SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION


SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D. C.   20549

FORM 10-Q

QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934



For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2007

Commission file number 1-6682



HASBRO, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant, As Specified in its Charter)


 

      Rhode Island     

               05-0155090            

(State of Incorporation)

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



1027 Newport Avenue, Pawtucket, Rhode Island  02862

(Address of Principal Executive Offices, Including Zip Code)

 

               (401) 431-8697               

(Registrant's Phone Number, Including Area Code)



    Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by

Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months

(or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports) and

(2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

 

Yes  X  or No    

 

  Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of accelerated filer and large accelerated filer in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

Large Accelerated filer   X       Accelerated filer          Non-accelerated filer    

 

  Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).

Yes     or No  X 

 


The number of shares of Common Stock, par value $.50 per share, outstanding as of October 23, 2007 was 147,071,580.





PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1: Financial Statements

HASBRO, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Consolidated Balance Sheets

(Thousands of Dollars Except Share Data)

(Unaudited)



     

 

 

Sept. 30,

 

Oct. 1,

 

Dec. 31,

Assets

 

2007

 

2006

 

2006

 

 

---------

 

---------

 

---------

Current assets

      

  Cash and cash equivalents

$

410,941

 

309,100

 

715,400

  Accounts receivable, less allowance

      

    for doubtful accounts of $32,100,

      

    $32,400 and $27,700

 

892,708

 

679,363

 

556,287

  Inventories

 

395,466

 

312,041

 

203,337

  Deferred income taxes

 

73,280

 

96,019

 

83,854

  Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

135,023

 

163,716

 

159,437

  

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--------------

       Total current assets

 

1,907,418

 

1,560,239

 

1,718,315

       

Property, plant and equipment, less accumulated

      

  depreciation of $399,400, $372,000 and

      

  $379,000

 

181,369

 

163,767

 

181,726

  

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--------------

 

--------------

       

Other assets

      

  Goodwill

 

471,382

 

468,821

 

469,938

  Other intangibles, less accumulated amortization

      

    of $712,200, $644,400 and $658,200

 

500,482

 

556,919

 

532,257

  Other

 

225,522

 

213,031

 

194,669

  

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--------------

 

--------------

       Total other assets

 

1,197,386

 

1,238,771

 

1,196,864

 

 

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--------------

 

--------------

       

       Total assets

$

3,286,173

 

2,962,777

 

3,096,905

 

 

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(continued)




HASBRO, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Consolidated Balance Sheets (continued)

(Thousands of Dollars Except Share Data)

(Unaudited)


      

                                           

 

Sept. 30,

 

Oct. 1,

 

Dec. 31,

 

Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity

 

2007

 

2006

 

2006

 
  

---------

 

---------

 

---------

 

Current liabilities

       

  Short-term borrowings

$

10,588

 

11,596

 

10,582

 

  Current portion of long-term debt

 

135,200

 

-

 

-

 

  Accounts payable

 

208,207

 

188,510

 

160,015

 

  Accrued liabilities

 

616,963

 

700,705

 

735,296

 

 

 

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--------------

 

--------------

 

     Total current liabilities

 

970,958

 

900,811

 

905,893

 
        

Long-term debt, excluding current portion

 

709,723

 

494,989

 

494,917

 

Other liabilities

 

252,571

 

148,552

 

158,205

 

 

 

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--------------

 

--------------

 

     Total liabilities

 

1,933,252

 

1,544,352

 

1,559,015

 

 

 

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--------------

 

--------------

 

Shareholders' equity

       

  Preference stock of $2.50 par

       

    value. Authorized 5,000,000

       

    shares; none issued

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

  Common stock of $.50 par value.

       

    Authorized 600,000,000 shares;

       

    issued 209,694,630

 

104,847

 

104,847

 

104,847

 

  Additional paid-in capital

 

361,396

 

354,641

 

322,254

 

  Retained earnings

 

2,150,667

 

1,931,503

 

2,020,348

 

  Accumulated other comprehensive earnings

 

34,936

 

25,034

 

11,186

 

  Treasury stock, at cost; 60,092,374 shares at

       

    Sept. 30, 2007, 51,473,218 at Oct. 1, 2006

       

    and 49,074,215 at Dec. 31, 2006

 

(1,298,925

)

(997,600

)

(920,745

)

 

 

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--------------

 

--------------

 
 

Total shareholders' equity

 

1,352,921

 

1,418,425

 

1,537,890

 

 

 

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--------------

 

--------------

 
        

 

Total liabilities and shareholders' equity

$

3,286,173

 

2,962,777

 

3,096,905

 

 

 

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See accompanying condensed notes to consolidated financial statements.




HASBRO, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Consolidated Statements of Operations

(Thousands of Dollars Except Per Share Data)

(Unaudited)

   
   

 

Quarter Ended

Nine Months Ended

 

-----------------------------------

------------------------------------

 

Thirteen

Thirteen

Thirty-Nine

Forty

 

Weeks Ended

Weeks Ended

Weeks Ended

Weeks Ended

 

Sept. 30, 2007

Oct. 1, 2006

Sept. 30, 2007

Oct. 1, 2006

 

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Net revenues

$

1,223,038

 

1,039,138

 

2,539,713

 

2,035,083

 

Cost of sales

 

521,022

 

461,511

 

1,037,686

 

857,972

 

 

 

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------------

 

------------

 

-------------

 

Gross profit

 

702,016

 

577,627

 

1,502,027

 

1,177,111

 

 

 

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------------

 

------------

 

-------------

 

Expenses

         

  Amortization

 

17,990

 

20,504

 

53,522

 

57,896

 

  Royalties

 

93,035

 

51,350

 

205,819

 

107,540

 

  Research and product development

 

43,466

 

44,445

 

117,563

 

122,215

 

  Advertising

 

138,653

 

126,829

 

285,283

 

242,149

 

  Selling, distribution and administration

 

199,135

 

169,302

 

520,599

 

463,641

 
  

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------------

 

------------

 

-------------

 

     Total expenses

 

492,279

 

412,430

 

1,182,786

 

993,441

 

 

 

------------

 

------------

 

------------

 

-------------

 

Operating profit  

 

209,737

 

165,197

 

319,241

 

183,670

 

 

 

------------

 

------------

 

------------

 

-------------

 

Nonoperating (income) expense

         

  Interest expense

 

9,272

 

6,158

 

22,117

 

20,096

 

  Interest income

 

(4,844

)

(4,316

)

(23,792

)

(17,893

)

  Other expense, net

 

1,388

 

19,479

 

45,434

 

10,542

 
  

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------------

 

------------

 

-------------

 

     Total nonoperating (income) expense

 

5,816

 

21,321

 

43,759

 

12,745

 

 

 

------------

 

------------

 

------------

 

-------------

 

Earnings before income taxes

 

203,921

 

143,876

 

275,482

 

170,925

 

Income taxes

 

42,341

 

44,292

 

76,211

 

49,152

 

 

 

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------------

 

------------

 

-------------

 

Net earnings

$

161,580

 

99,584

 

199,271

 

121,773

 
  

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Net earnings per common share

         

   Basic

$

1.04

 

.62

 

1.25

 

.72

 
  

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   Diluted

$

.95

 

.58

 

1.16

 

.68

 
  

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=======

 

=======

 

=======

 

Cash dividends declared per

         

   common share

$

.16

 

.12

 

.48

 

.36

 

 

 

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See accompanying condensed notes to consolidated financial statements.




HASBRO, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(Thousands of Dollars)

(Unaudited)

 

Nine Months Ended

 

--------------------------------------

 

Thirty-Nine

Forty

 

Weeks Ended

Weeks Ended

 

Sept. 30, 2007

Oct. 1, 2006

 

-------------------

------------------

Cash flows from operating activities

     
 

Net earnings

$

199,271

 

121,773

 
 

Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash

     
 

provided (utilized) by operating activities:

     

 

  Depreciation and amortization of plant and equipment

 

66,774

 

53,971

 

 

  Other amortization

 

53,522

 

57,896

 
 

  Loss on impairment of investment

 

-

 

2,629

 
 

  Change in fair value of liabilities potentially settleable

     
 

     in common stock

 

44,370

 

7,820

 

 

  Deferred income taxes

 

2,812

 

9,725

 
 

  Stock-based compensation

 

22,573

 

16,788

 
 

  Change in operating assets and liabilities (other

     
 

     than cash and cash equivalents):

     
 

    Increase in accounts receivable

 

(321,476

)

(149,214

)

 

    Increase in inventories

 

(181,423

)

(129,905

)

 

    Decrease (increase) in prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

76,682

 

(29,992

)

 

    Increase in accounts payable and accrued liabilities

 

109,389

 

1,101

 
 

    Other, including long-term portion of royalty advances

 

(25,496

)

(63,428

)

 

 

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------------

 
 

         Net cash provided (utilized) by operating activities

 

46,998

 

(100,836

)

 

 

------------

 

------------

 

Cash flows from investing activities

     
 

Additions to property, plant and equipment

 

(63,189

)

(52,753

)

 

Investments and acquisitions

 

(18,000

)

-

 
 

Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment

 

417

 

1,150

 
 

Purchases of short-term investments

 

(15,000

)

(941,120

)

 

Sales of short-term investments

 

15,000

 

941,120

 
 

Other

 

(3,547

)

(1,895

)

 

 

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------------

 
 

         Net cash utilized by investing activities

 

(84,319

)

(53,498

)

 

 

------------

 

------------

 

Cash flows from financing activities

     
 

Net proceeds from borrowings with original maturities of

     
 

  more than three months

 

346,009

 

-

 
 

Repayments of borrowings with original maturities of

     
 

  more than three months

 

-

 

(32,743

)

 

Net repayments of other short-term borrowings

 

(502

)

(2,480

)

 

Purchases of common stock

 

(439,032

)

(412,207

)

 

Purchase of Lucas warrants

 

(200,000

)

-

 
 

Stock option transactions

 

77,599

 

21,106

 
 

Excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation

 

16,537

 

2,200

 
 

Dividends paid

 

(70,506

)

(56,133

)

 

 

------------

 

------------

 
 

         Net cash utilized by financing activities

 

(269,895

)

(480,257

)

 

 

------------

 

------------

 

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash

 

2,757

 

1,423

 

 

 

------------

 

------------

 
 

         Decrease in cash and cash equivalents

 

(304,459

)

(633,168

)

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year

 

715,400

 

942,268

 

 

 

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------------

 
 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

$

410,941

 

309,100

 

 

 

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HASBRO, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (continued)

(Thousands of Dollars)

(Unaudited)

     
 

Nine Months Ended

 

------------------------------------

 

Thirty-Nine

Forty

 

Weeks Ended

Weeks Ended

 

Sept. 30, 2007

Oct. 1, 2006

 

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Supplemental information

    

  Cash paid during the period for:

    

    Interest

$22,747

 

21,379

 

    Income taxes

$52,110

 

58,477

 
 

See Notes (8) and (9) for disclosure of financing and investing activities not affecting cash.

 

See accompanying condensed notes to consolidated financial statements.

