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11-K, 1998-07-13
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 11-K

[X]               ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(D) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                   For the fiscal year ended December 31, 1997

                                       OR

[ ]             TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(D) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                           Commission file number 1-52

                              SUNBEAM CORPORATION
                     401(K) SAVINGS AND PROFIT SHARING PLAN
                            (Full title of the plan)

                               SUNBEAM CORPORATION
                           1615 South Congress Avenue
                                    Ste. 200
                             Delray Beach, FL 33445
                          (Name and address of issuer)

<PAGE>

                                  ANNUAL REPORT

                         Pursuant to Section 15(d)of the
                         Securities Exchange Act of 1934

      The following financial statements and Exhibits are provided herewith
as the Annual Report filed pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 by the Sunbeam Corporation 401(k) Savings and Profit Sharing Plan:

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SCHEDULES                                        PAGE
                                                                          ----
         Report of Independent Certified Public Accountants.               F-1

         Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits                   F-2
         as of December 31, 1997 and 1996.

         Statement of Changes in Net Assets Available for                 F-4
         Benefits for the year ended December 31, 1997.

         Notes to Financial Statements.                                    F-5

         Schedule of Assets Held for Investment Purposes as               F-10
         of December 31, 1997.

         Schedule of Loans or Fixed Income Obligations.                   F-11

         Schedule of Reportable Transactions for the year                 F-13
         ended December 31, 1997.

EXHIBITS

         Consent of Arthur Andersen LLP.

<PAGE>



                               SUNBEAM CORPORATION

                     401(K) SAVINGS AND PROFIT SHARING PLAN

                 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTAL SCHEDULES

                        AS OF DECEMBER 31, 1997 AND 1996

        TOGETHER WITH REPORT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS



<PAGE>



               REPORT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS

To the Administrative Committee of the
    Sunbeam Corporation 401(k) Savings
    and Profit Sharing Plan:

We have audited the accompanying statements of net assets available for benefits
of the Sunbeam Corporation 401(k) Savings and Profit Sharing Plan (the "Plan",
formerly the Sunbeam-Oster Company, Inc. 401(k) Savings and Profit Sharing Plan)
as of December 31, 1997 and 1996, and the related statement of changes in net
assets available for benefits for the year ended December 31, 1997. These
financial statements and the supplemental schedules referred to below are the
responsibility of the Plan's management. Our responsibility is to express an
opinion on these financial statements and supplemental schedules 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 financial statements referred to above present fairly, in
all material respects, the net assets available for benefits of the Plan as of
December 31, 1997 and 1996, and the changes in net assets available for benefits
for the year ended December 31, 1997 in conformity with generally accepted
accounting principles.

Our audits were performed for the purpose of forming an opinion on the basic
financial statements taken as a whole. The supplemental schedules of assets held
for investment purposes, schedule of loans or fixed income obligations and
schedule of reportable transactions are presented for purposes of additional
analysis and are not a required part of the basic financial statements but are
supplementary information required by the Department of Labor's Rules and
Regulations for Reporting and Disclosure under the Employee Retirement Income
Security Act of 1974. The fund information in the statements of net assets
available for benefits and the statement of changes in net assets available for
benefits is presented for purposes of additional analysis rather than to present
the net assets available for plan benefits and changes in net assets available
for plan benefits of each fund. The supplemental schedules and fund information
have been subjected to the auditing procedures applied in the audits of the
basic financial statements and, in our opinion, are fairly stated in all
material respects in relation to the basic financial statements taken as a
whole.

ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP

Fort Lauderdale, Florida,
    June 5, 1998.

                                       F-1


<PAGE>


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                            SUNBEAM CORPORATION

                                               401(K) SAVINGS AND PROFIT SHARING PLAN

                                           STATEMENTS OF NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS

                                                     DECEMBER 31, 1997 AND 1996

                                                                                     1997
                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                             PARTICIPANT DIRECTED                          
                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                 AMERICAN                                                                         
                                               EXPRESS TRUST                       IDS NEW         SUNBEAM         TEMPLETON      
                                                  INCOME         IDS MUTUAL      DIMENSIONS      CORPORATION        FOREIGN       
                                                  FUND II           FUND            FUND          STOCK POOL         FUND         
                                               -------------   ---------------  --------------  ---------------  --------------   
<S>                                             <C>               <C>            <C>             <C>              <C>             
ASSETS:
   Beneficial interest in investment funds      $ 37,029,881      $12,089,235    $15,365,142     $ 2,494,681      $1,355,127      
   Participant loans receivable                            -               -               -               -               -      
   Employer contributions receivable                       -               -               -               -               -     
   Employee contributions receivable                  90,150          35,073          57,670          15,928           8,992      
                                                ------------      ----------     -----------     -----------      ----------      

         Net assets available for benefits      $ 37,120,031      $12,124,308    $15,422,812     $ 2,510,609      $1,364,119      
                                                ============      ===========    ===========     ===========      ==========      
</TABLE>



