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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-21-131332
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	DEFA14A
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
FILED AS OF DATE:		20210426
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20210426

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:		DEFA14A
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-09608
		FILM NUMBER:		21853539

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		6655 PEACHTREE DUNWOODY ROAD
		CITY:			ATLANTA
		STATE:			GA
		ZIP:			30328
		BUSINESS PHONE:		800-424-1941

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

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	NEWELL BRANDS, INC.
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20191017

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	NEWELL BRANDS INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20160415

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	NEWELL RUBBERMAID INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19990329
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:16pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>SCHEDULE 14A </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>PROXY
STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 14(a) OF THE </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Filed by the Registrant &#9746;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Filed by a Party other than the Registrant &#9744; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Check the appropriate box: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Preliminary Proxy Statement </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Confidential, for use of the Commission only (as permitted by Rule
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">14a-6(e)(2))</FONT> </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Definitive Proxy Statement </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Definitive Additional Materials </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Soliciting Material Under Rule <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">14a-12</FONT> </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>NEWELL BRANDS INC. </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:3pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<P STYLE="line-height:3.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:3pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Name of Registrant as Specified in
its Charter) </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Payment of Filing Fee (Check the appropriate box): </P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">No fee required. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Fee computed on table below per Exchange Act Rules <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">14a-6(i)(1)</FONT> and <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">0-11</FONT> </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(1)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Title of each class of securities to which transaction applies: </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Aggregate number of securities to which transaction applies: </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Per unit price or other underlying value of transaction computed pursuant to Exchange Act Rule <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">0-11</FONT> (set forth the amount on which the filing fee is calculated and state how it was determined): </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Proposed maximum aggregate value of transaction: </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Total fee paid: </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Check box if any part of the fee is offset as provided by Exchange Act Rule
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">0-11(a)(2)</FONT> and identify the filing for which the offsetting fee was paid previously. Identify the previous filing by registration statement number, or the form or schedule and the date of its filing.
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Re:</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Newell Brands Inc. (the &#147;Company&#148;)</P></TD></TR>
</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders &#150; May&nbsp;5, 2021 </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Proposal 1 &#150; Election of Directors </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Dear Fellow
Stockholders: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">On behalf of the Company&#146;s Board of Directors, I am writing to ask for your support by voting in accordance with the
recommendations of our Board of Directors on all of the proposals included in our Proxy Statement, which was filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;SEC&#148;) on March&nbsp;
25, 2021 and is available at<A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/814453/000119312521094458/d92584ddef14a.htm">&nbsp;https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/814453/000119312521094458/d92584ddef14a.htm</A> (the &#147;Proxy Statement&#148;).
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>In particular, we are requesting your support on Proposal 1 &#150; the Election of Directors. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Glass, Lewis&nbsp;&amp; Co., LLC (&#147;Glass Lewis&#148;), a leading proxy advisory firm, has recommended that stockholders vote in favor of
all ten directors seeking election.&nbsp;Another leading proxy advisory firm, Institutional Shareholder Services, Inc. (&#147;ISS&#148;), has recommended that stockholders vote for all of the directors except Judith Sprieser, Bridget Ryan Berman and
Gerardo Lopez, who serve as members of the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors (the &#147;Audit Committee&#148;).&nbsp;ISS has supported our directors in prior years, but now recommends votes against Mses. Sprieser and Ryan Berman and
Mr.&nbsp;Lopez based on the assertion that the existence of material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting indicates that the Audit Committee has failed to provide sufficient oversight over the Company&#146;s financial
reporting process. In stark contrast, Glass Lewis has stated that it believes &#147;the audit committee has demonstrated responsiveness to this issue and the Company has provided thorough disclosure of its remedial efforts over the past <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">two-and-a-half</FONT></FONT></FONT> years.&#148;<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">1</SUP> </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The members of the Board of Directors and management strongly disagree with ISS&#146;s recommendation. We, as your independent directors, are
fully committed to maintaining an effective internal control over financial reporting. We would like to share with you facts about the oversight that the Audit Committee has provided, the full remediation of one of the material weaknesses cited by
ISS and the Company&#146;s ongoing work to design and implement effective controls to remediate the remaining material weakness. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>As
described in our Proxy Statement and below, Mses. Sprieser and Ryan Berman and Mr.</B><B></B><B>&nbsp;Lopez bring diverse thinking, financial expertise and critical sets of experiences to the Board of Directors and Audit Committee. The Board of
