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): January 25, 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 8.01 Other Events
On January 4, 2008 Hasbro, Inc. ("Hasbro") and Cranium, Inc., a Washington
corporation ("Cranium") issued a press release announcing that Hasbro, along
with Sunshine Acquisition Corporation, which was a wholly-owned subsidiary of
Hasbro ("Acquisition Subsidiary"), had entered into an Agreement and Plan of
Reorganization (the "Merger Agreement") with Cranium, pursuant to which Hasbro
would acquire Cranium. On January 25, 2008 Hasbro issued a press release
reporting that it had closed its acquisition of Cranium.
Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, the Acquisition Subsidiary has merged
into Cranium, and Cranium is now a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hasbro.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(c) Exhibits
99 Press Release, dated January 25, 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.
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(Registrant)
Date: January 28, 2008 By: /s/ Deborah Thomas Slater
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Deborah Thomas Slater
Senior Vice President and
Controller
Hasbro, Inc.
Current Report on Form 8-K
Dated January 28, 2008
Exhibit Index
Exhibit
No.
99 Press Release, Dated January 25, 2008, of Hasbro, Inc.