UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (date of earliest event reported):  July 27, 2010

SPECTRUM BRANDS HOLDINGS, INC.
 (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware  

001-34757

 

27-2166630

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

(Commission File No.)

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

601 Rayovac Drive

Madison, Wisconsin 53711

(Address of principal executive offices)

(608) 275-3340
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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Item 2.02.     Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

The following information, including the Exhibit referenced in this Item 2.02 to the extent the Exhibit discusses financial results of Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc. (“Spectrum Brands Holdings”) for the fiscal third quarter ended July 4, 2010, is being furnished pursuant to this Item 2.02 and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

On July 27, 2010, Spectrum Brands Holdings issued a press release discussing, among other things, its expectations regarding certain financial performance metrics with respect to the fiscal third quarter ended July 4, 2010. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report.

Forward Looking Information

Certain matters discussed in this news release, regarding matters such as expected financial performance, may be forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause results to differ materially from those anticipated as of the date of this release. Actual results may differ materially as a result of (1) Spectrum Brands Holdings’ ability to manage and otherwise comply with its covenants with respect to its significant outstanding indebtedness, (2) Spectrum Brands Holdings’ ability to identify, develop and retain key employees, (3) risks that changes and developments in external competitive market factors, such as introduction of new product features or technological developments, development of new competitors or competitive brands or competitive promotional activity or spending, (4) changes in consumer demand for the various types of products Spectrum Brands Holdings offers, (5) unfavorable developments in the global credit markets, (6) the impact of overall economic conditions on consumer spending, (7) fluctuations in commodities prices, the costs or availability of raw materials or terms and conditions available from suppliers, (8) changes in the general economic conditions in countries and regions where Spectrum Brands Holdings does business, such as stock market prices, interest rates, currency exchange rates, inflation and consumer spending, (9) Spectrum Brands Holdings’ ability to successfully implement manufacturing, distribution and other cost efficiencies and to continue to benefit from its cost-cutting initiatives, (10) the inability to integrate, and to realize synergies from, the combined businesses of Spectrum Brands and Russell Hobbs, Inc. and (11) unfavorable weather conditions and various other risks and uncertainties, including those discussed herein and those set forth in Spectrum Brands Holdings’ and Spectrum Brands’ securities filings, including the most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10-K or Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q. Spectrum Brands Holdings also cautions the reader that its estimates of trends, market share, retail consumption of its products and reasons for changes in such consumption are based solely on limited data available to Spectrum Brands Holdings and management’s reasonable assumptions about market conditions, and consequently may be inaccurate, or may not reflect significant segments of the retail market.

Spectrum Brands Holdings also cautions the reader that undue reliance should not be placed on any forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this release. Spectrum Brands Holdings undertakes no duty or responsibility to update any of these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this report or to reflect actual outcomes.

Additional factors that may affect future results and conditions are described in Spectrum Brands Holdings’ and Spectrum Brands’ filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), which are available at the SEC’s web site at www.sec.gov or at Spectrum Brands Holdings’ and Spectrum Brands’ website at www.spectrumbrands.com.


Item 9.01.     Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(a) Not applicable.
(b) Not applicable.
(c) Not applicable.
(d) Exhibits

 

Exhibit No.

Description

99.1 Press Release dated July 27, 2010


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report on Form 8-K to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

SPECTRUM BRANDS, INC.

 
 

By:

/s/ John T. Wilson

Name:

John T. Wilson

Title:

Senior Vice President, Secretary

and General Counsel

 

Dated:

July 27, 2010


EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit

Description

 
99.1

Press Release, dated July 27, 2010