UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 FORM 4/A STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP (X) Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instructions 1(b). 1. Name and Address of Reporting Person: Cynthia A. Montgomery 200 Clifton Street Belmont, MA 02178 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol: Newell Rubbermaid Inc. (NWL) 3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary): 4. Statement for Month/Year: 5/02 5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year): 6/3/02, 6/27/02 6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable): (X) Director ( ) 10% Owner ( ) Officer (give title below) ( ) Other (specify below) 7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line): (X) Form filed by One Reporting Person ( ) Form filed by More than One Reporting Person Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned 5. Amount of Securities 6. Owner- Benefi- ship Form: 2. Trans- cially Direct (D) 7. Nature of action 3. Trans- 4. Securities Acquired Owned at or Indirect 1. Title of Date action (A) or End of Month Indirect Beneficial Security (Month / Code Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3 and (I) Ownership (Instr. 3) Day/Year) (Instr. 8) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 4) (Instr. 4) (Instr. 4) ---------- ---------- ---------- -------------------- ----------- ---------- ---------- Code V Amount (A)or(D) Price ---- -- ------ -------- ----- Table II -- Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) 9. 10. 2. 5. Number Owner- Conver- Number of ship sion of Deriv- Deri- Form of 11. or ative vative Deriva- Nature 1. Exer- Secur- 7. Securi- tive of In- Title cise 3. ties 6. Title 8. ties Security: direct of Price Trans- 4. Acquired Date and Price Benefi- Direct Bene- Deriva- of action Trans- (A) or Exercisable Amount of of cially (D) ficial tive Deri- Date action Disposed and Expir- Underlying Deriva- Owned at or In- Owner- Secur- vative (Month/ Code of (D) ation Securities tive End of direct ship ity Secur- Day/ (Instr. (Instr. 3, Date (Month/ (Instr. 3 Security Month (I) (Instr. (Instr. 3) ity Year) 8) 4 and 5) Day/ Year) and 4) (Instr. 5) (Instr. 4)(Instr. 4) 4) ---------- ------ ------ -------- ---------- ------------ ---------- --------- ---------- --------- ------- Date Exer- Expir- Amount or cis- ation Number of Code V (A) (D) able Date Title Shares -------- ---- ---- ----- ----- ---- --------- Option(1) $35.34 5/9/02 A V 2000 (2) 5/9/02 Common 2000 $35.34 17,000 D Stock Explanation of Responses: (1) Amends Forms 4 filed on 6/3/02 and 6/27/02. (2) Options become exercisable in five installments of 20%, beginning 5/9/03. SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON: Cynthia A. Montgomery DATE: July 11, 2002