Directors unanimously recommends that you vote FOR the election of Mses. Sprieser and Ryan Berman and Mr.</B><B></B><B>&nbsp;Lopez as well as all other nominees for directors. </B>Capitalized terms used herein without definition have the meanings
ascribed to them in the Proxy Statement. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>With the oversight of the Audit Committee, the material weakness related to accounting for divestitures has
already been remediated. </B></P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">As first reported in our Quarterly Report on Form
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-Q</FONT> (the &#147;Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-Q)</FONT> for the quarter ended September&nbsp;30, 2018, as filed with the SEC on November&nbsp;9, 2018, Newell Brands discovered a material weakness
related to accounting for the impact of divestitures. This material weakness emerged during a period of significant transactional activity as part of the Accelerated Transformation Plan. Over the subsequent year and a half, the Company&#146;s
management, under the oversight of the Audit Committee, enhanced and supplemented its review processes and hired experienced resources in order to remediate the divestiture related material weakness. </P>
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June&nbsp;30, 2020, as filed with the SEC on August&nbsp;5, 2020, the Company fully remediated this material weakness by completing documentation and implementation of the following controls: </P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">Enhanced the level of review of deferred tax balances for each business that is categorized as held for sale,
considering the form of divestiture transaction; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">Supplemented the review of deferred tax balances by legal entity and account to ensure proper presentation for
financial reporting purposes; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">Enhanced the review of the intraperiod tax allocation between continuing and discontinued operations;
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">Enhanced the review of the calculation of historical and current tax basis utilized in the gain/loss calculation;
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">Enhanced the held for sale footnote reconciliation process; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">Enhanced the review and approval process for the underlying data utilized in determining the estimated fair value
and expected form of sale reflected in the Company&#146;s impairment test; and </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">Hired experienced resources with substantive backgrounds in accounting for income taxes and U.S. multinational
public company experience. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>The scope of the existing material weakness is specific to accounting for certain aspects of income
taxes.</B> </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In finalizing the 2019 results, the Company identified deficiencies that constituted a material weakness
related to the accounting for certain aspects of income taxes. In our Annual Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-K</FONT> (the &#147;Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-K&#148;)</FONT> for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2019,
as filed with the SEC on March&nbsp;2, 2020, we included detailed disclosure stating that the Company did not design and maintain controls related to the completeness and accuracy of accounting for state income tax and over the accuracy of
determining uncertain tax positions, including but not limited to verifying that the accrued interest associated with uncertain tax positions was properly determined and recorded. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Since then, the Company, overseen by the Audit Committee, has designed and implemented measures to remediate the deficiencies related to the
completeness and accuracy of accounting for state income tax and the accuracy of determining uncertain tax positions. As reported in the Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-K</FONT> for year ended December&nbsp;31, 2020, as filed on
February&nbsp;18, 2021, management designed and implemented the following measures to remediate these deficiencies: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">Hired experienced resources with substantive backgrounds in accounting for income taxes as well as U.S.
multinational public company experience; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">Engaged a third party to review the Company&#146;s tax provision processes, identify inefficiencies, and
recommend process enhancements; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">Implemented a tax reporting software solution that has enhanced our visibility of uncertain tax positions as well
as a software solution that has enhanced our state income tax reporting capabilities; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">Implemented enhancements and process improvements to the quarterly and annual provision with respect to the
accuracy of uncertain tax positions and completeness and accuracy of state income taxes; and </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">Undertook extensive training for key personnel in each reporting jurisdiction on tax reporting requirements and
our redesigned processes. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">While management believes that the measures already designed and implemented in both the state tax and
uncertain tax positions processes are effective, the material weakness, in the aggregate, will not be considered fully remediated until all aspects of the controls operate for a sufficient period of time and management has concluded, through
testing, that these controls are operating effectively. Additionally, in the process of implementing controls and preparing the year end 2020 financial statements, the Company identified that the controls to ensure the accuracy of accounting in the
area of <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-recurring</FONT> tax planning transactions had not been designed and maintained effectively. Management has developed its remediation plan and has begun enhancing certain controls to include refinements
and improvements to the controls with respect to the deficiencies related to the accuracy of </P>
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accounting for <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-recurring</FONT> tax planning transactions, including enhancing the precision of the control over the calculation and analysis of <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-recurring</FONT> tax planning transactions. Throughout this period, the Company has been transparent about our approach to our remediation plans and progress. We have disclosed new issues discovered and taken
affirmative steps to enhance our internal controls. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>The Company was not required to restate its financial reports </B> </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Throughout the periods noted above, the Company revised certain prior period financial statements to correct for errors determined to be
immaterial to the previously issued financial statements, but the Company has not been required to restate its financial reports due to material misstatements. In our 2018, 2019 and 2020 Forms <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-K,</FONT> we noted
