1         0.6

Interest expense, net                                    (13.8)       (1.9)       (1.7)
                                                     ---------   ---------   ---------

      Income before taxes                                 37.9        46.5        37.3

Taxes on income                                           13.5        13.4        11.7
                                                     ---------   ---------   ---------

Income before extraordinary item                          24.4        33.1        25.6

Extraordinary item, net of income taxes of $5.1           (8.6)         --          --
                                                     ---------   ---------   ---------

      Net income                                     $    15.8   $    33.1   $    25.6
                                                     ==========  ==========  ==========

Basic earnings per common share:
      Before extraordinary item                      $     0.51  $    0.69  $     0.54
      Extraordinary item                                  (0.18)        --          --
                                                     ---------   ---------   ---------
      Net income                                     $     0.33  $    0.69  $     0.54
                                                     ==========  =========  ==========

Diluted earnings per common share:
         Before extraordinary item                   $     0.49  $    0.68  $     0.52
         Extraordinary item                               (0.17)        --          --
                                                     ---------   ---------   ---------
         Net income                                  $     0.32  $    0.68  $     0.52
                                                     ==========  =========   ========= 

Average common shares outstanding
         Basic                                            48.1        47.7        47.7
         Diluted                                          49.5        49.0        48.8
</TABLE>

                 See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements


                                       F-3
<PAGE>   32
                       PAXAR CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
                 CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
              FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1997, 1996 AND 1995
                                 (IN MILLIONS)


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                   NOTES
                                                                                RECEIVABLE
                                                                                   FROM
                                                                                 EXERCISE                            FOREIGN
                                                                     UNEARNED   OF OPTIONS                           CURRENCY
                                           COMMON STOCK    PAID-IN   COMPENS-      AND       TREASURY  RETAINED    TRANSLATION
                                          SHARES  AMOUNT   CAPITAL     ATION     WARRANTS     STOCK    EARNINGS    ADJUSTMENT
                                          ------  ------   -------     -----     --------     -----    --------    ----------
<S>                                       <C>     <C>     <C>        <C>        <C>          <C>       <C>         <C>    
BALANCE, DECEMBER 31, 1994                 30.7   $  3.1  $   88.1   ($ 0.9)     ($ 1.9)        --     $   64.2      $ (1.0)
                                                                                                                    
      Net income                           --        --       --        --          --          --         25.6        --
      Stock split                           4.4      0.4      --        --          --          --         (0.4)       --
      Notes received                       --        --       --        --         (0.5)        --         --          --
      Shares surrendered                   (0.3)     --       (4.9)     --          1.2         --         --          --
      Shares issued-various plans (a)       0.7      --        2.9      --          --          0.1        --          --
      Tax benefit from exercise of                                                                                  
        stock options                      --        --        2.2      --          --          --         --          --
      Purchase of treasury shares          --        --       --        --          --         (5.6)       --          --
      Restricted stock awards              --        --        0.3      0.2         --          --         --          --
      Translation adjustments              --        --       --        --          --          --         --           0.3
BALANCE, DECEMBER 31, 1995                 35.5      3.5      88.6     (0.7)       (1.2)       (5.5)       89.4        (0.7)
                                                                                                                    
      Net income                           --        --       --        --          --          --         33.1        --
      Stock split                           5.6      0.6      --        --          --          --         (0.6)       --
      Shares surrendered                   (0.3)     --       (4.7)     --          1.2         --         --          --
      Shares issued-various plans (a)       0.7      --       (1.6)     --          --          5.5        --          --
      Tax benefit from exercise of                                                                                  
        stock options                      --        --        1.8      --          --          --         --          --
      Purchase and retirement of                                                                                    
        shares                             (0.2)     --       (2.5)     --          --          --         --          --
      Restricted stock awards              --        --       --        0.3         --          --         --          --
      Translation adjustments              --        --       --        --          --          --         --           1.3
BALANCE, DECEMBER 31, 1996                 41.3      4.1      81.6     (0.4)        --          --        121.9         0.6
                                                                                                                    
      Net income                           --        --       --        --          --          --         15.8        --
      Stock split                           7.1      0.7      --        --          --          --         (0.7)       --
      Shares surrendered                   (0.9)     --       (9.5)     --          --          --         --          --
      Shares issued-various plans(a)        0.6      --        5.4      --          --          --         --          --
      Tax benefit from exercise of                                                                                  
        stock options                      --        --        1.3      --          --          --         --          --
      Stock issued - acquisitions           0.3      --        4.7      --          --          --         --          --
      Warrants and options issued -                                                                                 
        acquisitions                       --        --       25.7      --          --          --         --          --
      Restricted stock awards              --        --        0.1      0.4         --          --         --          --
      IIMAK pooling adjustment             --        --       --        --          --          --         (2.5)       --
      Translation adjustments              --        --       --        --          --          --         --          (5.4)
                                           ----   ------  --------     ----        ----        ----    --------      ------ 
BALANCE, DECEMBER 31, 1997                 48.4   $  4.8  $  109.3      --          --          --     $  134.5      $ (4.8)
                                           ====   ======  ========     ====        ====        ====    ========      ====== 
</TABLE>

(a)   SEE NOTE 15 OF NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

                 SEE NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


                                       F-4
<PAGE>   33
                       PAXAR CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
                      CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
              FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1997, 1996 AND 1995
                                 ( IN MILLIONS)


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                  1997        1996       1995
                                                                                  ----        ----       ----
<S>                                                                            <C>          <C>         <C>    
OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net income                                                                     $   15.8     $  33.1     $  25.6
                                                                               --------     -------     -------

  Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operations:
    Extraordinary item                                                              8.6      --            --
    Depreciation and amortization                                                  27.1        18.1        14.5
    Deferred income taxes                                                           4.0         3.6         3.8
    Other                                                                          (2.5)     --            --
    Equity in net income of affiliate                                              --          (4.1)       (0.6)
  Changes in assets and liabilities, net of businesses acquired:
    Receivables                                                                    (8.4)       (6.5)       (6.9)
    Inventories                                                                    (8.5)        0.8        (4.5)
    Other current assets                                                           (3.0)       (1.0)       (0.1)
      Accounts payable and accrued liabilities                                      1.4         6.3        (3.0)
    Taxes on income                                                                (5.4)        2.9         2.3
    Other                                                                           0.2        (1.9)        1.8
                                                                               --------     -------     -------
                                                                                   13.5        18.2         7.3
                                                                               --------     -------     -------
      Net cash provided by operating activities                                    29.3        51.3        32.9
                                                                               --------     -------     -------

INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Purchases of property, plant and equipment                                        (30.3)      (27.6)      (29.8)
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired                                                (81.6)       (4.3)       (2.2)
Investment in Monarch                                                              --          --         (15.4)
(Increase) decrease of short-term investments                                      (0.3)        1.4         1.6
Other                                                                               2.4        (5.0)       (4.7)
                                                                               --------     -------     -------
      Net cash used in investing activities                                      (109.8)      (35.5)      (50.5)
                                                                               --------     -------     -------

FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Increase (decrease) in short-term debt                                             12.2        (9.0)       13.8
Additions to long-term debt                                                       286.7        21.7        21.6
Reductions in long-term debt                                                     (210.8)      (26.5)      (14.0)
Exercise of stock options/Stock Purchase Plan                                       2.3         3.3         1.9
Purchase of common stock                                                           --          (2.5)       (5.6)
Other                                                                              (0.8)       (1.6)       (2.8)
                                                                               --------     -------     -------
      Net cash  provided by (used in) financing
      activities                                                                   89.6       (14.6)       14.9
                                                                               --------     -------     -------

OTHER ACTIVITIES:
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash                                            (0.7)        0.1        --
                                                                               --------     -------     -------
Increase in cash                                                                    8.4         1.3        (2.7)
Cash, at beginning of year                                                          5.3         4.0         6.7
                                                                               --------     -------     -------
Cash, at end of year                                                           $   13.7     $   5.3     $   4.0
                                                                               ========     =======     =======
</TABLE>


                 See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements


                                       F-5
<PAGE>   34
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(IN MILLIONS, EXCEPT SHARE AND PER SHARE DATA)

NOTE 1: SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Principles of consolidation:

The consolidated financial statements include those of Paxar Corporation (the
"Company") and its majority-owned subsidiaries. The effects of all significant
intercompany transactions have been eliminated.

Short-term investments:

Short-term investments consist of foreign lending institution and government
bonds pledged as collateral against foreign debt, as well as certain other
foreign financial institution commercial paper.

Inventories:

Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or market. The cost of inventories
determined using the last-in, first-out (LIFO) method totaled $53.1 and $19.1 as
of December 31, 1997 and 1996 respectively. The cost of all other inventories,
determined using the first-in, first-out(FIFO) method, was $44.3 and $27.4 as of
December 31, 1997 and 1996, respectively.

Property, plant and equipment:

Property, plant and equipment is stated at cost, and is depreciated by the
straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets. Upon
retirement or other disposition, the cost and accumulated depreciation are
removed from the asset and accumulated depreciation accounts, and the net gain
or loss is reflected in income. Expenditures for maintenance and repairs are
charged against income as incurred. Significant expenditures for betterments and
renewals are capitalized.

Income taxes:

Deferred tax assets and liabilities are established for temporary differences
between financial and tax reporting bases and are subsequently adjusted to
reflect changes in tax rates. A valuation allowance is established for any
deferred tax asset for which realization is not likely. The classification of
deferred tax assets and liabilities corresponds with the classification of the
underlying assets and liabilities giving rise to the temporary difference.

Revenue recognition:

Revenue is recognized when title passes to the customer, generally upon
shipment.

Earnings per common share:

In December 1997 the Company adopted the provisions of SFAS No. 128, "Earnings
per Share". Under SFAS No. 128, basic earnings per common share is computed by
dividing net income available to common stockholders by the weighted average
number of common shares outstanding during the year. Diluted earnings per share
reflects the potential dilution that could occur if options and warrants were
exercised resulting in the issuance of common stock. Prior-period amounts have
been restated to conform to the requirements of SFAS No. 128.

