Form 8-K

 

 

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 24, 2013

 

 

MATTEL, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware    001-05647    95-1567322

(State or other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

   

(Commission

File Number)

   

(IRS. Employer

Identification No.)

333 Continental Boulevard, El Segundo, California    90245-5012
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)    (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (310) 252-2000

N/A

(Former name or former address if changed since last report.)

 

 

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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¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 

Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

On January 24, 2013, Mattel, Inc. (“Mattel” or “the Company”) issued a statement regarding the opinion of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals issued on the same day in the litigation between the Company and MGA Entertainment, Inc., a copy of which is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 hereto. This exhibit is incorporated herein by reference.

In accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information in Item 2.02 and Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liability of that section, and shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document filed under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

Item 8.01 Other Events.

Mattel announced on January 24, 2013, that it has taken a reserve of $137.8 million with respect to the fourth quarter of 2012 consistent with the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals’ affirmance of the award of fees and costs against Mattel arising out of copyright claims related to the litigation between the Company and MGA Entertainment, Inc.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(a) Financial statements of businesses acquired: None

(b) Pro forma financial information: None

(c) Shell company transactions: None

(d) Exhibits: Statement dated January 24, 2013, issued by Mattel, Inc.

 

Exhibit

No. 

   

Exhibit Description 

99.1 **

    Statement dated January 24, 2013.

 

 

** Furnished herewith.

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

    MATTEL, INC.
Date: January 25, 2013      
    By:  

/s/ Robert Normile

    Name:   Robert Normile
    Title:   Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary