NWL-10Q-2014-Q2

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

Quarterly Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

for the Quarterly Period Ended June 30, 2014

Commission File Number 1-9608

NEWELL RUBBERMAID INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

DELAWARE 36-3514169 (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

Three Glenlake Parkway

Atlanta, Georgia 30328

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)

(770) 418-7000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes R No o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes R No o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act:

Large accelerated filer R Accelerated filer o Non-accelerated filer o Smaller reporting company o (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes o No R

Number of shares of common stock outstanding (net of treasury shares) as of June 30, 2014 : 273.8 million .





TABLE OF CONTENTS

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION





Item 1. Financial Statements





NEWELL RUBBERMAID INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (Unaudited)

(Amounts in millions, except per share data)

Three Months Ended Six Months Ended June 30, June 30, 2014 2013 2014 2013 Net sales $ 1,521.0

$ 1,474.7

$ 2,753.2

$ 2,715.5

Cost of products sold 912.6

892.0

1,675.5

1,659.2

GROSS MARGIN 608.4

582.7

1,077.7

1,056.3

Selling, general and administrative expenses 383.5

365.3

735.6

706.7

Restructuring costs 11.5

32.0

23.5

66.4

OPERATING INCOME 213.4

185.4

318.6

283.2

Nonoperating expenses: Interest expense, net 15.0

15.0

29.4

29.6

Other (income) expense, net (2.6 ) 4.2

37.4

17.2

Net nonoperating expenses 12.4

19.2

66.8

46.8

INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES 201.0

166.2

251.8

236.4

Income tax expense 51.9

49.6

50.6

56.0

INCOME FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS 149.1

116.6

201.2

180.4

Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax 1.5

(6.8 ) 2.3

(16.4 ) NET INCOME $ 150.6

$ 109.8

$ 203.5

$ 164.0

Weighted average shares outstanding: Basic 277.4

290.9

279.1

290.4

Diluted 279.7

294.3

281.7

293.7

Earnings per share: Basic: Income from continuing operations $ 0.54

$ 0.40

$ 0.72

$ 0.62

Income (loss) from discontinued operations $ 0.01

$ (0.02 ) $ 0.01

$ (0.06 ) Net income $ 0.54

$ 0.38

$ 0.73

$ 0.56

Diluted: Income from continuing operations $ 0.53

$ 0.40

$ 0.71

$ 0.61

Income (loss) from discontinued operations $ 0.01

$ (0.02 ) $ 0.01

$ (0.06 ) Net income $ 0.54

$ 0.37

$ 0.72

$ 0.56

Dividends per share $ 0.17

$ 0.15

$ 0.32

$ 0.30



See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited).





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NEWELL RUBBERMAID INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (Unaudited)

(Amounts in millions)





Three Months Ended Six Months Ended June 30, June 30, 2014 2013 2014 2013 NET INCOME $ 150.6

$ 109.8

$ 203.5

$ 164.0

Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax: Foreign currency translation adjustments 18.3

(13.7 ) 24.2

(49.0 ) Change in unrecognized pension and other postretirement costs 0.8

5.1

3.6

17.7

Derivative hedging (loss) gain (4.1 ) 1.0

(3.3 ) 1.7

Total other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax 15.0

(7.6 ) 24.5

(29.6 ) COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (1) $ 165.6

$ 102.2

$ 228.0

$ 134.4







(1) Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests was not material.









See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited).





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NEWELL RUBBERMAID INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Unaudited)

(Amounts in millions, except par values)

June 30,

2014 December 31,

2013 ASSETS CURRENT ASSETS: Cash and cash equivalents $ 142.7

$ 226.3

Accounts receivable, net 1,230.4

1,105.1

Inventories, net 811.8

684.4

Deferred income taxes 135.5

134.4

Prepaid expenses and other 138.2

135.4

TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS 2,458.6

2,285.6

PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT, NET 543.0

539.6

GOODWILL 2,358.3

2,361.1

OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS, NET 596.7

614.5

OTHER ASSETS 261.5

268.9

TOTAL ASSETS $ 6,218.1

$ 6,069.7

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY CURRENT LIABILITIES: Accounts payable $ 592.9

$ 558.9

Accrued compensation 121.8

167.3

Other accrued liabilities 631.0

703.5

Short-term debt 389.4

174.0

Current portion of long-term debt 251.3

0.8

TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES 1,986.4

1,604.5

LONG-TERM DEBT 1,424.2

1,661.6

OTHER NONCURRENT LIABILITIES 703.9

728.6

STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY: Preferred stock, authorized shares, 10.0 at $1.00 par value —

—

None issued and outstanding Common stock, authorized shares, 800.0 at $1.00 par value 293.2

297.5

Outstanding shares, before treasury: 2014 – 293.2 2013 – 297.5 Treasury stock, at cost: (490.3 ) (477.2 ) Shares held: 2014 – 19.4 2013 – 18.9 Additional paid-in capital 703.0

654.3

Retained earnings 2,214.9

2,242.1

Accumulated other comprehensive loss (620.7 ) (645.2 ) STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY ATTRIBUTABLE TO PARENT 2,100.1

2,071.5

STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY ATTRIBUTABLE TO NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS 3.5

3.5

TOTAL STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY 2,103.6

2,075.0

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY $ 6,218.1

$ 6,069.7







See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited).

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NEWELL RUBBERMAID INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (Unaudited)

(Amounts in millions)

Six Months Ended June 30, 2014 2013 OPERATING ACTIVITIES: Net income $ 203.5

$ 164.0

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities: Depreciation and amortization 75.7

79.6

Net (gain) loss from sale of discontinued operations, including impairments (4.8 ) 22.7

Deferred income taxes 6.0

47.0

Non-cash restructuring costs 3.7

2.2

Stock-based compensation expense 14.5

19.7

Other, net 50.8

18.4

Changes in operating assets and liabilities, excluding the effects of acquisitions and divestitures: Accounts receivable (122.4 ) (125.1 ) Inventories (123.2 ) (201.7 ) Accounts payable 33.2

135.0

Accrued liabilities and other (132.9 ) (221.6 ) NET CASH PROVIDED BY (USED IN) OPERATING ACTIVITIES 4.1

(59.8 ) INVESTING ACTIVITIES: Capital expenditures (67.0 ) (57.0 ) Proceeds from sales of discontinued operations and noncurrent assets 3.4

—

Other (0.3 ) (0.3 ) NET CASH USED IN INVESTING ACTIVITIES (63.9 ) (57.3 ) FINANCING ACTIVITIES: Short-term borrowings, net 215.4

202.1

Repurchase and retirement of shares of common stock (158.7 ) (72.4 ) Cash dividends (89.8 ) (88.1 ) Excess tax benefits related to stock-based compensation 6.8

9.7

Other stock-based compensation activity, net 29.6

39.2

NET CASH PROVIDED BY FINANCING ACTIVITIES 3.3

90.5

Currency rate effect on cash and cash equivalents (27.1 ) (3.1 ) DECREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS (83.6 ) (29.7 ) Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period 226.3

183.8

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT END OF PERIOD $ 142.7

$ 154.1



See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited).

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NEWELL RUBBERMAID INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)





Footnote 1 — Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of Newell Rubbermaid Inc. (collectively with its subsidiaries, the “Company”) have been prepared pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and do not include all of the information and footnotes required by U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”) for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include all adjustments (including normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair presentation of the financial position and the results of operations of the Company. It is recommended that these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements be read in conjunction with the financial statements, and the footnotes thereto, included in the Company’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Seasonal Variations

Sales of the Company’s products tend to be seasonal, with sales and operating income in the first quarter generally lower than any other quarter during the year, driven principally by reduced volume and the mix of products sold in the first quarter. Historically, the Company has earned approximately 60% of its annual operating income during the second and third quarters of the year. The seasonality of the Company’s sales volume combined with the accounting for fixed costs, such as depreciation, amortization, rent, personnel costs and interest expense, impacts the Company’s results on a quarterly basis. In addition, the Company has historically generated more than 65% of its operating cash flow in the second half of the year due to seasonal variations in operating results, the timing of annual performance-based compensation payments, and credit terms provided to customers. Accordingly, the Company’s results for the six months ended June 30, 2014 may not necessarily be indicative of the results that may be expected for the full year ending December 31, 2014.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

Changes to U.S. GAAP are established by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) in the form of accounting standards updates (“ASUs”) to the FASB’s Accounting Standards Codification. The Company considers the applicability and impact of all ASUs.

In July 2013, the FASB issued ASU No. 2013-11, “ Presentation of an Unrecognized Tax Benefit When a Net Operating Loss Carryforward, a Similar Tax Loss, or a Tax Credit Carryforward Exists .” ASU 2013-11 requires an entity to net its liability for unrecognized tax positions against a net operating loss carryforward, a similar tax loss or a tax credit carryforward when settlement in this manner is available under the tax law. The Company adopted the provisions of ASU 2013-11 beginning January 1, 2014, and the adoption did not have a material impact on the Company’s financial statements or disclosures.

In April 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-08, “ Reporting Discontinued Operations and Disclosures of Disposals of Components of an Entity. ” Under ASU 2014-08, only disposals representing a strategic shift in operations would be presented as discontinued operations. This guidance requires expanded disclosure that provides information about the assets, liabilities, income and expenses of discontinued operations. Additionally, the guidance requires additional disclosure for a disposal of a significant part of an entity that does not qualify for discontinued operations reporting. This guidance will be effective for reporting periods beginning on or after December 15, 2014 with early adoption permitted for disposals or classifications of assets as held-for-sale that have not been reported in financial statements previously issued or available for issuance. The Company has not adopted ASU 2014-08, and the Company does not expect the adoption will have a material effect on the Company’s financial statements.

In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-09, “ Revenue from Contracts with Customers. ” ASU 2014-09 supersedes the revenue recognition requirements in “ Accounting Standard Codification 605 - Revenue Recognition ” and most industry-specific guidance. The standard requires that entities recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which a company expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. This ASU is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2016. ASU 2014-09 permits the use of either the retrospective or cumulative effect transition method. The Company is currently assessing the impact ASU 2014-09 will have on its financial position and results of operations.

Other recently issued ASUs were assessed and determined to be either not applicable or are expected to have a minimal impact on the Company’s consolidated financial position and results of operations.

