FORM 4 |
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 |
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Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b). |
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
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2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
NEWELL BRANDS INC [ NWL ] |
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
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3. Date of Earliest Transaction
(Month/Day/Year) 03/13/2017 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed
(Month/Day/Year) |
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
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Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned | ||||||||||
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1. Title of Security (Instr. 3) | 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) | 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) | 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) | 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) | 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) | 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) | 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) | |||
Code | V | Amount | (A) or (D) | Price | ||||||
Common Stock | 03/13/2017 | S(1)(2) | 30,000 | D | $48.47 | 962,909 | D | |||
Common Stock | 03/14/2017 | S(1)(2) | 21,000 | D | $47.99 | 941,909 | D | |||
Common Stock | 03/14/2017 | J/K(1)(2) | 430,535 | D | (1)(2) | 511,374 | D |
Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) | |||||||||||||||
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1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) | 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security | 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) | 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) | 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) | 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) | 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) | 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4) | 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) | 9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) | 10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) | 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) | ||||
Code | V | (A) | (D) | Date Exercisable | Expiration Date | Title | Amount or Number of Shares | ||||||||
Call Option (obligation to sell) | (1)(2) | 03/14/2017 | J/K(1)(2) | 481,852 | 03/14/2017 | 03/14/2017 | Common Stock | 481,852 | $0.00 | 0 | D | ||||
Put option (right to sell) | (1)(2) | 03/14/2017 | J/K(1)(2) | 481,852 | 03/14/2017 | 03/14/2017 | Common Stock | 481,852 | $0.00 | 0 | D |
Explanation of Responses: |
1. On March 14, 2017, the reporting person settled a collar arrangement entered into in the second quarter of 2016 pursuant to which he wrote a covered call option and purchased a put option. The collar arrangement obligated the reporting person to deliver to an unaffiliated third party purchaser up to 481,852 shares of NWL common stock on the expiration date of the contract. In exchange for assuming this obligation, the reporting person received a cash payment of $20.8 million as of the date of settlement of the contract. The reporting person pledged 481,852 shares of NWL common stock (the "Pledged Shares") to secure his obligation under the contract, and retained dividend and voting rights in the Pledged Shares during the term of the pledge. |
2. (Continued from Footnote 1) On March 14, 2017, the settlement price of the NWL common stock was $48.369. Accordingly, the reporting person transferred to the purchaser 430,535 of the Pledged Shares, and the reporting person requested that the remaining approximately 51,000 Pledged Shares be sold in an open market transaction. |
Remarks: |
/s/ Michael Peterson, attorney-in-fact for Ian G.H. Ashken | 03/15/2017 | |
** Signature of Reporting Person | Date | |
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* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4 (b)(v). | ||
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