Reg FD Disclosure

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): May 5, 2023   SPECTRUM BRANDS HOLDINGS, INC. (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)   Delaware   001-4219   74-1339132 (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)   (Commission File Number)   (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)   SB/RH HOLDINGS, LLC (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)   Delaware   333-192634-03   27-2812840 (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)   (Commission File Number)   (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)   3001 Deming Way Middleton , Wisconsin 53562 (Address of principal executive offices)   ( 608 ) 275-3340 (Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)   Not applicable (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)   Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:   ☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)   ☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)   ☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))   ☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))   Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act:   Registrant   Title of Each Class   Trading Symbol   Name of Exchange on Which Registered Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc.   Common Stock, $0.01 par value   SPB   New York Stock Exchange   Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§232.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).   Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc. ☐   SB/RH Holdings, LLC ☐     If an emerging growth company, indicate by checkmark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.   Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc. ☐   SB/RH Holdings, LLC ☐               Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.   On May 5, 2023, Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that it has agreed to a stipulation with the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) to settle the DOJ’s challenge of ASSA ABLOY’s acquisition of the Company’s Hardware and Home Improvement segment. A copy of this press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference herein.   The information furnished pursuant to this Item 7.01, including the attached press release, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of such section, nor shall such information or exhibits be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission.     Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.   (d) Exhibits   Exhibit No.   Description 99.1   Press Release, dated May 5, 2023 104   Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)       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.   Date: May 5, 2023     SPECTRUM BRANDS HOLDINGS, INC. SB/RH HOLDINGS, LLC           By: /s/ Ehsan Zargar       Name: Ehsan Zargar       Title: Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary