Filing Details
- Accession Number:
- 0000905148-19-000359
- Form Type:
- 13G Filing
- Publication Date:
- 2019-02-14 16:22:11
- Filed By:
- Glenview Capital
- Company:
- Newell Brands Inc. (NYSE:NWL)
- Filing Date:
- 2019-02-14
- SEC Url:
- 13G Filing
Ownership Summary
Please notice the below summary table is generated without human intervention and may contain errors. Please refer to the complete filing displayed below for exact figures.
| Name | Sole Voting Power | Shared Voting Power | Sole Dispositive Power | Shared Dispositive Power | Aggregate Amount Owned Power | Percent of Class |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GLENVIEW CAPITAL MANAGEMENT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
| LARRY ROBBINS | 100 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 100 | 0.00% |
Filing
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 1)*
NEWELL BRANDS INC.
(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock, $1.00 par value per share
(Title of Class of Securities)
651229106
(CUSIP Number)
December 31, 2018
(Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)
Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this
Schedule is filed:
[ ] Rule 13d-1(b)
[ X ] Rule 13d-1(c)
[ ] Rule 13d-1(d)
* The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting
person’s initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page.
The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not
be deemed to be “filed” for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the
Notes).
Continued on following pages
Page 1 of 10
Pages
Exhibit Index: Page 8
SCHEDULE 13G
SCHEDULE 13G
| CUSIP No. 651229106 | Page 3 of 10 Pages |
| 1 | NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS | | | ||
| LARRY ROBBINS | | | |||
| | | ||||
| 2 | CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP | ||||
| (a)☐ | |||||
| (b)☐ | | | |||
| 3 | SEC USE ONLY | | | ||
| | | | |||
| 4 | CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION | | | ||
| United States of America | | | |||
| | | ||||
| NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH | 5 | SOLE VOTING POWER | | | |
| 100 | | | |||
| | | ||||
| 6 | SHARED VOTING POWER | | | ||
| 0 | | | |||
| | | ||||
| 7 | SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER | | | ||
| 100 | | | |||
| | | ||||
| 8 | SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER | | | ||
| 0 | | | |||
| | | ||||
| 9 | AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON | | | ||
| 100 | | | |||
| | | ||||
| 10 | CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) | | | ||
| ☐ | | | |||
| | | ||||
| 11 | PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) | | | ||
| 0.00% | | | |||
| | | ||||
| 12 | TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) | | | ||
| IN, HC | | | |||
| | | ||||
| Item 3. | If This Statement is Filed Pursuant to §§240.13d-1(b) or 240.13d-2(b) or
(c), Check Whether the Person Filing is a: |
This Item 3 is not applicable.
SCHEDULE 13G
| Page 5 of 10 Pages |
| Item 4. | Ownership: |
| Item 4(a) | Amount Beneficially Owned: |
As of December 31, 2018, Glenview Capital Management may be deemed the beneficial owner of 0
Shares.
As of December 31, 2018, Mr. Robbins may be deemed the beneficial owner of 100 Shares. This amount consists of
100 Shares held in certain custodial accounts controlled by Mr. Robbins.
| Item 4(b) | Percent of Class: |
As of December 31, 2018, each of the Reporting Persons may be deemed the beneficial owner of
approximately 0.00% of Shares outstanding. (There were approximately 466,800,000 Shares outstanding as of October 31, 2018, according to the Issuer’s quarterly report on Form 10-Q, filed on November 9, 2018.)
| Item 4(c) | Number of Shares as to which such person has: |
| Glenview Capital Management | | ||
| (i) Sole power to vote or direct the vote: | 0 | ||
| (ii) Shared power to vote or direct the vote: | 0 | ||
| (iii) Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition of: | 0 | ||
| (iv) Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition of: | 0 | ||
Mr. Robbins
| (i) Sole power to vote or direct the vote: | 100 |
| (ii) Shared power to vote or direct the vote: | 0 |
| (iii) Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition of: | 100 |
| (iv) Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition of: | 0 |
| Item 5. | Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class: |
If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date hereof each of the Reporting Persons has ceased to be the beneficial owner
of more than five percent of the class of securities, check the following ☒.
| Item 6. | Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person: |
This Item 6 is not applicable.
| Item 7. | Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the
Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company or Control Person: |
See disclosure in Item 2 hereof.
| Item 8. | Identification and Classification of Members of the Group: |
This Item 8 is not applicable.
| Item 9. | Notice of Dissolution of Group: |
This Item 9 is not applicable.
