Spectrum Brands, Inc.

Company

• Pre-filing annual sales: $3,760 (millions of current dollars)
• Pre-filing assets: $3,144 (millions of current dollars)
• Pre-filing number of employees: 7,000
• Sub-industry: 36 Electronic And Other Electrical Equipment And Components
• Place of incorporation: WI
• Court for city of headquarters: GA Atlanta
• In business at filing? yes

Bankruptcy case

• Chapter at filing: Chapter 11
• Who filed case? debtors
• Debtor's lead attorney: Skadden Arps
• Date of filing: February 3, 2009
• Judge at filing: Leif M. Clark
• Court district of filing: TX WD
• Court city of filing: San Antonio
• Case number: 09-50455
• Cause of bankruptcy: Not tort
• Forum shop? Forum Shop


• Case transferred? no
• Destination court of transfer: not applicable
• Creditors committee appointed? no
• §363 sale: no 363 sale
• Dip loan final approval? yes
• Plan type: prenegotiated


• Disposition status: confirmed
• Date of disposition: July 15, 2009
• Judge at disposition: Ronald B. King
• Days from filing to disposition: 162

After the case

• Did firm emerge? Company emerged
• Did firm refile? emerged 5 years, did not refile