Stock dividend:

On August 7, 1997, August 7, 1996 and August 9, 1995, the Board of Directors
declared 25% stock splits, effected in the form of stock dividends. All per
share information presented in the accompanying financial statements has been
adjusted to reflect these stock dividends.

Financial instruments:

All financial instruments of the Company are carried at cost, which approximates
fair value with the exception of interest rate collar agreements.

During 1997, the Company entered into three notional value interest rate collar
agreements covering $100 of debt. Under these agreements the Company's interest
rate is variable between certain limits under one of the agreements and variable
up to and including 8% under the other two ($40 is variable from 5.8% to 8% and
$60 is variable up to 8%). All three collar agreements became effective on May
2, 1997 and have terms of three years. Net receipts or payments under the collar
agreements are recognized as adjustments to interest expense. As the collar
agreements hedge outstanding debt they are accounted for as hedges with gains
and losses on the hedge instruments being deferred.

The fair value of the interest rate collars at December 31, 1997 was a loss of
$0.9. Fair values are based on estimates provided by financial institutions.


                                       F-6
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Goodwill:

Goodwill represents the excess of the cost of acquired companies over the sum of
identifiable net assets. Goodwill is being amortized on a straight-line basis
over forty years. Subsequent to acquiring goodwill, the Company continually
evaluates whether events and circumstances, including anticipated future
operating results, indicate the remaining estimated useful life of goodwill may
warrant revision. Based upon its most recent analysis the Company believes that
no material impairment of goodwill exists at December 31, 1997.

Foreign currency translation:

Assets and liabilities of the Company's foreign subsidiaries are translated into
U.S. dollars using the exchange rate in effect at the balance sheet date.
Results of operations are translated using the average exchange rate prevailing
throughout the period. The effects of exchange rate fluctuations on translating
foreign currency assets and liabilities into U.S. dollars are included in
shareholders' equity as foreign currency translation adjustments. Gains and
losses resulting from foreign currency transactions are included in net income
and were not significant in the past three years.

Use of estimates:

The preparation of these consolidated financial statements in conformity with
generally accepted accounting principles requires management to use certain
estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and
liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of
the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses
during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Reclassifications:

Certain reclassifications have been made to prior year amounts to conform to the
current year presentation.


NOTE 2: BUSINESS ACQUISITIONS

Monarch:

On June 29, 1995, the Company acquired a 49% interest in Monarch Marking
Systems, Inc. ("Monarch"), which had been accounted for using the equity method.
On March 3, 1997, the Company acquired the remaining 51% of Monarch for a total
purchase of $132. The Company acquired the 49% equity interest of Odyssey
Partners, L.P. for $94.1 in cash, a promissory note in the amount of $5.9 at an
annual interest rate of 4.88% payable on January 2, 1998, and five year warrants
to purchase (a) 1,250,000 shares of the Company's common stock, par value $0.10,
at an exercise price of $14.00 per share and (b) 250,000 shares of the Company's
common stock at an exercise price of $17.50 per share. The warrants have been
recorded at a fair value of approximately $9.7 at the date of acquisition. Upon
completion of the acquisition, the Chairman and the President of Monarch each
received 156,536 shares of the Company's common stock valued at $15.20 per
share, in exchange for the shares of Monarch common stock owned by each of them.
Additionally, the management of Monarch received incentive stock options to
purchase an aggregate of 1,244,469 shares of the Company's common stock pursuant
to the Company's 1990 Employee Stock Option Plan in exchange for outstanding
options to purchase Monarch common stock. The options have been recorded at a
fair value of approximately $16 at the date of acquisition.

The acquisition was accounted for as a purchase with assets acquired and
liabilities assumed recorded at their estimated fair values at the date of
acquisition. The excess of the purchase price and transaction costs over the
fair value of net assets acquired was recorded as goodwill. The resulting
goodwill of $148.5 (including $13.5 related to the initial 1995 investment) is
being amortized over 40 years.

The fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed is as follows:


<TABLE>
<S>                                                             <C>     
Current assets                                                  $   96.2
Property, plant and equipment                                       44.1
Goodwill                                                           148.5
Other assets                                                        11.8
Current liabilities                                                (37.6)
Long-term debt                                                    (105.8)
Other                                                               (5.1)
                                                                --------
Net assets                                                         152.1
Initial investment (June 1995)                                     (20.1)
                                                                --------
                                                                $  132.0
                                                                ========
</TABLE>


                                       F-7
<PAGE>   36

The purchase price allocation is not complete and adjustments to goodwill may be
necessary, reflecting the outcome of pending litigation with Pitney Bowes, Inc.
(the former owner of Monarch). The litigation relates to a purchase price
adjustment to which the Company believes it is entitled. It is expected that the
matter will be finalized by the end of 1998.

The operating results of Monarch are included in the accompanying consolidated
statements of income beginning March 3, 1997. The following unaudited pro forma
results of operations assume the acquisition occurred as of January 1,1996.
These pro forma results do not purport to be indicative of the results of
operations which may result in the future.


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31,                                 1997           1996
                                                         ----           ----
<S>                                                    <C>             <C>    
Sales                                                  $ 606.8         $ 578.6
                                                       -------         ------
Income before extraordinary item                       $  22.8         $ 30.9
                                                       -------         ------
Net income                                             $  14.2         $ 30.9
                                                       -------         ------
Basic earnings per common share:
   Before extraordinary item                           $  0.47         $ 0.65
   Extraordinary item                                    (0.18)           --
                                                       -------         ------
       Net income                                      $  0.29         $ 0.65
                                                       -------         ------
Diluted earnings per common share:                                
   Before extraordinary item                           $  0.46         $ 0.63
   Extraordinary item                                    (0.17)           --
                                                       -------         ------
     Net income                                        $  0.29         $ 0.63
                                                       -------         ------
</TABLE>

IIMAK:

On October 28, 1997 the Company completed the acquisition of International
Imaging Materials, Inc. ("IIMAK"), which was accounted for as a pooling of
interests. In connection with the merger, each outstanding share of IIMAK common
stock was converted into 1.5 shares of the Company's common stock and all
existing IIMAK warrants and options were converted into warrants and options to
purchase the Company's common stock. As a result of the merger, shares of IIMAK
common stock were converted into 12,431,757 shares of the Company's common stock
and IIMAK options and warrants were converted into 1,937,055 of the Company's
options and warrants.

As the merger was accounted for as a pooling of interests, the financial
statements have been restated to include the results of IIMAK for all periods
presented.

Prior to the merger, IIMAK used a fiscal year ending on March 31. Accordingly,
the restated financial statements combine the March 31, 1997 and 1996 financial
statements of IIMAK with the December 31, 1996 and 1995 financial statements of
the Company, respectively. Net sales and net income of IIMAK for the three month
period ended March 31, 1997 were $25.4 and $2.5, respectively, with the net
income reflected as an adjustment to retained earnings effective January 1,
1997. Combined and separate results of the Company and IIMAK during the periods
preceding the merger were as follows:


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED
SEPTEMBER 30, 1997 ( UNAUDITED)         PAXAR       IIMAK   ADJUSTMENTS  COMBINED
                                        -----       -----   -----------  --------
<S>                                   <C>          <C>        <C>        <C>     
Sales                                 $  342.3     $  77.4    ($ 6.2)    $  413.5
                                      --------     -------    ------     --------
Income before extraordinary item      $   19.0     $   7.0     --        $   26.0
Extraordinary item                        (8.6)     --         --            (8.6)
                                      --------     -------               --------
Net income                            $   10.4     $   7.0     --        $   17.4
                                      ========     =======               ========
</TABLE>

No adjustments were required to conform the accounting policies of the
companies.

The Company recognized acquisition-related costs of $8.3 in the fourth quarter
of 1997. Included in these costs are $5 of fees and expenses specifically
related to the merger and costs of $3.3 related to the termination and severance
of certain members of IIMAK management pursuant to pre-existing IIMAK
agreements.

Other:

During 1997 and 1996, the Company made several small acquisitions. The total
purchase price, net of cash acquired, was $2.6 in 1997 and $4.3 in 1996. The
acquisitions did not have a material effect on the Company's financial
statements.


                                       F-8
<PAGE>   37
NOTE 3: EXTRAORDINARY ITEM - LOSS ON EARLY EXTINGUISHMENT OF DEBT

On April 11, 1997, Monarch completed the purchase of $100 of principal amount of
its 12 1/2 % Senior Notes due July 1, 2003 (the "Notes"). Monarch paid $120.2,
consisting of $100 of principal, $3.5 of accrued interest, a $13.7 premium, and
a consent payment of $3. Upon payment, all of the outstanding Notes were
canceled and the indenture under which they were issued was terminated. The
early redemption of the Notes resulted in an extraordinary charge of $8.6, net
of income taxes of $5.1.


NOTE 4: INTEGRATION/RESTRUCTURING COSTS

During 1997, the Company recognized a total of $6.9 in restructuring charges
related to the integration and restructuring of Monarch's operations. In the
quarter ended June 30, 1997, the company recognized $2 in costs related to the
consolidation of certain facilities, the severance of personnel and other costs.
During the quarter ended December 31, 1997 the Company approved a plan to sever
an additional 132 people from the Monarch, Miamisburg, Ohio operation. In
connection with this plan, a charge of $4.9 was recognized. The Company expects
that the severance plan will be complete during 1998, with estimated annual
savings of $9. Of the total $6.9, $2.5 had been paid as of December 31, 1997.

NOTE 5: INVENTORIES

The components of inventories are set forth below:


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31,                              1997                  1996
                                                     -----                 -----
<S>                                                  <C>                   <C>  
Raw materials                                        $56.3                 $23.1
Work-in-Process                                        8.6                   8.2
Finished goods                                        32.5                  15.2
                                                     -----                 -----
                                                     $97.4                 $46.5
                                                     =====                 =====
</TABLE>

If all inventories were reported on a FIFO basis, inventories would be
approximately $1.8 and $1.6 higher at December 31, 1997 and 1996 respectively.