Venezuelan Operations

The Company accounts for its Venezuelan operations using highly inflationary accounting, and therefore, the Company remeasures assets, liabilities, sales and expenses denominated in Bolivar Fuertes (“Bolivars”) into U.S. Dollars using the applicable exchange rate, and the resulting translation adjustments are included in earnings. In February 2013, the exchange rate for Bolivars declined

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to 6.3 Bolivars per U.S. Dollar. Previously, the Company remeasured its operations denominated in Bolivars at the rate of exchange used by the Transaction System for Foreign Currency Denominated Securities (“SITME”) of 5.3 Bolivars per U.S. Dollar. As a result, the Company recorded a charge of $11.1 million in the first quarter of 2013, based on the decline in value of the net monetary assets of its Venezuelan operations that are denominated in Bolivars.

Beginning in July 2013, the Venezuelan government authorized certain companies that operate in designated industry sectors to exchange a limited volume of Bolivars for U.S. Dollars at a bid rate established via weekly auctions under a system referred to as “SICAD I.” During the first quarter of 2014, the government expanded the types of transactions that may be subject to the weekly SICAD I auction process while retaining the official rate of 6.3 Bolivars per U.S. Dollar and introduced another currency exchange mechanism (“SICAD II”). The SICAD II rate is intended to more closely resemble a market-driven exchange rate than the official rate and SICAD I. As a result of these changes, an entity may be able to convert Bolivars to U.S. Dollars at one or more of three legal exchange rates, which as of June 30, 2014 , were 6.3 (official rate), 10.6 (SICAD I) and 50.0 (SICAD II). The Company analyzed the multiple rates currently available and the Company's estimates of the applicable rate at which future transactions could be settled, including the payment of dividends. Based on this analysis, the Company determined that the SICAD I rate is the most appropriate rate to use for remeasurement. Therefore, as of June 30, 2014 , the Company remeasured the net monetary assets of its Venezuelan operations using an exchange rate of 10.6 Bolivars per U.S. Dollar, which was the SICAD I rate on that date. The Company recorded a charge of $38.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2014 based on the decline in value of the net monetary assets of its Venezuelan operations that are denominated in Bolivars, which includes a $38.7 million charge upon adoption of the SICAD I rate. The Company expects to continue to use the SICAD I rate to remeasure the net monetary assets of its Venezuelan subsidiary unless facts and circumstances change.

As of June 30, 2014 , the Company’s Venezuelan operations had approximately $59.2 million in Bolivar-denominated net monetary assets, including $51.1 million of cash and cash equivalents. In future periods, foreign exchange gains (losses) arising due to the appreciation (depreciation) of the Bolivar versus the U.S. Dollar will result in benefits (charges) based on the change in value of the Bolivar-denominated net monetary assets. During the six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013, the Company’s Venezuelan operations generated 1.7% or less of consolidated net sales.

The Company is unable to predict with certainty whether future devaluations will occur because of economic and political uncertainty in Venezuela. If the Bolivar devalues further or if the Company is able to access currency at different rates that are reasonable to the Company, it could result in additional foreign currency exchange losses, and such devaluations could adversely affect the Company’s future financial results. Despite the additional currency conversion mechanisms, the Company’s ability to pay dividends from Venezuela is still restricted due to the low volume of U.S. Dollars available for conversion.

The Company is also unable to predict how Venezuela’s Law on Fair Pricing will ultimately impact the Company’s Venezuelan operations, as the Law on Fair Pricing may require the Company to reduce prices in the future and/or limit its ability to increase prices in the future to offset inflation or other increases in costs.

Income Taxes

At the end of each interim period, the Company makes its best estimate of the effective tax rate expected to be applicable for the full fiscal year. This estimate reflects, among other items, the Company’s best estimate of operating results and foreign currency exchange rates. The Company’s quarterly income tax rate may differ from its estimated annual effective tax rate because accounting standards require the Company to exclude the actual results of certain entities expected to generate a pretax loss when applying the estimated annual effective tax rate to the Company’s consolidated pretax results in interim periods. In estimating the annual effective tax rate, the Company does not include the estimated impact of unusual and/or infrequent items, including the reversal of certain valuation allowances, which may cause significant variations in the customary relationship between income tax expense (benefit) and pretax income (loss) in quarterly and year-to-date periods. The income tax expense (benefit) for such unusual and/or infrequent items is recorded in the quarterly period such items are incurred.





The Company routinely reviews valuation allowances recorded against deferred tax assets on a more likely than not basis in evaluating whether the Company has the ability to realize the deferred tax assets. In making such a determination, the Company takes into consideration all available and appropriate positive and negative evidence, including projected future taxable income, future reversals of existing taxable temporary differences, available tax planning strategies and taxable income in prior carryback years, if available. Considering these factors, a possibility exists that the Company may record or release a portion of a valuation allowance against some deferred tax assets each quarterly period, which could create volatility in the Company’s future effective tax rate.

Reclassifications

Certain 2013 amounts have been reclassified to conform to the 2014 presentation.





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Footnote 2 — Discontinued Operations

During the three months ended March 31, 2013, the Company’s Hardware and Teach businesses were classified as discontinued operations based on the Company’s commitment to divest the businesses. The Hardware and Teach businesses were sold in the third quarter of 2013.

The following table provides a summary of amounts included in discontinued operations ( in millions ):

Three Months Ended Six Months Ended June 30, June 30, 2014 2013 2014 2013 Net sales $ 2.0

$ 75.6

$ 4.1

$ 144.8

Income (loss) from discontinued operations before income taxes $ 0.5

$ 0.4

$ (0.6 ) $ 1.1

Income tax expense (benefit) 0.6

(1.5 ) 0.2

(1.2 ) (Loss) income from discontinued operations (0.1 ) 1.9

(0.8 ) 2.3

Net gain (loss) from sales of discontinued operations, including impairments, net of tax (1) 1.6

(8.7 ) 3.1

(18.7 ) Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax $ 1.5

$ (6.8 ) $ 2.3

$ (16.4 )

(1) Includes a pretax gain of $2.6 million (related tax expense of $1.0 million ) and $4.8 million (related tax expense of $1.7 million ) for the three and six months ended June 30, 2014, respectively, related to the transfer of the international operations of the Hardware business. Includes impairments of $10.3 million (related tax benefit of $1.6 million ) and $22.7 million (related tax benefit of $4.0 million ) relating to goodwill, intangibles and other long-lived assets and write-downs of working capital for the three and six months ended June 30, 2013 , respectively, primarily related to the Teach business.





Footnote 3 — Stockholders’ Equity and Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss

In August 2011, the Company announced a $300.0 million three -year share repurchase program (the “SRP”). Under the SRP, the Company may repurchase its own shares of common stock through a combination of a 10b5-1 automatic trading plan, discretionary market purchases or in privately negotiated transactions. In February 2014, the SRP was expanded and extended such that the Company may repurchase up to $300.0 million of its shares from February 2014 through the end of 2016. Prior to its expansion and extension in February 2014, the Company had repurchased and retired 12.9 million shares for $257.1 million under the SRP. During the six months ended June 30, 2014 , the Company repurchased 5.3 million shares pursuant to the SRP for $158.7 million , and such shares were immediately retired. Since the commencement of the SRP through June 30, 2014 , the Company has repurchased and retired 18.3 million shares at an aggregate cost of $415.7 million . As of June 30, 2014 , the Company had $141.3 million available under the SRP for future repurchases. In July 2014, the Company repurchased 3.0 million shares under the SRP at an aggregate cost of $94.6 million .

In October 2013, the Company entered into agreements with Goldman, Sachs & Co. (“Goldman Sachs”) to effect an accelerated stock buyback (the “ASB”) of the Company’s common stock. Under the ASB, the Company paid Goldman Sachs an initial purchase price of $350.0 million , and Goldman Sachs delivered to the Company 9.4 million shares of the Company’s common stock based on an initial per share amount of $29.69 . The number of shares that the Company ultimately purchased under the ASB was determined based on the average of the daily volume-weighted average share prices of the Company’s common stock over the course of a calculation period. In March 2014, the ASB was completed and Goldman Sachs delivered 2.0 million shares of the Company’s common stock to the Company. Such shares were immediately retired.





The following table displays the changes in accumulated other comprehensive loss by component for the six months ended June 30, 2014 ( in millions ):

Foreign Currency Translation Loss (1) Unrecognized Pension & Other Postretirement Costs, Net of Tax Derivative Hedging (Loss) Gain, Net of Tax Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss Balance at December 31, 2013 $ (161.5 ) $ (483.3 ) $ (0.4 ) $ (645.2 ) Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications 24.2

(3.9 ) (2.4 ) 17.9

Amounts reclassified to earnings —

7.5

(0.9 ) 6.6

Net current period other comprehensive income 24.2

3.6

(3.3 ) 24.5

Balance at June 30, 2014 $ (137.3 ) $ (479.7 ) $ (3.7 ) $ (620.7 )

(1) Includes foreign exchange gains of $1.2 million arising during the six months ended June 30, 2014 associated with intercompany loans designated as long-term.

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The following table depicts reclassifications out of accumulated other comprehensive loss to earnings for the three and six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013 ( in millions ):

Amount Reclassified to Earnings as Expense (Benefit) in the Statements of Operations Affected Line Item in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30, 2014 2013 2014 2013 Unrecognized pension and other postretirement costs: Prior service benefit $ (1.6 ) $ (0.2 ) $ (3.2 ) $ (0.4 ) (1) Actuarial loss 6.9

8.5

13.9

16.9

(1) Total before tax 5.3

8.3

10.7

16.5

Tax effect (1.6 ) (2.7 ) (3.2 ) (5.4 ) Net of tax $ 3.7

$ 5.6

$ 7.5

$ 11.1

Derivatives: Foreign exchange contracts on inventory-related purchases $ (0.5 ) $ (1.7 ) $ (2.4 ) $ (2.2 ) Cost of products sold Forward interest rate swaps 0.2

0.2

0.4

0.4

Interest expense, net Total before tax (0.3 ) (1.5 ) (2.0 ) (1.8 ) Tax effect 0.4

0.4

1.1

0.5

Net of tax $ 0.1

$ (1.1 ) $ (0.9 ) $ (1.3 )

(1) These accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) components are included in the computation of net periodic pension and other postretirement benefit costs, which are recorded in the cost of products sold and selling, general and administrative expenses line-items in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013. See Footnote 8 for further details.





