-----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, O2iEFuy7Egn97eCwgISv4ryuHICjtK4uFrVzNLlBLh5t6T0bdPck/UIPzhDD3SmZ XgPpMzodWY8QZ+uLQdvMrg== 0000063276-96-000019.txt : 19960416 0000063276-96-000019.hdr.sgml : 19960416 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000063276-96-000019 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 19960412 ITEM INFORMATION: Other events ITEM INFORMATION: Financial statements and exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 19960412 SROS: NYSE SROS: PSE FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: MATTEL INC /DE/ CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000063276 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: GAMES, TOYS & CHILDREN'S VEHICLES (NO DOLLS & BICYCLES) [3944] IRS NUMBER: 951567322 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-05647 FILM NUMBER: 96546809 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 333 CONTINENTAL BLVD CITY: EL SEGUNDO STATE: CA ZIP: 90245 BUSINESS PHONE: 310-252-2000 8-K 1 PRESS RELEASE RE LAWSUIT ALLEGATIONS 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: April 12, 1996 MATTEL, INC. ------------ (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Delaware 001-05647 95-1567322 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (State or other jurisdiction (Commission (I.R.S. Employer of incorporation) File No.) Identification No.) 333 Continental Boulevard, El Segundo, California 90245-5012 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) Registrant's telephone number, including area code (310) 252-2000 ---------------------------- N/A - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (Former name or former address, if changed since last report) Item 5. Other Events - ------- ------------ Mattel, Inc. hereby incorporates by reference herein its press release dated April 11, 1996, regarding allegations made by a former employee in a wrongful termination lawsuit, a copy of which is included as Exhibit 99.0 attached hereto. Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits - ------- --------------------------------- (a) Financial statements of businesses acquired: None (b) Pro forma financial information: None (c) Exhibits: 99.0 Press release dated April 11, 1996 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. MATTEL, INC. Registrant By: /s/ Leland P. Smith ------------------------- Leland P. Smith Assistant Secretary and Date: April 12, 1996 Assistant General Counsel -------------- EX-99.0 2 PRESS RELEASE DATED APRIL 11, 1996 EXHIBIT 99.0 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Glenn Bozarth April 11, 1996 Mattel, Inc. (310) 252-3521 MATTEL CONFIDENT THAT LAWSUIT ALLEGATIONS ARE BASELESS, HAS INDEPENDENT REVIEW IN PROCESS TO SET RECORD STRAIGHT -------------------------------------------------------- LOS ANGELES, April 11 -- In response to allegations made by a disgruntled former employee in a wrongful termination lawsuit, Mattel, Inc. Chairman John W. Amerman repeated the company's position that the charges are baseless. He also announced that the audit committee of the Mattel board of directors has initiated an independent review related to these allegations. "As we've stated from the beginning, this lawsuit is completely without merit. Each and every allegation is false, and we fully expect to prevail," Amerman said. "On behalf of our shareholders and employees, however, we feel a strong obligation to prove beyond any doubt that our accounting practices are entirely appropriate and that our credibility is above reproach. "I feel so strongly about our position that I recommended to the audit committee of the Mattel board of directors last week that a review be undertaken by independent parties under the committee's direction," Amerman said. "The committee selected Gary G. Lynch, former Director of Enforcement for the Securities and Exchange Commission and a partner in the firm of Davis Polk & Wardwell, to conduct an independent review with the assistance of a major accounting firm, who will work under his direction. The review will be completed as expeditiously as possible, and the findings will be reported as soon as they are available. "We have worked very hard at Mattel to earn a high level of credibility for our company, and to deliver seven years of consistent profitable growth," Amerman said. "We review all accounting practices with Price Waterhouse, our independent accountants, on an ongoing basis. Following the filing of the lawsuit, we conducted an internal review of issues raised and found them to be baseless. We are confident that this additional review will once and for all set the record straight." -###- -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----