<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                   1997
                                               ------------------------------------------------
                                               PARTICIPANT    NON-PARTICIPANT                  
                                                 DIRECTED         DIRECTED                     
                                               -----------   -----------------                 
                                                                  SUNBEAM                      
                                                                CORPORATION                    
                                                   LOAN            COMMON                      
                                                   FUND            STOCK            TOTAL      
                                               ------------  ------------------  -----------   
<S>                                             <C>             <C>              <C>           
ASSETS:                                                                                        
   Beneficial interest in investment funds      $        -      $   969,126      $ 69,303,192  
   Participant loans receivable                  3,342,139                -         3,342,139  
   Employer contributions receivable                     -          703,979           703,979  
   Employee contributions receivable                     -                -           207,813  
                                                ----------      -----------      ------------  
                                                                                               
         Net assets available for benefits      $3,342,139      $ 1,673,105      $ 73,557,123  
                                                ==========      ===========      ============  





                                                                                   (CONTINUED)

                                                                                       F-2
</TABLE>


<PAGE>


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                        SUNBEAM CORPORATION

                                           401(K) SAVINGS AND PROFIT SHARING PLAN

                                       STATEMENTS OF NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS

                                                 DECEMBER 31, 1997 AND 1996

                                                            (CONTINUED)



                                                                                     1996
                                               -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                             PARTICIPANT DIRECTED
                                               -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                 AMERICAN
                                               EXPRESS TRUST                        IDS NEW           SUNBEAM          TEMPLETON
                                                  INCOME         IDS MUTUAL       DIMENSIONS        CORPORATION         FOREIGN     
                                                  FUND II           FUND             FUND           STOCK POOL            FUND      
                                               --------------  --------------   --------------   ----------------    ---------------
<S>                                             <C>             <C>              <C>                 <C>                <C>         
ASSETS:
   Beneficial interest in investment funds      $ 57,892,772    $ 12,424,780     $ 15,508,954        $2,253,839         $1,582,075  
   Participant loans receivable                            -               -                -                 -                  -  
   Employer contributions receivable                  15,907          65,446           93,575            13,850             14,025  
   Employee contributions receivable                 159,550          55,233           85,916            15,511             14,367  
                                               -------------    ------------     ------------        ----------         ----------  

         Net assets available for benefits      $ 58,068,229    $ 12,545,459     $ 15,688,445        $2,283,200         $1,610,467  
                                                ============    ============     ============        ==========         ==========  
</TABLE>



<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                1996
                                                    -------------------------------  
                                                    PARTICIPANT
                                                      DIRECTED
                                                    -------------                    
                                                        LOAN                         
                                                        FUND              TOTAL      
                                                    -------------      ------------  
<S>                                                   <C>              <C>           
ASSETS:                                                                              
   Beneficial interest in investment funds            $         -      $ 89,662,420  
   Participant loans receivable                         4,708,454         4,708,454  
   Employer contributions receivable                            -           202,803  
   Employee contributions receivable                            -           330,577  
                                                      -----------      ------------  
                                                                                     
         Net assets available for benefits            $ 4,708,454      $ 94,904,254  
                                                      ===========      ============  


The accompanying notes to financial statements are an integral part of these statements.

                                                                                       F-3
</TABLE>

<PAGE>

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                SUNBEAM CORPORATION

                                                      401(K) SAVINGS AND PROFIT SHARING PLAN

                                        STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS
 
                                                       FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1997

                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                 PARTICIPANT DIRECTED                      
                                                  ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                     AMERICAN                           IDS                                         
                                                  EXPRESS TRUST         IDS             NEW             SUNBEAM          TEMPLETON  
                                                      INCOME          MUTUAL         DIMENSIONS       CORPORATION         FOREIGN   
                                                     FUND II           FUND             FUND           STOCK POOL           FUND    
                                                  --------------   -------------   ---------------   ---------------   -------------
<S>                                                <C>             <C>              <C>              <C>                 <C>        
ADDITIONS:
   Contributions-
     Employer                                      $          -    $          -     $          -     $          -        $        - 
     Employee                                         1,203,733         475,164          786,199          225,362           121,614 
   Investment income                                        212       1,746,940        1,158,114            5,659           149,737 
   Net appreciation (depreciation) in fair
     value of investments                             2,667,736         243,407        2,131,381        1,202,592           (57,555)
   Rollovers from merged funds                           20,924          37,923           95,190           88,953            43,763 
                                                   ------------    ------------     ------------     ------------        ---------- 

         Total additions                              3,892,605       2,503,434        4,170,884        1,522,566           257,559 
                                                   ------------    ------------     ------------     ------------        ---------- 

