As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 12, 2003

                                      Registration No. 333-

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                     SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                           WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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                                  FORM S-8
                           REGISTRATION STATEMENT
                                    UNDER
                         THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
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                           NEWELL RUBBERMAID INC.
           (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

      DELAWARE                                         36-3514169
   (State or other                                  (I.R.S. employer
   jurisdiction of                                  identification no.)
   incorporation or
   organization)

                     DEERFIELD CORPORATE CENTRE ONE
                      13010 MORRIS ROAD, SUITE 100
                       ALPHARETTA, GEORGIA 30004
      (Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)


    RUBBERMAID RETIREMENT PLAN FOR COLLECTIVELY BARGAINED ASSOCIATES
                        (Full title of the plan)

                          DALE L. MATSCHULLAT
                     VICE PRESIDENT-GENERAL COUNSEL
                     6833 STALTER DRIVE, SUITE 101
                        ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS 61108
                (Name and address of agent for service)

                             (815) 381-8114
     (Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)

                            WITH A COPY TO:

                           LAURALYN G. BENGEL
                         SCHIFF HARDIN & WAITE
                            6600 SEARS TOWER
                        CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60606
                             (312) 258-5500

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CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE AMOUNT PROPOSED PROPOSED TITLE OF SECURITIES TO BE TO BE MAXIMUM MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF REGISTERED REGISTERED OFFERING PRICE AGGREGATE REGISTRATION FEE PER SHARE OFFERING PRICE Common Stock, par value $1.00 per share (including Common Stock 3,500,000(1) $29.085(2) $101,797,500(2) $8,235.42(2) Purchase Rights) Interests in the Plan (3) (3) (3) (3)
(1) Pursuant to Rule 416 of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement shall also cover any additional shares of Common Stock which become issuable under the Plan pursuant to this Registration Statement by reason of any stock dividend, stock split, recapitalization or any other similar transaction effected without the receipt of consideration which results in an increase in the number of the Registrant's outstanding shares of Common Stock. (2) Estimated on the basis of $29.085 per share, the average of the high and low sales prices of the Common Stock as reported on the New York Stock Exchange on May 6, 2003. (See Rules 457(c) and 457(h) of the Securities Act of 1933.) (3) In addition, pursuant to Rule 416(c) under the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement also covers an indeterminate amount of interests to be offered or sold pursuant to the Plan described herein for which no separate fee is required. 2 GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS E. REGISTRATION OF ADDITIONAL SECURITIES. The contents of the Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-74925) filed by the Registrant with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 24, 1999 registering its Common Stock issuable pursuant to the Rubbermaid Retirement Plan for Collectively Bargained Associates are hereby incorporated by reference. PART II INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT All information required in this Registration Statement not included in the exhibits attached hereto or set forth on the signature page is set forth in the Registration Statement of the Registrant on Form S-8 (File No. 333-74925), which is incorporated herein by reference. ITEM 8. EXHIBITS. The Exhibits filed herewith are set forth on the Exhibit Index filed as part of this Registration Statement. 3 SIGNATURES THE REGISTRANT. Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Rockford, State of Illinois, on the 7th day of May, 2003. NEWELL RUBBERMAID INC. (Registrant) By: /s/ William T. Alldredge ----------------------------------- William T. Alldredge President - Corporate Development and Chief Financial Officer Each person whose signature appears below appoints Joseph Galli, Jr., William T. Alldredge or Dale L. Matschullat or any one of them, as such person's true and lawful attorneys to execute in the name of each such person, and to file, any pre-effective or post-effective amendments to this Registration Statement that any of such attorneys shall deem necessary or advisable to enable the Registrant to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission with respect thereto, in connection with this Registration Statement, which amendments may make such changes in such Registration Statement as any of the above-named attorneys deems appropriate, and to comply with the undertakings of the Registrant made in connection with this Registration Statement; and each of the undersigned hereby ratifies all that any of said attorneys shall do or cause to be done by virtue thereof. Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
SIGNATURE TITLE DATE --------- ----- ---- /s/ Joseph Galli, Jr. President, Chief Executive Officer May 7, 2003 ------------------------------- (Principal Executive Officer) and Joseph Galli, Jr. Director 4 SIGNATURE TITLE DATE --------- ----- ---- /s/ J. Patrick Robinson Vice President - Corporate Controller May 7, 2003 ------------------------------- and Chief Accounting Officer (Principal J. Patrick Robinson Accounting Officer) /s/ William T. Alldredge President - Corporate Development and May 7, 2003 ------------------------------- Chief Financial Officer (Principal William T. Alldredge Financial Officer) /s/ Thomas E. Clarke Director February 10, 2003 ------------------------------- Thomas E. Clarke /s/ Scott S. Cowen Director February 10, 2003 ------------------------------- Scott S. Cowen /s/ Alton F. Doody Director February 10, 2003 ------------------------------- Alton F. Doody /s/ William D. Marohn Director February 10, 2003 ------------------------------- William D. Marohn /s/ Elizabeth Cuthbert Millett Director February 10, 2003 ------------------------------- Elizabeth Cuthbert Millett /s/ Cynthia A. Montgomery Director February 10, 2003 ------------------------------- Cynthia A. Montgomery /s/ Allan P. Newell Director February 10, 2003 ------------------------------- Allan P. Newell /s/ William P. Sovey Chairman of the Board and Director February 10, 2003 ------------------------------- William P. Sovey /s/ Gordon R. Sullivan Director February 10, 2003 ------------------------------- Gordon R. Sullivan /s/ Raymond G. Viault Director February 10, 2003 ------------------------------- Raymond G. Viault
5 THE PLAN. Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Plan Administrator has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Freeport, State of Illinois, on May 9, 2003. RUBBERMAID RETIREMENT PLAN FOR COLLECTIVELY BARGAINED ASSOCIATES By: /s/ Thomas J. Nohl ---------------------------------- Thomas J. Nohl Benefit Plans Committee 6 INDEX TO EXHIBITS EXHIBIT NUMBER EXHIBIT ------- ------- 4 Rights Agreement, dated as of August 6, 1998, between Newell and First Chicago Trust Company of New York (incorporated by reference to Exhibit I to Newell's Registration Statement on Form 8-A12B (Reg. No. 1-09608), filed with the Commission on August 28, 1998). 23.1 Consent of Ernst & Young LLP. 23.2 Information Regarding Consent of Arthur Andersen LLP. 24 Power of Attorney (set forth on the signature page). 7






