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ATLANTA -- (Business Wire)

Newell Rubbermaid (NYSE: NWL) announced it will reaffirm its fiscal year 2012 outlook, as provided in its first quarter 2012 earnings press release dated April 27, 2012, at its Analyst Day today in Atlanta. The company maintains its full year expectation for core sales growth of 2 to 3 percent, which excludes a projected negative impact on net sales of between 1 and 2 percentage points from currency. The company continues to expect 2012 normalized operating margin improvement of up to 20 basis points and 2012 normalized earnings per diluted share of between $1.63 and $1.69. The operating cash flow outlook is unchanged at between $550 and $600 million for the full year, including approximately $110 to $120 million in restructuring and restructuring related cash payments. The company anticipates capital expenditures of $200 to $225 million during the year.

A reconciliation of the 2012 earnings outlook is as follows:

The event will include presentations by Michael Polk, President and Chief Executive Officer; Juan Figuereo, EVP and Chief Financial Officer; Penny McIntyre, President, Newell Consumer Group; Bill Burke, President, Newell Professional Group; and Kristie Juster, Executive Vice President and General Manager, Baby & Parenting Essentials.

Today’s event may be followed beginning at 8:00 am ET through a live webcast, as well as a dedicated web page with photos, videos and executive presentations. The dedicated web page can be accessed at www.newellrubbermaid.com/AnalystDay2012 and will be updated throughout the day of the event. To access the webcast, please visit Events & Presentations in the Investor Relations section of the Newell Rubbermaid website at www.newellrubbermaid.com. The webcast will be archived and available for replay following the event.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

This release contains non-GAAP financial measures within the meaning of Regulation G promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission. Included in this release is a reconciliation of these non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable financial measures calculated in accordance with GAAP.

About Newell Rubbermaid

Newell Rubbermaid Inc., an S&P 500 company, is a global marketer of consumer and commercial products with 2011 sales of approximately $5.9 billion and a strong portfolio of leading brands, including Rubbermaid^®, Sharpie^®, Graco^®, Calphalon^®, Irwin^®, Lenox^®, Levolor^®, Paper Mate^®, Dymo^®, Waterman^®, Parker^®, Goody^®, Rubbermaid Commercial Products^® and Aprica^®.

This press release and additional information about Newell Rubbermaid are available on the company’s Web site, www.newellrubbermaid.com.

Caution Concerning Forward-Looking Statements

Statements in this press release that are not historical in nature constitute forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements relate to information or assumptions about the effects of sales, income/(loss), earnings per share, operating income or gross margin improvements or declines, the European Transformation Plan, Project Renewal, capital and other expenditures, cash flow, dividends, restructuring and restructuring-related costs, costs and cost savings, inflation or deflation, particularly with respect to commodities such as oil and resin, debt ratings, and management's plans, projections and objectives for future operations and performance. These statements are accompanied by words such as "anticipate," "expect," "project," "will," "believe," "estimate" and similar expressions. Actual results could differ materially from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those suggested by the forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, our dependence on the strength of retail, commercial and industrial sectors of the economy in light of the continuation or escalation of the global economic slowdown or regional sovereign debt issues; currency fluctuations; competition with other manufacturers and distributors of consumer products; major retailers' strong bargaining power; changes in the prices of raw materials and sourced products and our ability to obtain raw materials and sourced products in a timely manner from suppliers; our ability to develop innovative new products and to develop, maintain and strengthen our end-user brands; our ability to expeditiously close facilities and move operations while managing foreign regulations and other impediments; our ability to implement successfully information technology solutions throughout our organization; our ability to improve productivity and streamline operations; changes to our credit ratings; significant increases in the funding obligations related to our pension plans due to declining asset values or otherwise; the imposition of tax liabilities greater than our provisions for such matters; the risks inherent in our foreign operations and those factors listed in the company’s most recently filed Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including Exhibit 99.1 thereto. Changes in such assumptions or factors could produce significantly different results. The information contained in this news release is as of the date indicated. The company assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements contained in this news release as a result of new information or future events or developments.

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Contacts:

Newell Rubbermaid
Nancy O’Donnell, +1-770-418-7723
Vice President, Investor Relations
or
David Doolittle, +1-770-418-7519
Vice President, Corporate Communications

Source: Newell Rubbermaid