UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON,
D.C. 20549
FORM
8-K
CURRENT
REPORT
PURSUANT
TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date
of report (Date of earliest event reported):
July
14, 2008 (July 13, 2008)
SPECTRUM
BRANDS, INC.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Wisconsin
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001-13615
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22-2423556
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(State
or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
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(Commission
File Number)
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(IRS
Employer Identification Number)
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Six
Concourse Parkway, Suite 3300
Atlanta,
Georgia
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30328
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(Address
of Principal Executive Offices)
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(Zip
Code)
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(770)
829-6200
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(Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code)
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N/A
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(Former
name or former address, if changed since last
report)
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Item
8.01 Other Events
On July 13, 2008, the board of
directors of Spectrum Brands, Inc. (the "Company") voted to
approve additional purchases of Company stock by Harbinger Capital Partners
Master Fund I, Ltd. (the "Master
Fund") and Harbinger Capital Partners Special Situations Fund, L.P.
(together with the Master Fund, "Harbinger") for the purpose of
exempting Harbinger from the business combination limitations on "interested
stockholders" set forth in Sections 180.1140 through 180.1144 of the
Wisconsin Business Corporation Law.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has
duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto
duly authorized.
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Date: July
14, 2008
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SPECTRUM
BRANDS, INC.
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By:
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/s/
Anthony L. Genito
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Name:
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Anthony
L. Genito
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Title:
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Executive
Vice President,
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Chief
Financial Officer and
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Chief
Accounting Officer
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