SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 SCHEDULE 13G Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Rayovac Corporation (Name of Issuer) Common Stock, $.01 par value per share (Title and Class of Securities) 755081 10 6 (CUSIP Number)CUSIP No. 755081 10 6 Page 2 of 6 (1) Names of Reporting Person Thomas H. Lee (2) Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (a) ___. (b) _X_. (3) SEC Use Only (4) Citizenship or Place of Organization Massachusetts Number of (5) Sole Voting Power -0- Shares Beneficially (6) Shared Voting Power 1,515,753 Owned by Each Reporting (7) Sole Dispositive Power -0- Person With (8) Shared Dispositive Power 1,515,753 (9) Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person - 1,515,753 (10) Check if Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares __________. (11) Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row 9 - 5.5% (12) Type of Reporting Person IN CUSIP No. 755081 10 6 Page 3 of 6 Item 1(a). Name of Issuer: Rayovac Corporation Item 1(b). Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices: 601 Rayovac Drive Madison, WI 53711-2492 Item 2(a). Name of Person Filing: See Item (1) of the cover pages Item 2(b). Address of Principal Business Office: c/o Thomas H. Lee Company 75 State Street Boston, MA 02109 Item 2(c). Citizenship: See item (4) of cover pages Item 2(d). Title of Class of Securities: United States Item 2(e). CUSIP Number: 755081 10 6 Item 3. Nature of Person Filing: Not applicable CUSIP No. 437608 10 2 Page 3 of 6 Item 4. Ownership: (a) Amount Beneficially Owned: See item (9) of cover pages (b) Percent of Class: See Item (11) of cover pages (c) Number of shares as to which such person has: (i) sole power to vote or to direct the vote: See item (5) of cover pages (ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote: See item (6) of cover pages (iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: See item (7) of cover pages (iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the dispositon of: See item (8) of cover pages NOTE: Due to an existing relationship among the reporting person, THL Investment Management Corp. and THL-CCI Investors Limited Partnership, the reporting person may be deemed to beneficially own an aggregate of 1,515,753 shares owned by THL-CCI Investors Limited Partnership. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of such shares except to the extent of his direct pecuniary interest. Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of Class: Not Applicable CUSIP No. 755081 10 6 Page 4 of 6 Item 6. Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person: Not applicable Item 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company: Not applicable Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the Group: Not applicable Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group: Not applicable CUSIP No. 755081 10 6 Page 5 of 6 Item 10. Certification: Not applicable. CUSIP No. 755081 10 6 Page 6 of 6 Signature After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct. /s/Thomas H. Lee Thomas H. Lee