NOTE 6: PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

A summary of property, plant and equipment is set forth below:


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31,                                1997              1996
                                                        ----              ----
<S>                                             <C>                     <C>   
Machinery and equipment                               $200.5            $160.9
Buildings and building improvements                     66.8              41.0
Land                                                     5.9               2.6
                                                      ------            ------
                                                       273.2             204.5
Accumulated depreciation                               (86.1)            (67.2)
                                                      ------            ------
                                                      $187.1            $137.3
                                                      ======            ======
Estimated useful lives are principally:
Buildings and building improvements            5 to 40 years
Machinery and equipment                        3 to 10 years
</TABLE>


NOTE 7: DUE TO BANKS

A summary of amounts due to banks is set forth below:


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31,                              1997                  1996
                                                      ----                  ----
<S>                                                   <C>                  <C>  
Bank overdrafts                                       $1.8                 $ 1.6
Notes payable (a)                                        -                   8.5
Other foreign                                          0.7                   0.1
                                                      ----                 -----
                                                      $2.5                 $10.2
                                                      ====                 =====
</TABLE>

(a)      IIMAK maintained lines of credit with two banks totaling $40 which were
         due on demand and bore interest at either the London Interbank Offered
         Rate (LIBOR) plus .20%, the bank's cost of funds rate plus .50%, or the
         Prime Rate. At December 31, 1996, there was $8.5 outstanding under the
         facilities at 5.8%. These lines were terminated effective November 1997
         in conjunction with the acquisition of IIMAK by the Company.


                                       F-9
<PAGE>   38
NOTE 8: LONG TERM DEBT 
A summary of long-term debt is set forth below:


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31                                      1997            1996
                                                             ----            ----
<S>                                                        <C>             <C>  
Bank credit facility (a)                                   $  222.2        $  --
Unsecured revolving bank facility (b)                          --             10.2
Economic Development
   Revenue Bonds due 2011 (c)                                   8.0            8.0
Secured term loans on certain
   plant and equipment(d)                                       1.4            2.3
Secured and unsecured loans on
   foreign property, plant and
   machinery (e)                                                1.2            2.0
Other                                                           0.3            0.3
                                                           --------        -------
                                                              233.1           22.8
Less current maturities                                        21.7            1.7
                                                           --------        -------
                                                           $  211.4        $  21.1
                                                           ========        =======
</TABLE>

Maturities of long-term debt for the five years subsequent to December 31, 1997
are: $21.7, $24.7, $29.3, $29.1, $33.1 and $95.2 thereafter.

(a)      On March 3, 1997, the Company entered into a six-year, $280 credit
         facility with Fleet Bank, N.A. and Wachovia Bank of Georgia, N.A., as
         lead lenders, consisting of $140 term loan facility and a $140
         revolving credit facility. Borrowings under the term loan and revolving
         credit facilities bear interest at rates referenced to the London
         Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) with applicable margins varying in
         accordance with the Company's attainment of specified financial tests
         (.75% at December 31, 1997 resulting in LIBOR based loans bearing
         interest at 6.50% -6.75% at December 31, 1997), or the Prime Rate, as
         defined (8.5% at December 31, 1997). The borrowings are guaranteed by
         the domestic subsidiaries of the Company. The Company has the option of
         electing either interest rate. As of December 31, 1997, borrowings
         under the term loan and revolving credit facilities were $135 and
         $87.2, respectively, and the amount available was $52.8. An annual
         commitment fee of .25% is payable on the total amount of the revolving
         credit facility.

         The agreement requires the Company, among other things, to maintain net
         worth (as defined) of no less than $200 debt, to EBITDA ratio of less
         than 3.25 to 1 and a fixed charge coverage ratio of not less than 1.5
         to 1. The Company is in compliance with all covenants as of December
         31, 1997.

(b)      The unsecured revolving bank facility provided for a maximum of $60 of
         borrowings and was terminated on March 3, 1997. On borrowings under
         this revolver, the Company had the option of electing the Prime Rate
         (8.25% at December 31, 1996) or LIBOR plus .35%-.65% (6.1% at December
         31, 1996), depending on the fixed charge coverage ratio of the Company
         at the date of the borrowings, as defined by the credit agreement.

(c)      Economic Development Revenue Bond financed facilities have been
         accounted for as plant and equipment and the related bonds are recorded
         as long-term debt. The variable rate bonds for the years ended December
         31, 1997 and 1996 had a weighted average interest rate of 3.8% and
         3.6%, respectively.

(d)      The balances outstanding at December 31, 1997 and 1996 are payable by
         IIMAK in monthly installments, bear interest at variable rates based on
         the Prime Rate, are secured by certain plant and equipment, require the
         maintenance of certain financial ratios, limit the amount of capital
         expenditures and mature substantially by 2001.

(e)      The balances outstanding at December 31, 1997 and 1996 are payable by
         the Collitex Group, bear interest at rates ranging from 4.75% -13.5%,
         mature serially through 2003 and are secured by property, plant,
         machinery and lending institution bonds.

The Company also maintains a $3 unsecured line of credit with a bank which
expires September 15, 1998. This line of credit is available for standby and
documentary letters of credit of which there were none outstanding at December
31, 1997.


                                      F-10
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NOTE 9:  INCOME TAXES

The provision for income taxes contains the following:


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31,                 1997              1996             1995
                                         ----              ----             ----
<S>                                    <C>               <C>              <C>    
Federal
  Current                              $   3.1           $   6.4          $   5.7
  Deferred                                 5.7               3.6              3.3

Foreign
  Current                                  6.1               2.3              1.8
  Deferred                                (2.3)              0.1             (0.1)

State                                      0.9               1.0              1.0
                                       -------           -------          -------
                                       $  13.5           $  13.4          $  11.7
                                       =======           =======          =======
</TABLE>


The cumulative amounts of each temporary difference that comprise the net
deferred tax liability are as follows:


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31,                                 1997        1996        1995
                                                         ----        ----        ----
<S>                                                    <C>         <C>         <C>    
Deferred tax assets:
    Alternative minimum and investment tax credit
      carryforwards                                    $   4.3     $   8.2     $   7.2
    Costs capitalized to inventory                         1.2        (0.2)       (0.2)
    Accrued integration/restructuring                      1.4        --          --
    Other accrued liabilities and allowances               9.0         1.5         1.8
    Other                                                  1.2        --          --
                                                       -------     -------     -------
    Total gross deferred tax asset                        17.1         9.5         8.8
    Valuation allowance                                   --          (3.7)       (2.7)
                                                       -------     -------     -------
    Net deferred tax asset                                17.1         5.8         6.1

Deferred tax liability:
    Depreciation and other property basis
    differences                                          (34.4)      (24.3)      (21.6)
                                                       -------     -------     -------
    Net deferred tax liability                         $ (17.3)    $ (18.5)    $ (15.5)
                                                       =======     =======     ======= 
</TABLE>


The valuation allowance decreased principally due to the expiration of certain
of the credit carryforwards for which a valuation allowance had been made in
prior years.

An analysis of the differences between the federal statutory income tax rate and
the effective tax rate is set forth below:


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31,                             1997        1996        1995
                                                     ----        ----        ----
<S>                                                  <C>         <C>         <C>  
Federal statutory tax rate                           35.0%       35.0%       35.0%
State income tax, net of federal income tax
  benefit                                             1.5         1.4         1.7
Foreign taxes less than Federal rate                 (7.5)       (4.8)       (6.2)
Non-deductible merger costs                           4.3        --          --
Affiliate dividend exclusion                         --          (2.5)       --
All other, net                                        2.3        (0.3)        0.9
                                                     ----        ----        ---- 
                                                     35.6%       28.8%       31.4%
                                                     ====        ====        ==== 
</TABLE>

Collitex and Orvac currently benefit from tax incentives in Italy which
significantly reduce the Company's effective tax rate. These incentives expire
through 1999.


                                      F-11
<PAGE>   40
United States income taxes have not been provided on undistributed foreign
earnings of $53 since the Company intends to permanently reinvest such earnings
in expanding foreign operations. The un-recognized U.S. tax liability on the
undistributed earnings is approximately $10 at December 31, 1997. Total foreign
based pre-tax income was approximately $21, $15, and $12 for 1997, 1996 and
1995, respectively.

NOTE 10: RELATIONSHIP WITH FUJICOPIAN CO., LTD.

The Company manufactures thermal transfer ribbons pursuant to a license
agreement with Fujicopian Co., Ltd. which expires in 2008. Royal expenses under
the agreement totaled $2.6 in 1997 and $2.7 in each of 1996 and 1995.

NOTE 11: ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND ACCRUED LIABILITIES 

A summary of accounts payable and accrued liabilities is set forth below:


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31,                                     1997            1996
                                                             ----            ----
<S>                                                        <C>             <C>    
Accounts payable                                           $  31.9         $  19.0
Accrued payroll costs                                         11.9             4.4
Accrued acquisition related costs                              6.2            --
Other accrued liabilities                                     32.8            10.9
                                                           -------         -------
                                                           $  82.8         $  34.3
                                                           =======         =======
</TABLE>

NOTE 12: EMPLOYEE SAVINGS PLANS

The Company maintains three voluntary employee savings plans adopted pursuant to
Section 401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code. The Company's contribution under
the Plans was $3.3, $1.2 and $0.9 during 1997, 1996 and 1995 respectively.

NOTE 13: BUSINESS SEGMENTS

The Company operates in two business segments: Apparel Identification and
Printing Solutions.

The Apparel Identification business includes label systems, bar code systems,
labels, tags, and related supplies for apparel manufacturers and retailers.

The Printing Solutions business, comprised principally of Monarch and IIMAK
includes electronic bar code printers, mechanical identification and price
marking machines and associated supplies. The supplies include a variety of
paper substrates and inks, especially thermal transfer ink ribbons.