 
 
  

 
 

HASBRO, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Earnings

(Thousands of Dollars)

(Unaudited)

   
   

 

Quarter Ended

Nine Months Ended

 

-----------------------------------

------------------------------------

 

Thirteen

Thirteen

Thirty-Nine

Forty

 

Weeks Ended

Weeks Ended

Weeks Ended

Weeks Ended

 

Sept. 30, 2007

Oct. 1, 2006

Sept. 30, 2007

Oct. 1, 2006

 

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-------------------

Net earnings

$

161,580

 

99,584

 

199,271

 

121,773

 

Other comprehensive earnings (loss)

 

8,682

 

(997

)

15,971

 

9,686

 
  

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----------

 

----------

 

----------

 

Total comprehensive earnings

$

170,262

 

98,587

 

215,242

 

131,459

 

 

 

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See accompanying condensed notes to consolidated financial statements.



HASBRO, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Condensed Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Thousands of Dollars and Shares Except Per Share Data)
(Unaudited)

 
(1)   In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited interim financial statements contain all normal and recurring adjustments necessary to present fairly the financial position of the Company as of September 30, 2007 and October 1, 2006, and the results of its operations and cash flows for the periods then ended in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("U.S. GAAP"). The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and notes thereto. Actual results could differ from those estimates.


The nine months ended September 30, 2007 is a thirty-nine week period while the nine months ended October 1, 2006 is a forty week period. The quarters ended September 30, 2007 and October 1, 2006 were both thirteen week periods.  


The results of operations for the quarter ended September 30, 2007 are not necessarily indicative of results to be expected for the full year.


These condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared without audit, pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission.  Certain information and disclosures normally included in the financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations.  The Company filed audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2006 in its annual report on Form 10-K, which includes all such information and disclosures, and accordingly, should be read in conjunction with the financial information included herein.  


The Company's accounting policies are the same as those described in Note 1 to the Company's consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006 with the exception of the accounting for uncertain tax positions and accounting for pension and postretirement plans. Effective January 1, 2007, the first day of fiscal 2007, the Company adopted Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") Interpretation No. 48, "Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes" ("FIN 48"), which applies to all tax positions accounted for under Statement of Financial Accounting Standard No. 109, "Accounting for Income Taxes". See Note 5 for further information related to the adoption of this statement. In addition, effective January 1, 2007, the Company changed the measurement date of certain of its defined benefit pension plans and other postretirement plan from September 30 to its fiscal year-end date, pursuant to the requirements of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 158, "Employers' Accounting for Defined Benefit Pension and Other Postretirement Plans". See Note 4 for further information related to the change in measurement dates.


Substantially all of the Company's inventories consist of finished goods.


Certain amounts in the 2006 consolidated financial statements have been reclassified to conform to the 2007 presentation.



HASBRO, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Condensed Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)

(Thousands of Dollars and Shares Except Per Share Data)
(Unaudited)


(2)   Earnings per share data for the fiscal quarters and nine months ended September 30, 2007 and October 1, 2006 were computed as follows:

 

2007

2006

 

-----------------

-----------------

Quarter
----------

Basic
-------

Diluted
--------

Basic
-------

Diluted
--------

Net earnings

$ 161,580

161,580

99,584

99,584 

Effect of dilutive securities:

    

   Interest expense on contingent convertible

    

      debentures due 2021

-

1,055

-

1,066 

 

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------------

------------

------------ 

Adjusted net earnings

$ 161,580

162,635

99,584

100,650 

 

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======= 

     

Average shares outstanding

156,027

156,027

161,303

161,303 

Effect of dilutive securities:

    

   Contingent convertible debentures

    

      due 2021

-

11,566

-

11,574 

   Options and warrants

-

3,214

-

1,830 

 

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------------

------------

------------ 

Equivalent shares

156,027

170,807

161,303

174,707 

 

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=======

=======

======= 

     

Net earnings per share

$       1.04

.95

.62

.58 

 

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HASBRO, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Condensed Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
(Thousands of Dollars and Shares Except Per Share Data)
(Unaudited)


 

2007

2006

 

-----------------

-----------------

Nine Months
---------------

Basic
-------

Diluted
---------

Basic
-------

Diluted
---------

Net earnings

$  199,271

  199,271

121,773

121,773 

Effect of dilutive securities:

    

   Interest expense on contingent convertible

    

      debentures due 2021

-

3,185

-

3,197 

 

------------

------------

------------

------------ 

Adjusted net earnings

$  199,271

202,456

121,773

124,970 

 

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=======

=======

======= 

     

Average shares outstanding

159,116

159,116

169,519

169,519 

Effect of dilutive securities:

    

   Contingent convertible debentures

    

      due 2021

-

11,569

-

11,574 

   Options and warrants

-

3,875

-

1,886 

 

------------

------------

------------

------------ 

Equivalent shares

159,116

174,560

169,519

182,979 

 

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=======

=======

======= 

     

Net earnings per share

$        1.25

1.16

.72

.68 

 

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======= 




Certain warrants containing a put feature that may be settled in cash or common stock were required to be accounted for as a liability at fair value. These warrants were repurchased by the Company in May of 2007. The Company was required to assess if these warrants, classified as a liability, had a more dilutive impact on earnings per share when treated as an equity contract. For the nine months ended September 30, 2007 and the quarter and nine months ended October 1, 2006, the warrants had a more dilutive impact on earnings per share assuming they were treated as a liability. Accordingly, the shares issuable under this contract are not included in the denominator and there is no adjustment to earnings to exclude the expense included therein related to the fair market value adjustment.


For the quarters and nine months ended September 30, 2007 and October 1, 2006, the effect of the Company's contingent convertible debt was dilutive and, accordingly, for the diluted earnings per share calculation, the numerator includes an adjustment to earnings to exclude the interest expense incurred for these debentures and the denominator includes an adjustment to include the shares issuable upon conversion.


For the quarters ended September 30, 2007 and October 1, 2006, options to acquire shares totaling 3,791 and 7,733, respectively, were excluded from the calculation of diluted earnings per share because to include them would have been antidilutive. For the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2007 and October 1, 2006, 3,110 and 12,273 options to acquire shares, respectively, were excluded from the calculation of diluted earnings per share.




HASBRO, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Condensed Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)

(Thousands of Dollars and Shares Except Per Share Data)
(Unaudited)


(3)   Other comprehensive earnings (loss) for the quarters and nine months ended September 30, 2007 and October 1, 2006 consist of the following:


  

Quarter Ended

 

Nine Months Ended

 
  

Sept. 30,

 

Oct. 1,

 

Sept. 30,

 

Oct. 1,

 
  

2007

 

2006

 

2007

 

2006

 
  

---------

 

---------

 

---------

 

---------

 

Foreign currency translation adjustments

$

16,156

 

(492

)

28,894

 

15,609

 

Changes in value of available-for-sale    securities, net of tax

 

1,334

 

(127

)

260

 

(4,249

)

Net losses on cash flow hedging      activities, net of tax

 

(10,149

)

(905

)

(14,907

)

(4,572

)

Change in unrecognized pension and     postretirement amounts, net of tax

 


(242


)


-

 


(242


)


-

 

Reclassifications to earnings, net of tax

 

1,583

 

527

 

1,966

 

2,898

 
  

----------

 

----------

 

----------

 

----------

 

Other comprehensive earnings (loss)

$

8,682

 

(997

)

15,971

 

9,686

 
  

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In the first quarter of 2007, in accordance with SFAS No. 158, the Company changed its measurement date for certain of its defined benefit pension plans and its postretirement plan from September 30 to the Company's fiscal year-end date. As a result of this change, the assets and liabilities of these plans were remeasured as of December 31, 2006, the 2006 fiscal year end date of the Company. This remeasurement resulted in an adjustment to accumulated other comprehensive earnings of $7,779 during the first quarter of 2007.


The reclassification adjustment from other comprehensive earnings to net income of $1,966 for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 includes a realized gain of $(664) on the sale of available-for-sale securities. The reclassification adjustment from other comprehensive earnings to net earnings of $2,898 for the nine months ended October 1, 2006 includes an impairment charge of $2,629 relating to an other than temporary decrease in the value of the Company's investment in Infogrames SA common stock. The reclassification adjustments for the quarters ended, and the remainder of the reclassification adjustments for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 and October 1, 2006 represent net (gains) losses on cash flow hedging derivatives for which the related transaction has impacted earnings and was reflected in cost of sales. The losses on cash flow hedging derivatives for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 include losses reclassified to earnings as the result of hedge ineffectiveness of $15. The losses on cash flow hedging derivatives for the quarter and nine months ended October 1, 2006 include losses reclassified to earnings as the result of hedge ineffectiveness of $14 and $11, respectively. At September 30, 2007, the Company had recorded deferred losses on hedging instruments, net of tax, of $14,393 in accumulated other comprehensive earnings. These instruments hedge anticipated inventory purchases and other cross-border transactions through 2010. Of the amount included in accumulated other comprehensive earnings at September 30, 2007, the Company expects approximately $9,400 to be reclassified to earnings within the next twelve months.




HASBRO, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Condensed Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
(Thousands of Dollars and Shares Except Per Share Data)
(Unaudited)


 (4)   The components of the net periodic cost of the Company's defined benefit pension and other postretirement plans for the quarters and nine months ended September 30, 2007 and October 1, 2006 are as follows:


 

Quarter Ended

 

--------------------

       
 

Pension

 

Postretirement

 

------------------

 

------------------

 

Sept. 30, 2007

 

Oct. 1, 2006

 

Sept. 30, 2007

Oct. 1, 2006

 

-------

 

-------

 

-------

-------

Service cost

$3,305

 

3,242

 

149

166

Interest cost

5,145

 

4,686

 

526

503

Expected return on assets

(6,794

)

(5,372

)

-

-

Net amortization and deferrals

663

 

1,172

 

91

113

 

--------

 

--------

 

--------

--------

Net periodic benefit cost

$2,319

 

3,728

 

766

782

 

=====

 

=====

 

=====

=====


 

Nine Months Ended

 

------------------

       
 

Pension

 

Postretirement

 

------------------

 

------------------

 

Sept. 30, 2007

 

Oct. 1, 2006

 

Sept. 30, 2007

Oct. 1, 2006

 

-------

 

-------

 

-------

-------

Service cost

$9,780

 

 9,993

 

447

513

Interest cost

15,314

 

14,431

 

1,578

1,547

Expected return on assets

(20,222

)

(16,543

)

-

-

Net amortization and deferrals

1,978

 

3,610

 

273

347

 

--------

 

--------

 

--------

--------

Net periodic benefit cost

$6,850

 

 11,491

 

2,298

2,407

 

=====

 

=====

 

=====

=====




HASBRO, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Condensed Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)

(Thousands of Dollars and Shares Except Per Share Data)

(Unaudited)


In accordance with SFAS No. 158, effective January 1, 2007, the Company elected to change the measurement date of certain of its defined benefit plans and the Company's other postretirement plan from September 30 to the Company’s fiscal year-end date, which is December 30, 2007. This change was required by SFAS No. 158 to be made no later than the end of the Company's 2008 fiscal year with early adoption permitted. As a result of this election, the assets and liabilities of these plans were remeasured as of December 31, 2006. The remeasurement of the assets and liabilities resulted in an increase in the projected benefit of $536 and an increase in fair value of plan assets of $10,872. The impact of this accounting change was a reduction of retained earnings of $2,143, an increase to accumulated other comprehensive earnings of $7,779, a decrease in long-term accrued pension expense of $3,619, an increase in prepaid pension expense of $5,482, and a decrease in long-term deferred tax assets of $3,465.


During the first three quarters of fiscal 2007 the Company has made cash contributions to its pension plans of approximately $4,800. The Company expects to contribute approximately $2,300 during the remainder of fiscal 2007.


