Spectrum Brands (SPB) Form 4 Spectrum Brands / Douglas L Martin ownership change

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Martin Douglas L

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O SPECTRUM BRANDS HOLDINGS, INC.

3001 DEMING WAY

(Street)

MIDDLETON WI 53562

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc. [ SPB ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

	Director	X	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)		Other (specify below)
EVP and CFO

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
12/01/2018

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock	12/01/2018		M		4,637	A	(1)	53,826	D
Common Stock	12/01/2018		F		2,180(2)	D	$49.38	51,646	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Performance Rights(3)	(1)	12/01/2018		M			4,637	(1)	(1)	Common Stock	4,637	(1)	0	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Performance rights granted on December 15, 2016 under the Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc. 2017 Equity Incentive Plan (the "2017 EIP Award") were earned as of December 1, 2017, and 4,637 shares, representing the 2017 EIP Service Award portion of the reporting person's 2017 EIP Award, vested on December 1, 2018. The reporting person forfeited an additional 43 shares, representing the 2017 EIP Additional Award portion of the reporting person's 2017 EIP Award, as the requirements for the Issuer's consolidated free cash flow results for 2018 were not met.

2. Represents shares of the Issuer's common stock withheld to satisfy the reporting person's tax withholding obligation upon the vesting and settling of performance rights of the 2017 EIP Service Award portion of the reporting person's 2017 EIP Award.

3. Each performance right represents a contingent right to receive one share of the Issuer's common stock.

	/s/ Sara Pollock, Attorney-in-Fact	12/04/2018
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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