<SEC-DOCUMENT>0000814453-16-000226.txt : 20160523
<SEC-HEADER>0000814453-16-000226.hdr.sgml : 20160523
<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20160523123133
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000814453-16-000226
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20160523
FILED AS OF DATE:		20160523
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20160523

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			NEWELL BRANDS INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000814453
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	PLASTICS PRODUCTS, NEC [3089]
		IRS NUMBER:				363514169
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		6655 PEACHTREE DUNWOODY ROAD
		CITY:			ATLANTA
		STATE:			GA
		ZIP:			30328
		BUSINESS PHONE:		770-418-7000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		6655 PEACHTREE DUNWOODY ROAD
		CITY:			ATLANTA
		STATE:			GA
		ZIP:			30328

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	NEWELL RUBBERMAID INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19990329

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	NEWELL CO
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19920703

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	NEW NEWELL CO
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19870713

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Burke William A III
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001420622

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-09608
		FILM NUMBER:		161668405

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		C/O NEWELL RUBBERMAID INC.
		STREET 2:		THREE GLENLAKE PARKWAY
		CITY:			ATLANTA
		STATE:			GA
		ZIP:			30328
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    <periodOfReport>2016-05-23</periodOfReport>

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    <issuer>
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        <issuerName>NEWELL BRANDS INC</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>NWL</issuerTradingSymbol>
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        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001420622</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>Burke William A III</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>C/O NEWELL BRANDS INC.</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>6655 PEACHTREE DUNWOODY ROAD</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>ATLANTA</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>GA</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>30328</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
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            <isDirector>0</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>1</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
            <officerTitle>President, Jarden Group</officerTitle>
            <otherText></otherText>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <nonDerivativeTable>
        <nonDerivativeTransaction>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <transactionDate>
                <value>2016-05-23</value>
            </transactionDate>
            <transactionCoding>
                <transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType>
                <transactionCode>S</transactionCode>
                <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>
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            <transactionAmounts>
                <transactionShares>
                    <value>34882</value>
                </transactionShares>
                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <value>47.02</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F1"/>
                </transactionPricePerShare>
                <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
                    <value>D</value>
                </transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
            </transactionAmounts>
            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>155559</value>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
            </postTransactionAmounts>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>D</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
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    <derivativeTable></derivativeTable>

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        <footnote id="F1">In connection with the stock sale, the reporting person sold 34,882 shares at a weighted average price of $47.02 at prices ranging from $47.00 to $47.10. The reporting person undertakes to provide to the Company, any security holder of the Company, or the staff of the SEC, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the ranges set forth herein.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <remarks></remarks>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Michael R. Peterson, Attorney in Fact for William A. Burke, III</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2016-05-23</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
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