EXHIBIT 99
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                NEWELL RUBBERMAID INC. SAFE HARBOR STATEMENT
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        The Company has made statements in its Annual Report on Form 10-K
   for the year ended December 31, 1998 and in subsequent filings
   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 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, 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 1998 Form 10-K and the
   1999 Forms 10-Q 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 publicity available and other information with
             respect to these factors is complete or correct.

   RETAIL ECONOMY


        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.

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

        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 branded, 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

        Foreign operations, which include manufacturing in Canada,
   Mexico, Brazil, Colombia, 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

        Our merger with Rubbermaid incorporated was effective on March
   24, 1999.  After the merger, we commenced the process of integrating
   Rubbermaid's businesses into our businesses, making senior management
   changes at three of the five Rubbermaid divisions, administrative
   savings initiatives, operations savings initiatives and customer
   service/sales initiatives.  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 are important
   factors in our future earnings growth.











































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