EXHIBIT 2(a)(ii)

                    AMENDMENT NO. 6 TO TRANSACTION AGREEMENT


         This Amendment No. 6 to Transaction  Agreement  (this  "Amendment")  is
made as of the  30th  day of  June,  1999,  by and  between  The  Black & Decker
Corporation,  a Maryland corporation ("Seller"),  and Windmere-Durable Holdings,
Inc., a Florida corporation ("Buyer").

                                   WITNESSETH

         WHEREAS,  Seller and Buyer have  entered into a  Transaction  Agreement
dated as of May 10, 1998, as amended by Amendment No. 1 to Transaction Agreement
dated  as of June  26,  1998,  a letter  agreement  dated  as of July 23,  1998,
Amendment  No. 3 to  Transaction  Agreement  dated  as of  September  23,  1998,
Amendment  No. 4 to  Transaction  Agreement  dated as of October 15,  1998,  and
Amendment No. 5 to Transaction Agreement dated as of April 30, 1999 (as amended,
the "Agreement"), pursuant to which Seller transferred and caused the Affiliated
Transferors to transfer substantially all of the assets held, owned by or use to
conduct the HPG Business,  and assigned certain liabilities  associated with the
HPG  Business,  to Buyer or Buyer  Companies  designated  by  Buyer,  and  Buyer
received and caused such  designated  Buyer Companies to receive such assets and
assume such  liabilities  upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth
in the Agreement; and

         WHEREAS,  the Seller and Buyer desire to further amend the Agreement in
accordance with the terms of this Amendment.

         NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements
of the parties contained herein, the parties agree as follows:

         Section 1.  Capitalized  terms  used but not  defined  herein  have the
meanings given to them in the Agreement.

         Section 2. The  definition  of  "Designated  Products" set forth in the
Agreement is deleted in its entirety and the  following is inserted in its place
and stead:

                           "Designated  Products" means  coffeemakers,  espresso
                  makers,  cappuccino makers,  coffee mills,  toasters,  toaster
                  ovens  (including those with convection  features),  table top
                  ovens with new kind of heat source,  portable microwave ovens,
                  steamers,  rice cookers,  choppers, can openers,  mixers, food
                  processors,  irons,  breadmakers,   skillets,  electric  WOKs,
                  electric griddles,  slow cookers,  pressure cookers,  electric
                  knives,  blenders,  juicers, grills, kettles and wafflebakers,
                  as well as floor  polishers,  hair dryers and corded  canister
                  and corded  upright  floor  vacuums  sold in  Mexico,  Central
                  America,  South America (other than Brazil) and the Caribbean,
                  together  in  each  case  with  any  related   accessories  or
                  attachments,  and all  products  in the  foregoing  categories
                  under  development  in the HPG Business as of the Closing Date
                  or that have been under development in the HPG Business at any
                  time during the year prior to the Closing Date,  but excluding
                  step   stools,   Cleaning   and   Lighting   Products,   shop,
                  construction and similar vacuums, and VersaPak(R) rechargeable
                  battery packs and chargers, together in each case with related
                  accessories  or  attachments.  It is expressly  understood and
                  agreed that floor  polishers,  hair dryers and corded canister
                  and corded upright floor vacuums (and any related  accessories
                  or  attachments)  shall only be  "Designated  Products" to the
                  extent and only to the extent sold in Mexico, Central America,
                  South America (other than Brazil) and the Caribbean.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto caused this Amendment to be duly
executed by their respective authorized officers on the day and year first above
written.

                                          THE BLACK & DECKER CORPORATION



                                          By: /s/CHARLES E. FENTON
                                                 Charles E. Fenton


                                          WINDMERE-DURABLE HOLDINGS, INC.



                                          By: /s/HARRY D. SCHULMAN
                                                 Harry D. Schulman