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.