UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT
TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported):
June 15, 2012
JAKKS
PACIFIC, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in
Its Charter)
Delaware
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
| 0-28104 |
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95-4527222 |
| (Commission File Number) |
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(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 22619 Pacific Coast Highway, Malibu, California |
|
90265 |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) |
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(Zip Code) |
(310) 456-7799
(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including
Area Code)
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed
Since Last Report)
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Item 8.01 Other Events
On June 15, 2012, JAKKS Pacific, Inc. (the
"Company" or "JAKKS") received from Oaktree Capital Management, L.P. ("Oaktree") the letter,
dated June 15, 2012, attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1, incorporated by reference herein and made part of this Item 8.01. The
Company attempted to negotiate a mutually acceptable confidentiality and standstill agreement with Oaktree, but was unable to
do so in a manner that appropriately protected the Company's interests.
About JAKKS Pacific, Inc.
JAKKS (NASDAQ: JAKK) is a leading designer and marketer of toys
and consumer products, with a wide range of products that feature some of the most popular brands and children's toy licenses in
the world. JAKKS' diverse portfolio includes Action Figures, Electronics, Dolls, Dress-Up, Role Play, Halloween Costumes, Kids
Furniture, Vehicles, Plush, Art Activity Kits, Seasonal Products, Infant/Pre-School, Construction Toys, Ride-On Vehicles, Wagons,
Inflatable Environments and Tents, and Pet Toys sold under various proprietary brands including JAKKS Pacific®, Creative Designs
International™, Road Champs®, Funnoodle®, JAKKS Pets™, Plug It In & Play TV Games™, Kids Only!™,
Tollytots®, Disguise™, Moose Mountain® and Monsuno™. JAKKS is an award-winning licensee of several hundred
nationally and internationally known trademarks including Disney®, Nickelodeon®, Warner Bros.®, Ultimate Fighting Championship®,
Hello Kitty®, Graco®, Cabbage Patch Kids® and Pokémon®. www.jakks.com
This Current Report on Form 8-K may contain forward-looking
statements (within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995) that are based on current expectations,
estimates and projections about JAKKS' business based partly on assumptions made by its management. These statements are not guarantees
of future performance and involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict. Therefore, actual outcomes
and results may differ materially from what is expressed or forecasted in such statements due to numerous factors, including, but
not limited to, those described above, changes in demand for JAKKS' products, product mix, the timing of customer orders and deliveries,
the impact of competitive products and pricing, and difficulties with integrating acquired businesses. The forward-looking statements
contained herein speak only as of the date on which they are made, and JAKKS undertakes no obligation to update any of them to
reflect events or circumstances after the date of this Current Report on Form 8-K.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits
| Exhibit No. |
|
Description |
| 99.1 |
|
Letter, dated June 15, 2012, from Oaktree |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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JAKKS PACIFIC, INC. |
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| Date: June
15, 2012 |
By: |
/s/ JOEL M. BENNETT |
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Name: Joel M. Bennett
Title: CFO |
Index to Exhibits
| Exhibit No. |
|
Description |
| 99.1 |
|
Letter, dated June 15, 2012, from Oaktree |
