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): July 1, 2008
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HASBRO, INC.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
RHODE ISLAND 1-6682 05-0155090
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(State of (Commission (IRS Employer
Incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
1027 NEWPORT AVE., PAWTUCKET, RHODE ISLAND 02862
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(401) 431-8697
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(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
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Item 5.02
Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On July 1, 2008 Hasbro, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that Tracy A. Leinbach, former Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for Ryder System, Inc., had been elected to the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) effective July 1, 2008. Upon joining the Board, Ms. Leinbach became a member of the Board’s Audit Committee. A copy of the press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report and is incorporated herein by reference. In connection with her appointment to the Board and as part of its annual compensation for non-employee directors, the Company is granting to Ms. Leinbach such number of shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $.50 per share, as is equal to $105,000 divided by the average of the high and low sales prices of the Company’s common stock on July 1, 2008.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(c) Exhibits
99.1 Press Release, dated July 1, 2008.
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.
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(Registrant)
Date: July 2, 2008 By: /s/ David D.R. Hargreaves
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David D.R. Hargreaves
Chief Operating Officer and
Chief Financial Officer
(Duly Authorized Officer)
HASBRO, INC.
Current Report on Form 8-K
Dated July 1, 2008
Exhibit Index
Exhibit No.
Exhibit
99.1 Press Release, dated July 1, 2008.