Footnote 4 — Restructuring Costs

Project Renewal

In October 2011, the Company announced Project Renewal, a program designed to reduce the complexity of the organization and increase investment in growth platforms within the business. Project Renewal is designed to simplify and align the business around two key activities – Brand & Category Development and Market Execution & Delivery. In connection with the program, the Company eliminated its operating groups and consolidated its 13 global business units into five business segments. In addition, the Company is consolidating certain manufacturing facilities and distribution centers as part of the program, with the goal of increasing operational efficiency, reducing costs and improving gross margin. Cumulative pretax costs of Project Renewal are expected to be $340 to $375 million , of which $300 to $340 million are expected to be cash costs. Approximately 75% of the total cash costs are expected to be employee-related cash costs, including severance, retirement, and other termination benefits and costs. Project Renewal is expected to be complete by mid- 2015 .

The following table depicts the restructuring charges incurred in connection with Project Renewal ( in millions ):

Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30, Since Inception Through 2014 2013 2014 2013 June 30, 2014 Facility and other exit costs, including impairments $ 1.6

$ 2.3

$ 2.8

$ 2.3

$ 16.2

Employee severance, termination benefits and relocation costs 6.2

24.0

17.1

54.6

158.0

Exited contractual commitments and other 3.5

2.4

4.9

10.6

32.8

$ 11.3

$ 28.7

$ 24.8

$ 67.5

$ 207.0



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Restructuring provisions were determined based on estimates prepared at the time the restructuring actions were approved by management a nd are periodically updated for changes. Restructuring amounts also include amounts recognized as incurred. The following table depicts the activity in accrued restructuring reserves for Project Renewal for the six months ended June 30, 2014 ( in millions ): December 31, 2013 June 30, 2014 Balance Provision Costs Incurred Balance Facility and other exit costs, including impairments $ —

$ 2.8

$ (2.8 ) $ —

Employee severance, termination benefits and relocation costs 60.3

17.1

(42.1 ) 35.3

Exited contractual commitments and other 7.1

4.9

(5.4 ) 6.6

$ 67.4

$ 24.8

$ (50.3 ) $ 41.9



The following table depicts the activity in accrued restructuring reserves for Project Renewal for the six months ended June 30, 2014 aggregated by reportable business segment ( in millions ):

December 31, 2013 June 30, 2014 Segment Balance Provision Costs Incurred Balance Writing $ 25.8

$ 1.8

$ (8.2 ) $ 19.4

Home Solutions 0.7

1.0

(1.4 ) 0.3

Tools 0.3

1.6

(0.9 ) 1.0

Commercial Products 6.8

2.7

(3.8 ) 5.7

Baby & Parenting 1.4

0.2

(0.1 ) 1.5

Corporate 32.4

17.5

(35.9 ) 14.0

$ 67.4

$ 24.8

$ (50.3 ) $ 41.9



The table below shows restructuring costs recognized for all restructuring activities in continuing operations for the periods indicated, aggregated by reportable business segment ( in millions ):

Three Months Ended Six Months Ended June 30, June 30, Segment 2014 2013 2014 2013 Writing $ 0.9

$ 18.1

$ 1.8

$ 20.7

Home Solutions 0.6

(0.4 ) 1.0

2.0

Tools 0.7

1.3

1.6

2.7

Commercial Products (0.4 ) 1.5

2.7

2.5

Baby & Parenting (0.1 ) (0.3 ) 0.2

—

Corporate (1) 9.8

11.8

16.2

38.5

$ 11.5

$ 32.0

$ 23.5

$ 66.4



(1) Includes adjustments of $0.2 million and $(1.3) million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2014 , respectively, and $3.3 million and $(1.1) million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2013, respectively, relating to previous restructuring projects that had the impact of increasing (decreasing) restructuring costs.

Cash paid for all restructuring activities was $18.7 million and $49.5 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2014 , respectively, and $22.6 million and $39.5 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2013 , respectively.





Footnote 5 — Inventories, Net

Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or market value. The components of net inventories were as follows ( in millions ):

June 30, 2014 December 31, 2013 Materials and supplies $ 135.0

$ 123.5

Work in process 119.4

107.0

Finished products 557.4

453.9

$ 811.8

$ 684.4







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Footnote 6 — Debt

The following is a summary of outstanding debt (in millions) :

June 30, 2014 December 31, 2013 Medium-term notes $ 1,673.3

$ 1,659.8

Commercial paper 135.1

95.0

Receivables facility 250.0

75.0

Other debt 6.5

6.6

Total debt 2,064.9

1,836.4

Short-term debt (389.4 ) (174.0 ) Current portion of long-term debt (251.3 ) (0.8 ) Long-term debt $ 1,424.2

$ 1,661.6



Interest Rate Swaps

As of June 30, 2014 , the Company was party to fixed-for-floating interest rate swaps designated as fair value hedges. The interest rate swaps relate to an aggregate $750.0 million principal amount of the medium-term notes and result in the Company effectively paying a floating rate of interest on the medium-term notes hedged by the interest rate swaps.

The medium-term note balances at June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013 include mark-to-market adjustments of $1.2 million and $(12.4) million , respectively, to record the fair value of the hedges of the fixed-rate debt, and the mark-to-market adjustments had the effect of increasing (decreasing) the reported values of the medium-term notes. Compared to the stated rates of the underlying medium-term notes, interest rate swaps, including amortization of settled interest rate swaps, had the effect of reducing interest expense by $3.5 million and $3.4 million for the three months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively, and by $7.1 million and $6.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

Receivables-Related Borrowings

In September 2013, the Company amended its receivables facility to increase available borrowings to up to $350.0 million and extend the expiration date to September 2015 (the “Receivables Facility”). Under the Receivables Facility, the Company and certain operating subsidiaries (collectively, “the Originators”) sell their receivables to a financing subsidiary as the receivables are originated. The financing subsidiary is wholly owned by the Company and is the owner of the purchased receivables and the borrower under the Receivables Facility. The assets of the financing subsidiary are restricted as collateral for the payment of debt or other obligations arising under the Receivables Facility, and the financing subsidiary’s assets and credit are not available to satisfy the debts and obligations owed to the Company’s or any other Originator’s creditors. The Company includes the financing subsidiary’s assets, liabilities and results of operations in its consolidated financial statements. The Receivables Facility requires, among other things, that the Company maintain a certain interest coverage ratio, and the Company was in compliance with such requirements under the Receivable Facility as of June 30, 2014 . The financing subsidiary owned $792.6 million of outstanding accounts receivable as of June 30, 2014, and these amounts are included in accounts receivable, net in the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet at June 30, 2014 . The Company had $250.0 million of outstanding borrowings under the Receivables Facility as of June 30, 2014 .

Revolving Credit Facility and Commercial Paper

On December 2, 2011, the Company entered into a five-year credit agreement (the “Credit Agreement”) with a syndicate of banks. As extended, the Credit Agreement provides for an unsecured syndicated revolving credit facility with a maturity date of December 2018 , and an aggregate commitment at any time outstanding of up to $800.0 million (the “Facility”). The Facility also provides for the issuance of up to $100.0 million of letters of credit, so long as there is a sufficient amount available for borrowing under the Facility. The Credit Agreement contains customary representations and warranties, covenants and events of default. As of June 30, 2014, there were no borrowings or standby letters of credit issued or outstanding under the Facility, and the Company was in compliance with the covenants under the Credit Agreement.

In addition to the committed portion of the Facility, the Credit Agreement provides for extensions of competitive bid loans from one or more lenders (at the lenders’ discretion) of up to $500.0 million , which are not a utilization of the amount available for borrowing under the Facility.

In lieu of borrowings under the Facility, the Company may issue up to $800.0 million of commercial paper. The Facility provides the committed backup liquidity required to issue commercial paper. Accordingly, commercial paper may be issued only up to the

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amount available for borrowing under the Facility. As of June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, the Company had outstanding commercial paper obligations of $135.1 million and $95.0 million , respectively.

Footnote 7 — Derivatives

The use of financial instruments, including derivatives, exposes the Company to market risk related to changes in interest rates, foreign currency exchange rates and commodity prices. The Company primarily uses derivatives to manage its interest rate exposure, to achieve a desired proportion of variable and fixed-rate debt, to manage the risk associated with the volatility of future cash flows denominated in foreign currencies and to manage changes in fair value resulting from changes in foreign currency exchange rates.

The Company enters into interest rate swaps related to existing debt obligations with initial maturities ranging from five to ten years. The Company uses interest rate swap agreements to manage its interest rate exposure and to achieve a desired proportion of variable and fixed-rate debt. These derivatives are designated as fair value hedges based on the nature of the risk being hedged. The Company also uses derivatives to hedge interest rates on anticipated issuances of debt securities occurring within one year or less of the inception date of the derivative, and the Company uses these instruments to reduce the volatility in future interest payments that would be made pursuant to the anticipated debt issuances. These derivatives are designated as cash flow hedges.

The Company’s foreign exchange risk management policy generally emphasizes hedging transaction exposures of one-year duration or less and hedging foreign currency intercompany financing activities with derivatives with maturity dates of one year or less. The Company uses derivative instruments to hedge various foreign exchange exposures, including the following: (i) variability in foreign currency-denominated cash flows, such as the hedges of inventory purchases for products produced in one currency and sold in another currency and (ii) currency risk associated with foreign currency-denominated operating assets and liabilities, such as forward contracts and other instruments that hedge cash flows associated with intercompany financing activities. Hedging instruments are not available for certain currencies in countries in which the Company has operations. In these cases, the Company uses alternative means in an effort to achieve an economic offset to the local currency exposure such as invoicing and/or paying intercompany and third party transactions in U.S. Dollars.

The Company reports its derivative positions in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets on a gross basis and does not net asset and liability derivative positions with the same counterparty. The Company monitors its positions with, and the credit quality of, the financial institutions that are parties to its financial transactions. Gains and losses from changes in fair values of derivatives that are not designated as hedges for accounting purposes are recognized currently in earnings, and such amounts were not material for the three and six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013.

The following table summarizes the Company’s outstanding derivative instruments and their effects on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013 ( in millions ):

Assets Liabilities Derivatives designated as hedging instruments Balance Sheet Location June 30, 2014 December 31, 2013 Balance Sheet Location June 30, 2014 December 31, 2013 Interest rate swaps Other assets $ 22.8

$ 23.1

Other noncurrent liabilities $ 21.6

$ 35.5

Foreign exchange contracts on inventory-related purchases Prepaid expenses and other 0.7

2.9

Other accrued liabilities 3.8

1.2

Foreign exchange contracts on intercompany borrowings Prepaid expenses and other —

—

Other accrued liabilities 0.2

0.2

Total assets $ 23.5

$ 26.0

Total liabilities $ 25.6

$ 36.9



The fair values of outstanding derivatives that are not designated as hedges for accounting purposes were not material as of June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013 .