DEDUCTIONS:
   Benefits paid to participants                    (23,235,970)     (3,433,690)      (5,387,641)        (497,264)         (979,923)
   Administrative                                      (113,544)         (4,209)          (4,728)            (905)             (720)
   Transfers to spun-off companies                     (149,960)        (16,189)        (176,574)          (7,918)           (5,131)
                                                   ------------    ------------     ------------     ------------        ---------- 

         Total deductions                           (23,499,474)     (3,454,088)      (5,568,943)        (506,087)         (985,774)
                                                   ------------    ------------     ------------     ------------        ---------- 

INTERFUND TRANSFERS                                  (1,341,329)        529,503        1,132,426         (789,070)          481,867 

         Net increase (decrease) in net assets
             available for benefits                 (20,948,198)       (421,151)        (265,633)         227,409          (246,348)

NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS,
   beginning of year                                 58,068,229      12,545,459       15,688,445        2,283,200         1,610,467 
                                                   ------------    ------------     ------------     ------------        ---------- 

NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS,
   end of year                                     $ 37,120,031    $ 12,124,308     $ 15,422,812     $  2,510,609        $1,364,119 
                                                   ============    ============     ============     ============        ========== 
</TABLE>





<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                   PARTICIPANT    NON-PARTICIPANT                 
                                                    DIRECTED         DIRECTED                     
                                                   -----------    ----------------                
                                                                      SUNBEAM                     
                                                                    CORPORATION                   
                                                      LOAN            COMMON                      
                                                      FUND             STOCK            TOTAL     
                                                   -----------    -----------------  -----------  
<S>                                                <C>              <C>              <C>          
ADDITIONS:                                                                                        
   Contributions-                                                                                 
     Employer                                      $        -       $1,370,341       $ 1,370,341  
     Employee                                               -                -         2,812,072  
   Investment income                                  302,409              979         3,364,050  
   Net appreciation (depreciation) in fair                                                        
     value of investments                                   -          143,367         6,330,928  
   Rollovers from merged funds                              -                -           286,753  
                                                   ----------       ----------       -----------  
                                                                                                  
         Total additions                              302,409        1,514,687        14,164,144  
                                                   ----------       ----------       -----------  
                                                                                                  
DEDUCTIONS:                                                                                       
   Benefits paid to participants                   (1,438,261)         (58,516)      (35,031,265) 
   Administrative                                           -             (132)         (124,238) 
   Transfers to spun-off companies                          -                -          (355,772) 
                                                   ----------       ----------       -----------  
                                                                                                  
         Total deductions                          (1,438,261)         (58,648)      (35,511,275) 
                                                   ----------       ----------       -----------  
                                                                                                  
INTERFUND TRANSFERS                                  (230,463)         217,066              -     
                                                                                                  
         Net increase (decrease) in net assets                                                    
             available for benefits                (1,366,315)       1,673,105       (21,347,131) 
                                                                                                  
NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS,                                                                
   beginning of year                                4,708,454            -            94,904,254  
                                                   ----------       ----------       -----------  
                                                                                                  
NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS,                                                                
   end of year                                     $3,342,139       $1,673,105       $73,557,123  
                                                   ==========       ==========       ===========  
                                              




     The accompanying notes to financial statements are an integral part of this statement.

                                             F-4
</TABLE>


<PAGE>



                               SUNBEAM CORPORATION

                     401(K) SAVINGS AND PROFIT SHARING PLAN

                          NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

                           DECEMBER 31, 1997 AND 1996

(1)  PLAN DESCRIPTION:

The following description of the Sunbeam Corporation 401(k) Savings and Profit
Sharing Plan (the "Plan", formerly the Sunbeam-Oster Company, Inc. 401(k)
Savings and Profit Sharing Plan), provides only general information.
Participants should refer to the Plan document for a more complete description
of the Plan.

       BACKGROUND-

The Plan was established effective January 1, 1991, and is sponsored by Sunbeam
Americas Holdings, Limited ("SAHL") and administered by Sunbeam Corporation
("Sunbeam" or the "Company"). The Plan, as amended, is a defined contribution
plan commonly known as an Internal Revenue Code ("IRC") section 401(k) profit
sharing plan and is subject to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of
1974 ("ERISA"), as amended.

       PARTICIPATION IN THE PLAN-

An employee who (a) has completed 1,000 or more hours of employment during the
twelve-month period following employment and (b) has attained age 21 is eligible
to participate in the Plan. After the first anniversary of an employee's hire
date, hours for eligibility purposes are counted based on the calendar year.
Employees may enter the Plan on the first day of any calendar month after
eligibility requirements have been met.

Plan entry for rehired employees who were formerly eligible employees of the
Plan occurs immediately upon reemployment. Employees who have been rehired and
were not formerly participants in the Plan are treated as new employees for
purposes of determining eligibility. The Plan is open to all U.S. employees of
Sunbeam except employees who are covered under a collective bargaining agreement
(unless coverage is specifically negotiated) and hourly employees earning
benefits under a defined benefit pension plan sponsored by SAHL.

       CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE PLAN-

There are four active sources of contributions to the Plan. These sources
include (1) employee basic before-tax contributions, (2) employee supplemental
before-tax contributions, (3) employer matching contributions and (4) employer
profit sharing contributions.

       EMPLOYEE BASIC AND
       SUPPLEMENTAL BEFORE-TAX CONTRIBUTIONS-

Employees who are participants in the Plan may elect to contribute 1% to 4%
(basic) and up to an additional 6% (supplemental) of their eligible
compensation, as defined in the Plan, through payroll deductions. In 1997 and
1996, qualified employees could contribute up to $9,500, subject to certain Plan
and IRC limitations. Amounts contributed by participants are fully vested at all
times.



                                      F-5
<PAGE>


       EMPLOYER MATCHING AND
       DISCRETIONARY PROFIT SHARING CONTRIBUTIONS-

Employer matching contributions are amounts funded by the Company and are based
on employees' contributions. The Company's policy is to make matching
contributions equal to 100% of the first 2% of participants' basic before-tax
contributions and 50% of the next 2% (or up to 3% of participants' eligible
compensation, as defined in the Plan) for the applicable Plan year.

Each Plan year, the Company may make discretionary profit sharing contributions
to the Plan. The contributions, if any, would be based on the performance of
Sunbeam and of each business unit or division. Additionally, on November 12,
1996, the Plan was amended to provide that employer matching contributions made
on or after January 1, 1997, and employer discretionary profit sharing
contributions made on or after January 1, 1996, can be made in cash or in shares
of the Company's common stock, at the option of the Company. Employer
contributions made in common stock will be non-participant directed. In 1996,
employer matching contributions were made in cash, and there were no employer
discretionary profit sharing contributions made. In 1997 employer matching
contributions and employer discretionary profit sharing contributions were made
in stock.

Forfeited nonvested accounts totaled $197,585 and $243,999 at December 31, 1997
and 1996, respectively. These accounts will be and have been used to reduce
future employer contributions. Employer contributions were reduced by $544,229
and $367,679 in 1997 and 1996, respectively, from forfeited nonvested accounts.

The matching and profit sharing contributions are 100% vested if a participant
actively employed by the Company reaches his retirement date, dies or becomes
disabled. Otherwise, the matching and discretionary profit sharing contributions
are subject to the following vesting schedule:

           YEARS OF SERVICE                           VESTED PERCENTAGE
           ----------------                           -----------------

         Less than 3 years                                      0%
         3 but less than 4 years                               25
         4 but less than 5 years                               50
         5 or more years                                      100

In November 1996, the Company announced the details of a restructuring and
growth plan for the future. The restructuring plan had the effect of
significantly reducing the number of participants in the Plan, primarily in
1997. The Company has assessed that this was deemed to be a partial termination
under IRC Regulations. Under a partial termination of the Plan, participants
terminated as part of the restructuring vested 100% in their portion of employer
contributions. The terminated employees became 100% vested with respect to the
employer matching contributions. In 1997, the Company's management information
system ("MIS") employees were spun-off to another unrelated company.
Accordingly, the MIS employees' funds under the Plan were transferred to the
other company's plan. See the caption "Transfers to spun-off companies" in the
Statement of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits.

Employer matching contributions are funded and credited to participants'
accounts quarterly. Employer discretionary profit sharing contributions are
funded and credited to participants' accounts by May of the calendar year
following the year in which basic and supplemental contributions are made. No
matching or profit sharing contributions will be credited to employees who
terminate employment (other than through retirement, disability or death) prior
to December 31 (the last day of the Plan year).

Although the Company does not currently intend to terminate the Plan, it may do
so at any time. In the event of termination, participants will become fully
vested in their accounts.



                                      F-6
<PAGE>



(2)  SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES:

       BASIS OF ACCOUNTING-

The financial statements of the Plan have been prepared using the accrual basis
of accounting.

       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 reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of
contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and
the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period.
Actual results could differ from those estimates.

       CONTRIBUTIONS-

Employer contributions are recorded in the financial statements when accrued by
the Company. Employee contributions are accrued at the time of employee
withholdings. Contributions are credited to participants' accounts based on
their investment elections effective as of the date the contributions are
actually paid.

       INCOME RECOGNITION-

Investment income consists of interest and dividends. Interest on investments is
recognized in the period earned, while dividends are recorded as of the
ex-dividend date.

Gains and losses on sales of investments are recognized when realized, while
unrealized gains and losses on investments are recognized daily based on
fluctuations in market value. Purchases and sales of investments are recorded on
a trade-date basis.

The income or loss of each fund, including the change in market value of
investments, is allocated to participants' accounts based on their proportionate
interest in the total assets of the Plan.

       PAYMENT OF BENEFITS-

Benefits are recorded when paid.

       ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES-

Certain administrative functions are performed by officers or employees of the
Company. No such officer or employee receives compensation from the Plan.
Administrative expenses for the Trustee's fees are paid by the Plan.

(3) INVESTMENTS:

       TRUST FUNDS HELD BY IDS TRUST COMPANY-

In accordance with a trust agreement between Sunbeam and American Express Trust
Company ("AMEX" or the "Trustee"), AMEX holds the Plan's investment funds. Each
participant's basic and supplemental contributions, employer matching and profit
sharing contributions, and any income attributable to each is invested by the
Trustee in accordance with the election made by the participant among those
investment funds selected and authorized by Sunbeam.



                                      F-7
<PAGE>


A participant may select from active investment funds in any increments of 1% to
total 100%. Contributions for participants who do not make an election are
automatically invested in the American Express Trust Income Fund II. As of
December 31, 1997, the following options were available to participants:

         AMERICAN EXPRESS TRUST INCOME FUND II--A collective fund which invests
         in guaranteed investment contracts, bank investment contracts, stable
         value contracts and short-term investments.

         IDS MUTUAL FUND--A balanced mutual fund seeking current income and
         capital growth through investments in stocks and bonds.

         IDS NEW DIMENSIONS FUND--An equity growth mutual fund invested in a
         portfolio of common stocks with an investment objective of long-term
         capital growth.

         SUNBEAM CORPORATION STOCK POOL--A pooled fund which invests in Sunbeam
         common stock.

         SUNBEAM CORPORATION COMMON STOCK - A non-participant directed fund
         which consists of employer match and/or discretionary Sunbeam common
         stock.

         TEMPLETON FOREIGN FUND--A mutual fund which invests primarily in common
         stocks and debt obligations of companies and governments outside of the
         United States.

All investments, other than the Loan Fund, are stated at fair value based on
quotations obtained from active markets (such as national securities exchanges
or certain dealers making a market in over-the-counter securities) as of the
last business day of the year. Loan Fund investments are carried at cost, which
approximates fair market value.

As of December 31, 1997 and 1996, the Plan held the following investments with
AMEX:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                 1997                             1996
                                                     ------------------------------    ------------------------------
NAME OF INVESTMENT OPTION                                COST            MARKET            COST            MARKET
- -------------------------                            --------------   -------------    -------------    -------------

<S>                                                  <C>              <C>              <C>              <C>          
American Express Trust Income Fund II                $   32,368,132   $  37,029,881    $  52,305,578    $  57,892,772
IDS Mutual Fund                                          11,544,847      12,089,235       11,651,034       12,424,780
IDS New Dimensions Fund                                  13,466,574      15,365,142       13,061,007       15,508,954
Sunbeam Corporation Stock Pool                            2,257,413       2,494,681        2,137,183        2,253,839
Sunbeam Corporation Common Stock                            838,389         969,126                -                -
Templeton Foreign Fund                                    1,397,497       1,355,127        1,449,701        1,582,075
Loan Fund                                                 3,342,139       3,342,139        4,708,454        4,708,454
                                                    ---------------   -------------    -------------    -------------

                                                    $    65,214,991   $  72,645,331    $  85,312,957    $  94,370,874
                                                    ===============   =============    =============    =============
</TABLE>


(4)  LOANS AND WITHDRAWALS:

       LOANS-

Effective January 1, 1995, participants are permitted to borrow up to 50% of the
vested interest in their Plan accounts up to $50,000. Prior to 1995, the Plan
did not allow for the granting of loans.



                                      F-8
<PAGE>



       WITHDRAWALS-

Participants may make withdrawals from the Plan in accordance with Plan
provisions and the IRC. Withdrawals of employee before-tax contributions are
permitted in cases of financial hardship, as defined in the Plan, and are
subject to Federal tax withholding requirements and penalties. Withdrawals are
taken pro rata from the investment funds.

(5) DISTRIBUTIONS:

A final distribution may be paid to a participant in the Plan, or to the
participant's beneficiaries, in the event of retirement, death, total and
permanent disability, or other termination of employment, in accordance with the
terms of the Plan. Participants who terminate employment and have account
balances of less than $3,500 receive final distributions of the vested value of
their accounts as soon thereafter as practicable. Distributions prior to
retirement, death or disability are subject to Federal income tax withholding
requirements and penalties.

Distributions for participants who terminate, retire, die or become disabled are
paid in a lump sum, unless the participant specifically requests installment
payments. Sunbeam and the participant are responsible for ensuring that the
minimum required distribution rules of the IRC are met by participants over age
70-1/2.

(6)  RECONCILIATION TO FORM 5500:

As of December 31, 1997 and 1996, the Plan had approximately $0 and $923,945,
respectively, of pending distributions to participants who elected to withdraw
from the Plan. In accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, such
amounts are included as a component of net assets available for plan benefits in
the accompanying statements of net assets available for benefits, while, in
accordance with the Department of Labor's Rules and Regulations, such amounts
are reflected as benefit payments and benefit claims payable in the Plan's Form
5500.

