Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc. filings document the regulatory record of a NYSE-listed home-essentials and consumer products company. Recent 8-K reports cover material events, operating and financial results, material agreements, capital-structure disclosures and governance matters tied to the company’s common stock and branded product businesses.
Proxy and annual meeting disclosures describe shareholder voting matters, director elections, auditor ratification, executive compensation and related governance procedures. The filing record also identifies the company’s common stock, par value and exchange listing, while periodic event reports provide formal disclosure around results releases, corporate actions and other matters affecting Spectrum Brands’ public-company reporting obligations.
Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc. (SPB) disclosed that its Home & Personal Care business, Empower Brands Holdings Group, LLC, submitted a non-binding proposal to acquire all outstanding common equity of Helen of Troy for $37.00 per share in cash, implying an enterprise value of approximately $1.6 billion. The proposed price represents a 31% premium over Helen of Troy’s 30-day volume-weighted share price. An Empower Brands affiliate owns approximately 4.5% of Helen of Troy’s outstanding shares.
The proposal is contingent on reaching a definitive agreement and would be subject to Helen of Troy shareholder and applicable regulatory approvals. Spectrum Brands and Oaktree, as shareholders of Empower Brands, have approved the proposed transaction, and Empower Brands said any definitive transaction agreement will not contain financing contingencies. Empower Brands said it is confident it can complete due diligence and finalize a merger agreement in approximately 45 days. The proposed combination is described as having approximately $2.9 billion in annual revenue; debt incurred by Empower Brands would be non-recourse to Spectrum Brands.
Callodine Capital Management, LP and James S. Morrow report a passive ownership position in Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc. They report beneficial ownership of 1,738,825 shares of common stock, representing 7.56% of the outstanding class, with all voting and dispositive power held on a shared basis.
The stake size is based on 22,995,596 Spectrum Brands common shares outstanding as of June 12, 2026, as referenced from the company’s proxy statement. The shares are held for investment advisory clients of Callodine, and each reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership beyond its or his pecuniary interest.
American Century entities reported significant beneficial ownership in Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc. common stock on a Schedule 13G/A (Amendment No. 4). American Century ETF Trust reported beneficial ownership of 1,181,503 shares, representing 5.1% of the common stock, with sole voting and dispositive power over these shares.
American Century Investment Management, Inc., American Century Companies, Inc., and the Stowers Institute for Medical Research each reported beneficial ownership of 2,083,512 shares, representing 9.1% of the class, with 1,958,527 shares subject to sole voting power and 2,083,512 shares subject to sole dispositive power. Various ACIM-advised clients have rights to dividends and sale proceeds, but no single client holds more than 5% of the class.
Spectrum Brands reported Q3 2026 net sales of $753.3 million, up from $699.6 million, with stronger gross margin helped by $60.6 million of IEEPA tariff refunds recorded in cost of goods sold. Segment Adjusted EBITDA nearly doubled to $175.4 million, but a $104.0 million impairment of HPC indefinite‑lived intangibles and several tax items drove a net loss attributable to controlling interest of $26.8 million (diluted EPS −$1.16).
For the first nine months, net sales reached $2.14 billion and net income attributable to controlling interest was $23.7 million (EPS $1.02). Operating cash flow improved sharply to $160.9 million, lifting cash to $258.9 million. The company closed the HPC Transaction with Oaktree, raising $127.0 million (including a $60.0 million HPC term loan at 9.1% and preferred equity now recorded as $61.8 million redeemable noncontrolling interest). Total debt stands at $633.0 million, with the $500 million revolver undrawn aside from letters of credit, while share repurchases continued alongside dividends of $1.41 per share year‑to‑date.
Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc. reported fiscal 2026 third‑quarter net sales of $753.3 million, up 7.7% year over year, with organic net sales up 6.6%. All three segments grew sales, led by Home & Garden with 19.0% growth, supported by favorable weather and market share gains. Gross profit margin expanded to 49.2%, aided by a one‑time $60.6 million tariff refund and underlying pricing, mix and cost actions.
GAAP results showed a net loss from continuing operations of $20.3 million (diluted EPS –$1.11) versus income of $20.5 million a year ago, primarily due to a $104.0 million non‑cash impairment charge in the Home & Personal Care business. On a non‑GAAP basis, adjusted EBITDA rose to $158.3 million, up 106.7%, and adjusted EPS increased to $2.79, with tariff refunds contributing $1.90 per share; excluding refunds, adjusted EBITDA was $97.7 million, up 27.5%.
The company ended the quarter with cash of $258.9 million, total liquidity of $753.7 million, and net debt of $374.1 million, equating to net debt leverage of 1.02x adjusted EBITDA. Year‑to‑date, net cash provided by operating activities from continuing operations reached $161.2 million, supporting free cash flow of $134.0 million. Spectrum Brands reaffirmed its fiscal 2026 outlook for flat to low single‑digit net sales growth and now expects adjusted EBITDA (excluding tariff refunds) to grow in the mid‑single digits, with adjusted free cash flow targeted at roughly 50% of adjusted EBITDA.
Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc. reported the results of its 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on August 5, 2026. A total of 21,072,048 shares of common stock were present in person or by proxy, representing 91.63% of outstanding shares as of the June 12, 2026 record date.
Stockholders elected six directors for one-year terms, with approval percentages ranging from 95.97% to 99.70%. They also ratified KPMG LLP as independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, with 20,957,430 votes for and 99.46% approval. On an advisory basis, stockholders approved compensation of the named executive officers, receiving 18,972,911 votes for and 97.56% approval.
Spectrum Brands Holdings is asking stockholders to vote at its August 5, 2026 annual meeting on three items: electing six directors, ratifying KPMG LLP as auditor for the year ending September 30, 2026, and approving executive pay on an advisory basis. Stockholders of record as of June 12, 2026, when 22,995,596 common shares were outstanding, are entitled to one vote per share and can vote by mail, phone, internet or in person in Middleton, Wisconsin.
The proxy describes a fully declassified, majority‑voting board where five of six directors are independent and an independent lead director coordinates non‑management oversight. It highlights extensive governance and risk controls, including anti‑hedging and anti‑pledging policies, stock‑ownership guidelines, and a broad clawback policy tied to restatements and misconduct.
The filing also reviews recent strategic changes, including prior sales of several legacy businesses and a May 2026 strategic partnership under which Oaktree Capital Management acquired a 27% interest in the Home and Personal Care business as part of a plan to separate it from pet care and home and garden operations.
Spectrum Brands Holdings Executive Chairman and CEO David M. Maura reported an open-market purchase of 2,500 shares of common stock at $72.85 per share. After this transaction, he directly holds 790,708 shares, indicating a small incremental increase in his ownership stake.
Spectrum Brands Holdings reports higher quarterly results, with net sales of $708.9 million, up 4.9% from a year ago, and gross profit of $270.3 million, up 6.7%. Net income from continuing operations rose sharply to $22.5 million from $1.8 million, helped by lower impairment charges and a favorable tax item.
For the first six months, net sales were $1.39 billion, slightly above last year, while net income from continuing operations nearly doubled to $51.9 million. Adjusted EBITDA for the quarter was $84.0 million, an 11.8% margin, reflecting pricing actions, cost controls and restructuring efforts.
Cash from operating activities improved to $77.9 million from a use of $48.6 million a year earlier, and the company ended the period with $125.1 million in cash and $599.7 million of total debt. A subsequent strategic deal will bring $127 million of new capital into the HPC business from Oaktree, giving Oaktree an expected 27% stake and furthering Spectrum Brands’ plan to separate HPC.