Subsequent to September 30, 2007, the Company decided to freeze the accrual of benefits provided by certain of its U.S. defined benefit pension plans effective December 31, 2007. The Company will record a charge during the fourth quarter of 2007 related to the curtailment of plan benefits which is not expected to be material.


(5) On January 1, 2007, the Company adopted Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") Interpretation No. 48 ("FIN 48"), which applies to all tax positions accounted for under Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 109, "Accounting for Income Taxes". FIN 48 prescribes a two step process for the measurement of uncertain tax positions that have been taken or are expected to be taken in a tax return. The first step is a determination of whether the tax position should be recognized in the financial statements. The second step determines the measurement of the tax position. FIN 48 also provides guidance on derecognition of such tax positions, classification, potential interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods and disclosure. The adoption of FIN 48 resulted in a $88,798 decrease in current liabilities, a $85,773 increase in long-term liabilities, a $5,333 increase to the long-term deferred tax assets and a $8,358 increase to retained earnings.


At the date of adoption, the amount of unrecognized tax benefits, including potential accrued interest and penalties, amounted to $85,773. Substantially all of these amounts, if recognized, would decrease the effective tax rate in the period in which each of the benefits is recognized.


During 2007, the Company recognized $3,524 of potential interest and penalties, which are included as a component of income tax in the accompanying statement of operations.




HASBRO, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Condensed Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)

(Thousands of Dollars and Shares Except Per Share Data)

(Unaudited)


The Company and its subsidiaries file income tax returns in the United States and various state and international jurisdictions. In the normal course of business, the Company is regularly audited by U.S. federal, state and local and international tax authorities in various tax jurisdictions. The Company is no longer subject to U.S. federal tax examinations for years before 2004. With few exceptions, the Company is no longer subject to U.S. state or local and non-U.S. income tax examinations by tax authorities in its major jurisdictions for years before 2002. During the third quarter of 2007, due to the expiration of the statute of limitations on a recently completed examination related to the 2002 and 2003 U.S. federal income tax returns, the Company recognized $34,692 of previously unrecognized tax benefits and related reversal of interest, primarily related to the deductibility of certain expenses and tax treatment of certain subsidiary and other transactions.  Of this amount, $29,619 was recorded as a reduction of income tax expense, $2,932 was recorded as a reduction of deferred tax assets, and $2,141 was recorded as a decrease to other intangibles.   


The Company is also under income tax examination in Mexico and in several other state and foreign jurisdictions.  The ultimate resolution of these examinations, including matters that may be resolved within the next twelve months, is not yet determinable.


During the quarter ended September 30, 2007, the Company designated $90,000 of current year international net earnings for investment in the U.S. The incremental income and withholding taxes on this amount, representing the difference between the U.S. tax rate and the tax rates in the applicable international jurisdictions, has been provided through an increase in the 2007 effective tax rate. The cumulative amount of remaining undistributed earnings of the Company's international subsidiaries remain held for indefinite reinvestment.


 (6) Hasbro is a worldwide leader in children’s and family leisure time and entertainment products and services, including the development, manufacture and marketing of games and toys. The Company has three principal segments, North America, International and Global Operations.


The North American segment includes the development, marketing and selling of boys' action figures, vehicles and playsets, girls' toys, electronic toys and games, plush products,  preschool toys and infant products,  electronic interactive products, tween electronic products, toy-related specialty products, traditional board games and puzzles, DVD- based games,  and trading card and role-playing games within the United States, Canada and Mexico. Within the International segment, the Company develops, markets and sells both toy and certain game products in non-North American markets, primarily the European, Asia Pacific, and Latin American regions. The Global Operations segment is responsible for manufacturing and sourcing finished product for the majority of the Company's segments. The Company also has an other segment that primarily licenses out certain toy and game properties.


Segment performance is measured at the operating profit level. Included in Corporate and eliminations are certain corporate expenses, the elimination of intersegment transactions and certain assets benefiting more than one segment. Intersegment sales and transfers are reflected in management reports at amounts approximating cost. Certain shared costs are allocated to segments based upon foreign exchange rates fixed at the beginning of the year, with adjustment to actual foreign exchange rates included in Corporate and eliminations. The accounting policies of the segments are the same as those referenced in Note 1.



HASBRO, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Condensed Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)

(Thousands of Dollars and Shares Except Per Share Data)
(Unaudited)


Results shown for the quarter and nine months are not necessarily representative of those which may be expected for the full year 2007 nor were those of the comparable 2006 periods representative of those actually experienced for the full year 2006. Similarly, such results are not necessarily those which would be achieved were each segment an unaffiliated business enterprise.


Information by segment and a reconciliation to reported amounts for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2007 and October 1, 2006 are as follows.


 

Quarter Ended

                                              

------------------

 

Sept. 30, 2007

Oct. 1, 2006

 

-----------------

-----------------

  

External

Affiliate

External

Affiliate

Net revenues

 

-----------

----------

-----------

---------

       North America

$

822,703

2,677

 

745,476

2,651

 

       International

 

374,027

55

 

280,421

27

 

       Global Operations (a)

 

3,324

530,238

 

3,776

489,566

 

       Other segment

 

22,984

-

 

9,465

-

 

       Corporate and eliminations

 

-

(532,970

)

-

(492,244

)

 

 

------------

------------

 

------------

------------

 

 

$

1,223,038

-

 

1,039,138

-

 

 

 

=======

=======

 

=======

=======

 



 

Nine Months Ended
-------------------------

 

Sept. 30, 2007
-----------------

Oct. 1, 2006
-----------------


Net revenues

External
-----------

Affiliate
----------

External
-----------

Affiliate  
----------

       North America

$

1,693,190

6,870

 

1,417,736

6,693

 

       International

 

789,347

382

 

579,156

324

 

       Global Operations (a)

 

7,170

1,123,280

 

8,319

913,313

 

       Other segment

 

50,006

-

 

29,872

-

 

       Corporate and eliminations

 

-

(1,130,532

)

-

(920,330

)

 

 

------------

------------

 

------------

------------

 

 

$

2,539,713

-

 

2,035,083

-

 

 

 

=======

=======

 

=======

=======

 




HASBRO, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Condensed Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
(Thousands of Dollars and Shares Except Per Share Data)
(Unaudited)


 

Quarter Ended

----------------------

Nine Months Ended

--------------------------

 

Operating profit (loss)

Sept. 30,
2007
-------

Oct. 1,
2006
-------

Sept. 30,
2007
-------

Oct. 1,
2006
-------

       North America

$

134,041

 

111,581

 

217,698

 

146,753

 

       International

 

57,634

 

43,202

 

68,819

 

26,786

 

       Global Operations (a)

 

20,237

 

24,069

 

31,843

 

25,529

 

       Other segment

 

10,144

 

569

 

18,712

 

6,598

 

       Corporate and eliminations (b)

 

(12,319

)

(14,224

)

(17,831

)

(21,996

)

 

 

-----------

 

-----------

 

-----------

 

------------

 
 

$

209,737

 

165,197

 

319,241

 

183,670

 

 

 

======

 

======

 

======

 

======

 




Total assets

Sept. 30,
2007
-------------

Oct. 1,
2006
-------------

       North America

$

3,646,739

 

3,092,374

 

       International

 

1,056,430

 

804,540

 

       Global Operations

 

1,181,975

 

991,144

 

       Other segment

 

159,213

 

126,956

 

       Corporate and eliminations (b)

 

(2,758,184

)

(2,052,237

)

 

 

--------------

 

--------------

 
 

$

3,286,173

 

2,962,777

 

 

 

========

 

========

 



(a)  The Global Operations segment derives substantially all of its revenues and operating results from intersegment activities.


(b)  Certain intangible assets, primarily goodwill, which benefit operating segments are reflected as Corporate assets for segment reporting purposes. The amortization expense related to these assets has been allocated to the reporting unit which benefits from their use. In addition, allocations of certain expenses related to these assets to the individual operating segments are done prior to the start of the year based on budgeted amounts. Any differences between actual and budgeted amounts are reflected in the Corporate segment.




 HASBRO, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Condensed Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
(Thousands of Dollars and Shares Except Per Share Data)
(Unaudited)


The following table presents consolidated net revenues by class of principal products for the quarters and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2007 and October 1, 2006.


 

Quarter Ended

Nine Months Ended

 

 

Sept. 30,
2007
---------

Oct. 1,
2006
---------

Sept. 30,
2007
---------

Oct. 1,
2006
---------

Boys' toys

$

302,101

157,648

710,270

374,573

Games and puzzles

 

402,553

410,682

816,340

809,698

Girls' toys

 

246,791

185,493

463,393

340,152

Preschool toys

 

159,630

155,614

303,032

278,963

Tweens toys

 

86,723

111,042

183,920

197,469

Other

 

25,240

18,659

62,758

34,228

 

 

--------------

------------

--------------

--------------

Net revenues

$

1,223,038

1,039,138

2,539,713

2,035,083

 

 

========

=======

========

========


 (7) On May 9, 2007 the Company exercised its call option to repurchase all of the outstanding warrants for the Company's common stock held by Lucasfilm Ltd. and Lucas Licensing Ltd. (together "Lucas"). At the time of the call Lucas held exercisable warrants (the "Warrants") to purchase an aggregate of 15,750 shares of the Company's common stock. On May 24, 2007 the Company paid Lucas $200,000 in cash and closed the repurchase of all of the Warrants. The results for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 include a mark to market charge of $44,370 related to these warrants.


 (8) In July 2007, with the exception of rights to DUNGEONS & DRAGONS, the Company reacquired the remaining digital gaming rights for its owned or controlled properties held by Infogrames Entertainment SA (Infogrames).  The acquisition price of $19,000 included $18,000 in cash and $1,000 of non-cash consideration in the form of the return of 39 shares of preferred stock held by the Company in a subsidiary of Infogrames. These rights were previously held by Infogrames on an exclusive basis as a result of a license agreement. The consideration to reacquire these rights, which represents fair value, is included as a component of other intangible assets in the consolidated balance sheet and will be amortized over a period of approximately 5 years.


 (9) In August 2007 certain warrants previously issued by the Company allowing for the purchase of 1,700 shares of the Company's common stock, with a weighted average exercise price of approximately $16.99, were exercised. The holder of the warrants elected to settle the warrants through a non-cash net share settlement, resulting in the issuance of approximately 779 shares. If the holder had not elected net share settlement, the Company would have received cash proceeds from the exercise totaling $28,888 and would have been required to issue 1,700 shares.



HASBRO, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Condensed Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
(Thousands of Dollars and Shares Except Per Share Data)
(Unaudited)


 (10) In September 2007 the Company issued $350,000 of Notes that are due in 2017 (the "Notes"). The Notes bear interest at a rate of 6.30%, which may be adjusted upward in the event that the Company's credit rating from Moody's Investor Services, Inc., Standard & Poor's Ratings Services or Fitch Ratings is decreased two levels below the Company’s credit ratings on the date of issuance of the Notes. On that date, the Company’s ratings from Moody’s Investor Services, Inc., Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services and Fitch Ratings were BBB, Baa2 and BBB, respectively. The interest rate adjustment is dependent on the degree of decrease of the Company’s ratings and could range from 0.25% to a maximum of 2%. The Company may redeem the Notes at its option at the greater of the principal amount of the Notes or the present value of the remaining scheduled payments discounted using the effective interest rate on applicable U.S. Treasury bills at the time of repurchase.



