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     AS FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ON JUNE 13, 1997
 
                                           REGISTRATION STATEMENT NO. 333-
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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                                    FORM S-1
                             REGISTRATION STATEMENT
                                     UNDER
                           THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

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<S>                                                               <C>
                      COLEMAN ESCROW CORP.                                         COLEMAN WORLDWIDE CORPORATION
     (EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)          (EXACT NAME OF CO-REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)
      DELAWARE                3089               65-0752460             DELAWARE                3089               13-3704484
  (STATE OR OTHER      (PRIMARY STANDARD      (I.R.S. EMPLOYER      (STATE OR OTHER      (PRIMARY STANDARD      (I.R.S. EMPLOYER
  JURISDICTION OF          INDUSTRIAL          IDENTIFICATION       JURISDICTION OF          INDUSTRIAL          IDENTIFICATION
  INCORPORATION OR    CLASSIFICATION CODE         NUMBER)           INCORPORATION OR    CLASSIFICATION CODE         NUMBER)
   ORGANIZATION)            NUMBER)                                  ORGANIZATION)            NUMBER)
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<S>                                     <C>
         COLEMAN ESCROW CORP.               COLEMAN WORLDWIDE CORPORATION
      5900 NORTH ANDREWS AVENUE               1767 DENVER WEST BOULEVARD
              SUITE 700                         GOLDEN, COLORADO 80401
    FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA 33309                  (303) 202-2400
            (954) 772-9000
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  (ADDRESS, INCLUDING ZIP CODE, AND TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE, OF
                   REGISTRANTS' PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES)

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                            BARRY F. SCHWARTZ, ESQ.
                              COLEMAN ESCROW CORP.
                         COLEMAN WORLDWIDE CORPORATION
                           5900 NORTH ANDREWS AVENUE
                                   SUITE 700
                         FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA 33309
                                 (954) 772-9000

 
 (NAME, ADDRESS, INCLUDING ZIP CODE, AND TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE,
                             OF AGENT FOR SERVICE)

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                                    COPY TO:
 
                             STACY J. KANTER, ESQ.
                    SKADDEN, ARPS, SLATE, MEAGHER & FLOM LLP
                                919 THIRD AVENUE
                            NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10022
                                 (212) 735-3000

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    APPROXIMATE DATE OF COMMENCEMENT OF PROPOSED SALE TO THE PUBLIC: As soon as
practicable after the effective date of this Registration Statement.
 
    If any of the securities being registered on this Form are to be offered on
a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of
1933, check the following box. /x/
 
    If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering
pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, please check the following box
and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier
effective registration statement for the same offering. / /
 
    If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c)
under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act
registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement
for the same offering. / /
 
    If delivery of the prospectus is expected to be made pursuant to Rule 434,
please check the following box. / /

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                        CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
 
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                                                                                        PROPOSED
                                                                  PROPOSED         MAXIMUM AGGREGATE
          TITLE OF EACH CLASS               AMOUNT TO BE      MAXIMUM OFFERING          OFFERING             AMOUNT OF
     OF SECURITIES TO BE REGISTERED          REGISTERED        PRICE PER UNIT         PRICE(1)(2)         REGISTRATION FEE
<S>                                        <C>               <C>                   <C>                  <C>
Senior Secured First Priority
  Discount Exchange Notes due 2001......    $600,475,000           64.949%            $390,002,508            $118,183
Senior Secured Second Priority
  Discount Exchange Notes due 2001......    $131,560,000           60.812%            $80,004,267             $24,244
Non-Recourse Guaranty of Coleman
  Worldwide Corporation(3)..............         --                  --                    --                   (4)
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(1) Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee.
 
(2) Exclusive of any accrued original issue discount.
 
(3) The Non-Recourse Guaranty of Coleman Worldwide Corporation being registered
    is the non-recourse guaranty by Coleman Worldwide Corporation of the
    obligations of Coleman Escrow Corp. under the Senior Secured First Priority
    Discount Exchange Notes due 2001 and the Senior Secured Second Priority
    Discount Exchange Notes due 2001.
 
(4) Pursuant to Rule 457(n) under the Securities Act of 1933, no separate fee
    for the Non-Recourse Guaranty of Coleman Worldwide Corporation is payable.

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    THE REGISTRANTS HEREBY AMEND THIS REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON SUCH DATE OR
DATES AS MAY BE NECESSARY TO DELAY ITS EFFECTIVE DATE UNTIL THE REGISTRANTS
SHALL FILE A FURTHER AMENDMENT WHICH SPECIFICALLY STATES THAT THIS REGISTRATION
STATEMENT SHALL BECOME EFFECTIVE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 8(A) OF THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 OR UNTIL THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT SHALL BECOME
EFFECTIVE ON SUCH DATE AS THE COMMISSION, ACTING PURSUANT TO SAID SECTION 8(A),
MAY DETERMINE.
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INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN IS SUBJECT TO COMPLETION OR AMENDMENT. A
REGISTRATION STATEMENT RELATING TO THESE SECURITIES HAS BEEN FILED WITH THE
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSON.  THESE SECURITIES MAY NOT BE SOLD NOR MAY
OFFERS TO BUY BE ACCEPTED PRIOR TO THE TIME THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT BECOMES
EFFECTIVE.  THIS PROSPECTUS SHALL NOT CONSTITUTE AN OFFER TO SELL OR THE
SOLICITATION OF AN OFFER TO BUY NOR SHALL THERE BE ANY SALE OF THESE SECURITIES
IN ANY STATE IN WHICH SUCH OFFER, SOLICITATION OR SALE WOULD BE UNLAWFUL PRIOR
TO REGISTRATION OR QUALIFICATION UNDER THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY SUCH STATE.


                  SUBJECT TO COMPLETION, DATED JUNE 13, 1997

PROSPECTUS  

OFFER FOR ALL OUTSTANDING SENIOR SECURED FIRST PRIORITY DISCOUNT NOTES DUE 2001
IN EXCHANGE FOR SENIOR SECURED FIRST PRIORITY DISCOUNT EXCHANGE NOTES DUE 2001 
                                     AND
OFFER FOR ALL OUTSTANDING SENIOR SECURED SECOND PRIORITY DISCOUNT NOTES DUE 2001
IN EXCHANGE FOR SENIOR SECURED SECOND PRIORITY DISCOUNT EXCHANGE NOTES DUE 2001 
                                      OF
   [LOGO]                      COLEMAN ESCROW CORP.
                 The Exchange Offer will expire at 5:00 P.M.,
         New York City time, on              , 1997, unless extended

                        ------------------------------
 
    Coleman Escrow Corp., a Delaware corporation (the 'Issuer'), hereby offers,
upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Prospectus and
the accompanying Letter of Transmittal (which together constitute the 'Exchange
Offer'), to exchange an aggregate principal amount at maturity of up to
$600,475,000 of its Senior Secured First Priority Discount Exchange Notes due
2001 (the 'New First Priority Notes') and up to $131,560,000 of its Senior
Secured Second Priority Discount Exchange Notes due 2001 (the 'New Second
Priority Notes' and, together with the New First Priority Notes, the 'New
Notes'), which have been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended
(the 'Securities Act'), for a like principal amount at maturity of its issued
and outstanding Senior Secured First Priority Discount Notes due 2001 (the 'Old
First Priority Notes' and, together with the New First Priority Notes, the
'First Priority Notes') and Senior Secured Second Priority Discount Notes due
2001 (the 'Old Second Priority Notes' and, together with the Old First Priority
Notes, the 'Old Notes' and, together with the New Second Priority Notes, the
'Second Priority Notes'), respectively, from the holders thereof. The terms of
the New First Priority Notes and the New Second Priority Notes are identical in
all material respects to the Old First Priority Notes and the Old Second
Priority Notes, respectively, except for certain transfer restrictions and
registration rights relating to the Old Notes and except that, if the Exchange
Offer is not consummated by November 17, 1997, interest will accrue on the Old
Notes (in addition to the accretion of Original Issue Discount (as defined
herein)) from and including November 17, 1997 until but excluding the date of
consummation of the Exchange Offer payable in cash semiannually in arrears on
May 15 and November 15, commencing May 15, 1998, at a rate per annum equal to
 .50% of the Accreted Value (as defined herein) of the Old Notes as of the

November 15 or May 15 immediately preceding such interest payment date. The Old
Notes were issued pursuant to an offering (the 'Offering'), which was exempt
from registration under the Securities Act, on May 20, 1997.
 
    The Issue Price of each of the Old First Priority Notes was $649.49 per
$1,000 principal amount at maturity (64.949% of principal amount at maturity),
and the Issue Price of each of the Old Second Priority Notes was $608.12 per
$1,000 principal amount at maturity (60.812% of principal amount at maturity).
Except as set forth above, there will be no periodic payments of interest on the
Old Notes. The Notes will mature on May 15, 2001. The Issue Price of (i) each
Old First Priority Note represents a yield to maturity of 11 1/8% per annum and
(ii) each Old Second Priority Note represents a yield to maturity of 12 7/8% per
annum, in each case, computed on a semiannual bond equivalent basis, calculated
from May 20, 1997. The New Notes and the Old Notes are collectively referred to
herein as the "Notes."
 
    The Old Notes were offered by the Issuer to fund (i) the redemption of
$281,281,000 aggregate principal amount at maturity of Senior Secured Discount
Notes due 1998 (the 'Coleman Holdings Notes') of Coleman Holdings Inc., a wholly
owned subsidiary of the Issuer ('Coleman Holdings'), and (ii) the retirement,
including through redemption or any earlier exchanges, of $561,553,000
outstanding aggregate principal amount at maturity of Liquid Yield
Option(Trademark) Notes due 2013 (the 'LYONs' (Trademark)) of Coleman Worldwide
Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Coleman Holdings ('Coleman
Worldwide'), which LYONs are exchangeable for shares of common stock, par value
$.01 per share (the 'Coleman Common Stock'), of The Coleman Company, Inc.
('Coleman' or the 'Company'). The redemption of the Coleman Holdings Notes (the
'Coleman Holdings Notes Redemption') is expected to occur on July 15, 1997.
Following the Coleman Holdings Notes Redemption, Coleman Holdings expects to be
merged with and into the Issuer (the 'Coleman Holdings Merger'), and the Issuer
will directly own all of the shares of capital stock of Coleman Worldwide and
indirectly own through Coleman Worldwide the 26,000,000 shares (representing
approximately 48.7% of shares outstanding) of Coleman Common Stock that are
currently pledged to secure the Coleman Holdings Notes. The retirement of the
LYONs is expected to occur in a series of transactions, including an exchange
offer by Coleman Worldwide commenced on May 23, 1997 and the subsequent
redemption by Coleman Worldwide on May 27, 1998 of all LYONs then outstanding
(such transactions collectively referred to herein as the 'LYONs Retirement').
 
    Following the LYONs Retirement, the Issuer expects to be merged with and
into Coleman Worldwide (the 'Coleman Worldwide Merger'), and Coleman Worldwide,
as successor to the Issuer, will continue to own the 16,394,810 shares
(representing approximately 30.7% of shares outstanding) of Coleman Common Stock
currently pledged to secure the LYONs, the 26,000,000 shares of Coleman Common
Stock currently pledged to secure the Coleman Holdings Notes and the 1,672,710
shares (representing approximately 3.2% of shares outstanding) of Coleman Common
Stock not currently pledged, of which 522,710 shares are currently pledged to
secure the Old Notes, less any shares of Coleman Common Stock delivered upon
exchange of the LYONs (the 'Delivered Shares').
 
    Concurrently with the closing of the Offering, the Issuer deposited the net
proceeds of the Offering, which were approximately $455.3 million (the 'Escrowed
Funds'), with an escrow agent (the 'Escrow Agent'), and the Escrowed Funds have
been temporarily invested in Treasury Securities and other Permitted Investments

(as such terms are defined herein). The Escrowed Funds will be used by the
Issuer to make capital contributions from time to time to Coleman Holdings and
Coleman Worldwide (the 'Capital Contributions'), which Capital Contributions
will be used to fund the Coleman Holdings Notes Redemption and the LYONs
Retirement.
 
    The Notes will be redeemable at the option of the Issuer, in whole or in
part, at any time on and after May 15, 2000 at the redemption prices set forth
herein on the date of redemption. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Issuer will
have the option to redeem the Notes at any time in whole at a redemption price
equal to the Accreted Value (as defined herein) on the date of redemption plus
the
 
                                                   (Continued on following page)

                         ------------------------------
 
SEE 'RISK FACTORS' COMMENCING ON PAGE 19 OF THIS PROSPECTUS FOR A DESCRIPTION OF
     CERTAIN RISKS TO BE CONSIDERED BY HOLDERS WHO TENDER THEIR OLD NOTES
                            IN THE EXCHANGE OFFER.

                         ------------------------------
 
 THESE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED BY THE SECURITIES AND
      EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION NOR HAS THE
          SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR ANY STATE SECURITIES
           COMMISSION PASSED UPON THE ACCURACY OR ADEQUACY OF THIS
                    PROSPECTUS. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE
                       CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE.
 
                         ------------------------------
 
              The date of this Prospectus is               , 1997.

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Applicable Premium (as defined herein). Upon a Change of Control (as defined
herein), subject to certain conditions, each holder of the Notes will have the
right to require the Issuer to repurchase all or a portion of such holder's
Notes at a price equal to the Put Amount (as defined herein) on the date of
repurchase.
 
    The Old Notes are, and the New Notes will be, senior secured obligations of
the Issuer and will rank pari passu in right of payment with all future senior
indebtedness of the Issuer, if any, and senior to all future subordinated
indebtedness of the Issuer, if any. The Old Notes are, and the New Notes will
be, (i) prior to the Coleman Holdings Merger, secured by a pledge of all of the
shares of capital stock of Coleman Holdings and (ii) guaranteed on a
non-recourse basis by Coleman Worldwide (the 'Coleman Worldwide Non-Recourse
Guaranty'), which Coleman Worldwide Non-Recourse Guaranty is currently secured
by a pledge of 522,710 shares of Coleman Common Stock and, simultaneously with
the Coleman Holdings Notes Redemption, also will be secured by a pledge of the
26,000,000 shares of Coleman Common Stock currently pledged to secure the
Coleman Holdings Notes. Simultaneously with the Coleman Holdings Notes
Redemption, the Notes will be secured by a pledge of all of the shares of
capital stock of Coleman Worldwide. In addition, simultaneously with any release
of Escrowed Funds from time to time in connection with the LYONs Retirement, the
Coleman Worldwide Non-Recourse Guaranty will also be secured by the shares of
Coleman Common Stock for which such exchanged LYONs are exchangeable that are
released from the pledge to secure any exchanged LYONs. Upon consummation of the
Coleman Holdings Notes Redemption and the LYONs Retirement, the Notes will be
secured by a pledge of 44,067,520 shares of Coleman Common Stock, less any
Delivered Shares. The First Priority Notes will rank senior in right of payment
to the Second Priority Notes with respect to any collateral securing the Notes
and the Coleman Worldwide Non-Recourse Guaranty. See 'Risk Factors--Control by
Holders of First Priority Notes.' On June 12, 1997, the last reported sale price
of the Coleman Common Stock on the New York Stock Exchange (the 'NYSE') was
$17 1/2 per share.
 
    The only outstanding indebtedness of the Issuer is the Notes, and all of the
Issuer's consolidated liabilities (other than the Notes and certain liabilities
incurred in connection with the Offering) are liabilities of its subsidiaries.
The Issuer is a holding company and therefore the Old Notes are, and the New
Notes will be, effectively subordinated to all existing and future indebtedness
and other liabilities of the Issuer's subsidiaries. The Indenture generally
prohibits the incurrence of additional debt by the Issuer and limits the
incurrence of additional debt and the issuance of preferred stock by the
Issuer's subsidiaries. As of March 31, 1997, after giving pro forma effect to
the Offering, the Capital Contributions, the Coleman Holdings Notes Redemption
and the LYONs Retirement, the outstanding indebtedness and other liabilities of
such subsidiaries would have been approximately $970.9 million. Prior to the
Coleman Holdings Notes Redemption and the LYONs Retirement, the Notes will be
effectively subordinated to the Coleman Holdings Notes and the LYONs,
respectively. See 'Description of the Notes.'
 
    For each Old First Priority Note and Old Second Priority Note accepted for

exchange, the holder of such Old Note will receive a New First Priority Note and
New Second Priority Note, respectively, having a principal amount at maturity
equal to that of the surrendered Old Note. Original Issue Discount on the New
Notes will accrue from May 20, 1997, the date of original issuance of the Old
Notes. Holders whose Old Notes are accepted for exchange may, in the limited
circumstances described above, have the right to receive, in cash, accrued
interest (if any) thereon to, but not including, the date of consummation of the
Exchange Offer, such interest to be payable on the November 15 or May 15 next
following such date of consummation. Holders of Old Notes accepted for exchange
will be deemed to have waived the right to receive any other payments or accrued
interest on the Old Notes.
 
    The New Notes are being offered hereunder in order to satisfy certain
obligations of the Issuer contained in the Registration Agreement dated May 20,
1997 (the 'Registration Agreement') among the Issuer and the Initial Purchasers
(as defined below). Based on interpretations by the staff of the Securities and
Exchange Commission (the 'SEC') as set forth in no action letters issued to
third parties, the Issuer believes that New Notes issued pursuant to the
Exchange Offer in exchange for Old Notes may be offered for resale, resold and
otherwise transferred by holders thereof (other than any such holder which is an
'affiliate' of the Issuer within the meaning of Rule 405 under the Securities
Act) without compliance with the registration and prospectus delivery provisions
of the Securities Act, provided that such New Notes are acquired in the ordinary
course of such holder's business and such holder has no arrangement with any
person to participate in the distribution of such New Notes. However, the Issuer
does not intend to request the SEC to consider, and the SEC has not considered,
the Exchange Offer in the context of a no-action letter and there can be no
assurance that the staff of the SEC would make a similar determination with
respect to the Exchange Offer as in such other circumstances. Each holder, other
than a broker-dealer, must acknowledge that it is not engaged in, and does not
intend to engage in, a distribution of such New Notes and has no arrangement or
understanding to participate in a distribution of New Notes. Each broker-dealer
that receives New Notes for its own account pursuant to the Exchange Offer must
acknowledge that it will deliver a prospectus in connection with any resale of
such New Notes. The Letter of Transmittal states that by so acknowledging and by
delivering a prospectus, a broker-dealer will not be deemed to admit that it is
an 'underwriter' within the meaning of the Securities Act. This Prospectus, as
it may be amended or supplemented from time to time, may be used by a
broker-dealer in connection with resales of New Notes received in exchange for
Old Notes where such Old Notes were acquired by such broker-dealer as a result
of market-making activities or other trading activities. The Issuer has agreed
that, for a period of 180 days after the Expiration Date (as defined herein), it
will make this Prospectus available to any broker-dealer for use in connection
with any such resale. See 'Plan of Distribution.'
 
    The Issuer will not receive any proceeds from the Exchange Offer and will
pay all the expenses incident to the Exchange Offer. Tenders of Old Notes
pursuant to the Exchange Offer may be withdrawn at any time prior to the
Expiration Date. In the event the Issuer terminates the Exchange Offer and does
not accept for exchange any Old Notes, the Issuer will promptly return the Old
Notes to the holders thereof. See 'The Exchange Offer.'
 
     There is no existing trading market for the New Notes, and there can be no
assurance regarding the future development of a market for the New Notes, or the

ability of holders of the New Notes to sell their New Notes or the price at
which such holders may be able to sell their New Notes. Bear, Stearns & Co.
Inc., Chase Securities Inc. and Credit Suisse First Boston Corporation (the
'Initial Purchasers') have advised the Issuer that they currently intend to make
a market in the New Notes. The Initial Purchasers are not obligated to do so,
however, and any market-making with respect to the New Notes may be discontinued
at any time without notice. The Issuer does not intend to apply for listing or
quotation of the New Notes on any securities exchange or stock market.
 
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(Trademark) Trademark of Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.
 
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                             AVAILABLE INFORMATION
 
     The Issuer and Coleman Worldwide have filed with the SEC a Registration
Statement on Form S-1 (the 'Registration Statement') under the Securities Act,
with respect to the New Notes and the Coleman Worldwide Non-Recourse Guaranty of
the New Notes being offered by this Prospectus. This Prospectus does not contain
all the information set forth in the Registration Statement and the exhibits
thereto, to which reference is hereby made. Any statements made in this
Prospectus concerning the provisions of certain documents are not necessarily
complete and, in each instance, reference is made to the copy of such document
filed as an exhibit to the Registration Statement.
 
     The Registration Statement and the exhibits thereto may be inspected and
copied at the public reference facilities maintained by the SEC at Room 1024,
Judiciary Plaza, 450 Fifth Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20549 and will also be
available for inspection and copying at the regional offices of the SEC located
at 7 World Trade Center, New York, New York 10048 and at Citicorp Center, 500
West Madison Street (Suite 1400), Chicago, Illinois 60661. Copies of such
material may also be obtained from the Public Reference Section of the SEC at
450 Fifth Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20549 at prescribed rates. The Issuer
is not currently subject to the informational requirements of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the 'Exchange Act'). Coleman Worldwide is, and
as a result of the Exchange Offer, the Issuer will become, subject to such
requirements, and in accordance therewith Coleman Worldwide files, and the
Issuer will file, periodic reports and other information with the SEC. The SEC
maintains a Web site that contains reports, proxy and information statements and
other information regarding registrants, such as the Issuer and Coleman
Worldwide, that file electronically with the SEC and the address of such site is
http://www.sec.gov. The LYONs are listed on the NYSE and, accordingly, the
reports, proxy and information statements and other information of Coleman
Worldwide can also be inspected at the offices of the New York Stock Exchange
Inc., 20 Broad Street, New York, New York 10005. In the event the Issuer is not
required to be subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act in the
future, the Issuer will be required under the Indenture, dated as of May 20,
1997 (the 'Indenture'), between the Issuer and First Trust National Association,
as trustee (the 'Trustee'), pursuant to which the Old Notes have been, and the
New Notes will be, issued, to continue to file with the SEC and to furnish to
holders of the Notes the information, documents and other reports specified in
Sections 13 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act, including reports on Forms 10-K, 10-Q
and 8-K, for so long as any Notes are outstanding.
 
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                               PROSPECTUS SUMMARY
 
     The following summary is qualified in its entirety by, and should be read
in conjunction with, the more detailed information and the Consolidated
Financial Statements and notes thereto contained elsewhere in this Prospectus.
Unless the context otherwise requires, all references in this Prospectus to (i)

the 'Issuer' mean Coleman Escrow Corp., (ii) the 'Company' or 'Coleman' mean The
Coleman Company, Inc. and its subsidiaries, (iii) 'Coleman Holdings' mean
Coleman Holdings Inc. and (iv) 'Coleman Worldwide' mean Coleman Worldwide
Corporation. All share information and percentages with respect to Coleman
Common Stock are based on the number of shares outstanding as of May 5, 1997.
 
                                   THE ISSUER
 
     The Issuer is a holding company whose only significant asset is all of the
common stock, par value $1.00 per share, of Coleman Holdings. Coleman Holdings
is a holding company formed in July 1993 in connection with the offering of the
Coleman Holdings Notes and holds all of the outstanding shares of capital stock
of Coleman Worldwide. Coleman Worldwide was formed in March 1993 in connection
with the offering of $575 million aggregate principal amount at maturity of
LYONs. Coleman Worldwide also holds 44,067,520 shares of the Coleman Common
Stock, which represent approximately 82.6% of the outstanding Coleman Common
Stock. As such, the Issuer's principal business operations are conducted by
Coleman and its subsidiaries, and the Issuer has no operations of its own. The
Issuer is an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of MacAndrews & Forbes Holdings
Inc. ('MacAndrews Holdings'), a corporation wholly owned through Mafco Holdings
Inc. ('Mafco' and, together with MacAndrews Holdings, 'MacAndrews & Forbes') by
Ronald O. Perelman. See 'Relationship with MacAndrews & Forbes' and 'Ownership
of Common Stock.' Following the Coleman Holdings Notes Redemption, Coleman
Holdings expects to be merged with and into the Issuer in the Coleman Holdings
Merger. Following the LYONs Retirement, the Issuer expects to be merged with and
into Coleman Worldwide in the Coleman Worldwide Merger, with Coleman Worldwide
as the surviving corporation.
 
                                  THE COMPANY
 
     Coleman is a leading manufacturer and marketer of consumer products for the
outdoor recreation and hardware markets on a global basis. The Company's
products have been sold domestically and internationally under the Coleman brand
name since the 1920s. The Company believes its strong market position is
attributable primarily to its well-recognized trademarks, particularly the
Coleman brand name, broad product line, product quality and innovation, and
marketing, distribution and manufacturing expertise.
 
     The Company participates in two primary markets, outdoor recreation and
hardware. The Company's principal outdoor recreation products include a
comprehensive line of lanterns and stoves for outdoor recreational use,
fuel-related products such as disposable fuel cartridges, a broad range of
coolers and jugs, sleeping bags, backpacks, tents, outdoor folding furniture,
portable electric lights, spas, camping accessories and other products for
recreational use. These outdoor recreation products are distributed
predominantly through mass merchandisers, sporting goods chains and outdoor
specialty stores. The Company's principal hardware products include portable
generators, portable and stationary air compressors, and safety and security
products such as smoke alarms, carbon monoxide detectors and thermostats.
 
     The Company has made several acquisitions in recent years designed to
expand its product lines in the outdoor recreation market. In 1996, the Company
acquired the French company Application des Gaz ('Camping Gaz'), which is a
leader in the European camping equipment market. In 1995, the Company acquired

Sierra Corporation of Fort Smith, Inc. ('Sierra'), a manufacturer of portable
outdoor and recreational folding furniture and accessories. In 1994, the Company
acquired substantially all of the assets of Eastpak, Inc. and all of the capital
stock of M.G. Industries, Inc. (together, 'Eastpak'), a leading designer,
manufacturer and distributor of branded daypacks, sports bags and related
products.
 
     The Company also restructured certain operations in the outdoor recreation
market. In 1994, the Company restructured its German manufacturing operations
(the 'German Restructuring'), including selling its plastic cooler business
located in Inheiden, Germany and Loucka, Czech Republic. In 1996, the Company
closed the Brazilian manufacturing operations it had acquired from Metal Yanes,
Ltda. in 1994.
 
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     The Company has also expanded its presence in the hardware market through
its acquisition in 1996 of the assets of Seatt Corporation ('Seatt'), a leading
designer, manufacturer and distributor of smoke alarms, thermostats and carbon
monoxide detectors, its acquisition in 1995 of substantially all of the assets
of Active Technologies, Inc. ('ATI'), a manufacturer of technologically advanced
lightweight generators and battery charging equipment, and its acquisition in
1994 of substantially all of the assets of Sanborn Manufacturing Company
('Sanborn'), a manufacturer of a broad line of portable and stationary air
compressors.
 
                      BUSINESS STRATEGY AND RESTRUCTURING
 
     The Company's business strategy is to build upon its reputation as a
leading manufacturer and marketer of high quality brand name consumer products
for the outdoor recreation and hardware markets by (i) focusing on quality and
service, (ii) continuing to introduce new products, (iii) developing the
Company's existing brands, (iv) expanding the Company's international presence,
(v) continuing to develop its human resources, including developing and building
its team of experienced managers and increasing management's focus on
profitability and cash flows and (vi) further improving the quality and
efficiency of its business processes to reduce administrative costs and improve
profitability and competitiveness.
 
     As part of its strategy to improve its business processes, the Company has
announced several restructuring initiatives designed to reduce costs and improve
profitability and competitiveness. In March 1997, the Company announced that it
would close its executive offices in Golden, Colorado, with most of its
administrative functions expected to return to its Wichita, Kansas facility. In
April 1997, the Company announced its intention to (i) eliminate 700 employees,
which represent approximately 10% of its current work force, (ii) close or
relocate three domestic factories and close one international factory, (iii)
close its Geneva, Switzerland international headquarters, (iv) rationalize its
product lines, including a significant reduction in SKUs, and (v) sell its
pressure washer business. In addition, the Company may sell other non-strategic
businesses if suitable opportunities arise. Coleman has already begun to
implement its new restructuring plan. Coleman has announced plans to close its

Hastings, Nebraska factory which was used in the manufacturing of portable power
generators and pressure washers. The Company expects to incur certain
restructuring and other charges in connection with these initiatives during
1997. The Company recorded other charges of approximately $2.4 million, net of
taxes, for the first quarter of 1997 and expects to record a significantly
greater amount of restructuring and other charges for the second quarter of
1997. There can be no assurance as to the amount of the restructuring and other
charges to be recorded in the second quarter of 1997 or that restructuring and
other charges will not be recorded in subsequent periods. See 'Management's
Discussion of Financial Condition and Results of Operations--Liquidity and
Capital Resources.'
 
                                   BACKGROUND
 
     Coleman was formed in December 1991 to succeed to the assets and
liabilities of the outdoor products business of New Coleman Holdings Inc.
('Holdings'), an indirect parent of the Issuer. Holdings (then named The Coleman
Company, Inc.) was acquired in 1989 by MacAndrews & Forbes (the 'Acquisition').
In March 1992, the Company completed an initial public offering of the Coleman
Common Stock (the 'IPO'). Coleman Worldwide's ownership interest in the Company
was approximately 82.6% at May 5, 1997.
 
     In 1993, Coleman Worldwide issued $575.0 million principal amount at
maturity of LYONs in an underwritten public offering. The net proceeds from the
issuance of the LYONs of approximately $133.1 million were distributed by
Coleman Worldwide to its then direct and indirect parent companies, of which
$110.0 million was used to repay indebtedness incurred in connection with the
Acquisition. See 'Description of Other Indebtedness--Coleman Worldwide--The
LYONs.' In connection with the offering of the LYONs, the ownership interest of
MacAndrews & Forbes in the Company was transferred to Coleman Worldwide. Each
LYON ($1,000 principal amount at maturity) is exchangeable at the option of the
holder at any time for 15.706 shares of Coleman Common Stock, subject to Coleman
Worldwide's right to elect to pay cash equal to the then market value of such
shares in lieu, in whole or in part, of delivering such shares of Coleman Common
Stock. The LYONS are secured by a pledge of 16,394,810 shares (representing
approximately 30.7% of shares outstanding) of Coleman Common Stock.
 
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     Also in 1993, Coleman Holdings issued approximately $281.3 million
principal amount at maturity of Coleman Holdings Notes pursuant to exemptions
from, or in transactions not subject to, the registration requirements of the
Securities Act and applicable state securities laws. The net proceeds from the
issuance of the Coleman Holdings Notes of approximately $162.3 million were
distributed to MacAndrews & Forbes and were not available to Coleman Holdings or
its subsidiaries. In connection with the offering of the Coleman Holdings Notes,
all of the outstanding capital stock of Coleman Worldwide was transferred by
Holdings to Coleman Holdings. The Coleman Holdings Notes are secured by a pledge
of all of the common stock of Coleman Worldwide and guaranteed on a non-recourse
basis by Coleman Worldwide (the 'Old Coleman Worldwide Non-Recourse Guaranty').
The Old Coleman Worldwide Non-Recourse Guaranty is secured by a pledge of
26,000,000 shares (representing approximately 48.7% of shares outstanding) of

Coleman Common Stock. In addition, Coleman Worldwide currently owns 1,672,710
shares (representing approximately 3.2% of shares outstanding) of Coleman Common
Stock, of which 522,710 shares are currently available to be pledged to secure
the Notes.
 
     The Issuer was incorporated in Delaware in May 1997. The Issuer's principal
executive offices are located at 5900 North Andrews Avenue, Suite 700, Fort
Lauderdale, Florida 33309 and its telephone number is (954) 772-9000.
 
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                    OWNERSHIP OF THE ISSUER AND THE COMPANY
 
     The following chart illustrates a simplified ownership structure of the
Issuer and the Company:
 
                             Mafco Holdings Inc.
                                  ('Mafco')

                                                    100%

                      MacAndrews & Forbes Holdings Inc.
                           ('MacAndrews Holdings')

                                                    100%

                          New Coleman Holdings Inc.
                                 ('Holdings')

                                                    100%

                             COLEMAN ESCROW CORP.
                                (THE 'ISSUER')

                                                    100%

                            Coleman Holdings Inc.
                             ('Coleman Holdings')

                                                    100%

                        Coleman Worldwide Corporation
                            ('Coleman Worldwide')

                                                   82.6%

                          The Coleman Company, Inc.
                         ('Coleman' or the 'Company')
 
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                                THE TRANSACTIONS
 
     The Old Notes are, and the New Notes will be, secured by a pledge of all of
the shares of common stock of Coleman Holdings and guaranteed pursuant to the
Coleman Worldwide Non-Recourse Guaranty, which Coleman Worldwide Non-Recourse
Guaranty is currently secured by a pledge of 522,710 shares of Coleman Common
Stock. Concurrently with the closing of the Offering, the Issuer deposited the
Escrowed Funds, consisting of the net proceeds of the Offering of approximately
$455.3 million, with the Escrow Agent. The Escrow Agent will release the
Escrowed Funds to the Issuer from time to time upon the satisfaction of certain
conditions, including presentation of an Officer's Certificate certifying that,
among other things (a) (i) the conditions to the optional redemption by Coleman
Holdings contained in the indenture governing the Coleman Holdings Notes (the
'Coleman Holdings Notes Indenture') to be complied with on the date of the
Coleman Holdings Notes Redemption (other than payment) have been satisfied or
waived, (ii) the conditions to any delivery of cash upon exchange from time to
time of LYONs through an exchange offer to be complied with by Coleman Worldwide
(other than payment) have been satisfied or waived, (iii) the conditions to the
optional redemption by Coleman Worldwide contained in the indenture governing
the LYONs (the 'LYONs Indenture') to be complied with on May 27, 1998 (other
than payment) have been satisfied or waived, (iv) the conditions to any exchange
of LYONs from time to time by the holders thereof and the election by Coleman
Worldwide to deliver cash in lieu of shares of Coleman Common Stock that are
contained in the LYONs Indenture (other than payment) have been satisfied or
waived or (v) the conditions to certain other payments that may be required to
be made by Coleman Worldwide pursuant to the terms of the LYONs Indenture have
been satisfied or waived and (b) following the release, such Escrowed Funds,
subject to certain limited exceptions, will be contributed to Coleman Holdings
or Coleman Worldwide and used to fund the Coleman Holdings Notes Redemption, the
LYONs Retirement or such other payments, as the case may be. See 'Description of
the Notes--Escrow of Proceeds.' Notwithstanding the foregoing, there will be no
release of Escrowed Funds to the Issuer after the occurrence of certain events
of bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization of Coleman Holdings, Coleman
Worldwide or Coleman (the 'Triggering Events'). If a Triggering Event occurs,
the Issuer will be required to use any remaining Escrowed Funds to redeem the
Notes, on a pro rata basis, at a redemption price equal to the Accreted Value
plus accrued interest (if any) on the Mandatory Redemption Date (as defined
herein). See 'Description of the Notes--Mandatory Redemption.'
 
     The Issuer will contribute from time to time the Escrowed Funds to Coleman
Holdings and Coleman Worldwide (the 'Capital Contributions') to finance the
Coleman Holdings Notes Redemption and the LYONs Retirement. On May 22, 1997,
Coleman Holdings gave irrevocable notice that the Coleman Holdings Notes will be
redeemed on July 15, 1997. The LYONs Retirement is expected to be completed on
or prior to May 27, 1998. In connection with the LYONs Retirement, on May 23,
1997, Coleman Worldwide commenced an offer to pay cash in the amount of $343.61
per $1,000 principal amount at maturity upon exchange of any and all outstanding
LYONs. To the extent that any LYONs are not exchanged, the Issuer intends to
cause Coleman Worldwide to redeem any outstanding LYONs on May 27, 1998, which
is the first time that Coleman Worldwide has the right to do so under the LYONs
Indenture. There can be no assurance that an exchange offer for the LYONs will
be consummated or, if consummated, as to the final terms thereof or that the

LYONs Retirement will be consummated on or before May 27, 1998. In addition,
there can be no assurance that the Escrowed Funds will be sufficient to
consummate the LYONs Retirement. See 'Risk Factors--Subordination to Subsidiary
Liabilities.'
 
     Following the Coleman Holdings Notes Redemption, Coleman Holdings expects
to be merged with and into the Issuer in the Coleman Holdings Merger, and the
Issuer will directly own all of the shares of capital stock of Coleman
Worldwide. The pledge of the Coleman Holdings capital stock will terminate upon
the Coleman Holdings Merger. Following the LYONs Retirement, the Issuer expects
to be merged with and into Coleman Worldwide in the Coleman Worldwide Merger,
with Coleman Worldwide, as the surviving corporation, assuming all of the
Issuer's obligations under the Indenture and the Notes. The Coleman Worldwide
Non-Recourse Guaranty and the pledge of the Coleman Worldwide capital stock will
terminate upon the Coleman Worldwide Merger. Following each of the Coleman
Holdings Notes Redemption and the LYONs Retirement, all obligations of Coleman
Holdings under the Coleman Holdings Notes Indenture and all obligations of
Coleman Worldwide under the LYONs Indenture, respectively, will be satisfied and
discharged.
 
     Simultaneously with the Coleman Holdings Notes Redemption, the Notes will
be secured by a pledge of all of the shares of capital stock of Coleman
Worldwide and the Coleman Worldwide Non-Recourse Guaranty will
 
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be secured by an additional pledge of the 26,000,000 shares of Coleman Common
Stock that are currently pledged to secure the Old Coleman Worldwide
Non-Recourse Guaranty of the Coleman Holdings Notes. In addition to such shares,
simultaneously with the release of Escrowed Funds from time to time in
connection with the LYONs Retirement, the Coleman Worldwide Non-Recourse
Guaranty will be secured by the shares of Coleman Common Stock for which such
exchanged LYONs are exchangeable that are released from the pledge to secure any
exchanged LYONs. Upon consummation of the Coleman Holdings Notes Redemption and
the LYONs Retirement, the Notes will be secured by a pledge of 44,067,520 shares
of Coleman Common Stock (consisting of the 26,000,000 shares currently pledged
to secure the Old Coleman Worldwide Non-Recourse Guaranty of the Coleman
Holdings Notes, the 16,394,810 shares of Coleman Common Stock currently pledged
to secure the LYONs and the 1,672,710 shares of Coleman Common Stock not
currently pledged, of which 522,710 shares are currently pledged to secure the
Old Notes), less any Delivered Shares.
 
                               THE EXCHANGE OFFER
 
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Securities Offered....................  Up to $600,475,000 aggregate principal
                                        amount at maturity of Senior Secured
                                        First Priority Discount Exchange Notes
                                        due 2001 and $131,560,000 aggregate
                                        principal amount at maturity of Senior
                                        Secured Second Priority Discount

                                        Exchange Notes due 2001, in each case,
                                        which have been registered under the
                                        Securities Act. The terms of the New
                                        First Priority Notes and the New Second
                                        Priority Notes are identical in all
                                        material respects to the Old First
                                        Priority Notes and the Old Second
                                        Priority Notes, respectively, except for
                                        certain transfer restrictions and
                                        registration rights relating to the Old
                                        Notes and except that, if the Exchange
                                        Offer is not consummated by November 17,
                                        1997, interest will accrue on the Old
                                        Notes (in addition to the accretion of
                                        Original Issue Discount) from and
                                        including such date until but excluding
                                        the date of consummation of the Exchange
                                        Offer payable in cash semiannually in
                                        arrears on May 15 and November 15,
                                        commencing May 15, 1998, at a rate per
                                        annum equal to .50% of the Accreted
                                        Value of the Old Notes as of the
                                        November 15 or May 15 immediately
                                        preceding such interest payment date.
The Exchange Offer....................  The New First Priority Notes and the New
                                        Second Priority Notes are being offered
                                        in exchange for a like principal amount
                                        at maturity of Old First Priority Notes
                                        and Old Second Priority Notes,
                                        respectively. The issuance of the New
                                        Notes is intended to satisfy obligations
                                        of the Issuer contained in the
                                        Registration Agreement. For procedures
                                        for tendering, see 'The Exchange
                                        Offer--Procedures for Tendering Old
                                        Notes.'
Tenders; Expiration Date;
  Withdrawal..........................  The Exchange Offer will expire at 5:00
                                        p.m., New York City time, on
                                                       , 1997, or such later
                                        date and time to which it is extended.
                                        The tender of Old Notes pursuant to the
                                        Exchange Offer may be withdrawn at any
                                        time prior to the Expiration Date. Any
                                        Old Note not accepted for exchange for
                                        any reason will be returned without
                                        expense to the tendering holder thereof
                                        as promptly as practicable after the
                                        expiration or termination of the
                                        Exchange Offer. See 'The Exchange
                                        Offer--Terms of the Exchange Offer;
                                        Period for Tendering Old Notes' and 'The
                                        Exchange Offer--Withdrawal.'
Certain Conditions to Exchange Offer..  The Issuer shall not be required to

                                        accept for exchange, or to issue New
                                        Notes in exchange for, any Old Notes and
                                        may terminate or amend the Exchange
                                        Offer if at any time before the
                                        acceptance of
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                                        the Old Notes for exchange or the
                                        exchange of the New Notes for such Old
                                        Notes certain events have occurred,
                                        which in the reasonable judgment of the
                                        Issuer, make it inadvisable to proceed
                                        with the Exchange Offer and/or with such
                                        acceptance for exchange or with such
                                        exchange. Such events include (i) any
                                        threatened, instituted or pending action
                                        seeking to restrain or prohibit the
                                        Exchange Offer, (ii) a general
                                        suspension of trading in securities on
                                        any national securities exchange or in
                                        the over-the-counter market, (iii) a
                                        general banking moratorium, (iv) the
                                        commencement of a war or armed
                                        hostilities involving the United States
                                        and (v) a material adverse change or
                                        development involving a prospective
                                        material adverse change in the Issuer's
                                        business, properties, assets,
                                        liabilities, financial condition,
                                        operations, results of operations or
                                        prospects that may affect the value of
                                        the Old Notes or the New Notes. In
                                        addition, the Issuer will not accept for
                                        exchange any Old Notes tendered, and no
                                        New Notes will be issued in exchange for
                                        any such Old Notes, at any such time any
                                        stop order shall be threatened or in
                                        effect with respect to the Registration
                                        Statement of which the Prospectus
                                        constitutes a part or the qualification
                                        of the Indenture under the Trust
                                        Indenture Act of 1939. See 'The Exchange
                                        Offer--Certain Conditions to the
                                        Exchange Offer.'
Federal Income Tax
  Consequences........................  The exchange pursuant to the Exchange
                                        Offer should not result in gain or loss
                                        to the holders or the Issuer for federal

                                        income tax purposes. See 'Certain U.S.
                                        Federal Income Tax Considerations.'
Use of Proceeds.......................  There will be no proceeds to the Issuer
                                        from the exchange pursuant to the
                                        Exchange Offer. See 'Use of Proceeds.'
Exchange Agent........................  First Trust National Association is
                                        serving as exchange agent (the 'Exchange
                                        Agent') in connection with the Exchange
                                        Offer.
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                      CONSEQUENCES OF EXCHANGING OLD NOTES
 
     Holders of Old Notes who do not exchange their Old Notes for New Notes
pursuant to the Exchange Offer will continue to be subject to the provisions in
the Indenture regarding transfer and exchange of the Old Notes and the
restrictions on transfer of such Old Notes as set forth in the legend thereon as
a consequence of the issuance of the Old Notes pursuant to exemptions from, or
in transactions not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities
Act and applicable state securities laws. In general, the Old Notes may not be
offered or sold, unless registered under the Securities Act, except pursuant to
an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the Securities Act and
applicable state securities laws. The Issuer does not currently anticipate that
it will register Old Notes under the Securities Act. See 'Description of the
Notes--Registration Rights.' Based on interpretations by the staff of the SEC,
as set forth in no-action letters issued to third parties, the Issuer believes
that New Notes issued pursuant to the Exchange Offer in exchange for Old Notes
may be offered for resale, resold or otherwise transferred by holders thereof
(other than any holder which is an 'affiliate' of the Issuer within the meaning
of Rule 405 under the Securities Act) without compliance with the registration
and prospectus delivery provisions of the Securities Act, provided that such New
Notes are acquired in the ordinary course of such holders' business and such
holders have no arrangement with any person to participate in the distribution
of such New Notes. However, the Issuer does not intend to request the SEC to
consider, and the SEC has not considered, the Exchange Offer in the context of a
no-action letter and there can be no assurance that the staff of the SEC would
make a similar determination with respect to the Exchange Offer as in such other
circumstances. Each holder, other than a broker-dealer, must acknowledge that it
is not engaged in, and does not intend to engage in, a distribution of New Notes
and has no arrangement or understanding to participate in a distribution of New
Notes. If any holder is an affiliate of the Issuer, is engaged or intends to
engage in or has any arrangement or understanding with respect to the
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acquired pursuant to the Exchange Offer, such holder (i) could not rely on the
applicable interpretations of the staff of the SEC and (ii) must comply with the
registration and prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act in
connection with any resale transaction.
 
     Each broker-dealer that receives New Notes for its own account in exchange

for Old Notes must acknowledge that such Old Notes were acquired by such
broker-dealer as a result of market-making activities or other trading
activities and that it will deliver a prospectus in connection with any resale
of such New Notes. The Letter of Transmittal states that by so acknowledging and
by delivering a prospectus, a broker-dealer will not be deemed to admit that it
is an 'underwriter' within the meaning of the Securities Act. This Prospectus,
as it may be amended or supplemented from time to time, may be used by a
broker-dealer in connection with resales of New Notes received in exchange for
Old Notes where such Old Notes were acquired by such broker-dealer as a result
of market-making activities or other trading activities. The Issuer has agreed
that, for a period of 180 days after the Expiration Date, it will make this
Prospectus available to any broker-dealer for use in connection with any such
resale. See 'Plan of Distribution.' In addition, to comply with the state
securities laws, the New Notes may not be offered or sold in any state unless
they have been registered or qualified for sale in such state or an exemption
from registration or qualification is available and is complied with. The offer
and sale of the New Notes to 'qualified institutional buyers' (as such term is
defined under Rule 144A of the Securities Act) is generally exempt from
registration or qualification under the state securities laws. The Issuer
currently does not intend to register or qualify the sale of the New Notes in
any state where an exemption from registration or qualification is required and
not available. See 'The Exchange Offer--Consequences of Exchanging Old Notes'
and 'Description of the Notes--Registration Rights.'
 
                      SUMMARY DESCRIPTION OF THE NEW NOTES
 
     The terms of the New First Priority Notes and the New Second Priority Notes
are identical in all material respects to the Old First Priority Notes and the
Old Second Priority Notes, respectively, except for certain transfer
restrictions and registration rights relating to the Old Notes and except that,
if the Exchange Offer is not consummated by November 17, 1997, interest will
accrue on the Old Notes (in addition to the accretion of Original Issue
Discount) from and including such date until but excluding the date of
consummation of the Exchange Offer payable in cash semiannually in arrears on
May 15 and November 15, commencing May 15, 1998, at a rate per annum equal to
 .50% of the Accreted Value of the Old Notes as of the November 15 or May 15
immediately preceding such interest payment date.
 
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Securities Offered....................  Up to $600,475,000 principal amount at
                                        maturity of Senior Secured First
                                        Priority Discount Exchange Notes due
                                        2001 (the 'New First Priority Notes')
                                        and up to $131,560,000 principal amount
                                        at maturity of Senior Secured Second
                                        Priority Discount Exchange Notes due
                                        2001 (the 'New Second Priority Notes').
Maturity Date.........................  May 15, 2001.
Yield to Maturity.....................  11 1/8% and 12 7/8% per annum with
                                        respect to the New First Priority Notes
                                        and the New Second Priority Notes,
                                        respectively (computed on a semiannual
                                        bond equivalent basis), calculated from

                                        May 20, 1997.
Original Issue Discount...............  The Old First Priority Notes were issued
                                        at an issue price of $649.49 per $1,000
                                        aggregate principal amount at maturity,
                                        and the Old Second Priority Notes were
                                        issued at an issue price of $608.12 per
                                        $1,000 aggregate principal amount at
                                        maturity. Because the New Notes will be
                                        treated as a continuation of the Old
                                        Notes, which were issued at an original
                                        issue discount ('Original Issue
                                        Discount') for federal income tax
                                        purposes, the New Notes will have
                                        Original Issue Discount. Prospective
                                        holders of the New Notes should be aware
                                        that although there will be no periodic
                                        payments of interest on the New Notes,
                                        accrued Original Issue Discount will be
                                        includable, periodically, in a holder's
                                        gross income for United States federal
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                                        income tax purposes prior to redemption
                                        or other disposition of such holder's
                                        New Notes, whether or not such New Notes
                                        are ultimately redeemed, sold (to the
                                        Issuer or otherwise) or paid at
                                        maturity. See 'Certain Tax Aspects.'
Optional Redemption...................  The Notes may be redeemed at the option
                                        of the Issuer in whole or from time to
                                        time in part at any time on and after
                                        May 15, 2000 at the redemption prices
                                        set forth herein on the date of
                                        redemption. Notwithstanding the
                                        foregoing, the Issuer will have the
                                        option to redeem the Notes at any time
                                        in whole at a redemption price equal to
                                        the Accreted Value on the date of
                                        redemption plus the Applicable Premium.
                                        See 'Description of the Notes--Optional
                                        Redemption.'
Change of Control.....................  Upon a Change of Control, each holder of
                                        the Notes will have the right to require
                                        the Issuer to repurchase all or a
                                        portion of such holder's Notes at a
                                        price equal to the Put Amount on the
                                        date of repurchase.

Escrow of Proceeds of Offering........  Concurrently with the closing of the
                                        Offering, the net proceeds of the
                                        Offering were deposited with the Escrow
                                        Agent and held in escrow. Such Escrowed
                                        Funds have been temporarily invested in
                                        Treasury Securities and other Permitted
                                        Investments. The Escrow Agent will
                                        release the Escrowed Funds to the Issuer
                                        from time to time as necessary to
                                        finance the Coleman Holdings Notes
                                        Redemption and the LYONs Retirement,
                                        subject to satisfaction of certain
                                        conditions and subject to certain
                                        limited exceptions. Notwithstanding the
                                        foregoing, there will be no release of
                                        Escrowed Funds to the Issuer upon the
                                        occurrence of a Triggering Event. See
                                        'Description of the Notes--Escrow of
                                        Proceeds.'
Mandatory Redemption..................  The Notes are subject to mandatory
                                        redemption upon the occurrence of a
                                        Triggering Event at a time when any
                                        Escrowed Funds are remaining. If a
                                        Triggering Event occurs, the Issuer will
                                        be required to use any such remaining
                                        Escrowed Funds to redeem the Notes, on a
                                        pro rata basis, at a redemption price
                                        equal to the Accreted Value plus accrued
                                        interest (if any) on the Mandatory
                                        Redemption Date. See 'Description of the
                                        Notes--Mandatory Redemption.'
Collateral............................  Prior to the Coleman Holdings Merger,
                                        the Old Notes are, and the New Notes
                                        will be, secured by a pledge of all of
                                        the shares of capital stock of Coleman
                                        Holdings. In addition, the Old Notes
                                        are, and the New Notes will be,
                                        guaranteed pursuant to the Coleman
                                        Worldwide Non-Recourse Guaranty, which
                                        Coleman Worldwide Non-Recourse Guaranty
                                        is currently secured by a pledge of the
                                        522,710 shares of Coleman Common Stock
                                        owned by Coleman Worldwide.
                                        Simultaneously with the Coleman Holdings
                                        Notes Redemption, the Notes will be
                                        secured by a pledge of all of the shares
                                        of capital stock of Coleman Worldwide
                                        and the Coleman Worldwide Non-Recourse
                                        Guaranty will be secured by an
                                        additional pledge of the 26,000,000
                                        shares of Coleman Common Stock that are
                                        currently pledged to secure the Old
                                        Coleman Worldwide Non-Recourse Guaranty
                                        of the Coleman Holdings Notes. In

                                        addition to such shares, simultaneously
                                        with the release of Escrowed Funds from
                                        time to time in connection with the
                                        LYONs Retirement, the Coleman Worldwide
                                        Non-Recourse Guaranty will be secured by
                                        the shares of Coleman Common Stock for
                                        which such exchanged LYONs are
                                        exchangeable that are released from the
                                        pledge to secure any exchanged LYONs.
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                                        Upon consummation of the Coleman
                                        Holdings Notes Redemption and the LYONs
                                        Retirement, the Notes will be secured by
                                        a pledge of 44,067,520 shares of Coleman
                                        Common Stock (consisting of the
                                        26,000,000 shares currently pledged to
                                        secure the Old Coleman Worldwide
                                        Non-Recourse Guaranty of the Coleman
                                        Holdings Notes, the 16,394,810 shares of
                                        Coleman Common Stock currently pledged
                                        to secure the LYONs and the 1,672,710
                                        shares of Coleman Common Stock not
                                        currently pledged, of which 522,710
                                        shares are currently pledged to secure
                                        the Old Notes), less any Delivered
                                        Shares. The First Priority Notes will
                                        rank senior in right of payment to the
                                        Second Priority Notes with respect to
                                        any collateral securing the Notes and
                                        the Coleman Worldwide Non- Recourse
                                        Guaranty. See 'Risk Factors--Control by
                                        Holders of First Priority Notes.' No
                                        additional shares of Coleman Common
                                        Stock will be pledged by the Issuer as
                                        security for the Notes irrespective of
                                        the value of Coleman Common Stock at any
                                        time. See 'Risk Factors--Security for
                                        the Notes; Potential for Diminution' and
                                        'Description of the Notes--Security.'

                                        After the consummation of the Coleman
                                        Holdings Notes Redemption and the LYONs
                                        Retirement, the Issuer or Coleman
                                        Worldwide, as applicable, may withdraw
                                        the collateral consisting of shares of
                                        Coleman Common Stock, in whole or in

                                        part, by substituting therefor with the
                                        Trustee cash or U.S. Government
                                        Obligations (as defined herein) that
                                        will be sufficient for the payment at
                                        maturity of principal and interest (if
                                        any) on the Notes, or the pro rata
                                        portion thereof, respectively. In
                                        addition, the pro rata portion of
                                        collateral consisting of Coleman Common
                                        Stock may be released following a
                                        redemption, in part, of the Notes or a
                                        repurchase, in part, of the Notes after
                                        a Change of Control or the delivery of
                                        less than all the Notes for
                                        cancellation. See 'Description of the
                                        Notes--Security.'
Ranking and Holding Company
  Structure...........................  The Old Notes are, and the New Notes
                                        will be, senior secured obligations of
                                        the Issuer and will rank pari passu in
                                        right of payment with all future senior
                                        indebtedness of the Issuer, if any, and
                                        senior to all future subordinated
                                        indebtedness of the Issuer, if any. The
                                        only outstanding indebtedness of the
                                        Issuer is the Notes, and all the
                                        Issuer's consolidated liabilities (other
                                        than the Notes and certain liabilities
                                        incurred in connection with the
                                        Offering) are liabilities of its
                                        subsidiaries. The Issuer is a holding
                                        company and therefore the Old Notes are,
                                        and the New Notes will be, effectively
                                        subordinated to all existing and future
                                        indebtedness and other liabilities of
                                        the Issuer's subsidiaries, including
                                        trade payables. As of March 31, 1997,
                                        after giving pro forma effect to the
                                        Offering, the Capital Contributions, the
                                        Coleman Holdings Notes Redemption and
                                        the LYONs Retirement, the outstanding
                                        indebtedness and other liabilities of
                                        such subsidiaries would have been
                                        approximately $970.9 million. Prior to
                                        the Coleman Holdings Notes Redemption
                                        and the LYONs Retirement, the Notes will
                                        also be effectively subordinated to the
                                        Coleman Holdings Notes and the LYONs,
                                        respectively. See 'Risk Factors--Holding
                                        Company Structure,' '--Indebtedness and
                                        Ability to Repay the Notes,'
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                                        '--Subordination to Subsidiary
                                        Liabilities' and 'Description of the
                                        Notes.'
Certain Covenants.....................  The indenture governing the Notes (the
                                        'Indenture') requires the Coleman
                                        Holdings Notes Redemption to be
                                        consummated no later than July 31, 1997
                                        and the LYONs Retirement to be
                                        consummated no later than June 10, 1998,
                                        provided that, in each case, no
                                        Triggering Event shall have occurred.
                                        The Indenture also requires the Issuer,
                                        prior to the Coleman Holdings Merger, to
                                        hold directly all of the capital stock
                                        of Coleman Holdings and, prior to the
                                        Coleman Worldwide Merger, to hold,
                                        directly or indirectly, all of the
                                        capital stock of Coleman Worldwide. The
                                        Issuer is also required to hold,
                                        directly or indirectly, a majority of
                                        the voting power of the voting stock of
                                        Coleman at all times, unless and until
                                        the Issuer exercises its right to
                                        substitute U.S. Government Obligations
                                        for all of the pledged collateral. The
                                        Indenture also contains certain
                                        covenants that, among other things,
                                        generally prohibit the incurrence of
                                        additional debt by the Issuer and the
                                        issuance of additional debt or preferred
                                        stock by Coleman Holdings and Coleman
                                        Worldwide, and limit (i) the incurrence
                                        of additional debt and the issuance of
                                        preferred stock by Coleman, (ii) the
                                        payment of dividends on the capital
                                        stock of the Issuer and its subsidiaries
                                        and the redemption or repurchase of the
                                        capital stock of the Issuer, (iii) the
                                        sale of assets and subsidiary stock,
                                        (iv) transactions with affiliates, (v)
                                        the creation of liens on the assets of
                                        the Issuer, Coleman Holdings and Coleman
                                        Worldwide and (vi) consolidations,
                                        mergers and transfers of all or
                                        sustantially all of the Issuer's assets.
                                        The foregoing limitations and
                                        prohibitions, however, are subject to a
                                        number of qualifications. See
                                        'Description of the Notes--Certain

                                        Covenants.'
Use of Proceeds.......................  The Issuer will not receive any proceeds
                                        from the Exchange Offer. The Issuer will
                                        use the net proceeds of the Offering,
                                        which were approximately $455.3 million,
                                        to make the Capital Contributions to
                                        finance the Coleman Holdings Notes
                                        Redemption and the LYONs Retirement.
                                        Pending such uses, the net proceeds of
                                        the Offering are being held in escrow
                                        and invested in Treasury Securities and
                                        other Permitted Investments. See 'Use of
                                        Proceeds.'
</TABLE>
 
                                  RISK FACTORS
 
     Prospective holders of the New Notes should consider carefully all of the
information set forth in this Prospectus and, in particular, should evaluate the
specific factors set forth under 'Risk Factors' on page 19 before making a
decision to tender their Old Notes in the Exchange Offer.
 
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                       SUMMARY HISTORICAL FINANCIAL DATA
 
     The Issuer is a holding company formed in May 1997 to hold all of the
common stock of Coleman Holdings. Coleman Holdings is a holding company formed
in July 1993 in connection with the offering of the Coleman Holdings Notes and
holds all of the outstanding shares of capital stock of Coleman Worldwide.
Coleman Worldwide was formed in March 1993 in connection with the offering of
$575 million aggregate principal amount at maturity of LYONs and holds
44,067,520 shares of Coleman Common Stock, which represent approximately 82.6%
of the outstanding Coleman Common Stock. Coleman was formed in December 1991 to
succeed to the assets and liabilities of the outdoor products business of
Holdings. Due to the Issuer's 100% direct ownership of Coleman Holdings, 100%
indirect ownership of Coleman Worldwide and approximately 82.6% indirect
ownership of Coleman, the Consolidated Financial Statements of the Issuer
include the accounts of Coleman Holdings and its subsidiaries after elimination
of all material intercompany accounts and transactions. Minority interest
primarily represents the minority stockholders' proportionate share of the
results of operations and equity of Coleman.
 
     The summary historical financial data for, and as of the end of, each of
the years in the five year period ended December 31, 1996 have been derived from
the audited Consolidated Financial Statements of the Issuer and its
subsidiaries. The summary historical financial data for the three months ended
March 31, 1997 and 1996 and as of March 31, 1997 have been derived from the
unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements of the Issuer which reflect, in the
opinion of management, all adjustments (which include only normal recurring
adjustments) necessary to present fairly the financial data for such periods and
at such date. Results for the interim periods are not necessarily indicative of
results for the full year.
 
     The following summary historical financial data should be read in
conjunction with 'Capitalization,' 'Selected Historical Financial Data,'
'Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations' and the Consolidated Financial Statements of the Issuer and the
notes thereto included elsewhere in this Prospectus.
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                     (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS)
                                          THREE MONTHS ENDED
                                               MARCH 31,                       YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31,
                                          -------------------   ------------------------------------------------------
                                            1997       1996        1996        1995       1994       1993       1992
                                          --------   --------   ----------   --------   --------   --------   --------
<S>                                       <C>        <C>        <C>          <C>        <C>        <C>        <C>
OPERATIONS DATA:
Net revenues............................  $295,464   $273,560   $1,220,216   $933,574   $751,580   $575,415   $505,815
Cost of sales (a).......................   214,422    192,594      928,497    649,427    535,710    400,052    350,141
                                          --------   --------   ----------   --------   --------   --------   --------
Gross profit............................    81,042     80,966      291,719    284,147    215,870    175,363    155,674
Selling, general and administrative

  expenses (a)..........................    65,952     46,800      292,012    175,036    128,664    102,214     92,711
Asset impairment charge (b).............        --         --           --     12,289         --         --         --
Restructuring expense (c)...............        --         --           --         --     18,456         --         --
Interest expense, net...................    20,414     16,960       75,120     57,830     43,736     23,760     14,465
Amortization of goodwill and deferred
  charges...............................     3,322      2,704       12,304      9,558      7,864      6,322      6,002
Gain on IPO (d).........................        --         --           --         --         --         --    (54,515)
Other (income) expense, net.............       271     (2,721)      (1,604)       283      1,138        766      1,343
                                          --------   --------   ----------   --------   --------   --------   --------
(Loss) earnings before income taxes,
  minority interest and extraordinary
  item..................................    (8,917)    17,223      (86,113)    29,151     16,012     42,301     95,668
Income tax (benefit) expense (a)........    (3,190)     6,508      (23,766)    11,701      3,091     18,210     40,713
Minority interest.......................       232      2,535       (5,390)     6,696      5,734      6,401      4,428
                                          --------   --------   ----------   --------   --------   --------   --------
(Loss) earnings before extraordinary
  item..................................    (5,959)     8,180      (56,957)    10,754      7,187     17,690     50,527
Extraordinary loss on early
  extinguishment of debt, net of income
  taxes.................................        --       (582)      (1,244)      (787)      (677)        --         --
                                          --------   --------   ----------   --------   --------   --------   --------
Net (loss) earnings.....................  $ (5,959)  $  7,598   $  (58,201)  $  9,967   $  6,510   $ 17,690   $ 50,527
                                          --------   --------   ----------   --------   --------   --------   --------
                                          --------   --------   ----------   --------   --------   --------   --------
OTHER DATA:
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges
  (e)...................................        --       1.93x          --       1.45x      1.33x      2.51x      6.35x
</TABLE>
 
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                             (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS)
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                       AS OF
                                                     MARCH 31,
                                                        1997
                                                     ----------
<S>                                                  <C>
BALANCE SHEET DATA:
Total assets......................................   $1,254,931
Long-term debt
  (including current portions)....................      995,394
Minority interest.................................       44,598
Total stockholder's deficit.......................     (187,156)
</TABLE>
 
------------------
(a) During 1996, the Company recorded restructuring and certain other charges

    totaling $52,516, net of tax. Cost of sales includes a pre-tax charge of
    $44,005, selling, general and administrative expenses include a pre-tax
    charge of $30,195, and the provision for income tax benefit includes $21,684
    of net tax benefits resulting from these charges.
 
(b) Asset impairment charge reflects primarily the non-recurring charge taken in
    connection with the adoption of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards
    No. 121.
 
(c) Restructuring expense reflects primarily the non-recurring charge taken in
    connection with the German Restructuring which includes severance costs,
    commitments to third parties and write-downs of leasehold improvements and
    other assets to estimated realizable values.
 
(d) Gain on IPO represents the gain to Coleman Worldwide on the sale of
    approximately 18% of the Coleman Common Stock in the IPO.
 
(e) Earnings used in computing the ratio of earnings to fixed charges consist of
    (loss) earnings before income taxes plus fixed charges. Fixed charges
    consist of interest expense (including amortization of debt issuance costs,
    but not the loss relating to the early extinguishment of debt) and 33% of
    rental expense (considered to be representative of the interest factors).
    The deficiency of earnings to fixed charges was $8,917 and $86,113 for the
    three months ended March 31, 1997 and the year ended December 31, 1996,
    respectively.
 
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                        SUMMARY PRO FORMA FINANCIAL DATA
 
     The following unaudited summary pro forma consolidated condensed statements
of operations and other data for the three months ended March 31, 1997 and the
year ended December 31, 1996 give pro forma effect to the Offering, the Capital
Contributions, the Coleman Holdings Notes Redemption and the LYONs Retirement,
in each case, as if such transactions had been consummated on January 1, 1996,
and the pro forma consolidated condensed balance sheet as of March 31, 1997
gives pro forma effect to the Offering, the Capital Contributions, the Coleman
Holdings Notes Redemption and the LYONs Retirement as if such transactions had
been consummated on March 31, 1997. The pro forma information assumes that all
outstanding LYONs are redeemed on May 27, 1998, which is the first time that
Coleman Worldwide has the right to do so under the LYONs Indenture. The pro
forma adjustments are based upon available information and certain assumptions
that management of the Issuer believes are reasonable under the circumstances.
The summary pro forma financial data do not purport to represent the results of
operations or the financial position of the Issuer and its subsidiaries that
actually would have occurred had the foregoing transactions been consummated on
the aforesaid dates.
 
     The summary pro forma financial data should be read in conjunction with the
Pro Forma Financial Data, Consolidated Financial Statements of the Issuer and
the notes thereto included elsewhere in this Prospectus.


                 PRO FORMA CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED BALANCE SHEET
                             (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS)
                                  (UNAUDITED)
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                       AS OF MARCH 31, 1997
                                           --------------------------------------------
                                              ACTUAL        ADJUSTMENTS      PRO FORMA
                                           -------------    -----------      ----------
<S>                                        <C>              <C>              <C>
Current Assets:
  Cash and cash equivalents.............    $     12,866     $ 455,257(1)    $   11,971
                                                              (193,955)(2)
                                                              (262,197)(3)
  Accounts and notes receivable.........         271,617                        271,617
  Inventories...........................         288,166                        288,166
  Deferred tax assets...................          39,895                         39,895
  Prepaid assets and other..............          16,654                         16,654
                                           -------------    -----------      ----------
     Total current assets...............         629,198          (895)         628,303
Property, plant and equipment, net......         194,739                        194,739
Intangible assets related to businesses          341,907                        341,907
  acquired, net.........................
Note receivable--affiliate..............          47,739                         47,739
Deferred tax assets and other...........          41,348        14,750(1)        49,599
                                                                (5,043)(2)
                                                                (1,456)(3)
                                           -------------    -----------      ----------
                                               1,254,931         7,356        1,262,287
                                           -------------    -----------      ----------
                                           -------------    -----------      ----------
 
Current Liabilities:
  Accounts and notes payable............         194,462                        194,462
  Other current liabilities.............         115,971                        115,971
                                           -------------                     ----------
     Total current liabilities..........         310,433                        310,433
 
Long-term debt..........................         994,664       470,007(1)     1,038,041
                                                              (177,736)(2)
                                                              (248,894)(3)
Income taxes payable--affiliate.........          16,681                         16,681
Other liabilities.......................          75,711                         75,711
Minority interest.......................          44,598                         44,598
 
Stockholder's deficit...................        (187,156)      (21,262)(2)     (223,177)
                                                               (14,759)(3)
                                           -------------    -----------      ----------
                                            $  1,254,931     $   7,356       $1,262,287
                                           -------------    -----------      ----------
                                           -------------    -----------      ----------
</TABLE>
 

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<PAGE>

           PRO FORMA CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
                             (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS)
                                  (UNAUDITED)
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                     THREE MONTHS ENDED
                                                       MARCH 31, 1997                    YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1996
                                            -------------------------------------    -------------------------------------
                                              ACTUAL     ADJUSTMENTS   PRO FORMA       ACTUAL     ADJUSTMENTS   PRO FORMA
                                            ----------   -----------   ----------    ----------   -----------   ----------
<S>                                         <C>          <C>           <C>           <C>          <C>           <C>
Net revenues..............................  $  295,464                 $  295,464    $1,220,216                  $1,220,216
Cost of sales.............................     214,422                    214,422       928,497                     928,497
                                            ----------                 ----------    ----------                  ----------
Gross profit..............................      81,042                     81,042       291,719                     291,719
Selling, general and administrative
  expenses................................      65,952                     65,952       292,012                     292,012
Interest expense, net.....................      20,414    $ 15,005 (4)     25,717        75,120    $  55,227 (4)     93,943
                                                            (9,702)(5)                               (36,404)(5)
Amortization of goodwill and deferred
  charges.................................       3,322         922 (4)      3,854        12,304        3,688 (4)     14,431
                                                              (390)(5)                                (1,561)(5)
Other expense (income), net...............         271           --           271        (1,604)          --         (1,604)
                                            ----------    --------     ----------    ----------   -----------    ----------
Loss before income taxes, minority
  interest and extraordinary item.........      (8,917)     (5,835)       (14,752)      (86,113)     (20,950)      (107,063)
Income tax benefit........................      (3,190)     (1,945)(6)     (5,135)      (23,766)      (6,961)(6)    (30,727)
 
Minority interest in earnings of Camping
  Gaz.....................................         112                        112         1,872                       1,872
Minority interest in earnings (loss) of
  Coleman.................................         120                        120        (7,262)                     (7,262)
                                            ----------   -----------   ----------    ----------   -----------    ----------
Loss before extraordinary item............  $   (5,959)   $  (3,890)   $   (9,849)   $  (56,957)   $ (13,989)    $  (70,946)
                                            ----------   -----------   ----------    ----------   -----------    ----------
                                            ----------   -----------   ----------    ----------   -----------    ----------
OTHER DATA:
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges (7)....          --                         --            --                         --
</TABLE>
 
------------------
 
(1) Reflects the issuance of the Notes, net of underwriting discounts and
    related fees and expenses.
 
(2) Reflects the LYONs Retirement at May 27, 1998 for aggregate consideration of
    $193,955, the accreted value on such date ($343.61 per $1,000 principal

    amount at maturity) plus related fees and expenses. Stockholder's deficit 
    reflects a charge representing interest accretion on the LYONs from April 
    1, 1997 through May 27, 1998 of $9,436 net of taxes, an extraordinary loss 
    of $3,747, net of taxes, representing the write-off of deferred charges 
    related to the LYONs and fees and expenses related to the LYONs Retirement 
    and a distribution of the tax benefit of $8,079 associated with such 
    charges since the Issuer is not a party to a tax sharing agreement.
 
(3) Reflects the redemption of the Coleman Holdings Notes for aggregate
    consideration of $262,197 based on the redemption price of 102.175% of the
    accreted value at July 15, 1997. Stockholder's deficit reflects a charge
    representing interest accretion on the Coleman Holdings Notes from April 1,
    1997 through July 15, 1997 of $5,018 net of taxes, an extraordinary loss of
    $4,575, net of taxes, representing the redemption premium paid to redeem the
    Coleman Holdings Notes and the write-off of deferred charges related to the
    Coleman Holdings Notes, and a distribution of the tax benefit of $5,166
    associated with such charges since the Issuer is not a party to a tax
    sharing agreement.
 
(4) Reflects interest expense on the New Notes based on a yield to maturity of
    11 1/8% on the New First Priority Notes and 12 7/8% on the New Second 
    Priority Notes compounded semiannually on a bond equivalent basis, and the 
    related amortization of deferred financing costs over four years.
 
(5) Reflects the elimination of interest expense and amortization of deferred
    financing costs related to the LYONs and Coleman Holdings Notes. Since the
    LYONs Retirement may not be completed until May 27, 1998, the Issuer and its
    subsidiaries will continue to incur interest expense on the outstanding
    principal amount of the LYONs not retired at a rate of 7.25% and will earn
    interest income on the Escrowed Funds for such period. Since the Coleman
    Holdings Notes Redemption will not be completed until approximately two
    months after the Offering, the Issuer and its subsidiaries will continue to
    incur interest expense on the Coleman Holdings Notes at a rate of 10.875%
    and will earn interest income on the Escrowed Funds for such period.
    Escrowed Funds are currently earning interest income at an annual rate of 
    approximately 5.5%.
 
(6) Reflects the tax effect of the pro forma adjustments.
 
(7) The actual and pro forma deficiency of earnings to fixed charges was $86,113
    and $107,063, respectively, for the year ended December 31, 1996 and $8,917
    and $14,752, respectively, for the three months ended March 31, 1997.
 
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                                  RISK FACTORS
 
     Prospective holders of the New Notes should consider carefully the
following factors, as well as the other information set forth in this Prospectus
before tendering their Old Notes in the Exchange Offer, although the risk
factors set forth below (other then '--Consequences of Failure to Exchange and
Requirements for Transfer of New Notes') are generally applicable to the Old
Notes as well as the New Notes.

 
CONSEQUENCES OF FAILURE TO EXCHANGE AND REQUIREMENTS FOR TRANSFER OF NEW NOTES
 
     Holders of Old Notes who do not exchange their Old Notes for New Notes
pursuant to the Exchange Offer will continue to be subject to the provisions in
the Indenture regarding transfer and exchange of the Old Notes and the
restrictions on transfer of such Old Notes as set forth in the legend thereon as
a consequence of the issuance of the Old Notes pursuant to exemptions from, or
in transactions not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities
Act and applicable state securities laws. In general, the Old Notes may not be
offered or sold, unless registered under the Securities Act, except pursuant to
an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the Securities Act and
applicable state securities laws. The Issuer does not currently anticipate that
it will register Old Notes under the Securities Act. The Issuer currently does
not intend to register or qualify the sale of the New Notes in any state where
an exemption from registration or qualification is required and not available.
See 'The Exchange Offer--Consequences of Exchanging Old Notes.'
 
HOLDING COMPANY STRUCTURE
 
     The Issuer is a holding company with no business operations or source of
income of its own. The Issuer's only significant asset is all of the common
stock of Coleman Holdings, a holding company that through Coleman Worldwide owns
approximately 82.6% of the outstanding shares of Coleman Common Stock. The
Issuer's principal business operations are conducted by Coleman and its
subsidiaries, and the Issuer has no operations of its own. Accordingly, the
Issuer's only source of cash to pay its obligations with respect to the Notes
and any other obligations is expected to be distributions with respect to its
ownership interest in Coleman from the net earnings and cash flow generated by
Coleman, after payment by Coleman Worldwide and Coleman Holdings of amounts due
on the LYONs and the Coleman Holdings Notes, as the case may be, for so long as
they remain outstanding and certain other expenses. As the indirect holder
through Coleman Worldwide of approximately 82.6% of the Coleman Common Stock,
the Issuer has the ability to cause the Company, Coleman Worldwide and Coleman
Holdings, to make distributions up to the maximum amount permitted by law,
subject to limitations in the debt instruments of the Company, Coleman Worldwide
and Coleman Holdings. However, the Issuer currently expects that, for the
foreseeable future, the net earnings and cash flow of the Company will be
retained and used in the business of the Company and that the Issuer will not
receive any distributions from the Company, Coleman Worldwide or Coleman
Holdings. The terms of the Company's credit agreement as amended and restated as
of August 3, 1995 and as further amended (the 'Company Credit Agreement'),
prohibits the Company from paying dividends prior to January 1, 1999 and
thereafter restricts the Company's ability to pay dividends or make other
payments to Coleman Worldwide, Coleman Holdings and the Issuer. In addition, the
LYONs Indenture restricts Coleman Worldwide's ability to pay dividends and make
other payments to Coleman Holdings or the Issuer and the Coleman Holdings Notes
Indenture restricts Coleman Holdings' ability to pay dividends and make other
payments to the Issuer. Although Coleman Worldwide may receive payments from the
Company pursuant to a tax sharing agreement (the 'Company Tax Sharing
Agreement'), Coleman Worldwide will not distribute such payments to Coleman
Holdings or the Issuer. In addition, the LYONs Indenture requires that any such
payments received from the Company be paid to Mafco or retained by Coleman
Worldwide (except under certain limited circumstances which are unlikely to

occur prior to the LYONs Retirement). See 'Description of Other
Indebtedness--Coleman Worldwide--The LYONs' and 'Management's Discussion and
Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations--Liquidity and Capital
Resources.'
 
INDEBTEDNESS AND ABILITY TO REPAY THE NOTES
 
     The only outstanding indebtedness of the Issuer on an unconsolidated basis
is the Notes. The Indenture generally prohibits the incurrence of additional
debt by the Issuer and limits the incurrence of additional debt and the issuance
of preferred stock by the Issuer's subsidiaries. See 'Description of the
Notes--Certain Covenants.'
 
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<PAGE>

     The Issuer currently anticipates that in order to pay the principal amount
at maturity of the Notes or upon the occurrence of an Event of Default, to
redeem the Notes or to repurchase the Notes upon the occurrence of a Change of
Control, the Issuer will be required to adopt one or more alternatives, such as
seeking capital contributions or loans from its affiliates, refinancing its
indebtedness or selling its equity securities or the equity securities or assets
of Coleman. None of the affiliates of the Issuer is required to make any capital
contributions or other payments to the Issuer with respect to the Issuer's
obligations on the Notes, and, except for the Coleman Worldwide Non-Recourse
Guaranty, which will terminate upon the Coleman Worldwide Merger, the
obligations of the Issuer with respect to the Notes are not guaranteed by any
affiliate of the Issuer or any other person. There can be no assurance that any
of the foregoing actions could be effected on satisfactory terms, that they
would be sufficient to enable the Issuer to make any payments in respect of the
Notes when required or that any of such actions would be permitted by the terms
of the Indenture, the Coleman Holdings Notes Indenture (prior to the Coleman
Holdings Notes Redemption), the LYONs Indenture (prior to the LYONs Retirement)
or the debt instruments of the Company or Coleman Worldwide then in effect.
Moreover, the events that constitute a Change of Control under the Indenture may
also constitute events of default or repurchase right events under certain debt
instruments of the Issuer's subsidiaries. Such events may permit the lenders
under such debt instruments to accelerate the debt (or, in the case of the
Coleman Holdings Notes and the LYONs, to require the issuers thereof to
repurchase such securities) and, if the debt is not paid or repurchased, to
enforce their security interests, if any, in substantially all of the assets of
the Issuer's subsidiaries and the shares of Coleman Common Stock securing the
Coleman Holdings Notes and the LYONs. Any such enforcement may limit the
Issuer's ability to raise cash to purchase the Notes and may have a material
adverse effect on the market price of Coleman Common Stock and on the price that
could be obtained for the Coleman Worldwide capital stock and thus on the
ability of the Trustee to realize value through sales of the collateral. See
'--Security for the Notes; Potential for Diminution,' 'Management's Discussion
and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations--Liquidity and
Capital Resources,' 'Description of Other Indebtedness' and 'Description of the
Notes.'
 
RECENT OPERATING LOSSES AND STOCKHOLDER'S DEFICIT

 
     The Issuer recorded a loss before extraordinary item of $57.0 million for
the year ended December 31, 1996 and a net loss of $6.0 million for the three
months ended March 31, 1997. On a historical basis, the Issuer's earnings before
fixed charges were insufficient to cover fixed charges by approximately $86.1
million and $8.9 million for the year ended December 31, 1996 and the three
months ended March 31, 1997, respectively. On a pro forma basis, assuming that
the Offering, the Capital Contributions, the Coleman Holdings Notes Redemption
and the LYONs Retirement had each occurred on January 1, 1996, the Issuer would
have experienced a loss before extraordinary item of $70.9 million and $9.8
million for the year ended December 31, 1996 and the three months ended March
31, 1997, respectively. On a pro forma basis, assuming that the Offering, the
Capital Contributions, the Coleman Holdings Notes Redemption and the LYONs
Retirement had each occurred on January 1, 1996, the Issuer's net earnings for
the year ended December 31, 1996 and the three months ended March 31, 1997 would
have been insufficient to cover fixed charges by approximately $107.1 million
and $14.8 million, respectively. As a result, on a historical and a pro forma
basis, the Issuer would have had to achieve growth in its earnings before fixed
charges at least equal to the amounts of such insufficiencies in order to cover
its fixed charges. Fixed charges consist of interest expense (including
amortization of debt issuance costs, but not the loss relating to the early
extinguishment of debt) and 33% of rental expense (considered by the Issuer to
be representative of the interest factor). The Issuer had a stockholder's
deficit of approximately $187.2 million as of March 31, 1997 and, on a pro forma
basis, assuming that the Offering, the Capital Contributions, the Coleman
Holdings Notes Redemption and the LYONs Retirement had each occurred on March
31, 1997, the Issuer's stockholder's deficit would have been approximately
$222.3 million.
 
SUBORDINATION TO SUBSIDIARY LIABILITIES
 
     Any right of the Issuer and its creditors, including holders of the Notes,
to participate in the assets of any of the Issuer's subsidiaries upon any
liquidation or reorganization of any such subsidiary will be subject to the
prior claims of the subsidiary's creditors, including trade creditors (except to
the extent the Issuer may itself be a creditor of such subsidiary). Accordingly,
the Old Notes are, and the New Notes will be, effectively subordinated to
liabilities, including trade payables, of the subsidiaries of the Issuer. The
ability of the Issuer's creditors, including the holders of the Notes, to
participate in such assets will also be limited to the extent that the
 
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<PAGE>

outstanding shares of Coleman Common Stock are not beneficially owned by the
Issuer. The Issuer is a holding company and currently does not have any
indebtedness that ranks pari passu with, or senior to, the Notes. As of March
31, 1997, after giving effect to the Offering, the Capital Contributions, the
Coleman Holdings Notes Redemption and the LYONs Retirement, subsidiaries of the
Issuer would have had approximately $970.9 million of total liabilities,
including approximately $648.3 million of indebtedness. The Indenture generally
prohibits the incurrence of additional debt by the Issuer and limits the
incurrence of additional debt and the issuance of preferred stock by the

Issuer's subsidiaries, including Coleman. Prior to the Coleman Holdings Notes
Redemption and the LYONs Retirement, the Notes will also be effectively
subordinated to the Coleman Holdings Notes and the LYONs, respectively.
 
     There can be no assurance that an exchange offer for the LYONs will be
consummated or that the LYONs Retirement will be consummated on or before May
27, 1998. See 'Description of the Notes.' To the extent that the LYONs
Retirement may not be completed until May 27, 1998, the Issuer and its
subsidiaries will continue to incur interest expense on the outstanding
principal amount of the LYONs not retired at the rate of 7.25%. In addition,
there can be no assurance that the Escrowed Funds will be sufficient to
consummate the LYONs Retirement at any time, particularly if the market value of
the Coleman Common Stock increases such that the market value of the shares for
which the outstanding LYONs may be exchanged exceeds the remaining Escrowed
Funds. If the Escrowed Funds are insufficient, the Issuer will be required to
adopt one or more alternatives, such as seeking capital contributions or loans
from its affiliates, or if LYONs are exchanged, delivering Coleman Common Stock
upon exchange, thereby reducing the Issuer's indirect ownership of Coleman. None
of the affiliates of the Issuer is required to make any capital contributions or
other payments to the Issuer with respect to the Issuer's obligation to
consummate the LYONs Retirement. There can be no assurance that any of the
foregoing actions could be effected on satisfactory terms, that they would be
sufficient to enable the Issuer to consummate the LYONs Retirement on May 27,
1998 without delivering Coleman Common Stock upon exchange or that any of such
actions would be permitted by the terms of the Indenture, the LYONs Indenture or
the debt instruments of the Company then in effect.
 
SECURITY FOR THE NOTES; POTENTIAL FOR DIMINUTION
 
     Prior to the Coleman Holdings Merger, all of the Issuer's obligations under
the Indenture and the Notes will be secured by a pledge of all of the shares of
capital stock of Coleman Holdings. In addition, the Old Notes are, and the New
Notes will be, guaranteed pursuant to the Coleman Worldwide Non-Recourse
Guaranty, which Coleman Worldwide Non-Recourse Guaranty is currently secured by
522,710 shares of Coleman Common Stock. Simultaneously with the Coleman Holdings
Notes Redemption, the Notes will be secured by all of the capital stock of
Coleman Worldwide and the Coleman Worldwide Non-Recourse Guaranty will be
secured by an additional pledge of the 26,000,000 shares of Coleman Common Stock
that are currently pledged to secure the Old Coleman Worldwide Non-Recourse
Guaranty of the Coleman Holdings Notes. The Coleman Worldwide Non-Recourse
Guaranty and the pledge of the Coleman Worldwide capital stock will terminate
upon the Coleman Worldwide Merger. The Trustee's claim under the Coleman
Worldwide Non-Recourse Guaranty will be limited to the shares pledged as
security therefor and will not entitle the Trustee or the holders of the Notes
to the status of a general creditor of Coleman Worldwide. In addition to such
shares, simultaneously with the release of Escrowed Funds from time to time to
redeem the LYONs or upon exchange of LYONs in connection with the LYONs
Retirement, the Coleman Worldwide Non-Recourse Guaranty will become secured by
the shares of Coleman Common Stock into which such exchanged or redeemed LYONs
are exchangeable that are released from the pledge to secure any exchanged or
redeemed LYONs, until consummation of the LYONs Retirement, at which time the
Notes will also be secured by the 16,394,810 shares of Coleman Common Stock
currently pledged to secure the LYONs and the 1,672,710 shares of Coleman Common
Stock not currently pledged to secure the LYONs, of which 522,710 shares are

currently pledged to secure the Notes, less any Delivered Shares. Upon
consummation of the Coleman Holdings Notes Redemption and the LYONs Retirement,
the Notes will be secured by the shares of Coleman Common Stock that are
currently pledged to secure the LYONs and the Old Coleman Worldwide Non-Recourse
Guaranty of the Coleman Holdings Notes plus the 1,672,710 shares of Coleman
Common Stock not currently pledged, less any Delivered Shares.
 
     No additional shares of Coleman Common Stock will be pledged irrespective
of the market value of the stock at any time. The Coleman Common Stock is
currently listed on the NYSE. Since January 1, 1996, the high
 
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and low sales prices of the Coleman Common Stock were $26 and $11 1/2 per share,
respectively. There currently is no public market for the Coleman Worldwide or
Coleman Holdings capital stock. The value of the collateral will be subject to
fluctuation and there can be no assurance that the proceeds from the sale or
sales of all of such collateral would be sufficient to satisfy the amounts due
on the Notes in the event of a default. In addition, the ability of the holders
of the Notes to realize upon the collateral may be subject to certain
limitations and there can be no assurance that the Trustee or the holders of the
Notes would be able to sell the shares pledged as collateral to secure the Notes
and the Coleman Worldwide Non-Recourse Guaranty at the then current market
value. Sales of substantial amounts of the Coleman Common Stock (whether by the
Trustee or other secured lenders, if any, or otherwise) could adversely affect
market prices.
 
     The Notes are not guaranteed by the Company, and except for the Coleman
Worldwide Non-Recourse Guaranty of Coleman Worldwide, which will terminate upon
the Coleman Worldwide Merger, the Notes are not guaranteed by any other
affiliate of the Issuer. If there were an Event of Default under the Indenture
and the Trustee under the Indenture or the holders of the Notes were to
foreclose upon the collateral, such foreclosure could constitute a change of
control of the Company which would result in an event of default permitting
acceleration under the Company Credit Agreement. There can be no assurance that
the assets of the Company and its subsidiaries would be sufficient to repay in
full borrowings under the Company Credit Agreement if they became due. In such
event no assets of the subsidiaries of the Company would be available to the
holders of the Notes and the value of the shares of Coleman Common Stock (and
Coleman Holdings and Coleman Worldwide capital stock) securing the Notes would
be substantially diminished or eliminated. Although currently unsecured, the
Company Credit Agreement provides that it will become secured by the Company's
assets at December 31, 1997 if a specified financial leverage requirement is not
met. If the Company Credit Agreement became secured, any enforcement of the
security interests securing the Company Credit Agreement, or enforcement of the
security interests securing any other indebtedness of the Issuer or its
subsidiaries, could have a material adverse effect on the market price of
Coleman Common Stock and on the ability of the Trustee to realize value through
sales of the collateral pledged to secure the Notes and the Coleman Worldwide
Non-Recourse Guaranty. The Indenture permits the Issuer, under certain
circumstances, to grant liens on its assets, if any, other than the shares of
Coleman Holdings, Coleman Worldwide or Coleman, as the case may be, pledged to

secure the Notes.
 
     Because the additional 26,000,000 shares of Coleman Common Stock to be
pledged to secure the Coleman Worldwide Non-Recourse Guaranty following the
Coleman Holdings Merger and the shares, if any, to be pledged upon the
completion of the LYONs Retirement, will not be pledged simultaneously with
Coleman Worldwide incurring its obligation to issue the Coleman Worldwide
Non-Recourse Guaranty, but rather will be pledged later, in certain
circumstances such pledge could constitute a preference if Coleman Worldwide
were to become a debtor in a bankruptcy case. Under applicable provisions of the
United States Bankruptcy Code (the 'Bankruptcy Code'), if Coleman Worldwide were
to become the subject of a bankruptcy case within the 90-day period following
the issuance of the Coleman Worldwide Non-Recourse Guaranty or following any
pledges of additional shares of Coleman Common Stock (or within one year of such
events if the entity for whom the transfer is made is an 'insider' within the
meaning of the Bankruptcy Code), a bankruptcy court could avoid the pledge of
Coleman Common Stock as a preference if Coleman Worldwide was insolvent at the
time thereof and the pledge enabled holders of the Notes to receive more than
they would if Coleman Worldwide were liquidated under the Bankruptcy Code. Such
pledges by Coleman Worldwide may also be voidable as preferences under similar
state laws, which in many cases have a 120-day preference period. The Notes are
not secured by a pledge of the Escrowed Funds. The Escrowed Funds could be
subject to the claims of creditors of the Issuer, if any, other than the holders
of the Notes.
 
CONTROL BY HOLDERS OF FIRST PRIORITY NOTES
 
     The First Priority Notes constitute approximately 82.0% of the aggregate
principal amount at maturity of the Notes sold in the Offering and the Second
Priority Notes constitute the balance. Under the terms of the Indenture, the
First Priority Notes and the Second Priority Notes will be treated as separate
series of securities for purposes of their respective rights to payment upon a
realization of the collateral securing the Notes and the Coleman Worldwide
Non-Recourse Guaranty. Accordingly, any proceeds received by the Trustee from a
realization on the collateral will be applied first to pay the expenses of the
Trustee under the Indenture, second to pay the Default Amount (as defined
herein) on the First Priority Notes and, thereafter, to pay the Default Amount
on the Second
 
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Priority Notes. For all other purposes the First Priority Notes and the Second
Priority Notes will be treated as a single class of securities issued under the
Indenture. Any actions that may be taken by the holders of less than all of
Notes outstanding under the Indenture, including the approval of any supplements
or amendments thereto, waivers of any past defaults, giving notice to the Issuer
and the Trustee of an Event of Default, rescinding an acceleration of the Notes,
exercising remedies with respect to the collateral securing the Notes and
controlling proceedings following an Event of Default, may be taken by the
holders of specified percentages of the aggregate principal amount at maturity
of Notes outstanding. There will be no separate class voting for holders of the
Second Priority Notes under any circumstances, even if the proposed action would

more adversely affect the holders of the Second Priority Notes. Accordingly, it
is expected that the holders of the First Priority Notes will be able to control
the vote on all actions requiring approval of the holders of a majority of the
aggregate principal amount at maturity of Notes outstanding without obtaining
the approval of any holders of the Second Priority Notes. With respect to
actions that may be taken by holders of at least 25% of the aggregate principal
amount at maturity of Notes outstanding, the approval of at least some of the
holders of the First Priority Notes will be required in order to take such
actions. In addition, if a default occurs under the Indenture, the Trustee may
be deemed to have a 'conflicting interest' within the meaning of the Trust
Indenture Act of 1939, as amended (the 'TIA'). In such case, the Trustee would
be required to eliminate the conflicting interest, by appointing another trustee
or otherwise.
 
RESTRICTIONS IMPOSED BY TERMS OF INDEBTEDNESS; CONSEQUENCES OF FAILURE TO COMPLY
 
     The terms and conditions of the Indenture, the Coleman Holdings Notes
Indenture, the LYONs Indenture, the Company Credit Agreement and the Company
Senior Notes (as defined herein) impose restrictions that affect, among other
things, the ability of the Issuer and its subsidiaries to incur debt, pay
dividends, make acquisitions, create liens, sell assets and make certain
investments.
 
     The terms of the Company Credit Agreement also require the Company to
maintain specified financial ratios and tests, including a specified ratio of
consolidated current assets to consolidated current liabilities, a specified
ratio of consolidated debt to consolidated net worth, a minimum interest
coverage ratio, a minimum fixed charge coverage ratio, and a minimum
consolidated net worth. The terms of the Company Senior Notes also require the
Company to maintain specified financial ratios and tests, including a specified
level of consolidated net worth. The Company's ability to comply with the
foregoing provisions can be affected by events beyond the Company's control, and
there can be no assurance that the Company will achieve operating results that
maintain compliance with such provisions. The breach of any of such covenants
would result in a default under the Company Credit Agreement or the Company
Senior Notes permitting the holders thereof to declare all amounts outstanding
thereunder to be due and payable. In addition, the terms of the LYONs Indenture
provide that if the Company fails to maintain a specified ratio of consolidated
debt to the sum of consolidated debt and consolidated net worth or Coleman
Worldwide fails to maintain a minimum consolidated net worth, an Additional
Purchase Right Event under the LYONs Indenture would occur, which would require
Coleman Worldwide to repurchase the LYONs. If an Additional Purchase Right Event
under the LYONs Indenture did so occur, however, the Issuer would be permitted
under the Indenture and the Escrow Agreement to use the Escrowed Funds to
finance such LYONs repurchase. If indebtedness of the Issuer or its subsidiaries
were to be accelerated or required to be repurchased, there could be no
assurance that the assets of the Issuer and its subsidiaries would be sufficient
to repay in full borrowings under the outstanding debt instruments of the Issuer
and its subsidiaries, including the Notes. See 'Management's Discussion and
Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations--Liquidity and Capital
Resources,' 'Description of the Notes' and 'Description of Other Indebtedness.'
 
     The events that constitute a Change of Control under the Indenture may also
constitute events of default or repurchase right events under certain

indebtedness of the Issuer's subsidiaries which indebtedness is effectively
senior to the Notes. See '--Subordination to Subsidiary Liabilities.' Such
events may permit the lenders under such debt instruments to accelerate the debt
(or, in the case of the Coleman Holdings Notes and the LYONs, to require the
issuers thereof to repurchase such securities) and, if the debt is not paid or
repurchased, to enforce their security interests, if any, thereby limiting the
Issuer's ability to raise cash to repurchase the Notes and reducing the
practical benefit of this provision to the holders of the Notes. As of March 31,
1997 after giving pro forma effect to the Offering, the Capital Contributions,
the Coleman Holdings Notes Redemption and the LYONs Retirement, the amount of
outstanding indebtedness that could be accelerated or result in a mandatory
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under these circumstances would have been $205.1 million (excluding the Coleman
Holdings Notes and the LYONs). See '--Indebtedness and Ability to Repay the
Notes,' '--Subordination to Subsidiary Liabilities' and 'Description of the
Notes--Change of Control.'
 
COMPETITION
 
     The markets in which the Company operates are highly competitive. The
Company competes in selected product categories against a number of
multinational manufacturers, some of which are larger and have substantially
greater resources than the Company. See 'Business--Competition.'
 
SOCIAL, POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC RISKS AFFECTING FOREIGN OPERATIONS AND EFFECTS OF
FOREIGN CURRENCY FLUCTUATIONS
 
     The Company sells its products in more than 100 countries. As a result, the
Company is exposed to the risk of changes in social, political and economic
conditions inherent in foreign operations, including changes in the laws and
policies that govern foreign investment in countries where it has operations as
well as, to a lesser extent, changes in United States laws and regulations
relating to foreign trade and investment. In addition, the Company's results of
operations and the value of its foreign assets are affected by fluctuations in
foreign currency exchange rates, which may favorably or adversely affect
reported earnings and, accordingly, the comparability of period-to-period
results of operations. Changes in currency exchange rates may affect the
relative prices at which the Company and foreign competitors sell their products
in the same market. For 1996 and 1995, 32% and 24%, respectively, of the
Company's net sales were outside North America. The Company enters into forward
and option contracts to hedge certain cash flows denominated in foreign
currency. See 'Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
Results of Operations--Liquidity and Capital Resources.'
 
FRAUDULENT CONVEYANCE CONSIDERATIONS
 
     None of the proceeds from the Offering were made available to Coleman
Worldwide, which following the Coleman Holdings Notes Redemption will issue the
Coleman Worldwide Non-Recourse Guaranty to secure the Notes issued by its

parent, the Issuer, and pledge Coleman Common Stock as security therefor. Under
applicable provisions of federal bankruptcy law or comparable provisions of
state fraudulent transfer law, if a court were to find that at the time it
issued the Coleman Worldwide Non-Recourse Guaranty or pledged the Coleman Common
Stock in connection with the Offering (a) Coleman Worldwide issued the Coleman
Worldwide Non-Recourse Guaranty or pledged the Coleman Common Stock with the
intent of hindering, delaying or defrauding creditors, or (b) Coleman Worldwide
received less than reasonably equivalent value or fair consideration in exchange
for the obligations that it incurred under the Coleman Worldwide Non-Recourse
Guaranty, or for the pledge of Coleman Common Stock, and Coleman Worldwide (i)
was insolvent or was rendered insolvent by reason of such incurrence or pledge,
(ii) was engaged in business or a transaction, or was about to engage in
business or a transaction, for which its remaining assets constituted
unreasonably small capital or (iii) intended to incur, or believed that it would
incur, debts beyond its ability to pay such debts as they matured, the Coleman
Worldwide Non-Recourse Guaranty and the pledge of the Coleman Common Stock
securing the Coleman Worldwide Non-Recourse Guaranty could be voided, or claims
in respect of the Coleman Worldwide Non-Recourse Guaranty and the pledge could 
be subordinated to all other debts of Coleman Worldwide. In addition, any 
payments by Coleman Worldwide pursuant to the Coleman Worldwide Non-Recourse 
Guaranty could be avoided and be required to be returned to Coleman Worldwide, 
particular creditors of Coleman Worldwide or to a fund for the benefit of its 
creditors.
 
     The measures of insolvency for purposes of the foregoing considerations
will vary depending upon the law applied in any proceeding with respect to the
foregoing. Generally, however, Coleman Worldwide would be considered insolvent
if the sum of its debts, including contingent liabilities, were greater than the
value of all of its assets at a fair valuation or if the present fair saleable
value of its assets were less than the amount that would be required to pay its
probable liability on its existing debts, including contingent liabilities, as
they become absolute and mature. There can be no assurance, however, as to what
standard a court would apply in making such determination.
 
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ORIGINAL ISSUE DISCOUNT; LIMITATIONS ON HOLDERS' CLAIMS
 
     The Old Notes were, and the New Notes will be, issued at a substantial
original issue discount from their principal amount at maturity. Consequently,
purchasers of Notes will be required to include amounts in gross income for
federal income tax purposes in advance of receipt of the cash payments to which
the income is attributable. See 'Certain U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations'
for a more detailed discussion of the federal income tax consequences to the
purchasers of the Notes resulting from the purchase, ownership or disposition
thereof.
 
     Under the Indenture, in the event of an acceleration of the maturity of the
Notes upon the occurrence of an Event of Default, the holders of the Notes may
be entitled to recover only the amount which may be declared due and payable
pursuant to the Indenture, which will be less than the principal amount at
maturity of such Notes. See 'Description of the Notes--Defaults.'

 
     If a bankruptcy case is commenced by or against the Issuer under the
Bankruptcy Code, the claim of a holder of Notes with respect to the principal
amount thereof may be limited to an amount equal to the sum of (i) the Issue
Price of the Notes and (ii) that portion of the Original Issue Discount which is
not deemed to constitute 'unmatured interest' for purposes of the Bankruptcy
Code. Accordingly, holders of the Notes under such circumstances may, even if
sufficient funds are available, receive a lesser amount than they would be
entitled to under the express terms of the Indenture. In addition, there can be
no assurance that a bankruptcy court would compute the accrual of interest by
the same method as that used for the calculation of Original Issue Discount
under federal income tax law and, accordingly, a holder might be required to
recognize gain or loss in the event of a distribution related to such a
bankruptcy case.
 
LACK OF PUBLIC MARKET FOR THE NOTES
 
     The New Notes are being offered to the holders of the Old Notes. The Old
Notes were issued on May 20, 1997 to a small number of institutional investors
and institutional accredited investors and are eligible for trading in the
Private Offerings, Resales and Trading through Automated Linkages (PORTAL)
Market, the National Association of Securities Dealers' screen-based, automated
market for trading of securities eligible for resale under Rule 144A. To the
extent that Old Notes are tendered and accepted in the Exchange Offer, the
trading market for the remaining untendered Old Notes could be adversely
affected. There is no existing trading market for the New Notes, and there can
be no assurance regarding the future development of a market for the New Notes,
or the ability of holders of the New Notes to sell their New Notes or the price
at which such holders may be able to sell their New Notes. Although the Initial
Purchasers have informed the Issuer that they currently intend to make a market
in the New Notes, they are not obligated to do so and any such market making may
be discontinued at any time without notice. As a result, the market price of the
New Notes could be adversely affected. The Issuer does not intend to apply for
listing or quotation of the New Notes on any securities exchange or stock
market.
 
CONTROL BY MACANDREWS & FORBES
 
     MacAndrews & Forbes' indirect ownership of all of the capital stock of each
of the Issuer, Coleman Holdings and Coleman Worldwide and approximately 82.6% of
the Coleman Common Stock permits MacAndrews & Forbes to elect the entire Board
of Directors of each of the Issuer, Coleman Holdings, Coleman Worldwide and the
Company and to control the Issuer, Coleman Holdings, Coleman Worldwide and the
Company, including the vote on matters submitted to a vote of the Company's
stockholders. Although the Company has five directors who are neither officers
nor employees of MacAndrews & Forbes or any of its affiliates, the Board of
Directors of each of the Issuer, Coleman Holdings, Coleman Worldwide and the
Company has been, and is expected to continue to be, comprised entirely of
designees of MacAndrews & Forbes, which is wholly owned by Ronald O. Perelman.
 
     The shares of common stock of the Issuer and shares of common stock of
intermediate holding companies are or may from time to time be pledged to secure
obligations of MacAndrews & Forbes or its affiliates. A foreclosure upon any
such shares of common stock could constitute a change of control under the

Indenture and certain debt instruments of the Issuer's subsidiaries, including
the Company Credit Agreement, the Coleman Holdings Notes and the LYONs. See
'--Security for the Notes; Potential for Diminution.'
 
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FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
 
     This Prospectus contains certain forward-looking statements and information
relating to the Company that are based on the beliefs of management as well as
assumptions made by and information currently available to management. Such
forward-looking statements are principally contained in the sections 'Prospectus
Summary,' 'Business--Business Strategy' and 'Management's Discussion and
Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.' In addition, in
those and other portions of this Prospectus. the words 'anticipate,' 'believe,'
'estimate,' 'expect,' 'plans,' 'intends' and similar expressions, as they relate
to the Issuer, Coleman Holdings, Coleman Worldwide, the Company or management,
are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Such statements reflect the
current views of the Issuer and its subsidiaries with respect to future events
and are subject to certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions, including the
risk factors described in this Prospectus. In addition to factors that may be
described in this Prospectus, the following factors, among others, could cause
the actual results of the Issuer and its subsidiaries, including the Company, to
differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statements made:
(i) the success of the Company's restructuring programs, (ii) negative external
factors like adverse weather in North America or other regions, (iii) possible
continued consumer spending decline in Japan, (iv) the possibility the Company
may be required to renegotiate its credit agreements and (v) any difficulties or
delays in effecting the Coleman Holdings Notes Redemption and the LYONs
Retirement. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or
should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary
materially from those described herein as anticipated, believed, estimated or
expected. The Issuer does not intend to update these forward-looking statements.
 
                                USE OF PROCEEDS
 
     The Issuer will not receive any proceeds from the Exchange Offer. The
Issuer will use the net proceeds of the Offering, approximately $455.3 million,
to make the Capital Contributions to finance the Coleman Holdings Notes
Redemption and the LYONs Retirement. The Coleman Holdings Notes mature on May
27, 1998 and original issue discount thereon accretes at the rate of 10 7/8% per
annum, compounded on a semiannual bond equivalent basis. The LYONs mature on May
27, 2013 and original issue discount accretes at the rate of 7.25% per annum,
compounded on a semiannual bond equivalent basis. As of March 31, 1997, the
accreted value of the Coleman Holdings Notes and the LYONs was approximately
$248.9 million and $177.7 million, respectively. If there are any proceeds of
the Offering remaining after consummation of the Coleman Holdings Notes
Redemption and the LYONs Retirement, the Issuer intends to dividend or
distribute such funds to MacAndrews & Forbes. See 'Description of Other
Indebtedness.' Pending such uses, the net proceeds of the Offering are being
held in escrow and invested in Treasury Securities and other Permitted
Investments.

 
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                                 CAPITALIZATION
 
     The following table sets forth the actual consolidated capitalization of
the Issuer and its subsidiaries as of March 31, 1997 and the consolidated
capitalization of the Issuer and its subsidiaries at such date as adjusted to
give effect to the Offering, the Capital Contributions, the Coleman Holdings
Notes Redemption and the LYONs Retirement, as if such transactions had been
consummated on March 31, 1997. The as adjusted information assumes that all
outstanding LYONs are redeemed on May 27, 1998. Due to its direct 100% ownership
of Coleman Holdings, indirect 100% ownership of Coleman Worldwide and indirect
82.6% ownership of Coleman, the Consolidated Financial Statements of the Issuer
and its subsidiaries include the accounts of Coleman Holdings and its
subsidiaries after elimination of all material intercompany accounts and
transactions. Minority interest primarily represents the minority stockholders'
proportionate share of the equity of Coleman. This table should be read in
conjunction with the Consolidated Financial Statements of the Issuer and the
notes thereto and the Pro Forma Financial Data included elsewhere in this
Prospectus.
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                             AS OF MARCH 31, 1997
                                           -------------------------
                                             ACTUAL      AS ADJUSTED
                                           ----------    -----------
                                            (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS,
                                              EXCEPT SHARE DATA)
<S>                                        <C>           <C>
Short-term borrowings...................   $   79,562    $   79,562
Current portion of long-term debt.......          730           730
Long-term debt:
  The Issuer:
    First Priority Notes................   $       --    $  390,003 (a)
    Second Priority Notes...............           --        80,004 (a)
  Coleman Holdings:
    Coleman Holdings Notes..............      248,894            -- (b)
  Coleman Worldwide:
    LYONs...............................      177,736            -- (c)
  Coleman:
    7.26% Senior Notes due 2007.........      200,000       200,000
    7.10% Senior Notes due 2006.........       85,000        85,000
    7.25% Senior Notes due 2008.........       75,000        75,000
    Company Credit Agreement (d):
      Revolving credit facility.........      136,901       136,901
      Term loan.........................       68,167        68,167
    Other...............................        3,696         3,696
                                           ----------    -----------
      Total long-term debt, including
       current portion..................      995,394     1,038,771

      Less: current portion.............         (730)         (730)
                                           ----------    -----------
         Total long-term debt...........      994,664     1,038,041
                                           ----------    -----------
Minority interest.......................       44,598        44,598
Stockholder's deficit
  Common stock, $1.00 par value; 1,000
    shares authorized, issued and
    outstanding.........................            1             1
  Capital deficiency....................     (130,576)     (143,821)(e)
  Accumulated deficit...................      (53,842)      (76,618)(f)
  Currency translation adjustment.......       (2,364)       (2,364)
  Minimum pension liability
    adjustment..........................         (375)         (375)
                                           ----------    -----------
  Total stockholder's deficit...........     (187,156)     (223,177)
                                           ----------    -----------
Total capitalization....................   $  932,398    $  939,754
                                           ----------    -----------
                                           ----------    -----------
</TABLE>
 
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(a) Reflects the issuance of the Notes, net of the Original Issue Discount of
    $210.5 million and $51.6 million for the First Priority Notes and Second
    Priority Notes, respectively.
 
(b) Reflects the Coleman Holdings Notes Redemption.
 
(c) Reflects the LYONs Retirement.
 
(d) The Company Credit Agreement consists of a $275.0 million revolving credit
    facility and a 385.1 million French Franc (approximately $68.2 million at
    March 31, 1997 exchange rates) term loan that matures on April 30, 2001. At
    March 31, 1997, $135.1 million was available for borrowings under the
    Company Credit Agreement.
 
(e) Reflects the distribution of the tax benefit relating to the interest
    accretion and extraordinary loss associated with the Coleman Holdings Notes
    Redemption and the LYONs Retirement since the Issuer is not a party to a tax
    sharing agreement.
 
(f) Reflects the interest accretion on the LYONs from April 1, 1997 through May
    27, 1998 and an extraordinary loss, net of taxes, related to the LYONs
    Retirement and reflects the interest accretion on the Coleman Holdings Notes
    from April 1, 1997 through July 15, 1997 and an extraordinary loss, net of
    taxes, related to the Coleman Holdings Notes Redemption.
 
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                      PRICE RANGE OF COLEMAN COMMON STOCK
 

     The Coleman Common Stock is listed and traded on the NYSE under the symbol
'CLN' and has unlisted trading privileges on the Midwest Stock Exchange and the
Pacific Stock Exchange. The following table sets forth the high and low sales
prices as reported on the NYSE Composite Tape for the Coleman Common Stock for
the first quarter in 1997, the second quarter in 1997 (through June 12, 1997)
and for each quarter in 1996 and 1995.
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
1997                                                 HIGH        LOW
--------------------------------------------------   ----        ---
<S>                                                  <C>         <C>
  First Quarter...................................   $16 1/8     $11 1/2
  Second Quarter (through June 12, 1997)..........    19 1/8      12 7/8
 
1996
--------------------------------------------------
  First Quarter...................................   $26         $16 5/16
  Second Quarter..................................    23 1/4      19 13/16
  Third Quarter...................................    21 5/8      13 3/4
  Fourth Quarter..................................    15 1/4      11 3/4
 
1995
--------------------------------------------------
  First Quarter...................................   $19 15/16   $16 1/4
  Second Quarter..................................    19 1/8      15 1/2
  Third Quarter...................................    19 9/16     17 11/16
  Fourth Quarter..................................    18 3/4      16 3/8
</TABLE>
 
     On June 12, 1997, the last reported sales price of the Coleman Common Stock
on the NYSE was $17 1/2 per share.
 
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                            PRO FORMA FINANCIAL DATA
 
     The following unaudited pro forma consolidated condensed statements of
operations and other data for the year ended December 31, 1996 and the three
months ended March 31, 1997 give pro forma effect to the Offering, the Capital
Contributions, the Coleman Holdings Notes Redemption and the LYONs Retirement,
in each case, as if such transactions had been consummated on January 1, 1996,
and the pro forma consolidated condensed balance sheet as of March 31, 1997
gives pro forma effect to the Offering, the Capital Contributions, the Coleman
Holdings Notes Redemption and the LYONs Retirement as if such transactions had
been consummated on March 31, 1997. The pro forma information assumes that all 
outstanding LYONs are redeemed on May 27, 1998, which is the first time that
Coleman Worldwide has the right to do so under the LYONs Indenture. The pro
forma adjustments are based upon available information and certain assumptions
that management of the Issuer believes are reasonable under the circumstances.
The pro forma financial data do not purport to represent the results of
operations or the financial position of the Issuer and its

subsidiaries that actually would have occurred had the foregoing transactions
been consummated on the aforesaid dates.
 
     The pro forma financial data should be read in conjunction with the
Consolidated Financial Statements of the Issuer and the notes thereto included
elsewhere in this Prospectus.
 
                 PRO FORMA CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED BALANCE SHEET
                             (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS)
                                  (UNAUDITED)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                     AS OF MARCH 31, 1997
                                           -----------------------------------------
                                             ACTUAL      ADJUSTMENTS      PRO FORMA
                                           ----------    -----------      ----------
<S>                                        <C>           <C>              <C>
Current Assets:
  Cash and cash equivalents.............   $   12,866     $ 455,257 (1)   $   11,971
                                                           (193,955)(2)
                                                           (262,197)(3)
  Accounts and notes receivable.........      271,617                        271,617
  Inventories...........................      288,166                        288,166
  Deferred tax assets...................       39,895                         39,895
  Prepaid assets and other..............       16,654                         16,654
                                           ----------    -----------      ----------
     Total current assets...............      629,198          (895)         628,303
Property, plant and equipment, net......      194,739                        194,739
Intangible assets related to businesses       341,907                        341,907
  acquired, net.........................
Note receivable-affiliate...............       47,739                         47,739
Deferred tax assets and other...........       41,348        14,750(1)        49,599
                                                             (5,043)(2)
                                                             (1,456)(3)
                                           ----------    -----------      ----------
                                            1,254,931         7,356        1,262,287
                                           ----------    -----------      ----------
                                           ----------    -----------      ----------
Current Liabilities:
  Accounts and notes payable............      194,462                        194,462
Other current liabilites................      115,971                        115,971
                                           ----------                     ----------
     Total current liabilities..........      310,433                        310,433
Long-term debt..........................      994,664       470,007(1)     1,038,041
                                                           (177,736)(2)
                                                           (248,894)(3)
Income taxes payable--affiliate.........       16,681                         16,681
Other liabilities.......................       75,711                         75,711
Minority interest.......................       44,598                         44,598
Stockholder's deficit...................     (187,156)      (21,262)(2)     (223,177)
                                                            (14,759)(3)
                                           ----------    -----------      ----------
                                           $1,254,931     $   7,356       $1,262,287
                                           ----------    -----------      ----------

                                           ----------    -----------      ----------
</TABLE>
 
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           PRO FORMA CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
                             (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS)
                                  (UNAUDITED)
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                     THREE MONTHS ENDED
                                                       MARCH 31, 1997                    YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1996
                                            -------------------------------------    -------------------------------------
                                              ACTUAL     ADJUSTMENTS     PRO FORMA       ACTUAL     ADJUSTMENTS     PRO FORMA
                                            ----------   -----------     ----------    ----------   -----------     ----------
<S>                                         <C>          <C>             <C>           <C>          <C>             <C>
Net revenues..............................  $  295,464                   $  295,464    $1,220,216                   $1,220,216
Cost of sales.............................     214,422                      214,422       928,497                      928,497
                                            ----------                   ----------    ----------                   ----------
Gross profit..............................      81,042                       81,042       291,719                      291,719
Selling, general and administrative
  expenses................................      65,952                       65,952       292,012                      292,012
Interest expense, net.....................      20,414    $  15,005 (4)      25,717        75,120    $  55,227 (4)      93,943
                                                             (9,702)(5)                                (36,404)(5)
Amortization of goodwill and deferred
  charges.................................       3,322          922 (4)       3,854        12,304        3,688 (4)     14,431
                                                               (390)(5)                                 (1,561)(5)
Other expense (income), net...............         271           --             271        (1,604)          --        (1,604)
                                            ----------   -----------     ----------    ----------    ---------   ----------
Loss before income taxes, minority
  interest and extraordinary item.........      (8,917)      (5,835)        (14,752)      (86,113)     (20,950)     (107,063)
Income tax benefit........................      (3,190)      (1,945)(6)      (5,135)      (23,766)      (6,961)(6)   (30,727)
 
Minority interest in earnings of Camping
  Gaz.....................................         112                          112         1,872                      1,872
Minority interest in earnings (loss) of
  Coleman.................................         120                          120        (7,262)                    (7,262)
                                            ----------   -----------     ----------    ----------    ---------    ----------
Loss before extraordinary item............  $   (5,959)   $  (3,890)     $   (9,849)   $  (56,957)   $ (13,989)   $  (70,946)
                                            ----------   -----------     ----------    ----------    ---------    ----------
                                            ----------   -----------     ----------    ----------    ---------    ----------
OTHER DATA:
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges (7)....          --                         --            --                         --
</TABLE>
 
------------------
(1) Reflects the issuance of the Notes, net of underwriting discounts and
    related fees and expenses.
 

(2) Reflects the LYONs Retirement at May 27, 1998 for aggregate consideration of
    $193,955, the accreted value on such date ($343.61 per $1,000 principal
    amount at maturity) plus related fees and expenses. Stockholder's deficit
    reflects a charge representing interest accretion on the LYONs from April 1,
    1997 through May 27, 1998 of $9,436 net of taxes, an extraordinary loss of
    $3,747, net of taxes, representing the write-off of deferred charges related
    to the LYONs and fees and expenses related to the LYONs Retirement and a
    distribution of the tax benefit of $8,079 associated with such charges since
    the Issuer is not a party to a tax sharing agreement.
 
(3) Reflects the redemption of the Coleman Holdings Notes for aggregate
    consideration of $262,197 based on the redemption price of 102.175% of the
    accreted value at July 15, 1997. Stockholder's deficit reflects a charge
    representing interest accretion on the Coleman Holdings Notes from April 1,
    1997 through July 15, 1997 of $5,018 net of taxes, an extraordinary loss of
    $4,575 net of taxes, representing the redemption premium paid to redeem the
    Coleman Holdings Notes and the write-off of deferred charges related to the
    Coleman Holdings Notes, and a distribution of the tax benefit of $5,166
    associated with such charges since the Issuer is not a party to a tax
    sharing agreement.
 
(4) Reflects interest expense on the New Notes based on a yield to maturity of
    11 1/8% on the New First Priority Notes and 12 7/8% on the New Second
    Priority Notes compounded semiannually on a bond equivalent basis, and the
    related amortization of deferred financing costs over four years.
 
(5) Reflects the elimination of interest expense and amortization of deferred
    financing costs related to the LYONs and Coleman Holdings Notes. Since the
    LYONs Retirement may not be completed until May 27, 1998, the Issuer and its
    subsidiaries will continue to incur interest expense on the outstanding
    principal amount of the LYONs not retired at a rate of 7.25% and will earn
    interest income on the Escrowed Funds for such period. Since the Coleman
    Holdings Notes Redemption will not be completed until approximately two
    months after the Offering, the Issuer and its subsidiaries will continue to
    incur interest expense on the Coleman Holdings Notes at a rate of 10.875%
    and will earn interest income on the Escrowed Funds for such period.
    Escrowed Funds are currently earning interest income at an annual rate of 
    approximately 5.5%.
 
(6) Reflects the tax effect of the pro forma adjustments.
 
(7) The actual and pro forma deficiency of earnings to fixed charges was $86,113
    and $107,063, respectively, for the year ended December 31, 1996 and $8,917
    and $14,752, respectively, for the three months ended March 31, 1997.
 

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                       SELECTED HISTORICAL FINANCIAL DATA
 
     The Issuer is a holding company formed in May 1997 to hold all of the
common stock of Coleman Holdings. Coleman Holdings is a holding company formed
in July 1993 in connection with the offering of the Coleman Holdings Notes and

holds all of the outstanding shares of capital stock of Coleman Worldwide.
Coleman Worldwide was formed in March 1993 in connection with the offering of
$575 million aggregate principal amount at maturity of LYONs and holds
44,067,520 shares of Coleman Common Stock, which represent approximately 82.6%
of the outstanding Coleman Common Stock. Coleman was formed in December 1991 to
succeed to the assets and liabilities of the outdoor products business of
Holdings. Due to the Issuer's 100% direct ownership of Coleman Holdings, 100%
indirect ownership of Coleman Worldwide and approximately 82.6% indirect
ownership of Coleman, the Consolidated Financial Statements of the Issuer
include the accounts of Coleman Holdings and its subsidiaries after elimination
of all material intercompany accounts and transactions. Minority interest
primarily represents the minority stockholders' proportionate share of the
results of operations and equity of Coleman.
 
     The selected historical financial data for, and as of the end of, each of
the years in the five year period ended December 31, 1996 have been derived from
the audited Consolidated Financial Statements of the Issuer and its
subsidiaries. The selected historical financial data for the three months ended
March 31, 1997 and 1996 and as of March 31, 1997 have been derived from the
unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements of the Issuer which reflect, in the
opinion of management, all adjustments (which include only normal recurring
adjustments) necessary to present fairly the financial data for such periods and
at such date. Results for the interim periods are not necessarily indicative of
results for the full year.
 
     The following selected historical financial data should be read in
conjunction with 'Capitalization,' 'Management's Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operations' and the Consolidated Financial
Statements of the Issuer and the notes thereto included elsewhere in this
Prospectus.
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                   (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS)
                                        THREE MONTHS ENDED
                                             MARCH 31,                       YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31,
                                        -------------------   ------------------------------------------------------
                                          1997       1996        1996        1995       1994       1993       1992
                                        --------   --------   ----------   --------   --------   --------   --------
<S>                                     <C>        <C>        <C>          <C>        <C>        <C>        <C>
OPERATIONS DATA:
Net revenues..........................  $295,464   $273,560   $1,220,216   $933,574   $751,580   $575,415   $505,815
Cost of sales (a).....................   214,422    192,594      928,497    649,427    535,710    400,052    350,141
                                        --------   --------   ----------   --------   --------   --------   --------
Gross profit..........................    81,042     80,966      291,719    284,147    215,870    175,363    155,674
Selling, general and administrative
  expenses (a)........................    65,952     46,800      292,012    175,036    128,664    102,214     92,711
Asset impairment charge (b)...........        --         --           --     12,289         --         --         --
Restructuring expense (c).............        --         --           --         --     18,456         --         --
Interest expense, net.................    20,414     16,960       75,120     57,830     43,736     23,760     14,465
Amortization of goodwill and deferred
  charges.............................     3,322      2,704       12,304      9,558      7,864      6,322      6,002
Gain on IPO (d).......................        --         --           --         --         --         --    (54,515)
Other (income) expense, net...........       271     (2,721)      (1,604)       283      1,138        766      1,343

                                        --------   --------   ----------   --------   --------   --------   --------
(Loss) earnings before income taxes,
  minority interest and extraordinary
  item................................    (8,917)    17,223      (86,113)    29,151     16,012     42,301     95,668
Income tax (benefit) expense (a)......    (3,190)     6,508      (23,766)    11,701      3,091     18,210     40,713
Minority interest.....................       232      2,535       (5,390)     6,696      5,734      6,401      4,428
                                        --------   --------   ----------   --------   --------   --------   --------
(Loss) earnings before extraordinary
  item................................    (5,959)     8,180      (56,957)    10,754      7,187     17,690     50,527
Extraordinary loss on early
  extinguishment of debt, net of
  income taxes........................        --       (582)      (1,244)      (787)      (677)        --         --
                                        --------   --------   ----------   --------   --------   --------   --------
Net (loss) earnings...................  $ (5,959)  $  7,598   $  (58,201)  $  9,967   $  6,510   $ 17,690   $ 50,527
                                        --------   --------   ----------   --------   --------   --------   --------
                                        --------   --------   ----------   --------   --------   --------   --------
OTHER DATA:
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges
  (e).................................        --       1.93x          --       1.45x      1.33x      2.51x      6.35x
</TABLE>
 
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                         AS OF                           AS OF DECEMBER 31,
                                       MARCH 31,     ----------------------------------------------------------
                                          1997          1996         1995        1994        1993        1992
                                       ----------    ----------    --------    --------    --------    --------
<S>                                    <C>           <C>           <C>         <C>         <C>         <C>
BALANCE SHEET DATA:
Total assets........................   $1,254,931    $1,208,275    $909,460    $759,417    $558,243    $443,781
Long-term debt (including current
  portions).........................      995,394     1,000,541     738,672     642,297     489,618     237,098
Minority interest...................       44,598        45,088      49,266      42,233      39,952      36,372
Total stockholder's (deficit)
  equity............................     (187,156)     (177,936)   (113,320)   (114,998)   (115,692)     54,778
</TABLE>
 
------------------------
(a) During 1996, the Company recorded restructuring and certain other charges
    totaling $52,516, net of tax. Cost of sales includes a pre-tax charge of
    $44,005, selling, general and administrative expenses include a pre-tax
    charge of $30,195, and the provision for income tax benefit includes $21,684
    of net tax benefits resulting from these charges.
 
(b) Asset impairment charge reflects primarily the non-recurring charge taken in
    connection with the adoption of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards
    No. 121.
 
(c) Restructuring expense reflects primarily the non-recurring charge taken in

    connection with the German Restructuring which includes severance costs,
    commitments to third parties and write-downs of leasehold improvements and
    other assets to estimated realizable values.
 
(d) Gain on IPO represents the gain to Coleman Worldwide on the sale of
    approximately 18% of the Coleman Common Stock in the IPO.

(e) Earnings used in computing the ratio of earnings to fixed charges consist of
    loss (earnings) before income taxes plus fixed charges. Fixed charges
    consist of interest expense (including amortization of debt issuance costs,
    but not the loss relating to the early extinguishment of debt) and 33% of
    rental expense (considered to be representative of the interest factors).
    The deficiency of earnings to fixed charges was $8,917 and $86,113 for the
    three months ended March 31, 1997 and the year ended December 31, 1996,
    respectively.
 
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                    MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF
                 FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
 
     The Issuer is a holding company with no business operations or source of
income of its own. Accordingly, except as otherwise indicated, the following
discussion relates to the results of operations of the Company. The following
discussion should be read in conjunction with the Consolidated Financial
Statements of the Issuer and the notes thereto included elsewhere in this
Prospectus. See 'Index to Consolidated Financial Statements.'
 
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
 
THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 1997 COMPARED WITH THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31,
1996
 
     Net revenues of $295.5 million in 1997 were $21.9 million or 8.0% greater
than in 1996 with outdoor recreation products increasing $29.2 million or 15.5%
and hardware products decreasing $7.3 million or 8.6%. Geographically, United
States and Canadian revenues decreased 7.9% while international revenues
increased 60.6%.
 
     Outdoor recreation products revenues increased $29.2 million or 15.5%. The
sales increase includes the effects of Camping Gaz, a business acquired in March
1996. Excluding the estimated effects of the Camping Gaz acquisition and the
strengthening of the US dollar, sales decreased approximately 3.9% reflecting
the Company's initiatives to reduce its dependence on promotional programs.
Hardware products revenues decreased $7.3 million or 8.6% due to the decline in
pressure washer sales, a result of the Company's decision to exit the electric
pressure washer business.
 
     Gross margins decreased as a percent of sales by 2.2 percentage points from
29.6% in 1996. The decrease is driven by the effect of lower production levels
and to a lesser extent increased resin costs associated with the Company's
plastics business. The closing or relocating of three domestic factories and the

closing of one international factory as part of the Company's restructuring
initiatives is intended to reduce manufacturing costs in the latter part of
1997.
 
     Selling, general and administrative ('SG&A') expenses were $65.9 million in
1997 compared to $46.7 million in 1996, an increase of 40.9%. The increase in
SG&A expenses reflects SG&A expenses associated with the Camping Gaz acquisition
and severance costs associated with recent executive changes.
 
     Interest expense was $10.7 million in 1997 compared with $8.1 million in
1996, an increase of $2.6 million. This increase was primarily the result of
higher borrowings to fund the Camping Gaz acquisition and to a lesser extent
higher interest rates. Coleman Worldwide, on a stand-alone basis, had $3.2
million of interest expense in 1997 compared with $3.0 million in 1996, an
increase of $0.2 million. This increase is a result of the effects of
compounding interest related to the LYONs. In addition, Coleman Holdings, on a
stand-alone basis, had $6.5 million of interest expense in 1997 compared with
$5.9 million in 1996, an increase of $0.6 million. This increase is a result of
the effects of compounding interest related to the Coleman Holdings Notes.
 
     During the three months ended March 31, 1996, holders of LYONs with a
principal amount at maturity of $9.4 million elected to exchange such LYONs
pursuant to the terms of the LYONs Indenture. In connection with these
exchanges, Coleman Worldwide delivered 74,107 shares of Coleman Common Stock
that Coleman Worldwide owned to the holders of such LYONs. Coleman Worldwide
recognized a gain of $2.7 million in connection with these exchanges which is
reflected in other income. Coleman Worldwide also recognized an extraordinary
loss on early extinguishment of debt as a result of the LYONs exchange in an
amount of $1.0 million ($0.6 million after tax). This extraordinary loss
represents (i) the excess fair value of the property delivered by Coleman
Worldwide to the holders of the LYONs which were exchanged over the accreted
value of the LYONs obligations at the time of the exchange, along with (ii) a
pro rata portion of the related unamortized financing costs associated with the
LYONs issuance.
 
     Minority interest in earnings of Camping Gaz represents the interest of
minority shareholders in certain subsidiary operations of Camping Gaz. Minority
interest in the earnings of Coleman represents the minority stockholders'
proportionate share of the results of operations of Coleman, which is reflected
on the Issuer's consolidated financial statements because of the Issuer's
approximate 82.6% ownership of Coleman Common Stock.
 
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<PAGE>

     The Company recorded a provision for income tax expense of $0.5 million or
38.6% of pre-tax earnings in 1997 compared to a provision for income tax expense
of $8.8 million or 37.0% of pre-tax earnings in 1996. On an unconsolidated
basis, Coleman Worldwide recorded an income tax benefit of $1.3 million in 1997
and $0.1 million in 1996, or approximately 38% of Coleman Worldwide's
unconsolidated pre-tax loss in each period. In addition, Coleman Holdings on an
unconsolidated basis, recorded a provision for income tax benefit of $2.4
million in 1997 and $2.2 million in 1996, or approximately 35.0% of Coleman

Holdings' unconsolidated pre-tax loss in each period.
 
     The Company recorded other charges of approximately $2.4 million, net of
taxes, for the first quarter of 1997 and expects to record a significantly
greater amount of restructuring and other charges for the second quarter of
1997. See 'Business--Business Strategy and Restructuring--Restructuring.' There
can be no assurance as to the amount of the restructuring and other charges to
be recorded in the second quarter of 1997 or that restructuring and other
charges will not be recorded in subsequent periods. See '--Liquidity and Capital
Resources.'
 
YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1996 COMPARED WITH THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1995
 
     Net revenues in 1996 and 1995 were $1,220.2 million and $933.6 million,
respectively, an increase of $286.6 million or 30.7% with outdoor recreation
products increasing by $170.7 million or 24.8% and hardware products increasing
$115.9 million or 47.4%. Geographically, United States and Canada revenues
increased 15.6%, while international revenues increased 79.5%.
 
     Outdoor recreation products revenues increased $170.7 million or 24.8%.
Excluding the impact of the Camping Gaz and Sierra acquisitions, the effect of a
weaker yen in 1996 as compared to 1995 and the one-time 1995 thermo-electric
cooler premium promotion, comparable outdoor recreation product revenues
increased approximately 6.4%. Significant revenue gains were experienced in the
backpack, tent and sleeping bag businesses, primarily in international markets.
In addition, the Company successfully introduced a new line of camping
accessories and expanded its heater and light businesses. These gains were
substantially offset by poor weather conditions during the camping season in
North America and the economic downturn experienced in Japan, both of which
adversely affected the demand for the Company's camping products. Hardware
products revenues increased 47.4% or $115.9 million. Excluding the impact of the
Seatt acquisition, comparable hardware products revenues increased approximately
13.8%, driven by strong generator and pressure washer sales.
 
     Gross margins, excluding the impact of restructuring and other charges
totaling $44.0 million which are more fully discussed below, decreased as a
percent of sales by 2.9 percentage points from 30.4% in 1995 to 27.5% in 1996.
This decrease is primarily the result of lower margins associated with the
Company's backpack business and the unfavorable effects of product mix including
significantly higher sales of pressure washers at lower gross margin percentages
and lower sales of camping products which tend to have higher gross margin
percentages than the Company's average.
 
     SG&A expenses, excluding $30.2 million of restructuring and other charges
as discussed more fully below, were $261.5 million in 1996 compared to $174.7
million in 1995, an increase of 49.7%. The increase in SG&A expenses primarily
reflects SG&A expenses associated with the Camping Gaz and Seatt business
acquisitions and to a lesser extent increased advertising and marketing
expenses.
 
     During 1996, the Company recorded restructuring and certain other charges
totaling $52.5 million net of tax. The restructuring charges total $45.1
million, net of tax, and consist of charges to (a) integrate the Camping Gaz and
Coleman operations into a single global recreation products business, (b) exit

the low-end electric pressure washer business, (c) exit a portion of the
Company's battery powered light business and settle certain litigation with
respect to this business, and (d) increase the valuation reserve for certain
foreign deferred income tax assets. Other charges of $7.4 million, net of tax,
relate to certain asset write-offs and other tax matters. These other charges
were incurred in the Company's normal course of business, although the amounts
involved are higher than similar charges that the Company has recorded in prior
periods. Cost of sales includes a pre-tax charge of $44.0 million, SG&A expenses
includes a pre-tax charge of $30.2 million, and the provision for income tax
expense includes $21.7 million of tax benefits resulting from these charges, net
of the effect of an increase in the valuation reserve related to certain foreign
deferred tax assets and other foreign tax charges.
 
                                       34

<PAGE>

     The Company's interest expense was $38.7 million in 1996 compared with
$24.5 million in 1995, an increase of $14.2 million. This increase was primarily
the result of higher borrowings to fund business acquisitions and support the
increased working capital. On an unconsolidated basis, Coleman Worldwide had an
additional $12.1 million of interest expense in 1996 compared with $11.4 million
in 1995, an increase of $0.7 million. This increase is a result of the effects
of compounding interest related to the LYONs. In addition, Coleman Holdings, on
an unconsolidated basis, had $24.3 million of interest expense in 1996 compared
with $21.9 million in 1995, an increase of $2.4 million. This increase is a
result of the effects of compounding interest related to the Coleman Holdings
Notes.
 
     The Company recorded an income tax benefit in 1996 of $10.9 million, which
includes the net tax benefits of $21.7 million associated with restructuring and
other charges discussed above. Excluding the net tax benefit from restructuring
and other charges, the provision for income taxes would have been $10.8 million
or 45.0% of pre-tax earnings, excluding restructuring and other charges, as
compared to a provision for income tax expense of $24.5 million or 37.9% of
pre-tax earnings in 1995. The increase is primarily due to losses of certain
foreign subsidiaries for which the Company has not recognized a tax benefit and
the impact of non-deductible goodwill amortization. On an unconsolidated basis,
Coleman Worldwide recorded an income tax benefit of $3.9 million in 1996 and
$4.6 million in 1995 or approximately 38% of Coleman Worldwide's unconsolidated
pre-tax loss in each period. In addition, Coleman Holdings on an unconsolidated
basis, recorded a provision for income tax benefit of $9.0 million in 1996 and
$8.2 million in 1995 or approximately 35.0% of Coleman Holdings' unconsolidated
pre-tax loss in each period.
 
     The Company obtained control of approximately 70% of Camping Gaz in March
1996 and obtained control of the remaining 30% in July 1996. Accordingly, the
minority interest in Camping Gaz for 1996 primarily represents the minority
shareholders' approximate 30% proportionate share of the results of operations
of Camping Gaz for the period March through June of 1996. Minority interest in
Camping Gaz also includes the interests of minority shareholders in certain
subsidiary operations of Camping Gaz.
 
     Minority interest in the loss of the Company represents the minority

stockholders' proportionate share of the results of operations of the Company,
which is reflected on the Issuer's Consolidated Financial Statements because of
the Issuer's ownership through Coleman Holdings and Coleman Worldwide of
approximately 83% of the Coleman Common Stock.
 
     During the second quarter of 1996, in connection with the renegotiation of
its then existing credit agreement, the Company recorded an extraordinary loss
of $1.1 million ($0.6 million after taxes) which represents a write-off of the
related unamortized financing costs associated with its then existing credit
agreement. During the third quarter of 1995, the Company completed a $200.0
million private placement debt issue. In connection with the private placement,
the Company renegotiated its previous credit agreement and recorded an
extraordinary loss of $1.3 million ($0.8 million after taxes) which represents a
write-off of the related unamortized financing costs associated with its
previous credit agreement.
 
YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1995 COMPARED WITH THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1994
 
     Net revenues in 1995 and 1994 were $933.6 million and $751.6 million,
respectively, an increase of $182.0 million, or 24.2% with outdoor recreation
products increasing by $125.2 million or 22.2% and hardware products increasing
$56.8 million or 30.2%. Geographically, United States and Canada revenues
increased 24.0%, while international revenues increased 25.1%.
 
     Outdoor recreation products revenues increased $125.2 million or 22.2%. The
sales increase includes the effects of a full twelve months of the Eastpak
business, a business acquired in November 1994. The sales increase also reflects
strong performance in the sleeping bag, tent, and the core camping businesses,
particularly in Japan. Sales of coolers and jugs increased overall in part due
to a thermo-electric cooler premium promotion that began in early 1995. In
addition, price increases in selected areas also helped to compensate for the
loss of revenues attributable to the German operations which were sold in the
third quarter of 1994. Hardware products revenues increased 30.2% or $56.8
million. The sales increase includes the effects of a full twelve months of the
compressor business, a business acquired in April of 1994. Pressure washer unit
sales continued to increase although per unit sales prices declined somewhat in
the latter half of 1995 in response to a more competitive market. In addition,
generator sales were up primarily as a result of storm activity in the latter
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     Gross margins increased as a percent of sales by 1.7 percentage points from
28.7% in 1994 to 30.4% in 1995. The margin improvement is due to the favorable
effects of the mix of products sold including higher margin new products. Gross
margins were negatively impacted in 1995 due to manufacturing inefficiencies,
integration costs and pricing issues at the Company's Brazilian operations. Cost
of sales in 1995 also includes a $6.3 million benefit resulting from the effects
of marking to market the Company's forward exchange contracts pursuant to the
guidance of the Emerging Issues Task Force (the 'EITF') in its consensus opinion
of EITF 95-2 'Determination of What Constitutes a Firm Commitment for Foreign
Currency Transactions Not Involving a Third Party', which was adopted in the

fourth quarter of 1995. Prior to the adoption of EITF 95-2, the Company
routinely used forward exchange contracts to hedge certain intercompany
commitments and deferred recognition of forward exchange contract gains and
losses until the component of the related hedge transaction was completed and
recognized in income. Cost of sales in 1994 also includes a $2.2 million charge
resulting from an increase in the Company's reserves for estimated costs of
environmental remediation efforts.
 
     SG&A expenses were $174.7 million in 1995, compared to $128.5 million in
1994, an increase of 36.0%. The increase in SG&A expenses is primarily related
to the Company's selling and marketing organization, SG&A expenses associated
with the businesses acquired in 1994, and expenses associated with the
relocation of corporate, certain international and hardware offices. Reduced
annual expenses associated with certain insurance programs helped reduce the
overall increase in SG&A.
 
     During the fourth quarter of 1995, the Company adopted Financial Accounting
Standards No. 121, 'Accounting for the Impairment of Long-Lived Assets and for
Long-Lived Assets to be Disposed Of' ('FAS 121'). In connection with the
adoption of FAS 121 the Company recognized an asset impairment charge of $12.3
million ($9.9 million after tax) related to its Brazilian operations. The
Brazilian operations had not performed to the Company's expectations since the
acquisition of this business in April of 1994, and, in the fourth quarter of
1995, the Company initiated actions to reduce the operating losses in Brazil.
These actions included replacing management, increasing prices, dramatically
downsizing the manufacturing operations and reducing SG&A and other overhead.
Because of these actions, the Company performed an impairment review pursuant to
the guidelines set forth in FAS 121 and concluded that a recognition of an asset
impairment charge was appropriate.
 
     During September 1994, the Company restructured its German manufacturing
operations in a move to strengthen its European business and eliminate
unprofitable operations. The German Restructuring resulted in a one-time charge
of approximately $18.0 million before tax and included severance costs of $1.5
million, commitments to third parties of approximately $5.5 million, and
write-downs of leasehold improvements and other assets to estimated realizable
values aggregating $11.0 million. In connection with the restructuring, the
Company recognized tax benefits of approximately $10.9 million relating to the
write-off of the Company's investment in its German operations. The Company also
announced a plan to change from manufacturing to sourcing for certain textile
product lines and to exit the market for personal flotation devices. This plan
resulted in a $0.5 million pretax charge.
 
     The Company's interest expense was $24.5 million in 1995 and $13.4 million
in 1994, an increase of $11.1 million. This increase was primarily the result of
higher borrowings in 1995 necessary to support the Company's acquisitions and
increased working capital needs related to the growth of the Company and, to a
lesser extent, higher interest rates in 1995. On an unconsolidated basis,
Coleman Worldwide had an additional $11.4 million of interest expense in 1995
compared with $10.6 million in 1994, an increase of $0.8 million, or 6.9%. This
increase is a result of the effects of compounding interest related to the
LYONs. In addition, Coleman Holdings, on an unconsolidated basis, had $21.9
million of interest expense in 1995 compared with $19.7 million in 1994, an
increase of $2.2 million, or 11.1%. This increase is a result of the effects of

compounding interest related to the Coleman Holdings Notes.
 
     Minority interest represents the minority stockholders' proportionate share
of the results of operations of the Company, which is reflected on the Issuer's
Consolidated Financial Statements because of the sale of approximately 18% of
the Coleman Common Stock in the IPO in 1992. Minority interest increased in 1995
due to an increase in the Company's income in 1995.
 
     The Company's effective income tax rate was 37.9% in 1995 compared with
30.6% in 1994. The increase in the effective tax rate in 1995 as compared to
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period as compared to the 1994 period which was favorably impacted by the tax
benefits arising from permanent basis differences associated with the
restructuring of the German operations. The effective income tax rate in 1995
also reflects the favorable impact of tax benefits associated with the Company's
manufacturing operations in Puerto Rico, which were acquired in late 1994. The
Issuer's consolidated effective income tax rate was 40.1% in 1995 compared with
19.3% in 1994. The increase in the Issuer's consolidated effective income tax
rate reflects the proportionately greater impact of the items discussed above
when compared to the Issuer's consolidated earnings before income taxes,
minority interest and extraordinary item, partially offset by the
proportionately higher impact of nondeductible goodwill amortization when
compared with 1994.
 
     During the third quarter of 1995, the Company completed a $200.0 million
private placement debt issue. In connection with the private placement, the
Company renegotiated its previous credit agreement and recorded an extraordinary
loss of $1.3 million ($0.8 million after taxes), which represents a write-off of
the related unamortized financing costs associated with its previous credit
agreement. During the second quarter of 1994, in connection with the
renegotiation of its then existing credit agreement, the Company recorded an
extraordinary loss of $1.1 million ($0.7 million after taxes) which represents a
write-off of the related unamortized financing costs associated with its then
existing credit agreement.
 
LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
 
     Operating activities of the Issuer and its subsidiaries used $5.5 million
of cash during the year ended December 31, 1996 and provided $9.3 million and
$46.6 million for the years ended December 31, 1995 and 1994, respectively, and
used $48.1 million and $92.8 million during the three months ended March 31,
1997 and 1996, respectively. At December 31, 1996, receivables were
approximately equal to 1995 year-end levels, excluding the amount acquired in
connection with the Camping Gaz and Seatt acquisitions and the effect of the
restructuring and other charges described above. Inventories, excluding the
amount acquired in connection with the Camping Gaz and Seatt acquisitions and
the effect of the restructuring and other charges described above, increased by
$42.4 million during the year ended December 31, 1996 period primarily because
of lower than expected sales as described above. During the three months ended

March 31, 1997, receivables increased $67.5 million as a result of the
seasonality of the Company's sales and an increase in the overall level of such
sales. Despite the seasonality of the Company's business, inventories at March
31, 1997 were approximately equal to the levels at December 31, 1996 as a result
of the Company's initiative to reduce inventory.
 
     Net cash used for (provided by) investing activities by the Issuer and its
subsidiaries was $204.3 million, $68.3 million, and $157.1 million for the years
ended December 31, 1996, 1995 and 1994, respectively, and ($2.8) million and
$66.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 1997 and 1996, respectively.
Net cash used for investing activities was composed primarily of the Company's
capital expenditures, purchases of businesses, and also advances to Mafco under
the Coleman Worldwide Tax Sharing Agreement (as defined herein) and the terms of
the LYONs Indenture of $4.1 million, $6.7 million and $27.1 million for the
years ended December 31, 1996, 1995 and 1994, respectively. The Company's
capital expenditures were $41.3 million in the year ended December 31, 1996, and
the Company used $161.9 million of cash for business acquisitions during the
year ended December 31, 1996. During the three months ended March 31, 1997, the
Company's capital expenditures were $6.3 million, and Coleman Worldwide had a
reduction in the net advances to Mafco under the Coleman Worldwide Tax Sharing
Agreement and the terms of the LYONs Indenture in the amount of $7.0 million.
For 1997, the Company expects capital expenditures to be within the range of
$30.0 million to $40.0 million.
 
     Net cash provided by financing activities by the Issuer and its
subsidiaries was $210.7 million, $64.4 million, and $114.7 million for the years
ended December 31, 1996, 1995, and 1994, respectively, and consisted primarily
of increases in long-term borrowings and in 1994 from revolving credit agreement
borrowings. The Company paid $2.3 million to acquire 100,000 shares of Coleman
Common Stock in the open market during 1996. Coleman Holdings' net cash provided
by financing activities for the three months ended March 31, 1997 consisted
primarily of an increase in short-term borrowings to finance the seasonal
increase in working capital.
 
     The Company's working capital requirements are currently funded by cash
flow from operations and domestic and foreign bank lines of credit. In April
1996, the Company amended its then existing credit agreement to: (a) provide a
term loan of French Franc 385.1 million ($75.0 million at the then current
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approximately $68.2 million at March 31, 1997), (b) provide an unsecured
revolving credit facility in an amount of $275.0 million, (c) allow for the
Camping Gaz acquisition and (d) extend the maturity of the Company Credit
Agreement. Due to the restructuring and other charges as discussed previously
and lower than expected operating results, the Company further amended the
Company Credit Agreement in October 1996 and again in March 1997.
 
     Availability under the Company Credit Agreement is reduced by any
commercial paper borrowings outstanding. The Company Credit Agreement is
available to the Company until April 30, 2001. At December 31, 1996, $128.1

million was available for borrowings under the Company Credit Agreement. At
March 31, 1997, $135.1 million was available for borrowings under the Company
Credit Agreement. However, the Indenture, the Coleman Holdings Indenture and the
LYONs Indenture contain certain provisions that by their terms restrict the
Company's ability to, among other things, incur debt. Accordingly, to the extent
that borrowings by the Company of amounts otherwise available under the Company
Credit Agreement exceed the level of borrowings permitted by such holding
company debt instruments, a default will result under such debt instruments.
 
     The outstanding loans under the Company Credit Agreement bear interest at
either of the following rates, as selected by the Company from time to time: (i)
the higher of the agent's base lending rate or the federal funds rate plus .50%
or (ii) the London Inter-Bank Offered Rate ('LIBOR') plus a margin ranging from
 .25% to 2.125% based on the Company's financial performance. If there is a
default, the interest rate otherwise in effect will be increased by 2% per
annum. The Company Credit Agreement also bears an overall facility fee ranging
from .15% to .375% based on the Company's financial performance.
 
     The Company Credit Agreement contains various restrictive covenants
including, without limitation, requirements for the maintenance of specified
financial ratios, levels of consolidated net worth and profits, and certain
other provisions limiting the incurrence of additional debt, purchase or
redemption of the Company's common stock, issuance of preferred stock of the
Company, and also prohibits the Company from paying any dividends until on or
after January 1, 1999 and limits the amount of dividends the Company may pay
thereafter. The Company Credit Agreement also provides for a specific
requirement relating to the Company's financial leverage at December 31, 1997
which, if not achieved, will result in the Company Credit Agreement becoming
secured by the Company's assets. For purposes of determining the Company's
compliance with certain of such financial covenants, the Company Credit
Agreement excludes up to $30 million of charges in connection with the Company's
restructuring initiatives. See 'Description of Other Indebtedness--Company
Credit Agreement.' In addition, substantially all of the Coleman Common Stock
owned by Coleman Worldwide are pledged to secure indebtedness of Coleman
Worldwide and of its parent, Coleman Holdings.
 
     The Company's ability to meet its current cash operating requirements,
including projected capital expenditures, tax sharing payments and other
obligations is dependent upon a combination of cash flows from operations and
borrowings under the Company Credit Agreement. The Company's ability to borrow
under the terms of the Company Credit Agreement is subject to the Company's
continuing requirement to meet the various restrictive covenants, including
without limitation, those described above. If the Company fails to meet the
various restrictive covenants of the Company Credit Agreement, the Company will
need to renegotiate its current Company Credit Agreement, and/or enter into
alternative financing arrangements. There is no assurance that the terms and
conditions of such agreements would be as favorable as those now contained in
the Company Credit Agreement.
 
     The Company financed the acquisition of the shares of Camping Gaz with the
net proceeds from (i) a private placement issuance and sale of $85.0 million
aggregate principal amount of 7.10% Senior Notes, Series A, due 2006 (the 'Notes
due 2006') and (ii) a private placement issuance and sale of $75.0 million
aggregate principal amount of 7.25% Senior Notes, Series B, due 2008 (the 'Notes

due 2008'). The Notes due 2006 bear interest at the rate of 7.10% per annum
payable semiannually, and the principal amount is payable in annual installments
of $12.1 million commencing June 13, 2000 with a final payment due on June 13,
2006. If there is a default, the interest rate will be the greater of (i) 9.10 %
or (ii) 2% above the prime interest rate. The Notes due 2008 bear interest at
the rate of 7.25% per annum payable semiannually, and the principal amount is
payable in annual installments of $15.0 million commencing June 13, 2004 with a
final payment due on June 13, 2008. If there is a default, the interest rate
will be the greater of (i) 9.25 % or (ii) 2% above the prime interest rate. The
Notes due 2006 and the Notes due 2008 are unsecured and are subject to various
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limitation, requirements for the maintenance of specified financial ratios and
levels of consolidated net worth and certain other provisions limiting the
incurrence of additional debt and sale and leaseback transactions under the
terms of the Note Purchase Agreement. The Notes due 2006 and the Notes due 2008
and the Company's Notes due 2007 (as defined herein) shall become secured if the
Company Credit Agreement becomes secured as discussed above. See 'Description of
Other Indebtedness.'
 
     The Company's international operations are located primarily in Japan,
Europe, and Canada, which are not considered to be highly inflationary
environments. The Company uses a variety of derivative financial instruments to
manage its foreign currency and interest rate exposures. The Company does not
speculate on interest rates or foreign currency rates. Instead, it uses
derivatives when implementing its risk management strategies to reduce the
possible effects of these exposures.
 
     With respect to foreign currency exposures, the Company principally uses
forward and option contracts to reduce risks arising from firm commitments,
anticipated intercompany sales transactions and intercompany receivable and
payable balances. The Company generally uses interest rate swaps and interest
rate caps to fix certain of its variable rate debt. The Company manages credit
risk related to these derivative contracts through credit approvals, exposure
limits and other monitoring procedures.
 
     Coleman Worldwide is a holding company with no business operations or
source of income of its own, and its ability to meet its obligations with
respect to the LYONs and any other obligations is contingent upon distributions
from the Company, including payments under the Company Tax Sharing Agreement,
capital contributions or loans from its direct and indirect parent companies,
other borrowings and proceeds from the disposition of the Coleman Common Stock
owned by Coleman Worldwide. As the holder of approximately 83% of the Coleman
Common Stock, Coleman Worldwide has the ability to cause the Company to make
distributions up to the maximum amount permitted by law, subject to limitations
in the debt instruments of the Company. However, Coleman Worldwide currently
expects that, for the foreseeable future, the net earnings and cash flow of the
Company will be retained and used in the business of the Company and that
Coleman Worldwide will not receive any distributions from the Company other than
payments under the Company's tax sharing agreement. Furthermore, the terms of

the Company Credit Agreement prohibits the Company from paying any dividends
until on or after January 1, 1999 and limits the amount of dividends the Company
may pay thereafter. The receipt by Coleman Worldwide of tax sharing payments
from the Company will cease upon Coleman Worldwide's ownership interest in
Coleman falling below 80%, and the LYONs Indenture does not require Coleman
Worldwide to own more than a majority of the Coleman Common Stock. Pursuant to
the LYONs Indenture, at any time that the LYONs are outstanding, the amounts
that Coleman Worldwide would be required to pay to Mafco Holdings under the
Worldwide Tax Sharing Agreement, together with any remaining funds paid to
Coleman Worldwide by the Company under the Company Tax Sharing Agreement may not
be paid as tax sharing payments, but Coleman Worldwide may advance such funds to
Mafco Holdings as long as the aggregate amount of such advances at any time does
not exceed the issue price plus accrued OID of the LYONs. Such advances are
evidenced by noninterest bearing unsecured demand promissory notes from Mafco
Holdings in the amount of $47.7 million at March 31, 1997. See 'Relationship
with MacAndrews & Forbes--Tax Sharing Agreements.'
 
     The Issuer expects to use the Escrowed Funds to redeem the LYONs or to
repurchase the LYONs for cash, including upon the optional redemption on May 27,
1998 or upon the occurrence of any Additional Purchase Right Event (as defined),
or to repay the LYONs upon an acceleration after an Event of Default (as defined
in the LYONs Indenture) has occurred. There can be no assurance, however, that
the Escrowed Funds will be sufficient to consummate the LYONs Retirement. If the
Escrowed Funds are insufficient, the Issuer will be required to adopt one or
more alternatives, such as seeking capital contributions or loans from its
affiliates. None of the affiliates of the Issuer will be required to make any
capital contributions or other payments to the Issuer with respect to the
Issuer's obligations to consummate the LYONs Retirement. There can be no
assurance that any of the foregoing actions could be effected on satisfactory
terms, that they would be sufficient to enable the Issuer to consummate the
LYONs Retirement when required or that any of such actions would be permitted by
the terms of the Indenture, the LYONs Indenture or the debt instruments of the
Company then in effect.
 
     The LYONs Indenture provides the holders of LYONs with the option to
require Coleman Worldwide to purchase the LYONs after the occurrence of certain
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Purchase Right Events occur, among other things, upon the Company's Consolidated
Debt Ratio (as defined) exceeding 0.75 to 1.0 or the Consolidated Net Worth (as
defined) of Coleman Worldwide as of the end of any fiscal quarter being less
than a specified amount which is $60.0 million at March 31, 1997, which
specified amount increases to $70.0 million at June 30, 1997. The Indenture and
the Escrow Agreement will permit the use of Escrowed Funds to finance any
required purchase of LYONs by Coleman Worldwide following an Additional Purchase
Right Event.
 
     On March 31, 1997, MacAndrews Holdings assumed a liability of Coleman
Worldwide in the amount of approximately $2.3 million. The assumption was
accounted for as a capital contribution.

 
     Coleman Holdings is a holding company with no business operations or source
of income of its own, Coleman Holdings' only significant asset is all of the
common stock of Coleman Worldwide, which owns approximately 82.6% of the
outstanding shares of Coleman Common Stock. Coleman Holdings' principal business
operations are conducted by Coleman and its subsidiaries, and Coleman Holdings
has no operations of its own. Accordingly, Coleman Holdings' only source of cash
to pay its obligations with respect to the Coleman Holdings Notes and any other
obligations is distributions with respect to ownership interest in Coleman from
the net earnings and cash flow generated by Coleman, after payment by Coleman
Worldwide of amounts due on the LYONs for so long as they remain outstanding and
certain other expenses. However, Coleman Holdings currently expects that the
proceeds of the Offering will be contributed by the Issuer to Coleman Holdings
and used to fund the Coleman Holdings Notes Redemption.
 
     The Coleman Holdings Notes Indenture contains certain covenants that, among
other things, state that Coleman Holdings shall not permit the Company to issue
debt if after giving effect to such issuance the Company's Consolidated Debt
Ratio (as defined) exceeds 0.75 to 1.0. See 'Risk Factors--Indebtedness and
Ability to Repay the Notes,' 'Description of Other Indebtedness' and
'Description of the Notes.'
 
     The Issuer is a holding company with no business operations or source of
income of its own. The Issuer's only significant asset is all of the common
stock of Coleman Holdings, a holding company that through Coleman Worldwide owns
approximately 82.6% of the outstanding shares of Coleman Common Stock. The
Issuer's principal business operations are conducted by Coleman and its
subsidiaries, and the Issuer has no operations of its own. Accordingly, the
Issuer's only source of cash to pay its obligations with respect to the Notes
and any other obligations is expected to be distributions with respect to
ownership interest in Coleman from the net earnings and cash flow generated by
Coleman, after payment by Coleman Worldwide and Coleman Holdings of amounts due
on the LYONs and the Coleman Holdings Notes, as the case may be, for so long as
they remain outstanding and certain other expenses. As the indirect holder
through Coleman Worldwide of approximately 82.6% of the Coleman Common Stock,
the Issuer has the ability to cause the Company, Coleman Worldwide and Coleman
Holdings, to make distributions up to the maximum amount permitted by law,
subject to limitations in the debt instruments of the Company, Coleman Worldwide
and Coleman Holdings. However, the Issuer currently expects that, for the
foreseeable future, the net earnings and cash flow of the Company will be
retained and used in the business of the Company and that the Issuer will not
receive any distributions from the Company, Coleman Worldwide or Coleman
Holdings. The terms of the Company Credit Agreement prohibit the Company from
paying dividends until on or after January 1, 1999 and thereafter restrict the
Company's ability to pay dividends or make other payments to Coleman Worldwide,
Coleman Holdings and the Issuer. In addition, the LYONs Indenture restricts
Coleman Worldwide's ability to pay dividends and make other payments to Coleman
Holdings or the Issuer and the Coleman Holdings Notes Indenture restricts
Coleman Holdings' ability to pay dividends and make other payments to the
Issuer. Although Coleman Worldwide may receive payments from the Company
pursuant to the Company Tax Sharing Agreement, Coleman Worldwide will not
distribute such payments to Coleman Holdings or the Issuer. In addition, the
LYONs Indenture requires that any such payments received from the Company be
paid to Mafco or retained by Coleman Worldwide (except under certain limited

circumstances which are unlikely to occur prior to the LYONs Retirement). See
'Description of Other Indebtedness--Coleman Worldwide--The LYONs' and 'Risk
Factors--Holding Company Structure.'
 
     The Issuer currently anticipates that in order to pay the principal amount
at maturity of the Notes or upon the occurrence of an Event of Default, to
redeem the Notes or to repurchase the Notes upon the occurrence of a Change of
Control, the Issuer will be required to adopt one or more alternatives, such as
seeking capital contributions or loans from its affiliates, refinancing its
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securities or assets of Coleman. None of the affiliates of the Issuer is
required to make any capital contributions or other payments to the Issuer with
respect to the Issuer's obligations on the Notes, and, except for the Coleman
Worldwide Non-Recourse Guaranty to be issued following the Coleman Holdings
Notes Redemption, the obligations of the Issuer with respect to the Notes are
not guaranteed by any affiliate of the Issuer or any other person. There can be
no assurance that any of the foregoing actions could be effected on satisfactory
terms, that they would be sufficient to enable the Issuer to make any payments
in respect of the Notes when required or that any of such actions would be
permitted by the terms of the Indenture, the Coleman Holdings Notes Indenture,
the LYONs Indenture or the debt instruments of the Company or Coleman Worldwide
then in effect. Moreover, the events that constitute a Change of Control under
the Indenture may also constitute events of default or repurchase right events
under certain debt instruments of the Issuer's subsidiaries. Such events may
permit the lenders under such debt instruments to accelerate the debt (or, in
the case of LYONs, to require Coleman Worldwide to repurchase the LYONs) and, if
the debt is not paid or repurchased, to enforce their security interests in
substantially all of the assets of the Issuer's subsidiaries. Any such
enforcement may limit the Issuer's ability to raise cash to purchase the Notes
and may have a material adverse effect on the market price of Coleman Common
Stock and on the price that could be obtained for the Coleman Worldwide capital
stock and thus on the ability of the Trustee to realize value through sales of
the collateral. See 'Risk Factors--Indebtedness and Ability to Repay the Notes,'
'--Security for the Notes; Potential for Diminution,' 'Description of Other
Indebtedness' and 'Description of the Notes.'
 
SEASONALITY
 
     The Company's sales generally are highest in the second quarter of the year
and lowest in the fourth quarter. As a result of this seasonality, the Company
has generally incurred a loss in the fourth quarter. The Company's sales may be
affected by weather conditions, especially during the second and third quarters
of the year. For the years ended December 31, 1994, 1995 and 1996, second
quarter sales comprised approximately 34%, 33% and 37% of annual sales,
respectively. Consequently, the Company's annual results are generally dependent
on its results during the second quarter. Furthermore, the Company has announced
and is in the process of implementing certain restructuring initiatives, which
the Company expects to have an impact on its results during the remainder of
1997. There can be no assurance as to the Company's success in implementing such

initiatives or the results therefrom or as to any adverse impact of the
Company's restructuring initiatives. See '--Liquidity and Capital Resources.'
 
INFLATION
 
     In general, manufacturing costs are affected by inflation and the effects
of inflation may be experienced by the Company in future periods. Management
believes, however, that such effect has not been material to the Company during
the past three years.
 
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                               THE EXCHANGE OFFER
 
TERMS OF THE EXCHANGE OFFER; PERIOD FOR TENDERING OLD NOTES
 
     Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Prospectus
and in the accompanying Letter of Transmittal (which together constitute the
Exchange Offer), the Issuer will accept for exchange Old Notes which are
properly tendered on or prior to the Expiration Date and not withdrawn as
permitted below. As used herein, the term 'Expiration Date' means 5:00 p.m., New
York City time, on        , 1997; provided, however, that if the Issuer, in its
sole discretion, has extended the period of time for which the Exchange Offer is
open, the term 'Expiration Date' means the latest time and date to which the
Exchange Offer is extended.
 
     As of the date of this Prospectus, $600,475,000 aggregate principal amount
at maturity of the Old First Priority Notes and $131,560,000 aggregate principal
amount of the Old Second Priority Notes were outstanding. This Prospectus,
together with the Letter of Transmittal, is first being sent on or about
          , 1997, to all holders of Old Notes known to the Issuer. The Issuer's
obligation to accept Old Notes for exchange pursuant to the Exchange Offer is
subject to certain conditions as set forth below under '--Certain Conditions to
the Exchange Offer.'
 
     The Issuer expressly reserves the right, at any time or from time to time,
to extend the period of time during which the Exchange Offer is open, and
thereby delay acceptance for exchange of any Old Notes, by giving oral or
written notice of such extension to the holders thereof as described below.
During any such extension, all Old Notes previously tendered will remain subject
to the Exchange Offer and may be accepted for exchange by the Issuer. Any Old
Notes not accepted for exchange for any reason will be returned without expense
to the tendering holder thereof as promptly as practicable after the expiration
or termination of the Exchange Offer.
 
     Old Notes tendered in the Exchange Offer must be in denominations of
principal amount of $1,000 and any integral multiple thereof.
 
     The Issuer expressly reserves the right to amend or terminate the Exchange
Offer, and not to accept for exchange any Old Notes not therefore accepted for
exchange, upon the occurrence of any of the events specified below under
'--Certain Conditions to the Exchange Offer.' The Issuer will give oral or

written notice of any extension, amendment, non-acceptance or termination to the
holders of the Old Notes as promptly as practicable, such notice in the case of
any extension to be issued by means of a press release or other public
announcement no later than 9:00 a.m., New York City time, on the next business
day after the previously scheduled Expiration Date.
 
PROCEDURES TOR TENDERLNG OLD NOTES
 
     The tender to the Issuer of Old Notes by a holder thereof as set forth
below and the acceptance thereof by the Issuer will constitute a binding
agreement between the tendering holder and the Issuer upon the terms and subject
to the conditions set forth in this Prospectus and in the accompanying Letter of
Transmittal. Except as set forth below, a holder who wishes to tender Old Notes
for exchange pursuant to the Exchange Offer must transmit a properly completed
and duly executed Letter of Transmittal, including all other documents required
by such Letter of Transmittal, to First Trust National Association, as Exchange
Agent, at the address set forth below under '--Exchange Agent' on or prior to
the Expiration Date. In addition, either (i) certificates for such Old Notes
must be received by the Exchange Agent along with the Letter of Transmittal, or
(ii) a timely confirmation of a book-entry transfer (a 'Book-Entry
Confirmation') of such Old Notes, if such procedure is available, into the
Exchange Agent's account at The Depository Trust Company (the 'Book-Entry
Transfer Facility') pursuant to the procedure for book-entry transfer described
below, must be received by the Exchange Agent prior to the Expiration Date, or
(iii) the holder must comply with the guaranteed delivery procedures described
below. THE METHOD OF DELIVERY OF OLD NOTES, LETTERS OF TRANSMITTAL AND ALL OTHER
REQUIRED DOCUMENTS IS AT THE ELECTION AND RISK OF THE HOLDERS. IF SUCH DELIVERY
IS BY MAIL, IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT REGISTERED MAIL, PROPERLY INSURED, WITH
RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED, BE USED. IN ALL CASES, SUFFICIENT TIME SHOULD BE
ALLOWED TO ASSURE TIMELY DELIVERY. NO LETTERS OF TRANSMITTAL OR OLD NOTES SHOULD
BE SENT TO THE ISSUER.
 
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     Signatures on a Letter of Transmittal or a notice of withdrawal, as the
case may be, must be guaranteed unless the Old Notes surrendered for exchange
pursuant thereto are tendered (i) by a registered holder of the Old Notes who
has not completed the box entitled 'Special Issuance Instructions' or 'Special
Delivery Instructions' on the Letter of Transmittal or (ii) for the account of
an Eligible Institution (as defined herein). In the event that signatures on a
Letter of Transmittal or a notice of withdrawal, as the case may be, are
required to be guaranteed, such guarantees must be by a firm which is a member
of a registered national securities exchange or a member of the National
Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. or by a commercial bank or trust company
having an office or correspondent in the United States (collectively, 'Eligible
Institutions'). If Old Notes are registered in the name of a person other than a
signer of the Letter of Transmittal, the Old Notes surrendered for exchange must
be endorsed by, or be accompanied by a written instrument or instruments of
transfer or exchange, in satisfactory form as determined by the Issuer in its
sole discretion, duly executed by, the registered Holder with the signature
thereon guaranteed by an Eligible Institution.
 

     All questions as to the validity, form, eligibility (including time of
receipt) and acceptance of Old Notes tendered for exchange will be determined by
the Issuer in its sole discretion, which determination shall be final and
binding. The Issuer reserves the absolute right to reject any and all tenders of
any particular Old Notes not properly tendered or to not accept any particular
Old Notes which acceptance might, in the judgment of the Issuer or its counsel,
be unlawful. The Issuer also reserves the absolute right to waive any defects or
irregularities or conditions of the Exchange Offer as to any particular Old
Notes either before or after the Expiration Date (including the right to waive
the ineligibility of any holder who seeks to tender Old Notes in the Exchange
Offer). The interpretation of the terms and conditions of the Exchange Offer as
to any particular Old Notes either before or after the Expiration Date
(including the Letter of Transmittal and the instructions thereto) by the Issuer
shall be final and binding on all parties. Unless waived, any defects or
irregularities in connection with tenders of Old Notes for exchange must be
cured within such reasonable period of time as the Issuer shall determine.
Neither the Issuer, the Exchange Agent nor any other person shall be under any
duty to give notification of any defect or irregularity with respect to any
tender of Old Notes for exchange, nor shall any of them incur any liability for
failure to give such notification.
 
     If the Letter of Transmittal is signed by a person or persons other than
the registered holder or holders of Old Notes, such Old Notes must be endorsed
or accompanied by appropriate powers of attorney, in either case signed exactly
as the name or names of the registered holder or holders that appear on the Old
Notes.
 
     If the Letter of Transmittal or any Old Notes or powers of attomey are
signed by trustees, executors, administrators, guardians, attorneys-in-fact,
officers of corporations or others acting in a fiduciary or representative
capacity, such persons should so indicate when signing, and, unless waived by
the Issuer, proper evidence satisfactory to the Issuer of their authority to so
act must be submitted.
 
     By tendering, each holder will represent to the Issuer that, among other
things, the New Notes acquired pursuant to the Exchange Offer are being obtained
in the ordinary course of business of the person receiving such New Notes,
whether or not such person is the holder, and that neither the holder nor such
other person has any arrangement or understanding with any person to participate
in the distribution of the New Notes. In the case of a holder that is not a
broker-dealer, each such holder, by tendering, will also represent to the Issuer
that such holder is not engaged in, or does not intend to engage in, a
distribution of the New Notes. If any holder or any such other person is an
'affiliate,' as defined under Rule 405 of the Securities Act, of the Issuer, or
is engaged in or intends to engage in or has an arrangement or understanding
with any person to participate in a distribution of such New Notes to be
acquired pursuant to the Exchange Offer, such holder or any such other person
(i) could not rely on the applicable interpretations of the staff of the SEC and
(ii) must comply with the registration and prospectus delivery requirements of
the Securities Act in connection with any resale transaction. Each broker-dealer
that receives New Notes for its own account in exchange for Old Notes, where
such Old Notes were acquired by such broker-dealer as a result of market-making
activities or other trading activities, must acknowledge that it will deliver a
prospectus in connection with any resale of such New Notes. See 'Plan of

Distribution.' The Letter of Transmittal states that by so acknowledging and by
delivering a prospectus, a broker-dealer will not be deemed to admit that it is
an 'underwriter' within the meaning of the Securities Act.
 
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ACCEPTANCE OF OLD NOTES FOR EXCHANGE; DELIVERY OF NEW NOTES
 
     Upon satisfaction or waiver of all of the conditions to the Exchange Offer,
the Issuer will accept, promptly after the Expiration Date, all Old Notes
properly tendered and will issue the New Notes promptly after acceptance of the
Old Notes. See '--Certain Conditions to the Exchange Offer.' For purposes of the
Exchange Offer, the Issuer shall be deemed to have accepted properly tendered
Old Notes for exchange when, as and if the Issuer has given oral or written
notice thereof to the Exchange Agent, with written confirmation of any oral
notice to be given promptly thereafter.
 
     For each Old Note accepted for exchange, the holder of such Old Note will
receive a New Note having a principal amount at maturity equal to that of the
surrendered Old Note. Original Issue Discount on the New Notes will accrue from
May 20, 1997, the date of original issuance of the Old Notes. If the Exchange
Offer is not consummated by November 17, 1997, interest will accrue on the Old
Notes (in addition to the accrual of Original Issue Discount) from and including
such date until but excluding the date of consummation of the Exchange Offer
payable in cash semiannually in arrears on May 15 and November 15 commencing May
15, 1998, at a rate per annum equal to .50% of the Accreted Value of the Old
Notes as of the November 15 or May 15 immediately preceding such interest
payment date. Payments of such interest, if any, on Old Notes in exchange for
which the New Notes were issued will be made to the persons who, at the close of
business on May 1 or November 1 next preceding the interest payment date, are
registered holders of such Old Notes if such record date occurs prior to such
exchange, or are registered holders of the New Notes if such record date occurs
on or after the date of such exchange, even if Notes are cancelled after the
record date and on or before the interest payment date.
 
     In all cases, issuance of New Notes for Old Notes that are accepted for
exchange pursuant to the Exchange Offer will be made only after timely receipt
by the Exchange Agent of certificates for such Old Notes or a timely Book-Entry
Confirmation of such Old Notes into the Exchange Agent's account at the
Book-Entry Transfer Facility, a properly completed and duly executed Letter of
Transmittal and all other required documents. If any tendered Old Notes are not
accepted for any reason set forth in the terms and conditions of the Exchange
Offer or if Old Notes are submitted for a greater principal amount at maturity
than the holder desired to exchange, such unaccepted or non-exchanged Old Notes
will be resumed without expense to the tendering holder thereof (or, in the case
of Old Notes tendered by book-entry transfer into the Exchange Agent's account
at the Book-Entry Transfer Facility pursuant to the book-entry procedures
described below, such non-exchanged Old Notes will be credited to an account
maintained with such Book-Entry Transfer Facility) as promptly as practicable
after the expiration or termination of the Exchange Offer.
 
BOOK-ENTRY TRANSFER

 
     The Exchange Agent will make a request to establish an account with respect
to the Old Notes at the Book-Entry Transfer Facility for purposes of the
Exchange Offer within two business days after the date of this Prospectus, and
any financial institution that is a participant in the Book-Entry Transfer
Facility's systems may make book-entry delivery of Old Notes by causing the
Book-Entry Transfer Facility to transfer such Old Notes into the Exchange
Agent's account at the Book-Entry Transfer Facility in accordance with such
Book-Entry Transfer Facility's procedures for transfer. However, although
delivery of Old Notes may be effected through book-entry transfer at the
Book-Entry Transfer Facility, the Letter of Transmittal or facsimile thereof,
with any required signature guarantees and any other required documents, must,
in any case, be transmitted to and received by the Exchange Agent at one of the
addresses set forth below under '--Exchange Agent' on or prior to the Expiration
Date or the guaranteed delivery procedures described below must be complied
with.
 
GUARANTEED DELIVERY PROCEDURES
 
     If a registered holder of the Old Notes desires to tender Old Notes held by
such holder and such Old Notes are not immediately available, or time will not
permit such holder's Old Notes or other required documents to reach the Exchange
Agent before the Expiration Date, or the procedure for book-entry transfer
cannot be completed on a timely basis, a tender may be effected if (i) the
tender is made through an Eligible Institution, (ii) prior to the Expiration
Date, the Exchange Agent received from such Eligible Institution a properly
completed and duly executed Letter of Transmittal (or a facsimile thereof) and
Notice of Guaranteed Delivery, substantially in the form provided by the Issuer
(by telegram, telex, facsimile transmission, mail or hand delivery), setting
 
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forth the name and address of the holder of Old Notes and the amount of Old
Notes tendered, stating that the tender is being made thereby and guaranteeing
that within three New York Stock Exchange ('NYSE') trading days after the date
of execution of the Notice of Guaranteed Delivery, the certificates for all
physically tendered Old Notes, in proper form for transfer, or a Book-Entry
Confirmation, as the case may be, and any other documents required by the Letter
of Transmittal will be deposited by the Eligible Institution with the Exchange
Agent, and (iii) the certificates for all physically tendered Old Notes, in
proper form for transfer, or a Book-Entry Confirmation, as the case may be, and
all other documents required by the Letter of Transmittal, are received by the
Exchange Agent within three NYSE trading days after the date of execution of the
Notice of Guaranteed Delivery.
 
WITHDRAWAL RIGHTS
 
     Tenders of Old Notes may be withdrawn at any time prior to the Expiration
Date.
 
     For a withdrawal to be effective, a written notice of withdrawal must be
received by the Exchange Agent at one of the addresses set forth below under

'--Exchange Agent.' Any such notice of withdrawal must specify the name of the
person having tendered the Old Notes to be withdrawn, identify the Old Notes to
be withdrawn (including the principal amount of such Old Notes), and (where
certificates for Old Notes have been transmitted) specify the name in which such
Old Notes are registered, if different from that of the withdrawing holder. If
certificates for Old Notes have been delivered or otherwise identified to the
Exchange Agent, then, prior to the release of such certificates the withdrawing
holder must also submit the serial numbers of the particular certificates to be
withdrawn and signed notice of withdrawal with signatures guaranteed by an
Eligible Institution unless such holder is an Eligible Institution. If Old Notes
have been tendered pursuant to the procedure for book-entry transfer described
above, any notice of withdrawal must specify the name and number of the account
at the Book-Entry Transfer Facility to be credited with the withdrawn Old Notes
and otherwise comply with the procedures of such facility. All questions as to
the validity, form and eligibility (including time of receipt) of such notices
will be determined by the Issuer, whose determination shall be final and binding
on all parties. Any Old Notes so withdrawn will be deemed not to have been
validly tendered for exchange for purposes of the Exchange Offer. Any Old Notes
which have been tendered for exchange but which are not exchanged for any reason
will be returned to the holder thereof without cost to such holder (or, in the
case of Old Notes tendered by book-entry transfer into the Exchange Agent's
account at the Book-Entry Transfer Facility pursuant to the book-entry transfer
procedures described above, such Old Notes will be credited to an account
maintained with such Book-Entry Transfer Facility for the Old Notes) as soon as
practicable after withdrawal, rejection of tender or termination of the Exchange
Offer. Properly withdrawn Old Notes may be retendered by following one of the
procedures described under '--Procedures for Tendering Old Notes' above at any
time on or prior to the Expiration Date.
 
CERTAIN CONDITIONS TO THE EXCHANGE OFFER
 
     Notwithstanding any other provision of the Exchange Offer, the Issuer shall
not be required to accept for exchange, or to issue New Notes in exchange for,
any Old Notes and may terminate or amend the Exchange Offer, if at any time
before the acceptance of such Old Notes for exchange or the exchange of the New
Notes for such Old Notes, any of the following events shall occur:
 
          (a) there shall be threatened, instituted or pending any action or
     proceeding before, or any injunction, order of decree shall have been
     issued by, any court or governmental agency or other governmental
     regulatory or administrative agency or commission, (i) seeking to restrain
     or prohibit the making or consummation of the Exchange Offer or any other
     transaction contemplated by the Exchange Offer, or assessing or seeking any
     damages as a result thereof, or (ii) resulting in a material delay in the
     ability of the Issuer to accept for exchange or exchange some or all of the
     Old Notes pursuant to the Exchange Offer; or any statute, rule, regulation,
     order or injunction shall be sought, proposed, introduced, enacted,
     promulgated or deemed applicable to the Exchange Offer or any of the
     transactions contemplated by the Exchange Offer by any government or
     governmental authority, domestic or foreign, or any action shall have been
     taken, proposed or threatened, by any government, governmental authority,
     agency or court, domestic or foreign, that in the reasonable judgment of
     the Issuer might directly or indirectly result in any of the consequences
     referred to in clauses (i) or (ii) above or, in the reasonable judgment of

     the Issuer, might result in the holders
 
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     of New Notes having obligations with respect to resales and transfers of
     New Notes which are greater than those described in the interpretation of
     the SEC referred to on the cover page of this Prospectus, or would
     otherwise make it inadvisable to proceed with the Exchange Offer; or
 
          (b) there shall have occurred (i) any general suspension of or general
     limitation on prices for, or trading in, securities on any national
     securities exchange or in the over-the-counter market, (ii) any limitation
     by any governmental agency or authority which may adversely affect the
     ability of the Issuer to complete the transactions contemplated by the
     Exchange Offer, (iii) a declaration of a banking moratorium or any
     suspension of payments in respect of banks in the United States or any
     limitation by any governmental agency or authority which adversely affects
     the extension of credit or (iv) a commencement of a war, armed hostilities
     or other similar international calamity directly or indirectly involving
     the United States, or, in the case of any of the foregoing existing at the
     time of the commencement of the Exchange Offer, a material acceleration or
     worsening thereof; or
 
          (c) any change (or any development involving a prospective change)
     shall have occurred or be threatened in the business, properties, assets,
     liabilities, financial condition, operations, results of operations or
     prospects of the Issuer and its subsidiaries taken as a whole that, in the
     reasonable judgment of the Issuer, is or may be adverse to the Issuer, or
     the Issuer shall have become aware of facts that, in the reasonable
     judgment of the Issuer, have or may have adverse significance with respect
     to the value of the Old Notes or the New Notes;
 
which in the reasonable judgment of the Issuer in any case, and regardless of
the circumstances (including any action by the Issuer) giving rise to any event
described above, makes it inadvisable to proceed with the Exchange Offer and/or
with such acceptance for exchange or with such exchange.
 
     The foregoing conditions are for the sole benefit of the Issuer and may be
asserted by the Issuer regardless of the circumstances giving rise to any such
condition or may be waived by the Issuer in whole or in part at any time and
from time to time in its sole discretion. The failure by the Issuer at any time
to exercise any of the foregoing rights shall not be deemed a waiver of any such
right and each such right shall be deemed an ongoing right which may be asserted
at any time and from time to time.
 
     In addition, the Issuer will not accept for exchange any Old Notes
tendered, and no New Notes will be issued in exchange for any such Old Notes, if
at such time any stop order shall be threatened or in effect with respect to the
Registration Statement of which this Prospectus constitutes a part or the
qualification of the Indenture under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (the
'TIA').
 

EXCHANGE AGENT
 
     First Trust National Association has been appointed as the Exchange Agent
for the Exchange Offer. All executed Letters of Transmittal should be directed
to the Exchange Agent at one of the addresses set forth below. Questions and
requests for assistance, requests for additional copies of this Prospectus or of
the Letter of Transmittal and requests for Notices of Guaranteed Delivery should
be directed to the Exchange Agent addressed as follows:
 
         Delivery To: First Trust National Association, Exchange Agent
 
<TABLE>
<S>                                     <C>
               By Mail:                     By Overnight Courier or Hand:
   First Trust National Association        First Trust National Association
      Corporate Trust Depositary                 180 East 5th Street
            P.O. Box 64485                         4th Floor Window
       St. Paul, MN 59164-9549                    St. Paul, MN 55101
        Attn: Corporate Trust                   Attn: Corporate Trust
                                By Facsimile:
                                (612) 244-1537
                            Confirm by Telephone:
                                (612) 973-5800
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     DELIVERY OF THE LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL TO AN ADDRESS OTHER THAN AS SET FORTH
ABOVE OR TRANSMISSION OF INSTRUCTIONS VIA FACSIMILE OTHER THAN AS SET FORTH
ABOVE DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A VALID DELIVERY OF SUCH LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL.
 
FEES AND EXPENSES
 
     The Issuer will not make any payment to brokers, dealers, or others
soliciting acceptances of the Exchange Offer.
 
     The estimated cash expenses to be incurred in connection with the Exchange
Offer will be paid by the Issuer and are estimated in the aggregate to be
$       .
 
TRANSFER TAXES
 
     Holders who tender their Old Notes for exchange will not be obligated to
pay any transfer taxes in connection therewith, except that holders who instruct
the Issuer to register New Notes in the name of, or request that Old Notes not
tendered or not accepted in the Exchange Offer be returned to, a person other
than the registered tendering holder will be responsible for the payment of any
applicable transfer tax thereon.
 