                                                             EXHIBIT 23.1


             CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP, INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

   We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration
   Statement (Form S-8) pertaining to the registration of 3,500,000
   shares of common stock for the Rubbermaid Retirement Plan for
   Collectively Bargained Associates of our report dated January 27,
   2003, with respect to the 2002 consolidated financial statements and
   schedule of Newell Rubbermaid Inc. included in its Annual Report (Form
   10-K) for the year ended December 31, 2002, filed with the Securities
   and Exchange Commission.

   /s/ Ernst & Young LLP
   Chicago, Illinois
   May 12, 2003











































                                                             EXHIBIT 23.2

                        INFORMATION REGARDING CONSENT
                           OF ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP

   The Registrant's consolidated financial statements and schedules as of
   December 31, 2001 and 2000 and for each of the two years in the
   period ended December 31, 2002 incorporated by reference in this
   Registration Statement have been audited by Arthur Andersen LLP,
   independent auditors, as stated in their reports with respect thereto.

   After such reasonable efforts, the Registrant has been unable to
   obtain Arthur Andersen LLP's written consent to the incorporation by
   reference of such financial statements.  Accordingly, the Registrant
   has omitted such consent in reliance upon Rule 437a under the
   Securities Act of 1933.

   Because Arthur Andersen LLP has not consented to the incorporation by
   reference of the financial statements, Plan participants may not be
   able to recover against Arthur Andersen LLP under Section 11 of the
   Securities Act of 1933 for any untrue statements of a material fact
   contained in such financial statements or any omissions to state a
   material fact required to be stated therein.

   Events arising out of the conviction of Arthur Andersen LLP of one
   count of obstruction of justice arising from the government's
   investigation of Enron Corporation, as well as the volume of civil
   lawsuits filed against it, have adversely affected the ability of
   Arthur Andersen to satisfy claims, if any, arising from its provision
   of auditing services to the Registrant, including claims that may
   arise out of Arthur Andersen's audit of the Registrant's consolidated
   financial statements, which are incorporated by reference in this
   Registration Statement.