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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): February 10, 2020
 
NEWELL BRANDS INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
Delaware
1-9608
36-3514169
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
(Commission
File Number)
(IRS Employer
Identification Number)
6655 Peachtree Dunwoody Road,
Atlanta, Georgia 30328
(Address of principal executive offices including zip code)
(770) 418-7000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
TITLE OF EACH CLASS
 
TRADING SYMBOL
 
NAME OF EXCHANGE ON WHICH REGISTERED
Common stock, $1 par value per share
 
NWL
 
Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None
 
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Item 2.02.    Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
As previously disclosed, in the second half of 2019, Newell Brands Inc. (the “Company”) decided not to pursue the sale of Rubbermaid Commercial Products; Rubbermaid Outdoor, Closet, Refuse and Garage Products (the “Commercial Business”); the Mapa/Spontex ("Mapa") business and Quickie business. To provide certain supplemental information for investors, the Company has recasted its unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations for each quarter and for full year fiscal 2018 as well as for first, second and third quarters through September 30 of fiscal 2019, to classify the Commercial Business, Mapa and Quickie Businesses in continuing operations in each of the above referenced periods.
The information in this Form 8-K shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.

Item 9.01.    Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)    Exhibits
Exhibit
No.
 
Exhibit Description
 
 
99.1
 
101
 
Cover Page Interactive Data File - the cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document.
104
 
The cover page from this Current Report on Form 8-K, formatted as Inline XBRL.



 
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
 
 
NEWELL BRANDS INC.
 
 
 
Dated: February 10, 2020
By:
/s/ Christopher H. Peterson
 
 
Christopher H. Peterson
 
 
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer



Exhibit 99.1
NEWELL BRANDS INC.
Recasted Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations (Unaudited) for 2018 and 2019