Corporate represents amounts not attributable to specific business segments,
including acquisition-related costs and integration/restructuring costs in 1997.
Included in the Company's consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 1997 are
the net assets of the Company's European and Asian operations of approximately
$42.4 and $31.0, respectively.

The following presents financial information for the business segments:


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31,                        1997          1996          1995
                                               ----          ----          ----
<S>                                          <C>           <C>           <C>     
Sales to unaffiliated customers:
  Apparel Identification                     $  247.0      $  219.8      $  201.5
  Printing Solutions                            320.2         106.2          87.9
                                             --------      --------      --------
  Total                                      $  567.2      $  326.0      $  289.4
                                             ========      ========      =======
Operating Income:
  Apparel Identification                     $   37.8      $   34.3      $   31.8
  Printing Solutions                             37.6          17.9          15.3
                                             --------      --------      --------
  Sub-total                                      75.4          52.2          47.1
  Corporate expenses                            (23.7)         (7.9)         (8.7)
                                             --------      --------      --------
  Total                                      $   51.7      $   44.3      $   38.4
                                             ========      ========      ========
Capital expenditures:
  Apparel Identification                     $   15.4      $   13.2      $   11.2
  Printing Solutions                             14.4          13.8          17.5
  Corporate                                       0.5           0.6           1.1
                                             --------      --------      --------
  Total                                      $   30.3      $   27.6      $   29.8
                                             ========      ========      ========
</TABLE>

                                      F-12
<PAGE>   41
<TABLE>
<S>                                         <C>           <C>           <C>      
Depreciation expense:
  Apparel Identification                    $     9.2     $     8.7     $     7.2
  Printing Solutions                             11.6           6.7           5.6
  Corporate                                       0.6           0.5           0.5
                                            ---------     ---------     ---------
  Total                                     $    21.4     $    15.9     $    13.3
                                            =========     =========     =========
Assets:
  Apparel Identification                    $   183.2     $   182.2     $   157.1
  Printing Solutions                            415.2         117.6         115.5
                                            ---------     ---------     ---------
  Total                                     $   598.4     $   299.8     $   272.6
                                            =========     =========     =========
</TABLE>


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION:
YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31,                       1997          1996          1995
                                               ----          ----          ----
<S>                                         <C>           <C>           <C>      
Sales to unaffiliated customers:
  North America                             $   415.1     $   246.7     $   226.7
  Europe                                        107.8          53.2          42.7
  Asia                                           44.3          26.1          20.0
                                            ---------     ---------     ---------
  Total                                     $   567.2     $   326.0     $   289.4
                                            =========     =========     =========
Operating Income:
  North America                             $    55.0     $    37.8     $    35.5
  Europe                                          8.8           7.2           6.6
  Asia                                           11.6           7.2           5.0
                                            ---------     ---------     ---------
  Sub-total                                      75.4          52.2          47.1
  Corporate costs and other                     (23.7)         (7.9)         (8.7)
                                            ---------     ---------     ---------
  Total                                     $    51.7     $    44.3     $    38.4
                                            =========     =========     =========
Assets:
  North America                             $   429.5     $   218.6     $   208.7
  Europe                                        119.1          61.8          50.4
  Asia                                           49.8          19.4          13.5
                                            ---------     ---------     ---------
  Total                                     $   598.4     $   299.8     $   272.6
                                            =========     =========     =========
</TABLE>


NOTE 14: SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION 

Cash paid for interest and income taxes is set forth below:


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31,                     1997            1996            1995
                                             ----            ----            ----
<S>                                        <C>              <C>             <C>   
Interest                                   $  10.8          $  2.2          $  1.7
Income Taxes                               $   6.0          $  7.0          $  7.6
</TABLE>

Additional supplemental information on non-cash investing and financing
activities is included in Notes 2 and 15.

NOTE 15: SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

The Company has various stock-based compensation plans including stock options
and an Employee Stock Purchase Pan.

On April 25, 1997, the Company's shareholders approved the 1997 Employee Stock
Option Plan under which shares of common stock are reserved for issuance upon
the exercise of options to be granted to key employees and directors. On October
28, 1997, the Company's shareholders approved an increase in the number of
shares of common stock reserved for issuance under the 1997 Employee Stock
Option Plan from 1,875,000 shares to 5,000,000 shares of common stock. In
addition, the 1990 Employee Stock Option Plan approved by the Company's
shareholders on April 24, 1990 has 2,270,780 shares of common stock, as adjusted
for subsequent stock dividends reserved for issuance upon the exercise of
options granted to key employees and directors.

The plans provide for issuances in the form of qualified or non-qualified stock
options, and stock appreciation rights may be granted in tandem with
non-qualified stock options. The option price per share of qualified stock
options cannot be less than 100% of the market value at the date of grant. The
option price per share of non-qualified stock options and stock appreciation
rights are determined by the Board of Directors at its sole discretion.


                                      F-13
<PAGE>   42
The options vest over periods of up to four years. Options granted prior to 1994
are for a period of five years and those granted subsequently, for a period of
ten years.

The following is a summary of outstanding stock options:


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                     Number of Shares
                                      (in millions)            Weighted Average Exercise Price
                                      -------------            -------------------------------
<S>                                  <C>                       <C>        
1995
Outstanding at beginning of year           2.8                          $      7.12
Granted                                    1.3                          $     11.35
Exercised                                 (0.6)                         $      3.48
Canceled/Forfeited                        (0.4)                         $     17.56
                                          ----
Outstanding at end of year                 3.1                          $      8.35
                                                                     
1996                                                                 
Granted                                    0.9                          $     10.74
Exercised                                 (0.7)                         $      4.16
Canceled/Forfeited                        (0.2)                         $     12.90
                                          ----
Outstanding at end of year                 3.1                          $      9.59
                                                                     
1997                                                                 
Granted                                    1.8                          $      7.53
IIMAK grants in first quarter             (0.1)                         $     11.22
Exercised                                 (0.7)                         $      5.61
IIMAK exercised in first quarter           0.2                          $      3.33
Canceled/Forfeited                        (0.1)                         $      8.19
                                          ----
Outstanding at end of year                 4.2                          $      9.79
                                          ====
</TABLE>

In connection with the acquisition of Monarch, 1,244,469 stock options were
issued, at equivalent intrinsic value, to replace stock options to purchase
Monarch common stock.

The following table summarizes information about stock options outstanding as of
December 31, 1997:


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                       Weighted Average
                             Options Outstanding    Weighted Average          Remaining
Range of Exercise Prices           (in millions)      Exercise Price   Contractual Life
- ------------------------           -------------      --------------   ----------------
<S>                          <C>                    <C>                <C>
     Options Outstanding                             
           $1.00 - $6.00                     1.1           $    3.96                7.9
          $6.00 - $10.00                     1.0           $    7.55                7.4
         $10.00 - $18.00                     2.1           $   13.84                7.9
                                             ---                                  
                                             4.2           $    9.79                7.8
                                             ===                             
                                                     
     Options Exercisable                             
           $1.00 - $6.00                     1.0           $    3.83
          $6.00 - $10.00                     0.8           $    7.53
         $10.00 - $18.00                     1.7           $   13.82
                                             ---     
                                             3.5           $    9.58
                                             ===     
</TABLE>
                                                  
Total compensation expense recognized for stock-based compensation for 1997,
1996 and 1995 was $0.5, $0.4 and $0.1, respectively.

The Company accounts for stock options under Accounting Principles Board Opinion
No. 25, pursuant to which no compensation cost has been recognized for the
options granted. The following table reflects pro forma net income and earnings
per share had the Company elected to adopt the fair value approach of SFAS123:


                                      F-14
<PAGE>   43
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31,                      1997           1996           1995
                                              ----           ----           ----
<S>                                         <C>            <C>            <C>     
Net income:
  As reported                               $   15.8       $   33.1       $   25.6
  Pro forma                                 $   14.1       $   32.3       $   25.2

Basic earnings per share:
  As reported                               $    0.33      $    0.69      $    0.54
  Pro forma                                 $    0.29      $    0.68      $    0.53

Diluted earnings per share:
  As reported                               $    0.32      $    0.68      $    0.52
  Pro forma                                 $    0.28      $    0.66      $    0.52
</TABLE>

These pro forma amounts may not be representative of future disclosures since
the estimated fair value of stock options is amortized to expense over the
vesting period, and additional options may be granted in future years.

The estimated fair value of each option granted is calculated using the
Black-Scholes option-pricing model. The following summarizes the assumptions
used in the model:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                 1997          1996          1995
                                                 ----          ----          ----
<S>                                              <C>           <C>           <C> 
Risk-free interest rate                           6.0%          6.1%          6.1%
Expected years until exercise                     7.5           7.5           7.5
Expected stock volatility                        38.4%         38.4%         38.4%
</TABLE>

The Company maintains an Employee Stock Purchase Plan which allows employees to
purchase a certain amount of stock at a discount of 20% to the market price. The
Company may sell up to 818,847 shares under this plan and, as of December 31,
1997, 533,619 shares were available for future purchases. The weighted average
fair value of shares sold in 1997 was $17.80. The total number of shares issued
under this plan was 71,343, 50,324 and 57,781 in 1997, 1996 and 1995,
respectively.

As discussed in Note 2, warrants were granted to certain parties in connection
with the acquisition of Monarch. Total outstanding warrants at December 31, 1997
were with exercise prices as follows:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                          1997           1996
                                                          ----          -----
<S>                                                      <C>            <C>  
Warrants outstanding                                       1.6            0.1
Warrants exercisable                                       0.1            0.1
Exercise price of exercisable warrants                   $6.67          $6.67
</TABLE>

The remaining 1.5 warrants become exercisable on March 3, 1998 at prices between
$14.00 and $17.50.