The Company is not a party to any derivatives that require collateral to be posted prior to settlement.





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Fair Value Hedges





The following table presents the pretax effects of derivative instruments designated as fair value hedges on the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations ( in millions ):

Derivatives in fair value hedging relationships Location of gain (loss) recognized in income Amount of gain (loss) recognized in income Three Months Ended Six Months Ended June 30, June 30, 2014 2013 2014 2013 Interest rate swaps Interest expense, net $ 8.2

$ (30.4 ) $ 13.5

$ (37.0 ) Fixed-rate debt Interest expense, net $ (8.2 ) $ 30.4

$ (13.5 ) $ 37.0



The Company did not realize any ineffectiveness related to fair value hedges during the three and six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013.





Cash Flow Hedges





The following table presents the pretax effects of derivative instruments designated as cash flow hedges on the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (“AOCI”) ( in millions ):

Derivatives in cash flow hedging relationships Location of gain (loss) recognized in income Amount of gain (loss) reclassified from AOCI into income Three Months Ended Six Months Ended June 30, June 30, 2014 2013 2014 2013 Foreign exchange contracts on inventory-related purchases Cost of products sold $ 0.5

$ 1.7

$ 2.4

$ 2.2

Foreign exchange contracts on intercompany borrowings Interest expense, net 0.1

—

0.1

—

Forward interest rate swaps Interest expense, net (0.2 ) (0.2 ) (0.4 ) (0.4 ) $ 0.4

$ 1.5

$ 2.1

$ 1.8



Derivatives in cash flow hedging relationships Amount of gain (loss) recognized in AOCI Three Months Ended Six Months Ended June 30, June 30, 2014 2013 2014 2013 Foreign exchange contracts on inventory-related purchases $ (5.1 ) $ 3.1

$ (2.4 ) $ 4.3

Foreign exchange contracts on intercompany borrowings 0.1

(0.6 ) 0.1

1.8

$ (5.0 ) $ 2.5

$ (2.3 ) $ 6.1







The Company did not realize any ineffectiveness related to cash flow hedges during the three and six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013. As of June 30, 2014 , the Company expects to reclassify expense of $3.7 million into earnings during the next 12 months.





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Footnote 8 — Employee Benefit and Retirement Plans

The following table presents the components of the Company’s pension cost, including supplemental retirement plans, for the three months ended June 30, ( in millions ):

U.S. International 2014 2013 2014 2013 Service cost-benefits earned during the period $ 1.0

$ 0.7

$ 1.5

$ 1.9

Interest cost on projected benefit obligation 11.3

10.0

6.4

6.0

Expected return on plan assets (14.4 ) (14.7 ) (6.7 ) (5.8 ) Amortization of prior service cost, actuarial loss and other 6.1

7.8

0.8

2.3

Net periodic pension cost $ 4.0

$ 3.8

$ 2.0

$ 4.4



The following table presents the components of the Company’s pension cost, including supplemental retirement plans, for the six months ended June 30, ( in millions ):

U.S. International 2014 2013 2014 2013 Service cost-benefits earned during the period $ 2.0

$ 1.4

$ 3.0

$ 3.8

Interest cost on projected benefit obligation 22.6

20.0

12.8

12.0

Expected return on plan assets (28.8 ) (29.4 ) (13.4 ) (11.6 ) Amortization of prior service cost, actuarial loss and other 12.2

15.6

1.6

3.1

Net periodic pension cost $ 8.0

$ 7.6

$ 4.0

$ 7.3







The following table presents the components of the Company’s other postretirement benefit costs for the three and six months ended June 30, ( in millions ):

Three Months Ended Six Months Ended June 30, June 30, 2014 2013 2014 2013 Service cost-benefits earned during the period $ 0.3

$ 0.3

$ 0.6

$ 0.6

Interest cost on projected benefit obligation 1.2

1.4

2.4

2.8

Amortization of prior service benefit and actuarial loss, net (1.6 ) (0.4 ) (3.2 ) (0.8 ) Net other postretirement benefit cost $ (0.1 ) $ 1.3

$ (0.2 ) $ 2.6



The Company made cash contributions to the Company-sponsored profit sharing plan of $16.1 million and $17.6 million during the six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively.





Footnote 9 — Income Taxes





The Company’s income tax expense and resulting effective tax rate are based upon the respective estimated annual effective tax rates applicable for the respective periods adjusted for the effects of items required to be treated as discrete to the period, including changes in tax laws, changes in estimated exposures for uncertain tax positions and other items.





The Company’s effective tax rate for the six months ended June 30, 2014 included tax benefits related to the resolution of certain tax contingencies of $11.3 million and tax benefits of $15.1 million related to the $42.3 million pretax charges associated with the change in exchange rates used to remeasure the Company’s Venezuelan net assets, which includes a $38.7 million charge upon adoption of the SICAD I rate and $4.0 million charge associated with the first turn of Venezuelan inventory after the devaluation (see Footnote 1). The Company’s effective tax rate for the six months ended June 30, 2013 included tax benefits of $13.1 million , including $8.3 million of net tax benefits associated with the recognition of incremental deferred taxes and $4.8 million associated with the resolution of certain tax contingencies.





The Company’s effective tax rates for the six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013 were also impacted by the geographical mix in earnings and other discrete items recorded in the periods.

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Footnote 10 — Earnings per Share

The calculation of basic and diluted earnings per share is as follows ( in millions, except per share data ):

Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30, 2014 2013 2014 2013 Numerator for basic and diluted earnings per share: Income from continuing operations $ 149.1

$ 116.6

$ 201.2

$ 180.4

Income (loss) from discontinued operations 1.5

(6.8 ) 2.3

(16.4 ) Net income $ 150.6

$ 109.8

$ 203.5

$ 164.0

Dividends and equivalents for share-based awards expected to be forfeited —

—

—

—

Net income for basic and diluted earnings per share $ 150.6

$ 109.8

$ 203.5

$ 164.0

Denominator for basic and diluted earnings per share: Weighted-average shares outstanding 275.4

288.3

277.1

287.8

Share-based payment awards classified as participating securities 2.0

2.6

2.0

2.6

Denominator for basic earnings per share 277.4

290.9

279.1

290.4

Dilutive securities (1) 2.3

3.4

2.6

3.3

Denominator for diluted earnings per share 279.7

294.3

281.7

293.7

Basic earnings per share: Income from continuing operations $ 0.54

$ 0.40

$ 0.72

$ 0.62

Income (loss) from discontinued operations $ 0.01

$ (0.02 ) $ 0.01

$ (0.06 ) Net income $ 0.54

$ 0.38

$ 0.73

$ 0.56

Diluted earnings per share: Income from continuing operations $ 0.53

$ 0.40

$ 0.71

$ 0.61

Income (loss) from discontinued operations $ 0.01

$ (0.02 ) $ 0.01

$ (0.06 ) Net income $ 0.54

$ 0.37

$ 0.72

$ 0.56



(1) Dilutive securities include “in the money” options, non-participating restricted stock units and performance stock units. The weighted-average shares outstanding exclude the effect of 0.8 million and 2.2 million stock options for the three months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively, and 0.5 million and 2.9 million stock options for the six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively, because such securities were anti-dilutive. The weighted-average shares outstanding for the three and six months ended June 30, 2014 also exclude the weighted-average effect of 0.6 million performance stock units outstanding because the securities were anti-dilutive.





Footnote 11 — Stock-Based Compensation

The Company measures compensation cost for all stock awards at fair value on the date of grant and recognizes compensation cost, net of estimated forfeitures, over the requisite service period for awards expected to vest. The Company recognized $7.5 million and $10.3 million of pretax stock-based compensation expense during the three months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively, and $14.5 million and $19.7 million during the six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

The following table summarizes the changes in the number of shares of common stock underlying outstanding stock options for the six months ended June 30, 2014 ( in millions, except per share values ):

Shares Weighted-Average Exercise Price Exercisable at Period End Aggregate Intrinsic Value Exercisable Outstanding at December 31, 2013 5.9

$ 22

5.3

$ 53.3

Exercised (1.9 ) 24

Forfeited / expired (0.2 ) 27

Outstanding at June 30, 2014 3.8

$ 21

3.6

$ 36.1



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The following table summarizes the changes in the number of outstanding restricted stock units for the six months ended June 30, 2014 ( shares in millions ):

Restricted Stock Units Weighted- Average Grant Date Fair Value Outstanding at December 31, 2013 4.2

$ 22

Granted 1.2

32

Vested (1.0 ) 21

Forfeited (0.4 ) 24

Outstanding at June 30, 2014 4.0

$ 25







During the six months ended June 30, 2014 , the Company awarded 0.7 million performance stock units which entitle recipients to shares of the Company’s stock at the end of a three -year vesting period, if specified market conditions are achieved (“PSUs”). The PSUs entitle recipients to shares of common stock equal to 0% up to 200% of the number of units granted at the vesting date depending on the level of achievement of the specified market and service conditions. As of June 30, 2014 , 2.0 million PSUs were outstanding, and based on performance through June 30, 2014 , recipients of PSUs would be entitled to 1.8 million shares at the vesting date. The PSUs are included in the preceding table as if the participants earn shares equal to 100% of the units granted.





As of December 31, 2013, the Company had 0.3 million outstanding performance-based restricted stock units that entitle the recipients to shares of common stock if specified market and service conditions are achieved and vest no earlier than one year from the date of grant and no later than seven years from the date of grant (“Stock Price Based RSUs”). During the six months ended June 30, 2014 , 0.1 million of Stock Price Based RSUs vested. Based on performance through June 30, 2014 , the market conditions have been achieved for substantially all of the remaining 0.2 million of outstanding Stock Price Based RSUs. Accordingly, the Stock Price Based RSUs will vest when the service conditions are achieved. The 0.2 million Stock Price Based RSUs are included in the preceding table as outstanding as of June 30, 2014 .





