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):  February 2, 2011 (February 1, 2011)

SPECTRUM BRANDS HOLDINGS, INC.
 (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware  

001-34757

 

27-2166630

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

(Commission File No.)

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

601 Rayovac Drive

Madison, Wisconsin 53711

(Address of principal executive offices)

(608) 275-3340
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Item 1.01.  Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

On February 1, 2011, Spectrum Brands, Inc. (the “SBI”), the wholly-owned subsidiary of Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”), completed the previously disclosed refinancing of its Credit Agreement (the “Original Term Credit Agreement”), dated June 16, 2010, by and among SB/RH Holdings, LLC (“SB/RH Holdings”), Credit Suisse AG, as administrative agent, and the lenders party thereto, which provided for a $750 million term loan facility (the “Original Term Facility”) on terms and subject to conditions contained in the Original Term Credit Agreement.  SBI refinanced the outstanding $680 million principal amount of the Original Term Facility (the “Restated Term Facility’) pursuant to the Amendment and Consent, dated as of February 1, 2011 (the “Amendment”), and the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of February 1, 2011 (the “Restated Term Credit Agreement”). In connection with the refinancing, SBI expects to record a pre-tax charge of approximately $43 million, of which nearly $36 million is non-cash, in the second quarter of fiscal 2011 ending April 3, 2011.

The Restated Term Facility has the same maturity date of June 16, 2016 and contains the same financial covenants, affirmative covenants and events of default as the Original Credit Agreement.  The negative covenants under the Restated Term Credit Agreement are also substantially similar to the negative covenants in the Original Credit Agreement, except that the Restated Term Credit Agreement provides SBI with a more favorable ability to repurchase other indebtedness and more flexibility for SBI and the guarantors of the Restated Term Facility (collectively, the “Loan Parties”)  to transfer assets, subject to an aggregate cap, to other subsidiaries of SBI under certain circumstances.  Among other things, the Restated Term Credit Agreement contains the following terms which are the same as the comparable provisions under the Original Term Credit Agreement:


The following terms under the Restated Term Credit Agreement have been amended, from the comparable provisions under the Original Term Credit Agreement:

This summary does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the terms of the documents referenced herein which will be filed as an exhibit to the Company’s next quarterly report on Form 10-Q. Interested parties should read these documents in their entirety.


Item 1.02. Termination of a Material Definitive Agreement.

The information contained in Item 1.01 above is hereby incorporated by reference into this Item 1.02.

Item 2.03. Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.

The information contained in Item 1.01 above is hereby incorporated by reference into this Item 2.03.

Item 8.01. Other Events.

On February 2, 2011, the Company issued a press release (the “Press Release”) announcing the closing of the refinancing described in Item 1.01 above. A copy of the Press Release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(a) Not applicable.

(b) Not applicable.

(c) Not applicable.

(d) Exhibits

 

Exhibit No.

 

Description

99.1

Press Release, dated February 2, 2011


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report on Form 8-K to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

SPECTRUM BRANDS HOLDINGS, INC.

 
 

By:

/s/ John T. Wilson

Name:

John T. Wilson

Title:

Senior Vice President, Secretary and

General Counsel

 

 

Dated:

February 2, 2011


EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit

Description

 
99.1

Press Release, dated February 2, 2011