<SEC-DOCUMENT>0000814453-19-000003.txt : 20190110
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<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20190110162455
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000814453-19-000003
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	S-8 POS
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20190110
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20190110
EFFECTIVENESS DATE:		20190110

FILER:

	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

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		S-8 POS
		SEC ACT:		1933 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	333-221874
		FILM NUMBER:		19520471

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		221 RIVER STREET
		CITY:			HOBOKEN
		STATE:			NJ
		ZIP:			07030
		BUSINESS PHONE:		770.418.7000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		221 RIVER STREET
		CITY:			HOBOKEN
		STATE:			NJ
		ZIP:			07030

	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
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<div><a name="s4873B3E8534821F4280C2947532750C2"></a></div><div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 10, 2019</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">Registration No. 333-221874</font></div></div><div><br></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:14pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:14pt;font-weight:bold;">UNITED STATES</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:14pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:14pt;font-weight:bold;">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:9px;padding-top:9px;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">Washington, DC 20549</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:9px;padding-top:9px;text-align:center;font-size:13pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:13pt;font-weight:bold;">POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO FORM S-8 <br>REGISTRATION STATEMENT</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:9px;padding-top:9px;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">UNDER</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:9px;padding-top:9px;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:9px;padding-top:9px;text-align:center;font-size:18pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:18pt;font-weight:bold;">NEWELL BRANDS INC.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:4px;padding-top:9px;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><div style="padding-left:0px;text-indent:0px;line-height:normal;padding-top:10px;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;text-align:left;"><tr><td colspan="3"></td></tr><tr><td style="width:32%;"></td><td style="width:31%;"></td><td style="width:37%;"></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">Delaware</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">36-3514169</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:7.5pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:7.5pt;font-weight:bold;">(State or other jurisdiction of</font></div><div style="text-align:center;font-size:7.5pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:7.5pt;font-weight:bold;">incorporation or organization)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:7.5pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:7.5pt;font-weight:bold;">(I.R.S. Employer</font></div><div style="text-align:center;font-size:7.5pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:7.5pt;font-weight:bold;">Identification No.)</font></div></td></tr></table></div></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:8px;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;background-color:#ffffff;font-weight:bold;">221 River Street</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#32;<br></font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;background-color:#ffffff;font-weight:bold;">Hoboken, New Jersey 07030</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:13px;text-align:center;font-size:7.5pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:7.5pt;">(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:13px;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">Rexair LLC Retirement Savings and Investment Plan</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:13px;text-align:center;font-size:7.5pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:7.5pt;">(Full title of the plan)</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:13px;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">Bradford R. Turner </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#32;<br></font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">Chief Legal Officer and Administrative Officer and Corporate Secretary</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#32;<br></font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;background-color:#ffffff;font-weight:bold;">221 River Street</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#32;<br></font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;background-color:#ffffff;font-weight:bold;">Hoboken, New Jersey 07030</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:13px;text-align:center;font-size:7.5pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:7.5pt;">(Name and address of agent for service)</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:13px;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;background-color:#ffffff;font-weight:bold;">(201) 610-6600</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:9px;padding-top:4px;text-align:center;font-size:7.5pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:7.5pt;">(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:9px;padding-top:4px;text-align:center;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">With copies to:</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">Joel T. May, Esq.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">Jones Day</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">1420 Peachtree Street</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">Atlanta, GA 30309</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">(404) 521-3939</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. 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style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td></tr></table></div></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;"><hr></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act. </font><font style="font-family:Wingdings;font-size:10pt;">o</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;"><hr></div><div><br></div><div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;text-indent:312px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">- 1 -</font></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div></div><div><br></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:32px;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">EXPLANATORY NOTE</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:13px;padding-top:13px;text-align:left;text-indent:48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">Newell Brands Inc. (the &#8220;Company&#8221;) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#8220;SEC&#8221;) a Registration Statement on Form S-8 (Registration No. 333-221874), on December 1, 2017 (the &#8220;Registration Statement) to register in aggregate 100,000 shares of the Company&#8217;s common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the &#8220;Common Stock&#8221;) and associated plan interests, in each case, to be offered or sold pursuant to the Rexair LLC Retirement Savings and Investment Plan (the &#8220;Plan&#8221;).  </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:13px;padding-top:13px;text-align:left;text-indent:48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">Effective as of January 10, 2019, the Company terminated the option to invest new contributions into the Newell Brands Inc. Common Stock Fund under the Plan.  In accordance with the undertakings contained in the Registration Statement</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#32;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">pursuant to Item&#160;512 of Regulation S-K, the Company is filing this Post-Effective Amendment No.&#160;1 to the Registration Statement to deregister all shares of Common Stock and associated plan interests, registered pursuant to the Registration Statement, that have not been issued under the Plan.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:13px;padding-top:13px;text-align:left;text-indent:48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">This Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement shall become effective upon filing with the SEC pursuant to Rule 464 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.</font></div><div><br></div><div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;text-indent:312px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">- 2 -</font></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div></div><div><br></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:32px;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">SIGNATURES</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:13px;padding-top:13px;text-align:left;text-indent:48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Hoboken, State of New Jersey, on the 10th day of January, 2019.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;padding-top:48px;text-align:left;padding-left:312px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">NEWELL BRANDS INC.</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#32;<br>(Registrant)</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;padding-left:312px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">By:</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;text-decoration:underline;">/s/ Bradford R. Turner&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;padding-left:342px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Bradford R. Turner <br>Chief Legal and Administrative Officer and Corporate Secretary</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">No other person is required to sign this post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement on behalf of the registrant in reliance upon Rule 478 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the plan administrator of the Rexair LLC Retirement Savings and Investment Plan has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Hoboken, State of New Jersey, on the 10th day of January, 2019.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;padding-top:48px;text-align:left;padding-left:312px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">REXAIR LLC RETIREMENT SAVINGS AND INVESTMENT PLAN</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#32;<br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;padding-left:312px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">By:</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;text-decoration:underline;">/s/ Bradford R. Turner&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;padding-left:342px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Bradford R. Turner <br>Chief Legal and Administrative Officer and Corporate Secretary</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;padding-left:312px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div><br></div><div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;text-indent:312px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">- 3 -</font></div></div>	</body>
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