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Footnote 12 — Fair Value Disclosures

Recurring Fair Value Measurements

The following tables present the Company’s non-pension financial assets and liabilities which are measured at fair value on a recurring basis ( in millions ):

Fair Value as of June 30, 2014 Total Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) Assets Investment securities, including mutual funds (1) $ 21.7

$ 9.1

$ 12.6

$ —

Interest rate swaps 22.8

—

22.8

—

Foreign currency derivatives 0.7

—

0.7

—

Total $ 45.2

$ 9.1

$ 36.1

$ —

Liabilities Interest rate swaps $ 21.6

$ —

$ 21.6

$ —

Foreign currency derivatives 4.0

—

4.0

—

Total $ 25.6

$ —

$ 25.6

$ —

Fair Value as of December 31, 2013 Assets Investment securities, including mutual funds (1) $ 21.3

$ 8.7

$ 12.6

$ —

Interest rate swaps 23.1

—

23.1

—

Foreign currency derivatives 2.9

—

2.9

—

Total $ 47.3

$ 8.7

$ 38.6

$ —

Liabilities Interest rate swaps $ 35.5

$ —

$ 35.5

$ —

Foreign currency derivatives 1.4

—

1.4

—

Total $ 36.9

$ —

$ 36.9

$ —



(1) The values of investment securities, including mutual funds, are classified as cash and cash equivalents ( $10.9 million and $10.9 million as of June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively) and other assets ( $10.8 million and $10.3 million as of June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively).





For publicly-traded mutual funds, fair value is determined on the basis of quoted market prices and, accordingly, such investments have been classified as Level 1. Other investment securities are valued at the net asset value per share or unit multiplied by the number of shares or units held as of the measurement date and have been classified as Level 2. The Company determines the fair value of its derivative instruments using standard pricing models and market-based assumptions for all significant inputs, such as yield curves and quoted spot and forward exchange rates. Accordingly, the Company’s derivative instruments are classified as Level 2.

Nonrecurring Fair Value Measurements

The Company’s nonfinancial assets which are measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis include property, plant and equipment, goodwill, intangible assets and certain other assets. During the six months ended June 30, 2014 , impairments associated with plans to dispose of certain property, plant and equipment were not material. In the absence of a definitive sales price for these and similar types of assets, the Company generally uses projected cash flows, discounted as necessary, or market multiples to estimate the fair values of the impaired assets using key inputs such as management’s projections of cash flows on a held-and-used basis (if applicable), management’s projections of cash flows upon disposition and discount rates. Key inputs into the market multiple approach include identifying companies comparable to the Company’s business and estimated control premiums. Accordingly, these fair value measurements fall in Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy. These assets and certain liabilities are measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis as part of the Company’s impairment assessments and as circumstances require. During the six months ended June 30, 2014 , no nonrecurring fair value measurements were required for testing goodwill and other indefinite-lived intangible assets for impairment.

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Financial Instruments

The Company’s financial instruments include cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, accounts payable, derivative instruments, notes payable and short and long-term debt. The carrying values for current financial assets and liabilities, including cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, accounts payable and short-term debt approximate fair value due to the short maturity of such instruments. The fair values of the Company’s derivative instruments are recorded in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets and are disclosed in Footnote 7.





The fair values of the Company’s medium-term notes are based on quoted market prices (Level 1) and are as follows ( in millions ):

June 30, 2014 December 31, 2013 Fair Value Book Value Fair Value Book Value Medium-term notes $ 1,778.3

$ 1,673.3

$ 1,753.0

$ 1,659.8







The carrying amounts of all other significant debt approximate fair value.





Footnote 13 — Segment Information

The Company’s reportable segments are as follows:

Segment Key Brands Description of Primary Products Writing Sharpie ® , Paper Mate ® , Expo ® , Parker ® , Waterman ® , Dymo ® Office, Endicia ® Writing instruments, including markers and highlighters, pens and pencils; art products; fine writing instruments; office technology solutions, including labeling and on-line postage solutions Home Solutions Rubbermaid ® , Calphalon ® , Levolor ® , Goody ® Indoor/outdoor organization, food storage and home storage products; gourmet cookware, bakeware and cutlery; drapery hardware and window treatments; hair care accessories Tools Irwin ® , Lenox ® , hilmor ™ , Dymo ® Industrial

Hand tools and power tool accessories; industrial bandsaw blades; tools for pipes and HVAC systems; label makers for industrial use Commercial Products Rubbermaid Commercial Products ® , Rubbermaid ® Healthcare Cleaning and refuse products, hygiene systems, material handling solutions; medical and computer carts and wall-mounted workstations Baby & Parenting Graco ® , Aprica ® , Teutonia ® Infant and juvenile products such as car seats, strollers, highchairs and playards

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The Company’s segment and geographic results are as follows for the periods indicated ( in millions ): Three Months Ended Six Months Ended June 30, June 30, 2014 2013 2014 2013 Net Sales (1) Writing $ 502.6

$ 477.8

$ 863.9

$ 818.4

Home Solutions 388.9

399.1

710.1

738.0

Tools 222.3

198.0

410.1

386.6

Commercial Products 223.5

203.6

406.1

386.7

Baby & Parenting 183.7

196.2

363.0

385.8

$ 1,521.0

$ 1,474.7

$ 2,753.2

$ 2,715.5

Operating Income (Loss) (2) Writing $ 129.6

$ 123.6

$ 206.7

$ 186.8

Home Solutions 48.3

53.7

74.6

87.8

Tools 29.9

18.3

51.3

37.0

Commercial Products 36.2

21.9

50.0

43.5

Baby & Parenting 12.2

23.8

17.6

47.7

Restructuring costs (11.5 ) (32.0 ) (23.5 ) (66.4 ) Corporate (31.3 ) (23.9 ) (58.1 ) (53.2 ) $ 213.4

$ 185.4

$ 318.6

$ 283.2



June 30, 2014 December 31, 2013 Identifiable Assets Writing $ 1,110.6

$ 931.2

Home Solutions 587.2

559.4

Tools 646.9

595.7

Commercial Products 359.2

343.3

Baby & Parenting 315.2

321.9

Corporate (3) 3,199.0

3,318.2

$ 6,218.1

$ 6,069.7



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Geographic Area Information

Three Months Ended Six Months Ended June 30, June 30, ( in millions ) 2014 2013 2014 2013 Net Sales (1), (4) United States $ 1,054.5

$ 1,016.1

$ 1,885.7

$ 1,835.0

Canada 76.9

83.4

129.9

145.2

Total North America 1,131.4

1,099.5

2,015.6

1,980.2

Europe, Middle East and Africa 188.8

181.4

353.0

348.5

Latin America 102.8

84.2

194.8

177.4

Asia Pacific 98.0

109.6

189.8

209.4

Total International 389.6

375.2

737.6

735.3

$ 1,521.0

$ 1,474.7

$ 2,753.2

$ 2,715.5

Operating Income (Loss) (2), (5) United States $ 157.7

$ 156.5

$ 223.6

$ 237.5

Canada 18.9

21.3

29.3

31.5

Total North America 176.6

177.8

252.9

269.0

Europe, Middle East and Africa 22.7

(8.6 ) 37.8

(23.4 ) Latin America 9.2

0.8

20.0

8.1

Asia Pacific 4.9

15.4

7.9

29.5

Total International 36.8

7.6

65.7

14.2

$ 213.4

$ 185.4

$ 318.6

$ 283.2



(1) All intercompany transactions have been eliminated. Sales to Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. and subsidiaries amounted to approximately 10.0% of consolidated net sales in the three months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013 and approximately 10.0% and 9.8% of consolidated net sales in the six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively.





(2) Operating income (loss) by segment is net sales less cost of products sold and selling, general & administrative (“SG&A”) expenses for continuing operations. Operating income by geographic area is net sales less cost of products sold, SG&A expenses, restructuring costs and impairment charges, if any, for continuing operations. Certain headquarters expenses of an operational nature are allocated to business segments and geographic areas primarily on a net sales basis. Depreciation and amortization is allocated to the segments on a percentage of sales basis, and the allocated depreciation and amortization is included in segment operating income.





(3) Corporate assets primarily include goodwill, capitalized software, cash, benefit plan assets and deferred tax assets.





(4) Geographic sales information is based on the region from which the products are shipped and invoiced.





(5) The following table summarizes the restructuring costs by region included in operating income (loss) above ( in millions ):

Three Months Ended Six Months Ended June 30, June 30, 2014 2013 2014 2013 Restructuring Costs United States $ 4.9

$ 7.1

$ 12.8

$ 12.8

Canada —

—

0.1

—

Total North America 4.9

7.1

12.9

12.8

Europe, Middle East and Africa 5.9

22.1

8.7

48.3

Latin America 0.2

1.1

0.3

3.6

Asia Pacific 0.5

1.7

1.6

1.7

Total International 6.6

24.9

10.6

53.6

$ 11.5

$ 32.0

$ 23.5

$ 66.4







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Footnote 14 — Other Accrued Liabilities

Other accrued liabilities included the following ( in millions ):

June 30, 2014 December 31, 2013 Customer accruals $ 276.7

$ 292.6

Accruals for manufacturing, marketing and freight expenses 85.2

89.8

Accrued self-insurance liabilities 56.3

58.5

Accrued pension, defined contribution and other postretirement benefits 33.8

46.5

Accrued contingencies, primarily legal, environmental and warranty 33.7

35.0

Accrued restructuring (See Footnote 4) 48.4

76.7

Other 96.9

104.4

Other accrued liabilities $ 631.0

$ 703.5



Customer accruals are promotional allowances and rebates, including cooperative advertising, given to customers in exchange for their selling efforts and volume purchased as well as allowances for returns. The self-insurance accrual is primarily casualty liabilities such as workers’ compensation, general and product liability and auto liability and is estimated based upon historical loss experience combined with actuarial evaluation methods, review of significant individual files and the application of risk transfer programs.





Footnote 15 — Litigation and Contingencies

The Company is involved in legal proceedings in the ordinary course of its business. These proceedings include claims for damages arising out of use of the Company’s products, allegations of infringement of intellectual property, commercial disputes and employment matters, as well as environmental matters. Some of the legal proceedings include claims for punitive as well as compensatory damages, and certain proceedings may purport to be class actions.

The Company, using current product sales data and historical trends, actuarially calculates the estimate of its exposure for product liability. The Company has product liability reserves of $32.9 million and $34.4 million as of June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively. The Company is insured for product liability claims for amounts in excess of established deductibles and accrues for the estimated liability as described up to the limits of the deductibles. All other claims and lawsuits are handled on a case-by-case basis.

