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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-A/A
FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES
PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR (g) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
NEWELL RUBBERMAID INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
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Delaware
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36-3514169 |
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(State of Incorporation or Organization)
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(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
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10 B Glenlake Parkway
Suite 300
Atlanta, Georgia
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30328 |
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
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(Zip Code) |
If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to Section 12(b) of the
Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General Instruction A.(c), check the following box.
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If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to Section 12(g) of
the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General Instruction A.(d), check the following box.
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Securities Act registration statement file number to which this form relates:
001-09608 (if applicable)
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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Title of Each Class
To Be So Registered
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Name of Each Exchange on Which
Each Class Is To Be Registered |
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Common Stock Purchase Rights
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New York Stock Exchange
Chicago Stock Exchange |
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
None
(Title of Class)
Explanatory Note:
This Form 8-A/A supplements and amends the Registration Statement on Form 8-A/A dated August 22,
2006 (the Amended Registration Statement), filed by Newell Rubbermaid Inc. (the Company) with
respect to the Common Stock Purchase Rights issued pursuant to the Rights Agreement dated as of
August 6, 1998, as amended September 29, 2003 and August 22, 2006.
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Item 1.
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Description of Registrants Securities to Be Registered. |
Item 1 of the Amended Registration Statement is amended to add the following paragraph as the last
paragraph of Item 1:
On November 14, 2006, the Company and Computershare Investor Services, LLC, as rights agent (the
Rights Agent), amended the Rights Agreement, dated as of August 6, 1998, as amended September 29,
2003 and August 22, 2006 (the Rights Agreement), between the Company and the Rights Agent,
pursuant to which (i) the rights to purchase Common Stock, par value $1.00 per share, of the
Company (the Rights) will expire at the close of business on November 30, 2006 (the Final
Expiration Date) and there no longer will be a Right associated with each outstanding share of the
Companys common stock after the Final Expiration Date, (ii) the Rights Agreement will expire on
the Final Expiration Date and (iii) no person will have any rights pursuant to the Rights Agreement
or any Right after the Final Expiration Date. The third amendment to the Rights Agreement is
attached hereto as Exhibit 4.4 and is incorporated herein by reference.
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Item 2.
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Exhibits. |
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4.1
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Rights Agreement dated as of August 6, 1998 between Newell Co. and
First Chicago Trust Company of New York, as Rights Agent (incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 1 to the Registrants Registration Statement
on Form 8-A dated August 28, 1998, File No. 001-09608). |
4.2
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First Amendment to Rights Agreement dated as of September 29, 2003
between Newell Rubbermaid Inc. and The Bank of New York, as Rights
Agent (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the Registrants
Registration Statement on Form 8-A/A dated October 27, 2003, File No.
001-09608). |
4.3
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Second Amendment to Rights Agreement dated as of August 22, 2006
between Newell Rubbermaid Inc. and Computershare Investor Services,
LLC, as Rights Agent (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to the
Registrants Registration Statement on Form 8-A/A dated August 22,
2006, File No. 001-09608). |
4.4
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Third Amendment to Rights Agreement dated as of November 14, 2006
between Newell Rubbermaid Inc. and Computershare Investor Services,
LLC. |
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereto duly authorized.
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NEWELL RUBBERMAID INC.
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Date: November 14, 2006 |
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/s/ Dale L. Matschullat
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Dale L. Matschullat |
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Vice President -- General Counsel
and Corporate Secretary |
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit No. |
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Description |
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4.1
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Rights Agreement dated as of August 6, 1998 between Newell Co.