CONSEQUENCES OF EXCHANGING OLD NOTES
 
     Holders of Old Notes who do not exchange their Old Notes for New Notes

pursuant to the Exchange Offer will continue to be subject to the provisions in
the Indenture regarding transfer and exchange of the Old Notes and the
restrictions on transfer of such Old Notes as set forth in the legend thereon as
a consequence of the issuance of the Old Notes pursuant to exemptions from, or
in transactions not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities
Act and applicable state securities laws. In general, the Old Notes may not be
offered or sold, unless registered under the Securities Act, except pursuant to
an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the Securities Act and
applicable state securities laws. The Issuer does not currently anticipate that
it will register Old Notes under the Securities Act. See 'Description of the
Notes--Registration Rights.' Based on interpretations by the staff of the SEC,
as set forth in no-action letters issued to third parties, the Issuer believes
that New Notes issued pursuant to the Exchange Offer in exchange for Old Notes
may be offered for resale, resold or otherwise transferred by holders thereof
(other than any such holder which is an 'affiliate' of the Issuer within the
meaning of Rule 405 under the Securities Act) without compliance with the
registration and prospectus delivery provisions of the Securities Act, provided
that such New Notes are acquired in the ordinary course of such holders'
business and such holders have no arrangement or understanding with any person
to participate in the distribution of such New Notes. However, the Issuer does
not intend to request the SEC to consider, and the SEC has not considered, the
Exchange Offer in the context of a no-action letter and there can be no
assurance that the staff of the SEC would make a similar determination with
respect to the Exchange Offer as in such other circumstances. Each holder, other
than a broker-dealer, must acknowledge that it is not engaged in, and does not
intend to engage in, a distribution of New Notes and has no arrangement or
understanding to participate in a distribution of New Notes. If any holder is an
affiliate of the Issuer, is engaged in or intends to engage in or has any
arrangement or understanding with respect to the distribution of the New Notes
to be acquired pursuant to the Exchange Offer, such holder (i) could not rely on
the applicable interpretations of the staff of the SEC and (ii) must comply with
the registration and prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act in
connection with any resale transaction. Each broker-dealer that receives New
Notes for its own account in exchange for Old Notes, where such Old Notes were
acquired by such broker-dealer as a result of market-making activities or other
trading activities, must acknowledge that it will deliver a prospectus in
connection with any resale of such New Notes. See 'Plan of Distribution.' In
addition, to comply with state securities laws, the New Notes may not be offered
or sold in any state unless they have been registered or qualified for sale in
such state or an exemption from registration or qualification is available and
is complied with. The offer and sale of the New Notes to 'qualified
institutional buyers' (as such term is defined under Rule 144A of the Securities
Act) is generally exempt from registration or qualifcation under the state
securities laws. The Issuer currently does not intend to register or qualify the
sale of the New Notes in any state where an exemption from registration or
qualification is required and not available.
 
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                                    BUSINESS
 
THE ISSUER

 
     The Issuer is a holding company whose only significant asset is all of the
common stock, par value $1.00 per share, of Coleman Holdings. Coleman Holdings
is a holding company formed in July 1993 in connection with the offering of the
Coleman Holdings Notes and holds all of the outstanding shares of capital stock
of Coleman Worldwide. Coleman Worldwide was formed in March 1993 in connection
with the offering of $575 million aggregate principal amount at maturity of
LYONs. Coleman Worldwide also holds 44,067,520 shares of the Coleman Common
Stock, which represent approximately 82.6% of the outstanding Coleman Common
Stock. As such, the Issuer's principal business operations are conducted by
Coleman and its subsidiaries, and the Issuer has no operations of its own. The
Issuer is an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of MacAndrews Holdings, a
corporation wholly owned by Ronald O. Perelman. See 'Relationship with
MacAndrews & Forbes' and 'Ownership of Common Stock.' Following the Coleman
Holdings Notes Redemption, Coleman Holdings expects to be merged with and into
the Issuer in the Coleman Holdings Merger. Following the LYONs Retirement, the
Issuer expects to be merged with and into Coleman Worldwide in the Coleman
Worldwide Merger, with Coleman Worldwide as the surviving corporation.
 
THE COMPANY
 
     Coleman is a leading manufacturer and marketer of consumer products for the
outdoor recreation and hardware markets on a global basis. The Company's
products have been sold domestically and internationally under the Coleman brand
name since the 1920s. The Company believes its strong market position is
attributable primarily to its well-recognized trademarks, particularly the
Coleman brand name, broad product line, product quality and innovation, and
marketing, distribution and manufacturing expertise.
 
     The Company participates in two primary markets, outdoor recreation and
hardware. The Company's principal outdoor recreation products include a
comprehensive line of lanterns and stoves for outdoor recreational use,
fuel-related products such as disposable fuel cartridges, a broad range of
coolers and jugs, sleeping bags, backpacks, tents, outdoor folding furniture,
portable electric lights, spas, camping accessories and other products for
recreational use. These outdoor recreation products are distributed
predominantly through mass merchandisers, sporting goods chains and outdoor
specialty stores. The Company's principal hardware products include portable
generators, portable and stationary air compressors, and safety and security
products such as smoke alarms, carbon monoxide detectors and thermostats.
 
     The Company has made several acquisitions in recent years designed to
expand its product lines in the outdoor recreation market. In 1996, the Company
acquired the French company, Camping Gaz, which is a leader in the European
camping equipment market. In 1995, the Company acquired Sierra, a manufacturer
of portable outdoor and recreational folding furniture and accessories. In 1994,
the Company acquired substantially all of the assets of Eastpak. In 1993, the
Company acquired substantially all of the assets associated with the butane
business of Taymar in the United Kingdom and substantially all of the assets of
S.V.B. in Italy. Taymar manufactures and distributes lightweight butane camping
lanterns and stoves, as well as butane gas torches and other accessories. S.V.B.
manufactures and distributes a wide range of products for the camping and
hardware markets under the S.V.B. brand name.
 

     The Company also restructured certain operations in the outdoor recreation
market. In 1994, the Company completed the German Restructuring of its German
manufacturing operations, including selling its plastic cooler business located
in Inheiden, Germany and Loucka, Czech Republic. In 1996, the Company closed the
Brazilian manufacturing operations it had acquired from Metal Yanes, Ltda. in
1994.
 
     The Company has also expanded its presence in the hardware market through
its acquisition in 1996 of the assets of Seatt, a leading designer, manufacturer
and distributor of smoke alarms, thermostats and carbon monoxide detectors, its
acquisition in 1995 of substantially all of the assets of ATI, a manufacturer of
technologically advanced lightweight generators and battery charging equipment,
and its acquisition in 1994 of substantially all of the assets of Sanborn, a
manufacturer of a broad line of portable and stationary air compressors.
 
PRODUCTS
 
     The Company participates in two primary markets, outdoor recreation and
hardware.
 
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  Outdoor Recreation
 
     The Company's principal products include a comprehensive line of lanterns
and stoves for outdoor recreational use, fuel-related products such as
disposable fuel cartridges, a broad range of coolers and jugs, sleeping bags,
backpacks, tents, outdoor folding furniture, portable electric lights, spas,
camping accessories and other products for recreational use. These products are
distributed predominantly through mass merchandisers, sporting goods chains and
outdoor specialty stores.
 
     Lanterns and Stoves.  Coleman believes it is the leading manufacturer of
lanterns and stoves for outdoor recreational use in the world. Coleman's liquid
fuel appliances include single and dual fuel-powered lanterns and stoves.
Coleman also manufactures a broad range of propane- and butane-fueled lanterns
and stoves, which allow the user to regulate the intensity of light or heat.
These products are manufactured at the Company's facilities located in the
United States and Europe and are marketed under the Coleman, Camping Gaz and
Peak 1 brand names.
 
     Fuel.  The Company is a leading supplier to the worldwide camping and
outdoor recreation market of propane and butane cartridges and camping fuel. In
addition to manufacturing and filling disposable propane cartridges and
refillable LPG cylinders, Coleman sells camping fuel that is refined and canned
to its specifications by various suppliers, fills butane gas cartridges and
purchases butane-filled gas cartridges from third-party vendors for sale to
customers throughout the world. These products are marketed under the Coleman,
Camping Gaz and Peak 1 brand names.
 
     Coolers and Jugs.  The Company manufactures and sells a wide variety of
insulated coolers and jugs and reusable ice substitutes. The Company's cooler

line includes personal coolers for camping, picnics or lunch box use; large
coolers; beverage coolers for use at work sites and recreational and social
events; and soft-sided coolers. Coleman's cooler products are manufactured
predominantly at the Company's facilities located in the United States and are
marketed under the Coleman brand name worldwide and under the Camping Gaz brand
name in Europe. In addition, the Company also manufactures coolers and jugs for
third parties to be given away as promotions or sold with the customer's own
products as a premium.
 
     Recreational Soft Goods.  The Company designs, manufactures or sources, and
markets textile products, including tents, sleeping bags, backpacks, daysacks,
sports bags, duffle bags and rucksacks. These products are manufactured at the
Company's facilities located in the United States and Puerto Rico or sourced
from third-party vendors who manufacture them to the Company's specifications.
The Company's tents and sleeping bags are marketed under the Coleman and Peak 1
brand names, while its daysacks, sport bags and related products are marketed
under the Coleman, Eastpak and newly licensed Timberland brand names. In
addition to mass merchandisers, sporting goods chains and outdoor specialty
stores, the Company distributes daysacks, sports bags and duffle bags through
college bookstores and luggage shops.
 
     Outdoor Furniture.  The Company manufactures and markets aluminum-and
steel-framed, portable, out-door, folding furniture under the Coleman and Sierra
Trails brand names. These products are manufactured predominantly at the
Company's facilities located in the United States.
 
     Electric Lights.  The Company designs and markets electric lighting
products that are manufactured by others and sold under the Coleman, Powermate,
Job-Pro and Camping Gaz brand names. These products include portable electric
lights such as hand held spotlights, flashlights and fluorescent lanterns and a
line of rechargeable lanterns and flashlights.
 
     Spas.  The Company manufactures and markets a wide range of spas, which are
made primarily from acrylic, for residential applications. These products are
manufactured at the Company's facility located in the United States and are
distributed through a nationwide dealer network.
 
     Camping Accessories.  The Company designs, sources and markets a variety of
small accessories for camping and outdoor use, such as cookware and utensils.
These products are manufactured by third-party vendors to Coleman's
specifications and are marketed under the Coleman brand name.
 
  Hardware
 
     The Company's principal products include portable generators, portable and
stationary air compressors and safety and security products such as smoke
alarms, carbon monoxide detectors and thermostats.
 
     Generators.  The Company is a leading manufacturer and distributor of
portable generators in the United States and worldwide. These products are
manufactured by the Company, using engines manufactured by
 
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Tecumseh, Briggs & Stratton, Vanguard, Honda and Kawasaki, at its facilities
located in the United States, are marketed under the Coleman Powermate brand
name and are distributed predominantly through mass merchandisers and home
center chains. With its acquisition of ATI, the Company now produces advanced,
light-weight generators.
 
     Air Compressors.  The Company's air compressors are manufactured at its
facilities located in the United States, are marketed under the Coleman
Powermate brand name and are distributed predominantly through mass
merchandisers and home center chains.
 
     Safety and Security Products.  The Company manufactures a range of safety
and security products for resi-dential use, primarily smoke alarms, carbon
monoxide detectors and thermostats. The Company manufactures these products at
its facilities located in Mexico and markets them under the Firex, Code 1 and
Coleman Sheltra brand names. These products are distributed predominantly
through electrical wholesalers, mass merchandisers, and home center chains in
North America and selected foreign countries, primarily Australia and the United
Kingdom.
 
     In addition, the Company offers a line of pressure washers manufactured at
its facilities located in the United States and distributed predominantly
through mass merchandisers and home center chains under the Coleman Powermate
brand name. As part of its restructuring initiatives, the Company expects to
sell its pressure washer business. See '--Business Strategy and Restructuring.'
 
BUSINESS STRATEGY AND RESTRUCTURING
 
  Business Strategy
 
     The Company's business strategy is to build upon its reputation as a
leading manufacturer and marketer of high quality brand name consumer products
for the outdoor recreation and hardware markets. The specific operating
strategies include:
 
          Focus on Quality and Service.  Since the business of the Company was
     founded in the early 1900s, Coleman has built a reputation for its quality
     products and superior customer service. The Company is committed to
     continuing, and building upon, this reputation.
 
          Introducing New Products.  The Company plans to continue introducing
     new products. Management intends to focus on leveraging the Company's
     existing technologies, processes and expertise to maximize the speed and
     efficiency of new product development and introductions.
 
          Developing Existing Brands.  The Company believes it has some of the
     more prominent brand names in the outdoor recreation and hardware markets
     and plans to strengthen these brands through superior product design,
     advertising and promotion.
 
          Expanding International Markets.  Coleman is currently a market leader
     in several product categories in Europe and Japan. The Company plans to

     utilize its well-established infrastructures in Europe and Japan to expand
     in other core product categories and to invest appropriately to develop and
     build businesses in new geographic markets.
 
          Developing Human Resources.  The Company plans to continue developing,
     training, and motivating its personnel at all levels to achieve excellence,
     including developing and building its team of experienced managers and
     revising its management incentive programs to increase management's focus
     on profitability and cash flows.
 
          Operating Efficiency.  The Company plans to continue seeking ways to
     further improve the quality and efficiency of its business processes in
     order to ensure quality and realize cost savings, including, among other
     things, exiting low margin product lines and businesses and consolidating
     manufacturing, distribution and administrative facilities.
 
  Restructuring
 
     As part of its strategy to improve its business processes, the Company has
announced several restructuring initiatives designed to reduce costs and improve
profitability and competitiveness. In March 1997, the Company announced that it
would close its executive offices in Golden, Colorado, with most of its
administrative functions expected to return to its Wichita, Kansas facility. In
April 1997, the Company announced its intention to (i) eliminate 700 employees,
which represent approximately 10% of its current work force, (ii) close or
relocate three domestic factories and close one international factory, (iii)
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headquarters, (iv) rationalize its product lines, including a significant
reduction in SKUs, and (v) sell its pressure washer business. In addition, the
Company may sell other non-strategic businesses if suitable opportunities arise.
Coleman has already begun to implement its new restructuring plan. Coleman has
announced plans to close its Hastings, Nebraska factory which was used in the
manufacturing of portable power generators and pressure washers, and to
eliminate the jobs of its 135 factory employees. The Company expects to incur
certain restructuring and other charges in connection with these initiatives
during 1997. The Company recorded other charges of approximately $2.4 million,
net of taxes, for the first quarter of 1997 and expects to record a
significantly greater amount of restructuring and other charges for the second
quarter of 1997. There can be no assurance as to the amount of the restructuring
and other charges to be recorded in the second quarter of 1997 or that
restructuring and other charges will not be recorded in subsequent periods. See
'Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations--Liquidity and Capital Resources.'
 
SALES AND MARKETING
 
     The following table sets forth the net revenues by class of products for
the three months ended March 31, 1997 and 1996 and the years ended December 31,
1996, 1995 and 1994.

 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                THREE MONTHS
                                              ENDED MARCH 31,       YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31,
                                              ----------------    ----------------------------
                                               1997      1996       1996       1995      1994
                                              ------    ------    --------    ------    ------
                                                               (IN MILLIONS)
<S>                                           <C>       <C>       <C>         <C>       <C>
Outdoor Recreation.........................   $217.8    $188.6    $  859.6    $688.9    $563.7
Hardware...................................     77.7      85.0       360.6     244.7     187.9
                                              ------    ------    --------    ------    ------
     Total.................................   $295.5    $273.6    $1,220.2    $933.6    $751.6
                                              ------    ------    --------    ------    ------
                                              ------    ------    --------    ------    ------
</TABLE>
 
     In the United States and Canada, the Company's outdoor recreation products
are sold by the Company's own sales force and, to a lesser extent, by sales
representatives that serve specialty markets and related distribution channels.
Spa products, however, are sold by independent sales representatives to a
nationwide dealer network and, to a lesser extent, by regional sales managers
employed by the Company. The Company's hardware products are sold by Company and
independent sales representatives.
 
     The Company promotes its products through national and local advertising
campaigns, frequently coordinating with retailers' promotions to maximize the
benefits of its advertising efforts.
 
     Coleman's major customers include Canadian Tire, Home Depot, Kmart,
Price/Costco, Target, and Wal-Mart. Wal-Mart and its affiliates accounted for
approximately 15% of the Company's 1996 consolidated net revenues. Although the
loss of Wal-Mart as a customer could have an adverse effect on the Company, the
Company believes its relationship with Wal-Mart is satisfactory and the Company
has no reason to believe Wal-Mart will not continue as a customer.
 
     International sales represented 32%, 24% and 23% of net revenues for the
years ended December 31, 1996, 1995 and 1994, respectively. For 1996,
approximately 79% of the Company's international sales were in Japan and Europe,
with the balance in Latin America, Asia-Pacific, Africa and the Middle East. The
Company has sales administration offices and warehouse and distribution
facilities in Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, the Czech Republic, France,
Germany, Hungary, Italy, Japan, The Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland,
the United Arab Emirates and the United Kingdom. Each office is responsible for
sales and distribution of the Company's products in the territories assigned to
that office. The Company's direct export operations market its products directly
to international customers in certain other markets through Company sales
managers, independent distributors, and commissioned sales representatives. In
total, the Company sells its products in more than 100 countries.
 
SEASONALITY
 
     The Company's sales generally are highest in the second quarter of the year

and lowest in the fourth quarter. As a result of this seasonality, the Company
has generally incurred a loss in the fourth quarter. The Company's sales may be
affected by weather conditions, especially during the second and third quarters
of the year. See 'Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition
and Results of Operations--Seasonality.'
 
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COMPETITION
 
     The markets in which the Company operates are highly competitive, based
primarily on product quality, product innovation, price and customer service and
support. The Company's competitors vary according to product line. The Company
believes that no other company produces and markets the breadth of camping and
outdoor recreation products marketed by the Company. Lanterns and stoves compete
with, among others, products offered by Century Primus (a unit of Century Tool &
Manufacturing Inc.), American Camper (a unit of Brunswick Corporation) and
Dayton Hudson Corporation. The Company's insulated cooler and jug products
compete with products offered by Rubbermaid Incorporated, Igloo Products Corp.
(a unit of Brunswick Corporation) and The Thermos Company (a unit of Nippon
Sanso KK). The Company's sleeping bags compete with, among others, American
Recreation and Slumberjack (units of Kellwood Company), Academy Broadway Corp.
and MZH Inc. (a unit of Brunswick Corporation), as well as certain private label
manufacturers. In the tent market, the Company competes with, among others,
Sears, Wenzel (a unit of Kellwood Company), Eureka (a unit of Johnson Worldwide
Associates, Inc.) and Mountain Safety Research (a unit of Thaw Corporation), as
well as certain private label manufacturers. The Company's backpack products
compete with, among others, American Camper (a unit of Brunswick Corporation),
JanSport (a unit of VF Corporation), Nike, Outdoor Products and Kelty (a unit of
Kellwood Company), as well as certain private label manufacturers. The Company's
competition in the electric light business includes, among others, Eveready (a
unit of Ralston Purina Company) and Rayovac Corporation. The Company's spas
compete with, among others, Watkins Manufacturing Corporation (d.b.a. Hot
Springs, a unit of Masco Corporation) and Clark Manufacturing Company, Inc.
(d.b.a. Sundance Spas). The Company's camping accessories compete primarily with
Coughlan's. The Company's primary competitors in the generator business are
Generac Corporation, Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Kawasaki and Yamaha. Primary
competitors in the air compressor business include DeVilbiss and Campbell
Hausfield. Alfred Karcher, Inc. and Sears are the Company's primary competitors
in pressure washers. The Company's safety and security products compete
primarily with First Alert, American Sensor and Nighthawk (a unit of Williams
Holding PLC). In addition, the Company competes with various other entities in
international markets.
 
PATENTS, TRADEMARKS, AND LICENSES
 
     The Company's operations are not significantly dependent upon any single or
related group of patents. While the Company does not believe any single
trademark is material to its business other than the 'Coleman' word mark and the
'Coleman in parallelogram with lantern symbol' logo mark, it believes its
trademarks taken as a whole are material to its business. Accordingly, the
Company has taken, and will continue to take, actions to protect its interests

in all such trademarks.
 
     The Company licenses the Coleman name and logo under two types of licensing
arrangements: general merchandise licenses and licenses to purchasers of
businesses divested by Holdings. The Company's general merchandise licensing
activities involve licensing the Coleman name and logo, for a royalty fee, to
certain companies that manufacture and sell products that complement the
Company's product lines. In connection with the divestitures of certain
businesses after the Acquisition, Holdings entered into trademark license
agreements with the purchasers of these businesses. The Company and Holdings
receive no direct financial remuneration from the use of the Coleman name by the
purchasers of the divested businesses. The Company's licensing activities are
not material to the results of operations of the Company.
 
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
 
     The Company's research and development efforts are linked to the process of
marketing its products. New products and improvements to existing products are
developed based upon the perceived needs and demands of consumers. The Company's
research and development is performed primarily by an in-house team of marketing
managers, engineers, draftsmen and product testers using tools such as
computer-assisted design and a variety of consumer research techniques.
 
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INDUSTRY SEGMENTS, FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC OPERATIONS
 
     The Company operates in a single business segment. Certain information
concerning geographic segments of the Company is set forth in Note 16 to the
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements of the Issuer contained elsewhere in
this Prospectus.
 
EMPLOYEES
 
     As of December 31, 1996, the Company employed approximately 4,200 persons
full time in the United States and 2,800 persons internationally. None of the
Company's United States employees are represented by unions. The Company's
Canadian warehouse employees are represented by a union. All of the
approximately 350 production employees at the Company's operations in France and
Italy and the approximately 1,100 production employees at the Company's
operations in Mexico are represented by unions. The Company believes that its
relations with its employees are satisfactory and that its employees, many of
whom have long-term experience with the Company, represent a valuable resource.
 
PROPERTIES
 
     The Company's principal properties as of December 31, 1996 are as follows:
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                         BUILDING
                                                                          SQUARE

LOCATION                        PRINCIPAL USE                            FOOTAGE
--------                        -------------                            -------- 
<S>                             <C>                                      <C>
St Genis Laval, France........  Manufacture of lanterns and              2,070,000
                                stoves, filling of gas
                                cylinders, and assembly of
                                barbecues; office and
                                warehouse
 
Wichita, KS...................  Manufacture of lanterns and              1,162,000
                                stoves and insulated coolers
                                and jugs; research and
                                development and design
                                operations; office and
                                warehouse
 
New Braunfels, TX.............  Manufacture of insulated                   338,000
                                coolers and other plastic
                                products
 
Lake City, SC.................  Manufacture of sleeping bags               168,000
 
Springfield, MN...............  Manufacture of air compressors             166,000
 
Cedar City, UT................  Manufacture of sleeping bags               160,000
 
Kearney, NE...................  Manufacture/assembly of                    155,000
                                portable generators and
                                pressure washers; office and
                                warehouse
 
Pacola, OK....................  Manufacture of outdoor folding             123,000
                                furniture
 
Maize, KS.....................  Manufacture of propane                     116,000
                                cylinders and machined parts
 
Chihuahua, Mexico.............  Manufacture of smoke alarms                110,000
                                and carbon monoxide detectors
 
Hastings, NE..................  Manufacture of pressure                    103,000
                                washers and generators
 
New Ulm, MN...................  Manufacture of air compressors              90,000
 
Morovis and Orocovis, Puerto    Manufacture of daypacks,                    80,000
  Rico........................  sports bags, and related
                                products
</TABLE>
 
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                         BUILDING
                                                                          SQUARE
LOCATION                        PRINCIPAL USE                            FOOTAGE
--------                        -------------                            --------
<S>                             <C>                                      <C>
Chandler, AZ..................  Manufacture of acrylic spas;                78,000
                                office and warehouse
 
Centenaro di Lonato, Italy....  Manufacture of butane                       77,000
                                lanterns, stoves and heaters;
                                office and warehouse
 
Stockport, England............  Manufacture of butane                       60,000
                                cylinders, torches, lanterns
                                and stoves; office and
                                warehouse
</TABLE>
 
     The Wichita, Kansas; New Braunfels, Texas; Lake City, South Carolina; Cedar
City, Utah; Pacola, Oklahoma; Chandler, Arizona; New Ulm and Springfield,
Minnesota; Centenaro di Lonato, Italy; and Stockport, England facilities are
owned by the Company. The owned facilities at Kearney, Nebraska reside on land
leased under three leases that expire in 2007 with options to extend for three
additional ten-year periods. The Maize, Kansas facility is leased by the Company
under leases that terminate in 2005. The Company has an option to purchase this
facility at the end of the lease period. The Hastings, Nebraska facility is
leased by the Company for a term that expires in 1999 with options to extend the
lease for three additional one-year periods and an option to purchase the
facility during the lease term including renewal periods. The Puerto Rico
facilities in Morovis and Orocovis are leased for terms that expire in 1999 and
2007, respectively. The warehouse portion of St. Genis Laval, France is leased
for terms that expire in 1998, the remaining facility is owned. Approximately
48,000 square feet of the Chihuahua, Mexico property are leased for terms that
expire in 1998, and the remaining facility is owned.
 
LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
 
  Environmental Matters
 
     Gilbert and Mosley Site.  As a result of investigations undertaken in 1986,
the Kansas Department of Health and Environment ('KDHE') discovered that
groundwater in the downtown Wichita area (the 'Gilbert and Mosley Site') was
contaminated with volatile organic chemicals ('VOCs'). Coleman occupied a
facility within the boundaries of the Gilbert and Mosley Site. Subsequent
investigations in the area, including investigations in November 1988 by
Coleman, indicated that the groundwater beneath the Coleman property is
contaminated with VOCs. Coleman is in the process of remediating the
contamination on its property.
 
     The City of Wichita has entered into a voluntary agreement with KDHE in
which the City agreed to investigate and then remediate contamination in the
Gilbert and Mosley Site. Coleman has entered into an agreement with KDHE in

which Coleman agreed to perform a similar study for the Coleman property and to
implement remedial activities at its property. In addition, Coleman entered into
an agreement with the City of Wichita in which Coleman agreed to fund its
proportionate share of the City's study and remediation of the Gilbert and
Mosley site.
 
     All previously filed lawsuits alleging that properties in the downtown
Wichita area were diminished in value as a result of discharges of volatile
organic chemicals from Coleman's downtown Wichita facility have been settled and
dismissed.
 
     Maize Site.  Coleman has undertaken a soil and groundwater investigation at
its facility in Maize, Kansas (the 'Maize Site'). Results indicate that limited
VOC contamination is present in the groundwater under and to the southeast of
the facility. The data has been reported to the KDHE, and Coleman has entered
into an agreement with KDHE to implement appropriate remedial actions. The
remediation system has been installed, and Coleman is in the process of
remediating the contaminated groundwater.
 
     Northeast Site.  In 1990 Coleman undertook a soil and groundwater
investigation of its facility in northeast Wichita (the 'Northeast Site').
Results indicated the presence of VOCs in the groundwater and soils. Although
some of the contamination may be a result of Coleman's operations at the
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contamination was migrating onto the Coleman property from up gradient sources.
Coleman reported the initial results of its study to KDHE. Coleman has also
provided copies of all data to the United States Environmental Protection Agency
(the 'EPA'), at its request. The EPA has not initiated any actions against the
Company with respect to the Northeast Site. An agreement has been entered into
with KDHE to undertake additional investigatory activities, and an interim
remediation system has been installed. Additions to the interim remediation
system are planned for installation during 1997.
 
     Lake City Site.  In 1992 Coleman undertook a soil and groundwater
investigation of its facility in Lake City, South Carolina (the 'Lake City
Site'). Results indicated limited VOC and fuel oil contamination in the soil and
groundwater. In both instances the contamination appears to relate to the
activities of a previous occupant of the Lake City Site. The results of the
investigation have been reported to the appropriate South Carolina environmental
agency. Coleman has demanded that the prior owner and occupant undertake
appropriate action. At the state's request, Coleman has undertaken additional
investigations. Coleman has also commenced legal proceedings against the prior
owner.
 
     The Company has adopted an environmental policy designed to ensure that the
Company operates in full compliance with applicable environmental regulations
and, where appropriate, the Company's own internal standards. Coleman has also
undertaken an environmental compliance audit program. The Company makes
expenditures that it believes are necessary to comply with environmental

management practices. Environmental expenditures that relate to current
operations are expensed or capitalized as appropriate and were not significant
in 1996 and are not expected to be significant in the foreseeable future.
Coleman has established reserves for environmental matters, including the
investigations, remedial activities and litigation described above.
 
OTHER
 
     General.  The Company and Holdings are involved in various claims and legal
actions arising in the ordinary course of business, including environmental
matters and product liability lawsuits that are incidental to its business. The
Issuer believes the ultimate disposition of these matters is not expected to
have a material adverse effect on the Issuer's consolidated financial condition
or results of operations. Coleman Holdings and the Company have entered into a
cross-indemnification agreement with Holdings pursuant to which Coleman will
indemnify Holdings against all liabilities related to businesses transferred to
the Company, and Holdings will indemnify the Company against all liabilities of
Holdings other than liabilities related to the businesses transferred to the
Company.
 
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                                   MANAGEMENT
DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
 
     The following table sets forth certain information as of June   , 1997,
concerning the directors and executive officers of the Issuer. Each director
holds office until his successor is duly elected and qualified or until his
resignation or removal, if earlier.
 
                        DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
NAME                             AGE POSITION
----                             --- --------
<S>                              <C> <C>
Ronald O. Perelman............   54  Chairman of the Board, Chief
                                     Executive Officer and Director
Howard Gittis.................   63  Vice Chairman of the Board and
                                     Director
Irwin Engelman................   63  Executive Vice President and
                                     Chief Financial Officer
Barry F. Schwartz.............   48  Executive Vice President and
                                     General Counsel
</TABLE>
 
     The following table sets forth certain information as of June   , 1997,
concerning the directors and executive officers of the Company. Each director
holds office until his successor is duly elected and qualified or until his
resignation or removal, if earlier.
 
                                   DIRECTORS
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
NAME                             AGE   POSITION
----                             ---   --------
<S>                              <C>   <C>
Ronald O. Perelman............   54    Director
Donald G. Drapkin.............   49    Director
Lawrence M. Jones.............   65    Director
Robert J. Lanigan.............   69    Director
Jerry W. Levin................   53    Chairman of the Board,
                                       Director and
                                         Chief Executive Officer
Robert S. Miller..............   55    Director
John A. Moran.................   65    Director
Bruce Slovin..................   61    Director
William H. Spoor..............   74    Director
</TABLE>
 
                               EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
 

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
NAME                             AGE   POSITION
----                             ---   --------
<S>                              <C>   <C>
Jerry W. Levin................   53    Chairman of the Board,
                                       Director and Chief Executive
                                         Officer
Gerald E. Brown...............   50    Executive Vice President
                                         (President--Coleman
                                         Powermate)
Mark Goldman..................   42    Executive Vice President
                                         (President--Eastpak)
Steven F. Kaplan..............   41    Executive Vice President and
                                       Chief Financial Officer
Patrick McEvoy................   46    Executive Vice President
                                         (President--Coleman Safety &
                                         Security)
Terry C. Bridges..............   53    Executive Vice President and
                                       General Counsel
David K. Stearns..............   50    Executive Vice President
Frederik B. van den Bergh.....   51    Executive Vice President
                                         (President--Coleman
                                         International)
H. MacGregor Clarke...........   36    Vice President and Treasurer
Michael A. Zawalski...........   37    Vice President--Finance
Lynn E. Feldkamp..............   41    Controller
</TABLE>
 
     Mr. Perelman has been Chairman of the Board and a Director of the Issuer,
Coleman Worldwide and of Coleman Holdings since their formations in May 1997,
March 1993 and July 1993, respectively, and a Director and Chairman of the
Executive Committee of the Company since 1989. Mr. Perelman has been Chairman of
the
 
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Board and Chief Executive Officer of MacAndrews Holdings and various of its
affiliates since 1980. Mr. Perelman also is Chairman of the Board of Andrews
Group Incorporated ('Andrews Group'), Consolidated Cigar Holdings Inc. ('Cigar
Holdings'), Mafco Consolidated Group Inc. ('Mafco Consolidated'), Meridian
Sports Incorporated ('Meridian'), and M&F Worldwide Corp. ('MFW') and is the
Chairman of the Executive Committees of the Boards of Directors of Revlon, Inc.
('Revlon'), Revlon Consumer Products Corporation ('Products Corporation'), and
Marvel Entertainment Group, Inc. ('Marvel'). Mr. Perelman is a Director of the
following corporations which file reports pursuant to the Exchange Act: Andrews
Group, California Federal Bank, A Federal Savings Bank ('California Federal'),
Cigar Holdings, Consolidated Cigar Corporation ('Consolidated Cigar'), The
Cosmetic Center, Inc. ('Cosmetic Center'), First Nationwide Holdings Inc. ('FN
Holdings'), First Nationwide (Parent) Holdings Inc. ('FN Parent'), Mafco
Consolidated, Marvel, Marvel (Parent) Holdings Inc. ('Marvel Parent'), Marvel
III Holdings Inc. ('Marvel III'), Meridian, MFW, Pneumo Abex Corporation

('Pneumo Abex'), Products Corporation, Revlon, Revlon Worldwide Corporation
('Revlon Worldwide') and Toy Biz, Inc. ('Toy Biz'). (On December 27, 1996,
Marvel Holdings Inc. ('Marvel Holdings'), of which Mr. Perelman was a director,
Marvel Parent, Marvel III and Marvel and several of its subsidiaries filed
voluntary petitions for reorganization under Chapter 11 of the United States
Bankruptcy Code.)
 
     Mr. Gittis has been Vice Chairman of the Board of the Issuer since its
formation in May 1997. He has been Vice Chairman of MacAndrews Holdings and
various of its affiliates since 1985. Mr. Gittis is a Director of the following
corporations which file reports pursuant to the Exchange Act: Andrews Group,
California Federal, Cigar Holdings, Consolidated Cigar, Cosmetic Center, FN
Holdings, FN Parent, Mafco Consolidated, MFW, Pneumo Abex, Products Corporation,
Revlon, Revlon Worldwide, Jones Apparel Group, Inc., Loral Space &
Communications Ltd. and Rutherford-Moran Oil Corporation.
 
     Mr. Engelman has been Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
of the Issuer since its formation in May 1997. He has been Executive Vice
President and Chief Financial Officer of MacAndrews Holdings and various of its
affiliates since 1992. He was Executive Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer of GAF Corporation from 1990 to 1991; Director, President and Chief
Operating Officer of Citytrust Bancorp Inc. from 1988 to 1990; Executive Vice
President of the Blackstone Group LP from 1987 to 1988; and Director and
Executive Vice President of General Foods Corporation for more than five years
prior to 1987. (On December 27, 1996, Marvel Parent, Marvel III, of which Mr.
Engelman is an executive officer, and Marvel Holdings, of which Mr. Engelman was
an executive officer, filed voluntary petitions for reorganization under Chapter
11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code.)
 
     Mr. Schwartz has been Executive Vice President and General Counsel of the
Issuer since its formation in May 1997. He has been Executive Vice President and
General Counsel of MacAndrews Holdings and various of its affiliates since 1993.
Mr. Schwartz was Senior Vice President of MacAndrews Holdings from 1989 to 1993.
(On December 27, 1996, Marvel Parent and Marvel III, of which Mr. Schwartz is an
executive officer, and Marvel Holdings, of which Mr. Schwartz was an executive
officer, filed voluntary petitions for reorganization under Chapter 11 of the
United States Bankruptcy Code.)
 
     Mr. Drapkin has been a Director of the Issuer, Coleman Worldwide and
Coleman Holdings since their formations in May 1997, March 1993 and July 1993,
respectively, and a Director of the Company since 1989. He has been a Director
and Vice Chairman of MacAndrews Holdings and various of its affiliates since
1987. Mr. Drapkin was a partner in the law firm of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher
& Flom in New York for more than five years prior to 1987. Mr. Drapkin also is a
Director of the following corporations which file reports pursuant to the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934: Andrews Group, Consolidated Cigar, Cigar
Holdings, Marvel, Marvel Parent, Marvel III, Products Corporation, Revlon,
Revlon Worldwide, Toy Biz, Algos Pharmaceutical Corporation and VIMRx
Pharmaceuticals Inc. (On December 27, 1996, Marvel Holdings, of which Mr.
Drapkin was a director, Marvel Parent, Marvel III, Marvel and several
subsidiaries of Marvel Holdings filed voluntary petitions for reorganization
under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code.)
 
     Mr. Jones has been a Director of the Company since 1989. Mr. Jones was

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Company from October 1990 to
December 1993 and has been associated with the Company for more than 35 years,
including serving as President and Chief Executive Officer from July 1989 to
September 1990. Prior to rejoining the Company in 1989, Mr. Jones was Vice
Chairman and Chief Financial Officer of Fleming Companies, Inc. (distributor of
food products, health and beauty items) from December 1987 to June 1989. Mr.
Jones is presently a Director of Union Pacific Resources. He was also a Director
of Fourth Financial
 
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Corporation until January 1996, of Fleming Companies, Inc. until December 1996,
and Chairman of Prince Sports Group, Inc. until March 1997.
 
     Mr. Lanigan has been a Director of the Company since February 1995. Mr.
Lanigan is also a Director of The Dunn & Bradstreet Corporation, Sonat, Inc.,
Transocean Offshore, Inc., Chrysler Corporation, Cognizant Corporation, and
Owens-Illinois, Inc. From 1984 to 1990, Mr. Lanigan was Chairman and Chief
Executive Officer of Owens-Illinois, Inc., and served as Chairman from 1990 to
1991.
 
     Mr. Levin has been Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Company
since February 1997, a Director since 1989 and was previously Chairman of the
Company from 1989 to 1991. Mr. Levin has been a Director of Coleman Holdings and
Coleman Worldwide since March 14, 1994. Mr. Levin has been Chairman of the Board
of Revlon and of Products Corporation since their respective formations in 1992
and Chairman of the Board of Cosmetic Center since April 1997. Mr. Levin served
as Chief Executive Officer of Revlon and of Products Corporation from 1992 until
January 1997, and President of Revlon and of Products Corporation from their
respective formations in 1992 to November 1995. Mr. Levin has been Executive
Vice President of MacAndrews Holdings since 1989. For 15 years prior to joining
MacAndrews Holdings he held various senior positions with The Pillsbury Company.
Mr. Levin is a Director of the following corporations which file reports
pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934: Ecolab Inc., Cosmetic Center,
First Bank System, Inc., Meridian, Products Corporation, and Revlon Worldwide.
 
     Mr. Miller has been a Director of the Company since July 1994. Mr. Miller
has been Vice President, Treasurer and a Director of Moore Mill & Lumber Co. (a
closely-held family timber business) since January 1993. He was a senior partner
at James D. Wolfensohn Inc. during 1992. From 1979 to 1992, Mr. Miller held
various executive positions at Chrysler Corporation, including Vice Chairman of
the Board of Directors and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Miller is a Director of
Federal Mogul Corp. (an auto parts manufacturer), Fluke Corp. (an electronic
test and measurement equipment manufacturer), Pope & Talbot Inc. (a forest
products company), and Symantec (a personal computer software company). Mr.
Miller is also Vice Chairman of the Board of Morrison Knudsen, Inc. (an
engineering and construction company).
 
     Mr. Moran has been a Director of the Company since July 1996. Mr. Moran
currently serves as Chairman of Rutherford-Moran Oil Corporation. From 1967, Mr.
Moran was affiliated with Dyson-Kissner-Moran Corporation, a private holding
company, serving in various executive positions including Chairman of the Board,

President and Chief Executive Officer, and Executive Vice President. He is a
Director of Bessemer Securities Corporation. He is a member and former Chairman
of the National Advisory Council of the University of Utah, as well as a member
of World Presidents Organization, the Chief Executives Organization and The
Foreign Policy Association. He is a former Director of the United Nations
Association and trustee of the Brooklyn Museum.
 
     Mr. Slovin has been a Director of Coleman Worldwide and Coleman Holdings
since their respective formations in March 1993 and July 1993 and of the Company
since February 1993 and President of Coleman Holdings and Coleman Worldwide
since 1995. He has been President of MacAndrews Holdings and various of its
affiliates since 1982. Mr. Slovin is also a Director of the following
corporations which file reports pursuant to the Exchange Act: Andrews Group,
Cantel Industries, Inc., Continental Health Affiliates, Inc., Infu-Tech, Inc.,
Meridian, and PCT.
 
     Mr. Spoor has been a Director of the Company since May 1992. Mr. Spoor
retired in September 1985 as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of The
Pillsbury Company ('Pillsbury') after 14 years in that position and 36 years
with Pillsbury. He returned to Pillsbury as Chairman of the Executive Committee
in September 1987, and resumed as Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and
President of Pillsbury in March 1988, from which he retired in August 1988. Mr.
Spoor now serves as Chairman Emeritus of Pillsbury, and is in the business of
personal investments. He is a Director of L & L Holdings and Inner City Tennis.
 
     Mr. Brown has been Executive Vice President of the Company since July 1994,
and a Vice President of the Company from 1993 to July 1994. He has been Chairman
of the Board and President of Coleman Powermate, Inc. since November 1990. He
joined Coleman Powermate, Inc. in 1974, became Vice President of Sales and
Marketing in 1987, and President in 1989.
 
     Mr. Goldman has been Executive Vice President since April 1995 and
President of Eastpak since November 1994. He joined Eastpak in 1976.
 
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     Mr. Kaplan joined the Company in August 1996 as Executive Vice President
and Chief Financial Officer. From 1993 to 1996, Mr. Kaplan was an independent
management consultant and financial advisor. During 1994, Mr. Kaplan served as
Chief Financial Officer of Marcam Corporation. From 1987 to 1992, Mr. Kaplan
held various positions with AM International, Inc., including Executive Vice
President, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Strategic Officer; Senior Vice
President, Chief Strategic Officer; and President of Harris Graphics (a division
of AM International, Inc.), and served as a member of the Board of Directors of
AM International, Inc. from 1991 to 1992. Prior to joining AM International,
Inc., Mr. Kaplan was Vice President and Partner of the Boston Consulting Group,
Inc. Mr. Kaplan is currently a member of the Board of Directors of Kurzweil
Applied Intelligence, Inc.
 
     Mr. McEvoy has been Executive Vice President since March 1996 and President
of Coleman Safety & Security Products, Inc. since January 1996. Mr. McEvoy has
also been President of Seatt since December 1995. He joined Coleman in April

1994 as the Senior Vice President of Production, Development and Operations for
the Company's North American Recreation business unit. Prior to joining Coleman,
he served as Vice President of Black & Decker Corporation from 1990 to 1994, and
Vice President for the Chrysler Corporation from 1988 to 1990.
 
     Mr. Bridges has been Executive Vice President and General Counsel of the
Company since April 1997. From 1993 to March 1997, Mr. Bridges served as the
Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer of Andrews Group, and
from 1993 to January 1997 served in the same position at New World
Communications Group Incorporated. Prior to 1993, Mr. Bridges was a partner in
the law firm of Troutman Sanders in Atlanta, Georgia for more than five years.
 
     Mr. Stearns has been Executive Vice President since January 1995, and
Senior Vice President--Marketing from October 1991 to January 1995. He joined
the Company in 1976 and has served in various positions, including Vice
President/General Manager--Import Division from 1985 to 1990.
 
     Mr. van den Bergh has been an Executive Vice President of the Company since
May 1996. From 1986 to 1992, he was the Regional Director/Southern Europe and
Vice President and a member of the European Board of Black & Decker--Europe.
From 1992 to 1996, Mr. van den Bergh worked for Braun A.G. (a Gillette company)
as a member of the management board in charge of Sales and Marketing.
 
     Mr. Clarke joined Coleman as Vice President and Treasurer in March 1996. He
held various financial positions with PepsiCo., Inc. from 1989 to 1996.
 
     Mr. Zawalski joined Coleman in February 1996 as Vice President--Finance.
From 1987 through 1996, he held various positions with The Quaker Oats Co.,
including Vice President, General Manager, and Director of Finance-Breakfast
Division.
 
     Mr. Feldkamp has been Controller since May 1987. He joined the Company in
1980 and has served as Tax Manager and Assistant Controller.
 
     All of the executive officers serve at the pleasure of the Board.
 
COMPENSATION OF DIRECTORS
 
     Directors, if any, who are not currently receiving compensation as
employees of the Issuer or the Company or any of their affiliates are paid an
annual $25,000 retainer fee payable in monthly installments, plus reasonable
out-of-pocket expenses. In addition, such directors receive a fee of $1,000 for
each meeting of the Board of Directors or any committee meeting that they
attend.
 
EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
 
     The Issuer is a holding company with no business operations of its own. The
officers of the Issuer receive no compensation for their services to the Issuer.
The information regarding certain compensation awarded to the Chief Executive
Officer and the next four most highly-compensated executive officers of Coleman,
who served as executive officers of Coleman at December 31, 1996, is set forth
below.
 

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                           SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE
 
     The following table sets forth information concerning annual, long term and
other compensation of the Company's former Chief Executive Officer and the next
four most highly-compensated executive officers.
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                               LONG TERM COMPENSATION
                                                                                  ------------------------------------------------
                                                                                      AWARDS
                                           ANNUAL COMPENSATION                    ---------------               PAYOUTS
                            --------------------------------------------------      SECURITIES       -----------------------------
   NAME AND PRINCIPAL                                           OTHER ANNUAL        UNDERLYING          LTIP          ALL OTHER
         POSITION           YEAR    SALARY($)     BONUS($)     COMPENSATION($)    OPTIONS/SARS(#)    PAYOUTS($)    COMPENSATION($)
-------------------------   ----    ---------    ----------    ---------------    ---------------    ----------    ---------------
<S>                         <C>     <C>          <C>           <C>                <C>                <C>           <C>
Michael N. Hammes .......   1996      625,000             0                0           80,000(3)          0             3,270(4)
  Former Chairman and       1995      600,000     891,103(1)       163,590(2)         100,000(3)          0               3,117
  Former Chief Executive    1994      600,000     900,000(1)        94,238(2)         200,000(3)          0                 304
  Officer
Frederik B. van den         1996      333,333     233,333(1)       204,266(2)         130,000(3)          0             2,124(4)
  Bergh .................
  Executive Vice
  President
Frederick J. Fritz ......   1996      255,208             0                0           10,000(3)          0               248(4)
  Former Executive Vice     1995      236,859       278,005         61,082(2)         120,000(3)          0                 985
  President
Mark Goldman ............   1996      250,000             0                0                  0           0             4,270(4)
  Executive Vice            1995      250,000             0                0           20,000(3)          0               4,492
  President                 1994       43,346             0          7,885(2)                 0           0                   0
Gerald E. Brown .........   1996      225,000             0         45,877(2)                 0           0             4,834(4)
  Executive Vice            1995      225,000       100,000         96,568(2)          20,000(3)          0               4,704
  President                 1994      218,750       262,500                0           88,000(3)          0               3,188
</TABLE>
 
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(1) Bonus earned in 1995 includes $591,103 from a performance incentive plan and
    a $300,000 special bonus payment pursuant to Mr. Hammes' employment
    agreement. For 1994, bonus earned includes a $600,000 performance incentive
    plan payment and a $300,000 special bonus payment pursuant to Mr. Hammes'
    employment agreement. Mr. van den Bergh's bonus for 1996 was paid pursuant
    to a guaranteed incentive payment provision in his employment agreement.
 
(2) Other Annual Compensation earned by Mr. van den Bergh during 1996 includes a
    $153,100 payment made to him to compensate him for the loss of stock option
    price appreciation upon leaving his former employer. Other Annual
    Compensation for 1995 includes relocation costs as follows: Mr. Hammes,
    $137,703; and Mr. Fritz, $52,127. For 1994, Other Annual Compensation

    includes $29,908 reimbursed to Mr. Hammes for the payment of taxes due on
    relocation and travel expenses, and $44,091 for costs related to travel
    between Wichita, Kansas and his residence; and $7,885 for Mr. Goldman's
    personal use of a Company vehicle. Other Annual Compensation for 1996
    includes $27,996 reimbursed to Mr. Brown for the payment of taxes due on
    relocation, personal use of Company vehicle, and other expenses; for 1995,
    Other Annual Compensation includes $54,264 in relocation costs and $27,021
    for country club memberships.
 
(3) Share numbers have been adjusted for a two-for-one stock split on July 15,
    1996.
 
(4) All Other Compensation for 1996 represents the Company's matching 401(k)
    contributions and premiums paid for term life insurance, respectively, as
    follows: Mr. Hammes, $3,230 and $40; Mr. van den Bergh, $0 and $2,124; Mr.
    Fritz, $208 and $40; Mr. Goldman, $3,230 and $1,040; and Mr. Brown, $4,750
    and $84.
 
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                       OPTION GRANTS IN LAST FISCAL YEAR
 
     The following table sets forth information concerning individual grants of
stock options during 1996 to the Company's former Chief Executive Officer and
the next four most highly-compensated executive officers.
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                   INDIVIDUAL GRANTS
                                                   -----------------
                                                                        % OF
                                                                        TOTAL
                                                                       OPTIONS
                                                       NUMBER OF       GRANTED
                                                      SECURITIES         TO        EXERCISE
                                                      UNDERLYING      EMPLOYEES    OR BASE                   GRANT DATE
                                                        OPTIONS       IN FISCAL     PRICE      EXPIRATION     PRESENT
                       NAME                           GRANTED(#)        YEAR        ($/SH)        DATE        VALUE(4)
                       ----                          ------------    ---------    --------    ----------    ----------
<S>                                                  <C>              <C>          <C>         <C>           <C>
Michael N. Hammes ................................      80,000(1)        11.9%     $ 15.00       12/27/06     $256,520
Frederik B. van den Bergh ........................     100,000(2)        14.8        23.125      05/01/06      775,326
                                                        30,000(2)         4.4        15.00       12/27/06       96,195
Frederick J. Fritz ...............................      10,000(3)         1.5        15.00       12/27/06       32,065
Mark Goldman .....................................             0            0         0                 0            0
Gerald E. Brown ..................................             0            0         0                 0            0
</TABLE>
 
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(1) Mr. Hammes' options were granted on December 27, 1996 pursuant to the 1996
    Stock Option Plan. Pursuant to an agreement entered into with Mr. Hammes in

    February 1997, discussed later in this Prospectus, Mr. Hammes' options were
    canceled.
 
(2) Mr. van den Bergh's options were granted on May 1, 1996 and December 27,
    1996, respectively. The May 1, 1996 and December 27, 1996 options were
    granted pursuant to the 1996 Stock Option Plan. The options are exercisable
    in installments of 33%, 33%, and 34%, respectively. The earlier option vests
    on May 1, 1999, May 1, 2000, and May 1, 2001. The later option vests on
    December 27, 1999, December 27, 2000, and December 27, 2001, respectively.
 
(3) Mr. Fritz' options were granted on December 27, 1996 pursuant to the 1996
    Stock Option Plan. Pursuant to an agreement entered into with Mr. Fritz on
    March 15, 1997, all of Mr. Fritz' options became immediately exercisable and
    expire on June 15, 1997 if not exercised.
 
(4) The grant date present value was estimated using the Black-Scholes option
    pricing model and the following weighted-average assumptions: risk-free
    interest rate of 6.11%, dividend yield of 0.0%, volatility of the expected
    market price of the Company's common stock of 20.22%, and a weighted-average
    expected life of the option of 5.5 years.
 
   AGGREGATED OPTION EXERCISES IN LAST FISCAL YEAR AND FISCAL YEAR-END OPTION
                                     VALUES
 
     The following table sets forth aggregated option exercises in the last
fiscal year and fiscal year-end option values for the Company's former Chief
Executive Officer and the next four most highly-compensated executive officers.
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                                            VALUE OF
                                                                                    NUMBER OF              UNEXERCISED
                                                                                   UNEXERCISED            IN-THE-MONEY
                                                                                    OPTIONS AT             OPTIONS AT
                                                    SHARES                      FISCAL YEAR-END(#)    FISCAL YEAR-END($)(1)
                                                   ACQUIRED
                                                      ON            VALUE          EXERCISABLE/           EXERCISABLE/
                     NAME                         EXERCISE(#)    REALIZED($)      UNEXERCISABLE           UNEXERCISABLE
                     ----                         -----------    -----------    ------------------    ---------------------
<S>                                               <C>            <C>            <C>                   <C>
Michael N. Hammes(2) ..........................        0              0            120,000/460,000              0/0
Frederik van den Bergh ........................        0              0                  0/130,000              0/0
Frederick J. Fritz(3) .........................        0              0                  0/130,000              0/0
Mark Goldman ..................................        0              0                   0/20,000              0/0
Gerry E. Brown ................................        0              0             15,200/104,800              0/0
</TABLE>
 
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(1) Market closing price of $13.75 per share on December 31, 1996, was used in
    computing year-end values.
 
(2) In connection with an agreement entered into with Mr. Hammes on February 28,
    1997, the Company agreed to accelerate the vesting of 280,000 stock options.
 
(3) In connection with an agreement entered into with Mr. Fritz on March 15,
    1997, the Company agreed to accelerate the vesting of 130,000 stock options.
 
                    EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENTS AND TERMINATION OF
                            EMPLOYMENT ARRANGEMENTS
 
     Mr. Hammes had an employment agreement with the Company which became
effective January 1, 1996. The term of the agreement was for two years with
automatic extensions of one year unless notice of nonrenewal was given. In
February 1997, the Company and Mr. Hammes agreed to terminate the employment
agreement. Pursuant to the agreement to terminate, Mr. Hammes will continue to
receive his base salary and benefits for two years. The Company also has agreed
to pay Mr. Hammes $450,000 in connection with the agreement to terminate and to
pay an equal amount at the end of two years.
 
     Mr. van den Bergh has an employment agreement with the Company which became
effective May 1, 1996. Under the agreement, his base salary is $500,000. He is
eligible for an annual target incentive of 70% of base salary. The agreement
provides for a guaranteed incentive payment of $233,333 for 1996, and $116,666
for 1997, and is for a term expiring April 30, 1998 with automatic extensions of
one year provided no notice of non-renewal is given. The agreement provides for
severance payments for two years based on base salary and annual target
incentive, with a provision for offsets in the second year based on any earnings
from any other employer. He will also be eligible to participate in the
Company's welfare benefits for two years provided he is otherwise qualified.
 
     Mr. Fritz had an employment agreement with the Company which became
effective January 20, 1995. The agreement was for a term expiring January 31,
1997 with automatic extensions of six months unless notice of non-renewal was
given. In March 1997, the Company and Mr. Fritz agreed to terminate the
employment agreement. Pursuant to the agreement to terminate, Mr. Fritz will
continue to receive his base salary and benefits for one year.
 
     Mr. Goldman has two employment agreements with the Company which became
effective November 1, 1994. Under the agreements, which have identical material
terms, Mr. Goldman's base salary is $250,000 per year. He is eligible for a
discretionary incentive payment each year. The agreements are for terms expiring
December 31, 1997.
 
     Mr. Brown has an employment agreement with the Company which became
effective January 1, 1996. Under the agreement, his base salary is $225,000. He
is eligible for an annual target incentive of 70% of his base salary. The
agreement is for a term expiring December 31, 1997 with automatic extensions of
one year unless notice of non-renewal is given. The agreement provides for
severance benefits for a period of two years, based on base salary and annual

target incentive, with a provision for offsets in the second year based on any
earnings from any other employer. He is also eligible for continuing employee
welfare benefits for a period of two years following termination, provided he is
otherwise qualified.
 
                                 PENSION PLANS
 
     RETIREMENT PLAN. The Company participates in the New Coleman Company, Inc.
Retirement Plan for Salaried Employees (the 'Salaried Pension Plan') which
replaced a prior plan that was terminated on June 30, 1989. Participants in the
Salaried Pension Plan include participants under the prior plan and certain
salaried exempt employees who are at least 21 years old and have completed at
least one year of service with the Company.
 
     Benefits to participants vest fully after five years of Vesting Service (as
defined in the Salaried Pension Plan) and such benefits are determined primarily
by a formula based on the average of the five consecutive years of greatest
compensation earned during the last ten years of the participant's service to
the Company, and the number of years of service attained by the individual
participant. Such compensation is composed primarily of
 
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regular base salary and contributions to qualified deferred compensation plans
and does not include amounts paid pursuant to the Company's annual cash
incentive compensation plans. Participants make no contributions to the Salaried
Pension Plan.
 
     EXCESS BENEFIT PLAN. The Company participates in the New Coleman Holdings
Inc. Excess Benefit Plan (the 'Excess Benefit Plan') for designated employees
who are participants in the Salaried Pension Plan and whose retirement income
from the Salaried Pension Plan in the form of payment to be made under the
Salaried Pension Plan exceeds the maximum permissible under the Employee
Retirement Income Security Act, as amended, and certain Internal Revenue Code
provisions. The Excess Benefit Plan supplements the Salaried Pension Plan by
providing additional retirement benefits to its participants in excess of the
maximum amount permitted under the Salaried Pension Plan, which benefits
generally are payable in conjunction with payments made under the Salaried
Pension Plan. Benefits payable under the Excess Benefit Plan have been included
in the estimated annual benefits payable listed on the table following
discussion of the Consolidated Supplemental Retirement Plan. The Excess Benefit
Plan was amended and restated effective January 1, 1995 to add a provision
allowing annual cash incentive compensation plan payments to designated
participants to be included as compensation in the formula used to determine
benefits under the Excess Benefit Plan. Thirteen executives participated in this
feature of the Excess Benefit Plan during 1996.
 
     CONSOLIDATED SUPPLEMENTAL RETIREMENT PLAN. In addition to the obligation of
the Company under the Salaried Pension Plan and the Excess Benefit Plan, the
Company had committed to provide other supplemental retirement benefits for Mr.
Hammes, including credit for additional years of service and certain other
formula changes. Pursuant to an agreement entered into with Mr. Hammes in

February 1997, discussed above, Mr. Hammes is no longer a participant in the
Consolidated Supplemental Retirement Plan.
 
     The following table shows estimated annual benefits payable under the
Salaried Pension Plan, Excess Benefit Plan and the Consolidated Supplemental
Retirement Plan and reflects the straight life benefit form of payment for
employees, assumes normal retirement at age 65, and reflects deductions for
Social Security and other offset amounts:
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                              ESTIMATED ANNUAL PENSION
  FINAL        -------------------------------------------------------
 AVERAGE        10 YEARS       20 YEARS       30 YEARS       35 YEARS
 EARNINGS      OF SERVICE     OF SERVICE     OF SERVICE     OF SERVICE
----------     ----------     ----------     ----------     ----------
<S>            <C>            <C>            <C>            <C>
$  100,000      $  36,076      $  42,152     $   48,228     $   56,266
   200,000         76,076         92,152        108,228        126,266
   300,000        116,076        142,152        168,228        196,266
   400,000        156,076        192,152        228,228        266,266
   500,000        196,076        242,152        288,228        336,266
   600,000        236,076        292,152        348,228        406,266
   700,000        276,076        342,152        408,228        476,266
   800,000        316,076        392,152        468,228        546,266
   900,000        356,076        442,152        528,228        616,266
 1,000,000        396,076        492,152        588,228        686,266
 1,100,000        436,076        542,152        648,228        756,266
 1,200,000        476,076        592,152        708,228        826,266
 1,300,000        516,076        642,152        768,228        896,266
 1,400,000        556,076        692,152        828,228        966,266
 1,500,000        596,076        742,152        888,228      1,036,266
 1,600,000        636,076        792,152        948,228      1,106,266
 1,700,000        676,076        842,152      1,008,228      1,176,266
 1,800,000        716,076        892,152      1,068,228      1,246,266
</TABLE>
 
     Benefits under the Salaried Pension Plan are payable upon normal retirement
at age 65, and at age 55 following vested termination, disability, and death. A
participant may elect to commence early benefit payments at any time after the
participant's 55th birthday or may retire with 30 years of Vesting Service at
amounts reduced from those payable upon normal retirement age. As of December
31, 1996, credited years of service for each of the individuals listed on the
Summary Compensation Table are as follows: Mr. Hammes, 3.3 years (plus
additional years of service provided under the Consolidated Supplemental
Retirement Plan, for a total of 11.3 years); Mr. van den Bergh, 8 months; Mr.
Fritz, 2 years; Mr. Goldman, 3 years; and Mr. Brown, 7 years. In
 
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accordance with Mr. Hammes' agreement discussed above, Mr. Hammes will be
entitled to receive a pension of $15,110 per month commencing March 1, 1999.

 
COMPENSATION COMMITTEE INTERLOCKS AND INSIDER PARTICIPATION
 
     The Compensation Committee of the Company (made up of Messrs. Miller
(Chairman), Drapkin, Lanigan and Slovin) determined compensation of executive
officers of the Company during 1996.
 
                           OWNERSHIP OF COMMON STOCK
 
     The Issuer has 1,000 shares of common stock, par value $1.00 per share,
issued and outstanding. Ronald O. Perelman, 35 East 62nd Street, New York, New
York 10021, through MacAndrews & Forbes, beneficially owns 100% of the
outstanding shares of common stock of the Issuer and Coleman Worldwide. No other
director, executive officer or person beneficially owns any shares of common
stock of the Issuer or Coleman Worldwide. The shares of common stock of the
Issuer and Coleman Worldwide and shares of common stock of intermediate holding
companies are or may from time to time be pledged to secure obligations of
MacAndrews & Forbes or its affiliates.
 
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                     RELATIONSHIP WITH MACANDREWS & FORBES
 
     MacAndrews & Forbes beneficially owns 100% of the common stock of the
Issuer and owns indirectly approximately 82.6% of the Coleman Common Stock. Due
to its stock ownership, MacAndrews & Forbes controls the Issuer and the Company
and is able to elect the entire Board of Directors of each of the Issuer and the
Company.
 
     MacAndrews & Forbes is a diversified holding company with interests in
several industries. Through its 83% ownership of Revlon, MacAndrews & Forbes is
engaged in the cosmetics and skin care, fragrance and personal care products
business. MacAndrews & Forbes owns 65% of Meridian, a manufacturer and marketer
of specialized boats and water sports equipment. Through its 85% ownership of
Mafco Consolidated, MacAndrews & Forbes is engaged in the manufacture and
distribution of cigars and pipe tobacco, and through Mafco Consolidated's 36%
ownership of MFW, MacAndrews & Forbes is in the business of processing licorice
and other flavors. MacAndrews & Forbes is also in the financial services
business through its 80% ownership of California Federal. In addition,
MacAndrews & Forbes has an investment in Marvel, a youth entertainment company,
which is currently the subject of a Chapter 11 bankruptcy case. The principal
executive offices of MacAndrews & Forbes are located at 35 East 62nd Street, New
York, New York 10021.
 
     The Company is insured under policies maintained by MacAndrews & Forbes,
and the Company reimburses MacAndrews & Forbes for the portion of the cost of
such policies attributable to the Company. Management believes that such cost is
lower than would be incurred were such entities to be separately insured. In
addition, the Company reimburses MacAndrews & Forbes for the Issuer's allocable
portion of certain costs such as legal, accounting and other professional fees
and other services and related expenses.
 

TAX SHARING AGREEMENTS
 
     The Issuer, Coleman Holdings, Coleman Worldwide and the Company are, for
federal income tax purposes, included in the affiliated group of which Mafco is
the common parent, and the federal taxable income and loss of the Issuer,
Coleman Holdings, Coleman Worldwide and the Company will be included in the
consolidated federal income tax return filed by Mafco. The Issuer, Coleman
Holdings, Coleman Worldwide and the Company also may be included in certain
state and local tax returns of Mafco or its subsidiaries. Coleman Holdings and
Mafco entered into a tax sharing agreement (the 'Holdings Tax Sharing
Agreement'), pursuant to which Coleman Holdings will pay to Mafco amounts equal
to the taxes that Coleman Holdings would otherwise have to pay if it were to
file separate returns including only itself (including any amounts determined to
be due as a result of a redetermination of the tax liability of the Mafco
consolidated group arising from an audit or otherwise). In connection with the
offering of the LYONs, Coleman Worldwide and Mafco entered into a tax sharing
agreement (the 'Worldwide Tax Sharing Agreement' and together with the Holdings
Tax Sharing Agreement, the 'Tax Sharing Agreements'), pursuant to which Coleman
Worldwide is required to pay to Mafco amounts equal to the taxes that Coleman
Worldwide would otherwise have to pay if it were to file separate consolidated
federal, state or local income tax returns including only itself and its
domestic subsidiaries (including any amounts determined to be due as a result of
a redetermination of the tax liability of the Mafco consolidated group ensuing
from an audit or otherwise). At any time that the LYONs are outstanding, the
amounts that Coleman Worldwide would be required to pay to Mafco under the
Worldwide Tax Sharing Agreement, together with any remaining funds paid to
Coleman Worldwide by the Company under the Company Tax Sharing Agreement, will
instead be advanced by Coleman Worldwide to Mafco as long as the aggregate
amount of such advances at any time does not exceed the Issue Price plus accrued
Original Issue Discount on the LYONs. Such advances will be evidenced by
noninterest bearing unsecured demand promissory notes from Mafco. In addition,
the Company, Coleman Worldwide and Mafco entered into a Tax Sharing Agreement
with the Company (the 'Company Tax Sharing Agreement') pursuant to which the
Company is required to pay to Coleman Worldwide amounts equal to the taxes that
the Company would otherwise have to pay if it were to file separate consolidated
federal, state or local income tax returns including only itself and its
domestic subsidiaries (including any amounts determined to be due as a result of
a redetermination of the tax liability of the Mafco consolidated group ensuing
from an audit or otherwise). Under federal tax law, the Issuer, Coleman
Holdings, Coleman Worldwide and the Company will be subject to several liability
with respect to the consolidated federal income tax liabilities of the
affiliated group of which Mafco is the common parent for any taxable period
during which the Issuer, Coleman Holdings, Coleman Worldwide or the Company or a
subsidiary of any of them is a member of such group. Mafco has agreed, however,
to indemnify the Issuer, Coleman Holdings, Coleman Worldwide and the Company for
any such federal income tax liability (and certain state and local tax
liabilities) of Mafco or any of its subsidiaries that the Issuer, Coleman
Holdings, Coleman Worldwide or the Company or any of their subsidiaries are
actually required to pay. Because the tax sharing payments to be made under the
respective Tax Sharing Agreements will be determined by the amount of taxes that
the Company, Coleman Worldwide or Coleman Holdings, as the case
 
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may be, would otherwise have to pay if it were to file federal, state or local
income tax returns, including only itself and, in the case of Coleman Holdings,
Coleman Worldwide and the Company, its domestic subsidiaries, the Tax Sharing
Agreements will not increase the taxes payable by the Issuer if the Issuer were
to file separate returns for itself, or by the Company, Coleman Holdings or
Coleman Worldwide. Mafco may benefit, however, to the extent that Mafco can
offset the taxable income generated by the Issuer's domestic subsidiaries
(including Coleman Holdings, Coleman Worldwide and the Company) against losses
and tax credits generated by Mafco and its other subsidiaries. On January 5,
1995, the Company paid to Coleman Worldwide, an amount equal to its estimated
Federal tax liability for the first, second and third quarters of 1995, net of
the amount of the then estimated refund due to the Company with respect to its
1994 tax liability, and also net of an early payment discount.
 
     Following the Coleman Holdings Merger, the Holdings Tax Sharing Agreement
will be terminated. Following the Coleman Worldwide Merger, the Worldwide Tax
Sharing Agreement will also be terminated and the Company Tax Sharing Agreement
will be amended so that payments thereunder from the Company will be made to
Mafco directly. The Issuer will not be a party to any tax sharing agreement and
will neither receive, nor make, any tax sharing payments. If the value of the
Coleman Common Stock into which the LYONs are exchangeable exceeds the accreted
value of the LYONs on May 27, 1998 holders of the LYONs may elect to exchange
their LYONs for Coleman Common Stock rather than have their LYONs redeemed on
such date. Although the Issuer intends to cause Coleman Worldwide to deliver
cash from the Escrowed Funds to holders equal to the then market value of the
Coleman Common Stock for which the LYONs may be exchanged, the Escrowed Funds
may be insufficient to enable Coleman Worldwide to satisfy exchanges of LYONs
with cash on May 27, 1998. As a result, Coleman Worldwide would be required to
deliver shares of Coleman Common Stock upon exchange of LYONs as part of the
LYONs Retirement. If delivery of such Delivered Shares to the holders of LYONs
causes the Issuer to own indirectly less than 80% of the Coleman Common Stock,
then Coleman would no longer be included in the consolidated tax group of which
Mafco is the common parent.
 
CROSS-INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT
 
     The Company and Holdings are parties to a cross-indemnification agreement
(the 'Cross-Indemnification Agreement'), pursuant to which the Company has
agreed to indemnify Holdings against all liabilities related to the outdoor
products business transferred to the Company, and Holdings has agreed to
indemnify the Company and its immediate corporate parent against all liabilities
of Holdings other than liabilities related to the outdoor products business
transferred to the Company. The liabilities that the Company will indemnify
Holdings against include (i) asserted and potential product liability claims
arising out of products manufactured or sold by the outdoor products business,
and (ii) asserted and potential environmental claims and liabilities related to
facilities currently or formerly owned or used by the outdoor products business.
 
MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT
 
     Pursuant to a management services agreement with Holdings (the 'Management
Agreement'), the Company provided management services to certain affiliates.

During 1993, the Management Agreement was amended and stipulated that the
Company would provide management services to such other affiliates through June
30, 1995, instead of through the original expiration date of March 31, 1997.
Prior to the termination of the Management Agreement, the services provided by
the Company included general executive services, accounting services, legal and
tax services, employee personnel services and systems services. The Management
Agreement also provided for the indemnification of the Company by such
affiliates against liabilities which could arise in connection with the
Company's management services. For the period ended December 31, 1994,
management fees earned by the Company were $4.8 million. For the period ended
June 30, 1995, management fees earned by the Company were $2.4 million. The
Company believes that the terms of the Management Agreement were at least as
favorable to the Company as those it could have negotiated with nonaffiliated
parties.
 
INTERNATIONAL SALES ARRANGEMENTS
 
     The Company purchases products from certain affiliates which it resells in
international markets. These products are purchased at negotiated prices that
reflect what the Company believes is a reasonable allocation between the Company
and the affiliates of the gross margins on these products.
 
SALE AND PURCHASE OF INACTIVE SUBSIDIARIES
 
     During the fourth quarter of 1996, the Company and a subsidiary sold an
inactive subsidiary to an affiliate for approximately $3.0 million. The
affiliate expects to realize certain tax benefits in future years. During the
first quarter of 1997, the Company purchased an inactive subsidiary from an
affiliate for approximately $1.0 million. The Company expects to realize certain
tax benefits in future years.
 
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PENSION PLANS
 
     Holdings maintains pension and other retirement plans in various forms
covering employees of the Company who meet eligibility requirements. Holdings
also has an unfunded excess benefit plan covering certain of the Company's U.S.
employees whose benefits under the plans described above are limited by
provisions of the Internal Revenue Code. The Company pays to Holdings its
allocable costs of maintaining such plans for the Company's employees.
 
OTHER ARRANGEMENTS
 
     At the beginning of 1995, Mr. McEvoy, an Executive Vice President of the
Company, had a noninterest-bearing loan from the Company in the amount of
$63,333. At the end of 1995, the principal balance of the loan was $42,222 and
at the end of 1996, the principal balance of the loan was $21,111.
 
     During 1996, a subsidiary of the Company paid approximately $250,000 for
office and warehouse space leased from a real estate partnership in which Mr.
Goldman, an Executive Vice President of the Company, and three other immediate

family members of Mr. Goldman's are partners. A manufacturing business owned by
Mr. Goldman's father contracted with the Company's subsidiary for the
manufacture of goods sold to the subsidiary, for which the subsidiary paid
approximately $1.7 million during 1996. Approximately 6% of the subsidiary's
product units sold during 1996 were produced by Mr. Goldman's father's company.
Pursuant to the agreement by which the Company acquired the Eastpak business,
Mr. Goldman is entitled to certain additional payments from the Company upon
Eastpak achieving certain operating targets. In accordance with such agreement,
Mr. Goldman was paid $5.5 million in 1996.
 
                       DESCRIPTION OF OTHER INDEBTEDNESS
 
     Each of the following summaries of certain indebtedness of the Coleman
Holdings, Coleman Worldwide and the Company is subject to and qualified in its
entirety by reference to the detailed provisions of the respective agreements
and instruments to which each summary relates. Copies of such agreements and
instruments are filed as exhibits to the Registration Statement of which this
Prospectus constitutes a part. Capitalized terms used below and not defined have
the meanings set forth in the respective agreements.
 
COLEMAN HOLDINGS
 
  Coleman Holdings Notes
 
     On July 22, 1993, Coleman Holdings issued and sold $281,281,000 principal
amount at maturity of senior secured discount notes (the 'Original Coleman
Holdings Notes') having terms substantially identical in all material respects
to the Coleman Holdings Notes in a private placement offering. Subsequent to the
private placement offering, a registration statement relating to the exchange of
the Original Coleman Holdings Notes for the Coleman Holdings Notes became
effective.
 
     The Coleman Holdings Notes mature on May 27, 1998 and are secured by all
the shares of Coleman Worldwide. In addition, Coleman Worldwide guaranteed the
Coleman Holdings Notes pursuant to the Old Coleman Worldwide Non-Recourse
Guaranty, which is secured by its pledge of 26,000,000 shares of Coleman Common
Stock. There are no periodic payments of interest on the Coleman Holdings Notes.
The aggregate principal amount of the Coleman Holdings Notes represents a yield
to maturity of 10.875% per annum (computed on a semiannual bond equivalent
basis) calculated from July 22, 1993.
 
     The Coleman Holdings Notes are redeemable by Coleman Holdings on or after
July 15, 1996, at the option of Coleman Holdings, in whole or in part, from July
15, 1996 through July 14, 1997 at the redemption price of 104.350% and from July
15, 1997 through January 14, 1998 at the redemption price of 102.175% (expressed
as percentages of Accreted Value as of the redemption date) plus accrued and
unpaid interest, if any, to the redemption date (subject to the right of holders
of record on the relevant record date to receive interest due, if any, on the
relevant interest payment date). Thereafter, Coleman Holdings may redeem the
Coleman Holdings Notes in whole at any time or in part from time to time at a
redemption price of 100% of the aggregate principal amount at maturity of the
Coleman Holdings Notes to be redeemed plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any,
to the redemption date.
 

     The Coleman Holdings Indenture contains various restrictive covenants
which, among other things, limit (i) the incurrence of additional debt by
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stock by Coleman Worldwide, (iii) the incurrence of additional debt by Coleman
or any of its subsidiaries and the issuance of preferred stock by Coleman, (iv)
the payment of dividends on the capital stock of Coleman Holdings and its
subsidiaries and the redemption or repurchase of the capital stock of Coleman
Holdings, (v) the creation of restrictions on the ability of Coleman Worldwide
to pay dividends or make other distributions on its capital stock, (vi)
transactions with affiliates, (vii) the creation of liens on certain assets of
Coleman Holdings and Coleman Worldwide and (viii) consolidations, mergers and
transfers of all or substantially all of Coleman Holdings' assets. All of these
limitations and prohibitions, however, are subject to a number of
qualifications.
 
     Events of Default under the Coleman Holdings Indenture include, among other
things, (i) a default in the payment of interest, if any, when due which
continues for more than thirty days, (ii) a default in the payment of principal
of any Coleman Holdings Note when due at its Stated Maturity, upon redemption,
upon required purchase, upon declaration or otherwise, (iii) the failure by the
Trustee to have a perfected security interest in the collateral, (iv) the
failure to comply with any other agreements in the Coleman Holdings Indenture or
the Coleman Holdings Notes upon receipt by Coleman Holdings of notice of such
default by the Trustee or by the holders of not less than 25% in aggregate
principal amount at maturity of the Coleman Holdings Notes then outstanding and
the failure to cure (or obtain a waiver of) such default within the time
specified after receipt of such notice, (v) the failure by Coleman Worldwide to
pay when due the purchase price of LYONs tendered to it by and at the option of
holders thereof pursuant to the terms of the LYONs Indenture and the total
purchase price of such LYONs that is unpaid exceeds $25.0 million, (vi) the
failure to pay other indebtedness of Coleman Holdings or a Significant
Subsidiary within any applicable grace period after final maturity or as a
result of acceleration of such indebtedness and the total principal amount of
the portion of such indebtedness that is unpaid or accelerated exceeds $25.0
million and such default continues for a period of five days after notice, (vii)
failure by Coleman Holdings or a Significant Subsidiary to pay any undischarged
judgment in excess of $25.0 million after an enforcement proceeding is commenced
or within the time specified after receipt of notice of such default by the
Trustee or by the holders of not less than 25% in aggregate principal amount at
maturity of the Coleman Holdings Notes then outstanding and (viii) certain
events of bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization of Coleman Holdings or a
Significant Subsidiary.
 
COLEMAN WORLDWIDE
 
  The LYONs
 
     On May 27, 1993, Coleman Worldwide issued and sold $500.0 million principal
amount at maturity of LYONs in an underwritten public offering. On June 7, 1993,

an additional $75.0 million principal amount at maturity of LYONs was sold upon
exercise of the underwriter's over-allotment option.
 
     The LYONs mature on May 27, 2013 and are secured by 16,394,810 shares of
Coleman Common Stock. There are no periodic payments of interest on the LYONs.
Each LYON was sold for an issue price of $240.67 and has a principal amount at
maturity of $1,000. The aggregate principal amount of the LYONs represents a
yield to maturity of 7.25% per annum (computed on a semiannual bond equivalent
basis) calculated from May 27, 1993.
 
     Each LYON is exchangeable, at the option of the holder, at any time on or
prior to maturity (unless previously redeemed or otherwise purchased) for shares
of Coleman Common Stock securing the LYONs at an exchange rate of 15.706 shares
of Coleman Common Stock per LYON, subject to Coleman Worldwide's right to pay
cash equal to the then market value (as defined in the LYONs Indenture) of such
shares in lieu, in whole or in part, of delivering such shares. The exchange
rate will not be adjusted for accrued OID, but will be subject to adjustment
upon the occurrence of certain events affecting the Coleman Common Stock.
 
     The LYONs are redeemable by Coleman Worldwide on or after May 27, 1998, at
the option of Coleman Worldwide, in whole or in part, at redemption prices equal
to the issue price plus accrued OID through but excluding the date of
redemption, payable solely in cash. Coleman Worldwide will be obligated to
purchase any LYON, at the option of the holder, on May 27, 1998, May 27, 2003
and May 27, 2008 (each, a 'Purchase Date') for a purchase price per LYON of
$343.61, $490.58 and $700.42 (representing the issue price plus accrued OID
through but excluding each such Purchase Date), respectively, representing a
yield per annum to the holder on each such date of 7.25%, computed on a
semiannual bond equivalent basis. Coleman Worldwide may, at its option, elect to
pay the purchase price on any Purchase Date either in cash or shares of Coleman
Common Stock or any combination thereof.
 
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     In addition, 35 business days after the occurrence of an Additional
Purchase Right Event, the LYONs must be purchased solely for cash by Coleman
Worldwide, at the option of the holder, for a purchase price equal to the issue
price plus accrued OID of the LYONs through but excluding the applicable
purchase date. An Additional Purchase Right Event will occur, among other
things, if (i) Permitted Holders (defined to include Ronald O. Perelman, his
heirs and their affiliates) cease to beneficially own a majority of the voting
power and outstanding common stock of Coleman Worldwide, (ii) Coleman Worldwide
ceases to be the holder of record of a majority of the voting power and
outstanding Coleman Common Stock, (iii) any debt of Coleman Worldwide (including
the Old Coleman Worldwide Non-Recourse Guaranty) or any debt of its wholly-owned
subsidiaries is not paid within any applicable grace period after maturity or is
accelerated because of a default, (iv) the number of shares of Coleman Common
Stock the beneficial owners of which are not affiliates of the Company falls
below 3,000,000 (subject to adjustment under certain circumstances) as a result
of purchases of Coleman Common Stock by Coleman Worldwide or any of its
affiliates, (v) the Company or any of its subsidiaries incurs any indebtedness
if, after giving effect to such incurrence, the Company's consolidated ratio of

debt to total capitalization (as defined in the LYONs Indenture) would exceed
75%, (vi) Coleman Worldwide's consolidated net worth as of the end of any fiscal
quarter falls below specified levels ($60 million at March 31, 1997 and $70
million at June 30, 1997), (vii) Permitted Holders (as defined in the LYONs
Indenture) beneficially own any Coleman Common Stock other than through Coleman
Worldwide or (viii) the Company transfers all or substantially all of its assets
to any person.
 
     The LYONs Indenture contains various restrictive covenants which, among
other things, limit (i) the issuance of additional debt and preferred stock or
the creation of liens by Coleman Worldwide, (ii) the payment of dividends on and
redemption or repurchase of capital stock of Coleman Worldwide, (iii) the use by
Coleman Worldwide of dividends or distributions received in respect of Coleman
Common Stock and tax sharing payments received from Coleman, (iv) the making of
any payments or the transfer of any assets, (v) the business activities of
Coleman Worldwide and (vi) consolidations, mergers and transfers of all or
substantially all of Coleman Worldwide's assets. All of these limitations,
however, are subject to a number of important qualifications.
 
     Events of default under the LYONs Indenture include, among other things,
(i) a default in the payment of any principal or interest, if any, when due,
(ii) a default in the delivery of exchange property upon the exchange of the
LYONs as provided in the LYONs Indenture, (iii) the failure by the Trustee to
have a perfected security interest in the collateral, (iv) the failure to comply
with any other agreements in the LYONs or in the LYONs Indenture upon receipt by
Coleman Worldwide of notice of such default by the Trustee or by the holders of
not less than 25% in aggregate principal amount at maturity of the LYONs then
outstanding and the failure to cure (or obtain a waiver of) such default within
60 days after the receipt of such notice and (v) certain events of bankruptcy,
insolvency or reorganization of Coleman Worldwide or the Company.
 
THE COMPANY
 
  Company Credit Agreement
 
     The Company Credit Agreement consists of a $275.0 million unsecured
revolving credit facility (the 'Revolving Credit Facility'), and a term loan
facility for approximately 385.1 million French Francs (approximately $68.2
million at March 31, 1997 exchange rates). The Revolving Credit Facility
includes as subfacilities a $75.0 million multi-currency facility, a $15.0
million swing line facility and a $75.0 million letter of credit facility. The
multi-currency facility is available to the Company and certain of its
international subsidiaries designated from time to time in certain foreign
currencies. Proceeds of the loans under the Company Credit Agreement may be used
for general corporate purposes, including to finance working capital needs and
to provide liquidity support for any commercial paper issued by the Company.
 
     As of December 31, 1996, approximately $128.1 million was available for
borrowings under the Company Credit Agreement. At March 31, 1997, approximately
$135.1 million was available for borrowings under the Company Credit Agreement.
 
     The Company Credit Agreement is available to the Company until April 30,
2001. The outstanding loans under the Company Credit Agreement bear interest at
either of the following rates, as selected by the Company from time to time: (i)

the higher of the agent's base lending rate or the federal funds rate plus .50%
or (ii) LIBOR plus, in the case of all LIBOR loans other than loans denominated
in certain specified currencies, a margin ranging from .25% to 2.125% based on
the Company's financial performance and, in the case of loans
 
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denominated in certain specified currencies, a margin ranging from .35% to
2.225% based on the Company's financial performance. If there is a default, the
interest rate otherwise in effect will be increased by 2% per annum. The Company
Credit Agreement also bears an overall facility fee ranging from .15% to .375%
based on the Company's financial performance.
 
     The loans and other extensions of credit under the Company Credit Agreement
are guaranteed by the domestic subsidiaries of the Company.
 
     The Company is required to prepay borrowings under the Company Credit
Agreement with (i) all of the net cash proceeds of any sales or other
dispositions of assets of the Company or its subsidiaries outside of the
ordinary course of business, subject to certain exceptions, or (ii) all of the
net cash proceeds of any sale or other disposition of the capital stock or other
equity securities or incurrence of indebtedness of the Company or any of its
subsidiaries, subject to certain exceptions, and, in each case, such proceeds
will first be applied to prepayment of the term loans and, after the term loans
have been repaid in full and subject to certain exceptions, any remaining
proceeds will be applied to prepayment of any loans under the Revolving Credit
Facility, the effect of which will be to permanently reduce the Revolving Credit
Facility by such amount. The Company is also required to prepay borrowings under
the Company Credit Agreement equal to the amount by which the aggregate
outstanding loans under the Revolving Credit Facility exceed the available
Revolving Credit Facility then in effect.
 
     The Company Credit Agreement restricts the Company and its subsidiaries
from, among other things (subject to certain exceptions), (i) creating any
liens, (ii) incurring any indebtedness, (iii) merging with or into or
consolidating with or into, or conveying, transferring, leasing or disposing of
all or substantially all of its assets to, or acquiring all or substantially all
of the assets of, any other person, (iv) selling, transferring or otherwise
disposing of any of its assets outside of the ordinary course of its business,
(v) making any loan, advance or investment in any person, (vi) purchasing,
redeeming or otherwise acquiring for value any of its capital stock, paying
dividends on its capital stock or making certain other restricted payments,
(vii) making any material change in its business, (viii) issuing any preferred
stock, (ix) amending, supplementing or waiving any provisions of the the
Management Agreement, the Cross-Indemnification Agreement, the Reimbursement
Agreement or the Tax Sharing Agreements (collectively, the 'Intercompany
Agreements'), (x) making any capital expenditures or (xi) engaging in
transactions with affiliates.
 
     The Company Credit Agreement requires the Company to satisfy the financial
covenants described below. The Company is required to: (i) maintain a specified
minimum consolidated net worth, (ii) not exceed a specified ratio of (a) total

debt of the Company and its subsidiaries to (b) consolidated EBITDA of the
Company, (iii) maintain a specified interest coverage ratio, (iv) maintain a
specified ratio of (a) consolidated EBITDA available for fixed charges to (b)
consolidated fixed charges, (v) maintain a specified minimum cumulative EBITDA
and (vi) not exceed a specified maximum amount of debt. The Company Credit
Agreement also provides for a specific requirement relating to the Company's
financial leverage as of the end of the fiscal quarter ending on December 31,
1997 which, if not achieved, will result in the Company's Credit Agreement
becoming secured by the assets of the Company and its domestic subsidiaries. For
purposes of determining the Company's compliance with certain of such financial
covenants, the Company Credit Agreement excludes from the definition of EBITDA
up to $30 million of charges in connection with the Company's restructuring
initiatives. These financial covenants may limit the Company's ability to pay
cash dividends to Coleman Worldwide.
 
     The events of default under the Company Credit Agreement include, among
other things, the following: (i) the failure to make payments of principal or
interest or fees when due or other amounts payable under the Company Credit
Agreement within five business days after their due date, (ii) any material
inaccuracy in the representations and warranties made in the Company Credit
Agreement, (iii) a breach of certain covenants in the Company Credit Agreement
and related documents, subject in certain instances to the expiration of
applicable grace periods, (iv) the failure to pay any principal, premium or
interest on or any other amount payable in respect of indebtedness in an
aggregate principal amount of $5.0 million when the same becomes due and payable
or a default under the agreements related to such indebtedness (if the effect of
such default is to cause or permit the acceleration thereof), (v) certain events
of bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization, (vi) the Company or any subsidiary
being the subject of certain unstayed judgments in excess of $5.0 million that
are not insured or certain materially adverse nonmonetary judgments, (vii) the
failure of any loan document to be valid and binding on or enforceable against
the Company or any subsidiary party thereto in all material respects, (viii) any
person (other than Ronald O. Perelman (and heirs and affiliates)) shall own an
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having greater than or equal to 30% of the voting power under ordinary
circumstances to elect the Board of Directors of the Company and the failure of
Ronald O. Perelman (and heirs and affiliates) to beneficially own a majority of
the outstanding voting stock of the Company or to have the power to direct the
management of the Company, (ix) certain ERISA events or (x) the amendment of any
Intercompany Agreements without the consent of the required banks (as specified
in the Company Credit Agreement) or the failure of any such Intercompany
Agreement to be in full force and effect.
 
     The Company Credit Agreement requires the Company to give the Agent
thereunder notice of (i) any claim by MacAndrews & Forbes under the
Reimbursement Agreement during the continuance of a default under the Company
Credit Agreement or (ii) any claim by Holdings or the Company under the
Cross-Indemnification Agreement, in either case not later than three business
days after the claim is made or five business days before the Company makes any

payment in respect thereof.
 
  Company Senior Notes
 
     7.26% Senior Notes due 2007
 
     On August 8, 1995, the Company completed a private placement issuance and
sale of $200 million aggregate principal amount of 7.26% Senior Notes due 2007
(the 'Notes due 2007'). Interest on the Notes due 2007 is payable semiannually,
and the principal is payable in annual installments of $40 million each
commencing August 8, 2003, with a final installment payment of $40 million due
on August 8, 2007. If there is a default, the interest rate will be the greater
of (i) 9.26% or (ii) 2.0% above the prime interest rate.
 
     The Notes due 2007 are unsecured, are guaranteed by the Company's domestic
subsidiaries and are subject to various restrictive covenants, including without
limitation, requirements for the maintenance of specified levels of consolidated
net worth and certain other provisions limiting the incurrence of additional
debt and sale and leaseback transactions under the terms of the applicable note
purchase agreement. The Notes due 2007 shall become secured if the Company
Credit Agreement becomes secured as discussed under '--Company Credit
Agreement.'
 
     7.10% Senior Notes due 2006
 
     On June 13, 1996, the Company completed a private placement issuance and
sale of $85 million aggregate principal amount of 7.10% Senior Notes due 2006
(the 'Notes due 2006'). Interest on the Notes due 2006 is payable semiannually,
and the principal is payable in annual installments of $12.1 million each
commencing June 13, 2000, with a final installment payment of $12.1 million due
on June 13, 2006. If there is a default, the interest rate will be the greater
of (i) 9.10% or (ii) 2.0% above the prime interest rate.
 
     The Notes due 2006 are unsecured, are guaranteed by the Company's domestic
subsidiaries and are subject to various restrictive covenants, including without
limitation, requirements for the maintenance of specified levels of consolidated
net worth and certain other provisions limiting the incurrence of additional
debt and sale and leaseback transactions under the terms of the applicable note
purchase agreement. The Notes due 2006 shall become secured if the Company
Credit Agreement becomes secured as discussed under '--Company Credit
Agreement.'
 
     7.25% Senior Notes due 2008
 
     On June 13, 1996, the Company completed a private placement issuance and
sale of $75 million aggregate principal amount of 7.25% Senior Notes due 2008
(the 'Notes due 2008' and, together with the Notes due 2007 and the Notes due
2006, the 'Company Senior Notes'). Interest on the Notes due 2008 is payable
semiannually, and the principal is payable in annual installments of $15 million
each commencing June 13, 2004, with a final installment payment of $15 million
due on June 13, 2008. If there is a default, the interest rate will be the
greater of (i) 9.25% or 2.0% above the prime interest rate.
 
     The Notes due 2008 are unsecured, are guaranteed by the Company's domestic

subsidiaries and are subject to various restrictive covenants, including without
limitation, requirements for the maintenance of specified levels of consolidated
net worth and certain other provisions limiting the incurrence of additional
debt and sale and leaseback transactions under the terms of the applicable note
purchase agreement. The Notes due 2008 shall become secured if the Company
Credit Agreement becomes secured as discussed under '--Company Credit
Agreement.'
 
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                            DESCRIPTION OF THE NOTES
 
     The New Notes will be issued under the Indenture dated as of May 20, 1997
between the Issuer and First Trust National Association, as trustee (the
'Trustee'), a copy of which is filed as an exhibit to the Registration Statement
of which this Prospectus constitutes a part. The following summary, which
describes material provisions of the Indenture and the Notes, does not purport
to be complete and is subject to, and is qualified in its entirety by reference
to, the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as in effect on the date of the original
issue of the Notes (the 'TIA'), and all the provisions of the Indenture and the
Notes, including the definitions therein of terms not defined in this
Prospectus. Certain terms used herein are defined below under '--Certain
Definitions.' The terms of the New First Priority Notes and the New Second
Priority Notes are identical in all material respects to the terms of the Old
First Priority Notes and the Old Second Priority Notes, respectively, except for
certain transfer restrictions and registration rights relating to the Old Notes
and except that, if the Exchange Offer is not consummated by November 17, 1997,
interest will accrue on the Old Notes (in addition to the accretion of Original
Issue Discount) from and including such date, until but excluding the date if
consummation of the Exchange Offer payable in cash semiannually in arrears on
May 15 and November 15, commencing May 15, 1998, at a rate per annum equal to
 .50% of the Accreted Value as of the November 15 and May 15 immediately
preceding such interest payment date.
 
GENERAL
 
     The Notes will mature on May 15, 2001. The Trustee authenticated and
delivered the Old First Priority Notes for original issue in an aggregate
principal amount at maturity of $600,475,000 and the Old Second Priority Notes
for original issue in an aggregate principal amount at maturity of $131,560,000.
 
     The Old Notes were offered at a substantial discount from their principal
amount at maturity. See 'Certain U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations.' There
will be no periodic cash payments of interest, except as described below. The
New Notes will be treated as a continuation of the Old Notes, which were issued
at an Original Issue Discount (the difference between the original issue price
of the Notes and their principal amount at maturity). The calculation of the
accretion of Original Issue Discount in the period during which a New Note
remains outstanding will be on a semiannual bond equivalent basis using a
360-day year composed of twelve 30-day months; such accretion will commence from
the date of original issue of the Notes. The aggregate principal amount at

maturity of the Notes represents a yield to maturity of 11 1/8% and 12 7/8% per
annum with respect to the First Priority Notes and the Second Priority Notes,
respectively, without giving effect to any periodic payments of interest
described below. Redemption or purchase by the Issuer of a Note will cause the
Original Issue Discount and interest, if any, to cease to accrue on such Note,
under the terms and subject to the conditions of the Indenture.
 
     If by November 17, 1997 neither (i) the Exchange Offer is consummated nor
(ii) a Shelf Registration Statement with respect to the resale of the Old Notes
is declared effective, interest will accrue (in addition to the accretion of
Original Issue Discount) on the Old Notes from and including November 17, 1997
until but excluding the earlier of (i) the consummation of the Exchange Offer
and (ii) the effective date of such Shelf Registration Statement. In each case
such interest will be payable in cash semiannually in arrears on May 15 and
November 15, commencing May 15, 1998 at a rate per annum equal to .50% of the
Accreted Value of the Notes as of the Semi-Annual Accrual Date (as defined)
immediately preceding the interest payment date. Payments of such interest, if
any, on Old Notes in exchange for which the New Notes were issued will be made
to the persons who at the close of business on the May 1 or November 1 preceding
such interest payment date are registered holders of such Old Notes if such
record date occurs prior to such exchange, or are registered holders of the New
Notes if such record date occurs on or after the date of such exchange, even if
Notes are cancelled after the record date and on or before the interest payment
date. Interest will be computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day
months. Holders of Old Notes accepted for exchange will be deemed to have waived
the right to receive any other payments or accrued interest on the Old Notes.
 
     Principal and interest, if any, will be payable at the office of the
Trustee, but, at the option of the Issuer interest may be paid by check mailed
to the registered holders of the Notes at their registered addresses; provided
that all payments with respect to Global Notes (as defined herein), and
Certificated Securities (as defined herein) the holders of which have given wire
transfer instructions to the Issuer, will be required to be made by wire
transfer of immediately available funds to the accounts specified by the holders
thereof. The Notes will be transferable and exchangeable at the office of the
Trustee and will be issued only in fully registered form, without coupons, in
denominations of principal amount at maturity of $1,000 and any integral
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it is provided that the Accreted Value, the Put Amount, the Due Amount or the
principal amount at maturity with respect to a Note will be paid, such provision
will be deemed to require the simultaneous payment of accrued and unpaid
interest (if any) on such Note.
 
     Any Old First Priority Notes or Old Second Priority Notes that remain
outstanding after the consummation of the Exchange Offer, together with the New
Notes issued in connection with the Exchange Offer, will be treated as a single
class of securities under the Indenture except as expressly provided therein.
 
ESCROW OF PROCEEDS

 
     On May 15, 1997, the Issuer entered into an escrow agreement (the 'Escrow
Agreement') with First Trust National Association, as escrow agent (the 'Escrow
Agent'), pursuant to which the Issuer deposited with the Escrow Agent the
Escrowed Funds, which consisted of the net proceeds of the Offering. The
Escrowed Funds are being temporarily invested in Treasury Securities and other
Permitted Investments (as defined in the Escrow Agreement). 'Treasury
Securities' mean any investment in obligations issued or guaranteed by the
United States government or any agency thereof, in each case, maturing within
360 days of the date of acquisition thereof. In addition to Treasury Securities,
the Escrowed Funds may be invested pursuant to the Escrow Agreement in certain
other Permitted Investments, including repurchase obligations with a term of not
more than 30 days entered into with a nationally recognized broker dealer, with
respect to which the purchased securities are obligations issued or guaranteed
by the United States government or any agency thereof.
 
     The Issuer is only entitled to release the Escrowed Funds in accordance
with the provisions of the Escrow Agreement. Pursuant to the Escrow Agreement,
the Escrow Agent will release the Escrowed Funds to the Issuer from time to time
upon the satisfaction of certain conditions, including presentation of an
Officer's Certificate certifying that, among other things (a) (i) the conditions
to the optional redemption by Coleman Holdings contained in the indenture
governing the Coleman Holdings Notes Indenture to be complied with on the date
of the Coleman Holdings Notes Redemption (other than payment) have been
satisfied or waived, (ii) the conditions to any delivery of cash upon exchange
from time to time of LYONs through an exchange offer to be complied with by
Coleman Worldwide (other than payment) have been satisfied or waived, (iii) the
conditions to the optional redemption by Coleman Worldwide contained in the
LYONs Indenture to be complied with on May 27, 1998 (other than payment) have
been satisfied or waived, (iv) the conditions to any exchange of LYONs from time
to time by the holders thereof and the election by Coleman Worldwide to deliver
cash in lieu of shares of Coleman Common Stock that are contained in the LYONs
Indenture (other than payment) have been satisfied or waived, (v) the Coleman
Holding Notes have been accelerated for payment upon the occurrence of an event
of default pursuant to the Coleman Holdings Notes Indenture, (vi) the conditions
to any purchase of LYONs at the option of the holder thereof upon the occurrence
of a Purchase Right Event or an Additional Purchase Right Event and the election
by Coleman Worldwide to deliver cash in lieu of shares of Coleman Common Stock
that are contained in the LYONs Indenture (other than payment) have been
satisfied or waived or (vii) the LYONs have been accelerated for payment upon
the occurrence of an event of default pursuant to the terms of the LYONs
Indenture and (b) following the release, such Escrowed Funds will, subject to
certain limited exceptions, be contributed to Coleman Holdings or Coleman
Worldwide and used to fund the Coleman Holdings Notes Redemption or the LYONs
Retirement (whether through an exchange offer, redemption, repurchases upon the
occurrence of an Additional Purchase Right Event, the exchange of LYONs by the
holders thereof or payment of the LYONs upon acceleration), as the case may be.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, there will be no release of Escrowed Funds to the
Issuer after the occurrence of a Triggering Event. If a Triggering Event occurs,
the Issuer will be required to use any remaining Escrowed Funds to redeem the
Notes, on a pro rata basis, at a redemption price equal to the Accreted Value
plus accrued interest (if any) on the Mandatory Redemption Date. See
'--Mandatory Redemption.'
 

     Pursuant to the Escrow Agreement, the amount of Escrowed Funds that may be
released to the Issuer (i) in connection with the Coleman Holdings Notes
Redemption will be equal to the aggregate redemption price under the Coleman
Holdings Notes Indenture on July 15, 1997 (approximately $262.2 million) (the
'Coleman Holdings Redemption Amount') and (ii) at any one time in connection
with the LYONs Retirement prior to the optional redemption by Coleman Worldwide
on May 27, 1998 will be equal to the lesser of (a) the amount of cash required
by Coleman Worldwide pursuant to the LYONs Indenture to satisfy its obligations
in connection with the exchange of LYONs by the holders thereof for Coleman
Common Stock and Coleman Worldwide's election to pay cash in lieu thereof or the
repurchase of LYONs at the holders' option upon the occurrence of an Additional
Purchase Right Event or the amount of cash required to purchase or exchange
LYONs in an exchange offer and (b) the pro rata portion of
 
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the Escrowed Funds based upon the LYONs to be exchanged or repurchased by the
Issuer under the circumstances described in clause (a) above; provided, however,
that if the Coleman Holdings Notes Redemption has not been consummated, then the
pro rata portion in clause (b) shall be determined based on the difference
between the Escrowed Funds and the Coleman Holdings Redemption Amount. The
Escrow Agreement provides that all Escrowed Funds (less the Coleman Holdings
Redemption Amount, if prior to the Coleman Holdings Notes Redemption) shall be
released to the Issuer to fund the optional redemption by Coleman Worldwide of
the LYONs on May 27, 1998 or to repay the LYONs after the occurrence of an event
of default and the acceleration thereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the
Escrow Agreement provides that upon any release of Escrowed Funds to the Issuer,
if Coleman Worldwide has cash available (the 'Available Coleman Worldwide Cash')
to finance a portion of the purchase, redemption, exchange or payment upon
acceleration of the LYONs other than as a result of Coleman Worldwide's receipt
of a Capital Contribution from the Escrowed Funds released to the Issuer, then
the Issuer may reduce the amount of the Capital Contribution to be made to
Coleman Worldwide by the amount of the Available Coleman Worldwide Cash. The
Escrow Agreement permits the portion of Escrowed Funds released to the Issuer in
the amount of the Available Coleman Worldwide Cash to be retained by the Issuer,
which in turn will be able to use such funds in its discretion for any purpose,
including to dividend or distribute such funds to MacAndrews & Forbes.
 
     Upon consummation of both the Coleman Holdings Note Redemption and the
LYONs Retirement, the Escrow Agent will release any remaining Escrowed Funds to
the Issuer upon the Issuer's delivery to the Trustee of an Officer's Certificate
stating that each of the Coleman Holdings Notes Redemption and the LYONs
Retirement have been consummated. Upon receipt, the Issuer will be permitted to
use such funds in its discretion for any purpose, including to dividend or
distribute such excess to MacAndrews & Forbes.
 
OPTIONAL REDEMPTION
 
     Except as set forth below, the Notes may not be redeemed by the Issuer
prior to May 15, 2000. On and after such date, the Issuer may redeem the Notes
in whole at any time or in part from time to time at the redemption prices
listed below (expressed as percentages of Accreted Value as of the redemption

date) for the periods indicated plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the
redemption date (subject to the right of holders of record on the relevant
record date to receive interest due, if any, on the relevant interest payment
date):
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
PERIOD                                                 REDEMPTION PRICE
------                                    ---------------------------------------------
                                           FIRST PRIORITY NOTES    SECOND PRIORITY NOTES
                                           --------------------    ---------------------                                           
<S>                                        <C>                     <C>
From May 15, 2000 through May 14,
2001....................................          102.781%                103.219%
</TABLE>
 
Thereafter, the Issuer may redeem the Notes in whole at any time or in part from
time to time at a redemption price of 100% of the aggregate principal amount at
maturity of the Notes to be redeemed plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any,
to the redemption date.
 
     The Notes may be redeemed at the option of the Issuer at any time as a
whole at a redemption price equal to the sum of (i) the Accreted Value thereof
at the date of redemption, plus (ii) the Applicable Premium at the date of
redemption.
 
     'Accreted Value' as of any date (the 'Specified Date') means, with respect
to each $1,000 principal amount at maturity of Notes:
 
          (i) if the Specified Date is one of the following dates (each a
     'Semi-Annual Accrual Date'), the amount set forth opposite such date below
     under Column 1, in the case of First Priority Notes, or under Column 2, in
     the case of Second Priority Notes:
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
SEMI-ANNUAL ACCRUAL DATE                                   ACCRETED VALUE
------------------------                 -------------------------------------------------
                                                COLUMN 1                   COLUMN 2
                                         -----------------------   -----------------------
                                         (FIRST PRIORITY NOTES)     (SECOND PRIORITY NOTES)
                                         -----------------------   ------------------------
<S>                                      <C>                        <C>
May 20, 1997..........................          $  649.49                  $   608.12
November 15, 1997.....................          $  684.59                  $   646.15
May 15, 1998..........................          $  722.67                  $   687.75
November 15, 1998.....................          $  762.87                  $   732.02
May 15, 1999..........................          $  805.30                  $   779.15
November 15, 1999.....................          $  850.10                  $   829.30
May 15, 2000..........................          $  897.38                  $   882.69
November 15, 2000.....................          $  947.30                  $   939.51
May 15, 2001..........................          $1,000.00                  $ 1,000.00
</TABLE>
 

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          (ii) if the Specified Date occurs between two Semi-Annual Accrual
Dates, the sum of (A) the Accreted Value for the Semi-Annual Accrual Date
immediately preceding the Specified Date and (B) an amount equal to the product
of (i) the Accreted Value for the immediately following Semi-Annual Accrual Date
less the Accreted Value for the immediately preceding Semi-Annual Accrual Date
and (ii) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days from the
immediately preceding Semi-Annual Accrual Date to the Specified Date, using a
360-day year of twelve 30-day months, and the denominator of which is 180 (or,
if the Semi-Annual Accrual Date immediately preceding the Specified Date is May
20, 1997, the denominator of which is 175).
 
     Notice of redemption will be mailed at least 30 days but not more than 60
days before any redemption date to each holder of Notes to be redeemed at its
registered address. Notes in denominations larger than $1,000 principal amount
at maturity may be redeemed in part but only in integral multiples thereof. If
money sufficient to pay the redemption price of and accrued interest (if any) on
all Notes (or portions thereof) to be redeemed on the redemption date is
deposited with the Paying Agent on or before the redemption date, on and after
such date Accreted Value ceases to increase and interest (if any) ceases to
accrue on such Notes (or such portions thereof) called for redemption.
 
MANDATORY REDEMPTION
 
     The Notes are subject to mandatory redemption upon the occurrence of a
Triggering Event at a time when any Escrowed Funds are remaining. If a
Triggering Event occurs, the Issuer will be required to use any such remaining
Escrowed Funds to redeem the Notes, on a pro rata basis, at a redemption price
equal to the Accreted Value plus accrued interest (if any) on the Mandatory
Redemption Date (the 'Mandatory Redemption Price'). The 'Mandatory Redemption
Date' means the 45th day (or if such day is not a business day, the next
following business day) following the occurrence of a Triggering Event. Notice
of redemption will be mailed at least 30 days before the Mandatory Redemption
Date to each holder of Notes to be redeemed at its registered address.
 
     If the Escrow Agent receives a notice of mandatory redemption pursuant to
the terms of the Indenture and the Notes, the Escrow Agent will liquidate all
Escrowed Funds then held by it by not later than the third Business Day prior to
the Mandatory Redemption Date and release to the Paying Agent for the Notes an
amount of Escrowed Funds equal to the aggregate Mandatory Redemption Price of
the Notes for payment to holders of the Notes on the Mandatory Redemption Date.
Concurrently with such release to the Paying Agent, the Escrow Agent will
release any excess of Escrowed Funds over the Mandatory Redemption Price to the
Issuer which, in turn, will be permitted to use such funds in its discretion for
any purpose, including to dividend or distribute such excess funds to MacAndrews
& Forbes.
 
SINKING FUND
 
     There will be no mandatory sinking fund payments for the Notes.

 
GUARANTY
 
     Coleman Worldwide has irrevocably and unconditionally guaranteed the
punctual payment when due, whether at Stated Maturity, by acceleration or
otherwise, of all Obligations of the Issuer under the Indenture whether for
principal of or interest (if any) on the Notes, expenses, indemnification or
otherwise (all such Obligations guaranteed by Coleman Worldwide being the
'Guaranteed Obligations').
 
     Coleman Worldwide's liability under the Indenture is limited to the Coleman
Collateral provided by it and any Substitute Collateral (as defined) provided by
it and the proceeds realized by the Trustee upon the sale or other realization
of such Coleman Collateral and Substitute Collateral, it being understood that
the Coleman Worldwide Non-Recourse Guaranty otherwise is a nonrecourse
obligation of Coleman Worldwide and that the Trustee's and the Holders' rights
to recover against Coleman Worldwide under the Indenture shall be limited solely
to the Coleman Collateral provided by it and any Substitute Collateral provided
by it and the proceeds realized by the Trustee upon the sale or other
realization of such Coleman Collateral and Substitute Collateral.
 
     Subject to the limited recourse set forth in the immediately preceding
paragraph, Coleman Worldwide agrees to pay, in addition to the amount stated
above, any and all expenses (including reasonable counsel fees and
 
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expenses) incurred by the Trustee or the Holders in enforcing any rights under
the Coleman Worldwide Non-Recourse Guaranty with respect to Coleman Worldwide.
 
     The Coleman Worldwide Non-Recourse Guaranty is a continuing guarantee and
shall (a) remain in full force and effect until the earliest of (i) the release
of all the Coleman Collateral provided by Coleman Worldwide and all the
Substitute Collateral, if any, provided by Coleman Worldwide, in each case
pursuant to the terms of the Indenture, (ii) the sale or other disposition of
all Coleman Collateral provided by Coleman Worldwide and all Substitute
Collateral, if any, provided by Coleman Worldwide and the application of the
proceeds thereof in accordance with the Indenture and (iii) the Coleman
Worldwide Merger, (b) be binding upon Coleman Worldwide and (c) inure to the
benefit of and be enforceable by the Trustee, the Holders and their successors,
transferees and assigns.
 
SECURITY
 
     Pursuant to the Indenture, the Notes will be secured by (i) until the
Coleman Holdings Merger, a security interest in and pledge by the Issuer of all
its right, title and interest in and to all of the Capital Stock of Coleman
Holdings (the 'Holdings Pledged Shares'), (ii) upon consummation of the Coleman
Holdings Notes Redemption and until the Coleman Worldwide Merger, and
simultaneously with their release from the Lien of the Coleman Holdings
Indenture, a security interest in and pledge by the Issuer of all its right,
title and interest in and to all of the Capital Stock of Coleman Worldwide (the

'Worldwide Pledged Shares'), and (iii) all dividends, cash, instruments and
other property and proceeds from time to time received, receivable or otherwise
distributed in respect of or in an exchange for any of the foregoing, other than
in each case, such of the foregoing that may be released from the Lien of the
Indenture under certain circumstances (collectively, the 'Holding Company
Collateral'). The pledge of the Holdings Pledged Shares will terminate upon the
Coleman Holdings Merger, and the pledge of the Worldwide Pledged Shares will
terminate upon the Coleman Worldwide Merger. The Coleman Worldwide Non-Recourse
Guaranty will be secured by (i) a security interest in and pledge by Coleman
Worldwide of all its right, title and interest in and to 522,710 shares of
Coleman Common Stock owned by Coleman Worldwide, (ii) upon the consummation of
the Coleman Holdings Notes Redemption and simultaneously with their release from
the Lien of the Coleman Holdings Indenture, a security interest in and pledge by
Coleman Worldwide of all its right, title and interest in and to an additional
26,000,000 shares of Coleman Common Stock owned by Coleman Worldwide that were
pledged to secure the guaranty of the Coleman Holdings Notes, (iii) from time to
time in connection with the LYONs Retirement, a security interest in and pledge
by Coleman Worldwide of all its right, title and interest in and to all shares
of Coleman Common Stock owned by Coleman Worldwide which are released in
connection with the LYONs Retirement simultaneously with such release, less any
Delivered Shares, (iv) from time to time as they become available to be pledged,
any other shares of Coleman Common Stock owned by Coleman Worldwide (all of the
foregoing, collectively, the 'Coleman Pledged Shares,' which term shall exclude
Withdrawn Shares), and (v) all dividends, cash, instruments and other property
and proceeds from time to time received, receivable or otherwise distributed in
respect of or in an exchange for any of the foregoing other than in each case
for such of the foregoing that may be released from the Lien of the Indenture
under certain circumstances (collectively, the 'Coleman Collateral'). In
addition, each of the Issuer and Coleman Worldwide will assign and pledge to the
Trustee, for its benefit and the benefit of the holders of the Notes, a security
interest in all cash and U.S. Government Obligations deposited by it with the
Trustee in substitution for Coleman Collateral, and all dividends, cash,
instruments and other property and proceeds from time to time received,
receivable or otherwise distributed in respect of or in an exchange for the
foregoing other than such of the foregoing that are released from the Lien of
the Indenture under certain circumstances (the 'Substitute Collateral', and
together with the Holding Company Collateral and the Coleman Collateral, the
'Collateral'). Other than the right to enforce their security interest in the
Coleman Collateral and in the Substitute Collateral, if any, provided by Coleman
Worldwide, the holders of the Notes will have no recourse to any assets of
Coleman Worldwide.
 
     The security interest in the Collateral will be a first priority security
interest. The First Priority Notes will rank senior in right of payment to the
Second Priority Notes with respect to the Collateral. However, absent any
Default, the Issuer and Coleman Worldwide will be able to vote, as each sees fit
in its sole discretion, the Capital Stock of Coleman Holdings, Coleman Worldwide
and Coleman, respectively, provided that no vote may be cast, and no consent,
waiver or ratification given or action taken, which would be inconsistent with
or violate any provision of the Indenture or the Notes.
 
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     After the Coleman Holdings Notes Redemption and the LYONs Retirement, the
Indenture will permit the Issuer to withdraw the Coleman Collateral in whole or,
on a pro rata basis, in part by substituting therefor or causing Coleman
Worldwide to substitute therefor with the Trustee cash or U.S. Government
Obligations for the payment of principal and interest (if any) on the Notes and
satisfying certain other conditions. If a pro rata portion of Coleman Collateral
is to be released, the Issuer will be required to certify to the Trustee that
the ratio of the Market Value of the Coleman Collateral that will remain after
giving effect to such release to the aggregate Accreted Value of that portion of
the outstanding Notes not covered by cash or U.S. Government Obligations is at
least the same as such ratio immediately prior to the withdrawal, but in no
event less than 1.5 to 1.00, and that the Market Value of the Coleman Collateral
that will remain after giving effect to such release would be at least equal to
the aggregate principal amount at maturity of the outstanding Notes not covered
by cash or U.S. Government Obligations.
 
     In connection with or after a redemption of Notes in part, or a purchase of
Notes in part pursuant to the provisions described under 'Change of Control' or
any delivery by the Issuer of less than all the Notes for cancellation, the
Indenture permits the Issuer to request a pro rata release of the Coleman
Collateral based on the percentage of the Notes redeemed or purchased, or
delivered for cancellation so long as the ratio of the Market Value of the
remaining Coleman Collateral to the aggregate Accreted Value of the Notes not so
redeemed or repaid and not covered by cash or U.S. Government Obligations is at
least the same as such ratio immediately prior to such release, but in no event
less than 1.5 to 1.00, and that the Market Value of the Coleman Collateral that
will remain after giving effect to such release would be at least equal to the
aggregate principal amount at maturity of the outstanding Notes not covered by
cash or U.S. Government Obligations. In addition, in connection with a
redemption of Notes, or with a purchase of Notes pursuant to the provisions
described under 'Change of Control' or with the payment at maturity of the
principal amount of the Securities the Indenture permits the Issuer or Coleman
Worldwide to request a release of Substitute Collateral to the extent necessary
to pay the redemption price, purchase price, or principal amount at maturity as
the case may be.
 
     Upon satisfaction by the Issuer of the conditions to its legal defeasance
option or its covenant defeasance option or the discharge of the Indenture, the
Lien of the Indenture on all the Collateral will terminate and all the
Collateral will be released without any further action by the Trustee or any
other person.
 
     There can be no assurance that the proceeds of any sale of the Collateral
pursuant to the Indenture following an Event of Default would be sufficient to
satisfy payments due on the Notes. In addition, the ability of the holders of
Notes to realize upon the Collateral may be subject to certain bankruptcy law
limitations in the event of a bankruptcy.
 
     If an Event of Default occurs under the Indenture, the Trustee, on behalf
of the holders of the Notes, in addition to any rights or remedies available to
it under the Indenture, may take such action as it deems advisable to protect
and enforce its rights in the Collateral, including the institution of

foreclosure proceedings. The proceeds received by the Trustee from any
foreclosure will be applied by the Trustee first to pay the expenses of such
foreclosure and fees and other amounts then payable to the Trustee under the
Indenture, second to pay the Default Amount (as defined) on the First Priority
Notes and, thereafter, to pay the Default Amount on the Second Priority Notes.
 
CHANGE OF CONTROL
 
     Upon the occurrence of any of the following events (each a 'Change of
Control'), each holder of Notes will have the right to require the Issuer to
repurchase all or any part of such holder's Notes at a repurchase price in cash
equal to their Put Amount as of the date of repurchase, plus accrued and unpaid
interest, if any, to the date of repurchase:
 
          (i) prior to the earlier to occur of the first public offering of
     Voting Stock of Parent or the first public offering of Voting Stock of the
     Issuer, the Permitted Holders cease to be the 'beneficial owner' (as
     defined in Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Exchange Act), directly or
     indirectly, of a majority in the aggregate of the total voting power of the
     Voting Stock of the Issuer, whether as a result of issuance of securities
     of the Issuer, any merger, consolidation, liquidation or dissolution of the
     Issuer, any direct or indirect transfer of securities by Parent or
     otherwise (for purposes of this clause (i) and clause (ii) below, the
     Permitted Holders will be deemed to beneficially own any Voting Stock of a
     corporation (the 'specified corporation') held by any other corporation
     (the 'parent corporation') so long as the Permitted Holders beneficially
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     defined), directly or indirectly, in the aggregate a majority of the voting
     power of the Voting Stock of the parent corporation);
 
          (ii) any 'person' (as such term is used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of
     the Exchange Act), other than one or more Permitted Holders, is or becomes
     the beneficial owner (as defined in clause (i) above, except that a person
     will be deemed to have 'beneficial ownership' of all shares that any such
     person has the right to acquire, whether such right is exercisable
     immediately or only after the passage of time), directly or indirectly, of
     more than 35% of the total voting power of the Voting Stock of the Issuer;
     provided, however, that the Permitted Holders beneficially own (as defined
     in clause (i) above), directly or indirectly, in the aggregate a lesser
     percentage of the total voting power of the Voting Stock of the Issuer than
     such other person and do not have the right or ability by voting power,
     contract or otherwise to elect or designate for election a majority of the
     Board of Directors of the Issuer (for the purposes of this clause (ii),
     such other person will be deemed to 'beneficially own' any Voting Stock of
     a specified corporation held by a parent corporation, if such other person
     beneficially owns (as defined in this clause (ii)), directly or indirectly,
     more than 35% of the voting power of the Voting Stock of such parent
     corporation and the Permitted Holders beneficially own (as defined in
     clause (i) above), directly or indirectly, in the aggregate a lesser

     percentage of the voting power of the Voting Stock of such parent
     corporation and do not have the right or ability by voting power, contract
     or otherwise to elect or designate for election a majority of the Board of
     Directors of such parent corporation); or
 
          (iii) during any period of two consecutive years, individuals who at
     the beginning of such period constituted the Board of Directors of the
     Issuer (together with any new directors whose election by such Board of
     Directors or whose nomination for election by the shareholders of the
     Issuer was approved by a vote of 66 2/3% of the directors of the Issuer
     then still in office who were either directors at the beginning of such
     period or whose election or nomination for election was previously so
     approved) cease for any reason to constitute a majority of the Board of
     Directors of the Issuer then in office.
 
     Within 45 days following any Change of Control, the Issuer will mail a
notice to each holder stating (i) that a Change of Control has occurred and that
such holder has the right to require the Issuer to repurchase all or any part of
such holder's Notes at a repurchase price in cash equal to their Put Amount as
of the date of repurchase plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the date
of repurchase; (ii) the circumstances and relevant facts regarding such Change
of Control; (iii) the repurchase date (which will be no earlier than 30 days nor
later than 60 days from the date such notice is mailed); and (iv) the
instructions determined by the Issuer consistent with the Indenture, that a
holder must follow in order to have its Notes repurchased.
 
     The Issuer's ability to pay cash to holders of Notes upon a repurchase may
be limited by the Issuer's then existing financial resources. The Issuer will
comply with any tender offer rules under the Exchange Act which may then be
applicable, including Rule 14e-1, in connection with any offer required to be
made by the Issuer to repurchase the Notes as a result of a Change of Control.
 
     Certain provisions relating to the Issuer's obligation to make an offer to
repurchase the Notes as a result of a Change of Control may not be waived or
modified without the written consent of the holders of all the Notes.
 
CERTAIN COVENANTS
 
     Set forth below are certain covenants contained in the Indenture:
 
          Limitation on Debt of the Issuer, Coleman Holdings and Coleman
     Worldwide.  The Issuer will not issue any Debt and the Issuer shall not
     permit Coleman Holdings or Coleman Worldwide to issue any Debt or Preferred
     Stock; provided, however, that the foregoing will not prohibit the issuance
     of the following Debt:
 
             (1) The Old Notes, the New Notes and Debt issued in exchange for,
        or the proceeds of which are used to Refinance, any Debt permitted by
        this clause (1); provided, however, that in the case of any Debt (other
        than the New Notes) issued in connection with a Refinancing, (x) the
        principal amount or, in the case of Debt issued at a discount, the
        accreted value of the Debt so issued shall, as of the date of the Stated
        Maturity of the Debt being Refinanced, not exceed the sum of (i) the
        principal amount or, if the Debt being Refinanced was issued at a

        discount, the accreted value of the Debt being Refinanced as of the date
        of the Stated Maturity of the Debt being Refinanced and (ii) any
        Refinancing Costs associated with such Refinancing, and (y) the Debt so
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        principal or interest in cash prior to the Stated Maturity of the Notes
        and shall not have a Stated Maturity prior to the Stated Maturity of the
        Notes;
 
             (2) The Coleman Holdings Notes and the LYONs; and
 
             (3) Debt consisting solely of a guarantee by the Issuer or Coleman
        Worldwide of obligations of another person of the type referred to in
        clauses (i) through (vi) of the definition of 'Debt', in respect of
        which guarantee the holder thereof shall have no recourse to the Issuer
        or Coleman Worldwide other than Unrestricted Assets pledged by the
        Issuer or Coleman Worldwide to secure such guarantee; provided, however,
        that this clause (3) shall not permit the Issuer or Coleman Worldwide to
        assume the obligation of such other person.
 
          Limitation on Debt of Coleman and Its Subsidiaries and Limitation on
     Preferred Stock of Coleman.  (a) The Issuer will not permit Coleman or any
     Subsidiary of Coleman to issue, directly or indirectly, any Debt; provided,
     however, that Coleman and its Subsidiaries will be permitted to issue Debt
     if, at the time of such issuance, the Consolidated EBITDA Coverage Ratio
     for the period of the most recently completed four consecutive fiscal
     quarters ending at least 45 days prior to the date such Debt is issued
     exceeds the ratio of 2.5 to 1.0.
 
          (b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, Coleman and its Subsidiaries may
     issue the following Debt:
 
             (1) Debt issued pursuant to the Credit Agreement, any Refinancing
        thereof or any other credit agreement, indenture or other agreement, in
        an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $350 million outstanding at
        any one time;
 
             (2) Debt issued pursuant to the Note Purchase Agreements, any
        Refinancing thereof or any other credit agreement, indenture or other
        agreement, in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed at any one
        time outstanding $360 million plus any Refinancing Costs associated with
        any such Refinancing; provided, however, that the Debt so issued shall
        not have an Average Life shorter than the Average Life of the Debt
        outstanding under the Note Purchase Agreements on the Issue Date or
        Stated Maturity prior to the earliest Stated Maturity of the Debt
        outstanding under the Note Purchase Agreements on the Issue Date;
 
             (3) Debt (in addition to Debt described in clauses (1) and (2)
        above) issued for working capital and general corporate purposes in an
        aggregate principal amount at the time of such issue which, when taken

        together with the aggregate principal amount then outstanding of all
        other Debt issued pursuant to this clause (3), shall not exceed the sum
        of (i) 50% of the book value of the inventory of Coleman and its
        consolidated Subsidiaries and (ii) 80% of the book value of the accounts
        receivable of Coleman and its consolidated Subsidiaries, in each case as
        determined in accordance with GAAP;
 
             (4) Debt of Coleman issued to and held by a Wholly Owned Recourse
        Subsidiary and Debt of a Subsidiary of Coleman issued to and held by
        Coleman or a Wholly Owned Recourse Subsidiary; provided, however, that
        any subsequent issuance or transfer of any Capital Stock that results in
        any such Wholly Owned Recourse Subsidiary ceasing to be a Wholly Owned
        Recourse Subsidiary or any subsequent transfer of such Debt (other than
        to Coleman or a Wholly Owned Recourse Subsidiary) shall be deemed, in
        each case, to constitute the issuance of such Debt by Coleman or of such
        Debt by such Subsidiary;
 
             (5) Debt (other than Debt described in clause (1), (2), (3) or (4)
        above) outstanding on the Issue Date and Debt issued to Refinance any
        Debt permitted by this clause (5), by clause (7) below or by paragraph
        (a) above; provided, however, that in the case of a Refinancing, (x) the
        principal amount of the Debt so issued shall not exceed the principal
        amount of the Debt being Refinanced plus any Refinancing Costs
        associated with such Refinancing and (y) the Debt so issued shall not
        have an Average Life shorter than the Average Life of the Debt being
        Refinanced or Stated Maturity prior to the Stated Maturity of the Debt
        being Refinanced;
 
             (6) Debt issued and arising out of purchase money obligations for
        property acquired in an amount not to exceed, for the period through
        December 31, 1997, $15 million, plus for each fiscal year thereafter,
        $15 million; provided, however, that any such amounts which are
        available to be utilized during any period and are not so utilized may
        be utilized during any succeeding period;
 
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             (7) Debt of a Subsidiary of Coleman issued and outstanding on or
        prior to the date on which such Subsidiary was acquired by Coleman
        (other than Debt issued as consideration in, or to provide all or any
        portion of the funds or credit support utilized to consummate, the
        transaction or series of related transactions pursuant to which such
        Subsidiary became a Subsidiary of Coleman or was acquired by Coleman);
 
             (8) Non-Recourse Debt of a Non-Recourse Subsidiary; provided,
        however, that if any such Debt thereafter ceases to be Non-Recourse Debt
        of a Non-Recourse Subsidiary, then such event shall be deemed for the
        purposes of this covenant to constitute the issuance of such Debt by the
        Issuer thereof; and
 
             (9) Debt (in addition to Debt described in clauses (1) through (8)
        above and in paragraph (a) above) in an aggregate principal amount

        outstanding at any time not to exceed $75 million.
 
          (c) The Issuer will not permit Coleman to issue any Preferred Stock;
     provided, however, that Coleman may issue the following Preferred Stock:
 
             (1) Preferred Stock of Coleman issued to and held by the Issuer,
        Coleman Holdings or Coleman Worldwide or a Wholly Owned Recourse
        Subsidiary of Coleman; provided, however, that any subsequent issuance
        or transfer of any Capital Stock that results in any such Wholly Owned
        Recourse Subsidiary ceasing to be a Wholly Owned Recourse Subsidiary of
        Coleman or any subsequent transfer of such Preferred Stock (other than
        to the Issuer or a Wholly Owned Recourse Subsidiary of the Issuer,
        Coleman Holdings or Coleman Worldwide), will be deemed, in each case, to
        constitute the issuance of such Preferred Stock by Coleman; and
 
             (2) Preferred Stock (other than Preferred Stock described in clause
        (1) but including Preferred Stock described in the proviso to clause
        (1)) issued by Coleman; provided, however, that the liquidation value of
        any Preferred Stock issued pursuant to this clause (2) will constitute
        Debt of Coleman for purposes of this covenant.
 
          (d) To the extent Coleman or any Subsidiary of Coleman guarantees any
     Debt of Coleman or of a Subsidiary of Coleman, such guarantee and such Debt
     will be deemed to be the same indebtedness and only the amount of the Debt
     will be deemed to be outstanding. If Coleman or a Subsidiary of Coleman
     guarantees any Debt of a person that, subsequent to the issuance of such
     guarantee, becomes a Subsidiary, such guarantee and the Debt so guaranteed
     shall be deemed to be the same indebtedness which shall be deemed to have
     been issued when the guarantee was issued and shall be deemed to be
     permitted to the extent the guarantee was permitted when issued.
 
     Limitation on Restricted Payments.  (a) The Issuer will not, and will not
     permit any of its Subsidiaries, directly or indirectly, to make any 
     Restricted Payment if, at the time of the making of such Restricted 
     Payment:
 
             (1) a Default has occurred or is continuing (or would result
        therefrom); or
 
             (2) the aggregate amount of such Restricted Payment and all other
        Restricted Payments since the Issue Date would exceed the sum of:
 
                (i) 50% of Consolidated Net Income (or, if such aggregate
           Consolidated Net Income is a deficit, minus 100% of such deficit) of
           the Issuer accrued during the period (treated as one accounting
           period) from January 1, 1997, to the end of the most recent fiscal
           quarter ending at least 45 days prior to the date of such Restricted
           Payment;
 
                (ii) the aggregate Net Cash Proceeds from sales of Capital Stock
           of the Issuer or cash capital contributions made to the Issuer and,
           without duplication, any earnings thereon or proceeds thereof to the
           extent invested in any Temporary Cash Investments on or after the
           Issue Date; and

 
                (iii) the amount by which Debt of the Issuer is reduced on or
           after the Issue Date upon any conversion or exchange of Debt of the
           Issuer into Capital Stock of the Issuer which is not Redeemable Stock
           or Exchangeable Stock.
 
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          (b) The preceding paragraph will not prohibit the following (none of
     which will be included in the calculation of the amount of Restricted
     Payments, except to the extent expressly provided in clause (viii) below):
 
             (i) so long as no Default has occurred and is continuing or would
        result from such transaction, any Restricted Payment to the extent it
        consists of Unrestricted Assets;
 
             (ii) any purchase or redemption of Capital Stock or Subordinated
        Obligations out of the proceeds from the substantially concurrent sale
        of Capital Stock;
 
             (iii) any purchase or redemption of Subordinated Obligations out of
        the proceeds from the substantially concurrent sale of Subordinated
        Obligations;
 
             (iv) dividends or distributions made by Coleman to the Issuer,
        Coleman Holdings or Coleman Worldwide and to its other stockholders on a
        pro rata basis;
 
             (v) dividends or distributions made by Coleman Worldwide to the
        Issuer or Coleman Holdings;
 
             (vi) dividends or distributions made by Coleman Holdings to the
        Issuer;
 
             (vii) dividends or distributions made by a Subsidiary of Coleman or
        by an Unrestricted Subsidiary to the Issuer, Coleman Holdings, Coleman
        Worldwide, Coleman or a Subsidiary of Coleman or to an Unrestricted
        Subsidiary and, if a Subsidiary of Coleman or such Unrestricted
        Subsidiary is not wholly owned, to its other stockholders pro rata to
        the extent they are not Affiliates of the Issuer (other than (w)
        Coleman, (x) a Subsidiary of Coleman, (y) an Unrestricted Affiliate and
        (z) a Permitted Affiliate);
 
             (viii) dividends paid within 60 days after the date of declaration
        thereof, or Restricted Payments made within 60 days after the making of
        a binding commitment in respect thereof, if at such date of declaration
        or commitment such dividend or other Restricted Payment would have
        complied with this covenant; provided, however, that at the time of
        payment of such dividend, or the making of such Restricted Payment, no
        other Default has occurred or is continuing (or results therefrom);
        provided further, however, that such dividend or other Restricted
        Payment shall be included in the calculation of the amount of Restricted

        Payments;
 
             (ix) purchases, redemptions, defeasances or acquisitions of
        Non-Recourse Debt by a Non-Recourse Subsidiary;
 
             (x) dividends and distributions made by Coleman or its Subsidiaries
        in respect of Preferred Stock of Coleman permitted by paragraph (b)
        under 'Limitation of Debt of Coleman and Its Subsidiaries and Limitation
        on Preferred Stock of Coleman' above or in respect of Preferred Stock of
        such Subsidiaries permitted by paragraph (a) of such section;
 
             (xi) Investments in Affiliates of the Issuer consisting of Debt
        permitted by clause (3) of 'Limitation on Debt of the Issuer, Coleman
        Holdings and Coleman Worldwide' or Investments consisting of Debt of
        Unrestricted Subsidiaries;
 
             (xii) so long as no Default or (so long as the LYONs Indenture is
        in effect) no LYONs Default has occurred and is continuing or would
        result from such transaction, dividends or distributions made by the
        Issuer to the extent attributable to (A) the net proceeds of the
        issuance of Debt by Non-Recourse Subsidiaries or (B) cash dividends or
        distributions received from Unrestricted Subsidiaries of the Issuer or
        Coleman Worldwide (other than dividends or distributions paid to Coleman
        Worldwide or the Issuer out of dividends or distributions received by
        Unrestricted Subsidiaries in respect of the shares of Coleman Common
        Stock);
 
             (xiii) so long as no Default or (so long as the LYONs Indenture is
        in effect) no LYONs Default has occurred and is continuing or would
        result from such transaction, the contribution by the Issuer or Coleman
        Worldwide to an Unrestricted Subsidiary of Withdrawn Shares;
 
             (xiv) so long as no Default or (so long as the LYONs Indenture is
        in effect) no LYONs Default has occurred and is continuing or would
        result from such transaction, Restricted Payments to the extent
        attributable to Restricted Cash;
 
             (xv) dividends or other Restricted Payments consisting solely of
        funds released from time to time pursuant to Section 2(k) of the Escrow
        Agreement to the extent such funds are not needed for the Capital
        Contributions (as defined in the Escrow Agreement) to be made to Coleman
        Worldwide;
 
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             (xvi) dividends or other Restricted Payments consisting solely of
        funds released from the Escrow Agreement after all Coleman Holdings
        Notes have been redeemed and all LYONs have been retired; and
 
             (xvii) any Restricted Payment to the extent it consists of the
        disposition of any Mafco Demand Notes (as defined in the LYONs
        Indenture) after all LYONs have been retired.

 
          (c) The Issuer or any Subsidiary of the Issuer may take actions to
     make a Restricted Payment in anticipation of the occurrence of any of the
     events described in clause (b) of this covenant; provided, however, that
     the making of such Restricted Payment will be conditioned upon the
     occurrence of such event.
 
          Limitation on Sales of Assets and Subsidiary Stock.  (a) The Issuer
     shall not, and shall not permit Coleman Holdings or Coleman Worldwide to,
     make any Asset Disposition.
 
          (b) The Issuer shall not permit Coleman or any Subsidiary of Coleman
     (other than a Non-Recourse Subsidiary) to make any Asset Disposition
     unless:
 
             (i) Coleman or such Subsidiary receives consideration at the time
        of such Asset Disposition at least equal to the fair market value, as
        determined in good faith by the Board of Directors of Coleman, the
        determination of which shall be conclusive and evidenced by a resolution
        of the Board of Directors of Coleman (including as to the value of all
        non-cash consideration), of the Capital Stock and assets subject to such
        Asset Disposition;
 
             (ii) at least 75% of the consideration consists of cash, cash
        equivalents, readily marketable securities which Coleman intends, in
        good faith, to liquidate promptly after such Asset Disposition or the
        assumption of liabilities (including, in the case of the sale of the
        Capital Stock of a Subsidiary of Coleman, liabilities of such
        Subsidiary) (provided, however, that in respect of an Asset Disposition,
        more than 25% of the consideration may consist of consideration other
        than cash, cash equivalents, such readily marketable securities or such
        assumed liabilities if (x) such Asset Disposition is approved by a
        majority of those members of the Board of Directors of Coleman having no
        personal stake in such Asset Disposition and (y) if such Asset
        Disposition involves aggregate consideration in excess of $10 million
        (with the value of any non-cash consideration being determined by a
        majority of those members of the Board of Directors of Coleman having no
        personal stake in such Asset Disposition), such Asset Disposition has
        been determined, in the written opinion of a nationally recognized
        investment banking firm, to be fair from a financial point of view to
        Coleman or such Subsidiary, as the case may be); and
 
             (iii) an amount equal to 100% of the Net Available Cash from such
        Asset Disposition is applied by Coleman (or such Subsidiary, as the case
        may be) at Coleman's election (1) to the prepayment, repayment or
        repurchase of Debt of Coleman or Debt of a Wholly Owned Recourse
        Subsidiary or, additionally in the case of an Asset Disposition by a
        Subsidiary that is not a Wholly Owned Recourse Subsidiary, Debt of such
        Subsidiary (in each case other than Debt owed to (x) an Unrestricted
        Subsidiary, (y) a Non-Recourse Subsidiary or (z) an Affiliate of the
        Issuer which is not a Subsidiary of the Issuer) (whether or not the
        related loan commitment is permanently reduced in connection therewith),
        (2) to the investment by Coleman or such Wholly Owned Recourse
        Subsidiary (or, additionally in the case of an Asset Disposition by a

        Subsidiary that is not a Wholly Owned Recourse Subsidiary, the
        investment by such Subsidiary) in (x) assets to replace the assets that
        were the subject of such Asset Disposition, (y) assets that (as
        determined by the Board of Directors of Coleman, the determination of
        which shall be conclusive and evidenced by a resolution of such Board of
        Directors) will be used in the businesses of Coleman and its Wholly
        Owned Recourse Subsidiaries (or, additionally in the case of an Asset
        Disposition by a Subsidiary that is not a Wholly Owned Recourse
        Subsidiary, the businesses of such Subsidiary) existing on the Issue
        Date or in businesses reasonably related thereto or (z) Temporary Cash
        Investments or (3) to make a Restricted Payment to Coleman Worldwide,
        Coleman Holdings or the Issuer.
 
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          Notwithstanding the foregoing, Coleman and its Subsidiaries shall not
be required to apply any Net Available Cash in accordance with this paragraph
(b) except to the extent that the aggregate Net Available Cash from all Asset
Dispositions made by Coleman and its Subsidiaries which are not applied in
accordance with this paragraph (b) exceed $10 million.
 
          Limitation on Transactions with Affiliates.  (a) None of the Issuer,
     Coleman Holdings or Coleman Worldwide will conduct any business or enter
     into any transaction or series of similar transactions (including the
     purchase, sale, lease or exchange of any property or the rendering of any
     service) with any Affiliate of the Issuer or any legal or beneficial owner
     of 10% or more of the voting power of the Voting Stock of the Issuer or
     with an Affiliate of such owner.
 
          (b) The Issuer will not permit Coleman or any of its Subsidiaries
     (other than a Non-Recourse Subsidiary) to conduct any business or enter
     into any transaction or series of similar transactions (including the
     purchase, sale, lease or exchange of any property or the rendering of any
     service) with any Affiliate of the Issuer or any legal or beneficial owner
     of 10% or more of the voting power of the Voting Stock of the Issuer or
     with an Affiliate of any such owner unless
 
             (i) the terms of such business, transaction or series of
        transactions are (A) set forth in writing and (B) at least as favorable
        to Coleman or such Subsidiary as terms that would be obtainable at the
        time for a comparable transaction or series of similar transactions in
        arm's-length dealings with an unrelated third Person and
 
             (ii) to the extent that such business, transaction or series of
        transactions is known by the Board of Directors of Coleman or of such
        Subsidiary to involve an Affiliate of the Issuer or a legal or
        beneficial owner of 10% or more of the voting power of the Voting Stock
        of the Issuer or an Affiliate of such owner, then
 
                (A) with respect to a transaction or series of related
           transactions, other than any purchase or sale of inventory in the
           ordinary course of business, involving aggregate payments or other

           consideration in excess of $5,000,000, such transactions or series of
           related transactions has been approved (and the value of any noncash
           consideration has been determined) by a majority of those members of
           the Board of Directors of Coleman having no personal stake in such
           business, transaction or series of transactions and
 
                (B) with respect to a transaction or series of related
           transactions, other than any distribution arrangement or any purchase
           or sale of inventory, in each case in the ordinary course of business
           (an 'Exempt Transaction'), involving aggregate payments or other
           consideration in excess of $25,000,000 (with the value of any noncash
           consideration being determined by a majority of those members of the
           Board of Directors of Coleman having no personal stake in such
           business, transaction or series of transactions), such transaction or
           series of related transactions has been determined, in the written
           opinion of a nationally recognized investment banking firm to be
           fair, from a financial point of view, to Coleman or such Subsidiary.
 
             The provisions of the preceding paragraphs (a) and (b) above will
        not prohibit (i) any Restricted Payment permitted to be paid as
        described under 'Limitation on Restricted Payments' above, (ii) any
        transaction between Coleman and any of its Subsidiaries; provided,
        however, that no portion of any minority interest in any such Subsidiary
        is owned by (x) any Affiliate (other than the Issuer, Coleman Holdings,
        Coleman Worldwide, Coleman, a Wholly Owned Recourse Subsidiary of
        Coleman, a Permitted Affiliate or an Unrestricted Affiliate) of the
        Issuer or (y) any legal or beneficial owner of 10% or more of the voting
        power of the Voting Stock of the Issuer or any Affiliate of such owner
        (other than the Issuer, Coleman Holdings, Coleman Worldwide, Coleman,
        any Wholly Owned Recourse Subsidiary of Coleman or an Unrestricted
        Affiliate), (iii) any transaction between Subsidiaries of Coleman;
        provided, however, that no portion of any minority interest in any such
        Subsidiary is owned by (x) any Affiliate (other than the Issuer, Coleman
        Holdings, Coleman Worldwide, Coleman, a Wholly Owned Recourse Subsidiary
        of Coleman, a Permitted Affiliate or an Unrestricted Affiliate) of the
        Issuer or (y) any legal or beneficial owner of 10% or more of the voting
        power of the Voting Stock of the Issuer or any Affiliate of such owner
        (other than the Issuer, Coleman Holdings, Coleman Worldwide, Coleman,
        any Wholly Owned Recourse Subsidiary of Coleman or an Unrestricted
        Affiliate), (iv) any transaction between Coleman or a Subsidiary of
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        employee stock ownership plan, (v) any transaction with an officer or
        director of any Subsidiary of the Issuer entered into in the ordinary
        course of business (including compensation or employee benefit
        arrangements with any such officer or director); provided, however, such
        officer holds, directly or indirectly, no more than 10% of the
        outstanding Capital Stock of the Issuer, (vi) any business or
        transaction with an Unrestricted Affiliate, (vii) any transaction
        pursuant to which Mafco Holdings will provide the Issuer and its

        Subsidiaries at their request and at the cost to Mafco Holdings with
        certain allocated services to be purchased from third party providers,
        such as legal and accounting services, insurance coverage and other
        services; (viii) any transaction contemplated by the Escrow Agreement,
        the Securities Loan Agreement or the Tax Sharing Agreements; (ix) any
        Guarantee issued by the Issuer or Coleman Worldwide permitted under
        'Limitation on the Debt of the Issuer, Coleman Holdings and Coleman
        Worldwide' and (x) the Mergers.
 
          Limitation on Other Business Activities.  (a) The Issuer will not
     engage in any trade or business other than the ownership of the Capital
     Stock of Coleman, Coleman Worldwide and Coleman Holdings and one or more
     Unrestricted Subsidiaries.
 
          (b) The Issuer shall not permit Coleman Holdings to engage in any
     trade or business other than the ownership of the Capital Stock of Coleman
     and Coleman Worldwide.
 
          (c) The Issuer shall not permit Coleman Worldwide to engage in a trade
     or business other than the ownership of the Capital Stock of Coleman and
     one or more Unrestricted Subsidiaries.
 
          Required Stock Ownership; Limitation on Liens.  (a) The Issuer shall
     at all times be, or cause Coleman Worldwide to be, the legal and beneficial
     owner of the Coleman Pledged Shares. The Issuer shall at all times be, or
     cause Coleman Worldwide together with the Issuer to be, the legal and
     beneficial owner of at least a majority of the voting power of the Voting
     Stock of Coleman (including the Coleman Pledged Shares) (treating any
     Coleman Pledged Shares, any Coleman Common Stock pledged for the benefit of
     the holders of LYONs or Coleman Holdings Notes or subject to any other Lien
     permitted by this covenant and any Coleman Common Stock subject to or lent
     pursuant to the Securities Loan Agreement as held legally and beneficially
     by the Issuer or Coleman Worldwide); provided, however, that the Issuer and
     Coleman Worldwide will be deemed to be the legal and beneficial owner of
     any Coleman Common Stock held of record by a nominee for the Depositary
     Trust Company ('DTC') or any other public clearing corporation (a 'public
     clearing corporation' is any member of the Federal Reserve System
     registered as a clearing agency pursuant to the provisions of Section 17A
     of the Exchange Act), if the books of DTC or such other public clearing
     corporation, as the case may be, show that such Coleman Common Stock is
     held solely for the account of the Issuer or Coleman Worldwide, subject to
     any Lien permitted under this covenant. The Issuer shall at all times prior
     to the Coleman Holdings Merger be the legal and beneficial owner of 100% of
     the Capital Stock of Coleman Holdings. The Issuer shall at all times prior
     to the Coleman Worldwide Merger be, or cause Coleman Holdings to be, the
     legal and beneficial owner of 100% of the Capital Stock of Coleman
     Worldwide.
 
          (b) The Issuer shall not create or permit to exist any Lien on the
     Collateral directly owned by it, other than the Lien of this Indenture. The
     Issuer shall not permit Coleman Worldwide to create or permit to exist any
     Lien on the Collateral directly owned by Coleman Worldwide, other than the
     Lien of (or with respect to) the Coleman Holdings Notes Indenture, LYONs
     Indenture and the Indenture.

 
          (c) The Issuer shall not create or permit to exist any Lien to secure
     Debt of the Issuer on terms more favorable to the holders of such Debt than
     the terms of the collateral for the Notes in the Indenture, including the
     initial loan to value ratio in respect of such Debt compared to the initial
     loan to value ratio of the Collateral in respect of the Notes, unless
     contemporaneously therewith effective provision is made to secure the Notes
     equally and ratably with such Debt with a Lien on the same assets securing
     such Debt for so long as such Debt is secured by such Lien; provided,
     however, that if such Debt is a Subordinated Obligation, the Lien securing
     such Debt will be subordinate and junior to the Lien securing the Notes
     with the same or lesser relative priority as such Subordinated Obligation
     will have with respect to the Notes; provided further, however, that this
     paragraph (c) shall not apply to Liens created as permitted by clause (3)
     of 'Limitation on Debt of the Issuer, Coleman Holdings and Coleman
     Worldwide' above.
 
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          (d) The limitations set forth in this covenant shall not be applicable
     from and after the time that all the Collateral shall have been released
     from the Lien of the Indenture pursuant to the provisions of the Indenture
     relating to substitution or release of Collateral.
 
     Coleman Holdings Notes Redemption; LYONs Retirement.  The Issuer shall
cause (i) Coleman Holdings to redeem all of the Coleman Holdings Notes by no
later than July 31, 1997, and (ii) Coleman Worldwide to redeem or otherwise
retire all of the LYONs by no later than June 10, 1998, provided that, in each
case, no Triggering Event shall have occurred.
 
     SEC Reports.  Notwithstanding that the Issuer may not be required to be
subject to the reporting requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange
Act, from and after the date (the 'reporting date') of effectiveness of a
Registration Statement, the Issuer will file or cause to be filed with the SEC
and provide the Trustee and holders of the Notes with the information, documents
and other reports (or copies of such portions of any of the foregoing as the SEC
may by rules and regulations prescribe) specified in Sections 13 and 15(d) of
the Exchange Act. Prior to the reporting date, the Issuer shall provide the
Trustee and the holders of the Notes with information that is substantially
similar to that required to be provided to such Persons after the reporting
date. The Issuer also will comply with the other provisions of TIA Section
314(a).
 
SUCCESSOR COMPANY
 
     (a) The Issuer may not consolidate with or merge with or into, or convey,
transfer or lease all or substantially all its assets to, any person, unless:
(i) the resulting, surviving or transferee person (if not the Issuer) is
organized and existing under the laws of the United States of America, any State
thereof or the District of Columbia and such person expressly assumes by a
supplemental indenture, executed and delivered to the Trustee, in form
satisfactory to the Trustee, all the obligations of the Issuer under the

Indenture and the Notes; (ii) except in the case of either Merger, immediately
after giving effect to such transaction (and treating any Debt which becomes an
obligation of the resulting, surviving or transferee person or any of its
Subsidiaries as a result of such transaction as having been issued by such
person or such Subsidiary at the time of such transaction), no Default has
occurred and is continuing; (iii) except in the case of either Merger,
immediately after giving effect to such transaction, the resulting, surviving or
transferee person has a Consolidated Net Worth in an amount which is not less
than the Consolidated Net Worth of the Issuer immediately prior to such
transaction; and (iv) the Issuer delivers to the Trustee an Officers'
Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that such consolidation,
merger or transfer and such supplemental indenture (if any) comply with the
Indenture.
 
     (b) The resulting, surviving or transferee person will be the successor
company under the Indenture and thereafter, except in the case of a lease, the
Issuer will be discharged from all obligations and covenants under the Indenture
and the Notes.
 
     (c) Following consummation of the Coleman Holdings Merger, the provisions
of 'Certain Covenants' restricting the activities of Coleman Holdings shall not
be applicable to the surviving corporation. Following consummation of the
Coleman Worldwide Merger, the provisions of 'Certain Covenants' restricting the
activities of Coleman Worldwide shall not be applicable to the surviving
corporation.
 
DEFAULTS
 
     An Event of Default is defined in the Indenture as (i) a default in the
payment of interest (if any) on the Notes when due, continued for 30 days, (ii)
a default in the payment of principal of any Note when due at its Stated
Maturity, upon redemption, upon required purchase, upon declaration or
otherwise, (iii) (1) the failure by the Issuer to comply with its obligations
described under 'Successor Company' above, (2) the failure by the Issuer to
comply with its obligations described under paragraph (a) under 'Required Stock
Ownership; Limitation on Liens' above (the 'stock ownership provision'), (3) the
failure by the Issuer to comply with its obligations described under 'Coleman
Holdings Notes Redemption; LYONs Retirement' above (the 'retirement provision')
and 'Mandatory Redemption' above or (4) the Trustee fails to have a perfected
security interest in the Collateral (the 'continued perfection provision'), (iv)
the failure by the Issuer to comply for 30 days after notice with any of its
obligations under the covenants described under 'Limitation on Debt of the
Issuer, Coleman Holdings and Coleman Worldwide,' 'Limitation on Debt of Coleman
and its Subsidiaries and Limitation on Preferred Stock of Coleman,' 'Limitation
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Assets and Subsidiary Stock,' 'Limitation on Transactions with Affiliates,'
'Change of Control' (other than a failure to purchase Notes), 'Limitation on
Other Business Activities,' 'Required Stock Ownership; Limitation on Liens'
(other than paragraph (a) thereof) or 'SEC Reports' above, (v) the failure by

the Issuer to comply for 60 days after notice with its other agreements
contained in the Indenture or the Notes or the Escrow Agreement (other than
those referred to in clauses (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv) of this paragraph) or
with certain representations and warranties given in relation to the grant of
the security interest described under 'Security' above, (vi) Debt of the Issuer
or any Significant Subsidiary is not paid within any applicable grace period
after final maturity or is accelerated by the holders thereof because of a
default and the total principal amount of the portion of such Debt that is
unpaid or accelerated exceeds $25 million or its foreign currency equivalent and
such default continues for 5 days after notice (the 'cross acceleration
provision'), (vii) certain events of bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization of
the Issuer or a Significant Subsidiary (the 'bankruptcy provisions'), (viii) any
judgment or decree for the payment of money in excess of $25 million is entered
against the Issuer or a Significant Subsidiary and is not discharged and either
(A) an enforcement proceeding has been commenced by any creditor upon such
judgment or decree or (B) there is a period of 60 days following the entry of
such judgment or decree during which such judgment or decree is not discharged,
waived or the execution thereof stayed and, in the case of (B), such default
continues for 10 days after the notice specified in the next sentence (the
'judgment default provision') or (ix) Coleman Worldwide fails to pay when due
the purchase price of LYONs tendered to it by and at the option of the holders
thereof pursuant to the terms of the LYONs Indenture and the total purchase
price of such LYONs that is unpaid exceeds $25 million. However, a default under
clauses (iv), (v), (vi) and (viii) (B) will not constitute an Event of Default
until the Trustee or the holders of 25% in principal amount at maturity of the
outstanding Notes notify the Issuer of the default and the Issuer does not cure
such default within the time specified after receipt of such notice.
 
     If an Event of Default (other than an Event of Default specified in clause
(vii) in the above paragraph with respect to the Issuer) occurs and is
continuing, the Trustee or the holders of at least 25% in principal amount at
maturity of the outstanding Notes may declare the Accreted Value of and accrued
interest (if any) on all the Notes as of the date of such declaration to be due
and payable (collectively, the 'Default Amount'). Upon such a declaration, such
Default Amount will be due and payable immediately. If an Event of Default
relating to certain events of bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization of the
Issuer occurs, the Default Amount on all the Notes as of the date of such Event
of Default will ipso facto become and be immediately due and payable without any
declaration or other act on the part of the Trustee or any holders of the Notes.
Under certain circumstances, the holders of a majority in principal amount at
maturity of the outstanding Notes may rescind any such acceleration with respect
to the Notes and its consequences.
 
     Subject to the provisions of the Indenture relating to the duties of the
Trustee, in case an Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the Trustee will
be under no obligation to exercise any of the rights or powers under the
Indenture at the request or direction of any of the holders of the Notes unless
such holders have offered to the Trustee reasonable indemnity or security
against any loss, liability or expense. Except to enforce the right to receive
payment of principal, premium (if any) or interest (if any) when due, no holder
of a Note may pursue any remedy with respect to the Indenture or the Notes
unless (i) such holder has previously given the Trustee notice that an Event of
Default is continuing, (ii) holders of at least 25% in principal amount at
maturity of the outstanding Notes have requested the Trustee to pursue the

remedy, (iii) such holders have offered the Trustee reasonable security or
indemnity against any loss, liability or expense, (iv) the Trustee has not
complied with such request within 60 days after the receipt thereof and the
offer of security or indemnity and (v) the holders of a majority in principal
amount at maturity of the outstanding Notes have not given the Trustee a
direction inconsistent with such request within such 60-day period. Subject to
certain restrictions, the holders of a majority in principal amount at maturity
of the outstanding Notes are given the right to direct the time, method and
place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Trustee or of
exercising any trust or power conferred on the Trustee. The Trustee, however,
may refuse to follow any direction that conflicts with law or the Indenture or
that the Trustee determines is unduly prejudicial to the rights of any other
holder of a Note or that would involve the Trustee in personal liability.
 
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     The Indenture provides that if a Default occurs and is continuing and is
known to the Trustee, the Trustee must mail to each holder of the Notes notice
of the Default within 90 days after it occurs. Except in the case of a Default
in the payment of principal of or interest on any Note, the Trustee may withhold
notice if and so long as a committee of its Trust Officers in good faith
determines that withholding notice is in the interests of the holders of the
Notes. In addition, the Issuer is required to deliver to the Trustee, within 120
days after the end of each fiscal year, a certificate indicating whether the
signers thereof know of any Default that occurred during the previous year. The
Issuer also is required to deliver to the Trustee, within 30 days after the
occurrence thereof, written notice of any event which would constitute certain
Defaults, their status and what action the Issuer is taking or proposes to take
in respect thereof.
 
AMENDMENT
 
     Subject to certain exceptions, the Indenture may be amended with the
consent of the holders of a majority in principal amount at maturity of the
Notes then outstanding and any past default or noncompliance with any provisions
may be waived with the consent of the holders of a majority in principal amount
at maturity of the Notes then outstanding. However, without the consent of each
holder of an outstanding Note affected, no amendment may (i) reduce the
principal amount at maturity of Notes whose holders must consent to an
amendment, (ii) reduce the rate of or extend the time for payment of interest
(if any) on any Note, (iii) reduce the principal of or extend the Stated
Maturity of any Note or reduce the Accreted Value, Put Amount, Due Amount,
Mandatory Redemption Price or Default Amount of any Note, (iv) reduce the
premium or amount payable upon the redemption of any Note or change the time at
which any Note may be redeemed as described under 'Optional Redemption' or
'Mandatory Redemption' above, (v) make any Note payable in money other than that
stated in the Note, (vi) impair the right of any holder of the Notes to receive
payment of principal of and interest (if any) on such holder's Notes on or after
the due dates therefor or to institute suit for the enforcement of any payment
on or with respect to such holder's Notes, (vii) make any change in the
provisions relating to Collateral that adversely affects such holder, (viii)
make any change in the definition of Change of Control or Triggering Event or in

the dates by which the Issuer must purchase, or in the obligation of the Issuer
to purchase, tendered Notes upon a Change of Control or a Mandatory Redemption,
respectively, or (ix) make any change in the amendment provisions which require
each holder's consent or in the waiver provisions.
 
     Without the consent of or notice to any holder of the Notes, the Issuer and
the Trustee may amend the Indenture to cure any ambiguity, omission, defect or
inconsistency, to provide for the assumption by a successor corporation of the
obligations of the Issuer under the Indenture if in compliance with the
provisions described under 'Successor Company' above, to provide for
uncertificated Notes in addition to or in place of certificated Notes (provided
that the uncertificated Notes are issued in registered form for purposes of
Section 163(f) of the Code, or in a manner such that the uncertificated Notes
are described in Section 163(f)(2)(B) of the Code), to add guarantees with
respect to the Notes or to secure (or provide additional security for) the
Notes, to add to the covenants of the Issuer for the benefit of the holders of
the Notes or to surrender any right or power conferred upon the Issuer, to
provide for issuance of the New Notes under the Indenture (including to provide
for treatment of the New Notes and the Old Notes as a single class of
securities) in connection with the Exchange Offer, to make any change that does
not adversely affect the rights of any holder of the Notes or to comply with any
requirement of the SEC in connection with the qualification of the Indenture
under the TIA or otherwise to comply with the TIA.
 
     The consent of the holders of the Notes is not necessary under the
Indenture to approve the particular form of any proposed amendment. It is
sufficient if such consent approves the substance of the proposed amendment.
 
     After an amendment under the Indenture becomes effective, the Issuer is
required to mail to holders of the Notes a notice briefly describing such
amendment. However, the failure to give such notice to all holders of the Notes,
or any defect therein, will not impair or affect the validity of the amendment.
 
     A consent to any amendment or waiver under the Indenture by any holder of
Notes given in connection with a tender of such holder's Notes will not be
rendered invalid by such tender.
 
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TRANSFER
 
     The Notes will be issued in registered form and will be transferable only
upon the surrender of the Notes being transferred for registration of transfer.
The Issuer may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax, assessment
or other governmental charge payable in connection with certain transfers and
exchanges. See 'Book Entry; Delivery and Form.'
 
DEFEASANCE
 
     The Issuer at any time may terminate all its obligations under the Notes
and the Indenture ('legal defeasance'), except for certain obligations,
including those respecting the defeasance trust and obligations to register the

transfer or exchange of the Notes, to replace mutilated, destroyed, lost or
stolen Notes and to maintain a registrar and paying agent in respect of the
Notes. The Issuer at any time may terminate its obligations under the covenants
described under 'Certain Covenants,' 'Change of Control,' and 'Security' above,
Coleman Worldwide's obligations under 'Guaranty' and 'Security' above, and the
operation of the stock ownership provision, the retirement provision, the
continued perfection provision, the cross acceleration provision, the bankruptcy
provisions with respect to Significant Subsidiaries, the judgment default
provision and the LYONs cross default provision described under 'Defaults' above
and the limitations contained in clause (iii) described under 'Successor
Company' above ('covenant defeasance').
 
     The Issuer may exercise its legal defeasance option notwithstanding its
prior exercise of its covenant defeasance option. If the Issuer exercises its
legal defeasance option, payment of the Notes may not be accelerated because of
an Event of Default with respect thereto. If the Issuer exercises its covenant
defeasance option, payment of the Notes may not be accelerated because of an
Event of Default specified in clause (iii)(2), (3) and (4), (iv), (vi), (vii)
(with respect only to Significant Subsidiaries), (viii) or (ix) under 'Defaults'
above, or because of the failure of the Issuer to comply with clause (iii)
described under 'Successor Company' above or with its obligations under
'Security' above or because of Coleman Worldwide's failure to comply with its
obligations under 'Guaranty' and 'Security' above.
 
     In order to exercise either defeasance option, the Issuer must irrevocably
deposit in trust (the 'defeasance trust') with the Trustee money or U.S.
Government Obligations for the payment of principal and interest (if any) on the
Notes to redemption or maturity, as the case may be (it being understood that
any cash or U.S. Government Obligations previously deposited with the Trustee as
Substitute Collateral pursuant to the Indenture may be designated for this
purpose), and must comply with certain other conditions, including (unless the
Notes will mature or be redeemed within 40 days) delivering to the Trustee an
Opinion of Counsel to the effect that holders of the Notes will not recognize
income, gain or loss for federal income tax purposes as a result of such deposit
and defeasance and will be subject to federal income tax on the same amount and
in the same manner and at the same times as would have been in the case if such
deposit and defeasance had not occurred (and, in the case of legal defeasance
only, such Opinion of Counsel must be based on a ruling of the Internal Revenue
Service or other change in applicable federal income tax law).
 
CONCERNING THE TRUSTEE
 
     First Trust National Association, is the Trustee under the Indenture
and has been appointed by the Issuer as Registrar and Paying Agent with regard
to the Notes.
 
GOVERNING LAW
 
     The Indenture provides that it and the Notes will be governed by, and
construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York without giving
effect to applicable principles of conflicts of law to the extent that the
application of the law of another jurisdiction would be required thereby.
 
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CERTAIN DEFINITIONS
 
     The following are certain definitions used in the Indenture and applicable
to the description of the Indenture and the Notes set forth herein.
 
     'Affiliate' of any specified person means (i) any other person which,
directly or indirectly, is in control of, is controlled by or is under common
control with such specified person or (ii) any other person who is a director or
officer (A) of such specified person, (B) of any subsidiary of such specified
person or (C) of any person described in clause (i) above. For purposes of this
definition, control of a person means the power, direct or indirect, to direct
or cause the direction of the management and policies of such person whether by
contract or otherwise; and the terms 'controlling' and 'controlled' have
meanings correlative to the foregoing.
 
     'Applicable Premium' means, with respect to a Note at any time, the greater
of (i) 1.0% of the Accreted Value of such Note at such time and (ii) the excess
of (A) the present value at such time of the principal amount at maturity plus
any required interest payments due on such Note, computed using a discount rate
equal to the Treasury Rate plus 100 basis points, over (B) the Accreted Value of
such Note at such time.
 
     'Asset Disposition' means any sale, lease, transfer or other disposition
(or series of related sales, leases, transfers or dispositions) of shares of
Capital Stock of a Subsidiary of the Issuer (other than directors' qualifying
shares and other than Capital Stock of an Unrestricted Subsidiary or a
Non-Recourse Subsidiary), property or other assets (each referred to for the
purposes of this definition as a 'disposition') by the Issuer or any of its
Subsidiaries (other than an Unrestricted Subsidiary or a Non-Recourse
Subsidiary) (including any disposition by means of a merger, consolidation or
similar transaction) other than (i) a disposition by a Subsidiary of Coleman to
Coleman or by Coleman or a Subsidiary of Coleman to a Wholly Owned Recourse
Subsidiary, (ii) a disposition of property or assets by Coleman or its
Subsidiaries at fair market value in the ordinary course of business, (iii) a
disposition by Coleman or its Subsidiaries of obsolete assets or inventory in
the ordinary course of business, (iv) a disposition subject to or permitted by
the provisions described under 'Limitation on Restricted Payments' above, (v) a
disposition by the Issuer, Coleman Holdings or Coleman Worldwide of any
Unrestricted Assets, (vi) a disposition of (A) Capital Stock of Coleman Holdings
to the Issuer, (B) Capital Stock of Coleman Worldwide to Coleman Holdings or the
Issuer or (C) Capital Stock of Coleman to Coleman Worldwide, Coleman Holdings or
the Issuer, (vii) an issuance of employee stock options, (viii) the Mergers and
(ix) a disposition by Coleman or any of its Subsidiaries in which Coleman or its
Subsidiaries receive as consideration Capital Stock of (or similar interests in)
a Person engaged in, or assets that will be used in, the businesses of Coleman
and its Wholly Owned Recourse Subsidiaries, or additionally, in the case of a
disposition by a Subsidiary that is not a Wholly Owned Recourse Subsidiary, the
business of such Subsidiary, existing on the Issue Date or in businesses
reasonably related thereto, as determined by the Board of Directors of Coleman,
the determination of which shall be conclusive and evidenced by a resolution of
the Board of Directors of Coleman.

 
     'Average Life' means, with respect to any Debt, the quotient obtained by
dividing (i) the sum of the products of (a) the number of years from the date of
the transaction or event giving rise to the need to calculate the Average Life
of such Debt to the date, or dates, of each successive scheduled principal
payment of such Debt multiplied by (b) the amount of each such principal payment
by (ii) the sum of all such principal payments.
 
     'Board of Directors' means, with respect to any person, the Board of
Directors of such person or any committee thereof duly authorized to act on
behalf of such Board.
 
     'Business Day' means each day that is not a Saturday, a Sunday or a day on
which banking institutions are not required to be open in the State of New York
or in the state where the principal office of the Trustee is located.
 
     'Capital Lease Obligations' of a person means any obligation which is
required to be classified and accounted for as a capital lease on the face of a
balance sheet of such person prepared in accordance with GAAP; the amount of
such obligation shall be the capitalized amount thereof, determined in
accordance with GAAP; and the Stated Maturity thereof shall be the date of the
last payment of rent or any other amount due under such lease prior to the first
date upon which such lease may be terminated by the lessee without payment of a
penalty.
 
     'Capital Stock' of any person means any and all shares, interests
(including partnership interests), rights to purchase, warrants, options,
participations or other equivalents of or interests in (however designated)
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such person, including any Preferred Stock, but excluding any debt securities
convertible into or exchangeable for such equity.
 
     'Closing Price' on any Trading Day with respect to the per share price of
any Capital Stock means the last reported sales price regular way or, in case no
such reported sale takes place on such Trading Day, the average of the reported
closing bid and asked prices regular way, on the principal national securities
exchange on which such Capital Stock is listed or admitted to trading or, if not
listed or admitted to trading on any national securities exchange, on the
National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations National Market
System or, if such Capital Stock is not listed or admitted to trading on any
national securities exchange or quoted on such National Market System, the
average of the closing bid and asked prices in the over-the-counter market as
furnished by any New York Stock Exchange member firm that is selected from time
to time by the Issuer for that purpose and is reasonably acceptable to the
Trustee.
 
     'Code' means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
 
     'Coleman' means The Coleman Company, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and its

successors.
 
     'Coleman Common Stock' means the common stock, par value $.01 per share, of
Coleman, as such common stock may from time to time be reclassified or otherwise
changed.
 
     'Coleman Holdings Indenture' means the Indenture dated as of July 15, 1993,
between Coleman Holdings and the trustee thereunder, pursuant to which the
Coleman Holdings Notes were issued, as such agreement may be amended from time
to time.
 
     'Coleman Holdings Merger' means the merger of Coleman Holdings with and
into the Issuer.
 
     'Coleman Holdings Notes' means the Senior Secured Discount Notes Due 1998
of Coleman Holdings and the Series B Senior Secured Discount Notes Due 1998 of
Coleman Holdings.
 
     'Coleman Worldwide Merger' means the merger of the Issuer with and into
Coleman Worldwide.
 
     'Consolidated EBITDA Coverage Ratio' means, for any period, the ratio of
(i) the aggregate amount of EBITDA for such period to (ii) Consolidated Interest
Expense for such period; provided, however, that (1) if Coleman or any
Subsidiary of Coleman has issued any Debt since the beginning of such period
that remains outstanding or if the transaction giving rise to the need to
calculate the Consolidated EBITDA Coverage Ratio is an issuance of Debt, or
both, EBITDA and Consolidated Interest Expense for such period shall be
calculated after giving effect on a pro forma basis to such Debt as if such Debt
had been issued on the first day of such period and the discharge of any other
Debt Refinanced or otherwise discharged with the proceeds of such new Debt as if
such discharge had occurred on the first day of such period, (2) if since the
beginning of such period Coleman or any Subsidiary of Coleman shall have made
any Asset Disposition, EBITDA for such period shall be reduced by an amount
equal to the EBITDA (if positive) directly attributable to the assets which are
the subject of such Asset Disposition for such period, or increased by an amount
equal to the EBITDA (if negative), directly attributable thereto for such period
and Consolidated Interest Expense for such period shall be reduced by an amount
equal to the Consolidated Interest Expense directly attributable to any Debt of
Coleman or any Subsidiary of Coleman Refinanced or otherwise discharged with
respect to Coleman and its continuing Subsidiaries in connection with such Asset
Dispositions for such period (or if the Capital Stock of any Subsidiary of
Coleman is sold, the Consolidated Interest Expense for such period directly
attributable to the Debt of such Subsidiary to the extent Coleman and its
continuing Subsidiaries are no longer liable for such Debt after such sale) and
(3) if since the beginning of such period Coleman or any Subsidiary of Coleman
(by merger or otherwise) shall have made an Investment in any Subsidiary of
Coleman (or any Person which becomes a Subsidiary of Coleman) or an acquisition
of assets which constitutes all or substantially all of an operating unit of a
business, including any Investment or acquisition of assets occurring in
connection with a transaction causing a calculation to be made hereunder, EBITDA
and Consolidated Interest Expense for such period shall be calculated after
giving pro forma effect thereto, as if such Investment or acquisition occurred
on the first day of such period. For purposes of this definition, whenever pro

forma effect is to be given to an acquisition of assets, an Investment in any
Person, an Asset Disposition, or the amount of income or earnings relating
thereto, or the amount of Consolidated Interest Expense associated with any
Debt, the pro forma calculations shall be determined in good faith by a
responsible financial or accounting Officer of Coleman. If any Debt bears a
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forma effect, the interest on such Debt shall be calculated as if the rate in
effect on the date of determination had been the applicable rate for the entire
period.
 
     'Consolidated Interest Expense' means, for any period, the sum of (a) the
interest expense, net of any interest income, of Coleman and its consolidated
Subsidiaries (other than Non-Recourse Subsidiaries) for such period as
determined in accordance with GAAP consistently applied, plus (b) Preferred
Stock dividends in respect of Preferred Stock of Coleman or any Subsidiary of
Coleman (other than a Non-Recourse Subsidiary) held by Persons other than
Coleman or a Wholly Owned Recourse Subsidiary, plus (c) the cash contributions
to an employee stock ownership plan of Coleman and its Subsidiaries (other than
Non-Recourse Subsidiaries) to the extent such contributions are used by an
employee stock ownership plan to pay interest.
 
     'Consolidated Net Income' means with respect to any person, for any period,
the consolidated net income (or loss) of such person and its consolidated
Subsidiaries for such period as determined in accordance with GAAP, adjusted to
the extent included in calculating such net income (or loss), by excluding (i)
all extraordinary gains or losses; (ii) the portion of net income (or loss) of
such person and its consolidated Subsidiaries attributable to minority interests
in unconsolidated persons except to the extent that, in the case of net income,
cash dividends or distributions have actually been received by such person or
one of its consolidated Subsidiaries (subject, in the case of a dividend or
distribution received by a Subsidiary of such person, to the limitations
contained in clause (v) below) and, in the case of net loss, such person or any
Subsidiary of such person has actually contributed, lent or transferred cash to
such unconsolidated person; (iii) net income (or loss) of any other person
attributable to any period prior to the date of combination of such other person
with such person or any of its Subsidiaries on a 'pooling of interests' basis;
(iv) net gains or losses in respect of dispositions of assets by such person or
any of its Subsidiaries (including pursuant to a sale-and-leaseback arrangement)
other than in the ordinary course of business; (v) the net income of any
Subsidiary of such person to the extent that the declaration of dividends or
distributions by that Subsidiary of that income is not at the time permitted,
directly or indirectly, by operation of the terms of its charter or any
agreement, instrument, judgment, decree, order, statute, rule or governmental
regulations applicable to that Subsidiary or its shareholders; (vi) any net
income or loss of any Non-Recourse Subsidiary, except that such person's equity
in the net income of any such Non-Recourse Subsidiary for such period shall be
included in such Consolidated Net Income up to the aggregate amount of cash
actually distributed by such Non-Recourse Subsidiary during such period to such
person as a dividend or other distribution; and (vii) the cumulative effect of a

change in accounting principles; provided, however, that in calculating
Consolidated Net Income of Coleman, net income of a Subsidiary of the type
described in clause (v) of this definition shall not be excluded.
 
     'Consolidated Net Worth' of any person means, at any date, all amounts
which would, in conformity with GAAP, be included under shareholders' equity on
a consolidated balance sheet of such person at such date, less any amounts
attributable to Redeemable Stock or Exchangeable Stock.
 
     'Credit Agreement' means the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as
of August 3, 1995 by and among Coleman, Credit Suisse and the Banks named
therein, as the same may be amended or restated from time to time.
 
     'Debt' of any person means, without duplication, (i) the principal of and
premium (if any) in respect of (A) indebtedness of such person for money
borrowed and (B) indebtedness evidenced by notes, debentures, bonds or other
similar instruments for the payment of which such person is responsible or
liable; (ii) all Capital Lease Obligations of such person; (iii) all obligations
of such person issued or assumed as the deferred purchase price of property, all
conditional sale obligations of such person and all obligations of such person
under any title retention agreement (but excluding trade accounts payable and
other accrued current liabilities arising in the ordinary course of business);
(iv) all obligations of such person for the reimbursement of any obligor on any
letter of credit, banker's acceptance or similar credit transaction (other than
obligations with respect to letters of credit securing obligations (other than
obligations described in (i) through (iii) above) entered into in the ordinary
course of business of such person to the extent such letters of credit are not
drawn upon or, if and to the extent drawn upon, such drawing is reimbursed no
later than the third Business Day following receipt by such person of a demand
for reimbursement following payment on the letter of credit); (v) the amount of
all obligations of such person with respect to the redemption, repayment or
other repurchase of, in the case of a Subsidiary of Coleman, any Preferred Stock
and, in the case of any other person, any Redeemable Stock (but excluding in
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accrued dividends); (vi) all obligations of the type referred to in clauses (i)
through (v) of other persons and all dividends of other persons for the payment
of which, in either case, such person is responsible or liable, directly or
indirectly, as obligor, guarantor or otherwise, including guarantees of such
obligations and dividends; and (vii) all obligations of the type referred to in
clauses (i) through (vi) of other persons secured by any Lien on any property or
asset of such person (whether or not such obligation is assumed by such person),
the amount of such obligation being deemed to be the lesser of the value of such
property or assets or the amount of the obligation so secured.
 
     'Default' means any event which is, or after notice or passage of time or
both would be, an Event of Default.
 
     'Delivered Shares' means any shares of Coleman Common Stock delivered by
Coleman Worldwide upon an exchange of the LYONs to the holders thereof pursuant

to the LYONs Indenture.
 
     'Due Amount' as of any date means with respect to each $1,000 principal
amount at maturity of Notes, the Accreted Value thereof on such date plus any
premium due and payable thereon.
 
     'EBITDA' means, for any period, the Consolidated Net Income of Coleman for
such period, plus the following to the extent included in calculating such
Consolidated Net Income: (i) income tax expense, (ii) Consolidated Interest
Expense, (iii) depreciation expense, (iv) amortization expense, (v) all other
noncash charges (excluding any noncash charge to the extent that it requires an
accrual of or a reserve for cash disbursements for any future period) and (vi)
foreign currency gains or losses.
 
     'Escrow Agent' means the Escrow Agent from time to time under the Escrow
Agreement.
 
     'Escrow Agreement' means the Escrow Agreement dated as of May 15, 1997
between the Issuer and First Trust National Association, as escrow agent
thereunder, as amended from time to time.
 
     'Exchange Act' means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
 
     'Exchangeable Stock' means any Capital Stock of a person which by its terms
or otherwise is required to be exchanged or converted or is exchangeable or
convertible at the option of the holder into another security (other than
Capital Stock of such person which is neither Exchangeable Stock nor Redeemable
Stock).
 
     'Generally Accepted Accounting Principles' or 'GAAP' means generally
accepted accounting principles in the United States, as in effect from time to
time, except that for purposes of calculating the Consolidated EBITDA Coverage
Ratio, it shall mean generally accepted accounting principles in the United
States as in effect on the Issue Date.
 
     'guarantee' means any obligation, contingent or otherwise, of any person
directly or indirectly guaranteeing any Debt or other obligation of any other
person and any obligation, direct or indirect, contingent or otherwise, of such
person (i) to purchase or pay (or advance or supply funds for the purchase or
payment of) such Debt or other obligation of such other person (whether arising
by virtue of partnership arrangements, or by agreement to keep-well, to purchase
assets, goods, securities or services, to take-or-pay, or to maintain financial
statement conditions or otherwise) or (ii) entered into for purposes of assuring
in any other manner the obligee of such Debt or other obligation of the payment
thereof or to protect such obligee against loss in respect thereof (in whole or
in part); provided, however, that the term 'guarantee' will not include
endorsements for collection or deposit in the ordinary course of business. The
term 'guarantee' used as a verb has a corresponding meaning.
 
     'Holder' or 'Securityholder' means the person in whose name a Note is
registered on the Registrar's books.
 
     'Investment' in any person means any loan or advance to, any net payment on
a guarantee of, any acquisition of Capital Stock, equity interest, obligation or

other security of, or capital contribution or other investment in, such person.
Investment shall exclude advances to customers and suppliers in the ordinary
course of business. The term 'Invest' has a corresponding meaning. For purposes
of the definitions of 'Non-Recourse Subsidiary,' 'Unrestricted Subsidiary' and
'Restricted Payment' and for purposes of the 'Limitation on Restricted Payments'
covenant, (i) 'Investment' shall include a designation after the Issue Date of a
Subsidiary as a Non-Recourse Subsidiary, and such Investment shall be valued at
an amount equal to the portion (proportionate to the Issuer's equity interest in
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Subsidiary at the time that such Subsidiary is designated a Non-Recourse
Subsidiary; and (ii) any property transferred to or from a Non-Recourse
Subsidiary or an Unrestricted Subsidiary shall be valued at its fair market
value at the time of such transfer, in each case as determined in good faith by
the Board of Directors of the Issuer (or of Coleman in the case of a
Non-Recourse Subsidiary), and if such property so transferred (including in a
series of related transactions) has a fair market value, as so determined by the
Board of Directors, in excess of $10 million, such determination shall be
confirmed by an independent appraiser.
 
     'issue' means issue, assume, guarantee, incur or otherwise become liable
for; provided, however, that any Debt or Capital Stock of a person existing at
the time such person becomes a Subsidiary of another person (whether by merger,
consolidation, acquisition or otherwise) will be deemed to be issued by such
Subsidiary at the time it becomes a Subsidiary of such other person.
 
     'Issue Date' means the date of original issue of the Notes.
 
     'Lien' means any mortgage, pledge, security interest, conditional sale or
other title retention agreement or other similar lien.
 
     'LYONs' means the Liquid Yield OptionTM(1) Notes due 2013 of Coleman
Worldwide.
 
     'LYONs Default' means any event which is, or after notice or passage of
time or both would be, an event of default under the LYONs Indenture.
 
     'LYONs Escrow Agreement' means the Escrow and Pledge Agreement dated as of
May 27, 1993, between Coleman Worldwide and First Trust National Association, as
escrow agent thereunder, as amended from time to time.
 
     'LYONs Indenture' means the Indenture, dated as of May 27, 1993, between
Coleman Worldwide and First Trust National Association, as successor trustee,
pursuant to which the LYONs were issued, as it may be amended from time to time.
 
     'MacAndrews Holdings' means MacAndrews & Forbes Holdings Inc., a Delaware
corporation, and its successors.
 
     'Mafco Consolidated Group' means the 'Affiliated Group' (within the meaning
of Section 1504(a)(1) of the Code) of which Mafco Holdings is the common parent.

 
     'Mafco Holdings' means Mafco Holdings Inc., a Delaware corporation, and its
successors.
 
     'Market Value' means as of any date the sum of (i) in respect of Coleman
Pledged Shares, an amount equal to the product of (x) the average of the Closing
Prices per share of Coleman Common Stock during the five Trading Days ending
immediately preceding such date and (y) the number of Coleman Pledged Shares,
(ii) as to Collateral consisting of cash, the amount of such cash, (iii) as to
any other Collateral having a purported value equal to or less than $5 million,
the fair market value thereof as of such date as determined by the Board of
Directors of the Issuer (the determination of which shall be conclusive and
shall be evidenced by a resolution of such Board of Directors of the Issuer),
and (iv) as to any other Collateral having a purported value of more than $5
million, the fair market value thereof as of such date as determined by an
independent appraiser.
 
     'Merger' means the Coleman Holdings Merger or the Coleman Worldwide Merger,
as the case may be.
 
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     'Net Available Cash' from an Asset Disposition means cash payments received
(including any cash payments received by way of deferred payment of principal
pursuant to a note or installment receivable or otherwise, but only as and when
received, but excluding any other consideration received in the form of
assumption by the acquiring person of Debt or other obligations relating to such
properties or assets or received in any other noncash form) therefrom, in each
case net of (i) all legal, title and recording tax expenses, commissions and
other fees and expenses incurred, and all Federal, state, provincial, foreign
and local taxes required or estimated in good faith to be required to be accrued
as a liability under Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, as a consequence
of such Asset Disposition, (ii) all payments made on any Debt which is secured
by any assets subject to such Asset Disposition, in accordance with the terms of
any Lien upon or other security agreement of any kind with respect to such
assets, or which must by its terms, or in order to obtain a necessary consent to
such Asset Disposition, or by applicable law be repaid out of the proceeds from
or in connection with such Asset Disposition and (iii) all distributions and
other payments required to be made to minority interest holders in Subsidiaries
or joint ventures as a result of such Asset Disposition; provided, however, that
in connection with an Asset Disposition to a Subsidiary of Coleman (other than a
Wholly Owned Recourse Subsidiary), Net Available Cash will be deemed to be a
percentage of Net Available Cash (as calculated above) equal to (A) 100% minus
(B) Coleman's percentage ownership in such Subsidiary.
 