Recall of Harness Buckles on Select Car Seats





In February 2014, Graco, a subsidiary of the Company, announced a voluntary recall in the U.S. of harness buckles used on approximately 4 million toddler car seats manufactured between 2006 and 2013. As a result of the recall, substantially all affected car seats which were at retail locations or in customer warehouses have been reworked in the field or returned to the Company for rework. In July 2014, Graco announced that it had agreed to expand the recall to include certain infant car seats manufactured between July 2010 and May 2013. There have been no reported injuries associated with the recalled harness buckles used on these toddler or infant car seats.





The Company recorded an $11.4 million charge during the six months ended June 30, 2014 for the cost of the above recalls. The Company believes that any additional costs of executing the recall will not be significant. However, the amount recorded does not include any fines or penalties that may result from any governmental investigation into the circumstances related to the recalls.

Environmental Matters

The Company is involved in various matters concerning federal and state environmental laws and regulations, including matters in which the Company has been identified by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“U.S. EPA”) and certain state environmental agencies as a potentially responsible party (“PRP”) at contaminated sites under the Federal Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (“CERCLA”) and equivalent state laws.

In assessing its environmental response costs, the Company has considered several factors, including the extent of the Company’s volumetric contribution at each site relative to that of other PRPs; the kind of waste; the terms of existing cost sharing and other applicable agreements; the financial ability of other PRPs to share in the payment of requisite costs; the Company’s prior experience with similar sites; environmental studies and cost estimates available to the Company; the effects of inflation on cost estimates; and the extent to which the Company’s, and other parties’, status as PRPs is disputed.

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The Company’s estimate of environmental response costs associated with these matters as of June 30, 2014 ranged between $19.6 million and $22.2 million . As of June 30, 2014 , the Company had a reserve of $20.0 million for such environmental remediation and response costs in the aggregate, which is included in other accrued liabilities and other noncurrent liabilities in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet. No insurance recovery was taken into account in determining the Company’s cost estimates or reserves, nor do the Company’s cost estimates or reserves reflect any discounting for present value purposes, except with respect to certain long-term operations and maintenance CERCLA matters, which are estimated at their present value of $16.7 million by applying a 5% discount rate to undiscounted obligations of $24.0 million .

Two of the Company’s subsidiaries, Goody Products, Inc. and Berol Corporation (the “Company Parties”), were among over 300 entities named by Maxus Energy Corporation (“Maxus”) and Tierra Solutions, Inc. (“Tierra”) as third-party defendants in New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, et al. (collectively “DEP”) v. Occidental Chemical Corporation, et al., pending in the Superior Court of New Jersey, Law Division - Essex County. In the third-party complaint, Maxus and Tierra allege that releases from two facilities formerly operated by the Company Parties contributed to contamination in the Passaic River and other bodies of water and seek contribution for certain clean-up and removal costs, as well as other damages for which they may be found liable to DEP. In March 2013, the Company Parties and other third-party defendants executed a proposed Consent Judgment with DEP. In addition, all of the direct defendants, with the exception of Occidental Chemical Corporation (“OCC”), have entered into a separate Settlement Agreement with New Jersey. Both the proposed Consent Judgment and Settlement Agreement were approved and entered by the court in December 2013. The two settlements resulted in dismissal of all third-party defendants and all of the state’s claims against the direct defendants, with the exception of its claims against OCC and OCC’s cross-claims against the other direct defendants. The settlements further resulted in the state’s recovery of all of its past costs, as well as some funding for natural resources restoration and redevelopment, subject to certain reopeners. The settlements are final and no longer subject to appeal.

In addition, U.S. EPA has issued General Notice Letters (“GNLs”) to over 100 entities, including the Company and Berol Corporation, alleging that they are PRPs at the Diamond Alkali Superfund Site, which includes a 17-mile stretch of the Lower Passaic River and its tributaries. 72 of the GNL recipients, including the Company on behalf of itself and the Company Parties, have taken over the performance of the remedial investigation and feasibility study (“RI/FS”) for the Lower Passaic River. The RI/FS work remains underway and is scheduled for completion at the end of 2014. Regardless, on April 11, 2014, U.S. EPA issued a Source Control Early Action Focused Feasibility Study (“FFS”), which proposes four alternatives for remediation of the lower 8 miles of the Lower Passaic River. U.S. EPA’s cost estimates for its cleanup alternatives range from $315 million to approximately $3.2 billion in capital costs plus from $0.5 million to $1.8 million in annual maintenance costs for 30 years, with its preferred alternative carrying an estimated cost of approximately $1.7 billion plus an additional $1.6 million in annual maintenance costs for 30 years. The public comment period is set to end August 20, 2014, after which U.S. EPA will evaluate all the input and issue its final Record of Decision, which is expected in early 2015. U.S. EPA has indicated that it will seek to have the parties fund the cleanup, but at this time, it is unclear how the cost of any cleanup would be allocated among any of the parties, including the Company Parties, or any other entities. The site is also subject to a Natural Resource Damage Assessment.

Given the uncertainties pertaining to this matter, including that the litigation and RI/FS are ongoing, the ultimate remediation has not yet been determined, the parties have not agreed upon a final allocation for the investigation and any ultimate remediation, and the extent to which the Company Parties may be held liable or responsible is not yet known–it is not possible for the Company to estimate its ultimate liability related to this matter. Based on currently known facts and circumstances, the Company does not believe that this matter is reasonably likely to have a material impact on the Company’s results of operations because the Company Parties’ facilities are not alleged to have discharged the contaminants which are of the greatest concern in the river sediments, and because there are numerous other parties who will likely share in any costs of remediation and/or damages. However, in the event of one or more adverse determinations related to this matter, it is possible that the ultimate liability resulting from this matter and the impact on the Company’s results of operations could be material.

Because of the uncertainties associated with environmental investigations and response activities, the possibility that the Company could be identified as a PRP at sites identified in the future that require the incurrence of environmental response costs and the possibility that sites acquired in business combinations may require environmental response costs, actual costs to be incurred by the Company may vary from the Company’s estimates.

Although management of the Company cannot predict the ultimate outcome of these proceedings with certainty, it believes that the ultimate resolution of the Company’s proceedings, including any amounts it may be required to pay in excess of amounts reserved, will not have a material effect on the Company’s consolidated financial statements, except as otherwise described above.





Footnote 16 — Subsequent Event





On July 21, 2014, the Company agreed to acquire all of the outstanding equity of Ignite Holdings, LLC (“Ignite”), a leading designer and marketer of on-the-go beverage containers. The purchase price is $308 million , subject to customary purchase price

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adjustments based on working capital, indebtedness and certain expenses of Ignite at closing. The acquisition is expected to be financed through a combination of operating cash flow and available borrowings and is expected to close during the quarter ending September 30, 2014, subject to customary conditions and regulatory approvals.

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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

The following discussion and analysis provides information which management believes is relevant to an assessment and understanding of the Company’s consolidated results of operations and financial condition. The discussion should be read in conjunction with the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements and notes thereto.





Business Overview

Newell Rubbermaid is a global marketer of consumer and commercial products that help people get more out of life every day, where they live, learn, work and play. The Company’s products are marketed under a strong portfolio of leading brands, including Sharpie ® , Paper Mate ® , Parker ® , Waterman ® , Dymo ® , Rubbermaid ® , Levolor ® , Goody ® , Calphalon ® , Irwin ® , Lenox ® , Rubbermaid Commercial Products ® , Graco ® and Aprica ® .

Business Strategy

The Company is executing its Growth Game Plan, which is its strategy to simplify the organization and free up resources to invest in growth initiatives and strengthened capabilities in support of the Company’s brands. The changes being implemented in the execution of the Growth Game Plan are considered key enablers to building a bigger, faster-growing, more global and more profitable company.

The Growth Game Plan encompasses the following aspects:

Business Model

• A growing brand-led business with a strong home in the United States and global ambition.

• Consumer brands that win at the point of decision through excellence in performance, design and innovation.

• Professional brands that win the loyalty of the chooser by improving the productivity and performance of the user.

• Collaboration with our partners across the total enterprise in a shared commitment to growth and creating value.

• Delivering competitive returns to shareholders through consistent, sustainable and profitable growth.

Where To Play

• Win Bigger — Deploying resources to businesses and regions with higher growth opportunities through investments in innovation and geographic expansion.

• Win Where We Are — Optimizing the performance of businesses and brands in existing markets by investing in innovation to increase market share and reducing structural spend within the existing geographic footprint.

• Incubate For Growth — Investing in businesses that have unique opportunities for growth, with a primary focus on businesses that are in the early stages of the business cycle.

5 Ways To Win

• Make Our Brands Really Matter — Sharpening brand strategies on the highest impact growth levers and partnering to win with customers and suppliers.

• Build An Execution Powerhouse — Realigning the customer development organization and developing joint business plans for new channel penetration and broader distribution.

• Unlock Trapped Capacity For Growth — Delivering savings from ongoing restructuring projects, working capital reductions and simplification of business processes.

• Develop The Team For Growth — Driving a performance culture aligned to the business strategy and building a more global perspective and talent base.

• Extend Beyond Our Borders — Accelerating investments and growth in emerging markets.

In implementing the tenets of its strategy, the Company is focused on Every Day Great Execution, or EDGE, to capitalize on and maximize the benefits of investment and growth opportunities and to optimize the cost structure of the business.

