Spectrum Brands, Inc. - Current report filing (8-K)

 

 

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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):

 

August 1, 2008 (July 28, 2008)

 

SPECTRUM BRANDS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Wisconsin		001-13615			22-2423556
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)		(Commission File Number)			(IRS Employer Identification Number)
Six Concourse Parkway, Suite 3300  Atlanta, Georgia			30328
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)			(Zip Code)
[phone]
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

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Item 8.01. Other Events.

           On July 28, 2008, Spectrum Brands, Inc., a Wisconsin corporation (the "Company"), issued a press release in connection with its response to claims made by Energizer Holdings, Inc. and Eveready Battery Co., Inc. that Rayovac's new Rayovac® Lithium® batteries infringe two of Energizer's U.S. patents.  A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

Forward Looking Information

Certain statements in this report are forward-looking statements which includes all statements other than those made solely with respect to historical fact.  Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date on which they are made, and we undertake no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements. These statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated as of the date of this release.

Item 9.01          Financial Statements and Exhibits

           (d) Exhibits

           The following exhibits are filed herewith:

Exhibit Number	Description
99.1	Press Release issued by Spectrum Brands, Inc. on July 28, 2008.

 

 

 

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Date:  August 1, 2008	SPECTRUM BRANDS, INC.
	By:	/s/ Anthony L. Genito
		Name:	Anthony L. Genito
		Title:	Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Accounting Officer

 

 

 

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit	Description
99.1	Press Release issued by Spectrum Brands, Inc. on July 28, 2008.