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):
June 1, 2009 (June 1, 2009)

SPECTRUM BRANDS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Wisconsin

 

001-13615

 

22-2423556

(State or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation)

(Commission File Number)

(IRS Employer Identification Number)

Six Concourse Parkway, Suite 3300
Atlanta, Georgia

30328

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

(770) 829-6200

(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

N/A

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instructions A.2. below):

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Item 8.01     Other Events.

On February 3, 2009, Spectrum Brands, Inc. (the "Company") announced that it and its United States subsidiaries (together with the Company, collectively, the "Debtors") filed voluntary petitions in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Texas seeking reorganization relief under the provisions of Chapter 11 of Title 11 of the United States Code.  The Chapter 11 cases are being jointly administered by the court as Case No. 09-50456.

On June 1, 2009, the Company issued a press release in connection with the Debtors’ receipt of unofficial results from their solicitation of votes on their proposed joint plan of reorganization.  A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 9.01     Financial Statements and Exhibits.

          (d) Exhibits

Exhibit
Number

 

Description

 

99.1 Press Release, dated June 1, 2009


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Date:

June 1, 2009

SPECTRUM BRANDS, INC.

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Anthony L. Genito

Name:

Anthony L. Genito

Title:

Executive Vice President,

Chief Financial Officer and

Chief Accounting Officer



EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit

 

Description

 
99.1 Press Release, dated June 1, 2009