Archive for April, 2009

Newell Rubbermaid CEO earns $5.3 million in 2008 (AP)

Newell Rubbermaid Inc. CEO Mark Ketchum received compensation the company valued at $5.3 million in 2008, down more than 37 percent from the previous year as the consumer product maker lost money because of one-time charges, according to Associated Press calculations of data in a regulatory filing.

BUSINESS / LOCAL BRIEFS: Home Depot sells less lumber, more hardware (at Atlanta Journal Constitution)

Newell Rubbermaid starts cash tender offer (AP)

Newell Rubbermaid Inc., which makes Sharpie pens and storage containers, said Thursday that it started a cash tender offer to buy up to $300 million of its outstanding notes.

Newell Rubbermaid Announces Cash Tender Offer for Up to $300 Million Aggregate Principal Amount of Certain of Its Outstanding Notes (Business Wire)

Lifetime Brands Amends Credit Agreement (Business Wire)

Newell Rubbermaid prices notes offering of $300M (AP)

Newell Rubbermaid Prices Note Offering (Business Wire)

Newell Rubbermaid Prices Convertible Senior Notes Offering (Business Wire)

Newell Rubbermaid: Can It Bounce Back? (at Seeking Alpha)

Newell Rubbermaid halves dividend; stock declines 9% (at Atlanta Journal Constitution)