During 1997, 1996 and 1995, the Company made loans to certain officers for the
purpose of exercising options and paying the related income tax liability. Such
loans were repaid through the surrender of Company stock. The following analyzes
the activity in relation to these loans:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                         1997      1996      1995
                                                         ----      ----      ----
<S>                                                     <C>       <C>       <C>   
Loans made in connection with exercise of stock
  options                                               $  0.8    $ --      $  0.5
Loans made in connection with income tax
  liabilities                                           $  0.8    $  1.6    $  2.8
Surrender of shares to repay loans                      $  2.3    $  4.0    $  4.2
Surrender of shares to exercise options                 $ --      $  0.7    $  0.7
</TABLE>

No loans from officers are outstanding at December 31, 1997.


                                      F-15
<PAGE>   44
NOTE 16: EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE

The reconciliation of basic and diluted per-share computation is as follows:


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31,                           1997         1996        1995
                                                   ----         ----        ----
<S>                                              <C>          <C>         <C>     
Income before extraordinary item                 $   24.4     $   33.1    $   25.6
Extraordinary item                                   (8.6)      --          --
                                                 --------     --------    --------
Net income                                       $   15.8     $   33.1    $   25.6
                                                 =========    =========   =========

Average common shares (basic)                        48.1         47.7        47.7
Options and warrants                                  1.4          1.3         1.1
                                                 --------     --------    --------
Adjusted average common shares (diluted)             49.5         49.0        48.8
                                                 =========    =========   =========

Earnings per common share:
  Basic
  Income before extraordinary item               $    0.51    $    0.69   $    0.54
  Extraordinary Item                                 (0.18)     --          --
                                                 --------     --------    --------
  Net income                                     $    0.33    $    0.69   $    0.54
                                                 =========    =========   =========

  Diluted
  Income before extraordinary item               $    0.49    $    0.68   $    0.52
  Extraordinary item                                 (0.17)     --          --
                                                 --------     --------    --------
  Net income                                     $    0.32    $    0.68   $    0.52
                                                 =========    =========   =========
</TABLE>


NOTE 17: COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENT LIABILITIES

A manufacturing facility in Sayre, Pennsylvania, owned beneficially by principal
shareholders of the Company, is leased at an annual rental of $0.1 through 1997.
An office building in Pearl River, New York also owned beneficially by principal
shareholders, was leased at an annual rental of $0.1 through 1995.

Total rental expense for all operating leases amounted to $6.7 in 1997, $2.8 in
1996 and $2.6 in 1995. Minimum rental commitments for all non-cancelable
operating leases for the years 1998-2002 are $5.9, $4.2, $2.7, $2.1 and $1.6,
respectively. The minimum total rental commitment for all years subsequent to
2002 is $4.4.

The Company accrues severance expense for employees of its Italian subsidiaries,
as required by Italian statue, and these amounts are included in other
liabilities in the accompanying consolidated financial statements.

The Company has been named a potentially responsible party relating to
contamination which occurred at certain superfund sites. Management believes the
ultimate outcome of settling these contingencies is not expected to be material.

In the ordinary course of business, the Company and its subsidiaries are
involved in certain disputes and litigation, none of which will in the opinion
of management, have a material adverse effect on the Company's financial
position or results of operations.


                                      F-16
<PAGE>   45
NOTE 18: CONDENSED QUARTERLY FINANCIAL DATA

(UNAUDITED)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                      First Quarter      Second Quarter      Third Quarter       Fourth Quarter
                                                      -------------      --------------      -------------       --------------
<S>                                                   <C>                <C>                 <C>                 <C>       
1997
Sales                                                  $    105.9          $    158.9          $    148.8          $    153.6
Operating income                                             13.9                17.3                16.7                 3.8
Income (loss) before
   extraordinary item                                         8.2                 8.6                 9.2                (1.6)
Net income (loss)                                             8.2              --                     9.2                (1.6)
Basic earnings (loss) per common share:
  Income (loss) before
   extraordinary item                                         0.17                0.18                0.19               (0.03)
  Net income (loss)                                           0.17             --                     0.19               (0.03)
Diluted earnings (loss) per common share:
  Income (loss) before
   extraordinary item                                         0.17                0.17                0.18               (0.03)
  Net income (loss)                                           0.17             --                     0.18               (0.03)

1996
Sales                                                  $     77.6          $     84.2          $     79.5          $     84.7
Operating income                                             10.5                11.8                11.0                11.0
Net income                                                    7.2                 8.5                 8.3                 9.1
Basic earnings per common share:
   Net income                                                 0.15                0.18                0.18                0.18
Diluted earnings per common
  share:
   Net income                                                 0.15                0.18                0.17                0.18
</TABLE>

All per share data have been adjusted to reflect stock dividends.


                                      F-17
<PAGE>   46
                       PAXAR CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
                  SCHEDULE II-VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS
              FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1997, 1996 AND 1995
                                  (IN MILLIONS)


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                ADDITIONS
                                             BALANCE AT          CHARGED
                                            BEGINNING OF       TO COSTS AND                                             BALANCE AT
DESCRIPTION                                     YEAR             EXPENSES          OTHER (1)        DEDUCTIONS (2)      END OF YEAR
- -----------                                     ----             --------          ---------        --------------      -----------
<S>                                         <C>                <C>                 <C>              <C>                 <C>      
Year ended December 31, 1997
  Allowance for doubtful accounts            $     1.0          $     0.9          $     3.7          $     1.2          $     4.4

Year ended December 31, 1996
  Allowance for doubtful accounts            $     0.8          $     0.6             --              $     0.4          $     1.0

Year ended December 31, 1995
  Allowance for doubtful accounts            $     0.6          $     0.4             --              $     0.2          $     0.8
</TABLE>

(1) Allowance related to acquisition.

(2) Write-off of uncollectible accounts, net of recoveries and other.


                                      F-18
<PAGE>   47
SIGNATURES


         Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on
its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

PAXAR CORPORATION

By: /s/ Arthur Hershaft
- -----------------------------
Arthur Hershaft
Chairman of the Board of Directors, President
and Chief Executive Officer

Dated: March 31, 1998
<PAGE>   48
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report
has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and
in the capacities and on the dates indicated.


<TABLE>
<S>                                                         <C>
By: /s/ Arthur Hershaft                                     By: /s/ Jack Plaxe
- ----------------------------------                          ----------------------------------
Arthur Hershaft                                             Jack Plaxe
Chairman of the Board of Directors, President               Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
and Chief Executive Officer                                 (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
(Principal Executive Officer)                               Dated: March 31, 1998
Dated: March 31, 1998

By: /s/ Victor Hershaft                                     By: /s/ Leo Benatar
- ----------------------------------                          ----------------------------------
Victor Hershaft                                             Leo Benatar
Director                                                    Director
Dated: March 31, 1998                                       Dated: March 31, 1998

By: /s/ Jack Becker                                         By: /s/ Robert G. Laidlaw
- ----------------------------------                          ----------------------------------
Jack Becker                                                 Robert Laidlaw
Director                                                    Director
Dated: March 31, 1998                                       Dated: March 31, 1998

By: /s/ James C. McGroddy                                   By: /s/ Sidney Merians
- ----------------------------------                          ----------------------------------
James C. McGroddy                                           Sidney Merians
Director                                                    Director
Dated: March 31, 1998                                       Dated: March 31, 1998

By: /s/ David E. McKinney                                   By: /s/ Walter W. Williams
- ----------------------------------                          ----------------------------------
David E. McKinney                                           Walter W. Williams
Director                                                    Director
Dated: March 31, 1998                                       Dated: March 31, 1998

By: /s/ Thomas R. Loemker                                   By: /s/ John W. Paxton
- ----------------------------------                          ----------------------------------
Thomas R. Loemker                                           John W. Paxton
Director                                                    Director
Dated: March 31, 1998                                       Dated: March 31, 1998
</TABLE>
<PAGE>   49
                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

 No.      Description
 ---      -----------

 3.1      Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation. (G)

 3.2      Amendment to Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation. (M)

 3.3      By-Laws (A)

 4.1      Warrant Agreement for "A" Warrants between the Registrant and Odyssey
          Partners, L.P. dated March 3, 1997. (J)

 4.2      Odyssey Partners, L.P. Certificate for 1,000,000 Warrants dated March
          3, 1997. (J)

 4.3      Warrant Agreement for "B" Warrants between the Registrant and Odyssey
          Partners, L.P. dated March 3, 1997. (J)

 4.4      Odyssey Partners, L.P. Certificate for 200,000 Warrants dated March 3,
          1997. (J)

 4.5      Bear Stearns International, Ltd. Certificate for 75,000 Warrants dated
          as of February 25, 1998.

10.1      Lease, dated October 1, 1974, for executive offices of Registrant in
          Pearl River, New York. (A)

10.2      Employment Agreement, dated as of December 16, 1986, between
          Registrant and Arthur Hershaft. (C)

10.3      Employment Agreement, dated February 13, 1989, between Registrant and
          Victor Hershaft. (D)

10.4      Stock Purchase Agreement, by and between Arthur Hershaft and
          Registrant, dated as of December 19, 1989. (E)

10.5      Registrant's 1981 Incentive Stock Option Plan. (B)

10.6      Registrant's 1990 Employee Stock Option Plan. (F)

10.7      Registrant's 1997 Incentive Stock Option Plan. (N)

10.8      Amended and Restated Stock Purchase Agreement, by and between Arthur
          Hershaft and the Registrant. (G)

10.9      Omnibus Purchase and Sale Agreement dated June 6, 1995 by and between
          Pitney Bowes Inc., Monarch Marking Systems, Inc., Pitney Bowes Marking
          Systems Ltd., Pitney Bowes International Holdings Inc., Pitney Bowes
          France S.A. and Monarch Acquisition Corp. (H)

10.10     Stock Purchase Agreement dated as of December 20, 1996 between the
          Registrant and Odyssey Partners, L.P. (I)

10.11     Amendment No. 1 to Stock Purchase Agreement dated as of March 3, 1997
          between the Registrant and Odyssey Partners, L.P. (I)

10.12     Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of March 3, 1997 by and among
          the Registrant, Monarch Holdings, Inc., Thomas Loemker and John W.
          Paxton. (J)
<PAGE>   50
10.13     Registration Rights Agreement dated as of March 3, 1997 between the
          Registrant and Odyssey Partners, L.P. (J)

10.14     Credit Agreement dated March 3, 1997. (K)

10.15     Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of July 15, 1997, among the
          Registrant, Ribbon Manufacturing, Inc., and International Imaging
          Materials, Inc. (L)

21.1      List of Subsidiaries of Registrant.

23.1      Consent of Arthur Andersen LLP.

23.2      Consent of KMPG Peat Marwick LLP.

27.1      Financial Data Schedule

27.2      Financial Data Schedule

27.3      Financial Data Schedule 

- -----------

(A)      Incorporated herein by reference from Exhibits to Registrant's Annual
         Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1980.