     'Net Cash Proceeds,' with respect to any issuance or sale of Capital Stock,
means the cash proceeds of such issuance or sale net of attorneys' fees,
accountants' fees, underwriters' or placement agents' fees, discounts or
commissions and brokerage, consultant and other fees actually incurred in

connection with such issuance or sale and net of taxes paid or estimated in good
faith to be payable as a result thereof.
 
     'Non-Convertible Capital Stock' means, with respect to any corporation, any
non-convertible Capital Stock of such corporation and any Capital Stock of such
corporation convertible solely into non-convertible common stock of such
corporation; provided, however, that Non-Convertible Capital Stock will not
include any Redeemable Stock or Exchangeable Stock.
 
     'Non-Recourse Debt' means Debt or that portion of Debt (i) as to which
neither the Issuer nor its Subsidiaries (other than a Non-Recourse Subsidiary or
an Unrestricted Subsidiary) (A) provide credit support (including any
undertaking, agreement or instrument which would constitute Debt), (B) is
directly or indirectly liable or (C) constitute the lender and (ii) no default
with respect to which (including any rights which the holders thereof may have
to take enforcement action against the assets of a Non-Recourse Subsidiary or an
Unrestricted Subsidiary) would permit (upon notice, lapse of time or both) any
holder of any other Debt of the Issuer or its Subsidiaries (other than
Non-Recourse Subsidiaries or Unrestricted Subsidiaries) to declare a default on
such other Debt or cause the payment thereof to be accelerated or payable prior
to its Stated Maturity.
 
     'Non-Recourse Subsidiary' means a Subsidiary of Coleman (i) which has been
designated as such by Coleman, (ii) which has no Debt other than Non-Recourse
Debt and (iii) which is in the same line of business as Coleman and its Wholly
Owned Subsidiaries existing on the Issue Date or in businesses reasonably
related thereto.
 
     'Note Purchase Agreements' means (i) the Note Purchase Agreements, each
dated as of August 3, 1995, between Coleman and the Purchasers named therein, as
amended from time to time, relating to Coleman's 7.26% Senior Notes due 2007,
and (ii) the Note Purchase Agreements, each dated as of May 1, 1996, between
Coleman and the Purchasers named therein, as amended from time to time relating
to Coleman's 7.10% Senior Notes, Series A, due 2006, and 7.25% Senior Notes,
Series B, due 2008.
 
     'Obligations' means (a) the full and punctual payment of principal of and
interest, if any, on the Notes when due, whether at maturity, by acceleration,
by redemption or otherwise, and all other monetary obligations of the Issuer
under the Indenture and the Notes and (b) the full and punctual performance of
all other obligations of the Issuer under the Indenture and the Notes.
 
     'Officer' means the Chairman of the Board, the President, any Vice
President, the Treasurer, an Assistant Treasurer or the Secretary or an
Assistant Secretary of the Issuer.
 
     'Officers' Certificate' means a certificate signed by the Chairman of the
Board, Vice Chairman, the President or a Vice President (regardless of Vice
Presidential designation), and by the Treasurer, an Assistant Treasurer,
Secretary or an Assistant Secretary, of the Issuer, and delivered to the
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signing an Officers' Certificate given pursuant to the requirement for a
Compliance Certificate, as described in the last paragraph under 'Defaults'
above, will be the principal executive, financial or accounting officer of the
Issuer.
 
     'Opinion of Counsel' means a written opinion from legal counsel who is
reasonably acceptable to the Trustee. The counsel may be an employee of or
counsel to the Issuer (or its Parent or one of its Subsidiaries) or the Trustee.
 
     'Parent' means Coleman (Parent) Holdings Inc., a Delaware corporation, and
any other Person which acquires or owns directly or indirectly 80% or more of
the Voting Stock of the Issuer.
 
     'Permitted Affiliate' means any individual that is a director or officer of
the Issuer, of a Subsidiary of the Issuer or of an Unrestricted Affiliate;
provided, however, that such individual is not also a director or officer of
MacAndrews Holdings or any person that controls MacAndrews Holdings.
 
     'Permitted Holders' means Ronald O. Perelman (or in the event of his
incompetence or death, his estate, heirs, executor, administrator, committee or
other personal representative (collectively, 'heirs')) or any person controlled,
directly or indirectly, by Ronald O. Perelman or his heirs.
 
     'person' means any individual, corporation, partnership, joint venture,
association, joint-stock company, trust, unincorporated organization, government
or any agency or political subdivision thereof or any other entity.
 
     'Pledged Shares' means any Collateral consisting of Coleman Pledged Shares,
Worldwide Pledged Shares and Holdings Pledged Shares.
 
     'Preferred Stock,' as applied to the Capital Stock of any corporation,
means Capital Stock of any class or classes (however designated) which is
preferred as to the payment of dividends, or as to the distribution of assets
upon any voluntary or involuntary liquidation or dissolution of such
corporation, over shares of Capital Stock of any other class of such
corporation.
 
     'principal' of a Note as of any date means the Accreted Value of the Note
as of such date plus the premium, if any, payable on the Note which is due or
overdue or is to become due on such date.
 
     'principal amount at maturity' of a Note means the amount specified as such
on the face of such Note.
 
     'Put Amount' as of any date means, with respect to each $1,000 principal
amount at maturity of Notes, the sum of (a) the Accreted Value thereof on such
date and (b) 1% of the Accreted Value thereof on such date (if such date is a
Semi-Annual Accrual Date) or (if such date is not a Semi-Annual Accrual Date)
the preceding Semi-Annual Accrual Date.
 
     'Redeemable Stock' means, with respect to any person, any Capital Stock of
such person that by its terms or otherwise is required to be redeemed on or

prior to the first anniversary of the Stated Maturity of the Notes or is
redeemable at the option of the holder thereof at any time on or prior to the
first anniversary of the Stated Maturity of the Notes.
 
     'Refinance' means, in respect of any Debt, to refinance, extend, renew,
refund, repay, prepay, redeem, defease or retire, or to issue Debt in exchange
or replacement for, such Debt. 'Refinanced' and 'Refinancing' shall have
correlative meanings.
 
     'Refinancing Costs' means, with respect to any Debt or Preferred Stock
being Refinanced, any premium actually paid thereon and reasonable costs and
expenses, including underwriting discounts, in connection with such Refinancing;
provided, that if any Debt issued in connection with such a Refinancing is
issued at a discount, Refinancing Costs shall be an amount equal to the accreted
value (as of the Stated Maturity of the Debt being Refinanced) of the portion of
such Debt used to pay such premium, costs and expenses.
 
     'Registration Agreement' means the Registration Agreement, dated May 20,
1997, among the Issuer and Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc., Chase Securities Inc. and
Credit Suisse First Boston Corporation.
 
     'Restricted Cash' means any cash received by Coleman Worldwide pursuant to
a Tax Sharing Agreement, the LYONs Escrow Agreement or the Securities Loan
Agreement.
 
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     'Restricted Payment' means, as to any person making a Restricted Payment,
(i) any dividend or any distribution on or in respect of the Capital Stock of
such person (including any payment in connection with any merger or
consolidation involving such person) or to the holders of the Capital Stock of
such person (except dividends or distributions payable solely in the
Non-Convertible Capital Stock of such person or in options, warrants or other
rights to purchase the Non-Convertible Capital Stock of such person), (ii) any
purchase, redemption or other acquisition or retirement for value of any Capital
Stock of the Issuer or of any direct or indirect parent of the Issuer, (iii) any
purchase, repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement
for value, prior to scheduled maturity, scheduled repayment or scheduled sinking
fund payment, of any Subordinated Obligation (other than the purchase,
repurchase or other acquisition of Subordinated Obligations purchased in
anticipation of satisfying a sinking fund obligation, principal installment or
final maturity, in each case due within one year of the date of acquisition),
(iv) any Investment in any Affiliate of the Issuer other than (a) a Subsidiary
of the Issuer, (b) an Affiliate of the Issuer which will become a Subsidiary of
the Issuer as a result of any such Investment and (c) an Unrestricted Affiliate
or (v) any Investment in a Non-Recourse Subsidiary or an Unrestricted
Subsidiary.
 
     'Securities Loan Agreement' means the Securities Loan Agreement dated as of
May 27, 1993, among Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, Coleman
Worldwide and the securities loan custodian thereunder, as amended from time to
time.

 
     'Shelf Registration Statement' has the meaning ascribed thereto in the
Registration Agreement.
 
     'Significant Subsidiary' means (i) any Subsidiary (other than a
Non-Recourse Subsidiary and other than any Unrestricted Subsidiary) of the
Issuer which at the time of determination either (A) had assets which, as of the
date of the Issuer's most recent quarterly consolidated balance sheet,
constituted at least 5% of the Issuer's total assets on a consolidated basis as
of such date, in each case determined in accordance with Generally Accepted
Accounting Principles, or (B) had revenues for the 12-month period ending on the
date of the Issuer's most recent quarterly consolidated statement of income
which constituted at least 5% of the Issuer's total revenues on a consolidated
basis for such period, or (ii) any subsidiary of the Issuer (other than a
Non-Recourse Subsidiary and other than an Unrestricted Subsidiary) which, if
merged with all Defaulting Subsidiaries (as defined below) of the Issuer, would
at the time of determination either (A) have had assets which, as of the date of
the Issuer's most recent quarterly consolidated balance sheet, would have
constituted at least 10% of the Issuer's total assets on a consolidated basis as
of such date or (B) have had revenues for the 12-month period ending on the date
of the Issuer's most recent quarterly consolidated statement of income which
would have constituted at least 10% of the Issuer's total revenues on a
consolidated basis for such period (each such determination being made in
accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles). 'Defaulting
Subsidiary' means any Subsidiary of the Issuer (other than a Non-Recourse
Subsidiary and other than an Unrestricted Subsidiary) with respect to which an
event described under clause (vi), (vii), (viii) or (ix) of 'Defaults' above has
occurred and is continuing.
 
     'Stated Maturity' means, with respect to any security, the date specified
in such security as the fixed date on which the principal of such security is
due and payable, including pursuant to any mandatory redemption provision (but
excluding any provision providing for the repurchase of such security at the
option of the holder thereof upon the happening of any contingency).
 
     'Subordinated Obligation' means any Debt of the Issuer (whether outstanding
on the Issue Date or thereafter issued) which is subordinate or junior in right
of payment to the Notes.
 
     'Subsidiary' means, with respect to any person, any corporation,
association, partnership or other business entity of which more than 50% of the
total voting power of shares of Capital Stock or other interests (including
partnership interests) entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any
contingency) to vote in the election of directors, managers or trustees thereof
is at the time owned, directly or indirectly, by (i) such person, (ii) such
person and one or more Subsidiaries of such person or (iii) one or more
Subsidiaries of such person.
 
     'Tax Sharing Agreements' means (i) the Tax Sharing Agreement dated as of
May 27, 1993 by and among Mafco Holdings, Coleman Worldwide, Coleman and its
Subsidiaries and any entities which become parties thereto, (ii) the Tax Sharing
Agreement dated as of May 27, 1993 by and among Mafco Holdings, Coleman
Worldwide and any entities which become parties thereto, (iii) the Tax Sharing
Agreement dated as of July 22,

 
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1993 between Mafco Holdings and Coleman Holdings and (iv) any amendments to any
of the foregoing and any other tax allocation agreement between the Issuer or
any of its Subsidiaries with the Issuer or any direct or indirect shareholder of
the Issuer with respect to consolidated or combined tax returns including the
Issuer or any of its Subsidiaries but only to the extent that amounts payable
from time to time by the Issuer or any such Subsidiary under any such agreement
do not exceed the corresponding tax payments that the Issuer or such Subsidiary
would have been required to make to any relevant taxing authority had the Issuer
or such Subsidiary not joined in such consolidated or combined returns, but
instead had filed returns including only the Issuer or its Subsidiaries
(provided that any such agreement may provide that, if the Issuer or any such
Subsidiary ceases to be a member of the affiliated group of corporations of
which Mafco Holdings is the common parent for purposes of filing a consolidated
federal income tax return (such cessation, a 'Deconsolidation Event'), then the
Issuer or such Subsidiary will indemnify such direct or indirect shareholder
with respect to any federal, state or local income, franchise or other tax
liability (including any related interest, additions or penalties) imposed on
such shareholder as the result of an audit or other adjustment with respect to
any period prior to such Deconsolidation Event that is attributable to the
Issuer, such Subsidiary or any predecessor business thereof (computed as if the
Issuer, such Subsidiary or such predecessor business, as the case may be, were a
stand-alone entity that filed separate tax returns as an independent
corporation), but only to the extent that any such tax liability exceeds any
liability for taxes recorded on the books of the Issuer or such Subsidiary with
respect to any such period).
 
     'Temporary Cash Investments' means any of the following: (i) any investment
in direct obligations of the United States of America or any agency thereof or
obligations guaranteed by the United States of America or any agency thereof, in
each case, maturing within 360 days of the date of acquisition thereof, (ii)
investments in time deposit accounts, certificates of deposit and money market
deposits maturing within 180 days of the date of acquisition thereof issued by a
bank or trust company (including the Trustee) which is organized under the laws
of the United States of America, any state thereof or any foreign country
recognized by the United States of America having capital, surplus and undivided
profits aggregating in excess of $250,000,000 and whose debt is rated 'A' (or
such similar equivalent rating) or higher by at least one nationally recognized
statistical rating organization (as defined in Rule 436 under the Securities
Act) or any money-market fund sponsored by any registered broker dealer or
mutual fund distributor, (iii) repurchase obligations with a term of not more
than 30 days for underlying securities of the types described in clause (i)
above entered into with a bank meeting the qualifications described in clause
(ii) above, (iv) investments in commercial paper, maturing not more than 90 days
after the date of acquisition, issued by a corporation (other than an Affiliate
or Subsidiary of the Issuer) organized and in existence under the laws of the
United States of America or any foreign country recognized by the United States
of America with a rating at the time as of which any investment therein is made
of 'P-2' (or higher) according to Moody's Investors Service, Inc. or 'A-2' (or
higher) according to Standard and Poor's Corporation and (v) securities with

maturities of six months or less from the date of acquisition backed by standby
or direct pay letters of credit issued by any bank satisfying the requirements
of clause (ii) above.
 
     'Trading Day' means each Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday,
other than any such day on which securities are not traded on the applicable
securities exchange or in the applicable securities market.
 
     'Treasury Rate' means the yield to maturity at the time of computation of
United States Treasury securities with a constant maturity (as compiled and
published in the most recent Federal Reserve Statistical Release H.15(519) which
has become publicly available at least two business days prior to the date fixed
for repayment or, in the case of defeasance, prior to the date of deposit (or,
if such Statistical Release is no longer published, any publicly available
source of similar market data)) most nearly equal to the then remaining average
life to Stated Maturity of the Notes; provided, however, that if the average
life to Stated Maturity of the Notes is not equal to the constant maturity of a
United States Treasury security for which a weekly average yield is given, the
Treasury Rate shall be obtained by linear interpolation (calculated to the
nearest one-twelfth of a year) from the weekly average yields of United States
Treasury securities of which such yields are given, except that if the average
life to Stated Maturity of the Notes is less than one year, the weekly average
yield on actually traded United States Treasury securities adjusted to a
constant maturity of one year shall be used.
 
     'Trust Officer' means any officer or assistant officer of the Trustee
assigned by the Trustee to administer its corporate trust matters.
 
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     'Unrestricted Affiliate' means a person (other than a Subsidiary of
Coleman) controlled (as defined in the definition of an 'Affiliate') by Coleman,
in which no Affiliate of the Issuer (other than (w) Coleman, Coleman Holdings or
Coleman Worldwide, (x) a Wholly Owned Recourse Subsidiary of Coleman, (y) a
Permitted Affiliate and (z) another Unrestricted Affiliate) has an Investment.
 
     'Unrestricted Assets' means (i) Withdrawn Shares, (ii) Capital Stock of
Unrestricted Subsidiaries and (iii) all dividends, cash and other property and
proceeds (including proceeds of sale) from time to time received, receivable or
otherwise distributed in respect of or in exchange for any of the foregoing.
 
     'Unrestricted Subsidiary' means a Subsidiary of the Issuer which (i) is
acquired or organized by the Issuer or Coleman Worldwide or any other
Unrestricted Subsidiary (or any combination of the foregoing), (ii) is
capitalized only with Unrestricted Assets, cash or Temporary Cash Investments,
(iii) does not have any Debt (A) which is held by the Issuer, (B) as to which
the Issuer or any of its Subsidiaries (other than an Unrestricted Subsidiary)
has provided credit support (other than as permitted by paragraph (3) of
'Limitations on Debt of the Issuer, Coleman Holdings and Coleman Worldwide'
above) or (C) any default as to which would permit any holder (whether upon
notice, after lapse of time or both) of any Debt of the Issuer or any of its
Subsidiaries (other than an Unrestricted Subsidiary) to declare a default on

such Debt or (except, in the case of the LYONs, upon the occurrence of an event
that gives the holders of the LYONs an option to require Coleman Worldwide to
purchase such holders' LYONs) to cause the payment thereof to be accelerated
prior to its Stated Maturity and (iv) conducts no trade or business other than
ownership of Coleman Common Stock.
 
     'U.S. Government Obligations' means direct obligations (or certificates
representing an ownership interest in such obligations) of the United States of
America (including any agency or instrumentality thereof) for the payment of
which the full faith and credit of the United States of America is pledged and
which are not callable at the issuer's option.
 
     'Voting Stock' of a corporation means all classes of Capital Stock of such
corporation then outstanding and normally entitled to vote in the election of
directors.
 
     'Wholly Owned Recourse Subsidiary' means a Subsidiary of a person (other
than a Non-Recourse Subsidiary and other than an Unrestricted Subsidiary) all
the Capital Stock of which (other than directors' qualifying shares) is owned by
such person or another Wholly Owned Recourse Subsidiary of such person.
 
     'Withdrawn Collateral' means any Coleman Pledged Shares which are released
from the Lien of the Indenture ('Withdrawn Shares') together with any cash or
instruments or other Collateral which are released from the Lien of the
Indenture.
 
REGISTRATION RIGHTS
 
     Holders of the New Notes are not entitled to any registration rights with
respect to the New Notes. The Issuer has entered into a registration agreement
(the 'Registration Agreement') with the Initial Purchasers, for the benefit of
the holders of the Old Notes, pursuant to which the Issuer has agreed that it
will, at its cost, by October 17, 1997, use its best efforts to cause a
registration statement (the 'Registration Statement') to be declared effective
under the Securities Act. The Registration Statement of which this Prospectus
forms a part constitutes the registration statement for the Exchange Offer. Upon
the Registration Statement being declared effective, the Issuer will offer the
New First Priority Notes and the New Second Priority Exchange Notes in exchange
for surrender of the Old First Priority Notes and the Old Second Priority Notes,
respectively. The Issuer will keep the Exchange Offer open for not less than 30
days (or longer if required by applicable law) after the date notice of the
Exchange Offer is mailed to the holders of the Old Notes. For each Old Note
surrendered to the Issuer pursuant to the Exchange Offer, the holder of such Old
Note will receive a New Note having a principal amount at maturity equal to that
of the surrendered Old Note. Because the New Notes will be treated as a
continuation of the Old Notes, Original Issue Discount on each New Note will
accrete from May 20, 1997, the date of original issuance of the Old Notes. Under
existing SEC interpretations, the New Notes would in general be freely
transferable after the Exchange Offer without further registration under the
Securities Act; provided, however, that in the case of broker-dealers, a
prospectus meeting the requirements of the Securities Act be delivered as
required. The Issuer has agreed for a period of 180 days after the date of
consummation of the Exchange Offer to make available a prospectus meeting the
requirements of the Securities Act to any broker-

 
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dealer for use in connection with any resale of any such New Notes acquired as
described below. A broker-dealer which delivers such a prospectus to purchasers
in connection with such resales will be subject to certain of the civil
liability provisions under the Securities Act and will be bound by the
provisions of the Registration Agreement (including certain indemnification
rights and obligations).
 
     In the event that applicable interpretations of the staff of the SEC do not
permit the Issuer to effect the Exchange Offer, or if for any other reason the
Exchange Offer is not consummated by November 17, 1997, the Issuer will, at its
cost, (a) as promptly as practicable, file the Shelf Registration Statement
covering resales of the Old Notes, (b) use its best efforts to cause the Shelf
Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act and (c)
use its best efforts to keep effective the Shelf Registration Statement until
two years after its effective date. The Issuer will, in the event of the Shelf
Registration Statement, provide to each holder of the Old Notes copies of the
prospectus, which is a part of the Shelf Registration Statement, notify each
such holder when the Shelf Registration Statement for the Notes has become
effective and take certain other actions as are required to permit unrestricted
resales of the Old Notes. A holder of Old Notes who sells such Old Notes
pursuant to the Shelf Registration Statement generally would be required to be
named as a selling securityholder in the related prospectus and to deliver a
prospectus to purchasers, will be subject to certain of the civil liability
provisions under the Securities Act in connection with such sales and will be
bound by the provisions of the Registration Agreement which are applicable to
such a holder (including certain indemnification obligations).
 
     If by November 17, 1997, neither (i) the Exchange Offer is consummated nor
(ii) the Shelf Registration Statement is declared effective, interest will
accrue (in addition to the accretion of Original Issue Discount) on the Notes
from and including such date, until but excluding the earlier of (i) the
consummation of the Exchange Offer and (ii) the effective date of a Shelf
Registration Statement. In each case, such interest will be payable in cash
semiannually in arrears on May 15 and November 15, commencing May 15, 1998, at a
rate per annum equal to .50% of the Accreted Value as of the November 15 and May
15 immediately preceding such interest payment date.
 
     The summary herein of certain provisions of the Registration Agreement does
not purport to be complete and is subject to, and is qualified in its entirety
by reference to, all the provisions of the Registration Agreement, a copy of
which is filed as an exhibit to the Registration Statement of which this
Prospectus constitutes a part.
 
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                 CERTAIN U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSIDERATIONS
 
CERTAIN UNITED STATES FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSIDERATIONS
 
     Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, special counsel to the Issuer,
has advised the Issuer that the following discussion, except as otherwise
indicated, expresses their opinion as to the material federal income tax
considerations applicable to the exchange of Old Notes for New Notes and the
ownership and disposition of the New Notes by holders who acquire the New Notes
pursuant to the Exchange Offer. This discussion is based on laws, regulations,
rulings and decisions now in effect, all of which are subject to change. The
discussion does not cover all aspects of federal taxation that may be relevant
to, or the actual tax effect that any of the matters described herein will have
on, particular holders, and does not address state, local, foreign or other tax
laws. Certain holders (including insurance companies, tax-exempt organizations,
financial institutions, broker-dealers, taxpayers subject to the alternative
minimum tax and foreign partners) may be subject to special rules not discussed
below. The description assumes that holders of the New Notes will hold the New
Notes as 'capital assets' (generally, property held for investment purposes)
within the meaning of Section 1221 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended (the 'Code'). EACH HOLDER SHOULD CONSULT ITS OWN TAX ADVISOR IN
DETERMINING THE FEDERAL, STATE, LOCAL AND ANY OTHER TAX CONSEQUENCES TO THE
PARTICULAR HOLDER OF THE EXCHANGE OF OLD NOTES FOR NEW NOTES AND THE OWNERSHIP
AND DISPOSITION OF THE NEW NOTES.
 
EXCHANGE OF NOTES
 
     The exchange of the Old Notes for the New Notes pursuant to the Exchange
Offer will not be treated as an 'exchange' for federal income tax purposes
because the New Notes do not differ materially in kind or extent from the Old
Notes, and because the exchange will occur by operation of the terms of the Old
Notes. Rather the New Notes received by a holder will be treated as a
continuation of the Old Notes in the hands of such holder. As a result, no gain
or loss will be recognized on the exchange of Old Notes for New Notes pursuant
to the Exchange Offer.
 
ORIGINAL ISSUE DISCOUNT
 
     The Old Notes were issued on May 20, 1997 and have Original Issue Discount
for federal income tax purposes. Because the New Notes will be treated as a
continuation of the Old Notes, which were issued with Original Issue Discount,
the New Notes will have Original Issue Discount for federal income tax purposes,
and holders of the New Notes will be required to recognize such Original Issue
Discount as ordinary income in advance of the receipt of the cash payments to
which such income is attributable (regardless of the holder's regular method of
accounting).
 
     The total amount of Original Issue Discount with respect to a New Note will
be equal to the excess of the 'stated redemption price at maturity' of such New
Note over its 'issue price.' The 'stated redemption price at maturity' of a New
Note will be equal to the stated principal amount due at maturity. The 'issue
price' of all the New Notes will be equal to the issue price of the Old Notes.

Holders of New Notes are required to include Original Issue Discount in income
as it accrues in accordance with a constant yield method based on compounding at
the end of each accrual period (regardless of a holder's regular method of
accounting). In general, the amount of Original Issue Discount that is
includable in income is determined by allocating to each day in an accrual
period the ratable portion of Original Issue Discount allocable to the accrual
period. The amount of Original Issue Discount that is allocable to an accrual
period is generally an amount equal to the product of the adjusted issue price
of a Note at the beginning of such accrual period (the issue price of the Notes
determined as described above, generally increased by all prior accruals of
Original Issue Discount with respect to the Notes) and the yield to maturity
(the discount rate, which when applied to all payments under the Notes results
in a present value equal to the issue price) less any qualified stated interest
(interest that is unconditionally payable in cash or property at least annually
at a single fixed rate) allocable to the accrual period.
 
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DISPOSITION OF NEW NOTES
 
     A holder's tax basis in a New Note will be increased by the amount of
Original Issue Discount that is includable in such holder's income. If a New
Note is redeemed, sold or otherwise disposed of, the holder thereof will
generally recognize gain or loss equal to the difference between the amount
realized on the redemption, sale or other disposition of such New Note and the
holder's adjusted basis in the New Note. Subject to the market discount rules
discussed below, such gain or loss will be capital gain or loss and will be
long-term capital gain or loss if, on the date of the sale, a holder has a
holding period for the New Notes (which would include the holding period of the
Old Notes) of more than one year.
 
     Under the market discount rules of the Code, an exchanging holder (other
than a holder who made the election described below) who purchased an Old Note
with 'market discount' (generally defined as the amount by which the adjusted
issue price of the Old Note on the holder's date of purchase exceeds the
holder's purchase price) will be required to treat any gain recognized on the
redemption, sale or other disposition of the New Note received in the exchange
as ordinary income to the extent of the market discount that accrued during the
holding period of such New Note (which would include the holding period of the
Old Note). A holder who has elected under applicable Code provisions to include
market discount in income annually as such discount accrues will not, however,
be required to treat any gain recognized as ordinary income under these rules.
Holders should consult their tax advisors as to the portion of any gain that
would be taxable as ordinary income under these provisions.
 
INFORMATION REPORTING
 
     Each New Note will contain a legend stating that it has Original Issue
Discount and setting forth the issue date, the issue price, the amount of
Original Issue Discount and the yield to maturity. The Issuer will report
annually to the IRS and to each holder (other than holders not subject to the
information reporting requirements) the amount of Original Issue Discount

accrued with respect to such New Note and any interest paid with respect to the
Old Notes as described above under 'Description of the Notes--Registration
Rights.'
 
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                         BOOK-ENTRY; DELIVERY AND FORM
 
GENERAL
 
     Except as set forth below, the Notes will initially be issued in the form
of one or more registered Notes in global form without coupons (each a 'Global
Note'). Each Global Note was or will be deposited with, or on behalf of, DTC and
registered in the name of Cede & Co., as nominee of DTC, or will remain in the
custody of the Trustee pursuant to the FAST Balance Certificate Agreement
between DTC and the Trustee.
 
     Subject to the terms of the Indenture and the limitations applicable to the
Global Notes, Notes may be presented for exchange as provided below or for
registration of transfer (duly endorsed or with the form of transfer endorsed
thereon duly executed) at the office of the Registrar or at the office of any
transfer agent designated by the Issuer for such purpose. Such transfer or
exchange will be effected upon the Registrar's or such transfer agent's, as the
case may be, being satisfied with the documents of title and identity of the
Person making the request. The Issuer has appointed the Trustee as Registrar.
The Issuer may at any time designate additional transfer agents or rescind the
designation of any transfer agent or approve a change in the office through
which any transfer agent acts; provided, however, that there shall at all times
be a transfer agent in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York.
 
GLOBAL NOTES
 
     DTC has advised the Issuer that it is (i) a limited purpose trust company
organized under the laws of the State of New York, (ii) a member of the Federal
Reserve System, (iii) a 'clearing corporation' within the meaning of the Uniform
Commercial Code, as amended, and (iv) a 'Clearing Agency' registered pursuant to
Section 17A of the Exchange Act. DTC was created to hold securities for its
participants (collectively, the 'Participants') and facilitate the clearance and
settlement of securities transactions between Participants through electronic
book-entry changes to the accounts of its Participants, thereby eliminating the
need for physical transfer and delivery of certificates. Participants include
securities brokers and dealers (including the Initial Purchasers), banks and
trust companies, clearing corporations and certain other organizations. Access
to DTC's system is also available to other entities such as banks, brokers,
dealers and trust companies (collectively, the 'Indirect Participants') that
clear through or maintain a custodial relationship with a Participant, either
directly or indirectly. Holders who are not Participants may beneficially own
securities held by or on behalf of the Depository only through Participants or
Indirect Participants.
 
     The Issuer expects that pursuant to procedures established by DTC (i) upon

deposit of the Global Notes, DTC will credit the accounts of Participants
designated by the Initial Purchasers with an interest in the Global Note and
(ii) ownership of the Notes will be shown on, and the transfer of ownership
thereof will be effected only through, records maintained by DTC (with respect
to the interest of Participants), the Participants and the Indirect
Participants. The laws of some states require that certain persons take physical
delivery in definitive form of securities that they own and that security
interest in negotiable instruments can only be perfected by delivery of
certificates representing the instruments. Consequently, the ability to transfer
Notes or to pledge the Notes as collateral will be limited to such extent.
 
     So long as DTC or its nominee is the registered owner of a Global Note, DTC
or such nominee, as the case may be, will be considered the sole owner or holder
of the Notes represented by the Global Note for all purposes under the
Indenture. Except as provided below, owners of beneficial interests in a Global
Note will not be entitled to have Notes represented by such Global Note
registered in their names, will not receive or be entitled to receive physical
delivery of certificated securities (the 'Certificated Securities'), and will
not be considered the owners or Holders thereof under the Indenture for any
purpose, including with respect to giving of any directions, instruction or
approval to the Trustee thereunder. As a result, the ability of a person having
a beneficial interest in Notes represented by a Global Note to pledge or
transfer such interest to persons or entities that do not participate
 
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in DTC's system or to otherwise take action with respect to such interest, may
be affected by the lack of a physical certificate evidencing such interest.
 
     Accordingly, each holder owning a beneficial interest in a Global Note must
rely on the procedures of DTC and, if such holder is not a Participant or an
Indirect Participant, on the procedures of the Participant through which such
holder owns its interest, to exercise any rights of a holder of Notes under the
Indenture or such Global Note. The Issuer understands that under existing
industry practice, in the event the Issuer requests any action of holders of
Notes or a holder that is an owner of a beneficial interest in a Global Note
desires to take any action that DTC, as the holder of such Global Note, is
entitled to take, DTC would authorize the Participants to take such action and
the Participant would authorize holders owning through such Participants to take
such action or would otherwise act upon the instruction of such holders. Neither
the Issuer nor the Trustee will have any responsibility or liability for any
aspect of the records relating to or payments made on account of Notes by DTC,
or for maintaining, supervising or reviewing any records of DTC relating to such
Notes.
 
     Payments with respect to the principal of, premium, if any, and interest
on, any Notes represented by a Global Note registered in the name of DTC or its
nominee on the applicable record date will be payable by the Trustee to or at
the direction of DTC or its nominee in its capacity as the registered holder of
the Global Note representing such Notes under the Indenture. Under the terms of
the Indenture, the Issuer and the Trustee may treat the persons in whose names
the Notes, including the Global Notes, are registered as the owners thereof for

the purpose of receiving such payment and for any and all other purposes
whatsoever. Consequently, neither the Issuer nor the Trustee has or will have
any responsibility or liability for the payment of such amounts to beneficial
owners of interest in the Global Note (including principal, premium, if any, and
interest), or to immediately credit the accounts of the relevant Participants
with such payment, in amounts proportionate to their respective holdings in
principal amount of beneficial interest in the Global Note as shown on the
records of DTC. Payments by the Participants and the Indirect Participants to
the beneficial owners of interests in the Global Note will be governed by
standing instructions and customary practice and will be the responsibility of
the Participants or the Indirect Participants and DTC.
 
CERTIFICATED SECURITIES
 
     If (i) the Issuer notifies the Trustee in writing that DTC is no longer
willing or able to act as a depository or DTC ceases to be registered as a
clearing agency under the Exchange Act and the Issuer is unable to locate a
qualified successor within 90 days, (ii) the Issuer, at its option, notifies the
Trustee in writing that it elects to cause the issuance of Notes in definitive
form under the Indenture or (iii) upon the occurrence of certain other events,
then, upon surrender by DTC of its Global Notes, Certificated Securities will be
issued to each person that DTC identifies as the beneficial owner of the Notes
represented by the Global Notes. Upon any such issuance, the Trustee is required
to register such Certificated Securities in the name of such person or persons
(or the nominee of any thereof), and cause the same to be delivered thereto.
 
     Neither the Issuer nor the Trustee shall be liable for any delay by DTC or
any Participant or Indirect Participant in identifying the beneficial owners of
the related Notes and each such person may conclusively rely on, and shall be
protected in relying on, instructions from DTC for all purposes (including with
respect to the registration and delivery, and the respective principal amounts,
of the Notes to be issued).
 
                              PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION
 
     Each broker-dealer that receives New Notes for its own account pursuant to
the Exchange Offer must acknowledge that it will deliver a prospectus in
connection with any resale of such New Notes. This Prospectus, as it may be
amended or supplemented from time to time, may be used by a broker-dealer in
connection with resales of New Notes received in exchange for Old Notes where
such Old Notes were acquired as a result of market-making activities or other
trading activities. The Issuer has agreed that for a period of 180 days after
the Expiration Date, it will make this Prospectus, as amended or supplemented,
available to any broker-dealer for use in connection with any such resale. In
addition, until           , 1997, all dealers effecting transactions in the New
Notes may be required to deliver a prospectus.
 
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     The Issuer will not receive any proceeds from any sale of New Notes by
broker-dealers. New Notes received by broker-dealers for their own account
pursuant to the Exchange Offer may be sold from time to time in one or more

transactions in the over-the-counter market, in negotiated transactions, through
the writing of options on the New Notes or a combination of such methods of
resale, at market prices prevailing at the time of resale, at prices related to
such prevailing market prices or negotiated prices. Any such resale may be made
directly to purchasers or to or through brokers or dealers who may receive
compensation in the form of commissions or concessions from any such
broker-dealer and/or the purchasers of any such New Notes. Any broker-dealer
that resells New Notes that were received by it for its own account pursuant to
the Exchange Offer and any broker or dealer that participates in a distribution
of such New Notes may be deemed to be an 'underwriter' within the meaning of the
Securities Act and any profit on any such resale of New Notes and any
commissions or concessions received by any such persons may be deemed to be
underwriting compensation under the Securities Act. The Letter of Transmittal
states that by acknowledging that it will deliver and by delivering a
prospectus, a broker-dealer will not be deemed to admit that it is an
'underwriter' within the meaning of the Securities Act.
 
     For a period of 180 days after the Expiration Date, the Issuer will
promptly send additional copies of the Prospectus and any amendment or
supplement to this Prospectus to any broker-dealer that requests such document
in the Letter of Transmittal. The Issuer has agreed to pay all expenses incident
to the Exchange Offer other than commissions or concessions of any brokers or
dealers and will indemnify the holders of the Notes (including any
broker-dealers) against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the
Securities Act.
 
                                 LEGAL MATTERS
 
     Certain legal matters with respect to the validity of the issuance of the
New Notes will be passed upon for the Issuer by Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton &
Garrison, New York, New York and, with respect to certain federal income tax
considerations, by Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, New York, New York.
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP has acted as counsel for the Issuer and
Coleman Worldwide in connection with the Exchange Offer. Skadden, Arps, Slate,
Meagher & Flom LLP and Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison and Latham &
Watkins, New York, New York, have from time to time represented, and may
continue to represent, MacAndrews & Forbes and certain of its affiliates
(including the Issuer, Coleman Holdings, Coleman Worldwide and Coleman) in
connection with certain legal matters. Joseph H. Flom, a partner in the firm of
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, is a director of Revlon Group
Incorporated, a wholly owned subsidiary of MacAndrews & Forbes.
 
                                    EXPERTS
 
     The consolidated financial statements and schedules of Coleman Escrow
Corp., Coleman Worldwide Corporation and The Coleman Company, Inc. at December
31, 1996 and 1995, and for each of the three years in the period ended December
31, 1996, appearing in this Prospectus and Registration Statement have been
audited by Ernst & Young LLP, independent auditors, as set forth in their
reports thereon appearing elsewhere herein and in the Registration Statement,
and are included in reliance upon such reports given upon the authority of such
firm as experts in accounting and auditing.
 
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                   INDEX TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                               PAGE
                                                               -----
<S>                                                            <C>
COLEMAN ESCROW CORP.:

As of December 31, 1996 and 1995 and for the years ended
  December 31, 1996, 1995 and 1994:

  Report of Independent Auditors............................   F-2

  Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 1996 and
     1995...................................................   F-3

  Consolidated Statements of Operations for the years
     ended December 31, 1996, 1995 and 1994................... F-4

  Consolidated Statements of Stockholder's Deficit for the
     years ended December 31, 1996, 1995 and 1994...........   F-5

  Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended
     December 31, 1996, 1995 and 1994.......................   F-6

  Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements................   F-7

As of March 31, 1997 and for the three months ended March
  31, 1997 and 1996 (Unaudited):

  Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet as of March 31, 1997
     (Unaudited)............................................   F-28

  Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the
     three months ended March 31, 1997 and 1996
     (Unaudited)............................................   F-29

  Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the
     three months ended March 31, 1997 and 1996
     (Unaudited)............................................   F-30

  Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
     (Unaudited)............................................   F-31
 
COLEMAN WORLDWIDE CORPORATION:

As of December 31, 1996 and 1995 and for the years ended
  December 31, 1996, 1995 and 1994:

  Report of Independent Auditors............................   F-33


  Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 1996 and
     1995...................................................   F-34

  Consolidated Statements of Operations for the years
     ended December 31, 1996, 1995 and 1994.................   F-35

  Consolidated Statements of Stockholder's Equity for the
     years ended December 31, 1996, 1995 and 1994...........   F-36

  Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the years
     ended December 31, 1996, 1995 and 1994.................   F-37

  Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements................   F-38

As of March 31, 1997 and for the three months ended March
  31, 1997 and 1996 (Unaudited):

  Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet as of March 31, 1997
     (Unaudited)............................................   F-59

  Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the
     three months ended March 31, 1997 and 1996
     (Unaudited)............................................   F-60

  Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the
     three months ended March 31, 1997 and 1996
     (Unaudited)............................................   F-61

  Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
     (Unaudited)............................................   F-62
 
THE COLEMAN COMPANY, INC.:

As of December 31, 1996 and 1995 and for the years ended
  December 31, 1996, 1995 and 1994:

  Report of Independent Auditors............................   F-64

  Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 1996 and
     1995...................................................   F-65

  Consolidated Statements of Operations for the years
     ended December 31, 1996, 1995 and 1994.................   F-66

  Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity for the
     years ended December 31, 1996, 1995 and 1994...........   F-67

  Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the years
     ended December 31, 1996, 1995 and 1994.................   F-68

  Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements................   F-69

As of March 31, 1997 and for the three months ended March
  31, 1997 and 1996 (Unaudited):


  Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet as of March 31, 1997
     (Unaudited)............................................   F-88

  Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the
     three months ended March 31, 1997 and 1996
     (Unaudited)............................................   F-89

  Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the
     three months ended March 31, 1997 and 1996
     (Unaudited)............................................   F-90

  Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
     (Unaudited)............................................   F-91
</TABLE>
 
     Separate financial statements of Coleman Holdings have not been included
herein because the consolidated net (loss) earnings, total assets, stockholder's
deficit and cash flows of the Issuer and Coleman Holdings are equivalent for all
periods for which historical financial statements are presented.
 
                                      F-1

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                         REPORT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
 
The Board of Directors and Stockholder
Coleman Escrow Corp.
 
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Coleman Escrow
Corp. and subsidiaries as of December 31, 1996 and 1995, and the related
consolidated statements of operations, stockholder's deficit, and cash flows for
each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 1996. These financial
statements are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our
responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on
our audits.
 
We conducted our audits in accordance with generally accepted auditing
standards. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain
reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material
misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting
the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes
assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by
management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation.
We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
 
In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present
fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of Coleman
Escrow Corp. and subsidiaries at December 31, 1996 and 1995, and the
consolidated results of their operations and their cash flows for each of the
three years in the period ended December 31, 1996, in conformity with generally
accepted accounting principles.
 
                                          ERNST & YOUNG LLP
 

Denver, Colorado
March 10, 1997,
except for the first sentence
of Note 1 as to which the date
is May 7, 1997
 
                                      F-2


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                     COLEMAN ESCROW CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                          CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
                       (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE DATA)
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                          DECEMBER 31,
                                                     ----------------------
                                                        1996         1995
                                                     ----------    --------
<S>                                                  <C>           <C>
                      ASSETS
Current assets:
  Cash and cash equivalents.......................   $   17,299    $ 12,065
  Accounts receivable, less allowance of $11,512
     in 1996 and $3,115 in 1995...................      182,418     148,765
  Notes receivable................................       27,524      16,544
  Inventories.....................................      287,502     216,236
  Deferred tax assets.............................       40,466      20,481
  Prepaid assets and other........................       14,943      22,475
                                                     ----------    --------
     Total current assets.........................      570,152     436,566
Property, plant and equipment, net................      199,182     162,691
Intangible assets related to businesses acquired,
  net.............................................      349,761     225,247
Note receivable--affiliate........................       54,739      50,685
Deferred tax assets and other.....................       34,441      34,271
                                                     ----------    --------
                                                     $1,208,275    $909,460
                                                     ----------    --------
                                                     ----------    --------
      LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDER'S DEFICIT
Current liabilities:
  Current portion of long-term debt...............   $      747    $  1,051
  Short-term borrowings...........................       33,935      19,302
  Accounts payable................................       98,906      71,377
  Accrued expenses................................      113,040      58,245
                                                     ----------    --------
     Total current liabilities....................      246,628     149,975
Long-term debt....................................      999,794     737,621
Income taxes payable--affiliate...................       18,528      37,846
Other liabilities.................................       76,173      48,072
Minority interest.................................       45,088      49,266
Commitments and contingencies
  Stockholder's deficit:
  Common stock, par value $1.00 per share;
     1,000 shares issued and outstanding..........            1           1
  Capital deficiency..............................     (132,674)   (123,992)
  (Accumulated deficit) retained earnings.........      (47,883)     10,318
  Currency translation adjustment.................        2,856         353
  Minimum pension liability adjustment............         (236)         --
                                                     ----------    --------

     Total stockholder's deficit..................     (177,936)   (113,320)
                                                     ----------    --------
                                                     $1,208,275    $909,460
                                                     ----------    --------
                                                     ----------    --------
</TABLE>
 
                 See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
 
                                      F-3


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                     COLEMAN ESCROW CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                     CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
                                 (IN THOUSANDS)
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                          YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31,
                                                     ----------------------------------
                                                        1996         1995        1994
                                                     ----------    --------    --------
<S>                                                  <C>           <C>         <C>
Net revenues......................................   $1,220,216    $933,574    $751,580
Cost of sales.....................................      928,497     649,427     535,710
                                                     ----------    --------    --------
Gross profit......................................      291,719     284,147     215,870
Selling, general and administrative expenses......      292,012     175,036     128,664
Asset impairment charge...........................           --      12,289          --
Restructuring expense.............................           --          --      18,456
Interest expense, net.............................       75,120      57,830      43,736
Amortization of goodwill and deferred charges.....       12,304       9,558       7,864
Other (income) expense, net.......................       (1,604)        283       1,138
                                                     ----------    --------    --------
(Loss) earnings before income taxes, minority
  interest and extraordinary item.................      (86,113)     29,151      16,012
Income tax (benefit) expense......................      (23,766)     11,701       3,091
Minority interest in earnings of Camping Gaz......        1,872          --          --
Minority interest in (loss) earnings of Coleman...       (7,262)      6,696       5,734
                                                     ----------    --------    --------
(Loss) earnings before extraordinary item.........      (56,957)     10,754       7,187
Extraordinary loss on early extinguishment of
  debt, net of income tax benefit of $846 in 1996,
  $503 in 1995, and $435 in 1994..................       (1,244)       (787)       (677)
                                                     ----------    --------    --------
Net (loss) earnings...............................   $  (58,201)   $  9,967    $  6,510
                                                     ----------    --------    --------
                                                     ----------    --------    --------
</TABLE>
 
                 See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
 
                                      F-4


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                     COLEMAN ESCROW CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDER'S DEFICIT
                       (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE DATA)
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                              COMMON STOCK                      (ACCUMULATED
                                           -------------------                    DEFICIT)        CURRENCY      MINIMUM
                                            NUMBER                 CAPITAL        RETAINED      TRANSLATION     PENSION
                                           OF SHARES    AMOUNT    DEFICIENCY      EARNINGS       ADJUSTMENT     LIABILITY
                                           ---------    ------    ----------    ------------    ------------    -------
<S>                                        <C>          <C>       <C>           <C>             <C>             <C>
Balance at December 31, 1993............     1,000       $  1     $ (109,319)     $ (6,159)        $ (215)       $  --
  Net earnings..........................        --         --             --         6,510             --           --
  Currency translation adjustment.......        --         --             --            --          1,185
  Net distributions.....................        --         --         (7,001)           --             --           --
                                           ---------      ---      ----------    ------------    ------------    -------
Balance at December 31, 1994............     1,000          1       (116,320)          351            970           --
  Net earnings..........................        --         --             --         9,967             --           --
  Currency translation adjustment.......        --         --             --            --           (617)
  Net distributions.....................        --         --         (7,672)           --                          --
                                           ---------      ---     ----------    ------------    ------------    -------
Balance at December 31, 1995............     1,000          1       (123,992)       10,318            353           --
  Net loss..............................        --         --             --       (58,201)            --           --
  Currency translation adjustment.......        --         --             --            --          2,503           --
  Minimum pension liability adjustment,
     net of tax.........................        --         --             --            --             --         (236)
  Net distributions.....................        --         --         (8,682)           --             --           --
                                           ---------      ---     ----------    ------------    ------------    -------
Balance at December 31, 1996............     1,000       $  1     $ (132,674)     $(47,883)        $2,856        $(236)
                                           ---------      ---     ----------    ------------    ------------    -------
                                           ---------      ---     ----------    ------------    ------------    -------
</TABLE>
 
                 See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
 
                                      F-5

<PAGE>

                     COLEMAN ESCROW CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                     CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
                                 (IN THOUSANDS)
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                          YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31,
                                                     ----------------------------------
                                                       1996         1995        1994
                                                     ---------    --------    ---------
<S>                                                  <C>          <C>         <C>
Cash Flows from Operating Activities:
  Net (loss) earnings.............................   $ (58,201)   $  9,967    $   6,510
                                                     ---------    --------    ---------
  Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) earnings to
     net cash flows from operating activities:
       Depreciation and amortization..............      38,189      28,335       24,410
       Non-cash tax sharing agreement provision...      (4,376)      7,562       (3,678)
       Minority interest in (loss) earnings of
          Coleman.................................      (7,262)      6,696        5,734
       Minority interest in earnings of Camping
          Gaz.....................................       1,872          --           --
       Interest accretion.........................      36,404      33,288       30,362
       Non-cash gain on LYONs conversion..........      (2,755)         --           --
       Non-cash restructuring and other charges...      48,269      12,289       10,950
       Extraordinary loss on early extinguishment
          of debt.................................       2,090       1,290        1,112
       Change in assets and liabilities:
          Decrease (increase) in receivables......         976     (37,833)     (22,001)
          Increase in inventories.................     (42,402)    (49,396)     (10,852)
          (Decrease) increase in accounts
            payable...............................     (12,308)     13,825       (1,403)
          Other, net..............................      (5,972)    (16,682)       5,504
                                                     ---------    --------    ---------
                                                        52,725        (626)      40,138
                                                     ---------    --------    ---------
Net cash (used) provided by operating
  activities......................................      (5,476)      9,341       46,648
                                                     ---------    --------    ---------
Cash Flows from Investing Activities:
  Capital expenditures............................     (41,334)    (29,053)     (34,915)
  Purchases of businesses, net of cash acquired...    (161,875)    (33,385)     (99,587)
  Increase in note receivable--affiliate..........      (4,054)     (6,742)     (27,052)
  Proceeds from sale of fixed assets..............       2,924         928        4,471
                                                     ---------    --------    ---------
Net cash used by investing activities.............    (204,339)    (68,252)    (157,083)
                                                     ---------    --------    ---------
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:
  Net change in short-term borrowings.............     (11,043)      3,106        6,867
  Net (payments of) proceeds from revolving
     credit agreement borrowings..................      (2,779)    (61,289)     129,274
  Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt........     235,000     200,000           --

  Repayment of long-term debt.....................      (6,778)    (74,782)     (10,796)
  Debt issuance and refinancing costs.............      (3,902)     (3,569)      (1,955)
  Purchases of Company common stock...............      (2,329)     (4,086)      (9,571)
  Proceeds from stock options exercised including
     tax benefits.................................       2,192       4,520          584
  Contributions from parent.......................         331         488          345
                                                     ---------    --------    ---------
Net cash provided by financing activities.........     210,692      64,388      114,748
                                                     ---------    --------    ---------
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash...........       4,357      (1,731)      (1,587)
                                                     ---------    --------    ---------
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents.........       5,234       3,746        2,726
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the
  year............................................      12,065       8,319        5,593
                                                     ---------    --------    ---------
Cash and cash equivalents at end of the year......   $  17,299    $ 12,065    $   8,319
                                                     ---------    --------    ---------
                                                     ---------    --------    ---------
</TABLE>
 
                 See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
 
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                     COLEMAN ESCROW CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                   NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                       (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE DATA)
 
1. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
 
  Background:
 
     Coleman Escrow Corp. ('Coleman Escrow') is a holding company formed in May
1997 in connection with the offering of Senior Secured First Priority Discount
Notes due 2001 and Senior Secured Second Priority Discount Notes due 2001 (the
'Old Notes') to hold all of the outstanding shares of capital stock of Coleman
Holdings Inc. ('Coleman Holdings'). Coleman Holdings is a holding company formed
in July 1993 in connection with the offering of Senior Secured Discount Notes
Due 1998 (the "Old Discount Notes") to hold all of the outstanding shares of
capital stock of Coleman Worldwide Corporation ('Coleman Worldwide'). Coleman
Worldwide is a holding company formed in March 1993 in connection with the
offering of Liquid Yield Option(Trademark) Notes due 2013 (the
'LYONs'(Trademark)) to hold the common stock of The Coleman Company, Inc.
('Coleman' or the 'Company'). Coleman Worldwide owns approximately 44,067,520
shares of the common stock of the Company which represents approximately 83% of
the outstanding common stock of the Company as of December 31, 1996. Coleman
Escrow, Coleman Holdings and Coleman Worldwide have no operations of their own.
In connection with an initial public offering ('IPO'), the Company was formed in
December 1991 to succeed to the assets and liabilities of the outdoor products
business of New Coleman Holdings Inc. ('Holdings'), an indirect wholly-owned
subsidiary of Mafco Holdings Inc. ('Mafco'). Holdings (then named The Coleman
Company, Inc.) was acquired in 1989 by MacAndrews & Forbes Holdings Inc.
('MacAndrews Holdings' and, together with Mafco, 'MacAndrews & Forbes'), a
corporation wholly-owned through Mafco by Ronald O. Perelman. Coleman is a
subsidiary of Coleman Worldwide, which is an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of
Holdings. In March 1992, the Company completed the IPO of its common stock.
 
  Principles of Consolidation:
 
     The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Coleman
Holdings and its subsidiaries after elimination of all material intercompany
accounts and transactions.
 
  Cash Equivalents:
 
     Cash equivalents (primarily investments in money market funds and
commercial paper which are purchased with original maturities of three months or
less) are carried at cost, which approximates fair value.
 
  Inventories:
 
     Inventories are valued at the lower of cost or market. Cost is principally
determined by the first-in, first-out ('FIFO') method.
 
  Property, Plant and Equipment:
 
     Property, plant and equipment is recorded at cost and depreciated on a

straight-line basis over the estimated useful lives of such assets as follows:
land improvements, 5 to 25 years; buildings and building improvements, 7 to 45
years; and machinery and equipment, 3 to 15 years. Leasehold improvements are
amortized over their estimated useful lives or the terms of the leases,
whichever is shorter. Repairs and maintenance are charged to operations as
incurred, and significant expenditures for additions and improvements are
capitalized.
 
  Intangible Assets:
 
     Intangible assets represent goodwill which is being amortized on a
straight-line basis over periods not in excess of 40 years. Accumulated
amortization aggregated $39,520 and $29,664 at December 31, 1996 and 1995,
respectively. The carrying amount of goodwill is reviewed if facts and
circumstances suggest it may be impaired.
 
     If this review indicates goodwill will not be recoverable over the
remaining amortization period, as determined based on the estimated undiscounted
cash flows of the entity acquired, the carrying amount of the goodwill is
reduced to estimated fair value based on market value or discounted cash flows,
as appropriate.
 
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                     COLEMAN ESCROW CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
            NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(CONTINUED)
                       (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE DATA)
 
1. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES--(CONTINUED)

  Deferred Charges:
 
     Expenses associated with borrowings, such as for underwriting, legal fees
and printing costs, are amortized over the term of the related debt.
 
  Revenue Recognition:
 
     The Company recognizes net revenues upon shipment of merchandise. Net
revenues comprise gross revenues less customer returns and allowances.
 
  Advertising and Promotion Expense:
 
     Production costs of future media advertising are deferred until the
advertising occurs. All other advertising and promotion costs are expensed when
incurred. The amounts charged against operations for the years ended December
31, 1996, 1995 and 1994 were $58,823, $37,544 and $30,831, respectively.
 
  Research and Development:
 
     Research and development expenditures are expensed as incurred. The amounts
charged against operations for the years ended December 31, 1996, 1995 and 1994
were $11,082, $6,548, and $5,230, respectively.

 
  Self Insurance:
 
     Coleman Escrow participates in insurance programs maintained by Holdings.
Coleman Escrow estimates its liability for the self-insured portions of the
risks covered by such programs and accrues appropriate reserves. (See Note 11.)
 
  Foreign Currency Translation:
 
     The Company's international operations, other than its Brazilian and
Mexican operations, are conducted in economic environments which the Company
does not consider to be highly inflationary. Assets and liabilities of
international operations generally are translated into U.S. dollars at the rates
of exchange in effect at the balance sheet date, and income and expense items
generally are translated at the average exchange rates prevailing during the
period presented. Gains and losses resulting from the translation of these
financial statements are recorded as a component of stockholder's equity. Gains
and losses resulting from foreign currency transactions and translation of the
financial statements of the Company's Brazilian and Mexican operations are
included in the results of operations and have not been significant for the
years ended December 31, 1996, 1995 and 1994.
 
  Financial Instruments with Off-Balance-Sheet Risk:
 
     The Company periodically enters into a variety of foreign currency exchange
agreements in the management of foreign currency exposure related primarily to
firm commitments, intercompany foreign sales transactions expected to occur
within the next twelve months and intercompany accounts receivables and
payables.
 
     At December 31, 1996, the Company did not have any outstanding foreign
currency exchange agreements related to firm commitments. At December 31, 1995,
the Company had a forward exchange contract to buy $15,000 of Italian lira
maturing on May 31, 1996 and had an unrecognized gain of $93. The gains and
losses from this contract are accounted for under the deferral method and are
recognized and included in income in the same period as a component of the
related hedged transactions. In the event it is no longer probable the
transactions will be consummated, the gains and losses are recognized
immediately in income under the fair value method. At December 31, 1995, the
Company had outstanding option contracts for the purchase or sale of Italian
lira totaling $10,500, which contracts expired during 1996.
 
     During the fourth quarter of 1995, the Company elected to adopt the
provisions of the Emerging Issues Task Force Issue No. 95-2, 'Determination of
What Constitutes a Firm Commitment for Foreign Currency
 
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                     COLEMAN ESCROW CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
            NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(CONTINUED)
                       (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE DATA)
 

1. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES--(CONTINUED)

Transactions Not Involving a Third Party' ('EITF 95-2') which narrowed the scope
of intercompany foreign currency commitments eligible to be hedged for financial
reporting purposes. Under EITF 95-2, the Company reflects the carrying value of
its forward currency contract positions relating to intercompany foreign sales
transactions on a mark-to-market basis and accounts for the resulting
unrecognized gains or losses in income as a component of cost of sales. As a
result of this change, the Company increased net income by $3,796 in the fourth
quarter of 1995. Prior to the adoption of EITF 95-2, the gains and losses
associated with these contracts were accounted for under the deferral method. At
December 31, 1996, the Company had forward exchange contracts to sell $8,500 in
Canadian dollars maturing on February 28, 1997, for which the Company has
recognized a net gain of $40 as a component of cost of sales. At December 31,
1995, the Company had forward exchange contracts to sell $22,969 in foreign
currencies, which contracts matured at various dates in 1996 and for which the
Company has recognized a net gain of $7,599 as a component of cost of sales.
 
     The Company also enters into option contracts to hedge intercompany foreign
sales transactions. Gains and losses on these contracts are deferred and
recognized as an adjustment to cost of sales upon the sale of the related
inventory. At December 31, 1996 and 1995, the Company had outstanding option
contracts for the sale of Japanese yen at fixed exchange rates totaling $20,038
and $24,926 for specified periods of time which expire during 1997 and 1996,
respectively. Net unrealized gains deferred at December 31, 1996 and 1995 were
$653 and $125, respectively.
 
     With respect to intercompany accounts receivable and payables, at December
31, 1996, the Company had forward exchange contracts to sell $26,623 and to buy
$3,898 in foreign currencies, which contracts matured at various dates in 1997,
and had deferred a net gain of $185. At December 31, 1995, the Company had
forward exchange contracts to sell $31,152 and to buy $1,712 in foreign
currencies, which contracts matured at various dates in 1996 and had deferred a
net gain of $56. The gains and losses from these contracts are accounted for
under the deferral method and are recognized and included in income in the same
period as a component of the related hedged transactions.
 
     The Company periodically enters into interest rate swap and cap agreements
as a hedge against interest rate exposure of variable rate debt. At December 31,
1996, $25,000 of the Company's outstanding long-term debt was subject to an
interest rate swap agreement and $25,000 of the Company's outstanding long-term
debt was subject to an interest rate cap. Under the interest rate swap
agreement, the Company pays the counterparty interest at a fixed rate of 6.115%,
and the counterparty pays the Company interest at a variable rate equal to the
three month LIBOR for a seven year period commencing January 2, 1996. The
agreement is with a major financial institution which is expected to fully
perform under the terms of the agreement, thereby mitigating the credit risk
from the transaction. The differences to be paid or received on interest rate
swap agreements designated as hedges are included in interest expense as
payments are made or received. The interest rate cap agreement entitles the
Company to receive from a major financial institution the amount, if any, by
which the Company's interest payments on $25,000 of its variable rate debt
exceed 7.35%. The $509 premium paid for this interest rate cap agreement is
included in other assets and is amortized to interest expense over the

three-year term of the cap, which commenced January 3, 1995. Payments received
as a result of the cap are accrued as a reduction of interest expense on the
variable rate debt. In the event the interest rate swap or cap agreements are
terminated early and the related debt remains outstanding, the amounts paid or
received upon the early termination, along with any unamortized premium, will
continue to be amortized over the terms of the original interest rate swap and
cap agreements.
 
  Credit Risk:
 
     Financial instruments which potentially subject the Company to
concentrations of credit risk consist primarily of trade receivables and
derivative financial instruments. Credit risk on trade receivables is minimized
as a result of the large and diversified nature of the Company's worldwide
customer base. Although the Company
 
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                     COLEMAN ESCROW CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
            NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(CONTINUED)
                       (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE DATA)
 
1. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES--(CONTINUED)

has one significant customer (See Note 14), there have been no credit losses
related to this customer. With respect to its derivative contracts, the Company
is also subject to credit risk of non performance by counterparties and its
maximum potential loss may exceed the amount recognized in the financial
statements. The Company controls its exposure to credit risk through credit
approvals, credit limits and monitoring procedures. Collateral is generally not
required for the Company's financial instruments.
 
  Fair Value of Financial Instruments:
 
     The following methods and assumptions were used by Coleman Escrow in
estimating its fair value disclosures for financial instruments:
 
          Cash and cash equivalents:  The carrying amount reported in the
     balance sheet for cash and cash equivalents approximates its fair value.
 
          Long- and short-term debt:  The carrying amounts of Coleman Escrow's
     borrowings under its foreign bank lines of credit, revolving credit
     agreement and other variable rate debt approximate their fair value. The
     fair value of the Company's senior notes issues (see Note 9) are estimated
     using discounted cash flow analysis based on the Company's estimated
     current borrowing rate for similar types of borrowing arrangements. The
     fair value of the publicly traded LYONs debt and Discount Notes is based on
     quoted market prices.
 
          Foreign currency exchange agreements:  The fair values of Coleman
     Escrow's foreign currency agreements are estimated based on quoted market
     prices of comparable agreements, adjusted through interpolation where

     necessary for maturity differences.
 
          Interest rate swap and cap agreements:  The fair values of interest
     rate swap and cap agreements are the amounts at which they could be
     terminated, based on estimates obtained from dealers.
 
     The carrying amounts and fair values of Coleman Escrow's financial
instruments at December 31, 1996 and 1995 are as follows:
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                               DECEMBER 31, 1996             DECEMBER 31, 1995
                                           --------------------------    --------------------------
                                            CARRYING         FAIR         CARRYING         FAIR
                                             AMOUNT          VALUE         AMOUNT          VALUE
                                            OF ASSET/      OF ASSET/      OF ASSET/      OF ASSET/
                                           (LIABILITY)    (LIABILITY)    (LIABILITY)    (LIABILITY)
                                           -----------    -----------    -----------    -----------
<S>                                        <C>            <C>            <C>            <C>
Cash and cash equivalents...............    $   17,299     $   17,299     $   12,065     $   12,065
Short-term debt.........................       (33,935)       (33,935)       (19,302)       (19,302)
Long-term debt excluding capital
  leases................................      (999,947)      (972,821)      (737,895)      (770,667)
Foreign currency exchange agreements....           940          1,629          8,026          8,287
Interest rate swap agreements...........            --            296             --           (635)
Interest rate cap agreement.............           170              1            340             18
</TABLE>
 
USE OF ESTIMATES:
 
     The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally
accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and
assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and
accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
 
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                     COLEMAN ESCROW CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
            NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(CONTINUED)
                       (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE DATA)
 
1. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES--(CONTINUED)
 
  Reclassifications:
 
     Certain amounts in the prior years' financial statements have been
reclassified to conform to the current year presentation.
 
  Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation:
 
     The Company accounts for its stock compensation arrangements under the
provisions of Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 25, 'Accounting for Stock

Issued to Employees' ('APB 25') and related pronouncements. Under the provisions
of APB 25, no compensation expense is recognized when stock options are granted
with exercise prices equal to or greater than market value on the date of grant.
 
  Impairment of Long-Lived Assets:
 
     In March 1995, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Statement of
Financial Accounting Standards No. 121, 'Accounting for the Impairment of
Long-Lived Assets and for Long-Lived Assets to be Disposed Of' ('FAS 121'),
which requires impairment losses to be recorded on long-lived assets used in
operations when indicators of impairment are present and the undiscounted cash
flows estimated to be generated by those assets are less than the assets'
carrying amount. FAS 121 also addresses the accounting for long-lived assets
expected to be disposed of. The Company adopted FAS 121 in the fourth quarter of
1995. The effect of the adoption of FAS 121 is described in Note 3.
 
2. ACQUISITIONS
 
     During April 1994, the Company purchased substantially all the assets of
Sanborn Manufacturing Company ('Sanborn') in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, a
manufacturer of a broad line of portable and stationary air compressors for
consumer and commercial markets distributed primarily through warehouse clubs,
home centers and mass merchants in North America, and substantially all the
assets and business of Metal Yanes, Ltda. ('Yanes') in Sao Paulo, Brazil, a
manufacturer of camping products, including propane and butane fueled lanterns,
camp stoves, tents, lantern mantles and fuel. The Sanborn and Yanes
acquisitions, which were accounted for under the purchase method of accounting,
were completed for the following consideration: (a) approximately $41,066 in
cash financed through borrowings under the Company Credit Agreement (as defined
in Note 9), (b) assumption of liabilities in the amount of $22,193, and (c) a
note payable of $2,999. During 1995, in connection with the Sanborn acquisition,
the Company entered into a settlement agreement with the predecessor owners
which resolved certain disputes between the parties as well as fulfilled certain
obligations owed and anticipated to be owed by the Company to the predecessor
owners. These anticipated obligations related to a requirement to make
additional payments of up to $4,000 based upon the achievement of certain annual
sales levels during the five year period ending December 31, 1998 by Coleman
Powermate Compressors, Inc. ('Compressors'), the Company's subsidiary that
acquired the Sanborn assets (the 'Sales Agreement'). As a result of the
settlement, goodwill was increased by $3,282. For 1994, approximately $671 was
earned under the terms of the Sales Agreement based on the 1994 sales levels of
Compressors, and this amount was recorded as additional goodwill in 1994. The
results of operations of these businesses have been included in the consolidated
financial statements from the dates of acquisitions.
 
     On November 2, 1994, the Company purchased substantially all the assets of
Eastpak, Inc. and all of the capital stock of M.G. Industries, Inc.
(collectively, 'Eastpak'), a leading designer, manufacturer and distributor of
branded daypacks, sports bags and related products. The Eastpak acquisition,
which was accounted for under the purchase method, was completed for
approximately $57,850 in cash financed through borrowings under the Company
Credit Agreement, and assumption of certain liabilities in the amount of $4,130.
The Company also entered into an agreement with the predecessor owner of Eastpak
to make additional payments based upon the

 
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                     COLEMAN ESCROW CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
            NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(CONTINUED)
                       (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE DATA)
 
2. ACQUISITIONS--(CONTINUED)

achievement of certain annual sales levels of Eastpak products and other
products substantially similar to the Eastpak products during the years ended
December 31, 1995, 1996, and 1997. For 1995 and 1996, a total of approximately
$11,000 was recorded under the terms of this agreement. An additional amount of
up to $12,000 may be earned during the year ended December 31, 1997. These
amounts are recorded as additional goodwill. The results of operations of
Eastpak have been included in the consolidated financial statements from the
date of acquisition.
 
     In connection with the final purchase price allocations of the Sanborn and
Eastpak acquisitions, the Company recorded goodwill of approximately $53,000.
The Company is amortizing these amounts over 40 years. The goodwill of
approximately $7,700 associated with the Yanes acquisition was included in the
1995 asset impairment charge of $12,289 related to the Company's operations in
Brazil, which is further discussed in Note 3.
 
     During 1995, the Company purchased all of the outstanding shares of capital
stock of Sierra Corporation of Fort Smith, Inc. ('Sierra'), a manufacturer of
portable outdoor and recreational folding furniture and accessories, and
substantially all of the assets of Active Technologies, Inc. ('ATI'), a
manufacturer of technologically advanced lightweight generators and battery
charging equipment. The aggregate purchase price for these acquisitions was
$19,516 including fees and expenses. These acquisitions were accounted for using
the purchase method of accounting. The purchase price and expenses associated
with these acquisitions exceeded the fair value of net assets acquired by
$11,186 and the excess has been assigned to goodwill and is being amortized over
20 to 30 years on the straight-line basis. In connection with the ATI purchase,
the Company may also be required to record an additional amount of up to $18,750
based on the Company's sales of ATI related products and royalties received by
the Company for licensing arrangements related to ATI patents. For 1995 and
1996, the amounts earned under the terms of this agreement were immaterial.
Amounts earned under the terms of the agreement are recorded as additional
goodwill. The results of operations of these companies on a pro forma basis as
if their acquisitions had occurred at the beginning of 1995 and 1994,
respectively, individually and in the aggregate were not significant to Coleman
Holdings.
 
     On January 2, 1996, the Company purchased substantially all the assets and
assumed certain liabilities of Seatt Corporation ('Seatt'), a leading designer,
manufacturer and distributor of safety and security related electronic products
for residential and commercial applications. The Seatt acquisition, which was
accounted for under the purchase method, was completed for approximately $65,300
including fees and expenses. The results of operations of Seatt have been

included in the consolidated financial statements from the date of acquisition.
In connection with the purchase price allocation of the Seatt acquisition, the
Company recorded goodwill of approximately $38,800. The Company is amortizing
this amount over 40 years on the straight-line method.
 
     On February 28, 1996, the Company and Butagaz S.N.C. ('Butagaz'), a
subsidiary of Societe de Petroles Shell S.A., jointly announced they had entered
into an agreement (the 'Share Purchase Agreement') in connection with the sale
to Coleman of approximately 70% of the outstanding shares of Application des
Gaz, S.A. 'ADG' or 'Camping Gaz'). Camping Gaz is a leading manufacturer and
distributor of camping appliances in Europe. On June 24, 1996, Coleman commenced
a public tender offer for the purchase of all the publicly traded outstanding
shares of ADG, or approximately 30% of the outstanding shares. The tender offer
period expired in July 1996 with approximately 94% of the outstanding publicly
traded shares of ADG tendered for purchase. The Company completed the necessary
steps to acquire the remaining publicly held stock during the third quarter of
1996. The cost of acquiring all the shares of ADG was approximately $100,000
including fees and expenses.
 
     The acquisition of Camping Gaz is being accounted for under the purchase
method. In connection with the allocation of purchase price to the fair values
of assets acquired and liabilities assumed, the Company recorded goodwill of
approximately $84,200, which is being amortized over 40 years on the
straight-line method. The
 
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                     COLEMAN ESCROW CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
            NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(CONTINUED)
                       (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE DATA)
 
2. ACQUISITIONS--(CONTINUED)

Company also recognized liabilities in the amount of $21,898 representing
severance and other termination benefits for production and administrative
employees of Camping Gaz who will be terminated. The Company paid termination
costs of approximately $4,385 during 1996 and anticipates all remaining
termination costs will be paid during 1997.
 
     The Company has included the results of operations of Camping Gaz in the
consolidated financial statements from March 1, 1996, the date on which the
Company obtained control of Camping Gaz, and has recognized minority interest
related to the publicly traded shares for the period March 1, 1996 through June
30, 1996.
 
     The following summarized, unaudited pro forma results of operations of
Coleman Escrow for the years ended December 31, 1996 and 1995 assume the
acquisition of Seatt and the acquisition of all the outstanding shares of
Camping Gaz occurred as of the beginning of the respective periods. The pro
forma results include certain adjustments, primarily reflecting increased
amortization and interest expense and a lower income tax provision, and are not
necessarily indicative of what the results of operations would have been had the

Seatt and Camping Gaz acquisitions occurred at the beginning of the respective
periods. Moreover, the pro forma information is not intended to be indicative of
future results of operations.
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                            YEAR ENDED
                                                           DECEMBER 31,
                                                     ------------------------
                                                        1996          1995
                                                     ----------    ----------
<S>                                                  <C>           <C>
Net revenues......................................   $1,246,370    $1,193,295
(Loss) earnings before extraordinary item.........      (57,091)        9,996
Net (loss) earnings...............................      (58,335)        9,209
</TABLE>
 
3. RESTRUCTURING, ASSET IMPAIRMENT AND OTHER CHARGES
 
     During 1996, the Company recorded restructuring and certain other charges
totaling $52,516, net of tax. The restructuring charges total $45,086, net of
tax, and consist of charges to a) integrate the Camping Gaz and Coleman
operations into a single global recreation products business, b) exit the low
end electric pressure washer business, c) exit a portion of the Company's
battery powered light business and settle certain litigation with respect to
this business, and d) increase the valuation reserve for certain foreign
deferred income tax assets. Other charges of $7,430, net of tax, relate to
certain asset write-offs and other tax matters. These other charges were
incurred in the Company's normal course of business, although the amounts
involved are higher than similar charges the Company has recorded in prior
periods. Cost of sales includes a pre-tax charge of $44,005, selling, general
and administrative expenses includes a pre-tax charge of $30,195, and the
provision for income tax expense includes $21,684 of tax benefits resulting from
these charges, net of the effect of an increase in the valuation reserve related
to certain foreign deferred tax assets and other foreign tax charges.
 
     During 1995, in connection with the adoption of FAS 121, the Company
recognized an asset impairment charge of $12,289 related to its Brazilian
operations. The Brazilian operations had not performed to the Company's
expectations since acquisition of this business in April of 1994, and in the
fourth quarter of 1995, the Company initiated actions to reduce the operating
losses in Brazil. These actions included replacing management, increasing
prices, downsizing the manufacturing operations and reducing SG&A and other
expenses. Because of these actions, the Company performed an impairment review
pursuant to the guidelines set forth in FAS 121 and concluded recognition of an
asset impairment charge was appropriate. The basis of the fair values used in
the computation of the charge were appraisals for property and equipment and
estimated discounted cash flows for goodwill. The charge has been included in
the statement of operations under the caption 'Asset Impairment Charge'.
 
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                     COLEMAN ESCROW CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
            NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(CONTINUED)
                       (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE DATA)
 
3. RESTRUCTURING, ASSET IMPAIRMENT AND OTHER CHARGES--(CONTINUED)

     During September 1994, the Company restructured its German manufacturing
operations. The German Restructuring included the sale of the low margin plastic
cooler business located in Inheiden, Germany and Loucka, Czech Republic,
including inventory, to a management group. The German Restructuring resulted in
a one-time charge of approximately $17,956 before tax and included severance
costs of $1,541, commitments to third parties of approximately $5,465 and
write-downs of leasehold improvements and other assets to estimated realizable
values aggregating $10,950. As a result of the restructuring, the German work
force was reduced by about 150 employees from a pre-restructuring level of
approximately 250 employees. The restructuring was substantially completed in
1994. In connection with the restructuring, the Company recognized tax benefits
of approximately $10,900 relating to the write-off of the Company's investment
in its German operations. The Company also announced a plan to change from
manufacturing to sourcing for certain textile product lines and to exit the
market for personal flotation devices. This plan resulted in a $500 pre-tax
charge.
 
4. INVENTORIES
 
     Inventories consisted of the following:
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                         DECEMBER 31,
                                                     --------------------
                                                       1996        1995
                                                     --------    --------
<S>                                                  <C>         <C>
Raw material and supplies.........................   $ 82,399    $ 57,653
Work-in-process...................................     12,878       5,389
Finished goods....................................    192,225     153,194
                                                     --------    --------
                                                     $287,502    $216,236
                                                     --------    --------
                                                     --------    --------
</TABLE>
 
     Generally, inventory costs are determined by the FIFO method; however,
approximately 13% and 10% of total inventories at December 31, 1996 and 1995,
respectively, are determined using the last-in, first-out ('LIFO') method. If
such inventories were stated using the FIFO method, such amounts would
approximate the LIFO carrying values.
 
5. PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT, NET
 
     Property, plant and equipment, net consisted of the following:
 
<TABLE>

<CAPTION>
                                                         DECEMBER 31,
                                                     --------------------
                                                       1996        1995
                                                     --------    --------
<S>                                                  <C>         <C>
Land and land improvements........................   $  8,772    $  6,318
Buildings and building improvements...............     78,760      67,989
Machinery and equipment...........................    194,714     142,941
Construction-in-progress..........................     15,519      13,105
                                                     --------    --------
                                                      297,765     230,353
Accumulated depreciation..........................    (98,583)    (67,662)
                                                     --------    --------
                                                     $199,182    $162,691
                                                     --------    --------
                                                     --------    --------
</TABLE>
 
     Depreciation expense was $25,770, $19,142, and $16,793 for the years ended
December 31, 1996, 1995 and 1994, respectively.
 
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                     COLEMAN ESCROW CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
            NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(CONTINUED)
                       (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE DATA)
 
6. ACCRUED EXPENSES
 
     Accrued expenses consisted of the following:
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                         DECEMBER 31,
                                                     --------------------
                                                       1996        1995
                                                     --------    --------
<S>                                                  <C>         <C>
Compensation and related benefits.................   $ 29,331    $ 14,201
Other.............................................     83,709      44,044
                                                     --------    --------
                                                     $113,040    $ 58,245
                                                     --------    --------
                                                     --------    --------
</TABLE>
 
7. OTHER LIABILITIES
 
     Other liabilities consisted of the following:
 
<TABLE>

<CAPTION>
                                                         DECEMBER 31,
                                                     --------------------
                                                       1996        1995
                                                     --------    --------
<S>                                                  <C>         <C>
Pensions and other postretirement benefits........   $ 52,229    $ 40,240
Other.............................................     23,944       7,832
                                                     --------    --------
                                                     $ 76,173    $ 48,072
                                                     --------    --------
                                                     --------    --------
</TABLE>
 
8. SHORT-TERM BORROWINGS
 
     The Company maintained foreign bank lines of credit aggregating $119,101,
and $64,375, of which $33,935 and $19,302 were outstanding at December 31, 1996
and 1995, respectively. The weighted average interest rate on amounts borrowed
was approximately 2.4% and 7.1% at December 31, 1996 and 1995, respectively.
 
     Outstanding letters of credit aggregated approximately $32,897 and $40,036
at December 31, 1996 and 1995, respectively.
 
9. LONG-TERM DEBT
 
     Long-term debt consisted of the following:
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                          DECEMBER 31,
                                                     ----------------------
                                                        1996         1995
                                                     ----------    --------
<S>                                                  <C>           <C>
7.26% Senior Notes due 2007(a)....................   $  200,000    $200,000
7.10% Senior Notes due 2006(b)....................       85,000          --
7.25% Senior Notes due 2008(c)....................       75,000          --
Revolving credit facility(d)......................      146,350     150,150
Term loan(d)......................................       73,478          --
Liquid Yield Option -TM- Notes due 2013(e)........      174,594     165,434
Series B Senior Secured Discount Notes due in
  1998(f).........................................      242,334     217,981
Other.............................................        3,785       5,107
                                                     ----------    --------
                                                      1,000,541     738,672
Less current portion..............................          747       1,051
                                                     ----------    --------
                                                     $  999,794    $737,621
                                                     ----------    --------
                                                     ----------    --------
</TABLE>
 
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                     COLEMAN ESCROW CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
            NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(CONTINUED)
                       (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE DATA)
 
9. LONG-TERM DEBT--(CONTINUED)
------------------------
 
<TABLE>
<S>     <C>
(a)     On August 8, 1995, the Company completed a private placement issuance
        and sale of $200,000 aggregate principal amount of 7.26% Senior Notes
        due 2007 (the '2007 Notes'). Interest on the 2007 Notes is payable
        semiannually, and the principal is payable in annual installments of
        $40,000 each commencing August 8, 2003, with a final installment
        payment of $40,000 due on August 8, 2007. If there is a default, the
        interest rate will be the greater of (i) 9.26% or (ii) 2.0% above the
        prime interest rate.

        The 2007 Notes are unsecured and are subject to various restrictive
        covenants including, without limitation, requirements for the
        maintenance of specified financial ratios and levels of consolidated
        net worth and certain other provisions limiting the incurrence of
        additional debt and sale and leaseback transactions under the terms of
        the note purchase agreement. The 2007 Notes shall become secured if
        the Company Credit Agreement becomes secured as discussed in (d)
        below.

(b)     On June 13, 1996, the Company completed a private placement issuance
        and sale of $85,000 aggregate principal amount of 7.10% Senior Notes
        due 2006 (the '2006 Notes'). Interest on the 2006 Notes is payable
        semiannually, and the principal is payable in annual installments of
        $12,143 each commencing June 13, 2000, with a final installment
        payment of $12,143 due on June 13, 2006. If there is a default, the
        interest rate will be the greater of (i) 9.10% or (ii) 2.0% above the
        prime interest rate.

        The 2006 Notes are unsecured and are subject to various restrictive
        covenants including, without limitation, requirements for the
        maintenance of specified financial ratios and levels of consolidated
        net worth and certain other provisions limiting the incurrence of
        additional debt and sale and leaseback transactions under the terms of
        the note purchase agreement. The 2006 Notes shall become secured if
        the Company Credit Agreement becomes secured as discussed in (d)
        below.

(c)     On June 13, 1996, the Company completed a private placement issuance
        and sale of $75,000 aggregate principal amount of 7.25% Senior Notes
        due 2008 (the '2008 Notes'). Interest on the 2008 Notes is payable
        semiannually, and the principal is payable in annual installments of
        $15,000 each commencing June 13, 2004, with a final installment
        payment of $15,000 due on June 13, 2008. If there is a default, the

        interest rate will be the greater of (i) 9.25% or (ii) 2.0% above the
        prime interest rate.

        The 2008 Notes are unsecured and are subject to various restrictive
        covenants including, without limitation, requirements for the
        maintenance of specified financial ratios and levels of consolidated
        net worth and certain other provisions limiting the incurrence of
        additional debt and sale and leaseback transactions under the terms of
        the note purchase agreement. The 2008 Notes shall become secured if
        the Company Credit Agreement becomes secured as discussed in (d)
        below.

(d)     In April 1996, the Company amended its credit agreement to: a) provide
        a term loan of French Franc 385,125 ($73,478 at current exchange
        rates), b) provide an unsecured revolving credit facility in an amount
        of $275,000, c) allow for the Camping Gaz acquisition and d) extend
        the maturity of the credit agreement (as amended, the 'Company Credit
        Agreement'). In connection with the Company recording the
        restructuring and other charges as discussed in Note 3 and lower than
        expected operating results, the Company further amended the Company
        Credit Agreement in October 1996 and again in March 1997.

        The Company Credit Agreement is available to the Company until April
        30, 2001. The outstanding loans under the Company Credit Agreement
        bear interest at either of the following rates, as selected by the
        Company from time to time: (i) the higher of the agent's base lending
        rate or the federal funds rate plus .50% or (ii) the London Inter-Bank
        Offered Rate ('LIBOR') plus a margin ranging from .25% to 2.125% based
        on the Company's financial performance. If there is a default, the
        interest rate otherwise in effect will be increased by 2% per annum.
        The Company Credit Agreement also bears an overall facility fee
        ranging from .15% to .375% based on the Company's financial
        performance.
</TABLE>
 
                                      F-16

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                     COLEMAN ESCROW CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
            NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(CONTINUED)
                       (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE DATA)
 
9. LONG-TERM DEBT--(CONTINUED)

<TABLE>
<S>     <C>
        The Company Credit Agreement contains various restrictive covenants
        including, without limitation, requirements for the maintenance of
        specified financial ratios, levels of consolidated net worth and
        profits, and certain other provisions limiting the incurrence of
        additional debt, purchase or redemption of the Company's common stock,
        issuance of preferred stock of the Company, and also prohibits the
        Company from paying any dividends until on or after January 1, 1999

        and limits the amount of dividends the Company may pay thereafter. The
        Company Credit Agreement also provides for a specific requirement
        relating to the Company's financial leverage at December 31, 1997
        which, if not achieved, will result in the Company Credit Agreement
        becoming secured by the Company's assets. In addition, substantially
        all of the shares of the Company's common stock owned by Coleman
        Worldwide are pledged to secure indebtedness of Coleman Worldwide and
        of its parent, Coleman Holdings Inc. The indentures governing this
        indebtedness contain various covenants including a covenant placing
        certain limitations on the Company's indebtedness.
 
(e)     On May 27, 1993, Coleman Worldwide issued and sold $500,000 principal
        amount at maturity of LYONs in an underwritten public offering. On
        June 7, 1993, an additional $75,000 principal amount at maturity of
        LYONs was sold upon exercise of the underwriter's overallotment
        option.
 
        The LYONs mature on May 27, 2013 and are secured by 16,394,810 shares
        of common stock of Coleman. There are no periodic payments of interest
        on the LYONs. The aggregate principal amount of the LYONs represents a
        yield to maturity of 7.25% per annum (computed on a semiannual bond
        equivalent basis) calculated from May 27, 1993.
 
        Each LYON has a principal amount at maturity of $1 and is
        exchangeable, at the option of the holder, at any time on or prior to
        maturity (unless previously redeemed or otherwise purchased) for
        shares of common stock of Coleman securing the LYONs at an exchange
        rate of 15.706 shares of common stock of Coleman per LYON, subject to
        Coleman Worldwide's right to pay cash equal to the then market value
        (as defined) of such shares in lieu, in whole or in part, of
        delivering such shares. The exchange rate will not be adjusted for
        original issue discount ('OID') but will be subject to adjustment upon
        the occurrence of certain events affecting the common stock of
        Coleman.
 
        The LYONs are redeemable by Coleman Worldwide on or after May 27,
        1998, at the option of Coleman Worldwide, in whole or in part, at
        redemption prices equal to the issue price plus accrued OID through
        but excluding the date of redemption, payable solely in cash. Coleman
        Worldwide will purchase any LYON, at the option of the holder, on May
        27, 1998, May 27, 2003 and May 27, 2008 (each, a 'Purchase Date') for
        a purchase price per LYON equal to the issue price plus accrued OID
        through but excluding each such Purchase Date, representing a yield
        per annum to the holder on each such date of 7.25% computed on a
        semiannual bond equivalent basis. Coleman Worldwide may, at its
        option, elect to pay the purchase price on any Purchase Date either in
        cash or shares of common stock of Coleman or any combination thereof.
 
        The Indenture governing the LYONs provides the holders of LYONs with
        the option to require Coleman Worldwide to purchase the LYONs after
        the occurrence of certain events ('Additional Purchase Right Events').
        Additional Purchase Right Events occur, among other things, upon the
        Company's Consolidated Debt Ratio (as defined) exceeding 0.75 to 1.0
        or the Consolidated Net Worth (as defined) of Coleman Worldwide as of

        the end of any fiscal quarter being less than a specified amount which
        is $60,000 at March 31, 1997 and increases to $70,000 at June 30,
        1997.
 
(f)     On July 22, 1993, Coleman Holdings issued and sold $281,281 principal
        amount at maturity of Old Discount Notes in a private placement
        offering. Subsequent to the private placement offering, a registration
        statement on Form S-1 was filed to exchange the Old Discount Notes for
        Series B Senior Secured Discount Notes (the 'Discount Notes').
</TABLE>
 
                                      F-17

<PAGE>

                     COLEMAN ESCROW CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
            NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(CONTINUED)
                       (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE DATA)
 
9. LONG-TERM DEBT--(CONTINUED)

<TABLE>
<S>     <C>
        The Discount Notes mature on May 27, 1998 and are secured by all the
        shares of Coleman Worldwide. In addition, Coleman Worldwide has
        provided a non-recourse guaranty, which is secured by its pledge of
        26,000,000 shares of Coleman Common Stock. There are no periodic
        payments of interest on the Discount Notes. The aggregate principal
        amount of the Discount Notes represents a yield to maturity of 10.875%
        per annum (computed on a semiannual bond equivalent basis) calculated
        from July 22, 1993.

        The Indenture governing the Discount Notes contains certain covenants
        that, among other things, states that Coleman Holdings shall not
        permit the Company to issue debt if after giving effect to such
        issuance the Company's Consolidated Debt Ratio (as defined) exceeds
        0.75 to 1.0.

        The Discount Notes are redeemable by Coleman Holdings on or after July
        15, 1996, at the option of Coleman Holdings, in whole or in part, at
        redemption prices listed below (expressed as percentages of Accreted
        Value as of the redemption date) for the periods indicated plus
        accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the redemption date (subject
        to the right of holders of record on the relevant record date to
        receive interest due, if any, on the relevant interest payment date):
</TABLE>
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                REDEMPTION
PERIOD                                                            PRICE
-------------------------------------------------------------   ----------
<S>                                                             <C>
From July 15, 1996 through July 14, 1997.....................    104.350%

From July 15, 1997 through January 14, 1998..................    102.175%
</TABLE>
 
        Thereafter, Coleman Holdings may redeem the Discount Notes in whole at
        any time or in part from time to time at a redemption price of 100% of
        the aggregate principal amount at maturity of the Discount Notes to be
        redeemed plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the redemption
        date.
 
     The aggregate scheduled amounts of long-term debt maturities in the years
1997 through 2001 are $747, $281,781, $2,357, $12,207, and $232,005,
respectively.
 
10. INCOME TAXES
 
     Coleman Escrow is included in the consolidated federal and certain
consolidated state income tax returns of Mafco and/or its affiliates. Coleman
Holdings and Mafco have entered into a tax sharing agreement (the 'Holdings Tax
Sharing Agreement') pursuant to which Coleman Holdings will pay to Mafco amounts
equal to the taxes that Coleman Holdings would otherwise have to pay if it were
to file separate tax returns for itself. To the extent that Coleman Holdings is
entitled to a tax benefit from Mafco as a result of its tax losses, such amounts
are recorded as a reduction in the provision for income taxes and a distribution
to its parent. During 1996 and 1995, Coleman Escrow recorded a $9,013 and
$8,160, respectively, benefit for income taxes and similar amounts were recorded
as distributions to its parent. Coleman Worldwide and Mafco are parties to a tax
sharing agreement (the 'Tax Sharing Agreement'), pursuant to which Coleman
Worldwide is required to pay to Mafco amounts equal to the taxes that Coleman
Worldwide would otherwise have to pay if it were to file separate consolidated
federal, state or local income tax returns including only itself and its
domestic subsidiaries. Pursuant to the LYONs indenture agreement, at any time
that the LYONs are outstanding, the amounts that Coleman Worldwide would be
required to pay to Mafco under the Tax Sharing Agreement, together with any
remaining funds paid to Coleman Worldwide by the Company under the tax sharing
agreement between Coleman Worldwide and the Company, may not be paid as tax
sharing payments, but Coleman Worldwide may advance such funds to Mafco as long
as the aggregate amount of such advances at any time does not exceed the issue
price plus accrued OID of the LYONs. Such advances are evidenced by noninterest
bearing unsecured demand promissory notes from Mafco in the amount of $54,739 at
December 31, 1996. As a result of the restriction on the payment of the tax
sharing amounts, income taxes provided pursuant to the Tax Sharing Agreement are
reflected as a non-cash charge. For all periods presented, federal and state
income taxes are provided as if Coleman Worldwide filed its
 
                                      F-18

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                     COLEMAN ESCROW CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
            NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(CONTINUED)
                       (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE DATA)
 
10. INCOME TAXES--(CONTINUED)


own income tax returns. The accompanying consolidated balance sheet includes
approximately $18,528 and $37,846 of federal and state income taxes payable to
Mafco pursuant to the Tax Sharing Agreement at December 31, 1996 and 1995,
respectively.
 
     For financial reporting purposes, (loss) earnings before income taxes,
minority interest and extraordinary item include the following components:
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                              YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31,
                                           ------------------------------
                                             1996       1995       1994
                                           --------    -------    -------
<S>                                        <C>         <C>        <C>
Earnings (loss) earnings before income
  taxes, minority interest and
  extraordinary item:
  Domestic..............................   $(65,344)   $43,585    $38,387
  Foreign...............................    (20,769)   (14,434)   (22,375)
                                           --------    -------    -------
                                           $(86,113)   $29,151    $16,012
                                           --------    -------    -------
                                           --------    -------    -------
</TABLE>
 
     Significant components of the provision for income tax (benefit) expense
were as follow:
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                              YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31,
                                           ------------------------------
                                             1996       1995       1994
                                           --------    -------    -------
<S>                                        <C>         <C>        <C>
Current:
  Federal...............................   $(12,945)   $ 6,360    $(4,199)
  State.................................       (937)     3,102        899
  Foreign...............................      3,454      3,853      2,248
                                           --------    -------    -------
     Total current......................    (10,428)    13,315     (1,052)
                                           --------    -------    -------
Deferred:
  Federal...............................    (10,686)    (3,104)     6,069
  State.................................     (2,178)      (725)     1,114
  Foreign...............................       (474)     2,215     (3,040)
                                           --------    -------    -------
     Total deferred.....................    (13,338)    (1,614)     4,143
                                           --------    -------    -------
                                           $(23,766)   $11,701    $ 3,091
                                           --------    -------    -------
                                           --------    -------    -------
</TABLE>

 
     The effective tax rate on (loss) earnings before income taxes, minority
interest and extraordinary item varies from the current statutory federal income
tax rate as follows:
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                              YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31,
                                           -----------------------------
                                           1996          1995      1994
                                           -----         ----      -----
<S>                                        <C>           <C>       <C>
(Benefit) provision at statutory rate...   (35.0)%       35.0%      35.0%
State taxes, net........................    (3.2)         4.0        8.0
Recognition of permanent basis
  differences related to loss on
  restructuring of foreign investment...      --           --      (30.9)
Nondeductible amortization..............     3.0          6.8       10.4
Foreign operations......................     2.6         (0.4)      (7.6)
Valuation allowance.....................     4.1           --         --
Puerto Rico operations..................     0.2         (5.7)        --
Other, net..............................     0.7          0.4        4.4
                                           -----         ----      -----
Effective tax rate (benefit)
  provision.............................   (27.6)%       40.1%      19.3%
                                           -----         ----      -----
                                           -----         ----      -----
</TABLE>
 
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                     COLEMAN ESCROW CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
            NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(CONTINUED)
                       (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE DATA)
 
10. INCOME TAXES--(CONTINUED)

     Deferred income taxes reflect the net tax effects of temporary differences
between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities for financial reporting
purposes and the amounts used for income tax purposes. Significant components of
Coleman Escrow's deferred tax liabilities and assets are as follows:
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                        DECEMBER 31,
                                                     ------------------
                                                      1996       1995
                                                     -------    -------
<S>                                                  <C>        <C>
Deferred tax assets:
  Postretirement benefits other than pensions.....   $12,370    $11,986
  Reserves for self-insurance and warranty

     costs........................................     6,678      4,777
  Pension liabilities.............................     8,828      4,942
  Inventory.......................................     8,245      5,579
  Net operating loss carryforwards................    14,875      3,103
  Impaired assets.................................        --     10,068
  Other, net......................................    24,026      5,555
                                                     -------    -------
     Total deferred tax assets....................    75,022     46,010
  Valuation allowance.............................    (7,501)        --
                                                     -------    -------
  Net deferred tax assets.........................    67,521     46,010
                                                     -------    -------
Deferred tax liabilities:
  Depreciation....................................    18,248     17,611
  Other, net......................................     7,675      5,125
                                                     -------    -------
     Total deferred tax liabilities...............    25,923     22,736
                                                     -------    -------
  Net deferred tax assets.........................   $41,598    $23,274
                                                     -------    -------
                                                     -------    -------
</TABLE>
 
     During 1996, Coleman Escrow increased the valuation allowance related to
certain foreign deferred tax assets due to uncertainties over realization. At
December 31, 1996, Coleman Escrow had net operating loss carryforwards ('NOL's')
of approximately $42,677 for certain foreign income tax purposes. These NOL's
expire beginning in 1999.
 
     Coleman Escrow has not provided for taxes on undistributed foreign earnings
of approximately $16,904 at December 31, 1996 as Coleman Escrow intends to
permanently reinvest these earnings in the future growth of the business.
Determination of the amount of unrecognized deferred U.S. income tax liability
is not practicable because of the complexities associated with its hypothetical
calculation.
 
11. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
 
     In 1996, the Company entered into an agreement with an affiliate in which
the Company realized approximately $1,800 of net tax benefits associated with
certain foreign tax net operating loss carry forwards that had not previously
been recognized.
 
     The Company provided management services to certain affiliates pursuant to
a management agreement through June 30, 1995. The consolidated financial
statements reflect the management fees as a reduction in selling, general and
administration expenses. For the years ended December 31, 1995 and 1994,
management fees earned by the Company were $2,400 and $4,800, respectively.
 
     MacAndrews & Forbes provides Coleman Escrow, at Coleman Escrow's request,
with certain allocated services, pursuant to a services agreement. These
allocated services are purchased by MacAndrews & Forbes from third party
providers on behalf of Coleman Escrow. Such services include professional
services, such as legal and accounting, insurance coverage and other services.

Coleman Escrow reimburses MacAndrews & Forbes for that portion of amounts due to
third party providers as is allocable to the services purchased for and provided
to Coleman Escrow and reimburses MacAndrews & Forbes for their other
out-of-pocket expenses incurred in
 
                                      F-20

<PAGE>

                     COLEMAN ESCROW CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
            NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(CONTINUED)
                       (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE DATA)
 
11. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS--(CONTINUED)

connection with providing such services. Coleman Escrow participates in certain
of Holdings' insurance programs, including health and life insurance, workers
compensation, and liability insurance. Coleman Escrow's expense represents its
expected costs for self-insured retentions and premiums for excess coverage
insurance. The expense was $13,923, $9,874, and $10,586 for the years ended
December 31, 1996, 1995 and 1994, respectively.
 
     The Company purchases and sells products from and to certain affiliates.
These amounts are not, in the aggregate, material.
 
12. EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS
 
  Pension Plans:
 
     Holdings maintains pension and other retirement plans in various forms
covering employees of the Company who meet eligibility requirements. The U.S.
salaried retirement plan is a non-contributory defined benefit plan and provides
benefits based on a formula of each participant's final average pay and years of
service. The U.S. hourly pension plan is a non-contributory defined benefit plan
and contains a flat benefit formula. The salaried and hourly plans provide
reduced benefits for early retirement and the salaried plan takes into account
offsets for Social Security benefits. The Company's policy is to contribute
annually the minimum amount required pursuant to the Employee Retirement Income
Security Act, as amended.
 
     Holdings also has an unfunded excess benefit plan covering certain of the
Company's U.S. employees whose benefits under the plans described above are
limited by provisions of the Internal Revenue Code. The following table
reconciles the funded status of the pension plans with the amount recognized in
Coleman Holdings' consolidated balance sheets as of the dates indicated:
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                         DECEMBER 31,
                                                     ---------------------
                                                       1996         1995
                                                     --------     --------
<S>                                                  <C>          <C>
Actuarial present value of benefit obligation:

  Accumulated benefit obligation, including vested
     benefits of $18,686 and $15,282..............   $(21,933)    $(17,588)
                                                     --------     --------
                                                     --------     --------
Projected benefit obligation for service rendered
  to date.........................................   $(37,092)    $(32,284)
Plan assets at fair value.........................     16,197        9,696
                                                     --------     --------
Projected benefit obligation in excess of plan
  assets..........................................    (20,895)     (22,588)
Unrecognized prior service cost...................         50           57
Unrecognized net loss.............................      7,999        8,869
                                                     --------     --------
Accrued pension cost..............................    (12,846)     (13,662)
Amount reflected as an intangible asset...........       (288)          --
Amount reflected as minimum pension liability
  adjustment......................................       (470)          --
                                                     --------     --------
Amount reflected as pension liability.............   $(13,604)    $(13,662)
                                                     --------     --------
                                                     --------     --------
</TABLE>
 
     The weighted-average discount rate used in determining the actuarial
present value of the projected benefit obligation was 7.5% and 7.25% as of
December 31, 1996 and 1995, respectively. The rate of increase in future
compensation levels reflected in such determination was 5% as of December 31,
1996 and 1995. The expected long-term rate of return on assets was 9% as of
December 31, 1996, 1995 and 1994. Plan assets consist primarily of common stock,
mutual funds and fixed income securities stated at fair market value, and cash
equivalents stated at cost, which approximates fair market value. Unrecognized
items are being recognized over the estimated remaining service lives of active
employees.
 
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                     COLEMAN ESCROW CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
            NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(CONTINUED)
                       (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE DATA)
 
12. EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS--(CONTINUED)

     Net pension expense includes the following components:
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                        YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31,
                                                     ------------------------------
                                                      1996        1995       1994
                                                     -------    --------    -------
<S>                                                  <C>        <C>         <C>
Service cost-benefits attributed to service during

  the year........................................   $ 3,098    $  2,125    $ 2,051
Interest cost on projected benefit obligation.....     2,442       2,004      1,554
Actual return on plan assets......................    (1,490)     (1,347)       391
Net amortization and deferrals....................       844         834       (750)
                                                     -------    --------    -------
Net pension expense...............................   $ 4,894    $  3,616    $ 3,246
                                                     -------    --------    -------
                                                     -------    --------    -------
</TABLE>
 
  Savings Plan:
 
     In January 1990, Holdings initiated an employee savings plan under Section
401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code. This plan covers substantially all of the
Company's full-time U.S. employees and allows employees to contribute up to 10%
of their salary to the plan. The Company matches, at a 33 1/3% rate, employee
contributions of up to 6% of their salary. Amounts charged to expense for
matching contributions were $1,314, $1,165, and $927 for the years ended
December 31, 1996, 1995 and 1994, respectively.
 
  Retiree Health Care and Life Insurance:
 
     The Company, through Holdings, provides certain unfunded health and life
insurance benefits for certain retired employees. Approximately 53 percent of
the Company's U.S. employees may become eligible for these benefits if they
reach retirement age while working for the Company.
 
     The following table reconciles the funded status of the Company's allocable
portion of Holdings' postretirement benefit plans with the amount recognized in
Coleman Escrow's consolidated balance sheets as of the dates indicated:
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                         DECEMBER 31,
                                                     --------------------
                                                       1996        1995
                                                     --------    --------
<S>                                                  <C>         <C>
Accumulated postretirement benefit obligation:
  Retirees........................................   $ (6,682)   $ (6,660)
  Fully eligible active plan participants.........     (3,015)     (2,991)
  Other active plan participants..................    (10,664)    (10,904)
                                                     --------    --------
Total accumulated postretirement benefit
  obligation......................................    (20,361)    (20,555)
Unrecognized transition benefit...................     (3,973)     (4,239)
Unrecognized prior service cost...................       (492)       (580)
Unrecognized net (gain) loss......................       (976)        936
                                                     --------    --------
Net postretirement benefit liability..............   $(25,802)   $(24,438)
                                                     --------    --------
                                                     --------    --------
</TABLE>
 

     Net periodic postretirement benefit expense includes the following
components:
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                      YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31,
                                                     --------------------------
                                                      1996      1995      1994
                                                     ------    ------    ------
<S>                                                  <C>       <C>       <C>
Service cost-benefits attributed to
  service during the year.........................   $1,044    $  756    $  901
Interest cost on accumulated postretirement
  benefit obligation..............................    1,454     1,352     1,268
Amortization of transition benefit and other net
  gains...........................................     (354)     (455)     (354)
                                                     ------    ------    ------
Net periodic postretirement benefit expense.......   $2,144    $1,653    $1,815
                                                     ------    ------    ------
                                                     ------    ------    ------
</TABLE>
 
     The discount rate used in determining the accumulated postretirement
benefit obligation ('APBO') was 7.5% and 7.25% as of December 31, 1996 and 1995,
respectively. The assumed health care cost trend rate used in measuring the APBO
at December 31, 1996 was 8% starting in 1997, then gradually decreasing to 5% by
the
 
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                     COLEMAN ESCROW CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
            NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(CONTINUED)
                       (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE DATA)
 
12. EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS--(CONTINUED)

year 2003 and remaining at that level thereafter. The health care cost trend
rate assumption has a significant effect on the amount of the obligation and
periodic benefit expense reported. An increase in the assumed health care cost
trend rates by 1% in each year would increase the APBO as of December 31, 1996
by approximately 18% and the service and interest cost components of net
periodic postretirement benefit expense by approximately 23%.
 
  Stock Option Plan:
 
     The Company adopted The Coleman Company, Inc. 1992 Stock Option Plan (the
'1992 Stock Option Plan') prior to the effective date of the IPO. During 1993,
the shareholders approved the 1993 Stock Option Plan (the '1993 Stock Option
Plan') and during 1996, the shareholders approved The Coleman Company, Inc. 1996
Stock Option Plan (the '1996 Stock Option Plan'). Under the terms of the 1992
Stock Option Plan, the 1993 Stock Option Plan and the 1996 Stock Option Plan
(collectively the 'Stock Option Plans'), incentive stock options ('ISOs'),

non-qualified stock options ('NQSOs') and stock appreciation rights ('SARs') may
be granted to key employees of the Company and any of its affiliates from time
to time. Stock options have been granted under the Stock Option Plans with
vesting terms and maximum terms of approximately five years and ten years,
respectively. The aggregate number of shares of common stock as to which options
and rights may be granted under the Stock Option Plans may not exceed 4,700,000.
 
     The following table summarizes the stock option transactions under the
Stock Option Plans:
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                               1996                          1995                          1994
                                    ---------------------------   ---------------------------   ---------------------------
                                                   WEIGHTED-                     WEIGHTED-                     WEIGHTED-
                                                    AVERAGE                       AVERAGE                       AVERAGE
                                     OPTIONS     EXERCISE PRICE    OPTIONS     EXERCISE PRICE    OPTIONS     EXERCISE PRICE
                                    ----------   --------------   ----------   --------------   ----------   --------------
<S>                                 <C>          <C>              <C>          <C>              <C>          <C>
Outstanding--January 1,..........    2,572,930       $15.25        2,310,888       $14.03        1,256,540       $12.61
  Granted:
    at market price..............      294,000        19.73          637,000        17.89        1,272,450        15.13
    above market price...........      381,000        15.00               --           --               --           --
  Exercised......................     (154,890)       12.17         (325,748)       12.09          (53,362)       10.12
  Forfeited......................      (75,410)       14.19          (49,210)       13.14         (164,740)       12.98
                                    ----------                    ----------                    ----------
Outstanding--December 31,........    3,017,630        15.84        2,572,930        15.25        2,310,888        14.03
                                    ----------                    ----------                    ----------
                                    ----------                    ----------                    ----------
Exercisable--December 31,........      513,440        13.25          413,526        12.84          488,488        12.15
                                    ----------                    ----------                    ----------
                                    ----------                    ----------                    ----------
Weighted-average fair value of
  options granted during the
  year:
  at market price................   $     6.62                    $     7.13
                                    ----------                    ----------
                                    ----------                    ----------
  above market price.............   $     3.21                            --
                                    ----------                    ----------
                                    ----------                    ----------
</TABLE>
 
     The following table summarizes information concerning currently outstanding
and exercisable options at December 31, 1996:
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                           OPTIONS OUTSTANDING
-------------------------------------------------------------------------          OPTIONS EXERCISABLE
      RANGE                         WEIGHTED-AVERAGE                         -------------------------------
   OF EXERCISE         NUMBER           REMAINING        WEIGHTED-AVERAGE      NUMBER       WEIGHTED-AVERAGE
      PRICES         OUTSTANDING    CONTRACTUAL LIFE      EXERCISE PRICE     EXERCISABLE     EXERCISE PRICE
------------------   -----------    -----------------    ----------------    -----------    ----------------

<S>                  <C>            <C>                  <C>                 <C>            <C>
$ 9.75-$14.32           770,630         1.59 years            $13.05           393,440           $12.71
$14.33-$15.13           606,000               7.32             14.98           120,000            15.06
$15.14-$16.30           755,000               7.92             16.06                --               --
$16.31-$23.13           886,000               8.86             18.65                --               --
                     -----------                                             -----------
$ 9.75-$23.13         3,017,630               6.46                             513,440
                     -----------                                             -----------
                     -----------                                             -----------
</TABLE>
 
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                     COLEMAN ESCROW CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
            NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(CONTINUED)
                       (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE DATA)
 
12. EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS--(CONTINUED)

     As described in Note 1, the Company follows APB 25 in accounting for its
stock compensation arrangements. Pro forma financial information regarding net
income is required by FASB Statement No. 123, 'Accounting for Stock-Based
Compensation' ('FAS 123'), and has been determined as if the Company had
accounted for its employee stock options under the fair value method of FAS 123.
The fair value of ISOs and NQSOs granted during 1996 and 1995 were estimated at
the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model with the
following weighted-average assumptions: risk-free interest rates of 6.11% and
5.91 % for 1996 and 1995, respectively, dividend yield of 0.0%, volatility of
the expected market price of the Company's common stock of 20.2% and 30.8% for
1996 and 1995, respectively, and a weighted-average expected life of the option
of 5.5 years.
 
     FAS 123 requires the use of option valuation models, one of which is the
Black-Scholes model, that were not developed for use valuing ISOs or NQSOs.
Further, these option valuation models require the input of highly subjective
assumptions, including the expected stock price volatility. In management's
opinion, based on the above, the existing models do not necessarily provide a
reliable single measure of the fair value of its ISOs or NQSOs.
 
     The following summarized, unaudited pro forma results of operations assume
the estimated fair value of the ISOs and NQSOs granted in 1996 and 1995 is
amortized to expense over the ISOs' and NQSOs' vesting period. FAS 123 does not
require disclosure of the effect of any grants of stock based compensation prior
to 1995 and, therefore, the pro forma effect on net earnings of FAS 123 is not
representative of the pro forma effect on net earnings in future years.
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                         YEAR ENDED
                                                        DECEMBER 31,
                                                     ------------------
                                                       1996       1995

                                                     --------    ------
<S>                                                  <C>         <C>
Pro forma net (loss) earnings.....................   $(58,918)   $9,742
</TABLE>
 
13. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
 
  Leases:
 
     The Company leases manufacturing, administrative and sales facilities and
various types of equipment under operating lease agreements expiring through
2007. Rental expense was $14,164, $11,526, and $9,520 for the years ended
December 31, 1996, 1995 and 1994, respectively. Minimum rental commitments under
all noncancellable operating leases with remaining lease terms in excess of one
year from December 31, 1996, aggregated $43,573; such commitments for each of
the five years subsequent to December 31, 1996 are $12,379, $11,135, $6,189,
$4,296, and $2,619, respectively, and $6,955 thereafter.
 
     The Company leases its Hastings, Nebraska facility and the corporate office
building in Denver, Colorado under agreements which give the Company the right,
subject to certain qualifications, to renew, terminate, or purchase the
properties. Upon termination, the Company has guaranteed the lessor certain
residual values.
 
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                     COLEMAN ESCROW CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
            NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(CONTINUED)
                       (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE DATA)
 
13. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES--(CONTINUED)
 
  Environmental Matters:
 
     The Company is subject to various environmental regulations and has adopted
an environmental policy designed to ensure the Company operates in full
compliance with applicable environmental regulations and, where appropriate, the
Company's own internal standards. Coleman has also undertaken an environmental
compliance audit program. The Company makes expenditures it believes are
necessary to comply with environmental management practices. Environmental
expenditures that relate to current operations are expensed or capitalized as
appropriate, were not significant in 1996, and are not expected to be
significant in the foreseeable future. Coleman has established reserves for
various environmental matters to cover the estimated costs of the
investigations, remedial activities and litigation.
 
  Other:
 
     The Company and Holdings are involved in various claims and legal actions
arising in the ordinary course of business. The Company believes the ultimate
disposition of these matters is not expected to have a material adverse effect
on Coleman Escrow's consolidated financial condition or results of operations.

Coleman Holdings and the Company have entered into a cross-indemnification
agreement with Holdings pursuant to which Coleman will indemnify Holdings
against all liabilities related to businesses transferred to the Company, and
Holdings will indemnify the Company against all liabilities of Holdings other
than liabilities related to the businesses transferred to the Company.
 
     The Company is also party to a license agreement which requires payments of
minimum guaranteed royalties aggregating to $8,225 at December 31, 1996; such
commitments for each of the four years remaining under the agreement subsequent
to December 31, 1996 are $933, $1,768, $2,454, and $3,070, respectively.
 
14. SIGNIFICANT CUSTOMERS
 
     The Company's U.S. and Canadian operations have one significant customer
which accounted for approximately 15%, 19%, and 21% of net revenues in the years
ended December 31, 1996, 1995 and 1994, respectively.
 
15. CASH FLOW REPORTING
 
     Coleman Escrow uses the indirect method to report cash flows from operating
activities. Interest paid was $37,608, $23,976, and $11,933 and income taxes
paid were $2,857, $4,606, and $359 for the years ended December 31, 1996, 1995
and 1994, respectively. Certain non-cash transactions relating to acquisitions
and the issuance of long-term debt have been reported in Notes 2 and 9.
 
16. GEOGRAPHIC SEGMENTS
 
     Coleman Escrow designs, manufactures and markets a wide variety of multiuse
products and accessories, which are primarily marketed through independent
retail markets, for the outdoor recreation and hardware consumers. Coleman
Holdings is a leading manufacturer and marketer of brand name consumer products
for the camping and related outdoor recreation markets in the United States,
Canada, Europe, and Japan.
 
     Operating profit, as indicated below, represents net revenues less
operating expenses and amortization of goodwill. Generally, sales between
geographic areas are made at cost plus a share of operating profit. Identifiable
assets are those used by each geographic segment. Corporate assets are
principally cash, certain property and equipment, income tax refunds
receivable--affiliate, and deferred charges. The geographic segment presentation
 
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                     COLEMAN ESCROW CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
            NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(CONTINUED)
                       (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE DATA)
 
16. GEOGRAPHIC SEGMENTS--(CONTINUED)

has been restated for the years ended December 31, 1995 and 1994 to reflect the
European segment which became a significant segment for the year ended December
31, 1996, primarily due to the impact of the Camping Gaz operations.

 
     Information related to Coleman Escrow's geographic segments is as follows:
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                          YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31,
                                                     ----------------------------------
                                                        1996         1995        1994
                                                     ----------    --------    --------
<S>                                                  <C>           <C>         <C>
Net revenues:
  Domestic--U.S...................................   $  916,260    $716,018    $566,098
           --Export...............................       91,125      90,434      93,917
  Europe..........................................      168,780      52,233      52,461
  Other foreign...................................      219,350     169,836     121,545
  Eliminations....................................     (175,299)    (94,947)    (82,441)
                                                     ----------    --------    --------
                                                     $1,220,216    $933,574    $751,580
                                                     ----------    --------    --------
                                                     ----------    --------    --------
Operating profit:
  Domestic(a).....................................   $   19,915    $120,915    $ 94,773
  Europe(b).......................................      (17,505)     (3,241)    (23,203)
  Other foreign(c)................................        4,027     (10,540)      2,222
                                                     ----------    --------    --------
                                                          6,437     107,134      73,792
Corporate expenses................................      (17,430)    (20,153)    (14,044)
Interest expense..................................      (75,120)    (57,830)    (43,736)
(Loss) earnings before income taxes, minority
  interest and extraordinary item.................
                                                     ----------    --------    --------
                                                     $  (86,113)   $ 29,151    $ 16,012
                                                     ----------    --------    --------
                                                     ----------    --------    --------
Identifiable assets:
  Domestic........................................   $  782,373    $696,681    $559,599
  Europe..........................................      247,412      70,478      72,908
  Other foreign...................................       83,033      59,107      54,573
  Corporate.......................................       95,457      83,194      72,337
                                                     ----------    --------    --------
                                                     $1,208,275    $909,460    $759,417
                                                     ----------    --------    --------
                                                     ----------    --------    --------
</TABLE>
 
------------------
(a) Includes $49,257 of restructuring and other charges in 1996.
 
(b) Includes $20,002 of restructuring and other charges in 1996 and $17,956
    related to German Restructuring in 1994.
 
(c) Includes $4,941 of restructuring and other charges in 1996 and $12,289 of
    asset impairment charges in 1995.
 

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                     COLEMAN ESCROW CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
            NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(CONTINUED)
                       (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE DATA)
 
17. QUARTERLY FINANCIAL SUMMARIES (UNAUDITED)
 
     Summarized quarterly financial data for 1996 and 1995 are as follow:
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                QUARTER ENDED
                                                       ---------------------------------------------------------------
                                                       MARCH 31,    JUNE 30,    SEPTEMBER 30,(A)    DECEMBER 31,(B)(C)
                                                       ---------    --------    ----------------    ------------------
<S>                                                    <C>          <C>         <C>                 <C>
1996
  Net revenues......................................   $ 273,560    $452,654        $269,607             $224,395
  Gross profit......................................      80,966     137,538          39,894               33,321
  Earnings (loss) before extraordinary item.........       8,180      17,337         (46,325)             (36,149)
  Net earnings (loss)...............................       7,598      16,680         (46,330)             (36,149)
 
1995
  Net revenues......................................   $ 224,024    $311,281        $211,817             $186,452
  Gross profit......................................      68,496      99,575          65,932               50,144
  Earnings (loss) before extraordinary item.........       5,586      17,399           1,960              (14,191)
  Net earnings (loss)...............................       5,586      17,399           1,173              (14,191)
</TABLE>
 
------------------
(a) For the third quarter of 1996, the gross profit amount includes $33,567 of
    restructuring and other charges. The loss before extraordinary item and net
    loss amounts include an after tax charge of $44,495 related to restructuring
    and other charges.
 
(b) For the fourth quarter of 1996, the gross profit amount includes $10,438 of
    restructuring and other charges. The loss before extraordinary item and net
    loss amounts include an after tax charge of $8,021 related to restructuring
    and other charges.
 
(c) For the fourth quarter of 1995, the gross profit amount includes $7,599 of
    income as a result of adopting the provisions of EITF 95-2. The loss before
    extraordinary item and net loss amounts include an after tax asset
    impairment charge of $9,856 as a result of adopting FAS 121 and an after tax
    credit of $3,796 as a result of adopting the provisions of EITF 95-2.
 
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<PAGE>

                     COLEMAN ESCROW CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES

                      CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET
                                 (IN THOUSANDS)
                                  (UNAUDITED)
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                               MARCH 31,
                                                                  1997
                                                               ----------
<S>                                                            <C>
                           ASSETS
Current assets:
  Cash and cash equivalents.................................   $   12,866
  Accounts and notes receivable, less allowance of $9,934...      271,617
  Inventories...............................................      288,166
  Deferred tax assets.......................................       39,895
  Prepaid assets and other..................................       16,654
                                                               ----------
     Total current assets...................................      629,198
Property, plant and equipment, net..........................      194,739
Intangible assets related to businesses acquired, net.......      341,907
Note receivable--affiliate..................................       47,739
Deferred tax assets and other...............................       41,348
                                                               ----------
                                                               $1,254,931
                                                               ----------
                                                               ----------
           LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDER'S DEFICIT
Current liabilities:
  Accounts and notes payable................................   $  194,462
  Other current liabilites..................................      115,971
                                                               ----------
     Total current liabilites...............................      310,433
Long-term debt..............................................      994,664
Income taxes payable--affiliate.............................       16,681
Other liabilities...........................................       75,711
Minority interest...........................................       44,598
Commitments and contingencies...............................
Stockholder's deficit:
  Common stock..............................................            1
  Capital deficiency........................................     (130,576)
  Accumulated deficit.......................................      (53,842)
  Currency translation adjustment...........................       (2,364)
  Minimum pension liability adjustment......................         (375)
                                                               ----------
     Total stockholder's deficit............................     (187,156)
                                                               ----------
                                                               $1,254,931
                                                               ----------
                                                               ----------
</TABLE>
 
            See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
 

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                     COLEMAN ESCROW CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
                                 (IN THOUSANDS)
                                   (UNAUDITED)
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                      THREE MONTHS ENDED
                                                          MARCH 31,
                                                     --------------------
                                                       1997        1996
                                                     --------    --------
 
<S>                                                  <C>         <C>
Net revenues......................................   $295,464    $273,560
 
Cost of sales.....................................    214,422     192,594
                                                     --------    --------
 
Gross profit......................................     81,042      80,966
 
Selling, general and administrative expenses......     65,952      46,800
 
Interest expense, net.............................     20,414      16,960
 
Amortization of goodwill and deferred charges.....      3,322       2,704
 
Other expense (income), net.......................        271      (2,721)
                                                     --------    --------
 
(Loss) earnings before income taxes, minority
  interest and extraordinary item.................     (8,917)     17,223
 
Income tax (benefit) expense......................     (3,190)      6,508
 
Minority interest in earnings of Camping Gaz......        112          --
 
Minority interest in earnings of Coleman..........        120       2,535
                                                     --------    --------
 
(Loss) earnings before extraordinary item.........     (5,959)      8,180
 
Extraordinary loss on early extinguishment of
  debt, net of income tax benefit.................         --        (582)
                                                     --------    --------
 
Net (loss) earnings...............................   $ (5,959)   $  7,598
                                                     --------    --------
                                                     --------    --------
</TABLE>

 
            See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
 
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                     COLEMAN ESCROW CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
                                 (IN THOUSANDS)
                                  (UNAUDITED)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                         THREE MONTHS
                                                        ENDED MARCH 31,
                                                     ---------------------
                                                       1997        1996
                                                     --------    ---------
<S>                                                  <C>         <C>
Cash Flows from Operating Activities:
  Net (loss) earnings.............................   $ (5,959)   $   7,598
                                                     --------    ---------
  Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) earnings to
     net cash
     used by operating activities:
       Depreciation and amortization..............     10,047        8,045
       Non-cash tax sharing agreement (benefit)
        provision.................................     (4,262)       3,498
       Minority interest in earnings of Coleman...        120        2,535
       Minority interest in earnings of Camping
        Gaz.......................................        112           --
       Interest accretion.........................      9,702        8,880
       Non-cash gain on LYONs conversion..........         --       (2,751)
       Extraordinary loss on early extinguishment
        of debt...................................         --          986
       Change in assets and liabilities:
          Increase in receivables.................    (67,454)     (84,659)
          Increase in inventories.................     (5,258)     (28,420)
          Increase in accounts payable............     18,655        8,741
          Other, net..............................     (3,824)     (17,297)
                                                     --------    ---------
                                                      (42,162)    (100,442)
                                                     --------    ---------
Net cash used by operating activities.............    (48,121)     (92,844)
                                                     --------    ---------
Cash Flows from Investing Activities:
  Capital expenditures............................     (6,313)      (6,866)
  Purchases of businesses, net of cash acquired...         --      (60,132)
  Decrease in note receivable--affiliate..........      7,000           --
  Proceeds from sale of fixed assets..............      2,126          186
                                                     --------    ---------
Net cash provided by (used by) investing
  activities......................................      2,813      (66,812)
                                                     --------    ---------

Cash Flows from Financing Activities:
  Net (payments of) proceeds from revolving
     credit agreement borrowings..................     (8,959)     125,713
  Net change in short-term borrowings.............     48,996       29,611
  Repayment of long-term debt.....................        (64)        (172)
  Debt issuance and refinancing costs.............       (718)          --
  Purchases of Company common stock...............         --       (2,329)
  Proceeds from stock options exercised...........        197          967
  Contributions from (distributions to) parent....         82          (12)
                                                     --------    ---------
Net cash provided by financing activities.........     39,534      153,778
                                                     --------    ---------
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash...........      1,341          629
                                                     --------    ---------
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents.........     (4,433)      (5,249)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the
  period..........................................     17,299       12,065
                                                     --------    ---------
Cash and cash equivalents at end of the period....   $ 12,866    $   6,816
                                                     --------    ---------
                                                     --------    ---------
</TABLE>
 
                 See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

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<PAGE>

                     COLEMAN ESCROW CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
              NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                       (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE DATA)
                                  (UNAUDITED)
 
1. BASIS OF FINANCIAL STATEMENT PRESENTATION
 
     Coleman Escrow Corp. ('Coleman Escrow') is a holding company formed in May
1997 in connection with the offering of Senior Secured First Priority Discount
Notes due 2001 and Senior Secured Second Priority Discount Notes due 2001 (the
'Old Notes') to hold all of the outstanding shares of capital stock of Coleman
Holdings Inc. ('Coleman Holdings'). Coleman Holdings is a holding company formed
in July 1993 in connection with the offering of Senior Secured Discount Notes
due 1998 (the 'Holding Notes') to hold all of the outstanding shares of capital
stock of Coleman Worldwide Corporation ('Coleman Worldwide'). Coleman Worldwide
is a holding company formed in March 1993 in connection with the offering of
Liquid Yield Option(Trademark) Notes due 2013 (the 'LYONS'(Trademark)). Coleman
Worldwide also holds 44,067,520 shares of the common stock of The Coleman
Company, Inc. ('Coleman' or the 'Company') which represents approximately 83% of
the outstanding Coleman common stock as of March 31, 1997. Coleman Escrow,
Coleman Holdings and Coleman Worldwide are holding companies with no business
operations of their own.
 
     The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have
been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles for
interim financial information. Accordingly, they do not include all of the
information and footnotes required by generally accepted accounting principles
for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments
(consisting of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair
presentation have been included. Operating results for the three months ended
March 31, 1997 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be
expected for the year ended December 31, 1997.
 
2. INVENTORIES
 
     The components of inventories consist of the following:
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                 MARCH 31,
                                                                   1997
                                                                 ---------
<S>                                                              <C>
Raw material and supplies.....................................   $  83,710
Work-in-process...............................................      16,036
Finished goods................................................     188,420
                                                                 ---------
                                                                 $ 288,166
                                                                 ---------
                                                                 ---------
</TABLE>
 

3. OTHER CHARGES
 
     During the three months ended March 31, 1997, the Company recorded certain
other charges totaling $2,435, net of tax, primarily related to severance costs
associated with recent executive changes.
 
4. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
 
     During the three months ended March 31, 1997, the Company agreed to
purchase an inactive subsidiary from an affiliate for $1,000. The Company
expects to realize certain foreign tax benefits from this transaction in future
years. The Company has accounted for this transaction in a manner similar to a
pooling-of-interests due to the Mafco Holdings Inc. common control over each of
the parties involved in the transaction. The $2,608 excess value of tax benefits
acquired over the purchase price has been accounted for as a capital
contribution.
 
     On March 31, 1997, MacAndrews & Forbes Holdings Inc., an indirect parent,
assumed a liability of Coleman Worldwide in the amount of $2,271. The assumption
was accounted for as a capital contribution.
 
5. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
 
     In April 1997, the Company announced its intentions to (i) close its
corporate headquarters in Golden, Colorado, (ii) close its Geneva, Switzerland
international headquarters, (iii) reduce the Company's workforce by
approximately 10% and (iv) close or relocate three domestic factories and close
one international factory. Most of the costs associated with these actions will
be reflected in the results of operations for the quarter ended June 30, 1997.
 
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                     COLEMAN ESCROW CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
       NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(CONTINUED)
                       (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE DATA)
                                  (UNAUDITED)
 
5. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS--(CONTINUED)

     On May 6, 1997, Coleman Worldwide and Coleman Holdings jointly announced
that Coleman Holdings intends to redeem the Holdings Notes on or about July 15,
1997, and that Coleman Worldwide intends to retire the LYONs. Coleman Worldwide
will make an offer to pay cash for the LYONs in excess of the market value of
the shares of the Company's common stock for which the LYONs may be exchanged.
Coleman Worldwide expects to commence the offer as soon as reasonably
practicable and to redeem any remaining LYONs on May 27, 1998. Redemption of the
Holdings Notes and retirement of the LYONs will be made with the proceeds from
the issuance of debt securities (the 'Notes') by a newly formed holding company.
Upon the redemption of the Holdings Notes and retirement of the LYONs, the Notes
are expected to be secured by the shares of the Company's common stock owned by
Coleman Worldwide.
 

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                         REPORT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
 
The Board of Directors and Stockholder
Coleman Worldwide Corporation
 
     We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Coleman
Worldwide Corporation and subsidiaries as of December 31, 1996 and 1995, and the
related consolidated statements of operations, stockholder's equity, and cash
flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 1996. These
financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our
responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on
our audits.
 
     We conducted our audits in accordance with generally accepted auditing
standards. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain
reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material
misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting
the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes
assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by
management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation.
We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
 
     In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above
present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of
The Coleman Company, Inc. and subsidiaries at December 31, 1996 and 1995, and
the consolidated results of their operations and their cash flows for each of
the three years in the period ended December 31, 1996, in conformity with
generally accepted accounting principles.
 
                                          ERNST & YOUNG LLP
 
Denver, Colorado
March 10, 1997
 
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                 COLEMAN WORLDWIDE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
                          CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
                       (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE DATA)
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                          DECEMBER 31,
                                                     ----------------------
                                                        1996         1995
                                                     ----------    --------
<S>                                                  <C>           <C>
                      ASSETS
Current assets:
  Cash and cash equivalents.......................   $   17,299    $ 12,065
  Accounts receivable, less allowance of $11,512
     in 1996 and $3,115 in 1995...................      182,418     148,765
  Notes receivable................................       27,524      16,544
  Inventories.....................................      287,502     216,236
  Deferred tax assets.............................       40,466      20,481
  Prepaid assets and other........................       14,885      22,420
                                                     ----------    --------
     Total current assets.........................      570,094     436,511
 
Property, plant and equipment, net................      199,182     162,691
Intangible assets related to businesses acquired,
  net.............................................      349,761     225,247
Note receivable--affiliate........................       54,739      50,685
Deferred tax assets and other.....................       32,673      31,255
                                                     ----------    --------
                                                     $1,206,449    $906,389
                                                     ----------    --------
                                                     ----------    --------
       LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDER'S EQUITY
Current liabilities:
  Current portion of long-term debt...............   $      747    $  1,051
  Short-term borrowings...........................       33,935      19,302
  Accounts payable................................       98,906      71,377
  Accrued expenses................................      112,944      58,162
                                                     ----------    --------
     Total current liabilities....................      246,532     149,892
 
Long-term debt....................................      757,460     519,640
Income taxes payable--affiliate...................       18,528      37,846
Other liabilities.................................       76,173      48,072
Minority interest.................................       45,088      49,266
Commitments and contingencies.....................
Stockholder's equity:
  Common stock, par value $1.00 per share;
     1,000 shares issued and outstanding..........            1           1
  Additional paid-in capital......................       23,687      23,496
  Retained earnings...............................       36,360      77,823
  Currency translation adjustment.................        2,856         353

  Minimum pension liability adjustment............         (236)         --
                                                     ----------    --------
     Total stockholder's equity...................       62,668     101,673
                                                     ----------    --------
                                                     $1,206,449    $906,389
                                                     ----------    --------
                                                     ----------    --------
</TABLE>
 
                 See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

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                 COLEMAN WORLDWIDE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
                     CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
                                 (IN THOUSANDS)
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31,
                                           ----------------------------------
                                              1996         1995        1994
                                           ----------    --------    --------
<S>                                        <C>           <C>         <C>
Net revenues............................   $1,220,216    $933,574    $751,580
Cost of sales...........................      928,497     649,427     535,710
                                           ----------    --------    --------
Gross profit............................      291,719     284,147     215,870
Selling, general and administrative
  expenses..............................      291,862     174,870     128,561
Asset impairment charge.................           --      12,289          --
Restructuring expense...................           --          --      18,456
Interest expense, net...................       50,767      35,930      24,031
Amortization of goodwill and deferred
  charges...............................       11,056       8,309       6,667
Other (income) expense, net.............       (1,604)        283       1,138
                                           ----------    --------    --------
  (Loss) earnings before income taxes,
     minority interest and extraordinary
     item...............................      (60,362)     52,466      37,017
Income tax (benefit) expense............      (14,753)     19,861      10,437
Minority interest in earnings of Camping
  Gaz...................................        1,872          --          --
Minority interest in (loss) earnings of
  Coleman...............................       (7,262)      6,696       5,734
                                           ----------    --------    --------
  (Loss) earnings before extraordinary
     item...............................      (40,219)     25,909      20,846
Extraordinary loss on early
  extinguishment of debt, net of income
  tax benefit of $846 in 1996, $503 in
  1995, and $435 in 1994................       (1,244)       (787)       (677)
                                           ----------    --------    --------
  Net (loss) earnings...................   $  (41,463)   $ 25,122    $ 20,169
                                           ----------    --------    --------
                                           ----------    --------    --------
</TABLE>
 
                 See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
 
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                 COLEMAN WORLDWIDE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
                CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDER'S EQUITY
                       (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE DATA)
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                   COMMON STOCK
                                                -------------------    ADDITIONAL                 CURRENCY      MINIMUM
                                                 NUMBER                 PAID-IN      RETAINED    TRANSLATION    PENSION
                                                OF SHARES    AMOUNT     CAPITAL      EARNINGS    ADJUSTMENT     LIABILITY
                                                ---------    ------    ----------    --------    -----------    -------
<S>                                             <C>          <C>       <C>           <C>         <C>            <C>
Balance at December 31, 1993.................     1,000       $  1      $ 22,902     $ 32,532      $  (215)      $  --
  Net earnings...............................        --         --            --       20,169           --          --
  Currency translation adjustment............        --         --            --           --        1,185          --
  Contributions..............................        --         --           208           --           --          --
                                                ---------    ------    ----------    --------    -----------    -------
Balance at December 31, 1994.................     1,000          1        23,110       52,701          970          --
  Net earnings...............................        --         --            --       25,122           --          --
  Currency translation adjustment............        --         --            --           --         (617)         --
  Contributions..............................        --         --           386           --                       --
                                                ---------    ------    ----------    --------    -----------    -------
Balance at December 31, 1995.................     1,000          1        23,496       77,823          353          --
  Net loss...................................        --         --            --      (41,463)          --          --
  Currency translation adjustment............        --         --            --           --        2,503          --
  Minimum pension liability adjustment, net
     of tax..................................        --         --            --           --           --        (236)
  Contributions..............................        --         --           191           --           --          --
                                                ---------    ------    ----------    --------    -----------    -------
Balance at December 31, 1996.................     1,000       $  1      $ 23,687     $ 36,360      $ 2,856       $(236)
                                                ---------    ------    ----------    --------    -----------    -------
                                                ---------    ------    ----------    --------    -----------    -------
</TABLE>
 
                 See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
 
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<PAGE>

                 COLEMAN WORLDWIDE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
                     CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
                                 (IN THOUSANDS)
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31,
                                           ----------------------------------
                                             1996         1995        1994
                                           ---------    --------    ---------
<S>                                        <C>          <C>         <C>
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
  Net (loss) earnings...................   $ (41,463)   $ 25,122    $  20,169
     Adjustments to reconcile net (loss)
       earnings to net cash flows from
       operating activities:
       Depreciation and amortization....      36,941      27,087       23,213
       Non-cash tax sharing agreement
          provision.....................       4,637      15,722        3,668
       Minority interest in (loss)
          earnings of Coleman...........      (7,262)      6,696        5,734
       Minority interest in earnings of
          Camping Gaz...................       1,872          --           --
       Interest accretion...............      12,051      11,388       10,657
       Non-cash gain on LYONs
          conversion....................      (2,755)         --           --
       Non-cash restructuring and other
          charges.......................      48,269      12,289       10,950
       Extraordinary loss on early
          extinguishment of debt........       2,090       1,290        1,112
     Change in assets and liabilities:
       Decrease (increase) in
          receivables...................         976     (37,833)     (22,122)
       Increase in inventories..........     (42,402)    (49,396)     (10,852)
       (Decrease) increase in accounts
          payable.......................     (12,308)     13,825       (1,403)
       Other, net.......................      (5,982)    (16,747)       5,659
                                           ---------    --------    ---------
                                              36,127     (15,679)      26,616
                                           ---------    --------    ---------
Net cash (used) provided by operating
  activities............................      (5,336)      9,443       46,785
                                           ---------    --------    ---------
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
  Capital expenditures..................     (41,334)    (29,053)     (34,915)
  Purchases of businesses, net of cash
     acquired...........................    (161,875)    (33,385)     (99,587)
  Increase in note
     receivable--affiliate..............      (4,054)     (6,742)     (27,052)
  Proceeds from sale of fixed assets....       2,924         928        4,471
                                           ---------    --------    ---------
Net cash used by investing activities...    (204,339)    (68,252)    (157,083)

                                           ---------    --------    ---------
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
  Net change in short-term borrowings...     (11,043)      3,106        6,867
  Net (payments of) proceeds from
     revolving credit agreement
     borrowings.........................      (2,779)    (61,289)     129,274
  Proceeds from issuance of long-term
     debt...............................     235,000     200,000           --
  Repayment of long-term debt...........      (6,778)    (74,782)     (10,796)
  Debt issuance and refinancing costs...      (3,902)     (3,569)      (1,955)
  Purchases of Company common stock.....      (2,329)     (4,086)      (9,571)
  Proceeds from stock options exercised
     including tax benefits.............       2,192       4,520          584
  Contributions from parent.............         191         386          208
                                           ---------    --------    ---------
Net cash provided by financing
  activities............................     210,552      64,286      114,611
                                           ---------    --------    ---------
Effect of exchange rate changes on
  cash..................................       4,357      (1,731)      (1,587)
                                           ---------    --------    ---------
Net increase in cash and cash
  equivalents...........................       5,234       3,746        2,726
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning
  of the year...........................      12,065       8,319        5,593
                                           ---------    --------    ---------
Cash and cash equivalents at end of the
  year..................................   $  17,299    $ 12,065    $   8,319
                                           ---------    --------    ---------
                                           ---------    --------    ---------
</TABLE>
 
                 See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
 
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<PAGE>

                 COLEMAN WORLDWIDE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
                   NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                       (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE DATA)
 
1. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
 
  Background:
 
     Coleman Worldwide Corporation ('Coleman Worldwide') was formed in March
1993 in connection with the offering of Liquid Yield Option(TM) Notes due 2013
(the 'LYONs'TM). Coleman Worldwide also holds 44,067,520 shares of the common
stock of The Coleman Company, Inc. ('Coleman' or the 'Company') which represents
approximately 83% of the outstanding Coleman common stock as of December 31,
1996. Coleman was formed in December 1991 to succeed to the assets and
liabilities of the outdoor products business of New Coleman Holdings Inc.
('Holdings') an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Mafco Holdings Inc.
('Mafco'). Holdings (then named The Coleman Company, Inc.) was acquired in 1989
by MacAndrews & Forbes Holdings Inc. ('MacAndrews Holdings', and, together with
Mafco, 'MacAndrews & Forbes'), a corporation wholly owned through Mafco by
Ronald O. Perelman. Coleman is a subsidiary of Coleman Worldwide Corporation
('Coleman Worldwide'), which is an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Holdings.
In March 1992, the Company completed an initial public offering of its common
stock.
 
  Principles of Consolidation:
 
     The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Coleman
Worldwide and its subsidiaries after elimination of all material intercompany
accounts and transactions.
 
  Cash Equivalents:
 
     Cash equivalents (primarily investments in money market funds and
commercial paper which are purchased with original maturities of three months or
less) are carried at cost, which approximates fair value.
 
  Inventories:
 
     Inventories are valued at the lower of cost or market. Cost is principally
determined by the first-in, first-out ('FIFO') method.
 
  Property, Plant and Equipment:
 
     Property, plant and equipment is recorded at cost and depreciated on a
straight-line basis over the estimated useful lives of such assets as follows:
land improvements, 5 to 25 years; buildings and building improvements, 7 to 45
years; and machinery and equipment, 3 to 15 years. Leasehold improvements are
amortized over their estimated useful lives or the terms of the leases,
whichever is shorter. Repairs and maintenance are charged to operations as
incurred, and significant expenditures for additions and improvements are
capitalized.
 

  Intangible Assets:
 
     Intangible assets represent goodwill which is being amortized on a
straight-line basis over periods not in excess of 40 years. Accumulated
amortization aggregated $39,520 and $29,664 at December 31, 1996 and 1995,
respectively. The carrying amount of goodwill is reviewed if facts and
circumstances suggest it may be impaired. If this review indicates goodwill will
not be recoverable over the remaining amortization period, as determined based
on the estimated undiscounted cash flows of the entity acquired, the carrying
amount of the goodwill is reduced to estimated fair value based on market value
or discounted cash flows, as appropriate.
 
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                 COLEMAN WORLDWIDE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
            NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(CONTINUED)
                       (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE DATA)
 
1. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES--(CONTINUED)

  Deferred Charges:
 
     Expenses associated with borrowings, such as for underwriting, legal fees
and printing costs, are amortized over the term of the related debt.
 
  Revenue Recognition:
 
     The Company recognizes net revenues upon shipment of merchandise. Net
revenues comprise gross revenues less customer returns and allowances.
 
  Advertising and Promotion Expense:
 
     Production costs of future media advertising are deferred until the
advertising occurs. All other advertising and promotion costs are expensed when
incurred. The amounts charged against operations for the years ended December
31, 1996, 1995 and 1994 were $58,823, $37,544 and $30,831, respectively.
 
  Research and Development:
 
     Research and development expenditures are expensed as incurred. The amounts
charged against operations for the years ended December 31, 1996, 1995 and 1994
were $11,082, $6,548, and $5,230, respectively.
 
  Self Insurance:
 
     Coleman Worldwide participates in insurance programs maintained by
Holdings. Coleman Worldwide estimates its liability for the self-insured
portions of the risks covered by such programs and accrues appropriate reserves.
(See Note 11.)
 
  Foreign Currency Translation:
 

     The Company's international operations, other than its Brazilian and
Mexican operations, are conducted in economic environments which the Company
does not consider to be highly inflationary. Assets and liabilities of
international operations generally are translated into U.S. dollars at the rates
of exchange in effect at the balance sheet date, and income and expense items
generally are translated at the average exchange rates prevailing during the
period presented. Gains and losses resulting from the translation of these
financial statements are recorded as a component of stockholder's equity. Gains
and losses resulting from foreign currency transactions and translation of the
financial statements of the Company's Brazilian and Mexican operations are
included in the results of operations and have not been significant for the
years ended December 31, 1996, 1995 and 1994.
 
  Financial Instruments with Off-Balance-Sheet Risk:
 
     The Company periodically enters into a variety of foreign currency exchange
agreements in the management of foreign currency exposure related primarily to
firm commitments, intercompany foreign sales transactions expected to occur
within the next twelve months and intercompany accounts receivables and
payables.
 
     At December 31, 1996, the Company did not have any outstanding foreign
currency exchange agreements related to firm commitments. At December 31, 1995,
the Company had a forward exchange contract to buy $15,000 of Italian lira
maturing on May 31, 1996 and had an unrecognized gain of $93. The gains and
losses from this contract are accounted for under the deferral method and are
recognized and included in income in the same period as a component of the
related hedged transactions. In the event it is no longer probable the
transactions will be consummated, the gains and losses are recognized
immediately in income under the fair value method. At December 31, 1995, the
Company had outstanding option contracts for the purchase or sale of Italian
lira totaling $10,500, which contracts expired during 1996.
 
     During the fourth quarter of 1995, the Company elected to adopt the
provisions of the Emerging Issues Task Force Issue No. 95-2, 'Determination of
What Constitutes a Firm Commitment for Foreign Currency
 
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                 COLEMAN WORLDWIDE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
            NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(CONTINUED)
                       (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE DATA)
 
1. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES--(CONTINUED)

Transactions Not Involving a Third Party' ('EITF 95-2') which narrowed the scope
of intercompany foreign currency commitments eligible to be hedged for financial
reporting purposes. Under EITF 95-2, the Company reflects the carrying value of
its forward currency contract positions relating to intercompany foreign sales
transactions on a mark-to-market basis and accounts for the resulting
unrecognized gains or losses in income as a component of cost of sales. As a
result of this change, the Company increased net income by $3,796 in the fourth

quarter of 1995. Prior to the adoption of EITF 95-2, the gains and losses
associated with these contracts were accounted for under the deferral method. At
December 31,1996, the Company had forward exchange contracts to sell $8,500 in
Canadian dollars maturing on February 28, 1997, for which the Company has
recognized a net gain of $40 as a component of cost of sales. At December
31,1995, the Company had forward exchange contracts to sell $22,969 in foreign
currencies, which contracts matured at various dates in 1996 and for which the
Company has recognized a net gain of $7,599 as a component of cost of sales.
 
     The Company also enters into option contracts to hedge intercompany foreign
sales transactions. Gains and losses on these contracts are deferred and
recognized as an adjustment to cost of sales upon the sale of the related
inventory. At December 31, 1996 and 1995, the Company had outstanding option
contracts for the sale of Japanese yen at fixed exchange rates totaling $20,038
and $24,926 for specified periods of time which expire during 1997 and 1996,
respectively. Net unrealized gains deferred at December 31, 1996 and 1995 were
$653 and $125, respectively.
 
     With respect to intercompany accounts receivable and payables, at December
31, 1996, the Company had forward exchange contracts to sell $26,623 and to buy
$3,898 in foreign currencies, which contracts matured at various dates in 1997,
and had deferred a net gain of $185. At December 31, 1995, the Company had
forward exchange contracts to sell $31,152 and to buy $1,712 in foreign
currencies, which contracts matured at various dates in 1996 and had deferred a
net gain of $56. The gains and losses from these contracts are accounted for
under the deferral method and are recognized and included in income in the same
period as a component of the related hedged transactions.
 
     The Company periodically enters into interest rate swap and cap agreements
as a hedge against interest rate exposure of variable rate debt. At December 31,
1996, $25,000 of the Company's outstanding long-term debt was subject to an
interest rate swap agreement and $25,000 of the Company's outstanding long-term
debt was subject to an interest rate cap. Under the interest rate swap
agreement, the Company pays the counterparty interest at a fixed rate of 6.115%,
and the counterparty pays the Company interest at a variable rate equal to the
three month LIBOR for a seven year period commencing January 2, 1996. The
agreement is with a major financial institution which is expected to fully
perform under the terms of the agreement, thereby mitigating the credit risk
from the transaction. The differences to be paid or received on interest rate
swap agreements designated as hedges are included in interest expense as
payments are made or received. The interest rate cap agreement entitles the
Company to receive from a major financial institution the amount, if any, by
which the Company's interest payments on $25,000 of its variable rate debt
exceed 7.35%. The $509 premium paid for this interest rate cap agreement is
included in other assets and is amortized to interest expense over the
three-year term of the cap, which commenced January 3, 1995. Payments received
as a result of the cap are accrued as a reduction of interest expense on the
variable rate debt. In the event the interest rate swap or cap agreements are
terminated early and the related debt remains outstanding, the amounts paid or
received upon the early termination, along with any unamortized premium, will
continue to be amortized over the terms of the original interest rate swap and
cap agreements.
 
  Credit Risk:

 
     Financial instruments which potentially subject Coleman Worldwide to
concentrations of credit risk consist primarily of trade receivables and
derivative financial instruments. Credit risk on trade receivables is minimized
as a result of the large and diversified nature of the Company's worldwide
customer base. Although the Company
 
                                      F-40

<PAGE>

                 COLEMAN WORLDWIDE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
            NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(CONTINUED)
                       (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE DATA)
 
1. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES--(CONTINUED)

has one significant customer (see Note 14), there have been no credit losses
related to this customer. With respect to its derivative contracts, the Company
is also subject to credit risk of non performance by counterparties and its
maximum potential loss may exceed the amount recognized in the financial
statements. The Company controls its exposure to credit risk through credit
approvals, credit limits and monitoring procedures. Collateral is generally not
required for the Company's financial instruments.
 
  Fair Value of Financial Instruments:
 
     The following methods and assumptions were used by Coleman Worldwide in
estimating its fair value disclosures for financial instruments:
 
          Cash and cash equivalents: The carrying amount reported in the balance
     sheet for cash and cash equivalents approximates its fair value.
 
          Long- and short-term debt: The carrying amounts of Coleman Worldwide's
     borrowings under its foreign bank lines of credit, revolving credit
     agreement and other variable rate debt approximate their fair value. The
     fair value of the Company's senior notes issues (see Note 9) are estimated
     using discounted cash flow analysis based on the Company's estimated
     current borrowing rate for similar types of borrowing arrangements. The
     fair value of the publicly traded LYONs debt is based on quoted market
     prices.
 
          Foreign currency exchange agreements: The fair values of Coleman
     Worldwide's foreign currency agreements are estimated based on quoted
     market prices of comparable agreements, adjusted through interpolation
     where necessary for maturity differences.
 
          Interest rate swap and cap agreements: The fair values of interest
     rate swap and cap agreements are the amounts at which they could be
     terminated, based on estimates obtained from dealers.
 
     The carrying amounts and fair values of Coleman Worldwide's financial
instruments at December 31, 1996 and 1995 are as follows:
 

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                     DECEMBER 31, 1996             DECEMBER 31, 1995
                                                                 --------------------------    --------------------------
                                                                  CARRYING         FAIR         CARRYING         FAIR
                                                                   AMOUNT          VALUE         AMOUNT          VALUE
                                                                  OF ASSET/      OF ASSET/      OF ASSET/      OF ASSET/
                                                                 (LIABILITY)    (LIABILITY)    (LIABILITY)    (LIABILITY)
                                                                 -----------    -----------    -----------    -----------
<S>                                                              <C>            <C>            <C>            <C>
Cash and cash equivalents.....................................    $   17,299     $   17,299     $   12,065     $   12,065
Short-term debt...............................................       (33,935)       (33,935)       (19,302)       (19,302)
Long-term debt excluding capital leases.......................      (757,613)      (738,964)      (519,914)      (541,732)
Foreign currency exchange agreements..........................           940          1,629          8,026          8,287
Interest rate swap agreements.................................            --            296             --           (635)
Interest rate cap agreement...................................           170              1            340             18
</TABLE>
 
  Use of Estimates:
 
     The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally
accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and
assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and
accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
 
  Reclassifications:
 
     Certain amounts in the prior years' financial statements have been
reclassified to conform to the current year presentation.
 
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                 COLEMAN WORLDWIDE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
            NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(CONTINUED)
                       (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE DATA)
 
1. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES--(CONTINUED)
 
  Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation:
 
     The Company accounts for its stock compensation arrangements under the
provisions of Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 25, 'Accounting for Stock
Issued to Employees' ('APB 25') and related pronouncements. Under the provisions
of APB 25, no compensation expense is recognized when stock options are granted
with exercise prices equal to or greater than market value on the date of grant.
 
  Impairment of Long-Lived Assets:
 
     In March 1995, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Statement of
Financial Accounting Standards No. 121, 'Accounting for the Impairment of
Long-Lived Assets and for Long-Lived Assets to be Disposed Of' ('FAS 121'),
which requires impairment losses to be recorded on long-lived assets used in

operations when indicators of impairment are present and the undiscounted cash
flows estimated to be generated by those assets are less than the assets'
carrying amount. FAS 121 also addresses the accounting for long-lived assets
expected to be disposed of. The Company adopted FAS 121 in the fourth quarter of
1995. The effect of the adoption of FAS 121 is described in Note 3.
 
2. ACQUISITIONS
 
     During April 1994, the Company purchased substantially all the assets of
Sanborn Manufacturing Company ('Sanborn') in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, a
manufacturer of a broad line of portable and stationary air compressors for
consumer and commercial markets distributed primarily through warehouse clubs,
home centers and mass merchants in North America, and substantially all the
assets and business of Metal Yanes, Ltda. ('Yanes') in Sao Paulo, Brazil, a
manufacturer of camping products, including propane and butane fueled lanterns,
camp stoves, tents, lantern mantles and fuel. The Sanborn and Yanes
acquisitions, which were accounted for under the purchase method of accounting,
were completed for the following consideration: (a) approximately $41,066 in
cash financed through borrowings under the Company Credit Agreement (as defined
in Note 9), (b) assumption of liabilities in the amount of $22,193, and (c) a
note payable of $2,999. During 1995, in connection with the Sanborn acquisition,
the Company entered into a settlement agreement with the predecessor owners
which resolved certain disputes between the parties as well as fulfilled certain
obligations owed and anticipated to be owed by the Company to the predecessor
owners. These anticipated obligations related to a requirement to make
additional payments of up to $4,000 based upon the achievement of certain annual
sales levels during the five year period ending December 31, 1998 by Coleman
Powermate Compressors, Inc. ('Compressors'), the Company's subsidiary that
acquired the Sanborn assets (the 'Sales Agreement'). As a result of the
settlement, goodwill was increased by $3,282. For 1994, approximately $671 was
earned under the terms of the Sales Agreement based on the 1994 sales levels of
Compressors, and this amount was recorded as additional goodwill in 1994. The
results of operations of these businesses have been included in the consolidated
financial statements from the dates of acquisitions.
 
     On November 2, 1994, the Company purchased substantially all the assets of
Eastpak, Inc. and all of the capital stock of M.G. Industries, Inc.
(collectively, 'Eastpak'), a leading designer, manufacturer and distributor of
branded daypacks, sports bags and related products. The Eastpak acquisition,
which was accounted for under the purchase method, was completed for
approximately $57,850 in cash financed through borrowings under the Company
Credit Agreement, and assumption of certain liabilities in the amount of $4,130.
The Company also entered into an agreement with the predecessor owner of Eastpak
to make additional payments based upon the achievement of certain annual sales
levels of Eastpak products and other products substantially similar to the
Eastpak products during the years ended December 31, 1995, 1996, and 1997. For
1995 and 1996, a total of approximately $11,000 was recorded under the terms of
this agreement. An additional amount of up to $12,000 may be earned during the
year ended December 31, 1997. These amounts are recorded as additional goodwill.
 
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                 COLEMAN WORLDWIDE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
            NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(CONTINUED)
                       (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE DATA)
 
2. ACQUISITIONS--(CONTINUED)

The results of operations of Eastpak have been included in the consolidated
financial statements from the date of acquisition.
 
     In connection with the final purchase price allocations of the Sanborn and
Eastpak acquisitions, the Company recorded goodwill of approximately $53,000.
The Company is amortizing these amounts over 40 years. The goodwill of
approximately $7,700 associated with the Yanes acquisition was included in the
1995 asset impairment charge of $12,289 related to the Company's operations in
Brazil, which is further discussed in Note 3.
 
     During 1995, the Company purchased all of the outstanding shares of capital
stock of Sierra Corporation of Fort Smith, Inc. ('Sierra'), a manufacturer of
portable outdoor and recreational folding furniture and accessories, and
substantially all of the assets of Active Technologies, Inc. ('ATI'), a
manufacturer of technologically advanced lightweight generators and battery
charging equipment. The aggregate purchase price for these acquisitions was
$19,516 including fees and expenses. These acquisitions were accounted for using
the purchase method of accounting. The purchase price and expenses associated
with these acquisitions exceeded the fair value of net assets acquired by
$11,186 and the excess has been assigned to goodwill and is being amortized over
20 to 30 years on the straight-line basis. In connection with the ATI purchase,
the Company may also be required to record an additional amount of up to $18,750
based on the Company's sales of ATI related products and royalties received by
the Company for licensing arrangements related to ATI patents. For 1995 and
1996, the amounts earned under the terms of this agreement were immaterial.
Amounts earned under the terms of the agreement are recorded as additional
goodwill. The results of operations of these companies on a pro forma basis as
if their acquisitions had occurred at the beginning of 1995 and 1994,
respectively, individually and in the aggregate were not significant to Coleman
Worldwide.
 
     On January 2, 1996, the Company purchased substantially all the assets and
assumed certain liabilities of Seatt Corporation ('Seatt'), a leading designer,
manufacturer and distributor of safety and security related electronic products
for residential and commercial applications. The Seatt acquisition, which was
accounted for under the purchase method, was completed for approximately $65,300
including fees and expenses. The results of operations of Seatt have been
included in the consolidated financial statements from the date of acquisition.
In connection with the purchase price allocation of the Seatt acquisition, the
Company recorded goodwill of approximately $38,800. The Company is amortizing
this amount over 40 years on the straight-line method.
 
     On February 28, 1996, the Company and Butagaz S.N.C. ('Butagaz'), a
subsidiary of Societe de Petroles Shell S.A., jointly announced they had entered
into an agreement (the 'Share Purchase Agreement') in connection with the sale
to Coleman of approximately 70% of the outstanding shares of Application des
Gaz, S.A. ('ADG' or 'Camping Gaz'). Camping Gaz is a leading manufacturer and
distributor of camping appliances in Europe. On June 24, 1996, Coleman commenced

a public tender offer for the purchase of all the publicly traded outstanding
shares of ADG, or approximately 30% of the outstanding shares. The tender offer
period expired in July 1996 with approximately 94% of the outstanding publicly
traded shares of ADG tendered for purchase. The Company completed the necessary
steps to acquire the remaining publicly held stock during the third quarter of
1996. The cost of acquiring all the shares of ADG was approximately $100,000
including fees and expenses.
 
     The acquisition of Camping Gaz is being accounted for under the purchase
method. In connection with the allocation of purchase price to the fair values
of assets acquired and liabilities assumed, the Company recorded goodwill of
approximately $84,200, which is being amortized over 40 years on the
straight-line method. The Company also recognized liabilities in the amount of
$21,898 representing severance and other termination benefits for production and
administrative employees of Camping Gaz who will be terminated. The Company paid
termination costs of approximately $4,385 during 1996 and anticipates all
remaining termination costs will be paid during 1997.
 
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                 COLEMAN WORLDWIDE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
            NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(CONTINUED)
                       (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE DATA)
 
2. ACQUISITIONS--(CONTINUED)

     The Company has included the results of operations of Camping Gaz in the
consolidated financial statements from March 1, 1996, the date on which the
Company obtained control of Camping Gaz, and has recognized minority interest
related to the publicly traded shares for the period March 1, 1996 through June
30, 1996.
 
     The following summarized, unaudited pro forma results of operations of
Coleman Worldwide for the years ended December 31, 1996 and 1995 assume the
acquisition of Seatt and the acquisition of all the outstanding shares of
Camping Gaz occurred as of the beginning of the respective periods. The pro
forma results include certain adjustments, primarily reflecting increased
amortization and interest expense and a lower income tax provision, and are not
necessarily indicative of what the results of operations would have been had the
Seatt and Camping Gaz acquisitions occurred at the beginning of the respective
periods. Moreover, the pro forma information is not intended to be indicative of
future results of operations.
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                            YEAR ENDED
                                                           DECEMBER 31,
                                                     ------------------------
                                                        1996          1995
                                                     ----------    ----------
<S>                                                  <C>           <C>
Net revenues......................................   $1,246,370    $1,193,295

(Loss) earnings before extraordinary item.........      (40,353)       25,151
Net (loss) earnings...............................      (41,597)       24,364
</TABLE>
 
3. RESTRUCTURING, ASSET IMPAIRMENT AND OTHER CHARGES
 
     During 1996, the Company recorded restructuring and certain other charges
totaling $52,516, net of tax. The restructuring charges total $45,086, net of
tax, and consist of charges to a) integrate the Camping Gaz and Coleman
operations into a single global recreation products business, b) exit the low
end electric pressure washer business, c) exit a portion of the Company's
battery powered light business and settle certain litigation with respect to
this business, and d) increase the valuation reserve for certain foreign
deferred income tax assets. Other charges of $7,430, net of tax, relate to
certain asset write-offs and other tax matters. These other charges were
incurred in the Company's normal course of business, although the amounts
involved are higher than similar charges the Company has recorded in prior
periods. Cost of sales includes a pre-tax charge of $44,005, selling, general
and administrative expenses includes a pre-tax charge of $30,195, and the
provision for income tax expense includes $21,684 of tax benefits resulting from
these charges, net of the effect of an increase in the valuation reserve related
to certain foreign deferred tax assets and other foreign tax charges.
 
     During 1995, in connection with the adoption of FAS 121, the Company
recognized an asset impairment charge of $12,289 related to its Brazilian
operations. The Brazilian operations had not performed to the Company's
expectations since acquisition of this business in April of 1994, and in the
fourth quarter of 1995, the Company initiated actions to reduce the operating
losses in Brazil. These actions included replacing management, increasing
prices, downsizing the manufacturing operations and reducing SG&A and other
expenses. Because of these actions, the Company performed an impairment review
pursuant to the guidelines set forth in FAS 121 and concluded recognition of an
asset impairment charge was appropriate. The basis of the fair values used in
the computation of the charge were appraisals for property and equipment and
estimated discounted cash flows for goodwill. The charge has been included in
the statement of operations under the caption 'Asset Impairment Charge'.
 
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                 COLEMAN WORLDWIDE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
            NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(CONTINUED)
                       (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE DATA)
 
3. RESTRUCTURING, ASSET IMPAIRMENT AND OTHER CHARGES--(CONTINUED)
 
     During September 1994, the Company restructured its German manufacturing
operations. The German Restructuring included the sale of the low margin plastic
cooler business located in Inheiden, Germany and Loucka, Czech Republic,
including inventory, to a management group. The German Restructuring resulted in
a one-time charge of approximately $17,956 before tax and included severance
costs of $1,541, commitments to third parties of approximately $5,465 and
write-downs of leasehold improvements and other assets to estimated realizable

values aggregating $10,950. As a result of the restructuring, the German work
force was reduced by about 150 employees from a pre-restructuring level of
approximately 250 employees. The restructuring was substantially completed in
1994. In connection with the restructuring, the Company recognized tax benefits
of approximately $10,900 relating to the write-off of the Company's investment
in its German operations. The Company also announced a plan to change from
manufacturing to sourcing for certain textile product lines and to exit the
market for personal flotation devices. This plan resulted in a $500 pre-tax
charge.
 
4. INVENTORIES
 
     Inventories consisted of the following:
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                         DECEMBER 31,
                                                     --------------------
                                                       1996        1995
                                                     --------    --------
<S>                                                  <C>         <C>
Raw material and supplies.........................   $ 82,399    $ 57,653
Work-in-process...................................     12,878       5,389
Finished goods....................................    192,225     153,194
                                                     --------    --------
                                                     $287,502    $216,236
                                                     --------    --------
                                                     --------    --------
</TABLE>
 
     Generally, inventory costs are determined by the FIFO method; however,
approximately 13% and 10% of total inventories at December 31, 1996 and 1995,
respectively, are determined using the last-in, first-out ('LIFO') method. If
such inventories were stated using the FIFO method, such amounts would
approximate the LIFO carrying values.
 
5. PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT, NET
 
     Property, plant and equipment, net consisted of the following:
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                         DECEMBER 31,
                                                     --------------------
                                                       1996        1995
                                                     --------    --------
<S>                                                  <C>         <C>
Land and land improvements........................   $  8,772    $  6,318
Buildings and building improvements...............     78,760      67,989
Machinery and equipment...........................    194,714     142,941
Construction-in-progress..........................     15,519      13,105
                                                     --------    --------
                                                      297,765     230,353
Accumulated depreciation..........................    (98,583)    (67,662)

                                                     --------    --------
                                                     $199,182    $162,691
                                                     --------    --------
                                                     --------    --------
</TABLE>
 
     Depreciation expense was $25,770, $19,142, and $16,793 for the years ended
December 31, 1996, 1995 and 1994, respectively.
 
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                 COLEMAN WORLDWIDE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
            NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(CONTINUED)
                       (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE DATA)
 
6. ACCRUED EXPENSES
 
     Accrued expenses consisted of the following:
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                        DECEMBER 31,
                                                     -------------------
                                                       1996       1995
                                                     --------    -------
<S>                                                  <C>         <C>
Compensation and related benefits.................   $ 29,331    $14,201
Other.............................................     83,613     43,961
                                                     --------    -------
                                                     $112,944    $58,162
                                                     --------    -------
                                                     --------    -------
</TABLE>
 
7. OTHER LIABILITIES
 
     Other liabilities consisted of the following:
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                        DECEMBER 31,
                                                     ------------------
                                                      1996       1995
                                                     -------    -------
<S>                                                  <C>        <C>
Pensions and other postretirement benefits........   $52,229    $40,240
Other.............................................    23,944      7,832
                                                     -------    -------
                                                     $76,173    $48,072
                                                     -------    -------
                                                     -------    -------
</TABLE>

 
8. SHORT-TERM BORROWINGS
 
     The Company maintained foreign bank lines of credit aggregating $119,101,
and $64,375, of which $33,935 and $19,302 were outstanding at December 31, 1996
and 1995, respectively. The weighted average interest rate on amounts borrowed
was approximately 2.4% and 7.1% at December 31, 1996 and 1995, respectively.
 
     Outstanding letters of credit aggregated approximately $32,897 and $40,036
at December 31, 1996 and 1995, respectively.
 
9. LONG-TERM DEBT
 
     Long-term debt consisted of the following:
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                         DECEMBER 31,
                                                     --------------------
                                                       1996        1995
                                                     --------    --------
<S>                                                  <C>         <C>
7.26% Senior Notes due 2007 (a)...................   $200,000    $200,000
7.10% Senior Notes due 2006 (b)...................     85,000          --
7.25% Senior Notes due 2008 (c)...................     75,000          --
Revolving credit facility (d).....................    146,350     150,150
Term loan (d).....................................     73,478          --
Liquid Yield Option(TM) Notes due 2013 (e)........    174,594     165,434
Other.............................................      3,785       5,107
                                                     --------    --------
                                                      758,207     520,691
Less current portion..............................        747       1,051
                                                     --------    --------
                                                     $757,460    $519,640
                                                     --------    --------
                                                     --------    --------
</TABLE>
 
------------------
(a)  On August 8, 1995, the Company completed a private placement issuance and
     sale of $200,000 aggregate principal amount of 7.26% Senior Notes due 2007
     (the '2007 Notes'). Interest on the 2007 Notes is payable semiannually, and
     the principal is payable in annual installments of $40,000 each commencing
     August 8, 2003, with a final installment payment of $40,000 due on August
     8, 2007. If there is a default, the interest rate will be the greater of
     (i) 9.26% or (ii) 2.0% above the prime interest rate.
 
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                 COLEMAN WORLDWIDE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
            NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(CONTINUED)
                       (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE DATA)

 
9. LONG-TERM DEBT--(CONTINUED)

     The 2007 Notes are unsecured and are subject to various restrictive
     covenants including, without limitation, requirements for the maintenance
     of specified financial ratios and levels of consolidated net worth and
     certain other provisions limiting the incurrence of additional debt and
     sale and leaseback transactions under the terms of the note purchase
     agreement. The 2007 Notes shall become secured if the Company Credit
     Agreement becomes secured as discussed in (d) below.
 
(b)  On June 13, 1996, the Company completed a private placement issuance and
     sale of $85,000 aggregate principal amount of 7.10% Senior Notes due 2006
     (the '2006 Notes'). Interest on the 2006 Notes is payable semiannually, and
     the principal is payable in annual installments of $12,143 each commencing
     June 13, 2000, with a final installment payment of $12,143 due on June 13,
     2006. If there is a default, the interest rate will be the greater of (i)
     9.10% or (ii) 2.0% above the prime interest rate.
 
     The 2006 Notes are unsecured and are subject to various restrictive
     covenants including, without limitation, requirements for the maintenance
     of specified financial ratios and levels of consolidated net worth and
     certain other provisions limiting the incurrence of additional debt and
     sale and leaseback transactions under the terms of the note purchase
     agreement. The 2006 Notes shall become secured if the Company Credit
     Agreement becomes secured as discussed in (d) below.
 
(c)  On June 13, 1996, the Company completed a private placement issuance and
     sale of $75,000 aggregate principal amount of 7.25% Senior Notes due 2008
     (the '2008 Notes'). Interest on the 2008 Notes is payable semiannually, and
     the principal is payable in annual installments of $15,000 each commencing
     June 13, 2004, with a final installment payment of $15,000 due on June 13,
     2008. If there is a default, the interest rate will be the greater of (i)
     9.25% or (ii) 2.0% above the prime interest rate.
 
     The 2008 Notes are unsecured and are subject to various restrictive
     covenants including, without limitation, requirements for the maintenance
     of specified financial ratios and levels of consolidated net worth and
     certain other provisions limiting the incurrence of additional debt and
     sale and leaseback transactions under the terms of the note purchase
     agreement. The 2008 Notes shall become secured if the Company Credit
     Agreement becomes secured as discussed in (d) below.
 
(d)  In April 1996, the Company amended its credit agreement to: a) provide a
     term loan of French Franc 385,125 ($73,478 at current exchange rates), b)
     provide an unsecured revolving credit facility in an amount of $275,000, c)
     allow for the Camping Gaz acquisition and d) extend the maturity of the
     credit agreement (as amended, the 'Company Credit Agreement'). In
     connection with the Company recording the restructuring and other charges
     as discussed in Note 3 and lower than expected operating results, the
     Company further amended the Company Credit Agreement in October 1996 and
     again in March 1997.
 
     The Company Credit Agreement is available to the Company until April 30,

     2001. The outstanding loans under the Company Credit Agreement bear
     interest at either of the following rates, as selected by the Company from
     time to time: (i) the higher of the agent's base lending rate or the
     federal funds rate plus .50% or (ii) the London Inter-Bank Offered Rate
     ('LIBOR') plus a margin ranging from .25% to 2.125% based on the Company's
     financial performance. If there is a default, the interest rate otherwise
     in effect will be increased by 2% per annum. The Company Credit Agreement
     also bears an overall facility fee ranging from .15% to .375% based on the
     Company's financial performance.
 
     The Company Credit Agreement contains various restrictive covenants
     including, without limitation, requirements for the maintenance of
     specified financial ratios, levels of consolidated net worth and profits,
     and certain other provisions limiting the incurrence of additional debt,
     purchase or redemption of the Company's common stock, issuance of preferred
     stock of the Company, and also prohibits the Company from paying any
     dividends until on or after January 1, 1999 and limits the amount of
     dividends the Company may pay thereafter. The Company Credit Agreement also
     provides for a specific requirement relating to the
 
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                 COLEMAN WORLDWIDE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
            NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(CONTINUED)
                       (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE DATA)
 
9. LONG-TERM DEBT--(CONTINUED)

     Company's financial leverage at December 31, 1997 which, if not achieved,
     will result in the Company Credit Agreement becoming secured by the
     Company's assets. In addition, substantially all of the shares of the
     Company's common stock owned by Coleman Worldwide are pledged to secure
     indebtedness of Coleman Worldwide and of its parent, Coleman Holdings Inc.
     The indentures governing this indebtedness contain various covenants
     including a covenant placing certain limitations on the Company's
     indebtedness.
 
(e)  On May 27, 1993, Coleman Worldwide issued and sold $500,000 principal
     amount at maturity of LYONs in an underwritten public offering. On June 7,
     1993, an additional $75,000 principal amount at maturity of LYONs was sold
     upon exercise of the underwriter's overallotment option.
 
     The LYONs mature on May 27, 2013 and are secured by 16,394,810 shares of
     common stock of Coleman. There are no periodic payments of interest on the
     LYONs. The aggregate principal amount of the LYONs represents a yield to
     maturity of 7.25% per annum (computed on a semiannual bond equivalent
     basis) calculated from May 27, 1993.
 
     Each LYON has a principal amount at maturity of $1 and is exchangeable, at
     the option of the holder, at any time on or prior to maturity (unless
     previously redeemed or otherwise purchased) for shares of common stock of
     Coleman securing the LYONs at an exchange rate of 15.706 shares of common

     stock of Coleman per LYON, subject to Coleman Worldwide's right to pay cash
     equal to the then market value (as defined) of such shares in lieu, in
     whole or in part, of delivering such shares. The exchange rate will not be
     adjusted for original issue discount ('OID') but will be subject to
     adjustment upon the occurrence of certain events affecting the common stock
     of Coleman.
 
     The LYONs are redeemable by Coleman Worldwide on or after May 27, 1998, at
     the option of Coleman Worldwide, in whole or in part, at redemption prices
     equal to the issue price plus accrued OID through but excluding the date of
     redemption, payable solely in cash. Coleman Worldwide will purchase any
     LYON, at the option of the holder, on May 27, 1998, May 27, 2003 and May
     27, 2008 (each, a 'Purchase Date') for a purchase price per LYON equal to
     the issue price plus accrued OID through but excluding each such Purchase
     Date, representing a yield per annum to the holder on each such date of
     7.25% computed on a semiannual bond equivalent basis. Coleman Worldwide
     may, at its option, elect to pay the purchase price on any Purchase Date
     either in cash or shares of common stock of Coleman or any combination
     thereof.
 
     The Indenture governing the LYONs provides the holders of LYONs with the
     option to require Coleman Worldwide to purchase the LYONs after the
     occurrence of certain events ('Additional Purchase Right Events').
     Additional Purchase Right Events occur, among other things, upon the
     Company's Consolidated Debt Ratio (as defined) exceeding 0.75 to 1.0 or the
     Consolidated Net Worth (as defined) of Coleman Worldwide as of the end of
     any fiscal quarter being less than a specified amount which is $60,000 at
     March 31, 1997 and increases to $70,000 at June 30, 1997.
 
     The aggregate scheduled amounts of long-term debt maturities in the years
     1997 through 2001 are $747, $500, $2,357, $12,207, and $232,005,
     respectively.
 
10. INCOME TAXES
 
     Coleman Worldwide is included in the consolidated federal income tax return
of Mafco Holdings Inc. ('Mafco') and certain state tax returns of Mafco or its
affiliates. Coleman Worldwide and Mafco are parties to a tax sharing agreement
(the 'Tax Sharing Agreement'), pursuant to which Coleman Worldwide is required
to pay to Mafco amounts equal to the taxes that Coleman Worldwide would
otherwise have to pay if it were to file separate consolidated federal, state or
local income tax returns including only itself and its domestic subsidiaries.
Pursuant to the LYONs indenture agreement, at any time that the LYONs are
outstanding, the amounts that Coleman Worldwide would be required to pay to
Mafco under the Tax Sharing Agreement, together with any
 
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                 COLEMAN WORLDWIDE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
            NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(CONTINUED)
                       (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE DATA)
 

10. INCOME TAXES--(CONTINUED)

remaining funds paid to Coleman Worldwide by the Company under the tax sharing
agreement between Coleman Worldwide and the Company, may not be paid as tax
sharing payments, but Coleman Worldwide may advance such funds to Mafco as long
as the aggregate amount of such advances at any time does not exceed the issue
price plus accrued OID of the LYONs. Such advances are evidenced by noninterest
bearing unsecured demand promissory notes from Mafco in the amount of $54,739 at
December 31, 1996. As a result of the restriction on the payment of the tax
sharing amounts, income taxes provided pursuant to the Tax Sharing Agreement are
reflected as a non-cash charge. For all periods presented, federal and state
income taxes are provided as if Coleman Worldwide filed its own income tax
returns. The accompanying consolidated balance sheet includes approximately
$18,528 and $37,846 of federal and state income taxes payable to Mafco pursuant
to the Tax Sharing Agreement at December 31, 1996 and 1995, respectively.
 
     For financial reporting purposes, (loss) earnings before income taxes,
minority interest and extraordinary item include the following components:
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                               YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31,
                                           --------------------------------
                                             1996        1995        1994
                                           --------    --------    --------
<S>                                        <C>         <C>         <C>
Earnings (loss) earnings before income
  taxes, minority interest and
  extraordinary item:
  Domestic..............................   $(39,593)   $ 66,900    $ 59,392
  Foreign...............................    (20,769)    (14,434)    (22,375)
                                           --------    --------    --------
                                           $(60,362)   $ 52,466    $ 37,017
                                           --------    --------    --------
                                           --------    --------    --------
</TABLE>
 
     Significant components of the provision for income tax (benefit) expense
were as follow:
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                              YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31,
                                           ------------------------------
                                             1996       1995       1994
                                           --------    -------    -------
<S>                                        <C>         <C>        <C>
Current:
  Federal...............................   $ (3,932)   $14,520    $ 3,147
  State.................................       (937)     3,102        899
  Foreign...............................      3,454      3,853      2,248
                                           --------    -------    -------
       Total current....................     (1,415)    21,475      6,294
                                           --------    -------    -------

Deferred:
  Federal...............................    (10,686)    (3,104)     6,069
  State.................................     (2,178)      (725)     1,114
  Foreign...............................       (474)     2,215     (3,040)
                                           --------    -------    -------
       Total deferred...................    (13,338)    (1,614)     4,143
                                           --------    -------    -------
                                           $(14,753)   $19,861    $10,437
                                           --------    -------    -------
                                           --------    -------    -------
</TABLE>
 
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                 COLEMAN WORLDWIDE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
            NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(CONTINUED)
                       (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE DATA)
 
10. INCOME TAXES--(CONTINUED)
 
     The effective tax rate on (loss) earnings before income taxes, minority
interest and extraordinary item varies from the current statutory federal income
tax rate as follows:
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                      YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31,
                                                               ------------------------------------
                                                    1996                       1995                       1994
                                           -----------------------    -----------------------    -----------------------
<S>                                        <C>                        <C>                        <C>
(Benefit) provision at statutory rate...            (35.0)%                     35.0%                      35.0%
State taxes, net........................             (4.5)                       2.2                        3.5
Recognition of permanent basis
  differences related to loss on
  restructuring of foreign investment...               --                         --                      (13.4)
Nondeductible amortization..............              4.3                        3.8                        4.4
Foreign operations......................              3.6                       (0.2)                      (3.4)
Valuation allowance.....................              5.8                         --                         --
Puerto Rico operations..................              0.3                       (3.1)                        --
Other, net..............................              1.1                        0.2                        2.1
                                                   ------                      -----                     ------
Effective tax rate (benefit)
  provision.............................            (24.4)%                     37.9%                      28.2%
                                                   ------                      -----                     ------
                                                   ------                      -----                     ------
</TABLE>
 
     Deferred income taxes reflect the net tax effects of temporary differences
between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities for financial reporting
purposes and the amounts used for income tax purposes. Significant components of
Coleman Worldwide's deferred tax liabilities and assets are as follows:

 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                        DECEMBER 31,
                                                     ------------------
                                                      1996       1995
                                                     -------    -------
<S>                                                  <C>        <C>
Deferred tax assets:
  Postretirement benefits other than pensions.....   $12,370    $11,986
  Reserves for self-insurance and warranty
     costs........................................     6,678      4,777
  Pension liabilities.............................     8,828      4,942
  Inventory.......................................     8,245      5,579
  Net operating loss carryforwards................    14,875      3,103
  Impaired assets.................................        --     10,068
  Other, net......................................    24,026      5,555
                                                     -------    -------
       Total deferred tax assets..................    75,022     46,010
Valuation allowance...............................    (7,501)        --
                                                     -------    -------
       Net deferred tax assets....................    67,521     46,010
                                                     -------    -------
Deferred tax liabilities:
  Depreciation....................................    18,248     17,611
  Other, net......................................     7,675      5,125
                                                     -------    -------
       Total deferred tax liabilities.............    25,923     22,736
                                                     -------    -------
          Net deferred tax assets.................   $41,598    $23,274
                                                     -------    -------
                                                     -------    -------
</TABLE>
 
     During 1996, Coleman Worldwide increased the valuation allowance related to
certain foreign deferred tax assets due to uncertainties over realization. At
December 31, 1996, Coleman Worldwide had net operating loss carryforwards
('NOL's') of approximately $42,677 for certain foreign income tax purposes.
These NOL's expire beginning in 1999.
 
     Coleman Worldwide has not provided for taxes on undistributed foreign
earnings of approximately $16,904 at December 31, 1996 as Coleman Worldwide
intends to permanently reinvest these earnings in the future growth of the
business. Determination of the amount of unrecognized deferred U.S. income tax
liability is not practicable because of the complexities associated with its
hypothetical calculation.
 
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                 COLEMAN WORLDWIDE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
            NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(CONTINUED)
                       (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE DATA)

 
11. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
 
     In 1996, the Company entered into an agreement with an affiliate in which
the Company realized approximately $1,800 of net tax benefits associated with
certain foreign tax net operating loss carry forwards that had not previously
been recognized.
 
     The Company provided management services to certain affiliates pursuant to
a management agreement through June 30, 1995. The consolidated financial
statements reflect the management fees as a reduction in selling, general and
administration expenses. For the years ended December 31, 1995 and 1994,
management fees earned by the Company were $2,400 and $4,800, respectively.
 
     MacAndrews & Forbes provides Coleman Worldwide, at Coleman Worldwide's
request, with certain allocated services, pursuant to a services agreement.
These allocated services are purchased by MacAndrews & Forbes from third party
providers on behalf of Coleman Worldwide. Such services include professional
services, such as legal and accounting, insurance coverage and other services.
Coleman Worldwide reimburses MacAndrews & Forbes for that portion of amounts due
to third party providers as is allocable to the services purchased for and
provided to Coleman Worldwide and reimburses MacAndrews & Forbes for their other
out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with providing such services.
Coleman Worldwide participates in certain of Holdings' insurance programs,
including health and life insurance, workers' compensation, and liability
insurance. Coleman Worldwide's expense represents its expected costs for
self-insured retentions and premiums for excess coverage insurance. The expense
was $13,923, $9,874, and $10,586 for the years ended December 31, 1996, 1995 and
1994, respectively.
 
     The Company purchases and sells products from and to certain affiliates.
These amounts are not, in the aggregate, material.
 
12. EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS
 
  Pension Plans:
 
     Holdings maintains pension and other retirement plans in various forms
covering employees of the Company who meet eligibility requirements. The U.S.
salaried retirement plan is a non-contributory defined benefit plan and provides
benefits based on a formula of each participant's final average pay and years of
service. The U.S. hourly pension plan is a non-contributory defined benefit plan
and contains a flat benefit formula. The salaried and hourly plans provide
reduced benefits for early retirement and the salaried plan takes into account
offsets for Social Security benefits. The Company's policy is to contribute
annually the minimum amount required pursuant to the Employee Retirement Income
Security Act, as amended.
 
     Holdings also has an unfunded excess benefit plan covering certain of the
Company's U.S. employees whose benefits under the plans described above are
limited by provisions of the Internal Revenue Code. The
 
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                 COLEMAN WORLDWIDE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
            NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(CONTINUED)
                       (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE DATA)
 
12. EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS--(CONTINUED)

following table reconciles the funded status of the pension plans with the
amount recognized in Coleman Worldwide's consolidated balance sheets as of the
dates indicated:
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                               DECEMBER 31,
                                           --------------------
                                             1996        1995
                                           --------    --------
<S>                                        <C>         <C>
Actuarial present value of benefit
  obligation:
  Accumulated benefit obligation,
     including vested benefits of
     $18,686 and $15,282................   $(21,933)   $(17,588)
                                           --------    --------
                                           --------    --------
Projected benefit obligation for service
  rendered to date......................   $(37,092)   $(32,284)
Plan assets at fair value...............     16,197       9,696
                                           --------    --------
Projected benefit obligation in excess
  of plan assets........................    (20,895)    (22,588)
Unrecognized prior service cost.........         50          57
Unrecognized net loss...................      7,999       8,869
                                           --------    --------
Accrued pension cost....................    (12,846)    (13,662)
Amount reflected as an intangible
  asset.................................       (288)         --
Amount reflected as minimum pension
  liability adjustment..................       (470)         --
                                           --------    --------
Amount reflected as pension liability...   $(13,604)   $(13,662)
                                           --------    --------
                                           --------    --------
</TABLE>
 
     The weighted-average discount rate used in determining the actuarial
present value of the projected benefit obligation was 7.5% and 7.25% as of
December 31, 1996 and 1995, respectively. The rate of increase in future
compensation levels reflected in such determination was 5% as of December 31,
1996 and 1995. The expected long-term rate of return on assets was 9% as of
December 31, 1996, 1995 and 1994. Plan assets consist primarily of common stock,
mutual funds and fixed income securities stated at fair market value, and cash
equivalents stated at cost, which approximates fair market value. Unrecognized

items are being recognized over the estimated remaining service lives of active
employees.
 
