-----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, Eoj124w+j7mis/XtjOWQzTSADl4vsWsmg9JXuQ5ERYh1+hoTFh9FZkie7EjcYwFz M30XGyCcR7NahNlsdC/Cfw== 0001157523-11-000213.txt : 20110118 0001157523-11-000213.hdr.sgml : 20110117 20110118090204 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001157523-11-000213 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20110118 ITEM INFORMATION: Other Events ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20110118 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20110118 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Spectrum Brands, Inc. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001028985 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: MISCELLANEOUS ELECTRICAL MACHINERY, EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES [3690] IRS NUMBER: 222423556 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 0930 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-13615 FILM NUMBER: 11531848 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 601 RAYOVAC DRIVE CITY: MADISON STATE: WI ZIP: 53711 BUSINESS PHONE: 608-275-3340 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 601 RAYOVAC DRIVE CITY: MADISON STATE: WI ZIP: 53711 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: RAYOVAC CORP DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19961213 8-K 1 a6575397.htm SPECTRUM BRANDS, INC. 8-K

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):  January 18, 2011 (January 18, 2011)

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

Delaware  

001-13615

 

22-2423556

(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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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))


Item 8.01.          Other Events.

On January 18, 2011, Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc., the parent company of Spectrum Brands, Inc., issued a press release (the “Press Release”) announcing its intention to refinance the existing $680 million senior secured term loan governed by the Credit Agreement, dated as of June 16, 2010, by and among Spectrum Brands, Inc. and certain of its domestic subsidiaries, as borrowers, the lenders party thereto and Credit Suisse AG, as administrative agent, maturing in June 2016, with a new term loan facility. A copy of the Press Release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report.

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 January 18, 2011


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:

January 18, 2011


EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit

Description

 
99.1

Press Release, dated January 18, 2011

EX-99.1 2 a6575397ex991.htm EXHIBIT 99.1

Exhibit 99.1

Spectrum Brands Holdings Announces Plan to
Refinance Existing $680 Million Senior Secured Term Loan

MADISON, Wis.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--January 18, 2011--Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: SPB) today announced its intention to refinance its existing $680 million Senior Secured Term Loan, maturing in June 2016, with a new term loan facility.

Spectrum Brands anticipates the process will be completed by the end of January. After completion of the proposed refinancing, the Company expects to have a new term loan facility at a lower interest rate.

The Company has made voluntary prepayments of $50 million in November 2010 and $20 million in December 2010 on its original $750 million Senior Secured Term Loan, for a total prepayment amount of $70 million to date.

About Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc.

Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc., a member of the Russell 2000 Index, is a global, diversified and market-driven consumer products company and a leading supplier of batteries, shaving and grooming products, personal care products, small household appliances, specialty pet supplies, lawn & garden and home pest control products, personal insect repellents and portable lighting. Helping to meet the needs of consumers worldwide, the Company offers a broad portfolio of market-leading and widely trusted brands including Rayovac®, Remington®, Varta®, George Foreman®, Black&Decker Home®, Toastmaster®, Tetra®, Marineland®, Nature’s Miracle®, Dingo®, 8-in-1®, Littermaid®, Spectracide®, Cutter®, Repel®, and HotShot®. Spectrum Brands’ products are sold by the world's top 25 retailers and are available in more than one million stores in more than 120 countries around the world. Spectrum Brands generated net sales of $3.1 billion from continuing operations in fiscal 2010. For more information, visit www.spectrumbrands.com.


Forward-Looking Statements

Certain matters discussed in this news release and other oral and written statements by representatives of the Company regarding matters such as its ability to refinance its existing $680 million Senior Secured Term Loan, 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) the inability to integrate, and to realize synergies from, the combined businesses of Spectrum Brands and Russell Hobbs, (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) Spectrum Brands Holdings' ability to identify, develop and retain key employees, (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 for Spectrum Brands, Inc. 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.

CONTACT:
Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc.
Dave Prichard, 608.278.6141

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