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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Larson Paula S   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol NEWELL RUBBERMAID INC [NWL] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) EVP, Human Resources (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O NEWELL RUBBERMAID INC., 3 GLENLAKE PARKWAY 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 12/16/2015 (Street) ATLANTA, GA 30328 4. If Amendment, Date 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 (City) (State) (Zip) 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 12/16/2015   M   4,281 A $ 45.18 9,985 D   Common Stock 12/16/2015   F   1,428 D $ 45.18 8,557 D   Common Stock 12/16/2015   M   4,281 A $ 45.18 12,838 D   Common Stock 12/16/2015   F   1,428 D $ 45.18 11,410 D

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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 Underlying Securities (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 of Derivative Security: 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)

12/16/2015

M

4,281

(2)

(2)

Common Stock

4,281

$ 0

4,281

D

Restricted Stock Units

(1)

12/16/2015

M

4,281

(3)

(3)

Common Stock

4,281

$ 0

4,281

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Larson Paula S C/O NEWELL RUBBERMAID INC. 3 GLENLAKE PARKWAY ATLANTA, GA 30328			EVP, Human Resources

Signatures

/s/ Michael R. Peterson, Attorney in Fact for Paula Larson		12/18/2015
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Each restricted stock unit was the economic equivalent of one share of Newell Rubbermaid common stock.
(2)	The reporting person previously met the stock price performance criteria applicable to the second tranche of the award. However, because the award was not permitted to vest any earlier than the second anniversary of the date of grant the reporting person did not become vested in the award until December 16, 2015. Any portion of the award not vested as of December 16, 2020 shall expire.
(3)	The reporting person became vested in one-third of the total RSUs that were granted on December 16, 2013. The first third of the award had previously vested on December 16, 2014.

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