     Net pension expense includes the following components:
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                            YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31,
                                           --------------------------
                                            1996      1995      1994
                                           ------    ------    ------
<S>                                        <C>       <C>       <C>
Service cost-benefits attributed to
  service during the year...............   $3,098    $2,125    $2,051
Interest cost on projected benefit
  obligation............................    2,442     2,004     1,554
Actual return on plan assets............   (1,490)   (1,347)      391
Net amortization and deferrals..........      844       834      (750)
                                           ------    ------    ------
Net pension expense.....................   $4,894    $3,616    $3,246
                                           ------    ------    ------
                                           ------    ------    ------
</TABLE>
 
  Savings Plan:
 
     In January 1990, Holdings initiated an employee savings plan under Section
401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code. This plan covers substantially all of the
Company's full-time U.S. employees and allows employees to contribute up to 10%
of their salary to the plan. The Company matches, at a 33 1/3% rate, employee
contributions of up to 6% of their salary. Amounts charged to expense for
matching contributions were $1,314, $1,165, and $927 for the years ended
December 31, 1996, 1995 and 1994, respectively.
 
  Retiree Health Care and Life Insurance:
 
     The Company, through Holdings, provides certain unfunded health and life
insurance benefits for certain retired employees. Approximately 53 percent of
the Company's U.S. employees may become eligible for these benefits if they
reach retirement age while working for the Company.
 
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                 COLEMAN WORLDWIDE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
            NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(CONTINUED)
                       (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE DATA)
 
12. EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS--(CONTINUED)

     The following table reconciles the funded status of the Company's allocable
portion of Holdings' postretirement benefit plans with the amount recognized in
Coleman Worldwide's consolidated balance sheets as of the dates indicated:

 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                               DECEMBER 31,
                                           --------------------
                                             1996        1995
                                           --------    --------
<S>                                        <C>         <C>
Accumulated postretirement benefit
  obligation:
  Retirees..............................   $ (6,682)   $ (6,660)
  Fully eligible active plan
     participants.......................     (3,015)     (2,991)
  Other active plan participants........    (10,664)    (10,904)
                                           --------    --------
Total accumulated postretirement benefit
  obligation............................    (20,361)    (20,555)
Unrecognized transition benefit.........     (3,973)     (4,239)
Unrecognized prior service cost.........       (492)       (580)
Unrecognized net (gain) loss............       (976)        936
                                           --------    --------
Net postretirement benefit liability....   $(25,802)   $(24,438)
                                           --------    --------
                                           --------    --------
</TABLE>
 
     Net periodic postretirement benefit expense includes the following
components:
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                               YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31,
                                                                              --------------------------
                                                                               1996      1995      1994
                                                                              ------    ------    ------
<S>                                                                           <C>       <C>       <C>
Service cost-benefits attributed to service during the year................   $1,044    $  756    $  901
Interest cost on accumulated postretirement benefit obligation.............    1,454     1,352     1,268
Amortization of transition benefit and other net gains.....................     (354)     (455)     (354)
                                                                              ------    ------    ------
Net periodic postretirement benefit expense................................   $2,144    $1,653    $1,815
                                                                              ------    ------    ------
                                                                              ------    ------    ------
</TABLE>
 
     The discount rate used in determining the accumulated postretirement
benefit obligation ('APBO') was 7.5% and 7.25% as of December 31, 1996 and 1995,
respectively. The assumed health care cost trend rate used in measuring the APBO
at December 31, 1996 was 8% starting in 1997, then gradually decreasing to 5% by
the year 2003 and remaining at that level thereafter. The health care cost trend
rate assumption has a significant effect on the amount of the obligation and
periodic benefit expense reported. An increase in the assumed health care cost
trend rates by 1% in each year would increase the APBO as of December 31, 1996
by approximately 18% and the service and interest cost components of net

periodic postretirement benefit expense by approximately 23%.
 
  Stock Option Plan:
 
     The Company adopted The Coleman Company, Inc. 1992 Stock Option Plan (the
'1992 Stock Option Plan') prior to the effective date of the IPO. During 1993,
the shareholders approved the 1993 Stock Option Plan (the '1993 Stock Option
Plan') and during 1996, the shareholders approved The Coleman Company, Inc. 1996
Stock Option Plan (the '1996 Stock Option Plan'). Under the terms of the 1992
Stock Option Plan, the 1993 Stock Option Plan and the 1996 Stock Option Plan
(collectively the 'Stock Option Plans'), incentive stock options ('ISOs'),
non-qualified stock options ('NQSOs') and stock appreciation rights ('SARs') may
be granted to key employees of the Company and any of its affiliates from time
to time. Stock options have been granted under the Stock Option Plans with
vesting terms and maximum terms of approximately five years and ten years,
respectively. The aggregate number of shares of common stock as to which options
and rights may be granted under the Stock Option Plans may not exceed 4,700,000.
 
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                 COLEMAN WORLDWIDE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
            NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(CONTINUED)
                       (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE DATA)
 
12. EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS--(CONTINUED)

     The following table summarizes the stock option transactions under the
Stock Option Plans:
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                    1996                      1995                      1994
                                           ----------------------    ----------------------    ----------------------
                                                        WEIGHTED-                 WEIGHTED-                 WEIGHTED-
                                                         AVERAGE                   AVERAGE                   AVERAGE
                                                        EXERCISE                  EXERCISE                  EXERCISE
                                            OPTIONS       PRICE       OPTIONS       PRICE       OPTIONS       PRICE
                                           ---------    ---------    ---------    ---------    ---------    ---------
<S>                                        <C>          <C>          <C>          <C>          <C>          <C>
Outstanding--January 1,.................   2,572,930     $ 15.25     2,310,888     $ 14.03     1,256,540     $ 12.61
  Granted:
     at market price....................     294,000       19.73       637,000       17.89     1,272,450       15.13
     above market price.................     381,000       15.00            --          --            --          --
  Exercised.............................    (154,890)      12.17      (325,748)      12.09       (53,362)      10.12
  Forfeited.............................     (75,410)      14.19       (49,210)      13.14      (164,740)      12.98
                                           ---------                 ---------                 ---------
Outstanding--December 31,...............   3,017,630       15.84     2,572,930       15.25     2,310,888       14.03
                                           ---------                 ---------                 ---------
                                           ---------                 ---------                 ---------
Exercisable--December 31,...............     513,440       13.25       413,526       12.84       488,488       12.15
                                           ---------                 ---------                 ---------
                                           ---------                 ---------                 ---------

Weighted-average fair value of options
  granted during the year:
     at market price....................       $6.62                     $7.13
                                                                     ---------                 
                                                                     ---------             
     above market price.................       $3.21                        --
                                                                     ---------                 
                                                                     ---------                 
</TABLE>
 
     The following table summarizes information concerning currently outstanding
and exercisable options at December 31, 1996:
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                            OPTIONS OUTSTANDING                                      OPTIONS EXERCISABLE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------    -----------------------------
                                          WEIGHTED-AVERAGE      WEIGHTED-                        WEIGHTED-
        RANGE OF             NUMBER          REMAINING           AVERAGE          NUMBER          AVERAGE
    EXERCISE PRICES        OUTSTANDING    CONTRACTUAL LIFE    EXERCISE PRICE    EXERCISABLE    EXERCISE PRICE
------------------------   -----------    ----------------    --------------    -----------    --------------
<S>                        <C>            <C>                 <C>               <C>            <C>
$ 9.75-$14.32                 770,630       1.59 years            $13.05          393,440          $12.71
$14.33-$15.13                 606,000       7.32                   14.98          120,000           15.06
$15.14-$16.30                 755,000       7.92                   16.06               --              --
$16.31-$23.13                 886,000       8.86                   18.65               --              --
                           -----------                                          -----------
$ 9.75-$23.13               3,017,630       6.46                                  513,440
                           -----------                                          -----------
                           -----------                                          -----------
</TABLE>
 
     As described in Note 1, the Company follows APB 25 in accounting for its
stock compensation arrangements. Pro forma financial information regarding net
income is required by FASB Statement No. 123, 'Accounting for Stock-Based
Compensation' ('FAS 123'), and has been determined as if the Company had
accounted for its employee stock options under the fair value method of FAS 123.
The fair value of ISOs and NQSOs granted during 1996 and 1995 were estimated at
the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model with the
following weighted-average assumptions: risk-free interest rates of 6.11% and
5.91% for 1996 and 1995, respectively, dividend yield of 0.0%, volatility of the
expected market price of the Company's common stock of 20.2% and 30.8% for 1996
and 1995, respectively, and a weighted-average expected life of the option of
5.5 years.
 
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                 COLEMAN WORLDWIDE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
            NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(CONTINUED)
                       (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE DATA)
 
12. EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS--(CONTINUED)

 
     FAS 123 requires the use of option valuation models, one of which is the
Black-Scholes model, that were not developed for use valuing ISOs or NQSOs.
Further, these option valuation models require the input of highly subjective
assumptions, including the expected stock price volatility. In management's
opinion, based on the above, the existing models do not necessarily provide a
reliable single measure of the fair value of its ISOs or NQSOs.
 
     The following summarized, unaudited pro forma results of operations assume
the estimated fair value of the ISOs and NQSOs granted in 1996 and 1995 is
amortized to expense over the ISOs' and NQSOs' vesting period. FAS 123 does not
require disclosure of the effect of any grants of stock based compensation prior
to 1995 and, therefore, the pro forma effect on net earnings of FAS 123 is not
representative of the pro forma effect on net earnings in future years.
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                      YEAR ENDED DECEMBER
                                                              31,
                                                     ---------------------
                                                       1996         1995
                                                     --------      -------
<S>                                                  <C>           <C>
Pro forma net (loss) earnings.....................   $(42,180)     $24,897
</TABLE>
 
13. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
 
  Leases:
 
     The Company leases manufacturing, administrative and sales facilities and
various types of equipment under operating lease agreements expiring through
2007. Rental expense was $14,164, $11,526, and $9,520 for the years ended
December 31, 1996, 1995 and 1994, respectively. Minimum rental commitments under
all noncancellable operating leases with remaining lease terms in excess of one
year from December 31, 1996, aggregated $43,573; such commitments for each of
the five years subsequent to December 31, 1996 are $12,379, $11,135, $6,189,
$4,296, and $2,619, respectively, and $6,955 thereafter.
 
     The Company leases its Hastings, Nebraska facility and the corporate office
building in Denver, Colorado under agreements which give the Company the right,
subject to certain qualifications, to renew, terminate, or purchase the
properties. Upon termination, the Company has guaranteed the lessor certain
residual values.
 
  Environmental Matters:
 
     The Company is subject to various environmental regulations and has adopted
an environmental policy designed to ensure the Company operates in full
compliance with applicable environmental regulations and, where appropriate, the
Company's own internal standards. Coleman has also undertaken an environmental
compliance audit program. The Company makes expenditures it believes are
necessary to comply with environmental management practices. Environmental
expenditures that relate to current operations are expensed or capitalized as

appropriate, were not significant in 1996, and are not expected to be
significant in the foreseeable future. Coleman has established reserves for
various environmental matters to cover the estimated costs of the
investigations, remedial activities and litigation.
 
  Non-Recourse Guaranty:
 
     On July 22, 1993, Coleman Worldwide's parent, Coleman Holdings Inc.,
('Coleman Holdings') issued and sold $281,281 principal amount at maturity of
Senior Secured Discount Notes due 1998 (the 'Old Notes') in a private placement
offering. Subsequent to the private placement offering, a registration statement
on Form S-1 was filed to exchange the Old Notes for Series B Senior Secured
Discount Notes (the 'Notes'). The net proceeds of approximately $162,299 were
distributed to Coleman Holdings' parent.
 
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                 COLEMAN WORLDWIDE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
            NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(CONTINUED)
                       (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE DATA)
 
13. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES--(CONTINUED)

     The Notes will mature on May 27, 1998 and are secured by all the shares of
Coleman Worldwide. In connection with Coleman Holdings' Notes issuance, Coleman
Worldwide has provided a non-recourse guaranty, which is secured by its pledge
of 26,000,000 shares of Coleman Common Stock. There will be no periodic payment
of interest on the Notes. The aggregate principal amount of the Notes represents
a yield to maturity of 10.875% per annum (computed on a semiannual bond
equivalent basis) calculated from July 22, 1993.
 
  Other:
 
     The Company and Holdings are involved in various claims and legal actions
arising in the ordinary course of business. The Company believes the ultimate
disposition of these matters is not expected to have a material adverse effect
on Coleman Worldwide's consolidated financial condition or results of
operations. Coleman Worldwide and the Company have entered into a
cross-indemnification agreement with Holdings pursuant to which Coleman will
indemnify Holdings against all liabilities related to businesses transferred to
the Company, and Holdings will indemnify the Company against all liabilities of
Holdings other than liabilities related to the businesses transferred to the
Company.
 
     The Company is also party to a license agreement which requires payments of
minimum guaranteed royalties aggregating to $8,225 at December 31, 1996; such
commitments for each of the four years remaining under the agreement subsequent
to December 31, 1996 are $933, $1,768, $2,454, and $3,070, respectively.
 
14. SIGNIFICANT CUSTOMERS
 
     The Company's U.S. and Canadian operations have one significant customer

which accounted for approximately 15%, 19%, and 21% of net revenues in the years
ended December 31, 1996, 1995 and 1994, respectively.
 
15. CASH FLOW REPORTING
 
     Coleman Worldwide uses the indirect method to report cash flows from
operating activities. Interest paid was $37,608, $23,976, and $11,933 and income
taxes paid were $2,857, $4,606, and $359 for the years ended December 31, 1996,
1995 and 1994, respectively. Certain non-cash transactions relating to
acquisitions and the issuance of long-term debt have been reported in Notes 2
and 9.
 
16. GEOGRAPHIC SEGMENTS
 
     Coleman Worldwide designs, manufactures and markets a wide variety of
multiuse products and accessories, which are primarily marketed through
independent retail markets, for the outdoor recreation and hardware consumers.
Coleman Worldwide is a leading manufacturer and marketer of brand name consumer
products for the camping and related outdoor recreation markets in the United
States, Canada, Europe, and Japan.
 
     Operating profit, as indicated below, represents net revenues less
operating expenses and amortization of goodwill. Generally, sales between
geographic areas are made at cost plus a share of operating profit. Identifiable
assets are those used by each geographic segment. Corporate assets are
principally cash, certain property and equipment, income tax refunds
receivable--affiliate, and deferred charges. The geographic segment presentation
has been restated for the years ended December 31, 1995 and 1994 to reflect the
European segment which became a significant segment for the year ended December
31, 1996, primarily due to the impact of the Camping Gaz operations.
 
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                 COLEMAN WORLDWIDE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
            NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(CONTINUED)
                       (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE DATA)
 
16. GEOGRAPHIC SEGMENTS--(CONTINUED)
 
     Information related to Coleman Worldwide's geographic segments is as
follows:
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31,
                                           ----------------------------------
                                              1996         1995        1994
                                           ----------    --------    --------
<S>                                        <C>           <C>         <C>
Net revenues:
  Domestic--U.S.........................   $  916,260    $716,018    $566,098
          --Export.....................        91,125      90,434      93,917

  Europe................................      168,780      52,233      52,461
  Other foreign.........................      219,350     169,836     121,545
  Eliminations..........................     (175,299)    (94,947)    (82,441)
                                           ----------    --------    --------
                                           $1,220,216    $933,574    $751,580
                                           ----------    --------    --------
                                           ----------    --------    --------
Operating profit:
  Domestic (a)..........................   $   19,915    $120,915    $ 94,773
  Europe (b)............................      (17,505)     (3,241)    (23,203)
  Other foreign (c).....................        4,027     (10,540)      2,222
                                           ----------    --------    --------
                                                6,437     107,134      73,792
Corporate expenses......................      (16,032)    (18,738)    (12,744)
Interest expense........................      (50,767)    (35,930)    (24,031)
                                           ----------    --------    --------
(Loss) earnings before income taxes,
  minority interest and extraordinary
  item..................................   $  (60,362)   $ 52,466    $ 37,017
                                           ----------    --------    --------
                                           ----------    --------    --------
Identifiable assets:
  Domestic..............................   $  782,373    $696,681    $559,599
  Europe................................      247,412      70,478      72,908
  Other foreign.........................       83,033      59,107      54,573
  Corporate.............................       93,631      80,123      67,946
                                           ----------    --------    --------
                                           $1,206,449    $906,389    $755,026
                                           ----------    --------    --------
                                           ----------    --------    --------
</TABLE>
 
------------------
(a) Includes $49,257 of restructuring and other charges in 1996.
 
(b) Includes $20,002 of restructuring and other charges in 1996 and $17,956
    related to the German Restructuring in 1994.
 
(c) Includes $4,941 of restructuring and other charges in 1996 and $12,289 of
    asset impairment charges in 1995.
 
                                      F-57

<PAGE>

                 COLEMAN WORLDWIDE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
            NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(CONCLUDED)
                       (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE DATA)
 
17. QUARTERLY FINANCIAL SUMMARIES (UNAUDITED)
 
     Summarized quarterly financial data for 1996 and 1995 are as follow:
 
<TABLE>

<CAPTION>
                                                                                QUARTER ENDED
                                                       ---------------------------------------------------------------
                                                       MARCH 31,    JUNE 30,    SEPTEMBER 30,(A)    DECEMBER 31,(B)(C)
                                                       ---------    --------    ----------------    ------------------
<S>                                                    <C>          <C>         <C>                 <C>
1996
  Net revenues......................................   $ 273,560    $452,654        $269,607             $224,395
  Gross profit......................................      80,966     137,538          39,894               33,321
  Earnings (loss) before extraordinary item.........      12,236      21,437         (42,047)             (31,845)
  Net earnings (loss)...............................      11,654      20,780         (42,052)             (31,845)
1995
  Net revenues......................................   $ 224,024    $311,281        $211,817             $186,452
  Gross profit......................................      68,496      99,575          65,932               50,144
  Earnings (loss) before extraordinary item.........       9,285      21,085           5,831              (10,292)
  Net earnings (loss)...............................       9,285      21,085           5,044              (10,292)
</TABLE>
 
------------------
(a) For the third quarter of 1996, the gross profit amount includes $33,567 of
    restructuring and other charges. The loss before extraordinary item and net
    loss amounts include an after tax charge of $44,495 related to restructuring
    and other charges.
 
(b) For the fourth quarter of 1996, the gross profit amount includes $10,438 of
    restructuring and other charges. The loss before extraordinary item and net
    loss amounts include an after tax charge of $8,021 related to restructuring
    and other charges.
 
(c) For the fourth quarter of 1995, the gross profit amount includes $7,599 of
    income as a result of adopting the provisions of EITF 95-2. The loss before
    extraordinary item and net loss amounts include an after tax asset
    impairment charge of $9,856 as a result of adopting FAS 121 and an after tax
    credit of $3,796 as a result of adopting the provisions of EITF 95-2.
 
                                      F-58

<PAGE>

                 COLEMAN WORLDWIDE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
                      CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET
                                 (IN THOUSANDS)
                                  (UNAUDITED)
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                      MARCH 31,
                                                         1997
                                                     ------------
<S>                                                  <C>            <C>
                      ASSETS
Current assets:
  Cash and cash equivalents.......................    $    12,866
  Accounts and notes receivable, less allowance of
     $9,934.......................................        271,617
  Inventories.....................................        288,166
  Deferred tax assets.............................         39,895
  Prepaid assets and other........................         16,611
                                                     ------------
     Total current assets.........................        629,155
Property, plant and equipment, net................        194,739
Intangible assets related to businesses acquired,
  net.............................................        341,907
Note receivable--affiliate........................         47,739
Deferred tax assets and other.....................         39,892
                                                     ------------
                                                      $ 1,253,432
                                                     ------------
                                                     ------------
       LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDER'S EQUITY
Current liabilities:
  Accounts and notes payable......................    $   194,462
  Other current liabilites........................        115,902
                                                     ------------
     Total current liabilites.....................        310,364
  Long-term debt..................................        745,770
Income taxes payable--affiliate...................         16,681
Other liabilities.................................         75,711
Minority interest.................................         44,598
Commitments and contingencies.....................
Stockholder's equity:
  Common stock....................................              1
  Additional paid-in capital......................         28,159
  Retained earnings...............................         34,887
  Currency translation adjustment.................         (2,364)
  Minimum pension liability adjustment............           (375)
                                                     ------------
     Total stockholder's equity...................         60,308
                                                     ------------
                                                      $ 1,253,432
                                                     ------------

                                                     ------------
</TABLE>
 
            See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
 
                                      F-59

<PAGE>
                 COLEMAN WORLDWIDE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
                CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
                                 (IN THOUSANDS)
                                  (UNAUDITED)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                      THREE MONTHS ENDED
                                                          MARCH 31,
                                                     --------------------
                                                       1997        1996
                                                     --------    --------
 
<S>                                                  <C>         <C>
Net revenues......................................   $295,464    $273,560
 
Cost of sales.....................................    214,422     192,594
                                                     --------    --------
 
Gross profit......................................     81,042      80,966
 
Selling, general and administrative expenses......     65,923      46,776
 
Interest expense, net.............................     13,854      11,056
 
Amortization of goodwill and deferred charges.....      3,010       2,392
 
Other expense (income), net.......................        271      (2,721)
                                                     --------    --------
 
(Loss) earnings before income taxes, minority
  interest and extraordinary item.................     (2,016)     23,463
 
Income tax (benefit) expense......................       (775)      8,692
 
Minority interest in earnings of Camping Gaz......        112          --
 
Minority interest in earnings of Coleman..........        120       2,535
                                                     --------    --------
 
(Loss) earnings before extraordinary item.........     (1,473)     12,236
 
Extraordinary loss on early extinguishment of
  debt, net of income tax benefit.................         --        (582)
                                                     --------    --------
Net (loss) earnings...............................   $ (1,473)   $ 11,654
                                                     --------    --------
                                                     --------    --------
</TABLE>
 
            See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
 
                                      F-60

<PAGE>

                 COLEMAN WORLDWIDE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
                CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
                                 (IN THOUSANDS)
                                  (UNAUDITED)
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                         THREE MONTHS
                                                        ENDED MARCH 31,
                                                     ---------------------
                                                       1997        1996
                                                     --------    ---------
<S>                                                  <C>         <C>
Cash Flows from Operating Activities:
  Net (loss) earnings.............................   $ (1,473)   $  11,654
                                                     --------    ---------
  Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) earnings to
     net cash
     used by operating activities:
       Depreciation and amortization..............      9,735        7,733
       Non-cash tax sharing agreement (benefit)
        provision.................................     (1,847)       5,682
       Minority interest in earnings of Coleman...        120        2,535
       Minority interest in earnings of Camping
        Gaz.......................................        112           --
       Interest accretion.........................      3,142        2,976
       Non-cash gain on LYONs conversion..........         --       (2,751)
       Extraordinary loss on early extinguishment
        of debt...................................         --          986
       Change in assets and liabilities:
          Increase in receivables.................    (67,454)     (84,659)
          Increase in inventories.................     (5,258)     (28,420)
          Increase in accounts payable............     18,655        8,741
          Other, net..............................     (3,812)     (17,323)
                                                     --------    ---------
                                                      (46,607)    (104,500)
                                                     --------    ---------
Net cash used by operating activities.............    (48,080)     (92,846)
                                                     --------    ---------
Cash Flows from Investing Activities:
  Capital expenditures............................     (6,313)      (6,866)
  Purchases of businesses, net of cash acquired...         --      (60,132)
  Decrease in note receivable--affiliate..........      7,000           --
  Proceeds from sale of fixed assets..............      2,126          186
                                                     --------    ---------
Net cash provided by (used by) investing
  activities......................................      2,813      (66,812)
                                                     --------    ---------
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:
  Net (payments of) proceeds from revolving credit
     agreement borrowings.........................     (8,959)     125,713
  Net change in short-term borrowings.............     48,996       29,611

  Repayment of long-term debt.....................        (64)        (172)
  Debt issuance and refinancing costs.............       (718)          --
  Purchases of Company common stock...............         --       (2,329)
  Proceeds from stock options exercised...........        197          967
  Contributions from (distributions to) parents...         41          (10)
                                                     --------    ---------
Net cash provided by financing activities.........     39,493      153,780
                                                     --------    ---------
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash...........      1,341          629
                                                     --------    ---------
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents.........     (4,433)      (5,249)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the
  period..........................................     17,299       12,065
                                                     --------    ---------
Cash and cash equivalents at end of the period....   $ 12,866    $   6,816
                                                     --------    ---------
                                                     --------    ---------
</TABLE>
 
            See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
 
                                      F-61

<PAGE>

                 COLEMAN WORLDWIDE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
              NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                       (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE DATA)
                                  (UNAUDITED)
 
1. BASIS OF FINANCIAL STATEMENT PRESENTATION
 
     The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of
Coleman Worldwide Corporation ('Coleman Worldwide') have been prepared in
accordance with generally accepted accounting principles for interim financial
information. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and
footnotes required by generally accepted accounting principles for complete
financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting
of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair presentation have
been included. Operating results for the three months ended March 31, 1997 are
not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year
ended December 31, 1997. For further information, refer to the consolidated
financial statements and footnotes thereto included in the Coleman Worldwide
annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1996.
 
2. INVENTORIES
 
     The components of inventories consist of the following:
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                         MARCH 31,
                                                                           1997
                                                                         ---------
<S>                                                                      <C>
Raw material and supplies ............................................   $  83,710
Work-in-process ......................................................      16,036
Finished goods .......................................................     188,420
                                                                         ---------
                                                                         $ 288,166
                                                                         ---------
                                                                         ---------
</TABLE>
 
3. OTHER CHARGES
 
     During the three months ended March 31, 1997, the Company recorded certain
other charges totaling $2,435, net of tax, primarily related to severance costs
associated with recent executive changes.
 
4. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
 
     During the three months ended March 31, 1997, the Company agreed to
purchase an inactive subsidiary from an affiliate for $1,000. The Company
expects to realize certain foreign tax benefits from this transaction in future
years. The Company has accounted for this transaction in a manner similar to a
pooling-of-interests due to the Mafco Holdings Inc. common control over each of

the parties involved in the transaction. The $2,608 excess value of tax benefits
acquired over the purchase price has been accounted for as a capital
contribution.
 
     On March 31, 1997, MacAndrews & Forbes Holdings Inc., an indirect parent,
assumed a liability of Coleman Worldwide in the amount of $2,271. The assumption
was accounted for as a capital contribution.
 
5. CONTINGENCIES
 
     On July 22, 1993, Coleman Worldwide's parent, Coleman Holdings Inc.
('Coleman Holdings'), issued and sold $281,281 principal amount at maturity of
Senior Secured Discount Notes due 1998 (the 'Old Notes') in a private placement
offering. Subsequent to the private placement offering, a registration statement
on Form S-1 was filed to exchange the Old Notes for Series B Senior Secured
Discount Notes (the 'Holdings Notes'). The net proceeds of approximately
$162,299 were distributed to Coleman Holdings' parent.
 
     The Holdings Notes will mature on May 27, 1998, and are secured by all the
shares of Coleman Worldwide. In connection with the Holdings Notes issuance,
Coleman Worldwide has provided a non-recourse guaranty, which is secured by its
pledge of 26,000,000 shares of Coleman Common Stock. There will be no periodic
payment of interest on the Holdings Notes. The aggregate principal amount of the
Holdings Notes represents a yield to maturity of 10.875% per annum (computed on
a semi-annual bond equivalent basis) calculated from July 22, 1993.
 
                                      F-62

<PAGE>

                 COLEMAN WORLDWIDE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
       NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(CONTINUED)
                       (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE DATA)
                                  (UNAUDITED)
 
6. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
 
     In April 1997, the Company announced its intentions to (i) close its
corporate headquarters in Golden, Colorado, (ii) close its Geneva, Switzerland
international headquarters, (iii) reduce the Company's workforce by
approximately 10% and (iv) close or relocate three domestic factories and close
one international factory. Most of the costs associated with these actions will
be reflected in the results of operations for the quarter ended June 30, 1997.
 
     On May 6, 1997, Coleman Worldwide and Coleman Holdings jointly announced
that Coleman Holdings intends to redeem the Holdings Notes on or about July 15,
1997, and that Coleman Worldwide intends to retire its Liquid Yield
Option(Trademark) Notes due 2013 (the 'LYONs'(Trademark)). Coleman Worldwide
will make an offer to pay cash for the LYONs in excess of the market value of
the shares of the Company's common stock for which the LYONs may be exchanged.
Coleman Worldwide expects to commence the offer as soon as reasonably
practicable and to redeem any remaining LYONs on May 27, 1998. Redemption of the
Holdings Notes and retirement of the LYONs will be made with the proceeds from
the issuance of debt securities (the 'Notes') by a newly formed holding company.

Upon the redemption of the Holdings Notes and retirement of the LYONs, the Notes
are expected to be secured by the shares of the Company's common stock owned by
Coleman Worldwide.
 
                                      F-63

<PAGE>

                         REPORT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
 
Stockholders and Board of Directors
The Coleman Company, Inc.
 
     We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of The Coleman
Company, Inc. and subsidiaries as of December 31, 1996 and 1995, and the related
consolidated statements of operations, stockholders' equity, and cash flows for
each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 1996. These financial
statements are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our
responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on
our audits.
 
     We conducted our audits in accordance with generally accepted auditing
standards. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain
reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material
misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting
the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes
assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by
management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation.
We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
 
     In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above
present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of
The Coleman Company, Inc. and subsidiaries at December 31, 1996 and 1995, and
the consolidated results of their operations and their cash flows for each of
the three years in the period ended December 31, 1996, in conformity with
generally accepted accounting principles.
 
                                          ERNST & YOUNG LLP
 
Denver, Colorado
March 10, 1997
 
                                      F-64

<PAGE>

                   THE COLEMAN COMPANY, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                          CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
                       (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE DATA)
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                          DECEMBER 31,
                                                     ----------------------
                                                        1996         1995
                                                     ----------    --------
<S>                                                  <C>           <C>
                      ASSETS
Current assets:
  Cash and cash equivalents.......................   $   17,299    $ 12,065
  Accounts receivable, less allowance of $11,512
     in 1996 and $3,115 in 1995...................      182,418     148,765
  Notes receivable................................       27,524      16,544
  Inventories.....................................      287,502     216,236
  Income tax refunds receivable--affiliate........       21,661       2,400
  Deferred tax assets.............................       40,466      20,481
  Prepaid assets and other........................       14,767      22,308
                                                     ----------    --------
Total current assets..............................      591,637     438,799
Property, plant and equipment, net................      199,182     162,691
Intangible assets related to businesses acquired,
  net.............................................      341,715     217,289
Deferred tax assets and other.....................       27,552      25,708
                                                     ----------    --------
                                                     $1,160,086    $844,487
                                                     ----------    --------
                                                     ----------    --------
       LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current liabilities:
  Current portion of long-term debt...............   $      747    $  1,051
  Short-term borrowings...........................       33,935      19,302
  Accounts payable................................       98,906      71,377
  Accrued expenses................................      112,906      58,137
                                                     ----------    --------
     Total current liabilities....................      246,494     149,867
Long-term debt....................................      582,866     354,206
Other liabilities.................................       76,173      48,072
Minority interest.................................        1,608          --
Commitments and contingencies.....................
Stockholders' equity:
  Preferred stock, par value $.01 per share;
     20,000,000 shares authorized, no shares
     issued or outstanding........................           --          --
  Common stock, par value $.01 per share;
     80,000,000 shares authorized; 53,222,420
     shares issued and outstanding in 1996; and
     53,177,280 shares issued and outstanding in
     1995.........................................          532         532

  Additional paid-in capital......................      166,690     165,466
  Retained earnings...............................       82,832     126,179
  Currency translation adjustment.................        3,176         165
  Minimum pension liability adjustment............         (285)         --
                                                     ----------    --------
     Total stockholders' equity...................      252,945     292,342
                                                     ----------    --------
                                                     $1,160,086    $844,487
                                                     ----------    --------
                                                     ----------    --------
</TABLE>
 
                See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
 
                                      F-65

<PAGE>

                   THE COLEMAN COMPANY, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                     CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
                     (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31,
                                           ----------------------------------
                                              1996         1995        1994
                                           ----------    --------    --------
<S>                                        <C>           <C>         <C>
Net revenues............................   $1,220,216    $933,574    $751,580
Cost of sales...........................      928,497     649,427     535,710
                                           ----------    --------    --------
Gross profit............................      291,719     284,147     215,870
Selling, general and administrative
  expenses..............................      291,669     174,688     128,466
Asset impairment charge.................           --      12,289          --
Restructuring expense...................           --          --      18,456
Interest expense, net...................       38,727      24,545      13,374
Amortization of goodwill and deferred
  charges...............................       10,473       7,745       6,209
Other expense, net......................        1,151         334       1,138
                                           ----------    --------    --------
  (Loss) earnings before income taxes,
     minority interest and extraordinary
     item...............................      (50,301)     64,546      48,227
Income tax (benefit) expense............      (10,927)     24,479      14,747
Minority interest in earnings of Camping
  Gaz...................................        1,872          --          --
                                           ----------    --------    --------
  (Loss) earnings before extraordinary
     item...............................      (41,246)     40,067      33,480
Extraordinary loss on early
  extinguishment of debt, net of income
  tax benefit of $431 in 1996, $503 in
  1995, and $435 in 1994................         (647)       (787)       (677)
                                           ----------    --------    --------
Net (loss) earnings.....................   $  (41,893)   $ 39,280    $ 32,803
                                           ----------    --------    --------
                                           ----------    --------    --------
(Loss) earnings per share:
  (Loss) earnings before extraordinary
     item...............................   $    (0.78)   $   0.75    $   0.62
Extraordinary item......................        (0.01)      (0.01)      (0.01)
                                           ----------    --------    --------
                                           ----------    --------    --------
  Net (loss) earnings...................   $    (0.79)   $   0.74    $   0.61
                                           ----------    --------    --------
                                           ----------    --------    --------
Weighted average common shares
  outstanding...........................       53,197      53,226      53,436

                                           ----------    --------    --------
                                           ----------    --------    --------
</TABLE>
 
                 See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
 
                                      F-66

<PAGE>

                   THE COLEMAN COMPANY, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
                       (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE DATA)
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                 COMMON STOCK
                                             --------------------    ADDITIONAL                 CURRENCY      MINIMUM
                                               NUMBER                 PAID-IN      RETAINED    TRANSLATION    PENSION
                                             OF SHARES     AMOUNT     CAPITAL      EARNINGS    ADJUSTMENT     LIABILITY
                                             ----------    ------    ----------    --------    -----------    -------
<S>                                          <C>           <C>       <C>           <C>         <C>            <C>
Balance at December 31, 1993..............   53,615,770     $536      $ 167,514    $ 60,597      $  (543)      $  --
  Purchases of common stock...............     (597,600)      (6)        (5,224)     (4,341)          --          --
  Stock issued under stock option plan....       53,362        1            538          --           --          --
  Stock option tax benefits...............           --       --             45          --           --          --
  Net earnings............................           --       --             --      32,803           --          --
  Currency translation adjustment.........           --       --             --          --        1,443          --
                                             ----------    ------    ----------    --------    -----------
Balance at December 31, 1994..............   53,071,532      531        162,873      89,059          900          --
  Purchases of common stock...............     (220,000)      (2)        (1,924)     (2,160)          --          --
  Stock issued under stock option plan....      325,748        3          3,935          --           --          --
  Stock option tax benefits...............           --       --            582          --           --          --
  Net earnings............................           --       --             --      39,280           --          --
  Currency translation adjustment.........           --       --             --          --         (735)         --
                                             ----------    ------    ----------    --------    -----------    -------
Balance at December 31, 1995..............   53,177,280      532        165,466     126,179          165          --
  Purchases of common stock...............     (100,000)      (1)          (874)     (1,454)          --          --
  Stock split issuance costs..............           --       --            (93)         --           --          --
  Stock issued under stock option plan....      145,140        1          1,737          --           --          --
  Stock option tax benefits...............           --       --            454          --           --          --
  Net loss................................           --       --             --     (41,893)          --          --
  Currency translation adjustment.........           --       --             --          --        3,011          --
  Minimum pension liability adjustment,
     net of tax...........................           --       --             --          --           --        (285)
                                             ----------    ------    ----------    --------    -----------    -------
Balance at December 31, 1996..............   53,222,420     $532      $ 166,690    $ 82,832      $ 3,176       $(285)
                                             ----------    ------    ----------    --------    -----------    -------
                                             ----------    ------    ----------    --------    -----------    -------
</TABLE>
 
                 See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
 
                                      F-67

<PAGE>

                   THE COLEMAN COMPANY, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                     CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
                                 (IN THOUSANDS)
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31,
                                           ----------------------------------
                                             1996         1995        1994
                                           ---------    --------    ---------
<S>                                        <C>          <C>         <C>
Cash flows from operating activities:
  Net (loss) earnings...................   $ (41,893)   $ 39,280    $  32,803
                                           ---------    --------    ---------
     Adjustments to reconcile net (loss)
       earnings to net cash flows from
       operating activities:
       Depreciation and amortization....      36,358      26,523       22,755
       Non-cash restructuring and other
          charges.......................      48,269      12,289       10,950
       Extraordinary loss on early
          extinguishment of debt........       1,078       1,290        1,112
       Minority interest in earnings of
          Camping Gaz...................       1,872          --           --
     Change in assets and liabilities:
       Decrease (increase) in
          receivables...................         976     (37,833)     (22,122)
       Increase in inventories..........     (42,402)    (49,396)     (10,852)
       (Decrease) increase in accounts
          payable.......................     (12,308)     13,825       (1,403)
       Other, net.......................      (1,279)     (3,789)     (13,302)
                                           ---------    --------    ---------
                                              32,564     (37,091)     (12,862)
                                           ---------    --------    ---------
Net cash (used) provided by operating
  activities............................      (9,329)      2,189       19,941
                                           ---------    --------    ---------
Cash flows from investing activities:
  Capital expenditures..................     (41,334)    (29,053)     (34,915)
  Purchases of businesses, net of cash
     acquired...........................    (161,875)    (33,385)     (99,587)
  Proceeds from sale of fixed assets....       2,924         928        4,471
                                           ---------    --------    ---------
Net cash used by investing activities...    (200,285)    (61,510)    (130,031)
Cash flows from financing activities:
  Net change in short-term borrowings...     (11,043)      3,106        6,867
  Net (payments of) proceeds from
     revolving credit agreement
     borrowings.........................      (2,779)    (61,289)     129,274
  Proceeds from issuance of long-term
     debt...............................     235,000     200,000           --
  Repayment of long-term debt...........      (6,648)    (73,884)     (10,796)

  Debt issuance and refinancing costs...      (3,902)     (3,569)      (1,955)
  Purchases of Company common stock.....      (2,329)     (4,086)      (9,571)
  Proceeds from stock options exercised
     including tax benefits.............       2,192       4,520          584
                                           ---------    --------    ---------
Net cash provided by financing
  activities............................     210,491      64,798      114,403
                                           ---------    --------    ---------
Effect of exchange rate changes on
  cash..................................       4,357      (1,731)      (1,587)
                                           ---------    --------    ---------
Net increase in cash and cash
  equivalents...........................       5,234       3,746        2,726
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning
  of the year...........................      12,065       8,319        5,593
                                           ---------    --------    ---------
Cash and cash equivalents at end of the
  year..................................   $  17,299    $ 12,065    $   8,319
                                           ---------    --------    ---------
                                           ---------    --------    ---------
</TABLE>
 
                 See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
 
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                   THE COLEMAN COMPANY, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                   NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                       (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE DATA)
 
1. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
 
  Background:
 
     The Coleman Company, Inc. ('Coleman' or the 'Company') was formed in
December 1991 to succeed to the assets and liabilities of the outdoor products
business of New Coleman Holdings Inc. ('Holdings') an indirect wholly-owned
subsidiary of Mafco Holdings Inc. ('Mafco'). Holdings (then named The Coleman
Company, Inc.) was acquired in 1989 by MacAndrews & Forbes Holdings Inc.
('MacAndrews Holdings', and, together with Mafco, 'MacAndrews & Forbes'), a
corporation wholly owned through Mafco by Ronald O. Perelman. Coleman is a
subsidiary of Coleman Worldwide Corporation ('Coleman Worldwide'), which is an
indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Holdings. In March 1992, the Company
completed an initial public offering of its common stock. MacAndrews & Forbes
indirectly holds 44,067,520 shares of the common stock of Coleman, which
represents approximately 83% of the outstanding Coleman common stock as of
December 31, 1996.
 
  Principles of Consolidation:
 
     The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company
and its subsidiaries after elimination of all material intercompany accounts and
transactions.
 
  Cash Equivalents:
 
     Cash equivalents (primarily investments in money market funds and
commercial paper which are purchased with original maturities of three months or
less) are carried at cost, which approximates fair value.
 
  Inventories:
 
     Inventories are valued at the lower of cost or market. Cost is principally
determined by the first-in, first-out ('FIFO') method.
 
  Property, Plant and Equipment:
 
     Property, plant and equipment is recorded at cost and depreciated on a
straight-line basis over the estimated useful lives of such assets as follows:
land improvements, 5 to 25 years; buildings and building improvements, 7 to 45
years; and machinery and equipment, 3 to 15 years. Leasehold improvements are
amortized over their estimated useful lives or the terms of the leases,
whichever is shorter. Repairs and maintenance are charged to operations as
incurred, and significant expenditures for additions and improvements are
capitalized.
 
  Intangible Assets:
 

     Intangible assets represent goodwill which is being amortized on a
straight-line basis over periods not in excess of 40 years. Accumulated
amortization aggregated $38,851 and $29,261 at December 31, 1996 and 1995,
respectively. The carrying amount of goodwill is reviewed if facts and
circumstances suggest it may be impaired. If this review indicates goodwill will
not be recoverable over the remaining amortization period, as determined based
on the estimated undiscounted cash flows of the entity acquired, the carrying
amount of the goodwill is reduced to estimated fair value based on market value
or discounted cash flows, as appropriate.
 
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                   THE COLEMAN COMPANY, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
            NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(CONTINUED)
                       (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE DATA)
 
1. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES--(CONTINUED)

  Revenue Recognition:
 
     The Company recognizes net revenues upon shipment of merchandise. Net
revenues comprise gross revenues less customer returns and allowances.
 
  Advertising and Promotion Expense:
 
     Production costs of future media advertising are deferred until the
advertising occurs. All other advertising and promotion costs are expensed when
incurred. The amounts charged against operations for the years ended December
31, 1996, 1995 and 1994 were $58,823, $37,544 and $30,831, respectively.
 
  Research and Development:
 
     Research and development expenditures are expensed as incurred. The amounts
charged against operations for the years ended December 31, 1996, 1995 and 1994
were $11,082, $6,548, and $5,230, respectively.
 
  Self Insurance:
 
     The Company participates in insurance programs maintained by Holdings. The
Company estimates its liability for the self-insured portions of the risks
covered by such programs and accrues appropriate reserves. (See Note 11.)
 
  Foreign Currency Translation:
 
     The Company's international operations, other than its Brazilian and
Mexican operations, are conducted in economic environments which the Company
does not consider to be highly inflationary. Assets and liabilities of
international operations generally are translated into U.S. dollars at the rates
of exchange in effect at the balance sheet date, and income and expense items
generally are translated at the average exchange rates prevailing during the
period presented. Gains and losses resulting from the translation of these
financial statements are recorded as a component of stockholders' equity. Gains

and losses resulting from foreign currency transactions and translation of the
financial statements of the Company's Brazilian and Mexican operations are
included in the results of operations and have not been significant for the
years ended December 31, 1996, 1995 and 1994.
 
  Financial Instruments with Off-Balance-Sheet Risk:
 
     The Company periodically enters into a variety of foreign currency exchange
agreements in the management of foreign currency exposure related primarily to
firm commitments, intercompany foreign sales transactions expected to occur
within the next twelve months and intercompany accounts receivables and
payables.
 
     At December 31, 1996, the Company did not have any outstanding foreign
currency exchange agreements related to firm commitments. At December 31, 1995,
the Company had a forward exchange contract to buy $15,000 of Italian lira
maturing on May 31, 1996 and had an unrecognized gain of $93. The gains and
losses from this contract are accounted for under the deferral method and are
recognized and included in income in the same period as a component of the
related hedged transactions. In the event it is no longer probable the
transactions will be consummated, the gains and losses are recognized
immediately in income under the fair value method. At December 31, 1995, the
Company had outstanding option contracts for the purchase or sale of Italian
lira totaling $10,500, which contracts expired during 1996.
 
     During the fourth quarter of 1995, the Company elected to adopt the
provisions of the Emerging Issues Task Force Issue No. 95-2, 'Determination of
What Constitutes a Firm Commitment for Foreign Currency Transactions Not
Involving a Third Party' ('EITF 95-2') which narrowed the scope of intercompany
foreign currency commitments eligible to be hedged for financial reporting
purposes. Under EITF 95-2, the Company
 
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                   THE COLEMAN COMPANY, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
            NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(CONTINUED)
                       (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE DATA)
 
1. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES--(CONTINUED)

reflects the carrying value of its forward currency contract positions relating
to intercompany foreign sales transactions on a mark-to-market basis and
accounts for the resulting unrecognized gains or losses in income as a component
of cost of sales. As a result of this change, the Company increased net income
by $3,796 in the fourth quarter of 1995. Prior to the adoption of EITF 95-2, the
gains and losses associated with these contracts were accounted for under the
deferral method. At December 31, 1996, the Company had forward exchange
contracts to sell $8,500 in Canadian dollars maturing on February 28, 1997, for
which the Company has recognized a net gain of $40 as a component of cost of
sales. At December 31, 1995, the Company had forward exchange contracts to sell
$22,969 in foreign currencies, which contracts matured at various dates in 1996
and for which the Company has recognized a net gain of $7,599 as a component of

cost of sales.
 
     The Company also enters into option contracts to hedge intercompany foreign
sales transactions. Gains and losses on these contracts are deferred and
recognized as an adjustment to cost of sales upon the sale of the related
inventory. At December 31, 1996 and 1995, the Company had outstanding option
contracts for the sale of Japanese yen at fixed exchange rates totaling $20,038
and $24,926 for specified periods of time which expire during 1997 and 1996,
respectively. Net unrealized gains deferred at December 31, 1996 and 1995 were
$653 and $125, respectively.
 
     With respect to intercompany accounts receivable and payables, at December
31, 1996, the Company had forward exchange contracts to sell $26,623 and to buy
$3,898 in foreign currencies, which contracts matured at various dates in 1997,
and had deferred a net gain of $185. At December 31, 1995, the Company had
forward exchange contracts to sell $31,152 and to buy $1,712 in foreign
currencies, which contracts matured at various dates in 1996 and had deferred a
net gain of $56. The gains and losses from these contracts are accounted for
under the deferral method and are recognized and included in income in the same
period as a component of the related hedged transactions.
 
     The Company periodically enters into interest rate swap and cap agreements
as a hedge against interest rate exposure of variable rate debt. At December 31,
1996, $25,000 of the Company's outstanding long-term debt was subject to an
interest rate swap agreement and $25,000 of the Company's outstanding long-term
debt was subject to an interest rate cap. Under the interest rate swap
agreement, the Company pays the counterparty interest at a fixed rate of 6.115%,
and the counterparty pays the Company interest at a variable rate equal to the
three month LIBOR for a seven year period commencing January 2, 1996. The
agreement is with a major financial institution which is expected to fully
perform under the terms of the agreement, thereby mitigating the credit risk
from the transaction. The differences to be paid or received on interest rate
swap agreements designated as hedges are included in interest expense as
payments are made or received. The interest rate cap agreement entitles the
Company to receive from a major financial institution the amount, if any, by
which the Company's interest payments on $25,000 of its variable rate debt
exceed 7.35%. The $509 premium paid for this interest rate cap agreement is
included in other assets and is amortized to interest expense over the
three-year term of the cap, which commenced January 3, 1995. Payments received
as a result of the cap are accrued as a reduction of interest expense on the
variable rate debt. In the event the interest rate swap or cap agreements are
terminated early and the related debt remains outstanding, the amounts paid or
received upon the early termination, along with any unamortized premium, will
continue to be amortized over the terms of the original interest rate swap and
cap agreements.
 
  Credit Risk:
 
     Financial instruments which potentially subject the Company to
concentrations of credit risk consist primarily of trade receivables and
derivative financial instruments. Credit risk on trade receivables is minimized
as a result of the large and diversified nature of the Company's worldwide
customer base. Although the Company has one significant customer (See Note 14),
there have been no credit losses related to this customer. With respect to its

derivative contracts, the Company is also subject to credit risk of non
performance by counterparties
 
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                   THE COLEMAN COMPANY, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
            NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(CONTINUED)
                       (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE DATA)
 
1. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES--(CONTINUED)

and its maximum potential loss may exceed the amount recognized in the financial
statements. The Company controls its exposure to credit risk through credit
approvals, credit limits and monitoring procedures. Collateral is generally not
required for the Company's financial instruments.
 
  Fair Value of Financial Instruments:
 
     The following methods and assumptions were used by the Company in
estimating its fair value disclosures for financial instruments:
 
          Cash and cash equivalents:  The carrying amount reported in the
     balance sheet for cash and cash equivalents approximates its fair value.
 
          Long- and short-term debt:  The carrying amounts of the Company's
     borrowings under its foreign bank lines of credit, revolving credit
     agreement and other variable rate debt approximate their fair value. The
     fair value of the Company's senior notes issues (see Note 9) are estimated
     using discounted cash flow analysis based on the Company's estimated
     current borrowing rate for similar types of borrowing arrangements.
 
          Foreign currency exchange agreements:  The fair values of the
     Company's foreign currency agreements are estimated based on quoted market
     prices of comparable agreements, adjusted through interpolation where
     necessary for maturity differences.
 
          Interest rate swap and cap agreements:  The fair values of interest
     rate swap and cap agreements are the amounts at which they could be
     terminated, based on estimates obtained from dealers.
 
     The carrying amounts and fair values of the Company's financial instruments
at December 31, 1996 and 1995 are as follows:
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                         DECEMBER 31, 1996             DECEMBER 31, 1995
                                                     --------------------------    --------------------------
                                                      CARRYING         FAIR         CARRYING         FAIR
                                                       AMOUNT          VALUE         AMOUNT          VALUE
                                                      OF ASSET/      OF ASSET/      OF ASSET/      OF ASSET/
                                                     (LIABILITY)    (LIABILITY)    (LIABILITY)    (LIABILITY)
                                                     -----------    -----------    -----------    -----------

<S>                                                  <C>            <C>            <C>            <C>
Cash and cash equivalents.........................    $   17,299     $   17,299     $   12,065     $   12,065
Short-term debt...................................       (33,935)       (33,935)       (19,302)       (19,302)
Long-term debt excluding capital leases...........      (583,019)      (578,921)      (354,480)      (370,322)
Foreign currency exchange agreements..............           940          1,629          8,026          8,287
Interest rate swap agreements.....................            --            296             --           (635)
Interest rate cap agreement.......................           170              1            340             18
</TABLE>
 
  Use of Estimates:
 
     The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally
accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and
assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and
accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
 
  Reclassifications:
 
     Certain amounts in the prior years' financial statements have been
reclassified to conform to the current year presentation.
 
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                   THE COLEMAN COMPANY, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
            NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(CONTINUED)
                       (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE DATA)
 
1. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES--(CONTINUED)
 
  Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation:
 
     The Company accounts for its stock compensation arrangements under the
provisions of Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 25, 'Accounting for Stock
Issued to Employees' ('APB 25') and related pronouncements. Under the provisions
of APB 25, no compensation expense is recognized when stock options are granted
with exercise prices equal to or greater than market value on the date of grant.
 
  Impairment of Long-Lived Assets:
 
     In March 1995, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Statement of
Financial Accounting Standards No. 121, 'Accounting for the Impairment of
Long-Lived Assets and for Long-Lived Assets to be Disposed Of' ('FAS 121'),
which requires impairment losses to be recorded on long-lived assets used in
operations when indicators of impairment are present and the undiscounted cash
flows estimated to be generated by those assets are less than the assets'
carrying amount. FAS 121 also addresses the accounting for long-lived assets
expected to be disposed of. The Company adopted FAS 121 in the fourth quarter of
1995. The effect of the adoption of FAS 121 is described in Note 3.
 
2. ACQUISITIONS
 
     During April 1994, the Company purchased substantially all the assets of

Sanborn Manufacturing Company ('Sanborn') in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, a
manufacturer of a broad line of portable and stationary air compressors for
consumer and commercial markets distributed primarily through warehouse clubs,
home centers and mass merchants in North America, and substantially all the
assets and business of Metal Yanes, Ltda. ('Yanes') in Sao Paulo, Brazil, a
manufacturer of camping products, including propane and butane fueled lanterns,
camp stoves, tents, lantern mantles and fuel. The Sanborn and Yanes
acquisitions, which were accounted for under the purchase method of accounting,
were completed for the following consideration: (a) approximately $41,066 in
cash financed through borrowings under the Company Credit Agreement (as defined
in Note 9), (b) assumption of liabilities in the amount of $22,193, and (c) a
note payable of $2,999. During 1995, in connection with the Sanborn acquisition,
the Company entered into a settlement agreement with the predecessor owners
which resolved certain disputes between the parties as well as fulfilled certain
obligations owed and anticipated to be owed by the Company to the predecessor
owners. These anticipated obligations related to a requirement to make
additional payments of up to $4,000 based upon the achievement of certain annual
sales levels during the five year period ending December 31, 1998 by Coleman
Powermate Compressors, Inc. ('Compressors'), the Company's subsidiary that
acquired the Sanborn assets (the 'Sales Agreement'). As a result of the
settlement, goodwill was increased by $3,282. For 1994, approximately $671 was
earned under the terms of the Sales Agreement based on the 1994 sales levels of
Compressors, and this amount was recorded as additional goodwill in 1994. The
results of operations of these businesses have been included in the consolidated
financial statements from the dates of acquisitions.
 
     On November 2, 1994, the Company purchased substantially all the assets of
Eastpak, Inc. and all of the capital stock of M.G. Industries, Inc.
(collectively, 'Eastpak'), a leading designer, manufacturer and distributor of
branded daypacks, sports bags and related products. The Eastpak acquisition,
which was accounted for under the purchase method, was completed for
approximately $57,850 in cash financed through borrowings under the Company
Credit Agreement, and assumption of certain liabilities in the amount of $4,130.
The Company also entered into an agreement with the predecessor owner of Eastpak
to make additional payments based upon the achievement of certain annual sales
levels of Eastpak products and other products substantially similar to the
Eastpak products during the years ended December 31, 1995, 1996, and 1997. For
1995 and 1996, a total of approximately $11,000 was recorded under the terms of
this agreement. An additional amount of up to $12,000 may be earned during the
year ended December 31, 1997. These amounts are recorded as additional goodwill.
 
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                   THE COLEMAN COMPANY, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
            NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(CONTINUED)
                       (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE DATA)
 
2. ACQUISITIONS--(CONTINUED)

The results of operations of Eastpak have been included in the consolidated
financial statements from the date of acquisition.
 

     In connection with the final purchase price allocations of the Sanborn and
Eastpak acquisitions, the Company recorded goodwill of approximately $53,000.
The Company is amortizing these amounts over 40 years. The goodwill of
approximately $7,700 associated with the Yanes acquisition was included in the
1995 asset impairment charge of $12,289 related to the Company's operations in
Brazil, which is further discussed in Note 3.
 
     During 1995, the Company purchased all of the outstanding shares of capital
stock of Sierra Corporation of Fort Smith, Inc. ('Sierra'), a manufacturer of
portable outdoor and recreational folding furniture and accessories, and
substantially all of the assets of Active Technologies, Inc. ('ATI'), a
manufacturer of technologically advanced lightweight generators and battery
charging equipment. The aggregate purchase price for these acquisitions was
$19,516 including fees and expenses. These acquisitions were accounted for using
the purchase method of accounting. The purchase price and expenses associated
with these acquisitions exceeded the fair value of net assets acquired by
$11,186 and the excess has been assigned to goodwill and is being amortized over
20 to 30 years on the straight-line basis. In connection with the ATI purchase,
the Company may also be required to record an additional amount of up to $18,750
based on the Company's sales of ATI related products and royalties received by
the Company for licensing arrangements related to ATI patents. For 1995 and
1996, the amounts earned under the terms of this agreement were immaterial.
Amounts earned under the terms of the agreement are recorded as additional
goodwill. The results of operations of these companies on a pro forma basis as
if their acquisitions had occurred at the beginning of 1995 and 1994,
respectively, individually and in the aggregate were not significant to the
Company.
 
     On January 2, 1996, the Company purchased substantially all the assets and
assumed certain liabilities of Seatt Corporation ('Seatt'), a leading designer,
manufacturer and distributor of safety and security related electronic products
for residential and commercial applications. The Seatt acquisition, which was
accounted for under the purchase method, was completed for approximately $65,300
including fees and expenses. The results of operations of Seatt have been
included in the consolidated financial statements from the date of acquisition.
In connection with the purchase price allocation of the Seatt acquisition, the
Company recorded goodwill of approximately $38,800. The Company is amortizing
this amount over 40 years on the straight-line method.
 
     On February 28, 1996, the Company and Butagaz S.N.C. ('Butagaz'), a
subsidiary of Societe de Petroles Shell S.A., jointly announced they had entered
into an agreement (the 'Share Purchase Agreement') in connection with the sale
to Coleman of approximately 70% of the outstanding shares of Application des
Gaz, S.A. ('ADG' or 'Camping Gaz'). Camping Gaz is a leading manufacturer and
distributor of camping appliances in Europe. On June 24, 1996, Coleman commenced
a public tender offer for the purchase of all the publicly traded outstanding
shares of ADG, or approximately 30% of the outstanding shares. The tender offer
period expired in July 1996 with approximately 94% of the outstanding publicly
traded shares of ADG tendered for purchase. The Company completed the necessary
steps to acquire the remaining publicly held stock during the third quarter of
1996. The cost of acquiring all the shares of ADG was approximately $100,000
including fees and expenses.
 
     The acquisition of Camping Gaz is being accounted for under the purchase

method. In connection with the allocation of purchase price to the fair values
of assets acquired and liabilities assumed, the Company recorded goodwill of
approximately $84,200, which is being amortized over 40 years on the
straight-line method. The Company also recognized liabilities in the amount of
$21,898 representing severance and other termination benefits for production and
administrative employees of Camping Gaz who will be terminated. The Company paid
termination costs of approximately $4,385 during 1996 and anticipates all
remaining termination costs will be paid during 1997.
 
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                   THE COLEMAN COMPANY, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
            NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(CONTINUED)
                       (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE DATA)
 
2. ACQUISITIONS--(CONTINUED)

     The Company has included the results of operations of Camping Gaz in the
consolidated financial statements from March 1, 1996, the date on which the
Company obtained control of Camping Gaz, and has recognized minority interest
related to the publicly traded shares for the period March 1, 1996 through June
30, 1996.
 
     The following summarized, unaudited pro forma results of operations for the
years ended December 31, 1996 and 1995 assume the acquisition of Seatt and the
acquisition of all the outstanding shares of Camping Gaz occurred as of the
beginning of the respective periods. The pro forma results include certain
adjustments, primarily reflecting increased amortization and interest expense
and a lower income tax provision, and are not necessarily indicative of what the
results of operations would have been had the Seatt and Camping Gaz acquisitions
occurred at the beginning of the respective periods. Moreover, the pro forma
information is not intended to be indicative of future results of operations.
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                            YEAR ENDED
                                                           DECEMBER 31,
                                                     ------------------------
                                                        1996          1995
                                                     ----------    ----------
<S>                                                  <C>           <C>
Net revenues......................................   $1,246,370    $1,193,295
(Loss) earnings before extraordinary item.........      (41,407)       39,153
Net (loss) earnings...............................      (42,054)       38,366
(Loss) earnings per common share:
  (Loss) earnings before extraordinary item.......   $    (0.78)   $     0.73
Net (loss) earnings...............................        (0.79)         0.72
</TABLE>
 
3. RESTRUCTURING, ASSET IMPAIRMENT AND OTHER CHARGES
 
     During 1996, the Company recorded restructuring and certain other charges

totaling $52,516, net of tax. The restructuring charges total $45,086, net of
tax, and consist of charges to a) integrate the Camping Gaz and Coleman
operations into a single global recreation products business, b) exit the low
end electric pressure washer business, c) exit a portion of the Company's
battery powered light business and settle certain litigation with respect to
this business, and d) increase the valuation reserve for certain foreign
deferred income tax assets. Other charges of $7,430, net of tax, relate to
certain asset write-offs and other tax matters. These other charges were
incurred in the Company's normal course of business, although the amounts
involved are higher than similar charges the Company has recorded in prior
periods. Cost of sales includes a pre-tax charge of $44,005, selling, general
and administrative expenses includes a pre-tax charge of $30,195, and the
provision for income tax expense includes $21,684 of tax benefits resulting from
these charges, net of the effect of an increase in the valuation reserve related
to certain foreign deferred tax assets and other foreign tax charges.
 
     During 1995, in connection with the adoption of FAS 121, the Company
recognized an asset impairment charge of $12,289 related to its Brazilian
operations. The Brazilian operations had not performed to the Company's
expectations since acquisition of this business in April of 1994, and in the
fourth quarter of 1995, the Company initiated actions to reduce the operating
losses in Brazil. These actions included replacing management, increasing
prices, downsizing the manufacturing operations and reducing SG&A and other
expenses. Because of these actions, the Company performed an impairment review
pursuant to the guidelines set forth in FAS 121 and concluded recognition of an
asset impairment charge was appropriate. The basis of the fair values used in
the computation of the charge were appraisals for property and equipment and
estimated discounted cash flows for goodwill. The charge has been included in
the statement of operations under the caption 'Asset Impairment Charge'.
 
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                   THE COLEMAN COMPANY, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
            NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(CONTINUED)
                       (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE DATA)
 
3. RESTRUCTURING, ASSET IMPAIRMENT AND OTHER CHARGES--(CONTINUED)
 
     During September 1994, the Company restructured its German manufacturing
operations. The German Restructuring included the sale of the low margin plastic
cooler business located in Inheiden, Germany and Loucka, Czech Republic,
including inventory, to a management group. The German Restructuring resulted in
a one-time charge of approximately $17,956 before tax and included severance
costs of $1,541, commitments to third parties of approximately $5,465 and
write-downs of leasehold improvements and other assets to estimated realizable
values aggregating $10,950. As a result of the restructuring, the German work
force was reduced by about 150 employees from a pre-restructuring level of
approximately 250 employees. The restructuring was substantially completed in
1994. In connection with the restructuring, the Company recognized tax benefits
of approximately $10,900 relating to the write-off of the Company's investment
in its German operations. The Company also announced a plan to change from
manufacturing to sourcing for certain textile product lines and to exit the

market for personal flotation devices. This plan resulted in a $500 pre-tax
charge.
 
4. INVENTORIES
 
     Inventories consisted of the following:
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                         DECEMBER 31,
                                                     --------------------
                                                       1996        1995
                                                     --------    --------
<S>                                                  <C>         <C>
Raw material and supplies.........................   $ 82,399    $ 57,653
Work-in-process...................................     12,878       5,389
Finished goods....................................    192,225     153,194
                                                     --------    --------
                                                     $287,502    $216,236
                                                     --------    --------
                                                     --------    --------
</TABLE>
 
     Generally, inventory costs are determined by the FIFO method; however,
approximately 13% and 10% of total inventories at December 31, 1996 and 1995,
respectively, are determined using the last-in, first-out ('LIFO') method. If
such inventories were stated using the FIFO method, such amounts would
approximate the LIFO carrying values.
 
5. PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT, NET
 
     Property, plant and equipment, net consisted of the following:
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                       DECEMBER 31,
                                                                                   --------------------
                                                                                     1996        1995
                                                                                   --------    --------
<S>                                                                                <C>         <C>
Land and land improvements......................................................   $  8,772    $  6,318
Buildings and building improvements.............................................     78,760      67,989
Machinery and equipment.........................................................    194,714     142,941
Construction-in-progress........................................................     15,519      13,105
                                                                                   --------    --------
                                                                                    297,765     230,353
Accumulated depreciation........................................................    (98,583)    (67,662)
                                                                                   --------    --------
                                                                                   $199,182    $162,691
                                                                                   --------    --------
                                                                                   --------    --------
</TABLE>
 
     Depreciation expense was $25,770, $19,142, and $16,793 for the years ended

December 31, 1996, 1995 and 1994, respectively.
 
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                   THE COLEMAN COMPANY, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
            NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(CONTINUED)
                       (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE DATA)
 
6. ACCRUED EXPENSES
 
     Accrued expenses consisted of the following:
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                         DECEMBER 31,
                                                     --------------------
                                                       1996        1995
                                                     --------    --------
<S>                                                  <C>         <C>
Compensation and related benefits.................   $ 29,331    $ 14,201
Other.............................................     83,575      43,936
                                                     --------    --------
                                                     $112,906    $ 58,137
                                                     --------    --------
                                                     --------    --------
</TABLE>
 
7. OTHER LIABILITIES
 
     Other liabilities consisted of the following:
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                        DECEMBER 31,
                                                     ------------------
                                                      1996       1995
                                                     -------    -------
<S>                                                  <C>        <C>
Pensions and other postretirement benefits........   $52,229    $40,240
Other.............................................    23,944      7,832
                                                     -------    -------
                                                     $76,173    $48,072
                                                     -------    -------
                                                     -------    -------
</TABLE>
 
8. SHORT-TERM BORROWINGS
 
     The Company maintained foreign bank lines of credit aggregating $119,101,
and $64,375, of which $33,935 and $19,302 were outstanding at December 31, 1996
and 1995, respectively. The weighted average interest rate on amounts borrowed
was approximately 2.4% and 7.1% at December 31, 1996 and 1995, respectively.

 
     Outstanding letters of credit aggregated approximately $32,897 and $40,036
at December 31, 1996 and 1995, respectively.
 
9. LONG-TERM DEBT
 
     Long-term debt consisted of the following:
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                         DECEMBER 31,
                                                     --------------------
                                                       1996        1995
                                                     --------    --------
<S>                                                  <C>         <C>
7.26% Senior Notes due 2007 (a)...................   $200,000    $200,000
7.10% Senior Notes due 2006 (b)...................     85,000          --
7.25% Senior Notes due 2008 (c)...................     75,000          --
Revolving credit facility (d).....................    146,350     150,150
Term loan (d).....................................     73,478          --
Other.............................................      3,785       5,107
                                                     --------    --------
                                                      583,613     355,257
Less current portion..............................        747       1,051
                                                     --------    --------
                                                     $582,866    $354,206
                                                     --------    --------
                                                     --------    --------
</TABLE>
 
------------------
 
(a)  On August 8, 1995, the Company completed a private placement issuance and
     sale of $200,000 aggregate principal amount of 7.26% Senior Notes due 2007
     (the '2007 Notes'). Interest on the 2007 Notes is payable semiannually, and
     the principal is payable in annual installments of $40,000 each commencing
     August 8, 2003, with a final installment payment of $40,000 due on August
     8, 2007. If there is a default, the interest rate will be the greater of
     (i) 9.26% or (ii) 2.0% above the prime interest rate.
 
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                   THE COLEMAN COMPANY, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
            NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(CONTINUED)
                       (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE DATA)
 
9. LONG-TERM DEBT--(CONTINUED)
 
     The 2007 Notes are unsecured and are subject to various restrictive
     covenants including, without limitation, requirements for the maintenance
     of specified financial ratios and levels of consolidated net worth and
     certain other provisions limiting the incurrence of additional debt and

     sale and leaseback transactions under the terms of the note purchase
     agreement. The 2007 Notes shall become secured if the Company Credit
     Agreement becomes secured as discussed in (d) below.
 
(b)  On June 13, 1996, the Company completed a private placement issuance and
     sale of $85,000 aggregate principal amount of 7.10% Senior Notes due 2006
     (the '2006 Notes'). Interest on the 2006 Notes is payable semiannually, and
     the principal is payable in annual installments of $12,143 each commencing
     June 13, 2000, with a final installment payment of $12,143 due on June 13,
     2006. If there is a default, the interest rate will be the greater of (i)
     9.10% or (ii) 2.0% above the prime interest rate.
 
     The 2006 Notes are unsecured and are subject to various restrictive
     covenants including, without limitation, requirements for the maintenance
     of specified financial ratios and levels of consolidated net worth and
     certain other provisions limiting the incurrence of additional debt and
     sale and leaseback transactions under the terms of the note purchase
     agreement. The 2006 Notes shall become secured if the Company Credit
     Agreement becomes secured as discussed in (d) below.
 
(c)  On June 13, 1996, the Company completed a private placement issuance and
     sale of $75,000 aggregate principal amount of 7.25% Senior Notes due 2008
     (the '2008 Notes'). Interest on the 2008 Notes is payable semiannually, and
     the principal is payable in annual installments of $15,000 each commencing
     June 13, 2004, with a final installment payment of $15,000 due on June 13,
     2008. If there is a default, the interest rate will be the greater of (i)
     9.25% or (ii) 2.0% above the prime interest rate.
 
     The 2008 Notes are unsecured and are subject to various restrictive
     covenants including, without limitation, requirements for the maintenance
     of specified financial ratios and levels of consolidated net worth and
     certain other provisions limiting the incurrence of additional debt and
     sale and leaseback transactions under the terms of the note purchase
     agreement. The 2008 Notes shall become secured if the Company Credit
     Agreement becomes secured as discussed in (d) below.
 
(d)  In April 1996, the Company amended its credit agreement to: a) provide a
     term loan of French Franc 385,125 ($73,478 at current exchange rates), b)
     provide an unsecured revolving credit facility in an amount of $275,000, c)
     allow for the Camping Gaz acquisition and d) extend the maturity of the
     credit agreement (as amended, the 'Company Credit Agreement'). In
     connection with the Company recording the restructuring and other charges
     as discussed in Note 3 and lower than expected operating results, the
     Company further amended the Company Credit Agreement in October 1996 and
     again in March 1997.
 
     The Company Credit Agreement is available to the Company until April 30,
     2001. The outstanding loans under the Company Credit Agreement bear
     interest at either of the following rates, as selected by the Company from
     time to time: (i) the higher of the agent's base lending rate or the
     federal funds rate plus .50% or (ii) the London Inter-Bank Offered Rate
     ('LIBOR') plus a margin ranging from .25% to 2.125% based on the Company's
     financial performance. If there is a default, the interest rate otherwise
     in effect will be increased by 2% per annum. The Company Credit Agreement

     also bears an overall facility fee ranging from .15% to .375% based on the
     Company's financial performance.
 
     The Company Credit Agreement contains various restrictive covenants
     including, without limitation, requirements for the maintenance of
     specified financial ratios, levels of consolidated net worth and profits,
     and certain other provisions limiting the incurrence of additional debt,
     purchase or redemption of the Company's common stock, issuance of preferred
     stock of the Company, and also prohibits the Company from paying any
     dividends until on or after January 1, 1999 and limits the amount of
     dividends the Company
 
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                   THE COLEMAN COMPANY, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
            NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(CONTINUED)
                       (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE DATA)
 
9. LONG-TERM DEBT--(CONTINUED)

     may pay thereafter. The Company Credit Agreement also provides for a
     specific requirement relating to the Company's financial leverage at
     December 31, 1997 which, if not achieved, will result in the Company Credit
     Agreement becoming secured by the Company's assets. In addition,
     substantially all of the shares of the Company's common stock owned by
     Coleman Worldwide are pledged to secure indebtedness of Coleman Worldwide
     and of its parent, Coleman Holdings Inc. The indentures governing this
     indebtedness contain various covenants including a covenant placing certain
     limitations on the Company's indebtedness.
 
     The aggregate scheduled amounts of long-term debt maturities in the years
1997 through 2001 are $747, $500, $2,357, $12,207, and $232,005, respectively.
 
10. INCOME TAXES
 
     The Company is included in the consolidated federal income tax return of
Mafco and certain state tax returns of Mafco or its affiliates. For all periods
presented, federal and state income taxes are provided as if the Company filed
its own income tax returns. The accompanying consolidated balance sheet includes
approximately $21,661 and $2,400 of federal and state income taxes receivable
from affiliate at December 31, 1996 and 1995, respectively.
 
     For financial reporting purposes, (loss) earnings before income taxes,
minority interest and extraordinary item include the following components:
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                               YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31,
                                           --------------------------------
                                             1996        1995        1994
                                           --------    --------    --------
<S>                                        <C>         <C>         <C>

(Loss) earnings before income taxes,
  minority interest and extraordinary
  item:
  Domestic..............................   $(29,532)   $ 78,980    $ 70,602
  Foreign...............................    (20,769)    (14,434)    (22,375)
                                           --------    --------    --------
                                           $(50,301)   $ 64,546    $ 48,227
                                           --------    --------    --------
                                           --------    --------    --------
</TABLE>
 
     Significant components of the provision for income tax (benefit) expense
were as follow:
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                               YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31,
                                           --------------------------------
                                             1996        1995        1994
                                           --------    --------    --------
<S>                                        <C>         <C>         <C>
Current:
  Federal...............................   $   (709)   $ 18,415    $  6,782
  State.................................       (334)      3,825       1,574
  Foreign...............................      3,454       3,853       2,248
                                           --------    --------    --------
       Total current....................      2,411      26,093      10,604
                                           --------    --------    --------
Deferred:
  Federal...............................    (10,686)     (3,104)      6,069
  State.................................     (2,178)       (725)      1,114
  Foreign...............................       (474)      2,215      (3,040)
                                           --------    --------    --------
       Total deferred...................    (13,338)     (1,614)      4,143
                                           --------    --------    --------
                                           $(10,927)   $ 24,479    $ 14,747
                                           --------    --------    --------
                                           --------    --------    --------
</TABLE>
 
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                   THE COLEMAN COMPANY, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
            NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(CONTINUED)
                       (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE DATA)
 
10. INCOME TAXES--(CONTINUED)
 
     The effective tax rate on (loss) earnings before income taxes, minority
interest and extraordinary item varies from the current statutory federal income
tax rate as follows:
 

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                      YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31,
                                                               ------------------------------------
                                                    1996                       1995                       1994
                                           -----------------------    -----------------------    -----------------------
<S>                                        <C>                        <C>                        <C>
(Benefit) provision at statutory rate...            (35.0)%                     35.0%                      35.0%
State taxes, net........................             (4.6)                       2.5                        3.6
Recognition of permanent basis
  differences related to loss on
  restructuring of foreign investment...               --                         --                      (10.3)
Nondeductible amortization..............              5.0                        2.9                        3.4
Foreign operations......................              4.3                       (0.1)                      (2.5)
Valuation allowance.....................              7.0                         --                         --
Puerto Rico operations..................              0.4                       (2.6)                        --
Other, net..............................              1.2                        0.2                        1.4
                                                   ------                      -----                     ------
Effective tax rate (benefit)
  provision.............................            (21.7)%                     37.9%                      30.6%
                                                   ------                      -----                     ------
                                                   ------                      -----                     ------
</TABLE>
 
     Deferred income taxes reflect the net tax effects of temporary differences
between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities for financial reporting
purposes and the amounts used for income tax purposes. Significant components of
the Company's deferred tax liabilities and assets are as follows:
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                        DECEMBER 31,
                                                                                     ------------------
                                                                                      1996       1995
                                                                                     -------    -------
<S>                                                                                  <C>        <C>
Deferred tax assets:
  Postretirement benefits other than pensions.....................................   $12,370    $11,986
  Reserves for self-insurance and warranty costs..................................     6,678      4,777
  Pension liabilities.............................................................     8,828      4,942
  Inventory.......................................................................     8,245      5,579
  Net operating loss carryforwards................................................    14,875      3,103
  Impaired assets.................................................................        --     10,068
  Other, net......................................................................    24,026      5,555
                                                                                     -------    -------
       Total deferred tax assets..................................................    75,022     46,010
Valuation allowance...............................................................    (7,501)        --
                                                                                     -------    -------
       Net deferred tax assets....................................................    67,521     46,010
                                                                                     -------    -------
Deferred tax liabilities:
  Depreciation....................................................................    18,248     17,611
  Other, net......................................................................     7,675      5,125
                                                                                     -------    -------

       Total deferred tax liabilities.............................................    25,923     22,736
                                                                                     -------    -------
          Net deferred tax assets.................................................   $41,598    $23,274
                                                                                     -------    -------
                                                                                     -------    -------
</TABLE>
 
     During 1996, the Company increased the valuation allowance related to
certain foreign deferred tax assets due to uncertainties over realization. At
December 31, 1996, the Company had net operating loss carryforwards ('NOL's') of
approximately $42,677 for certain foreign income tax purposes. These NOL's
expire beginning in 1999.
 
     The Company has not provided for taxes on undistributed foreign earnings of
approximately $16,904 at December 31, 1996 as the Company intends to permanently
reinvest these earnings in the future growth of the business. Determination of
the amount of unrecognized deferred U.S. income tax liability is not practicable
because of the complexities associated with its hypothetical calculation.
 
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                   THE COLEMAN COMPANY, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
            NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(CONTINUED)
                       (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE DATA)
 
11. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
 
     In 1996, the Company entered into an agreement with an affiliate in which
the Company realized approximately $1,800 of net tax benefits associated with
certain foreign tax net operating loss carry forwards that had not previously
been recognized.
 
     The Company provided management services to certain affiliates pursuant to
a management agreement through June 30, 1995. The consolidated financial
statements reflect the management fees as a reduction in selling, general and
administration expenses. For the years ended December 31, 1995 and 1994,
management fees earned by the Company were $2,400 and $4,800, respectively.
 
     MacAndrews & Forbes provides the Company, at the Company's request, with
certain allocated services, pursuant to a services agreement. These allocated
services are purchased by MacAndrews & Forbes from third party providers on
behalf of the Company. Such services include professional services, such as
legal and accounting, insurance coverage and other services. The Company
reimburses MacAndrews & Forbes for that portion of amounts due to third party
providers as is allocable to the services purchased for and provided to the
Company and reimburses MacAndrews & Forbes for their other out-of-pocket
expenses incurred in connection with providing such services. The Company
participates in certain of Holdings' insurance programs, including health and
life insurance, workers' compensation, and liability insurance. The Company's
expense represents its expected costs for self-insured retentions and premiums
for excess coverage insurance. The expense was $13,923, $9,874, and $10,586 for
the years ended December 31, 1996, 1995 and 1994, respectively.

 
     The Company purchases and sells products from and to certain affiliates.
These amounts are not, in the aggregate, material.
 
12. EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS
 
  Pension Plans:
 
     Holdings maintains pension and other retirement plans in various forms
covering employees of the Company who meet eligibility requirements. The U.S.
salaried retirement plan is a non-contributory defined benefit plan and provides
benefits based on a formula of each participant's final average pay and years of
service. The U.S. hourly pension plan is a non-contributory defined benefit plan
and contains a flat benefit formula. The salaried and hourly plans provide
reduced benefits for early retirement and the salaried plan takes into account
offsets for Social Security benefits. The Company's policy is to contribute
annually the minimum amount required pursuant to the Employee Retirement Income
Security Act, as amended.
 
     Holdings also has an unfunded excess benefit plan covering certain of the
Company's U.S. employees whose benefits under the plans described above are
limited by provisions of the Internal Revenue Code. The following table
reconciles the funded status of the pension plans with the amount recognized in
the Company's consolidated balance sheets as of the dates indicated:
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                         DECEMBER 31,
                                                     --------------------
                                                       1996        1995
                                                     --------    --------
<S>                                                  <C>         <C>
Actuarial present value of benefit obligation:
  Accumulated benefit obligation, including vested
     benefits of $18,686 and $15,282..............   $(21,933)   $(17,588)
                                                     --------    --------
                                                     --------    --------
Projected benefit obligation for service rendered
  to date.........................................   $(37,092)   $(32,284)
Plan assets at fair value.........................     16,197       9,696
                                                     --------    --------
Projected benefit obligation in excess of plan
  assets..........................................    (20,895)    (22,588)
Unrecognized prior service cost...................         50          57
Unrecognized net loss.............................      7,999       8,869
                                                     --------    --------
Accrued pension cost..............................    (12,846)    (13,662)
                                                     --------    --------
Amount reflected as an intangible asset...........       (288)         --
Amount reflected as minimum pension liability
  adjustment......................................       (470)         --
                                                     --------    --------
Amount reflected as pension liability.............   $(13,604)   $(13,662)
                                                     --------    --------

                                                     --------    --------
</TABLE>
 
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                   THE COLEMAN COMPANY, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
            NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(CONTINUED)
                       (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE DATA)
 
12. EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS--(CONTINUED)

     The weighted-average discount rate used in determining the actuarial
present value of the projected benefit obligation was 7.5% and 7.25% as of
December 31, 1996 and 1995, respectively. The rate of increase in future
compensation levels reflected in such determination was 5% as of December 31,
1996 and 1995. The expected long-term rate of return on assets was 9% as of
December 31, 1996, 1995 and 1994. Plan assets consist primarily of common stock,
mutual funds and fixed income securities stated at fair market value, and cash
equivalents stated at cost, which approximates fair market value. Unrecognized
items are being recognized over the estimated remaining service lives of active
employees.
 
     Net pension expense includes the following components:
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                            YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31,
                                           --------------------------
                                            1996      1995      1994
                                           ------    ------    ------
<S>                                        <C>       <C>       <C>
Service cost-benefits attributed to
  service during the year...............   $3,098    $2,125    $2,051
Interest cost on projected benefit
  obligation............................    2,442     2,004     1,554
Actual return on plan assets............   (1,490)   (1,347)      391
Net amortization and deferrals..........      844       834      (750)
                                           ------    ------    ------
Net pension expense.....................   $4,894    $3,616    $3,246
                                           ------    ------    ------
                                           ------    ------    ------
</TABLE>
 
  Savings Plan:
 
     In January 1990, Holdings initiated an employee savings plan under Section
401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code. This plan covers substantially all of the
Company's full-time U.S. employees and allows employees to contribute up to 10%
of their salary to the plan. The Company matches, at a 33 1/3% rate, employee
contributions of up to 6% of their salary. Amounts charged to expense for
matching contributions were $1,314, $1,165, and $927 for the years ended
December 31, 1996, 1995 and 1994, respectively.

 
  Retiree Health Care and Life Insurance:
 
     The Company, through Holdings, provides certain unfunded health and life
insurance benefits for certain retired employees. Approximately 53 percent of
the Company's U.S. employees may become eligible for these benefits if they
reach retirement age while working for the Company.
 
     The following table reconciles the funded status of the Company's allocable
portion of Holdings' postretirement benefit plans with the amount recognized in
the Company's consolidated balance sheets as of the dates indicated:
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                               DECEMBER 31,
                                           --------------------
                                             1996        1995
                                           --------    --------
<S>                                        <C>         <C>
Accumulated postretirement benefit
  obligation:
  Retirees..............................   $ (6,682)   $ (6,660)
  Fully eligible active plan
     participants.......................     (3,015)     (2,991)
  Other active plan participants........    (10,664)    (10,904)
                                           --------    --------
Total accumulated postretirement benefit
  obligation............................    (20,361)    (20,555)
Unrecognized transition benefit.........     (3,973)     (4,239)
Unrecognized prior service cost.........       (492)       (580)
Unrecognized net (gain) loss............       (976)        936
                                           --------    --------
Net postretirement benefit liability....   $(25,802)   $(24,438)
                                           --------    --------
                                           --------    --------
</TABLE>
 
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                   THE COLEMAN COMPANY, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
            NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(CONTINUED)
                       (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE DATA)
 
12. EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS--(CONTINUED)

     Net periodic postretirement benefit expense includes the following
components:
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                            YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31,
                                           --------------------------

                                            1996      1995      1994
                                           ------    ------    ------
<S>                                        <C>       <C>       <C>
Service cost-benefits attributed to
  service during the year...............   $1,044    $  756    $  901
Interest cost on accumulated
  postretirement benefit obligation.....    1,454     1,352     1,268
Amortization of transition benefit and
  other net gains.......................     (354)     (455)     (354)
                                           ------    ------    ------
Net periodic postretirement benefit
  expense...............................   $2,144    $1,653    $1,815
                                           ------    ------    ------
                                           ------    ------    ------
</TABLE>
 
     The discount rate used in determining the accumulated postretirement
benefit obligation ('APBO') was 7.5% and 7.25% as of December 31, 1996 and 1995,
respectively. The assumed health care cost trend rate used in measuring the APBO
at December 31, 1996 was 8% starting in 1997, then gradually decreasing to 5% by
the year 2003 and remaining at that level thereafter. The health care cost trend
rate assumption has a significant effect on the amount of the obligation and
periodic benefit expense reported. An increase in the assumed health care cost
trend rates by 1% in each year would increase the APBO as of December 31, 1996
by approximately 18% and the service and interest cost components of net
periodic postretirement benefit expense by approximately 23%.
 
  Stock Option Plan:
 
     The Company adopted The Coleman Company, Inc. 1992 Stock Option Plan (the
'1992 Stock Option Plan') prior to the effective date of the IPO. During 1993,
the shareholders approved the 1993 Stock Option Plan (the '1993 Stock Option
Plan') and during 1996, the shareholders approved The Coleman Company, Inc. 1996
Stock Option Plan (the '1996 Stock Option Plan'). Under the terms of the 1992
Stock Option Plan, the 1993 Stock Option Plan and the 1996 Stock Option Plan
(collectively the 'Stock Option Plans'), incentive stock options ('ISOs'),
non-qualified stock options ('NQSOs') and stock appreciation rights ('SARs') may
be granted to key employees of the Company and any of its affiliates from time
to time. Stock options have been granted under the Stock Option Plans with
vesting terms and maximum terms of approximately five years and ten years,
respectively. The aggregate number of shares of common stock as to which options
and rights may be granted under the Stock Option Plans may not exceed 4,700,000.
 
     The following table summarizes the stock option transactions under the
Stock Option Plans:
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                    1996                      1995                      1994
                                           ----------------------    ----------------------    ----------------------
                                                        WEIGHTED-                 WEIGHTED-                 WEIGHTED-
                                                         AVERAGE                   AVERAGE                   AVERAGE
                                                        EXERCISE                  EXERCISE                  EXERCISE
                                            OPTIONS       PRICE       OPTIONS       PRICE       OPTIONS       PRICE

                                           ---------    ---------    ---------    ---------    ---------    ---------
<S>                                        <C>          <C>          <C>          <C>          <C>          <C>
Outstanding--January 1,.................   2,572,930     $ 15.25     2,310,888     $ 14.03     1,256,540     $ 12.61
  Granted:
     at market price....................     294,000       19.73       637,000       17.89     1,272,450       15.13
     above market price.................     381,000       15.00            --          --            --          --
  Exercised.............................    (154,890)      12.17      (325,748)      12.09       (53,362)      10.12
  Forfeited.............................     (75,410)      14.19       (49,210)      13.14      (164,740)      12.98
                                           ---------                 ---------                 ---------
Outstanding--December 31,...............   3,017,630       15.84     2,572,930       15.25     2,310,888       14.03
                                           ---------                 ---------                 ---------
                                           ---------                 ---------                 ---------
Exercisable--December 31,...............     513,440       13.25       413,526       12.84       488,488       12.15
                                           ---------                 ---------                 ---------
                                           ---------                 ---------                 ---------
Weighted-average fair value of options
  granted during the year:
     at market price....................   $    6.62                 $    7.13
                                           ---------                 ---------
                                           ---------                 ---------
     above market price.................   $    3.21                        --
                                           ---------                 ---------
                                           ---------                 ---------
</TABLE>
 
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                   THE COLEMAN COMPANY, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
            NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(CONTINUED)
                       (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE DATA)
 
12. EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS--(CONTINUED)

     The following table summarizes information concerning currently outstanding
and exercisable options at December 31, 1996:
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                    OPTIONS OUTSTANDING                             OPTIONS EXERCISABLE
------------------------------------------------------------     -------------------------
                                    WEIGHTED-                    
                                     AVERAGE       WEIGHTED-                     WEIGHTED-
                                    REMAINING       AVERAGE                       AVERAGE
   RANGE OF          NUMBER        CONTRACTUAL     EXERCISE        NUMBER        EXERCISE
EXERCISE PRICES    OUTSTANDING        LIFE           PRICE       EXERCISABLE       PRICE
---------------    -----------     -----------     ---------     -----------     ---------
<S>                <C>             <C>             <C>           <C>             <C>
$9.75-$14.32          770,630       1.59 years      $ 13.05        393,440        $ 12.71
$14.33-$15.13         606,000       7.32              14.98        120,000          15.06
$15.14-$16.30         755,000       7.92              16.06             --             --
$16.31-$23.13         886,000       8.86              18.65             --             --
                   -----------                                   -----------

$9.75-$23.13        3,017,630             6.46                     513,440
                   -----------                                   -----------
                   -----------                                   -----------
</TABLE>
 
     As described in Note 1, the Company follows APB 25 in accounting for its
stock compensation arrangements. Pro forma financial information regarding net
income and earnings per share is required by FASB Statement No. 123, 'Accounting
for Stock-Based Compensation' ('FAS 123'), and has been determined as if the
Company had accounted for its employee stock options under the fair value method
of FAS 123. The fair value of ISOs and NQSOs granted during 1996 and 1995 were
estimated at the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model with
the following weighted-average assumptions: risk-free interest rates of 6.11%
and 5.91 % for 1996 and 1995, respectively, dividend yield of 0.0%, volatility
of the expected market price of the Company's common stock of 20.2% and 30.8%
for 1996 and 1995, respectively, and a weighted-average expected life of the
option of 5.5 years.
 
     FAS 123 requires the use of option valuation models, one of which is the
Black-Scholes model, that were not developed for use valuing ISOs or NQSOs.
Further, these option valuation models require the input of highly subjective
assumptions, including the expected stock price volatility. In management's
opinion, based on the above, the existing models do not necessarily provide a
reliable single measure of the fair value of its ISOs or NQSOs.
 
     The following summarized, unaudited pro forma results of operations assume
the estimated fair value of the ISOs and NQSOs granted in 1996 and 1995 is
amortized to expense over the ISOs' and NQSOs' vesting period. FAS 123 does not
require disclosure of the effect of any grants of stock based compensation prior
to 1995 and, therefore, the pro forma effect on net earnings of FAS 123 is not
representative of the pro forma effect on net earnings in future years.
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                     YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31,
                                                     -----------------------
                                                       1996          1995
                                                     --------      --------
<S>                                                  <C>           <C>
Pro forma net (loss) earnings.....................   $(42,760)     $ 39,009
Pro forma net (loss) earnings per common share....   $  (0.80)     $   0.73
</TABLE>

13. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
 
  Leases:
 
     The Company leases manufacturing, administrative and sales facilities and
various types of equipment under operating lease agreements expiring through
2007. Rental expense was $14,164, $11,526, and $9,520 for the years ended
December 31, 1996, 1995 and 1994, respectively. Minimum rental commitments under
all noncancellable operating leases with remaining lease terms in excess of one
year from December 31, 1996, aggregated $43,573; such commitments for each of
the five years subsequent to December 31, 1996 are $12,379, $11,135, $6,189,

$4,296, and $2,619, respectively, and $6,955 thereafter.
 
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                   THE COLEMAN COMPANY, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
            NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(CONTINUED)
                       (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE DATA)
 
13. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES--(CONTINUED)
 
     The Company leases its Hastings, Nebraska facility and the corporate office
building in Denver, Colorado under agreements which give the Company the right,
subject to certain qualifications, to renew, terminate, or purchase the
properties. Upon termination, the Company has guaranteed the lessor certain
residual values.
 
  Environmental Matters:
 
     The Company is subject to various environmental regulations and has adopted
an environmental policy designed to ensure the Company operates in full
compliance with applicable environmental regulations and, where appropriate, the
Company's own internal standards. Coleman has also undertaken an environmental
compliance audit program. The Company makes expenditures it believes are
necessary to comply with environmental management practices. Environmental
expenditures that relate to current operations are expensed or capitalized as
appropriate, were not significant in 1996, and are not expected to be
significant in the foreseeable future. Coleman has established reserves for
various environmental matters to cover the estimated costs of the
investigations, remedial activities and litigation.
 
  Other:
 
     The Company and Holdings are involved in various claims and legal actions
arising in the ordinary course of business. The Company believes the ultimate
disposition of these matters is not expected to have a material adverse effect
on the Company's consolidated financial condition or results of operations. The
Company has entered into a cross-indemnification agreement with Holdings
pursuant to which it will indemnify Holdings against all liabilities related to
businesses transferred to the Company, and Holdings will indemnify the Company
against all liabilities of Holdings other than liabilities related to the
businesses transferred to the Company.
 
     The Company is also party to a license agreement which requires payments of
minimum guaranteed royalties aggregating to $8,225 at December 31, 1996; such
commitments for each of the four years remaining under the agreement subsequent
to December 31, 1996 are $933, $1,768, $2,454, and $3,070, respectively.
 
14. SIGNIFICANT CUSTOMERS
 
     The Company's U.S. and Canadian operations have one significant customer
which accounted for approximately 15%, 19%, and 21% of net revenues in the years
ended December 31, 1996, 1995 and 1994, respectively.

 
15. CASH FLOW REPORTING
 
     The Company uses the indirect method to report cash flows from operating
activities. Interest paid was $37,608, $23,976, and $11,933 and income taxes
paid were $7,041, $12,246, and $27,411 for the years ended December 31, 1996,
1995 and 1994, respectively. Certain non-cash transactions relating to
acquisitions and the issuance of long-term debt have been reported in Notes 2
and 9.
 
16. PREFERRED STOCK
 
     The Company has authorized 20,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value
$0.01 per share. The Company's Certificate of Incorporation authorizes the Board
of Directors to provide for the issuance of a series of preferred stock, to
establish the number of shares of each such series and to fix the designation,
powers, preferences and rights of the shares of each such series and any
qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof.
 
                                      F-85

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                   THE COLEMAN COMPANY, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
            NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(CONTINUED)
                       (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE DATA)
 
17. GEOGRAPHIC SEGMENTS
 
     The Company designs, manufactures and markets a wide variety of multiuse
products and accessories, which are primarily marketed through independent
retail markets, for the outdoor recreation and hardware consumers. The Company
is a leading manufacturer and marketer of brand name consumer products for the
camping and related outdoor recreation markets in the United States, Canada,
Europe, and Japan.
 
     Operating profit, as indicated below, represents net revenues less
operating expenses and amortization of goodwill. Generally, sales between
geographic areas are made at cost plus a share of operating profit. Identifiable
assets are those used by each geographic segment. Corporate assets are
principally cash, certain property and equipment, income tax refunds
receivable--affiliate, and deferred charges. The geographic segment presentation
has been restated for the years ended December 31, 1995 and 1994 to reflect the
European segment which became a significant segment for the year ended December
31, 1996, primarily due to the impact of the Camping Gaz operations.
 
     Information related to the Company's geographic segments is as follows:
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31,
                                           ----------------------------------
                                              1996         1995        1994
                                           ----------    --------    --------

<S>                                        <C>           <C>         <C>
Net revenues:
  Domestic--U.S.........................   $  916,260    $716,018    $566,098
           --Export.....................       91,125      90,434      93,917
  Europe................................      168,780      52,233      52,461
  Other foreign.........................      219,350     169,836     121,545
  Eliminations..........................     (175,299)    (94,947)    (82,441)
                                           ----------    --------    --------
                                           $1,220,216    $933,574    $751,580
                                           ----------    --------    --------
                                           ----------    --------    --------
Operating profit:
  Domestic (a)..........................   $   19,915    $120,915    $ 94,773
  Europe (b)............................      (17,505)     (3,241)    (23,203)
  Other foreign (c).....................        4,027     (10,540)      2,222
                                           ----------    --------    --------
                                                6,437     107,134      73,792
Corporate expenses......................      (18,011)    (18,043)    (12,191)
Interest expense........................      (38,727)    (24,545)    (13,374)
                                           ----------    --------    --------
(Loss) earnings before income taxes,
  minority interest and extraordinary
  item..................................   $  (50,301)   $ 64,546    $ 48,227
                                           ----------    --------    --------
                                           ----------    --------    --------
Identifiable assets:
  Domestic..............................   $  782,373    $696,681    $559,599
  Europe................................      247,412      70,478      72,908
  Other foreign.........................       83,033      59,107      54,573
Corporate...............................       47,268      18,221      25,185
                                           ----------    --------    --------
                                           $1,160,086    $844,487    $712,265
                                           ----------    --------    --------
                                           ----------    --------    --------
</TABLE>
 
------------------
(a) Includes $49,257 of restructuring and other charges in 1996.
 
(b) Includes $20,002 of restructuring and other charges in 1996 and $17,956
    related to the German Restructuring in 1994.
 
(c) Includes $4,941 of restructuring and other charges in 1996 and $12,289 of
asset impairment charges in 1995.
 
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                   THE COLEMAN COMPANY, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
            NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(CONCLUDED)
                       (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE DATA)
 
18. QUARTERLY FINANCIAL SUMMARIES (UNAUDITED)

 
     Summarized quarterly financial data for 1996 and 1995 are as follow:
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                    QUARTER ENDED
                                           ---------------------------------------------------------------
                                           MARCH 31,    JUNE 30,    SEPTEMBER 30,(A)    DECEMBER 31,(B)(C)
                                           ---------    --------    ----------------    ------------------
<S>                                        <C>          <C>         <C>                 <C>
1996
  Net revenues..........................   $ 273,560    $452,654        $269,607             $224,395
  Gross profit..........................      80,966     137,538          39,894               33,321
  Earnings (loss) before extraordinary
     item...............................      15,039      28,046         (48,458)             (35,873)
  Net earnings (loss)...................      15,039      27,399         (48,458)             (35,873)
  Earnings (loss) per share:
     Earnings (loss) before
       extraordinary item...............   $    0.28    $   0.53        $  (0.91)            $  (0.67)
  Net earnings (loss)...................        0.28        0.52           (0.91)               (0.67)
 
1995
  Net revenues..........................   $ 224,024    $311,281        $211,817             $186,452
  Gross profit..........................      68,496      99,575          65,932               50,144
  Earnings (loss) before extraordinary
     item...............................      13,247      27,594           9,056               (9,830)
  Net earnings (loss)...................      13,247      27,594           8,269               (9,830)
  Earnings (loss) per share:
     Earnings (loss) before
       extraordinary item...............   $    0.25    $   0.52        $   0.17             $  (0.18)
  Net earnings (loss)...................        0.25        0.52            0.16                (0.18)
</TABLE>
 
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(a) For the third quarter of 1996, the gross profit amount includes $33,567 of
    restructuring and other charges. The loss before extraordinary item and net
    loss amounts include an after tax charge of $44,495 related to restructuring
    and other charges.
 
(b) For the fourth quarter of 1996, the gross profit amount includes $10,438 of
    restructuring and other charges. The loss before extraordinary item and net
    loss amounts include an after tax charge of $8,021 related to restructuring
    and other charges.
 
(c) For the fourth quarter of 1995, the gross profit amount includes $7,599 of
    income as a result of adopting the provisions of EITF 95-2. The loss before
    extraordinary item and net loss amounts include an after tax asset
    impairment charge of $9,856 as a result of adopting FAS 121 and an after tax
    credit of $3,796 as a result of adopting the provisions of EITF 95-2.
 
                                      F-87

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                   THE COLEMAN COMPANY, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                      CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET
                                 (IN THOUSANDS)
                                  (UNAUDITED)
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                               MARCH 31,
                                                                  1997
                                                               ----------
<S>                                                            <C>
                           ASSETS
Current assets:
  Cash and cash equivalents.................................   $   12,866
  Accounts and notes receivable, less allowance of $9,934...      286,278
  Inventories...............................................      288,166
  Deferred tax assets.......................................       39,895
  Prepaid assets and other..................................       16,529
                                                               ----------
     Total current assets...................................      643,734
Property, plant and equipment, net..........................      194,739
Intangible assets related to businesses acquired, net.......      334,012
Deferred tax assets and other...............................       32,577
                                                               ----------
                                                               $1,205,062
                                                               ----------
                                                               ----------
            LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current liabilities:
  Accounts and notes payable................................   $  194,462
  Other current liabilities.................................      115,329
                                                               ----------
     Total current liabilities..............................      309,791
Long-term debt..............................................      568,034
Other liabilities...........................................       75,711
Minority interest...........................................        1,549
Commitments and Contingencies...............................
Stockholders' equity:
  Common stock..............................................          532
  Additional paid-in capital................................      169,495
  Retained earnings.........................................       83,531
  Currency translation adjustment...........................       (3,128)
  Minimum pension liability adjustment......................         (453)
                                                               ----------
     Total stockholders' equity.............................      249,977
                                                               ----------
                                                               $1,205,062
                                                               ----------
                                                               ----------
</TABLE>
 
            See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

 
                                      F-88

<PAGE>

                   THE COLEMAN COMPANY, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
                     (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)
                                  (UNAUDITED)
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                          THREE MONTHS
                                                        ENDED MARCH 31,
                                                     ----------------------
                                                        1997         1996
                                                     ----------    --------
<S>                                                  <C>           <C>
Net revenues......................................   $  295,464    $273,560
Cost of sales.....................................      214,422     192,594
                                                     ----------    --------
Gross profit......................................       81,042      80,966
Selling, general and administrative expenses......       65,873      46,737
Interest expense, net.............................       10,712       8,081
Amortization of goodwill and deferred charges.....        2,865       2,247
Other expense, net................................          271          30
                                                     ----------    --------
Earnings before income taxes and minority
  interest........................................        1,321      23,871
Income tax expense................................          510       8,832
Minority interest in earnings of Camping Gaz......          112          --
                                                     ----------    --------
Net earnings......................................   $      699    $ 15,039
                                                     ----------    --------
                                                     ----------    --------
Earnings per common share.........................   $      .01    $    .28
                                                     ----------    --------
                                                     ----------    --------
Weighted average common shares outstanding........       53,231      53,165
                                                     ----------    --------
                                                     ----------    --------
</TABLE>
 
            See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
 
                                      F-89

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                   THE COLEMAN COMPANY, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
                                 (IN THOUSANDS)
                                  (UNAUDITED)
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                         THREE MONTHS
                                                        ENDED MARCH 31,
                                                     ---------------------
                                                       1997        1996
                                                     --------    ---------
<S>                                                  <C>         <C>
Cash Flows from Operating Activities:
Net earnings......................................   $    699    $  15,039
                                                     --------    ---------
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash
  used by operating activities:
     Depreciation and amortization................      9,590        7,588
     Minority interest in earnings of Camping
      Gaz.........................................        112           --
     Change in assets and liabilities:
       Increase in receivables....................    (60,454)     (84,659)
       Increase in inventories....................     (5,258)     (28,420)
       Increase in accounts payable...............     18,655        8,741
       Other, net.................................     (4,383)     (11,145)
                                                     --------    ---------
                                                      (41,738)    (107,895)
                                                     --------    ---------
Net cash used by operating activities.............    (41,039)     (92,856)
                                                     --------    ---------
Cash Flows from Investing Activities:
  Capital expenditures............................     (6,313)      (6,866)
  Purchases of businesses, net of cash acquired...         --      (60,132)
  Proceeds from sale of fixed assets..............      2,126          186
                                                     --------    ---------
Net cash used by investing activities.............     (4,187)     (66,812)
                                                     --------    ---------
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:
  Net (payments of) proceeds from revolving
     credit agreement borrowings..................     (8,959)     125,713
  Net change in short-term borrowings.............     48,996       29,611
  Repayment of long-term debt.....................        (64)        (172)
  Debt issuance and refinancing costs.............       (718)          --
  Purchases of Company common stock...............         --       (2,329)
  Proceeds from stock options exercised...........        197          967
                                                     --------    ---------
Net cash provided by financing activities.........     39,452      153,790
                                                     --------    ---------
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash...........      1,341          629
                                                     --------    ---------
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents.........     (4,433)      (5,249)

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the
  period..........................................     17,299       12,065
                                                     --------    ---------
Cash and cash equivalents at end of the period....   $ 12,866    $   6,816
                                                     --------    ---------
                                                     --------    ---------
</TABLE>
 
            See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
 
                                      F-90

<PAGE>

                   THE COLEMAN COMPANY, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
              NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                       (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE DATA)
                                  (UNAUDITED)
 
1. BASIS OF FINANCIAL STATEMENT PRESENTATION
 
     The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have
been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles for
interim financial information. Accordingly, they do not include all of the
information and footnotes required by generally accepted accounting principles
for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments
(consisting of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair
presentation have been included. Operating results for the three months ended
March 31, 1997 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be
expected for the year ended December 31, 1997. For further information, refer to
the consolidated financial statements and footnotes thereto included in the
Company's annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1996.
 
2. INVENTORIES
 
     The components of inventories consist of the following:
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                         MARCH 31,
                                                                           1997
                                                                         ---------
<S>                                                                      <C>
Raw material and supplies.............................................   $  83,710
Work-in-process.......................................................      16,036
Finished goods........................................................     188,420
                                                                         ---------
                                                                         $ 288,166
                                                                         ---------
                                                                         ---------
</TABLE>
 
3. OTHER CHARGES
 
     During the three months ended March 31, 1997, the Company recorded certain
other charges totaling $2,435, net of tax, primarily related to severance costs
associated with recent executive changes.
 
4. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTION
 
     During the three months ended March 31, 1997, the Company agreed to
purchase an inactive subsidiary from an affiliate for $1,000. The Company
expects to realize certain foreign tax benefits from this transaction in future
years. The Company has accounted for this transaction in a manner similar to a
pooling-of-interests due to the Mafco Holdings Inc. common control over each of
the parties involved in the transaction. The $2,608 excess value of tax benefits

acquired over the purchase price has been accounted for as a capital
contribution.
 
5. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
 
     In April 1997, the Company announced its intentions to (i) close its
corporate headquarters in Golden, Colorado, (ii) close its Geneva, Switzerland
international headquarters, (iii) reduce the Company's workforce by
approximately 10% and (iv) close or relocate three domestic factories and close
one international factory. Most of the costs associated with these actions will
be reflected in the results of operations for the quarter ended June 30, 1997.
 
6. RECENTLY ISSUED ACCOUNTING STANDARDS
 
     In February 1997, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Statement
of Financial Accounting Standards No. 128, 'Earnings per Share' ('FAS 128'),
which specifies the computation, presentation, and disclosure requirements for
earnings per share with the objective to simplify the computation of earnings
per share. FAS 128 is effective for financial statements for periods ending
after December 15, 1997 and earlier application is not permitted. After the
effective date, all prior period earnings per share data shall be restated to
conform with the provisions of FAS 128. The adoption of FAS 128 is not expected
to have a material impact on the Company's earnings per share data.
 
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     NO PERSON HAS BEEN AUTHORIZED TO GIVE ANY INFORMATION OR TO MAKE ANY
REPRESENTATIONS NOT CONTAINED IN THIS PROSPECTUS AND, IF GIVEN OR MADE, SUCH
INFORMATION OR REPRESENTATIONS MUST NOT BE RELIED UPON AS HAVING BEEN
AUTHORIZED. THIS PROSPECTUS DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AN OFFER TO SELL, OR A
SOLICITATION OF AN OFFER TO BUY, ANY SECURITY OTHER THAN THE SECURITIES TO WHICH
IT RELATES, NOR DOES IT CONSTITUTE AN OFFER TO SELL OR A SOLICITATION OF AN
OFFER TO BUY SUCH SECURITIES TO ANYONE OR BY ANYONE IN ANY JURISDICTION WHERE,
OR TO ANY PERSON TO WHOM, IT IS UNLAWFUL TO MAKE SUCH OFFER OR SOLICITATION.
NEITHER THE DELIVERY OF THIS PROSPECTUS NOR ANY SALE MADE HEREUNDER SHALL, UNDER
ANY CIRCUMSTANCES, CREATE AN IMPLICATION THAT THERE HAS BEEN NO CHANGE IN THE
AFFAIRS OF THE ISSUER SINCE THE DATE HEREOF OR THAT THE INFORMATION CONTAINED
HEREIN IS CORRECT AS OF ANY TIME SUBSEQUENT TO ITS DATE.
 
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                               TABLE OF CONTENTS

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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                 PAGE
                                                 ----
<S>                                              <C>
Available Information..........................    3
Prospectus Summary.............................    4
Risk Factors...................................   19
Use of Proceeds................................   26
Capitalization.................................   27
Price Range of Coleman Common Stock............   28
Pro Forma Financial Data.......................   29
Selected Historical Financial Data.............   31
Management's Discussion and Analysis of
  Financial Condition and Results of
  Operations...................................   33
The Exchange Offer.............................   42
Business.......................................   48
Management.....................................   56
Ownership of Common Stock......................   64
Relationship with MacAndrews & Forbes..........   65
Description of Other Indebtedness..............   67
Description of the Notes.......................   72
Certain U.S. Federal Income Tax
  Considerations...............................  100
Book-Entry; Delivery and Form..................  102
Plan of Distribution...........................  103
Legal Matters..................................  104
Experts........................................  104
Index to Consolidated Financial Statements.....  F-1

</TABLE>
 
UNTIL               , 1997 (90 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF THIS PROSPECTUS), ALL
DEALERS EFFECTING TRANSACTIONS IN THE NEW NOTES, WHETHER OR NOT PARTICIPATING IN
THE EXCHANGE OFFER, MAY BE REQUIRED TO DELIVER A PROSPECTUS.


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                                  $732,035,000
 
                              COLEMAN ESCROW CORP.
 
                       $600,475,000 SENIOR SECURED FIRST
                        PRIORITY DISCOUNT EXCHANGE NOTES
                                    DUE 2001
                       $131,560,000 SENIOR SECURED SECOND
                        PRIORITY DISCOUNT EXCHANGE NOTES
                                    DUE 2001
 
                    ----------------------------------------

                                   PROSPECTUS

                    ----------------------------------------
 

                                          , 1997


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<PAGE>

                                    PART II

                     INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS
 
ITEM 13.  OTHER EXPENSES OF ISSUANCE AND DISTRIBUTION
 
     Set forth below is a table of the SEC registration fee and estimates of all
other expenses to be incurred in connection with the issuance and distribution
of the securities described in this Registration Statement:
 
<TABLE>
<S>                                                                      <C>
SEC registration fee..................................................   $142,427
Printing and engraving expenses.......................................      *
Legal fees and expenses...............................................      *
Accounting fees and expenses..........................................      *
Miscellaneous.........................................................      *
                                                                         --------
Total.................................................................   $  *
                                                                         --------
                                                                         --------
*To be completed by amendment.
</TABLE>
 
ITEM 14.  INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS
 
     In accordance with Section 145 of the General Corporation Law of the State
of Delaware (the 'Delaware Corporation Law'), Article VIII of each undersigned
Registrant's bylaws, copies of which are filed as Exhibits 3.3 and 3.4,
respectively, to this Registration Statement, provides that such Registrant will
indemnify any persion who is or was a party or is threatened to be made a party
to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether
civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (other than an action by or in
the right of such Registrant) by reason of the fact that he is or was a director
or officer of such Registrant, or is or was a director or officer of such
Registrant serving at the request of such Registrant as a director, officer,
employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust,
employee benefit plan or other enterprise, against expenses (including
attorneys' fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and
reasonably incurred by him in connection with such action, suit or proceeding if
he acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not
opposed to the best interests of such Registrant, and, with respect to any
criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his conduct
was unlawful. The termination of any action, suit or proceeding by judgment,
order, settlement, conviction or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its
equivalent, will not, of itself, create a presumption that the person did not
act in good faith and in a manner which he reasonably believed to be in or not
opposed to the best interests of such Registrant, and, with respect to any 
criminal action or proceeding, had reasonable cause to believe that his conduct 
was unlawful.
 
     Article VIII of each undersigned Registrant's bylaws also provides that

such Registrant will indemnify any person who is or was a party or is threatened
to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action or suit by or
in the right of such Registrant to procure a judgment in its favor by reason of
the fact that he is or was a director or officer of such Registrant, or is or
was a director or officer of such Registrant serving at the request of such
Registrant as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation,
partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise,
against expenses (including attorneys' fees) actually and reasonably incurred by
him in connection with the defense or settlement of such action or suit if he
acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not
opposed to the best interests of such Registrant; except that no indemnification
will be made in respect of any claim, issue or matter as to which such person
shall have been adjudged to be liable to such Registrant unless and only to the
extent that the Court of Chancery or the court in which such action or suit was
brought determines upon application that, despite the adjudication of liability,
in view of all the circumstances of the case, such person is fairly and
reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses which the Court of Chancery
or such other court deems proper.
 
     In accordance with Section 102(b)(7) of the Delaware Corporation Law,
Article Sixth of the Certificate of Incorporation of each Registrant, copies of
which are filed as Exhibits 3.1 and 3.2, respectively, to this Registration
Statement, provides that no director of such Registrant shall be personally
liable to such Registrant or its shareholders for monetary damages for any
breach of his fiduciary duty as a director, except for liability (i) for any
breach of the director's duty of loyalty to such Registrant or its stockholders,
(ii) for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional
misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (iii) pursuant to Section 174 of the
Delaware Corporation Law or (iv) for any transaction from which the director
derived an improper personal benefit.
 
                                      II-1

<PAGE>

ITEM 15 RECENT SALES OF UNREGISTERED SECURITIES
 
     In connection with the organization of Coleman Escrow Corp. (the 'Issuer'),
which is one of the undersigned Registrants, on May 8, 1997, Coleman (Parent)
Holdings Inc. contributed 1,000 shares of common stock, par value $1.00 per
share, of Coleman Holdings Inc. to the Issuer in exchange for 1,000 shares of
common stock of the Issuer. On May 20, 1997, the Issuer sold $600,475,000
aggregate principal amount at maturity of Old First Priority Notes and
$131,560,000 aggregate principal amount at maturity of Old Second Priority Notes
to Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc., Chase Securities Inc. and Credit Suisse First
Boston Corporation (collectively, the 'Initial Purchasers') for $390,002,508 and
$80,004,267, less a discount to the Initial Purchasers of $9,750,063 and
$2,000,107, respectively. The Old First Priority Notes and the Old Second
Priority Notes were guaranteed on a non-recourse basis by Coleman Worldwide
Corporation ('Coleman Worldwide'), one of the undersigned Registrants. Such
transactions were exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended (the 'Securities Act'), in reliance on Section 4(2) of
such Act on the basis that such transactions did not involve a public offering.
In accordance with the aggreement pursuant to which the Initial Purchasers

purchased the Old Notes, the Initial Purchasers agreed to offer and sell such
notes only to 'qualified institutional buyers' (as defined in Rule 144A under
the Securities Act) and to a limited number of institutional 'accredited
investors' (as defined in Rule 501(a)(1), (2), (3) or (7) under the Securities
Act). Except for the transactions described above, there have not been any
recent sales of unregistered securities by the Registrants.
 
ITEM 16 EXHIBIT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES
 
     (a) Exhibits:
 
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   3.1       --   Certificate of Incorporation of the Issuer, filed with the Secretary of State of the State of
                  Delaware on May 7, 1997.
   3.2       --   Certificate of Incorporation of Coleman Worldwide, filed with the Secretary of State of the State
                  of Delaware on March 12, 1993 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Coleman Worldwide
                  Corporation 1993 Annual Report on Form 10-K (the '1993 Worldwide 10-K')).
   3.3       --   By-Laws of the Issuer, as adopted on May 7, 1997.
   3.4       --   By-Laws of Coleman Worldwide, as adopted on March 12, 1993 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit
                  3.2 to the 1993 Worldwide 10-K).
   4.1       --   Indenture, dated as of May 20, 1997, by and among the Issuer, Coleman Worldwide (only with respect
                  to the non-recourse guaranty and certain collateral security agreements contained in Articles X and
                  XI thereof) and First Trust National Association, as Trustee, relating to the Senior Secured First
                  Priority Discount Notes due 2001, the Senior Secured Second Priority Discount Notes due 2001, the
                  Senior Secured First Priority Discount Exchange Notes due 2001 and the Senior Secured Second
                  Priority Discount Exchange Notes due 2001 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit (a) to the
                  Transaction Statement on Schedule 13E-3 of Coleman Worldwide).
   4.2       --   Registration Agreement, dated as of May 20, 1997, among Coleman Escrow Corp. and Bear, Stearns &
                  Co. Inc., Chase Securities Inc. and Credit Suisse First Boston Corporation.
   4.3       --   Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of August 3, 1995 among The Coleman Company, Inc.,
                  the Lenders party thereto, the Issuing Bank, the Agent, and the Co-Agents (the 'Company Credit
                  Agreement') (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to The Coleman Company, Inc. Form 10-Q for
                  the period ended June 30, 1995 (the 'Company's June 30, 1995 Form 10-Q')).
   4.4       --   Amendment No. 1 dated as of April 30, 1996 to the Company Credit Agreement (incorporated by
                  reference to Exhibit 4.1 to The Coleman Company, Inc. Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 1996
                  (the 'Company's March 31, 1996 Form 10-Q')).
   4.5       --   Amendment No. 2 dated as of April 30, 1996 to the Company's Credit Agreement (incorporated by
                  reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the Company's March 31, 1996 Form 10-Q).
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 EXHIBIT
 NUMBER     DESCRIPTION
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<S>         <C>      
   4.6       --   Amendment No. 3 dated as of May 29, 1996 to the Company Credit Agreement (incorporated by reference
                  to Exhibit 4.1 to The Coleman Company, Inc. Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 1996 (the
                  'Company's September 30, 1996 Form 10-Q')).
   4.7       --   Amendment No. 4 dated as of October 25, 1996 to the Company Credit Agreement (incorporated by
                  reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the Company's September 30, 1996 Form 10-Q).
   4.8       --   Amendment No. 5 dated as of March 7, 1996 to the Company Credit Agreement (incorporated by
                  reference to Exhibit 4.6 to The Coleman Company, Inc. 1996 Annual Report on Form 10-K (the '1996
                  Coleman 10-K')).
   4.9       --   Purchase Agreement dated as of August 3, 1995 among the Company and purchasers party thereto (the
                  'Notes Agreement') (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to the Company's June 30, 1995 Form
                  10-Q)
   4.10      --   Note Purchase Agreement dated as of May 1, 1996 among the Company and the Purchasers party thereto
                  (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K dated June
                  28, 1996).
   4.11      --   Specimen copy of definitive certificate of Common Stock of The Coleman Company, Inc., par value
                  $.01 per share (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.4 to The Coleman Company, Inc. 1992 Annual
                  Report on Form 10-K (the '1992 Coleman 10-K')).
   4.12      --   Indenture dated as of May 27, 1993 between Coleman Worldwide and Continental Bank National
                  Association, as Trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.10 to the Coleman Holdings Inc.
                  Registration Statement Form S-1 (File No. 33-67058), filed on August 6, 1993 (the 'Holdings S-1')).
   4.13      --   Escrow and Pledge Agreement dated as of May 27, 1993 among Coleman Worldwide and the Trustee, as
                  Escrow Agent (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the Holdings S-1).
   4.14      --   Worldwide Non-Recourse Guaranty dated as of May 27, 1993 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.6
                  to the Holdings S-1).
   4.15      --   Worldwide Pledge Agreement dated as of May 27, 1993 between Coleman Worldwide and the Agent
                  (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.7 to the Holdings S-1).
   4.16      --   Indenture dated as of July 15, 1993 between Coleman Holdings Inc., Coleman Worldwide, as guarantor,
                  and the Trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Holdings S-1).
  *5.1       --   Opinion of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, special counsel to the Registrants.
  *8.1       --   Opinion of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, special counsel to the Registrants.
  10.1       --   Escrow Agreement, dated as of May 15, 1997, between Coleman Escrow Corp. and First Trust National
                  Association, as Escrow Agent.
  10.2       --   Indemnity Agreement, dated as of May 20, 1997, between Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc. and the Issuer.
  10.3       --   Cross-Indemnification Agreement dated as of February 26, 1992 among New Coleman Holdings Inc.,
                  Coleman Finance Holdings Inc., the Company and certain subsidiaries of New Coleman Holdings Inc.
                  and the Company (the 'Cross Indemnification Agreement') (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1
                  to the 1992 Coleman 10-K).
  10.4       --   Amendment No. 1 dated as of December 30, 1992 to the Cross-Indemnification Agreement (incorporated
                  by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the 1992 Coleman 10-K).
  10.5       --   Reimbursement Agreement dated as of February 26, 1992 between the Company and MacAndrews Holdings
                  (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the 1992 Coleman 10-K).
  10.6       --   Subordination Agreement dated as of March 4, 1992 among New Coleman Holdings Inc., Coleman
                  Powermate, Inc., Coleman Spas, Inc., the Company, the Lenders party to the Company Credit Agreement
                  and Credit Suisse, as agent (the 'Subordination Agreement') (incorporated by reference to Exhibit
                  10.17 to the 1992 Coleman 10-K).
  10.7       --   Amendment No. 1 dated as of December 30, 1992, to the Subordination Agreement (incorporated by
                  reference to Exhibit 10.18 to the 1992 Coleman 10-K).
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 EXHIBIT
 NUMBER     DESCRIPTION
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  10.8       --   Tax Allocation Agreement dated as of August 24, 1990 among MacAndrews Holdings, New Coleman
                  Holdings Inc. and subsidiaries of New Coleman Holdings Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit
                  10.29 to the 1992 Coleman 10-K).
  10.9       --   Amendment No. 1 dated as of February 26, 1992 to the Tax Allocation Agreement (incorporated by
                  reference to Exhibit 10.30 to the 1992 Coleman 10-K).
  10.10      --   Amendment No. 2 dated as of December 30, 1992 to the Tax Allocation Agreement (incorporated by
                  reference to Exhibit 10.31 to the 1992 Coleman 10-K).
  10.11      --   Amendment No. 3 dated as of May 27, 1993 to the Tax Allocation Agreement (incorporated by reference
                  to Exhibit 10.45 to the Holdings S-1).
  10.12      --   Tax Sharing Agreement II dated as of February 26, 1992, among Mafco, Coleman Finance Holdings Inc.,
                  the Company and certain subsidiaries of the Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.25 to
                  the 1992 Coleman 10-K).
  10.13      --   Amendment No. 1 dated as of December 30, 1992 to the Tax Sharing Agreement II (incorporated by
                  reference to Exhibit 10.26 to the 1992 Coleman 10-K).
  10.14      --   Supplemental Tax Sharing Agreement dated as of February 26, 1992, between the Company and
                  MacAndrews Holdings (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.32 to the 1992 Coleman 10-K).
  10.15      --   Tax Sharing Agreement III dated as of February 26, 1992 among Mafco, New Coleman Holdings Inc.,
                  Coleman Finance Holdings Inc. and subsidiaries of Coleman Finance Holdings Inc. (incorporated by
                  reference to Exhibit 10.27 to the 1992 Coleman 10-K).
  10.16      --   Amendment No. 1 dated as of December 30, 1992 to the Tax Sharing Agreement III (incorporated by
                  reference to Exhibit 10.28 to the 1992 Coleman 10-K).
  10.17      --   Tax Sharing Agreement V dated as of May 27, 1993 among Mafco, Coleman Worldwide, the Company and
                  certain subsidiaries of the Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.38 to the Holdings
                  S-1).
  10.18      --   Tax Sharing Agreement VI dated as of May 27, 1993 between Mafco and Coleman Worldwide (incorporated
                  by reference to Exhibit 10.39 to the Holdings S-1).
  10.19      --   Tax Sharing Termination Agreement dated as of May 27, 1993 among Mafco, New Coleman Holdings Inc.,
                  Coleman Finance Holdings Inc., the Company and subsidiaries of the Company and Coleman Finance
                  Holdings Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.40 to the Holdings S-1).
  10.20      --   Registration Rights Agreement dated as of March 4, 1992 among the Company, Coleman Finance Holdings
                  Inc. and Credit Suisse, as agent (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.33 to the 1992 Coleman
                  10-K).
  10.21      --   Worldwide Registration Rights Agreement dated as of May 27, 1993 among Coleman Worldwide, the
                  Company, the Lenders Party thereto and the Agent (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.47 to the
                  Holdings S-1).
  10.22      --   Asset Purchase Agreement dated as of October 10, 1994, by and among E. Acquisition Corporation, the
                  Company, Eastpak, Inc. and Mark Goldman (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's
                  Current Report on Form 8-K dated November 2, 1994 (the 'Coleman 8-K')).
  10.23      --   Stock Purchase Agreement dated as of October 10, 1994, by and among M. Acquisition Corporation, the
                  Company and Mark Goldman (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Coleman 8-K).
  10.24      --   Contingent Payment Agreement dated as of October 10, 1994, by and among E. Acquisition Corporation,
                  M. Acquisition Corporation, the Company and Mark Goldman (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3
                  to the Coleman 8-K).
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 EXHIBIT
 NUMBER     DESCRIPTION
---------   ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>         <C>      
  10.25      --   Agreement for Purchase and Sale of Assets of Seatt Corporation dated October 26, 1995 by and among
                  James McCrink, Seatt Corporation, Seller, and the Company, Purchaser (incorporated by reference to
                  Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K dated January 26, 1996).
  10.26      --   Share Purchase Agreement dated as of February 27, 1996 by and among Butagaz S.N.C. and Bafiges S.A.
                  (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.26 to the Company's 1995 Annual Report on Form 10-K (the
                  '1995 Coleman 10-K')).
  10.27      --   Amendment to the Share Purchase Agreement dated as of February 27, 1996 by and among Bafiges S.A.
                  and Butagaz S.N.C. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.27 to the 1995 Coleman 10-K).
  10.28      --   Shareholders Agreement dated as of February 27, 1996 by and among Butagaz S.N.C., the Company and
                  Bafiges S.A. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.28 to the 1995 Coleman 10-K).
  10.29      --   Agreement dated as of February 27, 1996 by and between Shell International Petroleum Company
                  Limited, Butagaz S.N.C. on the first part, and Bafiges S.A. and the Company on the second part
                  (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.29 to the 1995 Coleman 10-K).
  10.30      --   Non-Competition, Confidentiality and Release Agreement between the Company and Robert L. Ring,
                  dated as of February 11, 1994 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.46 to the 1993 Coleman
                  10-K).
  10.31      --   Employment Agreement dated as of January 1, 1996 between the Company and George Mileusnic
                  (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.44 to the 1995 Coleman 10-K).
  10.32      --   First Amendment dated August 1, 1996 to Employment Agreement effective as of January 1, 1996, by
                  and between the Company and George Mileusnic (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 to the
                  Company's September 30, 1996 Form 10-Q).
  10.33      --   Employment Agreement dated as of January 1, 1996 between the Company and Larry E. Sanford
                  (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.46 to the 1995 Coleman 10-K).
  10.34      --   First Amendment dated August 1, 1996 to Employment Agreement effective as of January 1, 1996, by
                  and between the Company and Larry E. Sanford (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.7 to the
                  Company's September 30, 1996 Form 10-Q).
  10.35      --   Employment Agreement dated as of January 1, 1996 between the Company and Michael N. Hammes
                  (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.47 to the 1995 Coleman 10-K).
  10.36      --   Corrected and Restated Employment Agreement dated as of January 1, 1996 between the Company and
                  Michael N. Hammes (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company's March 31, 1996 Form
                  10-Q).
  10.37      --   First Amendment dated July 1, 1996 to Employment Agreement effective January 1, 1996 between the
                  Company and Michael N. Hammes (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the Company's June 30,
                  1996 Form 10-Q).
  10.38      --   Second Amendment dated August 1, 1996 to Employment Agreement effective as of January 1, 1996, by
                  and between the Company and Michael N. Hammes (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the
                  Company's September 30, 1996 Form 10-Q).
  10.39      --   Letter Agreement between the Company and Lawrence M. Jones dated as of January 14, 1994
                  (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.57 to the 1993 Coleman 10-K).
  10.40      --   Employment Agreement dated as of January 20, 1995 between the Company and Frederick J. Fritz
                  (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.41 to the 1994 Coleman 10-K).
  10.41      --   Employment Agreement dated as of January 1, 1996 between the Company and Gerald E. Brown
                  (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.48 to the 1995 Coleman 10-K).
  10.42      --   First Amendment dated August 1, 1996 to Employment Agreement effective as of January 1, 1996, by
                  and between the Company and Gerry E. Brown (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.8 to the
                  Company's September 30, 1996 Form 10-Q).
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 EXHIBIT
 NUMBER     DESCRIPTION
---------   ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>         <C>      
  10.43      --   Employment Agreement dated as of January 1, 1996 between the Company and Patrick McEvoy
                  (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's March 31, 1996 Form 10-Q).
  10.44      --   First Amendment dated August 1, 1996 to Employment Agreement effective as of January 1, 1996, by
                  and between the Company and Patrick McEvoy (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.6 to the
                  Company's September 30, 1996 Form 10-Q).
  10.45      --   Employment Agreement dated as of January 1, 1996 between the Company and David Stearns
                  (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.50 to the 1995 Coleman 10-K).
  10.46      --   First Amendment dated August 1, 1996 to Employment Agreement effective as of January 1, 1996, by
                  and between the Company and David Stearns (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the
                  Company's September 30, 1996 Form 10-Q).
  10.47      --   Employment Agreement dated as of May 1, 1996 between the Company and Frederik van den Bergh
                  (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's June 30, 1996 Form 10-Q).
  10.48      --   First Amendment dated August 1, 1996 to Employment Agreement effective as of May 1, 1996, by and
                  between the Company and Frederik van den Bergh (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the
                  Company's September 30, 1996 Form 10-Q).
  10.49      --   Second Amendment dated August 1, 1996 to Employment Agreement effective as of May 1, 1996, by and
                  between the Company and Frederik van den Bergh (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.47 to the
                  1996 Coleman 10-K).
  10.50      --   Employment Agreement dated as of August 1, 1996 between the Company and Steven F. Kaplan
                  (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company's June 30, 1996 Form 10-Q).
  10.51      --   Addendum dated August 3, 1996 and effective August 1, 1996 to Employment Agreement dated as of
                  August 1, 1996 between the Company and Steven F. Kaplan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3
                  to the Company's June 30, 1996 Form 10-Q).
  10.52      --   First Amendment dated August 1, 1996 to Employment Agreement effective as of August 1, 1996, by and
                  between the Company and Steven F. Kaplan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the
                  Company's September 30, 1996 Form 10-Q).
  10.53      --   The Coleman Company, Inc. Performance Incentive Plan for 1996 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit
                  10.53 to the 1995 Coleman 10-K).
  10.54      --   The Coleman Company, Inc. Executive Annual Incentive Plan for 1995 (incorporated by reference to
                  Exhibit 10.49 to the 1994 Coleman 10-K).
  10.55      --   The Coleman Company, Inc. 1996 Stock Option Plan, as amended (incorporated by reference to Exhibit
                  10.53 to the 1996 Coleman 10-K).
  10.56      --   The Coleman Retirement Salaried Incentive Savings Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3
                  to the Company's March 31, 1996 Form 10-Q).
  10.57      --   The Coleman Retirement Incentive Savings Plan (the 'Savings Plan') (incorporated by reference to
                  Exhibit 10.54 to the 1995 Coleman 10-K).
  10.58      --   First Amendment dated as of October 11, 1994 to the Savings Plan (incorporated by reference to
                  Exhibit 10.55 to the 1995 Coleman 10-K).
  10.59      --   Second Amendment dated as of January 1, 1995 to the Savings Plan (incorporated by reference to
                  Exhibit 10.56 to the 1995 Coleman 10-K).
  10.60      --   Third Amendment dated as of December 14, 1995 to the Savings Plan (incorporated by reference to
                  Exhibit 10.57 to the 1995 Coleman 10-K).
  10.61      --   Fourth Amendment dated as of December 14, 1995 to the Savings Plan (incorporated by reference to

                  Exhibit 10.58 to the 1995 Coleman 10-K).
  10.62      --   Fifth Amendment dated as of January 1, 1996 to the Savings Plan (incorporated by reference to
                  Exhibit 10.59 to the 1995 Coleman 10-K).
  10.63      --   Amendment dated as of December 14, 1995 to the Savings Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit
                  10.60 to the 1995 Coleman 10-K).
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 EXHIBIT
 NUMBER     DESCRIPTION
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<S>         <C>      
  10.64      --   Amendment dated as of December 14, 1995 to the Savings Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit
                  10.61 to the 1995 Coleman 10-K).
  10.65      --   Amendment dated as of January 1, 1996 to the Savings Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit
                  10.62 to the 1995 Coleman 10-K).
  10.66      --   New Coleman Holdings Inc. Excess Benefit Plan dated as of January 1, 1995 (incorporated by
                  reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's June 30, 1995 Form 10-Q).
  10.67      --   The New Coleman Company, Inc. Retirement Plan for Salaried Employees (the 'Retirement Plan')
                  (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.63 to the 1995 Coleman 10-K).
  10.68      --   Amendment dated as of October 17, 1994 to the Retirement Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit
                  10.64 to the 1995 Coleman 10-K).
  10.69      --   Amendment dated as of December 14, 1995 to the Retirement Plan (incorporated by reference to
                  Exhibit 10.65 to the 1995 Coleman 10-K).
  10.70      --   Amendment dated as of December 14, 1995 to the Retirement Plan (incorporated by reference to
                  Exhibit 10.66 to the 1995 Coleman 10-K).
  10.71      --   Amendment dated as of October 12, 1995 to the Retirement Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit
                  10.67 to the 1995 Coleman 10-K).
  10.72      --   Amendment dated as of January 1, 1996 to the Retirement Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit
                  10.68 to the 1995 Coleman 10-K).
  10.73      --   Amendment dated as of December 31, 1995 to the Retirement Plan (incorporated by reference to
                  Exhibit 10.69 to the 1995 Coleman 10-K).
  10.74      --   The Coleman Company, Inc. Special Executive Retirement Plan for the benefit of Robert L. Ring,
                  dated as of April 11, 1994 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company's March 31,
                  1994 Form 10-Q).
  10.75      --   The Coleman Company, Inc. Consolidated Supplemental Retirement Plan, dated as of January 1, 1996
                  (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.73 to the 1995 Coleman 10-K).
  10.76      --   First Amendment dated July 1, 1996 to the Consolidated Supplemental Retirement Plan adopted January
                  1, 1996 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 to the Company's June 30, 1996 Form 10-Q).
  10.77      --   The Coleman Company, Inc. Executive Employees Deferred Compensation Plan, as amended by the First
                  Amendment thereto (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.11 to the Coleman Registration Statement
                  on Form S-1 (File No. 33-44728), filed on December 23, 1991 (the 'Coleman S-1')).
  10.78      --   The Coleman Company, Inc. 1992 Stock Option Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.13 to
                  Amendment No. 2 to the Coleman S-1).
  10.79      --   The Coleman Company, Inc. 1993 Stock Option Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.18 to The
                  Coleman Company, Inc. Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 1993, filed
                  on November 15, 1993).
  10.80      --   The Coleman Company, Inc. 1996 Stock Option Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.78 to the
                  1995 Coleman 10-K).

  10.81      --   Employment Agreement dated as of November 1, 1994 between E. Acquisition Corporation and Mark
                  Goldman (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.79 to the 1996 Coleman 10-K).
  10.82      --   Employment Agreement dated as of November 1, 1994 between M. Acquisition Corporation and Mark
                  Goldman (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.80 to the 1996 Coleman 10-K).
  10.83      --   Letter Agreement dated as of February 28, 1997 between the Company and Michael N. Hammes
                  (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.81 to the 1996 Coleman 10-K).
  10.85      --   Indemnity Agreement dated as of May 27, 1993 among Coleman Worldwide, New Coleman Holdings Inc. and
                  certain subsidiaries of New Coleman Holdings Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the
                  Holdings S-1).
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 EXHIBIT
 NUMBER     DESCRIPTION
---------   ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>         <C>      
  10.86      --   Reimbursement Agreement dated as of May 27, 1993 between Coleman Worldwide and MacAndrews Holdings
                  (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.8 to the Holdings S-1).
  10.87      --   Indemnity Agreement dated as of July 22, 1993 between Coleman Holdings Inc., New Coleman Holdings
                  Inc. and certain of New Coleman Holdings Inc.'s subsidiaries (incorporated by reference to Exhibit
                  10.4 to the Holdings S-1).
  10.88      --   Reimbursement Agreement dated as of July 22, 1993 between Coleman Holdings Inc. and MacAndrews
                  Holdings (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.7 to the Holdings S-1).
  10.89      --   Tax Sharing Agreement VII dated as of July 22, 1993 between Coleman Holdings Inc. and Mafco
                  (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.41 to the Holdings S-1).
  10.90      --   Letter Agreement dated as of March 15, 1997 between the Company and Frederick W. Fritz
                  (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's March 31, 1997 Form 10-Q).
  12.1       --   Statement regarding the computation of ratio of earnings to fixed charges for the Issuer.
  21.1       --   Subsidiaries of the Issuer.
  21.2       --   Subsidiaries of Coleman Worldwide (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 21.1 to the Coleman
                  Worldwide Corporation 1996 Annual Report on Form 10-K).
  23.1       --   Consent of Ernst & Young LLP.
 *23.2       --   Consent of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, special counsel to the Registrants (included
                  in Exhibit 5.1).
 *23.3       --   Consent of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, special counsel to the Registrants (included
                  in Exhibit 8.1).
  24.1       --   Power of Attorney executed by Ronald O. Perelman.
  24.2       --   Power of Attorney executed by Howard Gittis.
  24.3       --   Power of Attorney executed by Irwin Engelman.
  24.4       --   Power of Attorney executed by Donald G. Drapkin.
  24.5       --   Power of Attorney executed by Jerry W. Levin.
  24.6       --   Power of Attorney executed by Bruce Slovin.
  24.7       --   Power of Attorney executed by Laurence Winoker.
  25.1       --   Statement of Eligibility and Qualification on Form T-1 of First Trust National Association, as
                  Trustee under the Indenture relating to the Issuer's Senior Secured First Priority Discount
                  Exchange Notes due 2001 and Senior Secured Second Priority Discount Exchange Notes due 2001.
  27.1       --   Financial Data Schedule of the Issuer for the year ended December 31, 1996.
  27.2       --   Financial Data Schedule of the Issuer for the three months ended March 31, 1997.
 *99.1       --   Form of Letter of Transmittal.

 *99.2       --   Form of Notice of Guaranteed Delivery.
 *99.3       --   Form of Letter to Brokers, Dealers, Commercial Banks, Trust Companies and Other Nominees.
 *99.4       --   Form of Letter to Clients.
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   *  To be filed by amendment.
 (b)  Financial Statement Schedules;
      Schedule I(a)-Condensed Financial Information of the Issuer.
      Schedule I(b)-Condensed Financial Information of Coleman Worldwide.
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ITEM 17. UNDERTAKINGS
 
     (a) The undersigned Registrants hereby undertake:
 
          (1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being
     made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement:
 
             (i) To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the
        Securities Act of 1933;
 
             (ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after
        the effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent
        post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the
        aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth
        in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any
        increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total
        dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was
        registered) and any deviation from the low or high and of the estimated
        maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed
        with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the
        changes in volume and price represent no more than 20 percent change in
        the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the 'Calculation of
        Registration Fee' table in the effective registration statement.
 
             (iii) To include any material information with respect to the plan
        of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement
        or any material change to such information in the registration
        statement;
 
          (2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the
     Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed
     to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered
     therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed
     to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
 

          (3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment
     any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the
     termination of the offering.
 
     (b) The undersigned Registrants hereby undertake:
 
          Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the
     Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling
     persons of the Registrants pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or
     otherwise, the Registrants have been advised that in the opinion of the
     Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public
     policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable.
     In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities
     (other than the payment by the Registrants of expenses incurred or paid by
     a director, officer or controlling person of such Registrant in the
     successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such
     director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities
     being registered, the Registrants will, unless in the opinion of its
     counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a
     court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification
     by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will
     be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
 
                                      II-9

<PAGE>

                                   SIGNATURES
 
     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant
has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of New York, State of New
York, on June 12, 1997.
 
                                          COLEMAN ESCROW CORP.

                                          By  /s/ Glenn P. Dickes
                                             -------------------------------
                                             Glenn P. Dickes
                                             Vice President
 
     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the
capacities and on the dates indicated.
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                SIGNATURE                                    TITLE                            DATE
-----------------------------------------  -----------------------------------------  ---------------------
<S>                                        <C>                                        <C>
                    *                      Chairman of the Board,                             June 12, 1997
-----------------------------------------    President and Director
           Ronald O. Perelman                (Principal Executive Officer)
 
                    *                      Vice Chairman of the Board and                     June 12, 1997
-----------------------------------------    Director
              Howard Gittis                  
 
                    *                      Executive Vice President and                       June 12, 1997
-----------------------------------------    Chief Financial Officer
             Irwin Engelman                  (Principal Financial Officer)
 
                    *                      Vice President and Controller                      June 12, 1997
-----------------------------------------    (Principal Accounting Officer)
            Laurence Winoker                 
</TABLE>
 
     *Joram C. Salig, by signing his name hereto, does hereby execute this
Registration Statement on behalf of the directors and officers of the Registrant
indicated above by asterisks, pursuant to powers of attorney duly executed by
such directors and officers and filed as exhibits to the Registration Statement.
 
                                          By  /s/ Joram C. Salig
                                              ------------------------------
                                              Joram C. Salig
                                              Attorney-in-Fact
 
                                     II-10

<PAGE>

                                   SIGNATURES
 
     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant
has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of New York, State of New
York, on June 12, 1997.
 
                                          COLEMAN WORLDWIDE CORPORATION


                                          By  /s/ Glenn P. Dickes
                                             --------------------------------
                                             Glenn P. Dickes
                                             Vice President
 
     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the
capacities and on the dates indicated.
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                SIGNATURE                                    TITLE                            DATE
-----------------------------------------  -----------------------------------------  ---------------------
<S>                                        <C>                                        <C>
                    *                      Chairman of the Board and                          June 12, 1997
-----------------------------------------    Director (Principal Executive
           Ronald O. Perelman                Officer)
 
                    *                      Director                                           June 12, 1997
-----------------------------------------  
            Donald G. Drapkin
 
                    *                      Director                                           June 12, 1997
-----------------------------------------  
             Jerry W. Levin
 
                    *                      President and Director                             June 12, 1997
-----------------------------------------  
              Bruce Slovin
 
                    *                      Executive Vice President,                          June 12, 1997
-----------------------------------------    Chief Financial Officer and
             Irwin Engelman                  Treasurer
                                             (Principal Financial Officer)
 
                    *                      Chief Accounting Officer                           June 12, 1997
-----------------------------------------    (Principal Accounting Officer)
            Laurence Winoker                 
</TABLE>
 
     *Joram C. Salig, by signing his name hereto, does hereby execute this
Registration Statement on behalf of the directors and officers of the Registrant

indicated above by asterisks, pursuant to powers of attorney duly executed by
such directors and officers and filed as exhibits to the Registration Statement.
 
                                          By  /s/ Joram C. Salig
                                             -------------------------------
                                             Joram C. Salig
                                             Attorney-in-Fact
 
                                     II-11

<PAGE>

                         REPORT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
 
The Board of Directors and Stockholder
Coleman Escrow Corp.
 
We have audited the consolidated financial statements of Coleman Escrow Corp.
and subsidiaries as of December 31, 1996 and 1995 and for each of the three
years in the period ended December 31, 1996 and have issued our report thereon
dated March 10, 1997, except for the first sentence of Note 1 as to which the
date is May 7, 1997 (included elsewhere in this Registration Statement). Our
audits also included the financial statement schedule listed in Item 16(b) of
this Registration Statement. This schedule is the responsibility of the
Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion based on our
audits.
 
In our opinion, the financial statement schedule referred to above, when
considered in relation to the basic financial statements taken as a whole,
presents fairly in all material respects the information set forth herein.
 
                                          ERNST & YOUNG LLP
 
Denver, Colorado
March 10, 1997
except for the first sentence of Note 1
as to which the date is May 7, 1997
 
                                      S-1

<PAGE>

                                                                   SCHEDULE I(a)
 
                     COLEMAN ESCROW CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                 CONDENSED FINANCIAL INFORMATION OF REGISTRANT
                              COLEMAN ESCROW CORP.
                            CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS
                                 (IN THOUSANDS)
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                          DECEMBER 31,
                                                     ----------------------
                                                       1996         1995
                                                     ---------    ---------
<S>                                                  <C>          <C>
                      ASSETS
Investment in Coleman Holdings Inc................   ($177,936)   ($113,320)
                                                     ---------    ---------
                                                     ---------    ---------
              STOCKHOLDER'S DEFICIT
 
Stockholder's deficit
  Common stock....................................           1            1
  Capital deficiency..............................    (132,674)    (123,992)
  (Accumulated deficit) retained earnings.........     (47,883)      10,318
  Minimum pension liability adjustment............        (236)          --
  Currency translation adjustment.................       2,856          353
                                                     ---------    ---------
     Total stockholder's deficit..................   $(177,936)   $(113,320)
                                                     ---------    ---------
                                                     ---------    ---------
</TABLE>
 
                                      S-2

<PAGE>

                                                                   SCHEDULE I(a)
 
                     COLEMAN ESCROW CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
           CONDENSED FINANCIAL INFORMATION OF REGISTRANT--(CONTINUED)
                              COLEMAN ESCROW CORP.
                       CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
                                 (IN THOUSANDS)
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                               YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31,
                                           --------------------------------
                                             1996        1995        1994
                                           --------    --------    --------
<S>                                        <C>         <C>         <C>
Equity in net (loss) earnings of
  subsidiaries..........................   $(58,201)   $  9,967    $  6,510
                                           --------    --------    --------

Net (loss) earnings.....................   $(58,201)   $  9,967    $  6,510
                                           --------    --------    --------
                                           --------    --------    --------
</TABLE>
 
                                      S-3

<PAGE>

                                                                   SCHEDULE I(a)
 
                     COLEMAN ESCROW CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
           CONDENSED FINANCIAL INFORMATION OF REGISTRANT--(CONTINUED)
                              COLEMAN ESCROW CORP.
                       CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
                                 (IN THOUSANDS)
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                              YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31,
                                           -----------------------------
                                             1996       1995       1994
                                           --------    -------    ------
<S>                                        <C>         <C>        <C>
Net (loss) earnings.....................   $(58,201)   $(9,967)   $6,510
Equity in net (loss) earnings of
  subsidiaries..........................     58,201      9,967    (6,510)
                                           --------    -------    ------
Increase in cash........................   $     --    $    --    $   --
                                           --------    -------    ------
                                           --------    -------    ------
</TABLE>
 
                                      S-4

<PAGE>

                                                                   SCHEDULE I(a)
                     COLEMAN ESCROW CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
           CONDENSED FINANCIAL INFORMATION OF REGISTRANT--(CONTINUED)
                              COLEMAN ESCROW CORP.
                    NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                       (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE DATA)
 
1.  BACKGROUND AND BASIS OF FINANCIAL STATEMENT PRESENTATION
 
     Coleman Escrow Corp. ('Coleman Escrow') is a holding company formed in May
1997 in connection with the offering of Senior Secured Discount Notes due 2001
(the 'Old Notes'), to hold all of the outstanding shares of capital stock of
Coleman Holdings Inc. ('Coleman Holdings').
 
     In the Coleman Escrow parent company-only financial statements, Coleman
Escrow's investment in Coleman Holdings is stated at cost plus equity in
undistributed earnings of Coleman Holdings since date of acquisition. Coleman
Escrow's share of net income of its unconsolidated subsidiary is included in
consolidated income using the equity method. The Coleman Escrow parent
company-only financial statements should be read in conjunction with Coleman
Escrow's consolidated financial statements.
 
2.  SUBSEQUENT EVENT (UNAUDITED)
 
      On May 20, 1997, Coleman Escrow issued and sold $600,475 aggregate
principal amount at maturity of its Senior Secured First Priority Discount Notes
due 2001 (the 'Old First Priority Notes') and $131,560 aggregate principal
amount of maturity of its Senior Secured Second Priority Discount Notes (the
'Old Second Priority Notes' and, together with the Old First Priority Notes, the
'Old Notes') in a private placement offering. The net proceeds of approximately
$455,300 were deposited in escrow.
 
      There are no periodic payments of interest on the Old Notes. The issue
price of (i) the Old First Priority Notes represents a yield to maturity of
11 1/8% per annum and (ii) the Old Second Priority Notes represents a yield to
maturity of 12 7/8% per annum, in each case, computed on a semi-annual bond
equivalent basis calculated from May 20, 1997.
 
     The Indenture governing the Old Notes contain certain covenants that, among
other things, states that Coleman Escrow shall not permit the Company to issue
debt if after giving effect to such issuance the Company's Consolidated EBITDA
Coverage Ratio (as defined) is less than 2.5 to 1.0.
 
     The Old Notes are redeemable by Coleman Escrow from May 15, 2000 through
May 14, 2001, at the option of Coleman Escrow, in whole or in part, at
redemption prices listed below (expressed as percentages of Accreted Value as of
the redemption date) for the periods indicated plus accrued and unpaid interest,
if any, to the redemption date (subject to the right of holders of record on the
relevant record date to receive interest due, if any, on the relevant interest
payment date):
 
<TABLE>

<CAPTION>
                                                                REDEMPTION
                                                                  PRICE
                                                                ----------
<S>                                                             <C>
Old First Priority Notes.....................................     102.781%
Old Second Priority Notes....................................     103.219%
</TABLE>
 
     Thereafter, Coleman Escrow may redeem the Old Notes in whole at any time or
in part from time to time at a redemption price of 100% of the aggregate
principal amount at maturity of the Old Notes to be redeemed plus accrued and
unpaid interest, if any, to the redemption date.
 
                                      S-5

<PAGE>

                         REPORT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
 
The Board of Directors and Stockholder
Coleman Worldwide Corporation
 
We have audited the consolidated financial statements of Coleman Worldwide
Corporation and subsidiaries as of December 31, 1996 and 1995 and for each of
the three years in the period ended December 31, 1996, and have issued our
report thereon dated March 10, 1997 (included elsewhere in this Registration
Statement). Our audits also included the financial statement schedule listed in
Item 16(b) of this Registration Statement. This schedule is the
responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an
opinion based on our audits.
 
In our opinion, the financial statement schedule referred to above, when
considered in relation to the basic financial statements taken as a whole,
presents fairly in all material respects the information set forth therein.
 
                                          ERNST & YOUNG LLP
 
Denver, Colorado
March 10, 1997
 
                                      S-6

<PAGE>

                                                                   SCHEDULE I(b)
 
                 COLEMAN WORLDWIDE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
                 CONDENSED FINANCIAL INFORMATION OF REGISTRANT
                         COLEMAN WORLDWIDE CORPORATION
                            CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS
                                 (IN THOUSANDS)
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                         DECEMBER 31,
                                                     --------------------
                                                       1996        1995
                                                     --------    --------
<S>                                                  <C>         <C>
                      ASSETS
Investment in The Coleman Company, Inc............   $209,465    $243,076
Note receivable--affiliate........................     54,739      50,685
Other assets......................................     13,285      13,617
                                                     --------    --------
                                                     $277,489    $307,378
                                                     --------    --------
                                                     --------    --------
       LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDER'S EQUITY
Accrued expenses..................................   $     38    $     25
Income taxes payable--subsidiary..................     21,661       2,400
Income taxes payable--affiliate--long term........     18,528      37,846
Long-term debt....................................    174,594     165,434
 
Stockholder's equity
  Common stock....................................          1           1
  Additional paid-in capital......................     23,687      23,496
  Retained earnings...............................     36,360      77,823
  Minimum pension liability adjustment............       (236)         --
  Currency translation adjustment.................      2,856         353
                                                     --------    --------
     Total stockholder's equity...................     62,668     101,673
                                                     --------    --------
                                                     $277,489    $307,378
                                                     --------    --------
                                                     --------    --------
</TABLE>
 
                                      S-7

<PAGE>

                                                                   SCHEDULE I(b)
 
                 COLEMAN WORLDWIDE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
           CONDENSED FINANCIAL INFORMATION OF REGISTRANT--(CONTINUED)
                         COLEMAN WORLDWIDE CORPORATION
                       CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
                                 (IN THOUSANDS)
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                               YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31,
                                           --------------------------------
                                             1996        1995        1994
                                           --------    --------    --------
<S>                                        <C>         <C>         <C>
Administrative expenses.................   $    193    $    182    $     95
Interest expense, net...................     12,040      11,385      10,657
Amortization of deferred charges........        583         564         458
Other income, net.......................     (2,755)        (51)         --
                                           --------    --------    --------
Loss before income taxes, equity in net
  earnings of subsidiaries and
  extraordinary item....................    (10,061)    (12,080)    (11,210)
Income tax benefit......................     (3,826)     (4,618)     (4,310)
                                           --------    --------    --------
Loss before equity in net earnings of
  subsidiary and extraordinary item.....     (6,235)     (7,462)     (6,900)
Equity in net (loss) earnings of
  subsidiaries..........................    (34,631)     32,584      27,069
                                           --------    --------    --------
(Loss) earnings before extraordinary
  item..................................    (40,866)     25,122      20,169
Extraordinary loss on early
  extinguishment of debt, net of income
  tax benefit of $415...................       (597)         --          --
                                           --------    --------    --------
Net (loss) earnings.....................   $(41,463)   $ 25,122    $ 20,169
                                           --------    --------    --------
                                           --------    --------    --------
</TABLE>
 
                                      S-8

<PAGE>

                                                                   SCHEDULE I(b)
 
                 COLEMAN WORLDWIDE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
           CONDENSED FINANCIAL INFORMATION OF REGISTRANT--(CONTINUED)
                         COLEMAN WORLDWIDE CORPORATION
                       CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
                                 (IN THOUSANDS)
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                              YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31,
                                           -----------------------------
                                            1996       1995       1994
                                           -------    -------    -------
<S>                                        <C>        <C>        <C>
Net cash flows provided by operating
  activities............................   $ 3,993    $ 7,254    $26,844
                                           -------    -------    -------
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
  Increase in note
     receivable--affiliate..............    (4,054)    (6,742)   (27,052)
                                           -------    -------    -------
  Net cash used by investing
     activities.........................    (4,054)    (6,742)   (27,052)
                                           -------    -------    -------
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
  Repayment of long-term debt...........      (130)      (898)        --
  Contributions from parent.............       191        386        208
                                           -------    -------    -------
Net cash (used) provided by financing
  activities............................        61       (512)       208
                                           -------    -------    -------
Increase in cash........................   $    --    $    --    $    --
                                           -------    -------    -------
                                           -------    -------    -------
</TABLE>
 
                                      S-9

<PAGE>

                                                                   SCHEDULE I(b)
                 COLEMAN WORLDWIDE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
           CONDENSED FINANCIAL INFORMATION OF REGISTRANT--(CONTINUED)
                         COLEMAN WORLDWIDE CORPORATION
                    NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                       (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE DATA)
 
1. BACKGROUND AND BASIS OF FINANCIAL STATEMENT PRESENTATION
 
     Coleman Worldwide Corporation ('Coleman Worldwide') was formed in March
1993 in connection with the offering of Liquid Yield Option(Trademark) Notes due
2013 (the 'LYONs'(Trademark)). Coleman Worldwide holds 44,067,520 shares of the
common stock of The Coleman Company, Inc. (the 'Company' or 'Coleman') which
represents approximately 83% of the outstanding Coleman common stock as of
December 31, 1996.
 
     In the Coleman Worldwide parent company-only financial statements, Coleman
Worldwide's investment in Coleman is stated at cost plus equity in undistributed
earnings of Coleman since date of acquisition. Coleman Worldwide's share of net
income of its unconsolidated subsidiary is included in consolidated income using
the equity method. The Coleman Worldwide parent company-only financial
statements should be read in conjunction with Coleman Worldwide's consolidated
financial statements.
 
2. LONG-TERM DEBT
 
     On May 27, 1993, Coleman Worldwide issued and sold $500,000 principal
amount at maturity of LYONs in an underwritten public offering. On June 7, 1993,
an additional $75,000 principal amount at maturity of LYONs was sold upon
exercise of the underwriter's overallotment option. The net proceeds of
approximately $133,100 were used to repay the Allocated Indebtedness and the
balance of the net proceeds was used to pay a dividend to MacAndrews & Forbes.
 
     The LYONs mature on May 27, 2013 and are secured by 16,394,810 shares of
common stock of Coleman. There are no periodic payments of interest on the
LYONs. The aggregate principal amount of the LYONs represents a yield to
maturity of 7.25% per annum (computed on a semi-annual bond equivalent basis)
calculated from May 27, 1993.
 
     Each LYON has a principal amount at maturity of $1 and is exchangeable, at
the option of the holder, at any time on or prior to maturity (unless previously
redeemed or otherwise purchased) for shares of common stock of Coleman securing
the LYONs at an exchange rate of 15.706 shares of common stock of Coleman per
LYON, subject to the Coleman Worldwide's right to pay cash equal to the then
market value (as defined) of such shares in lieu, in whole or in part, of
delivering such shares. The exchange rate will not be adjusted for original
issue discount ('OID') but will be subject to adjustment upon the occurrence of
certain events affecting the Coleman Common Stock. As of December 31, 1996,
LYONs with a principal amount at maturity of $13,447 have been exchanged at the
request of the LYONs holder.
 
     The LYONs are redeemable by Coleman Worldwide on or after May 27, 1998, at

the option of Coleman Worldwide, in whole or in part, at redemption prices equal
to the issue price plus accrued OID through but excluding the date of
redemption, payable solely in cash. Coleman Worldwide will purchase any LYON, at
the option of the holder, on May 27, 1998, May 27, 2003 and May 27, 2008 (each,
a 'Purchase Date') for a purchase price per LYON equal to the issue price plus
accrued OID through but excluding each such Purchase Date, representing a yield
per annum to the holder on each such date of 7.25% computed on a semi-annual
bond equivalent basis. Coleman Worldwide may, at its option, elect to pay the
purchase price on any Purchase Date either in cash or shares of common stock of
Coleman or any combination thereof.
 
     The Indenture governing the LYONs provides the holders of LYONs with the
option to require Coleman Worldwide to purchase the LYONs after the occurrence
of certain events ('Additional Purchase Right Events'). Additional Purchase
Right Events occur, among other things, upon the Company's Consolidated Debt
Ratio (as defined) exceeding 0.75 to 1.0 or the Consolidated Net Worth (as 
defined) of Coleman Worldwide as of the end 
 
                                      S-10

<PAGE>

                 COLEMAN WORLDWIDE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
           CONDENSED FINANCIAL INFORMATION OF REGISTRANT--(CONTINUED)
                          COLEMAN WORLDWIDE CORPORATION
                    NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                       (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE DATA)
 
2. LONG-TERM DEBT--(CONTINUED)

of any fiscal quarter being less than a specified amount which is $60,000 at 
March 31, 1997 and increases to $70,000 at June 30, 1997.
 
3. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
 
     On July 22, 1993, Coleman Worldwide's parent, Coleman Holdings Inc.
('Coleman Holdings'), issued and sold $281,281 principal amount at maturity of
Senior Secured Discount Notes due 1998 (the 'Old Notes') in a private placement
offering. Subsequent to the private placement offering, a registration statement
on Form S-1 was filed to exchange the Old Notes for Series B Senior Secured
Discount Notes (the 'Notes').
 
     The Notes will mature on May 27, 1998 and are secured by all the shares of
Coleman Worldwide. In connection with Coleman Holdings' Notes issuance, Coleman
Worldwide has provided a non-recourse guaranty, which is secured by its pledge
of 26,000,000 shares of Coleman Common Stock. There will be no periodic payment
of interest on the Notes. The aggregate principal amount of the Notes represents
a yield to maturity of 10.875% per annum (computed on a semi-annual bond
equivalent basis) calculated from July 22, 1993.
 
4. INCOME TAXES PAYABLE-SUBSIDIARY, INCOME TAXES PAYABLE-AFFILIATE AND NOTE
RECEIVABLE-AFFILIATE
 
     Coleman and Coleman Worldwide are included in the consolidated federal and

certain consolidated state income tax returns of Mafco Holdings Inc. ('Mafco')
and/or it affiliates. Coleman and Coleman Worldwide have entered into a tax
sharing agreement (the 'Company Tax Sharing Agreement') pursuant to which
Coleman is required to pay to Coleman Worldwide amounts equal to the taxes that
Coleman would otherwise have to pay if it were to file separate consolidated
federal, state or local income tax returns including only itself and its
domestic subsidiaries. The accompanying condensed balance sheet includes
approximately $21,666 and $2,400 of federal and state income taxes payable to
Coleman pursuant to the Company Tax Sharing Agreement at December 31, 1996 and
1995, respectively. Coleman Worldwide and Mafco are parties to a tax sharing
agreement (the 'Worldwide Tax Sharing Agreement'), pursuant to which Coleman
Worldwide is required to pay to Mafco amounts equal to the taxes that Coleman
Worldwide would otherwise have to pay if it were to file separate consolidated
federal, state or local income tax returns including only itself and its
domestic subsidiaries. Pursuant to the LYONs indenture agreement, at any time
that the LYONs are outstanding, the amounts that Coleman Worldwide would be
required to pay to Mafco under the Worldwide Tax Sharing Agreement, together
with any remaining funds paid to Coleman Worldwide by the Company under the
Company Tax Sharing Agreement may not be paid as tax sharing payments, but
Coleman Worldwide may advance such funds to Mafco as long as the aggregate
amount of such advances at any time does not exceed the issue price plus accrued
OID of the LYONs. Such advances are evidenced by noninterest bearing unsecured
demand promissory notes from Mafco in the amount of $54,739 and $50,685 at
December 31, 1996 and 1995, respectively. As a result of the restriction on the
payment of the tax sharing amounts, the accompanying condensed balance sheet
includes approximately $18,528 and $37,846 of federal and state income taxes
payable to Mafco pursuant to the Worldwide Tax Sharing Agreement at December 31,
1996 and 1995, respectively.
 
                                      S-11

<PAGE>

                                 EXHIBIT INDEX
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
 EXHIBIT                                                                                                    SEQUENTIAL
  NUMBER     DESCRIPTION                                                                                     PAGE NO.
----------   --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------   -----------
<S>          <C>   <C>                                                                                      <C>
    3.1       --   Certificate of Incorporation of the Issuer, filed with the Secretary of State of the
                   State of Delaware on May 7, 1997.
    3.2       --   Certificate of Incorporation of Coleman Worldwide, filed with the Secretary of State
                   of the State of Delaware on March 12, 1993 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1
                   to the Coleman Worldwide Corporation 1993 Annual Report on Form 10-K (the '1993
                   Worldwide 10-K')).
    3.3       --   By-Laws of the Issuer, as adopted on May 7, 1997.
    3.4       --   By-Laws of Coleman Worldwide, as adopted on March 12, 1993 (incorporated by reference
                   to Exhibit 3.2 to the 1993 Worldwide 10-K).
    4.1       --   Indenture, dated as of May 20, 1997, by and among the Issuer, Coleman Worldwide (only
                   with respect to the non-recourse guaranty and certain collateral security agreements
                   contained in Articles X and XI thereof) and First Trust National Association, as
                   Trustee, relating to the Senior Secured First Priority Discount Notes due 2001, the
                   Senior Secured Second Priority Discount Notes due 2001, the Senior Secured First
                   Priority Discount Exchange Notes due 2001 and the Senior Secured Second Priority
                   Discount Exchange Notes due 2001 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit (a) to the
                   Transaction Statement on Schedule 13E-3 of Coleman Worldwide).
    4.2       --   Registration Agreement, dated as of May 20, 1997, among Coleman Escrow Corp. and Bear,
                   Stearns & Co. Inc., Chase Securities Inc. and Credit Suisse First Boston Corporation.
    4.3       --   Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of August 3, 1995 among The Coleman
                   Company, Inc., the Lenders party thereto, the Issuing Bank, the Agent, and the
                   Co-Agents (the 'Company Credit Agreement') (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2
                   to The Coleman Company, Inc. Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 1995 (the
                   'Company's June 30, 1995 Form 10-Q')).
    4.4       --   Amendment No. 1 dated as of April 30, 1996 to the Company Credit Agreement
                   (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to The Coleman Company, Inc. Form 10-Q for
                   the period ended March 31, 1996 (the 'Company's March 31, 1996 Form 10-Q')).
    4.5       --   Amendment No. 2 dated as of April 30, 1996 to the Company's Credit Agreement
                   (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the Company's March 31, 1996 Form 10-Q).
    4.6       --   Amendment No. 3 dated as of May 29, 1996 to the Company Credit Agreement (incorporated
                   by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to The Coleman Company, Inc. Form 10-Q for the period
                   ended September 30, 1996 (the 'Company's September 30, 1996 Form 10-Q')).
    4.7       --   Amendment No. 4 dated as of October 25, 1996 to the Company Credit Agreement
                   (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the Company's September 30, 1996 Form
                   10-Q).
    4.8       --   Amendment No. 5 dated as of March 7, 1996 to the Company Credit Agreement
                   (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.6 to The Coleman Company, Inc. 1996 Annual
                   Report on Form 10-K (the '1996 Coleman 10-K')).
    4.9       --   Purchase Agreement dated as of August 3, 1995 among the Company and purchasers party
                   thereto (the 'Notes Agreement') (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to the
                   Company's June 30, 1995 Form 10-Q)
    4.10      --   Note Purchase Agreement dated as of May 1, 1996 among the Company and the Purchasers
                   party thereto (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company's Current
                   Report on Form 8-K dated June 28, 1996).

</TABLE>

<PAGE>

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
 EXHIBIT                                                                                                    SEQUENTIAL
  NUMBER     DESCRIPTION                                                                                     PAGE NO.
----------   --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------   -----------
<S>          <C>   <C>                                                                                      <C>
    4.11      --   Specimen copy of definitive certificate of Common Stock of The Coleman Company, Inc.,
                   par value $.01 per share (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.4 to The Coleman
                   Company, Inc. 1992 Annual Report on Form 10-K (the '1992 Coleman 10-K')).
    4.12      --   Indenture dated as of May 27, 1993 between Coleman Worldwide and Continental Bank
                   National Association, as Trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.10 to the
                   Coleman Holdings Inc. Registration Statement Form S-1 (File No. 33-67058), filed on
                   August 6, 1993 (the 'Holdings S-1')).
    4.13      --   Escrow and Pledge Agreement dated as of May 27, 1993 among Coleman Worldwide and the
                   Trustee, as Escrow Agent (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the Holdings
                   S-1).
    4.14      --   Worldwide Non-Recourse Guaranty dated as of May 27, 1993 (incorporated by reference to
                   Exhibit 4.6 to the Holdings S-1).
    4.15      --   Worldwide Pledge Agreement dated as of May 27, 1993 between Coleman Worldwide and the
                   Agent (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.7 to the Holdings S-1).
    4.16      --   Indenture dated as of July 15, 1993 between Coleman Holdings Inc., Coleman Worldwide,
                   as guarantor, and the Trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the
                   Holdings S-1).
   *5.1       --   Opinion of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, special counsel to the
                   Registrants.
   *8.1       --   Opinion of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, special counsel to the
                   Registrants.
   10.1       --   Escrow Agreement, dated as of May 15, 1997, between Coleman Escrow Corp. and First
                   Trust National Association, as Escrow Agent.
   10.2       --   Indemnity Agreement, dated as of May 20, 1997, between Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc. and
                   the Issuer.
   10.3       --   Cross-Indemnification Agreement dated as of February 26, 1992 among New Coleman
                   Holdings Inc., Coleman Finance Holdings Inc., the Company and certain subsidiaries of
                   New Coleman Holdings Inc. and the Company (the 'Cross Indemnification Agreement')
                   (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the 1992 Coleman 10-K).
   10.4       --   Amendment No. 1 dated as of December 30, 1992 to the Cross-Indemnification Agreement
                   (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the 1992 Coleman 10-K).
   10.5       --   Reimbursement Agreement dated as of February 26, 1992 between the Company and
                   MacAndrews Holdings (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the 1992 Coleman
                   10-K).
   10.6       --   Subordination Agreement dated as of March 4, 1992 among New Coleman Holdings Inc.,
                   Coleman Powermate, Inc., Coleman Spas, Inc., the Company, the Lenders party to the
                   Company Credit Agreement and Credit Suisse, as agent (the 'Subordination Agreement')
                   (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.17 to the 1992 Coleman 10-K).
   10.7       --   Amendment No. 1 dated as of December 30, 1992, to the Subordination Agreement
                   (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.18 to the 1992 Coleman 10-K).
   10.8       --   Tax Allocation Agreement dated as of August 24, 1990 among MacAndrews Holdings, New
                   Coleman Holdings Inc. and subsidiaries of New Coleman Holdings Inc. (incorporated by
                   reference to Exhibit 10.29 to the 1992 Coleman 10-K).
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 EXHIBIT                                                                                                    SEQUENTIAL
  NUMBER     DESCRIPTION                                                                                     PAGE NO.
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<S>          <C>   <C>                                                                                      <C>
   10.9       --   Amendment No. 1 dated as of February 26, 1992 to the Tax Allocation Agreement
                   (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.30 to the 1992 Coleman 10-K).
   10.10      --   Amendment No. 2 dated as of December 30, 1992 to the Tax Allocation Agreement
                   (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.31 to the 1992 Coleman 10-K).
   10.11      --   Amendment No. 3 dated as of May 27, 1993 to the Tax Allocation Agreement (incorporated
                   by reference to Exhibit 10.45 to the Holdings S-1).
   10.12      --   Tax Sharing Agreement II dated as of February 26, 1992, among Mafco, Coleman Finance
                   Holdings Inc., the Company and certain subsidiaries of the Company (incorporated by
                   reference to Exhibit 10.25 to the 1992 Coleman 10-K).
   10.13      --   Amendment No. 1 dated as of December 30, 1992 to the Tax Sharing Agreement II
                   (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.26 to the 1992 Coleman 10-K).
   10.14      --   Supplemental Tax Sharing Agreement dated as of February 26, 1992, between the Company
                   and MacAndrews Holdings (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.32 to the 1992
                   Coleman 10-K).
   10.15      --   Tax Sharing Agreement III dated as of February 26, 1992 among Mafco, New Coleman
                   Holdings Inc., Coleman Finance Holdings Inc. and subsidiaries of Coleman Finance
                   Holdings Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.27 to the 1992 Coleman 10-K).
   10.16      --   Amendment No. 1 dated as of December 30, 1992 to the Tax Sharing Agreement III
                   (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.28 to the 1992 Coleman 10-K).
   10.17      --   Tax Sharing Agreement V dated as of May 27, 1993 among Mafco, Coleman Worldwide, the
                   Company and certain subsidiaries of the Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit
                   10.38 to the Holdings S-1).
   10.18      --   Tax Sharing Agreement VI dated as of May 27, 1993 between Mafco and Coleman Worldwide
                   (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.39 to the Holdings S-1).
   10.19      --   Tax Sharing Termination Agreement dated as of May 27, 1993 among Mafco, New Coleman
                   Holdings Inc., Coleman Finance Holdings Inc., the Company and subsidiaries of the
                   Company and Coleman Finance Holdings Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.40
                   to the Holdings S-1).
   10.20      --   Registration Rights Agreement dated as of March 4, 1992 among the Company, Coleman
                   Finance Holdings Inc. and Credit Suisse, as agent (incorporated by reference to
                   Exhibit 10.33 to the 1992 Coleman 10-K).
   10.21      --   Worldwide Registration Rights Agreement dated as of May 27, 1993 among Coleman
                   Worldwide, the Company, the Lenders Party thereto and the Agent (incorporated by
                   reference to Exhibit 10.47 to the Holdings S-1).
   10.22      --   Asset Purchase Agreement dated as of October 10, 1994, by and among E. Acquisition
                   Corporation, the Company, Eastpak, Inc. and Mark Goldman (incorporated by reference to
                   Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K dated November 2, 1994 (the
                   'Coleman 8-K')).
   10.23      --   Stock Purchase Agreement dated as of October 10, 1994, by and among M. Acquisition
                   Corporation, the Company and Mark Goldman (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2
                   to the Coleman 8-K).
   10.24      --   Contingent Payment Agreement dated as of October 10, 1994, by and among E. Acquisition
                   Corporation, M. Acquisition Corporation, the Company and Mark Goldman (incorporated by
                   reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Coleman 8-K).
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<CAPTION>
 EXHIBIT                                                                                                    SEQUENTIAL
  NUMBER     DESCRIPTION                                                                                     PAGE NO.
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<S>          <C>   <C>                                                                                      <C>
   10.25      --   Agreement for Purchase and Sale of Assets of Seatt Corporation dated October 26, 1995
                   by and among James McCrink, Seatt Corporation, Seller, and the Company, Purchaser
                   (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K
                   dated January 26, 1996).
   10.26      --   Share Purchase Agreement dated as of February 27, 1996 by and among Butagaz S.N.C. and
                   Bafiges S.A. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.26 to the Company's 1995 Annual
                   Report on Form 10-K (the '1995 Coleman 10-K')).
   10.27      --   Amendment to the Share Purchase Agreement dated as of February 27, 1996 by and among
                   Bafiges S.A. and Butagaz S.N.C. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.27 to the
                   1995 Coleman 10-K).
   10.28      --   Shareholders Agreement dated as of February 27, 1996 by and among Butagaz S.N.C., the
                   Company and Bafiges S.A. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.28 to the 1995
                   Coleman 10-K).
   10.29      --   Agreement dated as of February 27, 1996 by and between Shell International Petroleum
                   Company Limited, Butagaz S.N.C. on the first part, and Bafiges S.A. and the Company on
                   the second part (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.29 to the 1995 Coleman 10-K).
   10.30      --   Non-Competition, Confidentiality and Release Agreement between the Company and Robert
                   L. Ring, dated as of February 11, 1994 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.46 to
                   the 1993 Coleman 10-K).
   10.31      --   Employment Agreement dated as of January 1, 1996 between the Company and George
                   Mileusnic (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.44 to the 1995 Coleman 10-K).
   10.32      --   First Amendment dated August 1, 1996 to Employment Agreement effective as of January
                   1, 1996, by and between the Company and George Mileusnic (incorporated by reference to
                   Exhibit 10.5 to the Company's September 30, 1996 Form 10-Q).
   10.33      --   Employment Agreement dated as of January 1, 1996 between the Company and Larry E.
                   Sanford (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.46 to the 1995 Coleman 10-K).
   10.34      --   First Amendment dated August 1, 1996 to Employment Agreement effective as of January
                   1, 1996, by and between the Company and Larry E. Sanford (incorporated by reference to
                   Exhibit 10.7 to the Company's September 30, 1996 Form 10-Q).
   10.35      --   Employment Agreement dated as of January 1, 1996 between the Company and Michael N.
                   Hammes (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.47 to the 1995 Coleman 10-K).
   10.36      --   Corrected and Restated Employment Agreement dated as of January 1, 1996 between the
                   Company and Michael N. Hammes (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the
                   Company's March 31, 1996 Form 10-Q).
   10.37      --   First Amendment dated July 1, 1996 to Employment Agreement effective January 1, 1996
                   between the Company and Michael N. Hammes (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4
                   to the Company's June 30, 1996 Form 10-Q).
   10.38      --   Second Amendment dated August 1, 1996 to Employment Agreement effective as of January
                   1, 1996, by and between the Company and Michael N. Hammes (incorporated by reference
                   to Exhibit 10.3 to the Company's September 30, 1996 Form 10-Q).
   10.39      --   Letter Agreement between the Company and Lawrence M. Jones dated as of January 14,
                   1994 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.57 to the 1993 Coleman 10-K).
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<CAPTION>
 EXHIBIT                                                                                                    SEQUENTIAL
  NUMBER     DESCRIPTION                                                                                     PAGE NO.
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<S>          <C>   <C>                                                                                      <C>
   10.40      --   Employment Agreement dated as of January 20, 1995 between the Company and Frederick J.
                   Fritz (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.41 to the 1994 Coleman 10-K).
   10.41      --   Employment Agreement dated as of January 1, 1996 between the Company and Gerald E.
                   Brown (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.48 to the 1995 Coleman 10-K).
   10.42      --   First Amendment dated August 1, 1996 to Employment Agreement effective as of January
                   1, 1996, by and between the Company and Gerry E. Brown (incorporated by reference to
                   Exhibit 10.8 to the Company's September 30, 1996 Form 10-Q).
   10.43      --   Employment Agreement dated as of January 1, 1996 between the Company and Patrick
                   McEvoy (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's March 31, 1996 Form
                   10-Q).
   10.44      --   First Amendment dated August 1, 1996 to Employment Agreement effective as of January
                   1, 1996, by and between the Company and Patrick McEvoy (incorporated by reference to
                   Exhibit 10.6 to the Company's September 30, 1996 Form 10-Q).
   10.45      --   Employment Agreement dated as of January 1, 1996 between the Company and David Stearns
                   (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.50 to the 1995 Coleman 10-K).
   10.46      --   First Amendment dated August 1, 1996 to Employment Agreement effective as of January
                   1, 1996, by and between the Company and David Stearns (incorporated by reference to
                   Exhibit 10.4 to the Company's September 30, 1996 Form 10-Q).
   10.47      --   Employment Agreement dated as of May 1, 1996 between the Company and Frederik van den
                   Bergh (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's June 30, 1996 Form
                   10-Q).
   10.48      --   First Amendment dated August 1, 1996 to Employment Agreement effective as of May 1,
                   1996, by and between the Company and Frederik van den Bergh (incorporated by reference
                   to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company's September 30, 1996 Form 10-Q).
   10.49      --   Second Amendment dated August 1, 1996 to Employment Agreement effective as of May 1,
                   1996, by and between the Company and Frederik van den Bergh (incorporated by reference
                   to Exhibit 10.47 to the 1996 Coleman 10-K).
   10.50      --   Employment Agreement dated as of August 1, 1996 between the Company and Steven F.
                   Kaplan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company's June 30, 1996 Form
                   10-Q).
   10.51      --   Addendum dated August 3, 1996 and effective August 1, 1996 to Employment Agreement
                   dated as of August 1, 1996 between the Company and Steven F. Kaplan (incorporated by
                   reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Company's June 30, 1996 Form 10-Q).
   10.52      --   First Amendment dated August 1, 1996 to Employment Agreement effective as of August 1,
                   1996, by and between the Company and Steven F. Kaplan (incorporated by reference to
                   Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's September 30, 1996 Form 10-Q).
   10.53      --   The Coleman Company, Inc. Performance Incentive Plan for 1996 (incorporated by
                   reference to Exhibit 10.53 to the 1995 Coleman 10-K).
   10.54      --   The Coleman Company, Inc. Executive Annual Incentive Plan for 1995 (incorporated by
                   reference to Exhibit 10.49 to the 1994 Coleman 10-K).
   10.55      --   The Coleman Company, Inc. 1996 Stock Option Plan, as amended (incorporated by
                   reference to Exhibit 10.53 to the 1996 Coleman 10-K).
   10.56      --   The Coleman Retirement Salaried Incentive Savings Plan (incorporated by reference to
                   Exhibit 10.3 to the Company's March 31, 1996 Form 10-Q).
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<CAPTION>
 EXHIBIT                                                                                                    SEQUENTIAL
  NUMBER     DESCRIPTION                                                                                     PAGE NO.
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<S>          <C>   <C>                                                                                      <C>
   10.57      --   The Coleman Retirement Incentive Savings Plan (the 'Savings Plan') (incorporated by
                   reference to Exhibit 10.54 to the 1995 Coleman 10-K).
   10.58      --   First Amendment dated as of October 11, 1994 to the Savings Plan (incorporated by
                   reference to Exhibit 10.55 to the 1995 Coleman 10-K).
   10.59      --   Second Amendment dated as of January 1, 1995 to the Savings Plan (incorporated by
                   reference to Exhibit 10.56 to the 1995 Coleman 10-K).
   10.60      --   Third Amendment dated as of December 14, 1995 to the Savings Plan (incorporated by
                   reference to Exhibit 10.57 to the 1995 Coleman 10-K).
   10.61      --   Fourth Amendment dated as of December 14, 1995 to the Savings Plan (incorporated by
                   reference to Exhibit 10.58 to the 1995 Coleman 10-K).
   10.62      --   Fifth Amendment dated as of January 1, 1996 to the Savings Plan (incorporated by
                   reference to Exhibit 10.59 to the 1995 Coleman 10-K).
   10.63      --   Amendment dated as of December 14, 1995 to the Savings Plan (incorporated by reference
                   to Exhibit 10.60 to the 1995 Coleman 10-K).
   10.64      --   Amendment dated as of December 14, 1995 to the Savings Plan (incorporated by reference
                   to Exhibit 10.61 to the 1995 Coleman 10-K).
   10.65      --   Amendment dated as of January 1, 1996 to the Savings Plan (incorporated by reference
                   to Exhibit 10.62 to the 1995 Coleman 10-K).
   10.66      --   New Coleman Holdings Inc. Excess Benefit Plan dated as of January 1, 1995
                   (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's June 30, 1995 Form 10-Q).
   10.67      --   The New Coleman Company, Inc. Retirement Plan for Salaried Employees (the 'Retirement
                   Plan') (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.63 to the 1995 Coleman 10-K).
   10.68      --   Amendment dated as of October 17, 1994 to the Retirement Plan (incorporated by
                   reference to Exhibit 10.64 to the 1995 Coleman 10-K).
   10.69      --   Amendment dated as of December 14, 1995 to the Retirement Plan (incorporated by
                   reference to Exhibit 10.65 to the 1995 Coleman 10-K).
   10.70      --   Amendment dated as of December 14, 1995 to the Retirement Plan (incorporated by
                   reference to Exhibit 10.66 to the 1995 Coleman 10-K).
   10.71      --   Amendment dated as of October 12, 1995 to the Retirement Plan (incorporated by
                   reference to Exhibit 10.67 to the 1995 Coleman 10-K).
   10.72      --   Amendment dated as of January 1, 1996 to the Retirement Plan (incorporated by
                   reference to Exhibit 10.68 to the 1995 Coleman 10-K).
   10.73      --   Amendment dated as of December 31, 1995 to the Retirement Plan (incorporated by
                   reference to Exhibit 10.69 to the 1995 Coleman 10-K).
   10.74      --   The Coleman Company, Inc. Special Executive Retirement Plan for the benefit of Robert
                   L. Ring, dated as of April 11, 1994 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the
                   Company's March 31, 1994 Form 10-Q).
   10.75      --   The Coleman Company, Inc. Consolidated Supplemental Retirement Plan, dated as of
                   January 1, 1996 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.73 to the 1995 Coleman 10-K).
   10.76      --   First Amendment dated July 1, 1996 to the Consolidated Supplemental Retirement Plan
                   adopted January 1, 1996 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 to the Company's
                   June 30, 1996 Form 10-Q).
   10.77      --   The Coleman Company, Inc. Executive Employees Deferred Compensation Plan, as amended
                   by the First Amendment thereto (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.11 to the
                   Coleman Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 33-44728), filed on December 23,
                   1991 (the 'Coleman S-1')).
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<CAPTION>
 EXHIBIT                                                                                                    SEQUENTIAL
  NUMBER     DESCRIPTION                                                                                     PAGE NO.
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<S>          <C>   <C>                                                                                      <C>
   10.78      --   The Coleman Company, Inc. 1992 Stock Option Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit
                   10.13 to Amendment No. 2 to the Coleman S-1).
   10.79      --   The Coleman Company, Inc. 1993 Stock Option Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit
                   10.18 to The Coleman Company, Inc. Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended
                   September 30, 1993, filed on November 15, 1993).
   10.80      --   The Coleman Company, Inc. 1996 Stock Option Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit
                   10.78 to the 1995 Coleman 10-K).
   10.81      --   Employment Agreement dated as of November 1, 1994 between E. Acquisition Corporation
                   and Mark Goldman (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.79 to the 1996 Coleman
                   10-K).
   10.82      --   Employment Agreement dated as of November 1, 1994 between M. Acquisition Corporation
                   and Mark Goldman (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.80 to the 1996 Coleman
                   10-K).
   10.83      --   Letter Agreement dated as of February 28, 1997 between the Company and Michael N.
                   Hammes (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.81 to the 1996 Coleman 10-K).
   10.85      --   Indemnity Agreement dated as of May 27, 1993 among Coleman Worldwide, New Coleman
                   Holdings Inc. and certain subsidiaries of New Coleman Holdings Inc. (incorporated by
                   reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Holdings S-1).
   10.86      --   Reimbursement Agreement dated as of May 27, 1993 between Coleman Worldwide and
                   MacAndrews Holdings (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.8 to the Holdings S-1).
   10.87      --   Indemnity Agreement dated as of July 22, 1993 between Coleman Holdings Inc., New
                   Coleman Holdings Inc. and certain of New Coleman Holdings Inc.'s subsidiaries
                   (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the Holdings S-1).
   10.88      --   Reimbursement Agreement dated as of July 22, 1993 between Coleman Holdings Inc. and
                   MacAndrews Holdings (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.7 to the Holdings S-1).
   10.89      --   Tax Sharing Agreement VII dated as of July 22, 1993 between Coleman Holdings Inc. and
                   Mafco (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.41 to the Holdings S-1).
   10.90      --   Letter Agreement dated as of March 15, 1997 between the Company and Frederick W. Fritz
                   (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's March 31, 1997 Form 10-Q).
   12.1       --   Statement regarding the computation of ratio of earnings to fixed charges for the
                   Issuer.
   21.1       --   Subsidiaries of the Issuer.
   21.2       --   Subsidiaries of Coleman Worldwide (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 21.1 to the
                   Coleman Worldwide Corporation 1996 Annual Report on Form 10-K).
   23.1       --   Consent of Ernst & Young LLP and Report on Schedule.
  *23.2       --   Consent of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, special counsel to the
                   Registrants (included in Exhibit 5.1).
  *23.3       --   Consent of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, special counsel to the
                   Registrants (included in Exhibit 8.1).
   24.1       --   Power of Attorney executed by Ronald O. Perelman.
   24.2       --   Power of Attorney executed by Howard Gittis.
   24.3       --   Power of Attorney executed by Irwin Engelman.
   24.4       --   Power of Attorney executed by Donald G. Drapkin.
   24.5       --   Power of Attorney executed by Jerry W. Levin.
   24.6       --   Power of Attorney executed by Bruce Slovin.

