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| EX-99.1 - PRESS RELEASE, DATED OCTOBER 2, 2014 - HASBRO, INC. | exhibit991.htm |
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): October 2, 2014
Hasbro, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Rhode Island
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1-6682
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05-0155090
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(State or other jurisdiction
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(Commission File Number)
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(IRS Employer
Identification No.) |
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1027 Newport Ave., Pawtucket, Rhode Island
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02861
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(Address of principal executive offices)
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(Zip Code)
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Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (401) 431-8697
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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 5.02 | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
Hasbro, Inc. (the "Company") issued a press release announcing that Linda Zecher, President and Chief Executive Officer of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Company, has been appointed to the Company's Board of Directors (the "Board") effective October 2, 2014. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report and is incorporated herein by reference. Ms. Zecher will be joining the Audit and Compensation Committees of the Board upon her appointment.
In connection with her service on the Board, Ms. Zecher will participate in the Company's compensation program for non-employee directors, as it is amended from time to time, which currently includes an annual cash retainer of $85,000. Effective as of her appointment to the Board, Ms. Zecher will be granted $86,666 worth of Hasbro stock, computed as a pro-rated portion of the Company's annual stock grant to directors made in May of 2014. In addition, Ms. Zecher will become party with the Company to the Company's form of Director Indemnification Agreement, which has been filed as Exhibit 10(jj) to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 30, 2007.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
| 99.1 | Press Release of Hasbro, Inc. dated October 2, 2014. |
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.
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HASBRO, INC.
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By:
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/s/ Deborah Thomas
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Name:
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Deborah Thomas
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Title:
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Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
(Duly Authorized Officer and Principal Financial Officer)
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Date: October 2, 2014
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Exhibit No.
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Description
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99.1
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Press Release of Hasbro, Inc. dated October 2, 2014.
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