-----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, OwchLcpHU+oLyIizgHt3sEldQwnk8wv9duUaXOhqVbjvgLt0Jeb4xQt2XDEvD4xB lkb1kd0VcGq5agAB35AgXQ== 0000046080-08-000013.txt : 20080128 0000046080-08-000013.hdr.sgml : 20080128 20080128140345 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000046080-08-000013 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20080125 ITEM INFORMATION: Other Events ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20080128 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20080128 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: 1230 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-06682 FILM NUMBER: 08553434 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 jan258k.txt FORM 8-K DATED JANUARY 28, 2008 UNITED STATES 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): January 25, 2008 ------------------------- HASBRO, INC. -------------------- (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) 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, including area code) Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions: [ ] Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) [ ] Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) [ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) [ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) Item 8.01 Other Events On January 4, 2008 Hasbro, Inc. ("Hasbro") and Cranium, Inc., a Washington corporation ("Cranium") issued a press release announcing that Hasbro, along with Sunshine Acquisition Corporation, which was a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hasbro ("Acquisition Subsidiary"), had entered into an Agreement and Plan of Reorganization (the "Merger Agreement") with Cranium, pursuant to which Hasbro would acquire Cranium. On January 25, 2008 Hasbro issued a press release reporting that it had closed its acquisition of Cranium. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, the Acquisition Subsidiary has merged into Cranium, and Cranium is now a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hasbro. Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits (c) Exhibits 99 Press Release, dated January 25, 2008, 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: January 28, 2008 By: /s/ Deborah Thomas Slater -------------------------- Deborah Thomas Slater Senior Vice President and Controller Hasbro, Inc. Current Report on Form 8-K Dated January 28, 2008 Exhibit Index Exhibit No. 99 Press Release, Dated January 25, 2008, of Hasbro, Inc. EX-99 2 exhibit99.htm PRESS RELEASE, DATED JANUARY 25, 2008, OF HASBRO, INC. Exhibit 99


EXHIBIT 99





Contacts:

Karen Warren

    Gary Serby

    Heather Snavely

Hasbro Investor Relations

    Hasbro Media

    Cranium

401-727-5401

    401-727-5582

    206-931-5498

kwarren@hasbro.com

    gserby@hasbro.com

    heather@cranium.com



HASBRO CLOSES ACQUISITION OF CRANIUM, INC.


PAWTUCKET, R.I., JANUARY 25, 2008 – Hasbro, Inc. (NYSE:HAS) announced that its acquisition of privately-held Cranium, Inc. closed today.


Cranium brands such as CRANIUM, CRANIUM HULLABALOO, CRANIUM CADOO, CRANIUM CARIBOO, CRANIUM ZOOREKA, CRANIUM WHOONU and CRANIUM BALLOON LAGOON will now join such timeless classics as MONOPOLY, CLUE, SCRABBLE and TRIVIAL PURSUIT as part of Hasbro’s games portfolio.



Hasbro (NYSE: HAS - News) 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.


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