Newell Rubbermaid (NYSE: NWL) today announced its third quarter 2009 earnings results will be released Wednesday, October 28, prior to market open and will be followed by a webcast at 10:00 a.m. ET. To listen to the webcast, please visit Events & Presentations in the Investor Relations section of Newell Rubbermaid’s Web site at www.newellrubbermaid.com. The webcast will be available for replay for two weeks.

About Newell Rubbermaid

Newell Rubbermaid Inc., an S&P 500 company, is a global marketer of consumer and commercial products with sales of approximately $6 billion and a strong portfolio of brands, including Rubbermaid^®, Sharpie^®, Graco^®, Calphalon^®, Irwin^®, Lenox^®, Levolor^®, Paper Mate^®, Dymo^®, Waterman^®, Parker^®, Goody^®, Technical Concepts^® and Aprica^®.

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

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Contacts:

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