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-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, PXv04BTLMZBFKDUFyC/ImoIJUtZ2XYR2c9FynHzzlD1BNAEEzQ5ZQROuaPZpTPTC bJBw106osavKI5NTCkJggg== 0001181431-09-014612.txt : 20090309 0001181431-09-014612.hdr.sgml : 20090309 20090309201016 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001181431-09-014612 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 4 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20090305 FILED AS OF DATE: 20090309 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20090309 REPORTING-OWNER: OWNER DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Higson John CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001351927 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 4 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-04881 FILM NUMBER: 09667567 BUSINESS ADDRESS: BUSINESS PHONE: 212-282-5618 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: AVON PRODUCTS, INC. STREET 2: 1345 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10105 ISSUER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: AVON PRODUCTS INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000008868 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: PERFUMES, COSMETICS & OTHER TOILET PREPARATIONS [2844] IRS NUMBER: 130544597 STATE OF INCORPORATION: NY FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1345 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10105-0196 BUSINESS PHONE: 212-282-5000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1345 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10105-0196 4 1 rrd236827.xml MARCH 2009 STOCK OPTION GRANT X0303 4 2009-03-05 0 0000008868 AVON PRODUCTS INC AVP 0001351927 Higson John AVON PRODUCTS, INC. 1345 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS NEW YORK NY 10105 0 1 0 0 Senior Vice President Stock Option (Right To Buy) 15.50 2009-03-05 4 A 0 101713 0 A 2019-03-05 Common Stock 101713 101713 D This option vests in three equal annual installments beginning on 3/05/2010. By Kim K.W. Rucker, Attorney-In-Fact 2009-03-09 EX-24. 2 rrd212405_239831.htm POWER OF ATTORNEY rrd212405_239831.html

POWER OF ATTORNEY

(Section 16 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934)

Know all by these presents, that the undersigned hereby
constitutes and appoints Kim K.W. Rucker and Kim K. Azzarelli, and each of
them as the undersigned's true and lawful attorney-in-fact to:

(1) execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the under-
signed's capacity as a director or officer of Avon Products, Inc. (the
"Company"), Forms 3, 4 and 5 in accordance with Section 16(a) of the< br>Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules thereunder; and

(2) do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the
under-signed which may be necessary or desirable to complete and execute
any such Form 3, 4 or 5 and timely file such form with the United States
Securities and Exchange Commission and any stock exchange or similar
authority.

The undersigned acknowledges that none of the foregoing attorneys-
in-fact, in serving in such capacity at the request of the undersigned,
is assuming, nor is the Company assuming, any of the undersigned's
responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934.

This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until
the undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4 and 5 with
respect to the undersigned's holdings of and transactions in securities
issued by the C ompany, unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a
signed writing delivered to the Company's Secretary.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of
Attorney to be executed as of the 13th day of October, 2008.

/s/John P. Higson
Signature

&nb sp; John P. Higson
Name

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