   24.7       --   Power of Attorney executed by Laurence Winoker.
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<CAPTION>
 EXHIBIT                                                                                                    SEQUENTIAL
  NUMBER     DESCRIPTION                                                                                     PAGE NO.
----------   --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------   -----------
<S>          <C>   <C>                                                                                      <C>
   25.1       --   Statement of Eligibility and Qualification on Form T-1 of First Trust National
                   Association, as Trustee under the Indenture relating to the Issuer's Senior Secured
                   First Priority Discount Exchange Notes due 2001 and Senior Secured Second Priority
                   Discount Exchange Notes due 2001.
   27.1       --   Financial Data Schedule of the Issuer for the year ended December 31, 1996.
   27.2       --   Financial Data Schedule of the Issuer for the three months ended March 31, 1997.
  *99.1       --   Form of Letter of Transmittal.
  *99.2       --   Form of Notice of Guaranteed Delivery.
  *99.3       --   Form of Letter to Brokers, Dealers, Commercial Banks, Trust Companies and Other
                   Nominees.
  *99.4       --   Form of Letter to Clients.
</TABLE>
 
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   *  To be filed by amendment.
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AS FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ON JUNE 13, 1997
 
                                           REGISTRATION STATEMENT NO. 333-
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                            ------------------------
 
                                    FORM S-1
                             REGISTRATION STATEMENT
                                     UNDER
                           THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

                            ------------------------
COLEMAN ESCROW CORP.                                         COLEMAN WORLDWIDE CORPORATION
     (EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)          (EXACT NAME OF CO-REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)
      DELAWARE                3089               65-0752460             DELAWARE                3089               13-3704484
  (STATE OR OTHER      (PRIMARY STANDARD      (I.R.S. EMPLOYER      (STATE OR OTHER      (PRIMARY STANDARD      (I.R.S. EMPLOYER
  JURISDICTION OF          INDUSTRIAL          IDENTIFICATION       JURISDICTION OF          INDUSTRIAL          IDENTIFICATION
  INCORPORATION OR    CLASSIFICATION CODE         NUMBER)           INCORPORATION OR    CLASSIFICATION CODE         NUMBER)
   ORGANIZATION)            NUMBER)                                  ORGANIZATION)            NUMBER)
------------------------
COLEMAN ESCROW CORP.               COLEMAN WORLDWIDE CORPORATION
      5900 NORTH ANDREWS AVENUE               1767 DENVER WEST BOULEVARD
              SUITE 700                         GOLDEN, COLORADO 80401
    FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA 33309                  (303) 202-2400
            (954) 772-9000
(ADDRESS, INCLUDING ZIP CODE, AND TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE, OF
                   REGISTRANTS' PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES)

                            ------------------------
 
                            BARRY F. SCHWARTZ, ESQ.
                              COLEMAN ESCROW CORP.
                         COLEMAN WORLDWIDE CORPORATION
                           5900 NORTH ANDREWS AVENUE
                                   SUITE 700
                         FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA 33309
                                 (954) 772-9000

 
 (NAME, ADDRESS, INCLUDING ZIP CODE, AND TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE,
                             OF AGENT FOR SERVICE)

                            ------------------------
 
                                    COPY TO:
 
                             STACY J. KANTER, ESQ.
                    SKADDEN, ARPS, SLATE, MEAGHER & FLOM LLP
                                919 THIRD AVENUE
                            NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10022
                                 (212) 735-3000

                            ------------------------
 
    APPROXIMATE DATE OF COMMENCEMENT OF PROPOSED SALE TO THE PUBLIC: As soon as
practicable after the effective date of this Registration Statement.
 
    If any of the securities being registered on this Form are to be offered on
a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of
1933, check the following box. /x/
 
    If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering
pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, please check the following box
and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier
effective registration statement for the same offering. / /
 
    If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c)
under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act
registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement
for the same offering. / /
 
    If delivery of the prospectus is expected to be made pursuant to Rule 434,
please check the following box. / /

                            ------------------------
 
                        CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
PROPOSED
                                                                  PROPOSED         MAXIMUM AGGREGATE
          TITLE OF EACH CLASS               AMOUNT TO BE      MAXIMUM OFFERING          OFFERING             AMOUNT OF
     OF SECURITIES TO BE REGISTERED          REGISTERED        PRICE PER UNIT         PRICE(1)(2)         REGISTRATION FEE
Senior Secured First Priority
  Discount Exchange Notes due 2001......    $600,475,000           64.949%            $390,002,508            $118,183
Senior Secured Second Priority
  Discount Exchange Notes due 2001......    $131,560,000           60.812%            $80,004,267             $24,244
Non-Recourse Guaranty of Coleman
  Worldwide Corporation(3)..............         --                  --                    --                   (4)
(1) Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee.
 
(2) Exclusive of any accrued original issue discount.
 
(3) The Non-Recourse Guaranty of Coleman Worldwide Corporation being registered
    is the non-recourse guaranty by Coleman Worldwide Corporation of the
    obligations of Coleman Escrow Corp. under the Senior Secured First Priority
    Discount Exchange Notes due 2001 and the Senior Secured Second Priority
    Discount Exchange Notes due 2001.
 
(4) Pursuant to Rule 457(n) under the Securities Act of 1933, no separate fee
    for the Non-Recourse Guaranty of Coleman Worldwide Corporation is payable.

                            ------------------------
 
    THE REGISTRANTS HEREBY AMEND THIS REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON SUCH DATE OR
DATES AS MAY BE NECESSARY TO DELAY ITS EFFECTIVE DATE UNTIL THE REGISTRANTS
SHALL FILE A FURTHER AMENDMENT WHICH SPECIFICALLY STATES THAT THIS REGISTRATION
STATEMENT SHALL BECOME EFFECTIVE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 8(A) OF THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 OR UNTIL THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT SHALL BECOME
EFFECTIVE ON SUCH DATE AS THE COMMISSION, ACTING PURSUANT TO SAID SECTION 8(A),
MAY DETERMINE.
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INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN IS SUBJECT TO COMPLETION OR AMENDMENT. A
REGISTRATION STATEMENT RELATING TO THESE SECURITIES HAS BEEN FILED WITH THE
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSON.  THESE SECURITIES MAY NOT BE SOLD NOR MAY
OFFERS TO BUY BE ACCEPTED PRIOR TO THE TIME THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT BECOMES
EFFECTIVE.  THIS PROSPECTUS SHALL NOT CONSTITUTE AN OFFER TO SELL OR THE
SOLICITATION OF AN OFFER TO BUY NOR SHALL THERE BE ANY SALE OF THESE SECURITIES
IN ANY STATE IN WHICH SUCH OFFER, SOLICITATION OR SALE WOULD BE UNLAWFUL PRIOR
TO REGISTRATION OR QUALIFICATION UNDER THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY SUCH STATE.

                  SUBJECT TO COMPLETION, DATED JUNE 13, 1997

PROSPECTUS  

OFFER FOR ALL OUTSTANDING SENIOR SECURED FIRST PRIORITY DISCOUNT NOTES DUE 2001
IN EXCHANGE FOR SENIOR SECURED FIRST PRIORITY DISCOUNT EXCHANGE NOTES DUE 2001 
                                     AND
OFFER FOR ALL OUTSTANDING SENIOR SECURED SECOND PRIORITY DISCOUNT NOTES DUE 2001
IN EXCHANGE FOR SENIOR SECURED SECOND PRIORITY DISCOUNT EXCHANGE NOTES DUE 2001 
                                      OF
   [LOGO]                      COLEMAN ESCROW CORP.
                 The Exchange Offer will expire at 5:00 P.M.,
         New York City time, on              , 1997, unless extended

                        ------------------------------
 
    Coleman Escrow Corp., a Delaware corporation (the 'Issuer'), hereby offers,
upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Prospectus and
the accompanying Letter of Transmittal (which together constitute the 'Exchange
Offer'), to exchange an aggregate principal amount at maturity of up to
$600,475,000 of its Senior Secured First Priority Discount Exchange Notes due
2001 (the 'New First Priority Notes') and up to $131,560,000 of its Senior
Secured Second Priority Discount Exchange Notes due 2001 (the 'New Second
Priority Notes' and, together with the New First Priority Notes, the 'New
Notes'), which have been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended
(the 'Securities Act'), for a like principal amount at maturity of its issued
and outstanding Senior Secured First Priority Discount Notes due 2001 (the 'Old
First Priority Notes' and, together with the New First Priority Notes, the
'First Priority Notes') and Senior Secured Second Priority Discount Notes due
2001 (the 'Old Second Priority Notes' and, together with the Old First Priority
Notes, the 'Old Notes' and, together with the New Second Priority Notes, the
'Second Priority Notes'), respectively, from the holders thereof. The terms of
the New First Priority Notes and the New Second Priority Notes are identical in
all material respects to the Old First Priority Notes and the Old Second
Priority Notes, respectively, except for certain transfer restrictions and
registration rights relating to the Old Notes and except that, if the Exchange
Offer is not consummated by November 17, 1997, interest will accrue on the Old
Notes (in addition to the accretion of Original Issue Discount (as defined
herein)) from and including November 17, 1997 until but excluding the date of
consummation of the Exchange Offer payable in cash semiannually in arrears on
May 15 and November 15, commencing May 15, 1998, at a rate per annum equal to
 .50% of the Accreted Value (as defined herein) of the Old Notes as of the

November 15 or May 15 immediately preceding such interest payment date. The Old
Notes were issued pursuant to an offering (the 'Offering'), which was exempt
from registration under the Securities Act, on May 20, 1997.
 
    The Issue Price of each of the Old First Priority Notes was $649.49 per
$1,000 principal amount at maturity (64.949% of principal amount at maturity),
and the Issue Price of each of the Old Second Priority Notes was $608.12 per
$1,000 principal amount at maturity (60.812% of principal amount at maturity).
Except as set forth above, there will be no periodic payments of interest on the
Old Notes. The Notes will mature on May 15, 2001. The Issue Price of (i) each
Old First Priority Note represents a yield to maturity of 11 1/8% per annum and
(ii) each Old Second Priority Note represents a yield to maturity of 12 7/8% per
annum, in each case, computed on a semiannual bond equivalent basis, calculated
from May 20, 1997. The New Notes and the Old Notes are collectively referred to
herein as the "Notes."
 
    The Old Notes were offered by the Issuer to fund (i) the redemption of
$281,281,000 aggregate principal amount at maturity of Senior Secured Discount
Notes due 1998 (the 'Coleman Holdings Notes') of Coleman Holdings Inc., a wholly
owned subsidiary of the Issuer ('Coleman Holdings'), and (ii) the retirement,
including through redemption or any earlier exchanges, of $561,553,000
outstanding aggregate principal amount at maturity of Liquid Yield
Option(Trademark) Notes due 2013 (the 'LYONs' (Trademark)) of Coleman Worldwide
Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Coleman Holdings ('Coleman
Worldwide'), which LYONs are exchangeable for shares of common stock, par value
$.01 per share (the 'Coleman Common Stock'), of The Coleman Company, Inc.
('Coleman' or the 'Company'). The redemption of the Coleman Holdings Notes (the
'Coleman Holdings Notes Redemption') is expected to occur on July 15, 1997.
Following the Coleman Holdings Notes Redemption, Coleman Holdings expects to be
merged with and into the Issuer (the 'Coleman Holdings Merger'), and the Issuer
will directly own all of the shares of capital stock of Coleman Worldwide and
indirectly own through Coleman Worldwide the 26,000,000 shares (representing
approximately 48.7% of shares outstanding) of Coleman Common Stock that are
currently pledged to secure the Coleman Holdings Notes. The retirement of the
LYONs is expected to occur in a series of transactions, including an exchange
offer by Coleman Worldwide commenced on May 23, 1997 and the subsequent
redemption by Coleman Worldwide on May 27, 1998 of all LYONs then outstanding
(such transactions collectively referred to herein as the 'LYONs Retirement').
 
    Following the LYONs Retirement, the Issuer expects to be merged with and
into Coleman Worldwide (the 'Coleman Worldwide Merger'), and Coleman Worldwide,
as successor to the Issuer, will continue to own the 16,394,810 shares
(representing approximately 30.7% of shares outstanding) of Coleman Common Stock
currently pledged to secure the LYONs, the 26,000,000 shares of Coleman Common
Stock currently pledged to secure the Coleman Holdings Notes and the 1,672,710
shares (representing approximately 3.2% of shares outstanding) of Coleman Common
Stock not currently pledged, of which 522,710 shares are currently pledged to
secure the Old Notes, less any shares of Coleman Common Stock delivered upon
exchange of the LYONs (the 'Delivered Shares').
 
    Concurrently with the closing of the Offering, the Issuer deposited the net
proceeds of the Offering, which were approximately $455.3 million (the 'Escrowed
Funds'), with an escrow agent (the 'Escrow Agent'), and the Escrowed Funds have
been temporarily invested in Treasury Securities and other Permitted Investments

(as such terms are defined herein). The Escrowed Funds will be used by the
Issuer to make capital contributions from time to time to Coleman Holdings and
Coleman Worldwide (the 'Capital Contributions'), which Capital Contributions
will be used to fund the Coleman Holdings Notes Redemption and the LYONs
Retirement.
 
    The Notes will be redeemable at the option of the Issuer, in whole or in
part, at any time on and after May 15, 2000 at the redemption prices set forth
herein on the date of redemption. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Issuer will
have the option to redeem the Notes at any time in whole at a redemption price
equal to the Accreted Value (as defined herein) on the date of redemption plus
the
 
                                                   (Continued on following page)

                         ------------------------------
 
SEE 'RISK FACTORS' COMMENCING ON PAGE 19 OF THIS PROSPECTUS FOR A DESCRIPTION OF
     CERTAIN RISKS TO BE CONSIDERED BY HOLDERS WHO TENDER THEIR OLD NOTES
                            IN THE EXCHANGE OFFER.

                         ------------------------------
 
 THESE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED BY THE SECURITIES AND
      EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION NOR HAS THE
          SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR ANY STATE SECURITIES
           COMMISSION PASSED UPON THE ACCURACY OR ADEQUACY OF THIS
                    PROSPECTUS. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE
                       CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE.
 
                         ------------------------------
 
              The date of this Prospectus is               , 1997.
(Continued from previous page)

Applicable Premium (as defined herein). Upon a Change of Control (as defined
herein), subject to certain conditions, each holder of the Notes will have the
right to require the Issuer to repurchase all or a portion of such holder's
Notes at a price equal to the Put Amount (as defined herein) on the date of
repurchase.
 
    The Old Notes are, and the New Notes will be, senior secured obligations of
the Issuer and will rank pari passu in right of payment with all future senior
indebtedness of the Issuer, if any, and senior to all future subordinated
indebtedness of the Issuer, if any. The Old Notes are, and the New Notes will
be, (i) prior to the Coleman Holdings Merger, secured by a pledge of all of the
shares of capital stock of Coleman Holdings and (ii) guaranteed on a
non-recourse basis by Coleman Worldwide (the 'Coleman Worldwide Non-Recourse
Guaranty'), which Coleman Worldwide Non-Recourse Guaranty is currently secured
by a pledge of 522,710 shares of Coleman Common Stock and, simultaneously with
the Coleman Holdings Notes Redemption, also will be secured by a pledge of the
26,000,000 shares of Coleman Common Stock currently pledged to secure the
Coleman Holdings Notes. Simultaneously with the Coleman Holdings Notes
Redemption, the Notes will be secured by a pledge of all of the shares of
capital stock of Coleman Worldwide. In addition, simultaneously with any release
of Escrowed Funds from time to time in connection with the LYONs Retirement, the
Coleman Worldwide Non-Recourse Guaranty will also be secured by the shares of
Coleman Common Stock for which such exchanged LYONs are exchangeable that are
released from the pledge to secure any exchanged LYONs. Upon consummation of the
Coleman Holdings Notes Redemption and the LYONs Retirement, the Notes will be
secured by a pledge of 44,067,520 shares of Coleman Common Stock, less any
Delivered Shares. The First Priority Notes will rank senior in right of payment
to the Second Priority Notes with respect to any collateral securing the Notes
and the Coleman Worldwide Non-Recourse Guaranty. See 'Risk Factors--Control by
Holders of First Priority Notes.' On June 12, 1997, the last reported sale price
of the Coleman Common Stock on the New York Stock Exchange (the 'NYSE') was
$17 1/2 per share.
 
    The only outstanding indebtedness of the Issuer is the Notes, and all of the
Issuer's consolidated liabilities (other than the Notes and certain liabilities
incurred in connection with the Offering) are liabilities of its subsidiaries.
The Issuer is a holding company and therefore the Old Notes are, and the New
Notes will be, effectively subordinated to all existing and future indebtedness
and other liabilities of the Issuer's subsidiaries. The Indenture generally
prohibits the incurrence of additional debt by the Issuer and limits the
incurrence of additional debt and the issuance of preferred stock by the
Issuer's subsidiaries. As of March 31, 1997, after giving pro forma effect to
the Offering, the Capital Contributions, the Coleman Holdings Notes Redemption
and the LYONs Retirement, the outstanding indebtedness and other liabilities of
such subsidiaries would have been approximately $970.9 million. Prior to the
Coleman Holdings Notes Redemption and the LYONs Retirement, the Notes will be
effectively subordinated to the Coleman Holdings Notes and the LYONs,
respectively. See 'Description of the Notes.'
 
    For each Old First Priority Note and Old Second Priority Note accepted for

exchange, the holder of such Old Note will receive a New First Priority Note and
New Second Priority Note, respectively, having a principal amount at maturity
equal to that of the surrendered Old Note. Original Issue Discount on the New
Notes will accrue from May 20, 1997, the date of original issuance of the Old
Notes. Holders whose Old Notes are accepted for exchange may, in the limited
circumstances described above, have the right to receive, in cash, accrued
interest (if any) thereon to, but not including, the date of consummation of the
Exchange Offer, such interest to be payable on the November 15 or May 15 next
following such date of consummation. Holders of Old Notes accepted for exchange
will be deemed to have waived the right to receive any other payments or accrued
interest on the Old Notes.
 
    The New Notes are being offered hereunder in order to satisfy certain
obligations of the Issuer contained in the Registration Agreement dated May 20,
1997 (the 'Registration Agreement') among the Issuer and the Initial Purchasers
(as defined below). Based on interpretations by the staff of the Securities and
Exchange Commission (the 'SEC') as set forth in no action letters issued to
third parties, the Issuer believes that New Notes issued pursuant to the
Exchange Offer in exchange for Old Notes may be offered for resale, resold and
otherwise transferred by holders thereof (other than any such holder which is an
'affiliate' of the Issuer within the meaning of Rule 405 under the Securities
Act) without compliance with the registration and prospectus delivery provisions
of the Securities Act, provided that such New Notes are acquired in the ordinary
course of such holder's business and such holder has no arrangement with any
person to participate in the distribution of such New Notes. However, the Issuer
does not intend to request the SEC to consider, and the SEC has not considered,
the Exchange Offer in the context of a no-action letter and there can be no
assurance that the staff of the SEC would make a similar determination with
respect to the Exchange Offer as in such other circumstances. Each holder, other
than a broker-dealer, must acknowledge that it is not engaged in, and does not
intend to engage in, a distribution of such New Notes and has no arrangement or
understanding to participate in a distribution of New Notes. Each broker-dealer
that receives New Notes for its own account pursuant to the Exchange Offer must
acknowledge that it will deliver a prospectus in connection with any resale of
such New Notes. The Letter of Transmittal states that by so acknowledging and by
delivering a prospectus, a broker-dealer will not be deemed to admit that it is
an 'underwriter' within the meaning of the Securities Act. This Prospectus, as
it may be amended or supplemented from time to time, may be used by a
broker-dealer in connection with resales of New Notes received in exchange for
Old Notes where such Old Notes were acquired by such broker-dealer as a result
of market-making activities or other trading activities. The Issuer has agreed
that, for a period of 180 days after the Expiration Date (as defined herein), it
will make this Prospectus available to any broker-dealer for use in connection
with any such resale. See 'Plan of Distribution.'
 
    The Issuer will not receive any proceeds from the Exchange Offer and will
pay all the expenses incident to the Exchange Offer. Tenders of Old Notes
pursuant to the Exchange Offer may be withdrawn at any time prior to the
Expiration Date. In the event the Issuer terminates the Exchange Offer and does
not accept for exchange any Old Notes, the Issuer will promptly return the Old
Notes to the holders thereof. See 'The Exchange Offer.'
 
     There is no existing trading market for the New Notes, and there can be no
assurance regarding the future development of a market for the New Notes, or the

ability of holders of the New Notes to sell their New Notes or the price at
which such holders may be able to sell their New Notes. Bear, Stearns & Co.
Inc., Chase Securities Inc. and Credit Suisse First Boston Corporation (the
'Initial Purchasers') have advised the Issuer that they currently intend to make
a market in the New Notes. The Initial Purchasers are not obligated to do so,
however, and any market-making with respect to the New Notes may be discontinued
at any time without notice. The Issuer does not intend to apply for listing or
quotation of the New Notes on any securities exchange or stock market.
 
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(Trademark) Trademark of Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.
 
                                       2
AVAILABLE INFORMATION
 
     The Issuer and Coleman Worldwide have filed with the SEC a Registration
Statement on Form S-1 (the 'Registration Statement') under the Securities Act,
with respect to the New Notes and the Coleman Worldwide Non-Recourse Guaranty of
the New Notes being offered by this Prospectus. This Prospectus does not contain
all the information set forth in the Registration Statement and the exhibits
thereto, to which reference is hereby made. Any statements made in this
Prospectus concerning the provisions of certain documents are not necessarily
complete and, in each instance, reference is made to the copy of such document
filed as an exhibit to the Registration Statement.
 
     The Registration Statement and the exhibits thereto may be inspected and
copied at the public reference facilities maintained by the SEC at Room 1024,
Judiciary Plaza, 450 Fifth Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20549 and will also be
available for inspection and copying at the regional offices of the SEC located
at 7 World Trade Center, New York, New York 10048 and at Citicorp Center, 500
West Madison Street (Suite 1400), Chicago, Illinois 60661. Copies of such
material may also be obtained from the Public Reference Section of the SEC at
450 Fifth Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20549 at prescribed rates. The Issuer
is not currently subject to the informational requirements of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the 'Exchange Act'). Coleman Worldwide is, and
as a result of the Exchange Offer, the Issuer will become, subject to such
requirements, and in accordance therewith Coleman Worldwide files, and the
Issuer will file, periodic reports and other information with the SEC. The SEC
maintains a Web site that contains reports, proxy and information statements and
other information regarding registrants, such as the Issuer and Coleman
Worldwide, that file electronically with the SEC and the address of such site is
http://www.sec.gov. The LYONs are listed on the NYSE and, accordingly, the
reports, proxy and information statements and other information of Coleman
Worldwide can also be inspected at the offices of the New York Stock Exchange
Inc., 20 Broad Street, New York, New York 10005. In the event the Issuer is not
required to be subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act in the
future, the Issuer will be required under the Indenture, dated as of May 20,
1997 (the 'Indenture'), between the Issuer and First Trust National Association,
as trustee (the 'Trustee'), pursuant to which the Old Notes have been, and the
New Notes will be, issued, to continue to file with the SEC and to furnish to
holders of the Notes the information, documents and other reports specified in
Sections 13 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act, including reports on Forms 10-K, 10-Q
and 8-K, for so long as any Notes are outstanding.
 
                                       3
PROSPECTUS SUMMARY
 
     The following summary is qualified in its entirety by, and should be read
in conjunction with, the more detailed information and the Consolidated
Financial Statements and notes thereto contained elsewhere in this Prospectus.
Unless the context otherwise requires, all references in this Prospectus to (i)

the 'Issuer' mean Coleman Escrow Corp., (ii) the 'Company' or 'Coleman' mean The
Coleman Company, Inc. and its subsidiaries, (iii) 'Coleman Holdings' mean
Coleman Holdings Inc. and (iv) 'Coleman Worldwide' mean Coleman Worldwide
Corporation. All share information and percentages with respect to Coleman
Common Stock are based on the number of shares outstanding as of May 5, 1997.
 
                                   THE ISSUER
 
     The Issuer is a holding company whose only significant asset is all of the
common stock, par value $1.00 per share, of Coleman Holdings. Coleman Holdings
is a holding company formed in July 1993 in connection with the offering of the
Coleman Holdings Notes and holds all of the outstanding shares of capital stock
of Coleman Worldwide. Coleman Worldwide was formed in March 1993 in connection
with the offering of $575 million aggregate principal amount at maturity of
LYONs. Coleman Worldwide also holds 44,067,520 shares of the Coleman Common
Stock, which represent approximately 82.6% of the outstanding Coleman Common
Stock. As such, the Issuer's principal business operations are conducted by
Coleman and its subsidiaries, and the Issuer has no operations of its own. The
Issuer is an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of MacAndrews & Forbes Holdings
Inc. ('MacAndrews Holdings'), a corporation wholly owned through Mafco Holdings
Inc. ('Mafco' and, together with MacAndrews Holdings, 'MacAndrews & Forbes') by
Ronald O. Perelman. See 'Relationship with MacAndrews & Forbes' and 'Ownership
of Common Stock.' Following the Coleman Holdings Notes Redemption, Coleman
Holdings expects to be merged with and into the Issuer in the Coleman Holdings
Merger. Following the LYONs Retirement, the Issuer expects to be merged with and
into Coleman Worldwide in the Coleman Worldwide Merger, with Coleman Worldwide
as the surviving corporation.
 
                                  THE COMPANY
 
     Coleman is a leading manufacturer and marketer of consumer products for the
outdoor recreation and hardware markets on a global basis. The Company's
products have been sold domestically and internationally under the Coleman brand
name since the 1920s. The Company believes its strong market position is
attributable primarily to its well-recognized trademarks, particularly the
Coleman brand name, broad product line, product quality and innovation, and
marketing, distribution and manufacturing expertise.
 
     The Company participates in two primary markets, outdoor recreation and
hardware. The Company's principal outdoor recreation products include a
comprehensive line of lanterns and stoves for outdoor recreational use,
fuel-related products such as disposable fuel cartridges, a broad range of
coolers and jugs, sleeping bags, backpacks, tents, outdoor folding furniture,
portable electric lights, spas, camping accessories and other products for
recreational use. These outdoor recreation products are distributed
predominantly through mass merchandisers, sporting goods chains and outdoor
specialty stores. The Company's principal hardware products include portable
generators, portable and stationary air compressors, and safety and security
products such as smoke alarms, carbon monoxide detectors and thermostats.
 
     The Company has made several acquisitions in recent years designed to
expand its product lines in the outdoor recreation market. In 1996, the Company
acquired the French company Application des Gaz ('Camping Gaz'), which is a
leader in the European camping equipment market. In 1995, the Company acquired

Sierra Corporation of Fort Smith, Inc. ('Sierra'), a manufacturer of portable
outdoor and recreational folding furniture and accessories. In 1994, the Company
acquired substantially all of the assets of Eastpak, Inc. and all of the capital
stock of M.G. Industries, Inc. (together, 'Eastpak'), a leading designer,
manufacturer and distributor of branded daypacks, sports bags and related
products.
 
     The Company also restructured certain operations in the outdoor recreation
market. In 1994, the Company restructured its German manufacturing operations
(the 'German Restructuring'), including selling its plastic cooler business
located in Inheiden, Germany and Loucka, Czech Republic. In 1996, the Company
closed the Brazilian manufacturing operations it had acquired from Metal Yanes,
Ltda. in 1994.
 
                                       4
The Company has also expanded its presence in the hardware market through
its acquisition in 1996 of the assets of Seatt Corporation ('Seatt'), a leading
designer, manufacturer and distributor of smoke alarms, thermostats and carbon
monoxide detectors, its acquisition in 1995 of substantially all of the assets
of Active Technologies, Inc. ('ATI'), a manufacturer of technologically advanced
lightweight generators and battery charging equipment, and its acquisition in
1994 of substantially all of the assets of Sanborn Manufacturing Company
('Sanborn'), a manufacturer of a broad line of portable and stationary air
compressors.
 
                      BUSINESS STRATEGY AND RESTRUCTURING
 
     The Company's business strategy is to build upon its reputation as a
leading manufacturer and marketer of high quality brand name consumer products
for the outdoor recreation and hardware markets by (i) focusing on quality and
service, (ii) continuing to introduce new products, (iii) developing the
Company's existing brands, (iv) expanding the Company's international presence,
(v) continuing to develop its human resources, including developing and building
its team of experienced managers and increasing management's focus on
profitability and cash flows and (vi) further improving the quality and
efficiency of its business processes to reduce administrative costs and improve
profitability and competitiveness.
 
     As part of its strategy to improve its business processes, the Company has
announced several restructuring initiatives designed to reduce costs and improve
profitability and competitiveness. In March 1997, the Company announced that it
would close its executive offices in Golden, Colorado, with most of its
administrative functions expected to return to its Wichita, Kansas facility. In
April 1997, the Company announced its intention to (i) eliminate 700 employees,
which represent approximately 10% of its current work force, (ii) close or
relocate three domestic factories and close one international factory, (iii)
close its Geneva, Switzerland international headquarters, (iv) rationalize its
product lines, including a significant reduction in SKUs, and (v) sell its
pressure washer business. In addition, the Company may sell other non-strategic
businesses if suitable opportunities arise. Coleman has already begun to
implement its new restructuring plan. Coleman has announced plans to close its

Hastings, Nebraska factory which was used in the manufacturing of portable power
generators and pressure washers. The Company expects to incur certain
restructuring and other charges in connection with these initiatives during
1997. The Company recorded other charges of approximately $2.4 million, net of
taxes, for the first quarter of 1997 and expects to record a significantly
greater amount of restructuring and other charges for the second quarter of
1997. There can be no assurance as to the amount of the restructuring and other
charges to be recorded in the second quarter of 1997 or that restructuring and
other charges will not be recorded in subsequent periods. See 'Management's
Discussion of Financial Condition and Results of Operations--Liquidity and
Capital Resources.'
 
                                   BACKGROUND
 
     Coleman was formed in December 1991 to succeed to the assets and
liabilities of the outdoor products business of New Coleman Holdings Inc.
('Holdings'), an indirect parent of the Issuer. Holdings (then named The Coleman
Company, Inc.) was acquired in 1989 by MacAndrews & Forbes (the 'Acquisition').
In March 1992, the Company completed an initial public offering of the Coleman
Common Stock (the 'IPO'). Coleman Worldwide's ownership interest in the Company
was approximately 82.6% at May 5, 1997.
 
     In 1993, Coleman Worldwide issued $575.0 million principal amount at
maturity of LYONs in an underwritten public offering. The net proceeds from the
issuance of the LYONs of approximately $133.1 million were distributed by
Coleman Worldwide to its then direct and indirect parent companies, of which
$110.0 million was used to repay indebtedness incurred in connection with the
Acquisition. See 'Description of Other Indebtedness--Coleman Worldwide--The
LYONs.' In connection with the offering of the LYONs, the ownership interest of
MacAndrews & Forbes in the Company was transferred to Coleman Worldwide. Each
LYON ($1,000 principal amount at maturity) is exchangeable at the option of the
holder at any time for 15.706 shares of Coleman Common Stock, subject to Coleman
Worldwide's right to elect to pay cash equal to the then market value of such
shares in lieu, in whole or in part, of delivering such shares of Coleman Common
Stock. The LYONS are secured by a pledge of 16,394,810 shares (representing
approximately 30.7% of shares outstanding) of Coleman Common Stock.
 
                                       5
Also in 1993, Coleman Holdings issued approximately $281.3 million
principal amount at maturity of Coleman Holdings Notes pursuant to exemptions
from, or in transactions not subject to, the registration requirements of the
Securities Act and applicable state securities laws. The net proceeds from the
issuance of the Coleman Holdings Notes of approximately $162.3 million were
distributed to MacAndrews & Forbes and were not available to Coleman Holdings or
its subsidiaries. In connection with the offering of the Coleman Holdings Notes,
all of the outstanding capital stock of Coleman Worldwide was transferred by
Holdings to Coleman Holdings. The Coleman Holdings Notes are secured by a pledge
of all of the common stock of Coleman Worldwide and guaranteed on a non-recourse
basis by Coleman Worldwide (the 'Old Coleman Worldwide Non-Recourse Guaranty').
The Old Coleman Worldwide Non-Recourse Guaranty is secured by a pledge of
26,000,000 shares (representing approximately 48.7% of shares outstanding) of

Coleman Common Stock. In addition, Coleman Worldwide currently owns 1,672,710
shares (representing approximately 3.2% of shares outstanding) of Coleman Common
Stock, of which 522,710 shares are currently available to be pledged to secure
the Notes.
 
     The Issuer was incorporated in Delaware in May 1997. The Issuer's principal
executive offices are located at 5900 North Andrews Avenue, Suite 700, Fort
Lauderdale, Florida 33309 and its telephone number is (954) 772-9000.
 
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OWNERSHIP OF THE ISSUER AND THE COMPANY
 
     The following chart illustrates a simplified ownership structure of the
Issuer and the Company:
 
                             Mafco Holdings Inc.
                                  ('Mafco')

                                                    100%

                      MacAndrews & Forbes Holdings Inc.
                           ('MacAndrews Holdings')

                                                    100%

                          New Coleman Holdings Inc.
                                 ('Holdings')

                                                    100%

                             COLEMAN ESCROW CORP.
                                (THE 'ISSUER')

                                                    100%

                            Coleman Holdings Inc.
                             ('Coleman Holdings')

                                                    100%

                        Coleman Worldwide Corporation
                            ('Coleman Worldwide')

                                                   82.6%

                          The Coleman Company, Inc.
                         ('Coleman' or the 'Company')
 
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THE TRANSACTIONS
 
     The Old Notes are, and the New Notes will be, secured by a pledge of all of
the shares of common stock of Coleman Holdings and guaranteed pursuant to the
Coleman Worldwide Non-Recourse Guaranty, which Coleman Worldwide Non-Recourse
Guaranty is currently secured by a pledge of 522,710 shares of Coleman Common
Stock. Concurrently with the closing of the Offering, the Issuer deposited the
Escrowed Funds, consisting of the net proceeds of the Offering of approximately
$455.3 million, with the Escrow Agent. The Escrow Agent will release the
Escrowed Funds to the Issuer from time to time upon the satisfaction of certain
conditions, including presentation of an Officer's Certificate certifying that,
among other things (a) (i) the conditions to the optional redemption by Coleman
Holdings contained in the indenture governing the Coleman Holdings Notes (the
'Coleman Holdings Notes Indenture') to be complied with on the date of the
Coleman Holdings Notes Redemption (other than payment) have been satisfied or
waived, (ii) the conditions to any delivery of cash upon exchange from time to
time of LYONs through an exchange offer to be complied with by Coleman Worldwide
(other than payment) have been satisfied or waived, (iii) the conditions to the
optional redemption by Coleman Worldwide contained in the indenture governing
the LYONs (the 'LYONs Indenture') to be complied with on May 27, 1998 (other
than payment) have been satisfied or waived, (iv) the conditions to any exchange
of LYONs from time to time by the holders thereof and the election by Coleman
Worldwide to deliver cash in lieu of shares of Coleman Common Stock that are
contained in the LYONs Indenture (other than payment) have been satisfied or
waived or (v) the conditions to certain other payments that may be required to
be made by Coleman Worldwide pursuant to the terms of the LYONs Indenture have
been satisfied or waived and (b) following the release, such Escrowed Funds,
subject to certain limited exceptions, will be contributed to Coleman Holdings
or Coleman Worldwide and used to fund the Coleman Holdings Notes Redemption, the
LYONs Retirement or such other payments, as the case may be. See 'Description of
the Notes--Escrow of Proceeds.' Notwithstanding the foregoing, there will be no
release of Escrowed Funds to the Issuer after the occurrence of certain events
of bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization of Coleman Holdings, Coleman
Worldwide or Coleman (the 'Triggering Events'). If a Triggering Event occurs,
the Issuer will be required to use any remaining Escrowed Funds to redeem the
Notes, on a pro rata basis, at a redemption price equal to the Accreted Value
plus accrued interest (if any) on the Mandatory Redemption Date (as defined
herein). See 'Description of the Notes--Mandatory Redemption.'
 
     The Issuer will contribute from time to time the Escrowed Funds to Coleman
Holdings and Coleman Worldwide (the 'Capital Contributions') to finance the
Coleman Holdings Notes Redemption and the LYONs Retirement. On May 22, 1997,
Coleman Holdings gave irrevocable notice that the Coleman Holdings Notes will be
redeemed on July 15, 1997. The LYONs Retirement is expected to be completed on
or prior to May 27, 1998. In connection with the LYONs Retirement, on May 23,
1997, Coleman Worldwide commenced an offer to pay cash in the amount of $343.61
per $1,000 principal amount at maturity upon exchange of any and all outstanding
LYONs. To the extent that any LYONs are not exchanged, the Issuer intends to
cause Coleman Worldwide to redeem any outstanding LYONs on May 27, 1998, which
is the first time that Coleman Worldwide has the right to do so under the LYONs
Indenture. There can be no assurance that an exchange offer for the LYONs will
be consummated or, if consummated, as to the final terms thereof or that the

LYONs Retirement will be consummated on or before May 27, 1998. In addition,
there can be no assurance that the Escrowed Funds will be sufficient to
consummate the LYONs Retirement. See 'Risk Factors--Subordination to Subsidiary
Liabilities.'
 
     Following the Coleman Holdings Notes Redemption, Coleman Holdings expects
to be merged with and into the Issuer in the Coleman Holdings Merger, and the
Issuer will directly own all of the shares of capital stock of Coleman
Worldwide. The pledge of the Coleman Holdings capital stock will terminate upon
the Coleman Holdings Merger. Following the LYONs Retirement, the Issuer expects
to be merged with and into Coleman Worldwide in the Coleman Worldwide Merger,
with Coleman Worldwide, as the surviving corporation, assuming all of the
Issuer's obligations under the Indenture and the Notes. The Coleman Worldwide
Non-Recourse Guaranty and the pledge of the Coleman Worldwide capital stock will
terminate upon the Coleman Worldwide Merger. Following each of the Coleman
Holdings Notes Redemption and the LYONs Retirement, all obligations of Coleman
Holdings under the Coleman Holdings Notes Indenture and all obligations of
Coleman Worldwide under the LYONs Indenture, respectively, will be satisfied and
discharged.
 
     Simultaneously with the Coleman Holdings Notes Redemption, the Notes will
be secured by a pledge of all of the shares of capital stock of Coleman
Worldwide and the Coleman Worldwide Non-Recourse Guaranty will
 
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be secured by an additional pledge of the 26,000,000 shares of Coleman Common
Stock that are currently pledged to secure the Old Coleman Worldwide
Non-Recourse Guaranty of the Coleman Holdings Notes. In addition to such shares,
simultaneously with the release of Escrowed Funds from time to time in
connection with the LYONs Retirement, the Coleman Worldwide Non-Recourse
Guaranty will be secured by the shares of Coleman Common Stock for which such
exchanged LYONs are exchangeable that are released from the pledge to secure any
exchanged LYONs. Upon consummation of the Coleman Holdings Notes Redemption and
the LYONs Retirement, the Notes will be secured by a pledge of 44,067,520 shares
of Coleman Common Stock (consisting of the 26,000,000 shares currently pledged
to secure the Old Coleman Worldwide Non-Recourse Guaranty of the Coleman
Holdings Notes, the 16,394,810 shares of Coleman Common Stock currently pledged
to secure the LYONs and the 1,672,710 shares of Coleman Common Stock not
currently pledged, of which 522,710 shares are currently pledged to secure the
Old Notes), less any Delivered Shares.
 
                               THE EXCHANGE OFFER
Securities Offered....................  Up to $600,475,000 aggregate principal
                                        amount at maturity of Senior Secured
                                        First Priority Discount Exchange Notes
                                        due 2001 and $131,560,000 aggregate
                                        principal amount at maturity of Senior
                                        Secured Second Priority Discount

                                        Exchange Notes due 2001, in each case,
                                        which have been registered under the
                                        Securities Act. The terms of the New
                                        First Priority Notes and the New Second
                                        Priority Notes are identical in all
                                        material respects to the Old First
                                        Priority Notes and the Old Second
                                        Priority Notes, respectively, except for
                                        certain transfer restrictions and
                                        registration rights relating to the Old
                                        Notes and except that, if the Exchange
                                        Offer is not consummated by November 17,
                                        1997, interest will accrue on the Old
                                        Notes (in addition to the accretion of
                                        Original Issue Discount) from and
                                        including such date until but excluding
                                        the date of consummation of the Exchange
                                        Offer payable in cash semiannually in
                                        arrears on May 15 and November 15,
                                        commencing May 15, 1998, at a rate per
                                        annum equal to .50% of the Accreted
                                        Value of the Old Notes as of the
                                        November 15 or May 15 immediately
                                        preceding such interest payment date.
The Exchange Offer....................  The New First Priority Notes and the New
                                        Second Priority Notes are being offered
                                        in exchange for a like principal amount
                                        at maturity of Old First Priority Notes
                                        and Old Second Priority Notes,
                                        respectively. The issuance of the New
                                        Notes is intended to satisfy obligations
                                        of the Issuer contained in the
                                        Registration Agreement. For procedures
                                        for tendering, see 'The Exchange
                                        Offer--Procedures for Tendering Old
                                        Notes.'
Tenders; Expiration Date;
  Withdrawal..........................  The Exchange Offer will expire at 5:00
                                        p.m., New York City time, on
                                                       , 1997, or such later
                                        date and time to which it is extended.
                                        The tender of Old Notes pursuant to the
                                        Exchange Offer may be withdrawn at any
                                        time prior to the Expiration Date. Any
                                        Old Note not accepted for exchange for
                                        any reason will be returned without
                                        expense to the tendering holder thereof
                                        as promptly as practicable after the
                                        expiration or termination of the
                                        Exchange Offer. See 'The Exchange
                                        Offer--Terms of the Exchange Offer;
                                        Period for Tendering Old Notes' and 'The
                                        Exchange Offer--Withdrawal.'
Certain Conditions to Exchange Offer..  The Issuer shall not be required to

                                        accept for exchange, or to issue New
                                        Notes in exchange for, any Old Notes and
                                        may terminate or amend the Exchange
                                        Offer if at any time before the
                                        acceptance of
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the Old Notes for exchange or the
                                        exchange of the New Notes for such Old
                                        Notes certain events have occurred,
                                        which in the reasonable judgment of the
                                        Issuer, make it inadvisable to proceed
                                        with the Exchange Offer and/or with such
                                        acceptance for exchange or with such
                                        exchange. Such events include (i) any
                                        threatened, instituted or pending action
                                        seeking to restrain or prohibit the
                                        Exchange Offer, (ii) a general
                                        suspension of trading in securities on
                                        any national securities exchange or in
                                        the over-the-counter market, (iii) a
                                        general banking moratorium, (iv) the
                                        commencement of a war or armed
                                        hostilities involving the United States
                                        and (v) a material adverse change or
                                        development involving a prospective
                                        material adverse change in the Issuer's
                                        business, properties, assets,
                                        liabilities, financial condition,
                                        operations, results of operations or
                                        prospects that may affect the value of
                                        the Old Notes or the New Notes. In
                                        addition, the Issuer will not accept for
                                        exchange any Old Notes tendered, and no
                                        New Notes will be issued in exchange for
                                        any such Old Notes, at any such time any
                                        stop order shall be threatened or in
                                        effect with respect to the Registration
                                        Statement of which the Prospectus
                                        constitutes a part or the qualification
                                        of the Indenture under the Trust
                                        Indenture Act of 1939. See 'The Exchange
                                        Offer--Certain Conditions to the
                                        Exchange Offer.'
Federal Income Tax
  Consequences........................  The exchange pursuant to the Exchange
                                        Offer should not result in gain or loss
                                        to the holders or the Issuer for federal

                                        income tax purposes. See 'Certain U.S.
                                        Federal Income Tax Considerations.'
Use of Proceeds.......................  There will be no proceeds to the Issuer
                                        from the exchange pursuant to the
                                        Exchange Offer. See 'Use of Proceeds.'
Exchange Agent........................  First Trust National Association is
                                        serving as exchange agent (the 'Exchange
                                        Agent') in connection with the Exchange
                                        Offer.
CONSEQUENCES OF EXCHANGING OLD NOTES
 
     Holders of Old Notes who do not exchange their Old Notes for New Notes
pursuant to the Exchange Offer will continue to be subject to the provisions in
the Indenture regarding transfer and exchange of the Old Notes and the
restrictions on transfer of such Old Notes as set forth in the legend thereon as
a consequence of the issuance of the Old Notes pursuant to exemptions from, or
in transactions not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities
Act and applicable state securities laws. In general, the Old Notes may not be
offered or sold, unless registered under the Securities Act, except pursuant to
an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the Securities Act and
applicable state securities laws. The Issuer does not currently anticipate that
it will register Old Notes under the Securities Act. See 'Description of the
Notes--Registration Rights.' Based on interpretations by the staff of the SEC,
as set forth in no-action letters issued to third parties, the Issuer believes
that New Notes issued pursuant to the Exchange Offer in exchange for Old Notes
may be offered for resale, resold or otherwise transferred by holders thereof
(other than any holder which is an 'affiliate' of the Issuer within the meaning
of Rule 405 under the Securities Act) without compliance with the registration
and prospectus delivery provisions of the Securities Act, provided that such New
Notes are acquired in the ordinary course of such holders' business and such
holders have no arrangement with any person to participate in the distribution
of such New Notes. However, the Issuer does not intend to request the SEC to
consider, and the SEC has not considered, the Exchange Offer in the context of a
no-action letter and there can be no assurance that the staff of the SEC would
make a similar determination with respect to the Exchange Offer as in such other
circumstances. Each holder, other than a broker-dealer, must acknowledge that it
is not engaged in, and does not intend to engage in, a distribution of New Notes
and has no arrangement or understanding to participate in a distribution of New
Notes. If any holder is an affiliate of the Issuer, is engaged or intends to
engage in or has any arrangement or understanding with respect to the
distribution of the New Notes to be
 
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acquired pursuant to the Exchange Offer, such holder (i) could not rely on the
applicable interpretations of the staff of the SEC and (ii) must comply with the
registration and prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act in
connection with any resale transaction.
 
     Each broker-dealer that receives New Notes for its own account in exchange

for Old Notes must acknowledge that such Old Notes were acquired by such
broker-dealer as a result of market-making activities or other trading
activities and that it will deliver a prospectus in connection with any resale
of such New Notes. The Letter of Transmittal states that by so acknowledging and
by delivering a prospectus, a broker-dealer will not be deemed to admit that it
is an 'underwriter' within the meaning of the Securities Act. This Prospectus,
as it may be amended or supplemented from time to time, may be used by a
broker-dealer in connection with resales of New Notes received in exchange for
Old Notes where such Old Notes were acquired by such broker-dealer as a result
of market-making activities or other trading activities. The Issuer has agreed
that, for a period of 180 days after the Expiration Date, it will make this
Prospectus available to any broker-dealer for use in connection with any such
resale. See 'Plan of Distribution.' In addition, to comply with the state
securities laws, the New Notes may not be offered or sold in any state unless
they have been registered or qualified for sale in such state or an exemption
from registration or qualification is available and is complied with. The offer
and sale of the New Notes to 'qualified institutional buyers' (as such term is
defined under Rule 144A of the Securities Act) is generally exempt from
registration or qualification under the state securities laws. The Issuer
currently does not intend to register or qualify the sale of the New Notes in
any state where an exemption from registration or qualification is required and
not available. See 'The Exchange Offer--Consequences of Exchanging Old Notes'
and 'Description of the Notes--Registration Rights.'
 
                      SUMMARY DESCRIPTION OF THE NEW NOTES
 
     The terms of the New First Priority Notes and the New Second Priority Notes
are identical in all material respects to the Old First Priority Notes and the
Old Second Priority Notes, respectively, except for certain transfer
restrictions and registration rights relating to the Old Notes and except that,
if the Exchange Offer is not consummated by November 17, 1997, interest will
accrue on the Old Notes (in addition to the accretion of Original Issue
Discount) from and including such date until but excluding the date of
consummation of the Exchange Offer payable in cash semiannually in arrears on
May 15 and November 15, commencing May 15, 1998, at a rate per annum equal to
 .50% of the Accreted Value of the Old Notes as of the November 15 or May 15
immediately preceding such interest payment date.
Securities Offered....................  Up to $600,475,000 principal amount at
                                        maturity of Senior Secured First
                                        Priority Discount Exchange Notes due
                                        2001 (the 'New First Priority Notes')
                                        and up to $131,560,000 principal amount
                                        at maturity of Senior Secured Second
                                        Priority Discount Exchange Notes due
                                        2001 (the 'New Second Priority Notes').
Maturity Date.........................  May 15, 2001.
Yield to Maturity.....................  11 1/8% and 12 7/8% per annum with
                                        respect to the New First Priority Notes
                                        and the New Second Priority Notes,
                                        respectively (computed on a semiannual
                                        bond equivalent basis), calculated from

                                        May 20, 1997.
Original Issue Discount...............  The Old First Priority Notes were issued
                                        at an issue price of $649.49 per $1,000
                                        aggregate principal amount at maturity,
                                        and the Old Second Priority Notes were
                                        issued at an issue price of $608.12 per
                                        $1,000 aggregate principal amount at
                                        maturity. Because the New Notes will be
                                        treated as a continuation of the Old
                                        Notes, which were issued at an original
                                        issue discount ('Original Issue
                                        Discount') for federal income tax
                                        purposes, the New Notes will have
                                        Original Issue Discount. Prospective
                                        holders of the New Notes should be aware
                                        that although there will be no periodic
                                        payments of interest on the New Notes,
                                        accrued Original Issue Discount will be
                                        includable, periodically, in a holder's
                                        gross income for United States federal
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income tax purposes prior to redemption
                                        or other disposition of such holder's
                                        New Notes, whether or not such New Notes
                                        are ultimately redeemed, sold (to the
                                        Issuer or otherwise) or paid at
                                        maturity. See 'Certain Tax Aspects.'
Optional Redemption...................  The Notes may be redeemed at the option
                                        of the Issuer in whole or from time to
                                        time in part at any time on and after
                                        May 15, 2000 at the redemption prices
                                        set forth herein on the date of
                                        redemption. Notwithstanding the
                                        foregoing, the Issuer will have the
                                        option to redeem the Notes at any time
                                        in whole at a redemption price equal to
                                        the Accreted Value on the date of
                                        redemption plus the Applicable Premium.
                                        See 'Description of the Notes--Optional
                                        Redemption.'
Change of Control.....................  Upon a Change of Control, each holder of
                                        the Notes will have the right to require
                                        the Issuer to repurchase all or a
                                        portion of such holder's Notes at a
                                        price equal to the Put Amount on the
                                        date of repurchase.

Escrow of Proceeds of Offering........  Concurrently with the closing of the
                                        Offering, the net proceeds of the
                                        Offering were deposited with the Escrow
                                        Agent and held in escrow. Such Escrowed
                                        Funds have been temporarily invested in
                                        Treasury Securities and other Permitted
                                        Investments. The Escrow Agent will
                                        release the Escrowed Funds to the Issuer
                                        from time to time as necessary to
                                        finance the Coleman Holdings Notes
                                        Redemption and the LYONs Retirement,
                                        subject to satisfaction of certain
                                        conditions and subject to certain
                                        limited exceptions. Notwithstanding the
                                        foregoing, there will be no release of
                                        Escrowed Funds to the Issuer upon the
                                        occurrence of a Triggering Event. See
                                        'Description of the Notes--Escrow of
                                        Proceeds.'
Mandatory Redemption..................  The Notes are subject to mandatory
                                        redemption upon the occurrence of a
                                        Triggering Event at a time when any
                                        Escrowed Funds are remaining. If a
                                        Triggering Event occurs, the Issuer will
                                        be required to use any such remaining
                                        Escrowed Funds to redeem the Notes, on a
                                        pro rata basis, at a redemption price
                                        equal to the Accreted Value plus accrued
                                        interest (if any) on the Mandatory
                                        Redemption Date. See 'Description of the
                                        Notes--Mandatory Redemption.'
Collateral............................  Prior to the Coleman Holdings Merger,
                                        the Old Notes are, and the New Notes
                                        will be, secured by a pledge of all of
                                        the shares of capital stock of Coleman
                                        Holdings. In addition, the Old Notes
                                        are, and the New Notes will be,
                                        guaranteed pursuant to the Coleman
                                        Worldwide Non-Recourse Guaranty, which
                                        Coleman Worldwide Non-Recourse Guaranty
                                        is currently secured by a pledge of the
                                        522,710 shares of Coleman Common Stock
                                        owned by Coleman Worldwide.
                                        Simultaneously with the Coleman Holdings
                                        Notes Redemption, the Notes will be
                                        secured by a pledge of all of the shares
                                        of capital stock of Coleman Worldwide
                                        and the Coleman Worldwide Non-Recourse
                                        Guaranty will be secured by an
                                        additional pledge of the 26,000,000
                                        shares of Coleman Common Stock that are
                                        currently pledged to secure the Old
                                        Coleman Worldwide Non-Recourse Guaranty
                                        of the Coleman Holdings Notes. In

                                        addition to such shares, simultaneously
                                        with the release of Escrowed Funds from
                                        time to time in connection with the
                                        LYONs Retirement, the Coleman Worldwide
                                        Non-Recourse Guaranty will be secured by
                                        the shares of Coleman Common Stock for
                                        which such exchanged LYONs are
                                        exchangeable that are released from the
                                        pledge to secure any exchanged LYONs.
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Upon consummation of the Coleman
                                        Holdings Notes Redemption and the LYONs
                                        Retirement, the Notes will be secured by
                                        a pledge of 44,067,520 shares of Coleman
                                        Common Stock (consisting of the
                                        26,000,000 shares currently pledged to
                                        secure the Old Coleman Worldwide
                                        Non-Recourse Guaranty of the Coleman
                                        Holdings Notes, the 16,394,810 shares of
                                        Coleman Common Stock currently pledged
                                        to secure the LYONs and the 1,672,710
                                        shares of Coleman Common Stock not
                                        currently pledged, of which 522,710
                                        shares are currently pledged to secure
                                        the Old Notes), less any Delivered
                                        Shares. The First Priority Notes will
                                        rank senior in right of payment to the
                                        Second Priority Notes with respect to
                                        any collateral securing the Notes and
                                        the Coleman Worldwide Non- Recourse
                                        Guaranty. See 'Risk Factors--Control by
                                        Holders of First Priority Notes.' No
                                        additional shares of Coleman Common
                                        Stock will be pledged by the Issuer as
                                        security for the Notes irrespective of
                                        the value of Coleman Common Stock at any
                                        time. See 'Risk Factors--Security for
                                        the Notes; Potential for Diminution' and
                                        'Description of the Notes--Security.'

                                        After the consummation of the Coleman
                                        Holdings Notes Redemption and the LYONs
                                        Retirement, the Issuer or Coleman
                                        Worldwide, as applicable, may withdraw
                                        the collateral consisting of shares of
                                        Coleman Common Stock, in whole or in

                                        part, by substituting therefor with the
                                        Trustee cash or U.S. Government
                                        Obligations (as defined herein) that
                                        will be sufficient for the payment at
                                        maturity of principal and interest (if
                                        any) on the Notes, or the pro rata
                                        portion thereof, respectively. In
                                        addition, the pro rata portion of
                                        collateral consisting of Coleman Common
                                        Stock may be released following a
                                        redemption, in part, of the Notes or a
                                        repurchase, in part, of the Notes after
                                        a Change of Control or the delivery of
                                        less than all the Notes for
                                        cancellation. See 'Description of the
                                        Notes--Security.'
Ranking and Holding Company
  Structure...........................  The Old Notes are, and the New Notes
                                        will be, senior secured obligations of
                                        the Issuer and will rank pari passu in
                                        right of payment with all future senior
                                        indebtedness of the Issuer, if any, and
                                        senior to all future subordinated
                                        indebtedness of the Issuer, if any. The
                                        only outstanding indebtedness of the
                                        Issuer is the Notes, and all the
                                        Issuer's consolidated liabilities (other
                                        than the Notes and certain liabilities
                                        incurred in connection with the
                                        Offering) are liabilities of its
                                        subsidiaries. The Issuer is a holding
                                        company and therefore the Old Notes are,
                                        and the New Notes will be, effectively
                                        subordinated to all existing and future
                                        indebtedness and other liabilities of
                                        the Issuer's subsidiaries, including
                                        trade payables. As of March 31, 1997,
                                        after giving pro forma effect to the
                                        Offering, the Capital Contributions, the
                                        Coleman Holdings Notes Redemption and
                                        the LYONs Retirement, the outstanding
                                        indebtedness and other liabilities of
                                        such subsidiaries would have been
                                        approximately $970.9 million. Prior to
                                        the Coleman Holdings Notes Redemption
                                        and the LYONs Retirement, the Notes will
                                        also be effectively subordinated to the
                                        Coleman Holdings Notes and the LYONs,
                                        respectively. See 'Risk Factors--Holding
                                        Company Structure,' '--Indebtedness and
                                        Ability to Repay the Notes,'
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'--Subordination to Subsidiary
                                        Liabilities' and 'Description of the
                                        Notes.'
Certain Covenants.....................  The indenture governing the Notes (the
                                        'Indenture') requires the Coleman
                                        Holdings Notes Redemption to be
                                        consummated no later than July 31, 1997
                                        and the LYONs Retirement to be
                                        consummated no later than June 10, 1998,
                                        provided that, in each case, no
                                        Triggering Event shall have occurred.
                                        The Indenture also requires the Issuer,
                                        prior to the Coleman Holdings Merger, to
                                        hold directly all of the capital stock
                                        of Coleman Holdings and, prior to the
                                        Coleman Worldwide Merger, to hold,
                                        directly or indirectly, all of the
                                        capital stock of Coleman Worldwide. The
                                        Issuer is also required to hold,
                                        directly or indirectly, a majority of
                                        the voting power of the voting stock of
                                        Coleman at all times, unless and until
                                        the Issuer exercises its right to
                                        substitute U.S. Government Obligations
                                        for all of the pledged collateral. The
                                        Indenture also contains certain
                                        covenants that, among other things,
                                        generally prohibit the incurrence of
                                        additional debt by the Issuer and the
                                        issuance of additional debt or preferred
                                        stock by Coleman Holdings and Coleman
                                        Worldwide, and limit (i) the incurrence
                                        of additional debt and the issuance of
                                        preferred stock by Coleman, (ii) the
                                        payment of dividends on the capital
                                        stock of the Issuer and its subsidiaries
                                        and the redemption or repurchase of the
                                        capital stock of the Issuer, (iii) the
                                        sale of assets and subsidiary stock,
                                        (iv) transactions with affiliates, (v)
                                        the creation of liens on the assets of
                                        the Issuer, Coleman Holdings and Coleman
                                        Worldwide and (vi) consolidations,
                                        mergers and transfers of all or
                                        sustantially all of the Issuer's assets.
                                        The foregoing limitations and
                                        prohibitions, however, are subject to a
                                        number of qualifications. See
                                        'Description of the Notes--Certain

                                        Covenants.'
Use of Proceeds.......................  The Issuer will not receive any proceeds
                                        from the Exchange Offer. The Issuer will
                                        use the net proceeds of the Offering,
                                        which were approximately $455.3 million,
                                        to make the Capital Contributions to
                                        finance the Coleman Holdings Notes
                                        Redemption and the LYONs Retirement.
                                        Pending such uses, the net proceeds of
                                        the Offering are being held in escrow
                                        and invested in Treasury Securities and
                                        other Permitted Investments. See 'Use of
                                        Proceeds.'
RISK FACTORS
 
     Prospective holders of the New Notes should consider carefully all of the
information set forth in this Prospectus and, in particular, should evaluate the
specific factors set forth under 'Risk Factors' on page 19 before making a
decision to tender their Old Notes in the Exchange Offer.
 
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SUMMARY HISTORICAL FINANCIAL DATA
 
     The Issuer is a holding company formed in May 1997 to hold all of the
common stock of Coleman Holdings. Coleman Holdings is a holding company formed
in July 1993 in connection with the offering of the Coleman Holdings Notes and
holds all of the outstanding shares of capital stock of Coleman Worldwide.
Coleman Worldwide was formed in March 1993 in connection with the offering of
$575 million aggregate principal amount at maturity of LYONs and holds
44,067,520 shares of Coleman Common Stock, which represent approximately 82.6%
of the outstanding Coleman Common Stock. Coleman was formed in December 1991 to
succeed to the assets and liabilities of the outdoor products business of
Holdings. Due to the Issuer's 100% direct ownership of Coleman Holdings, 100%
indirect ownership of Coleman Worldwide and approximately 82.6% indirect
ownership of Coleman, the Consolidated Financial Statements of the Issuer
include the accounts of Coleman Holdings and its subsidiaries after elimination
of all material intercompany accounts and transactions. Minority interest
primarily represents the minority stockholders' proportionate share of the
results of operations and equity of Coleman.
 
     The summary historical financial data for, and as of the end of, each of
the years in the five year period ended December 31, 1996 have been derived from
the audited Consolidated Financial Statements of the Issuer and its
subsidiaries. The summary historical financial data for the three months ended
March 31, 1997 and 1996 and as of March 31, 1997 have been derived from the
unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements of the Issuer which reflect, in the
opinion of management, all adjustments (which include only normal recurring
adjustments) necessary to present fairly the financial data for such periods and
at such date. Results for the interim periods are not necessarily indicative of
results for the full year.
 
     The following summary historical financial data should be read in
conjunction with 'Capitalization,' 'Selected Historical Financial Data,'
'Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations' and the Consolidated Financial Statements of the Issuer and the
notes thereto included elsewhere in this Prospectus.
(DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS)
                                          THREE MONTHS ENDED
                                               MARCH 31,                       YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31,
                                          -------------------   ------------------------------------------------------
                                            1997       1996        1996        1995       1994       1993       1992
                                          --------   --------   ----------   --------   --------   --------   --------
OPERATIONS DATA:
Net revenues............................  $295,464   $273,560   $1,220,216   $933,574   $751,580   $575,415   $505,815
Cost of sales (a).......................   214,422    192,594      928,497    649,427    535,710    400,052    350,141
                                          --------   --------   ----------   --------   --------   --------   --------
Gross profit............................    81,042     80,966      291,719    284,147    215,870    175,363    155,674
Selling, general and administrative

  expenses (a)..........................    65,952     46,800      292,012    175,036    128,664    102,214     92,711
Asset impairment charge (b).............        --         --           --     12,289         --         --         --
Restructuring expense (c)...............        --         --           --         --     18,456         --         --
Interest expense, net...................    20,414     16,960       75,120     57,830     43,736     23,760     14,465
Amortization of goodwill and deferred
  charges...............................     3,322      2,704       12,304      9,558      7,864      6,322      6,002
Gain on IPO (d).........................        --         --           --         --         --         --    (54,515)
Other (income) expense, net.............       271     (2,721)      (1,604)       283      1,138        766      1,343
                                          --------   --------   ----------   --------   --------   --------   --------
(Loss) earnings before income taxes,
  minority interest and extraordinary
  item..................................    (8,917)    17,223      (86,113)    29,151     16,012     42,301     95,668
Income tax (benefit) expense (a)........    (3,190)     6,508      (23,766)    11,701      3,091     18,210     40,713
Minority interest.......................       232      2,535       (5,390)     6,696      5,734      6,401      4,428
                                          --------   --------   ----------   --------   --------   --------   --------
(Loss) earnings before extraordinary
  item..................................    (5,959)     8,180      (56,957)    10,754      7,187     17,690     50,527
Extraordinary loss on early
  extinguishment of debt, net of income
  taxes.................................        --       (582)      (1,244)      (787)      (677)        --         --
                                          --------   --------   ----------   --------   --------   --------   --------
Net (loss) earnings.....................  $ (5,959)  $  7,598   $  (58,201)  $  9,967   $  6,510   $ 17,690   $ 50,527
                                          --------   --------   ----------   --------   --------   --------   --------
                                          --------   --------   ----------   --------   --------   --------   --------
OTHER DATA:
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges
  (e)...................................        --       1.93x          --       1.45x      1.33x      2.51x      6.35x
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(DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS)
AS OF
                                                     MARCH 31,
                                                        1997
                                                     ----------
BALANCE SHEET DATA:
Total assets......................................   $1,254,931
Long-term debt
  (including current portions)....................      995,394
Minority interest.................................       44,598
Total stockholder's deficit.......................     (187,156)
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(a) During 1996, the Company recorded restructuring and certain other charges

    totaling $52,516, net of tax. Cost of sales includes a pre-tax charge of
    $44,005, selling, general and administrative expenses include a pre-tax
    charge of $30,195, and the provision for income tax benefit includes $21,684
    of net tax benefits resulting from these charges.
 
(b) Asset impairment charge reflects primarily the non-recurring charge taken in
    connection with the adoption of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards
    No. 121.
 
(c) Restructuring expense reflects primarily the non-recurring charge taken in
    connection with the German Restructuring which includes severance costs,
    commitments to third parties and write-downs of leasehold improvements and
    other assets to estimated realizable values.
 
(d) Gain on IPO represents the gain to Coleman Worldwide on the sale of
    approximately 18% of the Coleman Common Stock in the IPO.
 
(e) Earnings used in computing the ratio of earnings to fixed charges consist of
    (loss) earnings before income taxes plus fixed charges. Fixed charges
    consist of interest expense (including amortization of debt issuance costs,
    but not the loss relating to the early extinguishment of debt) and 33% of
    rental expense (considered to be representative of the interest factors).
    The deficiency of earnings to fixed charges was $8,917 and $86,113 for the
    three months ended March 31, 1997 and the year ended December 31, 1996,
    respectively.
 
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SUMMARY PRO FORMA FINANCIAL DATA
 
     The following unaudited summary pro forma consolidated condensed statements
of operations and other data for the three months ended March 31, 1997 and the
year ended December 31, 1996 give pro forma effect to the Offering, the Capital
Contributions, the Coleman Holdings Notes Redemption and the LYONs Retirement,
in each case, as if such transactions had been consummated on January 1, 1996,
and the pro forma consolidated condensed balance sheet as of March 31, 1997
gives pro forma effect to the Offering, the Capital Contributions, the Coleman
Holdings Notes Redemption and the LYONs Retirement as if such transactions had
been consummated on March 31, 1997. The pro forma information assumes that all
outstanding LYONs are redeemed on May 27, 1998, which is the first time that
Coleman Worldwide has the right to do so under the LYONs Indenture. The pro
forma adjustments are based upon available information and certain assumptions
that management of the Issuer believes are reasonable under the circumstances.
The summary pro forma financial data do not purport to represent the results of
operations or the financial position of the Issuer and its subsidiaries that
actually would have occurred had the foregoing transactions been consummated on
the aforesaid dates.
 
     The summary pro forma financial data should be read in conjunction with the
Pro Forma Financial Data, Consolidated Financial Statements of the Issuer and
the notes thereto included elsewhere in this Prospectus.

                 PRO FORMA CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED BALANCE SHEET
                             (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS)
                                  (UNAUDITED)
AS OF MARCH 31, 1997
                                           --------------------------------------------
                                              ACTUAL        ADJUSTMENTS      PRO FORMA
                                           -------------    -----------      ----------
Current Assets:
  Cash and cash equivalents.............    $     12,866     $ 455,257(1)    $   11,971
                                                              (193,955)(2)
                                                              (262,197)(3)
  Accounts and notes receivable.........         271,617                        271,617
  Inventories...........................         288,166                        288,166
  Deferred tax assets...................          39,895                         39,895
  Prepaid assets and other..............          16,654                         16,654
                                           -------------    -----------      ----------
     Total current assets...............         629,198          (895)         628,303
Property, plant and equipment, net......         194,739                        194,739
Intangible assets related to businesses          341,907                        341,907
  acquired, net.........................
Note receivable--affiliate..............          47,739                         47,739
Deferred tax assets and other...........          41,348        14,750(1)        49,599
                                                                (5,043)(2)
                                                                (1,456)(3)
                                           -------------    -----------      ----------
                                               1,254,931         7,356        1,262,287
                                           -------------    -----------      ----------
                                           -------------    -----------      ----------
 
Current Liabilities:
  Accounts and notes payable............         194,462                        194,462
  Other current liabilities.............         115,971                        115,971
                                           -------------                     ----------
     Total current liabilities..........         310,433                        310,433
 
Long-term debt..........................         994,664       470,007(1)     1,038,041
                                                              (177,736)(2)
                                                              (248,894)(3)
Income taxes payable--affiliate.........          16,681                         16,681
Other liabilities.......................          75,711                         75,711
Minority interest.......................          44,598                         44,598
 
Stockholder's deficit...................        (187,156)      (21,262)(2)     (223,177)
                                                               (14,759)(3)
                                           -------------    -----------      ----------
                                            $  1,254,931     $   7,356       $1,262,287
                                           -------------    -----------      ----------
                                           -------------    -----------      ----------
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PRO FORMA CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
                             (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS)
                                  (UNAUDITED)
THREE MONTHS ENDED
                                                       MARCH 31, 1997                    YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1996
                                            -------------------------------------    -------------------------------------
                                              ACTUAL     ADJUSTMENTS   PRO FORMA       ACTUAL     ADJUSTMENTS   PRO FORMA
                                            ----------   -----------   ----------    ----------   -----------   ----------
Net revenues..............................  $  295,464                 $  295,464    $1,220,216                  $1,220,216
Cost of sales.............................     214,422                    214,422       928,497                     928,497
                                            ----------                 ----------    ----------                  ----------
Gross profit..............................      81,042                     81,042       291,719                     291,719
Selling, general and administrative
  expenses................................      65,952                     65,952       292,012                     292,012
Interest expense, net.....................      20,414    $ 15,005 (4)     25,717        75,120    $  55,227 (4)     93,943
                                                            (9,702)(5)                               (36,404)(5)
Amortization of goodwill and deferred
  charges.................................       3,322         922 (4)      3,854        12,304        3,688 (4)     14,431
                                                              (390)(5)                                (1,561)(5)
Other expense (income), net...............         271           --           271        (1,604)          --         (1,604)
                                            ----------    --------     ----------    ----------   -----------    ----------
Loss before income taxes, minority
  interest and extraordinary item.........      (8,917)     (5,835)       (14,752)      (86,113)     (20,950)      (107,063)
Income tax benefit........................      (3,190)     (1,945)(6)     (5,135)      (23,766)      (6,961)(6)    (30,727)
 
Minority interest in earnings of Camping
  Gaz.....................................         112                        112         1,872                       1,872
Minority interest in earnings (loss) of
  Coleman.................................         120                        120        (7,262)                     (7,262)
                                            ----------   -----------   ----------    ----------   -----------    ----------
Loss before extraordinary item............  $   (5,959)   $  (3,890)   $   (9,849)   $  (56,957)   $ (13,989)    $  (70,946)
                                            ----------   -----------   ----------    ----------   -----------    ----------
                                            ----------   -----------   ----------    ----------   -----------    ----------
OTHER DATA:
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges (7)....          --                         --            --                         --
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(1) Reflects the issuance of the Notes, net of underwriting discounts and
    related fees and expenses.
 
(2) Reflects the LYONs Retirement at May 27, 1998 for aggregate consideration of
    $193,955, the accreted value on such date ($343.61 per $1,000 principal

    amount at maturity) plus related fees and expenses. Stockholder's deficit 
    reflects a charge representing interest accretion on the LYONs from April 
    1, 1997 through May 27, 1998 of $9,436 net of taxes, an extraordinary loss 
    of $3,747, net of taxes, representing the write-off of deferred charges 
    related to the LYONs and fees and expenses related to the LYONs Retirement 
    and a distribution of the tax benefit of $8,079 associated with such 
    charges since the Issuer is not a party to a tax sharing agreement.
 
(3) Reflects the redemption of the Coleman Holdings Notes for aggregate
    consideration of $262,197 based on the redemption price of 102.175% of the
    accreted value at July 15, 1997. Stockholder's deficit reflects a charge
    representing interest accretion on the Coleman Holdings Notes from April 1,
    1997 through July 15, 1997 of $5,018 net of taxes, an extraordinary loss of
    $4,575, net of taxes, representing the redemption premium paid to redeem the
    Coleman Holdings Notes and the write-off of deferred charges related to the
    Coleman Holdings Notes, and a distribution of the tax benefit of $5,166
    associated with such charges since the Issuer is not a party to a tax
    sharing agreement.
 
(4) Reflects interest expense on the New Notes based on a yield to maturity of
    11 1/8% on the New First Priority Notes and 12 7/8% on the New Second 
    Priority Notes compounded semiannually on a bond equivalent basis, and the 
    related amortization of deferred financing costs over four years.
 
(5) Reflects the elimination of interest expense and amortization of deferred
    financing costs related to the LYONs and Coleman Holdings Notes. Since the
    LYONs Retirement may not be completed until May 27, 1998, the Issuer and its
    subsidiaries will continue to incur interest expense on the outstanding
    principal amount of the LYONs not retired at a rate of 7.25% and will earn
    interest income on the Escrowed Funds for such period. Since the Coleman
    Holdings Notes Redemption will not be completed until approximately two
    months after the Offering, the Issuer and its subsidiaries will continue to
    incur interest expense on the Coleman Holdings Notes at a rate of 10.875%
    and will earn interest income on the Escrowed Funds for such period.
    Escrowed Funds are currently earning interest income at an annual rate of 
    approximately 5.5%.
 
(6) Reflects the tax effect of the pro forma adjustments.
 
(7) The actual and pro forma deficiency of earnings to fixed charges was $86,113
    and $107,063, respectively, for the year ended December 31, 1996 and $8,917
    and $14,752, respectively, for the three months ended March 31, 1997.
 
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RISK FACTORS
 
     Prospective holders of the New Notes should consider carefully the
following factors, as well as the other information set forth in this Prospectus
before tendering their Old Notes in the Exchange Offer, although the risk
factors set forth below (other then '--Consequences of Failure to Exchange and
Requirements for Transfer of New Notes') are generally applicable to the Old
Notes as well as the New Notes.

 
CONSEQUENCES OF FAILURE TO EXCHANGE AND REQUIREMENTS FOR TRANSFER OF NEW NOTES
 
     Holders of Old Notes who do not exchange their Old Notes for New Notes
pursuant to the Exchange Offer will continue to be subject to the provisions in
the Indenture regarding transfer and exchange of the Old Notes and the
restrictions on transfer of such Old Notes as set forth in the legend thereon as
a consequence of the issuance of the Old Notes pursuant to exemptions from, or
in transactions not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities
Act and applicable state securities laws. In general, the Old Notes may not be
offered or sold, unless registered under the Securities Act, except pursuant to
an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the Securities Act and
applicable state securities laws. The Issuer does not currently anticipate that
it will register Old Notes under the Securities Act. The Issuer currently does
not intend to register or qualify the sale of the New Notes in any state where
an exemption from registration or qualification is required and not available.
See 'The Exchange Offer--Consequences of Exchanging Old Notes.'
 
HOLDING COMPANY STRUCTURE
 
     The Issuer is a holding company with no business operations or source of
income of its own. The Issuer's only significant asset is all of the common
stock of Coleman Holdings, a holding company that through Coleman Worldwide owns
approximately 82.6% of the outstanding shares of Coleman Common Stock. The
Issuer's principal business operations are conducted by Coleman and its
subsidiaries, and the Issuer has no operations of its own. Accordingly, the
Issuer's only source of cash to pay its obligations with respect to the Notes
and any other obligations is expected to be distributions with respect to its
ownership interest in Coleman from the net earnings and cash flow generated by
Coleman, after payment by Coleman Worldwide and Coleman Holdings of amounts due
on the LYONs and the Coleman Holdings Notes, as the case may be, for so long as
they remain outstanding and certain other expenses. As the indirect holder
through Coleman Worldwide of approximately 82.6% of the Coleman Common Stock,
the Issuer has the ability to cause the Company, Coleman Worldwide and Coleman
Holdings, to make distributions up to the maximum amount permitted by law,
subject to limitations in the debt instruments of the Company, Coleman Worldwide
and Coleman Holdings. However, the Issuer currently expects that, for the
foreseeable future, the net earnings and cash flow of the Company will be
retained and used in the business of the Company and that the Issuer will not
receive any distributions from the Company, Coleman Worldwide or Coleman
Holdings. The terms of the Company's credit agreement as amended and restated as
of August 3, 1995 and as further amended (the 'Company Credit Agreement'),
prohibits the Company from paying dividends prior to January 1, 1999 and
thereafter restricts the Company's ability to pay dividends or make other
payments to Coleman Worldwide, Coleman Holdings and the Issuer. In addition, the
LYONs Indenture restricts Coleman Worldwide's ability to pay dividends and make
other payments to Coleman Holdings or the Issuer and the Coleman Holdings Notes
Indenture restricts Coleman Holdings' ability to pay dividends and make other
payments to the Issuer. Although Coleman Worldwide may receive payments from the
Company pursuant to a tax sharing agreement (the 'Company Tax Sharing
Agreement'), Coleman Worldwide will not distribute such payments to Coleman
Holdings or the Issuer. In addition, the LYONs Indenture requires that any such
payments received from the Company be paid to Mafco or retained by Coleman
Worldwide (except under certain limited circumstances which are unlikely to

occur prior to the LYONs Retirement). See 'Description of Other
Indebtedness--Coleman Worldwide--The LYONs' and 'Management's Discussion and
Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations--Liquidity and Capital
Resources.'
 
INDEBTEDNESS AND ABILITY TO REPAY THE NOTES
 
     The only outstanding indebtedness of the Issuer on an unconsolidated basis
is the Notes. The Indenture generally prohibits the incurrence of additional
debt by the Issuer and limits the incurrence of additional debt and the issuance
of preferred stock by the Issuer's subsidiaries. See 'Description of the
Notes--Certain Covenants.'
 
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The Issuer currently anticipates that in order to pay the principal amount
at maturity of the Notes or upon the occurrence of an Event of Default, to
redeem the Notes or to repurchase the Notes upon the occurrence of a Change of
Control, the Issuer will be required to adopt one or more alternatives, such as
seeking capital contributions or loans from its affiliates, refinancing its
indebtedness or selling its equity securities or the equity securities or assets
of Coleman. None of the affiliates of the Issuer is required to make any capital
contributions or other payments to the Issuer with respect to the Issuer's
obligations on the Notes, and, except for the Coleman Worldwide Non-Recourse
Guaranty, which will terminate upon the Coleman Worldwide Merger, the
obligations of the Issuer with respect to the Notes are not guaranteed by any
affiliate of the Issuer or any other person. There can be no assurance that any
of the foregoing actions could be effected on satisfactory terms, that they
would be sufficient to enable the Issuer to make any payments in respect of the
Notes when required or that any of such actions would be permitted by the terms
of the Indenture, the Coleman Holdings Notes Indenture (prior to the Coleman
Holdings Notes Redemption), the LYONs Indenture (prior to the LYONs Retirement)
or the debt instruments of the Company or Coleman Worldwide then in effect.
Moreover, the events that constitute a Change of Control under the Indenture may
also constitute events of default or repurchase right events under certain debt
instruments of the Issuer's subsidiaries. Such events may permit the lenders
under such debt instruments to accelerate the debt (or, in the case of the
Coleman Holdings Notes and the LYONs, to require the issuers thereof to
repurchase such securities) and, if the debt is not paid or repurchased, to
enforce their security interests, if any, in substantially all of the assets of
the Issuer's subsidiaries and the shares of Coleman Common Stock securing the
Coleman Holdings Notes and the LYONs. Any such enforcement may limit the
Issuer's ability to raise cash to purchase the Notes and may have a material
adverse effect on the market price of Coleman Common Stock and on the price that
could be obtained for the Coleman Worldwide capital stock and thus on the
ability of the Trustee to realize value through sales of the collateral. See
'--Security for the Notes; Potential for Diminution,' 'Management's Discussion
and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations--Liquidity and
Capital Resources,' 'Description of Other Indebtedness' and 'Description of the
Notes.'
 
RECENT OPERATING LOSSES AND STOCKHOLDER'S DEFICIT

 
     The Issuer recorded a loss before extraordinary item of $57.0 million for
the year ended December 31, 1996 and a net loss of $6.0 million for the three
months ended March 31, 1997. On a historical basis, the Issuer's earnings before
fixed charges were insufficient to cover fixed charges by approximately $86.1
million and $8.9 million for the year ended December 31, 1996 and the three
months ended March 31, 1997, respectively. On a pro forma basis, assuming that
the Offering, the Capital Contributions, the Coleman Holdings Notes Redemption
and the LYONs Retirement had each occurred on January 1, 1996, the Issuer would
have experienced a loss before extraordinary item of $70.9 million and $9.8
million for the year ended December 31, 1996 and the three months ended March
31, 1997, respectively. On a pro forma basis, assuming that the Offering, the
Capital Contributions, the Coleman Holdings Notes Redemption and the LYONs
Retirement had each occurred on January 1, 1996, the Issuer's net earnings for
the year ended December 31, 1996 and the three months ended March 31, 1997 would
have been insufficient to cover fixed charges by approximately $107.1 million
and $14.8 million, respectively. As a result, on a historical and a pro forma
basis, the Issuer would have had to achieve growth in its earnings before fixed
charges at least equal to the amounts of such insufficiencies in order to cover
its fixed charges. Fixed charges consist of interest expense (including
amortization of debt issuance costs, but not the loss relating to the early
extinguishment of debt) and 33% of rental expense (considered by the Issuer to
be representative of the interest factor). The Issuer had a stockholder's
deficit of approximately $187.2 million as of March 31, 1997 and, on a pro forma
basis, assuming that the Offering, the Capital Contributions, the Coleman
Holdings Notes Redemption and the LYONs Retirement had each occurred on March
31, 1997, the Issuer's stockholder's deficit would have been approximately
$222.3 million.
 
SUBORDINATION TO SUBSIDIARY LIABILITIES
 
     Any right of the Issuer and its creditors, including holders of the Notes,
to participate in the assets of any of the Issuer's subsidiaries upon any
liquidation or reorganization of any such subsidiary will be subject to the
prior claims of the subsidiary's creditors, including trade creditors (except to
the extent the Issuer may itself be a creditor of such subsidiary). Accordingly,
the Old Notes are, and the New Notes will be, effectively subordinated to
liabilities, including trade payables, of the subsidiaries of the Issuer. The
ability of the Issuer's creditors, including the holders of the Notes, to
participate in such assets will also be limited to the extent that the
 
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outstanding shares of Coleman Common Stock are not beneficially owned by the
Issuer. The Issuer is a holding company and currently does not have any
indebtedness that ranks pari passu with, or senior to, the Notes. As of March
31, 1997, after giving effect to the Offering, the Capital Contributions, the
Coleman Holdings Notes Redemption and the LYONs Retirement, subsidiaries of the
Issuer would have had approximately $970.9 million of total liabilities,
including approximately $648.3 million of indebtedness. The Indenture generally
prohibits the incurrence of additional debt by the Issuer and limits the
incurrence of additional debt and the issuance of preferred stock by the

Issuer's subsidiaries, including Coleman. Prior to the Coleman Holdings Notes
Redemption and the LYONs Retirement, the Notes will also be effectively
subordinated to the Coleman Holdings Notes and the LYONs, respectively.
 
     There can be no assurance that an exchange offer for the LYONs will be
consummated or that the LYONs Retirement will be consummated on or before May
27, 1998. See 'Description of the Notes.' To the extent that the LYONs
Retirement may not be completed until May 27, 1998, the Issuer and its
subsidiaries will continue to incur interest expense on the outstanding
principal amount of the LYONs not retired at the rate of 7.25%. In addition,
there can be no assurance that the Escrowed Funds will be sufficient to
consummate the LYONs Retirement at any time, particularly if the market value of
the Coleman Common Stock increases such that the market value of the shares for
which the outstanding LYONs may be exchanged exceeds the remaining Escrowed
Funds. If the Escrowed Funds are insufficient, the Issuer will be required to
adopt one or more alternatives, such as seeking capital contributions or loans
from its affiliates, or if LYONs are exchanged, delivering Coleman Common Stock
upon exchange, thereby reducing the Issuer's indirect ownership of Coleman. None
of the affiliates of the Issuer is required to make any capital contributions or
other payments to the Issuer with respect to the Issuer's obligation to
consummate the LYONs Retirement. There can be no assurance that any of the
foregoing actions could be effected on satisfactory terms, that they would be
sufficient to enable the Issuer to consummate the LYONs Retirement on May 27,
1998 without delivering Coleman Common Stock upon exchange or that any of such
actions would be permitted by the terms of the Indenture, the LYONs Indenture or
the debt instruments of the Company then in effect.
 
SECURITY FOR THE NOTES; POTENTIAL FOR DIMINUTION
 
     Prior to the Coleman Holdings Merger, all of the Issuer's obligations under
the Indenture and the Notes will be secured by a pledge of all of the shares of
capital stock of Coleman Holdings. In addition, the Old Notes are, and the New
Notes will be, guaranteed pursuant to the Coleman Worldwide Non-Recourse
Guaranty, which Coleman Worldwide Non-Recourse Guaranty is currently secured by
522,710 shares of Coleman Common Stock. Simultaneously with the Coleman Holdings
Notes Redemption, the Notes will be secured by all of the capital stock of
Coleman Worldwide and the Coleman Worldwide Non-Recourse Guaranty will be
secured by an additional pledge of the 26,000,000 shares of Coleman Common Stock
that are currently pledged to secure the Old Coleman Worldwide Non-Recourse
Guaranty of the Coleman Holdings Notes. The Coleman Worldwide Non-Recourse
Guaranty and the pledge of the Coleman Worldwide capital stock will terminate
upon the Coleman Worldwide Merger. The Trustee's claim under the Coleman
Worldwide Non-Recourse Guaranty will be limited to the shares pledged as
security therefor and will not entitle the Trustee or the holders of the Notes
to the status of a general creditor of Coleman Worldwide. In addition to such
shares, simultaneously with the release of Escrowed Funds from time to time to
redeem the LYONs or upon exchange of LYONs in connection with the LYONs
Retirement, the Coleman Worldwide Non-Recourse Guaranty will become secured by
the shares of Coleman Common Stock into which such exchanged or redeemed LYONs
are exchangeable that are released from the pledge to secure any exchanged or
redeemed LYONs, until consummation of the LYONs Retirement, at which time the
Notes will also be secured by the 16,394,810 shares of Coleman Common Stock
currently pledged to secure the LYONs and the 1,672,710 shares of Coleman Common
Stock not currently pledged to secure the LYONs, of which 522,710 shares are

currently pledged to secure the Notes, less any Delivered Shares. Upon
consummation of the Coleman Holdings Notes Redemption and the LYONs Retirement,
the Notes will be secured by the shares of Coleman Common Stock that are
currently pledged to secure the LYONs and the Old Coleman Worldwide Non-Recourse
Guaranty of the Coleman Holdings Notes plus the 1,672,710 shares of Coleman
Common Stock not currently pledged, less any Delivered Shares.
 
     No additional shares of Coleman Common Stock will be pledged irrespective
of the market value of the stock at any time. The Coleman Common Stock is
currently listed on the NYSE. Since January 1, 1996, the high
 
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and low sales prices of the Coleman Common Stock were $26 and $11 1/2 per share,
respectively. There currently is no public market for the Coleman Worldwide or
Coleman Holdings capital stock. The value of the collateral will be subject to
fluctuation and there can be no assurance that the proceeds from the sale or
sales of all of such collateral would be sufficient to satisfy the amounts due
on the Notes in the event of a default. In addition, the ability of the holders
of the Notes to realize upon the collateral may be subject to certain
limitations and there can be no assurance that the Trustee or the holders of the
Notes would be able to sell the shares pledged as collateral to secure the Notes
and the Coleman Worldwide Non-Recourse Guaranty at the then current market
value. Sales of substantial amounts of the Coleman Common Stock (whether by the
Trustee or other secured lenders, if any, or otherwise) could adversely affect
market prices.
 
     The Notes are not guaranteed by the Company, and except for the Coleman
Worldwide Non-Recourse Guaranty of Coleman Worldwide, which will terminate upon
the Coleman Worldwide Merger, the Notes are not guaranteed by any other
affiliate of the Issuer. If there were an Event of Default under the Indenture
and the Trustee under the Indenture or the holders of the Notes were to
foreclose upon the collateral, such foreclosure could constitute a change of
control of the Company which would result in an event of default permitting
acceleration under the Company Credit Agreement. There can be no assurance that
the assets of the Company and its subsidiaries would be sufficient to repay in
full borrowings under the Company Credit Agreement if they became due. In such
event no assets of the subsidiaries of the Company would be available to the
holders of the Notes and the value of the shares of Coleman Common Stock (and
Coleman Holdings and Coleman Worldwide capital stock) securing the Notes would
be substantially diminished or eliminated. Although currently unsecured, the
Company Credit Agreement provides that it will become secured by the Company's
assets at December 31, 1997 if a specified financial leverage requirement is not
met. If the Company Credit Agreement became secured, any enforcement of the
security interests securing the Company Credit Agreement, or enforcement of the
security interests securing any other indebtedness of the Issuer or its
subsidiaries, could have a material adverse effect on the market price of
Coleman Common Stock and on the ability of the Trustee to realize value through
sales of the collateral pledged to secure the Notes and the Coleman Worldwide
Non-Recourse Guaranty. The Indenture permits the Issuer, under certain
circumstances, to grant liens on its assets, if any, other than the shares of
Coleman Holdings, Coleman Worldwide or Coleman, as the case may be, pledged to

secure the Notes.
 
     Because the additional 26,000,000 shares of Coleman Common Stock to be
pledged to secure the Coleman Worldwide Non-Recourse Guaranty following the
Coleman Holdings Merger and the shares, if any, to be pledged upon the
completion of the LYONs Retirement, will not be pledged simultaneously with
Coleman Worldwide incurring its obligation to issue the Coleman Worldwide
Non-Recourse Guaranty, but rather will be pledged later, in certain
circumstances such pledge could constitute a preference if Coleman Worldwide
were to become a debtor in a bankruptcy case. Under applicable provisions of the
United States Bankruptcy Code (the 'Bankruptcy Code'), if Coleman Worldwide were
to become the subject of a bankruptcy case within the 90-day period following
the issuance of the Coleman Worldwide Non-Recourse Guaranty or following any
pledges of additional shares of Coleman Common Stock (or within one year of such
events if the entity for whom the transfer is made is an 'insider' within the
meaning of the Bankruptcy Code), a bankruptcy court could avoid the pledge of
Coleman Common Stock as a preference if Coleman Worldwide was insolvent at the
time thereof and the pledge enabled holders of the Notes to receive more than
they would if Coleman Worldwide were liquidated under the Bankruptcy Code. Such
pledges by Coleman Worldwide may also be voidable as preferences under similar
state laws, which in many cases have a 120-day preference period. The Notes are
not secured by a pledge of the Escrowed Funds. The Escrowed Funds could be
subject to the claims of creditors of the Issuer, if any, other than the holders
of the Notes.
 
CONTROL BY HOLDERS OF FIRST PRIORITY NOTES
 
     The First Priority Notes constitute approximately 82.0% of the aggregate
principal amount at maturity of the Notes sold in the Offering and the Second
Priority Notes constitute the balance. Under the terms of the Indenture, the
First Priority Notes and the Second Priority Notes will be treated as separate
series of securities for purposes of their respective rights to payment upon a
realization of the collateral securing the Notes and the Coleman Worldwide
Non-Recourse Guaranty. Accordingly, any proceeds received by the Trustee from a
realization on the collateral will be applied first to pay the expenses of the
Trustee under the Indenture, second to pay the Default Amount (as defined
herein) on the First Priority Notes and, thereafter, to pay the Default Amount
on the Second
 
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Priority Notes. For all other purposes the First Priority Notes and the Second
Priority Notes will be treated as a single class of securities issued under the
Indenture. Any actions that may be taken by the holders of less than all of
Notes outstanding under the Indenture, including the approval of any supplements
or amendments thereto, waivers of any past defaults, giving notice to the Issuer
and the Trustee of an Event of Default, rescinding an acceleration of the Notes,
exercising remedies with respect to the collateral securing the Notes and
controlling proceedings following an Event of Default, may be taken by the
holders of specified percentages of the aggregate principal amount at maturity
of Notes outstanding. There will be no separate class voting for holders of the
Second Priority Notes under any circumstances, even if the proposed action would

more adversely affect the holders of the Second Priority Notes. Accordingly, it
is expected that the holders of the First Priority Notes will be able to control
the vote on all actions requiring approval of the holders of a majority of the
aggregate principal amount at maturity of Notes outstanding without obtaining
the approval of any holders of the Second Priority Notes. With respect to
actions that may be taken by holders of at least 25% of the aggregate principal
amount at maturity of Notes outstanding, the approval of at least some of the
holders of the First Priority Notes will be required in order to take such
actions. In addition, if a default occurs under the Indenture, the Trustee may
be deemed to have a 'conflicting interest' within the meaning of the Trust
Indenture Act of 1939, as amended (the 'TIA'). In such case, the Trustee would
be required to eliminate the conflicting interest, by appointing another trustee
or otherwise.
 
RESTRICTIONS IMPOSED BY TERMS OF INDEBTEDNESS; CONSEQUENCES OF FAILURE TO COMPLY
 
     The terms and conditions of the Indenture, the Coleman Holdings Notes
Indenture, the LYONs Indenture, the Company Credit Agreement and the Company
Senior Notes (as defined herein) impose restrictions that affect, among other
things, the ability of the Issuer and its subsidiaries to incur debt, pay
dividends, make acquisitions, create liens, sell assets and make certain
investments.
 
     The terms of the Company Credit Agreement also require the Company to
maintain specified financial ratios and tests, including a specified ratio of
consolidated current assets to consolidated current liabilities, a specified
ratio of consolidated debt to consolidated net worth, a minimum interest
coverage ratio, a minimum fixed charge coverage ratio, and a minimum
consolidated net worth. The terms of the Company Senior Notes also require the
Company to maintain specified financial ratios and tests, including a specified
level of consolidated net worth. The Company's ability to comply with the
foregoing provisions can be affected by events beyond the Company's control, and
there can be no assurance that the Company will achieve operating results that
maintain compliance with such provisions. The breach of any of such covenants
would result in a default under the Company Credit Agreement or the Company
Senior Notes permitting the holders thereof to declare all amounts outstanding
thereunder to be due and payable. In addition, the terms of the LYONs Indenture
provide that if the Company fails to maintain a specified ratio of consolidated
debt to the sum of consolidated debt and consolidated net worth or Coleman
Worldwide fails to maintain a minimum consolidated net worth, an Additional
Purchase Right Event under the LYONs Indenture would occur, which would require
Coleman Worldwide to repurchase the LYONs. If an Additional Purchase Right Event
under the LYONs Indenture did so occur, however, the Issuer would be permitted
under the Indenture and the Escrow Agreement to use the Escrowed Funds to
finance such LYONs repurchase. If indebtedness of the Issuer or its subsidiaries
were to be accelerated or required to be repurchased, there could be no
assurance that the assets of the Issuer and its subsidiaries would be sufficient
to repay in full borrowings under the outstanding debt instruments of the Issuer
and its subsidiaries, including the Notes. See 'Management's Discussion and
Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations--Liquidity and Capital
Resources,' 'Description of the Notes' and 'Description of Other Indebtedness.'
 
     The events that constitute a Change of Control under the Indenture may also
constitute events of default or repurchase right events under certain

indebtedness of the Issuer's subsidiaries which indebtedness is effectively
senior to the Notes. See '--Subordination to Subsidiary Liabilities.' Such
events may permit the lenders under such debt instruments to accelerate the debt
(or, in the case of the Coleman Holdings Notes and the LYONs, to require the
issuers thereof to repurchase such securities) and, if the debt is not paid or
repurchased, to enforce their security interests, if any, thereby limiting the
Issuer's ability to raise cash to repurchase the Notes and reducing the
practical benefit of this provision to the holders of the Notes. As of March 31,
1997 after giving pro forma effect to the Offering, the Capital Contributions,
the Coleman Holdings Notes Redemption and the LYONs Retirement, the amount of
outstanding indebtedness that could be accelerated or result in a mandatory
repurchase
 
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under these circumstances would have been $205.1 million (excluding the Coleman
Holdings Notes and the LYONs). See '--Indebtedness and Ability to Repay the
Notes,' '--Subordination to Subsidiary Liabilities' and 'Description of the
Notes--Change of Control.'
 
COMPETITION
 
     The markets in which the Company operates are highly competitive. The
Company competes in selected product categories against a number of
multinational manufacturers, some of which are larger and have substantially
greater resources than the Company. See 'Business--Competition.'
 
SOCIAL, POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC RISKS AFFECTING FOREIGN OPERATIONS AND EFFECTS OF
FOREIGN CURRENCY FLUCTUATIONS
 
     The Company sells its products in more than 100 countries. As a result, the
Company is exposed to the risk of changes in social, political and economic
conditions inherent in foreign operations, including changes in the laws and
policies that govern foreign investment in countries where it has operations as
well as, to a lesser extent, changes in United States laws and regulations
relating to foreign trade and investment. In addition, the Company's results of
operations and the value of its foreign assets are affected by fluctuations in
foreign currency exchange rates, which may favorably or adversely affect
reported earnings and, accordingly, the comparability of period-to-period
results of operations. Changes in currency exchange rates may affect the
relative prices at which the Company and foreign competitors sell their products
in the same market. For 1996 and 1995, 32% and 24%, respectively, of the
Company's net sales were outside North America. The Company enters into forward
and option contracts to hedge certain cash flows denominated in foreign
currency. See 'Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
Results of Operations--Liquidity and Capital Resources.'
 
FRAUDULENT CONVEYANCE CONSIDERATIONS
 
     None of the proceeds from the Offering were made available to Coleman
Worldwide, which following the Coleman Holdings Notes Redemption will issue the
Coleman Worldwide Non-Recourse Guaranty to secure the Notes issued by its

parent, the Issuer, and pledge Coleman Common Stock as security therefor. Under
applicable provisions of federal bankruptcy law or comparable provisions of
state fraudulent transfer law, if a court were to find that at the time it
issued the Coleman Worldwide Non-Recourse Guaranty or pledged the Coleman Common
Stock in connection with the Offering (a) Coleman Worldwide issued the Coleman
Worldwide Non-Recourse Guaranty or pledged the Coleman Common Stock with the
intent of hindering, delaying or defrauding creditors, or (b) Coleman Worldwide
received less than reasonably equivalent value or fair consideration in exchange
for the obligations that it incurred under the Coleman Worldwide Non-Recourse
Guaranty, or for the pledge of Coleman Common Stock, and Coleman Worldwide (i)
was insolvent or was rendered insolvent by reason of such incurrence or pledge,
(ii) was engaged in business or a transaction, or was about to engage in
business or a transaction, for which its remaining assets constituted
unreasonably small capital or (iii) intended to incur, or believed that it would
incur, debts beyond its ability to pay such debts as they matured, the Coleman
Worldwide Non-Recourse Guaranty and the pledge of the Coleman Common Stock
securing the Coleman Worldwide Non-Recourse Guaranty could be voided, or claims
in respect of the Coleman Worldwide Non-Recourse Guaranty and the pledge could 
be subordinated to all other debts of Coleman Worldwide. In addition, any 
payments by Coleman Worldwide pursuant to the Coleman Worldwide Non-Recourse 
Guaranty could be avoided and be required to be returned to Coleman Worldwide, 
particular creditors of Coleman Worldwide or to a fund for the benefit of its 
creditors.
 
     The measures of insolvency for purposes of the foregoing considerations
will vary depending upon the law applied in any proceeding with respect to the
foregoing. Generally, however, Coleman Worldwide would be considered insolvent
if the sum of its debts, including contingent liabilities, were greater than the
value of all of its assets at a fair valuation or if the present fair saleable
value of its assets were less than the amount that would be required to pay its
probable liability on its existing debts, including contingent liabilities, as
they become absolute and mature. There can be no assurance, however, as to what
standard a court would apply in making such determination.
 
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ORIGINAL ISSUE DISCOUNT; LIMITATIONS ON HOLDERS' CLAIMS
 
     The Old Notes were, and the New Notes will be, issued at a substantial
original issue discount from their principal amount at maturity. Consequently,
purchasers of Notes will be required to include amounts in gross income for
federal income tax purposes in advance of receipt of the cash payments to which
the income is attributable. See 'Certain U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations'
for a more detailed discussion of the federal income tax consequences to the
purchasers of the Notes resulting from the purchase, ownership or disposition
thereof.
 
     Under the Indenture, in the event of an acceleration of the maturity of the
Notes upon the occurrence of an Event of Default, the holders of the Notes may
be entitled to recover only the amount which may be declared due and payable
pursuant to the Indenture, which will be less than the principal amount at
maturity of such Notes. See 'Description of the Notes--Defaults.'

 
     If a bankruptcy case is commenced by or against the Issuer under the
Bankruptcy Code, the claim of a holder of Notes with respect to the principal
amount thereof may be limited to an amount equal to the sum of (i) the Issue
Price of the Notes and (ii) that portion of the Original Issue Discount which is
not deemed to constitute 'unmatured interest' for purposes of the Bankruptcy
Code. Accordingly, holders of the Notes under such circumstances may, even if
sufficient funds are available, receive a lesser amount than they would be
entitled to under the express terms of the Indenture. In addition, there can be
no assurance that a bankruptcy court would compute the accrual of interest by
the same method as that used for the calculation of Original Issue Discount
under federal income tax law and, accordingly, a holder might be required to
recognize gain or loss in the event of a distribution related to such a
bankruptcy case.
 
LACK OF PUBLIC MARKET FOR THE NOTES
 
     The New Notes are being offered to the holders of the Old Notes. The Old
Notes were issued on May 20, 1997 to a small number of institutional investors
and institutional accredited investors and are eligible for trading in the
Private Offerings, Resales and Trading through Automated Linkages (PORTAL)
Market, the National Association of Securities Dealers' screen-based, automated
market for trading of securities eligible for resale under Rule 144A. To the
extent that Old Notes are tendered and accepted in the Exchange Offer, the
trading market for the remaining untendered Old Notes could be adversely
affected. There is no existing trading market for the New Notes, and there can
be no assurance regarding the future development of a market for the New Notes,
or the ability of holders of the New Notes to sell their New Notes or the price
at which such holders may be able to sell their New Notes. Although the Initial
Purchasers have informed the Issuer that they currently intend to make a market
in the New Notes, they are not obligated to do so and any such market making may
be discontinued at any time without notice. As a result, the market price of the
New Notes could be adversely affected. The Issuer does not intend to apply for
listing or quotation of the New Notes on any securities exchange or stock
market.
 
CONTROL BY MACANDREWS & FORBES
 
     MacAndrews & Forbes' indirect ownership of all of the capital stock of each
of the Issuer, Coleman Holdings and Coleman Worldwide and approximately 82.6% of
the Coleman Common Stock permits MacAndrews & Forbes to elect the entire Board
of Directors of each of the Issuer, Coleman Holdings, Coleman Worldwide and the
Company and to control the Issuer, Coleman Holdings, Coleman Worldwide and the
Company, including the vote on matters submitted to a vote of the Company's
stockholders. Although the Company has five directors who are neither officers
nor employees of MacAndrews & Forbes or any of its affiliates, the Board of
Directors of each of the Issuer, Coleman Holdings, Coleman Worldwide and the
Company has been, and is expected to continue to be, comprised entirely of
designees of MacAndrews & Forbes, which is wholly owned by Ronald O. Perelman.
 
     The shares of common stock of the Issuer and shares of common stock of
intermediate holding companies are or may from time to time be pledged to secure
obligations of MacAndrews & Forbes or its affiliates. A foreclosure upon any
such shares of common stock could constitute a change of control under the

Indenture and certain debt instruments of the Issuer's subsidiaries, including
the Company Credit Agreement, the Coleman Holdings Notes and the LYONs. See
'--Security for the Notes; Potential for Diminution.'
 
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FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
 
     This Prospectus contains certain forward-looking statements and information
relating to the Company that are based on the beliefs of management as well as
assumptions made by and information currently available to management. Such
forward-looking statements are principally contained in the sections 'Prospectus
Summary,' 'Business--Business Strategy' and 'Management's Discussion and
Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.' In addition, in
those and other portions of this Prospectus. the words 'anticipate,' 'believe,'
'estimate,' 'expect,' 'plans,' 'intends' and similar expressions, as they relate
to the Issuer, Coleman Holdings, Coleman Worldwide, the Company or management,
are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Such statements reflect the
current views of the Issuer and its subsidiaries with respect to future events
and are subject to certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions, including the
risk factors described in this Prospectus. In addition to factors that may be
described in this Prospectus, the following factors, among others, could cause
the actual results of the Issuer and its subsidiaries, including the Company, to
differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statements made:
(i) the success of the Company's restructuring programs, (ii) negative external
factors like adverse weather in North America or other regions, (iii) possible
continued consumer spending decline in Japan, (iv) the possibility the Company
may be required to renegotiate its credit agreements and (v) any difficulties or
delays in effecting the Coleman Holdings Notes Redemption and the LYONs
Retirement. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or
should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary
materially from those described herein as anticipated, believed, estimated or
expected. The Issuer does not intend to update these forward-looking statements.
 
                                USE OF PROCEEDS
 
     The Issuer will not receive any proceeds from the Exchange Offer. The
Issuer will use the net proceeds of the Offering, approximately $455.3 million,
to make the Capital Contributions to finance the Coleman Holdings Notes
Redemption and the LYONs Retirement. The Coleman Holdings Notes mature on May
27, 1998 and original issue discount thereon accretes at the rate of 10 7/8% per
annum, compounded on a semiannual bond equivalent basis. The LYONs mature on May
27, 2013 and original issue discount accretes at the rate of 7.25% per annum,
compounded on a semiannual bond equivalent basis. As of March 31, 1997, the
accreted value of the Coleman Holdings Notes and the LYONs was approximately
$248.9 million and $177.7 million, respectively. If there are any proceeds of
the Offering remaining after consummation of the Coleman Holdings Notes
Redemption and the LYONs Retirement, the Issuer intends to dividend or
distribute such funds to MacAndrews & Forbes. See 'Description of Other
Indebtedness.' Pending such uses, the net proceeds of the Offering are being
held in escrow and invested in Treasury Securities and other Permitted
Investments.

 
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CAPITALIZATION
 
     The following table sets forth the actual consolidated capitalization of
the Issuer and its subsidiaries as of March 31, 1997 and the consolidated
capitalization of the Issuer and its subsidiaries at such date as adjusted to
give effect to the Offering, the Capital Contributions, the Coleman Holdings
Notes Redemption and the LYONs Retirement, as if such transactions had been
consummated on March 31, 1997. The as adjusted information assumes that all
outstanding LYONs are redeemed on May 27, 1998. Due to its direct 100% ownership
of Coleman Holdings, indirect 100% ownership of Coleman Worldwide and indirect
82.6% ownership of Coleman, the Consolidated Financial Statements of the Issuer
and its subsidiaries include the accounts of Coleman Holdings and its
subsidiaries after elimination of all material intercompany accounts and
transactions. Minority interest primarily represents the minority stockholders'
proportionate share of the equity of Coleman. This table should be read in
conjunction with the Consolidated Financial Statements of the Issuer and the
notes thereto and the Pro Forma Financial Data included elsewhere in this
Prospectus.
AS OF MARCH 31, 1997
                                           -------------------------
                                             ACTUAL      AS ADJUSTED
                                           ----------    -----------
                                            (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS,
                                              EXCEPT SHARE DATA)
Short-term borrowings...................   $   79,562    $   79,562
Current portion of long-term debt.......          730           730
Long-term debt:
  The Issuer:
    First Priority Notes................   $       --    $  390,003 (a)
    Second Priority Notes...............           --        80,004 (a)
  Coleman Holdings:
    Coleman Holdings Notes..............      248,894            -- (b)
  Coleman Worldwide:
    LYONs...............................      177,736            -- (c)
  Coleman:
    7.26% Senior Notes due 2007.........      200,000       200,000
    7.10% Senior Notes due 2006.........       85,000        85,000
    7.25% Senior Notes due 2008.........       75,000        75,000
    Company Credit Agreement (d):
      Revolving credit facility.........      136,901       136,901
      Term loan.........................       68,167        68,167
    Other...............................        3,696         3,696
                                           ----------    -----------
      Total long-term debt, including
       current portion..................      995,394     1,038,771

      Less: current portion.............         (730)         (730)
                                           ----------    -----------
         Total long-term debt...........      994,664     1,038,041
                                           ----------    -----------
Minority interest.......................       44,598        44,598
Stockholder's deficit
  Common stock, $1.00 par value; 1,000
    shares authorized, issued and
    outstanding.........................            1             1
  Capital deficiency....................     (130,576)     (143,821)(e)
  Accumulated deficit...................      (53,842)      (76,618)(f)
  Currency translation adjustment.......       (2,364)       (2,364)
  Minimum pension liability
    adjustment..........................         (375)         (375)
                                           ----------    -----------
  Total stockholder's deficit...........     (187,156)     (223,177)
                                           ----------    -----------
Total capitalization....................   $  932,398    $  939,754
                                           ----------    -----------
                                           ----------    -----------
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(a) Reflects the issuance of the Notes, net of the Original Issue Discount of
    $210.5 million and $51.6 million for the First Priority Notes and Second
    Priority Notes, respectively.
 
(b) Reflects the Coleman Holdings Notes Redemption.
 
(c) Reflects the LYONs Retirement.
 
(d) The Company Credit Agreement consists of a $275.0 million revolving credit
    facility and a 385.1 million French Franc (approximately $68.2 million at
    March 31, 1997 exchange rates) term loan that matures on April 30, 2001. At
    March 31, 1997, $135.1 million was available for borrowings under the
    Company Credit Agreement.
 
(e) Reflects the distribution of the tax benefit relating to the interest
    accretion and extraordinary loss associated with the Coleman Holdings Notes
    Redemption and the LYONs Retirement since the Issuer is not a party to a tax
    sharing agreement.
 
(f) Reflects the interest accretion on the LYONs from April 1, 1997 through May
    27, 1998 and an extraordinary loss, net of taxes, related to the LYONs
    Retirement and reflects the interest accretion on the Coleman Holdings Notes
    from April 1, 1997 through July 15, 1997 and an extraordinary loss, net of
    taxes, related to the Coleman Holdings Notes Redemption.
 
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PRICE RANGE OF COLEMAN COMMON STOCK
 

     The Coleman Common Stock is listed and traded on the NYSE under the symbol
'CLN' and has unlisted trading privileges on the Midwest Stock Exchange and the
Pacific Stock Exchange. The following table sets forth the high and low sales
prices as reported on the NYSE Composite Tape for the Coleman Common Stock for
the first quarter in 1997, the second quarter in 1997 (through June 12, 1997)
and for each quarter in 1996 and 1995.
1997                                                 HIGH        LOW
--------------------------------------------------   ----        ---
First Quarter...................................   $16 1/8     $11 1/2
  Second Quarter (through June 12, 1997)..........    19 1/8      12 7/8
 
1996
--------------------------------------------------
  First Quarter...................................   $26         $16 5/16
  Second Quarter..................................    23 1/4      19 13/16
  Third Quarter...................................    21 5/8      13 3/4
  Fourth Quarter..................................    15 1/4      11 3/4
 
1995
--------------------------------------------------
  First Quarter...................................   $19 15/16   $16 1/4
  Second Quarter..................................    19 1/8      15 1/2
  Third Quarter...................................    19 9/16     17 11/16
  Fourth Quarter..................................    18 3/4      16 3/8
On June 12, 1997, the last reported sales price of the Coleman Common Stock
on the NYSE was $17 1/2 per share.
 
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PRO FORMA FINANCIAL DATA
 
     The following unaudited pro forma consolidated condensed statements of
operations and other data for the year ended December 31, 1996 and the three
months ended March 31, 1997 give pro forma effect to the Offering, the Capital
Contributions, the Coleman Holdings Notes Redemption and the LYONs Retirement,
in each case, as if such transactions had been consummated on January 1, 1996,
and the pro forma consolidated condensed balance sheet as of March 31, 1997
gives pro forma effect to the Offering, the Capital Contributions, the Coleman
Holdings Notes Redemption and the LYONs Retirement as if such transactions had
been consummated on March 31, 1997. The pro forma information assumes that all 
outstanding LYONs are redeemed on May 27, 1998, which is the first time that
Coleman Worldwide has the right to do so under the LYONs Indenture. The pro
forma adjustments are based upon available information and certain assumptions
that management of the Issuer believes are reasonable under the circumstances.
The pro forma financial data do not purport to represent the results of
operations or the financial position of the Issuer and its

subsidiaries that actually would have occurred had the foregoing transactions
been consummated on the aforesaid dates.
 
     The pro forma financial data should be read in conjunction with the
Consolidated Financial Statements of the Issuer and the notes thereto included
elsewhere in this Prospectus.
 
                 PRO FORMA CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED BALANCE SHEET
                             (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS)
                                  (UNAUDITED)
AS OF MARCH 31, 1997
                                           -----------------------------------------
                                             ACTUAL      ADJUSTMENTS      PRO FORMA
                                           ----------    -----------      ----------
Current Assets:
  Cash and cash equivalents.............   $   12,866     $ 455,257 (1)   $   11,971
                                                           (193,955)(2)
                                                           (262,197)(3)
  Accounts and notes receivable.........      271,617                        271,617
  Inventories...........................      288,166                        288,166
  Deferred tax assets...................       39,895                         39,895
  Prepaid assets and other..............       16,654                         16,654
                                           ----------    -----------      ----------
     Total current assets...............      629,198          (895)         628,303
Property, plant and equipment, net......      194,739                        194,739
Intangible assets related to businesses       341,907                        341,907
  acquired, net.........................
Note receivable-affiliate...............       47,739                         47,739
Deferred tax assets and other...........       41,348        14,750(1)        49,599
                                                             (5,043)(2)
                                                             (1,456)(3)
                                           ----------    -----------      ----------
                                            1,254,931         7,356        1,262,287
                                           ----------    -----------      ----------
                                           ----------    -----------      ----------
Current Liabilities:
  Accounts and notes payable............      194,462                        194,462
Other current liabilites................      115,971                        115,971
                                           ----------                     ----------
     Total current liabilities..........      310,433                        310,433
Long-term debt..........................      994,664       470,007(1)     1,038,041
                                                           (177,736)(2)
                                                           (248,894)(3)
Income taxes payable--affiliate.........       16,681                         16,681
Other liabilities.......................       75,711                         75,711
Minority interest.......................       44,598                         44,598
Stockholder's deficit...................     (187,156)      (21,262)(2)     (223,177)
                                                            (14,759)(3)
                                           ----------    -----------      ----------
                                           $1,254,931     $   7,356       $1,262,287
                                           ----------    -----------      ----------

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PRO FORMA CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
                             (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS)
                                  (UNAUDITED)
THREE MONTHS ENDED
                                                       MARCH 31, 1997                    YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1996
                                            -------------------------------------    -------------------------------------
                                              ACTUAL     ADJUSTMENTS     PRO FORMA       ACTUAL     ADJUSTMENTS     PRO FORMA
                                            ----------   -----------     ----------    ----------   -----------     ----------
Net revenues..............................  $  295,464                   $  295,464    $1,220,216                   $1,220,216
Cost of sales.............................     214,422                      214,422       928,497                      928,497
                                            ----------                   ----------    ----------                   ----------
Gross profit..............................      81,042                       81,042       291,719                      291,719
Selling, general and administrative
  expenses................................      65,952                       65,952       292,012                      292,012
Interest expense, net.....................      20,414    $  15,005 (4)      25,717        75,120    $  55,227 (4)      93,943
                                                             (9,702)(5)                                (36,404)(5)
Amortization of goodwill and deferred
  charges.................................       3,322          922 (4)       3,854        12,304        3,688 (4)     14,431
                                                               (390)(5)                                 (1,561)(5)
Other expense (income), net...............         271           --             271        (1,604)          --        (1,604)
                                            ----------   -----------     ----------    ----------    ---------   ----------
Loss before income taxes, minority
  interest and extraordinary item.........      (8,917)      (5,835)        (14,752)      (86,113)     (20,950)     (107,063)
Income tax benefit........................      (3,190)      (1,945)(6)      (5,135)      (23,766)      (6,961)(6)   (30,727)
 
Minority interest in earnings of Camping
  Gaz.....................................         112                          112         1,872                      1,872
Minority interest in earnings (loss) of
  Coleman.................................         120                          120        (7,262)                    (7,262)
                                            ----------   -----------     ----------    ----------    ---------    ----------
Loss before extraordinary item............  $   (5,959)   $  (3,890)     $   (9,849)   $  (56,957)   $ (13,989)   $  (70,946)
                                            ----------   -----------     ----------    ----------    ---------    ----------
                                            ----------   -----------     ----------    ----------    ---------    ----------
OTHER DATA:
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges (7)....          --                         --            --                         --
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(1) Reflects the issuance of the Notes, net of underwriting discounts and
    related fees and expenses.
 

(2) Reflects the LYONs Retirement at May 27, 1998 for aggregate consideration of
    $193,955, the accreted value on such date ($343.61 per $1,000 principal
    amount at maturity) plus related fees and expenses. Stockholder's deficit
    reflects a charge representing interest accretion on the LYONs from April 1,
    1997 through May 27, 1998 of $9,436 net of taxes, an extraordinary loss of
    $3,747, net of taxes, representing the write-off of deferred charges related
    to the LYONs and fees and expenses related to the LYONs Retirement and a
    distribution of the tax benefit of $8,079 associated with such charges since
    the Issuer is not a party to a tax sharing agreement.
 
(3) Reflects the redemption of the Coleman Holdings Notes for aggregate
    consideration of $262,197 based on the redemption price of 102.175% of the
    accreted value at July 15, 1997. Stockholder's deficit reflects a charge
    representing interest accretion on the Coleman Holdings Notes from April 1,
    1997 through July 15, 1997 of $5,018 net of taxes, an extraordinary loss of
    $4,575 net of taxes, representing the redemption premium paid to redeem the
    Coleman Holdings Notes and the write-off of deferred charges related to the
    Coleman Holdings Notes, and a distribution of the tax benefit of $5,166
    associated with such charges since the Issuer is not a party to a tax
    sharing agreement.
 
(4) Reflects interest expense on the New Notes based on a yield to maturity of
    11 1/8% on the New First Priority Notes and 12 7/8% on the New Second
    Priority Notes compounded semiannually on a bond equivalent basis, and the
    related amortization of deferred financing costs over four years.
 
(5) Reflects the elimination of interest expense and amortization of deferred
    financing costs related to the LYONs and Coleman Holdings Notes. Since the
    LYONs Retirement may not be completed until May 27, 1998, the Issuer and its
    subsidiaries will continue to incur interest expense on the outstanding
    principal amount of the LYONs not retired at a rate of 7.25% and will earn
    interest income on the Escrowed Funds for such period. Since the Coleman
    Holdings Notes Redemption will not be completed until approximately two
    months after the Offering, the Issuer and its subsidiaries will continue to
    incur interest expense on the Coleman Holdings Notes at a rate of 10.875%
    and will earn interest income on the Escrowed Funds for such period.
    Escrowed Funds are currently earning interest income at an annual rate of 
    approximately 5.5%.
 
(6) Reflects the tax effect of the pro forma adjustments.
 
(7) The actual and pro forma deficiency of earnings to fixed charges was $86,113
    and $107,063, respectively, for the year ended December 31, 1996 and $8,917
    and $14,752, respectively, for the three months ended March 31, 1997.
 

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SELECTED HISTORICAL FINANCIAL DATA
 
     The Issuer is a holding company formed in May 1997 to hold all of the
common stock of Coleman Holdings. Coleman Holdings is a holding company formed
in July 1993 in connection with the offering of the Coleman Holdings Notes and

holds all of the outstanding shares of capital stock of Coleman Worldwide.
Coleman Worldwide was formed in March 1993 in connection with the offering of
$575 million aggregate principal amount at maturity of LYONs and holds
44,067,520 shares of Coleman Common Stock, which represent approximately 82.6%
of the outstanding Coleman Common Stock. Coleman was formed in December 1991 to
succeed to the assets and liabilities of the outdoor products business of
Holdings. Due to the Issuer's 100% direct ownership of Coleman Holdings, 100%
indirect ownership of Coleman Worldwide and approximately 82.6% indirect
ownership of Coleman, the Consolidated Financial Statements of the Issuer
include the accounts of Coleman Holdings and its subsidiaries after elimination
of all material intercompany accounts and transactions. Minority interest
primarily represents the minority stockholders' proportionate share of the
results of operations and equity of Coleman.
 
     The selected historical financial data for, and as of the end of, each of
the years in the five year period ended December 31, 1996 have been derived from
the audited Consolidated Financial Statements of the Issuer and its
subsidiaries. The selected historical financial data for the three months ended
March 31, 1997 and 1996 and as of March 31, 1997 have been derived from the
unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements of the Issuer which reflect, in the
opinion of management, all adjustments (which include only normal recurring
adjustments) necessary to present fairly the financial data for such periods and
at such date. Results for the interim periods are not necessarily indicative of
results for the full year.
 
     The following selected historical financial data should be read in
conjunction with 'Capitalization,' 'Management's Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operations' and the Consolidated Financial
Statements of the Issuer and the notes thereto included elsewhere in this
Prospectus.
(DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS)
                                        THREE MONTHS ENDED
                                             MARCH 31,                       YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31,
                                        -------------------   ------------------------------------------------------
                                          1997       1996        1996        1995       1994       1993       1992
                                        --------   --------   ----------   --------   --------   --------   --------
OPERATIONS DATA:
Net revenues..........................  $295,464   $273,560   $1,220,216   $933,574   $751,580   $575,415   $505,815
Cost of sales (a).....................   214,422    192,594      928,497    649,427    535,710    400,052    350,141
                                        --------   --------   ----------   --------   --------   --------   --------
Gross profit..........................    81,042     80,966      291,719    284,147    215,870    175,363    155,674
Selling, general and administrative
  expenses (a)........................    65,952     46,800      292,012    175,036    128,664    102,214     92,711
Asset impairment charge (b)...........        --         --           --     12,289         --         --         --
Restructuring expense (c).............        --         --           --         --     18,456         --         --
Interest expense, net.................    20,414     16,960       75,120     57,830     43,736     23,760     14,465
Amortization of goodwill and deferred
  charges.............................     3,322      2,704       12,304      9,558      7,864      6,322      6,002
Gain on IPO (d).......................        --         --           --         --         --         --    (54,515)
Other (income) expense, net...........       271     (2,721)      (1,604)       283      1,138        766      1,343

                                        --------   --------   ----------   --------   --------   --------   --------
(Loss) earnings before income taxes,
  minority interest and extraordinary
  item................................    (8,917)    17,223      (86,113)    29,151     16,012     42,301     95,668
Income tax (benefit) expense (a)......    (3,190)     6,508      (23,766)    11,701      3,091     18,210     40,713
Minority interest.....................       232      2,535       (5,390)     6,696      5,734      6,401      4,428
                                        --------   --------   ----------   --------   --------   --------   --------
(Loss) earnings before extraordinary
  item................................    (5,959)     8,180      (56,957)    10,754      7,187     17,690     50,527
Extraordinary loss on early
  extinguishment of debt, net of
  income taxes........................        --       (582)      (1,244)      (787)      (677)        --         --
                                        --------   --------   ----------   --------   --------   --------   --------
Net (loss) earnings...................  $ (5,959)  $  7,598   $  (58,201)  $  9,967   $  6,510   $ 17,690   $ 50,527
                                        --------   --------   ----------   --------   --------   --------   --------
                                        --------   --------   ----------   --------   --------   --------   --------
OTHER DATA:
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges
  (e).................................        --       1.93x          --       1.45x      1.33x      2.51x      6.35x
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AS OF                           AS OF DECEMBER 31,
                                       MARCH 31,     ----------------------------------------------------------
                                          1997          1996         1995        1994        1993        1992
                                       ----------    ----------    --------    --------    --------    --------
BALANCE SHEET DATA:
Total assets........................   $1,254,931    $1,208,275    $909,460    $759,417    $558,243    $443,781
Long-term debt (including current
  portions).........................      995,394     1,000,541     738,672     642,297     489,618     237,098
Minority interest...................       44,598        45,088      49,266      42,233      39,952      36,372
Total stockholder's (deficit)
  equity............................     (187,156)     (177,936)   (113,320)   (114,998)   (115,692)     54,778
------------------------
(a) During 1996, the Company recorded restructuring and certain other charges
    totaling $52,516, net of tax. Cost of sales includes a pre-tax charge of
    $44,005, selling, general and administrative expenses include a pre-tax
    charge of $30,195, and the provision for income tax benefit includes $21,684
    of net tax benefits resulting from these charges.
 
(b) Asset impairment charge reflects primarily the non-recurring charge taken in
    connection with the adoption of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards
    No. 121.
 
(c) Restructuring expense reflects primarily the non-recurring charge taken in

    connection with the German Restructuring which includes severance costs,
    commitments to third parties and write-downs of leasehold improvements and
    other assets to estimated realizable values.
 
(d) Gain on IPO represents the gain to Coleman Worldwide on the sale of
    approximately 18% of the Coleman Common Stock in the IPO.

(e) Earnings used in computing the ratio of earnings to fixed charges consist of
    loss (earnings) before income taxes plus fixed charges. Fixed charges
    consist of interest expense (including amortization of debt issuance costs,
    but not the loss relating to the early extinguishment of debt) and 33% of
    rental expense (considered to be representative of the interest factors).
    The deficiency of earnings to fixed charges was $8,917 and $86,113 for the
    three months ended March 31, 1997 and the year ended December 31, 1996,
    respectively.
 
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MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF
                 FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
 
     The Issuer is a holding company with no business operations or source of
income of its own. Accordingly, except as otherwise indicated, the following
discussion relates to the results of operations of the Company. The following
discussion should be read in conjunction with the Consolidated Financial
Statements of the Issuer and the notes thereto included elsewhere in this
Prospectus. See 'Index to Consolidated Financial Statements.'
 
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
 
THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 1997 COMPARED WITH THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31,
1996
 
     Net revenues of $295.5 million in 1997 were $21.9 million or 8.0% greater
than in 1996 with outdoor recreation products increasing $29.2 million or 15.5%
and hardware products decreasing $7.3 million or 8.6%. Geographically, United
States and Canadian revenues decreased 7.9% while international revenues
increased 60.6%.
 
     Outdoor recreation products revenues increased $29.2 million or 15.5%. The
sales increase includes the effects of Camping Gaz, a business acquired in March
1996. Excluding the estimated effects of the Camping Gaz acquisition and the
strengthening of the US dollar, sales decreased approximately 3.9% reflecting
the Company's initiatives to reduce its dependence on promotional programs.
Hardware products revenues decreased $7.3 million or 8.6% due to the decline in
pressure washer sales, a result of the Company's decision to exit the electric
pressure washer business.
 
     Gross margins decreased as a percent of sales by 2.2 percentage points from
29.6% in 1996. The decrease is driven by the effect of lower production levels
and to a lesser extent increased resin costs associated with the Company's
plastics business. The closing or relocating of three domestic factories and the

closing of one international factory as part of the Company's restructuring
initiatives is intended to reduce manufacturing costs in the latter part of
1997.
 
     Selling, general and administrative ('SG&A') expenses were $65.9 million in
1997 compared to $46.7 million in 1996, an increase of 40.9%. The increase in
SG&A expenses reflects SG&A expenses associated with the Camping Gaz acquisition
and severance costs associated with recent executive changes.
 
     Interest expense was $10.7 million in 1997 compared with $8.1 million in
1996, an increase of $2.6 million. This increase was primarily the result of
higher borrowings to fund the Camping Gaz acquisition and to a lesser extent
higher interest rates. Coleman Worldwide, on a stand-alone basis, had $3.2
million of interest expense in 1997 compared with $3.0 million in 1996, an
increase of $0.2 million. This increase is a result of the effects of
compounding interest related to the LYONs. In addition, Coleman Holdings, on a
stand-alone basis, had $6.5 million of interest expense in 1997 compared with
$5.9 million in 1996, an increase of $0.6 million. This increase is a result of
the effects of compounding interest related to the Coleman Holdings Notes.
 
     During the three months ended March 31, 1996, holders of LYONs with a
principal amount at maturity of $9.4 million elected to exchange such LYONs
pursuant to the terms of the LYONs Indenture. In connection with these
exchanges, Coleman Worldwide delivered 74,107 shares of Coleman Common Stock
that Coleman Worldwide owned to the holders of such LYONs. Coleman Worldwide
recognized a gain of $2.7 million in connection with these exchanges which is
reflected in other income. Coleman Worldwide also recognized an extraordinary
loss on early extinguishment of debt as a result of the LYONs exchange in an
amount of $1.0 million ($0.6 million after tax). This extraordinary loss
represents (i) the excess fair value of the property delivered by Coleman
Worldwide to the holders of the LYONs which were exchanged over the accreted
value of the LYONs obligations at the time of the exchange, along with (ii) a
pro rata portion of the related unamortized financing costs associated with the
LYONs issuance.
 
     Minority interest in earnings of Camping Gaz represents the interest of
minority shareholders in certain subsidiary operations of Camping Gaz. Minority
interest in the earnings of Coleman represents the minority stockholders'
proportionate share of the results of operations of Coleman, which is reflected
on the Issuer's consolidated financial statements because of the Issuer's
approximate 82.6% ownership of Coleman Common Stock.
 
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The Company recorded a provision for income tax expense of $0.5 million or
38.6% of pre-tax earnings in 1997 compared to a provision for income tax expense
of $8.8 million or 37.0% of pre-tax earnings in 1996. On an unconsolidated
basis, Coleman Worldwide recorded an income tax benefit of $1.3 million in 1997
and $0.1 million in 1996, or approximately 38% of Coleman Worldwide's
unconsolidated pre-tax loss in each period. In addition, Coleman Holdings on an
unconsolidated basis, recorded a provision for income tax benefit of $2.4
million in 1997 and $2.2 million in 1996, or approximately 35.0% of Coleman

Holdings' unconsolidated pre-tax loss in each period.
 
     The Company recorded other charges of approximately $2.4 million, net of
taxes, for the first quarter of 1997 and expects to record a significantly
greater amount of restructuring and other charges for the second quarter of
1997. See 'Business--Business Strategy and Restructuring--Restructuring.' There
can be no assurance as to the amount of the restructuring and other charges to
be recorded in the second quarter of 1997 or that restructuring and other
charges will not be recorded in subsequent periods. See '--Liquidity and Capital
Resources.'
 
YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1996 COMPARED WITH THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1995
 
     Net revenues in 1996 and 1995 were $1,220.2 million and $933.6 million,
respectively, an increase of $286.6 million or 30.7% with outdoor recreation
products increasing by $170.7 million or 24.8% and hardware products increasing
$115.9 million or 47.4%. Geographically, United States and Canada revenues
increased 15.6%, while international revenues increased 79.5%.
 
     Outdoor recreation products revenues increased $170.7 million or 24.8%.
Excluding the impact of the Camping Gaz and Sierra acquisitions, the effect of a
weaker yen in 1996 as compared to 1995 and the one-time 1995 thermo-electric
cooler premium promotion, comparable outdoor recreation product revenues
increased approximately 6.4%. Significant revenue gains were experienced in the
backpack, tent and sleeping bag businesses, primarily in international markets.
In addition, the Company successfully introduced a new line of camping
accessories and expanded its heater and light businesses. These gains were
substantially offset by poor weather conditions during the camping season in
North America and the economic downturn experienced in Japan, both of which
adversely affected the demand for the Company's camping products. Hardware
products revenues increased 47.4% or $115.9 million. Excluding the impact of the
Seatt acquisition, comparable hardware products revenues increased approximately
13.8%, driven by strong generator and pressure washer sales.
 
     Gross margins, excluding the impact of restructuring and other charges
totaling $44.0 million which are more fully discussed below, decreased as a
percent of sales by 2.9 percentage points from 30.4% in 1995 to 27.5% in 1996.
This decrease is primarily the result of lower margins associated with the
Company's backpack business and the unfavorable effects of product mix including
significantly higher sales of pressure washers at lower gross margin percentages
and lower sales of camping products which tend to have higher gross margin
percentages than the Company's average.
 
     SG&A expenses, excluding $30.2 million of restructuring and other charges
as discussed more fully below, were $261.5 million in 1996 compared to $174.7
million in 1995, an increase of 49.7%. The increase in SG&A expenses primarily
reflects SG&A expenses associated with the Camping Gaz and Seatt business
acquisitions and to a lesser extent increased advertising and marketing
expenses.
 
     During 1996, the Company recorded restructuring and certain other charges
totaling $52.5 million net of tax. The restructuring charges total $45.1
million, net of tax, and consist of charges to (a) integrate the Camping Gaz and
Coleman operations into a single global recreation products business, (b) exit

the low-end electric pressure washer business, (c) exit a portion of the
Company's battery powered light business and settle certain litigation with
respect to this business, and (d) increase the valuation reserve for certain
foreign deferred income tax assets. Other charges of $7.4 million, net of tax,
relate to certain asset write-offs and other tax matters. These other charges
were incurred in the Company's normal course of business, although the amounts
involved are higher than similar charges that the Company has recorded in prior
periods. Cost of sales includes a pre-tax charge of $44.0 million, SG&A expenses
includes a pre-tax charge of $30.2 million, and the provision for income tax
expense includes $21.7 million of tax benefits resulting from these charges, net
of the effect of an increase in the valuation reserve related to certain foreign
deferred tax assets and other foreign tax charges.
 
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The Company's interest expense was $38.7 million in 1996 compared with
$24.5 million in 1995, an increase of $14.2 million. This increase was primarily
the result of higher borrowings to fund business acquisitions and support the
increased working capital. On an unconsolidated basis, Coleman Worldwide had an
additional $12.1 million of interest expense in 1996 compared with $11.4 million
in 1995, an increase of $0.7 million. This increase is a result of the effects
of compounding interest related to the LYONs. In addition, Coleman Holdings, on
an unconsolidated basis, had $24.3 million of interest expense in 1996 compared
with $21.9 million in 1995, an increase of $2.4 million. This increase is a
result of the effects of compounding interest related to the Coleman Holdings
Notes.
 
     The Company recorded an income tax benefit in 1996 of $10.9 million, which
includes the net tax benefits of $21.7 million associated with restructuring and
other charges discussed above. Excluding the net tax benefit from restructuring
and other charges, the provision for income taxes would have been $10.8 million
or 45.0% of pre-tax earnings, excluding restructuring and other charges, as
compared to a provision for income tax expense of $24.5 million or 37.9% of
pre-tax earnings in 1995. The increase is primarily due to losses of certain
foreign subsidiaries for which the Company has not recognized a tax benefit and
the impact of non-deductible goodwill amortization. On an unconsolidated basis,
Coleman Worldwide recorded an income tax benefit of $3.9 million in 1996 and
$4.6 million in 1995 or approximately 38% of Coleman Worldwide's unconsolidated
pre-tax loss in each period. In addition, Coleman Holdings on an unconsolidated
basis, recorded a provision for income tax benefit of $9.0 million in 1996 and
$8.2 million in 1995 or approximately 35.0% of Coleman Holdings' unconsolidated
pre-tax loss in each period.
 
     The Company obtained control of approximately 70% of Camping Gaz in March
1996 and obtained control of the remaining 30% in July 1996. Accordingly, the
minority interest in Camping Gaz for 1996 primarily represents the minority
shareholders' approximate 30% proportionate share of the results of operations
of Camping Gaz for the period March through June of 1996. Minority interest in
Camping Gaz also includes the interests of minority shareholders in certain
subsidiary operations of Camping Gaz.
 
     Minority interest in the loss of the Company represents the minority

stockholders' proportionate share of the results of operations of the Company,
which is reflected on the Issuer's Consolidated Financial Statements because of
the Issuer's ownership through Coleman Holdings and Coleman Worldwide of
approximately 83% of the Coleman Common Stock.
 
     During the second quarter of 1996, in connection with the renegotiation of
its then existing credit agreement, the Company recorded an extraordinary loss
of $1.1 million ($0.6 million after taxes) which represents a write-off of the
related unamortized financing costs associated with its then existing credit
agreement. During the third quarter of 1995, the Company completed a $200.0
million private placement debt issue. In connection with the private placement,
the Company renegotiated its previous credit agreement and recorded an
extraordinary loss of $1.3 million ($0.8 million after taxes) which represents a
write-off of the related unamortized financing costs associated with its
previous credit agreement.
 
YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1995 COMPARED WITH THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1994
 
     Net revenues in 1995 and 1994 were $933.6 million and $751.6 million,
respectively, an increase of $182.0 million, or 24.2% with outdoor recreation
products increasing by $125.2 million or 22.2% and hardware products increasing
$56.8 million or 30.2%. Geographically, United States and Canada revenues
increased 24.0%, while international revenues increased 25.1%.
 
     Outdoor recreation products revenues increased $125.2 million or 22.2%. The
sales increase includes the effects of a full twelve months of the Eastpak
business, a business acquired in November 1994. The sales increase also reflects
strong performance in the sleeping bag, tent, and the core camping businesses,
particularly in Japan. Sales of coolers and jugs increased overall in part due
to a thermo-electric cooler premium promotion that began in early 1995. In
addition, price increases in selected areas also helped to compensate for the
loss of revenues attributable to the German operations which were sold in the
third quarter of 1994. Hardware products revenues increased 30.2% or $56.8
million. The sales increase includes the effects of a full twelve months of the
compressor business, a business acquired in April of 1994. Pressure washer unit
sales continued to increase although per unit sales prices declined somewhat in
the latter half of 1995 in response to a more competitive market. In addition,
generator sales were up primarily as a result of storm activity in the latter
half of 1995.
 
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Gross margins increased as a percent of sales by 1.7 percentage points from
28.7% in 1994 to 30.4% in 1995. The margin improvement is due to the favorable
effects of the mix of products sold including higher margin new products. Gross
margins were negatively impacted in 1995 due to manufacturing inefficiencies,
integration costs and pricing issues at the Company's Brazilian operations. Cost
of sales in 1995 also includes a $6.3 million benefit resulting from the effects
of marking to market the Company's forward exchange contracts pursuant to the
guidance of the Emerging Issues Task Force (the 'EITF') in its consensus opinion
of EITF 95-2 'Determination of What Constitutes a Firm Commitment for Foreign
Currency Transactions Not Involving a Third Party', which was adopted in the

fourth quarter of 1995. Prior to the adoption of EITF 95-2, the Company
routinely used forward exchange contracts to hedge certain intercompany
commitments and deferred recognition of forward exchange contract gains and
losses until the component of the related hedge transaction was completed and
recognized in income. Cost of sales in 1994 also includes a $2.2 million charge
resulting from an increase in the Company's reserves for estimated costs of
environmental remediation efforts.
 
     SG&A expenses were $174.7 million in 1995, compared to $128.5 million in
1994, an increase of 36.0%. The increase in SG&A expenses is primarily related
to the Company's selling and marketing organization, SG&A expenses associated
with the businesses acquired in 1994, and expenses associated with the
relocation of corporate, certain international and hardware offices. Reduced
annual expenses associated with certain insurance programs helped reduce the
overall increase in SG&A.
 
     During the fourth quarter of 1995, the Company adopted Financial Accounting
Standards No. 121, 'Accounting for the Impairment of Long-Lived Assets and for
Long-Lived Assets to be Disposed Of' ('FAS 121'). In connection with the
adoption of FAS 121 the Company recognized an asset impairment charge of $12.3
million ($9.9 million after tax) related to its Brazilian operations. The
Brazilian operations had not performed to the Company's expectations since the
acquisition of this business in April of 1994, and, in the fourth quarter of
1995, the Company initiated actions to reduce the operating losses in Brazil.
These actions included replacing management, increasing prices, dramatically
downsizing the manufacturing operations and reducing SG&A and other overhead.
Because of these actions, the Company performed an impairment review pursuant to
the guidelines set forth in FAS 121 and concluded that a recognition of an asset
impairment charge was appropriate.
 
     During September 1994, the Company restructured its German manufacturing
operations in a move to strengthen its European business and eliminate
unprofitable operations. The German Restructuring resulted in a one-time charge
of approximately $18.0 million before tax and included severance costs of $1.5
million, commitments to third parties of approximately $5.5 million, and
write-downs of leasehold improvements and other assets to estimated realizable
values aggregating $11.0 million. In connection with the restructuring, the
Company recognized tax benefits of approximately $10.9 million relating to the
write-off of the Company's investment in its German operations. The Company also
announced a plan to change from manufacturing to sourcing for certain textile
product lines and to exit the market for personal flotation devices. This plan
resulted in a $0.5 million pretax charge.
 
     The Company's interest expense was $24.5 million in 1995 and $13.4 million
in 1994, an increase of $11.1 million. This increase was primarily the result of
higher borrowings in 1995 necessary to support the Company's acquisitions and
increased working capital needs related to the growth of the Company and, to a
lesser extent, higher interest rates in 1995. On an unconsolidated basis,
Coleman Worldwide had an additional $11.4 million of interest expense in 1995
compared with $10.6 million in 1994, an increase of $0.8 million, or 6.9%. This
increase is a result of the effects of compounding interest related to the
LYONs. In addition, Coleman Holdings, on an unconsolidated basis, had $21.9
million of interest expense in 1995 compared with $19.7 million in 1994, an
increase of $2.2 million, or 11.1%. This increase is a result of the effects of

compounding interest related to the Coleman Holdings Notes.
 
     Minority interest represents the minority stockholders' proportionate share
of the results of operations of the Company, which is reflected on the Issuer's
Consolidated Financial Statements because of the sale of approximately 18% of
the Coleman Common Stock in the IPO in 1992. Minority interest increased in 1995
due to an increase in the Company's income in 1995.
 
     The Company's effective income tax rate was 37.9% in 1995 compared with
30.6% in 1994. The increase in the effective tax rate in 1995 as compared to
1994 is primarily due to higher taxes on foreign earnings in the 1995
 
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period as compared to the 1994 period which was favorably impacted by the tax
benefits arising from permanent basis differences associated with the
restructuring of the German operations. The effective income tax rate in 1995
also reflects the favorable impact of tax benefits associated with the Company's
manufacturing operations in Puerto Rico, which were acquired in late 1994. The
Issuer's consolidated effective income tax rate was 40.1% in 1995 compared with
19.3% in 1994. The increase in the Issuer's consolidated effective income tax
rate reflects the proportionately greater impact of the items discussed above
when compared to the Issuer's consolidated earnings before income taxes,
minority interest and extraordinary item, partially offset by the
proportionately higher impact of nondeductible goodwill amortization when
compared with 1994.
 
     During the third quarter of 1995, the Company completed a $200.0 million
private placement debt issue. In connection with the private placement, the
Company renegotiated its previous credit agreement and recorded an extraordinary
loss of $1.3 million ($0.8 million after taxes), which represents a write-off of
the related unamortized financing costs associated with its previous credit
agreement. During the second quarter of 1994, in connection with the
renegotiation of its then existing credit agreement, the Company recorded an
extraordinary loss of $1.1 million ($0.7 million after taxes) which represents a
write-off of the related unamortized financing costs associated with its then
existing credit agreement.
 
LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
 
     Operating activities of the Issuer and its subsidiaries used $5.5 million
of cash during the year ended December 31, 1996 and provided $9.3 million and
$46.6 million for the years ended December 31, 1995 and 1994, respectively, and
used $48.1 million and $92.8 million during the three months ended March 31,
1997 and 1996, respectively. At December 31, 1996, receivables were
approximately equal to 1995 year-end levels, excluding the amount acquired in
connection with the Camping Gaz and Seatt acquisitions and the effect of the
restructuring and other charges described above. Inventories, excluding the
amount acquired in connection with the Camping Gaz and Seatt acquisitions and
the effect of the restructuring and other charges described above, increased by
$42.4 million during the year ended December 31, 1996 period primarily because
of lower than expected sales as described above. During the three months ended

March 31, 1997, receivables increased $67.5 million as a result of the
seasonality of the Company's sales and an increase in the overall level of such
sales. Despite the seasonality of the Company's business, inventories at March
31, 1997 were approximately equal to the levels at December 31, 1996 as a result
of the Company's initiative to reduce inventory.
 
     Net cash used for (provided by) investing activities by the Issuer and its
subsidiaries was $204.3 million, $68.3 million, and $157.1 million for the years
ended December 31, 1996, 1995 and 1994, respectively, and ($2.8) million and
$66.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 1997 and 1996, respectively.
Net cash used for investing activities was composed primarily of the Company's
capital expenditures, purchases of businesses, and also advances to Mafco under
the Coleman Worldwide Tax Sharing Agreement (as defined herein) and the terms of
the LYONs Indenture of $4.1 million, $6.7 million and $27.1 million for the
years ended December 31, 1996, 1995 and 1994, respectively. The Company's
capital expenditures were $41.3 million in the year ended December 31, 1996, and
the Company used $161.9 million of cash for business acquisitions during the
year ended December 31, 1996. During the three months ended March 31, 1997, the
Company's capital expenditures were $6.3 million, and Coleman Worldwide had a
reduction in the net advances to Mafco under the Coleman Worldwide Tax Sharing
Agreement and the terms of the LYONs Indenture in the amount of $7.0 million.
For 1997, the Company expects capital expenditures to be within the range of
$30.0 million to $40.0 million.
 
     Net cash provided by financing activities by the Issuer and its
subsidiaries was $210.7 million, $64.4 million, and $114.7 million for the years
ended December 31, 1996, 1995, and 1994, respectively, and consisted primarily
of increases in long-term borrowings and in 1994 from revolving credit agreement
borrowings. The Company paid $2.3 million to acquire 100,000 shares of Coleman
Common Stock in the open market during 1996. Coleman Holdings' net cash provided
by financing activities for the three months ended March 31, 1997 consisted
primarily of an increase in short-term borrowings to finance the seasonal
increase in working capital.
 
     The Company's working capital requirements are currently funded by cash
flow from operations and domestic and foreign bank lines of credit. In April
1996, the Company amended its then existing credit agreement to: (a) provide a
term loan of French Franc 385.1 million ($75.0 million at the then current
exchange rates and
 
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approximately $68.2 million at March 31, 1997), (b) provide an unsecured
revolving credit facility in an amount of $275.0 million, (c) allow for the
Camping Gaz acquisition and (d) extend the maturity of the Company Credit
Agreement. Due to the restructuring and other charges as discussed previously
and lower than expected operating results, the Company further amended the
Company Credit Agreement in October 1996 and again in March 1997.
 
     Availability under the Company Credit Agreement is reduced by any
commercial paper borrowings outstanding. The Company Credit Agreement is
available to the Company until April 30, 2001. At December 31, 1996, $128.1

million was available for borrowings under the Company Credit Agreement. At
March 31, 1997, $135.1 million was available for borrowings under the Company
Credit Agreement. However, the Indenture, the Coleman Holdings Indenture and the
LYONs Indenture contain certain provisions that by their terms restrict the
Company's ability to, among other things, incur debt. Accordingly, to the extent
that borrowings by the Company of amounts otherwise available under the Company
Credit Agreement exceed the level of borrowings permitted by such holding
company debt instruments, a default will result under such debt instruments.
 
     The outstanding loans under the Company Credit Agreement bear interest at
either of the following rates, as selected by the Company from time to time: (i)
the higher of the agent's base lending rate or the federal funds rate plus .50%
or (ii) the London Inter-Bank Offered Rate ('LIBOR') plus a margin ranging from
 .25% to 2.125% based on the Company's financial performance. If there is a
default, the interest rate otherwise in effect will be increased by 2% per
annum. The Company Credit Agreement also bears an overall facility fee ranging
from .15% to .375% based on the Company's financial performance.
 
     The Company Credit Agreement contains various restrictive covenants
including, without limitation, requirements for the maintenance of specified
financial ratios, levels of consolidated net worth and profits, and certain
other provisions limiting the incurrence of additional debt, purchase or
redemption of the Company's common stock, issuance of preferred stock of the
Company, and also prohibits the Company from paying any dividends until on or
after January 1, 1999 and limits the amount of dividends the Company may pay
thereafter. The Company Credit Agreement also provides for a specific
requirement relating to the Company's financial leverage at December 31, 1997
which, if not achieved, will result in the Company Credit Agreement becoming
secured by the Company's assets. For purposes of determining the Company's
compliance with certain of such financial covenants, the Company Credit
Agreement excludes up to $30 million of charges in connection with the Company's
restructuring initiatives. See 'Description of Other Indebtedness--Company
Credit Agreement.' In addition, substantially all of the Coleman Common Stock
owned by Coleman Worldwide are pledged to secure indebtedness of Coleman
Worldwide and of its parent, Coleman Holdings.
 
     The Company's ability to meet its current cash operating requirements,
including projected capital expenditures, tax sharing payments and other
obligations is dependent upon a combination of cash flows from operations and
borrowings under the Company Credit Agreement. The Company's ability to borrow
under the terms of the Company Credit Agreement is subject to the Company's
continuing requirement to meet the various restrictive covenants, including
without limitation, those described above. If the Company fails to meet the
various restrictive covenants of the Company Credit Agreement, the Company will
need to renegotiate its current Company Credit Agreement, and/or enter into
alternative financing arrangements. There is no assurance that the terms and
conditions of such agreements would be as favorable as those now contained in
the Company Credit Agreement.
 
     The Company financed the acquisition of the shares of Camping Gaz with the
net proceeds from (i) a private placement issuance and sale of $85.0 million
aggregate principal amount of 7.10% Senior Notes, Series A, due 2006 (the 'Notes
due 2006') and (ii) a private placement issuance and sale of $75.0 million
aggregate principal amount of 7.25% Senior Notes, Series B, due 2008 (the 'Notes

due 2008'). The Notes due 2006 bear interest at the rate of 7.10% per annum
payable semiannually, and the principal amount is payable in annual installments
of $12.1 million commencing June 13, 2000 with a final payment due on June 13,
2006. If there is a default, the interest rate will be the greater of (i) 9.10 %
or (ii) 2% above the prime interest rate. The Notes due 2008 bear interest at
the rate of 7.25% per annum payable semiannually, and the principal amount is
payable in annual installments of $15.0 million commencing June 13, 2004 with a
final payment due on June 13, 2008. If there is a default, the interest rate
will be the greater of (i) 9.25 % or (ii) 2% above the prime interest rate. The
Notes due 2006 and the Notes due 2008 are unsecured and are subject to various
restrictive covenants, including without
 
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limitation, requirements for the maintenance of specified financial ratios and
levels of consolidated net worth and certain other provisions limiting the
incurrence of additional debt and sale and leaseback transactions under the
terms of the Note Purchase Agreement. The Notes due 2006 and the Notes due 2008
and the Company's Notes due 2007 (as defined herein) shall become secured if the
Company Credit Agreement becomes secured as discussed above. See 'Description of
Other Indebtedness.'
 
     The Company's international operations are located primarily in Japan,
Europe, and Canada, which are not considered to be highly inflationary
environments. The Company uses a variety of derivative financial instruments to
manage its foreign currency and interest rate exposures. The Company does not
speculate on interest rates or foreign currency rates. Instead, it uses
derivatives when implementing its risk management strategies to reduce the
possible effects of these exposures.
 
     With respect to foreign currency exposures, the Company principally uses
forward and option contracts to reduce risks arising from firm commitments,
anticipated intercompany sales transactions and intercompany receivable and
payable balances. The Company generally uses interest rate swaps and interest
rate caps to fix certain of its variable rate debt. The Company manages credit
risk related to these derivative contracts through credit approvals, exposure
limits and other monitoring procedures.
 
     Coleman Worldwide is a holding company with no business operations or
source of income of its own, and its ability to meet its obligations with
respect to the LYONs and any other obligations is contingent upon distributions
from the Company, including payments under the Company Tax Sharing Agreement,
capital contributions or loans from its direct and indirect parent companies,
other borrowings and proceeds from the disposition of the Coleman Common Stock
owned by Coleman Worldwide. As the holder of approximately 83% of the Coleman
Common Stock, Coleman Worldwide has the ability to cause the Company to make
distributions up to the maximum amount permitted by law, subject to limitations
in the debt instruments of the Company. However, Coleman Worldwide currently
expects that, for the foreseeable future, the net earnings and cash flow of the
Company will be retained and used in the business of the Company and that
Coleman Worldwide will not receive any distributions from the Company other than
payments under the Company's tax sharing agreement. Furthermore, the terms of

the Company Credit Agreement prohibits the Company from paying any dividends
until on or after January 1, 1999 and limits the amount of dividends the Company
may pay thereafter. The receipt by Coleman Worldwide of tax sharing payments
from the Company will cease upon Coleman Worldwide's ownership interest in
Coleman falling below 80%, and the LYONs Indenture does not require Coleman
Worldwide to own more than a majority of the Coleman Common Stock. Pursuant to
the LYONs Indenture, at any time that the LYONs are outstanding, the amounts
that Coleman Worldwide would be required to pay to Mafco Holdings under the
Worldwide Tax Sharing Agreement, together with any remaining funds paid to
Coleman Worldwide by the Company under the Company Tax Sharing Agreement may not
be paid as tax sharing payments, but Coleman Worldwide may advance such funds to
Mafco Holdings as long as the aggregate amount of such advances at any time does
not exceed the issue price plus accrued OID of the LYONs. Such advances are
evidenced by noninterest bearing unsecured demand promissory notes from Mafco
Holdings in the amount of $47.7 million at March 31, 1997. See 'Relationship
with MacAndrews & Forbes--Tax Sharing Agreements.'
 
     The Issuer expects to use the Escrowed Funds to redeem the LYONs or to
repurchase the LYONs for cash, including upon the optional redemption on May 27,
1998 or upon the occurrence of any Additional Purchase Right Event (as defined),
or to repay the LYONs upon an acceleration after an Event of Default (as defined
in the LYONs Indenture) has occurred. There can be no assurance, however, that
the Escrowed Funds will be sufficient to consummate the LYONs Retirement. If the
Escrowed Funds are insufficient, the Issuer will be required to adopt one or
more alternatives, such as seeking capital contributions or loans from its
affiliates. None of the affiliates of the Issuer will be required to make any
capital contributions or other payments to the Issuer with respect to the
Issuer's obligations to consummate the LYONs Retirement. There can be no
assurance that any of the foregoing actions could be effected on satisfactory
terms, that they would be sufficient to enable the Issuer to consummate the
LYONs Retirement when required or that any of such actions would be permitted by
the terms of the Indenture, the LYONs Indenture or the debt instruments of the
Company then in effect.
 
     The LYONs Indenture provides the holders of LYONs with the option to
require Coleman Worldwide to purchase the LYONs after the occurrence of certain
events ('Additional Purchase Right Events'). Additional
 
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Purchase Right Events occur, among other things, upon the Company's Consolidated
Debt Ratio (as defined) exceeding 0.75 to 1.0 or the Consolidated Net Worth (as
defined) of Coleman Worldwide as of the end of any fiscal quarter being less
than a specified amount which is $60.0 million at March 31, 1997, which
specified amount increases to $70.0 million at June 30, 1997. The Indenture and
the Escrow Agreement will permit the use of Escrowed Funds to finance any
required purchase of LYONs by Coleman Worldwide following an Additional Purchase
Right Event.
 
     On March 31, 1997, MacAndrews Holdings assumed a liability of Coleman
Worldwide in the amount of approximately $2.3 million. The assumption was
accounted for as a capital contribution.

 
     Coleman Holdings is a holding company with no business operations or source
of income of its own, Coleman Holdings' only significant asset is all of the
common stock of Coleman Worldwide, which owns approximately 82.6% of the
outstanding shares of Coleman Common Stock. Coleman Holdings' principal business
operations are conducted by Coleman and its subsidiaries, and Coleman Holdings
has no operations of its own. Accordingly, Coleman Holdings' only source of cash
to pay its obligations with respect to the Coleman Holdings Notes and any other
obligations is distributions with respect to ownership interest in Coleman from
the net earnings and cash flow generated by Coleman, after payment by Coleman
Worldwide of amounts due on the LYONs for so long as they remain outstanding and
certain other expenses. However, Coleman Holdings currently expects that the
proceeds of the Offering will be contributed by the Issuer to Coleman Holdings
and used to fund the Coleman Holdings Notes Redemption.
 
     The Coleman Holdings Notes Indenture contains certain covenants that, among
other things, state that Coleman Holdings shall not permit the Company to issue
debt if after giving effect to such issuance the Company's Consolidated Debt
Ratio (as defined) exceeds 0.75 to 1.0. See 'Risk Factors--Indebtedness and
Ability to Repay the Notes,' 'Description of Other Indebtedness' and
'Description of the Notes.'
 
     The Issuer is a holding company with no business operations or source of
income of its own. The Issuer's only significant asset is all of the common
stock of Coleman Holdings, a holding company that through Coleman Worldwide owns
approximately 82.6% of the outstanding shares of Coleman Common Stock. The
Issuer's principal business operations are conducted by Coleman and its
subsidiaries, and the Issuer has no operations of its own. Accordingly, the
Issuer's only source of cash to pay its obligations with respect to the Notes
and any other obligations is expected to be distributions with respect to
ownership interest in Coleman from the net earnings and cash flow generated by
Coleman, after payment by Coleman Worldwide and Coleman Holdings of amounts due
on the LYONs and the Coleman Holdings Notes, as the case may be, for so long as
they remain outstanding and certain other expenses. As the indirect holder
through Coleman Worldwide of approximately 82.6% of the Coleman Common Stock,
the Issuer has the ability to cause the Company, Coleman Worldwide and Coleman
Holdings, to make distributions up to the maximum amount permitted by law,
subject to limitations in the debt instruments of the Company, Coleman Worldwide
and Coleman Holdings. However, the Issuer currently expects that, for the
foreseeable future, the net earnings and cash flow of the Company will be
retained and used in the business of the Company and that the Issuer will not
receive any distributions from the Company, Coleman Worldwide or Coleman
Holdings. The terms of the Company Credit Agreement prohibit the Company from
paying dividends until on or after January 1, 1999 and thereafter restrict the
Company's ability to pay dividends or make other payments to Coleman Worldwide,
Coleman Holdings and the Issuer. In addition, the LYONs Indenture restricts
Coleman Worldwide's ability to pay dividends and make other payments to Coleman
Holdings or the Issuer and the Coleman Holdings Notes Indenture restricts
Coleman Holdings' ability to pay dividends and make other payments to the
Issuer. Although Coleman Worldwide may receive payments from the Company
pursuant to the Company Tax Sharing Agreement, Coleman Worldwide will not
distribute such payments to Coleman Holdings or the Issuer. In addition, the
LYONs Indenture requires that any such payments received from the Company be
paid to Mafco or retained by Coleman Worldwide (except under certain limited

circumstances which are unlikely to occur prior to the LYONs Retirement). See
'Description of Other Indebtedness--Coleman Worldwide--The LYONs' and 'Risk
Factors--Holding Company Structure.'
 
     The Issuer currently anticipates that in order to pay the principal amount
at maturity of the Notes or upon the occurrence of an Event of Default, to
redeem the Notes or to repurchase the Notes upon the occurrence of a Change of
Control, the Issuer will be required to adopt one or more alternatives, such as
seeking capital contributions or loans from its affiliates, refinancing its
indebtedness or selling its equity securities or the equity
 
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securities or assets of Coleman. None of the affiliates of the Issuer is
required to make any capital contributions or other payments to the Issuer with
respect to the Issuer's obligations on the Notes, and, except for the Coleman
Worldwide Non-Recourse Guaranty to be issued following the Coleman Holdings
Notes Redemption, the obligations of the Issuer with respect to the Notes are
not guaranteed by any affiliate of the Issuer or any other person. There can be
no assurance that any of the foregoing actions could be effected on satisfactory
terms, that they would be sufficient to enable the Issuer to make any payments
in respect of the Notes when required or that any of such actions would be
permitted by the terms of the Indenture, the Coleman Holdings Notes Indenture,
the LYONs Indenture or the debt instruments of the Company or Coleman Worldwide
then in effect. Moreover, the events that constitute a Change of Control under
the Indenture may also constitute events of default or repurchase right events
under certain debt instruments of the Issuer's subsidiaries. Such events may
permit the lenders under such debt instruments to accelerate the debt (or, in
the case of LYONs, to require Coleman Worldwide to repurchase the LYONs) and, if
the debt is not paid or repurchased, to enforce their security interests in
substantially all of the assets of the Issuer's subsidiaries. Any such
enforcement may limit the Issuer's ability to raise cash to purchase the Notes
and may have a material adverse effect on the market price of Coleman Common
Stock and on the price that could be obtained for the Coleman Worldwide capital
stock and thus on the ability of the Trustee to realize value through sales of
the collateral. See 'Risk Factors--Indebtedness and Ability to Repay the Notes,'
'--Security for the Notes; Potential for Diminution,' 'Description of Other
Indebtedness' and 'Description of the Notes.'
 
SEASONALITY
 
     The Company's sales generally are highest in the second quarter of the year
and lowest in the fourth quarter. As a result of this seasonality, the Company
has generally incurred a loss in the fourth quarter. The Company's sales may be
affected by weather conditions, especially during the second and third quarters
of the year. For the years ended December 31, 1994, 1995 and 1996, second
quarter sales comprised approximately 34%, 33% and 37% of annual sales,
respectively. Consequently, the Company's annual results are generally dependent
on its results during the second quarter. Furthermore, the Company has announced
and is in the process of implementing certain restructuring initiatives, which
the Company expects to have an impact on its results during the remainder of
1997. There can be no assurance as to the Company's success in implementing such

initiatives or the results therefrom or as to any adverse impact of the
Company's restructuring initiatives. See '--Liquidity and Capital Resources.'
 
INFLATION
 
     In general, manufacturing costs are affected by inflation and the effects
of inflation may be experienced by the Company in future periods. Management
believes, however, that such effect has not been material to the Company during
the past three years.
 
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THE EXCHANGE OFFER
 
TERMS OF THE EXCHANGE OFFER; PERIOD FOR TENDERING OLD NOTES
 
     Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Prospectus
and in the accompanying Letter of Transmittal (which together constitute the
Exchange Offer), the Issuer will accept for exchange Old Notes which are
properly tendered on or prior to the Expiration Date and not withdrawn as
permitted below. As used herein, the term 'Expiration Date' means 5:00 p.m., New
York City time, on        , 1997; provided, however, that if the Issuer, in its
sole discretion, has extended the period of time for which the Exchange Offer is
open, the term 'Expiration Date' means the latest time and date to which the
Exchange Offer is extended.
 
     As of the date of this Prospectus, $600,475,000 aggregate principal amount
at maturity of the Old First Priority Notes and $131,560,000 aggregate principal
amount of the Old Second Priority Notes were outstanding. This Prospectus,
together with the Letter of Transmittal, is first being sent on or about
          , 1997, to all holders of Old Notes known to the Issuer. The Issuer's
obligation to accept Old Notes for exchange pursuant to the Exchange Offer is
subject to certain conditions as set forth below under '--Certain Conditions to
the Exchange Offer.'
 
     The Issuer expressly reserves the right, at any time or from time to time,
to extend the period of time during which the Exchange Offer is open, and
thereby delay acceptance for exchange of any Old Notes, by giving oral or
written notice of such extension to the holders thereof as described below.
During any such extension, all Old Notes previously tendered will remain subject
to the Exchange Offer and may be accepted for exchange by the Issuer. Any Old
Notes not accepted for exchange for any reason will be returned without expense
to the tendering holder thereof as promptly as practicable after the expiration
or termination of the Exchange Offer.
 
     Old Notes tendered in the Exchange Offer must be in denominations of
principal amount of $1,000 and any integral multiple thereof.
 
     The Issuer expressly reserves the right to amend or terminate the Exchange
Offer, and not to accept for exchange any Old Notes not therefore accepted for
exchange, upon the occurrence of any of the events specified below under
'--Certain Conditions to the Exchange Offer.' The Issuer will give oral or

written notice of any extension, amendment, non-acceptance or termination to the
holders of the Old Notes as promptly as practicable, such notice in the case of
any extension to be issued by means of a press release or other public
announcement no later than 9:00 a.m., New York City time, on the next business
day after the previously scheduled Expiration Date.
 
PROCEDURES TOR TENDERLNG OLD NOTES
 
     The tender to the Issuer of Old Notes by a holder thereof as set forth
below and the acceptance thereof by the Issuer will constitute a binding
agreement between the tendering holder and the Issuer upon the terms and subject
to the conditions set forth in this Prospectus and in the accompanying Letter of
Transmittal. Except as set forth below, a holder who wishes to tender Old Notes
for exchange pursuant to the Exchange Offer must transmit a properly completed
and duly executed Letter of Transmittal, including all other documents required
by such Letter of Transmittal, to First Trust National Association, as Exchange
Agent, at the address set forth below under '--Exchange Agent' on or prior to
the Expiration Date. In addition, either (i) certificates for such Old Notes
must be received by the Exchange Agent along with the Letter of Transmittal, or
(ii) a timely confirmation of a book-entry transfer (a 'Book-Entry
Confirmation') of such Old Notes, if such procedure is available, into the
Exchange Agent's account at The Depository Trust Company (the 'Book-Entry
Transfer Facility') pursuant to the procedure for book-entry transfer described
below, must be received by the Exchange Agent prior to the Expiration Date, or
(iii) the holder must comply with the guaranteed delivery procedures described
below. THE METHOD OF DELIVERY OF OLD NOTES, LETTERS OF TRANSMITTAL AND ALL OTHER
REQUIRED DOCUMENTS IS AT THE ELECTION AND RISK OF THE HOLDERS. IF SUCH DELIVERY
IS BY MAIL, IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT REGISTERED MAIL, PROPERLY INSURED, WITH
RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED, BE USED. IN ALL CASES, SUFFICIENT TIME SHOULD BE
ALLOWED TO ASSURE TIMELY DELIVERY. NO LETTERS OF TRANSMITTAL OR OLD NOTES SHOULD
BE SENT TO THE ISSUER.
 
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Signatures on a Letter of Transmittal or a notice of withdrawal, as the
case may be, must be guaranteed unless the Old Notes surrendered for exchange
pursuant thereto are tendered (i) by a registered holder of the Old Notes who
has not completed the box entitled 'Special Issuance Instructions' or 'Special
Delivery Instructions' on the Letter of Transmittal or (ii) for the account of
an Eligible Institution (as defined herein). In the event that signatures on a
Letter of Transmittal or a notice of withdrawal, as the case may be, are
required to be guaranteed, such guarantees must be by a firm which is a member
of a registered national securities exchange or a member of the National
Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. or by a commercial bank or trust company
having an office or correspondent in the United States (collectively, 'Eligible
Institutions'). If Old Notes are registered in the name of a person other than a
signer of the Letter of Transmittal, the Old Notes surrendered for exchange must
be endorsed by, or be accompanied by a written instrument or instruments of
transfer or exchange, in satisfactory form as determined by the Issuer in its
sole discretion, duly executed by, the registered Holder with the signature
thereon guaranteed by an Eligible Institution.
 

     All questions as to the validity, form, eligibility (including time of
receipt) and acceptance of Old Notes tendered for exchange will be determined by
the Issuer in its sole discretion, which determination shall be final and
binding. The Issuer reserves the absolute right to reject any and all tenders of
any particular Old Notes not properly tendered or to not accept any particular
Old Notes which acceptance might, in the judgment of the Issuer or its counsel,
be unlawful. The Issuer also reserves the absolute right to waive any defects or
irregularities or conditions of the Exchange Offer as to any particular Old
Notes either before or after the Expiration Date (including the right to waive
the ineligibility of any holder who seeks to tender Old Notes in the Exchange
Offer). The interpretation of the terms and conditions of the Exchange Offer as
to any particular Old Notes either before or after the Expiration Date
(including the Letter of Transmittal and the instructions thereto) by the Issuer
shall be final and binding on all parties. Unless waived, any defects or
irregularities in connection with tenders of Old Notes for exchange must be
cured within such reasonable period of time as the Issuer shall determine.
Neither the Issuer, the Exchange Agent nor any other person shall be under any
duty to give notification of any defect or irregularity with respect to any
tender of Old Notes for exchange, nor shall any of them incur any liability for
failure to give such notification.
 
     If the Letter of Transmittal is signed by a person or persons other than
the registered holder or holders of Old Notes, such Old Notes must be endorsed
or accompanied by appropriate powers of attorney, in either case signed exactly
as the name or names of the registered holder or holders that appear on the Old
Notes.
 
     If the Letter of Transmittal or any Old Notes or powers of attomey are
signed by trustees, executors, administrators, guardians, attorneys-in-fact,
officers of corporations or others acting in a fiduciary or representative
capacity, such persons should so indicate when signing, and, unless waived by
the Issuer, proper evidence satisfactory to the Issuer of their authority to so
act must be submitted.
 
     By tendering, each holder will represent to the Issuer that, among other
things, the New Notes acquired pursuant to the Exchange Offer are being obtained
in the ordinary course of business of the person receiving such New Notes,
whether or not such person is the holder, and that neither the holder nor such
other person has any arrangement or understanding with any person to participate
in the distribution of the New Notes. In the case of a holder that is not a
broker-dealer, each such holder, by tendering, will also represent to the Issuer
that such holder is not engaged in, or does not intend to engage in, a
distribution of the New Notes. If any holder or any such other person is an
'affiliate,' as defined under Rule 405 of the Securities Act, of the Issuer, or
is engaged in or intends to engage in or has an arrangement or understanding
with any person to participate in a distribution of such New Notes to be
acquired pursuant to the Exchange Offer, such holder or any such other person
(i) could not rely on the applicable interpretations of the staff of the SEC and
(ii) must comply with the registration and prospectus delivery requirements of
the Securities Act in connection with any resale transaction. Each broker-dealer
that receives New Notes for its own account in exchange for Old Notes, where
such Old Notes were acquired by such broker-dealer as a result of market-making
activities or other trading activities, must acknowledge that it will deliver a
prospectus in connection with any resale of such New Notes. See 'Plan of

Distribution.' The Letter of Transmittal states that by so acknowledging and by
delivering a prospectus, a broker-dealer will not be deemed to admit that it is
an 'underwriter' within the meaning of the Securities Act.
 
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ACCEPTANCE OF OLD NOTES FOR EXCHANGE; DELIVERY OF NEW NOTES
 
     Upon satisfaction or waiver of all of the conditions to the Exchange Offer,
the Issuer will accept, promptly after the Expiration Date, all Old Notes
properly tendered and will issue the New Notes promptly after acceptance of the
Old Notes. See '--Certain Conditions to the Exchange Offer.' For purposes of the
Exchange Offer, the Issuer shall be deemed to have accepted properly tendered
Old Notes for exchange when, as and if the Issuer has given oral or written
notice thereof to the Exchange Agent, with written confirmation of any oral
notice to be given promptly thereafter.
 
     For each Old Note accepted for exchange, the holder of such Old Note will
receive a New Note having a principal amount at maturity equal to that of the
surrendered Old Note. Original Issue Discount on the New Notes will accrue from
May 20, 1997, the date of original issuance of the Old Notes. If the Exchange
Offer is not consummated by November 17, 1997, interest will accrue on the Old
Notes (in addition to the accrual of Original Issue Discount) from and including
such date until but excluding the date of consummation of the Exchange Offer
payable in cash semiannually in arrears on May 15 and November 15 commencing May
15, 1998, at a rate per annum equal to .50% of the Accreted Value of the Old
Notes as of the November 15 or May 15 immediately preceding such interest
payment date. Payments of such interest, if any, on Old Notes in exchange for
which the New Notes were issued will be made to the persons who, at the close of
business on May 1 or November 1 next preceding the interest payment date, are
registered holders of such Old Notes if such record date occurs prior to such
exchange, or are registered holders of the New Notes if such record date occurs
on or after the date of such exchange, even if Notes are cancelled after the
record date and on or before the interest payment date.
 
     In all cases, issuance of New Notes for Old Notes that are accepted for
exchange pursuant to the Exchange Offer will be made only after timely receipt
by the Exchange Agent of certificates for such Old Notes or a timely Book-Entry
Confirmation of such Old Notes into the Exchange Agent's account at the
Book-Entry Transfer Facility, a properly completed and duly executed Letter of
Transmittal and all other required documents. If any tendered Old Notes are not
accepted for any reason set forth in the terms and conditions of the Exchange
Offer or if Old Notes are submitted for a greater principal amount at maturity
than the holder desired to exchange, such unaccepted or non-exchanged Old Notes
will be resumed without expense to the tendering holder thereof (or, in the case
of Old Notes tendered by book-entry transfer into the Exchange Agent's account
at the Book-Entry Transfer Facility pursuant to the book-entry procedures
described below, such non-exchanged Old Notes will be credited to an account
maintained with such Book-Entry Transfer Facility) as promptly as practicable
after the expiration or termination of the Exchange Offer.
 
BOOK-ENTRY TRANSFER

 
     The Exchange Agent will make a request to establish an account with respect
to the Old Notes at the Book-Entry Transfer Facility for purposes of the
Exchange Offer within two business days after the date of this Prospectus, and
any financial institution that is a participant in the Book-Entry Transfer
Facility's systems may make book-entry delivery of Old Notes by causing the
Book-Entry Transfer Facility to transfer such Old Notes into the Exchange
Agent's account at the Book-Entry Transfer Facility in accordance with such
Book-Entry Transfer Facility's procedures for transfer. However, although
delivery of Old Notes may be effected through book-entry transfer at the
Book-Entry Transfer Facility, the Letter of Transmittal or facsimile thereof,
with any required signature guarantees and any other required documents, must,
in any case, be transmitted to and received by the Exchange Agent at one of the
addresses set forth below under '--Exchange Agent' on or prior to the Expiration
Date or the guaranteed delivery procedures described below must be complied
with.
 
GUARANTEED DELIVERY PROCEDURES
 
     If a registered holder of the Old Notes desires to tender Old Notes held by
such holder and such Old Notes are not immediately available, or time will not
permit such holder's Old Notes or other required documents to reach the Exchange
Agent before the Expiration Date, or the procedure for book-entry transfer
cannot be completed on a timely basis, a tender may be effected if (i) the
tender is made through an Eligible Institution, (ii) prior to the Expiration
Date, the Exchange Agent received from such Eligible Institution a properly
completed and duly executed Letter of Transmittal (or a facsimile thereof) and
Notice of Guaranteed Delivery, substantially in the form provided by the Issuer
(by telegram, telex, facsimile transmission, mail or hand delivery), setting
 
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forth the name and address of the holder of Old Notes and the amount of Old
Notes tendered, stating that the tender is being made thereby and guaranteeing
that within three New York Stock Exchange ('NYSE') trading days after the date
of execution of the Notice of Guaranteed Delivery, the certificates for all
physically tendered Old Notes, in proper form for transfer, or a Book-Entry
Confirmation, as the case may be, and any other documents required by the Letter
of Transmittal will be deposited by the Eligible Institution with the Exchange
Agent, and (iii) the certificates for all physically tendered Old Notes, in
proper form for transfer, or a Book-Entry Confirmation, as the case may be, and
all other documents required by the Letter of Transmittal, are received by the
Exchange Agent within three NYSE trading days after the date of execution of the
Notice of Guaranteed Delivery.
 
WITHDRAWAL RIGHTS
 
     Tenders of Old Notes may be withdrawn at any time prior to the Expiration
Date.
 
     For a withdrawal to be effective, a written notice of withdrawal must be
received by the Exchange Agent at one of the addresses set forth below under

'--Exchange Agent.' Any such notice of withdrawal must specify the name of the
person having tendered the Old Notes to be withdrawn, identify the Old Notes to
be withdrawn (including the principal amount of such Old Notes), and (where
certificates for Old Notes have been transmitted) specify the name in which such
Old Notes are registered, if different from that of the withdrawing holder. If
certificates for Old Notes have been delivered or otherwise identified to the
Exchange Agent, then, prior to the release of such certificates the withdrawing
holder must also submit the serial numbers of the particular certificates to be
withdrawn and signed notice of withdrawal with signatures guaranteed by an
Eligible Institution unless such holder is an Eligible Institution. If Old Notes
have been tendered pursuant to the procedure for book-entry transfer described
above, any notice of withdrawal must specify the name and number of the account
at the Book-Entry Transfer Facility to be credited with the withdrawn Old Notes
and otherwise comply with the procedures of such facility. All questions as to
the validity, form and eligibility (including time of receipt) of such notices
will be determined by the Issuer, whose determination shall be final and binding
on all parties. Any Old Notes so withdrawn will be deemed not to have been
validly tendered for exchange for purposes of the Exchange Offer. Any Old Notes
which have been tendered for exchange but which are not exchanged for any reason
will be returned to the holder thereof without cost to such holder (or, in the
case of Old Notes tendered by book-entry transfer into the Exchange Agent's
account at the Book-Entry Transfer Facility pursuant to the book-entry transfer
procedures described above, such Old Notes will be credited to an account
maintained with such Book-Entry Transfer Facility for the Old Notes) as soon as
practicable after withdrawal, rejection of tender or termination of the Exchange
Offer. Properly withdrawn Old Notes may be retendered by following one of the
procedures described under '--Procedures for Tendering Old Notes' above at any
time on or prior to the Expiration Date.
 