ITEM 2.  Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition
                  and Results of Operations


HASBRO, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Condition and Results of Operations

 (Thousands of Dollars and Shares Except Per Share Data)


This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, including the following section entitled Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, contains forward-looking statements expressing management's current expectations, goals, objectives and similar matters. See Item 1A, in Part II of this report, for a discussion of factors which may cause the Company's actual results or experience to differ materially from these forward-looking statements. The Company undertakes no obligation to revise the forward-looking statements in this report after the date of the filing.


EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

----------------------------------

The Company earns revenue primarily through the sale of a variety of toy and game products. The Company sells these products both within the United States and in a number of international markets. The Company's business is highly seasonal with a majority of revenues occurring in the second half of the year and, within that half, the fourth quarter. In 2006, 68% of the Company's net revenues were generated in the second half of the year with 35% of annual net revenues generated in the fourth quarter. In both 2005 and 2004, percentages were comparable at 67% and 35% for the second half and fourth quarter, respectively. While many of the Company's products are based on brands the Company owns or controls, the Company also offers products which are licensed from outside inventors. In addition, the Company licenses rights to produce products based on movie, television, music and other family entertainment properties, such as MARVEL and STAR WARS characters.


The Company’s North American toy and games business is managed under common leadership, providing a combined focus on developing, marketing, and selling products in the U.S., Canada and Mexico.  The International segment consists of the Company’s European, Asia Pacific and Latin America marketing operations. The Company’s world-wide manufacturing and product sourcing operations are managed through its Global Operations segment. The Hasbro Products Group is responsible for the world-wide licensing of the Company's intellectual properties and works closely with the North American and International segments on the development and outlicensing of the Company's brands.


The Company’s focus remains on growing core owned and controlled brands, developing new and innovative products which respond to market insights, and optimizing efficiencies within the Company to reduce costs, increase operating profits and strengthen its balance sheet.  While the Company believes it has achieved a more sustainable revenue base by developing and maintaining its core brands, it continues to opportunistically enter into strategic licenses which complement its brands and leverage its key strengths. In 2007 the Company has had significant sales of products related to the Company's license with Marvel Entertainment, Inc. and Marvel Characters, Inc. (collectively "Marvel"), primarily due to the theatrical release of SPIDERMAN-3 in May of 2007. Given the strength of its core brands, the Company may also seek to drive product-related revenues by increasing the visibility of its core brands through entertainment-based vehicles. The TRANSFORMERS motion picture, released in most markets in July of 2007, is an example of using entertainment to drive the Company’s core brand revenues.



HASBRO, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial

Condition and Results of Operations (continued)

(Thousands of Dollars and Shares Except Per Share Data)


The Company's core brands represent Company-owned or Company–controlled brands, such as TRANSFORMERS, MY LITTLE PONY, MONOPOLY, MAGIC: THE GATHERING, PLAYSKOOL, G.I. JOE and TONKA, which have been successful for the Company over the long term.  The Company has a large portfolio of owned and controlled brands, which can be introduced in new formats and platforms over time.  These brands may also be further extended by pairing a license with a core brand. By focusing on core brands, the Company seeks to maintain a more consistent revenue stream and basis for future growth. In the first three quarters of 2007 and the fiscal year 2006, the Company had strong sales of core brand products, including TRANSFORMERS, PLAYSKOOL, MY LITTLE PONY, LITTLEST PET SHOP, MONOPOLY, NERF, and PLAY-DOH.


In addition to its focus on core brands, the Company’s strategy also involves trying to meet ever-changing consumer preferences by identifying and offering innovative products based on market opportunities and insights. The Company believes its strategy of focusing on the development of its core brands and continuing to identify innovative new products will help to prevent the Company from being dependent on the success of any one product line.


While the Company's strategy has continued to focus on growing its core brands and developing innovative, new products, it will continue to evaluate and enter into arrangements to license properties when the Company believes it is economically attractive. In 2006 the Company entered into a license with Marvel to produce toys and games based on Marvel’s portfolio of characters.  The Company had significant sales of products related to this license during the nine months ended September 30, 2007, primarily due to the theatrical release of SPIDER-MAN 3 in May of 2007. The Company has also incurred royalties on products relating to the theatrical release of TRANSFORMERS in July 2007. While gross profits of theatrical entertainment-based products are generally higher than many of the Company's other products, sales from these products also incur royalty expenses payable to the licensor. Such royalties reduce the impact of these higher gross margins. In certain instances, such as with Lucasfilm's STAR WARS, the Company may also incur amortization expense on property right-based assets acquired from the licensor of such properties.


The Company’s long-term strategy also focuses on extending its brands further into the digital world. As part of this strategy, in August 2007, the Company announced a multi-year strategic agreement with Electronic Arts Inc. ("EA"). The agreement gives EA the exclusive worldwide rights, subject to existing limitations on the Company's rights and certain other exclusions, to create digital games based on a broad spectrum of the Company's intellectual properties, including MONOPOLY, SCRABBLE, YAHTZEE, NERF, TONKA, and LITTLEST PET SHOP. As part of the agreement, the Company has also obtained the rights to create toys and non-digital games based on EA's intellectual properties. The first games under this agreement are expected to launch in 2008.





HASBRO, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial

Condition and Results of Operations (continued)

(Thousands of Dollars and Shares Except Per Share Data)


While the Company remains committed to investing in the growth of its business, it continues to be focused on reducing fixed costs through efficiencies and profit improvement. Over the last 5 years the Company has improved its operating margin from 7.8% in 2002 to 11.9% in 2006. In the fourth quarter of 2006, as part of its ongoing cost reduction efforts, the Company determined that it would reduce its manufacturing activity in Ireland and transition the manufacture of certain products to the Company's suppliers in China. The Company is also investing to grow its business in emerging international markets. The Company will also continue to evaluate strategic alliances and acquisitions which may complement its current product offerings or allow it entry into an area which is adjacent to and complementary to the toy and game business. The Company expects to leverage revenue to offset the impact of potential investments and maintain 2007 operating margin levels near those in 2006.


In recent years, the Company has been seeking to return excess cash to its shareholders through share repurchases and dividends. As part of this initiative, over the last three years, the Company’s Board of Directors has adopted three repurchase authorizations with a cumulative authorized repurchase amount of $1,200,000. After fully exhausting the prior two authorizations, the most recent authorization was passed on August 2, 2007 for $500,000. During the third quarter of 2007, $259,450 of common stock was repurchased under this authorization. For the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2007, the Company invested $362,135 and $455,914, respectively, in the repurchase of 12,929 and 16,130 shares of common stock, respectively, in the open market. Also, in May of 2007, the Company paid $200,000 in cash to repurchase exercisable warrants to purchase 15,750 shares of the Company's common stock. In addition, in February 2007, the Company announced an increase in its May 2007 quarterly dividend to $0.16 per share. This is the fourth consecutive year that the Board of Directors has increased the quarterly dividend rate.


SUMMARY OF FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE

---------------------------------------------------------------

The relationship between various components of the results of operations, stated as a percent of net revenues, is illustrated below for the fiscal quarters and nine months ended September 30, 2007 and October 1, 2006.  




HASBRO, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Condition and Results of Operations (continued)

(Thousands of Dollars and Shares Except Per Share Data)


 

Quarter

Nine Months

 

2007

2006

2007

2006

 

-------

-------

-------

-------

Net revenues

100.0%

100.0%

100.0%

100.0%

Cost of sales

42.6   

44.4   

40.9   

42.2   

 

------------

------------

------------

------------

Gross profit

57.4   

55.6   

59.1   

57.8   

Amortization

1.5   

2.0   

2.1   

2.8   

Royalties  

7.6   

4.9   

8.1   

5.3   

Research and product development

3.6   

4.3   

4.6   

6.0   

Advertising

11.3   

12.2   

11.2   

11.9   

Selling, distribution and administration

16.3   

16.3   

20.5   

22.8   

 

------------

------------

------------

------------

Operating profit

17.1   

15.9   

12.6   

9.0   

Interest expense

0.7   

0.6   

0.9   

1.0   

Interest income

(0.4)  

(0.4)  

(0.9)  

(0.9)  

Other expense, net

0.1   

1.9   

1.8   

0.5   

 

------------

------------

------------

------------

Earnings before income taxes

16.7   

13.8   

10.8   

8.4   

Income taxes

3.5   

4.2   

3.0   

2.4   

 

------------

------------

------------

------------

Net earnings

13.2%

9.6%

7.8%

6.0%

 

=======

=======

=======

=======


RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
-----------------------------------------
The nine-month period ended September 30, 2007 was a thirty-nine week period while the nine-month period ended October 1, 2006 was a forty week period. The quarters ended September 30, 2007 and October 1, 2006 were both thirteen week periods. Net earnings for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2007 were $161,580 and $199,271, respectively, compared with net earnings of $99,584 and $121,773 for the respective periods of 2006. Basic earnings per share for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2007 were $1.04 and $1.25 compared with basic earnings per share of $0.62 and $0.72 for the respective periods in 2006. Diluted earnings per share were $0.95 and $1.16 for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2007, compared with diluted earnings per share of $0.58 and $0.68 for the respective periods in 2006. The 2007 results for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2007 include a favorable tax adjustment of $29,619, or $0.17 per diluted share, related to the realization of certain previously unrecognized tax benefits.



HASBRO, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Condition and Results of Operations (continued)

(Thousands of Dollars and Shares Except Per Share Data)


Consolidated net revenues for the quarter ended September 30, 2007 increased 18% to $1,223,038 compared to $1,039,138 for the quarter ended October 1, 2006. For the nine months ended September 30, 2007, consolidated net revenues were $2,539,713 compared to $2,035,083 for the nine months ended October 1, 2006, an increase of 25%. Consolidated net revenues were positively impacted by foreign currency translation in the amount of $22,400 and $44,700 for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2007, respectively, as the result of the weaker U.S. dollar in 2007. Operating profit for the quarter ended September 30, 2007 was $209,737 compared to $165,197 in the third quarter of 2006. Operating profit for the 2007 nine-month period was $319,241 compared to an operating profit of $183,670 for the nine-month period of 2006.


Most of the Company's revenues and operating profit are derived from its two principal segments: the North American segment and the International segment, which are discussed in detail below. The following table presents net revenues and operating profit data for the Company's two principal segments for the quarters and nine months ending September 30, 2007 and October 1, 2006.  


 

Quarter

Nine Months

   

%

  

%

 

2007

2006

Change

2007

2006

Change

 

-----------

-----------

----------

------------

------------

----------

Net Revenues

      

    North American segment

$  822,703

745,476 

10%

1,693,190

1,417,736

19%

    International segment

374,027

280,421 

33%

789,347

579,156

36%

       

Operating Profit

      

    North American segment

$  134,041

111,581 

20%

217,698

  146,753

48%

    International segment

57,634

43,202 

33%

68,819

26,786

157%




HASBRO, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Condition and Results of Operations (continued)

(Thousands of Dollars and Shares Except Per Share Data)


NORTH AMERICAN SEGMENT
The North American segment net revenues for the quarter ended September 30, 2007 increased 10% to $822,703 from $745,476 for the quarter ended October 1, 2006.  Net revenues for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 increased 19% to $1,693,190 from $1,417,736 for the nine months ended October 1, 2006. The increase for both the quarter and nine-month period was primarily due to increased revenues in the boys' toys category driven by sales of MARVEL and TRANSFORMERS products due to the theatrical releases of SPIDER-MAN 3 in May 2007 and TRANSFORMERS in July 2007. Although STAR WARS product sales have declined in 2007 from 2006, sales of these products have continued to be a significant contributor to boys' toys revenues in the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2007. Revenues in the girls' toys category increased for both the quarter and nine-month period as a result of higher sales of LITTLEST PET SHOP and FURREAL FRIENDS products and, to a lesser extent, higher revenues from the BABY ALIVE line which was reintroduced in the second quarter of 2006. In addition, revenues in the girls’ toys category were positively impacted in the third quarter by increased shipments of MY LITTLE PONY products but negatively impacted by decreased sales of EASY-BAKE OVEN products due to the recall of the product in July of 2007. Revenues from the preschool category decreased in the third quarter of 2007 due to decreased sales of PLAY-DOH products, but were flat for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2007. Revenues from games and puzzles decreased for the quarter and nine-month period with decreased revenues from trading card and plug and play games partially offset by increased sales of traditional board games. Revenues from the tweens category decreased for the quarter and nine-month periods as a result of lower sales of electronic products such as VIDEONOW, ZOOMBOX and I-DOG partially offset by increased sales of NERF products.


