-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, Q8p8FgGll9r1fJ3Ung05VFoeMIeeFJI0UMCH2TP4rLDEYVboTqJi80eEZ1gPCOqM K8LKntXxtlX/3GLKo7p+2Q== 0000046080-01-500018.txt : 20020412 0000046080-01-500018.hdr.sgml : 20020412 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000046080-01-500018 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 3 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20011126 ITEM INFORMATION: Other events ITEM INFORMATION: Financial statements and exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20011127 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: HASBRO INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000046080 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: GAMES, TOYS & CHILDREN'S VEHICLES (NO DOLLS & BICYCLES) [3944] IRS NUMBER: 050155090 STATE OF INCORPORATION: RI FISCAL YEAR END: 1227 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-06682 FILM NUMBER: 1799662 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1027 NEWPORT AVE STREET 2: P O BOX 1059 CITY: PAWTUCKET STATE: RI ZIP: 02861 BUSINESS PHONE: 4014318697 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 200 NARRAGANSETT PARK DRIVE CITY: PAWTUCKET STATE: RI ZIP: 02862-0200 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: HASBRO BRADLEY INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19850814 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: HASBRO INDUSTRIES INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19840917 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: HASSENFELD BROTHERS INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19720615 8-K 1 nov27_018k.txt FORM 8-K DATED NOVEMBER 27, 2001 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 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): November 26, 2001 ------------------------- HASBRO, INC. -------------------- (Name of Registrant) RHODE ISLAND 1-6682 05-0155090 - -------------- ------------ ------------------- (State of (Commission (IRS Employer Incorporation) File Number) Identification No.) 1027 NEWPORT AVE., PAWTUCKET, RHODE ISLAND 02862 - ------------------------------------------ ------------------- (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) (401) 431-8697 ------------------------------- (Registrant's Telephone Number) Item 5. Other Events and Regulation FD Disclosure The November 26, 2001 and November 27, 2001 Press Releases of the Registrant attached hereto as EXHIBIT 99.1 and EXHIBIT 99.2, respectively, are incorporated herein by reference. Item 7(c) Exhibits 99.1 Press Release, dated November 26, 2001, of Hasbro, Inc. 99.2 Press Release, dated November 27, 2001, of Hasbro, Inc. 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. HASBRO, INC. ------------ (Registrant) Date: November 27, 2001 By: /s/ David D. R. Hargreaves -------------------------- David D. R. Hargreaves Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Duly Authorized Officer and Principal Financial Officer) HASBRO, INC. Current Report on Form 8-K Dated November 27, 2001 Exhibit Index Exhibit No. Exhibits - ------- -------- 99.1 Press Release dated November 26, 2001, of Hasbro, Inc. 99.2 Press Release dated November 27, 2001, of Hasbro, Inc. EX-99 3 pressrel1126.txt EXHIBIT 99.1 - PRESS RELEASE DATED NOV 26, 2001 EXHIBIT 99.1 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Gary Serby Corporate Communications (401-727-5582) HASBRO TO OFFER CONVERTIBLE DEBENTURES PAWTUCKET, R.I., November 26, 2001 - Hasbro, Inc. (NYSE:HAS) announced today a private offering of $200,000,000 of Convertible Senior Debentures, to be issued under Rule 144A and Regulation S. The initial purchasers will have the option to purchase an additional $50,000,000 of Convertible Senior Debentures for a period of 13 days. The Company intends to use the proceeds generated from the offering to refinance existing debt. The Debentures and common stock issuable upon conversion have not been registered under United States or state securities laws and may not be offered or sold in the United States except to qualified institutional buyers. Hasbro is a worldwide leader in children's and family leisure time entertainment products and services, including the design, manufacture and marketing of games and toys ranging from traditional to high-tech. Both internationally and in the U.S., its PLAYSKOOL, TONKA, MILTON BRADLEY, PARKER BROTHERS, TIGER, and WIZARDS OF THE COAST brands and products provide the highest quality and most recognizable play experiences in the world. Certain statements contained in this release contain "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements may be identified by the use of forward-looking words or phrases such as "anticipate", "believe", "could", "expect", "intend", "look forward", "may", "planned", "potential", "should", "will" and "would". Such forward- looking statements are inherently subject to known and unknown risks and uncertainties. The Company's actual actions or results may differ materially from those expected or anticipated in the forward-looking statements. Specific factors that might cause such a difference include, but are not limited to, the Company's ability to manufacture, source and ship new and continuing products on a timely basis and the acceptance of those products by customers and consumers at prices that will be sufficient to profitably recover development, manufacturing, marketing, royalty and other costs of products; economic conditions, including higher fuel prices, currency fluctuations and government regulation and other actions in the various