(B)      Incorporated herein by reference from Exhibits to Registrant's Annual
         Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1985.

(C)      Incorporated herein by reference from Exhibits to Registrant's Annual
         Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1987.

(D)      Incorporated herein by reference from Exhibits to Registrant's Annual
         Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1988.

(E)      Incorporated herein by reference from Exhibits to Registrant's Annual
         Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1989.

(F)      Incorporated herein by reference from Exhibits to Registrant's Annual
         Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1990.

(G)      Incorporated herein by reference from Exhibits to Registrant's Annual
         Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1992.

(H)      Incorporated herein by reference from Exhibits to Registrant's Current
         Report on Form 8-K dated June 29, 1995.

(I)      Incorporated herein by reference from Exhibits to Registrant's Current
         Report on Form 8-K dated December 20, 1996.

(J)      Incorporated herein by reference from Exhibits to Registrant's Current
         Report on Form 8-K dated March 3, 1997.

(K)      Incorporated herein by reference from Exhibits to Registrant's Annual
         Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1996.

(L)      Incorporated herein by reference from Exhibits to Registrant's Current
         Report on Form 8-K dated July 15, 1997.

(M)      Incorporated herein by reference from Annex D to the Joint Proxy
         Statement/Prospectus included in the Registrant's Registration
         Statement on Form S-4 (File No. 333-36283), filed on September 24,
         1997.

(N)      Incorporated herein by reference from Exhibits to the Registrant's
         Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-38923), filed on
         October 28, 1997.

     

<PAGE>   1
                                                                     EXHIBIT 4.5

THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED. THESE SECURITIES HAVE BEEN ACQUIRED FOR
INVESTMENT AND NOT WITH A VIEW TO DISTRIBUTION, AND MAY NOT BE MORTGAGED,
PLEDGED, HYPOTHECATED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED WITHOUT AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION
STATEMENT FOR SUCH SHARES UNDER SAID ACT, OR AN OPINION OF COUNSEL SATISFACTORY
TO THE COMPANY THAT REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED UNDER SAID ACT.



                                PAXAR CORPORATION


                                                            Warrant to Subscribe
                                                               for 75,000 Shares


                        COMMON STOCK SUBSCRIPTION WARRANT



                                                         as of February 25, 1998


                         Not Transferable or Exercisable
                     Except Upon Conditions Herein Specified

                             Void after May 5, 1998

         THIS CERTIFIES that, for value received, BEAR, STEARNS INTERNATIONAL
LIMITED, is entitled to subscribe for and purchase from PAXAR CORPORATION (the
"Corporation"), a New York corporation, Seventy-Five Thousand (75,000) shares
(subject to adjustment from time to time as hereinafter provided) of Common
Stock, $0.10 par value (the "Common Stock") of the Corporation, at an exercise
price of $6.662/3 per share (such price, subject to adjustment in accordance
with Section 4 hereof, is hereinafter called the "Warrant Price"), at any time
or from time to time on and after the date hereof up to and including May 5,
1998 (the period beginning on the date of this Warrant and ending on May 5, 1998
being hereinafter called the "Exercise Period"). This Warrant has been issued in
substitution for and upon cancellation of the Common Stock Subscription Warrant,
dated May 6, 1988, from International Imaging Materials, Inc., the predecessor
in interest to the Corporation, to Norstar Bank, National Association, a
predecessor in interest to the registered holder hereof.
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                                    Section 1

                              Exercise of Warrants

         The rights represented by this Warrant may be exercised by the holder
hereof, in whole at any time or in part from time to time during the Exercise
Period, but not as to a fractional share of Common Stock, by the surrender of
this Warrant (properly endorsed) at the office of the Corporation, at 105
Corporate Park Drive, White Plains, New York 10604 (or at such other agency or
office of the Corporation in the United States of America as it may designate by
notice in writing to the holder hereof at the address of such holder appearing
on the books of the Corporation), together with a duly executed Notice of
Exercise and payment to the Corporation of the Warrant Price in cash or by check
for each share being purchased. In the event of any exercise of the rights
represented by this Warrant, a certificate or certificates for the shares of
Common Stock so purchased, registered in the name of the holder, shall be
delivered to the holder hereof within a reasonable time not exceeding fifteen
(15) days after the rights represented by this Warrant shall have been so
exercised; and, unless this Warrant has expired, a new Warrant representing the
number of shares (except a remaining fractional share), if any, with respect to
which this Warrant shall not then have been exercised shall also be issued to
the holder hereof within such time. The person in whose name any certificate for
shares of Common Stock is issued upon exercise of this Warrant shall for all
purposes be deemed to have become the holder of record of such shares on the
date on which this Warrant was surrendered and payment of the Warrant Price, and
any applicable taxes was made, irrespective of the date of delivery of such
certificate.

                                    Section 2

                          Covenants as to Common Stock

         The Corporation covenants and agrees that all shares of Common Stock
which may be issued upon the exercise of the rights represented by this Warrant
will, upon issuance, be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and free
from all taxes, liens and charges with respect to the issue thereof. The
Corporation further covenants and agrees that the Corporation will at all times
have authorized and reserved, free from preemptive or other preferential rights,
a sufficient number of shares of its Common Stock to provide for the exercise of
the rights represented by this Warrant. The Corporation further covenants and
agrees that if any shares of capital stock to be reserved for the purpose of the
issuance of shares upon the exercise of this Warrant require registration with
or approval of any governmental authority under any federal or state law before
such shares may be validly issued or delivered upon exercise, then the
Corporation will in good faith and as expeditiously as possible endeavor to
secure such registration or approval, as the case may be. If and so long as the
Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of this Warrant is listed on any
national securities exchange, the Corporation will, if permitted by the rules of
such exchange, list and keep listed on such exchange, upon official notice of
issuance, all shares of such Common Stock issuable upon exercise of this
Warrant.


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                                    Section 3

                         Adjustment of Number of Shares

         Upon each adjustment of the Warrant Price as provided in Section 4, the
holder of this Warrant shall thereafter be entitled to purchase, at the Warrant
Price resulting from such adjustment, the number of shares (calculated to the
nearest one hundredth of a share) obtained by multiplying the Warrant Price in
effect immediately prior to such adjustment by the number of shares purchasable
pursuant hereto immediately prior to such adjustment and dividing the product
thereof by the Warrant Price resulting from such adjustment.


                                    Section 4

                           Adjustment of Warrant Price

         The Warrant Price shall be subject to adjustment from time to time as
follows:

                (i) If the Corporation shall at any time or from time to time
during the Exercise Period issue shares of Common Stock other than Excluded
Stock (as hereinafter defined) without consideration or for a consideration per
share less than the Warrant Price in effect immediately prior to the issuance of
such Common Stock, the Warrant Price in effect immediately prior to each such
issuance shall forthwith (except as provided in this clause (i)) be adjusted to
a price equal to the quotient obtained by dividing:

                           (A)      an amount equal to the sum of

                                    (x) the total number of shares of Common
                           Stock outstanding (including any shares of Common
                           Stock deemed to have been issued pursuant to
                           subdivision (3) of this clause (i) and pursuant to
                           clause (ii) below) immediately prior to such issuance
                           multiplied by the Warrant Price in effect immediately
                           prior to such issuance plus

                                    (y) the total consideration received by the
                           Corporation upon such issuance, by

                  (B) the total number of shares of Common Stock outstanding
                  (including any shares of Common Stock deemed to have been
                  issued pursuant to subdivision (3) of this clause (i) and to
                  clause (ii) below) immediately after the issuance of such
                  Common Stock.

For the purpose of any adjustment of the Warrant Price pursuant to this clause
(i), the following


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provisions shall be applicable.

                         (1) In the case of the issuance of Common Stock for
                cash, the consideration shall be deemed to be the amount of cash
                paid therefor after deducting therefrom any discounts,
                commissions or other expenses allowed, paid or incurred by the
                Corporation for any underwriting or otherwise in connection with
                the issuance and sale thereof.

                         (2) In the case of the issuance of Common Stock for a
                consideration in whole or in part other than cash, the
                consideration other than cash shall be deemed to be the fair
                value thereof as determined in good faith by the Board of
                Directors of the Corporation, irrespective of the accounting
                treatment thereof; provided, however, that such fair market
                value as determined by the Board of Directors of the Corporation
                shall not exceed the aggregate Current Market Price (as
                hereinafter defined) of the shares of Common Stock being issued.