The North American segment had an operating profit of $134,041 for the quarter ended September 30, 2007 compared to $111,581 for the quarter ended October 1, 2006. For the nine months ended September 30, 2007, the North American segment had an operating profit of $217,698 compared to $146,753 for the nine months ended October 1, 2006.  The increase in operating profit for the quarter and nine-month periods was primarily the result of higher gross profits resulting from the higher revenues discussed above. Although North American gross profit increased as a result of the higher revenues, this increase in gross profit for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2007 was negatively impacted by approximately $10,400 of charges recorded in the second quarter of 2007 related to the July 2007 EASY-BAKE OVEN recall.


The increase in gross profit for the quarter and nine-month periods was also partially offset by higher royalty expense as the result of the increased sales of MARVEL and TRANSFORMERS movie-related products. Operating profit for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2007 was also impacted by higher advertising expense as well as higher selling and distribution costs related to the increased sales volume.




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INTERNATIONAL
International segment net revenues increased by 33% to $374,027 for the quarter ended September 30, 2007 from $280,421 for the quarter ended October 1, 2006. Net revenues for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 increased 36% to $789,347 from $579,156 for the nine months ended October 1, 2006. For the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2007, International segment net revenues were positively impacted by currency translation of approximately $21,700 and $44,900, respectively, as the result of the weaker U.S. dollar. Excluding the positive impact of foreign exchange, the increase in local currency revenue for the quarter and nine-month period was primarily the result of increased product sales in the boys' toys category. As in the North American segment, this increase was driven by higher sales of MARVEL products resulting from the theatrical release of SPIDER-MAN 3 in May of 2007 and TRANSFORMERS products resulting from the theatrical release of the TRANSFORMERS movies in most countries in July of 2007. The increased revenues in the International segment were also due to increased revenues from girls' toys as the result of increased sales of LITTLEST PET SHOP products and to a lesser extent, MY LITTLE PONY products. Revenues in the preschool category increased based on increased sales of PLAYSKOOL products as well as strong revenues of IN THE NIGHT GARDEN product line, which was recently launched in the United Kingdom. Revenues in the games and puzzles category were flat for the quarter but increased for the nine-month period primarily due to increased sales of MONOPOLY. Revenues from the tweens category for the quarter and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2007 were consistent with the revenues from the corresponding periods of the prior year.


The International segment had an operating profit of $57,634 for the quarter ended September 30, 2007 compared to $43,202 for the quarter ended October 1, 2006. The operating profit of $68,819 for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 compared to $26,786 for the nine months ended October 1, 2006. For the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2007, International segment operating profits were positively impacted by currency translation of approximately $2,800 and $2,000 respectively, as the result of the weaker U.S. dollar. The increase in operating profit for the quarter and nine-month periods was due to the higher revenues discussed above. The increased gross profit as a result of the higher revenues was partially offset by higher royalty expense in both the quarter and nine-month periods due to higher sales of MARVEL and TRANSFORMERS products as well as higher advertising and selling, distribution and administration expenses in both periods.


GROSS PROFIT
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The Company's gross profit margin increased to 57.4% for the quarter ended September 30, 2007 from 55.6% for the quarter ended October 1, 2006 while gross profit margin for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 increased to 59.1% from 57.8% in the comparable period of 2006. This increase was due to changes in product mix primarily due to gross profits being positively impacted by higher sales of licensed products. Although licensed products generally carry a higher gross margin, the increased gross margin is largely offset by higher royalty expense associated with these products. Gross profit for the nine-month period was also impacted by approximately $10,400 in charges related to the recall of the Company's EASY-BAKE OVEN product.



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EXPENSES
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The Company's operating expenses, stated as percentages of net revenues, are illustrated below for the quarters and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2007 and October 1, 2006.  


 

Quarter

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Nine Months

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2007

 

2006

 

2007

 

2006

 

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Amortization

1.5%

 

2.0%

 

2.1%

 

2.8%

Royalties

7.6   

 

4.9   

 

8.1   

 

5.3   

Research and product development

3.6    

 

4.3    

 

4.6   

 

6.0   

Advertising

11.3     

 

12.2     

 

11.2     

 

11.9     

Selling, distribution and administration

16.3     

 

16.3     

 

20.5     

 

22.8     


For the quarter and nine-month periods, amortization expense decreased in dollars and as a percentage of net revenues. Amortization expense of $17,990 or 1.5% of net revenues in the third quarter of 2007, compared with $20,504, or 2.0% of net revenues in the third quarter of 2006.  For the nine months ended September 30, 2007, amortization expense was $53,522, or 2.1% of net revenues compared with $57,896, or 2.8% of net revenues for the nine months ended October 1, 2006. A portion of amortization expense relates to licensing rights and is based on expected sales of products related to those licensing rights. The decrease in amortization expense in the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2007 relates to decreased amortization of the product rights related to STAR WARS.


Royalty expense for the quarter ended September 30, 2007 increased to $93,035, or 7.6% of net revenues from $51,350, or 4.9% of net revenues in the third quarter of 2006.  Royalty expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 increased to $205,819, or 8.1% of net revenues from $107,540, or 5.3% of net revenues for the nine months ended October 1, 2006. The increase is primarily due to increased sales of entertainment-based products, primarily MARVEL and TRANSFORMERS movie-related products due to the theatrical releases of SPIDER-MAN 3 and TRANSFORMERS in 2007. As a result of these theatrical releases, the Company expects higher royalty expense in 2007 compared to 2006.



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Research and product development expenses for the quarter ended September 30, 2007 decreased slightly to $43,466, or 3.6% of net revenues from $44,445 or 4.3% of net revenues for the quarter ended October 1, 2006. These expenses decreased to $117,563 or 4.6% of net revenues for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 from $122,215 or 6.0% of net revenues for the nine months ended October 1, 2006. The decrease reflects higher investments in the prior year related to the MARVEL product lines as well as games incorporating technology, including costs related to the NET JET internet game system.


For the quarter and nine-month periods, advertising expense increased in dollars but decreased as a percentage of net revenues. For the quarter ended September 30, 2007, advertising expense increased in dollars to $138,653 from $126,829 for the quarter ended October 1, 2006, but decreased as a percentage of net revenues to 11.3% in 2007 from 12.2% in 2006. For the nine months ended September 30, 2007, advertising expense increased in dollars to $285,283 from $242,149 for the nine months ended October 1, 2006, but decreased as a percentage of net revenues to 11.2% in 2007 from 11.9% in 2006.  The decrease as a percentage of revenues primarily relates to the mix of sales in 2007, which included increased sales of entertainment-based products, which require lower of amounts of advertising and promotion. Revenues related to entertainment-based properties have increased in 2007 with the release of the SPIDER-MAN 3 and TRANSFORMERS movies.


For the quarter ended September 30, 2007, the Company's selling, distribution and administration expenses increased in dollars to $199,135 from $169,302 in 2006 but remained consistent as a percentage of revenues at 16.3% in 2007 and 2006. For the nine months ended September 30, 2007, these expenses increased in dollars to $520,599 from $463,641 in 2006 but decreased as a percentage of revenues to 20.5% in 2007 from 22.8% of net revenues in 2006. The increase in dollars reflects higher variable selling and distribution costs resulting from higher revenues in the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2007, as well as higher incentive compensation provisions, the impact of foreign currency, an increase in charitable contributions, and general inflationary increases in those periods. The decrease as a percentage of revenues for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 reflects the fixed nature of certain of these expenses.


NONOPERATING (INCOME) EXPENSE
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Interest expense for the third quarter of 2007 was $9,272 compared with $6,158 in the third quarter of 2006. For the nine months ended September 30, 2007 interest expense increased to $22,117 from $20,096 in 2006. The increase in the third quarter of 2007 was primarily the result of higher average borrowings. The increase for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2007 was primarily the result of higher average borrowings partially offset by lower interest rates. Interest expense for the third quarter of 2007 was impacted by the issuance of $350,000 of notes in September 2007. The proceeds of these notes were primarily used to repay the Company's short-term borrowings.



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Interest income for the quarter ended September 30, 2007 was $4,844 compared to $4,316 in 2006. Interest income for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 was $23,792 compared to $17,893 in 2006. Interest income for the quarter was negatively impacted by a $1,542 adjustment of the amount received from the IRS in the second quarter related to a tax settlement of the years 1998 through 2001. Interest income for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2007 includes $1,097 related to this settlement. Excluding interest income from this settlement, the increase for the quarter ended September 30, 2007 represents higher returns on invested cash as well as higher average cash balances, and the increase for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 primarily represents higher returns on invested cash and short-term investments.


Other expense, net, was $1,388 for the third quarter of 2007, compared to $19,479 for the quarter ended October 1, 2006.  For the nine-month periods, other expense, net was $45,434 in 2007 compared to $10,542 in 2006. Other expense, net for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 includes a charge of $44,370 related to the increase in the fair value of certain warrants required to be classified as a liability. This amount compares to charges of $19,760 and $7,820 for the quarter and nine months ended October 1, 2006, respectively. These warrants were required to be adjusted to their fair value each quarter through earnings. In May 2007 the Company exercised the call option on these warrants and repurchased the warrants for $200,000 in cash, which approximated the fair value of the warrants as of that date.


INCOME TAXES
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Income tax expense as a percentage of pretax earnings in the third quarter of 2007 was 20.8%, and for the nine months was 27.7%, compared to 30.8% and 28.8% in the comparable periods of 2006.  As noted above, the Company was required to adjust certain warrants to their fair value through earnings. The expense related to this fair value adjustment has no tax effect. Absent the warrant fair value adjustment and certain other discrete tax events, primarily relating to the recognition of previously unrecognized tax benefits and related reversal of interest totaling $29,619 in the third quarter of 2007, the tax rate for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2007 would have been 34.7% and 32.3%, respectively. Excluding the effect of certain non-taxable items, primarily the warrant fair value adjustment, the tax rate for the quarter and nine months ended October 1, 2006 would have been 27.1%.


The income tax rate for the full year 2006 was 32.6%. In addition to the adjustment of certain warrants to their fair value, the 2006 full year tax rate was also unfavorably impacted by approximately $7,800 of discrete tax events, primarily relating to the settlement of various tax exams in multiple jurisdictions. Absent the effect of these items, the 2006 full year tax rate would have been 27.6%.


