-----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, P5EawS0KoWGXl7P/TyO/1Ij4DuvmOzyDWwmqugnE1S1fqd0PzOTeSlvsEUirQeUN Pdqs7Sn8lHAweMsFZOTYpw== 0000046080-08-000036.txt : 20080331 0000046080-08-000036.hdr.sgml : 20080331 20080331155921 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000046080-08-000036 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20080331 ITEM INFORMATION: Other Events ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20080331 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20080331 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: 08724603 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 march318k.txt FORM 8-K DATED MARCH 31, 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): March 31, 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 March 31, 2008 Hasbro, Inc. ("Hasbro") issued a press release announcing that Hasbro had acquired all of the intellectual property related to Trivial Pursuit from Horn Abbot Ltd. and Horn Abbot International Limited for an aggregate purchase price of $80 million. The press release is furnished as an exhibit to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein. Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits (c) Exhibits 99 Press Release, dated March 31, 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: March 31, 2008 By: /s/ David D.R. Hargreaves -------------------------- David D.R. Hargreaves Executive Vice President, Finance and Global Operations and Chief Financial Officer Hasbro, Inc. Current Report on Form 8-K Dated March 31, 2008 Exhibit Index Exhibit No. 99 Press Release, Dated March 31, 2008, of Hasbro, Inc. EX-99 2 exhibit99.htm PRESS RELEASE, DATED MARCH 31, 2008, OF HASBRO, INC FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

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Hasbro Acquires Trivial Pursuit

Global rights purchased from the Horn Abbot Companies



Pawtucket, RI, March 31, 2008 – Hasbro, Inc. (NYSE:HAS) announced today that it has purchased all of the intellectual property rights related to the Trivial Pursuit brand from Horn Abbot Ltd. and Horn Abbot International Limited.   Hasbro paid the Horn Abbot companies $80 million (aggregate purchase price) for their intellectual property.


Hasbro has developed, marketed and sold Trivial Pursuit under license from the Horn Abbot companies since 1983.


“Trivial Pursuit created the adult game category in 1982 and has always been one of the most recognized brands in the industry,” said Brian Goldner, Chief Operating Officer of Hasbro, Inc.  “Now, as a wholly-owned and operated part of our deep and rich brand portfolio, we can build Trivial Pursuit beyond traditional venues and capitalize on new opportunities in entertainment, publishing, promotions and digital arenas.”


Plans have already been made to extend the Trivial Pursuit brand into a new television game show this fall called “Trivial Pursuit: America Plays.”  The show is being created in cooperation with Debmar-Mercury and Wheeler Sussman and is expected to debut in September 2008.


 “Hasbro has been a great partner of ours for many years and we know they are a global powerhouse that can take the Trivial Pursuit brand to the next level,” said Jim Ware, President, Horn Abbot Ltd.


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.




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