markets in which the Company operates throughout the world; the inventory policies of retailers, including the concentration of the Company's revenues in the second half and fourth quarter of the year, together with increased reliance by retailers on quick response inventory management techniques, which increases the risk of underproduction of popular items, overproduction of less popular items and failure to achieve tight and compressed shipping schedules; the impact of competition on revenues, margins and other aspects of the Company's business, including the ability to secure, maintain and renew popular licenses and the ability to attract and retain talented employees in a competitive environment; market conditions, third party actions or approvals and the impact of competition that could delay or increase the cost of implementation of the Company's consolidation programs or alter the Company's actions and reduce actual results, and the risk that anticipated benefits of acquisitions may not occur or be delayed or reduced in their realization. The Company undertakes no obligation to make any revisions to the forward-looking statements contained in this release or to update them to reflect events or circumstances occurring after the date of this release. ### EX-99 4 presrel1127.txt EXHIBIT 99.2 - PRESS RELEASE DATED NOV 27, 2001 EXHIBIT 99.2 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Wayne Charness Corporate Communications 401-727-5983 HASBRO OFFERS $225 MILLION IN CONVERTIBLE DEBENTURES PAWTUCKET, R.I., November 27, 2001 - Hasbro, Inc. (NYSE:HAS) today announced details of a private offering of $225 million of Convertible Senior Debentures due 2021. The Convertible Senior Debentures will carry an annual interest rate of 2.75 percent and will be issued under Rule 144A and Regulation S. These Debentures will be convertible into shares of Hasbro common stock at a price of $21.60 per share if the closing price of Hasbro common stock on the New York Stock Exchange exceeds certain levels for a specified period of time or in certain other circumstances. This conversion premium represents a 25 percent premium over Hasbro's closing price of $17.28 on November 26, 2001. Debenture holders may put the notes back to Hasbro on December 1, 2005, December 1, 2011, and December 1, 2016. The initial purchasers will have the option to purchase an additional $25 million of the Debentures for a period of 13 days. The Company intends to use the proceeds generated from the offering to refinance existing debt. The Debentures and common stock issuable upon conversion have not been registered under United States or state securities laws and may not be offered or sold in the United States except to qualified institutional buyers. Hasbro is a worldwide leader in children's and family leisure time entertainment products and services, including the design, manufacture and marketing of games and toys ranging from traditional to high-tech. Both internationally and in the U.S., its PLAYSKOOL, TONKA, MILTON BRADLEY, PARKER BROTHERS, TIGER, and WIZARDS OF THE COAST brands and products provide the highest quality and most recognizable play experiences in the world. Certain statements contained in this release contain "forward- looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements may be identified by the use of forward-looking words or phrases such as "anticipate", "believe", "could", "expect", "intend", "look forward", "may", "planned", "potential", "should", "will" and "would". Such forward-looking statements are inherently subject to known and unknown risks and uncertainties. The Company's actual actions or results may differ materially from those expected or anticipated in the forward-looking statements. Specific factors that might cause such a difference include, but are not limited to, the Company's ability to manufacture, source and ship new and continuing products on a timely basis and the acceptance of those products by customers and consumers at prices that will be sufficient to profitably recover development, manufacturing, marketing, royalty and other costs of products; economic conditions, including higher fuel prices, currency fluctuations and government regulation and other actions in the various markets in which the Company operates throughout the world; the inventory policies of retailers, including the concentration of the Company's revenues in the second half and fourth quarter of the year, together with increased reliance by retailers on quick response inventory management techniques, which increases the risk of underproduction of popular items, overproduction of less popular items and failure to achieve tight and compressed shipping schedules; the impact of competition on revenues, margins and other aspects of the Company's business, including the ability to secure, maintain and renew popular licenses and the ability to attract and retain talented employees in a competitive environment; market conditions, third party actions or approvals and the impact of competition that could delay or increase the cost of implementation of the Company's consolidation programs or alter the Company's actions and reduce actual results, and the risk that anticipated benefits of acquisitions may not occur or be delayed or reduced in their realization. The Company undertakes no obligation to make any revisions to the forward-looking statements contained in this release or to update them to reflect events or circumstances occurring after the date of this release. ### -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----