that notwithstanding the material weakness, the consolidated financial statements presented fairly, in all material respects, the Company&#146;s financial position, results of operations and cash flows for the periods presented in conformity with
generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (&#147;GAAP&#148;). </P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (&#147;PwC&#148;) issued unqualified opinions on the Company&#146;s consolidated
financial statements. </B></P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Our 2018, 2019 and 2020 Forms <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-K</FONT> included
unqualified opinions with the following statement by PwC: &#147;In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company &#133; We considered this
material weakness in determining the nature, timing, and extent of audit tests applied in our audit &#133; and our opinion regarding the effectiveness of the Company&#146;s internal control over financial reporting does not affect our opinion on
those consolidated financial statements.&#148; </P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>Our Audit Committee is comprised of experienced, diverse individuals who bring valuable perspectives on
Finance, Risk Management, Regulatory Matters and Accounting to the Audit Committee and Board.</B> </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">As further disclosed
in the Proxy Statement, the Audit Committee is comprised of directors with strong financial and accounting acumen, including two financial experts (Ms.&nbsp;Sprieser and Mr.&nbsp;Johnson). Each of Directors Sprieser, Ryan Berman and Lopez brings
critical experience to our Board. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Judith Sprieser brings decades of experience to the Audit Committee and the Board in both financial and
operations management through her service as a senior executive and a director of large multinational corporations operating across multiple sectors. Currently, she serves as the Chair of the Audit Committee at the Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.,
as Lead Director at Allstate Insurance Company and is a member of the National Association of Corporate Directors Committee for Audit Committee Chairs. During her career, she has also served as the Chief Financial Officer of Sara Lee Corporation and
has been qualified as a certified public accountant. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Bridget Ryan Berman currently serves on the boards of Tanger Factory Outlet Centers,
Inc., Asbury Automotive Group and Tegra Global. She has served as a Chief Executive Officer of Victoria&#146;s Secret direct LLC and Giorgio Armani Corporation in addition to senior management roles at other large retail companies. She is a seasoned
brand and <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">e-commerce</FONT> executive with over 35&nbsp;years of experience who has helped oversee strategies and operations at some of the leading brands in the world. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Gerardo Lopez is an executive with over three decades of experience in consumer-focused industries where he has overseen a variety of
corporate turnarounds. He currently serves as Operating Partner and Head of the Operating Group at Softbank Group and as a board member of CBRE Group Inc. and Realty Income Corp. He also has an MBA in Finance from Harvard Business School. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">With the addition of Jay Johnson to the Board and the Audit Committee in September 2020 (and Steve Strobel&#146;s retirement in May 2021), the
Newell Brands Board of Directors will be comprised of 50% women and people of color. </P>
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thinking, financial expertise and critical sets of experiences and knowledge to the Board of Directors and to the Audit Committee. </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>We strongly disagree with ISS&#146;s contention that the existence of material weaknesses means that the
Audit Committee&#146;s oversight has been insufficient. </B></P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">ISS&#146;s recommendation places fault with the Chair of the
Audit Committee and certain of its members (two of whom only recently began serving in their roles in March 2020), for insufficient oversight over the remediation of material weaknesses. However, the full remediation of material weaknesses takes
time and careful effort. The Company has been executing a turnaround plan since 2019. During this period of significant change, the Audit Committee has exercised effective oversight. Throughout this period, the Company has provided detailed
disclosure that was reviewed by the Audit Committee in our <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Forms&nbsp;10-Q</FONT> and <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-K</FONT> about the material weaknesses, remediation plans and internal controls. Considering
the Company&#146;s explanations of its position on treatment of a single continuing material weakness that show the Company (under the guidance and direction of the Audit Committee) has embarked on a diligent and transparent path toward effective
and sustainable remediation, the opposition by ISS to the reelection of Mses.&nbsp;Sprieser and Ryan Berman and Mr.&nbsp;Lopez is unwarranted. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In 2019, the Audit Committee met 9 times and in 2020, the Audit Committee met 10 times. At least quarterly, the Audit Committee reviewed the
status of internal controls testing and remediation of the material weaknesses. Further, the Audit Committee met in private sessions with PwC, our independent registered public accountants as well as the Chief Financial Officer and/or the Chief
Audit Executive. These private sessions included further discussion of the status of the remediation of the material weaknesses each quarter. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Under the Audit Committee&#146;s supervision, the Company has made significant progress, including remediating one of the two material
weaknesses identified over the past three years. Given the complexity of tax issues, the Company continues to work on remediation of the remaining material weakness with careful attention to the necessary procedures and testing, with the oversight
of the Audit Committee. Continued oversight by the Audit Committee members on our Board who are familiar with the material weakness is critical to effective remediation. We believe the care and attention that our Audit Committee has given to this
remediation process will contribute to a strong and sustainable internal control environment in the future. Therefore, electing Ms.&nbsp;Sprieser, the Audit Chair, Ms.&nbsp;Ryan&nbsp;Berman and Mr.&nbsp;Lopez is in the interests of both the Company
and stockholders. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>We urge you to vote FOR Judith Sprieser, Bridget Ryan Berman and Gerardo Lopez. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Sincerely, </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Patrick D. Campbell </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Chairman of the Board of Directors </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Newell Brands Inc. </P>
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