and First Chicago Trust Company of New York, as Rights Agent
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 1 to the Registrants
Registration Statement on Form 8-A dated August 28, 1998, File
No. 001-09608). |
4.2
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First Amendment to Rights Agreement dated as of September 29,
2003 between Newell Rubbermaid Inc. and The Bank of New York,
as Rights Agent (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to
the Registrants Registration Statement on Form 8-A/A dated
October 27, 2003, File No. 001-09608). |
4.3
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Second Amendment to Rights Agreement dated as of August 22,
2006 between Newell Rubbermaid Inc. and Computershare Investor
Services, LLC, as Rights Agent (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 4.3 to the Registrants Registration Statement on Form
8-A/A dated August 22, 2006, File No. 001-09608). |
4.4
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Third Amendment to Rights Agreement dated as of November 14,
2006 between Newell Rubbermaid Inc. and Computershare Investor
Services, LLC. |
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Exhibit 4.4
THIRD AMENDMENT TO RIGHTS AGREEMENT
This THIRD AMENDMENT TO RIGHTS AGREEMENT dated November 14, 2006 (the Third
Amendment), is between Newell Rubbermaid Inc. (f/k/a Newell Co.), a Delaware corporation (the
Corporation), and Computershare Investor Services, LLC, a Delaware limited liability
company.
WHEREAS, the Corporation and EquiServe Trust Company, N.A. (f/k/a First Chicago Trust Company
of New York, a New York corporation, EquiServe) entered into a certain Rights Agreement,
dated as of August 6, 1998 (as amended, the Rights Agreement), under which First Chicago
Trust Company of New York was named the Rights Agent (as such term is defined in the Rights
Agreement); and
WHEREAS, the Corporation and The Bank of New York, a New York banking corporation (The
Bank of New York) entered into a First Amendment to Rights Agreement, dated as of September
29, 2003 (the First Amendment), under which The Bank of New York was named the Rights
Agent; and
WHEREAS, the Corporation and Computershare Investor Services, LLC entered into a Second
Amendment to Rights Agreement, dated as of August 22, 2006 (the Second Amendment), under
which Computershare Investor Services, LLC was named the Rights Agent; and
WHEREAS, the Corporation has duly authorized the execution and delivery of this Third
Amendment and has done all things necessary to make this Third Amendment a valid agreement of the
Corporation. This Third Amendment is entered into pursuant to Section 28 of the Rights
Agreement, as amended.
NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the foregoing premises and the mutual covenants
and agreements contained herein, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt,
sufficiency and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:
1. Amendment to the Definition of Final Expiration Date. In accordance with
Section 28 of the Rights Agreement, as amended, the phrase (i) October 31, 2008 (the
Final Expiration Date) contained in Section 7(a) of the Rights Agreement is hereby
deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following phrase in Section 7(a) of the
Rights Agreement: (i) November 30, 2006 (the Final Expiration Date).
2. Authority. The execution and delivery of this Third Amendment has been duly and
validly authorized and approved by each of the parties hereto, and no other proceedings (corporate
or otherwise) on the part of the parties hereto are necessary to authorize this Third Amendment.
This Third Amendment has been duly and validly executed and delivered by each of the parties hereto
and constitutes a valid and binding agreement of such parties, enforceable against each of them in
accordance with its terms.
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3. Governing Law. This Third Amendment shall be governed by and construed in
accordance with Delaware law.
4. Counterparts. This Third Amendment may be executed in one or more counterparts,
and by the different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when executed shall be
deemed to be an original but all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same
agreement.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Corporation and Computershare Investor Services, LLC have caused
this Third Amendment to Rights Agreement to be duly executed and their respective corporate seals
to be hereunto affixed and attested, as of the date first written above.
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Attest:
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By: |
/s/ Bradford R. Turner
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Name: |
Bradford R. Turner |
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Title: |
Assistant Secretary |
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NEWELL RUBBERMAID INC.
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By: |
/s/ Dale L. Matschullat
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Name: |
Dale L. Matschullat |
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Title: |
Vice President -- General Counsel and Corporate Secretary |
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Attest:
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By: |
/s/ Colleen Shea-Keating
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Name: |
Colleen Shea-Keating |
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Director |
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COMPUTERSHARE INVESTOR SERVICES, LLC
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By: |
/s/ Dennis V. Moccia
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Name: |
Dennis V. Moccia |
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Title: |
Managing Director |
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