The increase in the adjusted rate to 32.3% in 2007 from the full year 2006 rate of 27.6% primarily reflects the tax cost related to the decision to repatriate a portion of current year international earnings to the U.S. See Note 5 to the consolidated financial statements for further details.




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OTHER INFORMATION
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The Company's revenue pattern continues to show the second half of the year, and within that half, the fourth quarter, to be more significant to its overall business for the full year. The Company expects that this concentration will continue, particularly as more of its business shifts to larger customers with order patterns concentrated in the second half of the year.  In years where the Company introduces products in the first half of the year tied to major motion picture releases, such as in 2007 with the releases of SPIDER-MAN 3 in May of 2007 and TRANSFORMERS in July of 2007, this concentration is not expected to be as pronounced due to the higher level of sales that occur around the time of the motion picture theatrical release. The concentration of sales in the second half of the year and, specifically, the fourth quarter increases the risk of (a) underproduction of popular items, (b) overproduction of less popular items, and (c) failure to achieve tight and compressed shipping schedules.


The business of the Company is characterized by customer order patterns which vary from year to year largely because of differences in the degree of consumer acceptance of a product line, product availability, marketing strategies, inventory levels, policies of retailers and differences in overall economic conditions. The strategy of larger mass market retailers has been to maintain lower inventories throughout the year and purchase a greater percentage of product within or close to the fourth quarter holiday consumer selling season, which includes Christmas. Quick response inventory management practices currently being used result in more orders being placed for immediate delivery and fewer orders being placed well in advance of shipment.  This can be impacted by the timing of theatrical releases. Consequently, unshipped orders on any date in a given year are not necessarily indicative of future sales.  At September 30, 2007 and October 1, 2006, the Company's unshipped orders were approximately $558,900 and $411,000, respectively.  To the extent that retailers do not sell as much of their year-end inventory during this holiday selling season as they had anticipated, their demand for additional product earlier in the following fiscal year may be curtailed, thus negatively impacting the Company's revenues. In addition, the bankruptcy or other lack of success of one of the Company's significant retailers could negatively impact the Company's future revenues.


In August 2007 the Company announced a multi-year strategic agreement with Electronic Arts Inc. ("EA"). The agreement gives EA the exclusive worldwide rights, subject to existing limitations on the Company's rights and certain other exclusions, to create digital games based on a broad spectrum of the Company's intellectual properties, including MONOPOLY, SCRABBLE, YAHTZEE, NERF, TONKA, and LITTLEST PET SHOP. As part of the agreement, the Company has also obtained the rights to create toys and non-digital games based on EA's intellectual properties.


In September 2006 the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157, "Fair Value Measurements", ("SFAS No. 157") which defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in generally accepted accounting principles and expands disclosures about fair value measurements.


SFAS No. 157 is applicable for the Company as of December 31, 2007, the first day of fiscal 2008. The Company does not expect the adoption of SFAS No. 157 to have a material impact on its consolidated balance sheet and results of operations.




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In February 2007 the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 159, "The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities" ("SFAS No. 159"). SFAS No. 159 permits entities to choose to measure many financial instruments and certain other items at fair value and establishes presentation and disclosure requirements designed to facilitate comparisons between entities that choose different measurement attributes for similar types of assets and liabilities. SFAS No. 159 is effective for the Company beginning December 31, 2007, the first day of fiscal 2008. The Company does not expect the adoption of SFAS No. 159 to have a material impact on its consolidated balance sheet and results of operations.


LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
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The Company has historically generated a significant amount of cash from operations.  In 2006 the Company funded its operations and liquidity needs primarily through cash flows from operations, and, when needed, proceeds from its accounts receivable securitization program and borrowings under its unsecured credit facilities. During 2007 the Company has continued to fund its working capital needs primarily through operations and, when needed, using proceeds from its accounts receivable securitization program and borrowings under its available lines of credit. The Company believes that the funds available to it, including cash it expects to generate from operations and funds available through the securitization program and other available lines of credit, are adequate to meet its needs for 2007. In September 2007 the Company issued $350,000 of notes that are due in 2017 (the "Notes"). The Notes bear interest at a rate of 6.30%, which may be adjusted upward in the event that the Company's credit rating from Moody's Investor Services, Inc., Standard & Poor's Ratings Services or Fitch Ratings is decreased two levels below the Company’s credit ratings on the date of issuance of the Notes. On that date, the Company’s ratings from Moody’s Investor Services, Inc., Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services and Fitch Ratings were BBB, Baa2 and BBB, respectively. The interest rate adjustment is dependent on the degree of decrease of the Company’s ratings and could range from 0.25% to a maximum of 2%. The Company may redeem the Notes at its option at the greater of the principal amount of the Notes or the present value of the remaining scheduled payments discounted using the effective interest rate on applicable U.S. Treasury bills at the time of repurchase. The proceeds from the sale of the Notes were primarily used to repay the Company's short-term borrowings while the remainder of the proceeds will be used for general corporate purposes.


Because of the seasonality in the Company's cash flow, management believes that on an interim basis, rather than discussing only its cash flows, a better understanding of its liquidity and capital resources can be obtained through a discussion of the various balance sheet categories as well. Also, as several of the major categories, including cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, inventories and short-term borrowings, fluctuate significantly from quarter to quarter, again due to the seasonality of its business, management believes that a comparison to the comparable period in the prior year is generally more meaningful than a comparison to the prior quarter or prior year-end.



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Cash flows provided by operating activities were $46,998 for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 compared to cash utilized of $100,836 for the nine months ended October 1, 2006. The increase in cash flows from operations was primarily the result of increased earnings excluding the fair value mark to market adjustment of certain warrants. Cash flows from operations in the nine months ended September 30, 2007 and October 1, 2006 were impacted by royalty guarantee payments made to Marvel of $70,000 and $105,000, respectively. Cash flows from operations in 2006 were also impacted by pension plan contributions of approximately $38,600. Of the $70,000 and $105,000 payments to Marvel during 2007 and 2006, $56,727 and $40,655, respectively, are classified as long-term and are reflected in the consolidated statement of cash flows in other operating activities while the remainder was recorded to prepaid expenses and is reflected in the statement of cash flows as an increase to prepaid expenses in each of the respective years.


Accounts receivable were $892,708 at September 30, 2007 compared to $679,363 at October 1, 2006. This increase is primarily due to the higher sales volume in the third quarter of 2007 compared to the third quarter of 2006. Days sales outstanding increased to 66 days in 2007 from 59 days in 2006 primarily due to higher accounts receivable balances in markets with longer payment terms.  Approximately $40,700 of the increase relates to higher translation of international balances due to the currency impact of the weaker U.S. dollar.


Inventories increased to $395,466 at September 30, 2007 compared to $312,041 at October 1, 2006. The increase in inventory reflects the growth of the Company's business in 2007. In addition, approximately $17,900 of this increase relates to higher translation of international balances due to the currency impact of the weaker U.S. dollar.


Prepaid expenses were $135,023 at September 30, 2007 compared to $163,716 at October 1, 2006. The primary component of prepaid expenses related to prepaid royalties. The increase in prepaid royalties as the result of the royalty advance made in 2007 was largely offset by utilization of prepaid royalties, primarily STAR WARS royalties. Generally when the Company enters into a licensing agreement for entertainment-based properties, an advance royalty payment is required at the inception of the agreement. This payment is then recognized in the consolidated statement of operations as the related sales are made. With respect to the Marvel and STAR WARS licenses, the Company may have prepaid royalties recorded in both current and non-current assets. Each reporting period, the Company reflects as current prepaid assets the amount of royalties it expects to reflect in operations in the upcoming twelve months. In periods surrounding a major movie release such as with Marvel in the second quarter of 2007, larger amounts will be reclassified from non-current to current in anticipation of higher sales during the periods surrounding the release.



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Accounts payable and accrued expenses decreased to $825,170 at September 30, 2007 from $889,215 at October 1, 2006. The decrease is primarily due to the Company exercising its call option related to warrants required to be classified as a liability and repurchasing these warrants for $200,000 in cash in the second quarter of 2007. At October 1, 2006, these warrants had a fair value of $131,680. This decrease was partially offset by increases in accrued royalties primarily due to the significant sales of TRANSFORMERS movie-related products in the third quarter of 2007, accrued advertising due to the higher levels of advertising expenditures in 2007, as well as higher accounts payable due to higher levels of inventory and expenses at September 30, 2007. Also, at September 30, 2007, the Company had increased losses on foreign currency contracts due to the decline in value of the U.S. dollar. In addition, at September 30, 2007, the Company had accrued $16,882 of treasury share repurchases where the trade was made in September but not settled until October. At October 1, 2006, the Company had $5,053 of treasury share repurchases accrued. The Company also has increased bonus and management incentive accruals at September 30, 2007 due to the Company's 2007 results.


Collectively, property, plant and equipment and other assets at September 30, 2007 decreased $23,783 from October 1, 2006. The decrease is primarily due to amortization of intangibles. To a lesser extent, the decrease is also due to decreases in long-term prepaid royalties. The decrease in the long-term portion of STAR WARS royalties was partially offset by an increase in the long-term portion of MARVEL royalties due to the payment made by the Company in the second quarter of 2007. These decreases were offset by an increase in other intangibles of $19,000 as a result of the Company's reacquisition of its remaining digital gaming rights for its owned or controlled properties held by Infogrames Entertainment SA, with the exception of DUNGEONS & DRAGONS. In addition, the Company's long-term deferred tax asset increased primarily as a result of an increase in the Company's pension liability.


Net borrowings (short-term borrowings, current portion of long-term debt, and long-term debt less cash and cash equivalents) increased to $444,570 at September 30, 2007 from $197,485 at October 1, 2006. The increase in net borrowings reflects cash expenditures of approximately $484,000 to repurchase common stock under the Company's share repurchase program in the fourth quarter of 2006 and the nine months ended September 30, 2007. In addition, the Company utilized $200,000 in May of 2007 to repurchase certain warrants under the call provision in the amended agreement and paid a $70,000 guaranteed royalty payment to Marvel in May 2007 upon the theatrical release of SPIDER-MAN 3. Long-term debt, including current portions, increased to $844,923 at September 30, 2007 from $494,989 at October 1, 2006 as a result of the Company’s issuance, in September 2007, of $350,000 of notes that are due in 2017 (the "Notes").


Cash flows utilized by investing activities were $84,319 in 2007 compared to $53,498 in 2006. This reflects $18,000 in cash used to reacquire digital gaming rights previously licensed to Infogrames Entertainment SA. Additions to property, plant and equipment increased to $63,189 in 2007 compared to $52,753 in 2006.




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Cash flows utilized by financing activities were $269,895 in 2007 compared to $480,257 in 2006. Cash payments related to purchases of the Company's common stock increased to $439,032 in 2007 from $412,207 in 2006. In addition, the Company purchased certain warrants in May 2007 for $200,000 in accordance with the terms of the call provision of the amended Lucas warrant agreement. Proceeds from stock option transactions were $77,599 in the nine-month period ended September 30, 2007 compared to $21,106 in the nine-month period ended October 1, 2006 as a result of increased stock option exercises. Dividends paid increased to $70,506 in 2007 from $56,133 in 2006 reflecting an increase in the dividend rate from $.12 to $.16 per quarter beginning with the dividends paid in May 2007. In the third quarter of 2007, the repurchase authorization of $350,000 adopted by the Board in July 2006 was fully utilized. On August 2, 2007, the Company's Board authorized the repurchase of up to an additional $500,000 of the Company's common stock. At September 30, 2007, the Company had $240,550 remaining available under the August 2, 2007 authorization.


