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Commission (the “SEC”). You may read and copy any materials we file with the SEC at the SEC’s Public
Reference Room at 450 Fifth Street, NW, Washington, DC 20549. You may obtain information on the operation
of the Public Reference Room by calling the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330. The SEC also maintains an Internet site
that contains our reports, proxy statements and other information at www.sec.gov. In addition, copies of our
(i) Corporate Governance Guidelines, (ii) charters for the Audit Committee, Compensation Committee and
Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, (iii) Code of Business Conduct and Ethics, and (iv) Code of
Ethics for the Principal Executive Officer and Senior Financial Officers are available at our Internet site at
www.rayovac.com under “Investor Relations – Corporate Governance.” Copies will also be provided to any
stockholder upon written request to the Vice President, Investor Relations, Rayovac Corporation, 6 Concourse
Parkway, Suite 3300, Atlanta, Georgia 30328, via electronic mail at [email protected],orby
contacting the Vice President, Investor Relations at 770-829-6200. None of the information posted on our
website is incorporated by reference into this Annual Report.
ITEM 2. PROPERTIES
The following table lists our primary owned or leased manufacturing, packaging, and distribution facilities:
Facility Function
Square
Footage
North America
Fennimore, Wisconsin(1) ....... Alkaline Battery Manufacturing 176,000
Portage, Wisconsin(1) .......... Zinc Air Button Cell & Lithium Coin Cell Battery
Manufacturing & Foil Shaver Component Manufacturing 101,000
Dixon, Illinois(2) ............. Packaging & Distribution of Batteries and Lighting Devices
& Distribution of Electric Shaver & Personal Care Devices 576,000
Nashville, Tennessee(2) ........ Distribution of Batteries, Lighting Devices, Electric Shaver
& Personal Care Devices 266,700
Bridgeport, Connecticut(1)(3) . . . Foil Cutting Systems and Accessories Manufacturing 167,000
Europe/ROW
Dischingen, Germany(2) ........ Alkaline Battery Manufacturing 186,000
Breitenbach, France(1) ......... Zinc Carbon Battery Manufacturing 165,000
Washington, UK(2) ............ Zinc Air Button Cell Battery Manufacturing & Distribution 63,000
Ninghai, China(1) ............. Zinc Carbon & Alkaline Battery Manufacturing &
Distribution 274,000
Ellwangen, Germany(2) ........ Battery Packaging 187,000
Ellwangen, Germany(2) ........ Battery Distribution 125,000
Latin America
Guatemala City, Guatemala(1) . . . Zinc Carbon Battery Manufacturing 105,000
Ipojuca, Brazil(1) ............. Zinc Carbon Battery Component Manufacturing 100,000
Jaboatoa, Brazil(1) ............ Zinc Carbon & Alkaline Battery Manufacturing 516,000
Manizales, Colombia(1) ........ Zinc Carbon Battery Manufacturing 91,000
(1) Facility is owned.
(2) Facility is leased.
(3) Facility closed September 30, 2004.
We also own, operate or contract with third parties to operate distribution centers, sales offices and
administrative offices throughout the world in support of our business. We lease our administrative headquarters,
located in Atlanta, Georgia, and our primary research and development facility and North America headquarters,
located in Madison, Wisconsin.
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