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): May 25, 2006
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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.
The 2006 Annual Meeting (the "Annual Meeting") of Shareholders for Hasbro,
Inc. (the "Company") was held on May 25, 2006. Set forth below are the results
of the votes taken at the Annual Meeting.
Of the 174,450,518 shares of the Company's common stock outstanding as of
the close of business on the April 3, 2006 record date, 161,304,349 shares were
represented at the meeting.
The Company's shareholders were voting on three matters at the Annual
Meeting. Those three matters were the election of twelve directors, the
selection of KPMG LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for
fiscal 2006 and a shareholder proposal entitled "Hasbro, Inc. - Global Human
Rights Standards".
The twelve nominees for election to the Board, for one-year terms ending
at the 2007 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, were elected by the following
votes:
Name Votes For Votes Withheld
Basil L. Anderson 160,036,820 1,267,529
Alan R. Batkin 154,960,611 6,343,737
Frank J. Biondi, Jr. 158,381,204 2,923,145
John M. Connors, Jr. 160,291,246 1,013,102
Michael W.O. Garrett 160,294,911 1,009,438
E. Gordon Gee 158,838,160 2,466,189
Jack M. Greenberg 160,031,307 1,273,042
Alan G. Hassenfeld 156,824,634 4,479,715
Claudine B. Malone 157,850,637 3,453,712
Edward M. Philip 155,735,251 5,569,098
Paula Stern 160,186,424 1,117,925
Alfred J. Verrecchia 160,029,950 1,274,399
The shareholders ratififed the selection of KPMG LLP as the Company's
independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal 2006 by the following
vote:
For Against Abstain
152,991,151 7,409,561 903,637
Finally, the shareholders rejected the "Hasbro, Inc. - Global Human Rights
Standards" shareholder proposal by the following vote:
For Against Abstain Broker
Non-Votes
13,030,333 119,541,680 16,515,125 12,217,210
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: May 30, 2006 By: /s/ David D.R. Hargreaves
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David D.R. Hargreaves
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer
(Duly Authorized Officer)