                         (3) In the case of the issuance of (i) options,
                warrants or other rights to purchase or subscribe for Common
                Stock, (ii) securities by their terms convertible into or
                exchangeable for Common Stock or (iii) options to purchase or
                rights to subscribe for such convertible or exchangeable
                securities:

                                  (A) the aggregate maximum number of shares of
                         Common Stock deliverable upon exercise of such options,
                         warrants or other rights to purchase or subscribe for
                         Common Stock shall be deemed to have been issued at the
                         time such options, warrants or rights were issued and
                         for a consideration equal to the consideration
                         (determined in the manner provided in subdivisions (1)
                         and (2) above with the proviso in subdivision (2) being
                         applied to the number of shares of Common Stock
                         deliverable upon such exercise), if any, received by
                         the Corporation upon the issuance of such options or
                         rights plus the minimum purchase price provided in such
                         options or rights for the Common Stock covered thereby;

                                  (B) the aggregate maximum number of shares of
                         Common Stock deliverable upon conversion of or in
                         exchange for any such convertible or exchangeable
                         securities or upon the exercise of options, warrants or
                         other rights to purchase or subscribe for such
                         convertible or exchangeable securities and subsequent
                         conversions or exchanges thereof shall be deemed to
                         have been issued at the time such securities were
                         issued or such options, warrants or rights were issued
                         and for a consideration received by the Corporation for
                         any such securities and related options or rights
                         (excluding any cash received on account of accrued
                         interest or accrued dividends), plus the additional
                         consideration, if any, to be received by the
                         Corporation upon the conversion or exchange of such
                         securities or the exercise of any related options or
                         rights


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<PAGE>   5
                         (the consideration in each case to be determined in the
                         manner provided in subdivisions (1) and (2) above with
                         the proviso in subdivision (2) being applied to the
                         number of shares of Common Stock deliverable upon such
                         conversion, exchange or exercise);

                                  (C) on any change in the number of shares of
                         Common Stock deliverable upon exercise of any such
                         options, warrants or rights or conversion of or
                         exchange for such convertible or exchangeable
                         securities, other than a change resulting from the
                         antidilution provisions thereof, the Warrant Price
                         shall forthwith be readjusted to such Warrant Price as
                         would have obtained had the adjustment made upon the
                         issuance of such options, warrants, rights or
                         securities not converted prior to such change been made
                         upon the basis of such change; and

                                  (D) on the expiration of any such options,
                         warrants or rights, the termination of any such rights
                         to convert or exchange or the expiration of any
                         options, warrants or rights related to such convertible
                         or exchangeable securities, the Warrant Price shall
                         forthwith be readjusted to such Warrant Price as would
                         have obtained (but reflecting any other adjustments to
                         the Warrant Price required to have been made pursuant
                         to the provisions of Section 4 after the issuance of
                         such options, warrants or rights) had the adjustment
                         made upon the issuance of such options, warrants,
                         rights, securities or options or rights related to such
                         securities been made upon the basis of the issuance of
                         only the number of shares of Common Stock actually
                         issued upon the conversion or exchange of such
                         securities or upon the exercise of the options or
                         rights related to such securities.

                                  (ii) "Excluded Stock" shall mean shares of
                         Common Stock issued (or deemed to be issued in the case
                         of the options referred to in this clause (ii)) by the
                         Corporation (1) as a stock dividend payable in shares
                         of Common Stock or upon any subdivision or split-up of
                         the outstanding shares of Common Stock, (2) upon the
                         exercise of this Warrant and (3) to employees and
                         directors of the Corporation or any subsidiary,
                         including shares issuable upon exercise of stock
                         options issued or issuable to employees or directors
                         under stock option plans of the Corporation in
                         existence prior to the commencement of the Exercise
                         Period or thereafter adopted, provided that the
                         aggregate number of shares of Common Stock so issued
                         and issuable does not exceed 2,244,000 shares of Common
                         Stock. The number of shares and the price per share set
                         forth in Clauses (1) through (3) hereof shall be
                         subject in all cases to appropriate adjustment in the
                         event of stock dividends, stock splits and similar
                         events.

                                    (iii) If, at any time during the Exercise
                           Period, the number


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<PAGE>   6
                         of shares of Common Stock outstanding is increased by a
                         stock dividend payable in shares of Common Stock or by
                         a subdivision or split-up of shares of Common Stock,
                         then, following the record date fixed for the
                         determination of holders of Common Stock entitled to
                         receive such stock dividend, subdivision or split-up,
                         the Warrant Price shall be appropriately decreased so
                         that the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon
                         the exercise hereof shall be increased in proportion to
                         such increase in outstanding shares.

                                  (iv) If, at any time during the Exercise
                         Period, the number of shares of Common Stock
                         outstanding is decreased by a combination of the
                         outstanding shares of Common Stock, then following the
                         record date for such combination, the Warrant Price
                         shall appropriately increase so that the number of
                         shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise
                         hereof shall be decreased in proportion to such
                         decrease in outstanding shares.

                                  (v) In case, at any time during the Exercise
                         Period, the Corporation shall declare a cash dividend
                         upon its Common Stock payable otherwise than out of
                         earnings or earned surplus or shall distribute to
                         holders of its Common Stock shares of its capital stock
                         (other than Common Stock), stock or other securities of
                         other persons, evidence of indebtedness issued by the
                         Corporation or other persons, assets (excluding cash
                         dividends and distributions) or options or rights
                         (excluding options to purchase and rights to subscribe
                         for Common Stock or other securities of the Corporation
                         convertible into or exchangeable for Common Stock),
                         then, in each such case, immediately following the
                         record date fixed for the determination of the holders
                         of Common Stock entitled to receive such dividend of
                         distribution, the Warrant Price in effect thereafter
                         shall be determined by multiplying the Warrant Price in
                         effect immediately prior to such record date by a
                         fraction, the numerator of which shall be an amount
                         equal to the remainder of (x) the Current Market Price
                         of one share of Common Stock less (y) the fair market
                         value (as determined in good faith by the Board of
                         Directors, whose determination shall be conclusive) of
                         the stock, securities, evidences of indebtedness,
                         assets, options or rights so distributed in respect of
                         one share of Common Stock, and the denominator of which
                         shall be such Current Market Price.

                                  (vi) In the event, at any time during the
                         Exercise Period, of any capital reorganization, of any
                         reclassification of the stock of the Corporation (other
                         than a change in par value or from par value to no par
                         value or from no par value to par value or as a result
                         of stock dividend or subdivision, split-up or
                         combination of shares), or the consolidation or merger
                         of the Corporation with or into another corporation
                         (other than a consolidation or merger in which the
                         Corporation is the surviving corporation and which does
                         not result in any change in the Common Stock) or of the
                         sale of all or substantially all the


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<PAGE>   7
                         properties and assets of the Corporation as an entirety
                         to any other corporation, this Warrant shall, after
                         such reorganization, reclassification, consolidation,
                         merger or sale, be exercisable for the kind and number
                         of shares of stock or other securities or property of
                         the Corporation or of the corporation resulting from
                         such consolidation or surviving such merger or to which
                         such properties and assets shall have been sold to
                         which such holder would have been entitled if he had
                         held the Common Stock issuable upon the exercise hereof
                         immediately prior to such reorganization,
                         reclassification, consolidation, merger or sale. The
                         Corporation shall not effect any such consolidation,
                         merger or sale unless prior to or simultaneously with
                         the consummation thereof the successor corporation or
                         purchaser, as the case may be, shall assume by written
                         instrument the obligation to deliver to the holder
                         hereof such shares of stock, securities or assets as,
                         in accordance with the foregoing provisions, the holder
                         hereof is entitled to receive upon exercise of this
                         Warrant.

                                  (vii) All calculations under this Section 4
                         shall be made to the nearest cent or to the nearest
                         share, as the case may be.

                                  (viii) For the purpose of any computation
                         pursuant to this Section 4, the Current Market Price at
                         any date of one share of Common Stock shall be deemed
                         to be the average of the daily closing prices for the
                         30 consecutive business days ending no more than 15
                         business days before the day in question (as adjusted
                         for any stock dividend, split, combination or
                         reclassification that took effect during such 30
                         business day period).

         The closing price for each day shall be the last reported sales price
  regular way or, in case no such reported sales took place on such day, the
  average of the last reported bid and asked prices regular way, in either case
  on the principal national securities exchange on which the Common Stock is
  listed or admitted to trading (or if the Common Stock is not at the time
  listed or admitted for trading on any such exchange, then such price as shall
  be equal to the average of the last reported bid and asked prices, as reported
  by the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations Systems
  ("NASDAQ") on such day, or if, on any day in question, the security shall not
  be quoted on the NASDAQ, then such price shall be equal to the last reported
  bid and asked prices on such day as reported by The National Quotation Bureau
  Incorporated or any similar reputable quotation and reporting service if such
  quotation is not reported by The National Quotation Bureau Incorporated);
  provided, however, that if the Common Stock is not traded in such manner that
  the quotations referred to in this clause (viii) are available for the period
  required hereunder, the Current Market Price shall be determined in good faith
  by the Board of Directors of the Corporation or, if such good faith
  determination cannot be made, by a nationally recognized independent
  investment banking firm selected by the Board of Directors of the Corporation
  (or if such selection cannot be made, by a nationally recognized independent
  investment banking firm selected by the American Arbitration Association in
  accordance with its rules).


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<PAGE>   8
         (ix) Whenever the Warrant Price shall be adjusted as provided in
  Section 4, the Corporation shall prepare a statement showing the facts
  requiring such adjustment and the Warrant Price that shall be in effect after
  such adjustment. The Corporation shall cause a copy of such statement to be
  sent by mail, first class postage prepaid, to the holder of this Warrant at
  the address appearing on the Corporation's records. Where appropriate, such
  copy may be given in advance and may be included as part of the notice
  required to be mailed under the provisions of subsection (xi) of this Section
  4.

         (x) Adjustments made pursuant to clauses (iii), (iv) and (v) above
  shall be made on the date such dividend, subdivision, split-up, combination or
  distribution, as the case may be, is made, and shall become effective at the
  opening of business on the business day next following the record date for the
  determination of stockholders entitled to such dividend, subdivision,
  split-up, combination or distribution.

         (xi) In the event the Corporation shall propose to take any action of
  the types described in clauses (iii), (iv), (v) or (vi) of this Section 4, the
  Corporation shall forward, at the same time and in the same manner, to the
  holder of this Warrant such notice, if any, which the Corporation shall give
  to the holders of capital stock of the Corporation. Failure to give such
  notice, or any defect therein, shall not affect the legality or validity of
  any such action.