(7)  QUALIFICATION OF THE PLAN:

The Internal Revenue Service has determined and informed the Company by a letter
dated September 21, 1995, that the Plan and related trust are designed in
accordance with applicable sections of the IRC. Accordingly, participants are
not subject to Federal income taxes on employer or employee before-tax
contributions or plan earnings until withdrawn under the terms of the Plan. The
Company has failed it's nondiscrimination test for 1997, and intends to refund
amounts paid by certain highly compensated employees to bring the Plan in
compliance with Internal Revenue Service guidelines.

(8)  SUBSEQUENT EVENT:

The stock price of Sunbeam Corporation Common Stock and Sunbeam Corporation
Stock Pool was $42.12 and $15.24 per share at December 31, 1997, respectively,
but had declined to $21.88 and $8.36 per share at June 5, 1998, respectively.
The impact in this decline in stock price would have decreased the net asset
value by $1,564,149 at December 31, 1997. 



                                      F-9
<PAGE>



<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                      SUNBEAM CORPORATION

                                             401(K) SAVINGS AND PROFIT SHARING PLAN

                                                 ITEM 27A - SCHEDULE OF ASSETS

                                                  HELD FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSES

                                                       DECEMBER 31, 1997

                                                                                                                  NUMBER OF
            IDENTITY OF ISSUE, BORROWER,                                                                        SHARES, UNITS       
               LESSOR OR SIMILAR PARTY                                     DESCRIPTION                          OR PAR VALUE        
- -----------------------------------------------------  --------------------------------------------      -------------------------- 
<S>                                                    <C>                                                          <C>             
American Express Trust Company                         American Express Trust Income Fund II*                       2,127,030       
American Express Financial Corporation                 IDS Mutual Fund *                                              871,206       
American Express Financial Corporation                 IDS New Dimensions Fund*                                       650,746       
Sunbeam Corporation                                    Sunbeam Corporation Common Stock*                               23,007       
Sunbeam Corporation                                    Sunbeam Corporation Stock Pool*                                163,070       
Franklin/Templeton Investor Services, Inc.             Templeton Foreign Fund                                         136,185       
Participants                                           Loan Fund (at interest rates ranging from
                                                          9.25% to 11.5%)                                           3,342,139       
                                                                                                                                    
</TABLE>



<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
            IDENTITY OF ISSUE, BORROWER,                                                        
               LESSOR OR SIMILAR PARTY                         COST                MARKET       
- -----------------------------------------------------     -----------------   ------------------
<S>                                                       <C>                  <C>              
American Express Trust Company                            $    32,368,132      $    37,029,881  
American Express Financial Corporation                         11,544,847           12,089,235  
American Express Financial Corporation                         13,466,574           15,365,142  
Sunbeam Corporation                                               838,389              969,126  
Sunbeam Corporation                                             2,257,413            2,494,681  
Franklin/Templeton Investor Services, Inc.                      1,397,497            1,355,127  
Participants                                                                                    
                                                                3,342,139            3,342,139  
                                                          ---------------      ---------------  
                                                                                                
                                                          $    65,214,991      $    72,645,331  
                                                          ===============      ===============  
</TABLE>



*Represents a party in interest to the Plan.


                                                      F-10
<PAGE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                              SUNBEAM CORPORATION

                                                                     401(K) SAVINGS AND PROFIT SHARING PLAN

                                                            ITEM 27B - SCHEDULE OF LOANS OR FIXED INCOME OBLIGATIONS

                                                                             DECEMBER 31, 1997 (1)

