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 26, 2005
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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 Principal Officers; Election of
Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers.
Effective July 26, 2005, Michael W.O. Garrett, former Executive Vice
President of Nestle S.A., was elected to Hasbro, Inc.'s (the "Company's")
Board of Directors (the "Board"). Effective on July 28, 2005 the Board
appointed Mr. Garrett to serve on the Company's Audit Committee.
A copy of the July 28, 2005 press release, announcing the election of
Mr. Garrett, is attached to this report as Exhibit 99.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(c) Exhibits
99 Press Release, dated July 28, 2005, 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.
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(Registrant)
Date: July 29, 2005 By: /s/ David D. R. Hargreaves
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David D. R. Hargreaves
Senior Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
(Duly Authorized Officer and
Principal Financial Officer)
Hasbro, Inc.
Current Report on Form 8-K
Dated July 29, 2005
Exhibit Index
Exhibit
No.
99 Press Release, Dated July 28, 2005, of Hasbro, Inc.
EXHIBIT 99
CONTACT:
Hasbro, Inc.
Corporate Communications
Wayne Charness
(401) 727-5983
or
Investor Relations
Karen Warren
(401) 727-5401
Hasbro Elects Michael Garrett to Its Board of Directors
PAWTUCKET, R.I.--(BUSINESS WIRE)—July 28, 2005--Hasbro, Inc. (NYSE:HAS) announced today that Michael Garrett, former Executive Vice President of Nestlé S.A., has been elected to the Company’s Board of Directors.
“Michael Garrett is a highly respected business leader with over four decades of international business experience,” said Alfred J. Verrecchia, President and Chief Executive Officer of Hasbro, Inc. “His experience will be invaluable as we seek to continue to grow our global business.”
Alan G. Hassenfeld, Chairman of Hasbro, Inc., said, “Mr. Garrett’s extensive international expertise coupled with his significant consumer products’ experience make him an ideal fit for the Hasbro Board.”
Mr. Garrett started his career at Nestlé in 1961 as a trainee at Crosse and Blackwell. During his 44-year tenure with the company, he held positions of increasing responsibility, culminating as the Executive Vice President of Nestlé S.A., where he was responsible for Asia Pacific, Africa and the Middle East.
A citizen of Australia, Mr. Garrett served the Government of Australia as Chairman of the Food Industry Council. He was also a Member of the Turkish Prime Minister Advisory Group and of the World Trade Organization Business Advisory Council in Switzerland.
In addition to his role on Hasbro’s Board, Mr. Garrett is also a Board Member of Nestlé companies in India and Japan, and serves as Non-Executive Director on the Boards of Prudential plc UK and the Bobst Group in Switzerland. Mr. Garrett was born in India and is a graduate of the IMD Business School in Lausanne, Switzerland.
Hasbro (NYSE:HAS) 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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