As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 20, 2006 Registration No. 333-134177 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO FORM S-8 Registration Statement under The Securities Act of 1933 NEWELL RUBBERMAID INC. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) DELAWARE 36-3514169 -------- ---------- (State or other jurisdiction (I.R.S. employer of incorporation or identification no.) organization) 10B Glenlake Parkway Suite 300 Atlanta, Georgia 30328 (Address of principal executive offices, including zip code) NEWELL RUBBERMAID INC. EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN (Full title of the plan) Dale L. Matschullat Vice President-General Counsel & Corporate Secretary 10B Glenlake Parkway Suite 300 Atlanta, Georgia 30328 (Name and address of agent for service) (770) 407-3830 (Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service) With a copy to: Lauralyn G. Bengel Schiff Hardin LLP 6600 Sears Tower Chicago, Illinois 60606 (312) 258-5500 EXPLANATORY NOTE On May 16, 2006, Newell Rubbermaid Inc. (the "Registrant") filed a Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-134177) to register 5,000,000 shares of its Common Stock issuable under the Newell Rubbermaid Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the "Plan") and an indeterminate number of participation interests in the Plan. No shares or participation interests included in that Registration Statement have been offered or sold. In order to avoid any question as to the Registrant's ability to use a Form S-8 at the time of the original filing, this Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 is being filed to deregister the shares and associated participation interests. The Registrant is concurrently filing a new Registration Statement on Form S-8 to register 5,000,000 shares for issuance under the Plan and to reflect the carry over and use of the related filing fee from the original Registration Statement. 2 SIGNATURES THE REGISTRANT. Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all the requirements for filing this Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Form S-8 Registration Statement and has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Form S-8 Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Atlanta, State of Georgia, on the 19th day of June,2006. NEWELL RUBBERMAID INC. (Registrant) By: /s/ Dale L. Matschullat ------------------------ Dale L. Matschullat Vice President-General Counsel and Corporate Secretary Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Form S-8 Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated. SIGNATURE TITLE DATE --------- ----- ---- /s/ Mark D. Ketchum* President and Chief ------------------------------ Executive Officer Mark D. Ketchum (Principal Executive Officer) and Director /s/ J. Patrick Robinson* Vice President - Chief ------------------------------ Financial Officer J. Patrick Robinson (Principal Financial Officer) /s/ Ronald L. Hardnock* Vice President - ------------------------------ Corporate Controller Ronald L. Hardnock (Principal Accounting Officer) 3 SIGNATURE TITLE DATE --------- ----- ---- /s/ Thomas E. Clarke* Director ------------------------------ Thomas E. Clarke /s/ Scott S. Cowen* Director ------------------------------ Scott S. Cowen /s/ Michael T. Cowhig* Director ------------------------------ Michael T. Cowhig /s/ William D. Marohn* Chairman of the Board ------------------------------ and Director William D. Marohn /s/ Elizabeth Cuthbert Millett* Director ------------------------------ Elizabeth Cuthbert Millett /s/ Cynthia A. Montgomery* Director ------------------------------ Cynthia A. Montgomery /s/ Allan P. Newell* Director ------------------------------ Allan P. Newell /s/ Steven J. Strobel* Director ------------------------------ Steven J. Strobel /s/ Gordon R. Sullivan* Director ------------------------------ Gordon R. Sullivan /s/ Raymond G. Viault* ------------------------------ Director Raymond G. Viault *By: /s/ Dale L. Matschullat June 19, 2006 ------------------------ Dale L. Matschullat Attorney-In-Fact and Agent for Service 4 THE PLAN. Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Plan Administrator has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Form S-8 Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Atlanta, State of Georgia, on June 19, 2006. NEWELL RUBBERMAID INC. EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN By: /s/ Thomas E. Clarke* ------------------------ Thomas E. Clarke Organizational Development & Compensation Committee *By: /s/ Dale L. Matschullat ------------------------ Dale L. Matschullat Attorney-In-Fact and Agent for Service 5