Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: SPB) announced today that its
wholly owned subsidiary Spectrum Brands, Inc. (“Spectrum Brands”) will
sell U.S. $250 million aggregate principal amount of 6.125% Senior Notes
due 2024 (the “Notes”) at a price of 100.00% of the par value. The Notes
will be guaranteed by Spectrum Brands’ direct parent company, SB/RH
Holdings, LLC, as well as by existing and future domestic subsidiaries.
Spectrum Brands intends to use the net proceeds from the offering of the
Notes, together with the net proceeds from its previously announced New
Term Loan Facility, to repay certain amounts drawn under its revolving
credit facility, to fund a planned acquisition and for general corporate
purposes, which may include, among other things, working capital needs,
the refinancing of existing indebtedness, the expansion of its business
and possible future acquisitions.
The Notes will be offered and sold to qualified institutional buyers
pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
“Securities Act”), and to non-U.S. buyers in accordance with Regulation
S under the Securities Act.
This press release is for informational purposes only and is not an
offer to buy or the solicitation of an offer to sell any securities.
The Notes have not been registered under the Securities Act or any state
securities laws and, unless so registered, may not be offered or sold in
the United States except pursuant to an applicable exemption from the
registration requirements of the Securities Act and applicable state
securities laws.
About Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc. and Spectrum Brands, Inc.
Spectrum Brands Holdings, a member of the Russell 2000 Index, is a
global and diversified consumer products company and a leading supplier
of consumer batteries, residential locksets, residential builders’
hardware, faucets, shaving and grooming products, personal care
products, small household appliances, specialty pet supplies, lawn and
garden and home pest control products, and personal insect and animal
repellents. Helping to meet the needs of consumers worldwide, our
Company offers a broad portfolio of market-leading, well-known and
widely trusted brands including Rayovac®, Kwikset®, Weiser®, Baldwin®,
National Hardware®, Pfister™, Remington®, VARTA®, George Foreman®, Black
& Decker®, Farberware®, Tetra®, Marineland®, Nature’s Miracle®, Dingo®,
8-in-1®, FURminator®, Littermaid®, Spectracide®, Cutter®, Repel®, Hot
Shot®, Black Flag® and Liquid Fence®. Spectrum Brands' products are sold
by the world's top 25 retailers and are available in more than one
million stores in approximately 160 countries. Spectrum Brands Holdings
generated net sales of approximately $4.4 billion in fiscal 2014.
Forward-Looking Statements
Certain matters discussed in this news release and other oral and
written statements by representatives of the Company regarding matters
such as the Company’s expectations regarding the offering of the Notes
may be forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. We have tried, whenever
possible, to identify these statements by using words like “future,”
“anticipate”, “intend,” “plan,” “estimate,” “believe,” “expect,”
“project,” “forecast,” “could,” “would,” “should,” “will,” “may,” and
similar expressions of future intent or the negative of such terms.
These statements are subject to market conditions and a number of other
risks and uncertainties that could cause results to differ materially
from those anticipated as of the date of this release. Actual
results may differ materially as a result of (1) the impact of our
indebtedness on our business, financial condition and results of
operations; (2) the impact of restrictions in our debt instruments on
our ability to operate our business, finance our capital needs or pursue
or expand business strategies; (3) any failure to comply with financial
covenants and other provisions and restrictions of our debt instruments;
(4) the impact of expenses resulting from the implementation of new
business strategies, divestitures or current and proposed restructuring
activities; (5) our inability to successfully integrate and operate new
acquisitions, including, but not limited to, the Tell Acquisition and
the Pet Care Europe Acquisition, at the level of financial performance
anticipated; (6) the unanticipated loss of key members of senior
management; (7) the impact of fluctuations in commodity prices, costs or
availability of raw materials or terms and conditions available from
suppliers, including suppliers’ willingness to advance credit; (8)
interest rate and exchange rate fluctuations; (9) the loss of, or a
significant reduction in, sales to any significant retail customer(s);
(10) competitive promotional activity or spending by competitors or
price reductions by competitors; (11) the introduction of new product
features or technological developments by competitors and/or the
development of new competitors or competitive brands; (12) the effects
of general economic conditions, including inflation, recession or fears
of a recession, depression or fears of a depression, labor costs and
stock market volatility or changes in trade, monetary or fiscal policies
in the countries where we do business; (13) changes in consumer spending
preferences and demand for our products; (14) our ability to develop and
successfully introduce new products, protect our intellectual property
and avoid infringing the intellectual property of third parties; (15)
our ability to successfully implement, achieve and sustain manufacturing
and distribution cost efficiencies and improvements, and fully realize
anticipated cost savings; (16) the cost and effect of unanticipated
legal, tax or regulatory proceedings or new laws or regulations
(including environmental, public health and consumer protection
regulations); (17) public perception regarding the safety of our
products, including the potential for environmental liabilities, product
liability claims, litigation and other claims; (18) the impact of
pending or threatened litigation; (19) changes in accounting policies
applicable to our business; (20) government regulations; (21) the
seasonal nature of sales of certain of our products; (22) the effects of
climate change and unusual weather activity; (23) the effects of
political or economic conditions, terrorist attacks, acts of war or
other unrest in international markets; and (24) various other risks and
uncertainties, including those discussed herein and those set forth in
SB/RH Holdings’ securities filings, including the most recently filed
Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and other
securities filings.
Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc. also cautions the reader that its
estimates of trends, market share, retail consumption of its products
and reasons for changes in such consumption are based solely on limited
data available to Spectrum Brands Holdings and management’s reasonable
assumptions about market conditions, and consequently may be inaccurate,
or may not reflect significant segments of the retail market. Spectrum
Brands Holdings also cautions the reader that undue reliance should not
be placed on any forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the
date of this release. Spectrum Brands Holdings undertakes no duty
or responsibility to update any of these forward-looking statements to
reflect events or circumstances after the date of this report or to
reflect actual outcomes.
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