CERTAIN CONDITIONS TO THE EXCHANGE OFFER
 
     Notwithstanding any other provision of the Exchange Offer, the Issuer shall
not be required to accept for exchange, or to issue New Notes in exchange for,
any Old Notes and may terminate or amend the Exchange Offer, if at any time
before the acceptance of such Old Notes for exchange or the exchange of the New
Notes for such Old Notes, any of the following events shall occur:
 
          (a) there shall be threatened, instituted or pending any action or
     proceeding before, or any injunction, order of decree shall have been
     issued by, any court or governmental agency or other governmental
     regulatory or administrative agency or commission, (i) seeking to restrain
     or prohibit the making or consummation of the Exchange Offer or any other
     transaction contemplated by the Exchange Offer, or assessing or seeking any
     damages as a result thereof, or (ii) resulting in a material delay in the
     ability of the Issuer to accept for exchange or exchange some or all of the
     Old Notes pursuant to the Exchange Offer; or any statute, rule, regulation,
     order or injunction shall be sought, proposed, introduced, enacted,
     promulgated or deemed applicable to the Exchange Offer or any of the
     transactions contemplated by the Exchange Offer by any government or
     governmental authority, domestic or foreign, or any action shall have been
     taken, proposed or threatened, by any government, governmental authority,
     agency or court, domestic or foreign, that in the reasonable judgment of
     the Issuer might directly or indirectly result in any of the consequences
     referred to in clauses (i) or (ii) above or, in the reasonable judgment of

     the Issuer, might result in the holders
 
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of New Notes having obligations with respect to resales and transfers of
     New Notes which are greater than those described in the interpretation of
     the SEC referred to on the cover page of this Prospectus, or would
     otherwise make it inadvisable to proceed with the Exchange Offer; or
 
          (b) there shall have occurred (i) any general suspension of or general
     limitation on prices for, or trading in, securities on any national
     securities exchange or in the over-the-counter market, (ii) any limitation
     by any governmental agency or authority which may adversely affect the
     ability of the Issuer to complete the transactions contemplated by the
     Exchange Offer, (iii) a declaration of a banking moratorium or any
     suspension of payments in respect of banks in the United States or any
     limitation by any governmental agency or authority which adversely affects
     the extension of credit or (iv) a commencement of a war, armed hostilities
     or other similar international calamity directly or indirectly involving
     the United States, or, in the case of any of the foregoing existing at the
     time of the commencement of the Exchange Offer, a material acceleration or
     worsening thereof; or
 
          (c) any change (or any development involving a prospective change)
     shall have occurred or be threatened in the business, properties, assets,
     liabilities, financial condition, operations, results of operations or
     prospects of the Issuer and its subsidiaries taken as a whole that, in the
     reasonable judgment of the Issuer, is or may be adverse to the Issuer, or
     the Issuer shall have become aware of facts that, in the reasonable
     judgment of the Issuer, have or may have adverse significance with respect
     to the value of the Old Notes or the New Notes;
 
which in the reasonable judgment of the Issuer in any case, and regardless of
the circumstances (including any action by the Issuer) giving rise to any event
described above, makes it inadvisable to proceed with the Exchange Offer and/or
with such acceptance for exchange or with such exchange.
 
     The foregoing conditions are for the sole benefit of the Issuer and may be
asserted by the Issuer regardless of the circumstances giving rise to any such
condition or may be waived by the Issuer in whole or in part at any time and
from time to time in its sole discretion. The failure by the Issuer at any time
to exercise any of the foregoing rights shall not be deemed a waiver of any such
right and each such right shall be deemed an ongoing right which may be asserted
at any time and from time to time.
 
     In addition, the Issuer will not accept for exchange any Old Notes
tendered, and no New Notes will be issued in exchange for any such Old Notes, if
at such time any stop order shall be threatened or in effect with respect to the
Registration Statement of which this Prospectus constitutes a part or the
qualification of the Indenture under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (the
'TIA').
 

EXCHANGE AGENT
 
     First Trust National Association has been appointed as the Exchange Agent
for the Exchange Offer. All executed Letters of Transmittal should be directed
to the Exchange Agent at one of the addresses set forth below. Questions and
requests for assistance, requests for additional copies of this Prospectus or of
the Letter of Transmittal and requests for Notices of Guaranteed Delivery should
be directed to the Exchange Agent addressed as follows:
 
         Delivery To: First Trust National Association, Exchange Agent
By Mail:                     By Overnight Courier or Hand:
   First Trust National Association        First Trust National Association
      Corporate Trust Depositary                 180 East 5th Street
            P.O. Box 64485                         4th Floor Window
       St. Paul, MN 59164-9549                    St. Paul, MN 55101
        Attn: Corporate Trust                   Attn: Corporate Trust
                                By Facsimile:
                                (612) 244-1537
                            Confirm by Telephone:
                                (612) 973-5800
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DELIVERY OF THE LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL TO AN ADDRESS OTHER THAN AS SET FORTH
ABOVE OR TRANSMISSION OF INSTRUCTIONS VIA FACSIMILE OTHER THAN AS SET FORTH
ABOVE DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A VALID DELIVERY OF SUCH LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL.
 
FEES AND EXPENSES
 
     The Issuer will not make any payment to brokers, dealers, or others
soliciting acceptances of the Exchange Offer.
 
     The estimated cash expenses to be incurred in connection with the Exchange
Offer will be paid by the Issuer and are estimated in the aggregate to be
$       .
 
TRANSFER TAXES
 
     Holders who tender their Old Notes for exchange will not be obligated to
pay any transfer taxes in connection therewith, except that holders who instruct
the Issuer to register New Notes in the name of, or request that Old Notes not
tendered or not accepted in the Exchange Offer be returned to, a person other
than the registered tendering holder will be responsible for the payment of any
applicable transfer tax thereon.
 
CONSEQUENCES OF EXCHANGING OLD NOTES
 
     Holders of Old Notes who do not exchange their Old Notes for New Notes

pursuant to the Exchange Offer will continue to be subject to the provisions in
the Indenture regarding transfer and exchange of the Old Notes and the
restrictions on transfer of such Old Notes as set forth in the legend thereon as
a consequence of the issuance of the Old Notes pursuant to exemptions from, or
in transactions not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities
Act and applicable state securities laws. In general, the Old Notes may not be
offered or sold, unless registered under the Securities Act, except pursuant to
an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the Securities Act and
applicable state securities laws. The Issuer does not currently anticipate that
it will register Old Notes under the Securities Act. See 'Description of the
Notes--Registration Rights.' Based on interpretations by the staff of the SEC,
as set forth in no-action letters issued to third parties, the Issuer believes
that New Notes issued pursuant to the Exchange Offer in exchange for Old Notes
may be offered for resale, resold or otherwise transferred by holders thereof
(other than any such holder which is an 'affiliate' of the Issuer within the
meaning of Rule 405 under the Securities Act) without compliance with the
registration and prospectus delivery provisions of the Securities Act, provided
that such New Notes are acquired in the ordinary course of such holders'
business and such holders have no arrangement or understanding with any person
to participate in the distribution of such New Notes. However, the Issuer does
not intend to request the SEC to consider, and the SEC has not considered, the
Exchange Offer in the context of a no-action letter and there can be no
assurance that the staff of the SEC would make a similar determination with
respect to the Exchange Offer as in such other circumstances. Each holder, other
than a broker-dealer, must acknowledge that it is not engaged in, and does not
intend to engage in, a distribution of New Notes and has no arrangement or
understanding to participate in a distribution of New Notes. If any holder is an
affiliate of the Issuer, is engaged in or intends to engage in or has any
arrangement or understanding with respect to the distribution of the New Notes
to be acquired pursuant to the Exchange Offer, such holder (i) could not rely on
the applicable interpretations of the staff of the SEC and (ii) must comply with
the registration and prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act in
connection with any resale transaction. Each broker-dealer that receives New
Notes for its own account in exchange for Old Notes, where such Old Notes were
acquired by such broker-dealer as a result of market-making activities or other
trading activities, must acknowledge that it will deliver a prospectus in
connection with any resale of such New Notes. See 'Plan of Distribution.' In
addition, to comply with state securities laws, the New Notes may not be offered
or sold in any state unless they have been registered or qualified for sale in
such state or an exemption from registration or qualification is available and
is complied with. The offer and sale of the New Notes to 'qualified
institutional buyers' (as such term is defined under Rule 144A of the Securities
Act) is generally exempt from registration or qualifcation under the state
securities laws. The Issuer currently does not intend to register or qualify the
sale of the New Notes in any state where an exemption from registration or
qualification is required and not available.
 
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BUSINESS
 
THE ISSUER

 
     The Issuer is a holding company whose only significant asset is all of the
common stock, par value $1.00 per share, of Coleman Holdings. Coleman Holdings
is a holding company formed in July 1993 in connection with the offering of the
Coleman Holdings Notes and holds all of the outstanding shares of capital stock
of Coleman Worldwide. Coleman Worldwide was formed in March 1993 in connection
with the offering of $575 million aggregate principal amount at maturity of
LYONs. Coleman Worldwide also holds 44,067,520 shares of the Coleman Common
Stock, which represent approximately 82.6% of the outstanding Coleman Common
Stock. As such, the Issuer's principal business operations are conducted by
Coleman and its subsidiaries, and the Issuer has no operations of its own. The
Issuer is an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of MacAndrews Holdings, a
corporation wholly owned by Ronald O. Perelman. See 'Relationship with
MacAndrews & Forbes' and 'Ownership of Common Stock.' Following the Coleman
Holdings Notes Redemption, Coleman Holdings expects to be merged with and into
the Issuer in the Coleman Holdings Merger. Following the LYONs Retirement, the
Issuer expects to be merged with and into Coleman Worldwide in the Coleman
Worldwide Merger, with Coleman Worldwide as the surviving corporation.
 
THE COMPANY
 
     Coleman is a leading manufacturer and marketer of consumer products for the
outdoor recreation and hardware markets on a global basis. The Company's
products have been sold domestically and internationally under the Coleman brand
name since the 1920s. The Company believes its strong market position is
attributable primarily to its well-recognized trademarks, particularly the
Coleman brand name, broad product line, product quality and innovation, and
marketing, distribution and manufacturing expertise.
 
     The Company participates in two primary markets, outdoor recreation and
hardware. The Company's principal outdoor recreation products include a
comprehensive line of lanterns and stoves for outdoor recreational use,
fuel-related products such as disposable fuel cartridges, a broad range of
coolers and jugs, sleeping bags, backpacks, tents, outdoor folding furniture,
portable electric lights, spas, camping accessories and other products for
recreational use. These outdoor recreation products are distributed
predominantly through mass merchandisers, sporting goods chains and outdoor
specialty stores. The Company's principal hardware products include portable
generators, portable and stationary air compressors, and safety and security
products such as smoke alarms, carbon monoxide detectors and thermostats.
 
     The Company has made several acquisitions in recent years designed to
expand its product lines in the outdoor recreation market. In 1996, the Company
acquired the French company, Camping Gaz, which is a leader in the European
camping equipment market. In 1995, the Company acquired Sierra, a manufacturer
of portable outdoor and recreational folding furniture and accessories. In 1994,
the Company acquired substantially all of the assets of Eastpak. In 1993, the
Company acquired substantially all of the assets associated with the butane
business of Taymar in the United Kingdom and substantially all of the assets of
S.V.B. in Italy. Taymar manufactures and distributes lightweight butane camping
lanterns and stoves, as well as butane gas torches and other accessories. S.V.B.
manufactures and distributes a wide range of products for the camping and
hardware markets under the S.V.B. brand name.
 

     The Company also restructured certain operations in the outdoor recreation
market. In 1994, the Company completed the German Restructuring of its German
manufacturing operations, including selling its plastic cooler business located
in Inheiden, Germany and Loucka, Czech Republic. In 1996, the Company closed the
Brazilian manufacturing operations it had acquired from Metal Yanes, Ltda. in
1994.
 
     The Company has also expanded its presence in the hardware market through
its acquisition in 1996 of the assets of Seatt, a leading designer, manufacturer
and distributor of smoke alarms, thermostats and carbon monoxide detectors, its
acquisition in 1995 of substantially all of the assets of ATI, a manufacturer of
technologically advanced lightweight generators and battery charging equipment,
and its acquisition in 1994 of substantially all of the assets of Sanborn, a
manufacturer of a broad line of portable and stationary air compressors.
 
PRODUCTS
 
     The Company participates in two primary markets, outdoor recreation and
hardware.
 
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Outdoor Recreation
 
     The Company's principal products include a comprehensive line of lanterns
and stoves for outdoor recreational use, fuel-related products such as
disposable fuel cartridges, a broad range of coolers and jugs, sleeping bags,
backpacks, tents, outdoor folding furniture, portable electric lights, spas,
camping accessories and other products for recreational use. These products are
distributed predominantly through mass merchandisers, sporting goods chains and
outdoor specialty stores.
 
     Lanterns and Stoves.  Coleman believes it is the leading manufacturer of
lanterns and stoves for outdoor recreational use in the world. Coleman's liquid
fuel appliances include single and dual fuel-powered lanterns and stoves.
Coleman also manufactures a broad range of propane- and butane-fueled lanterns
and stoves, which allow the user to regulate the intensity of light or heat.
These products are manufactured at the Company's facilities located in the
United States and Europe and are marketed under the Coleman, Camping Gaz and
Peak 1 brand names.
 
     Fuel.  The Company is a leading supplier to the worldwide camping and
outdoor recreation market of propane and butane cartridges and camping fuel. In
addition to manufacturing and filling disposable propane cartridges and
refillable LPG cylinders, Coleman sells camping fuel that is refined and canned
to its specifications by various suppliers, fills butane gas cartridges and
purchases butane-filled gas cartridges from third-party vendors for sale to
customers throughout the world. These products are marketed under the Coleman,
Camping Gaz and Peak 1 brand names.
 
     Coolers and Jugs.  The Company manufactures and sells a wide variety of
insulated coolers and jugs and reusable ice substitutes. The Company's cooler

line includes personal coolers for camping, picnics or lunch box use; large
coolers; beverage coolers for use at work sites and recreational and social
events; and soft-sided coolers. Coleman's cooler products are manufactured
predominantly at the Company's facilities located in the United States and are
marketed under the Coleman brand name worldwide and under the Camping Gaz brand
name in Europe. In addition, the Company also manufactures coolers and jugs for
third parties to be given away as promotions or sold with the customer's own
products as a premium.
 
     Recreational Soft Goods.  The Company designs, manufactures or sources, and
markets textile products, including tents, sleeping bags, backpacks, daysacks,
sports bags, duffle bags and rucksacks. These products are manufactured at the
Company's facilities located in the United States and Puerto Rico or sourced
from third-party vendors who manufacture them to the Company's specifications.
The Company's tents and sleeping bags are marketed under the Coleman and Peak 1
brand names, while its daysacks, sport bags and related products are marketed
under the Coleman, Eastpak and newly licensed Timberland brand names. In
addition to mass merchandisers, sporting goods chains and outdoor specialty
stores, the Company distributes daysacks, sports bags and duffle bags through
college bookstores and luggage shops.
 
     Outdoor Furniture.  The Company manufactures and markets aluminum-and
steel-framed, portable, out-door, folding furniture under the Coleman and Sierra
Trails brand names. These products are manufactured predominantly at the
Company's facilities located in the United States.
 
     Electric Lights.  The Company designs and markets electric lighting
products that are manufactured by others and sold under the Coleman, Powermate,
Job-Pro and Camping Gaz brand names. These products include portable electric
lights such as hand held spotlights, flashlights and fluorescent lanterns and a
line of rechargeable lanterns and flashlights.
 
     Spas.  The Company manufactures and markets a wide range of spas, which are
made primarily from acrylic, for residential applications. These products are
manufactured at the Company's facility located in the United States and are
distributed through a nationwide dealer network.
 
     Camping Accessories.  The Company designs, sources and markets a variety of
small accessories for camping and outdoor use, such as cookware and utensils.
These products are manufactured by third-party vendors to Coleman's
specifications and are marketed under the Coleman brand name.
 
  Hardware
 
     The Company's principal products include portable generators, portable and
stationary air compressors and safety and security products such as smoke
alarms, carbon monoxide detectors and thermostats.
 
     Generators.  The Company is a leading manufacturer and distributor of
portable generators in the United States and worldwide. These products are
manufactured by the Company, using engines manufactured by
 
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Tecumseh, Briggs & Stratton, Vanguard, Honda and Kawasaki, at its facilities
located in the United States, are marketed under the Coleman Powermate brand
name and are distributed predominantly through mass merchandisers and home
center chains. With its acquisition of ATI, the Company now produces advanced,
light-weight generators.
 
     Air Compressors.  The Company's air compressors are manufactured at its
facilities located in the United States, are marketed under the Coleman
Powermate brand name and are distributed predominantly through mass
merchandisers and home center chains.
 
     Safety and Security Products.  The Company manufactures a range of safety
and security products for resi-dential use, primarily smoke alarms, carbon
monoxide detectors and thermostats. The Company manufactures these products at
its facilities located in Mexico and markets them under the Firex, Code 1 and
Coleman Sheltra brand names. These products are distributed predominantly
through electrical wholesalers, mass merchandisers, and home center chains in
North America and selected foreign countries, primarily Australia and the United
Kingdom.
 
     In addition, the Company offers a line of pressure washers manufactured at
its facilities located in the United States and distributed predominantly
through mass merchandisers and home center chains under the Coleman Powermate
brand name. As part of its restructuring initiatives, the Company expects to
sell its pressure washer business. See '--Business Strategy and Restructuring.'
 
BUSINESS STRATEGY AND RESTRUCTURING
 
  Business Strategy
 
     The Company's business strategy is to build upon its reputation as a
leading manufacturer and marketer of high quality brand name consumer products
for the outdoor recreation and hardware markets. The specific operating
strategies include:
 
          Focus on Quality and Service.  Since the business of the Company was
     founded in the early 1900s, Coleman has built a reputation for its quality
     products and superior customer service. The Company is committed to
     continuing, and building upon, this reputation.
 
          Introducing New Products.  The Company plans to continue introducing
     new products. Management intends to focus on leveraging the Company's
     existing technologies, processes and expertise to maximize the speed and
     efficiency of new product development and introductions.
 
          Developing Existing Brands.  The Company believes it has some of the
     more prominent brand names in the outdoor recreation and hardware markets
     and plans to strengthen these brands through superior product design,
     advertising and promotion.
 
          Expanding International Markets.  Coleman is currently a market leader
     in several product categories in Europe and Japan. The Company plans to

     utilize its well-established infrastructures in Europe and Japan to expand
     in other core product categories and to invest appropriately to develop and
     build businesses in new geographic markets.
 
          Developing Human Resources.  The Company plans to continue developing,
     training, and motivating its personnel at all levels to achieve excellence,
     including developing and building its team of experienced managers and
     revising its management incentive programs to increase management's focus
     on profitability and cash flows.
 
          Operating Efficiency.  The Company plans to continue seeking ways to
     further improve the quality and efficiency of its business processes in
     order to ensure quality and realize cost savings, including, among other
     things, exiting low margin product lines and businesses and consolidating
     manufacturing, distribution and administrative facilities.
 
  Restructuring
 
     As part of its strategy to improve its business processes, the Company has
announced several restructuring initiatives designed to reduce costs and improve
profitability and competitiveness. In March 1997, the Company announced that it
would close its executive offices in Golden, Colorado, with most of its
administrative functions expected to return to its Wichita, Kansas facility. In
April 1997, the Company announced its intention to (i) eliminate 700 employees,
which represent approximately 10% of its current work force, (ii) close or
relocate three domestic factories and close one international factory, (iii)
close its Geneva, Switzerland international
 
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headquarters, (iv) rationalize its product lines, including a significant
reduction in SKUs, and (v) sell its pressure washer business. In addition, the
Company may sell other non-strategic businesses if suitable opportunities arise.
Coleman has already begun to implement its new restructuring plan. Coleman has
announced plans to close its Hastings, Nebraska factory which was used in the
manufacturing of portable power generators and pressure washers, and to
eliminate the jobs of its 135 factory employees. The Company expects to incur
certain restructuring and other charges in connection with these initiatives
during 1997. The Company recorded other charges of approximately $2.4 million,
net of taxes, for the first quarter of 1997 and expects to record a
significantly greater amount of restructuring and other charges for the second
quarter of 1997. There can be no assurance as to the amount of the restructuring
and other charges to be recorded in the second quarter of 1997 or that
restructuring and other charges will not be recorded in subsequent periods. See
'Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations--Liquidity and Capital Resources.'
 
SALES AND MARKETING
 
     The following table sets forth the net revenues by class of products for
the three months ended March 31, 1997 and 1996 and the years ended December 31,
1996, 1995 and 1994.
THREE MONTHS
                                              ENDED MARCH 31,       YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31,
                                              ----------------    ----------------------------
                                               1997      1996       1996       1995      1994
                                              ------    ------    --------    ------    ------
                                                               (IN MILLIONS)
Outdoor Recreation.........................   $217.8    $188.6    $  859.6    $688.9    $563.7
Hardware...................................     77.7      85.0       360.6     244.7     187.9
                                              ------    ------    --------    ------    ------
     Total.................................   $295.5    $273.6    $1,220.2    $933.6    $751.6
                                              ------    ------    --------    ------    ------
                                              ------    ------    --------    ------    ------
In the United States and Canada, the Company's outdoor recreation products
are sold by the Company's own sales force and, to a lesser extent, by sales
representatives that serve specialty markets and related distribution channels.
Spa products, however, are sold by independent sales representatives to a
nationwide dealer network and, to a lesser extent, by regional sales managers
employed by the Company. The Company's hardware products are sold by Company and
independent sales representatives.
 
     The Company promotes its products through national and local advertising
campaigns, frequently coordinating with retailers' promotions to maximize the
benefits of its advertising efforts.
 
     Coleman's major customers include Canadian Tire, Home Depot, Kmart,
Price/Costco, Target, and Wal-Mart. Wal-Mart and its affiliates accounted for
approximately 15% of the Company's 1996 consolidated net revenues. Although the
loss of Wal-Mart as a customer could have an adverse effect on the Company, the
Company believes its relationship with Wal-Mart is satisfactory and the Company
has no reason to believe Wal-Mart will not continue as a customer.
 
     International sales represented 32%, 24% and 23% of net revenues for the
years ended December 31, 1996, 1995 and 1994, respectively. For 1996,
approximately 79% of the Company's international sales were in Japan and Europe,
with the balance in Latin America, Asia-Pacific, Africa and the Middle East. The
Company has sales administration offices and warehouse and distribution
facilities in Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, the Czech Republic, France,
Germany, Hungary, Italy, Japan, The Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland,
the United Arab Emirates and the United Kingdom. Each office is responsible for
sales and distribution of the Company's products in the territories assigned to
that office. The Company's direct export operations market its products directly
to international customers in certain other markets through Company sales
managers, independent distributors, and commissioned sales representatives. In
total, the Company sells its products in more than 100 countries.
 
SEASONALITY
 
     The Company's sales generally are highest in the second quarter of the year

and lowest in the fourth quarter. As a result of this seasonality, the Company
has generally incurred a loss in the fourth quarter. The Company's sales may be
affected by weather conditions, especially during the second and third quarters
of the year. See 'Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition
and Results of Operations--Seasonality.'
 
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COMPETITION
 
     The markets in which the Company operates are highly competitive, based
primarily on product quality, product innovation, price and customer service and
support. The Company's competitors vary according to product line. The Company
believes that no other company produces and markets the breadth of camping and
outdoor recreation products marketed by the Company. Lanterns and stoves compete
with, among others, products offered by Century Primus (a unit of Century Tool &
Manufacturing Inc.), American Camper (a unit of Brunswick Corporation) and
Dayton Hudson Corporation. The Company's insulated cooler and jug products
compete with products offered by Rubbermaid Incorporated, Igloo Products Corp.
(a unit of Brunswick Corporation) and The Thermos Company (a unit of Nippon
Sanso KK). The Company's sleeping bags compete with, among others, American
Recreation and Slumberjack (units of Kellwood Company), Academy Broadway Corp.
and MZH Inc. (a unit of Brunswick Corporation), as well as certain private label
manufacturers. In the tent market, the Company competes with, among others,
Sears, Wenzel (a unit of Kellwood Company), Eureka (a unit of Johnson Worldwide
Associates, Inc.) and Mountain Safety Research (a unit of Thaw Corporation), as
well as certain private label manufacturers. The Company's backpack products
compete with, among others, American Camper (a unit of Brunswick Corporation),
JanSport (a unit of VF Corporation), Nike, Outdoor Products and Kelty (a unit of
Kellwood Company), as well as certain private label manufacturers. The Company's
competition in the electric light business includes, among others, Eveready (a
unit of Ralston Purina Company) and Rayovac Corporation. The Company's spas
compete with, among others, Watkins Manufacturing Corporation (d.b.a. Hot
Springs, a unit of Masco Corporation) and Clark Manufacturing Company, Inc.
(d.b.a. Sundance Spas). The Company's camping accessories compete primarily with
Coughlan's. The Company's primary competitors in the generator business are
Generac Corporation, Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Kawasaki and Yamaha. Primary
competitors in the air compressor business include DeVilbiss and Campbell
Hausfield. Alfred Karcher, Inc. and Sears are the Company's primary competitors
in pressure washers. The Company's safety and security products compete
primarily with First Alert, American Sensor and Nighthawk (a unit of Williams
Holding PLC). In addition, the Company competes with various other entities in
international markets.
 
PATENTS, TRADEMARKS, AND LICENSES
 
     The Company's operations are not significantly dependent upon any single or
related group of patents. While the Company does not believe any single
trademark is material to its business other than the 'Coleman' word mark and the
'Coleman in parallelogram with lantern symbol' logo mark, it believes its
trademarks taken as a whole are material to its business. Accordingly, the
Company has taken, and will continue to take, actions to protect its interests

in all such trademarks.
 
     The Company licenses the Coleman name and logo under two types of licensing
arrangements: general merchandise licenses and licenses to purchasers of
businesses divested by Holdings. The Company's general merchandise licensing
activities involve licensing the Coleman name and logo, for a royalty fee, to
certain companies that manufacture and sell products that complement the
Company's product lines. In connection with the divestitures of certain
businesses after the Acquisition, Holdings entered into trademark license
agreements with the purchasers of these businesses. The Company and Holdings
receive no direct financial remuneration from the use of the Coleman name by the
purchasers of the divested businesses. The Company's licensing activities are
not material to the results of operations of the Company.
 
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
 
     The Company's research and development efforts are linked to the process of
marketing its products. New products and improvements to existing products are
developed based upon the perceived needs and demands of consumers. The Company's
research and development is performed primarily by an in-house team of marketing
managers, engineers, draftsmen and product testers using tools such as
computer-assisted design and a variety of consumer research techniques.
 
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INDUSTRY SEGMENTS, FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC OPERATIONS
 
     The Company operates in a single business segment. Certain information
concerning geographic segments of the Company is set forth in Note 16 to the
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements of the Issuer contained elsewhere in
this Prospectus.
 
EMPLOYEES
 
     As of December 31, 1996, the Company employed approximately 4,200 persons
full time in the United States and 2,800 persons internationally. None of the
Company's United States employees are represented by unions. The Company's
Canadian warehouse employees are represented by a union. All of the
approximately 350 production employees at the Company's operations in France and
Italy and the approximately 1,100 production employees at the Company's
operations in Mexico are represented by unions. The Company believes that its
relations with its employees are satisfactory and that its employees, many of
whom have long-term experience with the Company, represent a valuable resource.
 
PROPERTIES
 
     The Company's principal properties as of December 31, 1996 are as follows:
BUILDING
                                                                          SQUARE

LOCATION                        PRINCIPAL USE                            FOOTAGE
--------                        -------------                            --------
St Genis Laval, France........  Manufacture of lanterns and              2,070,000
                                stoves, filling of gas
                                cylinders, and assembly of
                                barbecues; office and
                                warehouse
 
Wichita, KS...................  Manufacture of lanterns and              1,162,000
                                stoves and insulated coolers
                                and jugs; research and
                                development and design
                                operations; office and
                                warehouse
 
New Braunfels, TX.............  Manufacture of insulated                   338,000
                                coolers and other plastic
                                products
 
Lake City, SC.................  Manufacture of sleeping bags               168,000
 
Springfield, MN...............  Manufacture of air compressors             166,000
 
Cedar City, UT................  Manufacture of sleeping bags               160,000
 
Kearney, NE...................  Manufacture/assembly of                    155,000
                                portable generators and
                                pressure washers; office and
                                warehouse
 
Pacola, OK....................  Manufacture of outdoor folding             123,000
                                furniture
 
Maize, KS.....................  Manufacture of propane                     116,000
                                cylinders and machined parts
 
Chihuahua, Mexico.............  Manufacture of smoke alarms                110,000
                                and carbon monoxide detectors
 
Hastings, NE..................  Manufacture of pressure                    103,000
                                washers and generators
 
New Ulm, MN...................  Manufacture of air compressors              90,000
 
Morovis and Orocovis, Puerto    Manufacture of daypacks,                    80,000
  Rico........................  sports bags, and related
                                products
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BUILDING
                                                                          SQUARE
LOCATION                        PRINCIPAL USE                            FOOTAGE
--------                        -------------                            --------
Chandler, AZ..................  Manufacture of acrylic spas;                78,000
                                office and warehouse
 
Centenaro di Lonato, Italy....  Manufacture of butane                       77,000
                                lanterns, stoves and heaters;
                                office and warehouse
 
Stockport, England............  Manufacture of butane                       60,000
                                cylinders, torches, lanterns
                                and stoves; office and
                                warehouse
The Wichita, Kansas; New Braunfels, Texas; Lake City, South Carolina; Cedar
City, Utah; Pacola, Oklahoma; Chandler, Arizona; New Ulm and Springfield,
Minnesota; Centenaro di Lonato, Italy; and Stockport, England facilities are
owned by the Company. The owned facilities at Kearney, Nebraska reside on land
leased under three leases that expire in 2007 with options to extend for three
additional ten-year periods. The Maize, Kansas facility is leased by the Company
under leases that terminate in 2005. The Company has an option to purchase this
facility at the end of the lease period. The Hastings, Nebraska facility is
leased by the Company for a term that expires in 1999 with options to extend the
lease for three additional one-year periods and an option to purchase the
facility during the lease term including renewal periods. The Puerto Rico
facilities in Morovis and Orocovis are leased for terms that expire in 1999 and
2007, respectively. The warehouse portion of St. Genis Laval, France is leased
for terms that expire in 1998, the remaining facility is owned. Approximately
48,000 square feet of the Chihuahua, Mexico property are leased for terms that
expire in 1998, and the remaining facility is owned.
 
LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
 
  Environmental Matters
 
     Gilbert and Mosley Site.  As a result of investigations undertaken in 1986,
the Kansas Department of Health and Environment ('KDHE') discovered that
groundwater in the downtown Wichita area (the 'Gilbert and Mosley Site') was
contaminated with volatile organic chemicals ('VOCs'). Coleman occupied a
facility within the boundaries of the Gilbert and Mosley Site. Subsequent
investigations in the area, including investigations in November 1988 by
Coleman, indicated that the groundwater beneath the Coleman property is
contaminated with VOCs. Coleman is in the process of remediating the
contamination on its property.
 
     The City of Wichita has entered into a voluntary agreement with KDHE in
which the City agreed to investigate and then remediate contamination in the
Gilbert and Mosley Site. Coleman has entered into an agreement with KDHE in

which Coleman agreed to perform a similar study for the Coleman property and to
implement remedial activities at its property. In addition, Coleman entered into
an agreement with the City of Wichita in which Coleman agreed to fund its
proportionate share of the City's study and remediation of the Gilbert and
Mosley site.
 
     All previously filed lawsuits alleging that properties in the downtown
Wichita area were diminished in value as a result of discharges of volatile
organic chemicals from Coleman's downtown Wichita facility have been settled and
dismissed.
 
     Maize Site.  Coleman has undertaken a soil and groundwater investigation at
its facility in Maize, Kansas (the 'Maize Site'). Results indicate that limited
VOC contamination is present in the groundwater under and to the southeast of
the facility. The data has been reported to the KDHE, and Coleman has entered
into an agreement with KDHE to implement appropriate remedial actions. The
remediation system has been installed, and Coleman is in the process of
remediating the contaminated groundwater.
 
     Northeast Site.  In 1990 Coleman undertook a soil and groundwater
investigation of its facility in northeast Wichita (the 'Northeast Site').
Results indicated the presence of VOCs in the groundwater and soils. Although
some of the contamination may be a result of Coleman's operations at the
facility, the data also indicated that
 
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contamination was migrating onto the Coleman property from up gradient sources.
Coleman reported the initial results of its study to KDHE. Coleman has also
provided copies of all data to the United States Environmental Protection Agency
(the 'EPA'), at its request. The EPA has not initiated any actions against the
Company with respect to the Northeast Site. An agreement has been entered into
with KDHE to undertake additional investigatory activities, and an interim
remediation system has been installed. Additions to the interim remediation
system are planned for installation during 1997.
 
     Lake City Site.  In 1992 Coleman undertook a soil and groundwater
investigation of its facility in Lake City, South Carolina (the 'Lake City
Site'). Results indicated limited VOC and fuel oil contamination in the soil and
groundwater. In both instances the contamination appears to relate to the
activities of a previous occupant of the Lake City Site. The results of the
investigation have been reported to the appropriate South Carolina environmental
agency. Coleman has demanded that the prior owner and occupant undertake
appropriate action. At the state's request, Coleman has undertaken additional
investigations. Coleman has also commenced legal proceedings against the prior
owner.
 
     The Company has adopted an environmental policy designed to ensure that the
Company operates in full compliance with applicable environmental regulations
and, where appropriate, the Company's own internal standards. Coleman has also
undertaken an environmental compliance audit program. The Company makes
expenditures that it believes are necessary to comply with environmental

management practices. Environmental expenditures that relate to current
operations are expensed or capitalized as appropriate and were not significant
in 1996 and are not expected to be significant in the foreseeable future.
Coleman has established reserves for environmental matters, including the
investigations, remedial activities and litigation described above.
 
OTHER
 
     General.  The Company and Holdings are involved in various claims and legal
actions arising in the ordinary course of business, including environmental
matters and product liability lawsuits that are incidental to its business. The
Issuer believes the ultimate disposition of these matters is not expected to
have a material adverse effect on the Issuer's consolidated financial condition
or results of operations. Coleman Holdings and the Company have entered into a
cross-indemnification agreement with Holdings pursuant to which Coleman will
indemnify Holdings against all liabilities related to businesses transferred to
the Company, and Holdings will indemnify the Company against all liabilities of
Holdings other than liabilities related to the businesses transferred to the
Company.
 
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MANAGEMENT
DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
 
     The following table sets forth certain information as of June   , 1997,
concerning the directors and executive officers of the Issuer. Each director
holds office until his successor is duly elected and qualified or until his
resignation or removal, if earlier.
 
                        DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
NAME                             AGE POSITION
----                             --- --------
Ronald O. Perelman............   54  Chairman of the Board, Chief
                                     Executive Officer and Director
Howard Gittis.................   63  Vice Chairman of the Board and
                                     Director
Irwin Engelman................   63  Executive Vice President and
                                     Chief Financial Officer
Barry F. Schwartz.............   48  Executive Vice President and
                                     General Counsel
The following table sets forth certain information as of June   , 1997,
concerning the directors and executive officers of the Company. Each director
holds office until his successor is duly elected and qualified or until his
resignation or removal, if earlier.
 
                                   DIRECTORS
NAME                             AGE   POSITION
----                             ---   --------
Ronald O. Perelman............   54    Director
Donald G. Drapkin.............   49    Director
Lawrence M. Jones.............   65    Director
Robert J. Lanigan.............   69    Director
Jerry W. Levin................   53    Chairman of the Board,
                                       Director and
                                         Chief Executive Officer
Robert S. Miller..............   55    Director
John A. Moran.................   65    Director
Bruce Slovin..................   61    Director
William H. Spoor..............   74    Director
EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
NAME                             AGE   POSITION
----                             ---   --------
Jerry W. Levin................   53    Chairman of the Board,
                                       Director and Chief Executive
                                         Officer
Gerald E. Brown...............   50    Executive Vice President
                                         (President--Coleman
                                         Powermate)
Mark Goldman..................   42    Executive Vice President
                                         (President--Eastpak)
Steven F. Kaplan..............   41    Executive Vice President and
                                       Chief Financial Officer
Patrick McEvoy................   46    Executive Vice President
                                         (President--Coleman Safety &
                                         Security)
Terry C. Bridges..............   53    Executive Vice President and
                                       General Counsel
David K. Stearns..............   50    Executive Vice President
Frederik B. van den Bergh.....   51    Executive Vice President
                                         (President--Coleman
                                         International)
H. MacGregor Clarke...........   36    Vice President and Treasurer
Michael A. Zawalski...........   37    Vice President--Finance
Lynn E. Feldkamp..............   41    Controller
Mr. Perelman has been Chairman of the Board and a Director of the Issuer,
Coleman Worldwide and of Coleman Holdings since their formations in May 1997,
March 1993 and July 1993, respectively, and a Director and Chairman of the
Executive Committee of the Company since 1989. Mr. Perelman has been Chairman of
the
 
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Board and Chief Executive Officer of MacAndrews Holdings and various of its
affiliates since 1980. Mr. Perelman also is Chairman of the Board of Andrews
Group Incorporated ('Andrews Group'), Consolidated Cigar Holdings Inc. ('Cigar
Holdings'), Mafco Consolidated Group Inc. ('Mafco Consolidated'), Meridian
Sports Incorporated ('Meridian'), and M&F Worldwide Corp. ('MFW') and is the
Chairman of the Executive Committees of the Boards of Directors of Revlon, Inc.
('Revlon'), Revlon Consumer Products Corporation ('Products Corporation'), and
Marvel Entertainment Group, Inc. ('Marvel'). Mr. Perelman is a Director of the
following corporations which file reports pursuant to the Exchange Act: Andrews
Group, California Federal Bank, A Federal Savings Bank ('California Federal'),
Cigar Holdings, Consolidated Cigar Corporation ('Consolidated Cigar'), The
Cosmetic Center, Inc. ('Cosmetic Center'), First Nationwide Holdings Inc. ('FN
Holdings'), First Nationwide (Parent) Holdings Inc. ('FN Parent'), Mafco
Consolidated, Marvel, Marvel (Parent) Holdings Inc. ('Marvel Parent'), Marvel
III Holdings Inc. ('Marvel III'), Meridian, MFW, Pneumo Abex Corporation

('Pneumo Abex'), Products Corporation, Revlon, Revlon Worldwide Corporation
('Revlon Worldwide') and Toy Biz, Inc. ('Toy Biz'). (On December 27, 1996,
Marvel Holdings Inc. ('Marvel Holdings'), of which Mr. Perelman was a director,
Marvel Parent, Marvel III and Marvel and several of its subsidiaries filed
voluntary petitions for reorganization under Chapter 11 of the United States
Bankruptcy Code.)
 
     Mr. Gittis has been Vice Chairman of the Board of the Issuer since its
formation in May 1997. He has been Vice Chairman of MacAndrews Holdings and
various of its affiliates since 1985. Mr. Gittis is a Director of the following
corporations which file reports pursuant to the Exchange Act: Andrews Group,
California Federal, Cigar Holdings, Consolidated Cigar, Cosmetic Center, FN
Holdings, FN Parent, Mafco Consolidated, MFW, Pneumo Abex, Products Corporation,
Revlon, Revlon Worldwide, Jones Apparel Group, Inc., Loral Space &
Communications Ltd. and Rutherford-Moran Oil Corporation.
 
     Mr. Engelman has been Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
of the Issuer since its formation in May 1997. He has been Executive Vice
President and Chief Financial Officer of MacAndrews Holdings and various of its
affiliates since 1992. He was Executive Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer of GAF Corporation from 1990 to 1991; Director, President and Chief
Operating Officer of Citytrust Bancorp Inc. from 1988 to 1990; Executive Vice
President of the Blackstone Group LP from 1987 to 1988; and Director and
Executive Vice President of General Foods Corporation for more than five years
prior to 1987. (On December 27, 1996, Marvel Parent, Marvel III, of which Mr.
Engelman is an executive officer, and Marvel Holdings, of which Mr. Engelman was
an executive officer, filed voluntary petitions for reorganization under Chapter
11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code.)
 
     Mr. Schwartz has been Executive Vice President and General Counsel of the
Issuer since its formation in May 1997. He has been Executive Vice President and
General Counsel of MacAndrews Holdings and various of its affiliates since 1993.
Mr. Schwartz was Senior Vice President of MacAndrews Holdings from 1989 to 1993.
(On December 27, 1996, Marvel Parent and Marvel III, of which Mr. Schwartz is an
executive officer, and Marvel Holdings, of which Mr. Schwartz was an executive
officer, filed voluntary petitions for reorganization under Chapter 11 of the
United States Bankruptcy Code.)
 
     Mr. Drapkin has been a Director of the Issuer, Coleman Worldwide and
Coleman Holdings since their formations in May 1997, March 1993 and July 1993,
respectively, and a Director of the Company since 1989. He has been a Director
and Vice Chairman of MacAndrews Holdings and various of its affiliates since
1987. Mr. Drapkin was a partner in the law firm of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher
& Flom in New York for more than five years prior to 1987. Mr. Drapkin also is a
Director of the following corporations which file reports pursuant to the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934: Andrews Group, Consolidated Cigar, Cigar
Holdings, Marvel, Marvel Parent, Marvel III, Products Corporation, Revlon,
Revlon Worldwide, Toy Biz, Algos Pharmaceutical Corporation and VIMRx
Pharmaceuticals Inc. (On December 27, 1996, Marvel Holdings, of which Mr.
Drapkin was a director, Marvel Parent, Marvel III, Marvel and several
subsidiaries of Marvel Holdings filed voluntary petitions for reorganization
under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code.)
 
     Mr. Jones has been a Director of the Company since 1989. Mr. Jones was

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Company from October 1990 to
December 1993 and has been associated with the Company for more than 35 years,
including serving as President and Chief Executive Officer from July 1989 to
September 1990. Prior to rejoining the Company in 1989, Mr. Jones was Vice
Chairman and Chief Financial Officer of Fleming Companies, Inc. (distributor of
food products, health and beauty items) from December 1987 to June 1989. Mr.
Jones is presently a Director of Union Pacific Resources. He was also a Director
of Fourth Financial
 
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Corporation until January 1996, of Fleming Companies, Inc. until December 1996,
and Chairman of Prince Sports Group, Inc. until March 1997.
 
     Mr. Lanigan has been a Director of the Company since February 1995. Mr.
Lanigan is also a Director of The Dunn & Bradstreet Corporation, Sonat, Inc.,
Transocean Offshore, Inc., Chrysler Corporation, Cognizant Corporation, and
Owens-Illinois, Inc. From 1984 to 1990, Mr. Lanigan was Chairman and Chief
Executive Officer of Owens-Illinois, Inc., and served as Chairman from 1990 to
1991.
 
     Mr. Levin has been Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Company
since February 1997, a Director since 1989 and was previously Chairman of the
Company from 1989 to 1991. Mr. Levin has been a Director of Coleman Holdings and
Coleman Worldwide since March 14, 1994. Mr. Levin has been Chairman of the Board
of Revlon and of Products Corporation since their respective formations in 1992
and Chairman of the Board of Cosmetic Center since April 1997. Mr. Levin served
as Chief Executive Officer of Revlon and of Products Corporation from 1992 until
January 1997, and President of Revlon and of Products Corporation from their
respective formations in 1992 to November 1995. Mr. Levin has been Executive
Vice President of MacAndrews Holdings since 1989. For 15 years prior to joining
MacAndrews Holdings he held various senior positions with The Pillsbury Company.
Mr. Levin is a Director of the following corporations which file reports
pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934: Ecolab Inc., Cosmetic Center,
First Bank System, Inc., Meridian, Products Corporation, and Revlon Worldwide.
 
     Mr. Miller has been a Director of the Company since July 1994. Mr. Miller
has been Vice President, Treasurer and a Director of Moore Mill & Lumber Co. (a
closely-held family timber business) since January 1993. He was a senior partner
at James D. Wolfensohn Inc. during 1992. From 1979 to 1992, Mr. Miller held
various executive positions at Chrysler Corporation, including Vice Chairman of
the Board of Directors and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Miller is a Director of
Federal Mogul Corp. (an auto parts manufacturer), Fluke Corp. (an electronic
test and measurement equipment manufacturer), Pope & Talbot Inc. (a forest
products company), and Symantec (a personal computer software company). Mr.
Miller is also Vice Chairman of the Board of Morrison Knudsen, Inc. (an
engineering and construction company).
 
     Mr. Moran has been a Director of the Company since July 1996. Mr. Moran
currently serves as Chairman of Rutherford-Moran Oil Corporation. From 1967, Mr.
Moran was affiliated with Dyson-Kissner-Moran Corporation, a private holding
company, serving in various executive positions including Chairman of the Board,

President and Chief Executive Officer, and Executive Vice President. He is a
Director of Bessemer Securities Corporation. He is a member and former Chairman
of the National Advisory Council of the University of Utah, as well as a member
of World Presidents Organization, the Chief Executives Organization and The
Foreign Policy Association. He is a former Director of the United Nations
Association and trustee of the Brooklyn Museum.
 
     Mr. Slovin has been a Director of Coleman Worldwide and Coleman Holdings
since their respective formations in March 1993 and July 1993 and of the Company
since February 1993 and President of Coleman Holdings and Coleman Worldwide
since 1995. He has been President of MacAndrews Holdings and various of its
affiliates since 1982. Mr. Slovin is also a Director of the following
corporations which file reports pursuant to the Exchange Act: Andrews Group,
Cantel Industries, Inc., Continental Health Affiliates, Inc., Infu-Tech, Inc.,
Meridian, and PCT.
 
     Mr. Spoor has been a Director of the Company since May 1992. Mr. Spoor
retired in September 1985 as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of The
Pillsbury Company ('Pillsbury') after 14 years in that position and 36 years
with Pillsbury. He returned to Pillsbury as Chairman of the Executive Committee
in September 1987, and resumed as Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and
President of Pillsbury in March 1988, from which he retired in August 1988. Mr.
Spoor now serves as Chairman Emeritus of Pillsbury, and is in the business of
personal investments. He is a Director of L & L Holdings and Inner City Tennis.
 
     Mr. Brown has been Executive Vice President of the Company since July 1994,
and a Vice President of the Company from 1993 to July 1994. He has been Chairman
of the Board and President of Coleman Powermate, Inc. since November 1990. He
joined Coleman Powermate, Inc. in 1974, became Vice President of Sales and
Marketing in 1987, and President in 1989.
 
     Mr. Goldman has been Executive Vice President since April 1995 and
President of Eastpak since November 1994. He joined Eastpak in 1976.
 
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Mr. Kaplan joined the Company in August 1996 as Executive Vice President
and Chief Financial Officer. From 1993 to 1996, Mr. Kaplan was an independent
management consultant and financial advisor. During 1994, Mr. Kaplan served as
Chief Financial Officer of Marcam Corporation. From 1987 to 1992, Mr. Kaplan
held various positions with AM International, Inc., including Executive Vice
President, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Strategic Officer; Senior Vice
President, Chief Strategic Officer; and President of Harris Graphics (a division
of AM International, Inc.), and served as a member of the Board of Directors of
AM International, Inc. from 1991 to 1992. Prior to joining AM International,
Inc., Mr. Kaplan was Vice President and Partner of the Boston Consulting Group,
Inc. Mr. Kaplan is currently a member of the Board of Directors of Kurzweil
Applied Intelligence, Inc.
 
     Mr. McEvoy has been Executive Vice President since March 1996 and President
of Coleman Safety & Security Products, Inc. since January 1996. Mr. McEvoy has
also been President of Seatt since December 1995. He joined Coleman in April

1994 as the Senior Vice President of Production, Development and Operations for
the Company's North American Recreation business unit. Prior to joining Coleman,
he served as Vice President of Black & Decker Corporation from 1990 to 1994, and
Vice President for the Chrysler Corporation from 1988 to 1990.
 
     Mr. Bridges has been Executive Vice President and General Counsel of the
Company since April 1997. From 1993 to March 1997, Mr. Bridges served as the
Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer of Andrews Group, and
from 1993 to January 1997 served in the same position at New World
Communications Group Incorporated. Prior to 1993, Mr. Bridges was a partner in
the law firm of Troutman Sanders in Atlanta, Georgia for more than five years.
 
     Mr. Stearns has been Executive Vice President since January 1995, and
Senior Vice President--Marketing from October 1991 to January 1995. He joined
the Company in 1976 and has served in various positions, including Vice
President/General Manager--Import Division from 1985 to 1990.
 
     Mr. van den Bergh has been an Executive Vice President of the Company since
May 1996. From 1986 to 1992, he was the Regional Director/Southern Europe and
Vice President and a member of the European Board of Black & Decker--Europe.
From 1992 to 1996, Mr. van den Bergh worked for Braun A.G. (a Gillette company)
as a member of the management board in charge of Sales and Marketing.
 
     Mr. Clarke joined Coleman as Vice President and Treasurer in March 1996. He
held various financial positions with PepsiCo., Inc. from 1989 to 1996.
 
     Mr. Zawalski joined Coleman in February 1996 as Vice President--Finance.
From 1987 through 1996, he held various positions with The Quaker Oats Co.,
including Vice President, General Manager, and Director of Finance-Breakfast
Division.
 
     Mr. Feldkamp has been Controller since May 1987. He joined the Company in
1980 and has served as Tax Manager and Assistant Controller.
 
     All of the executive officers serve at the pleasure of the Board.
 
COMPENSATION OF DIRECTORS
 
     Directors, if any, who are not currently receiving compensation as
employees of the Issuer or the Company or any of their affiliates are paid an
annual $25,000 retainer fee payable in monthly installments, plus reasonable
out-of-pocket expenses. In addition, such directors receive a fee of $1,000 for
each meeting of the Board of Directors or any committee meeting that they
attend.
 
EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
 
     The Issuer is a holding company with no business operations of its own. The
officers of the Issuer receive no compensation for their services to the Issuer.
The information regarding certain compensation awarded to the Chief Executive
Officer and the next four most highly-compensated executive officers of Coleman,
who served as executive officers of Coleman at December 31, 1996, is set forth
below.
 

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SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE
 
     The following table sets forth information concerning annual, long term and
other compensation of the Company's former Chief Executive Officer and the next
four most highly-compensated executive officers.
LONG TERM COMPENSATION
                                                                                  ------------------------------------------------
                                                                                      AWARDS
                                           ANNUAL COMPENSATION                    ---------------               PAYOUTS
                            --------------------------------------------------      SECURITIES       -----------------------------
   NAME AND PRINCIPAL                                           OTHER ANNUAL        UNDERLYING          LTIP          ALL OTHER
         POSITION           YEAR    SALARY($)     BONUS($)     COMPENSATION($)    OPTIONS/SARS(#)    PAYOUTS($)    COMPENSATION($)
-------------------------   ----    ---------    ----------    ---------------    ---------------    ----------    ---------------
Michael N. Hammes .......   1996      625,000             0                0           80,000(3)          0             3,270(4)
  Former Chairman and       1995      600,000     891,103(1)       163,590(2)         100,000(3)          0               3,117
  Former Chief Executive    1994      600,000     900,000(1)        94,238(2)         200,000(3)          0                 304
  Officer
Frederik B. van den         1996      333,333     233,333(1)       204,266(2)         130,000(3)          0             2,124(4)
  Bergh .................
  Executive Vice
  President
Frederick J. Fritz ......   1996      255,208             0                0           10,000(3)          0               248(4)
  Former Executive Vice     1995      236,859       278,005         61,082(2)         120,000(3)          0                 985
  President
Mark Goldman ............   1996      250,000             0                0                  0           0             4,270(4)
  Executive Vice            1995      250,000             0                0           20,000(3)          0               4,492
  President                 1994       43,346             0          7,885(2)                 0           0                   0
Gerald E. Brown .........   1996      225,000             0         45,877(2)                 0           0             4,834(4)
  Executive Vice            1995      225,000       100,000         96,568(2)          20,000(3)          0               4,704
  President                 1994      218,750       262,500                0           88,000(3)          0               3,188
------------------
 
(1) Bonus earned in 1995 includes $591,103 from a performance incentive plan and
    a $300,000 special bonus payment pursuant to Mr. Hammes' employment
    agreement. For 1994, bonus earned includes a $600,000 performance incentive
    plan payment and a $300,000 special bonus payment pursuant to Mr. Hammes'
    employment agreement. Mr. van den Bergh's bonus for 1996 was paid pursuant
    to a guaranteed incentive payment provision in his employment agreement.
 
(2) Other Annual Compensation earned by Mr. van den Bergh during 1996 includes a
    $153,100 payment made to him to compensate him for the loss of stock option
    price appreciation upon leaving his former employer. Other Annual
    Compensation for 1995 includes relocation costs as follows: Mr. Hammes,
    $137,703; and Mr. Fritz, $52,127. For 1994, Other Annual Compensation

    includes $29,908 reimbursed to Mr. Hammes for the payment of taxes due on
    relocation and travel expenses, and $44,091 for costs related to travel
    between Wichita, Kansas and his residence; and $7,885 for Mr. Goldman's
    personal use of a Company vehicle. Other Annual Compensation for 1996
    includes $27,996 reimbursed to Mr. Brown for the payment of taxes due on
    relocation, personal use of Company vehicle, and other expenses; for 1995,
    Other Annual Compensation includes $54,264 in relocation costs and $27,021
    for country club memberships.
 
(3) Share numbers have been adjusted for a two-for-one stock split on July 15,
    1996.
 
(4) All Other Compensation for 1996 represents the Company's matching 401(k)
    contributions and premiums paid for term life insurance, respectively, as
    follows: Mr. Hammes, $3,230 and $40; Mr. van den Bergh, $0 and $2,124; Mr.
    Fritz, $208 and $40; Mr. Goldman, $3,230 and $1,040; and Mr. Brown, $4,750
    and $84.
 
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OPTION GRANTS IN LAST FISCAL YEAR
 
     The following table sets forth information concerning individual grants of
stock options during 1996 to the Company's former Chief Executive Officer and
the next four most highly-compensated executive officers.
INDIVIDUAL GRANTS
                                                   -----------------
                                                                        % OF
                                                                        TOTAL
                                                                       OPTIONS
                                                       NUMBER OF       GRANTED
                                                      SECURITIES         TO        EXERCISE
                                                      UNDERLYING      EMPLOYEES    OR BASE                   GRANT DATE
                                                        OPTIONS       IN FISCAL     PRICE      EXPIRATION     PRESENT
                       NAME                           GRANTED(#)        YEAR        ($/SH)        DATE        VALUE(4)
                       ----                          ------------    ---------    --------    ----------    ----------
Michael N. Hammes ................................      80,000(1)        11.9%     $ 15.00       12/27/06     $256,520
Frederik B. van den Bergh ........................     100,000(2)        14.8        23.125      05/01/06      775,326
                                                        30,000(2)         4.4        15.00       12/27/06       96,195
Frederick J. Fritz ...............................      10,000(3)         1.5        15.00       12/27/06       32,065
Mark Goldman .....................................             0            0         0                 0            0
Gerald E. Brown ..................................             0            0         0                 0            0
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(1) Mr. Hammes' options were granted on December 27, 1996 pursuant to the 1996
    Stock Option Plan. Pursuant to an agreement entered into with Mr. Hammes in

    February 1997, discussed later in this Prospectus, Mr. Hammes' options were
    canceled.
 
(2) Mr. van den Bergh's options were granted on May 1, 1996 and December 27,
    1996, respectively. The May 1, 1996 and December 27, 1996 options were
    granted pursuant to the 1996 Stock Option Plan. The options are exercisable
    in installments of 33%, 33%, and 34%, respectively. The earlier option vests
    on May 1, 1999, May 1, 2000, and May 1, 2001. The later option vests on
    December 27, 1999, December 27, 2000, and December 27, 2001, respectively.
 
(3) Mr. Fritz' options were granted on December 27, 1996 pursuant to the 1996
    Stock Option Plan. Pursuant to an agreement entered into with Mr. Fritz on
    March 15, 1997, all of Mr. Fritz' options became immediately exercisable and
    expire on June 15, 1997 if not exercised.
 
(4) The grant date present value was estimated using the Black-Scholes option
    pricing model and the following weighted-average assumptions: risk-free
    interest rate of 6.11%, dividend yield of 0.0%, volatility of the expected
    market price of the Company's common stock of 20.22%, and a weighted-average
    expected life of the option of 5.5 years.
 
   AGGREGATED OPTION EXERCISES IN LAST FISCAL YEAR AND FISCAL YEAR-END OPTION
                                     VALUES
 
     The following table sets forth aggregated option exercises in the last
fiscal year and fiscal year-end option values for the Company's former Chief
Executive Officer and the next four most highly-compensated executive officers.
VALUE OF
                                                                                    NUMBER OF              UNEXERCISED
                                                                                   UNEXERCISED            IN-THE-MONEY
                                                                                    OPTIONS AT             OPTIONS AT
                                                    SHARES                      FISCAL YEAR-END(#)    FISCAL YEAR-END($)(1)
                                                   ACQUIRED
                                                      ON            VALUE          EXERCISABLE/           EXERCISABLE/
                     NAME                         EXERCISE(#)    REALIZED($)      UNEXERCISABLE           UNEXERCISABLE
                     ----                         -----------    -----------    ------------------    ---------------------
Michael N. Hammes(2) ..........................        0              0            120,000/460,000              0/0
Frederik van den Bergh ........................        0              0                  0/130,000              0/0
Frederick J. Fritz(3) .........................        0              0                  0/130,000              0/0
Mark Goldman ..................................        0              0                   0/20,000              0/0
Gerry E. Brown ................................        0              0             15,200/104,800              0/0
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(1) Market closing price of $13.75 per share on December 31, 1996, was used in
    computing year-end values.
 
(2) In connection with an agreement entered into with Mr. Hammes on February 28,
    1997, the Company agreed to accelerate the vesting of 280,000 stock options.
 
(3) In connection with an agreement entered into with Mr. Fritz on March 15,
    1997, the Company agreed to accelerate the vesting of 130,000 stock options.
 
                    EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENTS AND TERMINATION OF
                            EMPLOYMENT ARRANGEMENTS
 
     Mr. Hammes had an employment agreement with the Company which became
effective January 1, 1996. The term of the agreement was for two years with
automatic extensions of one year unless notice of nonrenewal was given. In
February 1997, the Company and Mr. Hammes agreed to terminate the employment
agreement. Pursuant to the agreement to terminate, Mr. Hammes will continue to
receive his base salary and benefits for two years. The Company also has agreed
to pay Mr. Hammes $450,000 in connection with the agreement to terminate and to
pay an equal amount at the end of two years.
 
     Mr. van den Bergh has an employment agreement with the Company which became
effective May 1, 1996. Under the agreement, his base salary is $500,000. He is
eligible for an annual target incentive of 70% of base salary. The agreement
provides for a guaranteed incentive payment of $233,333 for 1996, and $116,666
for 1997, and is for a term expiring April 30, 1998 with automatic extensions of
one year provided no notice of non-renewal is given. The agreement provides for
severance payments for two years based on base salary and annual target
incentive, with a provision for offsets in the second year based on any earnings
from any other employer. He will also be eligible to participate in the
Company's welfare benefits for two years provided he is otherwise qualified.
 
     Mr. Fritz had an employment agreement with the Company which became
effective January 20, 1995. The agreement was for a term expiring January 31,
1997 with automatic extensions of six months unless notice of non-renewal was
given. In March 1997, the Company and Mr. Fritz agreed to terminate the
employment agreement. Pursuant to the agreement to terminate, Mr. Fritz will
continue to receive his base salary and benefits for one year.
 
     Mr. Goldman has two employment agreements with the Company which became
effective November 1, 1994. Under the agreements, which have identical material
terms, Mr. Goldman's base salary is $250,000 per year. He is eligible for a
discretionary incentive payment each year. The agreements are for terms expiring
December 31, 1997.
 
     Mr. Brown has an employment agreement with the Company which became
effective January 1, 1996. Under the agreement, his base salary is $225,000. He
is eligible for an annual target incentive of 70% of his base salary. The
agreement is for a term expiring December 31, 1997 with automatic extensions of
one year unless notice of non-renewal is given. The agreement provides for
severance benefits for a period of two years, based on base salary and annual

target incentive, with a provision for offsets in the second year based on any
earnings from any other employer. He is also eligible for continuing employee
welfare benefits for a period of two years following termination, provided he is
otherwise qualified.
 
                                 PENSION PLANS
 
     RETIREMENT PLAN. The Company participates in the New Coleman Company, Inc.
Retirement Plan for Salaried Employees (the 'Salaried Pension Plan') which
replaced a prior plan that was terminated on June 30, 1989. Participants in the
Salaried Pension Plan include participants under the prior plan and certain
salaried exempt employees who are at least 21 years old and have completed at
least one year of service with the Company.
 
     Benefits to participants vest fully after five years of Vesting Service (as
defined in the Salaried Pension Plan) and such benefits are determined primarily
by a formula based on the average of the five consecutive years of greatest
compensation earned during the last ten years of the participant's service to
the Company, and the number of years of service attained by the individual
participant. Such compensation is composed primarily of
 
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regular base salary and contributions to qualified deferred compensation plans
and does not include amounts paid pursuant to the Company's annual cash
incentive compensation plans. Participants make no contributions to the Salaried
Pension Plan.
 
     EXCESS BENEFIT PLAN. The Company participates in the New Coleman Holdings
Inc. Excess Benefit Plan (the 'Excess Benefit Plan') for designated employees
who are participants in the Salaried Pension Plan and whose retirement income
from the Salaried Pension Plan in the form of payment to be made under the
Salaried Pension Plan exceeds the maximum permissible under the Employee
Retirement Income Security Act, as amended, and certain Internal Revenue Code
provisions. The Excess Benefit Plan supplements the Salaried Pension Plan by
providing additional retirement benefits to its participants in excess of the
maximum amount permitted under the Salaried Pension Plan, which benefits
generally are payable in conjunction with payments made under the Salaried
Pension Plan. Benefits payable under the Excess Benefit Plan have been included
in the estimated annual benefits payable listed on the table following
discussion of the Consolidated Supplemental Retirement Plan. The Excess Benefit
Plan was amended and restated effective January 1, 1995 to add a provision
allowing annual cash incentive compensation plan payments to designated
participants to be included as compensation in the formula used to determine
benefits under the Excess Benefit Plan. Thirteen executives participated in this
feature of the Excess Benefit Plan during 1996.
 
     CONSOLIDATED SUPPLEMENTAL RETIREMENT PLAN. In addition to the obligation of
the Company under the Salaried Pension Plan and the Excess Benefit Plan, the
Company had committed to provide other supplemental retirement benefits for Mr.
Hammes, including credit for additional years of service and certain other
formula changes. Pursuant to an agreement entered into with Mr. Hammes in

February 1997, discussed above, Mr. Hammes is no longer a participant in the
Consolidated Supplemental Retirement Plan.
 
     The following table shows estimated annual benefits payable under the
Salaried Pension Plan, Excess Benefit Plan and the Consolidated Supplemental
Retirement Plan and reflects the straight life benefit form of payment for
employees, assumes normal retirement at age 65, and reflects deductions for
Social Security and other offset amounts:
ESTIMATED ANNUAL PENSION
  FINAL        -------------------------------------------------------
 AVERAGE        10 YEARS       20 YEARS       30 YEARS       35 YEARS
 EARNINGS      OF SERVICE     OF SERVICE     OF SERVICE     OF SERVICE
----------     ----------     ----------     ----------     ----------
$  100,000      $  36,076      $  42,152     $   48,228     $   56,266
   200,000         76,076         92,152        108,228        126,266
   300,000        116,076        142,152        168,228        196,266
   400,000        156,076        192,152        228,228        266,266
   500,000        196,076        242,152        288,228        336,266
   600,000        236,076        292,152        348,228        406,266
   700,000        276,076        342,152        408,228        476,266
   800,000        316,076        392,152        468,228        546,266
   900,000        356,076        442,152        528,228        616,266
 1,000,000        396,076        492,152        588,228        686,266
 1,100,000        436,076        542,152        648,228        756,266
 1,200,000        476,076        592,152        708,228        826,266
 1,300,000        516,076        642,152        768,228        896,266
 1,400,000        556,076        692,152        828,228        966,266
 1,500,000        596,076        742,152        888,228      1,036,266
 1,600,000        636,076        792,152        948,228      1,106,266
 1,700,000        676,076        842,152      1,008,228      1,176,266
 1,800,000        716,076        892,152      1,068,228      1,246,266
Benefits under the Salaried Pension Plan are payable upon normal retirement
at age 65, and at age 55 following vested termination, disability, and death. A
participant may elect to commence early benefit payments at any time after the
participant's 55th birthday or may retire with 30 years of Vesting Service at
amounts reduced from those payable upon normal retirement age. As of December
31, 1996, credited years of service for each of the individuals listed on the
Summary Compensation Table are as follows: Mr. Hammes, 3.3 years (plus
additional years of service provided under the Consolidated Supplemental
Retirement Plan, for a total of 11.3 years); Mr. van den Bergh, 8 months; Mr.
Fritz, 2 years; Mr. Goldman, 3 years; and Mr. Brown, 7 years. In
 
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accordance with Mr. Hammes' agreement discussed above, Mr. Hammes will be
entitled to receive a pension of $15,110 per month commencing March 1, 1999.

 
COMPENSATION COMMITTEE INTERLOCKS AND INSIDER PARTICIPATION
 
     The Compensation Committee of the Company (made up of Messrs. Miller
(Chairman), Drapkin, Lanigan and Slovin) determined compensation of executive
officers of the Company during 1996.
 
                           OWNERSHIP OF COMMON STOCK
 
     The Issuer has 1,000 shares of common stock, par value $1.00 per share,
issued and outstanding. Ronald O. Perelman, 35 East 62nd Street, New York, New
York 10021, through MacAndrews & Forbes, beneficially owns 100% of the
outstanding shares of common stock of the Issuer and Coleman Worldwide. No other
director, executive officer or person beneficially owns any shares of common
stock of the Issuer or Coleman Worldwide. The shares of common stock of the
Issuer and Coleman Worldwide and shares of common stock of intermediate holding
companies are or may from time to time be pledged to secure obligations of
MacAndrews & Forbes or its affiliates.
 
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RELATIONSHIP WITH MACANDREWS & FORBES
 
     MacAndrews & Forbes beneficially owns 100% of the common stock of the
Issuer and owns indirectly approximately 82.6% of the Coleman Common Stock. Due
to its stock ownership, MacAndrews & Forbes controls the Issuer and the Company
and is able to elect the entire Board of Directors of each of the Issuer and the
Company.
 
     MacAndrews & Forbes is a diversified holding company with interests in
several industries. Through its 83% ownership of Revlon, MacAndrews & Forbes is
engaged in the cosmetics and skin care, fragrance and personal care products
business. MacAndrews & Forbes owns 65% of Meridian, a manufacturer and marketer
of specialized boats and water sports equipment. Through its 85% ownership of
Mafco Consolidated, MacAndrews & Forbes is engaged in the manufacture and
distribution of cigars and pipe tobacco, and through Mafco Consolidated's 36%
ownership of MFW, MacAndrews & Forbes is in the business of processing licorice
and other flavors. MacAndrews & Forbes is also in the financial services
business through its 80% ownership of California Federal. In addition,
MacAndrews & Forbes has an investment in Marvel, a youth entertainment company,
which is currently the subject of a Chapter 11 bankruptcy case. The principal
executive offices of MacAndrews & Forbes are located at 35 East 62nd Street, New
York, New York 10021.
 
     The Company is insured under policies maintained by MacAndrews & Forbes,
and the Company reimburses MacAndrews & Forbes for the portion of the cost of
such policies attributable to the Company. Management believes that such cost is
lower than would be incurred were such entities to be separately insured. In
addition, the Company reimburses MacAndrews & Forbes for the Issuer's allocable
portion of certain costs such as legal, accounting and other professional fees
and other services and related expenses.
 

TAX SHARING AGREEMENTS
 
     The Issuer, Coleman Holdings, Coleman Worldwide and the Company are, for
federal income tax purposes, included in the affiliated group of which Mafco is
the common parent, and the federal taxable income and loss of the Issuer,
Coleman Holdings, Coleman Worldwide and the Company will be included in the
consolidated federal income tax return filed by Mafco. The Issuer, Coleman
Holdings, Coleman Worldwide and the Company also may be included in certain
state and local tax returns of Mafco or its subsidiaries. Coleman Holdings and
Mafco entered into a tax sharing agreement (the 'Holdings Tax Sharing
Agreement'), pursuant to which Coleman Holdings will pay to Mafco amounts equal
to the taxes that Coleman Holdings would otherwise have to pay if it were to
file separate returns including only itself (including any amounts determined to
be due as a result of a redetermination of the tax liability of the Mafco
consolidated group arising from an audit or otherwise). In connection with the
offering of the LYONs, Coleman Worldwide and Mafco entered into a tax sharing
agreement (the 'Worldwide Tax Sharing Agreement' and together with the Holdings
Tax Sharing Agreement, the 'Tax Sharing Agreements'), pursuant to which Coleman
Worldwide is required to pay to Mafco amounts equal to the taxes that Coleman
Worldwide would otherwise have to pay if it were to file separate consolidated
federal, state or local income tax returns including only itself and its
domestic subsidiaries (including any amounts determined to be due as a result of
a redetermination of the tax liability of the Mafco consolidated group ensuing
from an audit or otherwise). At any time that the LYONs are outstanding, the
amounts that Coleman Worldwide would be required to pay to Mafco under the
Worldwide Tax Sharing Agreement, together with any remaining funds paid to
Coleman Worldwide by the Company under the Company Tax Sharing Agreement, will
instead be advanced by Coleman Worldwide to Mafco as long as the aggregate
amount of such advances at any time does not exceed the Issue Price plus accrued
Original Issue Discount on the LYONs. Such advances will be evidenced by
noninterest bearing unsecured demand promissory notes from Mafco. In addition,
the Company, Coleman Worldwide and Mafco entered into a Tax Sharing Agreement
with the Company (the 'Company Tax Sharing Agreement') pursuant to which the
Company is required to pay to Coleman Worldwide amounts equal to the taxes that
the Company would otherwise have to pay if it were to file separate consolidated
federal, state or local income tax returns including only itself and its
domestic subsidiaries (including any amounts determined to be due as a result of
a redetermination of the tax liability of the Mafco consolidated group ensuing
from an audit or otherwise). Under federal tax law, the Issuer, Coleman
Holdings, Coleman Worldwide and the Company will be subject to several liability
with respect to the consolidated federal income tax liabilities of the
affiliated group of which Mafco is the common parent for any taxable period
during which the Issuer, Coleman Holdings, Coleman Worldwide or the Company or a
subsidiary of any of them is a member of such group. Mafco has agreed, however,
to indemnify the Issuer, Coleman Holdings, Coleman Worldwide and the Company for
any such federal income tax liability (and certain state and local tax
liabilities) of Mafco or any of its subsidiaries that the Issuer, Coleman
Holdings, Coleman Worldwide or the Company or any of their subsidiaries are
actually required to pay. Because the tax sharing payments to be made under the
respective Tax Sharing Agreements will be determined by the amount of taxes that
the Company, Coleman Worldwide or Coleman Holdings, as the case
 
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may be, would otherwise have to pay if it were to file federal, state or local
income tax returns, including only itself and, in the case of Coleman Holdings,
Coleman Worldwide and the Company, its domestic subsidiaries, the Tax Sharing
Agreements will not increase the taxes payable by the Issuer if the Issuer were
to file separate returns for itself, or by the Company, Coleman Holdings or
Coleman Worldwide. Mafco may benefit, however, to the extent that Mafco can
offset the taxable income generated by the Issuer's domestic subsidiaries
(including Coleman Holdings, Coleman Worldwide and the Company) against losses
and tax credits generated by Mafco and its other subsidiaries. On January 5,
1995, the Company paid to Coleman Worldwide, an amount equal to its estimated
Federal tax liability for the first, second and third quarters of 1995, net of
the amount of the then estimated refund due to the Company with respect to its
1994 tax liability, and also net of an early payment discount.
 
     Following the Coleman Holdings Merger, the Holdings Tax Sharing Agreement
will be terminated. Following the Coleman Worldwide Merger, the Worldwide Tax
Sharing Agreement will also be terminated and the Company Tax Sharing Agreement
will be amended so that payments thereunder from the Company will be made to
Mafco directly. The Issuer will not be a party to any tax sharing agreement and
will neither receive, nor make, any tax sharing payments. If the value of the
Coleman Common Stock into which the LYONs are exchangeable exceeds the accreted
value of the LYONs on May 27, 1998 holders of the LYONs may elect to exchange
their LYONs for Coleman Common Stock rather than have their LYONs redeemed on
such date. Although the Issuer intends to cause Coleman Worldwide to deliver
cash from the Escrowed Funds to holders equal to the then market value of the
Coleman Common Stock for which the LYONs may be exchanged, the Escrowed Funds
may be insufficient to enable Coleman Worldwide to satisfy exchanges of LYONs
with cash on May 27, 1998. As a result, Coleman Worldwide would be required to
deliver shares of Coleman Common Stock upon exchange of LYONs as part of the
LYONs Retirement. If delivery of such Delivered Shares to the holders of LYONs
causes the Issuer to own indirectly less than 80% of the Coleman Common Stock,
then Coleman would no longer be included in the consolidated tax group of which
Mafco is the common parent.
 
CROSS-INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT
 
     The Company and Holdings are parties to a cross-indemnification agreement
(the 'Cross-Indemnification Agreement'), pursuant to which the Company has
agreed to indemnify Holdings against all liabilities related to the outdoor
products business transferred to the Company, and Holdings has agreed to
indemnify the Company and its immediate corporate parent against all liabilities
of Holdings other than liabilities related to the outdoor products business
transferred to the Company. The liabilities that the Company will indemnify
Holdings against include (i) asserted and potential product liability claims
arising out of products manufactured or sold by the outdoor products business,
and (ii) asserted and potential environmental claims and liabilities related to
facilities currently or formerly owned or used by the outdoor products business.
 
MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT
 
     Pursuant to a management services agreement with Holdings (the 'Management
Agreement'), the Company provided management services to certain affiliates.

During 1993, the Management Agreement was amended and stipulated that the
Company would provide management services to such other affiliates through June
30, 1995, instead of through the original expiration date of March 31, 1997.
Prior to the termination of the Management Agreement, the services provided by
the Company included general executive services, accounting services, legal and
tax services, employee personnel services and systems services. The Management
Agreement also provided for the indemnification of the Company by such
affiliates against liabilities which could arise in connection with the
Company's management services. For the period ended December 31, 1994,
management fees earned by the Company were $4.8 million. For the period ended
June 30, 1995, management fees earned by the Company were $2.4 million. The
Company believes that the terms of the Management Agreement were at least as
favorable to the Company as those it could have negotiated with nonaffiliated
parties.
 
INTERNATIONAL SALES ARRANGEMENTS
 
     The Company purchases products from certain affiliates which it resells in
international markets. These products are purchased at negotiated prices that
reflect what the Company believes is a reasonable allocation between the Company
and the affiliates of the gross margins on these products.
 
SALE AND PURCHASE OF INACTIVE SUBSIDIARIES
 
     During the fourth quarter of 1996, the Company and a subsidiary sold an
inactive subsidiary to an affiliate for approximately $3.0 million. The
affiliate expects to realize certain tax benefits in future years. During the
first quarter of 1997, the Company purchased an inactive subsidiary from an
affiliate for approximately $1.0 million. The Company expects to realize certain
tax benefits in future years.
 
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PENSION PLANS
 
     Holdings maintains pension and other retirement plans in various forms
covering employees of the Company who meet eligibility requirements. Holdings
also has an unfunded excess benefit plan covering certain of the Company's U.S.
employees whose benefits under the plans described above are limited by
provisions of the Internal Revenue Code. The Company pays to Holdings its
allocable costs of maintaining such plans for the Company's employees.
 
OTHER ARRANGEMENTS
 
     At the beginning of 1995, Mr. McEvoy, an Executive Vice President of the
Company, had a noninterest-bearing loan from the Company in the amount of
$63,333. At the end of 1995, the principal balance of the loan was $42,222 and
at the end of 1996, the principal balance of the loan was $21,111.
 
     During 1996, a subsidiary of the Company paid approximately $250,000 for
office and warehouse space leased from a real estate partnership in which Mr.
Goldman, an Executive Vice President of the Company, and three other immediate

family members of Mr. Goldman's are partners. A manufacturing business owned by
Mr. Goldman's father contracted with the Company's subsidiary for the
manufacture of goods sold to the subsidiary, for which the subsidiary paid
approximately $1.7 million during 1996. Approximately 6% of the subsidiary's
product units sold during 1996 were produced by Mr. Goldman's father's company.
Pursuant to the agreement by which the Company acquired the Eastpak business,
Mr. Goldman is entitled to certain additional payments from the Company upon
Eastpak achieving certain operating targets. In accordance with such agreement,
Mr. Goldman was paid $5.5 million in 1996.
 
                       DESCRIPTION OF OTHER INDEBTEDNESS
 
     Each of the following summaries of certain indebtedness of the Coleman
Holdings, Coleman Worldwide and the Company is subject to and qualified in its
entirety by reference to the detailed provisions of the respective agreements
and instruments to which each summary relates. Copies of such agreements and
instruments are filed as exhibits to the Registration Statement of which this
Prospectus constitutes a part. Capitalized terms used below and not defined have
the meanings set forth in the respective agreements.
 
COLEMAN HOLDINGS
 
  Coleman Holdings Notes
 
     On July 22, 1993, Coleman Holdings issued and sold $281,281,000 principal
amount at maturity of senior secured discount notes (the 'Original Coleman
Holdings Notes') having terms substantially identical in all material respects
to the Coleman Holdings Notes in a private placement offering. Subsequent to the
private placement offering, a registration statement relating to the exchange of
the Original Coleman Holdings Notes for the Coleman Holdings Notes became
effective.
 
     The Coleman Holdings Notes mature on May 27, 1998 and are secured by all
the shares of Coleman Worldwide. In addition, Coleman Worldwide guaranteed the
Coleman Holdings Notes pursuant to the Old Coleman Worldwide Non-Recourse
Guaranty, which is secured by its pledge of 26,000,000 shares of Coleman Common
Stock. There are no periodic payments of interest on the Coleman Holdings Notes.
The aggregate principal amount of the Coleman Holdings Notes represents a yield
to maturity of 10.875% per annum (computed on a semiannual bond equivalent
basis) calculated from July 22, 1993.
 
     The Coleman Holdings Notes are redeemable by Coleman Holdings on or after
July 15, 1996, at the option of Coleman Holdings, in whole or in part, from July
15, 1996 through July 14, 1997 at the redemption price of 104.350% and from July
15, 1997 through January 14, 1998 at the redemption price of 102.175% (expressed
as percentages of Accreted Value as of the redemption date) plus accrued and
unpaid interest, if any, to the redemption date (subject to the right of holders
of record on the relevant record date to receive interest due, if any, on the
relevant interest payment date). Thereafter, Coleman Holdings may redeem the
Coleman Holdings Notes in whole at any time or in part from time to time at a
redemption price of 100% of the aggregate principal amount at maturity of the
Coleman Holdings Notes to be redeemed plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any,
to the redemption date.
 

     The Coleman Holdings Indenture contains various restrictive covenants
which, among other things, limit (i) the incurrence of additional debt by
Coleman Holdings or Coleman Worldwide, (ii) the issuance of preferred
 
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stock by Coleman Worldwide, (iii) the incurrence of additional debt by Coleman
or any of its subsidiaries and the issuance of preferred stock by Coleman, (iv)
the payment of dividends on the capital stock of Coleman Holdings and its
subsidiaries and the redemption or repurchase of the capital stock of Coleman
Holdings, (v) the creation of restrictions on the ability of Coleman Worldwide
to pay dividends or make other distributions on its capital stock, (vi)
transactions with affiliates, (vii) the creation of liens on certain assets of
Coleman Holdings and Coleman Worldwide and (viii) consolidations, mergers and
transfers of all or substantially all of Coleman Holdings' assets. All of these
limitations and prohibitions, however, are subject to a number of
qualifications.
 
     Events of Default under the Coleman Holdings Indenture include, among other
things, (i) a default in the payment of interest, if any, when due which
continues for more than thirty days, (ii) a default in the payment of principal
of any Coleman Holdings Note when due at its Stated Maturity, upon redemption,
upon required purchase, upon declaration or otherwise, (iii) the failure by the
Trustee to have a perfected security interest in the collateral, (iv) the
failure to comply with any other agreements in the Coleman Holdings Indenture or
the Coleman Holdings Notes upon receipt by Coleman Holdings of notice of such
default by the Trustee or by the holders of not less than 25% in aggregate
principal amount at maturity of the Coleman Holdings Notes then outstanding and
the failure to cure (or obtain a waiver of) such default within the time
specified after receipt of such notice, (v) the failure by Coleman Worldwide to
pay when due the purchase price of LYONs tendered to it by and at the option of
holders thereof pursuant to the terms of the LYONs Indenture and the total
purchase price of such LYONs that is unpaid exceeds $25.0 million, (vi) the
failure to pay other indebtedness of Coleman Holdings or a Significant
Subsidiary within any applicable grace period after final maturity or as a
result of acceleration of such indebtedness and the total principal amount of
the portion of such indebtedness that is unpaid or accelerated exceeds $25.0
million and such default continues for a period of five days after notice, (vii)
failure by Coleman Holdings or a Significant Subsidiary to pay any undischarged
judgment in excess of $25.0 million after an enforcement proceeding is commenced
or within the time specified after receipt of notice of such default by the
Trustee or by the holders of not less than 25% in aggregate principal amount at
maturity of the Coleman Holdings Notes then outstanding and (viii) certain
events of bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization of Coleman Holdings or a
Significant Subsidiary.
 
COLEMAN WORLDWIDE
 
  The LYONs
 
     On May 27, 1993, Coleman Worldwide issued and sold $500.0 million principal
amount at maturity of LYONs in an underwritten public offering. On June 7, 1993,

an additional $75.0 million principal amount at maturity of LYONs was sold upon
exercise of the underwriter's over-allotment option.
 
     The LYONs mature on May 27, 2013 and are secured by 16,394,810 shares of
Coleman Common Stock. There are no periodic payments of interest on the LYONs.
Each LYON was sold for an issue price of $240.67 and has a principal amount at
maturity of $1,000. The aggregate principal amount of the LYONs represents a
yield to maturity of 7.25% per annum (computed on a semiannual bond equivalent
basis) calculated from May 27, 1993.
 
     Each LYON is exchangeable, at the option of the holder, at any time on or
prior to maturity (unless previously redeemed or otherwise purchased) for shares
of Coleman Common Stock securing the LYONs at an exchange rate of 15.706 shares
of Coleman Common Stock per LYON, subject to Coleman Worldwide's right to pay
cash equal to the then market value (as defined in the LYONs Indenture) of such
shares in lieu, in whole or in part, of delivering such shares. The exchange
rate will not be adjusted for accrued OID, but will be subject to adjustment
upon the occurrence of certain events affecting the Coleman Common Stock.
 
     The LYONs are redeemable by Coleman Worldwide on or after May 27, 1998, at
the option of Coleman Worldwide, in whole or in part, at redemption prices equal
to the issue price plus accrued OID through but excluding the date of
redemption, payable solely in cash. Coleman Worldwide will be obligated to
purchase any LYON, at the option of the holder, on May 27, 1998, May 27, 2003
and May 27, 2008 (each, a 'Purchase Date') for a purchase price per LYON of
$343.61, $490.58 and $700.42 (representing the issue price plus accrued OID
through but excluding each such Purchase Date), respectively, representing a
yield per annum to the holder on each such date of 7.25%, computed on a
semiannual bond equivalent basis. Coleman Worldwide may, at its option, elect to
pay the purchase price on any Purchase Date either in cash or shares of Coleman
Common Stock or any combination thereof.
 
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In addition, 35 business days after the occurrence of an Additional
Purchase Right Event, the LYONs must be purchased solely for cash by Coleman
Worldwide, at the option of the holder, for a purchase price equal to the issue
price plus accrued OID of the LYONs through but excluding the applicable
purchase date. An Additional Purchase Right Event will occur, among other
things, if (i) Permitted Holders (defined to include Ronald O. Perelman, his
heirs and their affiliates) cease to beneficially own a majority of the voting
power and outstanding common stock of Coleman Worldwide, (ii) Coleman Worldwide
ceases to be the holder of record of a majority of the voting power and
outstanding Coleman Common Stock, (iii) any debt of Coleman Worldwide (including
the Old Coleman Worldwide Non-Recourse Guaranty) or any debt of its wholly-owned
subsidiaries is not paid within any applicable grace period after maturity or is
accelerated because of a default, (iv) the number of shares of Coleman Common
Stock the beneficial owners of which are not affiliates of the Company falls
below 3,000,000 (subject to adjustment under certain circumstances) as a result
of purchases of Coleman Common Stock by Coleman Worldwide or any of its
affiliates, (v) the Company or any of its subsidiaries incurs any indebtedness
if, after giving effect to such incurrence, the Company's consolidated ratio of

debt to total capitalization (as defined in the LYONs Indenture) would exceed
75%, (vi) Coleman Worldwide's consolidated net worth as of the end of any fiscal
quarter falls below specified levels ($60 million at March 31, 1997 and $70
million at June 30, 1997), (vii) Permitted Holders (as defined in the LYONs
Indenture) beneficially own any Coleman Common Stock other than through Coleman
Worldwide or (viii) the Company transfers all or substantially all of its assets
to any person.
 
     The LYONs Indenture contains various restrictive covenants which, among
other things, limit (i) the issuance of additional debt and preferred stock or
the creation of liens by Coleman Worldwide, (ii) the payment of dividends on and
redemption or repurchase of capital stock of Coleman Worldwide, (iii) the use by
Coleman Worldwide of dividends or distributions received in respect of Coleman
Common Stock and tax sharing payments received from Coleman, (iv) the making of
any payments or the transfer of any assets, (v) the business activities of
Coleman Worldwide and (vi) consolidations, mergers and transfers of all or
substantially all of Coleman Worldwide's assets. All of these limitations,
however, are subject to a number of important qualifications.
 
     Events of default under the LYONs Indenture include, among other things,
(i) a default in the payment of any principal or interest, if any, when due,
(ii) a default in the delivery of exchange property upon the exchange of the
LYONs as provided in the LYONs Indenture, (iii) the failure by the Trustee to
have a perfected security interest in the collateral, (iv) the failure to comply
with any other agreements in the LYONs or in the LYONs Indenture upon receipt by
Coleman Worldwide of notice of such default by the Trustee or by the holders of
not less than 25% in aggregate principal amount at maturity of the LYONs then
outstanding and the failure to cure (or obtain a waiver of) such default within
60 days after the receipt of such notice and (v) certain events of bankruptcy,
insolvency or reorganization of Coleman Worldwide or the Company.
 
THE COMPANY
 
  Company Credit Agreement
 
     The Company Credit Agreement consists of a $275.0 million unsecured
revolving credit facility (the 'Revolving Credit Facility'), and a term loan
facility for approximately 385.1 million French Francs (approximately $68.2
million at March 31, 1997 exchange rates). The Revolving Credit Facility
includes as subfacilities a $75.0 million multi-currency facility, a $15.0
million swing line facility and a $75.0 million letter of credit facility. The
multi-currency facility is available to the Company and certain of its
international subsidiaries designated from time to time in certain foreign
currencies. Proceeds of the loans under the Company Credit Agreement may be used
for general corporate purposes, including to finance working capital needs and
to provide liquidity support for any commercial paper issued by the Company.
 
     As of December 31, 1996, approximately $128.1 million was available for
borrowings under the Company Credit Agreement. At March 31, 1997, approximately
$135.1 million was available for borrowings under the Company Credit Agreement.
 
     The Company Credit Agreement is available to the Company until April 30,
2001. The outstanding loans under the Company Credit Agreement bear interest at
either of the following rates, as selected by the Company from time to time: (i)

the higher of the agent's base lending rate or the federal funds rate plus .50%
or (ii) LIBOR plus, in the case of all LIBOR loans other than loans denominated
in certain specified currencies, a margin ranging from .25% to 2.125% based on
the Company's financial performance and, in the case of loans
 
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denominated in certain specified currencies, a margin ranging from .35% to
2.225% based on the Company's financial performance. If there is a default, the
interest rate otherwise in effect will be increased by 2% per annum. The Company
Credit Agreement also bears an overall facility fee ranging from .15% to .375%
based on the Company's financial performance.
 
     The loans and other extensions of credit under the Company Credit Agreement
are guaranteed by the domestic subsidiaries of the Company.
 
     The Company is required to prepay borrowings under the Company Credit
Agreement with (i) all of the net cash proceeds of any sales or other
dispositions of assets of the Company or its subsidiaries outside of the
ordinary course of business, subject to certain exceptions, or (ii) all of the
net cash proceeds of any sale or other disposition of the capital stock or other
equity securities or incurrence of indebtedness of the Company or any of its
subsidiaries, subject to certain exceptions, and, in each case, such proceeds
will first be applied to prepayment of the term loans and, after the term loans
have been repaid in full and subject to certain exceptions, any remaining
proceeds will be applied to prepayment of any loans under the Revolving Credit
Facility, the effect of which will be to permanently reduce the Revolving Credit
Facility by such amount. The Company is also required to prepay borrowings under
the Company Credit Agreement equal to the amount by which the aggregate
outstanding loans under the Revolving Credit Facility exceed the available
Revolving Credit Facility then in effect.
 
     The Company Credit Agreement restricts the Company and its subsidiaries
from, among other things (subject to certain exceptions), (i) creating any
liens, (ii) incurring any indebtedness, (iii) merging with or into or
consolidating with or into, or conveying, transferring, leasing or disposing of
all or substantially all of its assets to, or acquiring all or substantially all
of the assets of, any other person, (iv) selling, transferring or otherwise
disposing of any of its assets outside of the ordinary course of its business,
(v) making any loan, advance or investment in any person, (vi) purchasing,
redeeming or otherwise acquiring for value any of its capital stock, paying
dividends on its capital stock or making certain other restricted payments,
(vii) making any material change in its business, (viii) issuing any preferred
stock, (ix) amending, supplementing or waiving any provisions of the the
Management Agreement, the Cross-Indemnification Agreement, the Reimbursement
Agreement or the Tax Sharing Agreements (collectively, the 'Intercompany
Agreements'), (x) making any capital expenditures or (xi) engaging in
transactions with affiliates.
 
     The Company Credit Agreement requires the Company to satisfy the financial
covenants described below. The Company is required to: (i) maintain a specified
minimum consolidated net worth, (ii) not exceed a specified ratio of (a) total

debt of the Company and its subsidiaries to (b) consolidated EBITDA of the
Company, (iii) maintain a specified interest coverage ratio, (iv) maintain a
specified ratio of (a) consolidated EBITDA available for fixed charges to (b)
consolidated fixed charges, (v) maintain a specified minimum cumulative EBITDA
and (vi) not exceed a specified maximum amount of debt. The Company Credit
Agreement also provides for a specific requirement relating to the Company's
financial leverage as of the end of the fiscal quarter ending on December 31,
1997 which, if not achieved, will result in the Company's Credit Agreement
becoming secured by the assets of the Company and its domestic subsidiaries. For
purposes of determining the Company's compliance with certain of such financial
covenants, the Company Credit Agreement excludes from the definition of EBITDA
up to $30 million of charges in connection with the Company's restructuring
initiatives. These financial covenants may limit the Company's ability to pay
cash dividends to Coleman Worldwide.
 
     The events of default under the Company Credit Agreement include, among
other things, the following: (i) the failure to make payments of principal or
interest or fees when due or other amounts payable under the Company Credit
Agreement within five business days after their due date, (ii) any material
inaccuracy in the representations and warranties made in the Company Credit
Agreement, (iii) a breach of certain covenants in the Company Credit Agreement
and related documents, subject in certain instances to the expiration of
applicable grace periods, (iv) the failure to pay any principal, premium or
interest on or any other amount payable in respect of indebtedness in an
aggregate principal amount of $5.0 million when the same becomes due and payable
or a default under the agreements related to such indebtedness (if the effect of
such default is to cause or permit the acceleration thereof), (v) certain events
of bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization, (vi) the Company or any subsidiary
being the subject of certain unstayed judgments in excess of $5.0 million that
are not insured or certain materially adverse nonmonetary judgments, (vii) the
failure of any loan document to be valid and binding on or enforceable against
the Company or any subsidiary party thereto in all material respects, (viii) any
person (other than Ronald O. Perelman (and heirs and affiliates)) shall own an
amount of the capital stock of the Company
 
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having greater than or equal to 30% of the voting power under ordinary
circumstances to elect the Board of Directors of the Company and the failure of
Ronald O. Perelman (and heirs and affiliates) to beneficially own a majority of
the outstanding voting stock of the Company or to have the power to direct the
management of the Company, (ix) certain ERISA events or (x) the amendment of any
Intercompany Agreements without the consent of the required banks (as specified
in the Company Credit Agreement) or the failure of any such Intercompany
Agreement to be in full force and effect.
 
     The Company Credit Agreement requires the Company to give the Agent
thereunder notice of (i) any claim by MacAndrews & Forbes under the
Reimbursement Agreement during the continuance of a default under the Company
Credit Agreement or (ii) any claim by Holdings or the Company under the
Cross-Indemnification Agreement, in either case not later than three business
days after the claim is made or five business days before the Company makes any

payment in respect thereof.
 
  Company Senior Notes
 
     7.26% Senior Notes due 2007
 
     On August 8, 1995, the Company completed a private placement issuance and
sale of $200 million aggregate principal amount of 7.26% Senior Notes due 2007
(the 'Notes due 2007'). Interest on the Notes due 2007 is payable semiannually,
and the principal is payable in annual installments of $40 million each
commencing August 8, 2003, with a final installment payment of $40 million due
on August 8, 2007. If there is a default, the interest rate will be the greater
of (i) 9.26% or (ii) 2.0% above the prime interest rate.
 
     The Notes due 2007 are unsecured, are guaranteed by the Company's domestic
subsidiaries and are subject to various restrictive covenants, including without
limitation, requirements for the maintenance of specified levels of consolidated
net worth and certain other provisions limiting the incurrence of additional
debt and sale and leaseback transactions under the terms of the applicable note
purchase agreement. The Notes due 2007 shall become secured if the Company
Credit Agreement becomes secured as discussed under '--Company Credit
Agreement.'
 
     7.10% Senior Notes due 2006
 
     On June 13, 1996, the Company completed a private placement issuance and
sale of $85 million aggregate principal amount of 7.10% Senior Notes due 2006
(the 'Notes due 2006'). Interest on the Notes due 2006 is payable semiannually,
and the principal is payable in annual installments of $12.1 million each
commencing June 13, 2000, with a final installment payment of $12.1 million due
on June 13, 2006. If there is a default, the interest rate will be the greater
of (i) 9.10% or (ii) 2.0% above the prime interest rate.
 
     The Notes due 2006 are unsecured, are guaranteed by the Company's domestic
subsidiaries and are subject to various restrictive covenants, including without
limitation, requirements for the maintenance of specified levels of consolidated
net worth and certain other provisions limiting the incurrence of additional
debt and sale and leaseback transactions under the terms of the applicable note
purchase agreement. The Notes due 2006 shall become secured if the Company
Credit Agreement becomes secured as discussed under '--Company Credit
Agreement.'
 
     7.25% Senior Notes due 2008
 
     On June 13, 1996, the Company completed a private placement issuance and
sale of $75 million aggregate principal amount of 7.25% Senior Notes due 2008
(the 'Notes due 2008' and, together with the Notes due 2007 and the Notes due
2006, the 'Company Senior Notes'). Interest on the Notes due 2008 is payable
semiannually, and the principal is payable in annual installments of $15 million
each commencing June 13, 2004, with a final installment payment of $15 million
due on June 13, 2008. If there is a default, the interest rate will be the
greater of (i) 9.25% or 2.0% above the prime interest rate.
 
     The Notes due 2008 are unsecured, are guaranteed by the Company's domestic

subsidiaries and are subject to various restrictive covenants, including without
limitation, requirements for the maintenance of specified levels of consolidated
net worth and certain other provisions limiting the incurrence of additional
debt and sale and leaseback transactions under the terms of the applicable note
purchase agreement. The Notes due 2008 shall become secured if the Company
Credit Agreement becomes secured as discussed under '--Company Credit
Agreement.'
 
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DESCRIPTION OF THE NOTES
 
     The New Notes will be issued under the Indenture dated as of May 20, 1997
between the Issuer and First Trust National Association, as trustee (the
'Trustee'), a copy of which is filed as an exhibit to the Registration Statement
of which this Prospectus constitutes a part. The following summary, which
describes material provisions of the Indenture and the Notes, does not purport
to be complete and is subject to, and is qualified in its entirety by reference
to, the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as in effect on the date of the original
issue of the Notes (the 'TIA'), and all the provisions of the Indenture and the
Notes, including the definitions therein of terms not defined in this
Prospectus. Certain terms used herein are defined below under '--Certain
Definitions.' The terms of the New First Priority Notes and the New Second
Priority Notes are identical in all material respects to the terms of the Old
First Priority Notes and the Old Second Priority Notes, respectively, except for
certain transfer restrictions and registration rights relating to the Old Notes
and except that, if the Exchange Offer is not consummated by November 17, 1997,
interest will accrue on the Old Notes (in addition to the accretion of Original
Issue Discount) from and including such date, until but excluding the date if
consummation of the Exchange Offer payable in cash semiannually in arrears on
May 15 and November 15, commencing May 15, 1998, at a rate per annum equal to
 .50% of the Accreted Value as of the November 15 and May 15 immediately
preceding such interest payment date.
 
GENERAL
 
     The Notes will mature on May 15, 2001. The Trustee authenticated and
delivered the Old First Priority Notes for original issue in an aggregate
principal amount at maturity of $600,475,000 and the Old Second Priority Notes
for original issue in an aggregate principal amount at maturity of $131,560,000.
 
     The Old Notes were offered at a substantial discount from their principal
amount at maturity. See 'Certain U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations.' There
will be no periodic cash payments of interest, except as described below. The
New Notes will be treated as a continuation of the Old Notes, which were issued
at an Original Issue Discount (the difference between the original issue price
of the Notes and their principal amount at maturity). The calculation of the
accretion of Original Issue Discount in the period during which a New Note
remains outstanding will be on a semiannual bond equivalent basis using a
360-day year composed of twelve 30-day months; such accretion will commence from
the date of original issue of the Notes. The aggregate principal amount at

maturity of the Notes represents a yield to maturity of 11 1/8% and 12 7/8% per
annum with respect to the First Priority Notes and the Second Priority Notes,
respectively, without giving effect to any periodic payments of interest
described below. Redemption or purchase by the Issuer of a Note will cause the
Original Issue Discount and interest, if any, to cease to accrue on such Note,
under the terms and subject to the conditions of the Indenture.
 
     If by November 17, 1997 neither (i) the Exchange Offer is consummated nor
(ii) a Shelf Registration Statement with respect to the resale of the Old Notes
is declared effective, interest will accrue (in addition to the accretion of
Original Issue Discount) on the Old Notes from and including November 17, 1997
until but excluding the earlier of (i) the consummation of the Exchange Offer
and (ii) the effective date of such Shelf Registration Statement. In each case
such interest will be payable in cash semiannually in arrears on May 15 and
November 15, commencing May 15, 1998 at a rate per annum equal to .50% of the
Accreted Value of the Notes as of the Semi-Annual Accrual Date (as defined)
immediately preceding the interest payment date. Payments of such interest, if
any, on Old Notes in exchange for which the New Notes were issued will be made
to the persons who at the close of business on the May 1 or November 1 preceding
such interest payment date are registered holders of such Old Notes if such
record date occurs prior to such exchange, or are registered holders of the New
Notes if such record date occurs on or after the date of such exchange, even if
Notes are cancelled after the record date and on or before the interest payment
date. Interest will be computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day
months. Holders of Old Notes accepted for exchange will be deemed to have waived
the right to receive any other payments or accrued interest on the Old Notes.
 
     Principal and interest, if any, will be payable at the office of the
Trustee, but, at the option of the Issuer interest may be paid by check mailed
to the registered holders of the Notes at their registered addresses; provided
that all payments with respect to Global Notes (as defined herein), and
Certificated Securities (as defined herein) the holders of which have given wire
transfer instructions to the Issuer, will be required to be made by wire
transfer of immediately available funds to the accounts specified by the holders
thereof. The Notes will be transferable and exchangeable at the office of the
Trustee and will be issued only in fully registered form, without coupons, in
denominations of principal amount at maturity of $1,000 and any integral
multiple thereof. Wherever
 
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it is provided that the Accreted Value, the Put Amount, the Due Amount or the
principal amount at maturity with respect to a Note will be paid, such provision
will be deemed to require the simultaneous payment of accrued and unpaid
interest (if any) on such Note.
 
     Any Old First Priority Notes or Old Second Priority Notes that remain
outstanding after the consummation of the Exchange Offer, together with the New
Notes issued in connection with the Exchange Offer, will be treated as a single
class of securities under the Indenture except as expressly provided therein.
 
ESCROW OF PROCEEDS

 
     On May 15, 1997, the Issuer entered into an escrow agreement (the 'Escrow
Agreement') with First Trust National Association, as escrow agent (the 'Escrow
Agent'), pursuant to which the Issuer deposited with the Escrow Agent the
Escrowed Funds, which consisted of the net proceeds of the Offering. The
Escrowed Funds are being temporarily invested in Treasury Securities and other
Permitted Investments (as defined in the Escrow Agreement). 'Treasury
Securities' mean any investment in obligations issued or guaranteed by the
United States government or any agency thereof, in each case, maturing within
360 days of the date of acquisition thereof. In addition to Treasury Securities,
the Escrowed Funds may be invested pursuant to the Escrow Agreement in certain
other Permitted Investments, including repurchase obligations with a term of not
more than 30 days entered into with a nationally recognized broker dealer, with
respect to which the purchased securities are obligations issued or guaranteed
by the United States government or any agency thereof.
 
     The Issuer is only entitled to release the Escrowed Funds in accordance
with the provisions of the Escrow Agreement. Pursuant to the Escrow Agreement,
the Escrow Agent will release the Escrowed Funds to the Issuer from time to time
upon the satisfaction of certain conditions, including presentation of an
Officer's Certificate certifying that, among other things (a) (i) the conditions
to the optional redemption by Coleman Holdings contained in the indenture
governing the Coleman Holdings Notes Indenture to be complied with on the date
of the Coleman Holdings Notes Redemption (other than payment) have been
satisfied or waived, (ii) the conditions to any delivery of cash upon exchange
from time to time of LYONs through an exchange offer to be complied with by
Coleman Worldwide (other than payment) have been satisfied or waived, (iii) the
conditions to the optional redemption by Coleman Worldwide contained in the
LYONs Indenture to be complied with on May 27, 1998 (other than payment) have
been satisfied or waived, (iv) the conditions to any exchange of LYONs from time
to time by the holders thereof and the election by Coleman Worldwide to deliver
cash in lieu of shares of Coleman Common Stock that are contained in the LYONs
Indenture (other than payment) have been satisfied or waived, (v) the Coleman
Holding Notes have been accelerated for payment upon the occurrence of an event
of default pursuant to the Coleman Holdings Notes Indenture, (vi) the conditions
to any purchase of LYONs at the option of the holder thereof upon the occurrence
of a Purchase Right Event or an Additional Purchase Right Event and the election
by Coleman Worldwide to deliver cash in lieu of shares of Coleman Common Stock
that are contained in the LYONs Indenture (other than payment) have been
satisfied or waived or (vii) the LYONs have been accelerated for payment upon
the occurrence of an event of default pursuant to the terms of the LYONs
Indenture and (b) following the release, such Escrowed Funds will, subject to
certain limited exceptions, be contributed to Coleman Holdings or Coleman
Worldwide and used to fund the Coleman Holdings Notes Redemption or the LYONs
Retirement (whether through an exchange offer, redemption, repurchases upon the
occurrence of an Additional Purchase Right Event, the exchange of LYONs by the
holders thereof or payment of the LYONs upon acceleration), as the case may be.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, there will be no release of Escrowed Funds to the
Issuer after the occurrence of a Triggering Event. If a Triggering Event occurs,
the Issuer will be required to use any remaining Escrowed Funds to redeem the
Notes, on a pro rata basis, at a redemption price equal to the Accreted Value
plus accrued interest (if any) on the Mandatory Redemption Date. See
'--Mandatory Redemption.'
 

     Pursuant to the Escrow Agreement, the amount of Escrowed Funds that may be
released to the Issuer (i) in connection with the Coleman Holdings Notes
Redemption will be equal to the aggregate redemption price under the Coleman
Holdings Notes Indenture on July 15, 1997 (approximately $262.2 million) (the
'Coleman Holdings Redemption Amount') and (ii) at any one time in connection
with the LYONs Retirement prior to the optional redemption by Coleman Worldwide
on May 27, 1998 will be equal to the lesser of (a) the amount of cash required
by Coleman Worldwide pursuant to the LYONs Indenture to satisfy its obligations
in connection with the exchange of LYONs by the holders thereof for Coleman
Common Stock and Coleman Worldwide's election to pay cash in lieu thereof or the
repurchase of LYONs at the holders' option upon the occurrence of an Additional
Purchase Right Event or the amount of cash required to purchase or exchange
LYONs in an exchange offer and (b) the pro rata portion of
 
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the Escrowed Funds based upon the LYONs to be exchanged or repurchased by the
Issuer under the circumstances described in clause (a) above; provided, however,
that if the Coleman Holdings Notes Redemption has not been consummated, then the
pro rata portion in clause (b) shall be determined based on the difference
between the Escrowed Funds and the Coleman Holdings Redemption Amount. The
Escrow Agreement provides that all Escrowed Funds (less the Coleman Holdings
Redemption Amount, if prior to the Coleman Holdings Notes Redemption) shall be
released to the Issuer to fund the optional redemption by Coleman Worldwide of
the LYONs on May 27, 1998 or to repay the LYONs after the occurrence of an event
of default and the acceleration thereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the
Escrow Agreement provides that upon any release of Escrowed Funds to the Issuer,
if Coleman Worldwide has cash available (the 'Available Coleman Worldwide Cash')
to finance a portion of the purchase, redemption, exchange or payment upon
acceleration of the LYONs other than as a result of Coleman Worldwide's receipt
of a Capital Contribution from the Escrowed Funds released to the Issuer, then
the Issuer may reduce the amount of the Capital Contribution to be made to
Coleman Worldwide by the amount of the Available Coleman Worldwide Cash. The
Escrow Agreement permits the portion of Escrowed Funds released to the Issuer in
the amount of the Available Coleman Worldwide Cash to be retained by the Issuer,
which in turn will be able to use such funds in its discretion for any purpose,
including to dividend or distribute such funds to MacAndrews & Forbes.
 
     Upon consummation of both the Coleman Holdings Note Redemption and the
LYONs Retirement, the Escrow Agent will release any remaining Escrowed Funds to
the Issuer upon the Issuer's delivery to the Trustee of an Officer's Certificate
stating that each of the Coleman Holdings Notes Redemption and the LYONs
Retirement have been consummated. Upon receipt, the Issuer will be permitted to
use such funds in its discretion for any purpose, including to dividend or
distribute such excess to MacAndrews & Forbes.
 
OPTIONAL REDEMPTION
 
     Except as set forth below, the Notes may not be redeemed by the Issuer
prior to May 15, 2000. On and after such date, the Issuer may redeem the Notes
in whole at any time or in part from time to time at the redemption prices
listed below (expressed as percentages of Accreted Value as of the redemption

date) for the periods indicated plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the
redemption date (subject to the right of holders of record on the relevant
record date to receive interest due, if any, on the relevant interest payment
date):
PERIOD                                                 REDEMPTION PRICE
------                                    ---------------------------------------------
                                           FIRST PRIORITY NOTES    SECOND PRIORITY NOTES
                                           --------------------    ---------------------
From May 15, 2000 through May 14,
2001....................................          102.781%                103.219%
Thereafter, the Issuer may redeem the Notes in whole at any time or in part from
time to time at a redemption price of 100% of the aggregate principal amount at
maturity of the Notes to be redeemed plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any,
to the redemption date.
 
     The Notes may be redeemed at the option of the Issuer at any time as a
whole at a redemption price equal to the sum of (i) the Accreted Value thereof
at the date of redemption, plus (ii) the Applicable Premium at the date of
redemption.
 
     'Accreted Value' as of any date (the 'Specified Date') means, with respect
to each $1,000 principal amount at maturity of Notes:
 
          (i) if the Specified Date is one of the following dates (each a
     'Semi-Annual Accrual Date'), the amount set forth opposite such date below
     under Column 1, in the case of First Priority Notes, or under Column 2, in
     the case of Second Priority Notes:
SEMI-ANNUAL ACCRUAL DATE                                   ACCRETED VALUE
------------------------                 -------------------------------------------------
                                                COLUMN 1                   COLUMN 2
                                         -----------------------   -----------------------
                                         (FIRST PRIORITY NOTES)     (SECOND PRIORITY NOTES)
                                         -----------------------   ------------------------
May 20, 1997..........................          $  649.49                  $   608.12
November 15, 1997.....................          $  684.59                  $   646.15
May 15, 1998..........................          $  722.67                  $   687.75
November 15, 1998.....................          $  762.87                  $   732.02
May 15, 1999..........................          $  805.30                  $   779.15
November 15, 1999.....................          $  850.10                  $   829.30
May 15, 2000..........................          $  897.38                  $   882.69
November 15, 2000.....................          $  947.30                  $   939.51
May 15, 2001..........................          $1,000.00                  $ 1,000.00
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(ii) if the Specified Date occurs between two Semi-Annual Accrual
Dates, the sum of (A) the Accreted Value for the Semi-Annual Accrual Date
immediately preceding the Specified Date and (B) an amount equal to the product
of (i) the Accreted Value for the immediately following Semi-Annual Accrual Date
less the Accreted Value for the immediately preceding Semi-Annual Accrual Date
and (ii) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days from the
immediately preceding Semi-Annual Accrual Date to the Specified Date, using a
360-day year of twelve 30-day months, and the denominator of which is 180 (or,
if the Semi-Annual Accrual Date immediately preceding the Specified Date is May
20, 1997, the denominator of which is 175).
 
     Notice of redemption will be mailed at least 30 days but not more than 60
days before any redemption date to each holder of Notes to be redeemed at its
registered address. Notes in denominations larger than $1,000 principal amount
at maturity may be redeemed in part but only in integral multiples thereof. If
money sufficient to pay the redemption price of and accrued interest (if any) on
all Notes (or portions thereof) to be redeemed on the redemption date is
deposited with the Paying Agent on or before the redemption date, on and after
such date Accreted Value ceases to increase and interest (if any) ceases to
accrue on such Notes (or such portions thereof) called for redemption.
 
MANDATORY REDEMPTION
 
     The Notes are subject to mandatory redemption upon the occurrence of a
Triggering Event at a time when any Escrowed Funds are remaining. If a
Triggering Event occurs, the Issuer will be required to use any such remaining
Escrowed Funds to redeem the Notes, on a pro rata basis, at a redemption price
equal to the Accreted Value plus accrued interest (if any) on the Mandatory
Redemption Date (the 'Mandatory Redemption Price'). The 'Mandatory Redemption
Date' means the 45th day (or if such day is not a business day, the next
following business day) following the occurrence of a Triggering Event. Notice
of redemption will be mailed at least 30 days before the Mandatory Redemption
Date to each holder of Notes to be redeemed at its registered address.
 
     If the Escrow Agent receives a notice of mandatory redemption pursuant to
the terms of the Indenture and the Notes, the Escrow Agent will liquidate all
Escrowed Funds then held by it by not later than the third Business Day prior to
the Mandatory Redemption Date and release to the Paying Agent for the Notes an
amount of Escrowed Funds equal to the aggregate Mandatory Redemption Price of
the Notes for payment to holders of the Notes on the Mandatory Redemption Date.
Concurrently with such release to the Paying Agent, the Escrow Agent will
release any excess of Escrowed Funds over the Mandatory Redemption Price to the
Issuer which, in turn, will be permitted to use such funds in its discretion for
any purpose, including to dividend or distribute such excess funds to MacAndrews
& Forbes.
 
SINKING FUND
 
     There will be no mandatory sinking fund payments for the Notes.

 
GUARANTY
 
     Coleman Worldwide has irrevocably and unconditionally guaranteed the
punctual payment when due, whether at Stated Maturity, by acceleration or
otherwise, of all Obligations of the Issuer under the Indenture whether for
principal of or interest (if any) on the Notes, expenses, indemnification or
otherwise (all such Obligations guaranteed by Coleman Worldwide being the
'Guaranteed Obligations').
 
     Coleman Worldwide's liability under the Indenture is limited to the Coleman
Collateral provided by it and any Substitute Collateral (as defined) provided by
it and the proceeds realized by the Trustee upon the sale or other realization
of such Coleman Collateral and Substitute Collateral, it being understood that
the Coleman Worldwide Non-Recourse Guaranty otherwise is a nonrecourse
obligation of Coleman Worldwide and that the Trustee's and the Holders' rights
to recover against Coleman Worldwide under the Indenture shall be limited solely
to the Coleman Collateral provided by it and any Substitute Collateral provided
by it and the proceeds realized by the Trustee upon the sale or other
realization of such Coleman Collateral and Substitute Collateral.
 
     Subject to the limited recourse set forth in the immediately preceding
paragraph, Coleman Worldwide agrees to pay, in addition to the amount stated
above, any and all expenses (including reasonable counsel fees and
 
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expenses) incurred by the Trustee or the Holders in enforcing any rights under
the Coleman Worldwide Non-Recourse Guaranty with respect to Coleman Worldwide.
 
     The Coleman Worldwide Non-Recourse Guaranty is a continuing guarantee and
shall (a) remain in full force and effect until the earliest of (i) the release
of all the Coleman Collateral provided by Coleman Worldwide and all the
Substitute Collateral, if any, provided by Coleman Worldwide, in each case
pursuant to the terms of the Indenture, (ii) the sale or other disposition of
all Coleman Collateral provided by Coleman Worldwide and all Substitute
Collateral, if any, provided by Coleman Worldwide and the application of the
proceeds thereof in accordance with the Indenture and (iii) the Coleman
Worldwide Merger, (b) be binding upon Coleman Worldwide and (c) inure to the
benefit of and be enforceable by the Trustee, the Holders and their successors,
transferees and assigns.
 
SECURITY
 
     Pursuant to the Indenture, the Notes will be secured by (i) until the
Coleman Holdings Merger, a security interest in and pledge by the Issuer of all
its right, title and interest in and to all of the Capital Stock of Coleman
Holdings (the 'Holdings Pledged Shares'), (ii) upon consummation of the Coleman
Holdings Notes Redemption and until the Coleman Worldwide Merger, and
simultaneously with their release from the Lien of the Coleman Holdings
Indenture, a security interest in and pledge by the Issuer of all its right,
title and interest in and to all of the Capital Stock of Coleman Worldwide (the

'Worldwide Pledged Shares'), and (iii) all dividends, cash, instruments and
other property and proceeds from time to time received, receivable or otherwise
distributed in respect of or in an exchange for any of the foregoing, other than
in each case, such of the foregoing that may be released from the Lien of the
Indenture under certain circumstances (collectively, the 'Holding Company
Collateral'). The pledge of the Holdings Pledged Shares will terminate upon the
Coleman Holdings Merger, and the pledge of the Worldwide Pledged Shares will
terminate upon the Coleman Worldwide Merger. The Coleman Worldwide Non-Recourse
Guaranty will be secured by (i) a security interest in and pledge by Coleman
Worldwide of all its right, title and interest in and to 522,710 shares of
Coleman Common Stock owned by Coleman Worldwide, (ii) upon the consummation of
the Coleman Holdings Notes Redemption and simultaneously with their release from
the Lien of the Coleman Holdings Indenture, a security interest in and pledge by
Coleman Worldwide of all its right, title and interest in and to an additional
26,000,000 shares of Coleman Common Stock owned by Coleman Worldwide that were
pledged to secure the guaranty of the Coleman Holdings Notes, (iii) from time to
time in connection with the LYONs Retirement, a security interest in and pledge
by Coleman Worldwide of all its right, title and interest in and to all shares
of Coleman Common Stock owned by Coleman Worldwide which are released in
connection with the LYONs Retirement simultaneously with such release, less any
Delivered Shares, (iv) from time to time as they become available to be pledged,
any other shares of Coleman Common Stock owned by Coleman Worldwide (all of the
foregoing, collectively, the 'Coleman Pledged Shares,' which term shall exclude
Withdrawn Shares), and (v) all dividends, cash, instruments and other property
and proceeds from time to time received, receivable or otherwise distributed in
respect of or in an exchange for any of the foregoing other than in each case
for such of the foregoing that may be released from the Lien of the Indenture
under certain circumstances (collectively, the 'Coleman Collateral'). In
addition, each of the Issuer and Coleman Worldwide will assign and pledge to the
Trustee, for its benefit and the benefit of the holders of the Notes, a security
interest in all cash and U.S. Government Obligations deposited by it with the
Trustee in substitution for Coleman Collateral, and all dividends, cash,
instruments and other property and proceeds from time to time received,
receivable or otherwise distributed in respect of or in an exchange for the
foregoing other than such of the foregoing that are released from the Lien of
the Indenture under certain circumstances (the 'Substitute Collateral', and
together with the Holding Company Collateral and the Coleman Collateral, the
'Collateral'). Other than the right to enforce their security interest in the
Coleman Collateral and in the Substitute Collateral, if any, provided by Coleman
Worldwide, the holders of the Notes will have no recourse to any assets of
Coleman Worldwide.
 
     The security interest in the Collateral will be a first priority security
interest. The First Priority Notes will rank senior in right of payment to the
Second Priority Notes with respect to the Collateral. However, absent any
Default, the Issuer and Coleman Worldwide will be able to vote, as each sees fit
in its sole discretion, the Capital Stock of Coleman Holdings, Coleman Worldwide
and Coleman, respectively, provided that no vote may be cast, and no consent,
waiver or ratification given or action taken, which would be inconsistent with
or violate any provision of the Indenture or the Notes.
 
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After the Coleman Holdings Notes Redemption and the LYONs Retirement, the
Indenture will permit the Issuer to withdraw the Coleman Collateral in whole or,
on a pro rata basis, in part by substituting therefor or causing Coleman
Worldwide to substitute therefor with the Trustee cash or U.S. Government
Obligations for the payment of principal and interest (if any) on the Notes and
satisfying certain other conditions. If a pro rata portion of Coleman Collateral
is to be released, the Issuer will be required to certify to the Trustee that
the ratio of the Market Value of the Coleman Collateral that will remain after
giving effect to such release to the aggregate Accreted Value of that portion of
the outstanding Notes not covered by cash or U.S. Government Obligations is at
least the same as such ratio immediately prior to the withdrawal, but in no
event less than 1.5 to 1.00, and that the Market Value of the Coleman Collateral
that will remain after giving effect to such release would be at least equal to
the aggregate principal amount at maturity of the outstanding Notes not covered
by cash or U.S. Government Obligations.
 
     In connection with or after a redemption of Notes in part, or a purchase of
Notes in part pursuant to the provisions described under 'Change of Control' or
any delivery by the Issuer of less than all the Notes for cancellation, the
Indenture permits the Issuer to request a pro rata release of the Coleman
Collateral based on the percentage of the Notes redeemed or purchased, or
delivered for cancellation so long as the ratio of the Market Value of the
remaining Coleman Collateral to the aggregate Accreted Value of the Notes not so
redeemed or repaid and not covered by cash or U.S. Government Obligations is at
least the same as such ratio immediately prior to such release, but in no event
less than 1.5 to 1.00, and that the Market Value of the Coleman Collateral that
will remain after giving effect to such release would be at least equal to the
aggregate principal amount at maturity of the outstanding Notes not covered by
cash or U.S. Government Obligations. In addition, in connection with a
redemption of Notes, or with a purchase of Notes pursuant to the provisions
described under 'Change of Control' or with the payment at maturity of the
principal amount of the Securities the Indenture permits the Issuer or Coleman
Worldwide to request a release of Substitute Collateral to the extent necessary
to pay the redemption price, purchase price, or principal amount at maturity as
the case may be.
 
     Upon satisfaction by the Issuer of the conditions to its legal defeasance
option or its covenant defeasance option or the discharge of the Indenture, the
Lien of the Indenture on all the Collateral will terminate and all the
Collateral will be released without any further action by the Trustee or any
other person.
 
     There can be no assurance that the proceeds of any sale of the Collateral
pursuant to the Indenture following an Event of Default would be sufficient to
satisfy payments due on the Notes. In addition, the ability of the holders of
Notes to realize upon the Collateral may be subject to certain bankruptcy law
limitations in the event of a bankruptcy.
 
     If an Event of Default occurs under the Indenture, the Trustee, on behalf
of the holders of the Notes, in addition to any rights or remedies available to
it under the Indenture, may take such action as it deems advisable to protect
and enforce its rights in the Collateral, including the institution of

foreclosure proceedings. The proceeds received by the Trustee from any
foreclosure will be applied by the Trustee first to pay the expenses of such
foreclosure and fees and other amounts then payable to the Trustee under the
Indenture, second to pay the Default Amount (as defined) on the First Priority
Notes and, thereafter, to pay the Default Amount on the Second Priority Notes.
 
CHANGE OF CONTROL
 
     Upon the occurrence of any of the following events (each a 'Change of
Control'), each holder of Notes will have the right to require the Issuer to
repurchase all or any part of such holder's Notes at a repurchase price in cash
equal to their Put Amount as of the date of repurchase, plus accrued and unpaid
interest, if any, to the date of repurchase:
 
          (i) prior to the earlier to occur of the first public offering of
     Voting Stock of Parent or the first public offering of Voting Stock of the
     Issuer, the Permitted Holders cease to be the 'beneficial owner' (as
     defined in Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Exchange Act), directly or
     indirectly, of a majority in the aggregate of the total voting power of the
     Voting Stock of the Issuer, whether as a result of issuance of securities
     of the Issuer, any merger, consolidation, liquidation or dissolution of the
     Issuer, any direct or indirect transfer of securities by Parent or
     otherwise (for purposes of this clause (i) and clause (ii) below, the
     Permitted Holders will be deemed to beneficially own any Voting Stock of a
     corporation (the 'specified corporation') held by any other corporation
     (the 'parent corporation') so long as the Permitted Holders beneficially
     own (as so
 
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defined), directly or indirectly, in the aggregate a majority of the voting
     power of the Voting Stock of the parent corporation);
 
          (ii) any 'person' (as such term is used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of
     the Exchange Act), other than one or more Permitted Holders, is or becomes
     the beneficial owner (as defined in clause (i) above, except that a person
     will be deemed to have 'beneficial ownership' of all shares that any such
     person has the right to acquire, whether such right is exercisable
     immediately or only after the passage of time), directly or indirectly, of
     more than 35% of the total voting power of the Voting Stock of the Issuer;
     provided, however, that the Permitted Holders beneficially own (as defined
     in clause (i) above), directly or indirectly, in the aggregate a lesser
     percentage of the total voting power of the Voting Stock of the Issuer than
     such other person and do not have the right or ability by voting power,
     contract or otherwise to elect or designate for election a majority of the
     Board of Directors of the Issuer (for the purposes of this clause (ii),
     such other person will be deemed to 'beneficially own' any Voting Stock of
     a specified corporation held by a parent corporation, if such other person
     beneficially owns (as defined in this clause (ii)), directly or indirectly,
     more than 35% of the voting power of the Voting Stock of such parent
     corporation and the Permitted Holders beneficially own (as defined in
     clause (i) above), directly or indirectly, in the aggregate a lesser

     percentage of the voting power of the Voting Stock of such parent
     corporation and do not have the right or ability by voting power, contract
     or otherwise to elect or designate for election a majority of the Board of
     Directors of such parent corporation); or
 
          (iii) during any period of two consecutive years, individuals who at
     the beginning of such period constituted the Board of Directors of the
     Issuer (together with any new directors whose election by such Board of
     Directors or whose nomination for election by the shareholders of the
     Issuer was approved by a vote of 66 2/3% of the directors of the Issuer
     then still in office who were either directors at the beginning of such
     period or whose election or nomination for election was previously so
     approved) cease for any reason to constitute a majority of the Board of
     Directors of the Issuer then in office.
 
     Within 45 days following any Change of Control, the Issuer will mail a
notice to each holder stating (i) that a Change of Control has occurred and that
such holder has the right to require the Issuer to repurchase all or any part of
such holder's Notes at a repurchase price in cash equal to their Put Amount as
of the date of repurchase plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the date
of repurchase; (ii) the circumstances and relevant facts regarding such Change
of Control; (iii) the repurchase date (which will be no earlier than 30 days nor
later than 60 days from the date such notice is mailed); and (iv) the
instructions determined by the Issuer consistent with the Indenture, that a
holder must follow in order to have its Notes repurchased.
 
     The Issuer's ability to pay cash to holders of Notes upon a repurchase may
be limited by the Issuer's then existing financial resources. The Issuer will
comply with any tender offer rules under the Exchange Act which may then be
applicable, including Rule 14e-1, in connection with any offer required to be
made by the Issuer to repurchase the Notes as a result of a Change of Control.
 
     Certain provisions relating to the Issuer's obligation to make an offer to
repurchase the Notes as a result of a Change of Control may not be waived or
modified without the written consent of the holders of all the Notes.
 
CERTAIN COVENANTS
 
     Set forth below are certain covenants contained in the Indenture:
 
          Limitation on Debt of the Issuer, Coleman Holdings and Coleman
     Worldwide.  The Issuer will not issue any Debt and the Issuer shall not
     permit Coleman Holdings or Coleman Worldwide to issue any Debt or Preferred
     Stock; provided, however, that the foregoing will not prohibit the issuance
     of the following Debt:
 
             (1) The Old Notes, the New Notes and Debt issued in exchange for,
        or the proceeds of which are used to Refinance, any Debt permitted by
        this clause (1); provided, however, that in the case of any Debt (other
        than the New Notes) issued in connection with a Refinancing, (x) the
        principal amount or, in the case of Debt issued at a discount, the
        accreted value of the Debt so issued shall, as of the date of the Stated
        Maturity of the Debt being Refinanced, not exceed the sum of (i) the
        principal amount or, if the Debt being Refinanced was issued at a

        discount, the accreted value of the Debt being Refinanced as of the date
        of the Stated Maturity of the Debt being Refinanced and (ii) any
        Refinancing Costs associated with such Refinancing, and (y) the Debt so
        issued shall not provide for the payment of
 
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principal or interest in cash prior to the Stated Maturity of the Notes
        and shall not have a Stated Maturity prior to the Stated Maturity of the
        Notes;
 
             (2) The Coleman Holdings Notes and the LYONs; and
 
             (3) Debt consisting solely of a guarantee by the Issuer or Coleman
        Worldwide of obligations of another person of the type referred to in
        clauses (i) through (vi) of the definition of 'Debt', in respect of
        which guarantee the holder thereof shall have no recourse to the Issuer
        or Coleman Worldwide other than Unrestricted Assets pledged by the
        Issuer or Coleman Worldwide to secure such guarantee; provided, however,
        that this clause (3) shall not permit the Issuer or Coleman Worldwide to
        assume the obligation of such other person.
 
          Limitation on Debt of Coleman and Its Subsidiaries and Limitation on
     Preferred Stock of Coleman.  (a) The Issuer will not permit Coleman or any
     Subsidiary of Coleman to issue, directly or indirectly, any Debt; provided,
     however, that Coleman and its Subsidiaries will be permitted to issue Debt
     if, at the time of such issuance, the Consolidated EBITDA Coverage Ratio
     for the period of the most recently completed four consecutive fiscal
     quarters ending at least 45 days prior to the date such Debt is issued
     exceeds the ratio of 2.5 to 1.0.
 
          (b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, Coleman and its Subsidiaries may
     issue the following Debt:
 
             (1) Debt issued pursuant to the Credit Agreement, any Refinancing
        thereof or any other credit agreement, indenture or other agreement, in
        an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $350 million outstanding at
        any one time;
 
             (2) Debt issued pursuant to the Note Purchase Agreements, any
        Refinancing thereof or any other credit agreement, indenture or other
        agreement, in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed at any one
        time outstanding $360 million plus any Refinancing Costs associated with
        any such Refinancing; provided, however, that the Debt so issued shall
        not have an Average Life shorter than the Average Life of the Debt
        outstanding under the Note Purchase Agreements on the Issue Date or
        Stated Maturity prior to the earliest Stated Maturity of the Debt
        outstanding under the Note Purchase Agreements on the Issue Date;
 
             (3) Debt (in addition to Debt described in clauses (1) and (2)
        above) issued for working capital and general corporate purposes in an
        aggregate principal amount at the time of such issue which, when taken

        together with the aggregate principal amount then outstanding of all
        other Debt issued pursuant to this clause (3), shall not exceed the sum
        of (i) 50% of the book value of the inventory of Coleman and its
        consolidated Subsidiaries and (ii) 80% of the book value of the accounts
        receivable of Coleman and its consolidated Subsidiaries, in each case as
        determined in accordance with GAAP;
 
             (4) Debt of Coleman issued to and held by a Wholly Owned Recourse
        Subsidiary and Debt of a Subsidiary of Coleman issued to and held by
        Coleman or a Wholly Owned Recourse Subsidiary; provided, however, that
        any subsequent issuance or transfer of any Capital Stock that results in
        any such Wholly Owned Recourse Subsidiary ceasing to be a Wholly Owned
        Recourse Subsidiary or any subsequent transfer of such Debt (other than
        to Coleman or a Wholly Owned Recourse Subsidiary) shall be deemed, in
        each case, to constitute the issuance of such Debt by Coleman or of such
        Debt by such Subsidiary;
 
             (5) Debt (other than Debt described in clause (1), (2), (3) or (4)
        above) outstanding on the Issue Date and Debt issued to Refinance any
        Debt permitted by this clause (5), by clause (7) below or by paragraph
        (a) above; provided, however, that in the case of a Refinancing, (x) the
        principal amount of the Debt so issued shall not exceed the principal
        amount of the Debt being Refinanced plus any Refinancing Costs
        associated with such Refinancing and (y) the Debt so issued shall not
        have an Average Life shorter than the Average Life of the Debt being
        Refinanced or Stated Maturity prior to the Stated Maturity of the Debt
        being Refinanced;
 
             (6) Debt issued and arising out of purchase money obligations for
        property acquired in an amount not to exceed, for the period through
        December 31, 1997, $15 million, plus for each fiscal year thereafter,
        $15 million; provided, however, that any such amounts which are
        available to be utilized during any period and are not so utilized may
        be utilized during any succeeding period;
 
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(7) Debt of a Subsidiary of Coleman issued and outstanding on or
        prior to the date on which such Subsidiary was acquired by Coleman
        (other than Debt issued as consideration in, or to provide all or any
        portion of the funds or credit support utilized to consummate, the
        transaction or series of related transactions pursuant to which such
        Subsidiary became a Subsidiary of Coleman or was acquired by Coleman);
 
             (8) Non-Recourse Debt of a Non-Recourse Subsidiary; provided,
        however, that if any such Debt thereafter ceases to be Non-Recourse Debt
        of a Non-Recourse Subsidiary, then such event shall be deemed for the
        purposes of this covenant to constitute the issuance of such Debt by the
        Issuer thereof; and
 
             (9) Debt (in addition to Debt described in clauses (1) through (8)
        above and in paragraph (a) above) in an aggregate principal amount

        outstanding at any time not to exceed $75 million.
 
          (c) The Issuer will not permit Coleman to issue any Preferred Stock;
     provided, however, that Coleman may issue the following Preferred Stock:
 
             (1) Preferred Stock of Coleman issued to and held by the Issuer,
        Coleman Holdings or Coleman Worldwide or a Wholly Owned Recourse
        Subsidiary of Coleman; provided, however, that any subsequent issuance
        or transfer of any Capital Stock that results in any such Wholly Owned
        Recourse Subsidiary ceasing to be a Wholly Owned Recourse Subsidiary of
        Coleman or any subsequent transfer of such Preferred Stock (other than
        to the Issuer or a Wholly Owned Recourse Subsidiary of the Issuer,
        Coleman Holdings or Coleman Worldwide), will be deemed, in each case, to
        constitute the issuance of such Preferred Stock by Coleman; and
 
             (2) Preferred Stock (other than Preferred Stock described in clause
        (1) but including Preferred Stock described in the proviso to clause
        (1)) issued by Coleman; provided, however, that the liquidation value of
        any Preferred Stock issued pursuant to this clause (2) will constitute
        Debt of Coleman for purposes of this covenant.
 
          (d) To the extent Coleman or any Subsidiary of Coleman guarantees any
     Debt of Coleman or of a Subsidiary of Coleman, such guarantee and such Debt
     will be deemed to be the same indebtedness and only the amount of the Debt
     will be deemed to be outstanding. If Coleman or a Subsidiary of Coleman
     guarantees any Debt of a person that, subsequent to the issuance of such
     guarantee, becomes a Subsidiary, such guarantee and the Debt so guaranteed
     shall be deemed to be the same indebtedness which shall be deemed to have
     been issued when the guarantee was issued and shall be deemed to be
     permitted to the extent the guarantee was permitted when issued.
 
     Limitation on Restricted Payments.  (a) The Issuer will not, and will not
     permit any of its Subsidiaries, directly or indirectly, to make any 
     Restricted Payment if, at the time of the making of such Restricted 
     Payment:
 
             (1) a Default has occurred or is continuing (or would result
        therefrom); or
 
             (2) the aggregate amount of such Restricted Payment and all other
        Restricted Payments since the Issue Date would exceed the sum of:
 
                (i) 50% of Consolidated Net Income (or, if such aggregate
           Consolidated Net Income is a deficit, minus 100% of such deficit) of
           the Issuer accrued during the period (treated as one accounting
           period) from January 1, 1997, to the end of the most recent fiscal
           quarter ending at least 45 days prior to the date of such Restricted
           Payment;
 
                (ii) the aggregate Net Cash Proceeds from sales of Capital Stock
           of the Issuer or cash capital contributions made to the Issuer and,
           without duplication, any earnings thereon or proceeds thereof to the
           extent invested in any Temporary Cash Investments on or after the
           Issue Date; and

 
                (iii) the amount by which Debt of the Issuer is reduced on or
           after the Issue Date upon any conversion or exchange of Debt of the
           Issuer into Capital Stock of the Issuer which is not Redeemable Stock
           or Exchangeable Stock.
 
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(b) The preceding paragraph will not prohibit the following (none of
     which will be included in the calculation of the amount of Restricted
     Payments, except to the extent expressly provided in clause (viii) below):
 
             (i) so long as no Default has occurred and is continuing or would
        result from such transaction, any Restricted Payment to the extent it
        consists of Unrestricted Assets;
 
             (ii) any purchase or redemption of Capital Stock or Subordinated
        Obligations out of the proceeds from the substantially concurrent sale
        of Capital Stock;
 
             (iii) any purchase or redemption of Subordinated Obligations out of
        the proceeds from the substantially concurrent sale of Subordinated
        Obligations;
 
             (iv) dividends or distributions made by Coleman to the Issuer,
        Coleman Holdings or Coleman Worldwide and to its other stockholders on a
        pro rata basis;
 
             (v) dividends or distributions made by Coleman Worldwide to the
        Issuer or Coleman Holdings;
 
             (vi) dividends or distributions made by Coleman Holdings to the
        Issuer;
 
             (vii) dividends or distributions made by a Subsidiary of Coleman or
        by an Unrestricted Subsidiary to the Issuer, Coleman Holdings, Coleman
        Worldwide, Coleman or a Subsidiary of Coleman or to an Unrestricted
        Subsidiary and, if a Subsidiary of Coleman or such Unrestricted
        Subsidiary is not wholly owned, to its other stockholders pro rata to
        the extent they are not Affiliates of the Issuer (other than (w)
        Coleman, (x) a Subsidiary of Coleman, (y) an Unrestricted Affiliate and
        (z) a Permitted Affiliate);
 
             (viii) dividends paid within 60 days after the date of declaration
        thereof, or Restricted Payments made within 60 days after the making of
        a binding commitment in respect thereof, if at such date of declaration
        or commitment such dividend or other Restricted Payment would have
        complied with this covenant; provided, however, that at the time of
        payment of such dividend, or the making of such Restricted Payment, no
        other Default has occurred or is continuing (or results therefrom);
        provided further, however, that such dividend or other Restricted
        Payment shall be included in the calculation of the amount of Restricted

        Payments;
 
             (ix) purchases, redemptions, defeasances or acquisitions of
        Non-Recourse Debt by a Non-Recourse Subsidiary;
 
             (x) dividends and distributions made by Coleman or its Subsidiaries
        in respect of Preferred Stock of Coleman permitted by paragraph (b)
        under 'Limitation of Debt of Coleman and Its Subsidiaries and Limitation
        on Preferred Stock of Coleman' above or in respect of Preferred Stock of
        such Subsidiaries permitted by paragraph (a) of such section;
 
             (xi) Investments in Affiliates of the Issuer consisting of Debt
        permitted by clause (3) of 'Limitation on Debt of the Issuer, Coleman
        Holdings and Coleman Worldwide' or Investments consisting of Debt of
        Unrestricted Subsidiaries;
 
             (xii) so long as no Default or (so long as the LYONs Indenture is
        in effect) no LYONs Default has occurred and is continuing or would
        result from such transaction, dividends or distributions made by the
        Issuer to the extent attributable to (A) the net proceeds of the
        issuance of Debt by Non-Recourse Subsidiaries or (B) cash dividends or
        distributions received from Unrestricted Subsidiaries of the Issuer or
        Coleman Worldwide (other than dividends or distributions paid to Coleman
        Worldwide or the Issuer out of dividends or distributions received by
        Unrestricted Subsidiaries in respect of the shares of Coleman Common
        Stock);
 
             (xiii) so long as no Default or (so long as the LYONs Indenture is
        in effect) no LYONs Default has occurred and is continuing or would
        result from such transaction, the contribution by the Issuer or Coleman
        Worldwide to an Unrestricted Subsidiary of Withdrawn Shares;
 
             (xiv) so long as no Default or (so long as the LYONs Indenture is
        in effect) no LYONs Default has occurred and is continuing or would
        result from such transaction, Restricted Payments to the extent
        attributable to Restricted Cash;
 
             (xv) dividends or other Restricted Payments consisting solely of
        funds released from time to time pursuant to Section 2(k) of the Escrow
        Agreement to the extent such funds are not needed for the Capital
        Contributions (as defined in the Escrow Agreement) to be made to Coleman
        Worldwide;
 
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(xvi) dividends or other Restricted Payments consisting solely of
        funds released from the Escrow Agreement after all Coleman Holdings
        Notes have been redeemed and all LYONs have been retired; and
 
             (xvii) any Restricted Payment to the extent it consists of the
        disposition of any Mafco Demand Notes (as defined in the LYONs
        Indenture) after all LYONs have been retired.

 
          (c) The Issuer or any Subsidiary of the Issuer may take actions to
     make a Restricted Payment in anticipation of the occurrence of any of the
     events described in clause (b) of this covenant; provided, however, that
     the making of such Restricted Payment will be conditioned upon the
     occurrence of such event.
 
          Limitation on Sales of Assets and Subsidiary Stock.  (a) The Issuer
     shall not, and shall not permit Coleman Holdings or Coleman Worldwide to,
     make any Asset Disposition.
 
          (b) The Issuer shall not permit Coleman or any Subsidiary of Coleman
     (other than a Non-Recourse Subsidiary) to make any Asset Disposition
     unless:
 
             (i) Coleman or such Subsidiary receives consideration at the time
        of such Asset Disposition at least equal to the fair market value, as
        determined in good faith by the Board of Directors of Coleman, the
        determination of which shall be conclusive and evidenced by a resolution
        of the Board of Directors of Coleman (including as to the value of all
        non-cash consideration), of the Capital Stock and assets subject to such
        Asset Disposition;
 
             (ii) at least 75% of the consideration consists of cash, cash
        equivalents, readily marketable securities which Coleman intends, in
        good faith, to liquidate promptly after such Asset Disposition or the
        assumption of liabilities (including, in the case of the sale of the
        Capital Stock of a Subsidiary of Coleman, liabilities of such
        Subsidiary) (provided, however, that in respect of an Asset Disposition,
        more than 25% of the consideration may consist of consideration other
        than cash, cash equivalents, such readily marketable securities or such
        assumed liabilities if (x) such Asset Disposition is approved by a
        majority of those members of the Board of Directors of Coleman having no
        personal stake in such Asset Disposition and (y) if such Asset
        Disposition involves aggregate consideration in excess of $10 million
        (with the value of any non-cash consideration being determined by a
        majority of those members of the Board of Directors of Coleman having no
        personal stake in such Asset Disposition), such Asset Disposition has
        been determined, in the written opinion of a nationally recognized
        investment banking firm, to be fair from a financial point of view to
        Coleman or such Subsidiary, as the case may be); and
 
             (iii) an amount equal to 100% of the Net Available Cash from such
        Asset Disposition is applied by Coleman (or such Subsidiary, as the case
        may be) at Coleman's election (1) to the prepayment, repayment or
        repurchase of Debt of Coleman or Debt of a Wholly Owned Recourse
        Subsidiary or, additionally in the case of an Asset Disposition by a
        Subsidiary that is not a Wholly Owned Recourse Subsidiary, Debt of such
        Subsidiary (in each case other than Debt owed to (x) an Unrestricted
        Subsidiary, (y) a Non-Recourse Subsidiary or (z) an Affiliate of the
        Issuer which is not a Subsidiary of the Issuer) (whether or not the
        related loan commitment is permanently reduced in connection therewith),
        (2) to the investment by Coleman or such Wholly Owned Recourse
        Subsidiary (or, additionally in the case of an Asset Disposition by a

        Subsidiary that is not a Wholly Owned Recourse Subsidiary, the
        investment by such Subsidiary) in (x) assets to replace the assets that
        were the subject of such Asset Disposition, (y) assets that (as
        determined by the Board of Directors of Coleman, the determination of
        which shall be conclusive and evidenced by a resolution of such Board of
        Directors) will be used in the businesses of Coleman and its Wholly
        Owned Recourse Subsidiaries (or, additionally in the case of an Asset
        Disposition by a Subsidiary that is not a Wholly Owned Recourse
        Subsidiary, the businesses of such Subsidiary) existing on the Issue
        Date or in businesses reasonably related thereto or (z) Temporary Cash
        Investments or (3) to make a Restricted Payment to Coleman Worldwide,
        Coleman Holdings or the Issuer.
 
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Notwithstanding the foregoing, Coleman and its Subsidiaries shall not
be required to apply any Net Available Cash in accordance with this paragraph
(b) except to the extent that the aggregate Net Available Cash from all Asset
Dispositions made by Coleman and its Subsidiaries which are not applied in
accordance with this paragraph (b) exceed $10 million.
 
          Limitation on Transactions with Affiliates.  (a) None of the Issuer,
     Coleman Holdings or Coleman Worldwide will conduct any business or enter
     into any transaction or series of similar transactions (including the
     purchase, sale, lease or exchange of any property or the rendering of any
     service) with any Affiliate of the Issuer or any legal or beneficial owner
     of 10% or more of the voting power of the Voting Stock of the Issuer or
     with an Affiliate of such owner.
 
          (b) The Issuer will not permit Coleman or any of its Subsidiaries
     (other than a Non-Recourse Subsidiary) to conduct any business or enter
     into any transaction or series of similar transactions (including the
     purchase, sale, lease or exchange of any property or the rendering of any
     service) with any Affiliate of the Issuer or any legal or beneficial owner
     of 10% or more of the voting power of the Voting Stock of the Issuer or
     with an Affiliate of any such owner unless
 
             (i) the terms of such business, transaction or series of
        transactions are (A) set forth in writing and (B) at least as favorable
        to Coleman or such Subsidiary as terms that would be obtainable at the
        time for a comparable transaction or series of similar transactions in
        arm's-length dealings with an unrelated third Person and
 
             (ii) to the extent that such business, transaction or series of
        transactions is known by the Board of Directors of Coleman or of such
        Subsidiary to involve an Affiliate of the Issuer or a legal or
        beneficial owner of 10% or more of the voting power of the Voting Stock
        of the Issuer or an Affiliate of such owner, then
 
                (A) with respect to a transaction or series of related
           transactions, other than any purchase or sale of inventory in the
           ordinary course of business, involving aggregate payments or other

           consideration in excess of $5,000,000, such transactions or series of
           related transactions has been approved (and the value of any noncash
           consideration has been determined) by a majority of those members of
           the Board of Directors of Coleman having no personal stake in such
           business, transaction or series of transactions and
 
                (B) with respect to a transaction or series of related
           transactions, other than any distribution arrangement or any purchase
           or sale of inventory, in each case in the ordinary course of business
           (an 'Exempt Transaction'), involving aggregate payments or other
           consideration in excess of $25,000,000 (with the value of any noncash
           consideration being determined by a majority of those members of the
           Board of Directors of Coleman having no personal stake in such
           business, transaction or series of transactions), such transaction or
           series of related transactions has been determined, in the written
           opinion of a nationally recognized investment banking firm to be
           fair, from a financial point of view, to Coleman or such Subsidiary.
 
             The provisions of the preceding paragraphs (a) and (b) above will
        not prohibit (i) any Restricted Payment permitted to be paid as
        described under 'Limitation on Restricted Payments' above, (ii) any
        transaction between Coleman and any of its Subsidiaries; provided,
        however, that no portion of any minority interest in any such Subsidiary
        is owned by (x) any Affiliate (other than the Issuer, Coleman Holdings,
        Coleman Worldwide, Coleman, a Wholly Owned Recourse Subsidiary of
        Coleman, a Permitted Affiliate or an Unrestricted Affiliate) of the
        Issuer or (y) any legal or beneficial owner of 10% or more of the voting
        power of the Voting Stock of the Issuer or any Affiliate of such owner
        (other than the Issuer, Coleman Holdings, Coleman Worldwide, Coleman,
        any Wholly Owned Recourse Subsidiary of Coleman or an Unrestricted
        Affiliate), (iii) any transaction between Subsidiaries of Coleman;
        provided, however, that no portion of any minority interest in any such
        Subsidiary is owned by (x) any Affiliate (other than the Issuer, Coleman
        Holdings, Coleman Worldwide, Coleman, a Wholly Owned Recourse Subsidiary
        of Coleman, a Permitted Affiliate or an Unrestricted Affiliate) of the
        Issuer or (y) any legal or beneficial owner of 10% or more of the voting
        power of the Voting Stock of the Issuer or any Affiliate of such owner
        (other than the Issuer, Coleman Holdings, Coleman Worldwide, Coleman,
        any Wholly Owned Recourse Subsidiary of Coleman or an Unrestricted
        Affiliate), (iv) any transaction between Coleman or a Subsidiary of
        Coleman and its own
 
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employee stock ownership plan, (v) any transaction with an officer or
        director of any Subsidiary of the Issuer entered into in the ordinary
        course of business (including compensation or employee benefit
        arrangements with any such officer or director); provided, however, such
        officer holds, directly or indirectly, no more than 10% of the
        outstanding Capital Stock of the Issuer, (vi) any business or
        transaction with an Unrestricted Affiliate, (vii) any transaction
        pursuant to which Mafco Holdings will provide the Issuer and its

        Subsidiaries at their request and at the cost to Mafco Holdings with
        certain allocated services to be purchased from third party providers,
        such as legal and accounting services, insurance coverage and other
        services; (viii) any transaction contemplated by the Escrow Agreement,
        the Securities Loan Agreement or the Tax Sharing Agreements; (ix) any
        Guarantee issued by the Issuer or Coleman Worldwide permitted under
        'Limitation on the Debt of the Issuer, Coleman Holdings and Coleman
        Worldwide' and (x) the Mergers.
 
          Limitation on Other Business Activities.  (a) The Issuer will not
     engage in any trade or business other than the ownership of the Capital
     Stock of Coleman, Coleman Worldwide and Coleman Holdings and one or more
     Unrestricted Subsidiaries.
 
          (b) The Issuer shall not permit Coleman Holdings to engage in any
     trade or business other than the ownership of the Capital Stock of Coleman
     and Coleman Worldwide.
 
          (c) The Issuer shall not permit Coleman Worldwide to engage in a trade
     or business other than the ownership of the Capital Stock of Coleman and
     one or more Unrestricted Subsidiaries.
 
          Required Stock Ownership; Limitation on Liens.  (a) The Issuer shall
     at all times be, or cause Coleman Worldwide to be, the legal and beneficial
     owner of the Coleman Pledged Shares. The Issuer shall at all times be, or
     cause Coleman Worldwide together with the Issuer to be, the legal and
     beneficial owner of at least a majority of the voting power of the Voting
     Stock of Coleman (including the Coleman Pledged Shares) (treating any
     Coleman Pledged Shares, any Coleman Common Stock pledged for the benefit of
     the holders of LYONs or Coleman Holdings Notes or subject to any other Lien
     permitted by this covenant and any Coleman Common Stock subject to or lent
     pursuant to the Securities Loan Agreement as held legally and beneficially
     by the Issuer or Coleman Worldwide); provided, however, that the Issuer and
     Coleman Worldwide will be deemed to be the legal and beneficial owner of
     any Coleman Common Stock held of record by a nominee for the Depositary
     Trust Company ('DTC') or any other public clearing corporation (a 'public
     clearing corporation' is any member of the Federal Reserve System
     registered as a clearing agency pursuant to the provisions of Section 17A
     of the Exchange Act), if the books of DTC or such other public clearing
     corporation, as the case may be, show that such Coleman Common Stock is
     held solely for the account of the Issuer or Coleman Worldwide, subject to
     any Lien permitted under this covenant. The Issuer shall at all times prior
     to the Coleman Holdings Merger be the legal and beneficial owner of 100% of
     the Capital Stock of Coleman Holdings. The Issuer shall at all times prior
     to the Coleman Worldwide Merger be, or cause Coleman Holdings to be, the
     legal and beneficial owner of 100% of the Capital Stock of Coleman
     Worldwide.
 
          (b) The Issuer shall not create or permit to exist any Lien on the
     Collateral directly owned by it, other than the Lien of this Indenture. The
     Issuer shall not permit Coleman Worldwide to create or permit to exist any
     Lien on the Collateral directly owned by Coleman Worldwide, other than the
     Lien of (or with respect to) the Coleman Holdings Notes Indenture, LYONs
     Indenture and the Indenture.

 
          (c) The Issuer shall not create or permit to exist any Lien to secure
     Debt of the Issuer on terms more favorable to the holders of such Debt than
     the terms of the collateral for the Notes in the Indenture, including the
     initial loan to value ratio in respect of such Debt compared to the initial
     loan to value ratio of the Collateral in respect of the Notes, unless
     contemporaneously therewith effective provision is made to secure the Notes
     equally and ratably with such Debt with a Lien on the same assets securing
     such Debt for so long as such Debt is secured by such Lien; provided,
     however, that if such Debt is a Subordinated Obligation, the Lien securing
     such Debt will be subordinate and junior to the Lien securing the Notes
     with the same or lesser relative priority as such Subordinated Obligation
     will have with respect to the Notes; provided further, however, that this
     paragraph (c) shall not apply to Liens created as permitted by clause (3)
     of 'Limitation on Debt of the Issuer, Coleman Holdings and Coleman
     Worldwide' above.
 
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(d) The limitations set forth in this covenant shall not be applicable
     from and after the time that all the Collateral shall have been released
     from the Lien of the Indenture pursuant to the provisions of the Indenture
     relating to substitution or release of Collateral.
 
     Coleman Holdings Notes Redemption; LYONs Retirement.  The Issuer shall
cause (i) Coleman Holdings to redeem all of the Coleman Holdings Notes by no
later than July 31, 1997, and (ii) Coleman Worldwide to redeem or otherwise
retire all of the LYONs by no later than June 10, 1998, provided that, in each
case, no Triggering Event shall have occurred.
 
     SEC Reports.  Notwithstanding that the Issuer may not be required to be
subject to the reporting requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange
Act, from and after the date (the 'reporting date') of effectiveness of a
Registration Statement, the Issuer will file or cause to be filed with the SEC
and provide the Trustee and holders of the Notes with the information, documents
and other reports (or copies of such portions of any of the foregoing as the SEC
may by rules and regulations prescribe) specified in Sections 13 and 15(d) of
the Exchange Act. Prior to the reporting date, the Issuer shall provide the
Trustee and the holders of the Notes with information that is substantially
similar to that required to be provided to such Persons after the reporting
date. The Issuer also will comply with the other provisions of TIA Section
314(a).
 
SUCCESSOR COMPANY
 
     (a) The Issuer may not consolidate with or merge with or into, or convey,
transfer or lease all or substantially all its assets to, any person, unless:
(i) the resulting, surviving or transferee person (if not the Issuer) is
organized and existing under the laws of the United States of America, any State
thereof or the District of Columbia and such person expressly assumes by a
supplemental indenture, executed and delivered to the Trustee, in form
satisfactory to the Trustee, all the obligations of the Issuer under the

Indenture and the Notes; (ii) except in the case of either Merger, immediately
after giving effect to such transaction (and treating any Debt which becomes an
obligation of the resulting, surviving or transferee person or any of its
Subsidiaries as a result of such transaction as having been issued by such
person or such Subsidiary at the time of such transaction), no Default has
occurred and is continuing; (iii) except in the case of either Merger,
immediately after giving effect to such transaction, the resulting, surviving or
transferee person has a Consolidated Net Worth in an amount which is not less
than the Consolidated Net Worth of the Issuer immediately prior to such
transaction; and (iv) the Issuer delivers to the Trustee an Officers'
Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that such consolidation,
merger or transfer and such supplemental indenture (if any) comply with the
Indenture.
 
     (b) The resulting, surviving or transferee person will be the successor
company under the Indenture and thereafter, except in the case of a lease, the
Issuer will be discharged from all obligations and covenants under the Indenture
and the Notes.
 
     (c) Following consummation of the Coleman Holdings Merger, the provisions
of 'Certain Covenants' restricting the activities of Coleman Holdings shall not
be applicable to the surviving corporation. Following consummation of the
Coleman Worldwide Merger, the provisions of 'Certain Covenants' restricting the
activities of Coleman Worldwide shall not be applicable to the surviving
corporation.
 
DEFAULTS
 
     An Event of Default is defined in the Indenture as (i) a default in the
payment of interest (if any) on the Notes when due, continued for 30 days, (ii)
a default in the payment of principal of any Note when due at its Stated
Maturity, upon redemption, upon required purchase, upon declaration or
otherwise, (iii) (1) the failure by the Issuer to comply with its obligations
described under 'Successor Company' above, (2) the failure by the Issuer to
comply with its obligations described under paragraph (a) under 'Required Stock
Ownership; Limitation on Liens' above (the 'stock ownership provision'), (3) the
failure by the Issuer to comply with its obligations described under 'Coleman
Holdings Notes Redemption; LYONs Retirement' above (the 'retirement provision')
and 'Mandatory Redemption' above or (4) the Trustee fails to have a perfected
security interest in the Collateral (the 'continued perfection provision'), (iv)
the failure by the Issuer to comply for 30 days after notice with any of its
obligations under the covenants described under 'Limitation on Debt of the
Issuer, Coleman Holdings and Coleman Worldwide,' 'Limitation on Debt of Coleman
and its Subsidiaries and Limitation on Preferred Stock of Coleman,' 'Limitation
on Restricted Payments', 'Limitations on Sales of
 
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Assets and Subsidiary Stock,' 'Limitation on Transactions with Affiliates,'
'Change of Control' (other than a failure to purchase Notes), 'Limitation on
Other Business Activities,' 'Required Stock Ownership; Limitation on Liens'
(other than paragraph (a) thereof) or 'SEC Reports' above, (v) the failure by

the Issuer to comply for 60 days after notice with its other agreements
contained in the Indenture or the Notes or the Escrow Agreement (other than
those referred to in clauses (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv) of this paragraph) or
with certain representations and warranties given in relation to the grant of
the security interest described under 'Security' above, (vi) Debt of the Issuer
or any Significant Subsidiary is not paid within any applicable grace period
after final maturity or is accelerated by the holders thereof because of a
default and the total principal amount of the portion of such Debt that is
unpaid or accelerated exceeds $25 million or its foreign currency equivalent and
such default continues for 5 days after notice (the 'cross acceleration
provision'), (vii) certain events of bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization of
the Issuer or a Significant Subsidiary (the 'bankruptcy provisions'), (viii) any
judgment or decree for the payment of money in excess of $25 million is entered
against the Issuer or a Significant Subsidiary and is not discharged and either
(A) an enforcement proceeding has been commenced by any creditor upon such
judgment or decree or (B) there is a period of 60 days following the entry of
such judgment or decree during which such judgment or decree is not discharged,
waived or the execution thereof stayed and, in the case of (B), such default
continues for 10 days after the notice specified in the next sentence (the
'judgment default provision') or (ix) Coleman Worldwide fails to pay when due
the purchase price of LYONs tendered to it by and at the option of the holders
thereof pursuant to the terms of the LYONs Indenture and the total purchase
price of such LYONs that is unpaid exceeds $25 million. However, a default under
clauses (iv), (v), (vi) and (viii) (B) will not constitute an Event of Default
until the Trustee or the holders of 25% in principal amount at maturity of the
outstanding Notes notify the Issuer of the default and the Issuer does not cure
such default within the time specified after receipt of such notice.
 
     If an Event of Default (other than an Event of Default specified in clause
(vii) in the above paragraph with respect to the Issuer) occurs and is
continuing, the Trustee or the holders of at least 25% in principal amount at
maturity of the outstanding Notes may declare the Accreted Value of and accrued
interest (if any) on all the Notes as of the date of such declaration to be due
and payable (collectively, the 'Default Amount'). Upon such a declaration, such
Default Amount will be due and payable immediately. If an Event of Default
relating to certain events of bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization of the
Issuer occurs, the Default Amount on all the Notes as of the date of such Event
of Default will ipso facto become and be immediately due and payable without any
declaration or other act on the part of the Trustee or any holders of the Notes.
Under certain circumstances, the holders of a majority in principal amount at
maturity of the outstanding Notes may rescind any such acceleration with respect
to the Notes and its consequences.
 
     Subject to the provisions of the Indenture relating to the duties of the
Trustee, in case an Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the Trustee will
be under no obligation to exercise any of the rights or powers under the
Indenture at the request or direction of any of the holders of the Notes unless
such holders have offered to the Trustee reasonable indemnity or security
against any loss, liability or expense. Except to enforce the right to receive
payment of principal, premium (if any) or interest (if any) when due, no holder
of a Note may pursue any remedy with respect to the Indenture or the Notes
unless (i) such holder has previously given the Trustee notice that an Event of
Default is continuing, (ii) holders of at least 25% in principal amount at
maturity of the outstanding Notes have requested the Trustee to pursue the

remedy, (iii) such holders have offered the Trustee reasonable security or
indemnity against any loss, liability or expense, (iv) the Trustee has not
complied with such request within 60 days after the receipt thereof and the
offer of security or indemnity and (v) the holders of a majority in principal
amount at maturity of the outstanding Notes have not given the Trustee a
direction inconsistent with such request within such 60-day period. Subject to
certain restrictions, the holders of a majority in principal amount at maturity
of the outstanding Notes are given the right to direct the time, method and
place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Trustee or of
exercising any trust or power conferred on the Trustee. The Trustee, however,
may refuse to follow any direction that conflicts with law or the Indenture or
that the Trustee determines is unduly prejudicial to the rights of any other
holder of a Note or that would involve the Trustee in personal liability.
 
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The Indenture provides that if a Default occurs and is continuing and is
known to the Trustee, the Trustee must mail to each holder of the Notes notice
of the Default within 90 days after it occurs. Except in the case of a Default
in the payment of principal of or interest on any Note, the Trustee may withhold
notice if and so long as a committee of its Trust Officers in good faith
determines that withholding notice is in the interests of the holders of the
Notes. In addition, the Issuer is required to deliver to the Trustee, within 120
days after the end of each fiscal year, a certificate indicating whether the
signers thereof know of any Default that occurred during the previous year. The
Issuer also is required to deliver to the Trustee, within 30 days after the
occurrence thereof, written notice of any event which would constitute certain
Defaults, their status and what action the Issuer is taking or proposes to take
in respect thereof.
 
AMENDMENT
 
     Subject to certain exceptions, the Indenture may be amended with the
consent of the holders of a majority in principal amount at maturity of the
Notes then outstanding and any past default or noncompliance with any provisions
may be waived with the consent of the holders of a majority in principal amount
at maturity of the Notes then outstanding. However, without the consent of each
holder of an outstanding Note affected, no amendment may (i) reduce the
principal amount at maturity of Notes whose holders must consent to an
amendment, (ii) reduce the rate of or extend the time for payment of interest
(if any) on any Note, (iii) reduce the principal of or extend the Stated
Maturity of any Note or reduce the Accreted Value, Put Amount, Due Amount,
Mandatory Redemption Price or Default Amount of any Note, (iv) reduce the
premium or amount payable upon the redemption of any Note or change the time at
which any Note may be redeemed as described under 'Optional Redemption' or
'Mandatory Redemption' above, (v) make any Note payable in money other than that
stated in the Note, (vi) impair the right of any holder of the Notes to receive
payment of principal of and interest (if any) on such holder's Notes on or after
the due dates therefor or to institute suit for the enforcement of any payment
on or with respect to such holder's Notes, (vii) make any change in the
provisions relating to Collateral that adversely affects such holder, (viii)
make any change in the definition of Change of Control or Triggering Event or in

the dates by which the Issuer must purchase, or in the obligation of the Issuer
to purchase, tendered Notes upon a Change of Control or a Mandatory Redemption,
respectively, or (ix) make any change in the amendment provisions which require
each holder's consent or in the waiver provisions.
 
     Without the consent of or notice to any holder of the Notes, the Issuer and
the Trustee may amend the Indenture to cure any ambiguity, omission, defect or
inconsistency, to provide for the assumption by a successor corporation of the
obligations of the Issuer under the Indenture if in compliance with the
provisions described under 'Successor Company' above, to provide for
uncertificated Notes in addition to or in place of certificated Notes (provided
that the uncertificated Notes are issued in registered form for purposes of
Section 163(f) of the Code, or in a manner such that the uncertificated Notes
are described in Section 163(f)(2)(B) of the Code), to add guarantees with
respect to the Notes or to secure (or provide additional security for) the
Notes, to add to the covenants of the Issuer for the benefit of the holders of
the Notes or to surrender any right or power conferred upon the Issuer, to
provide for issuance of the New Notes under the Indenture (including to provide
for treatment of the New Notes and the Old Notes as a single class of
securities) in connection with the Exchange Offer, to make any change that does
not adversely affect the rights of any holder of the Notes or to comply with any
requirement of the SEC in connection with the qualification of the Indenture
under the TIA or otherwise to comply with the TIA.
 
     The consent of the holders of the Notes is not necessary under the
Indenture to approve the particular form of any proposed amendment. It is
sufficient if such consent approves the substance of the proposed amendment.
 
     After an amendment under the Indenture becomes effective, the Issuer is
required to mail to holders of the Notes a notice briefly describing such
amendment. However, the failure to give such notice to all holders of the Notes,
or any defect therein, will not impair or affect the validity of the amendment.
 
     A consent to any amendment or waiver under the Indenture by any holder of
Notes given in connection with a tender of such holder's Notes will not be
rendered invalid by such tender.
 
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TRANSFER
 
     The Notes will be issued in registered form and will be transferable only
upon the surrender of the Notes being transferred for registration of transfer.
The Issuer may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax, assessment
or other governmental charge payable in connection with certain transfers and
exchanges. See 'Book Entry; Delivery and Form.'
 
DEFEASANCE
 
     The Issuer at any time may terminate all its obligations under the Notes
and the Indenture ('legal defeasance'), except for certain obligations,
including those respecting the defeasance trust and obligations to register the

transfer or exchange of the Notes, to replace mutilated, destroyed, lost or
stolen Notes and to maintain a registrar and paying agent in respect of the
Notes. The Issuer at any time may terminate its obligations under the covenants
described under 'Certain Covenants,' 'Change of Control,' and 'Security' above,
Coleman Worldwide's obligations under 'Guaranty' and 'Security' above, and the
operation of the stock ownership provision, the retirement provision, the
continued perfection provision, the cross acceleration provision, the bankruptcy
provisions with respect to Significant Subsidiaries, the judgment default
provision and the LYONs cross default provision described under 'Defaults' above
and the limitations contained in clause (iii) described under 'Successor
Company' above ('covenant defeasance').
 
     The Issuer may exercise its legal defeasance option notwithstanding its
prior exercise of its covenant defeasance option. If the Issuer exercises its
legal defeasance option, payment of the Notes may not be accelerated because of
an Event of Default with respect thereto. If the Issuer exercises its covenant
defeasance option, payment of the Notes may not be accelerated because of an
Event of Default specified in clause (iii)(2), (3) and (4), (iv), (vi), (vii)
(with respect only to Significant Subsidiaries), (viii) or (ix) under 'Defaults'
above, or because of the failure of the Issuer to comply with clause (iii)
described under 'Successor Company' above or with its obligations under
'Security' above or because of Coleman Worldwide's failure to comply with its
obligations under 'Guaranty' and 'Security' above.
 
     In order to exercise either defeasance option, the Issuer must irrevocably
deposit in trust (the 'defeasance trust') with the Trustee money or U.S.
Government Obligations for the payment of principal and interest (if any) on the
Notes to redemption or maturity, as the case may be (it being understood that
any cash or U.S. Government Obligations previously deposited with the Trustee as
Substitute Collateral pursuant to the Indenture may be designated for this
purpose), and must comply with certain other conditions, including (unless the
Notes will mature or be redeemed within 40 days) delivering to the Trustee an
Opinion of Counsel to the effect that holders of the Notes will not recognize
income, gain or loss for federal income tax purposes as a result of such deposit
and defeasance and will be subject to federal income tax on the same amount and
in the same manner and at the same times as would have been in the case if such
deposit and defeasance had not occurred (and, in the case of legal defeasance
only, such Opinion of Counsel must be based on a ruling of the Internal Revenue
Service or other change in applicable federal income tax law).
 
CONCERNING THE TRUSTEE
 
     First Trust National Association, is the Trustee under the Indenture
and has been appointed by the Issuer as Registrar and Paying Agent with regard
to the Notes.
 
GOVERNING LAW
 
     The Indenture provides that it and the Notes will be governed by, and
construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York without giving
effect to applicable principles of conflicts of law to the extent that the
application of the law of another jurisdiction would be required thereby.
 
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CERTAIN DEFINITIONS
 
     The following are certain definitions used in the Indenture and applicable
to the description of the Indenture and the Notes set forth herein.
 
     'Affiliate' of any specified person means (i) any other person which,
directly or indirectly, is in control of, is controlled by or is under common
control with such specified person or (ii) any other person who is a director or
officer (A) of such specified person, (B) of any subsidiary of such specified
person or (C) of any person described in clause (i) above. For purposes of this
definition, control of a person means the power, direct or indirect, to direct
or cause the direction of the management and policies of such person whether by
contract or otherwise; and the terms 'controlling' and 'controlled' have
meanings correlative to the foregoing.
 
     'Applicable Premium' means, with respect to a Note at any time, the greater
of (i) 1.0% of the Accreted Value of such Note at such time and (ii) the excess
of (A) the present value at such time of the principal amount at maturity plus
any required interest payments due on such Note, computed using a discount rate
equal to the Treasury Rate plus 100 basis points, over (B) the Accreted Value of
such Note at such time.
 
     'Asset Disposition' means any sale, lease, transfer or other disposition
(or series of related sales, leases, transfers or dispositions) of shares of
Capital Stock of a Subsidiary of the Issuer (other than directors' qualifying
shares and other than Capital Stock of an Unrestricted Subsidiary or a
Non-Recourse Subsidiary), property or other assets (each referred to for the
purposes of this definition as a 'disposition') by the Issuer or any of its
Subsidiaries (other than an Unrestricted Subsidiary or a Non-Recourse
Subsidiary) (including any disposition by means of a merger, consolidation or
similar transaction) other than (i) a disposition by a Subsidiary of Coleman to
Coleman or by Coleman or a Subsidiary of Coleman to a Wholly Owned Recourse
Subsidiary, (ii) a disposition of property or assets by Coleman or its
Subsidiaries at fair market value in the ordinary course of business, (iii) a
disposition by Coleman or its Subsidiaries of obsolete assets or inventory in
the ordinary course of business, (iv) a disposition subject to or permitted by
the provisions described under 'Limitation on Restricted Payments' above, (v) a
disposition by the Issuer, Coleman Holdings or Coleman Worldwide of any
Unrestricted Assets, (vi) a disposition of (A) Capital Stock of Coleman Holdings
to the Issuer, (B) Capital Stock of Coleman Worldwide to Coleman Holdings or the
Issuer or (C) Capital Stock of Coleman to Coleman Worldwide, Coleman Holdings or
the Issuer, (vii) an issuance of employee stock options, (viii) the Mergers and
(ix) a disposition by Coleman or any of its Subsidiaries in which Coleman or its
Subsidiaries receive as consideration Capital Stock of (or similar interests in)
a Person engaged in, or assets that will be used in, the businesses of Coleman
and its Wholly Owned Recourse Subsidiaries, or additionally, in the case of a
disposition by a Subsidiary that is not a Wholly Owned Recourse Subsidiary, the
business of such Subsidiary, existing on the Issue Date or in businesses
reasonably related thereto, as determined by the Board of Directors of Coleman,
the determination of which shall be conclusive and evidenced by a resolution of
the Board of Directors of Coleman.

 
     'Average Life' means, with respect to any Debt, the quotient obtained by
dividing (i) the sum of the products of (a) the number of years from the date of
the transaction or event giving rise to the need to calculate the Average Life
of such Debt to the date, or dates, of each successive scheduled principal
payment of such Debt multiplied by (b) the amount of each such principal payment
by (ii) the sum of all such principal payments.
 
     'Board of Directors' means, with respect to any person, the Board of
Directors of such person or any committee thereof duly authorized to act on
behalf of such Board.
 
     'Business Day' means each day that is not a Saturday, a Sunday or a day on
which banking institutions are not required to be open in the State of New York
or in the state where the principal office of the Trustee is located.
 
     'Capital Lease Obligations' of a person means any obligation which is
required to be classified and accounted for as a capital lease on the face of a
balance sheet of such person prepared in accordance with GAAP; the amount of
such obligation shall be the capitalized amount thereof, determined in
accordance with GAAP; and the Stated Maturity thereof shall be the date of the
last payment of rent or any other amount due under such lease prior to the first
date upon which such lease may be terminated by the lessee without payment of a
penalty.
 
     'Capital Stock' of any person means any and all shares, interests
(including partnership interests), rights to purchase, warrants, options,
participations or other equivalents of or interests in (however designated)
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such person, including any Preferred Stock, but excluding any debt securities
convertible into or exchangeable for such equity.
 
     'Closing Price' on any Trading Day with respect to the per share price of
any Capital Stock means the last reported sales price regular way or, in case no
such reported sale takes place on such Trading Day, the average of the reported
closing bid and asked prices regular way, on the principal national securities
exchange on which such Capital Stock is listed or admitted to trading or, if not
listed or admitted to trading on any national securities exchange, on the
National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations National Market
System or, if such Capital Stock is not listed or admitted to trading on any
national securities exchange or quoted on such National Market System, the
average of the closing bid and asked prices in the over-the-counter market as
furnished by any New York Stock Exchange member firm that is selected from time
to time by the Issuer for that purpose and is reasonably acceptable to the
Trustee.
 
     'Code' means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
 
     'Coleman' means The Coleman Company, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and its

successors.
 
     'Coleman Common Stock' means the common stock, par value $.01 per share, of
Coleman, as such common stock may from time to time be reclassified or otherwise
changed.
 
     'Coleman Holdings Indenture' means the Indenture dated as of July 15, 1993,
between Coleman Holdings and the trustee thereunder, pursuant to which the
Coleman Holdings Notes were issued, as such agreement may be amended from time
to time.
 
     'Coleman Holdings Merger' means the merger of Coleman Holdings with and
into the Issuer.
 
     'Coleman Holdings Notes' means the Senior Secured Discount Notes Due 1998
of Coleman Holdings and the Series B Senior Secured Discount Notes Due 1998 of
Coleman Holdings.
 
     'Coleman Worldwide Merger' means the merger of the Issuer with and into
Coleman Worldwide.
 
     'Consolidated EBITDA Coverage Ratio' means, for any period, the ratio of
(i) the aggregate amount of EBITDA for such period to (ii) Consolidated Interest
Expense for such period; provided, however, that (1) if Coleman or any
Subsidiary of Coleman has issued any Debt since the beginning of such period
that remains outstanding or if the transaction giving rise to the need to
calculate the Consolidated EBITDA Coverage Ratio is an issuance of Debt, or
both, EBITDA and Consolidated Interest Expense for such period shall be
calculated after giving effect on a pro forma basis to such Debt as if such Debt
had been issued on the first day of such period and the discharge of any other
Debt Refinanced or otherwise discharged with the proceeds of such new Debt as if
such discharge had occurred on the first day of such period, (2) if since the
beginning of such period Coleman or any Subsidiary of Coleman shall have made
any Asset Disposition, EBITDA for such period shall be reduced by an amount
equal to the EBITDA (if positive) directly attributable to the assets which are
the subject of such Asset Disposition for such period, or increased by an amount
equal to the EBITDA (if negative), directly attributable thereto for such period
and Consolidated Interest Expense for such period shall be reduced by an amount
equal to the Consolidated Interest Expense directly attributable to any Debt of
Coleman or any Subsidiary of Coleman Refinanced or otherwise discharged with
respect to Coleman and its continuing Subsidiaries in connection with such Asset
Dispositions for such period (or if the Capital Stock of any Subsidiary of
Coleman is sold, the Consolidated Interest Expense for such period directly
attributable to the Debt of such Subsidiary to the extent Coleman and its
continuing Subsidiaries are no longer liable for such Debt after such sale) and
(3) if since the beginning of such period Coleman or any Subsidiary of Coleman
(by merger or otherwise) shall have made an Investment in any Subsidiary of
Coleman (or any Person which becomes a Subsidiary of Coleman) or an acquisition
of assets which constitutes all or substantially all of an operating unit of a
business, including any Investment or acquisition of assets occurring in
connection with a transaction causing a calculation to be made hereunder, EBITDA
and Consolidated Interest Expense for such period shall be calculated after
giving pro forma effect thereto, as if such Investment or acquisition occurred
on the first day of such period. For purposes of this definition, whenever pro

forma effect is to be given to an acquisition of assets, an Investment in any
Person, an Asset Disposition, or the amount of income or earnings relating
thereto, or the amount of Consolidated Interest Expense associated with any
Debt, the pro forma calculations shall be determined in good faith by a
responsible financial or accounting Officer of Coleman. If any Debt bears a
floating rate of interest and is being given pro
 
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forma effect, the interest on such Debt shall be calculated as if the rate in
effect on the date of determination had been the applicable rate for the entire
period.
 
     'Consolidated Interest Expense' means, for any period, the sum of (a) the
interest expense, net of any interest income, of Coleman and its consolidated
Subsidiaries (other than Non-Recourse Subsidiaries) for such period as
determined in accordance with GAAP consistently applied, plus (b) Preferred
Stock dividends in respect of Preferred Stock of Coleman or any Subsidiary of
Coleman (other than a Non-Recourse Subsidiary) held by Persons other than
Coleman or a Wholly Owned Recourse Subsidiary, plus (c) the cash contributions
to an employee stock ownership plan of Coleman and its Subsidiaries (other than
Non-Recourse Subsidiaries) to the extent such contributions are used by an
employee stock ownership plan to pay interest.
 
     'Consolidated Net Income' means with respect to any person, for any period,
the consolidated net income (or loss) of such person and its consolidated
Subsidiaries for such period as determined in accordance with GAAP, adjusted to
the extent included in calculating such net income (or loss), by excluding (i)
all extraordinary gains or losses; (ii) the portion of net income (or loss) of
such person and its consolidated Subsidiaries attributable to minority interests
in unconsolidated persons except to the extent that, in the case of net income,
cash dividends or distributions have actually been received by such person or
one of its consolidated Subsidiaries (subject, in the case of a dividend or
distribution received by a Subsidiary of such person, to the limitations
contained in clause (v) below) and, in the case of net loss, such person or any
Subsidiary of such person has actually contributed, lent or transferred cash to
such unconsolidated person; (iii) net income (or loss) of any other person
attributable to any period prior to the date of combination of such other person
with such person or any of its Subsidiaries on a 'pooling of interests' basis;
(iv) net gains or losses in respect of dispositions of assets by such person or
any of its Subsidiaries (including pursuant to a sale-and-leaseback arrangement)
other than in the ordinary course of business; (v) the net income of any
Subsidiary of such person to the extent that the declaration of dividends or
distributions by that Subsidiary of that income is not at the time permitted,
directly or indirectly, by operation of the terms of its charter or any
agreement, instrument, judgment, decree, order, statute, rule or governmental
regulations applicable to that Subsidiary or its shareholders; (vi) any net
income or loss of any Non-Recourse Subsidiary, except that such person's equity
in the net income of any such Non-Recourse Subsidiary for such period shall be
included in such Consolidated Net Income up to the aggregate amount of cash
actually distributed by such Non-Recourse Subsidiary during such period to such
person as a dividend or other distribution; and (vii) the cumulative effect of a

change in accounting principles; provided, however, that in calculating
Consolidated Net Income of Coleman, net income of a Subsidiary of the type
described in clause (v) of this definition shall not be excluded.
 
     'Consolidated Net Worth' of any person means, at any date, all amounts
which would, in conformity with GAAP, be included under shareholders' equity on
a consolidated balance sheet of such person at such date, less any amounts
attributable to Redeemable Stock or Exchangeable Stock.
 
     'Credit Agreement' means the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as
of August 3, 1995 by and among Coleman, Credit Suisse and the Banks named
therein, as the same may be amended or restated from time to time.
 
     'Debt' of any person means, without duplication, (i) the principal of and
premium (if any) in respect of (A) indebtedness of such person for money
borrowed and (B) indebtedness evidenced by notes, debentures, bonds or other
similar instruments for the payment of which such person is responsible or
liable; (ii) all Capital Lease Obligations of such person; (iii) all obligations
of such person issued or assumed as the deferred purchase price of property, all
conditional sale obligations of such person and all obligations of such person
under any title retention agreement (but excluding trade accounts payable and
other accrued current liabilities arising in the ordinary course of business);
(iv) all obligations of such person for the reimbursement of any obligor on any
letter of credit, banker's acceptance or similar credit transaction (other than
obligations with respect to letters of credit securing obligations (other than
obligations described in (i) through (iii) above) entered into in the ordinary
course of business of such person to the extent such letters of credit are not
drawn upon or, if and to the extent drawn upon, such drawing is reimbursed no
later than the third Business Day following receipt by such person of a demand
for reimbursement following payment on the letter of credit); (v) the amount of
all obligations of such person with respect to the redemption, repayment or
other repurchase of, in the case of a Subsidiary of Coleman, any Preferred Stock
and, in the case of any other person, any Redeemable Stock (but excluding in
each case any
 
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accrued dividends); (vi) all obligations of the type referred to in clauses (i)
through (v) of other persons and all dividends of other persons for the payment
of which, in either case, such person is responsible or liable, directly or
indirectly, as obligor, guarantor or otherwise, including guarantees of such
obligations and dividends; and (vii) all obligations of the type referred to in
clauses (i) through (vi) of other persons secured by any Lien on any property or
asset of such person (whether or not such obligation is assumed by such person),
the amount of such obligation being deemed to be the lesser of the value of such
property or assets or the amount of the obligation so secured.
 
     'Default' means any event which is, or after notice or passage of time or
both would be, an Event of Default.
 
     'Delivered Shares' means any shares of Coleman Common Stock delivered by
Coleman Worldwide upon an exchange of the LYONs to the holders thereof pursuant

to the LYONs Indenture.
 
     'Due Amount' as of any date means with respect to each $1,000 principal
amount at maturity of Notes, the Accreted Value thereof on such date plus any
premium due and payable thereon.
 
     'EBITDA' means, for any period, the Consolidated Net Income of Coleman for
such period, plus the following to the extent included in calculating such
Consolidated Net Income: (i) income tax expense, (ii) Consolidated Interest
Expense, (iii) depreciation expense, (iv) amortization expense, (v) all other
noncash charges (excluding any noncash charge to the extent that it requires an
accrual of or a reserve for cash disbursements for any future period) and (vi)
foreign currency gains or losses.
 
     'Escrow Agent' means the Escrow Agent from time to time under the Escrow
Agreement.
 
     'Escrow Agreement' means the Escrow Agreement dated as of May 15, 1997
between the Issuer and First Trust National Association, as escrow agent
thereunder, as amended from time to time.
 
     'Exchange Act' means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
 
     'Exchangeable Stock' means any Capital Stock of a person which by its terms
or otherwise is required to be exchanged or converted or is exchangeable or
convertible at the option of the holder into another security (other than
Capital Stock of such person which is neither Exchangeable Stock nor Redeemable
Stock).
 
     'Generally Accepted Accounting Principles' or 'GAAP' means generally
accepted accounting principles in the United States, as in effect from time to
time, except that for purposes of calculating the Consolidated EBITDA Coverage
Ratio, it shall mean generally accepted accounting principles in the United
States as in effect on the Issue Date.
 
     'guarantee' means any obligation, contingent or otherwise, of any person
directly or indirectly guaranteeing any Debt or other obligation of any other
person and any obligation, direct or indirect, contingent or otherwise, of such
person (i) to purchase or pay (or advance or supply funds for the purchase or
payment of) such Debt or other obligation of such other person (whether arising
by virtue of partnership arrangements, or by agreement to keep-well, to purchase
assets, goods, securities or services, to take-or-pay, or to maintain financial
statement conditions or otherwise) or (ii) entered into for purposes of assuring
in any other manner the obligee of such Debt or other obligation of the payment
thereof or to protect such obligee against loss in respect thereof (in whole or
in part); provided, however, that the term 'guarantee' will not include
endorsements for collection or deposit in the ordinary course of business. The
term 'guarantee' used as a verb has a corresponding meaning.
 
     'Holder' or 'Securityholder' means the person in whose name a Note is
registered on the Registrar's books.
 
