Exhibit 10.16

                                PAXAR CORPORATION
                          Stock Option Award Agreement
                                    under the
               Paxar 2000 Long-Term Performance and Incentive Plan


      This Stock Option Award Agreement (the "Agreement") is between Paxar
             Corporation ("Paxar") and ("you" or the "Executive").

This Agreement grants you an option to purchase shares of Paxar Common Stock
("Stock Options") under the Paxar 2000 Long-Term Performance and Incentive Plan
(the "Plan").

The text of the Plan is Appendix B to Paxar's 2000 Proxy Statement. The text is
available at www.paxar.com, Investor Relations, SEC Filings, DEF 14A - April 14,
2000.

The details and terms of this grant are:

1.       Purpose. These Stock Options have been granted by the Executive
         Development and Compensation Committee of Paxar's Board of Directors to
         you as a valued member of the Paxar team for the purposes of (a)
         rewarding you for contributing to Paxar's success and (b) providing you
         with incentives to continue to do so in the future as measured by the
         performance of Paxar's Common Stock.

2.       Terms of Option.

                  Date of Grant                 :
                  Price Per Share               :
                  Number of Stock Options       :
                  Term                          :  Expire 10 years after Date of
                                                   Grant
                  Vesting                       :  25% per year on first 4
                                                   anniversaries of Date of
                                                   Grant
3.       Statutory Classification

         These Stock Options are Non-Qualified Stock Options and will vest as
         Non-Qualified Stock Options, beginning ___________. Please see "Federal
         Income Tax Consequences" published as Appendix C to Paxar's 2000 Proxy
         Statement, also available through our web site as set forth above.

4.            Other Applicable Terms and Conditions.

               a.   In  consideration  of the grant of these Stock Options,  you
                    agree  to  comply  with  the  terms  of the  Plan  and  this
                    Agreement.
               b.   By accepting this award,  you acknowledge that you have read
                    the Plan.  Any  questions  about  its  terms and  conditions
                    should be referred to our General Counsel, Bob Stone.
               c.   This  Agreement  (a) shall be binding  upon and inure to the
                    benefit of any successor of Paxar;  (b) shall be governed by
                    the laws of the State of New York and any  applicable law of
                    the  United  States of  America;  and (c) may not be amended
                    except in writing.
               d.   In the event of a conflict  between this  Agreement  and the
                    Plan, the Plan shall govern.

Paxar Corporation:

By:  ___________________________            Accepted and Agreed to:

Title:                                      __________________________
                                                    Executive

Date:  ____________________                 Date:  ____________________