UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 


 

FORM 10-K

 


 

ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the Fiscal Year Ended September 30, 2004.

 

TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

Commission file No. 001-13615

 


 

RAYOVAC CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 


 

Wisconsin    22-2423556

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

  

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification Number)

Six Concourse Parkway, Suite 3300, Atlanta, Georgia    30328
(Address of principal executive offices)    (Zip Code)

 

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

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class


 

Name of each exchange on

which registered


Common Stock, Par Value $.01

  New York Stock Exchange, Inc.

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:

 

None

 


 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    Yes      No  

 

Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K.  

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an accelerated filer (as defined in Exchange Act Rule 12b-2).    Yes      No  

 

The aggregate market value of the voting stock held by non-affiliates of the registrant was $900,923,785 based upon the closing price on the last business day of the registrant’s most recently completed second fiscal quarter (March 28, 2004). As of December 1, 2004, there were outstanding 35,447,180 shares of the registrant’s Common Stock, $0.01 par value.