     'Investment' in any person means any loan or advance to, any net payment on
a guarantee of, any acquisition of Capital Stock, equity interest, obligation or

other security of, or capital contribution or other investment in, such person.
Investment shall exclude advances to customers and suppliers in the ordinary
course of business. The term 'Invest' has a corresponding meaning. For purposes
of the definitions of 'Non-Recourse Subsidiary,' 'Unrestricted Subsidiary' and
'Restricted Payment' and for purposes of the 'Limitation on Restricted Payments'
covenant, (i) 'Investment' shall include a designation after the Issue Date of a
Subsidiary as a Non-Recourse Subsidiary, and such Investment shall be valued at
an amount equal to the portion (proportionate to the Issuer's equity interest in
such Subsidiary) of the fair market value of the net assets of such
 
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Subsidiary at the time that such Subsidiary is designated a Non-Recourse
Subsidiary; and (ii) any property transferred to or from a Non-Recourse
Subsidiary or an Unrestricted Subsidiary shall be valued at its fair market
value at the time of such transfer, in each case as determined in good faith by
the Board of Directors of the Issuer (or of Coleman in the case of a
Non-Recourse Subsidiary), and if such property so transferred (including in a
series of related transactions) has a fair market value, as so determined by the
Board of Directors, in excess of $10 million, such determination shall be
confirmed by an independent appraiser.
 
     'issue' means issue, assume, guarantee, incur or otherwise become liable
for; provided, however, that any Debt or Capital Stock of a person existing at
the time such person becomes a Subsidiary of another person (whether by merger,
consolidation, acquisition or otherwise) will be deemed to be issued by such
Subsidiary at the time it becomes a Subsidiary of such other person.
 
     'Issue Date' means the date of original issue of the Notes.
 
     'Lien' means any mortgage, pledge, security interest, conditional sale or
other title retention agreement or other similar lien.
 
     'LYONs' means the Liquid Yield OptionTM(1) Notes due 2013 of Coleman
Worldwide.
 
     'LYONs Default' means any event which is, or after notice or passage of
time or both would be, an event of default under the LYONs Indenture.
 
     'LYONs Escrow Agreement' means the Escrow and Pledge Agreement dated as of
May 27, 1993, between Coleman Worldwide and First Trust National Association, as
escrow agent thereunder, as amended from time to time.
 
     'LYONs Indenture' means the Indenture, dated as of May 27, 1993, between
Coleman Worldwide and First Trust National Association, as successor trustee,
pursuant to which the LYONs were issued, as it may be amended from time to time.
 
     'MacAndrews Holdings' means MacAndrews & Forbes Holdings Inc., a Delaware
corporation, and its successors.
 
     'Mafco Consolidated Group' means the 'Affiliated Group' (within the meaning
of Section 1504(a)(1) of the Code) of which Mafco Holdings is the common parent.

 
     'Mafco Holdings' means Mafco Holdings Inc., a Delaware corporation, and its
successors.
 
     'Market Value' means as of any date the sum of (i) in respect of Coleman
Pledged Shares, an amount equal to the product of (x) the average of the Closing
Prices per share of Coleman Common Stock during the five Trading Days ending
immediately preceding such date and (y) the number of Coleman Pledged Shares,
(ii) as to Collateral consisting of cash, the amount of such cash, (iii) as to
any other Collateral having a purported value equal to or less than $5 million,
the fair market value thereof as of such date as determined by the Board of
Directors of the Issuer (the determination of which shall be conclusive and
shall be evidenced by a resolution of such Board of Directors of the Issuer),
and (iv) as to any other Collateral having a purported value of more than $5
million, the fair market value thereof as of such date as determined by an
independent appraiser.
 
     'Merger' means the Coleman Holdings Merger or the Coleman Worldwide Merger,
as the case may be.
 
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'Net Available Cash' from an Asset Disposition means cash payments received
(including any cash payments received by way of deferred payment of principal
pursuant to a note or installment receivable or otherwise, but only as and when
received, but excluding any other consideration received in the form of
assumption by the acquiring person of Debt or other obligations relating to such
properties or assets or received in any other noncash form) therefrom, in each
case net of (i) all legal, title and recording tax expenses, commissions and
other fees and expenses incurred, and all Federal, state, provincial, foreign
and local taxes required or estimated in good faith to be required to be accrued
as a liability under Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, as a consequence
of such Asset Disposition, (ii) all payments made on any Debt which is secured
by any assets subject to such Asset Disposition, in accordance with the terms of
any Lien upon or other security agreement of any kind with respect to such
assets, or which must by its terms, or in order to obtain a necessary consent to
such Asset Disposition, or by applicable law be repaid out of the proceeds from
or in connection with such Asset Disposition and (iii) all distributions and
other payments required to be made to minority interest holders in Subsidiaries
or joint ventures as a result of such Asset Disposition; provided, however, that
in connection with an Asset Disposition to a Subsidiary of Coleman (other than a
Wholly Owned Recourse Subsidiary), Net Available Cash will be deemed to be a
percentage of Net Available Cash (as calculated above) equal to (A) 100% minus
(B) Coleman's percentage ownership in such Subsidiary.
 
     'Net Cash Proceeds,' with respect to any issuance or sale of Capital Stock,
means the cash proceeds of such issuance or sale net of attorneys' fees,
accountants' fees, underwriters' or placement agents' fees, discounts or
commissions and brokerage, consultant and other fees actually incurred in

connection with such issuance or sale and net of taxes paid or estimated in good
faith to be payable as a result thereof.
 
     'Non-Convertible Capital Stock' means, with respect to any corporation, any
non-convertible Capital Stock of such corporation and any Capital Stock of such
corporation convertible solely into non-convertible common stock of such
corporation; provided, however, that Non-Convertible Capital Stock will not
include any Redeemable Stock or Exchangeable Stock.
 
     'Non-Recourse Debt' means Debt or that portion of Debt (i) as to which
neither the Issuer nor its Subsidiaries (other than a Non-Recourse Subsidiary or
an Unrestricted Subsidiary) (A) provide credit support (including any
undertaking, agreement or instrument which would constitute Debt), (B) is
directly or indirectly liable or (C) constitute the lender and (ii) no default
with respect to which (including any rights which the holders thereof may have
to take enforcement action against the assets of a Non-Recourse Subsidiary or an
Unrestricted Subsidiary) would permit (upon notice, lapse of time or both) any
holder of any other Debt of the Issuer or its Subsidiaries (other than
Non-Recourse Subsidiaries or Unrestricted Subsidiaries) to declare a default on
such other Debt or cause the payment thereof to be accelerated or payable prior
to its Stated Maturity.
 
     'Non-Recourse Subsidiary' means a Subsidiary of Coleman (i) which has been
designated as such by Coleman, (ii) which has no Debt other than Non-Recourse
Debt and (iii) which is in the same line of business as Coleman and its Wholly
Owned Subsidiaries existing on the Issue Date or in businesses reasonably
related thereto.
 
     'Note Purchase Agreements' means (i) the Note Purchase Agreements, each
dated as of August 3, 1995, between Coleman and the Purchasers named therein, as
amended from time to time, relating to Coleman's 7.26% Senior Notes due 2007,
and (ii) the Note Purchase Agreements, each dated as of May 1, 1996, between
Coleman and the Purchasers named therein, as amended from time to time relating
to Coleman's 7.10% Senior Notes, Series A, due 2006, and 7.25% Senior Notes,
Series B, due 2008.
 
     'Obligations' means (a) the full and punctual payment of principal of and
interest, if any, on the Notes when due, whether at maturity, by acceleration,
by redemption or otherwise, and all other monetary obligations of the Issuer
under the Indenture and the Notes and (b) the full and punctual performance of
all other obligations of the Issuer under the Indenture and the Notes.
 
     'Officer' means the Chairman of the Board, the President, any Vice
President, the Treasurer, an Assistant Treasurer or the Secretary or an
Assistant Secretary of the Issuer.
 
     'Officers' Certificate' means a certificate signed by the Chairman of the
Board, Vice Chairman, the President or a Vice President (regardless of Vice
Presidential designation), and by the Treasurer, an Assistant Treasurer,
Secretary or an Assistant Secretary, of the Issuer, and delivered to the
Trustee. One of the Officers
 
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signing an Officers' Certificate given pursuant to the requirement for a
Compliance Certificate, as described in the last paragraph under 'Defaults'
above, will be the principal executive, financial or accounting officer of the
Issuer.
 
     'Opinion of Counsel' means a written opinion from legal counsel who is
reasonably acceptable to the Trustee. The counsel may be an employee of or
counsel to the Issuer (or its Parent or one of its Subsidiaries) or the Trustee.
 
     'Parent' means Coleman (Parent) Holdings Inc., a Delaware corporation, and
any other Person which acquires or owns directly or indirectly 80% or more of
the Voting Stock of the Issuer.
 
     'Permitted Affiliate' means any individual that is a director or officer of
the Issuer, of a Subsidiary of the Issuer or of an Unrestricted Affiliate;
provided, however, that such individual is not also a director or officer of
MacAndrews Holdings or any person that controls MacAndrews Holdings.
 
     'Permitted Holders' means Ronald O. Perelman (or in the event of his
incompetence or death, his estate, heirs, executor, administrator, committee or
other personal representative (collectively, 'heirs')) or any person controlled,
directly or indirectly, by Ronald O. Perelman or his heirs.
 
     'person' means any individual, corporation, partnership, joint venture,
association, joint-stock company, trust, unincorporated organization, government
or any agency or political subdivision thereof or any other entity.
 
     'Pledged Shares' means any Collateral consisting of Coleman Pledged Shares,
Worldwide Pledged Shares and Holdings Pledged Shares.
 
     'Preferred Stock,' as applied to the Capital Stock of any corporation,
means Capital Stock of any class or classes (however designated) which is
preferred as to the payment of dividends, or as to the distribution of assets
upon any voluntary or involuntary liquidation or dissolution of such
corporation, over shares of Capital Stock of any other class of such
corporation.
 
     'principal' of a Note as of any date means the Accreted Value of the Note
as of such date plus the premium, if any, payable on the Note which is due or
overdue or is to become due on such date.
 
     'principal amount at maturity' of a Note means the amount specified as such
on the face of such Note.
 
     'Put Amount' as of any date means, with respect to each $1,000 principal
amount at maturity of Notes, the sum of (a) the Accreted Value thereof on such
date and (b) 1% of the Accreted Value thereof on such date (if such date is a
Semi-Annual Accrual Date) or (if such date is not a Semi-Annual Accrual Date)
the preceding Semi-Annual Accrual Date.
 
     'Redeemable Stock' means, with respect to any person, any Capital Stock of
such person that by its terms or otherwise is required to be redeemed on or

prior to the first anniversary of the Stated Maturity of the Notes or is
redeemable at the option of the holder thereof at any time on or prior to the
first anniversary of the Stated Maturity of the Notes.
 
     'Refinance' means, in respect of any Debt, to refinance, extend, renew,
refund, repay, prepay, redeem, defease or retire, or to issue Debt in exchange
or replacement for, such Debt. 'Refinanced' and 'Refinancing' shall have
correlative meanings.
 
     'Refinancing Costs' means, with respect to any Debt or Preferred Stock
being Refinanced, any premium actually paid thereon and reasonable costs and
expenses, including underwriting discounts, in connection with such Refinancing;
provided, that if any Debt issued in connection with such a Refinancing is
issued at a discount, Refinancing Costs shall be an amount equal to the accreted
value (as of the Stated Maturity of the Debt being Refinanced) of the portion of
such Debt used to pay such premium, costs and expenses.
 
     'Registration Agreement' means the Registration Agreement, dated May 20,
1997, among the Issuer and Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc., Chase Securities Inc. and
Credit Suisse First Boston Corporation.
 
     'Restricted Cash' means any cash received by Coleman Worldwide pursuant to
a Tax Sharing Agreement, the LYONs Escrow Agreement or the Securities Loan
Agreement.
 
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'Restricted Payment' means, as to any person making a Restricted Payment,
(i) any dividend or any distribution on or in respect of the Capital Stock of
such person (including any payment in connection with any merger or
consolidation involving such person) or to the holders of the Capital Stock of
such person (except dividends or distributions payable solely in the
Non-Convertible Capital Stock of such person or in options, warrants or other
rights to purchase the Non-Convertible Capital Stock of such person), (ii) any
purchase, redemption or other acquisition or retirement for value of any Capital
Stock of the Issuer or of any direct or indirect parent of the Issuer, (iii) any
purchase, repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement
for value, prior to scheduled maturity, scheduled repayment or scheduled sinking
fund payment, of any Subordinated Obligation (other than the purchase,
repurchase or other acquisition of Subordinated Obligations purchased in
anticipation of satisfying a sinking fund obligation, principal installment or
final maturity, in each case due within one year of the date of acquisition),
(iv) any Investment in any Affiliate of the Issuer other than (a) a Subsidiary
of the Issuer, (b) an Affiliate of the Issuer which will become a Subsidiary of
the Issuer as a result of any such Investment and (c) an Unrestricted Affiliate
or (v) any Investment in a Non-Recourse Subsidiary or an Unrestricted
Subsidiary.
 
     'Securities Loan Agreement' means the Securities Loan Agreement dated as of
May 27, 1993, among Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, Coleman
Worldwide and the securities loan custodian thereunder, as amended from time to
time.

 
     'Shelf Registration Statement' has the meaning ascribed thereto in the
Registration Agreement.
 
     'Significant Subsidiary' means (i) any Subsidiary (other than a
Non-Recourse Subsidiary and other than any Unrestricted Subsidiary) of the
Issuer which at the time of determination either (A) had assets which, as of the
date of the Issuer's most recent quarterly consolidated balance sheet,
constituted at least 5% of the Issuer's total assets on a consolidated basis as
of such date, in each case determined in accordance with Generally Accepted
Accounting Principles, or (B) had revenues for the 12-month period ending on the
date of the Issuer's most recent quarterly consolidated statement of income
which constituted at least 5% of the Issuer's total revenues on a consolidated
basis for such period, or (ii) any subsidiary of the Issuer (other than a
Non-Recourse Subsidiary and other than an Unrestricted Subsidiary) which, if
merged with all Defaulting Subsidiaries (as defined below) of the Issuer, would
at the time of determination either (A) have had assets which, as of the date of
the Issuer's most recent quarterly consolidated balance sheet, would have
constituted at least 10% of the Issuer's total assets on a consolidated basis as
of such date or (B) have had revenues for the 12-month period ending on the date
of the Issuer's most recent quarterly consolidated statement of income which
would have constituted at least 10% of the Issuer's total revenues on a
consolidated basis for such period (each such determination being made in
accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles). 'Defaulting
Subsidiary' means any Subsidiary of the Issuer (other than a Non-Recourse
Subsidiary and other than an Unrestricted Subsidiary) with respect to which an
event described under clause (vi), (vii), (viii) or (ix) of 'Defaults' above has
occurred and is continuing.
 
     'Stated Maturity' means, with respect to any security, the date specified
in such security as the fixed date on which the principal of such security is
due and payable, including pursuant to any mandatory redemption provision (but
excluding any provision providing for the repurchase of such security at the
option of the holder thereof upon the happening of any contingency).
 
     'Subordinated Obligation' means any Debt of the Issuer (whether outstanding
on the Issue Date or thereafter issued) which is subordinate or junior in right
of payment to the Notes.
 
     'Subsidiary' means, with respect to any person, any corporation,
association, partnership or other business entity of which more than 50% of the
total voting power of shares of Capital Stock or other interests (including
partnership interests) entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any
contingency) to vote in the election of directors, managers or trustees thereof
is at the time owned, directly or indirectly, by (i) such person, (ii) such
person and one or more Subsidiaries of such person or (iii) one or more
Subsidiaries of such person.
 
     'Tax Sharing Agreements' means (i) the Tax Sharing Agreement dated as of
May 27, 1993 by and among Mafco Holdings, Coleman Worldwide, Coleman and its
Subsidiaries and any entities which become parties thereto, (ii) the Tax Sharing
Agreement dated as of May 27, 1993 by and among Mafco Holdings, Coleman
Worldwide and any entities which become parties thereto, (iii) the Tax Sharing
Agreement dated as of July 22,

 
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1993 between Mafco Holdings and Coleman Holdings and (iv) any amendments to any
of the foregoing and any other tax allocation agreement between the Issuer or
any of its Subsidiaries with the Issuer or any direct or indirect shareholder of
the Issuer with respect to consolidated or combined tax returns including the
Issuer or any of its Subsidiaries but only to the extent that amounts payable
from time to time by the Issuer or any such Subsidiary under any such agreement
do not exceed the corresponding tax payments that the Issuer or such Subsidiary
would have been required to make to any relevant taxing authority had the Issuer
or such Subsidiary not joined in such consolidated or combined returns, but
instead had filed returns including only the Issuer or its Subsidiaries
(provided that any such agreement may provide that, if the Issuer or any such
Subsidiary ceases to be a member of the affiliated group of corporations of
which Mafco Holdings is the common parent for purposes of filing a consolidated
federal income tax return (such cessation, a 'Deconsolidation Event'), then the
Issuer or such Subsidiary will indemnify such direct or indirect shareholder
with respect to any federal, state or local income, franchise or other tax
liability (including any related interest, additions or penalties) imposed on
such shareholder as the result of an audit or other adjustment with respect to
any period prior to such Deconsolidation Event that is attributable to the
Issuer, such Subsidiary or any predecessor business thereof (computed as if the
Issuer, such Subsidiary or such predecessor business, as the case may be, were a
stand-alone entity that filed separate tax returns as an independent
corporation), but only to the extent that any such tax liability exceeds any
liability for taxes recorded on the books of the Issuer or such Subsidiary with
respect to any such period).
 
     'Temporary Cash Investments' means any of the following: (i) any investment
in direct obligations of the United States of America or any agency thereof or
obligations guaranteed by the United States of America or any agency thereof, in
each case, maturing within 360 days of the date of acquisition thereof, (ii)
investments in time deposit accounts, certificates of deposit and money market
deposits maturing within 180 days of the date of acquisition thereof issued by a
bank or trust company (including the Trustee) which is organized under the laws
of the United States of America, any state thereof or any foreign country
recognized by the United States of America having capital, surplus and undivided
profits aggregating in excess of $250,000,000 and whose debt is rated 'A' (or
such similar equivalent rating) or higher by at least one nationally recognized
statistical rating organization (as defined in Rule 436 under the Securities
Act) or any money-market fund sponsored by any registered broker dealer or
mutual fund distributor, (iii) repurchase obligations with a term of not more
than 30 days for underlying securities of the types described in clause (i)
above entered into with a bank meeting the qualifications described in clause
(ii) above, (iv) investments in commercial paper, maturing not more than 90 days
after the date of acquisition, issued by a corporation (other than an Affiliate
or Subsidiary of the Issuer) organized and in existence under the laws of the
United States of America or any foreign country recognized by the United States
of America with a rating at the time as of which any investment therein is made
of 'P-2' (or higher) according to Moody's Investors Service, Inc. or 'A-2' (or
higher) according to Standard and Poor's Corporation and (v) securities with

maturities of six months or less from the date of acquisition backed by standby
or direct pay letters of credit issued by any bank satisfying the requirements
of clause (ii) above.
 
     'Trading Day' means each Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday,
other than any such day on which securities are not traded on the applicable
securities exchange or in the applicable securities market.
 
     'Treasury Rate' means the yield to maturity at the time of computation of
United States Treasury securities with a constant maturity (as compiled and
published in the most recent Federal Reserve Statistical Release H.15(519) which
has become publicly available at least two business days prior to the date fixed
for repayment or, in the case of defeasance, prior to the date of deposit (or,
if such Statistical Release is no longer published, any publicly available
source of similar market data)) most nearly equal to the then remaining average
life to Stated Maturity of the Notes; provided, however, that if the average
life to Stated Maturity of the Notes is not equal to the constant maturity of a
United States Treasury security for which a weekly average yield is given, the
Treasury Rate shall be obtained by linear interpolation (calculated to the
nearest one-twelfth of a year) from the weekly average yields of United States
Treasury securities of which such yields are given, except that if the average
life to Stated Maturity of the Notes is less than one year, the weekly average
yield on actually traded United States Treasury securities adjusted to a
constant maturity of one year shall be used.
 
     'Trust Officer' means any officer or assistant officer of the Trustee
assigned by the Trustee to administer its corporate trust matters.
 
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'Unrestricted Affiliate' means a person (other than a Subsidiary of
Coleman) controlled (as defined in the definition of an 'Affiliate') by Coleman,
in which no Affiliate of the Issuer (other than (w) Coleman, Coleman Holdings or
Coleman Worldwide, (x) a Wholly Owned Recourse Subsidiary of Coleman, (y) a
Permitted Affiliate and (z) another Unrestricted Affiliate) has an Investment.
 
     'Unrestricted Assets' means (i) Withdrawn Shares, (ii) Capital Stock of
Unrestricted Subsidiaries and (iii) all dividends, cash and other property and
proceeds (including proceeds of sale) from time to time received, receivable or
otherwise distributed in respect of or in exchange for any of the foregoing.
 
     'Unrestricted Subsidiary' means a Subsidiary of the Issuer which (i) is
acquired or organized by the Issuer or Coleman Worldwide or any other
Unrestricted Subsidiary (or any combination of the foregoing), (ii) is
capitalized only with Unrestricted Assets, cash or Temporary Cash Investments,
(iii) does not have any Debt (A) which is held by the Issuer, (B) as to which
the Issuer or any of its Subsidiaries (other than an Unrestricted Subsidiary)
has provided credit support (other than as permitted by paragraph (3) of
'Limitations on Debt of the Issuer, Coleman Holdings and Coleman Worldwide'
above) or (C) any default as to which would permit any holder (whether upon
notice, after lapse of time or both) of any Debt of the Issuer or any of its
Subsidiaries (other than an Unrestricted Subsidiary) to declare a default on

such Debt or (except, in the case of the LYONs, upon the occurrence of an event
that gives the holders of the LYONs an option to require Coleman Worldwide to
purchase such holders' LYONs) to cause the payment thereof to be accelerated
prior to its Stated Maturity and (iv) conducts no trade or business other than
ownership of Coleman Common Stock.
 
     'U.S. Government Obligations' means direct obligations (or certificates
representing an ownership interest in such obligations) of the United States of
America (including any agency or instrumentality thereof) for the payment of
which the full faith and credit of the United States of America is pledged and
which are not callable at the issuer's option.
 
     'Voting Stock' of a corporation means all classes of Capital Stock of such
corporation then outstanding and normally entitled to vote in the election of
directors.
 
     'Wholly Owned Recourse Subsidiary' means a Subsidiary of a person (other
than a Non-Recourse Subsidiary and other than an Unrestricted Subsidiary) all
the Capital Stock of which (other than directors' qualifying shares) is owned by
such person or another Wholly Owned Recourse Subsidiary of such person.
 
     'Withdrawn Collateral' means any Coleman Pledged Shares which are released
from the Lien of the Indenture ('Withdrawn Shares') together with any cash or
instruments or other Collateral which are released from the Lien of the
Indenture.
 
REGISTRATION RIGHTS
 
     Holders of the New Notes are not entitled to any registration rights with
respect to the New Notes. The Issuer has entered into a registration agreement
(the 'Registration Agreement') with the Initial Purchasers, for the benefit of
the holders of the Old Notes, pursuant to which the Issuer has agreed that it
will, at its cost, by October 17, 1997, use its best efforts to cause a
registration statement (the 'Registration Statement') to be declared effective
under the Securities Act. The Registration Statement of which this Prospectus
forms a part constitutes the registration statement for the Exchange Offer. Upon
the Registration Statement being declared effective, the Issuer will offer the
New First Priority Notes and the New Second Priority Exchange Notes in exchange
for surrender of the Old First Priority Notes and the Old Second Priority Notes,
respectively. The Issuer will keep the Exchange Offer open for not less than 30
days (or longer if required by applicable law) after the date notice of the
Exchange Offer is mailed to the holders of the Old Notes. For each Old Note
surrendered to the Issuer pursuant to the Exchange Offer, the holder of such Old
Note will receive a New Note having a principal amount at maturity equal to that
of the surrendered Old Note. Because the New Notes will be treated as a
continuation of the Old Notes, Original Issue Discount on each New Note will
accrete from May 20, 1997, the date of original issuance of the Old Notes. Under
existing SEC interpretations, the New Notes would in general be freely
transferable after the Exchange Offer without further registration under the
Securities Act; provided, however, that in the case of broker-dealers, a
prospectus meeting the requirements of the Securities Act be delivered as
required. The Issuer has agreed for a period of 180 days after the date of
consummation of the Exchange Offer to make available a prospectus meeting the
requirements of the Securities Act to any broker-

 
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dealer for use in connection with any resale of any such New Notes acquired as
described below. A broker-dealer which delivers such a prospectus to purchasers
in connection with such resales will be subject to certain of the civil
liability provisions under the Securities Act and will be bound by the
provisions of the Registration Agreement (including certain indemnification
rights and obligations).
 
     In the event that applicable interpretations of the staff of the SEC do not
permit the Issuer to effect the Exchange Offer, or if for any other reason the
Exchange Offer is not consummated by November 17, 1997, the Issuer will, at its
cost, (a) as promptly as practicable, file the Shelf Registration Statement
covering resales of the Old Notes, (b) use its best efforts to cause the Shelf
Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act and (c)
use its best efforts to keep effective the Shelf Registration Statement until
two years after its effective date. The Issuer will, in the event of the Shelf
Registration Statement, provide to each holder of the Old Notes copies of the
prospectus, which is a part of the Shelf Registration Statement, notify each
such holder when the Shelf Registration Statement for the Notes has become
effective and take certain other actions as are required to permit unrestricted
resales of the Old Notes. A holder of Old Notes who sells such Old Notes
pursuant to the Shelf Registration Statement generally would be required to be
named as a selling securityholder in the related prospectus and to deliver a
prospectus to purchasers, will be subject to certain of the civil liability
provisions under the Securities Act in connection with such sales and will be
bound by the provisions of the Registration Agreement which are applicable to
such a holder (including certain indemnification obligations).
 
     If by November 17, 1997, neither (i) the Exchange Offer is consummated nor
(ii) the Shelf Registration Statement is declared effective, interest will
accrue (in addition to the accretion of Original Issue Discount) on the Notes
from and including such date, until but excluding the earlier of (i) the
consummation of the Exchange Offer and (ii) the effective date of a Shelf
Registration Statement. In each case, such interest will be payable in cash
semiannually in arrears on May 15 and November 15, commencing May 15, 1998, at a
rate per annum equal to .50% of the Accreted Value as of the November 15 and May
15 immediately preceding such interest payment date.
 
     The summary herein of certain provisions of the Registration Agreement does
not purport to be complete and is subject to, and is qualified in its entirety
by reference to, all the provisions of the Registration Agreement, a copy of
which is filed as an exhibit to the Registration Statement of which this
Prospectus constitutes a part.
 
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CERTAIN U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSIDERATIONS
 
CERTAIN UNITED STATES FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSIDERATIONS
 
     Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, special counsel to the Issuer,
has advised the Issuer that the following discussion, except as otherwise
indicated, expresses their opinion as to the material federal income tax
considerations applicable to the exchange of Old Notes for New Notes and the
ownership and disposition of the New Notes by holders who acquire the New Notes
pursuant to the Exchange Offer. This discussion is based on laws, regulations,
rulings and decisions now in effect, all of which are subject to change. The
discussion does not cover all aspects of federal taxation that may be relevant
to, or the actual tax effect that any of the matters described herein will have
on, particular holders, and does not address state, local, foreign or other tax
laws. Certain holders (including insurance companies, tax-exempt organizations,
financial institutions, broker-dealers, taxpayers subject to the alternative
minimum tax and foreign partners) may be subject to special rules not discussed
below. The description assumes that holders of the New Notes will hold the New
Notes as 'capital assets' (generally, property held for investment purposes)
within the meaning of Section 1221 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended (the 'Code'). EACH HOLDER SHOULD CONSULT ITS OWN TAX ADVISOR IN
DETERMINING THE FEDERAL, STATE, LOCAL AND ANY OTHER TAX CONSEQUENCES TO THE
PARTICULAR HOLDER OF THE EXCHANGE OF OLD NOTES FOR NEW NOTES AND THE OWNERSHIP
AND DISPOSITION OF THE NEW NOTES.
 
EXCHANGE OF NOTES
 
     The exchange of the Old Notes for the New Notes pursuant to the Exchange
Offer will not be treated as an 'exchange' for federal income tax purposes
because the New Notes do not differ materially in kind or extent from the Old
Notes, and because the exchange will occur by operation of the terms of the Old
Notes. Rather the New Notes received by a holder will be treated as a
continuation of the Old Notes in the hands of such holder. As a result, no gain
or loss will be recognized on the exchange of Old Notes for New Notes pursuant
to the Exchange Offer.
 
ORIGINAL ISSUE DISCOUNT
 
     The Old Notes were issued on May 20, 1997 and have Original Issue Discount
for federal income tax purposes. Because the New Notes will be treated as a
continuation of the Old Notes, which were issued with Original Issue Discount,
the New Notes will have Original Issue Discount for federal income tax purposes,
and holders of the New Notes will be required to recognize such Original Issue
Discount as ordinary income in advance of the receipt of the cash payments to
which such income is attributable (regardless of the holder's regular method of
accounting).
 
     The total amount of Original Issue Discount with respect to a New Note will
be equal to the excess of the 'stated redemption price at maturity' of such New
Note over its 'issue price.' The 'stated redemption price at maturity' of a New
Note will be equal to the stated principal amount due at maturity. The 'issue
price' of all the New Notes will be equal to the issue price of the Old Notes.

Holders of New Notes are required to include Original Issue Discount in income
as it accrues in accordance with a constant yield method based on compounding at
the end of each accrual period (regardless of a holder's regular method of
accounting). In general, the amount of Original Issue Discount that is
includable in income is determined by allocating to each day in an accrual
period the ratable portion of Original Issue Discount allocable to the accrual
period. The amount of Original Issue Discount that is allocable to an accrual
period is generally an amount equal to the product of the adjusted issue price
of a Note at the beginning of such accrual period (the issue price of the Notes
determined as described above, generally increased by all prior accruals of
Original Issue Discount with respect to the Notes) and the yield to maturity
(the discount rate, which when applied to all payments under the Notes results
in a present value equal to the issue price) less any qualified stated interest
(interest that is unconditionally payable in cash or property at least annually
at a single fixed rate) allocable to the accrual period.
 
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DISPOSITION OF NEW NOTES
 
     A holder's tax basis in a New Note will be increased by the amount of
Original Issue Discount that is includable in such holder's income. If a New
Note is redeemed, sold or otherwise disposed of, the holder thereof will
generally recognize gain or loss equal to the difference between the amount
realized on the redemption, sale or other disposition of such New Note and the
holder's adjusted basis in the New Note. Subject to the market discount rules
discussed below, such gain or loss will be capital gain or loss and will be
long-term capital gain or loss if, on the date of the sale, a holder has a
holding period for the New Notes (which would include the holding period of the
Old Notes) of more than one year.
 
     Under the market discount rules of the Code, an exchanging holder (other
than a holder who made the election described below) who purchased an Old Note
with 'market discount' (generally defined as the amount by which the adjusted
issue price of the Old Note on the holder's date of purchase exceeds the
holder's purchase price) will be required to treat any gain recognized on the
redemption, sale or other disposition of the New Note received in the exchange
as ordinary income to the extent of the market discount that accrued during the
holding period of such New Note (which would include the holding period of the
Old Note). A holder who has elected under applicable Code provisions to include
market discount in income annually as such discount accrues will not, however,
be required to treat any gain recognized as ordinary income under these rules.
Holders should consult their tax advisors as to the portion of any gain that
would be taxable as ordinary income under these provisions.
 
INFORMATION REPORTING
 
     Each New Note will contain a legend stating that it has Original Issue
Discount and setting forth the issue date, the issue price, the amount of
Original Issue Discount and the yield to maturity. The Issuer will report
annually to the IRS and to each holder (other than holders not subject to the
information reporting requirements) the amount of Original Issue Discount

accrued with respect to such New Note and any interest paid with respect to the
Old Notes as described above under 'Description of the Notes--Registration
Rights.'
 
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BOOK-ENTRY; DELIVERY AND FORM
 
GENERAL
 
     Except as set forth below, the Notes will initially be issued in the form
of one or more registered Notes in global form without coupons (each a 'Global
Note'). Each Global Note was or will be deposited with, or on behalf of, DTC and
registered in the name of Cede & Co., as nominee of DTC, or will remain in the
custody of the Trustee pursuant to the FAST Balance Certificate Agreement
between DTC and the Trustee.
 
     Subject to the terms of the Indenture and the limitations applicable to the
Global Notes, Notes may be presented for exchange as provided below or for
registration of transfer (duly endorsed or with the form of transfer endorsed
thereon duly executed) at the office of the Registrar or at the office of any
transfer agent designated by the Issuer for such purpose. Such transfer or
exchange will be effected upon the Registrar's or such transfer agent's, as the
case may be, being satisfied with the documents of title and identity of the
Person making the request. The Issuer has appointed the Trustee as Registrar.
The Issuer may at any time designate additional transfer agents or rescind the
designation of any transfer agent or approve a change in the office through
which any transfer agent acts; provided, however, that there shall at all times
be a transfer agent in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York.
 
GLOBAL NOTES
 
     DTC has advised the Issuer that it is (i) a limited purpose trust company
organized under the laws of the State of New York, (ii) a member of the Federal
Reserve System, (iii) a 'clearing corporation' within the meaning of the Uniform
Commercial Code, as amended, and (iv) a 'Clearing Agency' registered pursuant to
Section 17A of the Exchange Act. DTC was created to hold securities for its
participants (collectively, the 'Participants') and facilitate the clearance and
settlement of securities transactions between Participants through electronic
book-entry changes to the accounts of its Participants, thereby eliminating the
need for physical transfer and delivery of certificates. Participants include
securities brokers and dealers (including the Initial Purchasers), banks and
trust companies, clearing corporations and certain other organizations. Access
to DTC's system is also available to other entities such as banks, brokers,
dealers and trust companies (collectively, the 'Indirect Participants') that
clear through or maintain a custodial relationship with a Participant, either
directly or indirectly. Holders who are not Participants may beneficially own
securities held by or on behalf of the Depository only through Participants or
Indirect Participants.
 
     The Issuer expects that pursuant to procedures established by DTC (i) upon

deposit of the Global Notes, DTC will credit the accounts of Participants
designated by the Initial Purchasers with an interest in the Global Note and
(ii) ownership of the Notes will be shown on, and the transfer of ownership
thereof will be effected only through, records maintained by DTC (with respect
to the interest of Participants), the Participants and the Indirect
Participants. The laws of some states require that certain persons take physical
delivery in definitive form of securities that they own and that security
interest in negotiable instruments can only be perfected by delivery of
certificates representing the instruments. Consequently, the ability to transfer
Notes or to pledge the Notes as collateral will be limited to such extent.
 
     So long as DTC or its nominee is the registered owner of a Global Note, DTC
or such nominee, as the case may be, will be considered the sole owner or holder
of the Notes represented by the Global Note for all purposes under the
Indenture. Except as provided below, owners of beneficial interests in a Global
Note will not be entitled to have Notes represented by such Global Note
registered in their names, will not receive or be entitled to receive physical
delivery of certificated securities (the 'Certificated Securities'), and will
not be considered the owners or Holders thereof under the Indenture for any
purpose, including with respect to giving of any directions, instruction or
approval to the Trustee thereunder. As a result, the ability of a person having
a beneficial interest in Notes represented by a Global Note to pledge or
transfer such interest to persons or entities that do not participate
 
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in DTC's system or to otherwise take action with respect to such interest, may
be affected by the lack of a physical certificate evidencing such interest.
 
     Accordingly, each holder owning a beneficial interest in a Global Note must
rely on the procedures of DTC and, if such holder is not a Participant or an
Indirect Participant, on the procedures of the Participant through which such
holder owns its interest, to exercise any rights of a holder of Notes under the
Indenture or such Global Note. The Issuer understands that under existing
industry practice, in the event the Issuer requests any action of holders of
Notes or a holder that is an owner of a beneficial interest in a Global Note
desires to take any action that DTC, as the holder of such Global Note, is
entitled to take, DTC would authorize the Participants to take such action and
the Participant would authorize holders owning through such Participants to take
such action or would otherwise act upon the instruction of such holders. Neither
the Issuer nor the Trustee will have any responsibility or liability for any
aspect of the records relating to or payments made on account of Notes by DTC,
or for maintaining, supervising or reviewing any records of DTC relating to such
Notes.
 
     Payments with respect to the principal of, premium, if any, and interest
on, any Notes represented by a Global Note registered in the name of DTC or its
nominee on the applicable record date will be payable by the Trustee to or at
the direction of DTC or its nominee in its capacity as the registered holder of
the Global Note representing such Notes under the Indenture. Under the terms of
the Indenture, the Issuer and the Trustee may treat the persons in whose names
the Notes, including the Global Notes, are registered as the owners thereof for

the purpose of receiving such payment and for any and all other purposes
whatsoever. Consequently, neither the Issuer nor the Trustee has or will have
any responsibility or liability for the payment of such amounts to beneficial
owners of interest in the Global Note (including principal, premium, if any, and
interest), or to immediately credit the accounts of the relevant Participants
with such payment, in amounts proportionate to their respective holdings in
principal amount of beneficial interest in the Global Note as shown on the
records of DTC. Payments by the Participants and the Indirect Participants to
the beneficial owners of interests in the Global Note will be governed by
standing instructions and customary practice and will be the responsibility of
the Participants or the Indirect Participants and DTC.
 
CERTIFICATED SECURITIES
 
     If (i) the Issuer notifies the Trustee in writing that DTC is no longer
willing or able to act as a depository or DTC ceases to be registered as a
clearing agency under the Exchange Act and the Issuer is unable to locate a
qualified successor within 90 days, (ii) the Issuer, at its option, notifies the
Trustee in writing that it elects to cause the issuance of Notes in definitive
form under the Indenture or (iii) upon the occurrence of certain other events,
then, upon surrender by DTC of its Global Notes, Certificated Securities will be
issued to each person that DTC identifies as the beneficial owner of the Notes
represented by the Global Notes. Upon any such issuance, the Trustee is required
to register such Certificated Securities in the name of such person or persons
(or the nominee of any thereof), and cause the same to be delivered thereto.
 
     Neither the Issuer nor the Trustee shall be liable for any delay by DTC or
any Participant or Indirect Participant in identifying the beneficial owners of
the related Notes and each such person may conclusively rely on, and shall be
protected in relying on, instructions from DTC for all purposes (including with
respect to the registration and delivery, and the respective principal amounts,
of the Notes to be issued).
 
                              PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION
 
     Each broker-dealer that receives New Notes for its own account pursuant to
the Exchange Offer must acknowledge that it will deliver a prospectus in
connection with any resale of such New Notes. This Prospectus, as it may be
amended or supplemented from time to time, may be used by a broker-dealer in
connection with resales of New Notes received in exchange for Old Notes where
such Old Notes were acquired as a result of market-making activities or other
trading activities. The Issuer has agreed that for a period of 180 days after
the Expiration Date, it will make this Prospectus, as amended or supplemented,
available to any broker-dealer for use in connection with any such resale. In
addition, until           , 1997, all dealers effecting transactions in the New
Notes may be required to deliver a prospectus.
 
                                      103
The Issuer will not receive any proceeds from any sale of New Notes by
broker-dealers. New Notes received by broker-dealers for their own account
pursuant to the Exchange Offer may be sold from time to time in one or more

transactions in the over-the-counter market, in negotiated transactions, through
the writing of options on the New Notes or a combination of such methods of
resale, at market prices prevailing at the time of resale, at prices related to
such prevailing market prices or negotiated prices. Any such resale may be made
directly to purchasers or to or through brokers or dealers who may receive
compensation in the form of commissions or concessions from any such
broker-dealer and/or the purchasers of any such New Notes. Any broker-dealer
that resells New Notes that were received by it for its own account pursuant to
the Exchange Offer and any broker or dealer that participates in a distribution
of such New Notes may be deemed to be an 'underwriter' within the meaning of the
Securities Act and any profit on any such resale of New Notes and any
commissions or concessions received by any such persons may be deemed to be
underwriting compensation under the Securities Act. The Letter of Transmittal
states that by acknowledging that it will deliver and by delivering a
prospectus, a broker-dealer will not be deemed to admit that it is an
'underwriter' within the meaning of the Securities Act.
 
     For a period of 180 days after the Expiration Date, the Issuer will
promptly send additional copies of the Prospectus and any amendment or
supplement to this Prospectus to any broker-dealer that requests such document
in the Letter of Transmittal. The Issuer has agreed to pay all expenses incident
to the Exchange Offer other than commissions or concessions of any brokers or
dealers and will indemnify the holders of the Notes (including any
broker-dealers) against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the
Securities Act.
 
                                 LEGAL MATTERS
 
     Certain legal matters with respect to the validity of the issuance of the
New Notes will be passed upon for the Issuer by Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton &
Garrison, New York, New York and, with respect to certain federal income tax
considerations, by Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, New York, New York.
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP has acted as counsel for the Issuer and
Coleman Worldwide in connection with the Exchange Offer. Skadden, Arps, Slate,
Meagher & Flom LLP and Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison and Latham &
Watkins, New York, New York, have from time to time represented, and may
continue to represent, MacAndrews & Forbes and certain of its affiliates
(including the Issuer, Coleman Holdings, Coleman Worldwide and Coleman) in
connection with certain legal matters. Joseph H. Flom, a partner in the firm of
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, is a director of Revlon Group
Incorporated, a wholly owned subsidiary of MacAndrews & Forbes.
 
                                    EXPERTS
 
     The consolidated financial statements and schedules of Coleman Escrow
Corp., Coleman Worldwide Corporation and The Coleman Company, Inc. at December
31, 1996 and 1995, and for each of the three years in the period ended December
31, 1996, appearing in this Prospectus and Registration Statement have been
audited by Ernst & Young LLP, independent auditors, as set forth in their
reports thereon appearing elsewhere herein and in the Registration Statement,
and are included in reliance upon such reports given upon the authority of such
firm as experts in accounting and auditing.
 
                                      104
INDEX TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
PAGE
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COLEMAN ESCROW CORP.:

As of December 31, 1996 and 1995 and for the years ended
  December 31, 1996, 1995 and 1994:

  Report of Independent Auditors............................   F-2

  Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 1996 and
     1995...................................................   F-3

  Consolidated Statements of Operations for the years
     ended December 31, 1996, 1995 and 1994................... F-4

  Consolidated Statements of Stockholder's Deficit for the
     years ended December 31, 1996, 1995 and 1994...........   F-5

  Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended
     December 31, 1996, 1995 and 1994.......................   F-6

  Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements................   F-7

As of March 31, 1997 and for the three months ended March
  31, 1997 and 1996 (Unaudited):

  Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet as of March 31, 1997
     (Unaudited)............................................   F-28

  Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the
     three months ended March 31, 1997 and 1996
     (Unaudited)............................................   F-29

  Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the
     three months ended March 31, 1997 and 1996
     (Unaudited)............................................   F-30

  Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
     (Unaudited)............................................   F-31
 
COLEMAN WORLDWIDE CORPORATION:

As of December 31, 1996 and 1995 and for the years ended
  December 31, 1996, 1995 and 1994:

  Report of Independent Auditors............................   F-33

  Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 1996 and
     1995...................................................   F-34

  Consolidated Statements of Operations for the years
     ended December 31, 1996, 1995 and 1994.................   F-35

  Consolidated Statements of Stockholder's Equity for the
     years ended December 31, 1996, 1995 and 1994...........   F-36

  Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the years
     ended December 31, 1996, 1995 and 1994.................   F-37

  Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements................   F-38

As of March 31, 1997 and for the three months ended March
  31, 1997 and 1996 (Unaudited):

  Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet as of March 31, 1997
     (Unaudited)............................................   F-59

  Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the
     three months ended March 31, 1997 and 1996
     (Unaudited)............................................   F-60

  Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the
     three months ended March 31, 1997 and 1996
     (Unaudited)............................................   F-61

  Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
     (Unaudited)............................................   F-62
 
THE COLEMAN COMPANY, INC.:

As of December 31, 1996 and 1995 and for the years ended
  December 31, 1996, 1995 and 1994:

  Report of Independent Auditors............................   F-64

  Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 1996 and
     1995...................................................   F-65

  Consolidated Statements of Operations for the years
     ended December 31, 1996, 1995 and 1994.................   F-66

  Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity for the
     years ended December 31, 1996, 1995 and 1994...........   F-67

  Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the years
     ended December 31, 1996, 1995 and 1994.................   F-68

  Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements................   F-69

As of March 31, 1997 and for the three months ended March
  31, 1997 and 1996 (Unaudited):

  Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet as of March 31, 1997
     (Unaudited)............................................   F-88

  Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the
     three months ended March 31, 1997 and 1996
     (Unaudited)............................................   F-89

  Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the
     three months ended March 31, 1997 and 1996
     (Unaudited)............................................   F-90

  Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
     (Unaudited)............................................   F-91
Separate financial statements of Coleman Holdings have not been included
herein because the consolidated net (loss) earnings, total assets, stockholder's
deficit and cash flows of the Issuer and Coleman Holdings are equivalent for all
periods for which historical financial statements are presented.
 
                                      F-1
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
 
The Board of Directors and Stockholder
Coleman Escrow Corp.
 
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Coleman Escrow
Corp. and subsidiaries as of December 31, 1996 and 1995, and the related
consolidated statements of operations, stockholder's deficit, and cash flows for
each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 1996. These financial
statements are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our
responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on
our audits.
 
We conducted our audits in accordance with generally accepted auditing
standards. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain
reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material
misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting
the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes
assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by
management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation.
We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
 
In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present
fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of Coleman
Escrow Corp. and subsidiaries at December 31, 1996 and 1995, and the
consolidated results of their operations and their cash flows for each of the
three years in the period ended December 31, 1996, in conformity with generally
accepted accounting principles.
 
                                          ERNST & YOUNG LLP
 

Denver, Colorado
March 10, 1997,
except for the first sentence
of Note 1 as to which the date
is May 7, 1997
 
                                      F-2
COLEMAN ESCROW CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                          CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
                       (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE DATA)
DECEMBER 31,
                                                     ----------------------
                                                        1996         1995
                                                     ----------    --------
ASSETS
Current assets:
  Cash and cash equivalents.......................   $   17,299    $ 12,065
  Accounts receivable, less allowance of $11,512
     in 1996 and $3,115 in 1995...................      182,418     148,765
  Notes receivable................................       27,524      16,544
  Inventories.....................................      287,502     216,236
  Deferred tax assets.............................       40,466      20,481
  Prepaid assets and other........................       14,943      22,475
                                                     ----------    --------
     Total current assets.........................      570,152     436,566
Property, plant and equipment, net................      199,182     162,691
Intangible assets related to businesses acquired,
  net.............................................      349,761     225,247
Note receivable--affiliate........................       54,739      50,685
Deferred tax assets and other.....................       34,441      34,271
                                                     ----------    --------
                                                     $1,208,275    $909,460
                                                     ----------    --------
                                                     ----------    --------
      LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDER'S DEFICIT
Current liabilities:
  Current portion of long-term debt...............   $      747    $  1,051
  Short-term borrowings...........................       33,935      19,302
  Accounts payable................................       98,906      71,377
  Accrued expenses................................      113,040      58,245
                                                     ----------    --------
     Total current liabilities....................      246,628     149,975
Long-term debt....................................      999,794     737,621
Income taxes payable--affiliate...................       18,528      37,846
Other liabilities.................................       76,173      48,072
Minority interest.................................       45,088      49,266
Commitments and contingencies
  Stockholder's deficit:
  Common stock, par value $1.00 per share;
     1,000 shares issued and outstanding..........            1           1
  Capital deficiency..............................     (132,674)   (123,992)
  (Accumulated deficit) retained earnings.........      (47,883)     10,318
  Currency translation adjustment.................        2,856         353
  Minimum pension liability adjustment............         (236)         --
                                                     ----------    --------

     Total stockholder's deficit..................     (177,936)   (113,320)
                                                     ----------    --------
                                                     $1,208,275    $909,460
                                                     ----------    --------
                                                     ----------    --------
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
 
                                      F-3
COLEMAN ESCROW CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                     CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
                                 (IN THOUSANDS)
YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31,
                                                     ----------------------------------
                                                        1996         1995        1994
                                                     ----------    --------    --------
Net revenues......................................   $1,220,216    $933,574    $751,580
Cost of sales.....................................      928,497     649,427     535,710
                                                     ----------    --------    --------
Gross profit......................................      291,719     284,147     215,870
Selling, general and administrative expenses......      292,012     175,036     128,664
Asset impairment charge...........................           --      12,289          --
Restructuring expense.............................           --          --      18,456
Interest expense, net.............................       75,120      57,830      43,736
Amortization of goodwill and deferred charges.....       12,304       9,558       7,864
Other (income) expense, net.......................       (1,604)        283       1,138
                                                     ----------    --------    --------
(Loss) earnings before income taxes, minority
  interest and extraordinary item.................      (86,113)     29,151      16,012
Income tax (benefit) expense......................      (23,766)     11,701       3,091
Minority interest in earnings of Camping Gaz......        1,872          --          --
Minority interest in (loss) earnings of Coleman...       (7,262)      6,696       5,734
                                                     ----------    --------    --------
(Loss) earnings before extraordinary item.........      (56,957)     10,754       7,187
Extraordinary loss on early extinguishment of
  debt, net of income tax benefit of $846 in 1996,
  $503 in 1995, and $435 in 1994..................       (1,244)       (787)       (677)
                                                     ----------    --------    --------
Net (loss) earnings...............................   $  (58,201)   $  9,967    $  6,510
                                                     ----------    --------    --------
                                                     ----------    --------    --------
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
 
                                      F-4
COLEMAN ESCROW CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDER'S DEFICIT
                       (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE DATA)
COMMON STOCK                      (ACCUMULATED
                                           -------------------                    DEFICIT)        CURRENCY      MINIMUM
                                            NUMBER                 CAPITAL        RETAINED      TRANSLATION     PENSION
                                           OF SHARES    AMOUNT    DEFICIENCY      EARNINGS       ADJUSTMENT     LIABILITY
                                           ---------    ------    ----------    ------------    ------------    -------
Balance at December 31, 1993............     1,000       $  1     $ (109,319)     $ (6,159)        $ (215)       $  --
  Net earnings..........................        --         --             --         6,510             --           --
  Currency translation adjustment.......        --         --             --            --          1,185
  Net distributions.....................        --         --         (7,001)           --             --           --
                                           ---------      ---      ----------    ------------    ------------    -------
Balance at December 31, 1994............     1,000          1       (116,320)          351            970           --
  Net earnings..........................        --         --             --         9,967             --           --
  Currency translation adjustment.......        --         --             --            --           (617)
  Net distributions.....................        --         --         (7,672)           --                          --
                                           ---------      ---     ----------    ------------    ------------    -------
Balance at December 31, 1995............     1,000          1       (123,992)       10,318            353           --
  Net loss..............................        --         --             --       (58,201)            --           --
  Currency translation adjustment.......        --         --             --            --          2,503           --
  Minimum pension liability adjustment,
     net of tax.........................        --         --             --            --             --         (236)
  Net distributions.....................        --         --         (8,682)           --             --           --
                                           ---------      ---     ----------    ------------    ------------    -------
Balance at December 31, 1996............     1,000       $  1     $ (132,674)     $(47,883)        $2,856        $(236)
                                           ---------      ---     ----------    ------------    ------------    -------
                                           ---------      ---     ----------    ------------    ------------    -------
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
 
                                      F-5
COLEMAN ESCROW CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                     CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
                                 (IN THOUSANDS)
YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31,
                                                     ----------------------------------
                                                       1996         1995        1994
                                                     ---------    --------    ---------
Cash Flows from Operating Activities:
  Net (loss) earnings.............................   $ (58,201)   $  9,967    $   6,510
                                                     ---------    --------    ---------
  Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) earnings to
     net cash flows from operating activities:
       Depreciation and amortization..............      38,189      28,335       24,410
       Non-cash tax sharing agreement provision...      (4,376)      7,562       (3,678)
       Minority interest in (loss) earnings of
          Coleman.................................      (7,262)      6,696        5,734
       Minority interest in earnings of Camping
          Gaz.....................................       1,872          --           --
       Interest accretion.........................      36,404      33,288       30,362
       Non-cash gain on LYONs conversion..........      (2,755)         --           --
       Non-cash restructuring and other charges...      48,269      12,289       10,950
       Extraordinary loss on early extinguishment
          of debt.................................       2,090       1,290        1,112
       Change in assets and liabilities:
          Decrease (increase) in receivables......         976     (37,833)     (22,001)
          Increase in inventories.................     (42,402)    (49,396)     (10,852)
          (Decrease) increase in accounts
            payable...............................     (12,308)     13,825       (1,403)
          Other, net..............................      (5,972)    (16,682)       5,504
                                                     ---------    --------    ---------
                                                        52,725        (626)      40,138
                                                     ---------    --------    ---------
Net cash (used) provided by operating
  activities......................................      (5,476)      9,341       46,648
                                                     ---------    --------    ---------
Cash Flows from Investing Activities:
  Capital expenditures............................     (41,334)    (29,053)     (34,915)
  Purchases of businesses, net of cash acquired...    (161,875)    (33,385)     (99,587)
  Increase in note receivable--affiliate..........      (4,054)     (6,742)     (27,052)
  Proceeds from sale of fixed assets..............       2,924         928        4,471
                                                     ---------    --------    ---------
Net cash used by investing activities.............    (204,339)    (68,252)    (157,083)
                                                     ---------    --------    ---------
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:
  Net change in short-term borrowings.............     (11,043)      3,106        6,867
  Net (payments of) proceeds from revolving
     credit agreement borrowings..................      (2,779)    (61,289)     129,274
  Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt........     235,000     200,000           --

  Repayment of long-term debt.....................      (6,778)    (74,782)     (10,796)
  Debt issuance and refinancing costs.............      (3,902)     (3,569)      (1,955)
  Purchases of Company common stock...............      (2,329)     (4,086)      (9,571)
  Proceeds from stock options exercised including
     tax benefits.................................       2,192       4,520          584
  Contributions from parent.......................         331         488          345
                                                     ---------    --------    ---------
Net cash provided by financing activities.........     210,692      64,388      114,748
                                                     ---------    --------    ---------
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash...........       4,357      (1,731)      (1,587)
                                                     ---------    --------    ---------
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents.........       5,234       3,746        2,726
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the
  year............................................      12,065       8,319        5,593
                                                     ---------    --------    ---------
Cash and cash equivalents at end of the year......   $  17,299    $ 12,065    $   8,319
                                                     ---------    --------    ---------
                                                     ---------    --------    ---------
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
 
                                      F-6
COLEMAN ESCROW CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                   NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                       (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE DATA)
 
1. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
 
  Background:
 
     Coleman Escrow Corp. ('Coleman Escrow') is a holding company formed in May
1997 in connection with the offering of Senior Secured First Priority Discount
Notes due 2001 and Senior Secured Second Priority Discount Notes due 2001 (the
'Old Notes') to hold all of the outstanding shares of capital stock of Coleman
Holdings Inc. ('Coleman Holdings'). Coleman Holdings is a holding company formed
in July 1993 in connection with the offering of Senior Secured Discount Notes
Due 1998 (the "Old Discount Notes") to hold all of the outstanding shares of
capital stock of Coleman Worldwide Corporation ('Coleman Worldwide'). Coleman
Worldwide is a holding company formed in March 1993 in connection with the
offering of Liquid Yield Option(Trademark) Notes due 2013 (the
'LYONs'(Trademark)) to hold the common stock of The Coleman Company, Inc.
('Coleman' or the 'Company'). Coleman Worldwide owns approximately 44,067,520
shares of the common stock of the Company which represents approximately 83% of
the outstanding common stock of the Company as of December 31, 1996. Coleman
Escrow, Coleman Holdings and Coleman Worldwide have no operations of their own.
In connection with an initial public offering ('IPO'), the Company was formed in
December 1991 to succeed to the assets and liabilities of the outdoor products
business of New Coleman Holdings Inc. ('Holdings'), an indirect wholly-owned
subsidiary of Mafco Holdings Inc. ('Mafco'). Holdings (then named The Coleman
Company, Inc.) was acquired in 1989 by MacAndrews & Forbes Holdings Inc.
('MacAndrews Holdings' and, together with Mafco, 'MacAndrews & Forbes'), a
corporation wholly-owned through Mafco by Ronald O. Perelman. Coleman is a
subsidiary of Coleman Worldwide, which is an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of
Holdings. In March 1992, the Company completed the IPO of its common stock.
 
  Principles of Consolidation:
 
     The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Coleman
Holdings and its subsidiaries after elimination of all material intercompany
accounts and transactions.
 
  Cash Equivalents:
 
     Cash equivalents (primarily investments in money market funds and
commercial paper which are purchased with original maturities of three months or
less) are carried at cost, which approximates fair value.
 
  Inventories:
 
     Inventories are valued at the lower of cost or market. Cost is principally
determined by the first-in, first-out ('FIFO') method.
 
  Property, Plant and Equipment:
 
     Property, plant and equipment is recorded at cost and depreciated on a

straight-line basis over the estimated useful lives of such assets as follows:
land improvements, 5 to 25 years; buildings and building improvements, 7 to 45
years; and machinery and equipment, 3 to 15 years. Leasehold improvements are
amortized over their estimated useful lives or the terms of the leases,
whichever is shorter. Repairs and maintenance are charged to operations as
incurred, and significant expenditures for additions and improvements are
capitalized.
 
  Intangible Assets:
 
     Intangible assets represent goodwill which is being amortized on a
straight-line basis over periods not in excess of 40 years. Accumulated
amortization aggregated $39,520 and $29,664 at December 31, 1996 and 1995,
respectively. The carrying amount of goodwill is reviewed if facts and
circumstances suggest it may be impaired.
 
     If this review indicates goodwill will not be recoverable over the
remaining amortization period, as determined based on the estimated undiscounted
cash flows of the entity acquired, the carrying amount of the goodwill is
reduced to estimated fair value based on market value or discounted cash flows,
as appropriate.
 
                                      F-7
COLEMAN ESCROW CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
            NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(CONTINUED)
                       (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE DATA)
 
1. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES--(CONTINUED)

  Deferred Charges:
 
     Expenses associated with borrowings, such as for underwriting, legal fees
and printing costs, are amortized over the term of the related debt.
 
  Revenue Recognition:
 
     The Company recognizes net revenues upon shipment of merchandise. Net
revenues comprise gross revenues less customer returns and allowances.
 
  Advertising and Promotion Expense:
 
     Production costs of future media advertising are deferred until the
advertising occurs. All other advertising and promotion costs are expensed when
incurred. The amounts charged against operations for the years ended December
31, 1996, 1995 and 1994 were $58,823, $37,544 and $30,831, respectively.
 
  Research and Development:
 
     Research and development expenditures are expensed as incurred. The amounts
charged against operations for the years ended December 31, 1996, 1995 and 1994
were $11,082, $6,548, and $5,230, respectively.

 
  Self Insurance:
 
     Coleman Escrow participates in insurance programs maintained by Holdings.
Coleman Escrow estimates its liability for the self-insured portions of the
risks covered by such programs and accrues appropriate reserves. (See Note 11.)
 
  Foreign Currency Translation:
 
     The Company's international operations, other than its Brazilian and
Mexican operations, are conducted in economic environments which the Company
does not consider to be highly inflationary. Assets and liabilities of
international operations generally are translated into U.S. dollars at the rates
of exchange in effect at the balance sheet date, and income and expense items
generally are translated at the average exchange rates prevailing during the
period presented. Gains and losses resulting from the translation of these
financial statements are recorded as a component of stockholder's equity. Gains
and losses resulting from foreign currency transactions and translation of the
financial statements of the Company's Brazilian and Mexican operations are
included in the results of operations and have not been significant for the
years ended December 31, 1996, 1995 and 1994.
 
  Financial Instruments with Off-Balance-Sheet Risk:
 
     The Company periodically enters into a variety of foreign currency exchange
agreements in the management of foreign currency exposure related primarily to
firm commitments, intercompany foreign sales transactions expected to occur
within the next twelve months and intercompany accounts receivables and
payables.
 
     At December 31, 1996, the Company did not have any outstanding foreign
currency exchange agreements related to firm commitments. At December 31, 1995,
the Company had a forward exchange contract to buy $15,000 of Italian lira
maturing on May 31, 1996 and had an unrecognized gain of $93. The gains and
losses from this contract are accounted for under the deferral method and are
recognized and included in income in the same period as a component of the
related hedged transactions. In the event it is no longer probable the
transactions will be consummated, the gains and losses are recognized
immediately in income under the fair value method. At December 31, 1995, the
Company had outstanding option contracts for the purchase or sale of Italian
lira totaling $10,500, which contracts expired during 1996.
 
     During the fourth quarter of 1995, the Company elected to adopt the
provisions of the Emerging Issues Task Force Issue No. 95-2, 'Determination of
What Constitutes a Firm Commitment for Foreign Currency
 
                                      F-8
COLEMAN ESCROW CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
            NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(CONTINUED)
                       (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE DATA)
 

1. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES--(CONTINUED)

Transactions Not Involving a Third Party' ('EITF 95-2') which narrowed the scope
of intercompany foreign currency commitments eligible to be hedged for financial
reporting purposes. Under EITF 95-2, the Company reflects the carrying value of
its forward currency contract positions relating to intercompany foreign sales
transactions on a mark-to-market basis and accounts for the resulting
unrecognized gains or losses in income as a component of cost of sales. As a
result of this change, the Company increased net income by $3,796 in the fourth
quarter of 1995. Prior to the adoption of EITF 95-2, the gains and losses
associated with these contracts were accounted for under the deferral method. At
December 31, 1996, the Company had forward exchange contracts to sell $8,500 in
Canadian dollars maturing on February 28, 1997, for which the Company has
recognized a net gain of $40 as a component of cost of sales. At December 31,
1995, the Company had forward exchange contracts to sell $22,969 in foreign
currencies, which contracts matured at various dates in 1996 and for which the
Company has recognized a net gain of $7,599 as a component of cost of sales.
 
     The Company also enters into option contracts to hedge intercompany foreign
sales transactions. Gains and losses on these contracts are deferred and
recognized as an adjustment to cost of sales upon the sale of the related
inventory. At December 31, 1996 and 1995, the Company had outstanding option
contracts for the sale of Japanese yen at fixed exchange rates totaling $20,038
and $24,926 for specified periods of time which expire during 1997 and 1996,
respectively. Net unrealized gains deferred at December 31, 1996 and 1995 were
$653 and $125, respectively.
 
     With respect to intercompany accounts receivable and payables, at December
31, 1996, the Company had forward exchange contracts to sell $26,623 and to buy
$3,898 in foreign currencies, which contracts matured at various dates in 1997,
and had deferred a net gain of $185. At December 31, 1995, the Company had
forward exchange contracts to sell $31,152 and to buy $1,712 in foreign
currencies, which contracts matured at various dates in 1996 and had deferred a
net gain of $56. The gains and losses from these contracts are accounted for
under the deferral method and are recognized and included in income in the same
period as a component of the related hedged transactions.
 
     The Company periodically enters into interest rate swap and cap agreements
as a hedge against interest rate exposure of variable rate debt. At December 31,
1996, $25,000 of the Company's outstanding long-term debt was subject to an
interest rate swap agreement and $25,000 of the Company's outstanding long-term
debt was subject to an interest rate cap. Under the interest rate swap
agreement, the Company pays the counterparty interest at a fixed rate of 6.115%,
and the counterparty pays the Company interest at a variable rate equal to the
three month LIBOR for a seven year period commencing January 2, 1996. The
agreement is with a major financial institution which is expected to fully
perform under the terms of the agreement, thereby mitigating the credit risk
from the transaction. The differences to be paid or received on interest rate
swap agreements designated as hedges are included in interest expense as
payments are made or received. The interest rate cap agreement entitles the
Company to receive from a major financial institution the amount, if any, by
which the Company's interest payments on $25,000 of its variable rate debt
exceed 7.35%. The $509 premium paid for this interest rate cap agreement is
included in other assets and is amortized to interest expense over the

three-year term of the cap, which commenced January 3, 1995. Payments received
as a result of the cap are accrued as a reduction of interest expense on the
variable rate debt. In the event the interest rate swap or cap agreements are
terminated early and the related debt remains outstanding, the amounts paid or
received upon the early termination, along with any unamortized premium, will
continue to be amortized over the terms of the original interest rate swap and
cap agreements.
 
  Credit Risk:
 
     Financial instruments which potentially subject the Company to
concentrations of credit risk consist primarily of trade receivables and
derivative financial instruments. Credit risk on trade receivables is minimized
as a result of the large and diversified nature of the Company's worldwide
customer base. Although the Company
 
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COLEMAN ESCROW CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
            NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(CONTINUED)
                       (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE DATA)
 
1. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES--(CONTINUED)

has one significant customer (See Note 14), there have been no credit losses
related to this customer. With respect to its derivative contracts, the Company
is also subject to credit risk of non performance by counterparties and its
maximum potential loss may exceed the amount recognized in the financial
statements. The Company controls its exposure to credit risk through credit
approvals, credit limits and monitoring procedures. Collateral is generally not
required for the Company's financial instruments.
 
  Fair Value of Financial Instruments:
 
     The following methods and assumptions were used by Coleman Escrow in
estimating its fair value disclosures for financial instruments:
 
          Cash and cash equivalents:  The carrying amount reported in the
     balance sheet for cash and cash equivalents approximates its fair value.
 
          Long- and short-term debt:  The carrying amounts of Coleman Escrow's
     borrowings under its foreign bank lines of credit, revolving credit
     agreement and other variable rate debt approximate their fair value. The
     fair value of the Company's senior notes issues (see Note 9) are estimated
     using discounted cash flow analysis based on the Company's estimated
     current borrowing rate for similar types of borrowing arrangements. The
     fair value of the publicly traded LYONs debt and Discount Notes is based on
     quoted market prices.
 
          Foreign currency exchange agreements:  The fair values of Coleman
     Escrow's foreign currency agreements are estimated based on quoted market
     prices of comparable agreements, adjusted through interpolation where

     necessary for maturity differences.
 
          Interest rate swap and cap agreements:  The fair values of interest
     rate swap and cap agreements are the amounts at which they could be
     terminated, based on estimates obtained from dealers.
 
     The carrying amounts and fair values of Coleman Escrow's financial
instruments at December 31, 1996 and 1995 are as follows:
DECEMBER 31, 1996             DECEMBER 31, 1995
                                           --------------------------    --------------------------
                                            CARRYING         FAIR         CARRYING         FAIR
                                             AMOUNT          VALUE         AMOUNT          VALUE
                                            OF ASSET/      OF ASSET/      OF ASSET/      OF ASSET/
                                           (LIABILITY)    (LIABILITY)    (LIABILITY)    (LIABILITY)
                                           -----------    -----------    -----------    -----------
Cash and cash equivalents...............    $   17,299     $   17,299     $   12,065     $   12,065
Short-term debt.........................       (33,935)       (33,935)       (19,302)       (19,302)
Long-term debt excluding capital
  leases................................      (999,947)      (972,821)      (737,895)      (770,667)
Foreign currency exchange agreements....           940          1,629          8,026          8,287
Interest rate swap agreements...........            --            296             --           (635)
Interest rate cap agreement.............           170              1            340             18
USE OF ESTIMATES:
 
     The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally
accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and
assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and
accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
 
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            NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(CONTINUED)
                       (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE DATA)
 
1. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES--(CONTINUED)
 
  Reclassifications:
 
     Certain amounts in the prior years' financial statements have been
reclassified to conform to the current year presentation.
 
  Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation:
 
     The Company accounts for its stock compensation arrangements under the
provisions of Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 25, 'Accounting for Stock

Issued to Employees' ('APB 25') and related pronouncements. Under the provisions
of APB 25, no compensation expense is recognized when stock options are granted
with exercise prices equal to or greater than market value on the date of grant.
 
  Impairment of Long-Lived Assets:
 
     In March 1995, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Statement of
Financial Accounting Standards No. 121, 'Accounting for the Impairment of
Long-Lived Assets and for Long-Lived Assets to be Disposed Of' ('FAS 121'),
which requires impairment losses to be recorded on long-lived assets used in
operations when indicators of impairment are present and the undiscounted cash
flows estimated to be generated by those assets are less than the assets'
carrying amount. FAS 121 also addresses the accounting for long-lived assets
expected to be disposed of. The Company adopted FAS 121 in the fourth quarter of
1995. The effect of the adoption of FAS 121 is described in Note 3.
 
2. ACQUISITIONS
 
     During April 1994, the Company purchased substantially all the assets of
Sanborn Manufacturing Company ('Sanborn') in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, a
manufacturer of a broad line of portable and stationary air compressors for
consumer and commercial markets distributed primarily through warehouse clubs,
home centers and mass merchants in North America, and substantially all the
assets and business of Metal Yanes, Ltda. ('Yanes') in Sao Paulo, Brazil, a
manufacturer of camping products, including propane and butane fueled lanterns,
camp stoves, tents, lantern mantles and fuel. The Sanborn and Yanes
acquisitions, which were accounted for under the purchase method of accounting,
were completed for the following consideration: (a) approximately $41,066 in
cash financed through borrowings under the Company Credit Agreement (as defined
in Note 9), (b) assumption of liabilities in the amount of $22,193, and (c) a
note payable of $2,999. During 1995, in connection with the Sanborn acquisition,
the Company entered into a settlement agreement with the predecessor owners
which resolved certain disputes between the parties as well as fulfilled certain
obligations owed and anticipated to be owed by the Company to the predecessor
owners. These anticipated obligations related to a requirement to make
additional payments of up to $4,000 based upon the achievement of certain annual
sales levels during the five year period ending December 31, 1998 by Coleman
Powermate Compressors, Inc. ('Compressors'), the Company's subsidiary that
acquired the Sanborn assets (the 'Sales Agreement'). As a result of the
settlement, goodwill was increased by $3,282. For 1994, approximately $671 was
earned under the terms of the Sales Agreement based on the 1994 sales levels of
Compressors, and this amount was recorded as additional goodwill in 1994. The
results of operations of these businesses have been included in the consolidated
financial statements from the dates of acquisitions.
 
     On November 2, 1994, the Company purchased substantially all the assets of
Eastpak, Inc. and all of the capital stock of M.G. Industries, Inc.
(collectively, 'Eastpak'), a leading designer, manufacturer and distributor of
branded daypacks, sports bags and related products. The Eastpak acquisition,
which was accounted for under the purchase method, was completed for
approximately $57,850 in cash financed through borrowings under the Company
Credit Agreement, and assumption of certain liabilities in the amount of $4,130.
The Company also entered into an agreement with the predecessor owner of Eastpak
to make additional payments based upon the

 
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            NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(CONTINUED)
                       (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE DATA)
 
2. ACQUISITIONS--(CONTINUED)

achievement of certain annual sales levels of Eastpak products and other
products substantially similar to the Eastpak products during the years ended
December 31, 1995, 1996, and 1997. For 1995 and 1996, a total of approximately
$11,000 was recorded under the terms of this agreement. An additional amount of
up to $12,000 may be earned during the year ended December 31, 1997. These
amounts are recorded as additional goodwill. The results of operations of
Eastpak have been included in the consolidated financial statements from the
date of acquisition.
 
     In connection with the final purchase price allocations of the Sanborn and
Eastpak acquisitions, the Company recorded goodwill of approximately $53,000.
The Company is amortizing these amounts over 40 years. The goodwill of
approximately $7,700 associated with the Yanes acquisition was included in the
1995 asset impairment charge of $12,289 related to the Company's operations in
Brazil, which is further discussed in Note 3.
 
     During 1995, the Company purchased all of the outstanding shares of capital
stock of Sierra Corporation of Fort Smith, Inc. ('Sierra'), a manufacturer of
portable outdoor and recreational folding furniture and accessories, and
substantially all of the assets of Active Technologies, Inc. ('ATI'), a
manufacturer of technologically advanced lightweight generators and battery
charging equipment. The aggregate purchase price for these acquisitions was
$19,516 including fees and expenses. These acquisitions were accounted for using
the purchase method of accounting. The purchase price and expenses associated
with these acquisitions exceeded the fair value of net assets acquired by
$11,186 and the excess has been assigned to goodwill and is being amortized over
20 to 30 years on the straight-line basis. In connection with the ATI purchase,
the Company may also be required to record an additional amount of up to $18,750
based on the Company's sales of ATI related products and royalties received by
the Company for licensing arrangements related to ATI patents. For 1995 and
1996, the amounts earned under the terms of this agreement were immaterial.
Amounts earned under the terms of the agreement are recorded as additional
goodwill. The results of operations of these companies on a pro forma basis as
if their acquisitions had occurred at the beginning of 1995 and 1994,
respectively, individually and in the aggregate were not significant to Coleman
Holdings.
 
     On January 2, 1996, the Company purchased substantially all the assets and
assumed certain liabilities of Seatt Corporation ('Seatt'), a leading designer,
manufacturer and distributor of safety and security related electronic products
for residential and commercial applications. The Seatt acquisition, which was
accounted for under the purchase method, was completed for approximately $65,300
including fees and expenses. The results of operations of Seatt have been

included in the consolidated financial statements from the date of acquisition.
In connection with the purchase price allocation of the Seatt acquisition, the
Company recorded goodwill of approximately $38,800. The Company is amortizing
this amount over 40 years on the straight-line method.
 
     On February 28, 1996, the Company and Butagaz S.N.C. ('Butagaz'), a
subsidiary of Societe de Petroles Shell S.A., jointly announced they had entered
into an agreement (the 'Share Purchase Agreement') in connection with the sale
to Coleman of approximately 70% of the outstanding shares of Application des
Gaz, S.A. 'ADG' or 'Camping Gaz'). Camping Gaz is a leading manufacturer and
distributor of camping appliances in Europe. On June 24, 1996, Coleman commenced
a public tender offer for the purchase of all the publicly traded outstanding
shares of ADG, or approximately 30% of the outstanding shares. The tender offer
period expired in July 1996 with approximately 94% of the outstanding publicly
traded shares of ADG tendered for purchase. The Company completed the necessary
steps to acquire the remaining publicly held stock during the third quarter of
1996. The cost of acquiring all the shares of ADG was approximately $100,000
including fees and expenses.
 
     The acquisition of Camping Gaz is being accounted for under the purchase
method. In connection with the allocation of purchase price to the fair values
of assets acquired and liabilities assumed, the Company recorded goodwill of
approximately $84,200, which is being amortized over 40 years on the
straight-line method. The
 
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COLEMAN ESCROW CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
            NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(CONTINUED)
                       (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE DATA)
 
2. ACQUISITIONS--(CONTINUED)

Company also recognized liabilities in the amount of $21,898 representing
severance and other termination benefits for production and administrative
employees of Camping Gaz who will be terminated. The Company paid termination
costs of approximately $4,385 during 1996 and anticipates all remaining
termination costs will be paid during 1997.
 
     The Company has included the results of operations of Camping Gaz in the
consolidated financial statements from March 1, 1996, the date on which the
Company obtained control of Camping Gaz, and has recognized minority interest
related to the publicly traded shares for the period March 1, 1996 through June
30, 1996.
 
     The following summarized, unaudited pro forma results of operations of
Coleman Escrow for the years ended December 31, 1996 and 1995 assume the
acquisition of Seatt and the acquisition of all the outstanding shares of
Camping Gaz occurred as of the beginning of the respective periods. The pro
forma results include certain adjustments, primarily reflecting increased
amortization and interest expense and a lower income tax provision, and are not
necessarily indicative of what the results of operations would have been had the

Seatt and Camping Gaz acquisitions occurred at the beginning of the respective
periods. Moreover, the pro forma information is not intended to be indicative of
future results of operations.
YEAR ENDED
                                                           DECEMBER 31,
                                                     ------------------------
                                                        1996          1995
                                                     ----------    ----------
Net revenues......................................   $1,246,370    $1,193,295
(Loss) earnings before extraordinary item.........      (57,091)        9,996
Net (loss) earnings...............................      (58,335)        9,209
3. RESTRUCTURING, ASSET IMPAIRMENT AND OTHER CHARGES
 
     During 1996, the Company recorded restructuring and certain other charges
totaling $52,516, net of tax. The restructuring charges total $45,086, net of
tax, and consist of charges to a) integrate the Camping Gaz and Coleman
operations into a single global recreation products business, b) exit the low
end electric pressure washer business, c) exit a portion of the Company's
battery powered light business and settle certain litigation with respect to
this business, and d) increase the valuation reserve for certain foreign
deferred income tax assets. Other charges of $7,430, net of tax, relate to
certain asset write-offs and other tax matters. These other charges were
incurred in the Company's normal course of business, although the amounts
involved are higher than similar charges the Company has recorded in prior
periods. Cost of sales includes a pre-tax charge of $44,005, selling, general
and administrative expenses includes a pre-tax charge of $30,195, and the
provision for income tax expense includes $21,684 of tax benefits resulting from
these charges, net of the effect of an increase in the valuation reserve related
to certain foreign deferred tax assets and other foreign tax charges.
 
     During 1995, in connection with the adoption of FAS 121, the Company
recognized an asset impairment charge of $12,289 related to its Brazilian
operations. The Brazilian operations had not performed to the Company's
expectations since acquisition of this business in April of 1994, and in the
fourth quarter of 1995, the Company initiated actions to reduce the operating
losses in Brazil. These actions included replacing management, increasing
prices, downsizing the manufacturing operations and reducing SG&A and other
expenses. Because of these actions, the Company performed an impairment review
pursuant to the guidelines set forth in FAS 121 and concluded recognition of an
asset impairment charge was appropriate. The basis of the fair values used in
the computation of the charge were appraisals for property and equipment and
estimated discounted cash flows for goodwill. The charge has been included in
the statement of operations under the caption 'Asset Impairment Charge'.
 
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            NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(CONTINUED)
                       (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE DATA)
 
3. RESTRUCTURING, ASSET IMPAIRMENT AND OTHER CHARGES--(CONTINUED)

     During September 1994, the Company restructured its German manufacturing
operations. The German Restructuring included the sale of the low margin plastic
cooler business located in Inheiden, Germany and Loucka, Czech Republic,
including inventory, to a management group. The German Restructuring resulted in
a one-time charge of approximately $17,956 before tax and included severance
costs of $1,541, commitments to third parties of approximately $5,465 and
write-downs of leasehold improvements and other assets to estimated realizable
values aggregating $10,950. As a result of the restructuring, the German work
force was reduced by about 150 employees from a pre-restructuring level of
approximately 250 employees. The restructuring was substantially completed in
1994. In connection with the restructuring, the Company recognized tax benefits
of approximately $10,900 relating to the write-off of the Company's investment
in its German operations. The Company also announced a plan to change from
manufacturing to sourcing for certain textile product lines and to exit the
market for personal flotation devices. This plan resulted in a $500 pre-tax
charge.
 
4. INVENTORIES
 
     Inventories consisted of the following:
DECEMBER 31,
                                                     --------------------
                                                       1996        1995
                                                     --------    --------
Raw material and supplies.........................   $ 82,399    $ 57,653
Work-in-process...................................     12,878       5,389
Finished goods....................................    192,225     153,194
                                                     --------    --------
                                                     $287,502    $216,236
                                                     --------    --------
                                                     --------    --------
Generally, inventory costs are determined by the FIFO method; however,
approximately 13% and 10% of total inventories at December 31, 1996 and 1995,
respectively, are determined using the last-in, first-out ('LIFO') method. If
such inventories were stated using the FIFO method, such amounts would
approximate the LIFO carrying values.
 
5. PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT, NET
 
     Property, plant and equipment, net consisted of the following:
DECEMBER 31,
                                                     --------------------
                                                       1996        1995
                                                     --------    --------
Land and land improvements........................   $  8,772    $  6,318
Buildings and building improvements...............     78,760      67,989
Machinery and equipment...........................    194,714     142,941
Construction-in-progress..........................     15,519      13,105
                                                     --------    --------
                                                      297,765     230,353
Accumulated depreciation..........................    (98,583)    (67,662)
                                                     --------    --------
                                                     $199,182    $162,691
                                                     --------    --------
                                                     --------    --------
Depreciation expense was $25,770, $19,142, and $16,793 for the years ended
December 31, 1996, 1995 and 1994, respectively.
 
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COLEMAN ESCROW CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
            NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(CONTINUED)
                       (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE DATA)
 
6. ACCRUED EXPENSES
 
     Accrued expenses consisted of the following:
DECEMBER 31,
                                                     --------------------
                                                       1996        1995
                                                     --------    --------
Compensation and related benefits.................   $ 29,331    $ 14,201
Other.............................................     83,709      44,044
                                                     --------    --------
                                                     $113,040    $ 58,245
                                                     --------    --------
                                                     --------    --------
7. OTHER LIABILITIES
 
     Other liabilities consisted of the following:
DECEMBER 31,
                                                     --------------------
                                                       1996        1995
                                                     --------    --------
Pensions and other postretirement benefits........   $ 52,229    $ 40,240
Other.............................................     23,944       7,832
                                                     --------    --------
                                                     $ 76,173    $ 48,072
                                                     --------    --------
                                                     --------    --------
8. SHORT-TERM BORROWINGS
 
     The Company maintained foreign bank lines of credit aggregating $119,101,
and $64,375, of which $33,935 and $19,302 were outstanding at December 31, 1996
and 1995, respectively. The weighted average interest rate on amounts borrowed
was approximately 2.4% and 7.1% at December 31, 1996 and 1995, respectively.
 
     Outstanding letters of credit aggregated approximately $32,897 and $40,036
at December 31, 1996 and 1995, respectively.
 
9. LONG-TERM DEBT
 
     Long-term debt consisted of the following:
DECEMBER 31,
                                                     ----------------------
                                                        1996         1995
                                                     ----------    --------
7.26% Senior Notes due 2007(a)....................   $  200,000    $200,000
7.10% Senior Notes due 2006(b)....................       85,000          --
7.25% Senior Notes due 2008(c)....................       75,000          --
Revolving credit facility(d)......................      146,350     150,150
Term loan(d)......................................       73,478          --
Liquid Yield Option -TM- Notes due 2013(e)........      174,594     165,434
Series B Senior Secured Discount Notes due in
  1998(f).........................................      242,334     217,981
Other.............................................        3,785       5,107
                                                     ----------    --------
                                                      1,000,541     738,672
Less current portion..............................          747       1,051
                                                     ----------    --------
                                                     $  999,794    $737,621
                                                     ----------    --------
                                                     ----------    --------
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            NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(CONTINUED)
                       (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE DATA)
 
9. LONG-TERM DEBT--(CONTINUED)
------------------------
(a)     On August 8, 1995, the Company completed a private placement issuance
        and sale of $200,000 aggregate principal amount of 7.26% Senior Notes
        due 2007 (the '2007 Notes'). Interest on the 2007 Notes is payable
        semiannually, and the principal is payable in annual installments of
        $40,000 each commencing August 8, 2003, with a final installment
        payment of $40,000 due on August 8, 2007. If there is a default, the
        interest rate will be the greater of (i) 9.26% or (ii) 2.0% above the
        prime interest rate.

        The 2007 Notes are unsecured and are subject to various restrictive
        covenants including, without limitation, requirements for the
        maintenance of specified financial ratios and levels of consolidated
        net worth and certain other provisions limiting the incurrence of
        additional debt and sale and leaseback transactions under the terms of
        the note purchase agreement. The 2007 Notes shall become secured if
        the Company Credit Agreement becomes secured as discussed in (d)
        below.

(b)     On June 13, 1996, the Company completed a private placement issuance
        and sale of $85,000 aggregate principal amount of 7.10% Senior Notes
        due 2006 (the '2006 Notes'). Interest on the 2006 Notes is payable
        semiannually, and the principal is payable in annual installments of
        $12,143 each commencing June 13, 2000, with a final installment
        payment of $12,143 due on June 13, 2006. If there is a default, the
        interest rate will be the greater of (i) 9.10% or (ii) 2.0% above the
        prime interest rate.

        The 2006 Notes are unsecured and are subject to various restrictive
        covenants including, without limitation, requirements for the
        maintenance of specified financial ratios and levels of consolidated
        net worth and certain other provisions limiting the incurrence of
        additional debt and sale and leaseback transactions under the terms of
        the note purchase agreement. The 2006 Notes shall become secured if
        the Company Credit Agreement becomes secured as discussed in (d)
        below.

(c)     On June 13, 1996, the Company completed a private placement issuance
        and sale of $75,000 aggregate principal amount of 7.25% Senior Notes
        due 2008 (the '2008 Notes'). Interest on the 2008 Notes is payable
        semiannually, and the principal is payable in annual installments of
        $15,000 each commencing June 13, 2004, with a final installment
        payment of $15,000 due on June 13, 2008. If there is a default, the

        interest rate will be the greater of (i) 9.25% or (ii) 2.0% above the
        prime interest rate.

        The 2008 Notes are unsecured and are subject to various restrictive
        covenants including, without limitation, requirements for the
        maintenance of specified financial ratios and levels of consolidated
        net worth and certain other provisions limiting the incurrence of
        additional debt and sale and leaseback transactions under the terms of
        the note purchase agreement. The 2008 Notes shall become secured if
        the Company Credit Agreement becomes secured as discussed in (d)
        below.

(d)     In April 1996, the Company amended its credit agreement to: a) provide
        a term loan of French Franc 385,125 ($73,478 at current exchange
        rates), b) provide an unsecured revolving credit facility in an amount
        of $275,000, c) allow for the Camping Gaz acquisition and d) extend
        the maturity of the credit agreement (as amended, the 'Company Credit
        Agreement'). In connection with the Company recording the
        restructuring and other charges as discussed in Note 3 and lower than
        expected operating results, the Company further amended the Company
        Credit Agreement in October 1996 and again in March 1997.

        The Company Credit Agreement is available to the Company until April
        30, 2001. The outstanding loans under the Company Credit Agreement
        bear interest at either of the following rates, as selected by the
        Company from time to time: (i) the higher of the agent's base lending
        rate or the federal funds rate plus .50% or (ii) the London Inter-Bank
        Offered Rate ('LIBOR') plus a margin ranging from .25% to 2.125% based
        on the Company's financial performance. If there is a default, the
        interest rate otherwise in effect will be increased by 2% per annum.
        The Company Credit Agreement also bears an overall facility fee
        ranging from .15% to .375% based on the Company's financial
        performance.
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            NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(CONTINUED)
                       (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE DATA)
 
9. LONG-TERM DEBT--(CONTINUED)
The Company Credit Agreement contains various restrictive covenants
        including, without limitation, requirements for the maintenance of
        specified financial ratios, levels of consolidated net worth and
        profits, and certain other provisions limiting the incurrence of
        additional debt, purchase or redemption of the Company's common stock,
        issuance of preferred stock of the Company, and also prohibits the
        Company from paying any dividends until on or after January 1, 1999

        and limits the amount of dividends the Company may pay thereafter. The
        Company Credit Agreement also provides for a specific requirement
        relating to the Company's financial leverage at December 31, 1997
        which, if not achieved, will result in the Company Credit Agreement
        becoming secured by the Company's assets. In addition, substantially
        all of the shares of the Company's common stock owned by Coleman
        Worldwide are pledged to secure indebtedness of Coleman Worldwide and
        of its parent, Coleman Holdings Inc. The indentures governing this
        indebtedness contain various covenants including a covenant placing
        certain limitations on the Company's indebtedness.
 
(e)     On May 27, 1993, Coleman Worldwide issued and sold $500,000 principal
        amount at maturity of LYONs in an underwritten public offering. On
        June 7, 1993, an additional $75,000 principal amount at maturity of
        LYONs was sold upon exercise of the underwriter's overallotment
        option.
 
        The LYONs mature on May 27, 2013 and are secured by 16,394,810 shares
        of common stock of Coleman. There are no periodic payments of interest
        on the LYONs. The aggregate principal amount of the LYONs represents a
        yield to maturity of 7.25% per annum (computed on a semiannual bond
        equivalent basis) calculated from May 27, 1993.
 
        Each LYON has a principal amount at maturity of $1 and is
        exchangeable, at the option of the holder, at any time on or prior to
        maturity (unless previously redeemed or otherwise purchased) for
        shares of common stock of Coleman securing the LYONs at an exchange
        rate of 15.706 shares of common stock of Coleman per LYON, subject to
        Coleman Worldwide's right to pay cash equal to the then market value
        (as defined) of such shares in lieu, in whole or in part, of
        delivering such shares. The exchange rate will not be adjusted for
        original issue discount ('OID') but will be subject to adjustment upon
        the occurrence of certain events affecting the common stock of
        Coleman.
 
        The LYONs are redeemable by Coleman Worldwide on or after May 27,
        1998, at the option of Coleman Worldwide, in whole or in part, at
        redemption prices equal to the issue price plus accrued OID through
        but excluding the date of redemption, payable solely in cash. Coleman
        Worldwide will purchase any LYON, at the option of the holder, on May
        27, 1998, May 27, 2003 and May 27, 2008 (each, a 'Purchase Date') for
        a purchase price per LYON equal to the issue price plus accrued OID
        through but excluding each such Purchase Date, representing a yield
        per annum to the holder on each such date of 7.25% computed on a
        semiannual bond equivalent basis. Coleman Worldwide may, at its
        option, elect to pay the purchase price on any Purchase Date either in
        cash or shares of common stock of Coleman or any combination thereof.
 
        The Indenture governing the LYONs provides the holders of LYONs with
        the option to require Coleman Worldwide to purchase the LYONs after
        the occurrence of certain events ('Additional Purchase Right Events').
        Additional Purchase Right Events occur, among other things, upon the
        Company's Consolidated Debt Ratio (as defined) exceeding 0.75 to 1.0
        or the Consolidated Net Worth (as defined) of Coleman Worldwide as of

        the end of any fiscal quarter being less than a specified amount which
        is $60,000 at March 31, 1997 and increases to $70,000 at June 30,
        1997.
 
(f)     On July 22, 1993, Coleman Holdings issued and sold $281,281 principal
        amount at maturity of Old Discount Notes in a private placement
        offering. Subsequent to the private placement offering, a registration
        statement on Form S-1 was filed to exchange the Old Discount Notes for
        Series B Senior Secured Discount Notes (the 'Discount Notes').
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COLEMAN ESCROW CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
            NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(CONTINUED)
                       (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE DATA)
 
9. LONG-TERM DEBT--(CONTINUED)
The Discount Notes mature on May 27, 1998 and are secured by all the
        shares of Coleman Worldwide. In addition, Coleman Worldwide has
        provided a non-recourse guaranty, which is secured by its pledge of
        26,000,000 shares of Coleman Common Stock. There are no periodic
        payments of interest on the Discount Notes. The aggregate principal
        amount of the Discount Notes represents a yield to maturity of 10.875%
        per annum (computed on a semiannual bond equivalent basis) calculated
        from July 22, 1993.

        The Indenture governing the Discount Notes contains certain covenants
        that, among other things, states that Coleman Holdings shall not
        permit the Company to issue debt if after giving effect to such
        issuance the Company's Consolidated Debt Ratio (as defined) exceeds
        0.75 to 1.0.

        The Discount Notes are redeemable by Coleman Holdings on or after July
        15, 1996, at the option of Coleman Holdings, in whole or in part, at
        redemption prices listed below (expressed as percentages of Accreted
        Value as of the redemption date) for the periods indicated plus
        accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the redemption date (subject
        to the right of holders of record on the relevant record date to
        receive interest due, if any, on the relevant interest payment date):
REDEMPTION
PERIOD                                                            PRICE
-------------------------------------------------------------   ----------
From July 15, 1996 through July 14, 1997.....................    104.350%

From July 15, 1997 through January 14, 1998..................    102.175%
Thereafter, Coleman Holdings may redeem the Discount Notes in whole at
        any time or in part from time to time at a redemption price of 100% of
        the aggregate principal amount at maturity of the Discount Notes to be
        redeemed plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the redemption
        date.
 
     The aggregate scheduled amounts of long-term debt maturities in the years
1997 through 2001 are $747, $281,781, $2,357, $12,207, and $232,005,
respectively.
 
10. INCOME TAXES
 
     Coleman Escrow is included in the consolidated federal and certain
consolidated state income tax returns of Mafco and/or its affiliates. Coleman
Holdings and Mafco have entered into a tax sharing agreement (the 'Holdings Tax
Sharing Agreement') pursuant to which Coleman Holdings will pay to Mafco amounts
equal to the taxes that Coleman Holdings would otherwise have to pay if it were
to file separate tax returns for itself. To the extent that Coleman Holdings is
entitled to a tax benefit from Mafco as a result of its tax losses, such amounts
are recorded as a reduction in the provision for income taxes and a distribution
to its parent. During 1996 and 1995, Coleman Escrow recorded a $9,013 and
$8,160, respectively, benefit for income taxes and similar amounts were recorded
as distributions to its parent. Coleman Worldwide and Mafco are parties to a tax
sharing agreement (the 'Tax Sharing Agreement'), pursuant to which Coleman
Worldwide is required to pay to Mafco amounts equal to the taxes that Coleman
Worldwide would otherwise have to pay if it were to file separate consolidated
federal, state or local income tax returns including only itself and its
domestic subsidiaries. Pursuant to the LYONs indenture agreement, at any time
that the LYONs are outstanding, the amounts that Coleman Worldwide would be
required to pay to Mafco under the Tax Sharing Agreement, together with any
remaining funds paid to Coleman Worldwide by the Company under the tax sharing
agreement between Coleman Worldwide and the Company, may not be paid as tax
sharing payments, but Coleman Worldwide may advance such funds to Mafco as long
as the aggregate amount of such advances at any time does not exceed the issue
price plus accrued OID of the LYONs. Such advances are evidenced by noninterest
bearing unsecured demand promissory notes from Mafco in the amount of $54,739 at
December 31, 1996. As a result of the restriction on the payment of the tax
sharing amounts, income taxes provided pursuant to the Tax Sharing Agreement are
reflected as a non-cash charge. For all periods presented, federal and state
income taxes are provided as if Coleman Worldwide filed its
 
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COLEMAN ESCROW CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
            NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(CONTINUED)
                       (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE DATA)
 
10. INCOME TAXES--(CONTINUED)

own income tax returns. The accompanying consolidated balance sheet includes
approximately $18,528 and $37,846 of federal and state income taxes payable to
Mafco pursuant to the Tax Sharing Agreement at December 31, 1996 and 1995,
respectively.
 
     For financial reporting purposes, (loss) earnings before income taxes,
minority interest and extraordinary item include the following components:
YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31,
                                           ------------------------------
                                             1996       1995       1994
                                           --------    -------    -------
Earnings (loss) earnings before income
  taxes, minority interest and
  extraordinary item:
  Domestic..............................   $(65,344)   $43,585    $38,387
  Foreign...............................    (20,769)   (14,434)   (22,375)
                                           --------    -------    -------
                                           $(86,113)   $29,151    $16,012
                                           --------    -------    -------
                                           --------    -------    -------
Significant components of the provision for income tax (benefit) expense
were as follow:
YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31,
                                           ------------------------------
                                             1996       1995       1994
                                           --------    -------    -------
Current:
  Federal...............................   $(12,945)   $ 6,360    $(4,199)
  State.................................       (937)     3,102        899
  Foreign...............................      3,454      3,853      2,248
                                           --------    -------    -------
     Total current......................    (10,428)    13,315     (1,052)
                                           --------    -------    -------
Deferred:
  Federal...............................    (10,686)    (3,104)     6,069
  State.................................     (2,178)      (725)     1,114
  Foreign...............................       (474)     2,215     (3,040)
                                           --------    -------    -------
     Total deferred.....................    (13,338)    (1,614)     4,143
                                           --------    -------    -------
                                           $(23,766)   $11,701    $ 3,091
                                           --------    -------    -------
                                           --------    -------    -------
The effective tax rate on (loss) earnings before income taxes, minority
interest and extraordinary item varies from the current statutory federal income
tax rate as follows:
YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31,
                                           -----------------------------
                                           1996          1995      1994
                                           -----         ----      -----
(Benefit) provision at statutory rate...   (35.0)%       35.0%      35.0%
State taxes, net........................    (3.2)         4.0        8.0
Recognition of permanent basis
  differences related to loss on
  restructuring of foreign investment...      --           --      (30.9)
Nondeductible amortization..............     3.0          6.8       10.4
Foreign operations......................     2.6         (0.4)      (7.6)
Valuation allowance.....................     4.1           --         --
Puerto Rico operations..................     0.2         (5.7)        --
Other, net..............................     0.7          0.4        4.4
                                           -----         ----      -----
Effective tax rate (benefit)
  provision.............................   (27.6)%       40.1%      19.3%
                                           -----         ----      -----
                                           -----         ----      -----
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COLEMAN ESCROW CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
            NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(CONTINUED)
                       (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE DATA)
 
10. INCOME TAXES--(CONTINUED)

     Deferred income taxes reflect the net tax effects of temporary differences
between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities for financial reporting
purposes and the amounts used for income tax purposes. Significant components of
Coleman Escrow's deferred tax liabilities and assets are as follows:
DECEMBER 31,
                                                     ------------------
                                                      1996       1995
                                                     -------    -------
Deferred tax assets:
  Postretirement benefits other than pensions.....   $12,370    $11,986
  Reserves for self-insurance and warranty

     costs........................................     6,678      4,777
  Pension liabilities.............................     8,828      4,942
  Inventory.......................................     8,245      5,579
  Net operating loss carryforwards................    14,875      3,103
  Impaired assets.................................        --     10,068
  Other, net......................................    24,026      5,555
                                                     -------    -------
     Total deferred tax assets....................    75,022     46,010
  Valuation allowance.............................    (7,501)        --
                                                     -------    -------
  Net deferred tax assets.........................    67,521     46,010
                                                     -------    -------
Deferred tax liabilities:
  Depreciation....................................    18,248     17,611
  Other, net......................................     7,675      5,125
                                                     -------    -------
     Total deferred tax liabilities...............    25,923     22,736
                                                     -------    -------
  Net deferred tax assets.........................   $41,598    $23,274
                                                     -------    -------
                                                     -------    -------
During 1996, Coleman Escrow increased the valuation allowance related to
certain foreign deferred tax assets due to uncertainties over realization. At
December 31, 1996, Coleman Escrow had net operating loss carryforwards ('NOL's')
of approximately $42,677 for certain foreign income tax purposes. These NOL's
expire beginning in 1999.
 
     Coleman Escrow has not provided for taxes on undistributed foreign earnings
of approximately $16,904 at December 31, 1996 as Coleman Escrow intends to
permanently reinvest these earnings in the future growth of the business.
Determination of the amount of unrecognized deferred U.S. income tax liability
is not practicable because of the complexities associated with its hypothetical
calculation.
 
11. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
 
     In 1996, the Company entered into an agreement with an affiliate in which
the Company realized approximately $1,800 of net tax benefits associated with
certain foreign tax net operating loss carry forwards that had not previously
been recognized.
 
     The Company provided management services to certain affiliates pursuant to
a management agreement through June 30, 1995. The consolidated financial
statements reflect the management fees as a reduction in selling, general and
administration expenses. For the years ended December 31, 1995 and 1994,
management fees earned by the Company were $2,400 and $4,800, respectively.
 
     MacAndrews & Forbes provides Coleman Escrow, at Coleman Escrow's request,
with certain allocated services, pursuant to a services agreement. These
allocated services are purchased by MacAndrews & Forbes from third party
providers on behalf of Coleman Escrow. Such services include professional
services, such as legal and accounting, insurance coverage and other services.

Coleman Escrow reimburses MacAndrews & Forbes for that portion of amounts due to
third party providers as is allocable to the services purchased for and provided
to Coleman Escrow and reimburses MacAndrews & Forbes for their other
out-of-pocket expenses incurred in
 
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COLEMAN ESCROW CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
            NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(CONTINUED)
                       (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE DATA)
 
11. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS--(CONTINUED)

connection with providing such services. Coleman Escrow participates in certain
of Holdings' insurance programs, including health and life insurance, workers
compensation, and liability insurance. Coleman Escrow's expense represents its
expected costs for self-insured retentions and premiums for excess coverage
insurance. The expense was $13,923, $9,874, and $10,586 for the years ended
December 31, 1996, 1995 and 1994, respectively.
 
     The Company purchases and sells products from and to certain affiliates.
These amounts are not, in the aggregate, material.
 
12. EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS
 
  Pension Plans:
 
     Holdings maintains pension and other retirement plans in various forms
covering employees of the Company who meet eligibility requirements. The U.S.
salaried retirement plan is a non-contributory defined benefit plan and provides
benefits based on a formula of each participant's final average pay and years of
service. The U.S. hourly pension plan is a non-contributory defined benefit plan
and contains a flat benefit formula. The salaried and hourly plans provide
reduced benefits for early retirement and the salaried plan takes into account
offsets for Social Security benefits. The Company's policy is to contribute
annually the minimum amount required pursuant to the Employee Retirement Income
Security Act, as amended.
 
     Holdings also has an unfunded excess benefit plan covering certain of the
Company's U.S. employees whose benefits under the plans described above are
limited by provisions of the Internal Revenue Code. The following table
reconciles the funded status of the pension plans with the amount recognized in
Coleman Holdings' consolidated balance sheets as of the dates indicated:
DECEMBER 31,
                                                     ---------------------
                                                       1996         1995
                                                     --------     --------
Actuarial present value of benefit obligation:

  Accumulated benefit obligation, including vested
     benefits of $18,686 and $15,282..............   $(21,933)    $(17,588)
                                                     --------     --------
                                                     --------     --------
Projected benefit obligation for service rendered
  to date.........................................   $(37,092)    $(32,284)
Plan assets at fair value.........................     16,197        9,696
                                                     --------     --------
Projected benefit obligation in excess of plan
  assets..........................................    (20,895)     (22,588)
Unrecognized prior service cost...................         50           57
Unrecognized net loss.............................      7,999        8,869
                                                     --------     --------
Accrued pension cost..............................    (12,846)     (13,662)
Amount reflected as an intangible asset...........       (288)          --
Amount reflected as minimum pension liability
  adjustment......................................       (470)          --
                                                     --------     --------
Amount reflected as pension liability.............   $(13,604)    $(13,662)
                                                     --------     --------
                                                     --------     --------
The weighted-average discount rate used in determining the actuarial
present value of the projected benefit obligation was 7.5% and 7.25% as of
December 31, 1996 and 1995, respectively. The rate of increase in future
compensation levels reflected in such determination was 5% as of December 31,
1996 and 1995. The expected long-term rate of return on assets was 9% as of
December 31, 1996, 1995 and 1994. Plan assets consist primarily of common stock,
mutual funds and fixed income securities stated at fair market value, and cash
equivalents stated at cost, which approximates fair market value. Unrecognized
items are being recognized over the estimated remaining service lives of active
employees.
 
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COLEMAN ESCROW CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
            NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(CONTINUED)
                       (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE DATA)
 
12. EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS--(CONTINUED)

     Net pension expense includes the following components:
YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31,
                                                     ------------------------------
                                                      1996        1995       1994
                                                     -------    --------    -------
Service cost-benefits attributed to service during

  the year........................................   $ 3,098    $  2,125    $ 2,051
Interest cost on projected benefit obligation.....     2,442       2,004      1,554
Actual return on plan assets......................    (1,490)     (1,347)       391
Net amortization and deferrals....................       844         834       (750)
                                                     -------    --------    -------
Net pension expense...............................   $ 4,894    $  3,616    $ 3,246
                                                     -------    --------    -------
                                                     -------    --------    -------
Savings Plan:
 
     In January 1990, Holdings initiated an employee savings plan under Section
401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code. This plan covers substantially all of the
Company's full-time U.S. employees and allows employees to contribute up to 10%
of their salary to the plan. The Company matches, at a 33 1/3% rate, employee
contributions of up to 6% of their salary. Amounts charged to expense for
matching contributions were $1,314, $1,165, and $927 for the years ended
December 31, 1996, 1995 and 1994, respectively.
 
  Retiree Health Care and Life Insurance:
 
     The Company, through Holdings, provides certain unfunded health and life
insurance benefits for certain retired employees. Approximately 53 percent of
the Company's U.S. employees may become eligible for these benefits if they
reach retirement age while working for the Company.
 
     The following table reconciles the funded status of the Company's allocable
portion of Holdings' postretirement benefit plans with the amount recognized in
Coleman Escrow's consolidated balance sheets as of the dates indicated:
DECEMBER 31,
                                                     --------------------
                                                       1996        1995
                                                     --------    --------
Accumulated postretirement benefit obligation:
  Retirees........................................   $ (6,682)   $ (6,660)
  Fully eligible active plan participants.........     (3,015)     (2,991)
  Other active plan participants..................    (10,664)    (10,904)
                                                     --------    --------
Total accumulated postretirement benefit
  obligation......................................    (20,361)    (20,555)
Unrecognized transition benefit...................     (3,973)     (4,239)
Unrecognized prior service cost...................       (492)       (580)
Unrecognized net (gain) loss......................       (976)        936
                                                     --------    --------
Net postretirement benefit liability..............   $(25,802)   $(24,438)
                                                     --------    --------
                                                     --------    --------
Net periodic postretirement benefit expense includes the following
components:
YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31,
                                                     --------------------------
                                                      1996      1995      1994
                                                     ------    ------    ------
Service cost-benefits attributed to
  service during the year.........................   $1,044    $  756    $  901
Interest cost on accumulated postretirement
  benefit obligation..............................    1,454     1,352     1,268
Amortization of transition benefit and other net
  gains...........................................     (354)     (455)     (354)
                                                     ------    ------    ------
Net periodic postretirement benefit expense.......   $2,144    $1,653    $1,815
                                                     ------    ------    ------
                                                     ------    ------    ------
The discount rate used in determining the accumulated postretirement
benefit obligation ('APBO') was 7.5% and 7.25% as of December 31, 1996 and 1995,
respectively. The assumed health care cost trend rate used in measuring the APBO
at December 31, 1996 was 8% starting in 1997, then gradually decreasing to 5% by
the
 
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COLEMAN ESCROW CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
            NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(CONTINUED)
                       (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE DATA)
 
12. EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS--(CONTINUED)

year 2003 and remaining at that level thereafter. The health care cost trend
rate assumption has a significant effect on the amount of the obligation and
periodic benefit expense reported. An increase in the assumed health care cost
trend rates by 1% in each year would increase the APBO as of December 31, 1996
by approximately 18% and the service and interest cost components of net
periodic postretirement benefit expense by approximately 23%.
 
  Stock Option Plan:
 
     The Company adopted The Coleman Company, Inc. 1992 Stock Option Plan (the
'1992 Stock Option Plan') prior to the effective date of the IPO. During 1993,
the shareholders approved the 1993 Stock Option Plan (the '1993 Stock Option
Plan') and during 1996, the shareholders approved The Coleman Company, Inc. 1996
Stock Option Plan (the '1996 Stock Option Plan'). Under the terms of the 1992
Stock Option Plan, the 1993 Stock Option Plan and the 1996 Stock Option Plan
(collectively the 'Stock Option Plans'), incentive stock options ('ISOs'),

non-qualified stock options ('NQSOs') and stock appreciation rights ('SARs') may
be granted to key employees of the Company and any of its affiliates from time
to time. Stock options have been granted under the Stock Option Plans with
vesting terms and maximum terms of approximately five years and ten years,
respectively. The aggregate number of shares of common stock as to which options
and rights may be granted under the Stock Option Plans may not exceed 4,700,000.
 
     The following table summarizes the stock option transactions under the
Stock Option Plans:
1996                          1995                          1994
                                    ---------------------------   ---------------------------   ---------------------------
                                                   WEIGHTED-                     WEIGHTED-                     WEIGHTED-
                                                    AVERAGE                       AVERAGE                       AVERAGE
                                     OPTIONS     EXERCISE PRICE    OPTIONS     EXERCISE PRICE    OPTIONS     EXERCISE PRICE
                                    ----------   --------------   ----------   --------------   ----------   --------------
Outstanding--January 1,..........    2,572,930       $15.25        2,310,888       $14.03        1,256,540       $12.61
  Granted:
    at market price..............      294,000        19.73          637,000        17.89        1,272,450        15.13
    above market price...........      381,000        15.00               --           --               --           --
  Exercised......................     (154,890)       12.17         (325,748)       12.09          (53,362)       10.12
  Forfeited......................      (75,410)       14.19          (49,210)       13.14         (164,740)       12.98
                                    ----------                    ----------                    ----------
Outstanding--December 31,........    3,017,630        15.84        2,572,930        15.25        2,310,888        14.03
                                    ----------                    ----------                    ----------
                                    ----------                    ----------                    ----------
Exercisable--December 31,........      513,440        13.25          413,526        12.84          488,488        12.15
                                    ----------                    ----------                    ----------
                                    ----------                    ----------                    ----------
Weighted-average fair value of
  options granted during the
  year:
  at market price................   $     6.62                    $     7.13
                                    ----------                    ----------
                                    ----------                    ----------
  above market price.............   $     3.21                            --
                                    ----------                    ----------
                                    ----------                    ----------
The following table summarizes information concerning currently outstanding
and exercisable options at December 31, 1996:
OPTIONS OUTSTANDING
-------------------------------------------------------------------------          OPTIONS EXERCISABLE
      RANGE                         WEIGHTED-AVERAGE                         -------------------------------
   OF EXERCISE         NUMBER           REMAINING        WEIGHTED-AVERAGE      NUMBER       WEIGHTED-AVERAGE
      PRICES         OUTSTANDING    CONTRACTUAL LIFE      EXERCISE PRICE     EXERCISABLE     EXERCISE PRICE
------------------   -----------    -----------------    ----------------    -----------    ----------------
$ 9.75-$14.32           770,630         1.59 years            $13.05           393,440           $12.71
$14.33-$15.13           606,000               7.32             14.98           120,000            15.06
$15.14-$16.30           755,000               7.92             16.06                --               --
$16.31-$23.13           886,000               8.86             18.65                --               --
                     -----------                                             -----------
$ 9.75-$23.13         3,017,630               6.46                             513,440
                     -----------                                             -----------
                     -----------                                             -----------
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COLEMAN ESCROW CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
            NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(CONTINUED)
                       (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE DATA)
 
12. EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS--(CONTINUED)

     As described in Note 1, the Company follows APB 25 in accounting for its
stock compensation arrangements. Pro forma financial information regarding net
income is required by FASB Statement No. 123, 'Accounting for Stock-Based
Compensation' ('FAS 123'), and has been determined as if the Company had
accounted for its employee stock options under the fair value method of FAS 123.
The fair value of ISOs and NQSOs granted during 1996 and 1995 were estimated at
the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model with the
following weighted-average assumptions: risk-free interest rates of 6.11% and
5.91 % for 1996 and 1995, respectively, dividend yield of 0.0%, volatility of
the expected market price of the Company's common stock of 20.2% and 30.8% for
1996 and 1995, respectively, and a weighted-average expected life of the option
of 5.5 years.
 
     FAS 123 requires the use of option valuation models, one of which is the
Black-Scholes model, that were not developed for use valuing ISOs or NQSOs.
Further, these option valuation models require the input of highly subjective
assumptions, including the expected stock price volatility. In management's
opinion, based on the above, the existing models do not necessarily provide a
reliable single measure of the fair value of its ISOs or NQSOs.
 
     The following summarized, unaudited pro forma results of operations assume
the estimated fair value of the ISOs and NQSOs granted in 1996 and 1995 is
amortized to expense over the ISOs' and NQSOs' vesting period. FAS 123 does not
require disclosure of the effect of any grants of stock based compensation prior
to 1995 and, therefore, the pro forma effect on net earnings of FAS 123 is not
representative of the pro forma effect on net earnings in future years.
YEAR ENDED
                                                        DECEMBER 31,
                                                     ------------------
                                                       1996       1995

                                                     --------    ------
Pro forma net (loss) earnings.....................   $(58,918)   $9,742
13. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
 
  Leases:
 
     The Company leases manufacturing, administrative and sales facilities and
various types of equipment under operating lease agreements expiring through
2007. Rental expense was $14,164, $11,526, and $9,520 for the years ended
December 31, 1996, 1995 and 1994, respectively. Minimum rental commitments under
all noncancellable operating leases with remaining lease terms in excess of one
year from December 31, 1996, aggregated $43,573; such commitments for each of
the five years subsequent to December 31, 1996 are $12,379, $11,135, $6,189,
$4,296, and $2,619, respectively, and $6,955 thereafter.
 
     The Company leases its Hastings, Nebraska facility and the corporate office
building in Denver, Colorado under agreements which give the Company the right,
subject to certain qualifications, to renew, terminate, or purchase the
properties. Upon termination, the Company has guaranteed the lessor certain
residual values.
 
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COLEMAN ESCROW CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
            NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(CONTINUED)
                       (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE DATA)
 
13. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES--(CONTINUED)
 
  Environmental Matters:
 
     The Company is subject to various environmental regulations and has adopted
an environmental policy designed to ensure the Company operates in full
compliance with applicable environmental regulations and, where appropriate, the
Company's own internal standards. Coleman has also undertaken an environmental
compliance audit program. The Company makes expenditures it believes are
necessary to comply with environmental management practices. Environmental
expenditures that relate to current operations are expensed or capitalized as
appropriate, were not significant in 1996, and are not expected to be
significant in the foreseeable future. Coleman has established reserves for
various environmental matters to cover the estimated costs of the
investigations, remedial activities and litigation.
 
  Other:
 
     The Company and Holdings are involved in various claims and legal actions
arising in the ordinary course of business. The Company believes the ultimate
disposition of these matters is not expected to have a material adverse effect
on Coleman Escrow's consolidated financial condition or results of operations.

Coleman Holdings and the Company have entered into a cross-indemnification
agreement with Holdings pursuant to which Coleman will indemnify Holdings
against all liabilities related to businesses transferred to the Company, and
Holdings will indemnify the Company against all liabilities of Holdings other
than liabilities related to the businesses transferred to the Company.
 
     The Company is also party to a license agreement which requires payments of
minimum guaranteed royalties aggregating to $8,225 at December 31, 1996; such
commitments for each of the four years remaining under the agreement subsequent
to December 31, 1996 are $933, $1,768, $2,454, and $3,070, respectively.
 
14. SIGNIFICANT CUSTOMERS
 
     The Company's U.S. and Canadian operations have one significant customer
which accounted for approximately 15%, 19%, and 21% of net revenues in the years
ended December 31, 1996, 1995 and 1994, respectively.
 
15. CASH FLOW REPORTING
 
     Coleman Escrow uses the indirect method to report cash flows from operating
activities. Interest paid was $37,608, $23,976, and $11,933 and income taxes
paid were $2,857, $4,606, and $359 for the years ended December 31, 1996, 1995
and 1994, respectively. Certain non-cash transactions relating to acquisitions
and the issuance of long-term debt have been reported in Notes 2 and 9.
 
16. GEOGRAPHIC SEGMENTS
 
     Coleman Escrow designs, manufactures and markets a wide variety of multiuse
products and accessories, which are primarily marketed through independent
retail markets, for the outdoor recreation and hardware consumers. Coleman
Holdings is a leading manufacturer and marketer of brand name consumer products
for the camping and related outdoor recreation markets in the United States,
Canada, Europe, and Japan.
 
     Operating profit, as indicated below, represents net revenues less
operating expenses and amortization of goodwill. Generally, sales between
geographic areas are made at cost plus a share of operating profit. Identifiable
assets are those used by each geographic segment. Corporate assets are
principally cash, certain property and equipment, income tax refunds
receivable--affiliate, and deferred charges. The geographic segment presentation
 
                                      F-25
COLEMAN ESCROW CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
            NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(CONTINUED)
                       (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE DATA)
 
16. GEOGRAPHIC SEGMENTS--(CONTINUED)

has been restated for the years ended December 31, 1995 and 1994 to reflect the
European segment which became a significant segment for the year ended December
31, 1996, primarily due to the impact of the Camping Gaz operations.

 
     Information related to Coleman Escrow's geographic segments is as follows:
YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31,
                                                     ----------------------------------
                                                        1996         1995        1994
                                                     ----------    --------    --------
Net revenues:
  Domestic--U.S...................................   $  916,260    $716,018    $566,098
           --Export...............................       91,125      90,434      93,917
  Europe..........................................      168,780      52,233      52,461
  Other foreign...................................      219,350     169,836     121,545
  Eliminations....................................     (175,299)    (94,947)    (82,441)
                                                     ----------    --------    --------
                                                     $1,220,216    $933,574    $751,580
                                                     ----------    --------    --------
                                                     ----------    --------    --------
Operating profit:
  Domestic(a).....................................   $   19,915    $120,915    $ 94,773
  Europe(b).......................................      (17,505)     (3,241)    (23,203)
  Other foreign(c)................................        4,027     (10,540)      2,222
                                                     ----------    --------    --------
                                                          6,437     107,134      73,792
Corporate expenses................................      (17,430)    (20,153)    (14,044)
Interest expense..................................      (75,120)    (57,830)    (43,736)
(Loss) earnings before income taxes, minority
  interest and extraordinary item.................
                                                     ----------    --------    --------
                                                     $  (86,113)   $ 29,151    $ 16,012
                                                     ----------    --------    --------
                                                     ----------    --------    --------
Identifiable assets:
  Domestic........................................   $  782,373    $696,681    $559,599
  Europe..........................................      247,412      70,478      72,908
  Other foreign...................................       83,033      59,107      54,573
  Corporate.......................................       95,457      83,194      72,337
                                                     ----------    --------    --------
                                                     $1,208,275    $909,460    $759,417
                                                     ----------    --------    --------
                                                     ----------    --------    --------
------------------
(a) Includes $49,257 of restructuring and other charges in 1996.
 
(b) Includes $20,002 of restructuring and other charges in 1996 and $17,956
    related to German Restructuring in 1994.
 
(c) Includes $4,941 of restructuring and other charges in 1996 and $12,289 of
    asset impairment charges in 1995.
 

                                      F-26
COLEMAN ESCROW CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
            NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(CONTINUED)
                       (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE DATA)
 
17. QUARTERLY FINANCIAL SUMMARIES (UNAUDITED)
 
     Summarized quarterly financial data for 1996 and 1995 are as follow:
QUARTER ENDED
                                                       ---------------------------------------------------------------
                                                       MARCH 31,    JUNE 30,    SEPTEMBER 30,(A)    DECEMBER 31,(B)(C)
                                                       ---------    --------    ----------------    ------------------
1996
  Net revenues......................................   $ 273,560    $452,654        $269,607             $224,395
  Gross profit......................................      80,966     137,538          39,894               33,321
  Earnings (loss) before extraordinary item.........       8,180      17,337         (46,325)             (36,149)
  Net earnings (loss)...............................       7,598      16,680         (46,330)             (36,149)
 
1995
  Net revenues......................................   $ 224,024    $311,281        $211,817             $186,452
  Gross profit......................................      68,496      99,575          65,932               50,144
  Earnings (loss) before extraordinary item.........       5,586      17,399           1,960              (14,191)
  Net earnings (loss)...............................       5,586      17,399           1,173              (14,191)
------------------
(a) For the third quarter of 1996, the gross profit amount includes $33,567 of
    restructuring and other charges. The loss before extraordinary item and net
    loss amounts include an after tax charge of $44,495 related to restructuring
    and other charges.
 
(b) For the fourth quarter of 1996, the gross profit amount includes $10,438 of
    restructuring and other charges. The loss before extraordinary item and net
    loss amounts include an after tax charge of $8,021 related to restructuring
    and other charges.
 
(c) For the fourth quarter of 1995, the gross profit amount includes $7,599 of
    income as a result of adopting the provisions of EITF 95-2. The loss before
    extraordinary item and net loss amounts include an after tax asset
    impairment charge of $9,856 as a result of adopting FAS 121 and an after tax
    credit of $3,796 as a result of adopting the provisions of EITF 95-2.
 
                                      F-27
COLEMAN ESCROW CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES

                      CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET
                                 (IN THOUSANDS)
                                  (UNAUDITED)
MARCH 31,
                                                                  1997
                                                               ----------
ASSETS
Current assets:
  Cash and cash equivalents.................................   $   12,866
  Accounts and notes receivable, less allowance of $9,934...      271,617
  Inventories...............................................      288,166
  Deferred tax assets.......................................       39,895
  Prepaid assets and other..................................       16,654
                                                               ----------
     Total current assets...................................      629,198
Property, plant and equipment, net..........................      194,739
Intangible assets related to businesses acquired, net.......      341,907
Note receivable--affiliate..................................       47,739
Deferred tax assets and other...............................       41,348
                                                               ----------
                                                               $1,254,931
                                                               ----------
                                                               ----------
           LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDER'S DEFICIT
Current liabilities:
  Accounts and notes payable................................   $  194,462
  Other current liabilites..................................      115,971
                                                               ----------
     Total current liabilites...............................      310,433
Long-term debt..............................................      994,664
Income taxes payable--affiliate.............................       16,681
Other liabilities...........................................       75,711
Minority interest...........................................       44,598
Commitments and contingencies...............................
Stockholder's deficit:
  Common stock..............................................            1
  Capital deficiency........................................     (130,576)
  Accumulated deficit.......................................      (53,842)
  Currency translation adjustment...........................       (2,364)
  Minimum pension liability adjustment......................         (375)
                                                               ----------
     Total stockholder's deficit............................     (187,156)
                                                               ----------
                                                               $1,254,931
                                                               ----------
                                                               ----------
See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
 

                                      F-28
COLEMAN ESCROW CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
                                 (IN THOUSANDS)
                                   (UNAUDITED)
THREE MONTHS ENDED
                                                          MARCH 31,
                                                     --------------------
                                                       1997        1996
                                                     --------    --------
Net revenues......................................   $295,464    $273,560
 
Cost of sales.....................................    214,422     192,594
                                                     --------    --------
 
Gross profit......................................     81,042      80,966
 
Selling, general and administrative expenses......     65,952      46,800
 
Interest expense, net.............................     20,414      16,960
 
Amortization of goodwill and deferred charges.....      3,322       2,704
 
Other expense (income), net.......................        271      (2,721)
                                                     --------    --------
 
(Loss) earnings before income taxes, minority
  interest and extraordinary item.................     (8,917)     17,223
 
Income tax (benefit) expense......................     (3,190)      6,508
 
Minority interest in earnings of Camping Gaz......        112          --
 
Minority interest in earnings of Coleman..........        120       2,535
                                                     --------    --------
 
(Loss) earnings before extraordinary item.........     (5,959)      8,180
 
Extraordinary loss on early extinguishment of
  debt, net of income tax benefit.................         --        (582)
                                                     --------    --------
 
Net (loss) earnings...............................   $ (5,959)   $  7,598
                                                     --------    --------
                                                     --------    --------
See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
 
                                      F-29
COLEMAN ESCROW CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
                                 (IN THOUSANDS)
                                  (UNAUDITED)
THREE MONTHS
                                                        ENDED MARCH 31,
                                                     ---------------------
                                                       1997        1996
                                                     --------    ---------
Cash Flows from Operating Activities:
  Net (loss) earnings.............................   $ (5,959)   $   7,598
                                                     --------    ---------
  Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) earnings to
     net cash
     used by operating activities:
       Depreciation and amortization..............     10,047        8,045
       Non-cash tax sharing agreement (benefit)
        provision.................................     (4,262)       3,498
       Minority interest in earnings of Coleman...        120        2,535
       Minority interest in earnings of Camping
        Gaz.......................................        112           --
       Interest accretion.........................      9,702        8,880
       Non-cash gain on LYONs conversion..........         --       (2,751)
       Extraordinary loss on early extinguishment
        of debt...................................         --          986
       Change in assets and liabilities:
          Increase in receivables.................    (67,454)     (84,659)
          Increase in inventories.................     (5,258)     (28,420)
          Increase in accounts payable............     18,655        8,741
          Other, net..............................     (3,824)     (17,297)
                                                     --------    ---------
                                                      (42,162)    (100,442)
                                                     --------    ---------
Net cash used by operating activities.............    (48,121)     (92,844)
                                                     --------    ---------
Cash Flows from Investing Activities:
  Capital expenditures............................     (6,313)      (6,866)
  Purchases of businesses, net of cash acquired...         --      (60,132)
  Decrease in note receivable--affiliate..........      7,000           --
  Proceeds from sale of fixed assets..............      2,126          186
                                                     --------    ---------
Net cash provided by (used by) investing
  activities......................................      2,813      (66,812)
                                                     --------    ---------

Cash Flows from Financing Activities:
  Net (payments of) proceeds from revolving
     credit agreement borrowings..................     (8,959)     125,713
  Net change in short-term borrowings.............     48,996       29,611
  Repayment of long-term debt.....................        (64)        (172)
  Debt issuance and refinancing costs.............       (718)          --
  Purchases of Company common stock...............         --       (2,329)
  Proceeds from stock options exercised...........        197          967
  Contributions from (distributions to) parent....         82          (12)
                                                     --------    ---------
Net cash provided by financing activities.........     39,534      153,778
                                                     --------    ---------
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash...........      1,341          629
                                                     --------    ---------
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents.........     (4,433)      (5,249)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the
  period..........................................     17,299       12,065
                                                     --------    ---------
Cash and cash equivalents at end of the period....   $ 12,866    $   6,816
                                                     --------    ---------
                                                     --------    ---------
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

                                      F-30
COLEMAN ESCROW CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
              NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                       (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE DATA)
                                  (UNAUDITED)
 
1. BASIS OF FINANCIAL STATEMENT PRESENTATION
 
     Coleman Escrow Corp. ('Coleman Escrow') is a holding company formed in May
1997 in connection with the offering of Senior Secured First Priority Discount
Notes due 2001 and Senior Secured Second Priority Discount Notes due 2001 (the
'Old Notes') to hold all of the outstanding shares of capital stock of Coleman
Holdings Inc. ('Coleman Holdings'). Coleman Holdings is a holding company formed
in July 1993 in connection with the offering of Senior Secured Discount Notes
due 1998 (the 'Holding Notes') to hold all of the outstanding shares of capital
stock of Coleman Worldwide Corporation ('Coleman Worldwide'). Coleman Worldwide
is a holding company formed in March 1993 in connection with the offering of
Liquid Yield Option(Trademark) Notes due 2013 (the 'LYONS'(Trademark)). Coleman
Worldwide also holds 44,067,520 shares of the common stock of The Coleman
Company, Inc. ('Coleman' or the 'Company') which represents approximately 83% of
the outstanding Coleman common stock as of March 31, 1997. Coleman Escrow,
Coleman Holdings and Coleman Worldwide are holding companies with no business
operations of their own.
 
     The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have
been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles for
interim financial information. Accordingly, they do not include all of the
information and footnotes required by generally accepted accounting principles
for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments
(consisting of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair
presentation have been included. Operating results for the three months ended
March 31, 1997 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be
expected for the year ended December 31, 1997.
 
2. INVENTORIES
 
     The components of inventories consist of the following:
MARCH 31,
                                                                   1997
                                                                 ---------
Raw material and supplies.....................................   $  83,710
Work-in-process...............................................      16,036
Finished goods................................................     188,420
                                                                 ---------
                                                                 $ 288,166
                                                                 ---------
                                                                 ---------
3. OTHER CHARGES
 
     During the three months ended March 31, 1997, the Company recorded certain
other charges totaling $2,435, net of tax, primarily related to severance costs
associated with recent executive changes.
 
4. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
 
     During the three months ended March 31, 1997, the Company agreed to
purchase an inactive subsidiary from an affiliate for $1,000. The Company
expects to realize certain foreign tax benefits from this transaction in future
years. The Company has accounted for this transaction in a manner similar to a
pooling-of-interests due to the Mafco Holdings Inc. common control over each of
the parties involved in the transaction. The $2,608 excess value of tax benefits
acquired over the purchase price has been accounted for as a capital
contribution.
 
     On March 31, 1997, MacAndrews & Forbes Holdings Inc., an indirect parent,
assumed a liability of Coleman Worldwide in the amount of $2,271. The assumption
was accounted for as a capital contribution.
 
5. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
 
     In April 1997, the Company announced its intentions to (i) close its
corporate headquarters in Golden, Colorado, (ii) close its Geneva, Switzerland
international headquarters, (iii) reduce the Company's workforce by
approximately 10% and (iv) close or relocate three domestic factories and close
one international factory. Most of the costs associated with these actions will
be reflected in the results of operations for the quarter ended June 30, 1997.
 
                                      F-31
COLEMAN ESCROW CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
       NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(CONTINUED)
                       (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE DATA)
                                  (UNAUDITED)
 
5. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS--(CONTINUED)

     On May 6, 1997, Coleman Worldwide and Coleman Holdings jointly announced
that Coleman Holdings intends to redeem the Holdings Notes on or about July 15,
1997, and that Coleman Worldwide intends to retire the LYONs. Coleman Worldwide
will make an offer to pay cash for the LYONs in excess of the market value of
the shares of the Company's common stock for which the LYONs may be exchanged.
Coleman Worldwide expects to commence the offer as soon as reasonably
practicable and to redeem any remaining LYONs on May 27, 1998. Redemption of the
Holdings Notes and retirement of the LYONs will be made with the proceeds from
the issuance of debt securities (the 'Notes') by a newly formed holding company.
Upon the redemption of the Holdings Notes and retirement of the LYONs, the Notes
are expected to be secured by the shares of the Company's common stock owned by
Coleman Worldwide.
 

                                      F-32
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
 
The Board of Directors and Stockholder
Coleman Worldwide Corporation
 
     We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Coleman
Worldwide Corporation and subsidiaries as of December 31, 1996 and 1995, and the
related consolidated statements of operations, stockholder's equity, and cash
flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 1996. These
financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our
responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on
our audits.
 
     We conducted our audits in accordance with generally accepted auditing
standards. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain
reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material
misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting
the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes
assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by
management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation.
We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
 
     In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above
present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of
The Coleman Company, Inc. and subsidiaries at December 31, 1996 and 1995, and
the consolidated results of their operations and their cash flows for each of
the three years in the period ended December 31, 1996, in conformity with
generally accepted accounting principles.
 
                                          ERNST & YOUNG LLP
 
Denver, Colorado
March 10, 1997
 
                                      F-33
COLEMAN WORLDWIDE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
                          CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
                       (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE DATA)
DECEMBER 31,
                                                     ----------------------
                                                        1996         1995
                                                     ----------    --------
ASSETS
Current assets:
  Cash and cash equivalents.......................   $   17,299    $ 12,065
  Accounts receivable, less allowance of $11,512
     in 1996 and $3,115 in 1995...................      182,418     148,765
  Notes receivable................................       27,524      16,544
  Inventories.....................................      287,502     216,236
  Deferred tax assets.............................       40,466      20,481
  Prepaid assets and other........................       14,885      22,420
                                                     ----------    --------
     Total current assets.........................      570,094     436,511
 
Property, plant and equipment, net................      199,182     162,691
Intangible assets related to businesses acquired,
  net.............................................      349,761     225,247
Note receivable--affiliate........................       54,739      50,685
Deferred tax assets and other.....................       32,673      31,255
                                                     ----------    --------
                                                     $1,206,449    $906,389
                                                     ----------    --------
                                                     ----------    --------
       LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDER'S EQUITY
Current liabilities:
  Current portion of long-term debt...............   $      747    $  1,051
  Short-term borrowings...........................       33,935      19,302
  Accounts payable................................       98,906      71,377
  Accrued expenses................................      112,944      58,162
                                                     ----------    --------
     Total current liabilities....................      246,532     149,892
 
Long-term debt....................................      757,460     519,640
Income taxes payable--affiliate...................       18,528      37,846
Other liabilities.................................       76,173      48,072
Minority interest.................................       45,088      49,266
Commitments and contingencies.....................
Stockholder's equity:
  Common stock, par value $1.00 per share;
     1,000 shares issued and outstanding..........            1           1
  Additional paid-in capital......................       23,687      23,496
  Retained earnings...............................       36,360      77,823
  Currency translation adjustment.................        2,856         353

  Minimum pension liability adjustment............         (236)         --
                                                     ----------    --------
     Total stockholder's equity...................       62,668     101,673
                                                     ----------    --------
                                                     $1,206,449    $906,389
                                                     ----------    --------
                                                     ----------    --------
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

                                      F-34
COLEMAN WORLDWIDE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
                     CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
                                 (IN THOUSANDS)
YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31,
                                           ----------------------------------
                                              1996         1995        1994
                                           ----------    --------    --------
Net revenues............................   $1,220,216    $933,574    $751,580
Cost of sales...........................      928,497     649,427     535,710
                                           ----------    --------    --------
Gross profit............................      291,719     284,147     215,870
Selling, general and administrative
  expenses..............................      291,862     174,870     128,561
Asset impairment charge.................           --      12,289          --
Restructuring expense...................           --          --      18,456
Interest expense, net...................       50,767      35,930      24,031
Amortization of goodwill and deferred
  charges...............................       11,056       8,309       6,667
Other (income) expense, net.............       (1,604)        283       1,138
                                           ----------    --------    --------
  (Loss) earnings before income taxes,
     minority interest and extraordinary
     item...............................      (60,362)     52,466      37,017
Income tax (benefit) expense............      (14,753)     19,861      10,437
Minority interest in earnings of Camping
  Gaz...................................        1,872          --          --
Minority interest in (loss) earnings of
  Coleman...............................       (7,262)      6,696       5,734
                                           ----------    --------    --------
  (Loss) earnings before extraordinary
     item...............................      (40,219)     25,909      20,846
Extraordinary loss on early
  extinguishment of debt, net of income
  tax benefit of $846 in 1996, $503 in
  1995, and $435 in 1994................       (1,244)       (787)       (677)
                                           ----------    --------    --------
  Net (loss) earnings...................   $  (41,463)   $ 25,122    $ 20,169
                                           ----------    --------    --------
                                           ----------    --------    --------
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
 
                                      F-35
COLEMAN WORLDWIDE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
                CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDER'S EQUITY
                       (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE DATA)
COMMON STOCK
                                                -------------------    ADDITIONAL                 CURRENCY      MINIMUM
                                                 NUMBER                 PAID-IN      RETAINED    TRANSLATION    PENSION
                                                OF SHARES    AMOUNT     CAPITAL      EARNINGS    ADJUSTMENT     LIABILITY
                                                ---------    ------    ----------    --------    -----------    -------
Balance at December 31, 1993.................     1,000       $  1      $ 22,902     $ 32,532      $  (215)      $  --
  Net earnings...............................        --         --            --       20,169           --          --
  Currency translation adjustment............        --         --            --           --        1,185          --
  Contributions..............................        --         --           208           --           --          --
                                                ---------    ------    ----------    --------    -----------    -------
Balance at December 31, 1994.................     1,000          1        23,110       52,701          970          --
  Net earnings...............................        --         --            --       25,122           --          --
  Currency translation adjustment............        --         --            --           --         (617)         --
  Contributions..............................        --         --           386           --                       --
                                                ---------    ------    ----------    --------    -----------    -------
Balance at December 31, 1995.................     1,000          1        23,496       77,823          353          --
  Net loss...................................        --         --            --      (41,463)          --          --
  Currency translation adjustment............        --         --            --           --        2,503          --
  Minimum pension liability adjustment, net
     of tax..................................        --         --            --           --           --        (236)
  Contributions..............................        --         --           191           --           --          --
                                                ---------    ------    ----------    --------    -----------    -------
Balance at December 31, 1996.................     1,000       $  1      $ 23,687     $ 36,360      $ 2,856       $(236)
                                                ---------    ------    ----------    --------    -----------    -------
                                                ---------    ------    ----------    --------    -----------    -------
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
 
                                      F-36
COLEMAN WORLDWIDE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
                     CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
                                 (IN THOUSANDS)
YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31,
                                           ----------------------------------
                                             1996         1995        1994
                                           ---------    --------    ---------
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
  Net (loss) earnings...................   $ (41,463)   $ 25,122    $  20,169
     Adjustments to reconcile net (loss)
       earnings to net cash flows from
       operating activities:
       Depreciation and amortization....      36,941      27,087       23,213
       Non-cash tax sharing agreement
          provision.....................       4,637      15,722        3,668
       Minority interest in (loss)
          earnings of Coleman...........      (7,262)      6,696        5,734
       Minority interest in earnings of
          Camping Gaz...................       1,872          --           --
       Interest accretion...............      12,051      11,388       10,657
       Non-cash gain on LYONs
          conversion....................      (2,755)         --           --
       Non-cash restructuring and other
          charges.......................      48,269      12,289       10,950
       Extraordinary loss on early
          extinguishment of debt........       2,090       1,290        1,112
     Change in assets and liabilities:
       Decrease (increase) in
          receivables...................         976     (37,833)     (22,122)
       Increase in inventories..........     (42,402)    (49,396)     (10,852)
       (Decrease) increase in accounts
          payable.......................     (12,308)     13,825       (1,403)
       Other, net.......................      (5,982)    (16,747)       5,659
                                           ---------    --------    ---------
                                              36,127     (15,679)      26,616
                                           ---------    --------    ---------
Net cash (used) provided by operating
  activities............................      (5,336)      9,443       46,785
                                           ---------    --------    ---------
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
  Capital expenditures..................     (41,334)    (29,053)     (34,915)
  Purchases of businesses, net of cash
     acquired...........................    (161,875)    (33,385)     (99,587)
  Increase in note
     receivable--affiliate..............      (4,054)     (6,742)     (27,052)
  Proceeds from sale of fixed assets....       2,924         928        4,471
                                           ---------    --------    ---------
Net cash used by investing activities...    (204,339)    (68,252)    (157,083)

                                           ---------    --------    ---------
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
  Net change in short-term borrowings...     (11,043)      3,106        6,867
  Net (payments of) proceeds from
     revolving credit agreement
     borrowings.........................      (2,779)    (61,289)     129,274
  Proceeds from issuance of long-term
     debt...............................     235,000     200,000           --
  Repayment of long-term debt...........      (6,778)    (74,782)     (10,796)
  Debt issuance and refinancing costs...      (3,902)     (3,569)      (1,955)
  Purchases of Company common stock.....      (2,329)     (4,086)      (9,571)
  Proceeds from stock options exercised
     including tax benefits.............       2,192       4,520          584
  Contributions from parent.............         191         386          208
                                           ---------    --------    ---------
Net cash provided by financing
  activities............................     210,552      64,286      114,611
                                           ---------    --------    ---------
Effect of exchange rate changes on
  cash..................................       4,357      (1,731)      (1,587)
                                           ---------    --------    ---------
Net increase in cash and cash
  equivalents...........................       5,234       3,746        2,726
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning
  of the year...........................      12,065       8,319        5,593
                                           ---------    --------    ---------
Cash and cash equivalents at end of the
  year..................................   $  17,299    $ 12,065    $   8,319
                                           ---------    --------    ---------
                                           ---------    --------    ---------
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
 
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COLEMAN WORLDWIDE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
                   NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                       (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE DATA)
 
1. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
 
  Background:
 
     Coleman Worldwide Corporation ('Coleman Worldwide') was formed in March
1993 in connection with the offering of Liquid Yield Option(TM) Notes due 2013
(the 'LYONs'TM). Coleman Worldwide also holds 44,067,520 shares of the common
stock of The Coleman Company, Inc. ('Coleman' or the 'Company') which represents
approximately 83% of the outstanding Coleman common stock as of December 31,
1996. Coleman was formed in December 1991 to succeed to the assets and
liabilities of the outdoor products business of New Coleman Holdings Inc.
('Holdings') an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Mafco Holdings Inc.
('Mafco'). Holdings (then named The Coleman Company, Inc.) was acquired in 1989
by MacAndrews & Forbes Holdings Inc. ('MacAndrews Holdings', and, together with
Mafco, 'MacAndrews & Forbes'), a corporation wholly owned through Mafco by
Ronald O. Perelman. Coleman is a subsidiary of Coleman Worldwide Corporation
('Coleman Worldwide'), which is an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Holdings.
In March 1992, the Company completed an initial public offering of its common
stock.
 
  Principles of Consolidation:
 
     The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Coleman
Worldwide and its subsidiaries after elimination of all material intercompany
accounts and transactions.
 
  Cash Equivalents:
 
     Cash equivalents (primarily investments in money market funds and
commercial paper which are purchased with original maturities of three months or
less) are carried at cost, which approximates fair value.
 
  Inventories:
 
     Inventories are valued at the lower of cost or market. Cost is principally
determined by the first-in, first-out ('FIFO') method.
 
  Property, Plant and Equipment:
 
     Property, plant and equipment is recorded at cost and depreciated on a
straight-line basis over the estimated useful lives of such assets as follows:
land improvements, 5 to 25 years; buildings and building improvements, 7 to 45
years; and machinery and equipment, 3 to 15 years. Leasehold improvements are
amortized over their estimated useful lives or the terms of the leases,
whichever is shorter. Repairs and maintenance are charged to operations as
incurred, and significant expenditures for additions and improvements are
capitalized.
 

  Intangible Assets:
 
     Intangible assets represent goodwill which is being amortized on a
straight-line basis over periods not in excess of 40 years. Accumulated
amortization aggregated $39,520 and $29,664 at December 31, 1996 and 1995,
respectively. The carrying amount of goodwill is reviewed if facts and
circumstances suggest it may be impaired. If this review indicates goodwill will
not be recoverable over the remaining amortization period, as determined based
on the estimated undiscounted cash flows of the entity acquired, the carrying
amount of the goodwill is reduced to estimated fair value based on market value
or discounted cash flows, as appropriate.
 
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COLEMAN WORLDWIDE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
            NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(CONTINUED)
                       (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE DATA)
 
1. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES--(CONTINUED)

  Deferred Charges:
 
     Expenses associated with borrowings, such as for underwriting, legal fees
and printing costs, are amortized over the term of the related debt.
 
  Revenue Recognition:
 
     The Company recognizes net revenues upon shipment of merchandise. Net
revenues comprise gross revenues less customer returns and allowances.
 
  Advertising and Promotion Expense:
 
     Production costs of future media advertising are deferred until the
advertising occurs. All other advertising and promotion costs are expensed when
incurred. The amounts charged against operations for the years ended December
31, 1996, 1995 and 1994 were $58,823, $37,544 and $30,831, respectively.
 
  Research and Development:
 
     Research and development expenditures are expensed as incurred. The amounts
charged against operations for the years ended December 31, 1996, 1995 and 1994
were $11,082, $6,548, and $5,230, respectively.
 
  Self Insurance:
 
     Coleman Worldwide participates in insurance programs maintained by
Holdings. Coleman Worldwide estimates its liability for the self-insured
portions of the risks covered by such programs and accrues appropriate reserves.
(See Note 11.)
 
  Foreign Currency Translation:
 

     The Company's international operations, other than its Brazilian and
Mexican operations, are conducted in economic environments which the Company
does not consider to be highly inflationary. Assets and liabilities of
international operations generally are translated into U.S. dollars at the rates
of exchange in effect at the balance sheet date, and income and expense items
generally are translated at the average exchange rates prevailing during the
period presented. Gains and losses resulting from the translation of these
financial statements are recorded as a component of stockholder's equity. Gains
and losses resulting from foreign currency transactions and translation of the
financial statements of the Company's Brazilian and Mexican operations are
included in the results of operations and have not been significant for the
years ended December 31, 1996, 1995 and 1994.
 
  Financial Instruments with Off-Balance-Sheet Risk:
 
     The Company periodically enters into a variety of foreign currency exchange
agreements in the management of foreign currency exposure related primarily to
firm commitments, intercompany foreign sales transactions expected to occur
within the next twelve months and intercompany accounts receivables and
payables.
 
     At December 31, 1996, the Company did not have any outstanding foreign
currency exchange agreements related to firm commitments. At December 31, 1995,
the Company had a forward exchange contract to buy $15,000 of Italian lira
maturing on May 31, 1996 and had an unrecognized gain of $93. The gains and
losses from this contract are accounted for under the deferral method and are
recognized and included in income in the same period as a component of the
related hedged transactions. In the event it is no longer probable the
transactions will be consummated, the gains and losses are recognized
immediately in income under the fair value method. At December 31, 1995, the
Company had outstanding option contracts for the purchase or sale of Italian
lira totaling $10,500, which contracts expired during 1996.
 
     During the fourth quarter of 1995, the Company elected to adopt the
provisions of the Emerging Issues Task Force Issue No. 95-2, 'Determination of
What Constitutes a Firm Commitment for Foreign Currency
 
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            NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(CONTINUED)
                       (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE DATA)
 
1. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES--(CONTINUED)

Transactions Not Involving a Third Party' ('EITF 95-2') which narrowed the scope
of intercompany foreign currency commitments eligible to be hedged for financial
reporting purposes. Under EITF 95-2, the Company reflects the carrying value of
its forward currency contract positions relating to intercompany foreign sales
transactions on a mark-to-market basis and accounts for the resulting
unrecognized gains or losses in income as a component of cost of sales. As a
result of this change, the Company increased net income by $3,796 in the fourth

quarter of 1995. Prior to the adoption of EITF 95-2, the gains and losses
associated with these contracts were accounted for under the deferral method. At
December 31,1996, the Company had forward exchange contracts to sell $8,500 in
Canadian dollars maturing on February 28, 1997, for which the Company has
recognized a net gain of $40 as a component of cost of sales. At December
31,1995, the Company had forward exchange contracts to sell $22,969 in foreign
currencies, which contracts matured at various dates in 1996 and for which the
Company has recognized a net gain of $7,599 as a component of cost of sales.
 
     The Company also enters into option contracts to hedge intercompany foreign
sales transactions. Gains and losses on these contracts are deferred and
recognized as an adjustment to cost of sales upon the sale of the related
inventory. At December 31, 1996 and 1995, the Company had outstanding option
contracts for the sale of Japanese yen at fixed exchange rates totaling $20,038
and $24,926 for specified periods of time which expire during 1997 and 1996,
respectively. Net unrealized gains deferred at December 31, 1996 and 1995 were
$653 and $125, respectively.
 
     With respect to intercompany accounts receivable and payables, at December
31, 1996, the Company had forward exchange contracts to sell $26,623 and to buy
$3,898 in foreign currencies, which contracts matured at various dates in 1997,
and had deferred a net gain of $185. At December 31, 1995, the Company had
forward exchange contracts to sell $31,152 and to buy $1,712 in foreign
currencies, which contracts matured at various dates in 1996 and had deferred a
net gain of $56. The gains and losses from these contracts are accounted for
under the deferral method and are recognized and included in income in the same
period as a component of the related hedged transactions.
 
     The Company periodically enters into interest rate swap and cap agreements
as a hedge against interest rate exposure of variable rate debt. At December 31,
1996, $25,000 of the Company's outstanding long-term debt was subject to an
interest rate swap agreement and $25,000 of the Company's outstanding long-term
debt was subject to an interest rate cap. Under the interest rate swap
agreement, the Company pays the counterparty interest at a fixed rate of 6.115%,
and the counterparty pays the Company interest at a variable rate equal to the
three month LIBOR for a seven year period commencing January 2, 1996. The
agreement is with a major financial institution which is expected to fully
perform under the terms of the agreement, thereby mitigating the credit risk
from the transaction. The differences to be paid or received on interest rate
swap agreements designated as hedges are included in interest expense as
payments are made or received. The interest rate cap agreement entitles the
Company to receive from a major financial institution the amount, if any, by
which the Company's interest payments on $25,000 of its variable rate debt
exceed 7.35%. The $509 premium paid for this interest rate cap agreement is
included in other assets and is amortized to interest expense over the
three-year term of the cap, which commenced January 3, 1995. Payments received
as a result of the cap are accrued as a reduction of interest expense on the
variable rate debt. In the event the interest rate swap or cap agreements are
terminated early and the related debt remains outstanding, the amounts paid or
received upon the early termination, along with any unamortized premium, will
continue to be amortized over the terms of the original interest rate swap and
cap agreements.
 
  Credit Risk:

 
     Financial instruments which potentially subject Coleman Worldwide to
concentrations of credit risk consist primarily of trade receivables and
derivative financial instruments. Credit risk on trade receivables is minimized
as a result of the large and diversified nature of the Company's worldwide
customer base. Although the Company
 
                                      F-40
COLEMAN WORLDWIDE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
            NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(CONTINUED)
                       (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE DATA)
 
1. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES--(CONTINUED)

has one significant customer (see Note 14), there have been no credit losses
related to this customer. With respect to its derivative contracts, the Company
is also subject to credit risk of non performance by counterparties and its
maximum potential loss may exceed the amount recognized in the financial
statements. The Company controls its exposure to credit risk through credit
approvals, credit limits and monitoring procedures. Collateral is generally not
required for the Company's financial instruments.
 
  Fair Value of Financial Instruments:
 
     The following methods and assumptions were used by Coleman Worldwide in
estimating its fair value disclosures for financial instruments:
 
          Cash and cash equivalents: The carrying amount reported in the balance
     sheet for cash and cash equivalents approximates its fair value.
 
          Long- and short-term debt: The carrying amounts of Coleman Worldwide's
     borrowings under its foreign bank lines of credit, revolving credit
     agreement and other variable rate debt approximate their fair value. The
     fair value of the Company's senior notes issues (see Note 9) are estimated
     using discounted cash flow analysis based on the Company's estimated
     current borrowing rate for similar types of borrowing arrangements. The
     fair value of the publicly traded LYONs debt is based on quoted market
     prices.
 
          Foreign currency exchange agreements: The fair values of Coleman
     Worldwide's foreign currency agreements are estimated based on quoted
     market prices of comparable agreements, adjusted through interpolation
     where necessary for maturity differences.
 
          Interest rate swap and cap agreements: The fair values of interest
     rate swap and cap agreements are the amounts at which they could be
     terminated, based on estimates obtained from dealers.
 
     The carrying amounts and fair values of Coleman Worldwide's financial
instruments at December 31, 1996 and 1995 are as follows:
DECEMBER 31, 1996             DECEMBER 31, 1995
                                                                 --------------------------    --------------------------
                                                                  CARRYING         FAIR         CARRYING         FAIR
                                                                   AMOUNT          VALUE         AMOUNT          VALUE
                                                                  OF ASSET/      OF ASSET/      OF ASSET/      OF ASSET/
                                                                 (LIABILITY)    (LIABILITY)    (LIABILITY)    (LIABILITY)
                                                                 -----------    -----------    -----------    -----------
Cash and cash equivalents.....................................    $   17,299     $   17,299     $   12,065     $   12,065
Short-term debt...............................................       (33,935)       (33,935)       (19,302)       (19,302)
Long-term debt excluding capital leases.......................      (757,613)      (738,964)      (519,914)      (541,732)
Foreign currency exchange agreements..........................           940          1,629          8,026          8,287
Interest rate swap agreements.................................            --            296             --           (635)
Interest rate cap agreement...................................           170              1            340             18
Use of Estimates:
 
     The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally
accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and
assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and
accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
 
  Reclassifications:
 
     Certain amounts in the prior years' financial statements have been
reclassified to conform to the current year presentation.
 
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COLEMAN WORLDWIDE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
            NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(CONTINUED)
                       (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE DATA)
 
1. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES--(CONTINUED)
 
  Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation:
 
     The Company accounts for its stock compensation arrangements under the
provisions of Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 25, 'Accounting for Stock
Issued to Employees' ('APB 25') and related pronouncements. Under the provisions
of APB 25, no compensation expense is recognized when stock options are granted
with exercise prices equal to or greater than market value on the date of grant.
 
  Impairment of Long-Lived Assets:
 
     In March 1995, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Statement of
Financial Accounting Standards No. 121, 'Accounting for the Impairment of
Long-Lived Assets and for Long-Lived Assets to be Disposed Of' ('FAS 121'),
which requires impairment losses to be recorded on long-lived assets used in

operations when indicators of impairment are present and the undiscounted cash
flows estimated to be generated by those assets are less than the assets'
carrying amount. FAS 121 also addresses the accounting for long-lived assets
expected to be disposed of. The Company adopted FAS 121 in the fourth quarter of
1995. The effect of the adoption of FAS 121 is described in Note 3.
 
2. ACQUISITIONS
 
     During April 1994, the Company purchased substantially all the assets of
Sanborn Manufacturing Company ('Sanborn') in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, a
manufacturer of a broad line of portable and stationary air compressors for
consumer and commercial markets distributed primarily through warehouse clubs,
home centers and mass merchants in North America, and substantially all the
assets and business of Metal Yanes, Ltda. ('Yanes') in Sao Paulo, Brazil, a
manufacturer of camping products, including propane and butane fueled lanterns,
camp stoves, tents, lantern mantles and fuel. The Sanborn and Yanes
acquisitions, which were accounted for under the purchase method of accounting,
were completed for the following consideration: (a) approximately $41,066 in
cash financed through borrowings under the Company Credit Agreement (as defined
in Note 9), (b) assumption of liabilities in the amount of $22,193, and (c) a
note payable of $2,999. During 1995, in connection with the Sanborn acquisition,
the Company entered into a settlement agreement with the predecessor owners
which resolved certain disputes between the parties as well as fulfilled certain
obligations owed and anticipated to be owed by the Company to the predecessor
owners. These anticipated obligations related to a requirement to make
additional payments of up to $4,000 based upon the achievement of certain annual
sales levels during the five year period ending December 31, 1998 by Coleman
Powermate Compressors, Inc. ('Compressors'), the Company's subsidiary that
acquired the Sanborn assets (the 'Sales Agreement'). As a result of the
settlement, goodwill was increased by $3,282. For 1994, approximately $671 was
earned under the terms of the Sales Agreement based on the 1994 sales levels of
Compressors, and this amount was recorded as additional goodwill in 1994. The
results of operations of these businesses have been included in the consolidated
financial statements from the dates of acquisitions.
 
     On November 2, 1994, the Company purchased substantially all the assets of
Eastpak, Inc. and all of the capital stock of M.G. Industries, Inc.
(collectively, 'Eastpak'), a leading designer, manufacturer and distributor of
branded daypacks, sports bags and related products. The Eastpak acquisition,
which was accounted for under the purchase method, was completed for
approximately $57,850 in cash financed through borrowings under the Company
Credit Agreement, and assumption of certain liabilities in the amount of $4,130.
The Company also entered into an agreement with the predecessor owner of Eastpak
to make additional payments based upon the achievement of certain annual sales
levels of Eastpak products and other products substantially similar to the
Eastpak products during the years ended December 31, 1995, 1996, and 1997. For
1995 and 1996, a total of approximately $11,000 was recorded under the terms of
this agreement. An additional amount of up to $12,000 may be earned during the
year ended December 31, 1997. These amounts are recorded as additional goodwill.
 
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COLEMAN WORLDWIDE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
            NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(CONTINUED)
                       (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE DATA)
 
2. ACQUISITIONS--(CONTINUED)

The results of operations of Eastpak have been included in the consolidated
financial statements from the date of acquisition.
 
     In connection with the final purchase price allocations of the Sanborn and
Eastpak acquisitions, the Company recorded goodwill of approximately $53,000.
The Company is amortizing these amounts over 40 years. The goodwill of
approximately $7,700 associated with the Yanes acquisition was included in the
1995 asset impairment charge of $12,289 related to the Company's operations in
Brazil, which is further discussed in Note 3.
 
     During 1995, the Company purchased all of the outstanding shares of capital
stock of Sierra Corporation of Fort Smith, Inc. ('Sierra'), a manufacturer of
portable outdoor and recreational folding furniture and accessories, and
substantially all of the assets of Active Technologies, Inc. ('ATI'), a
manufacturer of technologically advanced lightweight generators and battery
charging equipment. The aggregate purchase price for these acquisitions was
$19,516 including fees and expenses. These acquisitions were accounted for using
the purchase method of accounting. The purchase price and expenses associated
with these acquisitions exceeded the fair value of net assets acquired by
$11,186 and the excess has been assigned to goodwill and is being amortized over
20 to 30 years on the straight-line basis. In connection with the ATI purchase,
the Company may also be required to record an additional amount of up to $18,750
based on the Company's sales of ATI related products and royalties received by
the Company for licensing arrangements related to ATI patents. For 1995 and
1996, the amounts earned under the terms of this agreement were immaterial.
Amounts earned under the terms of the agreement are recorded as additional
goodwill. The results of operations of these companies on a pro forma basis as
if their acquisitions had occurred at the beginning of 1995 and 1994,
respectively, individually and in the aggregate were not significant to Coleman
Worldwide.
 
     On January 2, 1996, the Company purchased substantially all the assets and
assumed certain liabilities of Seatt Corporation ('Seatt'), a leading designer,
manufacturer and distributor of safety and security related electronic products
for residential and commercial applications. The Seatt acquisition, which was
accounted for under the purchase method, was completed for approximately $65,300
including fees and expenses. The results of operations of Seatt have been
included in the consolidated financial statements from the date of acquisition.
In connection with the purchase price allocation of the Seatt acquisition, the
Company recorded goodwill of approximately $38,800. The Company is amortizing
this amount over 40 years on the straight-line method.
 
     On February 28, 1996, the Company and Butagaz S.N.C. ('Butagaz'), a
subsidiary of Societe de Petroles Shell S.A., jointly announced they had entered
into an agreement (the 'Share Purchase Agreement') in connection with the sale
to Coleman of approximately 70% of the outstanding shares of Application des
Gaz, S.A. ('ADG' or 'Camping Gaz'). Camping Gaz is a leading manufacturer and
distributor of camping appliances in Europe. On June 24, 1996, Coleman commenced

a public tender offer for the purchase of all the publicly traded outstanding
shares of ADG, or approximately 30% of the outstanding shares. The tender offer
period expired in July 1996 with approximately 94% of the outstanding publicly
traded shares of ADG tendered for purchase. The Company completed the necessary
steps to acquire the remaining publicly held stock during the third quarter of
1996. The cost of acquiring all the shares of ADG was approximately $100,000
including fees and expenses.
 
     The acquisition of Camping Gaz is being accounted for under the purchase
method. In connection with the allocation of purchase price to the fair values
of assets acquired and liabilities assumed, the Company recorded goodwill of
approximately $84,200, which is being amortized over 40 years on the
straight-line method. The Company also recognized liabilities in the amount of
$21,898 representing severance and other termination benefits for production and
administrative employees of Camping Gaz who will be terminated. The Company paid
termination costs of approximately $4,385 during 1996 and anticipates all
remaining termination costs will be paid during 1997.
 
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COLEMAN WORLDWIDE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
            NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(CONTINUED)
                       (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE DATA)
 
2. ACQUISITIONS--(CONTINUED)

     The Company has included the results of operations of Camping Gaz in the
consolidated financial statements from March 1, 1996, the date on which the
Company obtained control of Camping Gaz, and has recognized minority interest
related to the publicly traded shares for the period March 1, 1996 through June
30, 1996.
 
     The following summarized, unaudited pro forma results of operations of
Coleman Worldwide for the years ended December 31, 1996 and 1995 assume the
acquisition of Seatt and the acquisition of all the outstanding shares of
Camping Gaz occurred as of the beginning of the respective periods. The pro
forma results include certain adjustments, primarily reflecting increased
amortization and interest expense and a lower income tax provision, and are not
necessarily indicative of what the results of operations would have been had the
Seatt and Camping Gaz acquisitions occurred at the beginning of the respective
periods. Moreover, the pro forma information is not intended to be indicative of
future results of operations.
YEAR ENDED
                                                           DECEMBER 31,
                                                     ------------------------
                                                        1996          1995
                                                     ----------    ----------
Net revenues......................................   $1,246,370    $1,193,295

(Loss) earnings before extraordinary item.........      (40,353)       25,151
Net (loss) earnings...............................      (41,597)       24,364
3. RESTRUCTURING, ASSET IMPAIRMENT AND OTHER CHARGES
 
     During 1996, the Company recorded restructuring and certain other charges
totaling $52,516, net of tax. The restructuring charges total $45,086, net of
tax, and consist of charges to a) integrate the Camping Gaz and Coleman
operations into a single global recreation products business, b) exit the low
end electric pressure washer business, c) exit a portion of the Company's
battery powered light business and settle certain litigation with respect to
this business, and d) increase the valuation reserve for certain foreign
deferred income tax assets. Other charges of $7,430, net of tax, relate to
certain asset write-offs and other tax matters. These other charges were
incurred in the Company's normal course of business, although the amounts
involved are higher than similar charges the Company has recorded in prior
periods. Cost of sales includes a pre-tax charge of $44,005, selling, general
and administrative expenses includes a pre-tax charge of $30,195, and the
provision for income tax expense includes $21,684 of tax benefits resulting from
these charges, net of the effect of an increase in the valuation reserve related
to certain foreign deferred tax assets and other foreign tax charges.
 
     During 1995, in connection with the adoption of FAS 121, the Company
recognized an asset impairment charge of $12,289 related to its Brazilian
operations. The Brazilian operations had not performed to the Company's
expectations since acquisition of this business in April of 1994, and in the
fourth quarter of 1995, the Company initiated actions to reduce the operating
losses in Brazil. These actions included replacing management, increasing
prices, downsizing the manufacturing operations and reducing SG&A and other
expenses. Because of these actions, the Company performed an impairment review
pursuant to the guidelines set forth in FAS 121 and concluded recognition of an
asset impairment charge was appropriate. The basis of the fair values used in
the computation of the charge were appraisals for property and equipment and
estimated discounted cash flows for goodwill. The charge has been included in
the statement of operations under the caption 'Asset Impairment Charge'.
 
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COLEMAN WORLDWIDE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
            NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(CONTINUED)
                       (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE DATA)
 
3. RESTRUCTURING, ASSET IMPAIRMENT AND OTHER CHARGES--(CONTINUED)
 
     During September 1994, the Company restructured its German manufacturing
operations. The German Restructuring included the sale of the low margin plastic
cooler business located in Inheiden, Germany and Loucka, Czech Republic,
including inventory, to a management group. The German Restructuring resulted in
a one-time charge of approximately $17,956 before tax and included severance
costs of $1,541, commitments to third parties of approximately $5,465 and
write-downs of leasehold improvements and other assets to estimated realizable

values aggregating $10,950. As a result of the restructuring, the German work
force was reduced by about 150 employees from a pre-restructuring level of
approximately 250 employees. The restructuring was substantially completed in
1994. In connection with the restructuring, the Company recognized tax benefits
of approximately $10,900 relating to the write-off of the Company's investment
in its German operations. The Company also announced a plan to change from
manufacturing to sourcing for certain textile product lines and to exit the
market for personal flotation devices. This plan resulted in a $500 pre-tax
charge.
 
4. INVENTORIES
 
     Inventories consisted of the following:
DECEMBER 31,
                                                     --------------------
                                                       1996        1995
                                                     --------    --------
Raw material and supplies.........................   $ 82,399    $ 57,653
Work-in-process...................................     12,878       5,389
Finished goods....................................    192,225     153,194
                                                     --------    --------
                                                     $287,502    $216,236
                                                     --------    --------
                                                     --------    --------
Generally, inventory costs are determined by the FIFO method; however,
approximately 13% and 10% of total inventories at December 31, 1996 and 1995,
respectively, are determined using the last-in, first-out ('LIFO') method. If
such inventories were stated using the FIFO method, such amounts would
approximate the LIFO carrying values.
 
5. PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT, NET
 
     Property, plant and equipment, net consisted of the following:
DECEMBER 31,
                                                     --------------------
                                                       1996        1995
                                                     --------    --------
Land and land improvements........................   $  8,772    $  6,318
Buildings and building improvements...............     78,760      67,989
Machinery and equipment...........................    194,714     142,941
Construction-in-progress..........................     15,519      13,105
                                                     --------    --------
                                                      297,765     230,353
Accumulated depreciation..........................    (98,583)    (67,662)

                                                     --------    --------
                                                     $199,182    $162,691
                                                     --------    --------
                                                     --------    --------
Depreciation expense was $25,770, $19,142, and $16,793 for the years ended
December 31, 1996, 1995 and 1994, respectively.
 
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COLEMAN WORLDWIDE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
            NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(CONTINUED)
                       (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE DATA)
 
6. ACCRUED EXPENSES
 
     Accrued expenses consisted of the following:
DECEMBER 31,
                                                     -------------------
                                                       1996       1995
                                                     --------    -------
Compensation and related benefits.................   $ 29,331    $14,201
Other.............................................     83,613     43,961
                                                     --------    -------
                                                     $112,944    $58,162
                                                     --------    -------
                                                     --------    -------
7. OTHER LIABILITIES
 
     Other liabilities consisted of the following:
DECEMBER 31,
                                                     ------------------
                                                      1996       1995
                                                     -------    -------
Pensions and other postretirement benefits........   $52,229    $40,240
Other.............................................    23,944      7,832
                                                     -------    -------
                                                     $76,173    $48,072
                                                     -------    -------
                                                     -------    -------
8. SHORT-TERM BORROWINGS
 
     The Company maintained foreign bank lines of credit aggregating $119,101,
and $64,375, of which $33,935 and $19,302 were outstanding at December 31, 1996
and 1995, respectively. The weighted average interest rate on amounts borrowed
was approximately 2.4% and 7.1% at December 31, 1996 and 1995, respectively.
 
     Outstanding letters of credit aggregated approximately $32,897 and $40,036
at December 31, 1996 and 1995, respectively.
 
9. LONG-TERM DEBT
 
     Long-term debt consisted of the following:
DECEMBER 31,
                                                     --------------------
                                                       1996        1995
                                                     --------    --------
7.26% Senior Notes due 2007 (a)...................   $200,000    $200,000
7.10% Senior Notes due 2006 (b)...................     85,000          --
7.25% Senior Notes due 2008 (c)...................     75,000          --
Revolving credit facility (d).....................    146,350     150,150
Term loan (d).....................................     73,478          --
Liquid Yield Option(TM) Notes due 2013 (e)........    174,594     165,434
Other.............................................      3,785       5,107
                                                     --------    --------
                                                      758,207     520,691
Less current portion..............................        747       1,051
                                                     --------    --------
                                                     $757,460    $519,640
                                                     --------    --------
                                                     --------    --------
------------------
(a)  On August 8, 1995, the Company completed a private placement issuance and
     sale of $200,000 aggregate principal amount of 7.26% Senior Notes due 2007
     (the '2007 Notes'). Interest on the 2007 Notes is payable semiannually, and
     the principal is payable in annual installments of $40,000 each commencing
     August 8, 2003, with a final installment payment of $40,000 due on August
     8, 2007. If there is a default, the interest rate will be the greater of
     (i) 9.26% or (ii) 2.0% above the prime interest rate.
 
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COLEMAN WORLDWIDE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
            NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(CONTINUED)
                       (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE DATA)

 
9. LONG-TERM DEBT--(CONTINUED)

     The 2007 Notes are unsecured and are subject to various restrictive
     covenants including, without limitation, requirements for the maintenance
     of specified financial ratios and levels of consolidated net worth and
     certain other provisions limiting the incurrence of additional debt and
     sale and leaseback transactions under the terms of the note purchase
     agreement. The 2007 Notes shall become secured if the Company Credit
     Agreement becomes secured as discussed in (d) below.
 
(b)  On June 13, 1996, the Company completed a private placement issuance and
     sale of $85,000 aggregate principal amount of 7.10% Senior Notes due 2006
     (the '2006 Notes'). Interest on the 2006 Notes is payable semiannually, and
     the principal is payable in annual installments of $12,143 each commencing
     June 13, 2000, with a final installment payment of $12,143 due on June 13,
     2006. If there is a default, the interest rate will be the greater of (i)
     9.10% or (ii) 2.0% above the prime interest rate.
 
     The 2006 Notes are unsecured and are subject to various restrictive
     covenants including, without limitation, requirements for the maintenance
     of specified financial ratios and levels of consolidated net worth and
     certain other provisions limiting the incurrence of additional debt and
     sale and leaseback transactions under the terms of the note purchase
     agreement. The 2006 Notes shall become secured if the Company Credit
     Agreement becomes secured as discussed in (d) below.
 
(c)  On June 13, 1996, the Company completed a private placement issuance and
     sale of $75,000 aggregate principal amount of 7.25% Senior Notes due 2008
     (the '2008 Notes'). Interest on the 2008 Notes is payable semiannually, and
     the principal is payable in annual installments of $15,000 each commencing
     June 13, 2004, with a final installment payment of $15,000 due on June 13,
     2008. If there is a default, the interest rate will be the greater of (i)
     9.25% or (ii) 2.0% above the prime interest rate.
 
     The 2008 Notes are unsecured and are subject to various restrictive
     covenants including, without limitation, requirements for the maintenance
     of specified financial ratios and levels of consolidated net worth and
     certain other provisions limiting the incurrence of additional debt and
     sale and leaseback transactions under the terms of the note purchase
     agreement. The 2008 Notes shall become secured if the Company Credit
     Agreement becomes secured as discussed in (d) below.
 
(d)  In April 1996, the Company amended its credit agreement to: a) provide a
     term loan of French Franc 385,125 ($73,478 at current exchange rates), b)
     provide an unsecured revolving credit facility in an amount of $275,000, c)
     allow for the Camping Gaz acquisition and d) extend the maturity of the
     credit agreement (as amended, the 'Company Credit Agreement'). In
     connection with the Company recording the restructuring and other charges
     as discussed in Note 3 and lower than expected operating results, the
     Company further amended the Company Credit Agreement in October 1996 and
     again in March 1997.
 
     The Company Credit Agreement is available to the Company until April 30,

     2001. The outstanding loans under the Company Credit Agreement bear
     interest at either of the following rates, as selected by the Company from
     time to time: (i) the higher of the agent's base lending rate or the
     federal funds rate plus .50% or (ii) the London Inter-Bank Offered Rate
     ('LIBOR') plus a margin ranging from .25% to 2.125% based on the Company's
     financial performance. If there is a default, the interest rate otherwise
     in effect will be increased by 2% per annum. The Company Credit Agreement
     also bears an overall facility fee ranging from .15% to .375% based on the
     Company's financial performance.
 
     The Company Credit Agreement contains various restrictive covenants
     including, without limitation, requirements for the maintenance of
     specified financial ratios, levels of consolidated net worth and profits,
     and certain other provisions limiting the incurrence of additional debt,
     purchase or redemption of the Company's common stock, issuance of preferred
     stock of the Company, and also prohibits the Company from paying any
     dividends until on or after January 1, 1999 and limits the amount of
     dividends the Company may pay thereafter. The Company Credit Agreement also
     provides for a specific requirement relating to the
 
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COLEMAN WORLDWIDE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
            NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(CONTINUED)
                       (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE DATA)
 
9. LONG-TERM DEBT--(CONTINUED)

     Company's financial leverage at December 31, 1997 which, if not achieved,
     will result in the Company Credit Agreement becoming secured by the
     Company's assets. In addition, substantially all of the shares of the
     Company's common stock owned by Coleman Worldwide are pledged to secure
     indebtedness of Coleman Worldwide and of its parent, Coleman Holdings Inc.
     The indentures governing this indebtedness contain various covenants
     including a covenant placing certain limitations on the Company's
     indebtedness.
 
(e)  On May 27, 1993, Coleman Worldwide issued and sold $500,000 principal
     amount at maturity of LYONs in an underwritten public offering. On June 7,
     1993, an additional $75,000 principal amount at maturity of LYONs was sold
     upon exercise of the underwriter's overallotment option.
 
     The LYONs mature on May 27, 2013 and are secured by 16,394,810 shares of
     common stock of Coleman. There are no periodic payments of interest on the
     LYONs. The aggregate principal amount of the LYONs represents a yield to
     maturity of 7.25% per annum (computed on a semiannual bond equivalent
     basis) calculated from May 27, 1993.
 
     Each LYON has a principal amount at maturity of $1 and is exchangeable, at
     the option of the holder, at any time on or prior to maturity (unless
     previously redeemed or otherwise purchased) for shares of common stock of
     Coleman securing the LYONs at an exchange rate of 15.706 shares of common

     stock of Coleman per LYON, subject to Coleman Worldwide's right to pay cash
     equal to the then market value (as defined) of such shares in lieu, in
     whole or in part, of delivering such shares. The exchange rate will not be
     adjusted for original issue discount ('OID') but will be subject to
     adjustment upon the occurrence of certain events affecting the common stock
     of Coleman.
 
     The LYONs are redeemable by Coleman Worldwide on or after May 27, 1998, at
     the option of Coleman Worldwide, in whole or in part, at redemption prices
     equal to the issue price plus accrued OID through but excluding the date of
     redemption, payable solely in cash. Coleman Worldwide will purchase any
     LYON, at the option of the holder, on May 27, 1998, May 27, 2003 and May
     27, 2008 (each, a 'Purchase Date') for a purchase price per LYON equal to
     the issue price plus accrued OID through but excluding each such Purchase
     Date, representing a yield per annum to the holder on each such date of
     7.25% computed on a semiannual bond equivalent basis. Coleman Worldwide
     may, at its option, elect to pay the purchase price on any Purchase Date
     either in cash or shares of common stock of Coleman or any combination
     thereof.
 
     The Indenture governing the LYONs provides the holders of LYONs with the
     option to require Coleman Worldwide to purchase the LYONs after the
     occurrence of certain events ('Additional Purchase Right Events').
     Additional Purchase Right Events occur, among other things, upon the
     Company's Consolidated Debt Ratio (as defined) exceeding 0.75 to 1.0 or the
     Consolidated Net Worth (as defined) of Coleman Worldwide as of the end of
     any fiscal quarter being less than a specified amount which is $60,000 at
     March 31, 1997 and increases to $70,000 at June 30, 1997.
 
     The aggregate scheduled amounts of long-term debt maturities in the years
     1997 through 2001 are $747, $500, $2,357, $12,207, and $232,005,
     respectively.
 
10. INCOME TAXES
 
     Coleman Worldwide is included in the consolidated federal income tax return
of Mafco Holdings Inc. ('Mafco') and certain state tax returns of Mafco or its
affiliates. Coleman Worldwide and Mafco are parties to a tax sharing agreement
(the 'Tax Sharing Agreement'), pursuant to which Coleman Worldwide is required
to pay to Mafco amounts equal to the taxes that Coleman Worldwide would
otherwise have to pay if it were to file separate consolidated federal, state or
local income tax returns including only itself and its domestic subsidiaries.
Pursuant to the LYONs indenture agreement, at any time that the LYONs are
outstanding, the amounts that Coleman Worldwide would be required to pay to
Mafco under the Tax Sharing Agreement, together with any
 
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COLEMAN WORLDWIDE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
            NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(CONTINUED)
                       (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE DATA)
 

10. INCOME TAXES--(CONTINUED)

remaining funds paid to Coleman Worldwide by the Company under the tax sharing
agreement between Coleman Worldwide and the Company, may not be paid as tax
sharing payments, but Coleman Worldwide may advance such funds to Mafco as long
as the aggregate amount of such advances at any time does not exceed the issue
price plus accrued OID of the LYONs. Such advances are evidenced by noninterest
bearing unsecured demand promissory notes from Mafco in the amount of $54,739 at
December 31, 1996. As a result of the restriction on the payment of the tax
sharing amounts, income taxes provided pursuant to the Tax Sharing Agreement are
reflected as a non-cash charge. For all periods presented, federal and state
income taxes are provided as if Coleman Worldwide filed its own income tax
returns. The accompanying consolidated balance sheet includes approximately
$18,528 and $37,846 of federal and state income taxes payable to Mafco pursuant
to the Tax Sharing Agreement at December 31, 1996 and 1995, respectively.
 
     For financial reporting purposes, (loss) earnings before income taxes,
minority interest and extraordinary item include the following components:
YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31,
                                           --------------------------------
                                             1996        1995        1994
                                           --------    --------    --------
Earnings (loss) earnings before income
  taxes, minority interest and
  extraordinary item:
  Domestic..............................   $(39,593)   $ 66,900    $ 59,392
  Foreign...............................    (20,769)    (14,434)    (22,375)
                                           --------    --------    --------
                                           $(60,362)   $ 52,466    $ 37,017
                                           --------    --------    --------
                                           --------    --------    --------
Significant components of the provision for income tax (benefit) expense
were as follow:
YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31,
                                           ------------------------------
                                             1996       1995       1994
                                           --------    -------    -------
Current:
  Federal...............................   $ (3,932)   $14,520    $ 3,147
  State.................................       (937)     3,102        899
  Foreign...............................      3,454      3,853      2,248
                                           --------    -------    -------
       Total current....................     (1,415)    21,475      6,294
                                           --------    -------    -------

Deferred:
  Federal...............................    (10,686)    (3,104)     6,069
  State.................................     (2,178)      (725)     1,114
  Foreign...............................       (474)     2,215     (3,040)
                                           --------    -------    -------
       Total deferred...................    (13,338)    (1,614)     4,143
                                           --------    -------    -------
                                           $(14,753)   $19,861    $10,437
                                           --------    -------    -------
                                           --------    -------    -------
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COLEMAN WORLDWIDE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
            NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(CONTINUED)
                       (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE DATA)
 
10. INCOME TAXES--(CONTINUED)
 
     The effective tax rate on (loss) earnings before income taxes, minority
interest and extraordinary item varies from the current statutory federal income
tax rate as follows:
YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31,
                                                               ------------------------------------
                                                    1996                       1995                       1994
                                           -----------------------    -----------------------    -----------------------
(Benefit) provision at statutory rate...            (35.0)%                     35.0%                      35.0%
State taxes, net........................             (4.5)                       2.2                        3.5
Recognition of permanent basis
  differences related to loss on
  restructuring of foreign investment...               --                         --                      (13.4)
Nondeductible amortization..............              4.3                        3.8                        4.4
Foreign operations......................              3.6                       (0.2)                      (3.4)
Valuation allowance.....................              5.8                         --                         --
Puerto Rico operations..................              0.3                       (3.1)                        --
Other, net..............................              1.1                        0.2                        2.1
                                                   ------                      -----                     ------
Effective tax rate (benefit)
  provision.............................            (24.4)%                     37.9%                      28.2%
                                                   ------                      -----                     ------
                                                   ------                      -----                     ------
Deferred income taxes reflect the net tax effects of temporary differences
between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities for financial reporting
purposes and the amounts used for income tax purposes. Significant components of
Coleman Worldwide's deferred tax liabilities and assets are as follows:
DECEMBER 31,
                                                     ------------------
                                                      1996       1995
                                                     -------    -------
Deferred tax assets:
  Postretirement benefits other than pensions.....   $12,370    $11,986
  Reserves for self-insurance and warranty
     costs........................................     6,678      4,777
  Pension liabilities.............................     8,828      4,942
  Inventory.......................................     8,245      5,579
  Net operating loss carryforwards................    14,875      3,103
  Impaired assets.................................        --     10,068
  Other, net......................................    24,026      5,555
                                                     -------    -------
       Total deferred tax assets..................    75,022     46,010
Valuation allowance...............................    (7,501)        --
                                                     -------    -------
       Net deferred tax assets....................    67,521     46,010
                                                     -------    -------
Deferred tax liabilities:
  Depreciation....................................    18,248     17,611
  Other, net......................................     7,675      5,125
                                                     -------    -------
       Total deferred tax liabilities.............    25,923     22,736
                                                     -------    -------
          Net deferred tax assets.................   $41,598    $23,274
                                                     -------    -------
                                                     -------    -------
During 1996, Coleman Worldwide increased the valuation allowance related to
certain foreign deferred tax assets due to uncertainties over realization. At
December 31, 1996, Coleman Worldwide had net operating loss carryforwards
('NOL's') of approximately $42,677 for certain foreign income tax purposes.
These NOL's expire beginning in 1999.
 
     Coleman Worldwide has not provided for taxes on undistributed foreign
earnings of approximately $16,904 at December 31, 1996 as Coleman Worldwide
intends to permanently reinvest these earnings in the future growth of the
business. Determination of the amount of unrecognized deferred U.S. income tax
liability is not practicable because of the complexities associated with its
hypothetical calculation.
 
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COLEMAN WORLDWIDE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
            NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(CONTINUED)
                       (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE DATA)

 
11. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
 
     In 1996, the Company entered into an agreement with an affiliate in which
the Company realized approximately $1,800 of net tax benefits associated with
certain foreign tax net operating loss carry forwards that had not previously
been recognized.
 
     The Company provided management services to certain affiliates pursuant to
a management agreement through June 30, 1995. The consolidated financial
statements reflect the management fees as a reduction in selling, general and
administration expenses. For the years ended December 31, 1995 and 1994,
management fees earned by the Company were $2,400 and $4,800, respectively.
 
     MacAndrews & Forbes provides Coleman Worldwide, at Coleman Worldwide's
request, with certain allocated services, pursuant to a services agreement.
These allocated services are purchased by MacAndrews & Forbes from third party
providers on behalf of Coleman Worldwide. Such services include professional
services, such as legal and accounting, insurance coverage and other services.
Coleman Worldwide reimburses MacAndrews & Forbes for that portion of amounts due
to third party providers as is allocable to the services purchased for and
provided to Coleman Worldwide and reimburses MacAndrews & Forbes for their other
out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with providing such services.
Coleman Worldwide participates in certain of Holdings' insurance programs,
including health and life insurance, workers' compensation, and liability
insurance. Coleman Worldwide's expense represents its expected costs for
self-insured retentions and premiums for excess coverage insurance. The expense
was $13,923, $9,874, and $10,586 for the years ended December 31, 1996, 1995 and
1994, respectively.
 
     The Company purchases and sells products from and to certain affiliates.
These amounts are not, in the aggregate, material.
 
12. EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS
 
  Pension Plans:
 
     Holdings maintains pension and other retirement plans in various forms
covering employees of the Company who meet eligibility requirements. The U.S.
salaried retirement plan is a non-contributory defined benefit plan and provides
benefits based on a formula of each participant's final average pay and years of
service. The U.S. hourly pension plan is a non-contributory defined benefit plan
and contains a flat benefit formula. The salaried and hourly plans provide
reduced benefits for early retirement and the salaried plan takes into account
offsets for Social Security benefits. The Company's policy is to contribute
annually the minimum amount required pursuant to the Employee Retirement Income
Security Act, as amended.
 
