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• the cost and effect of unanticipated legal, tax or regulatory proceedings or new laws or regulations
(including environmental, public health and consumer protection regulations);
• public perception regarding the safety of our products, including the potential for environmental
liabilities, product liability claims, litigation and other claims;
• the impact of pending or threatened litigation;
• changes in accounting policies applicable to our business;
• government regulations;
• the seasonal nature of sales of certain of our products;
• the effects of climate change and unusual weather activity; and
• the effects of political or economic conditions, terrorist attacks, acts of war or other unrest in
international markets.
Some of the above-mentioned factors are described in further detail in the section entitled “Risk Factors” set
forth below. You should assume the information appearing in this Annual Report on Form 10-K is accurate only
as of September 30, 2014 or as otherwise specified, as our business, financial condition, results of operations and
prospects may have changed since that date. Except as required by applicable law, including the securities laws
of the United States (“U.S.”) and the rules and regulations of the United States Securities and Exchange
Commission (“SEC”), we undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement,
whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise to reflect actual results or changes in factors or
assumptions affecting such forward-looking statements.
General
Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“SB Holdings” or the “Company”), is a
diversified global branded consumer products company. SB Holdings’ common stock trades on the New York
Stock Exchange (the “NYSE”) under the symbol “SPB.”
Unless the context indicates otherwise, the terms the “Company,” “Spectrum,” “we,” “our” or “us” are used
to refer to SB Holdings and its subsidiaries.
We manufacture and market alkaline, zinc carbon and hearing aid batteries, herbicides, insecticides and
repellants and specialty pet supplies. We design and market rechargeable batteries, battery-powered lighting
products, electric shavers and accessories, grooming products and hair care appliances. We also design, market
and distribute a broad range of branded small household appliances and personal care products. We also design,
manufacture, market, distribute and sell certain hardware, home improvement and plumbing products, and are a
leading U.S. provider of residential locksets and builders’ hardware and a leading provider of faucets. Our
manufacturing and product development facilities are located in the U.S., Europe, Latin America and Asia.
Substantially all of our rechargeable batteries, chargers and portable lighting products, shaving and grooming
products, small household appliances and personal care products are manufactured by third-party suppliers,
primarily located in Asia.
We sell our products in approximately 160 countries through a variety of trade channels, including retailers,
wholesalers and distributors, hearing aid professionals, industrial distributors and original equipment
manufacturers (“OEMs”) and enjoy strong name recognition in our markets under the Rayovac, VARTA and
Remington brands, each of which has been in existence for more than 80 years, and under the Tetra, 8-in-1,
Dingo, Nature’s Miracle, Spectracide, Cutter, Hot Shot, Black & Decker, George Foreman, Russell Hobbs,
Farberware, Black Flag, FURminator, Kwikset, Weiser, Baldwin, National Hardware, Stanley and Pfister brands.
We also have patented technologies such as Smartkey, a rekeyable lockset technology, and Smart Code Home
Connect.
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