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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): June 29, 2021

 Hasbro, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Rhode Island

1-6682

05-0155090

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

(Commission File Number)

(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

1027 Newport Avenue

Pawtucket,

Rhode Island

02861

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:   (401) 431-8697

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:

 

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act.

Title of each class			Trading Symbol(s)			Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.50 par value per share			HAS			The NASDAQ Global Select Market

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

Emerging growth company    ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  ☐

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Item 8.01    Other Events.

On June 29, 2021, Hasbro, Inc. (“Hasbro” or “we”) and Entertainment One Canada Ltd. (“EOCL”) completed the sale of Entertainment One Music pursuant to an Equity Purchase Agreement dated April 25, 2021 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time), among Hasbro, EOCL, certain entities controlled by The Blackstone Group Inc. and affiliates of SESAC, a leading music rights organization, for an aggregate purchase price of $385 million in cash, subject to customary purchase price adjustments (the “Transaction”). Hasbro intends to use its net proceeds from the Transaction to accelerate deleveraging and other general corporate purposes.

A copy of the press release issued by Hasbro on June 29, 2021 announcing the completion of the transaction is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference herein.

 

 

Item 9.01           Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d)  Exhibits

 

99.1      Hasbro, Inc. Press Release, dated June 29, 2021.

104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

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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.
			By:			/s/ Deborah Thomas
			Name:			Deborah Thomas
			Title:			Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Duly Authorized Officer and Principal Financial Officer)
Date: June 29, 2021

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