         (xii) In any case in which the provisions of this Section 4 shall
  require that an adjustment shall become effective immediately after a record
  date for an event, the Corporation may defer until the occurrence of such
  event issuing to the holder of all or any part of this Warrant which is
  exercised after such record date and before the occurrence of such event the
  additional shares of capital stock issuable upon such exercise before giving
  effect to such adjustment; provided, however, that the Corporation shall
  deliver to such holder a due bill or other appropriate instrument evidencing
  such holder's right to receive such additional shares upon the occurrence of
  the event requiring such adjustment.

         (xiii) The sale or other disposition of any Common Stock theretofore
  held in the treasury of the Corporation shall be deemed to be an issuance
  thereof.


                                    Section 5

                                   Call Option

         The Corporation or its assignee shall have the right to purchase this
  Warrant, in whole or in part, in connection with the Corporation's initial
  public offering of its Common Stock by paying to the holder hereof an amount
  equal to the greater of (i) twice the Warrant Price per share or (ii) an
  amount per share equal to the public offering price per share less
  underwriting discounts or commissions applicable thereto, such amount per
  share in either case to be reduced by the Warrant Price, to be payable upon
  the closing of the Corporation's initial public offering.


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                                    Section 6

                              No Stockholder Rights

         This Warrant shall not entitle the holder hereof to any voting rights
  or other rights as a stockholder of the Corporation.


                                    Section 7

                               Transfer of Warrant

         Subject to compliance with federal and state securities laws, this
  Warrant and all rights hereunder are transferable, in whole or in part, at the
  agency or office of the Corporation referred to in Section 1, by the holder
  hereof in person or by duly authorized attorney, upon surrender of this
  Warrant properly endorsed. This Warrant, when endorsed in blank, shall be
  deemed negotiable, and, when so endorsed the holder hereof may be treated by
  the Corporation and all other persons dealing with this Warrant as the
  absolute owner hereof for any purposes and as the person entitled to exercise
  the rights represented by this Warrant, or to the transfer hereof on the books
  of the Corporation, any notice to the contrary notwithstanding; but until each
  transfer on such books, the Corporation may treat the registered holder hereof
  as the owner hereof for all purposes.


                                    Section 8

                               Exchange of Warrant

         This Warrant is exchangeable, upon the surrender hereof by the holder
  hereof at the office or agency of the Corporation designated in Section 1
  hereof, for new Warrants of like tenor representing in the aggregate the
  rights to subscribe for and purchase the number of shares which may be
  subscribed for and purchased hereunder, each of such new Warrants to represent
  the right to subscribe for and purchase such number of shares as shall be
  designated by said holder hereof at the time of such surrender.

                                    Section 9

                  Lost, Stolen, Mutilated or Destroyed Warrant

         If this Warrant is lost, stolen, mutilated or destroyed, the
  Corporation shall, on such terms as to security or indemnity as it may in its
  discretion impose (which shall, in the case of a mutilated Warrant, include
  the surrender thereof and, in the case of a destroyed, lost or stolen Warrant,
  include evidence satisfactory to the Corporation of the destruction, loss or
  theft of such Warrant and


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<PAGE>   10
  the ownership thereof), issue a new Warrant of like denomination and tenor as
  the Warrant so lost, stolen, mutilated or destroyed. Any such new Warrant
  shall constitute an original contractual obligation of the Corporation,
  whether or not the allegedly lost, stolen, mutilated or destroyed Warrant
  shall be at any time enforceable by anyone.


                                   Section 10

                          Covenants of the Corporation

                  (i) Taxes. The Corporation covenants and agrees that it will
  pay when due and payable any and all federal, state and local taxes which may
  be payable in respect of the issue of this Warrant, or any Common Stock or
  certificates therefor issuable upon the exercise of this Warrant.

                  (ii) No Impairment. The Corporation will not, by amendment of
  its Certificate of Incorporation or through any reorganization, transfer of
  assets, consolidation, merger, dissolution, issue or sale of securities or any
  other voluntary action, avoid or seek to avoid the observance or performance
  of any of the terms to be observed or performed hereunder by the Corporation,
  but will at all times in good faith assist in the carrying out of all the
  provisions of this Warrant, and in the taking of all such action as may be
  necessary or appropriate in order to protect the exercise rights of the holder
  of this Warrant against impairment, including, without limitation, taking such
  action as may be necessary or appropriate so that upon the exercise of this
  Warrant in whole or in part and the payment of the Warrant Price of the shares
  as to which this Warrant is then being exercised, the shares then being issued
  will be fully paid and nonassessable shares of Common Stock.

                                   Section 11

                                  Miscellaneous

         This Warrant and any provision hereof may be changed, waived,
  discharged or terminated only by an instrument in writing signed by the party
  (or any predecessor in interest thereof) against


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<PAGE>   11
  which enforcement of the same is sought. The headings in this Warrant are for
  purposes of reference only and shall not affect the meaning or construction of
  any of the provisions hereof.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, PAXAR CORPORATION has caused this Warrant to be
  executed by its duly authorized officer under its corporate seal and this
  Warrant to be dated as of February 25, 1998.

                                                 PAXAR CORPORATION


  [SEAL]                                         By: /s/ Arthur Hershaft
                                                     -------------------------
                                                     Arthur Hershaft, Chairman
  ATTEST:


  /s/ Daniel S. Bishop
  --------------------------------
  Daniel S. Bishop, Vice President
  and General Counsel


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                           FORM OF NOTICE OF EXERCISE

                  [To be signed only upon exercise of Warrant]



TO PAXAR CORPORATION

         The undersigned, the holder of the within Warrant, hereby irrevocably
elects to exercise the purchase rights represented by such Warrant for, and to
purchase thereunder, ___________________shares of Common Stock, $0.10 par value,
of PAXAR CORPORATION, and herewith makes payment of $_________________ therefor,
and requests that the certificates for such shares be issued in the name of, and
delivered to,____________ whose address
is_____________________________________________________________________.



Dated:



                                          ____________________________________
                                          (Signature)



                                          ____________________________________
                                          (Address)


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                               FORM OF ASSIGNMENT

                  [To be signed only upon transfer of Warrant)


         For value received, the undersigned hereby sells, assigns and transfers
unto _____________ the rights represented by the Warrant attached hereto to
purchase shares of Common Stock of PAXAR CORPORATION to which the within Warrant
relates, and appoints ______________________________________attorney-in-fact to
transfer such rights on the books of PAXAR CORPORATION with full power of
substitution in the premises.


Dated:



                                     __________________________________________
                                     (Signature)



                                     __________________________________________
                                     (Address)


Signed in the presence of:




____________________________________


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                                                                    Exhibit 21.1

                               PAXAR CORPORATION
                                  SUBSIDIARIES

Company                                            Jurisdiction of Organization
- -------                                            ----------------------------

Paxar International, Inc.                          U.S. Virgin Islands
Paxar Capital Corporation                          New York
Paxar do Brasil Ltda.                              Brazil
Paxar Europe Ltd.                                  United Kingdom
Paxar Iberia S.A.                                  Spain
Paxa Italia S.r.l.                                 Italy
Paxar Deutschland, GmbH                            Germany
Paxar Polska Sp. Zo.o                              Poland
Paxar Far East Ltd.                                Singapore
Paxar (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.                        Singapore
Disisit Sistemas de Marcado S.A.                   Colombia
Woven Label Holdings, Inc.                         New York
Collitex S.r.l.                                    Italy
T.L.E. S.r.l.                                      Italy
Astria S.r.l.                                      Italy
Systems Holdings, Inc.                             New York
Orvac S.r.l.                                       Italy
Orvac Sud S.r.l.                                   Italy
Paxar Latin America S.A. de C.V.                   Mexico
Paxar Benelux BvBA                                 Belgium
North Middletown Road Holdings B.V.                Netherlands
Paxar Graphics Limited                             United Kingdom
Monarch Marking Systems, Inc.                      Delaware
Monarch Marking International Holdings, Inc.       Delaware
Monarch Finance Corp.                              Delaware
Monarch Marking Systems (S.E.A.) 
     Pte. Ltd. (Singapore)                         Singapore
Monarch Holding France, S.A.                       France
Monarch Marking Systems Deutschland GmbH           Germany
Monarch Marking Systems Canada Limited             Canada
Monarch Marking Systems Australia Pty. Limited     Australia
Monarch Marking Systems de Mexico S.A. de C.V.     Mexico
Monarch Marking Systems Holdings Limited           Delaware
Monarch Service Bureau Limited                     Hong Kong
Monarch Marking Systems, S.A.                      France
Monarch Marking Systems Limited                    France
International Imaging Materials, Inc.              Delaware
IIMAK, DRM, Inc.                                   Delaware
International Imaging Materials FSC Ltd.           U.S. Virgin Islands

<PAGE>   1
                                                                    Exhibit 23.1



                    CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS




As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the incorporation of our
report, dated February 12, 1998, on the consolidated financial statements and
schedule of Paxar Corporation included in this Form 10-K, into the Company's
previously filed Registration Statements File Nos. 33-42685, 33-44299 and
333-38923.





/s/ Arthur Andersen LLP
- -----------------------
ARTHUR ANDERSEN  LLP



Stamford, Connecticut
March 26, 1998

<PAGE>   1
                                                                    Exhibit 23.2


                    CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS


To the Board of Directors of International Imaging Materials, Inc.:

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration statements
(Nos. 33-42685, 33-44299 and 333-38923) on Form S-8 of Paxar Corporation of our
reports dated April 23, 1997, relating to the consolidated balance sheets of
International Imaging Materials, Inc. and subsidiaries as of March 31, 1997, and
the related consolidated statements of income, stockholders' equity, and cash
flows for each of the years in the two-year period ended March 31, 1997, and
related schedule, which reports appear in or are incorporated by reference in
the December 31, 1997, annual report on Form 10-K of Paxar Corporation.



/s/ KMPG Peat Marwick LLP
- -------------------------
KPMG PEAT MARWICK LLP


Buffalo, New York
March 26, 1998

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