                                                                                                         
                                                         AMOUNT RECEIVED DURING                          DATES
                                          ORIGINAL            REPORTING YEAR              UNPAID         FIRST                      
                                           AMOUNT      --------------------------       BALANCE AT      PAYMENT       MATURITY      
         IDENTITY OF OBLIGOR               OF LOAN       PRINCIPAL       INTEREST       END OF YEAR       DUE           DATE        
- -------------------------------------   ------------   -------------  -----------    ----------------  ------------  ------------   
<S>                                       <C>             <C>             <C>           <C>               <C>            <C>        
Sartin, Fawn                              $   2,100       $    347        $  105        $   1,753         3/21/97        2/21/00    
Payne, Barbara                                3,600            902            78              621         2/16/95        1/16/98    
Triana, Isabel                                3,000          1,588           103            1,915         4/30/97        3/31/98    
Medlin, Donald                               11,900              -             -            6,846         3/16/95        2/16/00    
Phillips, Frederick                           8,000            671           414            7,329         1/15/97       12/15/01    
Allison, Rita                                 3,600             38             -            2,657         5/25/95        4/25/00    
Babb, Keith                                   6,800              -             -            6,345         6/30/96        5/31/01    
Ball, Kay                                     8,000            344           163            6,465         1/15/96       12/15/00    
Beeckman, Marc                               14,600            420           197           11,952        12/29/95       11/29/00    
Blalock, Ida                                  6,000          1,881           112            5,921         6/20/97        5/20/02    
Boney, Francina                               5,000              -             -            3,350         2/29/96        1/31/98    
Boston, Jeannet                              37,000            682           490           29,751        11/15/95       10/15/00    
Busby, Reatha                                 1,800            252            64            1,548        11/17/96       10/17/99    
Chancey, Mary                                 3,200              -             -              979         3/17/95        2/17/97    
Fernandez, Israel                             1,000            243            11              136         8/31/95        7/31/97    
Gonzalez, Isidro                              3,000            680            77            1,261         3/15/96        2/15/98    
Lewis, Danny                                  2,600              -             -               83          8/1/91        10/1/94    
Lightsey, Cindy                               1,100              -             -              703        12/22/95       11/22/96    
Lindsay, Brian                                9,200              -             -            7,340        10/31/95        9/30/99    
McCarty, Evelyn                              10,000            515           216            9,065          9/8/96         8/8/01    
Nash, Paula                                   4,800             77             -            4,253        10/15/96        9/15/99    
Rogers, James                                20,000              -             -           16,257        10/13/95        9/13/00    
Scura, John                                  20,000              -             -           14,926         4/14/95        3/14/99    
Seabrook, Paulette                            8,600          1,109           396            6,736         6/15/96        5/15/00    
</TABLE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                              INTEREST        AMOUNT   
         IDENTITY OF OBLIGOR                    RATE          OVERDUE  
- -------------------------------------       -----------    ------------
<S>                                           <C>            <C>
Sartin, Fawn                                   9.25%         $     218 
Payne, Barbara                                 9.50%               519 
Triana, Isabel                                 9.25%             1,182 
Medlin, Donald                                 9.50%             1,250 
Phillips, Frederick                            9.25%               979 
Allison, Rita                                 10.00%             1,005 
Babb, Keith                                    9.25%             1,987 
Ball, Kay                                      9.75%             1,690 
Beeckman, Marc                                 9.75%             3,547 
Blalock, Ida                                   9.50%               756 
Boney, Francina                                9.50%             3,329 
Boston, Jeannet                                9.75%             8,988 
Busby, Reatha                                  9.25%               474 
Chancey, Mary                                  9.50%               979 
Fernandez, Israel                             10.00%               136 
Gonzalez, Isidro                               9.50%             1,033 
Lewis, Danny                                  11.50%                83 
Lightsey, Cindy                                9.75%               703 
Lindsay, Brian                                 9.75%             3,599 
McCarty, Evelyn                                9.25%             1,888 
Nash, Paula                                    9.25%             1,608 
Rogers, James                                 10.00%             5,736 
Scura, John                                    9.50%             9,546 
Seabrook, Paulette                             9.25%             1,451 
</TABLE>
                                   (Continued)

                                      F-11
<PAGE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                           SUNBEAM CORPORATION

                                                  401(K) SAVINGS AND PROFIT SHARING PLAN

                                         ITEM 27B - SCHEDULE OF LOANS OR FIXED INCOME OBLIGATIONS

                                                          DECEMBER 31, 1997 (1)

                                                               (CONTINUED)

                                                                                                                
                                                          AMOUNT RECEIVED DURING                         DATES    
                                          ORIGINAL            REPORTING YEAR               UNPAID        FIRST                     
                                           AMOUNT      --------------------------       BALANCE AT      PAYMENT                     
         IDENTITY OF OBLIGOR               OF LOAN       PRINCIPAL       INTEREST       END OF YEAR       DUE         MATURITY      
- ----------------------------------      ------------   -------------   -----------   ----------------  ----------  ------------     

<S>                                          <C>          <C>             <C>              <C>            <C>            <C>        
Standard, James                              25,000       $      -        $    -           24,943         9/29/95        8/29/00    
Starbuck, Willa                               5,000            176            89            3,724          8/4/95         7/4/00    
Tatrow, Joy                                   4,000            140            60            3,841         10/4/96         9/4/00    
Taylor, Charles                              11,200              -             -            9,223        10/13/95        9/13/00    
Wysocki, David                               11,200            303           165           10,451         8/31/96        7/31/01    
Yontz, Raymond                               25,000              -             -           23,117         7/15/96        6/15/00    
Baker, Tenna                                  5,900              -             -            5,455         5/19/96        4/19/01    
Daniels, Penny                                6,000             16            47            5,984          6/6/97         5/6/02    
Derryberry, Shelly                           11,000            199            91            8,889        11/10/95       10/10/00    
Gordon, David                                 1,200            187            19              519         1/19/96       12/19/97    
Keefer, Linda                                 1,500              -             -            1,420         11/3/96        10/3/01    
Scott, Corrine                                1,000             51            12              697         9/15/95        8/15/99    
Whitehurst, Jo                               12,400            811           352           10,941         8/25/96        7/25/00    
</TABLE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                          INTEREST         AMOUNT     
         IDENTITY OF OBLIGOR                RATE           OVERDUE    
- ----------------------------------      ------------     -----------  
<S>                                       <C>               <C>
Standard, James                           10.00%            14,607    
Starbuck, Willa                           10.00%             1,109    
Tatrow, Joy                                9.25%             1,250    
Taylor, Charles                           10.00%             3,332    
Wysocki, David                             9.25%             2,806    
Yontz, Raymond                             9.25%             8,439    
Baker, Tenna                               9.25%             1,755    
Daniels, Penny                             9.50%               819    
Derryberry, Shelly                         9.75%             2,770    
Gordon, David                              9.75%               519    
Keefer, Linda                              9.25%               313    
Scott, Corrine                            10.00%               285    
Whitehurst, Jo                             9.25%             3,178    
                                        
