SEC FORM 4 SEC Form 4
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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
SPRIESER JUDITH A

(Last) (First) (Middle)
C/O NEWELL BRANDS INC.
6655 PEACHTREE DUNWOODY ROAD

(Street)
ATLANTA GA 30328

(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
NEWELL BRANDS INC. [ NWL ]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
X Director 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
05/05/2023
4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
X Form filed by One Reporting Person
Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
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 05/05/2023 M 7,082 A $0 12,249 D
Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
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
Restricted Stock Units (1) 05/05/2023 M 7,082 05/05/2023 (2) Common Stock 7,082 $0 7,082 D
Deferred RSU Phantom Stock (3) (3) (2) Common Stock 30,617.73 30,617.73(4)(5) D
Explanation of Responses:
1. Each restricted stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of Newell Brands Inc. common stock.
2. N/A
3. The Reporting Person's phantom stock units will convert to shares of the Company's Common Stock on a one-for-one basis after the end of the Reporting Person's service on the Company's Board, in accordance with the 2008 Deferred Compensation Plan, as amended ("DCP").
4. Includes vested awards of 26,642 restricted stock units ("RSUs") made in 2018, 2019, and 2020, pursuant to the Newell Rubbermaid Inc. 2013 Incentive Plan. The Reporting Person elected to defer settlement on the scheduled vesting date and the RSUs instead converted to an equal number of phantom stock units, in accordance with the DCP. The phantom stock units will settle on a one-for-one basis for shares of the Company's Common Stock after the end of the reporting person's service on the Company's Board.
5. The reported total includes 3,975.73 phantom stock units acquired pursuant to a dividend reinvestment feature of the DCP, of which 1,835.61 phantom stock units were acquired by the Reporting Person since the date of her last report. The phantom stock units acquired pursuant to the dividend reinvestment feature will be settled for cash after the end of the Reporting Person's service on the Company's Board.
Remarks:
/s/ Raj Dave, attorney-in-fact for Judith Sprieser 05/09/2023
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
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