Organizational Structure

The Company is driving the Growth Game Plan into action and simplifying its structure through the execution of Project Renewal, making sharper portfolio choices and investing in new marketing and innovation to accelerate performance. In the Growth Game

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Plan operating model, the Company has reorganized around two core activity systems, Development and Delivery, supported by three business partnering functions, Human Resources, Finance/IT and Legal, and four winning capabilities in Design, Marketing & Insight, Supply Chain and Customer Development, all in service to drive accelerated performance in the Company’s five segments. The Company’s five business segments and the key brands included in each segment are as follows:

Segment Key Brands Description of Primary Products Writing Sharpie ® , Paper Mate ® , Expo ® , Parker ® , Waterman ® , Dymo ® Office, Endicia ® Writing instruments, including markers and highlighters, pens and pencils; art products; fine writing instruments; office technology solutions, including labeling and on-line postage solutions Home Solutions Rubbermaid ® , Calphalon ® , Levolor ® , Goody ® Indoor/outdoor organization, food storage and home storage products; gourmet cookware, bakeware and cutlery; drapery hardware and window treatments; hair care accessories Tools Irwin ® , Lenox ® , hilmor ™ , Dymo ® Industrial Hand tools and power tool accessories; industrial bandsaw blades; tools for pipes and HVAC systems; label makers for industrial use Commercial Products Rubbermaid Commercial Products ® , Rubbermaid ® Healthcare Cleaning and refuse products, hygiene systems, material handling solutions; medical and computer carts and wall-mounted workstations Baby & Parenting Graco ® , Aprica ® , Teutonia ® Infant and juvenile products such as car seats, strollers, highchairs and playards





Market and Performance Overview

The Company operates in the consumer and commercial products markets, which are generally impacted by overall economic conditions in the regions in which the Company operates. The Company’s results for the first six months of 2014 were impacted by the following factors:

• Core sales, which exclude the impact of changes in foreign currency, increased 2.8% in 2014 compared to the same period last year. Core sales growth of 28.7% and 2.3% in Latin America and North America, respectively, were partially offset by core sales declines of 2.8% and 4.4% in Europe and Asia Pacific, respectively. The growth in Latin America and North America was attributable to pricing and volume gains, particularly in the Win Bigger segments, primarily in Writing, as well as Tools and Commercial Products. The decline in Europe was due primarily to exiting select product lines and geographies, primarily in the Baby & Parenting and Fine Writing categories, while the decline in Asia Pacific was attributable to increased competition in the Baby & Parenting segment. Core sales is determined by applying a fixed exchange rate, calculated as the 12-month average in 2013, to the current and prior year local currency sales amounts, with the difference equal to changes in core sales, and the difference between the changes in reported sales and the changes in core sales being attributable to currency.

• Core sales increased 8.5% in the Writing segment, with double digit core sales growth in Latin America driven by pricing, increased Back-To-School sales and the Ink Joy ® advertising campaign. Core sales growth in North America also contributed to the Writing segment’s core sales growth, primarily as a result of increased Back-To-School sales in anticipation of planned third quarter advertising and merchandising support and the Ink Joy ® and Sharpie ® advertising campaigns. Core sales grew 7.8% in the Tools segment, with core sales growth across all regions. The double digit core sales growth for Tools in Latin America was driven by expanded product offerings in Brazil. Core sales increased 5.3% in the Commercial Products segment as a result of strong volume growth on Rubbermaid Commercial Products ® in all regions and the return to growth of Rubbermaid ® Healthcare in North America in the second quarter. Core sales decreased 3.0% in the Home Solutions segment as a result of softness in North America driven in large part by unusually inclement weather and declines in certain lower margin product lines. Baby & Parenting’s core sales decreased 5.6%, primarily due to the exit of certain product lines and geographic regions in Europe and competitive pressures in Asia Pacific.

• Gross margin was 39.1%. Pricing, mix and productivity were offset by inflation, transactional currency impacts and costs associated with the recall of harness buckles on select Graco ® car seats. Gross margin for the first six months of 2014 was adversely impacted by $8.6 million, or 30 basis points, due to the costs of the recall.

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• During the first six months of 2014, the Company increased investments in advertising by $21.2 million, representing an incremental 80 basis points as a percentage of net sales. The Company’s investments for brand-building and consumer demand creation and commercialization activities during the first six months of 2014 included the following:

• a New Distributor Model in North America, focused primarily in Tools and Commercial products, building a structure that assigns relationship owners to key distributors, removing redundancies and simplifying the approach with distributors to sell a broader assortment of the Company’s products;

• a new line of Sharpie ® highlighters called Sharpie ® Clear View which have a unique, see-through tip for more precise highlighting;

• continued investment in Ink Joy ® advertising in the U.S., Latin America and Asia Pacific markets;

• an advertising campaign for the re-launch of Mr. Sketch scented markers, a children’s classic first introduced in the U.S. in 1965;

• an advertising campaign for Sharpie ® , 50-Ways to Use Sharpie (“50-Ways”), in advance of Back-To-School in the U.S. and Canada;

• Paper Mate ® Mix and Match mechanical pencils, which allow users to create their own mechanical pencils with interchangeable tops and erasers;

• wave 2 of Big Bang Brazil, launching nine additional product categories and more than 700 SKUs of Irwin tools, in addition to the 500 SKUs launched last year in Brazil;

• Graco ® 4EVER TM All-in-One car seats that transition from baby to booster as the child grows; and

• advertising in the Baby & Parenting business to support new product launches in Japan, along with the Parker “Dreams Cannot be Rushed” campaign in Japan.

During the back half of 2014, the Company plans to continue increasing advertising in support of its brands to drive growth, including planned advertising campaigns for Calphalon ® and Graco ® , the first advertising for these brands in years.

• Continued the execution of Project Renewal to simplify the business, reduce structural costs and increase investment in the most significant growth platforms within the business by taking significant steps in implementing activities centered around Project Renewal’s five workstreams, resulting in $23.5 million of restructuring costs in the first six months of 2014.

• Realized a $38.3 million foreign exchange loss in the first six months of 2014 for the Company’s Venezuelan operations, which includes a $38.7 million charge upon adoption of the SICAD I rate.

• Reported a 20.1% effective tax rate in the first six months of 2014, compared to an effective tax rate of 23.7% for the first six months of 2013, primarily due to the income tax rate applicable to the $38.3 million of foreign exchange losses associated with Venezuela being higher than the Company’s overall effective tax rate. In addition, during 2014, the Company recognized discrete income tax benefits of $11.3 million related to the resolution of certain tax contingencies. During 2013, the Company recognized $13.1 million of tax benefits, included $8.3 million of net tax benefits associated with the recognition of incremental deferred taxes and $4.8 million associated with the resolution of certain tax contingencies.

• Expanded and extended the Company’s share repurchase plan (the “SRP”), allowing for total repurchases of $300.0 million between February 2014 and the end of 2016. During the first six months of 2014, the Company repurchased and retired an additional 5.3 million shares of common stock for $158.7 million , leaving $141.3 million available under the SRP for future repurchases.

Acquisitions

On July 21, 2014, the Company agreed to acquire Ignite Holdings, LLC (“Ignite”), a leading designer and marketer of on-the-go beverage containers. The purchase price is $308.0 million, subject to adjustments, and the acquisition is expected to close during the quarter ending September 30, 2014. Ignite generated full year net sales of $101.6 million its most recently completed fiscal year. The acquisition will be accounted for using purchase accounting and, as a result, the sales and results of operations of Ignite after the closing date will be included in the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

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Projects and Initiatives

Project Renewal

In October 2011, the Company launched Project Renewal, a program designed to reduce complexity in the organization and increase investment in the most significant growth platforms within the business, funded by a reduction in structural SG&A costs. Project Renewal is designed to simplify and align the business around two key activities - Brand & Category Development and Market Execution & Delivery.





The total costs of Project Renewal through 2015 are expected to be $340 million to $375 million, with $300 million to $340 million representing cash costs. Approximately 75% of the cash costs are expected to consist of employee-related costs, including severance, retirement and other termination benefits and costs. Project Renewal is expected to be fully implemented by mid-2015 and generate annualized savings of $270 million to $325 million. The majority of these savings are expected to be reinvested in the business to strengthen brand building and selling capabilities.





Through June 30, 2014 , the Company incurred $207 million and $53 million of restructuring and restructuring-related charges, respectively, the majority of which were employee-related cash costs, including severance, retirement and other termination benefits and costs. Restructuring-related charges represent certain organizational change implementation costs, including consulting costs, and incremental cost of products sold and SG&A expenses associated with the implementation of Project Renewal. In the first six months of 2014, the Company has continued to execute existing projects as well as initiate new activities relating to Project Renewal as follows:

• Completed the restructuring of the Development organization as part of the Organizational Simplification workstream, which includes the consolidation and relocation of its design and innovation capabilities into a new center of excellence, a design center in Kalamazoo, Michigan, and the consolidation of the marketing function into a global center of excellence.





• The ongoing implementation of the EMEA Simplification workstream, which includes projects aimed at refocusing the region on profitable growth, including the closure, consolidation and/or relocation of certain manufacturing facilities, distribution centers, customer support and sales and administrative offices, including completing the closure of a distribution center in EMEA during the first six months of 2014. As part of the EMEA Simplification workstream, the Company has exited certain markets and product lines, as follows:





• Exited direct sales in over 50 of the 120 countries and territories that the EMEA region serves;

• Discontinued the Baby & Parenting business in about 19 countries;

• Discontinued several lines of Baby & Parenting products; and

• Exited the custom-logo Fine Writing business.





The Company expects sales for the year ending December 31, 2014 to be adversely impacted by $25 million compared to the year ended December 31, 2013 due to these geographic and product line exits, and through June 30, 2014, these exits have adversely impacted 2014 sales by approximately $12 million.





• The implementation of the Best Cost Finance workstream by consolidating and realigning its shared services and decision support capabilities.





• The continued execution of projects to streamline the three business partnering functions, Human Resources, Finance/IT and Legal, and to align these functions with the new operating structure.

• The ongoing reconfiguration and consolidation of the Company’s manufacturing footprint and distribution centers to reduce overhead, improve operational efficiencies and better utilize existing assets, including initiating projects to close a distribution center and a manufacturing facility in North America.

One Newell Rubbermaid

The Company strives to leverage common business activities and best practices to build functional capabilities and to build one common culture of shared values with a focus on collaboration and teamwork. Through this initiative, the Company has established regional shared service centers to leverage nonmarket-facing functional capabilities to reduce costs. In addition, the Company is expanding its focus on leveraging common business activities and best practices by reorganizing the business around two of the critical elements of the Growth Game Plan - Brand & Category Development and Market Execution & Delivery, enhancing its Customer Development and Global Supply Chain organizations, and consolidating activities into centers of excellence for design and innovation capabilities and marketing capabilities.

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The Company is also migrating multiple legacy systems and users to a common SAP global information platform in a phased, multi-year rollout. SAP is expected to enable the Company to integrate and manage its worldwide business and reporting processes more efficiently. Substantially all of the North American and European operations are live on SAP, and Latin America operations in Brazil, Colombia, Argentina and Chile have successfully gone live with their SAP implementation efforts. The Company anticipates additional countries in Latin America will go live later in 2014.

Foreign Currency – Venezuela

The Company began accounting for its Venezuelan operations using highly inflationary accounting in January 2010. Under highly inflationary accounting, the Company remeasures assets, liabilities, sales and expenses denominated in Bolivar Fuertes (“Bolivars”) into U.S. Dollars using the applicable exchange rate, and the resulting translation adjustments are included in earnings.