</TABLE>
Note:

(1) This schedule lists loans determined to be in default or uncollectible, as
defined in the IRS employee benefit plan filing requirements.


                                      F-12
<PAGE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                       SUNBEAM CORPORATION

                                              401(K) SAVINGS AND PROFIT SHARING PLAN

                                          ITEM 27D - SCHEDULE OF REPORTABLE TRANSACTIONS

                                          FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1997(1)(2)(3)

                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                      PURCHASE         SELLING         COST OF      
       IDENTITY OF PARTY INVOLVED                  DESCRIPTION OF ASSETS                PRICE           PRICE           ASSETS      
- -------------------------------------     ---------------------------------         ---------------  ------------    -------------- 

<S>                                       <C>                                       <C>              <C>             <C>            
American Express Trust Company            IDS Mutual Fund                           $   5,116,186    $         -     $   5,116,186  
American Express Trust Company            IDS Mutual Fund                                       -      5,825,545         5,222,373  
American Express Trust Company            IDS New Dimensions Fund                      11,165,005              -        11,165,005  
American Express Trust Company            IDS New Dimensions Fund                               -     13,453,043        10,759,438  
American Express Trust Company            Sunbeam Stock Pool                            5,571,192              -         5,571,192  
American Express Trust Company            Sunbeam Stock Pool                                    -      6,722,380         5,450,963  
American Express Trust Company            Income Fund II                                7,575,671              -         7,575,671  
American Express Trust Company            Income Fund II                                        -     30,785,972        27,513,117  
American Express Trust Company            Money Market Fund                             8,270,672              -         8,270,672  
American Express Trust Company            Money Market Fund                                     -      8,322,048         8,322,048  
</TABLE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                  CURRENT                   
                                                 VALUE OF                   
                                                 ASSETS ON                  
                                                TRANSACTION                 
       IDENTITY OF PARTY INVOLVED                  DATE          NET GAIN   
- -------------------------------------           ------------    ----------- 
<S>                                             <C>             <C>         
American Express Trust Company                  $ 5,116,186     $         - 
American Express Trust Company                            -         603,172 
American Express Trust Company                   11,165,005               - 
American Express Trust Company                            -       2,693,605 
American Express Trust Company                    5,571,192               - 
American Express Trust Company                            -       1,271,417 
American Express Trust Company                    7,575,671               - 
American Express Trust Company                            -       3,272,855 
American Express Trust Company                    8,270,672               - 
American Express Trust Company                            -               - 
</TABLE>

NOTES:

(1)      Transactions included herein represent transactions or a series of
         transactions in securities of the same issue or with respect to the
         same issuer in excess of 5% of the current value of the Plan assets at
         the beginning of the year.

(2)      This schedule incorporates all disclosures required by the Department
         of Labor for assets purchased and sold within the Plan year.

(3)      Transactions represent party-in-interest transactions.


                                      F-13
<PAGE>
                                   SIGNATURES

                  THE PLAN. Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, the trustees (or other persons who administer the
Sunbeam Corporation 401(k) Savings and Profit Sharing Plan) have duly caused
this annual report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto
duly authorized.

                                     SUNBEAM CORPORATION
                                     401(k) SAVINGS AND PROFIT SHARING PLAN

                                     By:      Sunbeam Corporation, the Plan
                                              Administrator

Dated: July 13, 1998

                                     By: /s/ DAVID FANNIN
                                     ----------------------
                                     David Fannin, Executive Vice President and
                                     Chief Legal Officer


<PAGE>


                                 EXHIBIT INDEX


EXHIBIT                            DESCRIPTION
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23.1              Consent of Arthur Andersen LLP





                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.1


              CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS


As independent certified public accountants, we hereby consent to the
incorporation of our report included in this Form 11-K, into the Company's
previously filed Registration Statement File No. 33-87950


/S/ ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP


Fort Lauderdale, Florida,
     July 13, 1998



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