EXHIBIT 99


                NEWELL RUBBERMAID INC. SAFE HARBOR STATEMENT


        The Company has made statements in its Annual Report on Form 10-K
   for the year ended December 31, 1999, and the documents incorporated
   by reference therein that constitute forward-looking statements, as
   defined by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
   These statements are subject to risks and uncertainties.  The
   statements relate to, and other forward-looking statements that may be
   made by the Company, may relate to, information or assumptions about
   sales, income, earnings per share, return on equity, capital
   expenditures, dividends, capital structure, free cash flow, debt to
   capitalization ratios, interest rates, internal growth rates, Euro
   conversion plans and related risks, Year 2000 plans and related risks,
   pending legal proceedings and claims (including environmental
   matters), future economic performance, operating income improvements,
   synergies, management's plans, goals and objectives for future
   operations and growth.  These statements generally are accompanied by
   words such as "intend," "anticipate," "believe," "estimate,"
   "project," "expect," "should" or similar statements.  You should
   understand that forward-looking statements are not guarantees since
   there are inherent difficulties in predicting future results.  Actual
   results could differ materially from those expressed or implied in the
   forward-looking statements.  The factors that are discussed below, as
   well as the matters set forth generally in the 1999 Form 10-K and the
   documents that are incorporated by reference therein could cause
   actual results to differ.  In addition, there can be no assurance
   that:

             -    we have correctly identified and assessed all
                  of the factors affecting the Company; or
             -    the publicly available and other information with
                  respect to these factors is complete or correct.

   Retail Economy
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        Our business depends on the strength of the retail economies in
   various parts of the world, primarily in the U.S. and to a lesser
   extent in:

             - Europe, including the Middle East and Africa;
             - Latin America; including Mexico and Central
                America;
             - Canada; and
             - Asia, including Australia and New Zealand.

        These retail economies are affected by such factors as consumer
   demand, the condition of the consumer products retail industry and

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   weather conditions.  In recent years, the consumer products retail
   industry has been characterized by intense competition and
   consolidation among both product suppliers and retailers.

   Nature of the Marketplace
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        We compete with numerous other manufacturers and distributors of
   consumer products, many of which are large and well-established.  In
   addition, our principal customers are volume purchasers, many of which
   are much larger than us and have strong bargaining power with
   suppliers, which limits our ability to recover cost increases through
   increased selling prices.  The rapid growth of large mass
   merchandisers, such as discount stores, warehouse clubs, home centers
   and office superstores, together with changes in consumer shopping
   patterns, have contributed to a significant consolidation of the
   consumer product retail industry and the formulation of dominant
   multi-category retailers.  Other trends among retailers are to require
   manufacturers to supply innovative new products, maintain or reduce
   product prices or deliver products with shorter lead times, or for the
   retailer to import generic products directly from foreign sources.
   The combination of these market influences has created an intensely
   competitive environment in which our principal customers continuously
   evaluate which product suppliers to use, resulting in pricing
   pressures and the need for ongoing improvements in customer service.

   Growth by Acquisition
   ---------------------

        The acquisition of companies that sell name brand, staple
   consumer product lines to volume purchasers is one of the foundations
   of our growth strategy.  Our ability to continue to make sufficient
   strategic acquisitions at reasonable prices and to integrate the
   acquired businesses within a reasonable period of time are important
   factors in our future earnings growth.

   Foreign Operations
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        Foreign operations, which include manufacturing in Canada,
   Mexico, Brazil, Columbia, Venezuela and many countries in Europe, and
   importing products from the Far East, increasingly are becoming
   important to our business.  Foreign operations can be affected by
   factors such as currency devaluation, other currency fluctuations and
   the Euro currency conversion, tariffs, nationalization, exchange
   controls, interest rates, limitations on foreign investment in local
   business and other political, economic and regulatory risks and
   difficulties.





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   Integration of Rubbermaid
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        Our merger with Rubbermaid incorporated was effective on March
   24, 1999.  Since the merger, we have continued the process of
   integrating Rubbermaid's businesses into our businesses,
   administrative savings initiatives, operations savings initiatives and
   customer service/sales inititatives.  Our ability to integrate these
   businesses successfully and to realize anticipated operating income
   improvements continues to be a challenge given the size of Rubbermaid
   and the differences in corporate culture.  All of these issues
   continue to be important factors in our future earnings growth.




































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