The Company has a revolving credit agreement which provides it with a $300,000 committed borrowing facility. The Company has the ability to request increases in the committed facility in additional increments of at least $50,000 up to a total committed facility of $500,000. The Company is not required to maintain compensating balances under the agreement.  The agreement contains certain financial covenants setting forth leverage and coverage requirements, and certain other limitations typical of an investment grade facility, including with respect to liens, mergers and incurrence of indebtedness. The Company was in compliance with all covenants as of and for the quarter ended September 30, 2007. The Company had no borrowings outstanding under its committed revolving credit facility at September 30, 2007. The Company also has other uncommitted lines from various banks, of which approximately $31,750 was utilized at September 30, 2007. Amounts available and unused under the committed line at September 30, 2007 were approximately $296,882.


The Company is party to an accounts receivable securitization program whereby the Company sells, on an ongoing basis, substantially all of its U.S. trade accounts receivable to a bankruptcy remote special purpose entity, Hasbro Receivables Funding, LLC ("HRF"). HRF is consolidated with the Company for financial reporting purposes. The securitization program allows HRF to sell, on a revolving basis, an undivided interest of up to $250,000 in the eligible receivables it holds to certain bank conduits.  During the period from the first day of October fiscal month through the last day of the following January fiscal month, this limit is increased to $300,000. The program provides the Company with a cost-effective source of working capital. Based on the amount of eligible accounts receivable as of September 30, 2007, the Company had availability under this program to sell approximately $184,000, all of which was utilized.


The Company had letters of credit and other similar instruments of approximately $64,274 and purchase commitments of $258,402 outstanding at September 30, 2007. Contractual obligations and commercial commitments, as detailed in the Company's annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006, did not materially change outside of payments made in the normal course of business. The table detailed in the Company's annual report on Form 10-K does not include certain tax liabilities recorded in accordance with FASB Interpretation No. 48. These liabilities are included as a component of other liabilities in the accompanying balance sheet and are further detailed in Note 5 to the financial statements.




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The Company has outstanding $249,828 in principal amount of senior convertible debentures due 2021.  The senior convertible debentures bear interest at 2.75%, subject to an upward adjustment in the rate, with the total rate not to exceed 11%, should the price of the Company's stock trade at or below $9.72 per share for 20 of 30 trading days preceding the fifth day prior to an interest payment date. This contingent interest feature represents a derivative instrument that is recorded on the balance sheet at its fair value, with changes in fair value recognized in the statement of operations.  If the closing price of the Company's stock exceeds $23.76 for at least 20 trading days within the 30 consecutive trading day period ending on the last trading day of the calendar quarter, or upon other specified events, the debentures may be converted, at the option of the holder, at the initial conversion price of $21.60 in the next calendar quarter. At December 31, 2006, March 31, 2007 and June 30, 2007 this conversion feature was met and the debentures were convertible during the first nine months of 2007. During the nine months ended September 30, 2007, $168 of these debentures were converted and 8 shares were issued.  At September 30, 2007, this contingent feature was again met and the debentures will remain convertible through December 31, 2007, at which time the conversion feature will be reassessed.


In addition, if the closing price of the Company's stock exceeds $27.00 for at least 20 trading days in any 30 day period, the Company has the right to call the debentures at par by giving notice to the holders of the debentures. During a prescribed notice period, the holders of the debentures have the right to convert their debentures in accordance with the conversion terms described above.


The holders of these debentures may also put the notes back to Hasbro in December 2011 and December 2016 at the original principal amount.  At that time, the purchase price may be paid in cash, shares of common stock or a combination of the two, at the Company's discretion.  While the Company's current intent is to settle in cash any puts exercised, there can be no guarantee that the Company will have the funds necessary to settle this obligation in cash.  


The Company believes that cash from operations, including the securitization facility, and, if necessary, its committed line of credit, will allow the Company to meet these and other obligations listed.


CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND SIGNIFICANT ESTIMATES

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The Company prepares its consolidated financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.  As such, management is required to make certain estimates, judgments and assumptions that it believes are reasonable based on the information available.  These estimates and assumptions affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses for the periods presented.  The significant accounting policies which management believes are the most critical to aid in fully understanding and evaluating the Company's reported financial results include sales allowances, recoverability of goodwill and intangible assets, recoverability of royalty advances and commitments, pension costs and obligations, stock-based compensation and accounting for income taxes.




HASBRO, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Condition and Results of Operations (continued)

(Thousands of Dollars and Shares Except Per Share Data)


With the exception of the change in the accounting policy related to pension costs and the addition of accounting for income taxes that are detailed below, these critical accounting policies are the same as those detailed in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006.   


Pension Cost and Obligations

Prior to 2007, for certain of its defined benefit pension plans, the Company used a September 30 date to measure the liabilities and assets of the plan. Expense for the subsequent year was established based on the assumptions used on that date to measure the assets and liabilities. In accordance with the requirements of SFAS No. 158, in the first quarter of 2007, the Company elected to change its measurement date for these plans from September 30 to its fiscal year-end date. This change resulted in a remeasurement of the assets and liabilities of the plans as of December 31, 2006, the 2006 fiscal year-end of the Company. The assumptions used for this remeasurement were substantially the same as those used for the September 30 measurement and disclosed in the December 31, 2006 Form 10-K. The expense, net of tax, measured for the period of October 1, 2006 through December 31, 2006 based on the September 30 actuarial valuation was recorded directly to retained earnings in accordance with SFAS No. 158.


The effect of this change in measurement date resulted in an increase to prepaid pension expense of $5,482, a decrease to accrued pension expense of $3,619, a decrease to deferred tax assets of $3,465, an increase to accumulated other comprehensive earnings of $7,779, and a decrease to retained earnings of $2,143.


Income Taxes

The Company's annual tax rate is based on its income, statutory tax rates and tax planning opportunities available in the various jurisdictions in which it operates. Significant judgment and estimates are required to determine the Company’s annual tax rate and in evaluating its tax positions. Despite the Company's belief that its tax return positions are fully supportable, these positions are subject to challenge and estimated liabilities are established in the event that these positions are challenged and the Company is not successful in refuting these challenges. These estimated liabilities are adjusted, as well as the related interest, in light of changing facts and circumstances, such as the progress of a tax audit.


An estimated effective tax rate is applied to the Company's quarterly operating results. In the event there is a significant unusual or extraordinary item recognized in the Company's quarterly operating results, the tax attributable to that item is separately calculated and recorded at the time. In addition, changes in judgment related to tax positions taken in a prior fiscal year, or tax costs or benefits from a resolution of such positions would be recorded entirely in the interim period the judgment changes or resolution occurs.




HASBRO, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial

Condition and Results of Operations (continued)

(Thousands of Dollar and Shares s Except Per Share Data)


In certain cases, tax law requires items to be included in the Company's tax returns at a different time than when these items are recognized on the financial statements or at a different amount than that which is recognized on the financial statements. Some of these differences are permanent, such as expenses that are not deductible on the Company's tax returns, while other differences are temporary and will reverse over time, such as depreciation expense. These differences that will reverse over time are recorded as deferred tax assets and liabilities on the consolidated balance sheet. Deferred tax assets represent credits or deductions that have been reflected on the financial statements but have not yet been reflected in the Company's income tax returns. Valuation allowances are established against deferred tax assets to the extent that it is determined that the Company will have insufficient future taxable income to fully realize the future credits or deductions. Deferred tax liabilities represent expenses recognized on the Company's tax return that have not yet been recognized in the Company's financial statements or income recognized in the financial statements that has not yet been recognized on the Company's tax return.


FINANCIAL RISK MANAGEMENT

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The Company is exposed to market risks attributable to fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates, primarily resulting from sourcing products priced in U.S. dollars, Hong Kong dollars and Euros while marketing those products in more than twenty currencies. Results of operations are more likely to be affected by changes in the value of the U.S. dollar, Hong Kong dollar, Euro, British pound, Canadian dollar and Mexican peso and, to a lesser extent, currencies in Latin American and Asia Pacific countries.


To manage this exposure, the Company has hedged a portion of its estimated foreign currency transactions for the remainder of fiscal 2007 and fiscal years 2008, 2009 and 2010 using forward foreign exchange contracts. The Company is also exposed to foreign currency risk with respect to its net cash and cash equivalents or short-term borrowing positions in currencies other than the U.S. dollar. The Company believes, however, that the on-going risk on the net exposure should not be material to its financial condition. In addition, the Company's revenues and costs have been, and will likely continue to be, affected by changes in foreign currency rates. From time to time, affiliates of the Company may make or receive intercompany loans in currencies other than their functional currency.  The Company manages this exposure at the time the loan is made by using foreign exchange contracts.  Other than as set forth above, the Company does not hedge foreign currency exposures.  The Company reflects all derivatives at their fair value as an asset or liability on the balance sheet.  The Company does not speculate in foreign currency exchange contracts. At September 30, 2007, these contracts had unrealized losses of $17,726, which are recorded in accrued liabilities. Included in accumulated other comprehensive income at September 30, 2007 are deferred losses of $14,393, net of tax.

 




HASBRO, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial

Condition and Results of Operations (continued)

(Thousands of Dollars and Shares Except Per Share Data)


At September 30, 2007, the Company had fixed rate long-term debt, including current portions and excluding fair value adjustments, of $844,815. Also at September 30, 2007, the Company had fixed-for-floating interest rate swaps with notional amounts of $75,000. The interest rate swaps are designed to adjust a portion of the Company's debt subject to a fixed interest rate. The interest rate swaps are matched with specific long-term debt issues and are designated and effective as hedges of the change in the fair value of the associated debt. Changes in fair value of these contracts are wholly offset in earnings by changes in the fair value of the related long-term debt. At September 30, 2007, these contracts had a fair value of $108, which was included in other current assets, with a corresponding fair value adjustment to increase the current portion of long-term debt.




Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk


The information required by this item is included in Part I Item 2. "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" and is incorporated herein by reference.


Item 4. Controls and Procedures.

The Company maintains disclosure controls and procedures, as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act"), that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission's rules and forms and that such information is accumulated and communicated to the Company's management, including its Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. The Company carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of the Company's management, including the Company's Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Company's disclosure controls and procedures as of September 30, 2007. Based on the evaluation of these disclosure controls and procedures, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that the Company's disclosure controls and procedures were effective.

There were no changes in the Company's internal control over financial reporting, as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) promulgated under the Exchange Act, during the quarter ended September 30, 2007, that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company's internal control over financial reporting.





PART II.  OTHER INFORMATION


Item 1.   Legal Proceedings.

 
 

We are currently party to certain legal proceedings, none of which we believe to be material to our business or financial condition.


Item 1A.  Risk Factors.

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains “forward-looking statements,” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, concerning management's expectations, goals, objectives, and similar matters. These statements may be identified by the use of forward-looking words or phrases such as "anticipate," "believe," "could," "expect," "intend," "look forward," "may," "planned," "potential," "should," "will," and "would" or any variations of words with similar meanings. These forward-looking statements are inherently subject to known and unknown risks and uncertainties.


