FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *   LEE THOMAS H ADVISORS LLC 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 02/07/2005 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol RAYOVAC CORP [ROV] (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O THOMAS H. LEE PARTNERS, LP, 100 FEDERAL STREET, 35TH FLOOR 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director __X__ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) BOSTON, MA 02110 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) Common Stock 11,990,683 (1) (2) I See Note. (3)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
LEE THOMAS H ADVISORS LLC C/O THOMAS H. LEE PARTNERS, LP 100 FEDERAL STREET, 35TH FLOOR BOSTON, MA 02110	Â	  X	Â	Â

Signatures

/s/Scott A. Schoen		02/09/2005
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Represents shares of the Issuer held directly by Thomas H. Lee Equity Fund IV, L.P. ("Equity"), Thomas H. Lee Foreign Fund IV, L.P. ("Foreign") and Thomas H. Lee Foreign Fund IV-B, L.P. ("Foreign B" and together with Equity and Foreign, the "Funds").
(2)	Each .20398 share was received in exchange for one share of common stock of United Industries Corporation ("United") in connection with the merger of the Issuer's wholly-owned subsidiary Lindbergh Corporation with and into United. Such exchange rate was based on a valuation of the Issuer's shares at $29.40 per share.
(3)	The reporting person is the general partner of Thomas H. Lee Partners, L.P., which is the manager of THL Equity Advisors IV, LLC, which, in turn, is the general partner of each of the Funds. As such, the reporting person may be deemed to beneficially own the shares of the Issuer owned directly by each of the Funds. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of such shares, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that the reporting person is the beneficial owner of the securities for the purpose of Section 16 or for any other purpose, except to the extent of its pecuniary interest therein.

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