UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K

Current Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

March 18, 2010 (March 18, 2010)
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

SPECTRUM BRANDS, INC.

 (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

(770) 829-6200
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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          On March 18, 2010, Spectrum Brands, Inc. issued a press release announcing that it began trading its shares on the New York Stock Exchange. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference. 

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.