The Company's actual results or experience may differ materially from those expected or anticipated in the forward-looking statements. The Company has included, under Item 1A. of its Annual Report on Form 10-K, for the year ended December 31, 2006 (the "Annual Report"), a discussion of factors which may impact these forward-looking statements. In furtherance, and not in limitation, of the more detailed discussion set forth in the Annual Report, specific factors that might cause such a difference include, but are not limited to:

·

the Company's ability to manufacture, source and ship new and continuing products on a timely and cost-effective basis and customers' and consumers' acceptance of those products in quantities and at prices that will be sufficient to profitably recover development, manufacturing, marketing, royalty and other costs of products;

·

economic and public health conditions in the various markets in which the Company and its customers and suppliers operate throughout the world, including factors which impact the retail market, disposable income or consumer demand for the Company's products or the Company's ability to manufacture and deliver products, higher fuel and other commodity prices, higher transportation costs and potential transportation delays, currency fluctuations and government regulation;

·

the concentration of the Company's customers;

·

the Company's ability to generate sales during the fourth quarter, particularly during the relatively brief holiday season, which is the period in which the Company derives a substantial portion of its revenues;

·

the inventory policies of the Company's retail customers, including the concentration of the Company's revenues in the second half and fourth quarter of the year, together with the increased reliance by retailers on quick response inventory management techniques, which increases the risk of underproduction of popular items, overproduction of less popular items and failure to achieve tight and compressed shipping schedules;

·

work stoppages, slowdowns or strikes, which may impact the Company's ability to manufacture or deliver product in a timely and cost-effective manner;

·

concentration of manufacturing of many of the Company's products in the People's Republic of China and the associated impact to the Company of health conditions and other factors affecting social and economic activity in China, affecting the movement of people and products into and out of China or affecting the exchange rates for the Chinese Renminbi, including, without limitation, the impact of tariffs or other trade restrictions being imposed upon goods manufactured in China;

·

an adverse change in purchasing policies or the bankruptcy or other lack of success of one or more of the Company's significant retailers comprising its relatively concentrated retail customer base, which could negatively impact the Company's revenues or bad debt exposure;

·

the risk that the market appeal of the Company's licensed products will be less than expected or that sales revenue generated by these products will be insufficient to cover the minimum guaranteed royalties;

·

the risk that the Company may face product recalls or product liability suits relating to products it manufactures or distributes; which may have significant direct costs to the Company and which may also harm the reputation of the Company and its products, potentially harming future product sales;

·

the impact of competition on revenues, margins and other aspects of the Company's business, including the ability to secure, maintain and renew popular licenses and the ability to attract and retain employees in a competitive environment;

·

the risk that anticipated benefits of acquisitions may not occur or be delayed or reduced in their realization;

·

the Company's ability to obtain and enforce intellectual property rights both in the United States and other worldwide territories;

·

the risk that any litigation or arbitration disputes or regulatory investigations could entail significant expense and result in significant fines or other harm to the Company's business;

·

the Company's ability to obtain external financing on terms acceptable to it in order to meet working capital needs;

·

the Company's ability to generate sufficient available cash flow to service its outstanding debt;

·

restrictions that the Company is subject to under its credit agreement;

·

unforeseen circumstances, such as severe softness in or collapse of the retail environment that may result in a significant decline in revenues and operating results of the Company, thereby causing the Company to be in non-compliance with its debt covenants and the Company being unable to utilize borrowings under its revolving credit facility, a circumstance likely to occur when operating shortfalls would result in the Company being in the greatest need of such supplementary borrowings;

·

market conditions, third party actions or approvals, the impact of competition and other factors that could delay or increase the cost of implementation of the Company's programs, or alter the Company's actions and reduce actual results;

·

the risk that the Company may be subject to governmental sanctions for failure to comply with applicable regulations

·

the risk that the Company's reported goodwill may become impaired, requiring the Company to take a charge against its income;

·

other risks and uncertainties as are or may be detailed from time to time in the Company's public announcements and filings with the SEC, such as filings on Forms 8-K, 10-Q and 10-K.


The Company undertakes no obligation to revise the forward-looking statements contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q to reflect events or circumstances occurring after the date of the filing of this report.





Item 2.   Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.

  

Repurchases Made in the Quarter (in whole number of shares)






Period


(a) Total Number of Shares (or Units) Purchased


(b) Average Price Paid per Share (or Units)


(c) Total Number of Shares (or Units) Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs

(d) Maximum Number (or Approximate Dollar Value) of Shares (or Units) that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs

July 2007
7/2/07 - 7/29/07


1,421,700


$28.8654


1,421,700


$61,260,156

August 2007
7/30/07 - 9/2/07


7,707,000


$27.8593


7,707,000


$346,548,730

September 2007
9/3/07 - 9/30/07


3,800,000


$27.8943


3,800,000


$240,550,410

Total

12,928,700

$27.9802

12,928,700

$240,550,410


In July 2006 the Company's Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to $350 million in common stock. In the third quarter of 2007, the amount remaining under the July 2006 authorization was fully utilized. On August 2, 2007, the Company's Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to an additional $500 million in common stock. Purchases of the Company's common stock may be made from time to time, subject to certain market conditions. These shares may be repurchased in the open market or through privately negotiated transactions. The Company has no obligation to repurchase shares under the authorization, and the timing, actual number, and value of the shares that are repurchased will depend on a number of factors, including the price of the Company's stock. The Company may suspend or discontinue the program at any time and there is no expiration date.


On August 8, 2007, Disney Enterprises, Inc. ("Disney") net exercised two warrants previously issued to Disney in 2000 in connection with Disney's license of rights for certain properties to the Company. These warrants in aggregate provided for the purchase of 1,700,000 shares of the Company's common stock. As a result of the net exercise, Disney was issued 778,826 shares of the Company's common stock in full settlement of the warrants.


Item 3.   Defaults Upon Senior Securities.


           None.


Item 4.   Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.


None.


Item 5.   Other Information


           None.





 

Item 6.   Exhibits

 
 

3.1

Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Company. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended July 2, 2000, File No. 1-6682.)

   
 

3.2

Amendment to Articles of Incorporation, dated June 28, 2000. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.4 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended July 2, 2000, File No. 1-6682.)

   
 

3.3

Amendment to Articles of Incorporation, dated May 19, 2003.  (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.3 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 29, 2003, File No. 1-6682.)

   
 

3.4

Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company, as amended. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3(d) to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006, File No. 1-6682.)

   
 

3.5

Certificate of Designations of Series C Junior Participating Preference Stock of Hasbro, Inc. dated June 29, 1999. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended July 2, 2000, File No. 1-6682.)

   
 

3.6

Certificate of Vote(s) authorizing a decrease of class or series of any class of shares. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.3 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended July 2, 2000, File No 1-6682.)

   
 

4.1

Indenture, dated as of July 17, 1998, by and between the Company and Citibank, N.A. as Trustee. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K dated July 14, 1998, File No. 1-6682.)

   
 

4.2

Indenture, dated as of March 15, 2000, by and between the Company and the Bank of Nova Scotia Trust Company of New York. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4(b) (i) to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 26, 1999, File No. 1-6682.)

   
 

4.3

Indenture, dated as of November 30, 2001, by and between the Company and The Bank of Nova Scotia Trust Company of New York. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-3, File No. 333-83250, filed February 22, 2002.)

   
 

4.4

First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of September 17, 2007, between the Company and the Bank of Nova Scotia Trust Company of New York. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to Current Report on Form 8-K filed September 17, 2007, File No. 1-6682.)

   
   
   
   

Item 6.   Exhibits (continued)

 

4.5

Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of June 23, 2006, by and among Hasbro, Inc., Hasbro SA, Bank of America, N.A. Citibank, N.A., Citizens Bank of Massachusetts, Commerzbank AG, New York and Grand Cayman Branches, BNP Paribas, Banc of America Securities LLC and the other banks party thereto. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated June 23, 2006, File No. 1-6682.)

   
 

4.6

Rights Agreement, dated as of June 16, 1999, between the Company and Fleet National Bank (the Rights Agent). (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K dated as of June 16, 1999.)

   
 

4.7

First Amendment to Rights Agreement, dated as of December 4, 2000, between the Company and the Rights Agent. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4(f) to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2000, File No. 1-6682.)

   
 

4.8

Second Amendment to Rights Agreement, dated as of February 13, 2007, between the Company and Computershare Trust Company N.A. as the Rights Agent. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4(g) to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006, File No. 1-6682.)

   
 

12

Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges

  

Nine Months and Quarter Ended September 30, 2007.

   
 

31.1

Certification of the Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

   
 

31.2

Certification of the Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

   
 

32.1

Certification of the Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

   
 

32.2

Certification of the Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.






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 thereunto duly authorized.


 

 HASBRO, INC.
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   (Registrant)

 
 
 

Date: November 2, 2007

By:  /s/ David D.R. Hargreaves

 

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David D. R. Hargreaves

 

Executive Vice President, Finance

 

and Global Operations and

 

Chief Financial Officer

 

(Duly Authorized Officer and

 

 Principal Financial Officer)






HASBRO, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q

For the Period Ended September 30, 2007


Exhibit Index


Exhibit

 

No.

Exhibits

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3.1

Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Company. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended July 2, 2000, File No. 1-6682.)

   

3.2

Amendment to Articles of Incorporation, dated June 28, 2000. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.4 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended July 2, 2000, File No. 1-6682.)

   

3.3

Amendment to Articles of Incorporation, dated May 19, 2003.  (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.3 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 29, 2003, File No. 1-6682.)

   

3.4

Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company, as amended. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3(d) to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006, File No. 1-6682.)

   

3.5

Certificate of Designations of Series C Junior Participating Preference Stock of Hasbro, Inc. dated June 29, 1999. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended July 2, 2000, File No. 1-6682.)

   

3.6

Certificate of Vote(s) authorizing a decrease of class or series of any class of shares. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.3 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended July 2, 2000, File No 1-6682.)

   

4.1

Indenture, dated as of July 17, 1998, by and between the Company and Citibank, N.A. as Trustee. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K dated July 14, 1998, File No. 1-6682.)

   

4.2

Indenture, dated as of March 15, 2000, by and between the Company and the Bank of Nova Scotia Trust Company of New York. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4(b) (i) to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 26, 1999, File No. 1-6682.)

   

4.3

Indenture, dated as of November 30, 2001, by and between the Company and The Bank of Nova Scotia Trust Company of New York. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-3, File No. 333-83250, filed February 22, 2002.)

   

4.4

First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of September 17, 2007, between the Company and the Bank of Nova Scotia Trust Company of New York. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to Current Report on Form 8-K filed September 17, 2007, File No. 1-6682.)

   

4.5

Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of June 23, 2006, by and among Hasbro, Inc., Hasbro SA, Bank of America, N.A. Citibank, N.A., Citizens Bank of Massachusetts, Commerzbank AG, New York and Grand Cayman Branches, BNP Paribas, Banc of America Securities LLC and the other banks party thereto. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated June 23, 2006, File No. 1-6682.)

 

4.6

Rights Agreement, dated as of June 16, 1999, between the Company and Fleet National Bank (the Rights Agent). (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K dated as of June 16, 1999.)

 

4.7

First Amendment to Rights Agreement, dated as of December 4, 2000, between the Company and the Rights Agent. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4(f) to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2000, File No. 1-6682.)

   

4.8

Second Amendment to Rights Agreement, dated as of February 13, 2007, between the Company and Computershare Trust Company N.A. as the Rights Agent. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4(g) to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006, File No. 1-6682.)

  

12

Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges -

 

Quarter and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2007.

  

31.1

Certification of the Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

  

31.2

Certification of the Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

  

32.1

Certification of the Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

  

32.2

Certification of the Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.