New York, May 05, 2015 -- Moody's Investors Service ("Moody's) today downgraded Energizer Holdings Inc.'s ("Energizer", soon to be named Edgewell) senior unsecured rating to Ba1 from Baa3 and assigned a Ba1Corporate Family Rating (CFR). This follows the company's announcement of its planned capital structure following the proposed spin-off of its household products business, which the company expects to close in July. Moody's also assigned a Ba1-PD Probability of Default rating and an SGL-1 Speculative Grade Liquidity Rating. "The downgrade reflects the company's smaller scale, reduced product diversity, and weaker credit metrics following the planned spin-off", stated Nancy Meadows, a Moody's VP-Senior Analyst. "It also reflects the considerable execution risk associated with the complex, large scale operational restructuring that the company will undergo to complete the separation of the two businesses", added Meadows. The rating outlook is stable.

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