Beginning in July 2013, the Venezuelan government authorized certain companies that operate in designated industry sectors to exchange a limited volume of Bolivars for U.S. Dollars at a bid rate established via weekly auctions under a system referred to as “SICAD I.” During the first quarter of 2014, the government expanded the types of transactions that may be subject to the weekly SICAD I auction rate while retaining the official rate of 6.3 Bolivars per U.S. Dollar and introduced another currency exchange mechanism (“SICAD II”). The official exchange rate for settling certain transactions through the National Center of Foreign Trade (“CENCOEX”), including imports of essential goods, remains at 6.3 Bolivars per U.S. Dollar. As of June 30, 2014 , the SICAD I auction rate was 10.6 Bolivars per U.S. Dollar, and the SICAD II rate was 50.0 Bolivars per U.S. Dollar. The Company continues to believe that transactions for imports of essential goods, such as certain raw materials and finished goods (primarily in the Writing segment), will be settled at the official exchange rate of 6.3 Bolivars per U.S. Dollar, and the Company has continued to receive authorizations to import product and to receive cash for vendor payments at this rate. The Company analyzed the multiple rates currently available and the Company’s estimates of the applicable rate at which future transactions could be settled, including the payment of dividends. Based on this analysis, the Company determined that the SICAD I rate is the most appropriate rate to use for remeasurement. As a result, the Company has recorded a net charge of $38.3 million through the first six months of 2014, based on the change in the applicable exchange rate applicable for remeasuring the net monetary assets of the Company’s Venezuelan operations that are denominated in Bolivars, which includes a $38.7 million charge upon adoption of the SICAD I rate. In addition, the Company’s 2014 reported net sales and operating income are expected to be adversely impacted by an estimated $34 million and $24 million , respectively, due solely to the use of the SICAD I rate for 2014 rather than the CENCOEX rate, which includes the adverse impact on gross margins attributable to the first turn of inventory after the change to the SICAD I rate and the increased costs of importing raw materials and finished goods. The estimated impact does not include any changes in the SICAD I rate throughout the remainder of 2014 that could also impact the costs of importing raw materials and finished goods.

As of June 30, 2014 , the Company’s Venezuelan subsidiary had approximately $59.2 million of net monetary assets denominated in Bolivars at the rate of 10.6 Bolivars per U.S. Dollar, and as a result, a 10% increase (decrease) in the applicable exchange rate would result in an estimated pretax charge (benefit) of approximately $6 million . On an ongoing basis, excluding the impacts of any actions management might otherwise take in response to a change in exchange rates, such as raising or decreasing prices, a 10% increase (decrease) in the exchange rate would unfavorably (favorably) impact annual net sales and operating income by an estimated $6 million and $4 million , respectively.

As part of the changes implemented in the first quarter of 2014, the Venezuelan government also issued a new Law on Fair Pricing, establishing a maximum profit margin of 30%. It is unclear how this law may ultimately affect the pricing structure of the Company’s Venezuelan operations and its ability to respond to the effects of inflation and additional currency devaluations. The law may limit the Company’s ability to implement future price increases, could result in the reduction of prices with respect to certain products or product categories and result in fines for practices deemed to be in violation of the law. As a result, the impact of the Law on Fair Pricing is not included in the estimated ongoing impacts outlined above. Price controls generally may affect products the Company markets and sells in Venezuela. The Company has used various means, including price increases and productivity initiatives, to offset the effects of continuing high inflation and the impact of currency devaluations.





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Results of Operations

The following table sets forth for the periods indicated items from the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations as reported and as a percentage of net sales ( in millions, except percentages ):

Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30, 2014 2013 2014 2013 Net sales $ 1,521.0

100.0 % $ 1,474.7

100.0 % $ 2,753.2

100.0 % $ 2,715.5

100.0 % Cost of products sold 912.6

60.0

892.0

60.5

1,675.5

60.9

1,659.2

61.1

Gross margin 608.4

40.0

582.7

39.5

1,077.7

39.1

1,056.3

38.9

Selling, general and administrative expenses 383.5

25.2

365.3

24.8

735.6

26.7

706.7

26.0

Restructuring costs 11.5

0.8

32.0

2.2

23.5

0.9

66.4

2.4

Operating income 213.4

14.0

185.4

12.6

318.6

11.6

283.2

10.4

Nonoperating expenses: Interest expense, net 15.0

1.0

15.0

1.0

29.4

1.1

29.6

1.1

Other (income) expense, net (2.6 ) (0.2 ) 4.2

0.3

37.4

1.4

17.2

0.6

Net nonoperating expenses 12.4

0.8

19.2

1.3

66.8

2.4

46.8

1.7

Income before income taxes 201.0

13.2

166.2

11.3

251.8

9.1

236.4

8.7

Income tax expense 51.9

3.4

49.6

3.4

50.6

1.8

56.0

2.1

Income from continuing operations 149.1

9.8

116.6

7.9

201.2

7.3

180.4

6.6

Income (loss) from discontinued operations 1.5

0.1

(6.8 ) (0.5 ) 2.3

0.1

(16.4 ) (0.6 ) Net income $ 150.6

9.9 % $ 109.8

7.4 % $ 203.5

7.4 % $ 164.0

6.0 %

Three Months Ended June 30, 2014 vs. Three Months Ended June 30, 2013

Consolidated Operating Results:

Net sales for the three months ended June 30, 2014 were $1,521.0 million , representing an increase of $46.3 million , or 3.1% , from $1,474.7 million for the three months ended June 30, 2013 . Core sales increased 4.6% , and foreign currency had the effect of decreasing net sales by 1.5% . The following table sets forth an analysis of changes in consolidated net sales for the three months ended June 30, 2014 as compared to the three months ended June 30, 2013 ( in millions, except percentages ):

Core sales $ 67.7

4.6 % Foreign currency (21.4 ) (1.5 ) Total change in net sales $ 46.3

3.1 %

Core sales in the Company’s North American and international businesses increased 3.4% and 8.0% , respectively. In North America, core sales growth was led by strong growth in Writing, primarily as a result of shipping a portion of the Back-To-School offering earlier in 2014 in anticipation of third quarter advertising campaigns, and Commercial Products, partially offset by declines in Home Solutions. International core sales growth was led by Latin America, which increased 48.6% as a result of pricing and strong Back-To-School sales in Writing and the Big Bang Brazil expanded product offering in Tools, partially offset by declines of 0.8% in Europe and 7.9% in Asia Pacific, primarily due to sales declines experienced by the Baby & Parenting segment as a result of product line and geographic exits in Europe and increased competition in Asia Pacific.

Gross margin, as a percentage of net sales, for the three months ended June 30, 2014 was 40.0% , or $608.4 million , compared to 39.5%, or $582.7 million, for the three months ended June 30, 2013. Favorable pricing, productivity and mix more than offset the effects of inflation and unfavorable transactional currency impacts.

SG&A expenses for the three months ended June 30, 2014 were 25.2% of net sales, or $383.5 million , versus 24.8% of net sales, or $365.3 million , for the three months ended June 30, 2013 . SG&A expenses increased as a result of increased advertising, primarily relating to the Writing segment’s investment in InkJoy ® and Sharpie ® advertising in North and Latin America and Asia Pacific, and increased organizational change implementation and restructuring-related costs, which increased from $2.1 million

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for the three months ended June 30, 2013 to $10.3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2014, to support initiatives to improve selling and supply chain capabilities.

The Company recorded restructuring costs of $11.5 million and $32.0 million for the three months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively. The year-over-year decrease in restructuring costs is primarily due to the significant costs incurred in the second quarter of 2013 associated with the implementation of restructuring plans and initiatives under Project Renewal in Europe as part of the EMEA Simplification workstream. The restructuring costs for the three months ended June 30, 2014 primarily related to Project Renewal and consisted of $1.6 million of facility and other exit costs, including impairments, $6.4 million of employee severance, termination benefits and employee relocation costs and $3.5 million of exited contractual commitments and other restructuring costs. The restructuring costs for the three months ended June 30, 2013 primarily related to Project Renewal and consisted of $2.3 million of facility and other exit costs, including impairments, $24.0 million of employee severance, termination benefits and employee relocation costs and $5.7 million of exited contractual commitments and other restructuring costs. See Footnote 4 of the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for further information.

Operating income for the three months ended June 30, 2014 was $213.4 million , or 14.0% of net sales, versus $185.4 million , or 12.6% of net sales, for the three months ended June 30, 2013 . The increase in operating margin was driven by gross margin expansion and the reduction in restructuring costs, partially offset by continued investment in brands and capabilities.

Net nonoperating expenses for the three months ended June 30, 2014 were $12.4 million versus $19.2 million for the three months ended June 30, 2013 . Interest expense for the three months ended June 30, 2014 was $15.0 million , remaining flat compared to the three months ended June 30, 2013 . The decrease in nonoperating expenses during the three months ended June 30, 2014 was driven by foreign currency benefits from the strengthening Yen and Australian and Canadian dollars against the U.S. Dollar during the 2014 quarter as compared to the three months ended June 30, 2013 when these currencies weakened during the quarter.

The Company recognized an effective income tax rate 25.8% for the three months ended June 30, 2014 , which compared to an effective income tax rate of 29.8% for the three months ended June 30, 2013 . In addition to the impact of the geographical mix of earnings, the tax rate for the three months ended June 30, 2014 was favorably impacted by $3.3 million of tax benefits related to the resolution of certain income tax contingencies as well as lower restructuring costs in Europe. The tax rate for the three months ended June 30, 2013 was impacted by the geographical mix in earnings.

Income (loss) from discontinued operations during the three months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013 relates to the Company’s Hardware and Teach businesses. During the three months ended June 30, 2014, the Company recorded income of $1.5 million, net of tax, associated with discontinued operations, compared to a loss, including impairments, of $6.8 million during the three months ended June 30, 2013. See Footnote 2 of the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for further information.

Business Segment Operating Results:

Net sales by segment were as follows for the three months ended June 30, ( in millions, except percentages ):

2014 2013 % Change Writing $ 502.6

$ 477.8

5.2 % Home Solutions 388.9

399.1

(2.6 ) Tools 222.3

198.0

12.3

Commercial Products 223.5

203.6

9.8

Baby & Parenting 183.7

196.2

(6.4 ) Total net sales $ 1,521.0

$ 1,474.7

3.1 %

The following table sets forth an analysis of changes in net sales in each segment