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 14, 2008 (July 13, 2008)

SPECTRUM BRANDS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Wisconsin	001-13615		22-2423556
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification Number)
Six Concourse Parkway, Suite 3300  Atlanta, Georgia		30328
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)
(770) 829-6200
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Item 8.01      Other Events

On July 13, 2008, the board of directors of Spectrum Brands, Inc. (the "Company") voted to approve additional purchases of Company stock by Harbinger Capital Partners Master Fund I, Ltd. (the "Master Fund") and Harbinger Capital Partners Special Situations Fund, L.P. (together with the Master Fund, "Harbinger") for the purpose of exempting Harbinger from the business combination limitations on "interested stockholders" set forth in Sections 180.1140 through 180.1144 of the Wisconsin Business Corporation Law.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Date:  July 14, 2008	SPECTRUM BRANDS, INC.
	By:	/s/ Anthony L. Genito
		Name:	Anthony L. Genito
		Title:	Executive Vice President,
			Chief Financial Officer and
			Chief Accounting Officer