EXHIBIT 99.6

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE


                        SUNBEAM NAMES OPERATING COMMITTEE
                          TO HEAD RESTRUCTURING EFFORTS


         Fort Lauderdale, FL, (July 31, 1996) -- Sunbeam Corporation (NYSE:SOC)
announced today the formation of a senior Operating Committee to manage the
Company. The Committee has been appointed by Chairman and CEO, Albert Dunlap
and, in addition to Mr. Dunlap, will consist of Russell Kersh, Executive Vice
President, Finance and Administration; Newton White, Executive Vice President,
Consumer Products Worldwide and David Fannin, Executive Vice President and
General Counsel. Russell Kersh and Newton White recently joined the Sunbeam
management team after working closely with Mr. Dunlap in the highly successful
restructuring of Scott Paper Co. Mr. Fannin, who has been with Sunbeam since
1993, continues as the Company's General Counsel, with expanded
responsibilities.

         Mr. Dunlap stated, "I set as an initial goal the quick appointment of a
highly focused management team to provide leadership in the transition to the
new Sunbeam Corporation. With today's announcement, the most senior team is now
in place. Other key executives will be involved in all facets of the Sunbeam
restructuring effort. We will focus initially on reducing Sunbeam's inflated
cost structure and will simultaneously build on Sunbeam's solid balance sheet
and valuable brand names to revitalize the Company. Our ambitious - but highly
attainable - goal is to make Sunbeam a global leader among consumer products
companies."

         Sunbeam Corporation is a leading consumer products company that
designs, manufactures and markets, nationally and internationally, a diverse
portfolio of outdoor and household brand name products. The Company's Sunbeam(R)
and Oster(R) brands have been household names for generations, both domestically
and abroad, and the Company is a market leader in many of its product
categories.

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