SCHEDULE 13G
| Page 6 of 10 Pages |
| Item 10. | Certification: |
By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above
were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that
purpose or effect, other than activities solely in connection with a nomination under §240.14a-11.
| Page 7 of 10 Pages |
SIGNATURE
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set
forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
| GLENVIEW CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | |||
| | By: | /s/ Mark J. Horowitz | |
| Mark J. Horowitz Co-President of Glenview Capital
Management, LLC | |||
| LARRY ROBBINS | |||
| By: | /s/ Mark J. Horowitz | ||
| Mark J. Horowitz, attorney-in-fact for Larry Robbins | |||
February 14, 2019
Page 8 of 10 Pages
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Ex. | Page No. |
| A | Joint Filing Agreement | 9 |
| B | Power of Attorney | 10 |
| Page 9 of 10 Pages |
EXHIBIT A
JOINT FILING AGREEMENT
The undersigned hereby agree that the statement on Schedule 13G with
respect to the Common Stock of Newell Brands Inc. dated as of February 14, 2019 is, and any amendments thereto (including amendments on Schedule 13D) signed by each of the undersigned shall be, filed on behalf of each of us pursuant to and in
accordance with the provisions of Rule 13d-1(k) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
| GLENVIEW CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | |||
| | By: | /s/ Mark J. Horowitz | |
| Mark J. Horowitz Co-President of Glenview Capital
Management, LLC | |||
| LARRY ROBBINS | |||
| By: | /s/ Mark J. Horowitz | ||
| Mark J. Horowitz, attorney-in-fact for Larry Robbins | |||
February 14, 2019
| Page 10 of 10 Pages |
EXHIBIT B
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENT, that I, Larry Robbins, hereby make, constitute and appoint Mark J. Horowitz, acting individually, as my agent and
attorney-in-fact for the purpose of executing in my name, (a) in my personal capacity or (b) in my capacity as Chief Executive Officer or in other capacities of Glenview Capital Management, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and each of
its affiliates or entities advised or controlled by me or Glenview Capital Management, LLC, all documents, certificates, instruments, statements, filings and agreements (“documents”) to be filed with or delivered to any foreign or domestic
governmental or regulatory body or required or requested by any other person or entity pursuant to any legal or regulatory requirement relating to the acquisition, ownership, management or disposition of securities, futures contracts or other
investments, and any other documents relating or ancillary thereto, including, without limitation, all documents relating to filings with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933,
as amended, or the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Act”), and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, including, without limitation: (1) all documents relating to the beneficial ownership of securities required
to be filed with the SEC pursuant to Section 13(d) or Section 16(a) of the Act, including, without limitation: (a) any acquisition statements on Schedule 13D or Schedule 13G and any amendments thereto, (b) any joint filing agreements pursuant
to Rule 13d-1(k), and (c) any initial statements of, or statements of changes in, beneficial ownership of securities on Form 3, Form 4 or Form 5 and (2) any information statements on Form 13F required to be filed with the SEC pursuant to
Section 13(f) of the Act.
All past acts of the attorney-in-fact in furtherance of the foregoing are hereby ratified and confirmed.
This Power of Attorney revokes the previous Power of Attorney, executed by the undersigned on February 10, 2009, and shall remain in effect until
revoked, in writing, by the undersigned.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Power of Attorney, this 2nd day of February, 2016.
/s/ Larry Robbins
Larry Robbins