     Holdings also has an unfunded excess benefit plan covering certain of the
Company's U.S. employees whose benefits under the plans described above are
limited by provisions of the Internal Revenue Code. The
 
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COLEMAN WORLDWIDE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
            NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(CONTINUED)
                       (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE DATA)
 
12. EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS--(CONTINUED)

following table reconciles the funded status of the pension plans with the
amount recognized in Coleman Worldwide's consolidated balance sheets as of the
dates indicated:
DECEMBER 31,
                                           --------------------
                                             1996        1995
                                           --------    --------
Actuarial present value of benefit
  obligation:
  Accumulated benefit obligation,
     including vested benefits of
     $18,686 and $15,282................   $(21,933)   $(17,588)
                                           --------    --------
                                           --------    --------
Projected benefit obligation for service
  rendered to date......................   $(37,092)   $(32,284)
Plan assets at fair value...............     16,197       9,696
                                           --------    --------
Projected benefit obligation in excess
  of plan assets........................    (20,895)    (22,588)
Unrecognized prior service cost.........         50          57
Unrecognized net loss...................      7,999       8,869
                                           --------    --------
Accrued pension cost....................    (12,846)    (13,662)
Amount reflected as an intangible
  asset.................................       (288)         --
Amount reflected as minimum pension
  liability adjustment..................       (470)         --
                                           --------    --------
Amount reflected as pension liability...   $(13,604)   $(13,662)
                                           --------    --------
                                           --------    --------
The weighted-average discount rate used in determining the actuarial
present value of the projected benefit obligation was 7.5% and 7.25% as of
December 31, 1996 and 1995, respectively. The rate of increase in future
compensation levels reflected in such determination was 5% as of December 31,
1996 and 1995. The expected long-term rate of return on assets was 9% as of
December 31, 1996, 1995 and 1994. Plan assets consist primarily of common stock,
mutual funds and fixed income securities stated at fair market value, and cash
equivalents stated at cost, which approximates fair market value. Unrecognized

items are being recognized over the estimated remaining service lives of active
employees.
 
     Net pension expense includes the following components:
YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31,
                                           --------------------------
                                            1996      1995      1994
                                           ------    ------    ------
Service cost-benefits attributed to
  service during the year...............   $3,098    $2,125    $2,051
Interest cost on projected benefit
  obligation............................    2,442     2,004     1,554
Actual return on plan assets............   (1,490)   (1,347)      391
Net amortization and deferrals..........      844       834      (750)
                                           ------    ------    ------
Net pension expense.....................   $4,894    $3,616    $3,246
                                           ------    ------    ------
                                           ------    ------    ------
Savings Plan:
 
     In January 1990, Holdings initiated an employee savings plan under Section
401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code. This plan covers substantially all of the
Company's full-time U.S. employees and allows employees to contribute up to 10%
of their salary to the plan. The Company matches, at a 33 1/3% rate, employee
contributions of up to 6% of their salary. Amounts charged to expense for
matching contributions were $1,314, $1,165, and $927 for the years ended
December 31, 1996, 1995 and 1994, respectively.
 
  Retiree Health Care and Life Insurance:
 
     The Company, through Holdings, provides certain unfunded health and life
insurance benefits for certain retired employees. Approximately 53 percent of
the Company's U.S. employees may become eligible for these benefits if they
reach retirement age while working for the Company.
 
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COLEMAN WORLDWIDE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
            NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(CONTINUED)
                       (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE DATA)
 
12. EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS--(CONTINUED)

     The following table reconciles the funded status of the Company's allocable
portion of Holdings' postretirement benefit plans with the amount recognized in
Coleman Worldwide's consolidated balance sheets as of the dates indicated:
DECEMBER 31,
                                           --------------------
                                             1996        1995
                                           --------    --------
Accumulated postretirement benefit
  obligation:
  Retirees..............................   $ (6,682)   $ (6,660)
  Fully eligible active plan
     participants.......................     (3,015)     (2,991)
  Other active plan participants........    (10,664)    (10,904)
                                           --------    --------
Total accumulated postretirement benefit
  obligation............................    (20,361)    (20,555)
Unrecognized transition benefit.........     (3,973)     (4,239)
Unrecognized prior service cost.........       (492)       (580)
Unrecognized net (gain) loss............       (976)        936
                                           --------    --------
Net postretirement benefit liability....   $(25,802)   $(24,438)
                                           --------    --------
                                           --------    --------
Net periodic postretirement benefit expense includes the following
components:
YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31,
                                                                              --------------------------
                                                                               1996      1995      1994
                                                                              ------    ------    ------
Service cost-benefits attributed to service during the year................   $1,044    $  756    $  901
Interest cost on accumulated postretirement benefit obligation.............    1,454     1,352     1,268
Amortization of transition benefit and other net gains.....................     (354)     (455)     (354)
                                                                              ------    ------    ------
Net periodic postretirement benefit expense................................   $2,144    $1,653    $1,815
                                                                              ------    ------    ------
                                                                              ------    ------    ------
The discount rate used in determining the accumulated postretirement
benefit obligation ('APBO') was 7.5% and 7.25% as of December 31, 1996 and 1995,
respectively. The assumed health care cost trend rate used in measuring the APBO
at December 31, 1996 was 8% starting in 1997, then gradually decreasing to 5% by
the year 2003 and remaining at that level thereafter. The health care cost trend
rate assumption has a significant effect on the amount of the obligation and
periodic benefit expense reported. An increase in the assumed health care cost
trend rates by 1% in each year would increase the APBO as of December 31, 1996
by approximately 18% and the service and interest cost components of net

periodic postretirement benefit expense by approximately 23%.
 
  Stock Option Plan:
 
     The Company adopted The Coleman Company, Inc. 1992 Stock Option Plan (the
'1992 Stock Option Plan') prior to the effective date of the IPO. During 1993,
the shareholders approved the 1993 Stock Option Plan (the '1993 Stock Option
Plan') and during 1996, the shareholders approved The Coleman Company, Inc. 1996
Stock Option Plan (the '1996 Stock Option Plan'). Under the terms of the 1992
Stock Option Plan, the 1993 Stock Option Plan and the 1996 Stock Option Plan
(collectively the 'Stock Option Plans'), incentive stock options ('ISOs'),
non-qualified stock options ('NQSOs') and stock appreciation rights ('SARs') may
be granted to key employees of the Company and any of its affiliates from time
to time. Stock options have been granted under the Stock Option Plans with
vesting terms and maximum terms of approximately five years and ten years,
respectively. The aggregate number of shares of common stock as to which options
and rights may be granted under the Stock Option Plans may not exceed 4,700,000.
 
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            NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(CONTINUED)
                       (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE DATA)
 
12. EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS--(CONTINUED)

     The following table summarizes the stock option transactions under the
Stock Option Plans:
1996                      1995                      1994
                                           ----------------------    ----------------------    ----------------------
                                                        WEIGHTED-                 WEIGHTED-                 WEIGHTED-
                                                         AVERAGE                   AVERAGE                   AVERAGE
                                                        EXERCISE                  EXERCISE                  EXERCISE
                                            OPTIONS       PRICE       OPTIONS       PRICE       OPTIONS       PRICE
                                           ---------    ---------    ---------    ---------    ---------    ---------
Outstanding--January 1,.................   2,572,930     $ 15.25     2,310,888     $ 14.03     1,256,540     $ 12.61
  Granted:
     at market price....................     294,000       19.73       637,000       17.89     1,272,450       15.13
     above market price.................     381,000       15.00            --          --            --          --
  Exercised.............................    (154,890)      12.17      (325,748)      12.09       (53,362)      10.12
  Forfeited.............................     (75,410)      14.19       (49,210)      13.14      (164,740)      12.98
                                           ---------                 ---------                 ---------
Outstanding--December 31,...............   3,017,630       15.84     2,572,930       15.25     2,310,888       14.03
                                           ---------                 ---------                 ---------
                                           ---------                 ---------                 ---------
Exercisable--December 31,...............     513,440       13.25       413,526       12.84       488,488       12.15
                                           ---------                 ---------                 ---------
                                           ---------                 ---------                 ---------

Weighted-average fair value of options
  granted during the year:
     at market price....................       $6.62                     $7.13
                                                                     ---------                 
                                                                     ---------             
     above market price.................       $3.21                        --
                                                                     ---------                 
                                                                     ---------
The following table summarizes information concerning currently outstanding
and exercisable options at December 31, 1996:
OPTIONS OUTSTANDING                                      OPTIONS EXERCISABLE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------    -----------------------------
                                          WEIGHTED-AVERAGE      WEIGHTED-                        WEIGHTED-
        RANGE OF             NUMBER          REMAINING           AVERAGE          NUMBER          AVERAGE
    EXERCISE PRICES        OUTSTANDING    CONTRACTUAL LIFE    EXERCISE PRICE    EXERCISABLE    EXERCISE PRICE
------------------------   -----------    ----------------    --------------    -----------    --------------
$ 9.75-$14.32                 770,630       1.59 years            $13.05          393,440          $12.71
$14.33-$15.13                 606,000       7.32                   14.98          120,000           15.06
$15.14-$16.30                 755,000       7.92                   16.06               --              --
$16.31-$23.13                 886,000       8.86                   18.65               --              --
                           -----------                                          -----------
$ 9.75-$23.13               3,017,630       6.46                                  513,440
                           -----------                                          -----------
                           -----------                                          -----------
As described in Note 1, the Company follows APB 25 in accounting for its
stock compensation arrangements. Pro forma financial information regarding net
income is required by FASB Statement No. 123, 'Accounting for Stock-Based
Compensation' ('FAS 123'), and has been determined as if the Company had
accounted for its employee stock options under the fair value method of FAS 123.
The fair value of ISOs and NQSOs granted during 1996 and 1995 were estimated at
the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model with the
following weighted-average assumptions: risk-free interest rates of 6.11% and
5.91% for 1996 and 1995, respectively, dividend yield of 0.0%, volatility of the
expected market price of the Company's common stock of 20.2% and 30.8% for 1996
and 1995, respectively, and a weighted-average expected life of the option of
5.5 years.
 
                                      F-54
COLEMAN WORLDWIDE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
            NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(CONTINUED)
                       (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE DATA)
 
12. EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS--(CONTINUED)

 
     FAS 123 requires the use of option valuation models, one of which is the
Black-Scholes model, that were not developed for use valuing ISOs or NQSOs.
Further, these option valuation models require the input of highly subjective
assumptions, including the expected stock price volatility. In management's
opinion, based on the above, the existing models do not necessarily provide a
reliable single measure of the fair value of its ISOs or NQSOs.
 
     The following summarized, unaudited pro forma results of operations assume
the estimated fair value of the ISOs and NQSOs granted in 1996 and 1995 is
amortized to expense over the ISOs' and NQSOs' vesting period. FAS 123 does not
require disclosure of the effect of any grants of stock based compensation prior
to 1995 and, therefore, the pro forma effect on net earnings of FAS 123 is not
representative of the pro forma effect on net earnings in future years.
YEAR ENDED DECEMBER
                                                              31,
                                                     ---------------------
                                                       1996         1995
                                                     --------      -------
Pro forma net (loss) earnings.....................   $(42,180)     $24,897
13. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
 
  Leases:
 
     The Company leases manufacturing, administrative and sales facilities and
various types of equipment under operating lease agreements expiring through
2007. Rental expense was $14,164, $11,526, and $9,520 for the years ended
December 31, 1996, 1995 and 1994, respectively. Minimum rental commitments under
all noncancellable operating leases with remaining lease terms in excess of one
year from December 31, 1996, aggregated $43,573; such commitments for each of
the five years subsequent to December 31, 1996 are $12,379, $11,135, $6,189,
$4,296, and $2,619, respectively, and $6,955 thereafter.
 
     The Company leases its Hastings, Nebraska facility and the corporate office
building in Denver, Colorado under agreements which give the Company the right,
subject to certain qualifications, to renew, terminate, or purchase the
properties. Upon termination, the Company has guaranteed the lessor certain
residual values.
 
  Environmental Matters:
 
     The Company is subject to various environmental regulations and has adopted
an environmental policy designed to ensure the Company operates in full
compliance with applicable environmental regulations and, where appropriate, the
Company's own internal standards. Coleman has also undertaken an environmental
compliance audit program. The Company makes expenditures it believes are
necessary to comply with environmental management practices. Environmental
expenditures that relate to current operations are expensed or capitalized as

appropriate, were not significant in 1996, and are not expected to be
significant in the foreseeable future. Coleman has established reserves for
various environmental matters to cover the estimated costs of the
investigations, remedial activities and litigation.
 
  Non-Recourse Guaranty:
 
     On July 22, 1993, Coleman Worldwide's parent, Coleman Holdings Inc.,
('Coleman Holdings') issued and sold $281,281 principal amount at maturity of
Senior Secured Discount Notes due 1998 (the 'Old Notes') in a private placement
offering. Subsequent to the private placement offering, a registration statement
on Form S-1 was filed to exchange the Old Notes for Series B Senior Secured
Discount Notes (the 'Notes'). The net proceeds of approximately $162,299 were
distributed to Coleman Holdings' parent.
 
                                      F-55
COLEMAN WORLDWIDE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
            NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(CONTINUED)
                       (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE DATA)
 
13. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES--(CONTINUED)

     The Notes will mature on May 27, 1998 and are secured by all the shares of
Coleman Worldwide. In connection with Coleman Holdings' Notes issuance, Coleman
Worldwide has provided a non-recourse guaranty, which is secured by its pledge
of 26,000,000 shares of Coleman Common Stock. There will be no periodic payment
of interest on the Notes. The aggregate principal amount of the Notes represents
a yield to maturity of 10.875% per annum (computed on a semiannual bond
equivalent basis) calculated from July 22, 1993.
 
  Other:
 
     The Company and Holdings are involved in various claims and legal actions
arising in the ordinary course of business. The Company believes the ultimate
disposition of these matters is not expected to have a material adverse effect
on Coleman Worldwide's consolidated financial condition or results of
operations. Coleman Worldwide and the Company have entered into a
cross-indemnification agreement with Holdings pursuant to which Coleman will
indemnify Holdings against all liabilities related to businesses transferred to
the Company, and Holdings will indemnify the Company against all liabilities of
Holdings other than liabilities related to the businesses transferred to the
Company.
 
     The Company is also party to a license agreement which requires payments of
minimum guaranteed royalties aggregating to $8,225 at December 31, 1996; such
commitments for each of the four years remaining under the agreement subsequent
to December 31, 1996 are $933, $1,768, $2,454, and $3,070, respectively.
 
14. SIGNIFICANT CUSTOMERS
 
     The Company's U.S. and Canadian operations have one significant customer

which accounted for approximately 15%, 19%, and 21% of net revenues in the years
ended December 31, 1996, 1995 and 1994, respectively.
 
15. CASH FLOW REPORTING
 
     Coleman Worldwide uses the indirect method to report cash flows from
operating activities. Interest paid was $37,608, $23,976, and $11,933 and income
taxes paid were $2,857, $4,606, and $359 for the years ended December 31, 1996,
1995 and 1994, respectively. Certain non-cash transactions relating to
acquisitions and the issuance of long-term debt have been reported in Notes 2
and 9.
 
16. GEOGRAPHIC SEGMENTS
 
     Coleman Worldwide designs, manufactures and markets a wide variety of
multiuse products and accessories, which are primarily marketed through
independent retail markets, for the outdoor recreation and hardware consumers.
Coleman Worldwide is a leading manufacturer and marketer of brand name consumer
products for the camping and related outdoor recreation markets in the United
States, Canada, Europe, and Japan.
 
     Operating profit, as indicated below, represents net revenues less
operating expenses and amortization of goodwill. Generally, sales between
geographic areas are made at cost plus a share of operating profit. Identifiable
assets are those used by each geographic segment. Corporate assets are
principally cash, certain property and equipment, income tax refunds
receivable--affiliate, and deferred charges. The geographic segment presentation
has been restated for the years ended December 31, 1995 and 1994 to reflect the
European segment which became a significant segment for the year ended December
31, 1996, primarily due to the impact of the Camping Gaz operations.
 
                                      F-56
COLEMAN WORLDWIDE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
            NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(CONTINUED)
                       (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE DATA)
 
16. GEOGRAPHIC SEGMENTS--(CONTINUED)
 
     Information related to Coleman Worldwide's geographic segments is as
follows:
YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31,
                                           ----------------------------------
                                              1996         1995        1994
                                           ----------    --------    --------
Net revenues:
  Domestic--U.S.........................   $  916,260    $716,018    $566,098
          --Export.....................        91,125      90,434      93,917

  Europe................................      168,780      52,233      52,461
  Other foreign.........................      219,350     169,836     121,545
  Eliminations..........................     (175,299)    (94,947)    (82,441)
                                           ----------    --------    --------
                                           $1,220,216    $933,574    $751,580
                                           ----------    --------    --------
                                           ----------    --------    --------
Operating profit:
  Domestic (a)..........................   $   19,915    $120,915    $ 94,773
  Europe (b)............................      (17,505)     (3,241)    (23,203)
  Other foreign (c).....................        4,027     (10,540)      2,222
                                           ----------    --------    --------
                                                6,437     107,134      73,792
Corporate expenses......................      (16,032)    (18,738)    (12,744)
Interest expense........................      (50,767)    (35,930)    (24,031)
                                           ----------    --------    --------
(Loss) earnings before income taxes,
  minority interest and extraordinary
  item..................................   $  (60,362)   $ 52,466    $ 37,017
                                           ----------    --------    --------
                                           ----------    --------    --------
Identifiable assets:
  Domestic..............................   $  782,373    $696,681    $559,599
  Europe................................      247,412      70,478      72,908
  Other foreign.........................       83,033      59,107      54,573
  Corporate.............................       93,631      80,123      67,946
                                           ----------    --------    --------
                                           $1,206,449    $906,389    $755,026
                                           ----------    --------    --------
                                           ----------    --------    --------
------------------
(a) Includes $49,257 of restructuring and other charges in 1996.
 
(b) Includes $20,002 of restructuring and other charges in 1996 and $17,956
    related to the German Restructuring in 1994.
 
(c) Includes $4,941 of restructuring and other charges in 1996 and $12,289 of
    asset impairment charges in 1995.
 
                                      F-57
COLEMAN WORLDWIDE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
            NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(CONCLUDED)
                       (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE DATA)
 
17. QUARTERLY FINANCIAL SUMMARIES (UNAUDITED)
 
     Summarized quarterly financial data for 1996 and 1995 are as follow:
QUARTER ENDED
                                                       ---------------------------------------------------------------
                                                       MARCH 31,    JUNE 30,    SEPTEMBER 30,(A)    DECEMBER 31,(B)(C)
                                                       ---------    --------    ----------------    ------------------
1996
  Net revenues......................................   $ 273,560    $452,654        $269,607             $224,395
  Gross profit......................................      80,966     137,538          39,894               33,321
  Earnings (loss) before extraordinary item.........      12,236      21,437         (42,047)             (31,845)
  Net earnings (loss)...............................      11,654      20,780         (42,052)             (31,845)
1995
  Net revenues......................................   $ 224,024    $311,281        $211,817             $186,452
  Gross profit......................................      68,496      99,575          65,932               50,144
  Earnings (loss) before extraordinary item.........       9,285      21,085           5,831              (10,292)
  Net earnings (loss)...............................       9,285      21,085           5,044              (10,292)
------------------
(a) For the third quarter of 1996, the gross profit amount includes $33,567 of
    restructuring and other charges. The loss before extraordinary item and net
    loss amounts include an after tax charge of $44,495 related to restructuring
    and other charges.
 
(b) For the fourth quarter of 1996, the gross profit amount includes $10,438 of
    restructuring and other charges. The loss before extraordinary item and net
    loss amounts include an after tax charge of $8,021 related to restructuring
    and other charges.
 
(c) For the fourth quarter of 1995, the gross profit amount includes $7,599 of
    income as a result of adopting the provisions of EITF 95-2. The loss before
    extraordinary item and net loss amounts include an after tax asset
    impairment charge of $9,856 as a result of adopting FAS 121 and an after tax
    credit of $3,796 as a result of adopting the provisions of EITF 95-2.
 
                                      F-58
COLEMAN WORLDWIDE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
                      CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET
                                 (IN THOUSANDS)
                                  (UNAUDITED)
MARCH 31,
                                                         1997
                                                     ------------
ASSETS
Current assets:
  Cash and cash equivalents.......................    $    12,866
  Accounts and notes receivable, less allowance of
     $9,934.......................................        271,617
  Inventories.....................................        288,166
  Deferred tax assets.............................         39,895
  Prepaid assets and other........................         16,611
                                                     ------------
     Total current assets.........................        629,155
Property, plant and equipment, net................        194,739
Intangible assets related to businesses acquired,
  net.............................................        341,907
Note receivable--affiliate........................         47,739
Deferred tax assets and other.....................         39,892
                                                     ------------
                                                      $ 1,253,432
                                                     ------------
                                                     ------------
       LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDER'S EQUITY
Current liabilities:
  Accounts and notes payable......................    $   194,462
  Other current liabilites........................        115,902
                                                     ------------
     Total current liabilites.....................        310,364
  Long-term debt..................................        745,770
Income taxes payable--affiliate...................         16,681
Other liabilities.................................         75,711
Minority interest.................................         44,598
Commitments and contingencies.....................
Stockholder's equity:
  Common stock....................................              1
  Additional paid-in capital......................         28,159
  Retained earnings...............................         34,887
  Currency translation adjustment.................         (2,364)
  Minimum pension liability adjustment............           (375)
                                                     ------------
     Total stockholder's equity...................         60,308
                                                     ------------
                                                      $ 1,253,432
                                                     ------------

                                                     ------------
See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
 
                                      F-59
COLEMAN WORLDWIDE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
                CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
                                 (IN THOUSANDS)
                                  (UNAUDITED)
THREE MONTHS ENDED
                                                          MARCH 31,
                                                     --------------------
                                                       1997        1996
                                                     --------    --------
Net revenues......................................   $295,464    $273,560
 
Cost of sales.....................................    214,422     192,594
                                                     --------    --------
 
Gross profit......................................     81,042      80,966
 
Selling, general and administrative expenses......     65,923      46,776
 
Interest expense, net.............................     13,854      11,056
 
Amortization of goodwill and deferred charges.....      3,010       2,392
 
Other expense (income), net.......................        271      (2,721)
                                                     --------    --------
 
(Loss) earnings before income taxes, minority
  interest and extraordinary item.................     (2,016)     23,463
 
Income tax (benefit) expense......................       (775)      8,692
 
Minority interest in earnings of Camping Gaz......        112          --
 
Minority interest in earnings of Coleman..........        120       2,535
                                                     --------    --------
 
(Loss) earnings before extraordinary item.........     (1,473)     12,236
 
Extraordinary loss on early extinguishment of
  debt, net of income tax benefit.................         --        (582)
                                                     --------    --------
Net (loss) earnings...............................   $ (1,473)   $ 11,654
                                                     --------    --------
                                                     --------    --------
See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
 
                                      F-60
COLEMAN WORLDWIDE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
                CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
                                 (IN THOUSANDS)
                                  (UNAUDITED)
THREE MONTHS
                                                        ENDED MARCH 31,
                                                     ---------------------
                                                       1997        1996
                                                     --------    ---------
Cash Flows from Operating Activities:
  Net (loss) earnings.............................   $ (1,473)   $  11,654
                                                     --------    ---------
  Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) earnings to
     net cash
     used by operating activities:
       Depreciation and amortization..............      9,735        7,733
       Non-cash tax sharing agreement (benefit)
        provision.................................     (1,847)       5,682
       Minority interest in earnings of Coleman...        120        2,535
       Minority interest in earnings of Camping
        Gaz.......................................        112           --
       Interest accretion.........................      3,142        2,976
       Non-cash gain on LYONs conversion..........         --       (2,751)
       Extraordinary loss on early extinguishment
        of debt...................................         --          986
       Change in assets and liabilities:
          Increase in receivables.................    (67,454)     (84,659)
          Increase in inventories.................     (5,258)     (28,420)
          Increase in accounts payable............     18,655        8,741
          Other, net..............................     (3,812)     (17,323)
                                                     --------    ---------
                                                      (46,607)    (104,500)
                                                     --------    ---------
Net cash used by operating activities.............    (48,080)     (92,846)
                                                     --------    ---------
Cash Flows from Investing Activities:
  Capital expenditures............................     (6,313)      (6,866)
  Purchases of businesses, net of cash acquired...         --      (60,132)
  Decrease in note receivable--affiliate..........      7,000           --
  Proceeds from sale of fixed assets..............      2,126          186
                                                     --------    ---------
Net cash provided by (used by) investing
  activities......................................      2,813      (66,812)
                                                     --------    ---------
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:
  Net (payments of) proceeds from revolving credit
     agreement borrowings.........................     (8,959)     125,713
  Net change in short-term borrowings.............     48,996       29,611

  Repayment of long-term debt.....................        (64)        (172)
  Debt issuance and refinancing costs.............       (718)          --
  Purchases of Company common stock...............         --       (2,329)
  Proceeds from stock options exercised...........        197          967
  Contributions from (distributions to) parents...         41          (10)
                                                     --------    ---------
Net cash provided by financing activities.........     39,493      153,780
                                                     --------    ---------
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash...........      1,341          629
                                                     --------    ---------
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents.........     (4,433)      (5,249)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the
  period..........................................     17,299       12,065
                                                     --------    ---------
Cash and cash equivalents at end of the period....   $ 12,866    $   6,816
                                                     --------    ---------
                                                     --------    ---------
See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
 
                                      F-61
COLEMAN WORLDWIDE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
              NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                       (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE DATA)
                                  (UNAUDITED)
 
1. BASIS OF FINANCIAL STATEMENT PRESENTATION
 
     The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of
Coleman Worldwide Corporation ('Coleman Worldwide') have been prepared in
accordance with generally accepted accounting principles for interim financial
information. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and
footnotes required by generally accepted accounting principles for complete
financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting
of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair presentation have
been included. Operating results for the three months ended March 31, 1997 are
not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year
ended December 31, 1997. For further information, refer to the consolidated
financial statements and footnotes thereto included in the Coleman Worldwide
annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1996.
 
2. INVENTORIES
 
     The components of inventories consist of the following:
MARCH 31,
                                                                           1997
                                                                         ---------
Raw material and supplies ............................................   $  83,710
Work-in-process ......................................................      16,036
Finished goods .......................................................     188,420
                                                                         ---------
                                                                         $ 288,166
                                                                         ---------
                                                                         ---------
3. OTHER CHARGES
 
     During the three months ended March 31, 1997, the Company recorded certain
other charges totaling $2,435, net of tax, primarily related to severance costs
associated with recent executive changes.
 
4. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
 
     During the three months ended March 31, 1997, the Company agreed to
purchase an inactive subsidiary from an affiliate for $1,000. The Company
expects to realize certain foreign tax benefits from this transaction in future
years. The Company has accounted for this transaction in a manner similar to a
pooling-of-interests due to the Mafco Holdings Inc. common control over each of

the parties involved in the transaction. The $2,608 excess value of tax benefits
acquired over the purchase price has been accounted for as a capital
contribution.
 
     On March 31, 1997, MacAndrews & Forbes Holdings Inc., an indirect parent,
assumed a liability of Coleman Worldwide in the amount of $2,271. The assumption
was accounted for as a capital contribution.
 
5. CONTINGENCIES
 
     On July 22, 1993, Coleman Worldwide's parent, Coleman Holdings Inc.
('Coleman Holdings'), issued and sold $281,281 principal amount at maturity of
Senior Secured Discount Notes due 1998 (the 'Old Notes') in a private placement
offering. Subsequent to the private placement offering, a registration statement
on Form S-1 was filed to exchange the Old Notes for Series B Senior Secured
Discount Notes (the 'Holdings Notes'). The net proceeds of approximately
$162,299 were distributed to Coleman Holdings' parent.
 
     The Holdings Notes will mature on May 27, 1998, and are secured by all the
shares of Coleman Worldwide. In connection with the Holdings Notes issuance,
Coleman Worldwide has provided a non-recourse guaranty, which is secured by its
pledge of 26,000,000 shares of Coleman Common Stock. There will be no periodic
payment of interest on the Holdings Notes. The aggregate principal amount of the
Holdings Notes represents a yield to maturity of 10.875% per annum (computed on
a semi-annual bond equivalent basis) calculated from July 22, 1993.
 
                                      F-62
COLEMAN WORLDWIDE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
       NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(CONTINUED)
                       (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE DATA)
                                  (UNAUDITED)
 
6. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
 
     In April 1997, the Company announced its intentions to (i) close its
corporate headquarters in Golden, Colorado, (ii) close its Geneva, Switzerland
international headquarters, (iii) reduce the Company's workforce by
approximately 10% and (iv) close or relocate three domestic factories and close
one international factory. Most of the costs associated with these actions will
be reflected in the results of operations for the quarter ended June 30, 1997.
 
     On May 6, 1997, Coleman Worldwide and Coleman Holdings jointly announced
that Coleman Holdings intends to redeem the Holdings Notes on or about July 15,
1997, and that Coleman Worldwide intends to retire its Liquid Yield
Option(Trademark) Notes due 2013 (the 'LYONs'(Trademark)). Coleman Worldwide
will make an offer to pay cash for the LYONs in excess of the market value of
the shares of the Company's common stock for which the LYONs may be exchanged.
Coleman Worldwide expects to commence the offer as soon as reasonably
practicable and to redeem any remaining LYONs on May 27, 1998. Redemption of the
Holdings Notes and retirement of the LYONs will be made with the proceeds from
the issuance of debt securities (the 'Notes') by a newly formed holding company.

Upon the redemption of the Holdings Notes and retirement of the LYONs, the Notes
are expected to be secured by the shares of the Company's common stock owned by
Coleman Worldwide.
 
                                      F-63
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
 
Stockholders and Board of Directors
The Coleman Company, Inc.
 
     We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of The Coleman
Company, Inc. and subsidiaries as of December 31, 1996 and 1995, and the related
consolidated statements of operations, stockholders' equity, and cash flows for
each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 1996. These financial
statements are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our
responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on
our audits.
 
     We conducted our audits in accordance with generally accepted auditing
standards. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain
reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material
misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting
the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes
assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by
management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation.
We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
 
     In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above
present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of
The Coleman Company, Inc. and subsidiaries at December 31, 1996 and 1995, and
the consolidated results of their operations and their cash flows for each of
the three years in the period ended December 31, 1996, in conformity with
generally accepted accounting principles.
 
                                          ERNST & YOUNG LLP
 
Denver, Colorado
March 10, 1997
 
                                      F-64
THE COLEMAN COMPANY, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                          CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
                       (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE DATA)
DECEMBER 31,
                                                     ----------------------
                                                        1996         1995
                                                     ----------    --------
ASSETS
Current assets:
  Cash and cash equivalents.......................   $   17,299    $ 12,065
  Accounts receivable, less allowance of $11,512
     in 1996 and $3,115 in 1995...................      182,418     148,765
  Notes receivable................................       27,524      16,544
  Inventories.....................................      287,502     216,236
  Income tax refunds receivable--affiliate........       21,661       2,400
  Deferred tax assets.............................       40,466      20,481
  Prepaid assets and other........................       14,767      22,308
                                                     ----------    --------
Total current assets..............................      591,637     438,799
Property, plant and equipment, net................      199,182     162,691
Intangible assets related to businesses acquired,
  net.............................................      341,715     217,289
Deferred tax assets and other.....................       27,552      25,708
                                                     ----------    --------
                                                     $1,160,086    $844,487
                                                     ----------    --------
                                                     ----------    --------
       LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current liabilities:
  Current portion of long-term debt...............   $      747    $  1,051
  Short-term borrowings...........................       33,935      19,302
  Accounts payable................................       98,906      71,377
  Accrued expenses................................      112,906      58,137
                                                     ----------    --------
     Total current liabilities....................      246,494     149,867
Long-term debt....................................      582,866     354,206
Other liabilities.................................       76,173      48,072
Minority interest.................................        1,608          --
Commitments and contingencies.....................
Stockholders' equity:
  Preferred stock, par value $.01 per share;
     20,000,000 shares authorized, no shares
     issued or outstanding........................           --          --
  Common stock, par value $.01 per share;
     80,000,000 shares authorized; 53,222,420
     shares issued and outstanding in 1996; and
     53,177,280 shares issued and outstanding in
     1995.........................................          532         532

  Additional paid-in capital......................      166,690     165,466
  Retained earnings...............................       82,832     126,179
  Currency translation adjustment.................        3,176         165
  Minimum pension liability adjustment............         (285)         --
                                                     ----------    --------
     Total stockholders' equity...................      252,945     292,342
                                                     ----------    --------
                                                     $1,160,086    $844,487
                                                     ----------    --------
                                                     ----------    --------
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
 
                                      F-65
THE COLEMAN COMPANY, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                     CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
                     (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)
YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31,
                                           ----------------------------------
                                              1996         1995        1994
                                           ----------    --------    --------
Net revenues............................   $1,220,216    $933,574    $751,580
Cost of sales...........................      928,497     649,427     535,710
                                           ----------    --------    --------
Gross profit............................      291,719     284,147     215,870
Selling, general and administrative
  expenses..............................      291,669     174,688     128,466
Asset impairment charge.................           --      12,289          --
Restructuring expense...................           --          --      18,456
Interest expense, net...................       38,727      24,545      13,374
Amortization of goodwill and deferred
  charges...............................       10,473       7,745       6,209
Other expense, net......................        1,151         334       1,138
                                           ----------    --------    --------
  (Loss) earnings before income taxes,
     minority interest and extraordinary
     item...............................      (50,301)     64,546      48,227
Income tax (benefit) expense............      (10,927)     24,479      14,747
Minority interest in earnings of Camping
  Gaz...................................        1,872          --          --
                                           ----------    --------    --------
  (Loss) earnings before extraordinary
     item...............................      (41,246)     40,067      33,480
Extraordinary loss on early
  extinguishment of debt, net of income
  tax benefit of $431 in 1996, $503 in
  1995, and $435 in 1994................         (647)       (787)       (677)
                                           ----------    --------    --------
Net (loss) earnings.....................   $  (41,893)   $ 39,280    $ 32,803
                                           ----------    --------    --------
                                           ----------    --------    --------
(Loss) earnings per share:
  (Loss) earnings before extraordinary
     item...............................   $    (0.78)   $   0.75    $   0.62
Extraordinary item......................        (0.01)      (0.01)      (0.01)
                                           ----------    --------    --------
                                           ----------    --------    --------
  Net (loss) earnings...................   $    (0.79)   $   0.74    $   0.61
                                           ----------    --------    --------
                                           ----------    --------    --------
Weighted average common shares
  outstanding...........................       53,197      53,226      53,436

                                           ----------    --------    --------
                                           ----------    --------    --------
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
 
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THE COLEMAN COMPANY, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
                       (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE DATA)
COMMON STOCK
                                             --------------------    ADDITIONAL                 CURRENCY      MINIMUM
                                               NUMBER                 PAID-IN      RETAINED    TRANSLATION    PENSION
                                             OF SHARES     AMOUNT     CAPITAL      EARNINGS    ADJUSTMENT     LIABILITY
                                             ----------    ------    ----------    --------    -----------    -------
Balance at December 31, 1993..............   53,615,770     $536      $ 167,514    $ 60,597      $  (543)      $  --
  Purchases of common stock...............     (597,600)      (6)        (5,224)     (4,341)          --          --
  Stock issued under stock option plan....       53,362        1            538          --           --          --
  Stock option tax benefits...............           --       --             45          --           --          --
  Net earnings............................           --       --             --      32,803           --          --
  Currency translation adjustment.........           --       --             --          --        1,443          --
                                             ----------    ------    ----------    --------    -----------
Balance at December 31, 1994..............   53,071,532      531        162,873      89,059          900          --
  Purchases of common stock...............     (220,000)      (2)        (1,924)     (2,160)          --          --
  Stock issued under stock option plan....      325,748        3          3,935          --           --          --
  Stock option tax benefits...............           --       --            582          --           --          --
  Net earnings............................           --       --             --      39,280           --          --
  Currency translation adjustment.........           --       --             --          --         (735)         --
                                             ----------    ------    ----------    --------    -----------    -------
Balance at December 31, 1995..............   53,177,280      532        165,466     126,179          165          --
  Purchases of common stock...............     (100,000)      (1)          (874)     (1,454)          --          --
  Stock split issuance costs..............           --       --            (93)         --           --          --
  Stock issued under stock option plan....      145,140        1          1,737          --           --          --
  Stock option tax benefits...............           --       --            454          --           --          --
  Net loss................................           --       --             --     (41,893)          --          --
  Currency translation adjustment.........           --       --             --          --        3,011          --
  Minimum pension liability adjustment,
     net of tax...........................           --       --             --          --           --        (285)
                                             ----------    ------    ----------    --------    -----------    -------
Balance at December 31, 1996..............   53,222,420     $532      $ 166,690    $ 82,832      $ 3,176       $(285)
                                             ----------    ------    ----------    --------    -----------    -------
                                             ----------    ------    ----------    --------    -----------    -------
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
 
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THE COLEMAN COMPANY, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                     CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
                                 (IN THOUSANDS)
YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31,
                                           ----------------------------------
                                             1996         1995        1994
                                           ---------    --------    ---------
Cash flows from operating activities:
  Net (loss) earnings...................   $ (41,893)   $ 39,280    $  32,803
                                           ---------    --------    ---------
     Adjustments to reconcile net (loss)
       earnings to net cash flows from
       operating activities:
       Depreciation and amortization....      36,358      26,523       22,755
       Non-cash restructuring and other
          charges.......................      48,269      12,289       10,950
       Extraordinary loss on early
          extinguishment of debt........       1,078       1,290        1,112
       Minority interest in earnings of
          Camping Gaz...................       1,872          --           --
     Change in assets and liabilities:
       Decrease (increase) in
          receivables...................         976     (37,833)     (22,122)
       Increase in inventories..........     (42,402)    (49,396)     (10,852)
       (Decrease) increase in accounts
          payable.......................     (12,308)     13,825       (1,403)
       Other, net.......................      (1,279)     (3,789)     (13,302)
                                           ---------    --------    ---------
                                              32,564     (37,091)     (12,862)
                                           ---------    --------    ---------
Net cash (used) provided by operating
  activities............................      (9,329)      2,189       19,941
                                           ---------    --------    ---------
Cash flows from investing activities:
  Capital expenditures..................     (41,334)    (29,053)     (34,915)
  Purchases of businesses, net of cash
     acquired...........................    (161,875)    (33,385)     (99,587)
  Proceeds from sale of fixed assets....       2,924         928        4,471
                                           ---------    --------    ---------
Net cash used by investing activities...    (200,285)    (61,510)    (130,031)
Cash flows from financing activities:
  Net change in short-term borrowings...     (11,043)      3,106        6,867
  Net (payments of) proceeds from
     revolving credit agreement
     borrowings.........................      (2,779)    (61,289)     129,274
  Proceeds from issuance of long-term
     debt...............................     235,000     200,000           --
  Repayment of long-term debt...........      (6,648)    (73,884)     (10,796)

  Debt issuance and refinancing costs...      (3,902)     (3,569)      (1,955)
  Purchases of Company common stock.....      (2,329)     (4,086)      (9,571)
  Proceeds from stock options exercised
     including tax benefits.............       2,192       4,520          584
                                           ---------    --------    ---------
Net cash provided by financing
  activities............................     210,491      64,798      114,403
                                           ---------    --------    ---------
Effect of exchange rate changes on
  cash..................................       4,357      (1,731)      (1,587)
                                           ---------    --------    ---------
Net increase in cash and cash
  equivalents...........................       5,234       3,746        2,726
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning
  of the year...........................      12,065       8,319        5,593
                                           ---------    --------    ---------
Cash and cash equivalents at end of the
  year..................................   $  17,299    $ 12,065    $   8,319
                                           ---------    --------    ---------
                                           ---------    --------    ---------
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
 
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THE COLEMAN COMPANY, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                   NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                       (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE DATA)
 
1. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
 
  Background:
 
     The Coleman Company, Inc. ('Coleman' or the 'Company') was formed in
December 1991 to succeed to the assets and liabilities of the outdoor products
business of New Coleman Holdings Inc. ('Holdings') an indirect wholly-owned
subsidiary of Mafco Holdings Inc. ('Mafco'). Holdings (then named The Coleman
Company, Inc.) was acquired in 1989 by MacAndrews & Forbes Holdings Inc.
('MacAndrews Holdings', and, together with Mafco, 'MacAndrews & Forbes'), a
corporation wholly owned through Mafco by Ronald O. Perelman. Coleman is a
subsidiary of Coleman Worldwide Corporation ('Coleman Worldwide'), which is an
indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Holdings. In March 1992, the Company
completed an initial public offering of its common stock. MacAndrews & Forbes
indirectly holds 44,067,520 shares of the common stock of Coleman, which
represents approximately 83% of the outstanding Coleman common stock as of
December 31, 1996.
 
  Principles of Consolidation:
 
     The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company
and its subsidiaries after elimination of all material intercompany accounts and
transactions.
 
  Cash Equivalents:
 
     Cash equivalents (primarily investments in money market funds and
commercial paper which are purchased with original maturities of three months or
less) are carried at cost, which approximates fair value.
 
  Inventories:
 
     Inventories are valued at the lower of cost or market. Cost is principally
determined by the first-in, first-out ('FIFO') method.
 
  Property, Plant and Equipment:
 
     Property, plant and equipment is recorded at cost and depreciated on a
straight-line basis over the estimated useful lives of such assets as follows:
land improvements, 5 to 25 years; buildings and building improvements, 7 to 45
years; and machinery and equipment, 3 to 15 years. Leasehold improvements are
amortized over their estimated useful lives or the terms of the leases,
whichever is shorter. Repairs and maintenance are charged to operations as
incurred, and significant expenditures for additions and improvements are
capitalized.
 
  Intangible Assets:
 

     Intangible assets represent goodwill which is being amortized on a
straight-line basis over periods not in excess of 40 years. Accumulated
amortization aggregated $38,851 and $29,261 at December 31, 1996 and 1995,
respectively. The carrying amount of goodwill is reviewed if facts and
circumstances suggest it may be impaired. If this review indicates goodwill will
not be recoverable over the remaining amortization period, as determined based
on the estimated undiscounted cash flows of the entity acquired, the carrying
amount of the goodwill is reduced to estimated fair value based on market value
or discounted cash flows, as appropriate.
 
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THE COLEMAN COMPANY, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
            NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(CONTINUED)
                       (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE DATA)
 
1. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES--(CONTINUED)

  Revenue Recognition:
 
     The Company recognizes net revenues upon shipment of merchandise. Net
revenues comprise gross revenues less customer returns and allowances.
 
  Advertising and Promotion Expense:
 
     Production costs of future media advertising are deferred until the
advertising occurs. All other advertising and promotion costs are expensed when
incurred. The amounts charged against operations for the years ended December
31, 1996, 1995 and 1994 were $58,823, $37,544 and $30,831, respectively.
 
  Research and Development:
 
     Research and development expenditures are expensed as incurred. The amounts
charged against operations for the years ended December 31, 1996, 1995 and 1994
were $11,082, $6,548, and $5,230, respectively.
 
  Self Insurance:
 
     The Company participates in insurance programs maintained by Holdings. The
Company estimates its liability for the self-insured portions of the risks
covered by such programs and accrues appropriate reserves. (See Note 11.)
 
  Foreign Currency Translation:
 
     The Company's international operations, other than its Brazilian and
Mexican operations, are conducted in economic environments which the Company
does not consider to be highly inflationary. Assets and liabilities of
international operations generally are translated into U.S. dollars at the rates
of exchange in effect at the balance sheet date, and income and expense items
generally are translated at the average exchange rates prevailing during the
period presented. Gains and losses resulting from the translation of these
financial statements are recorded as a component of stockholders' equity. Gains

and losses resulting from foreign currency transactions and translation of the
financial statements of the Company's Brazilian and Mexican operations are
included in the results of operations and have not been significant for the
years ended December 31, 1996, 1995 and 1994.
 
  Financial Instruments with Off-Balance-Sheet Risk:
 
     The Company periodically enters into a variety of foreign currency exchange
agreements in the management of foreign currency exposure related primarily to
firm commitments, intercompany foreign sales transactions expected to occur
within the next twelve months and intercompany accounts receivables and
payables.
 
     At December 31, 1996, the Company did not have any outstanding foreign
currency exchange agreements related to firm commitments. At December 31, 1995,
the Company had a forward exchange contract to buy $15,000 of Italian lira
maturing on May 31, 1996 and had an unrecognized gain of $93. The gains and
losses from this contract are accounted for under the deferral method and are
recognized and included in income in the same period as a component of the
related hedged transactions. In the event it is no longer probable the
transactions will be consummated, the gains and losses are recognized
immediately in income under the fair value method. At December 31, 1995, the
Company had outstanding option contracts for the purchase or sale of Italian
lira totaling $10,500, which contracts expired during 1996.
 
     During the fourth quarter of 1995, the Company elected to adopt the
provisions of the Emerging Issues Task Force Issue No. 95-2, 'Determination of
What Constitutes a Firm Commitment for Foreign Currency Transactions Not
Involving a Third Party' ('EITF 95-2') which narrowed the scope of intercompany
foreign currency commitments eligible to be hedged for financial reporting
purposes. Under EITF 95-2, the Company
 
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THE COLEMAN COMPANY, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
            NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(CONTINUED)
                       (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE DATA)
 
1. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES--(CONTINUED)

reflects the carrying value of its forward currency contract positions relating
to intercompany foreign sales transactions on a mark-to-market basis and
accounts for the resulting unrecognized gains or losses in income as a component
of cost of sales. As a result of this change, the Company increased net income
by $3,796 in the fourth quarter of 1995. Prior to the adoption of EITF 95-2, the
gains and losses associated with these contracts were accounted for under the
deferral method. At December 31, 1996, the Company had forward exchange
contracts to sell $8,500 in Canadian dollars maturing on February 28, 1997, for
which the Company has recognized a net gain of $40 as a component of cost of
sales. At December 31, 1995, the Company had forward exchange contracts to sell
$22,969 in foreign currencies, which contracts matured at various dates in 1996
and for which the Company has recognized a net gain of $7,599 as a component of

cost of sales.
 
     The Company also enters into option contracts to hedge intercompany foreign
sales transactions. Gains and losses on these contracts are deferred and
recognized as an adjustment to cost of sales upon the sale of the related
inventory. At December 31, 1996 and 1995, the Company had outstanding option
contracts for the sale of Japanese yen at fixed exchange rates totaling $20,038
and $24,926 for specified periods of time which expire during 1997 and 1996,
respectively. Net unrealized gains deferred at December 31, 1996 and 1995 were
$653 and $125, respectively.
 
     With respect to intercompany accounts receivable and payables, at December
31, 1996, the Company had forward exchange contracts to sell $26,623 and to buy
$3,898 in foreign currencies, which contracts matured at various dates in 1997,
and had deferred a net gain of $185. At December 31, 1995, the Company had
forward exchange contracts to sell $31,152 and to buy $1,712 in foreign
currencies, which contracts matured at various dates in 1996 and had deferred a
net gain of $56. The gains and losses from these contracts are accounted for
under the deferral method and are recognized and included in income in the same
period as a component of the related hedged transactions.
 
     The Company periodically enters into interest rate swap and cap agreements
as a hedge against interest rate exposure of variable rate debt. At December 31,
1996, $25,000 of the Company's outstanding long-term debt was subject to an
interest rate swap agreement and $25,000 of the Company's outstanding long-term
debt was subject to an interest rate cap. Under the interest rate swap
agreement, the Company pays the counterparty interest at a fixed rate of 6.115%,
and the counterparty pays the Company interest at a variable rate equal to the
three month LIBOR for a seven year period commencing January 2, 1996. The
agreement is with a major financial institution which is expected to fully
perform under the terms of the agreement, thereby mitigating the credit risk
from the transaction. The differences to be paid or received on interest rate
swap agreements designated as hedges are included in interest expense as
payments are made or received. The interest rate cap agreement entitles the
Company to receive from a major financial institution the amount, if any, by
which the Company's interest payments on $25,000 of its variable rate debt
exceed 7.35%. The $509 premium paid for this interest rate cap agreement is
included in other assets and is amortized to interest expense over the
three-year term of the cap, which commenced January 3, 1995. Payments received
as a result of the cap are accrued as a reduction of interest expense on the
variable rate debt. In the event the interest rate swap or cap agreements are
terminated early and the related debt remains outstanding, the amounts paid or
received upon the early termination, along with any unamortized premium, will
continue to be amortized over the terms of the original interest rate swap and
cap agreements.
 
  Credit Risk:
 
     Financial instruments which potentially subject the Company to
concentrations of credit risk consist primarily of trade receivables and
derivative financial instruments. Credit risk on trade receivables is minimized
as a result of the large and diversified nature of the Company's worldwide
customer base. Although the Company has one significant customer (See Note 14),
there have been no credit losses related to this customer. With respect to its

derivative contracts, the Company is also subject to credit risk of non
performance by counterparties
 
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THE COLEMAN COMPANY, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
            NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(CONTINUED)
                       (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE DATA)
 
1. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES--(CONTINUED)

and its maximum potential loss may exceed the amount recognized in the financial
statements. The Company controls its exposure to credit risk through credit
approvals, credit limits and monitoring procedures. Collateral is generally not
required for the Company's financial instruments.
 
  Fair Value of Financial Instruments:
 
     The following methods and assumptions were used by the Company in
estimating its fair value disclosures for financial instruments:
 
          Cash and cash equivalents:  The carrying amount reported in the
     balance sheet for cash and cash equivalents approximates its fair value.
 
          Long- and short-term debt:  The carrying amounts of the Company's
     borrowings under its foreign bank lines of credit, revolving credit
     agreement and other variable rate debt approximate their fair value. The
     fair value of the Company's senior notes issues (see Note 9) are estimated
     using discounted cash flow analysis based on the Company's estimated
     current borrowing rate for similar types of borrowing arrangements.
 
          Foreign currency exchange agreements:  The fair values of the
     Company's foreign currency agreements are estimated based on quoted market
     prices of comparable agreements, adjusted through interpolation where
     necessary for maturity differences.
 
          Interest rate swap and cap agreements:  The fair values of interest
     rate swap and cap agreements are the amounts at which they could be
     terminated, based on estimates obtained from dealers.
 
     The carrying amounts and fair values of the Company's financial instruments
at December 31, 1996 and 1995 are as follows:
DECEMBER 31, 1996             DECEMBER 31, 1995
                                                     --------------------------    --------------------------
                                                      CARRYING         FAIR         CARRYING         FAIR
                                                       AMOUNT          VALUE         AMOUNT          VALUE
                                                      OF ASSET/      OF ASSET/      OF ASSET/      OF ASSET/
                                                     (LIABILITY)    (LIABILITY)    (LIABILITY)    (LIABILITY)
                                                     -----------    -----------    -----------    -----------
Cash and cash equivalents.........................    $   17,299     $   17,299     $   12,065     $   12,065
Short-term debt...................................       (33,935)       (33,935)       (19,302)       (19,302)
Long-term debt excluding capital leases...........      (583,019)      (578,921)      (354,480)      (370,322)
Foreign currency exchange agreements..............           940          1,629          8,026          8,287
Interest rate swap agreements.....................            --            296             --           (635)
Interest rate cap agreement.......................           170              1            340             18
Use of Estimates:
 
     The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally
accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and
assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and
accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
 
  Reclassifications:
 
     Certain amounts in the prior years' financial statements have been
reclassified to conform to the current year presentation.
 
                                      F-72
THE COLEMAN COMPANY, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
            NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(CONTINUED)
                       (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE DATA)
 
1. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES--(CONTINUED)
 
  Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation:
 
     The Company accounts for its stock compensation arrangements under the
provisions of Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 25, 'Accounting for Stock
Issued to Employees' ('APB 25') and related pronouncements. Under the provisions
of APB 25, no compensation expense is recognized when stock options are granted
with exercise prices equal to or greater than market value on the date of grant.
 
  Impairment of Long-Lived Assets:
 
     In March 1995, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Statement of
Financial Accounting Standards No. 121, 'Accounting for the Impairment of
Long-Lived Assets and for Long-Lived Assets to be Disposed Of' ('FAS 121'),
which requires impairment losses to be recorded on long-lived assets used in
operations when indicators of impairment are present and the undiscounted cash
flows estimated to be generated by those assets are less than the assets'
carrying amount. FAS 121 also addresses the accounting for long-lived assets
expected to be disposed of. The Company adopted FAS 121 in the fourth quarter of
1995. The effect of the adoption of FAS 121 is described in Note 3.
 
2. ACQUISITIONS
 
     During April 1994, the Company purchased substantially all the assets of

Sanborn Manufacturing Company ('Sanborn') in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, a
manufacturer of a broad line of portable and stationary air compressors for
consumer and commercial markets distributed primarily through warehouse clubs,
home centers and mass merchants in North America, and substantially all the
assets and business of Metal Yanes, Ltda. ('Yanes') in Sao Paulo, Brazil, a
manufacturer of camping products, including propane and butane fueled lanterns,
camp stoves, tents, lantern mantles and fuel. The Sanborn and Yanes
acquisitions, which were accounted for under the purchase method of accounting,
were completed for the following consideration: (a) approximately $41,066 in
cash financed through borrowings under the Company Credit Agreement (as defined
in Note 9), (b) assumption of liabilities in the amount of $22,193, and (c) a
note payable of $2,999. During 1995, in connection with the Sanborn acquisition,
the Company entered into a settlement agreement with the predecessor owners
which resolved certain disputes between the parties as well as fulfilled certain
obligations owed and anticipated to be owed by the Company to the predecessor
owners. These anticipated obligations related to a requirement to make
additional payments of up to $4,000 based upon the achievement of certain annual
sales levels during the five year period ending December 31, 1998 by Coleman
Powermate Compressors, Inc. ('Compressors'), the Company's subsidiary that
acquired the Sanborn assets (the 'Sales Agreement'). As a result of the
settlement, goodwill was increased by $3,282. For 1994, approximately $671 was
earned under the terms of the Sales Agreement based on the 1994 sales levels of
Compressors, and this amount was recorded as additional goodwill in 1994. The
results of operations of these businesses have been included in the consolidated
financial statements from the dates of acquisitions.
 
     On November 2, 1994, the Company purchased substantially all the assets of
Eastpak, Inc. and all of the capital stock of M.G. Industries, Inc.
(collectively, 'Eastpak'), a leading designer, manufacturer and distributor of
branded daypacks, sports bags and related products. The Eastpak acquisition,
which was accounted for under the purchase method, was completed for
approximately $57,850 in cash financed through borrowings under the Company
Credit Agreement, and assumption of certain liabilities in the amount of $4,130.
The Company also entered into an agreement with the predecessor owner of Eastpak
to make additional payments based upon the achievement of certain annual sales
levels of Eastpak products and other products substantially similar to the
Eastpak products during the years ended December 31, 1995, 1996, and 1997. For
1995 and 1996, a total of approximately $11,000 was recorded under the terms of
this agreement. An additional amount of up to $12,000 may be earned during the
year ended December 31, 1997. These amounts are recorded as additional goodwill.
 
                                      F-73
THE COLEMAN COMPANY, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
            NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(CONTINUED)
                       (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE DATA)
 
2. ACQUISITIONS--(CONTINUED)

The results of operations of Eastpak have been included in the consolidated
financial statements from the date of acquisition.
 

     In connection with the final purchase price allocations of the Sanborn and
Eastpak acquisitions, the Company recorded goodwill of approximately $53,000.
The Company is amortizing these amounts over 40 years. The goodwill of
approximately $7,700 associated with the Yanes acquisition was included in the
1995 asset impairment charge of $12,289 related to the Company's operations in
Brazil, which is further discussed in Note 3.
 
     During 1995, the Company purchased all of the outstanding shares of capital
stock of Sierra Corporation of Fort Smith, Inc. ('Sierra'), a manufacturer of
portable outdoor and recreational folding furniture and accessories, and
substantially all of the assets of Active Technologies, Inc. ('ATI'), a
manufacturer of technologically advanced lightweight generators and battery
charging equipment. The aggregate purchase price for these acquisitions was
$19,516 including fees and expenses. These acquisitions were accounted for using
the purchase method of accounting. The purchase price and expenses associated
with these acquisitions exceeded the fair value of net assets acquired by
$11,186 and the excess has been assigned to goodwill and is being amortized over
20 to 30 years on the straight-line basis. In connection with the ATI purchase,
the Company may also be required to record an additional amount of up to $18,750
based on the Company's sales of ATI related products and royalties received by
the Company for licensing arrangements related to ATI patents. For 1995 and
1996, the amounts earned under the terms of this agreement were immaterial.
Amounts earned under the terms of the agreement are recorded as additional
goodwill. The results of operations of these companies on a pro forma basis as
if their acquisitions had occurred at the beginning of 1995 and 1994,
respectively, individually and in the aggregate were not significant to the
Company.
 
     On January 2, 1996, the Company purchased substantially all the assets and
assumed certain liabilities of Seatt Corporation ('Seatt'), a leading designer,
manufacturer and distributor of safety and security related electronic products
for residential and commercial applications. The Seatt acquisition, which was
accounted for under the purchase method, was completed for approximately $65,300
including fees and expenses. The results of operations of Seatt have been
included in the consolidated financial statements from the date of acquisition.
In connection with the purchase price allocation of the Seatt acquisition, the
Company recorded goodwill of approximately $38,800. The Company is amortizing
this amount over 40 years on the straight-line method.
 
     On February 28, 1996, the Company and Butagaz S.N.C. ('Butagaz'), a
subsidiary of Societe de Petroles Shell S.A., jointly announced they had entered
into an agreement (the 'Share Purchase Agreement') in connection with the sale
to Coleman of approximately 70% of the outstanding shares of Application des
Gaz, S.A. ('ADG' or 'Camping Gaz'). Camping Gaz is a leading manufacturer and
distributor of camping appliances in Europe. On June 24, 1996, Coleman commenced
a public tender offer for the purchase of all the publicly traded outstanding
shares of ADG, or approximately 30% of the outstanding shares. The tender offer
period expired in July 1996 with approximately 94% of the outstanding publicly
traded shares of ADG tendered for purchase. The Company completed the necessary
steps to acquire the remaining publicly held stock during the third quarter of
1996. The cost of acquiring all the shares of ADG was approximately $100,000
including fees and expenses.
 
     The acquisition of Camping Gaz is being accounted for under the purchase

method. In connection with the allocation of purchase price to the fair values
of assets acquired and liabilities assumed, the Company recorded goodwill of
approximately $84,200, which is being amortized over 40 years on the
straight-line method. The Company also recognized liabilities in the amount of
$21,898 representing severance and other termination benefits for production and
administrative employees of Camping Gaz who will be terminated. The Company paid
termination costs of approximately $4,385 during 1996 and anticipates all
remaining termination costs will be paid during 1997.
 
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THE COLEMAN COMPANY, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
            NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(CONTINUED)
                       (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE DATA)
 
2. ACQUISITIONS--(CONTINUED)

     The Company has included the results of operations of Camping Gaz in the
consolidated financial statements from March 1, 1996, the date on which the
Company obtained control of Camping Gaz, and has recognized minority interest
related to the publicly traded shares for the period March 1, 1996 through June
30, 1996.
 
     The following summarized, unaudited pro forma results of operations for the
years ended December 31, 1996 and 1995 assume the acquisition of Seatt and the
acquisition of all the outstanding shares of Camping Gaz occurred as of the
beginning of the respective periods. The pro forma results include certain
adjustments, primarily reflecting increased amortization and interest expense
and a lower income tax provision, and are not necessarily indicative of what the
results of operations would have been had the Seatt and Camping Gaz acquisitions
occurred at the beginning of the respective periods. Moreover, the pro forma
information is not intended to be indicative of future results of operations.
YEAR ENDED
                                                           DECEMBER 31,
                                                     ------------------------
                                                        1996          1995
                                                     ----------    ----------
Net revenues......................................   $1,246,370    $1,193,295
(Loss) earnings before extraordinary item.........      (41,407)       39,153
Net (loss) earnings...............................      (42,054)       38,366
(Loss) earnings per common share:
  (Loss) earnings before extraordinary item.......   $    (0.78)   $     0.73
Net (loss) earnings...............................        (0.79)         0.72
3. RESTRUCTURING, ASSET IMPAIRMENT AND OTHER CHARGES
 
     During 1996, the Company recorded restructuring and certain other charges

totaling $52,516, net of tax. The restructuring charges total $45,086, net of
tax, and consist of charges to a) integrate the Camping Gaz and Coleman
operations into a single global recreation products business, b) exit the low
end electric pressure washer business, c) exit a portion of the Company's
battery powered light business and settle certain litigation with respect to
this business, and d) increase the valuation reserve for certain foreign
deferred income tax assets. Other charges of $7,430, net of tax, relate to
certain asset write-offs and other tax matters. These other charges were
incurred in the Company's normal course of business, although the amounts
involved are higher than similar charges the Company has recorded in prior
periods. Cost of sales includes a pre-tax charge of $44,005, selling, general
and administrative expenses includes a pre-tax charge of $30,195, and the
provision for income tax expense includes $21,684 of tax benefits resulting from
these charges, net of the effect of an increase in the valuation reserve related
to certain foreign deferred tax assets and other foreign tax charges.
 
     During 1995, in connection with the adoption of FAS 121, the Company
recognized an asset impairment charge of $12,289 related to its Brazilian
operations. The Brazilian operations had not performed to the Company's
expectations since acquisition of this business in April of 1994, and in the
fourth quarter of 1995, the Company initiated actions to reduce the operating
losses in Brazil. These actions included replacing management, increasing
prices, downsizing the manufacturing operations and reducing SG&A and other
expenses. Because of these actions, the Company performed an impairment review
pursuant to the guidelines set forth in FAS 121 and concluded recognition of an
asset impairment charge was appropriate. The basis of the fair values used in
the computation of the charge were appraisals for property and equipment and
estimated discounted cash flows for goodwill. The charge has been included in
the statement of operations under the caption 'Asset Impairment Charge'.
 
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THE COLEMAN COMPANY, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
            NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(CONTINUED)
                       (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE DATA)
 
3. RESTRUCTURING, ASSET IMPAIRMENT AND OTHER CHARGES--(CONTINUED)
 
     During September 1994, the Company restructured its German manufacturing
operations. The German Restructuring included the sale of the low margin plastic
cooler business located in Inheiden, Germany and Loucka, Czech Republic,
including inventory, to a management group. The German Restructuring resulted in
a one-time charge of approximately $17,956 before tax and included severance
costs of $1,541, commitments to third parties of approximately $5,465 and
write-downs of leasehold improvements and other assets to estimated realizable
values aggregating $10,950. As a result of the restructuring, the German work
force was reduced by about 150 employees from a pre-restructuring level of
approximately 250 employees. The restructuring was substantially completed in
1994. In connection with the restructuring, the Company recognized tax benefits
of approximately $10,900 relating to the write-off of the Company's investment
in its German operations. The Company also announced a plan to change from
manufacturing to sourcing for certain textile product lines and to exit the

market for personal flotation devices. This plan resulted in a $500 pre-tax
charge.
 
4. INVENTORIES
 
     Inventories consisted of the following:
DECEMBER 31,
                                                     --------------------
                                                       1996        1995
                                                     --------    --------
Raw material and supplies.........................   $ 82,399    $ 57,653
Work-in-process...................................     12,878       5,389
Finished goods....................................    192,225     153,194
                                                     --------    --------
                                                     $287,502    $216,236
                                                     --------    --------
                                                     --------    --------
Generally, inventory costs are determined by the FIFO method; however,
approximately 13% and 10% of total inventories at December 31, 1996 and 1995,
respectively, are determined using the last-in, first-out ('LIFO') method. If
such inventories were stated using the FIFO method, such amounts would
approximate the LIFO carrying values.
 
5. PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT, NET
 
     Property, plant and equipment, net consisted of the following:
DECEMBER 31,
                                                                                   --------------------
                                                                                     1996        1995
                                                                                   --------    --------
Land and land improvements......................................................   $  8,772    $  6,318
Buildings and building improvements.............................................     78,760      67,989
Machinery and equipment.........................................................    194,714     142,941
Construction-in-progress........................................................     15,519      13,105
                                                                                   --------    --------
                                                                                    297,765     230,353
Accumulated depreciation........................................................    (98,583)    (67,662)
                                                                                   --------    --------
                                                                                   $199,182    $162,691
                                                                                   --------    --------
                                                                                   --------    --------
Depreciation expense was $25,770, $19,142, and $16,793 for the years ended

December 31, 1996, 1995 and 1994, respectively.
 
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THE COLEMAN COMPANY, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
            NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(CONTINUED)
                       (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE DATA)
 
6. ACCRUED EXPENSES
 
     Accrued expenses consisted of the following:
DECEMBER 31,
                                                     --------------------
                                                       1996        1995
                                                     --------    --------
Compensation and related benefits.................   $ 29,331    $ 14,201
Other.............................................     83,575      43,936
                                                     --------    --------
                                                     $112,906    $ 58,137
                                                     --------    --------
                                                     --------    --------
7. OTHER LIABILITIES
 
     Other liabilities consisted of the following:
DECEMBER 31,
                                                     ------------------
                                                      1996       1995
                                                     -------    -------
Pensions and other postretirement benefits........   $52,229    $40,240
Other.............................................    23,944      7,832
                                                     -------    -------
                                                     $76,173    $48,072
                                                     -------    -------
                                                     -------    -------
8. SHORT-TERM BORROWINGS
 
     The Company maintained foreign bank lines of credit aggregating $119,101,
and $64,375, of which $33,935 and $19,302 were outstanding at December 31, 1996
and 1995, respectively. The weighted average interest rate on amounts borrowed
was approximately 2.4% and 7.1% at December 31, 1996 and 1995, respectively.

 
     Outstanding letters of credit aggregated approximately $32,897 and $40,036
at December 31, 1996 and 1995, respectively.
 
9. LONG-TERM DEBT
 
     Long-term debt consisted of the following:
DECEMBER 31,
                                                     --------------------
                                                       1996        1995
                                                     --------    --------
7.26% Senior Notes due 2007 (a)...................   $200,000    $200,000
7.10% Senior Notes due 2006 (b)...................     85,000          --
7.25% Senior Notes due 2008 (c)...................     75,000          --
Revolving credit facility (d).....................    146,350     150,150
Term loan (d).....................................     73,478          --
Other.............................................      3,785       5,107
                                                     --------    --------
                                                      583,613     355,257
Less current portion..............................        747       1,051
                                                     --------    --------
                                                     $582,866    $354,206
                                                     --------    --------
                                                     --------    --------
------------------
 
(a)  On August 8, 1995, the Company completed a private placement issuance and
     sale of $200,000 aggregate principal amount of 7.26% Senior Notes due 2007
     (the '2007 Notes'). Interest on the 2007 Notes is payable semiannually, and
     the principal is payable in annual installments of $40,000 each commencing
     August 8, 2003, with a final installment payment of $40,000 due on August
     8, 2007. If there is a default, the interest rate will be the greater of
     (i) 9.26% or (ii) 2.0% above the prime interest rate.
 
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THE COLEMAN COMPANY, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
            NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(CONTINUED)
                       (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE DATA)
 
9. LONG-TERM DEBT--(CONTINUED)
 
     The 2007 Notes are unsecured and are subject to various restrictive
     covenants including, without limitation, requirements for the maintenance
     of specified financial ratios and levels of consolidated net worth and
     certain other provisions limiting the incurrence of additional debt and

     sale and leaseback transactions under the terms of the note purchase
     agreement. The 2007 Notes shall become secured if the Company Credit
     Agreement becomes secured as discussed in (d) below.
 
(b)  On June 13, 1996, the Company completed a private placement issuance and
     sale of $85,000 aggregate principal amount of 7.10% Senior Notes due 2006
     (the '2006 Notes'). Interest on the 2006 Notes is payable semiannually, and
     the principal is payable in annual installments of $12,143 each commencing
     June 13, 2000, with a final installment payment of $12,143 due on June 13,
     2006. If there is a default, the interest rate will be the greater of (i)
     9.10% or (ii) 2.0% above the prime interest rate.
 
     The 2006 Notes are unsecured and are subject to various restrictive
     covenants including, without limitation, requirements for the maintenance
     of specified financial ratios and levels of consolidated net worth and
     certain other provisions limiting the incurrence of additional debt and
     sale and leaseback transactions under the terms of the note purchase
     agreement. The 2006 Notes shall become secured if the Company Credit
     Agreement becomes secured as discussed in (d) below.
 
(c)  On June 13, 1996, the Company completed a private placement issuance and
     sale of $75,000 aggregate principal amount of 7.25% Senior Notes due 2008
     (the '2008 Notes'). Interest on the 2008 Notes is payable semiannually, and
     the principal is payable in annual installments of $15,000 each commencing
     June 13, 2004, with a final installment payment of $15,000 due on June 13,
     2008. If there is a default, the interest rate will be the greater of (i)
     9.25% or (ii) 2.0% above the prime interest rate.
 
     The 2008 Notes are unsecured and are subject to various restrictive
     covenants including, without limitation, requirements for the maintenance
     of specified financial ratios and levels of consolidated net worth and
     certain other provisions limiting the incurrence of additional debt and
     sale and leaseback transactions under the terms of the note purchase
     agreement. The 2008 Notes shall become secured if the Company Credit
     Agreement becomes secured as discussed in (d) below.
 
(d)  In April 1996, the Company amended its credit agreement to: a) provide a
     term loan of French Franc 385,125 ($73,478 at current exchange rates), b)
     provide an unsecured revolving credit facility in an amount of $275,000, c)
     allow for the Camping Gaz acquisition and d) extend the maturity of the
     credit agreement (as amended, the 'Company Credit Agreement'). In
     connection with the Company recording the restructuring and other charges
     as discussed in Note 3 and lower than expected operating results, the
     Company further amended the Company Credit Agreement in October 1996 and
     again in March 1997.
 
     The Company Credit Agreement is available to the Company until April 30,
     2001. The outstanding loans under the Company Credit Agreement bear
     interest at either of the following rates, as selected by the Company from
     time to time: (i) the higher of the agent's base lending rate or the
     federal funds rate plus .50% or (ii) the London Inter-Bank Offered Rate
     ('LIBOR') plus a margin ranging from .25% to 2.125% based on the Company's
     financial performance. If there is a default, the interest rate otherwise
     in effect will be increased by 2% per annum. The Company Credit Agreement

     also bears an overall facility fee ranging from .15% to .375% based on the
     Company's financial performance.
 
     The Company Credit Agreement contains various restrictive covenants
     including, without limitation, requirements for the maintenance of
     specified financial ratios, levels of consolidated net worth and profits,
     and certain other provisions limiting the incurrence of additional debt,
     purchase or redemption of the Company's common stock, issuance of preferred
     stock of the Company, and also prohibits the Company from paying any
     dividends until on or after January 1, 1999 and limits the amount of
     dividends the Company
 
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THE COLEMAN COMPANY, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
            NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(CONTINUED)
                       (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE DATA)
 
9. LONG-TERM DEBT--(CONTINUED)

     may pay thereafter. The Company Credit Agreement also provides for a
     specific requirement relating to the Company's financial leverage at
     December 31, 1997 which, if not achieved, will result in the Company Credit
     Agreement becoming secured by the Company's assets. In addition,
     substantially all of the shares of the Company's common stock owned by
     Coleman Worldwide are pledged to secure indebtedness of Coleman Worldwide
     and of its parent, Coleman Holdings Inc. The indentures governing this
     indebtedness contain various covenants including a covenant placing certain
     limitations on the Company's indebtedness.
 
     The aggregate scheduled amounts of long-term debt maturities in the years
1997 through 2001 are $747, $500, $2,357, $12,207, and $232,005, respectively.
 
10. INCOME TAXES
 
     The Company is included in the consolidated federal income tax return of
Mafco and certain state tax returns of Mafco or its affiliates. For all periods
presented, federal and state income taxes are provided as if the Company filed
its own income tax returns. The accompanying consolidated balance sheet includes
approximately $21,661 and $2,400 of federal and state income taxes receivable
from affiliate at December 31, 1996 and 1995, respectively.
 
     For financial reporting purposes, (loss) earnings before income taxes,
minority interest and extraordinary item include the following components:
YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31,
                                           --------------------------------
                                             1996        1995        1994
                                           --------    --------    --------
(Loss) earnings before income taxes,
  minority interest and extraordinary
  item:
  Domestic..............................   $(29,532)   $ 78,980    $ 70,602
  Foreign...............................    (20,769)    (14,434)    (22,375)
                                           --------    --------    --------
                                           $(50,301)   $ 64,546    $ 48,227
                                           --------    --------    --------
                                           --------    --------    --------
Significant components of the provision for income tax (benefit) expense
were as follow:
YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31,
                                           --------------------------------
                                             1996        1995        1994
                                           --------    --------    --------
Current:
  Federal...............................   $   (709)   $ 18,415    $  6,782
  State.................................       (334)      3,825       1,574
  Foreign...............................      3,454       3,853       2,248
                                           --------    --------    --------
       Total current....................      2,411      26,093      10,604
                                           --------    --------    --------
Deferred:
  Federal...............................    (10,686)     (3,104)      6,069
  State.................................     (2,178)       (725)      1,114
  Foreign...............................       (474)      2,215      (3,040)
                                           --------    --------    --------
       Total deferred...................    (13,338)     (1,614)      4,143
                                           --------    --------    --------
                                           $(10,927)   $ 24,479    $ 14,747
                                           --------    --------    --------
                                           --------    --------    --------
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THE COLEMAN COMPANY, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
            NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(CONTINUED)
                       (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE DATA)
 
10. INCOME TAXES--(CONTINUED)
 
     The effective tax rate on (loss) earnings before income taxes, minority
interest and extraordinary item varies from the current statutory federal income
tax rate as follows:
YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31,
                                                               ------------------------------------
                                                    1996                       1995                       1994
                                           -----------------------    -----------------------    -----------------------
(Benefit) provision at statutory rate...            (35.0)%                     35.0%                      35.0%
State taxes, net........................             (4.6)                       2.5                        3.6
Recognition of permanent basis
  differences related to loss on
  restructuring of foreign investment...               --                         --                      (10.3)
Nondeductible amortization..............              5.0                        2.9                        3.4
Foreign operations......................              4.3                       (0.1)                      (2.5)
Valuation allowance.....................              7.0                         --                         --
Puerto Rico operations..................              0.4                       (2.6)                        --
Other, net..............................              1.2                        0.2                        1.4
                                                   ------                      -----                     ------
Effective tax rate (benefit)
  provision.............................            (21.7)%                     37.9%                      30.6%
                                                   ------                      -----                     ------
                                                   ------                      -----                     ------
Deferred income taxes reflect the net tax effects of temporary differences
between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities for financial reporting
purposes and the amounts used for income tax purposes. Significant components of
the Company's deferred tax liabilities and assets are as follows:
DECEMBER 31,
                                                                                     ------------------
                                                                                      1996       1995
                                                                                     -------    -------
Deferred tax assets:
  Postretirement benefits other than pensions.....................................   $12,370    $11,986
  Reserves for self-insurance and warranty costs..................................     6,678      4,777
  Pension liabilities.............................................................     8,828      4,942
  Inventory.......................................................................     8,245      5,579
  Net operating loss carryforwards................................................    14,875      3,103
  Impaired assets.................................................................        --     10,068
  Other, net......................................................................    24,026      5,555
                                                                                     -------    -------
       Total deferred tax assets..................................................    75,022     46,010
Valuation allowance...............................................................    (7,501)        --
                                                                                     -------    -------
       Net deferred tax assets....................................................    67,521     46,010
                                                                                     -------    -------
Deferred tax liabilities:
  Depreciation....................................................................    18,248     17,611
  Other, net......................................................................     7,675      5,125
                                                                                     -------    -------

       Total deferred tax liabilities.............................................    25,923     22,736
                                                                                     -------    -------
          Net deferred tax assets.................................................   $41,598    $23,274
                                                                                     -------    -------
                                                                                     -------    -------
During 1996, the Company increased the valuation allowance related to
certain foreign deferred tax assets due to uncertainties over realization. At
December 31, 1996, the Company had net operating loss carryforwards ('NOL's') of
approximately $42,677 for certain foreign income tax purposes. These NOL's
expire beginning in 1999.
 
     The Company has not provided for taxes on undistributed foreign earnings of
approximately $16,904 at December 31, 1996 as the Company intends to permanently
reinvest these earnings in the future growth of the business. Determination of
the amount of unrecognized deferred U.S. income tax liability is not practicable
because of the complexities associated with its hypothetical calculation.
 
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THE COLEMAN COMPANY, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
            NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(CONTINUED)
                       (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE DATA)
 
11. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
 
     In 1996, the Company entered into an agreement with an affiliate in which
the Company realized approximately $1,800 of net tax benefits associated with
certain foreign tax net operating loss carry forwards that had not previously
been recognized.
 
     The Company provided management services to certain affiliates pursuant to
a management agreement through June 30, 1995. The consolidated financial
statements reflect the management fees as a reduction in selling, general and
administration expenses. For the years ended December 31, 1995 and 1994,
management fees earned by the Company were $2,400 and $4,800, respectively.
 
     MacAndrews & Forbes provides the Company, at the Company's request, with
certain allocated services, pursuant to a services agreement. These allocated
services are purchased by MacAndrews & Forbes from third party providers on
behalf of the Company. Such services include professional services, such as
legal and accounting, insurance coverage and other services. The Company
reimburses MacAndrews & Forbes for that portion of amounts due to third party
providers as is allocable to the services purchased for and provided to the
Company and reimburses MacAndrews & Forbes for their other out-of-pocket
expenses incurred in connection with providing such services. The Company
participates in certain of Holdings' insurance programs, including health and
life insurance, workers' compensation, and liability insurance. The Company's
expense represents its expected costs for self-insured retentions and premiums
for excess coverage insurance. The expense was $13,923, $9,874, and $10,586 for
the years ended December 31, 1996, 1995 and 1994, respectively.

 
     The Company purchases and sells products from and to certain affiliates.
These amounts are not, in the aggregate, material.
 
12. EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS
 
  Pension Plans:
 
     Holdings maintains pension and other retirement plans in various forms
covering employees of the Company who meet eligibility requirements. The U.S.
salaried retirement plan is a non-contributory defined benefit plan and provides
benefits based on a formula of each participant's final average pay and years of
service. The U.S. hourly pension plan is a non-contributory defined benefit plan
and contains a flat benefit formula. The salaried and hourly plans provide
reduced benefits for early retirement and the salaried plan takes into account
offsets for Social Security benefits. The Company's policy is to contribute
annually the minimum amount required pursuant to the Employee Retirement Income
Security Act, as amended.
 
     Holdings also has an unfunded excess benefit plan covering certain of the
Company's U.S. employees whose benefits under the plans described above are
limited by provisions of the Internal Revenue Code. The following table
reconciles the funded status of the pension plans with the amount recognized in
the Company's consolidated balance sheets as of the dates indicated:
DECEMBER 31,
                                                     --------------------
                                                       1996        1995
                                                     --------    --------
Actuarial present value of benefit obligation:
  Accumulated benefit obligation, including vested
     benefits of $18,686 and $15,282..............   $(21,933)   $(17,588)
                                                     --------    --------
                                                     --------    --------
Projected benefit obligation for service rendered
  to date.........................................   $(37,092)   $(32,284)
Plan assets at fair value.........................     16,197       9,696
                                                     --------    --------
Projected benefit obligation in excess of plan
  assets..........................................    (20,895)    (22,588)
Unrecognized prior service cost...................         50          57
Unrecognized net loss.............................      7,999       8,869
                                                     --------    --------
Accrued pension cost..............................    (12,846)    (13,662)
                                                     --------    --------
Amount reflected as an intangible asset...........       (288)         --
Amount reflected as minimum pension liability
  adjustment......................................       (470)         --
                                                     --------    --------
Amount reflected as pension liability.............   $(13,604)   $(13,662)
                                                     --------    --------

                                                     --------    --------
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THE COLEMAN COMPANY, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
            NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(CONTINUED)
                       (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE DATA)
 
12. EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS--(CONTINUED)

     The weighted-average discount rate used in determining the actuarial
present value of the projected benefit obligation was 7.5% and 7.25% as of
December 31, 1996 and 1995, respectively. The rate of increase in future
compensation levels reflected in such determination was 5% as of December 31,
1996 and 1995. The expected long-term rate of return on assets was 9% as of
December 31, 1996, 1995 and 1994. Plan assets consist primarily of common stock,
mutual funds and fixed income securities stated at fair market value, and cash
equivalents stated at cost, which approximates fair market value. Unrecognized
items are being recognized over the estimated remaining service lives of active
employees.
 
     Net pension expense includes the following components:
YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31,
                                           --------------------------
                                            1996      1995      1994
                                           ------    ------    ------
Service cost-benefits attributed to
  service during the year...............   $3,098    $2,125    $2,051
Interest cost on projected benefit
  obligation............................    2,442     2,004     1,554
Actual return on plan assets............   (1,490)   (1,347)      391
Net amortization and deferrals..........      844       834      (750)
                                           ------    ------    ------
Net pension expense.....................   $4,894    $3,616    $3,246
                                           ------    ------    ------
                                           ------    ------    ------
Savings Plan:
 
     In January 1990, Holdings initiated an employee savings plan under Section
401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code. This plan covers substantially all of the
Company's full-time U.S. employees and allows employees to contribute up to 10%
of their salary to the plan. The Company matches, at a 33 1/3% rate, employee
contributions of up to 6% of their salary. Amounts charged to expense for
matching contributions were $1,314, $1,165, and $927 for the years ended
December 31, 1996, 1995 and 1994, respectively.

 
  Retiree Health Care and Life Insurance:
 
     The Company, through Holdings, provides certain unfunded health and life
insurance benefits for certain retired employees. Approximately 53 percent of
the Company's U.S. employees may become eligible for these benefits if they
reach retirement age while working for the Company.
 
     The following table reconciles the funded status of the Company's allocable
portion of Holdings' postretirement benefit plans with the amount recognized in
the Company's consolidated balance sheets as of the dates indicated:
DECEMBER 31,
                                           --------------------
                                             1996        1995
                                           --------    --------
Accumulated postretirement benefit
  obligation:
  Retirees..............................   $ (6,682)   $ (6,660)
  Fully eligible active plan
     participants.......................     (3,015)     (2,991)
  Other active plan participants........    (10,664)    (10,904)
                                           --------    --------
Total accumulated postretirement benefit
  obligation............................    (20,361)    (20,555)
Unrecognized transition benefit.........     (3,973)     (4,239)
Unrecognized prior service cost.........       (492)       (580)
Unrecognized net (gain) loss............       (976)        936
                                           --------    --------
Net postretirement benefit liability....   $(25,802)   $(24,438)
                                           --------    --------
                                           --------    --------
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            NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(CONTINUED)
                       (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE DATA)
 
12. EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS--(CONTINUED)

     Net periodic postretirement benefit expense includes the following
components:
YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31,
                                           --------------------------

                                            1996      1995      1994
                                           ------    ------    ------
Service cost-benefits attributed to
  service during the year...............   $1,044    $  756    $  901
Interest cost on accumulated
  postretirement benefit obligation.....    1,454     1,352     1,268
Amortization of transition benefit and
  other net gains.......................     (354)     (455)     (354)
                                           ------    ------    ------
Net periodic postretirement benefit
  expense...............................   $2,144    $1,653    $1,815
                                           ------    ------    ------
                                           ------    ------    ------
The discount rate used in determining the accumulated postretirement
benefit obligation ('APBO') was 7.5% and 7.25% as of December 31, 1996 and 1995,
respectively. The assumed health care cost trend rate used in measuring the APBO
at December 31, 1996 was 8% starting in 1997, then gradually decreasing to 5% by
the year 2003 and remaining at that level thereafter. The health care cost trend
rate assumption has a significant effect on the amount of the obligation and
periodic benefit expense reported. An increase in the assumed health care cost
trend rates by 1% in each year would increase the APBO as of December 31, 1996
by approximately 18% and the service and interest cost components of net
periodic postretirement benefit expense by approximately 23%.
 
  Stock Option Plan:
 
     The Company adopted The Coleman Company, Inc. 1992 Stock Option Plan (the
'1992 Stock Option Plan') prior to the effective date of the IPO. During 1993,
the shareholders approved the 1993 Stock Option Plan (the '1993 Stock Option
Plan') and during 1996, the shareholders approved The Coleman Company, Inc. 1996
Stock Option Plan (the '1996 Stock Option Plan'). Under the terms of the 1992
Stock Option Plan, the 1993 Stock Option Plan and the 1996 Stock Option Plan
(collectively the 'Stock Option Plans'), incentive stock options ('ISOs'),
non-qualified stock options ('NQSOs') and stock appreciation rights ('SARs') may
be granted to key employees of the Company and any of its affiliates from time
to time. Stock options have been granted under the Stock Option Plans with
vesting terms and maximum terms of approximately five years and ten years,
respectively. The aggregate number of shares of common stock as to which options
and rights may be granted under the Stock Option Plans may not exceed 4,700,000.
 
     The following table summarizes the stock option transactions under the
Stock Option Plans:
1996                      1995                      1994
                                           ----------------------    ----------------------    ----------------------
                                                        WEIGHTED-                 WEIGHTED-                 WEIGHTED-
                                                         AVERAGE                   AVERAGE                   AVERAGE
                                                        EXERCISE                  EXERCISE                  EXERCISE
                                            OPTIONS       PRICE       OPTIONS       PRICE       OPTIONS       PRICE

                                           ---------    ---------    ---------    ---------    ---------    ---------
Outstanding--January 1,.................   2,572,930     $ 15.25     2,310,888     $ 14.03     1,256,540     $ 12.61
  Granted:
     at market price....................     294,000       19.73       637,000       17.89     1,272,450       15.13
     above market price.................     381,000       15.00            --          --            --          --
  Exercised.............................    (154,890)      12.17      (325,748)      12.09       (53,362)      10.12
  Forfeited.............................     (75,410)      14.19       (49,210)      13.14      (164,740)      12.98
                                           ---------                 ---------                 ---------
Outstanding--December 31,...............   3,017,630       15.84     2,572,930       15.25     2,310,888       14.03
                                           ---------                 ---------                 ---------
                                           ---------                 ---------                 ---------
Exercisable--December 31,...............     513,440       13.25       413,526       12.84       488,488       12.15
                                           ---------                 ---------                 ---------
                                           ---------                 ---------                 ---------
Weighted-average fair value of options
  granted during the year:
     at market price....................   $    6.62                 $    7.13
                                           ---------                 ---------
                                           ---------                 ---------
     above market price.................   $    3.21                        --
                                           ---------                 ---------
                                           ---------                 ---------
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THE COLEMAN COMPANY, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
            NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(CONTINUED)
                       (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE DATA)
 
12. EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS--(CONTINUED)

     The following table summarizes information concerning currently outstanding
and exercisable options at December 31, 1996:
OPTIONS OUTSTANDING                             OPTIONS EXERCISABLE
------------------------------------------------------------     -------------------------
                                    WEIGHTED-                    
                                     AVERAGE       WEIGHTED-                     WEIGHTED-
                                    REMAINING       AVERAGE                       AVERAGE
   RANGE OF          NUMBER        CONTRACTUAL     EXERCISE        NUMBER        EXERCISE
EXERCISE PRICES    OUTSTANDING        LIFE           PRICE       EXERCISABLE       PRICE
---------------    -----------     -----------     ---------     -----------     ---------
$9.75-$14.32          770,630       1.59 years      $ 13.05        393,440        $ 12.71
$14.33-$15.13         606,000       7.32              14.98        120,000          15.06
$15.14-$16.30         755,000       7.92              16.06             --             --
$16.31-$23.13         886,000       8.86              18.65             --             --
                   -----------                                   -----------

$9.75-$23.13        3,017,630             6.46                     513,440
                   -----------                                   -----------
                   -----------                                   -----------
As described in Note 1, the Company follows APB 25 in accounting for its
stock compensation arrangements. Pro forma financial information regarding net
income and earnings per share is required by FASB Statement No. 123, 'Accounting
for Stock-Based Compensation' ('FAS 123'), and has been determined as if the
Company had accounted for its employee stock options under the fair value method
of FAS 123. The fair value of ISOs and NQSOs granted during 1996 and 1995 were
estimated at the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model with
the following weighted-average assumptions: risk-free interest rates of 6.11%
and 5.91 % for 1996 and 1995, respectively, dividend yield of 0.0%, volatility
of the expected market price of the Company's common stock of 20.2% and 30.8%
for 1996 and 1995, respectively, and a weighted-average expected life of the
option of 5.5 years.
 
     FAS 123 requires the use of option valuation models, one of which is the
Black-Scholes model, that were not developed for use valuing ISOs or NQSOs.
Further, these option valuation models require the input of highly subjective
assumptions, including the expected stock price volatility. In management's
opinion, based on the above, the existing models do not necessarily provide a
reliable single measure of the fair value of its ISOs or NQSOs.
 
     The following summarized, unaudited pro forma results of operations assume
the estimated fair value of the ISOs and NQSOs granted in 1996 and 1995 is
amortized to expense over the ISOs' and NQSOs' vesting period. FAS 123 does not
require disclosure of the effect of any grants of stock based compensation prior
to 1995 and, therefore, the pro forma effect on net earnings of FAS 123 is not
representative of the pro forma effect on net earnings in future years.
YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31,
                                                     -----------------------
                                                       1996          1995
                                                     --------      --------
Pro forma net (loss) earnings.....................   $(42,760)     $ 39,009
Pro forma net (loss) earnings per common share....   $  (0.80)     $   0.73
13. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
 
  Leases:
 
     The Company leases manufacturing, administrative and sales facilities and
various types of equipment under operating lease agreements expiring through
2007. Rental expense was $14,164, $11,526, and $9,520 for the years ended
December 31, 1996, 1995 and 1994, respectively. Minimum rental commitments under
all noncancellable operating leases with remaining lease terms in excess of one
year from December 31, 1996, aggregated $43,573; such commitments for each of
the five years subsequent to December 31, 1996 are $12,379, $11,135, $6,189,

$4,296, and $2,619, respectively, and $6,955 thereafter.
 
                                      F-84
THE COLEMAN COMPANY, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
            NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(CONTINUED)
                       (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE DATA)
 
13. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES--(CONTINUED)
 
     The Company leases its Hastings, Nebraska facility and the corporate office
building in Denver, Colorado under agreements which give the Company the right,
subject to certain qualifications, to renew, terminate, or purchase the
properties. Upon termination, the Company has guaranteed the lessor certain
residual values.
 
  Environmental Matters:
 
     The Company is subject to various environmental regulations and has adopted
an environmental policy designed to ensure the Company operates in full
compliance with applicable environmental regulations and, where appropriate, the
Company's own internal standards. Coleman has also undertaken an environmental
compliance audit program. The Company makes expenditures it believes are
necessary to comply with environmental management practices. Environmental
expenditures that relate to current operations are expensed or capitalized as
appropriate, were not significant in 1996, and are not expected to be
significant in the foreseeable future. Coleman has established reserves for
various environmental matters to cover the estimated costs of the
investigations, remedial activities and litigation.
 
  Other:
 
     The Company and Holdings are involved in various claims and legal actions
arising in the ordinary course of business. The Company believes the ultimate
disposition of these matters is not expected to have a material adverse effect
on the Company's consolidated financial condition or results of operations. The
Company has entered into a cross-indemnification agreement with Holdings
pursuant to which it will indemnify Holdings against all liabilities related to
businesses transferred to the Company, and Holdings will indemnify the Company
against all liabilities of Holdings other than liabilities related to the
businesses transferred to the Company.
 
     The Company is also party to a license agreement which requires payments of
minimum guaranteed royalties aggregating to $8,225 at December 31, 1996; such
commitments for each of the four years remaining under the agreement subsequent
to December 31, 1996 are $933, $1,768, $2,454, and $3,070, respectively.
 
14. SIGNIFICANT CUSTOMERS
 
     The Company's U.S. and Canadian operations have one significant customer
which accounted for approximately 15%, 19%, and 21% of net revenues in the years
ended December 31, 1996, 1995 and 1994, respectively.

 
15. CASH FLOW REPORTING
 
     The Company uses the indirect method to report cash flows from operating
activities. Interest paid was $37,608, $23,976, and $11,933 and income taxes
paid were $7,041, $12,246, and $27,411 for the years ended December 31, 1996,
1995 and 1994, respectively. Certain non-cash transactions relating to
acquisitions and the issuance of long-term debt have been reported in Notes 2
and 9.
 
16. PREFERRED STOCK
 
     The Company has authorized 20,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value
$0.01 per share. The Company's Certificate of Incorporation authorizes the Board
of Directors to provide for the issuance of a series of preferred stock, to
establish the number of shares of each such series and to fix the designation,
powers, preferences and rights of the shares of each such series and any
qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof.
 
                                      F-85
THE COLEMAN COMPANY, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
            NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(CONTINUED)
                       (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE DATA)
 
17. GEOGRAPHIC SEGMENTS
 
     The Company designs, manufactures and markets a wide variety of multiuse
products and accessories, which are primarily marketed through independent
retail markets, for the outdoor recreation and hardware consumers. The Company
is a leading manufacturer and marketer of brand name consumer products for the
camping and related outdoor recreation markets in the United States, Canada,
Europe, and Japan.
 
     Operating profit, as indicated below, represents net revenues less
operating expenses and amortization of goodwill. Generally, sales between
geographic areas are made at cost plus a share of operating profit. Identifiable
assets are those used by each geographic segment. Corporate assets are
principally cash, certain property and equipment, income tax refunds
receivable--affiliate, and deferred charges. The geographic segment presentation
has been restated for the years ended December 31, 1995 and 1994 to reflect the
European segment which became a significant segment for the year ended December
31, 1996, primarily due to the impact of the Camping Gaz operations.
 
     Information related to the Company's geographic segments is as follows:
YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31,
                                           ----------------------------------
                                              1996         1995        1994
                                           ----------    --------    --------
Net revenues:
  Domestic--U.S.........................   $  916,260    $716,018    $566,098
           --Export.....................       91,125      90,434      93,917
  Europe................................      168,780      52,233      52,461
  Other foreign.........................      219,350     169,836     121,545
  Eliminations..........................     (175,299)    (94,947)    (82,441)
                                           ----------    --------    --------
                                           $1,220,216    $933,574    $751,580
                                           ----------    --------    --------
                                           ----------    --------    --------
Operating profit:
  Domestic (a)..........................   $   19,915    $120,915    $ 94,773
  Europe (b)............................      (17,505)     (3,241)    (23,203)
  Other foreign (c).....................        4,027     (10,540)      2,222
                                           ----------    --------    --------
                                                6,437     107,134      73,792
Corporate expenses......................      (18,011)    (18,043)    (12,191)
Interest expense........................      (38,727)    (24,545)    (13,374)
                                           ----------    --------    --------
(Loss) earnings before income taxes,
  minority interest and extraordinary
  item..................................   $  (50,301)   $ 64,546    $ 48,227
                                           ----------    --------    --------
                                           ----------    --------    --------
Identifiable assets:
  Domestic..............................   $  782,373    $696,681    $559,599
  Europe................................      247,412      70,478      72,908
  Other foreign.........................       83,033      59,107      54,573
Corporate...............................       47,268      18,221      25,185
                                           ----------    --------    --------
                                           $1,160,086    $844,487    $712,265
                                           ----------    --------    --------
                                           ----------    --------    --------
------------------
(a) Includes $49,257 of restructuring and other charges in 1996.
 
(b) Includes $20,002 of restructuring and other charges in 1996 and $17,956
    related to the German Restructuring in 1994.
 
(c) Includes $4,941 of restructuring and other charges in 1996 and $12,289 of
asset impairment charges in 1995.
 
                                      F-86
THE COLEMAN COMPANY, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
            NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(CONCLUDED)
                       (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE DATA)
 
18. QUARTERLY FINANCIAL SUMMARIES (UNAUDITED)

 
     Summarized quarterly financial data for 1996 and 1995 are as follow:
QUARTER ENDED
                                           ---------------------------------------------------------------
                                           MARCH 31,    JUNE 30,    SEPTEMBER 30,(A)    DECEMBER 31,(B)(C)
                                           ---------    --------    ----------------    ------------------
1996
  Net revenues..........................   $ 273,560    $452,654        $269,607             $224,395
  Gross profit..........................      80,966     137,538          39,894               33,321
  Earnings (loss) before extraordinary
     item...............................      15,039      28,046         (48,458)             (35,873)
  Net earnings (loss)...................      15,039      27,399         (48,458)             (35,873)
  Earnings (loss) per share:
     Earnings (loss) before
       extraordinary item...............   $    0.28    $   0.53        $  (0.91)            $  (0.67)
  Net earnings (loss)...................        0.28        0.52           (0.91)               (0.67)
 
1995
  Net revenues..........................   $ 224,024    $311,281        $211,817             $186,452
  Gross profit..........................      68,496      99,575          65,932               50,144
  Earnings (loss) before extraordinary
     item...............................      13,247      27,594           9,056               (9,830)
  Net earnings (loss)...................      13,247      27,594           8,269               (9,830)
  Earnings (loss) per share:
     Earnings (loss) before
       extraordinary item...............   $    0.25    $   0.52        $   0.17             $  (0.18)
  Net earnings (loss)...................        0.25        0.52            0.16                (0.18)
------------------
(a) For the third quarter of 1996, the gross profit amount includes $33,567 of
    restructuring and other charges. The loss before extraordinary item and net
    loss amounts include an after tax charge of $44,495 related to restructuring
    and other charges.
 
(b) For the fourth quarter of 1996, the gross profit amount includes $10,438 of
    restructuring and other charges. The loss before extraordinary item and net
    loss amounts include an after tax charge of $8,021 related to restructuring
    and other charges.
 
(c) For the fourth quarter of 1995, the gross profit amount includes $7,599 of
    income as a result of adopting the provisions of EITF 95-2. The loss before
    extraordinary item and net loss amounts include an after tax asset
    impairment charge of $9,856 as a result of adopting FAS 121 and an after tax
    credit of $3,796 as a result of adopting the provisions of EITF 95-2.
 
                                      F-87
THE COLEMAN COMPANY, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                      CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET
                                 (IN THOUSANDS)
                                  (UNAUDITED)
MARCH 31,
                                                                  1997
                                                               ----------
ASSETS
Current assets:
  Cash and cash equivalents.................................   $   12,866
  Accounts and notes receivable, less allowance of $9,934...      286,278
  Inventories...............................................      288,166
  Deferred tax assets.......................................       39,895
  Prepaid assets and other..................................       16,529
                                                               ----------
     Total current assets...................................      643,734
Property, plant and equipment, net..........................      194,739
Intangible assets related to businesses acquired, net.......      334,012
Deferred tax assets and other...............................       32,577
                                                               ----------
                                                               $1,205,062
                                                               ----------
                                                               ----------
            LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current liabilities:
  Accounts and notes payable................................   $  194,462
  Other current liabilities.................................      115,329
                                                               ----------
     Total current liabilities..............................      309,791
Long-term debt..............................................      568,034
Other liabilities...........................................       75,711
Minority interest...........................................        1,549
Commitments and Contingencies...............................
Stockholders' equity:
  Common stock..............................................          532
  Additional paid-in capital................................      169,495
  Retained earnings.........................................       83,531
  Currency translation adjustment...........................       (3,128)
  Minimum pension liability adjustment......................         (453)
                                                               ----------
     Total stockholders' equity.............................      249,977
                                                               ----------
                                                               $1,205,062
                                                               ----------
                                                               ----------
See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

 
                                      F-88
THE COLEMAN COMPANY, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
                     (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)
                                  (UNAUDITED)
THREE MONTHS
                                                        ENDED MARCH 31,
                                                     ----------------------
                                                        1997         1996
                                                     ----------    --------
Net revenues......................................   $  295,464    $273,560
Cost of sales.....................................      214,422     192,594
                                                     ----------    --------
Gross profit......................................       81,042      80,966
Selling, general and administrative expenses......       65,873      46,737
Interest expense, net.............................       10,712       8,081
Amortization of goodwill and deferred charges.....        2,865       2,247
Other expense, net................................          271          30
                                                     ----------    --------
Earnings before income taxes and minority
  interest........................................        1,321      23,871
Income tax expense................................          510       8,832
Minority interest in earnings of Camping Gaz......          112          --
                                                     ----------    --------
Net earnings......................................   $      699    $ 15,039
                                                     ----------    --------
                                                     ----------    --------
Earnings per common share.........................   $      .01    $    .28
                                                     ----------    --------
                                                     ----------    --------
Weighted average common shares outstanding........       53,231      53,165
                                                     ----------    --------
                                                     ----------    --------
See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
 
                                      F-89
THE COLEMAN COMPANY, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
                                 (IN THOUSANDS)
                                  (UNAUDITED)
THREE MONTHS
                                                        ENDED MARCH 31,
                                                     ---------------------
                                                       1997        1996
                                                     --------    ---------
Cash Flows from Operating Activities:
Net earnings......................................   $    699    $  15,039
                                                     --------    ---------
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash
  used by operating activities:
     Depreciation and amortization................      9,590        7,588
     Minority interest in earnings of Camping
      Gaz.........................................        112           --
     Change in assets and liabilities:
       Increase in receivables....................    (60,454)     (84,659)
       Increase in inventories....................     (5,258)     (28,420)
       Increase in accounts payable...............     18,655        8,741
       Other, net.................................     (4,383)     (11,145)
                                                     --------    ---------
                                                      (41,738)    (107,895)
                                                     --------    ---------
Net cash used by operating activities.............    (41,039)     (92,856)
                                                     --------    ---------
Cash Flows from Investing Activities:
  Capital expenditures............................     (6,313)      (6,866)
  Purchases of businesses, net of cash acquired...         --      (60,132)
  Proceeds from sale of fixed assets..............      2,126          186
                                                     --------    ---------
Net cash used by investing activities.............     (4,187)     (66,812)
                                                     --------    ---------
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:
  Net (payments of) proceeds from revolving
     credit agreement borrowings..................     (8,959)     125,713
  Net change in short-term borrowings.............     48,996       29,611
  Repayment of long-term debt.....................        (64)        (172)
  Debt issuance and refinancing costs.............       (718)          --
  Purchases of Company common stock...............         --       (2,329)
  Proceeds from stock options exercised...........        197          967
                                                     --------    ---------
Net cash provided by financing activities.........     39,452      153,790
                                                     --------    ---------
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash...........      1,341          629
                                                     --------    ---------
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents.........     (4,433)      (5,249)

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the
  period..........................................     17,299       12,065
                                                     --------    ---------
Cash and cash equivalents at end of the period....   $ 12,866    $   6,816
                                                     --------    ---------
                                                     --------    ---------
See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
 
                                      F-90
THE COLEMAN COMPANY, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
              NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                       (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE DATA)
                                  (UNAUDITED)
 
1. BASIS OF FINANCIAL STATEMENT PRESENTATION
 
     The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have
been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles for
interim financial information. Accordingly, they do not include all of the
information and footnotes required by generally accepted accounting principles
for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments
(consisting of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair
presentation have been included. Operating results for the three months ended
March 31, 1997 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be
expected for the year ended December 31, 1997. For further information, refer to
the consolidated financial statements and footnotes thereto included in the
Company's annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1996.
 
2. INVENTORIES
 
     The components of inventories consist of the following:
MARCH 31,
                                                                           1997
                                                                         ---------
Raw material and supplies.............................................   $  83,710
Work-in-process.......................................................      16,036
Finished goods........................................................     188,420
                                                                         ---------
                                                                         $ 288,166
                                                                         ---------
                                                                         ---------
3. OTHER CHARGES
 
     During the three months ended March 31, 1997, the Company recorded certain
other charges totaling $2,435, net of tax, primarily related to severance costs
associated with recent executive changes.
 
4. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTION
 
     During the three months ended March 31, 1997, the Company agreed to
purchase an inactive subsidiary from an affiliate for $1,000. The Company
expects to realize certain foreign tax benefits from this transaction in future
years. The Company has accounted for this transaction in a manner similar to a
pooling-of-interests due to the Mafco Holdings Inc. common control over each of
the parties involved in the transaction. The $2,608 excess value of tax benefits

acquired over the purchase price has been accounted for as a capital
contribution.
 
5. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
 
     In April 1997, the Company announced its intentions to (i) close its
corporate headquarters in Golden, Colorado, (ii) close its Geneva, Switzerland
international headquarters, (iii) reduce the Company's workforce by
approximately 10% and (iv) close or relocate three domestic factories and close
one international factory. Most of the costs associated with these actions will
be reflected in the results of operations for the quarter ended June 30, 1997.
 
6. RECENTLY ISSUED ACCOUNTING STANDARDS
 
     In February 1997, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Statement
of Financial Accounting Standards No. 128, 'Earnings per Share' ('FAS 128'),
which specifies the computation, presentation, and disclosure requirements for
earnings per share with the objective to simplify the computation of earnings
per share. FAS 128 is effective for financial statements for periods ending
after December 15, 1997 and earlier application is not permitted. After the
effective date, all prior period earnings per share data shall be restated to
conform with the provisions of FAS 128. The adoption of FAS 128 is not expected
to have a material impact on the Company's earnings per share data.
 
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     NO PERSON HAS BEEN AUTHORIZED TO GIVE ANY INFORMATION OR TO MAKE ANY
REPRESENTATIONS NOT CONTAINED IN THIS PROSPECTUS AND, IF GIVEN OR MADE, SUCH
INFORMATION OR REPRESENTATIONS MUST NOT BE RELIED UPON AS HAVING BEEN
AUTHORIZED. THIS PROSPECTUS DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AN OFFER TO SELL, OR A
SOLICITATION OF AN OFFER TO BUY, ANY SECURITY OTHER THAN THE SECURITIES TO WHICH
IT RELATES, NOR DOES IT CONSTITUTE AN OFFER TO SELL OR A SOLICITATION OF AN
OFFER TO BUY SUCH SECURITIES TO ANYONE OR BY ANYONE IN ANY JURISDICTION WHERE,
OR TO ANY PERSON TO WHOM, IT IS UNLAWFUL TO MAKE SUCH OFFER OR SOLICITATION.
NEITHER THE DELIVERY OF THIS PROSPECTUS NOR ANY SALE MADE HEREUNDER SHALL, UNDER
ANY CIRCUMSTANCES, CREATE AN IMPLICATION THAT THERE HAS BEEN NO CHANGE IN THE
AFFAIRS OF THE ISSUER SINCE THE DATE HEREOF OR THAT THE INFORMATION CONTAINED
HEREIN IS CORRECT AS OF ANY TIME SUBSEQUENT TO ITS DATE.
 
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Available Information..........................    3
Prospectus Summary.............................    4
Risk Factors...................................   19
Use of Proceeds................................   26
Capitalization.................................   27
Price Range of Coleman Common Stock............   28
Pro Forma Financial Data.......................   29
Selected Historical Financial Data.............   31
Management's Discussion and Analysis of
  Financial Condition and Results of
  Operations...................................   33
The Exchange Offer.............................   42
Business.......................................   48
Management.....................................   56
Ownership of Common Stock......................   64
Relationship with MacAndrews & Forbes..........   65
Description of Other Indebtedness..............   67
Description of the Notes.......................   72
Certain U.S. Federal Income Tax
  Considerations...............................  100
Book-Entry; Delivery and Form..................  102
Plan of Distribution...........................  103
Legal Matters..................................  104
Experts........................................  104
Index to Consolidated Financial Statements.....  F-1
UNTIL               , 1997 (90 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF THIS PROSPECTUS), ALL
DEALERS EFFECTING TRANSACTIONS IN THE NEW NOTES, WHETHER OR NOT PARTICIPATING IN
THE EXCHANGE OFFER, MAY BE REQUIRED TO DELIVER A PROSPECTUS.

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                                  $732,035,000
 
                              COLEMAN ESCROW CORP.
 
                       $600,475,000 SENIOR SECURED FIRST
                        PRIORITY DISCOUNT EXCHANGE NOTES
                                    DUE 2001
                       $131,560,000 SENIOR SECURED SECOND
                        PRIORITY DISCOUNT EXCHANGE NOTES
                                    DUE 2001
 
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                                   PROSPECTUS

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                                          , 1997

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PART II

                     INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS
 
ITEM 13.  OTHER EXPENSES OF ISSUANCE AND DISTRIBUTION
 
     Set forth below is a table of the SEC registration fee and estimates of all
other expenses to be incurred in connection with the issuance and distribution
of the securities described in this Registration Statement:
SEC registration fee..................................................   $142,427
Printing and engraving expenses.......................................      *
Legal fees and expenses...............................................      *
Accounting fees and expenses..........................................      *
Miscellaneous.........................................................      *
                                                                         --------
Total.................................................................   $  *
                                                                         --------
                                                                         --------
*To be completed by amendment.
ITEM 14.  INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS
 
     In accordance with Section 145 of the General Corporation Law of the State
of Delaware (the 'Delaware Corporation Law'), Article VIII of each undersigned
Registrant's bylaws, copies of which are filed as Exhibits 3.3 and 3.4,
respectively, to this Registration Statement, provides that such Registrant will
indemnify any persion who is or was a party or is threatened to be made a party
to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether
civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (other than an action by or in
the right of such Registrant) by reason of the fact that he is or was a director
or officer of such Registrant, or is or was a director or officer of such
Registrant serving at the request of such Registrant as a director, officer,
employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust,
employee benefit plan or other enterprise, against expenses (including
attorneys' fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and
reasonably incurred by him in connection with such action, suit or proceeding if
he acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not
opposed to the best interests of such Registrant, and, with respect to any
criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his conduct
was unlawful. The termination of any action, suit or proceeding by judgment,
order, settlement, conviction or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its
equivalent, will not, of itself, create a presumption that the person did not
act in good faith and in a manner which he reasonably believed to be in or not
opposed to the best interests of such Registrant, and, with respect to any 
criminal action or proceeding, had reasonable cause to believe that his conduct 
was unlawful.
 
     Article VIII of each undersigned Registrant's bylaws also provides that

such Registrant will indemnify any person who is or was a party or is threatened
to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action or suit by or
in the right of such Registrant to procure a judgment in its favor by reason of
the fact that he is or was a director or officer of such Registrant, or is or
was a director or officer of such Registrant serving at the request of such
Registrant as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation,
partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise,
against expenses (including attorneys' fees) actually and reasonably incurred by
him in connection with the defense or settlement of such action or suit if he
acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not
opposed to the best interests of such Registrant; except that no indemnification
will be made in respect of any claim, issue or matter as to which such person
shall have been adjudged to be liable to such Registrant unless and only to the
extent that the Court of Chancery or the court in which such action or suit was
brought determines upon application that, despite the adjudication of liability,
in view of all the circumstances of the case, such person is fairly and
reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses which the Court of Chancery
or such other court deems proper.
 
     In accordance with Section 102(b)(7) of the Delaware Corporation Law,
Article Sixth of the Certificate of Incorporation of each Registrant, copies of
which are filed as Exhibits 3.1 and 3.2, respectively, to this Registration
Statement, provides that no director of such Registrant shall be personally
liable to such Registrant or its shareholders for monetary damages for any
breach of his fiduciary duty as a director, except for liability (i) for any
breach of the director's duty of loyalty to such Registrant or its stockholders,
(ii) for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional
misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (iii) pursuant to Section 174 of the
Delaware Corporation Law or (iv) for any transaction from which the director
derived an improper personal benefit.
 
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ITEM 15 RECENT SALES OF UNREGISTERED SECURITIES
 
     In connection with the organization of Coleman Escrow Corp. (the 'Issuer'),
which is one of the undersigned Registrants, on May 8, 1997, Coleman (Parent)
Holdings Inc. contributed 1,000 shares of common stock, par value $1.00 per
share, of Coleman Holdings Inc. to the Issuer in exchange for 1,000 shares of
common stock of the Issuer. On May 20, 1997, the Issuer sold $600,475,000
aggregate principal amount at maturity of Old First Priority Notes and
$131,560,000 aggregate principal amount at maturity of Old Second Priority Notes
to Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc., Chase Securities Inc. and Credit Suisse First
Boston Corporation (collectively, the 'Initial Purchasers') for $390,002,508 and
$80,004,267, less a discount to the Initial Purchasers of $9,750,063 and
$2,000,107, respectively. The Old First Priority Notes and the Old Second
Priority Notes were guaranteed on a non-recourse basis by Coleman Worldwide
Corporation ('Coleman Worldwide'), one of the undersigned Registrants. Such
transactions were exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended (the 'Securities Act'), in reliance on Section 4(2) of
such Act on the basis that such transactions did not involve a public offering.
In accordance with the aggreement pursuant to which the Initial Purchasers

purchased the Old Notes, the Initial Purchasers agreed to offer and sell such
notes only to 'qualified institutional buyers' (as defined in Rule 144A under
the Securities Act) and to a limited number of institutional 'accredited
investors' (as defined in Rule 501(a)(1), (2), (3) or (7) under the Securities
Act). Except for the transactions described above, there have not been any
recent sales of unregistered securities by the Registrants.
 
ITEM 16 EXHIBIT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES
 
     (a) Exhibits:
EXHIBIT
 NUMBER     DESCRIPTION
---------   ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3.1       --   Certificate of Incorporation of the Issuer, filed with the Secretary of State of the State of
                  Delaware on May 7, 1997.
   3.2       --   Certificate of Incorporation of Coleman Worldwide, filed with the Secretary of State of the State
                  of Delaware on March 12, 1993 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Coleman Worldwide
                  Corporation 1993 Annual Report on Form 10-K (the '1993 Worldwide 10-K')).
   3.3       --   By-Laws of the Issuer, as adopted on May 7, 1997.
   3.4       --   By-Laws of Coleman Worldwide, as adopted on March 12, 1993 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit
                  3.2 to the 1993 Worldwide 10-K).
   4.1       --   Indenture, dated as of May 20, 1997, by and among the Issuer, Coleman Worldwide (only with respect
                  to the non-recourse guaranty and certain collateral security agreements contained in Articles X and
                  XI thereof) and First Trust National Association, as Trustee, relating to the Senior Secured First
                  Priority Discount Notes due 2001, the Senior Secured Second Priority Discount Notes due 2001, the
                  Senior Secured First Priority Discount Exchange Notes due 2001 and the Senior Secured Second
                  Priority Discount Exchange Notes due 2001 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit (a) to the
                  Transaction Statement on Schedule 13E-3 of Coleman Worldwide).
   4.2       --   Registration Agreement, dated as of May 20, 1997, among Coleman Escrow Corp. and Bear, Stearns &
                  Co. Inc., Chase Securities Inc. and Credit Suisse First Boston Corporation.
   4.3       --   Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of August 3, 1995 among The Coleman Company, Inc.,
                  the Lenders party thereto, the Issuing Bank, the Agent, and the Co-Agents (the 'Company Credit
                  Agreement') (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to The Coleman Company, Inc. Form 10-Q for
                  the period ended June 30, 1995 (the 'Company's June 30, 1995 Form 10-Q')).
   4.4       --   Amendment No. 1 dated as of April 30, 1996 to the Company Credit Agreement (incorporated by
                  reference to Exhibit 4.1 to The Coleman Company, Inc. Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 1996
                  (the 'Company's March 31, 1996 Form 10-Q')).
   4.5       --   Amendment No. 2 dated as of April 30, 1996 to the Company's Credit Agreement (incorporated by
                  reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the Company's March 31, 1996 Form 10-Q).
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EXHIBIT
 NUMBER     DESCRIPTION
---------   ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4.6       --   Amendment No. 3 dated as of May 29, 1996 to the Company Credit Agreement (incorporated by reference
                  to Exhibit 4.1 to The Coleman Company, Inc. Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 1996 (the
                  'Company's September 30, 1996 Form 10-Q')).
   4.7       --   Amendment No. 4 dated as of October 25, 1996 to the Company Credit Agreement (incorporated by
                  reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the Company's September 30, 1996 Form 10-Q).
   4.8       --   Amendment No. 5 dated as of March 7, 1996 to the Company Credit Agreement (incorporated by
                  reference to Exhibit 4.6 to The Coleman Company, Inc. 1996 Annual Report on Form 10-K (the '1996
                  Coleman 10-K')).
   4.9       --   Purchase Agreement dated as of August 3, 1995 among the Company and purchasers party thereto (the
                  'Notes Agreement') (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to the Company's June 30, 1995 Form
                  10-Q)
   4.10      --   Note Purchase Agreement dated as of May 1, 1996 among the Company and the Purchasers party thereto
                  (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K dated June
                  28, 1996).
   4.11      --   Specimen copy of definitive certificate of Common Stock of The Coleman Company, Inc., par value
                  $.01 per share (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.4 to The Coleman Company, Inc. 1992 Annual
                  Report on Form 10-K (the '1992 Coleman 10-K')).
   4.12      --   Indenture dated as of May 27, 1993 between Coleman Worldwide and Continental Bank National
                  Association, as Trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.10 to the Coleman Holdings Inc.
                  Registration Statement Form S-1 (File No. 33-67058), filed on August 6, 1993 (the 'Holdings S-1')).
   4.13      --   Escrow and Pledge Agreement dated as of May 27, 1993 among Coleman Worldwide and the Trustee, as
                  Escrow Agent (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the Holdings S-1).
   4.14      --   Worldwide Non-Recourse Guaranty dated as of May 27, 1993 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.6
                  to the Holdings S-1).
   4.15      --   Worldwide Pledge Agreement dated as of May 27, 1993 between Coleman Worldwide and the Agent
                  (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.7 to the Holdings S-1).
   4.16      --   Indenture dated as of July 15, 1993 between Coleman Holdings Inc., Coleman Worldwide, as guarantor,
                  and the Trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Holdings S-1).
  *5.1       --   Opinion of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, special counsel to the Registrants.
  *8.1       --   Opinion of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, special counsel to the Registrants.
  10.1       --   Escrow Agreement, dated as of May 15, 1997, between Coleman Escrow Corp. and First Trust National
                  Association, as Escrow Agent.
  10.2       --   Indemnity Agreement, dated as of May 20, 1997, between Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc. and the Issuer.
  10.3       --   Cross-Indemnification Agreement dated as of February 26, 1992 among New Coleman Holdings Inc.,
                  Coleman Finance Holdings Inc., the Company and certain subsidiaries of New Coleman Holdings Inc.
                  and the Company (the 'Cross Indemnification Agreement') (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1
                  to the 1992 Coleman 10-K).
  10.4       --   Amendment No. 1 dated as of December 30, 1992 to the Cross-Indemnification Agreement (incorporated
                  by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the 1992 Coleman 10-K).
  10.5       --   Reimbursement Agreement dated as of February 26, 1992 between the Company and MacAndrews Holdings
                  (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the 1992 Coleman 10-K).
  10.6       --   Subordination Agreement dated as of March 4, 1992 among New Coleman Holdings Inc., Coleman
                  Powermate, Inc., Coleman Spas, Inc., the Company, the Lenders party to the Company Credit Agreement
                  and Credit Suisse, as agent (the 'Subordination Agreement') (incorporated by reference to Exhibit
                  10.17 to the 1992 Coleman 10-K).
  10.7       --   Amendment No. 1 dated as of December 30, 1992, to the Subordination Agreement (incorporated by
                  reference to Exhibit 10.18 to the 1992 Coleman 10-K).
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EXHIBIT
 NUMBER     DESCRIPTION
---------   ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
10.8       --   Tax Allocation Agreement dated as of August 24, 1990 among MacAndrews Holdings, New Coleman
                  Holdings Inc. and subsidiaries of New Coleman Holdings Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit
                  10.29 to the 1992 Coleman 10-K).
  10.9       --   Amendment No. 1 dated as of February 26, 1992 to the Tax Allocation Agreement (incorporated by
                  reference to Exhibit 10.30 to the 1992 Coleman 10-K).
  10.10      --   Amendment No. 2 dated as of December 30, 1992 to the Tax Allocation Agreement (incorporated by
                  reference to Exhibit 10.31 to the 1992 Coleman 10-K).
  10.11      --   Amendment No. 3 dated as of May 27, 1993 to the Tax Allocation Agreement (incorporated by reference
                  to Exhibit 10.45 to the Holdings S-1).
  10.12      --   Tax Sharing Agreement II dated as of February 26, 1992, among Mafco, Coleman Finance Holdings Inc.,
                  the Company and certain subsidiaries of the Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.25 to
                  the 1992 Coleman 10-K).
  10.13      --   Amendment No. 1 dated as of December 30, 1992 to the Tax Sharing Agreement II (incorporated by
                  reference to Exhibit 10.26 to the 1992 Coleman 10-K).
  10.14      --   Supplemental Tax Sharing Agreement dated as of February 26, 1992, between the Company and
                  MacAndrews Holdings (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.32 to the 1992 Coleman 10-K).
  10.15      --   Tax Sharing Agreement III dated as of February 26, 1992 among Mafco, New Coleman Holdings Inc.,
                  Coleman Finance Holdings Inc. and subsidiaries of Coleman Finance Holdings Inc. (incorporated by
                  reference to Exhibit 10.27 to the 1992 Coleman 10-K).
  10.16      --   Amendment No. 1 dated as of December 30, 1992 to the Tax Sharing Agreement III (incorporated by
                  reference to Exhibit 10.28 to the 1992 Coleman 10-K).
  10.17      --   Tax Sharing Agreement V dated as of May 27, 1993 among Mafco, Coleman Worldwide, the Company and
                  certain subsidiaries of the Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.38 to the Holdings
                  S-1).
  10.18      --   Tax Sharing Agreement VI dated as of May 27, 1993 between Mafco and Coleman Worldwide (incorporated
                  by reference to Exhibit 10.39 to the Holdings S-1).
  10.19      --   Tax Sharing Termination Agreement dated as of May 27, 1993 among Mafco, New Coleman Holdings Inc.,
                  Coleman Finance Holdings Inc., the Company and subsidiaries of the Company and Coleman Finance
                  Holdings Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.40 to the Holdings S-1).
  10.20      --   Registration Rights Agreement dated as of March 4, 1992 among the Company, Coleman Finance Holdings
                  Inc. and Credit Suisse, as agent (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.33 to the 1992 Coleman
                  10-K).
  10.21      --   Worldwide Registration Rights Agreement dated as of May 27, 1993 among Coleman Worldwide, the
                  Company, the Lenders Party thereto and the Agent (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.47 to the
                  Holdings S-1).
  10.22      --   Asset Purchase Agreement dated as of October 10, 1994, by and among E. Acquisition Corporation, the
                  Company, Eastpak, Inc. and Mark Goldman (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's
                  Current Report on Form 8-K dated November 2, 1994 (the 'Coleman 8-K')).
  10.23      --   Stock Purchase Agreement dated as of October 10, 1994, by and among M. Acquisition Corporation, the
                  Company and Mark Goldman (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Coleman 8-K).
  10.24      --   Contingent Payment Agreement dated as of October 10, 1994, by and among E. Acquisition Corporation,
                  M. Acquisition Corporation, the Company and Mark Goldman (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3
                  to the Coleman 8-K).
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EXHIBIT
 NUMBER     DESCRIPTION
---------   ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
10.25      --   Agreement for Purchase and Sale of Assets of Seatt Corporation dated October 26, 1995 by and among
                  James McCrink, Seatt Corporation, Seller, and the Company, Purchaser (incorporated by reference to
                  Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K dated January 26, 1996).
  10.26      --   Share Purchase Agreement dated as of February 27, 1996 by and among Butagaz S.N.C. and Bafiges S.A.
                  (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.26 to the Company's 1995 Annual Report on Form 10-K (the
                  '1995 Coleman 10-K')).
  10.27      --   Amendment to the Share Purchase Agreement dated as of February 27, 1996 by and among Bafiges S.A.
                  and Butagaz S.N.C. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.27 to the 1995 Coleman 10-K).
  10.28      --   Shareholders Agreement dated as of February 27, 1996 by and among Butagaz S.N.C., the Company and
                  Bafiges S.A. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.28 to the 1995 Coleman 10-K).
  10.29      --   Agreement dated as of February 27, 1996 by and between Shell International Petroleum Company
                  Limited, Butagaz S.N.C. on the first part, and Bafiges S.A. and the Company on the second part
                  (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.29 to the 1995 Coleman 10-K).
  10.30      --   Non-Competition, Confidentiality and Release Agreement between the Company and Robert L. Ring,
                  dated as of February 11, 1994 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.46 to the 1993 Coleman
                  10-K).
  10.31      --   Employment Agreement dated as of January 1, 1996 between the Company and George Mileusnic
                  (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.44 to the 1995 Coleman 10-K).
  10.32      --   First Amendment dated August 1, 1996 to Employment Agreement effective as of January 1, 1996, by
                  and between the Company and George Mileusnic (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 to the
                  Company's September 30, 1996 Form 10-Q).
  10.33      --   Employment Agreement dated as of January 1, 1996 between the Company and Larry E. Sanford
                  (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.46 to the 1995 Coleman 10-K).
  10.34      --   First Amendment dated August 1, 1996 to Employment Agreement effective as of January 1, 1996, by
                  and between the Company and Larry E. Sanford (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.7 to the
                  Company's September 30, 1996 Form 10-Q).
  10.35      --   Employment Agreement dated as of January 1, 1996 between the Company and Michael N. Hammes
                  (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.47 to the 1995 Coleman 10-K).
  10.36      --   Corrected and Restated Employment Agreement dated as of January 1, 1996 between the Company and
                  Michael N. Hammes (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company's March 31, 1996 Form
                  10-Q).
  10.37      --   First Amendment dated July 1, 1996 to Employment Agreement effective January 1, 1996 between the
                  Company and Michael N. Hammes (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the Company's June 30,
                  1996 Form 10-Q).
  10.38      --   Second Amendment dated August 1, 1996 to Employment Agreement effective as of January 1, 1996, by
                  and between the Company and Michael N. Hammes (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the
                  Company's September 30, 1996 Form 10-Q).
  10.39      --   Letter Agreement between the Company and Lawrence M. Jones dated as of January 14, 1994
                  (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.57 to the 1993 Coleman 10-K).
  10.40      --   Employment Agreement dated as of January 20, 1995 between the Company and Frederick J. Fritz
                  (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.41 to the 1994 Coleman 10-K).
  10.41      --   Employment Agreement dated as of January 1, 1996 between the Company and Gerald E. Brown
                  (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.48 to the 1995 Coleman 10-K).
  10.42      --   First Amendment dated August 1, 1996 to Employment Agreement effective as of January 1, 1996, by
                  and between the Company and Gerry E. Brown (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.8 to the
                  Company's September 30, 1996 Form 10-Q).
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EXHIBIT
 NUMBER     DESCRIPTION
---------   ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
10.43      --   Employment Agreement dated as of January 1, 1996 between the Company and Patrick McEvoy
                  (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's March 31, 1996 Form 10-Q).
  10.44      --   First Amendment dated August 1, 1996 to Employment Agreement effective as of January 1, 1996, by
                  and between the Company and Patrick McEvoy (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.6 to the
                  Company's September 30, 1996 Form 10-Q).
  10.45      --   Employment Agreement dated as of January 1, 1996 between the Company and David Stearns
                  (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.50 to the 1995 Coleman 10-K).
  10.46      --   First Amendment dated August 1, 1996 to Employment Agreement effective as of January 1, 1996, by
                  and between the Company and David Stearns (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the
                  Company's September 30, 1996 Form 10-Q).
  10.47      --   Employment Agreement dated as of May 1, 1996 between the Company and Frederik van den Bergh
                  (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's June 30, 1996 Form 10-Q).
  10.48      --   First Amendment dated August 1, 1996 to Employment Agreement effective as of May 1, 1996, by and
                  between the Company and Frederik van den Bergh (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the
                  Company's September 30, 1996 Form 10-Q).
  10.49      --   Second Amendment dated August 1, 1996 to Employment Agreement effective as of May 1, 1996, by and
                  between the Company and Frederik van den Bergh (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.47 to the
                  1996 Coleman 10-K).
  10.50      --   Employment Agreement dated as of August 1, 1996 between the Company and Steven F. Kaplan
                  (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company's June 30, 1996 Form 10-Q).
  10.51      --   Addendum dated August 3, 1996 and effective August 1, 1996 to Employment Agreement dated as of
                  August 1, 1996 between the Company and Steven F. Kaplan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3
                  to the Company's June 30, 1996 Form 10-Q).
  10.52      --   First Amendment dated August 1, 1996 to Employment Agreement effective as of August 1, 1996, by and
                  between the Company and Steven F. Kaplan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the
                  Company's September 30, 1996 Form 10-Q).
  10.53      --   The Coleman Company, Inc. Performance Incentive Plan for 1996 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit
                  10.53 to the 1995 Coleman 10-K).
  10.54      --   The Coleman Company, Inc. Executive Annual Incentive Plan for 1995 (incorporated by reference to
                  Exhibit 10.49 to the 1994 Coleman 10-K).
  10.55      --   The Coleman Company, Inc. 1996 Stock Option Plan, as amended (incorporated by reference to Exhibit
                  10.53 to the 1996 Coleman 10-K).
  10.56      --   The Coleman Retirement Salaried Incentive Savings Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3
                  to the Company's March 31, 1996 Form 10-Q).
  10.57      --   The Coleman Retirement Incentive Savings Plan (the 'Savings Plan') (incorporated by reference to
                  Exhibit 10.54 to the 1995 Coleman 10-K).
  10.58      --   First Amendment dated as of October 11, 1994 to the Savings Plan (incorporated by reference to
                  Exhibit 10.55 to the 1995 Coleman 10-K).
  10.59      --   Second Amendment dated as of January 1, 1995 to the Savings Plan (incorporated by reference to
                  Exhibit 10.56 to the 1995 Coleman 10-K).
  10.60      --   Third Amendment dated as of December 14, 1995 to the Savings Plan (incorporated by reference to
                  Exhibit 10.57 to the 1995 Coleman 10-K).
  10.61      --   Fourth Amendment dated as of December 14, 1995 to the Savings Plan (incorporated by reference to

                  Exhibit 10.58 to the 1995 Coleman 10-K).
  10.62      --   Fifth Amendment dated as of January 1, 1996 to the Savings Plan (incorporated by reference to
                  Exhibit 10.59 to the 1995 Coleman 10-K).
  10.63      --   Amendment dated as of December 14, 1995 to the Savings Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit
                  10.60 to the 1995 Coleman 10-K).
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EXHIBIT
 NUMBER     DESCRIPTION
---------   ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
10.64      --   Amendment dated as of December 14, 1995 to the Savings Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit
                  10.61 to the 1995 Coleman 10-K).
  10.65      --   Amendment dated as of January 1, 1996 to the Savings Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit
                  10.62 to the 1995 Coleman 10-K).
  10.66      --   New Coleman Holdings Inc. Excess Benefit Plan dated as of January 1, 1995 (incorporated by
                  reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's June 30, 1995 Form 10-Q).
  10.67      --   The New Coleman Company, Inc. Retirement Plan for Salaried Employees (the 'Retirement Plan')
                  (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.63 to the 1995 Coleman 10-K).
  10.68      --   Amendment dated as of October 17, 1994 to the Retirement Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit
                  10.64 to the 1995 Coleman 10-K).
  10.69      --   Amendment dated as of December 14, 1995 to the Retirement Plan (incorporated by reference to
                  Exhibit 10.65 to the 1995 Coleman 10-K).
  10.70      --   Amendment dated as of December 14, 1995 to the Retirement Plan (incorporated by reference to
                  Exhibit 10.66 to the 1995 Coleman 10-K).
  10.71      --   Amendment dated as of October 12, 1995 to the Retirement Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit
                  10.67 to the 1995 Coleman 10-K).
  10.72      --   Amendment dated as of January 1, 1996 to the Retirement Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit
                  10.68 to the 1995 Coleman 10-K).
  10.73      --   Amendment dated as of December 31, 1995 to the Retirement Plan (incorporated by reference to
                  Exhibit 10.69 to the 1995 Coleman 10-K).
  10.74      --   The Coleman Company, Inc. Special Executive Retirement Plan for the benefit of Robert L. Ring,
                  dated as of April 11, 1994 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company's March 31,
                  1994 Form 10-Q).
  10.75      --   The Coleman Company, Inc. Consolidated Supplemental Retirement Plan, dated as of January 1, 1996
                  (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.73 to the 1995 Coleman 10-K).
  10.76      --   First Amendment dated July 1, 1996 to the Consolidated Supplemental Retirement Plan adopted January
                  1, 1996 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 to the Company's June 30, 1996 Form 10-Q).
  10.77      --   The Coleman Company, Inc. Executive Employees Deferred Compensation Plan, as amended by the First
                  Amendment thereto (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.11 to the Coleman Registration Statement
                  on Form S-1 (File No. 33-44728), filed on December 23, 1991 (the 'Coleman S-1')).
  10.78      --   The Coleman Company, Inc. 1992 Stock Option Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.13 to
                  Amendment No. 2 to the Coleman S-1).
  10.79      --   The Coleman Company, Inc. 1993 Stock Option Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.18 to The
                  Coleman Company, Inc. Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 1993, filed
                  on November 15, 1993).
  10.80      --   The Coleman Company, Inc. 1996 Stock Option Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.78 to the
                  1995 Coleman 10-K).

  10.81      --   Employment Agreement dated as of November 1, 1994 between E. Acquisition Corporation and Mark
                  Goldman (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.79 to the 1996 Coleman 10-K).
  10.82      --   Employment Agreement dated as of November 1, 1994 between M. Acquisition Corporation and Mark
                  Goldman (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.80 to the 1996 Coleman 10-K).
  10.83      --   Letter Agreement dated as of February 28, 1997 between the Company and Michael N. Hammes
                  (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.81 to the 1996 Coleman 10-K).
  10.85      --   Indemnity Agreement dated as of May 27, 1993 among Coleman Worldwide, New Coleman Holdings Inc. and
                  certain subsidiaries of New Coleman Holdings Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the
                  Holdings S-1).
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EXHIBIT
 NUMBER     DESCRIPTION
---------   ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
10.86      --   Reimbursement Agreement dated as of May 27, 1993 between Coleman Worldwide and MacAndrews Holdings
                  (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.8 to the Holdings S-1).
  10.87      --   Indemnity Agreement dated as of July 22, 1993 between Coleman Holdings Inc., New Coleman Holdings
                  Inc. and certain of New Coleman Holdings Inc.'s subsidiaries (incorporated by reference to Exhibit
                  10.4 to the Holdings S-1).
  10.88      --   Reimbursement Agreement dated as of July 22, 1993 between Coleman Holdings Inc. and MacAndrews
                  Holdings (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.7 to the Holdings S-1).
  10.89      --   Tax Sharing Agreement VII dated as of July 22, 1993 between Coleman Holdings Inc. and Mafco
                  (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.41 to the Holdings S-1).
  10.90      --   Letter Agreement dated as of March 15, 1997 between the Company and Frederick W. Fritz
                  (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's March 31, 1997 Form 10-Q).
  12.1       --   Statement regarding the computation of ratio of earnings to fixed charges for the Issuer.
  21.1       --   Subsidiaries of the Issuer.
  21.2       --   Subsidiaries of Coleman Worldwide (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 21.1 to the Coleman
                  Worldwide Corporation 1996 Annual Report on Form 10-K).
  23.1       --   Consent of Ernst & Young LLP.
 *23.2       --   Consent of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, special counsel to the Registrants (included
                  in Exhibit 5.1).
 *23.3       --   Consent of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, special counsel to the Registrants (included
                  in Exhibit 8.1).
  24.1       --   Power of Attorney executed by Ronald O. Perelman.
  24.2       --   Power of Attorney executed by Howard Gittis.
  24.3       --   Power of Attorney executed by Irwin Engelman.
  24.4       --   Power of Attorney executed by Donald G. Drapkin.
  24.5       --   Power of Attorney executed by Jerry W. Levin.
  24.6       --   Power of Attorney executed by Bruce Slovin.
  24.7       --   Power of Attorney executed by Laurence Winoker.
  25.1       --   Statement of Eligibility and Qualification on Form T-1 of First Trust National Association, as
                  Trustee under the Indenture relating to the Issuer's Senior Secured First Priority Discount
                  Exchange Notes due 2001 and Senior Secured Second Priority Discount Exchange Notes due 2001.
  27.1       --   Financial Data Schedule of the Issuer for the year ended December 31, 1996.
  27.2       --   Financial Data Schedule of the Issuer for the three months ended March 31, 1997.
 *99.1       --   Form of Letter of Transmittal.

 *99.2       --   Form of Notice of Guaranteed Delivery.
 *99.3       --   Form of Letter to Brokers, Dealers, Commercial Banks, Trust Companies and Other Nominees.
 *99.4       --   Form of Letter to Clients.
------------------
*  To be filed by amendment.
 (b)  Financial Statement Schedules;
      Schedule I(a)-Condensed Financial Information of the Issuer.
      Schedule I(b)-Condensed Financial Information of Coleman Worldwide.
II-8
ITEM 17. UNDERTAKINGS
 
     (a) The undersigned Registrants hereby undertake:
 
          (1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being
     made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement:
 
             (i) To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the
        Securities Act of 1933;
 
             (ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after
        the effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent
        post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the
        aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth
        in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any
        increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total
        dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was
        registered) and any deviation from the low or high and of the estimated
        maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed
        with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the
        changes in volume and price represent no more than 20 percent change in
        the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the 'Calculation of
        Registration Fee' table in the effective registration statement.
 
             (iii) To include any material information with respect to the plan
        of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement
        or any material change to such information in the registration
        statement;
 
          (2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the
     Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed
     to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered
     therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed
     to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
 

          (3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment
     any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the
     termination of the offering.
 
     (b) The undersigned Registrants hereby undertake:
 
          Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the
     Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling
     persons of the Registrants pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or
     otherwise, the Registrants have been advised that in the opinion of the
     Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public
     policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable.
     In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities
     (other than the payment by the Registrants of expenses incurred or paid by
     a director, officer or controlling person of such Registrant in the
     successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such
     director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities
     being registered, the Registrants will, unless in the opinion of its
     counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a
     court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification
     by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will
     be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
 
                                      II-9
SIGNATURES
 
     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant
has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of New York, State of New
York, on June 12, 1997.
 
                                          COLEMAN ESCROW CORP.

                                          By  /s/ Glenn P. Dickes
                                             -------------------------------
                                             Glenn P. Dickes
                                             Vice President
 
     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the
capacities and on the dates indicated.
SIGNATURE                                    TITLE                            DATE
-----------------------------------------  -----------------------------------------  ---------------------
*                      Chairman of the Board,                             June 12, 1997
-----------------------------------------    President and Director
           Ronald O. Perelman                (Principal Executive Officer)
 
                    *                      Vice Chairman of the Board and                     June 12, 1997
-----------------------------------------    Director
              Howard Gittis                  
 
                    *                      Executive Vice President and                       June 12, 1997
-----------------------------------------    Chief Financial Officer
             Irwin Engelman                  (Principal Financial Officer)
 
                    *                      Vice President and Controller                      June 12, 1997
-----------------------------------------    (Principal Accounting Officer)
            Laurence Winoker
*Joram C. Salig, by signing his name hereto, does hereby execute this
Registration Statement on behalf of the directors and officers of the Registrant
indicated above by asterisks, pursuant to powers of attorney duly executed by
such directors and officers and filed as exhibits to the Registration Statement.
 
                                          By  /s/ Joram C. Salig
                                              ------------------------------
                                              Joram C. Salig
                                              Attorney-in-Fact
 
                                     II-10
SIGNATURES
 
     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant
has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of New York, State of New
York, on June 12, 1997.
 
                                          COLEMAN WORLDWIDE CORPORATION

                                          By  /s/ Glenn P. Dickes
                                             --------------------------------
                                             Glenn P. Dickes
                                             Vice President
 
     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the
capacities and on the dates indicated.
SIGNATURE                                    TITLE                            DATE
-----------------------------------------  -----------------------------------------  ---------------------
*                      Chairman of the Board and                          June 12, 1997
-----------------------------------------    Director (Principal Executive
           Ronald O. Perelman                Officer)
 
                    *                      Director                                           June 12, 1997
-----------------------------------------  
            Donald G. Drapkin
 
                    *                      Director                                           June 12, 1997
-----------------------------------------  
             Jerry W. Levin
 
                    *                      President and Director                             June 12, 1997
-----------------------------------------  
              Bruce Slovin
 
                    *                      Executive Vice President,                          June 12, 1997
-----------------------------------------    Chief Financial Officer and
             Irwin Engelman                  Treasurer
                                             (Principal Financial Officer)
 
                    *                      Chief Accounting Officer                           June 12, 1997
-----------------------------------------    (Principal Accounting Officer)
            Laurence Winoker
*Joram C. Salig, by signing his name hereto, does hereby execute this
Registration Statement on behalf of the directors and officers of the Registrant

indicated above by asterisks, pursuant to powers of attorney duly executed by
such directors and officers and filed as exhibits to the Registration Statement.
 
                                          By  /s/ Joram C. Salig
                                             -------------------------------
                                             Joram C. Salig
                                             Attorney-in-Fact
 
                                     II-11
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
 
The Board of Directors and Stockholder
Coleman Escrow Corp.
 
We have audited the consolidated financial statements of Coleman Escrow Corp.
and subsidiaries as of December 31, 1996 and 1995 and for each of the three
years in the period ended December 31, 1996 and have issued our report thereon
dated March 10, 1997, except for the first sentence of Note 1 as to which the
date is May 7, 1997 (included elsewhere in this Registration Statement). Our
audits also included the financial statement schedule listed in Item 16(b) of
this Registration Statement. This schedule is the responsibility of the
Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion based on our
audits.
 
In our opinion, the financial statement schedule referred to above, when
considered in relation to the basic financial statements taken as a whole,
presents fairly in all material respects the information set forth herein.
 
                                          ERNST & YOUNG LLP
 
Denver, Colorado
March 10, 1997
except for the first sentence of Note 1
as to which the date is May 7, 1997
 
                                      S-1
SCHEDULE I(a)
 
                     COLEMAN ESCROW CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                 CONDENSED FINANCIAL INFORMATION OF REGISTRANT
                              COLEMAN ESCROW CORP.
                            CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS
                                 (IN THOUSANDS)
DECEMBER 31,
                                                     ----------------------
                                                       1996         1995
                                                     ---------    ---------
ASSETS
Investment in Coleman Holdings Inc................   ($177,936)   ($113,320)
                                                     ---------    ---------
                                                     ---------    ---------
              STOCKHOLDER'S DEFICIT
 
Stockholder's deficit
  Common stock....................................           1            1
  Capital deficiency..............................    (132,674)    (123,992)
  (Accumulated deficit) retained earnings.........     (47,883)      10,318
  Minimum pension liability adjustment............        (236)          --
  Currency translation adjustment.................       2,856          353
                                                     ---------    ---------
     Total stockholder's deficit..................   $(177,936)   $(113,320)
                                                     ---------    ---------
                                                     ---------    ---------
S-2
SCHEDULE I(a)
 
                     COLEMAN ESCROW CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
           CONDENSED FINANCIAL INFORMATION OF REGISTRANT--(CONTINUED)
                              COLEMAN ESCROW CORP.
                       CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
                                 (IN THOUSANDS)
YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31,
                                           --------------------------------
                                             1996        1995        1994
                                           --------    --------    --------
Equity in net (loss) earnings of
  subsidiaries..........................   $(58,201)   $  9,967    $  6,510
                                           --------    --------    --------

Net (loss) earnings.....................   $(58,201)   $  9,967    $  6,510
                                           --------    --------    --------
                                           --------    --------    --------
S-3
SCHEDULE I(a)
 
                     COLEMAN ESCROW CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
           CONDENSED FINANCIAL INFORMATION OF REGISTRANT--(CONTINUED)
                              COLEMAN ESCROW CORP.
                       CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
                                 (IN THOUSANDS)
YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31,
                                           -----------------------------
                                             1996       1995       1994
                                           --------    -------    ------
Net (loss) earnings.....................   $(58,201)   $(9,967)   $6,510
Equity in net (loss) earnings of
  subsidiaries..........................     58,201      9,967    (6,510)
                                           --------    -------    ------
Increase in cash........................   $     --    $    --    $   --
                                           --------    -------    ------
                                           --------    -------    ------
S-4
SCHEDULE I(a)
                     COLEMAN ESCROW CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
           CONDENSED FINANCIAL INFORMATION OF REGISTRANT--(CONTINUED)
                              COLEMAN ESCROW CORP.
                    NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                       (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE DATA)
 
1.  BACKGROUND AND BASIS OF FINANCIAL STATEMENT PRESENTATION
 
     Coleman Escrow Corp. ('Coleman Escrow') is a holding company formed in May
1997 in connection with the offering of Senior Secured Discount Notes due 2001
(the 'Old Notes'), to hold all of the outstanding shares of capital stock of
Coleman Holdings Inc. ('Coleman Holdings').
 
     In the Coleman Escrow parent company-only financial statements, Coleman
Escrow's investment in Coleman Holdings is stated at cost plus equity in
undistributed earnings of Coleman Holdings since date of acquisition. Coleman
Escrow's share of net income of its unconsolidated subsidiary is included in
consolidated income using the equity method. The Coleman Escrow parent
company-only financial statements should be read in conjunction with Coleman
Escrow's consolidated financial statements.
 
2.  SUBSEQUENT EVENT (UNAUDITED)
 
      On May 20, 1997, Coleman Escrow issued and sold $600,475 aggregate
principal amount at maturity of its Senior Secured First Priority Discount Notes
due 2001 (the 'Old First Priority Notes') and $131,560 aggregate principal
amount of maturity of its Senior Secured Second Priority Discount Notes (the
'Old Second Priority Notes' and, together with the Old First Priority Notes, the
'Old Notes') in a private placement offering. The net proceeds of approximately
$455,300 were deposited in escrow.
 
      There are no periodic payments of interest on the Old Notes. The issue
price of (i) the Old First Priority Notes represents a yield to maturity of
11 1/8% per annum and (ii) the Old Second Priority Notes represents a yield to
maturity of 12 7/8% per annum, in each case, computed on a semi-annual bond
equivalent basis calculated from May 20, 1997.
 
     The Indenture governing the Old Notes contain certain covenants that, among
other things, states that Coleman Escrow shall not permit the Company to issue
debt if after giving effect to such issuance the Company's Consolidated EBITDA
Coverage Ratio (as defined) is less than 2.5 to 1.0.
 
     The Old Notes are redeemable by Coleman Escrow from May 15, 2000 through
May 14, 2001, at the option of Coleman Escrow, in whole or in part, at
redemption prices listed below (expressed as percentages of Accreted Value as of
the redemption date) for the periods indicated plus accrued and unpaid interest,
if any, to the redemption date (subject to the right of holders of record on the
relevant record date to receive interest due, if any, on the relevant interest
payment date):
REDEMPTION
                                                                  PRICE
                                                                ----------
Old First Priority Notes.....................................     102.781%
Old Second Priority Notes....................................     103.219%
Thereafter, Coleman Escrow may redeem the Old Notes in whole at any time or
in part from time to time at a redemption price of 100% of the aggregate
principal amount at maturity of the Old Notes to be redeemed plus accrued and
unpaid interest, if any, to the redemption date.
 
                                      S-5
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
 
The Board of Directors and Stockholder
Coleman Worldwide Corporation
 
We have audited the consolidated financial statements of Coleman Worldwide
Corporation and subsidiaries as of December 31, 1996 and 1995 and for each of
the three years in the period ended December 31, 1996, and have issued our
report thereon dated March 10, 1997 (included elsewhere in this Registration
Statement). Our audits also included the financial statement schedule listed in
Item 16(b) of this Registration Statement. This schedule is the
responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an
opinion based on our audits.
 
In our opinion, the financial statement schedule referred to above, when
considered in relation to the basic financial statements taken as a whole,
presents fairly in all material respects the information set forth therein.
 
                                          ERNST & YOUNG LLP
 
Denver, Colorado
March 10, 1997
 
                                      S-6
SCHEDULE I(b)
 
                 COLEMAN WORLDWIDE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
                 CONDENSED FINANCIAL INFORMATION OF REGISTRANT
                         COLEMAN WORLDWIDE CORPORATION
                            CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS
                                 (IN THOUSANDS)
DECEMBER 31,
                                                     --------------------
                                                       1996        1995
                                                     --------    --------
ASSETS
Investment in The Coleman Company, Inc............   $209,465    $243,076
Note receivable--affiliate........................     54,739      50,685
Other assets......................................     13,285      13,617
                                                     --------    --------
                                                     $277,489    $307,378
                                                     --------    --------
                                                     --------    --------
       LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDER'S EQUITY
Accrued expenses..................................   $     38    $     25
Income taxes payable--subsidiary..................     21,661       2,400
Income taxes payable--affiliate--long term........     18,528      37,846
Long-term debt....................................    174,594     165,434
 
Stockholder's equity
  Common stock....................................          1           1
  Additional paid-in capital......................     23,687      23,496
  Retained earnings...............................     36,360      77,823
  Minimum pension liability adjustment............       (236)         --
  Currency translation adjustment.................      2,856         353
                                                     --------    --------
     Total stockholder's equity...................     62,668     101,673
                                                     --------    --------
                                                     $277,489    $307,378
                                                     --------    --------
                                                     --------    --------
S-7
SCHEDULE I(b)
 
                 COLEMAN WORLDWIDE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
           CONDENSED FINANCIAL INFORMATION OF REGISTRANT--(CONTINUED)
                         COLEMAN WORLDWIDE CORPORATION
                       CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
                                 (IN THOUSANDS)
YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31,
                                           --------------------------------
                                             1996        1995        1994
                                           --------    --------    --------
Administrative expenses.................   $    193    $    182    $     95
Interest expense, net...................     12,040      11,385      10,657
Amortization of deferred charges........        583         564         458
Other income, net.......................     (2,755)        (51)         --
                                           --------    --------    --------
Loss before income taxes, equity in net
  earnings of subsidiaries and
  extraordinary item....................    (10,061)    (12,080)    (11,210)
Income tax benefit......................     (3,826)     (4,618)     (4,310)
                                           --------    --------    --------
Loss before equity in net earnings of
  subsidiary and extraordinary item.....     (6,235)     (7,462)     (6,900)
Equity in net (loss) earnings of
  subsidiaries..........................    (34,631)     32,584      27,069
                                           --------    --------    --------
(Loss) earnings before extraordinary
  item..................................    (40,866)     25,122      20,169
Extraordinary loss on early
  extinguishment of debt, net of income
  tax benefit of $415...................       (597)         --          --
                                           --------    --------    --------
Net (loss) earnings.....................   $(41,463)   $ 25,122    $ 20,169
                                           --------    --------    --------
                                           --------    --------    --------
S-8
SCHEDULE I(b)
 
                 COLEMAN WORLDWIDE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
           CONDENSED FINANCIAL INFORMATION OF REGISTRANT--(CONTINUED)
                         COLEMAN WORLDWIDE CORPORATION
                       CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
                                 (IN THOUSANDS)
YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31,
                                           -----------------------------
                                            1996       1995       1994
                                           -------    -------    -------
Net cash flows provided by operating
  activities............................   $ 3,993    $ 7,254    $26,844
                                           -------    -------    -------
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
  Increase in note
     receivable--affiliate..............    (4,054)    (6,742)   (27,052)
                                           -------    -------    -------
  Net cash used by investing
     activities.........................    (4,054)    (6,742)   (27,052)
                                           -------    -------    -------
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
  Repayment of long-term debt...........      (130)      (898)        --
  Contributions from parent.............       191        386        208
                                           -------    -------    -------
Net cash (used) provided by financing
  activities............................        61       (512)       208
                                           -------    -------    -------
Increase in cash........................   $    --    $    --    $    --
                                           -------    -------    -------
                                           -------    -------    -------
S-9
SCHEDULE I(b)
                 COLEMAN WORLDWIDE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
           CONDENSED FINANCIAL INFORMATION OF REGISTRANT--(CONTINUED)
                         COLEMAN WORLDWIDE CORPORATION
                    NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                       (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE DATA)
 
1. BACKGROUND AND BASIS OF FINANCIAL STATEMENT PRESENTATION
 
     Coleman Worldwide Corporation ('Coleman Worldwide') was formed in March
1993 in connection with the offering of Liquid Yield Option(Trademark) Notes due
2013 (the 'LYONs'(Trademark)). Coleman Worldwide holds 44,067,520 shares of the
common stock of The Coleman Company, Inc. (the 'Company' or 'Coleman') which
represents approximately 83% of the outstanding Coleman common stock as of
December 31, 1996.
 
     In the Coleman Worldwide parent company-only financial statements, Coleman
Worldwide's investment in Coleman is stated at cost plus equity in undistributed
earnings of Coleman since date of acquisition. Coleman Worldwide's share of net
income of its unconsolidated subsidiary is included in consolidated income using
the equity method. The Coleman Worldwide parent company-only financial
statements should be read in conjunction with Coleman Worldwide's consolidated
financial statements.
 
2. LONG-TERM DEBT
 
     On May 27, 1993, Coleman Worldwide issued and sold $500,000 principal
amount at maturity of LYONs in an underwritten public offering. On June 7, 1993,
an additional $75,000 principal amount at maturity of LYONs was sold upon
exercise of the underwriter's overallotment option. The net proceeds of
approximately $133,100 were used to repay the Allocated Indebtedness and the
balance of the net proceeds was used to pay a dividend to MacAndrews & Forbes.
 
     The LYONs mature on May 27, 2013 and are secured by 16,394,810 shares of
common stock of Coleman. There are no periodic payments of interest on the
LYONs. The aggregate principal amount of the LYONs represents a yield to
maturity of 7.25% per annum (computed on a semi-annual bond equivalent basis)
calculated from May 27, 1993.
 
     Each LYON has a principal amount at maturity of $1 and is exchangeable, at
the option of the holder, at any time on or prior to maturity (unless previously
redeemed or otherwise purchased) for shares of common stock of Coleman securing
the LYONs at an exchange rate of 15.706 shares of common stock of Coleman per
LYON, subject to the Coleman Worldwide's right to pay cash equal to the then
market value (as defined) of such shares in lieu, in whole or in part, of
delivering such shares. The exchange rate will not be adjusted for original
issue discount ('OID') but will be subject to adjustment upon the occurrence of
certain events affecting the Coleman Common Stock. As of December 31, 1996,
LYONs with a principal amount at maturity of $13,447 have been exchanged at the
request of the LYONs holder.
 
     The LYONs are redeemable by Coleman Worldwide on or after May 27, 1998, at

the option of Coleman Worldwide, in whole or in part, at redemption prices equal
to the issue price plus accrued OID through but excluding the date of
redemption, payable solely in cash. Coleman Worldwide will purchase any LYON, at
the option of the holder, on May 27, 1998, May 27, 2003 and May 27, 2008 (each,
a 'Purchase Date') for a purchase price per LYON equal to the issue price plus
accrued OID through but excluding each such Purchase Date, representing a yield
per annum to the holder on each such date of 7.25% computed on a semi-annual
bond equivalent basis. Coleman Worldwide may, at its option, elect to pay the
purchase price on any Purchase Date either in cash or shares of common stock of
Coleman or any combination thereof.
 
     The Indenture governing the LYONs provides the holders of LYONs with the
option to require Coleman Worldwide to purchase the LYONs after the occurrence
of certain events ('Additional Purchase Right Events'). Additional Purchase
Right Events occur, among other things, upon the Company's Consolidated Debt
Ratio (as defined) exceeding 0.75 to 1.0 or the Consolidated Net Worth (as 
defined) of Coleman Worldwide as of the end 
 
                                      S-10
COLEMAN WORLDWIDE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
           CONDENSED FINANCIAL INFORMATION OF REGISTRANT--(CONTINUED)
                          COLEMAN WORLDWIDE CORPORATION
                    NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                       (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE DATA)
 
2. LONG-TERM DEBT--(CONTINUED)

of any fiscal quarter being less than a specified amount which is $60,000 at 
March 31, 1997 and increases to $70,000 at June 30, 1997.
 
3. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
 
     On July 22, 1993, Coleman Worldwide's parent, Coleman Holdings Inc.
('Coleman Holdings'), issued and sold $281,281 principal amount at maturity of
Senior Secured Discount Notes due 1998 (the 'Old Notes') in a private placement
offering. Subsequent to the private placement offering, a registration statement
on Form S-1 was filed to exchange the Old Notes for Series B Senior Secured
Discount Notes (the 'Notes').
 
     The Notes will mature on May 27, 1998 and are secured by all the shares of
Coleman Worldwide. In connection with Coleman Holdings' Notes issuance, Coleman
Worldwide has provided a non-recourse guaranty, which is secured by its pledge
of 26,000,000 shares of Coleman Common Stock. There will be no periodic payment
of interest on the Notes. The aggregate principal amount of the Notes represents
a yield to maturity of 10.875% per annum (computed on a semi-annual bond
equivalent basis) calculated from July 22, 1993.
 
4. INCOME TAXES PAYABLE-SUBSIDIARY, INCOME TAXES PAYABLE-AFFILIATE AND NOTE
RECEIVABLE-AFFILIATE
 
     Coleman and Coleman Worldwide are included in the consolidated federal and

certain consolidated state income tax returns of Mafco Holdings Inc. ('Mafco')
and/or it affiliates. Coleman and Coleman Worldwide have entered into a tax
sharing agreement (the 'Company Tax Sharing Agreement') pursuant to which
Coleman is required to pay to Coleman Worldwide amounts equal to the taxes that
Coleman would otherwise have to pay if it were to file separate consolidated
federal, state or local income tax returns including only itself and its
domestic subsidiaries. The accompanying condensed balance sheet includes
approximately $21,666 and $2,400 of federal and state income taxes payable to
Coleman pursuant to the Company Tax Sharing Agreement at December 31, 1996 and
1995, respectively. Coleman Worldwide and Mafco are parties to a tax sharing
agreement (the 'Worldwide Tax Sharing Agreement'), pursuant to which Coleman
Worldwide is required to pay to Mafco amounts equal to the taxes that Coleman
Worldwide would otherwise have to pay if it were to file separate consolidated
federal, state or local income tax returns including only itself and its
domestic subsidiaries. Pursuant to the LYONs indenture agreement, at any time
that the LYONs are outstanding, the amounts that Coleman Worldwide would be
required to pay to Mafco under the Worldwide Tax Sharing Agreement, together
with any remaining funds paid to Coleman Worldwide by the Company under the
Company Tax Sharing Agreement may not be paid as tax sharing payments, but
Coleman Worldwide may advance such funds to Mafco as long as the aggregate
amount of such advances at any time does not exceed the issue price plus accrued
OID of the LYONs. Such advances are evidenced by noninterest bearing unsecured
demand promissory notes from Mafco in the amount of $54,739 and $50,685 at
December 31, 1996 and 1995, respectively. As a result of the restriction on the
payment of the tax sharing amounts, the accompanying condensed balance sheet
includes approximately $18,528 and $37,846 of federal and state income taxes
payable to Mafco pursuant to the Worldwide Tax Sharing Agreement at December 31,
1996 and 1995, respectively.
 
                                      S-11
EXHIBIT INDEX
EXHIBIT                                                                                                    SEQUENTIAL
  NUMBER     DESCRIPTION                                                                                     PAGE NO.
----------   --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------   -----------
3.1       --   Certificate of Incorporation of the Issuer, filed with the Secretary of State of the
                   State of Delaware on May 7, 1997.
    3.2       --   Certificate of Incorporation of Coleman Worldwide, filed with the Secretary of State
                   of the State of Delaware on March 12, 1993 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1
                   to the Coleman Worldwide Corporation 1993 Annual Report on Form 10-K (the '1993
                   Worldwide 10-K')).
    3.3       --   By-Laws of the Issuer, as adopted on May 7, 1997.
    3.4       --   By-Laws of Coleman Worldwide, as adopted on March 12, 1993 (incorporated by reference
                   to Exhibit 3.2 to the 1993 Worldwide 10-K).
    4.1       --   Indenture, dated as of May 20, 1997, by and among the Issuer, Coleman Worldwide (only
                   with respect to the non-recourse guaranty and certain collateral security agreements
                   contained in Articles X and XI thereof) and First Trust National Association, as
                   Trustee, relating to the Senior Secured First Priority Discount Notes due 2001, the
                   Senior Secured Second Priority Discount Notes due 2001, the Senior Secured First
                   Priority Discount Exchange Notes due 2001 and the Senior Secured Second Priority
                   Discount Exchange Notes due 2001 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit (a) to the
                   Transaction Statement on Schedule 13E-3 of Coleman Worldwide).
    4.2       --   Registration Agreement, dated as of May 20, 1997, among Coleman Escrow Corp. and Bear,
                   Stearns & Co. Inc., Chase Securities Inc. and Credit Suisse First Boston Corporation.
    4.3       --   Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of August 3, 1995 among The Coleman
                   Company, Inc., the Lenders party thereto, the Issuing Bank, the Agent, and the
                   Co-Agents (the 'Company Credit Agreement') (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2
                   to The Coleman Company, Inc. Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 1995 (the
                   'Company's June 30, 1995 Form 10-Q')).
    4.4       --   Amendment No. 1 dated as of April 30, 1996 to the Company Credit Agreement
                   (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to The Coleman Company, Inc. Form 10-Q for
                   the period ended March 31, 1996 (the 'Company's March 31, 1996 Form 10-Q')).
    4.5       --   Amendment No. 2 dated as of April 30, 1996 to the Company's Credit Agreement
                   (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the Company's March 31, 1996 Form 10-Q).
    4.6       --   Amendment No. 3 dated as of May 29, 1996 to the Company Credit Agreement (incorporated
                   by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to The Coleman Company, Inc. Form 10-Q for the period
                   ended September 30, 1996 (the 'Company's September 30, 1996 Form 10-Q')).
    4.7       --   Amendment No. 4 dated as of October 25, 1996 to the Company Credit Agreement
                   (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the Company's September 30, 1996 Form
                   10-Q).
    4.8       --   Amendment No. 5 dated as of March 7, 1996 to the Company Credit Agreement
                   (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.6 to The Coleman Company, Inc. 1996 Annual
                   Report on Form 10-K (the '1996 Coleman 10-K')).
    4.9       --   Purchase Agreement dated as of August 3, 1995 among the Company and purchasers party
                   thereto (the 'Notes Agreement') (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to the
                   Company's June 30, 1995 Form 10-Q)
    4.10      --   Note Purchase Agreement dated as of May 1, 1996 among the Company and the Purchasers
                   party thereto (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company's Current
                   Report on Form 8-K dated June 28, 1996).
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4.11      --   Specimen copy of definitive certificate of Common Stock of The Coleman Company, Inc.,
                   par value $.01 per share (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.4 to The Coleman
                   Company, Inc. 1992 Annual Report on Form 10-K (the '1992 Coleman 10-K')).
    4.12      --   Indenture dated as of May 27, 1993 between Coleman Worldwide and Continental Bank
                   National Association, as Trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.10 to the
                   Coleman Holdings Inc. Registration Statement Form S-1 (File No. 33-67058), filed on
                   August 6, 1993 (the 'Holdings S-1')).
    4.13      --   Escrow and Pledge Agreement dated as of May 27, 1993 among Coleman Worldwide and the
                   Trustee, as Escrow Agent (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the Holdings
                   S-1).
    4.14      --   Worldwide Non-Recourse Guaranty dated as of May 27, 1993 (incorporated by reference to
                   Exhibit 4.6 to the Holdings S-1).
    4.15      --   Worldwide Pledge Agreement dated as of May 27, 1993 between Coleman Worldwide and the
                   Agent (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.7 to the Holdings S-1).
    4.16      --   Indenture dated as of July 15, 1993 between Coleman Holdings Inc., Coleman Worldwide,
                   as guarantor, and the Trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the
                   Holdings S-1).
   *5.1       --   Opinion of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, special counsel to the
                   Registrants.
   *8.1       --   Opinion of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, special counsel to the
                   Registrants.
   10.1       --   Escrow Agreement, dated as of May 15, 1997, between Coleman Escrow Corp. and First
                   Trust National Association, as Escrow Agent.
   10.2       --   Indemnity Agreement, dated as of May 20, 1997, between Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc. and
                   the Issuer.
   10.3       --   Cross-Indemnification Agreement dated as of February 26, 1992 among New Coleman
                   Holdings Inc., Coleman Finance Holdings Inc., the Company and certain subsidiaries of
                   New Coleman Holdings Inc. and the Company (the 'Cross Indemnification Agreement')
                   (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the 1992 Coleman 10-K).
   10.4       --   Amendment No. 1 dated as of December 30, 1992 to the Cross-Indemnification Agreement
                   (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the 1992 Coleman 10-K).
   10.5       --   Reimbursement Agreement dated as of February 26, 1992 between the Company and
                   MacAndrews Holdings (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the 1992 Coleman
                   10-K).
   10.6       --   Subordination Agreement dated as of March 4, 1992 among New Coleman Holdings Inc.,
                   Coleman Powermate, Inc., Coleman Spas, Inc., the Company, the Lenders party to the
                   Company Credit Agreement and Credit Suisse, as agent (the 'Subordination Agreement')
                   (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.17 to the 1992 Coleman 10-K).
   10.7       --   Amendment No. 1 dated as of December 30, 1992, to the Subordination Agreement
                   (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.18 to the 1992 Coleman 10-K).
   10.8       --   Tax Allocation Agreement dated as of August 24, 1990 among MacAndrews Holdings, New
                   Coleman Holdings Inc. and subsidiaries of New Coleman Holdings Inc. (incorporated by
                   reference to Exhibit 10.29 to the 1992 Coleman 10-K).
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10.9       --   Amendment No. 1 dated as of February 26, 1992 to the Tax Allocation Agreement
                   (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.30 to the 1992 Coleman 10-K).
   10.10      --   Amendment No. 2 dated as of December 30, 1992 to the Tax Allocation Agreement
                   (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.31 to the 1992 Coleman 10-K).
   10.11      --   Amendment No. 3 dated as of May 27, 1993 to the Tax Allocation Agreement (incorporated
                   by reference to Exhibit 10.45 to the Holdings S-1).
   10.12      --   Tax Sharing Agreement II dated as of February 26, 1992, among Mafco, Coleman Finance
                   Holdings Inc., the Company and certain subsidiaries of the Company (incorporated by
                   reference to Exhibit 10.25 to the 1992 Coleman 10-K).
   10.13      --   Amendment No. 1 dated as of December 30, 1992 to the Tax Sharing Agreement II
                   (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.26 to the 1992 Coleman 10-K).
   10.14      --   Supplemental Tax Sharing Agreement dated as of February 26, 1992, between the Company
                   and MacAndrews Holdings (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.32 to the 1992
                   Coleman 10-K).
   10.15      --   Tax Sharing Agreement III dated as of February 26, 1992 among Mafco, New Coleman
                   Holdings Inc., Coleman Finance Holdings Inc. and subsidiaries of Coleman Finance
                   Holdings Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.27 to the 1992 Coleman 10-K).
   10.16      --   Amendment No. 1 dated as of December 30, 1992 to the Tax Sharing Agreement III
                   (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.28 to the 1992 Coleman 10-K).
   10.17      --   Tax Sharing Agreement V dated as of May 27, 1993 among Mafco, Coleman Worldwide, the
                   Company and certain subsidiaries of the Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit
                   10.38 to the Holdings S-1).
   10.18      --   Tax Sharing Agreement VI dated as of May 27, 1993 between Mafco and Coleman Worldwide
                   (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.39 to the Holdings S-1).
   10.19      --   Tax Sharing Termination Agreement dated as of May 27, 1993 among Mafco, New Coleman
                   Holdings Inc., Coleman Finance Holdings Inc., the Company and subsidiaries of the
                   Company and Coleman Finance Holdings Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.40
                   to the Holdings S-1).
   10.20      --   Registration Rights Agreement dated as of March 4, 1992 among the Company, Coleman
                   Finance Holdings Inc. and Credit Suisse, as agent (incorporated by reference to
                   Exhibit 10.33 to the 1992 Coleman 10-K).
   10.21      --   Worldwide Registration Rights Agreement dated as of May 27, 1993 among Coleman
                   Worldwide, the Company, the Lenders Party thereto and the Agent (incorporated by
                   reference to Exhibit 10.47 to the Holdings S-1).
   10.22      --   Asset Purchase Agreement dated as of October 10, 1994, by and among E. Acquisition
                   Corporation, the Company, Eastpak, Inc. and Mark Goldman (incorporated by reference to
                   Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K dated November 2, 1994 (the
                   'Coleman 8-K')).
   10.23      --   Stock Purchase Agreement dated as of October 10, 1994, by and among M. Acquisition
                   Corporation, the Company and Mark Goldman (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2
                   to the Coleman 8-K).
   10.24      --   Contingent Payment Agreement dated as of October 10, 1994, by and among E. Acquisition
                   Corporation, M. Acquisition Corporation, the Company and Mark Goldman (incorporated by
                   reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Coleman 8-K).
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10.25      --   Agreement for Purchase and Sale of Assets of Seatt Corporation dated October 26, 1995
                   by and among James McCrink, Seatt Corporation, Seller, and the Company, Purchaser
                   (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K
                   dated January 26, 1996).
   10.26      --   Share Purchase Agreement dated as of February 27, 1996 by and among Butagaz S.N.C. and
                   Bafiges S.A. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.26 to the Company's 1995 Annual
                   Report on Form 10-K (the '1995 Coleman 10-K')).
   10.27      --   Amendment to the Share Purchase Agreement dated as of February 27, 1996 by and among
                   Bafiges S.A. and Butagaz S.N.C. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.27 to the
                   1995 Coleman 10-K).
   10.28      --   Shareholders Agreement dated as of February 27, 1996 by and among Butagaz S.N.C., the
                   Company and Bafiges S.A. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.28 to the 1995
                   Coleman 10-K).
   10.29      --   Agreement dated as of February 27, 1996 by and between Shell International Petroleum
                   Company Limited, Butagaz S.N.C. on the first part, and Bafiges S.A. and the Company on
                   the second part (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.29 to the 1995 Coleman 10-K).
   10.30      --   Non-Competition, Confidentiality and Release Agreement between the Company and Robert
                   L. Ring, dated as of February 11, 1994 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.46 to
                   the 1993 Coleman 10-K).
   10.31      --   Employment Agreement dated as of January 1, 1996 between the Company and George
                   Mileusnic (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.44 to the 1995 Coleman 10-K).
   10.32      --   First Amendment dated August 1, 1996 to Employment Agreement effective as of January
                   1, 1996, by and between the Company and George Mileusnic (incorporated by reference to
                   Exhibit 10.5 to the Company's September 30, 1996 Form 10-Q).
   10.33      --   Employment Agreement dated as of January 1, 1996 between the Company and Larry E.
                   Sanford (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.46 to the 1995 Coleman 10-K).
   10.34      --   First Amendment dated August 1, 1996 to Employment Agreement effective as of January
                   1, 1996, by and between the Company and Larry E. Sanford (incorporated by reference to
                   Exhibit 10.7 to the Company's September 30, 1996 Form 10-Q).
   10.35      --   Employment Agreement dated as of January 1, 1996 between the Company and Michael N.
                   Hammes (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.47 to the 1995 Coleman 10-K).
   10.36      --   Corrected and Restated Employment Agreement dated as of January 1, 1996 between the
                   Company and Michael N. Hammes (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the
                   Company's March 31, 1996 Form 10-Q).
   10.37      --   First Amendment dated July 1, 1996 to Employment Agreement effective January 1, 1996
                   between the Company and Michael N. Hammes (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4
                   to the Company's June 30, 1996 Form 10-Q).
   10.38      --   Second Amendment dated August 1, 1996 to Employment Agreement effective as of January
                   1, 1996, by and between the Company and Michael N. Hammes (incorporated by reference
                   to Exhibit 10.3 to the Company's September 30, 1996 Form 10-Q).
   10.39      --   Letter Agreement between the Company and Lawrence M. Jones dated as of January 14,
                   1994 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.57 to the 1993 Coleman 10-K).
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10.40      --   Employment Agreement dated as of January 20, 1995 between the Company and Frederick J.
                   Fritz (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.41 to the 1994 Coleman 10-K).
   10.41      --   Employment Agreement dated as of January 1, 1996 between the Company and Gerald E.
                   Brown (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.48 to the 1995 Coleman 10-K).
   10.42      --   First Amendment dated August 1, 1996 to Employment Agreement effective as of January
                   1, 1996, by and between the Company and Gerry E. Brown (incorporated by reference to
                   Exhibit 10.8 to the Company's September 30, 1996 Form 10-Q).
   10.43      --   Employment Agreement dated as of January 1, 1996 between the Company and Patrick
                   McEvoy (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's March 31, 1996 Form
                   10-Q).
   10.44      --   First Amendment dated August 1, 1996 to Employment Agreement effective as of January
                   1, 1996, by and between the Company and Patrick McEvoy (incorporated by reference to
                   Exhibit 10.6 to the Company's September 30, 1996 Form 10-Q).
   10.45      --   Employment Agreement dated as of January 1, 1996 between the Company and David Stearns
                   (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.50 to the 1995 Coleman 10-K).
   10.46      --   First Amendment dated August 1, 1996 to Employment Agreement effective as of January
                   1, 1996, by and between the Company and David Stearns (incorporated by reference to
                   Exhibit 10.4 to the Company's September 30, 1996 Form 10-Q).
   10.47      --   Employment Agreement dated as of May 1, 1996 between the Company and Frederik van den
                   Bergh (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's June 30, 1996 Form
                   10-Q).
   10.48      --   First Amendment dated August 1, 1996 to Employment Agreement effective as of May 1,
                   1996, by and between the Company and Frederik van den Bergh (incorporated by reference
                   to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company's September 30, 1996 Form 10-Q).
   10.49      --   Second Amendment dated August 1, 1996 to Employment Agreement effective as of May 1,
                   1996, by and between the Company and Frederik van den Bergh (incorporated by reference
                   to Exhibit 10.47 to the 1996 Coleman 10-K).
   10.50      --   Employment Agreement dated as of August 1, 1996 between the Company and Steven F.
                   Kaplan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company's June 30, 1996 Form
                   10-Q).
   10.51      --   Addendum dated August 3, 1996 and effective August 1, 1996 to Employment Agreement
                   dated as of August 1, 1996 between the Company and Steven F. Kaplan (incorporated by
                   reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Company's June 30, 1996 Form 10-Q).
   10.52      --   First Amendment dated August 1, 1996 to Employment Agreement effective as of August 1,
                   1996, by and between the Company and Steven F. Kaplan (incorporated by reference to
                   Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's September 30, 1996 Form 10-Q).
   10.53      --   The Coleman Company, Inc. Performance Incentive Plan for 1996 (incorporated by
                   reference to Exhibit 10.53 to the 1995 Coleman 10-K).
   10.54      --   The Coleman Company, Inc. Executive Annual Incentive Plan for 1995 (incorporated by
                   reference to Exhibit 10.49 to the 1994 Coleman 10-K).
   10.55      --   The Coleman Company, Inc. 1996 Stock Option Plan, as amended (incorporated by
                   reference to Exhibit 10.53 to the 1996 Coleman 10-K).
   10.56      --   The Coleman Retirement Salaried Incentive Savings Plan (incorporated by reference to
                   Exhibit 10.3 to the Company's March 31, 1996 Form 10-Q).
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10.57      --   The Coleman Retirement Incentive Savings Plan (the 'Savings Plan') (incorporated by
                   reference to Exhibit 10.54 to the 1995 Coleman 10-K).
   10.58      --   First Amendment dated as of October 11, 1994 to the Savings Plan (incorporated by
                   reference to Exhibit 10.55 to the 1995 Coleman 10-K).
   10.59      --   Second Amendment dated as of January 1, 1995 to the Savings Plan (incorporated by
                   reference to Exhibit 10.56 to the 1995 Coleman 10-K).
   10.60      --   Third Amendment dated as of December 14, 1995 to the Savings Plan (incorporated by
                   reference to Exhibit 10.57 to the 1995 Coleman 10-K).
   10.61      --   Fourth Amendment dated as of December 14, 1995 to the Savings Plan (incorporated by
                   reference to Exhibit 10.58 to the 1995 Coleman 10-K).
   10.62      --   Fifth Amendment dated as of January 1, 1996 to the Savings Plan (incorporated by
                   reference to Exhibit 10.59 to the 1995 Coleman 10-K).
   10.63      --   Amendment dated as of December 14, 1995 to the Savings Plan (incorporated by reference
                   to Exhibit 10.60 to the 1995 Coleman 10-K).
   10.64      --   Amendment dated as of December 14, 1995 to the Savings Plan (incorporated by reference
                   to Exhibit 10.61 to the 1995 Coleman 10-K).
   10.65      --   Amendment dated as of January 1, 1996 to the Savings Plan (incorporated by reference
                   to Exhibit 10.62 to the 1995 Coleman 10-K).
   10.66      --   New Coleman Holdings Inc. Excess Benefit Plan dated as of January 1, 1995
                   (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's June 30, 1995 Form 10-Q).
   10.67      --   The New Coleman Company, Inc. Retirement Plan for Salaried Employees (the 'Retirement
                   Plan') (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.63 to the 1995 Coleman 10-K).
   10.68      --   Amendment dated as of October 17, 1994 to the Retirement Plan (incorporated by
                   reference to Exhibit 10.64 to the 1995 Coleman 10-K).
   10.69      --   Amendment dated as of December 14, 1995 to the Retirement Plan (incorporated by
                   reference to Exhibit 10.65 to the 1995 Coleman 10-K).
   10.70      --   Amendment dated as of December 14, 1995 to the Retirement Plan (incorporated by
                   reference to Exhibit 10.66 to the 1995 Coleman 10-K).
   10.71      --   Amendment dated as of October 12, 1995 to the Retirement Plan (incorporated by
                   reference to Exhibit 10.67 to the 1995 Coleman 10-K).
   10.72      --   Amendment dated as of January 1, 1996 to the Retirement Plan (incorporated by
                   reference to Exhibit 10.68 to the 1995 Coleman 10-K).
   10.73      --   Amendment dated as of December 31, 1995 to the Retirement Plan (incorporated by
                   reference to Exhibit 10.69 to the 1995 Coleman 10-K).
   10.74      --   The Coleman Company, Inc. Special Executive Retirement Plan for the benefit of Robert
                   L. Ring, dated as of April 11, 1994 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the
                   Company's March 31, 1994 Form 10-Q).
   10.75      --   The Coleman Company, Inc. Consolidated Supplemental Retirement Plan, dated as of
                   January 1, 1996 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.73 to the 1995 Coleman 10-K).
   10.76      --   First Amendment dated July 1, 1996 to the Consolidated Supplemental Retirement Plan
                   adopted January 1, 1996 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 to the Company's
                   June 30, 1996 Form 10-Q).
   10.77      --   The Coleman Company, Inc. Executive Employees Deferred Compensation Plan, as amended
                   by the First Amendment thereto (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.11 to the
                   Coleman Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 33-44728), filed on December 23,
                   1991 (the 'Coleman S-1')).
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10.78      --   The Coleman Company, Inc. 1992 Stock Option Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit
                   10.13 to Amendment No. 2 to the Coleman S-1).
   10.79      --   The Coleman Company, Inc. 1993 Stock Option Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit
                   10.18 to The Coleman Company, Inc. Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended
                   September 30, 1993, filed on November 15, 1993).
   10.80      --   The Coleman Company, Inc. 1996 Stock Option Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit
                   10.78 to the 1995 Coleman 10-K).
   10.81      --   Employment Agreement dated as of November 1, 1994 between E. Acquisition Corporation
                   and Mark Goldman (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.79 to the 1996 Coleman
                   10-K).
   10.82      --   Employment Agreement dated as of November 1, 1994 between M. Acquisition Corporation
                   and Mark Goldman (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.80 to the 1996 Coleman
                   10-K).
   10.83      --   Letter Agreement dated as of February 28, 1997 between the Company and Michael N.
                   Hammes (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.81 to the 1996 Coleman 10-K).
   10.85      --   Indemnity Agreement dated as of May 27, 1993 among Coleman Worldwide, New Coleman
                   Holdings Inc. and certain subsidiaries of New Coleman Holdings Inc. (incorporated by
                   reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Holdings S-1).
   10.86      --   Reimbursement Agreement dated as of May 27, 1993 between Coleman Worldwide and
                   MacAndrews Holdings (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.8 to the Holdings S-1).
   10.87      --   Indemnity Agreement dated as of July 22, 1993 between Coleman Holdings Inc., New
                   Coleman Holdings Inc. and certain of New Coleman Holdings Inc.'s subsidiaries
                   (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the Holdings S-1).
   10.88      --   Reimbursement Agreement dated as of July 22, 1993 between Coleman Holdings Inc. and
                   MacAndrews Holdings (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.7 to the Holdings S-1).
   10.89      --   Tax Sharing Agreement VII dated as of July 22, 1993 between Coleman Holdings Inc. and
                   Mafco (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.41 to the Holdings S-1).
   10.90      --   Letter Agreement dated as of March 15, 1997 between the Company and Frederick W. Fritz
                   (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's March 31, 1997 Form 10-Q).
   12.1       --   Statement regarding the computation of ratio of earnings to fixed charges for the
                   Issuer.
   21.1       --   Subsidiaries of the Issuer.
   21.2       --   Subsidiaries of Coleman Worldwide (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 21.1 to the
                   Coleman Worldwide Corporation 1996 Annual Report on Form 10-K).
   23.1       --   Consent of Ernst & Young LLP and Report on Schedule.
  *23.2       --   Consent of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, special counsel to the
                   Registrants (included in Exhibit 5.1).
  *23.3       --   Consent of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, special counsel to the
                   Registrants (included in Exhibit 8.1).
   24.1       --   Power of Attorney executed by Ronald O. Perelman.
   24.2       --   Power of Attorney executed by Howard Gittis.
   24.3       --   Power of Attorney executed by Irwin Engelman.
   24.4       --   Power of Attorney executed by Donald G. Drapkin.
   24.5       --   Power of Attorney executed by Jerry W. Levin.
   24.6       --   Power of Attorney executed by Bruce Slovin.

   24.7       --   Power of Attorney executed by Laurence Winoker.
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25.1       --   Statement of Eligibility and Qualification on Form T-1 of First Trust National
                   Association, as Trustee under the Indenture relating to the Issuer's Senior Secured
                   First Priority Discount Exchange Notes due 2001 and Senior Secured Second Priority
                   Discount Exchange Notes due 2001.
   27.1       --   Financial Data Schedule of the Issuer for the year ended December 31, 1996.
   27.2       --   Financial Data Schedule of the Issuer for the three months ended March 31, 1997.
  *99.1       --   Form of Letter of Transmittal.
  *99.2       --   Form of Notice of Guaranteed Delivery.
  *99.3       --   Form of Letter to Brokers, Dealers, Commercial Banks, Trust Companies and Other
                   Nominees.
  *99.4       --   Form of Letter to Clients.
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   *  To be filed by amendment.