UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM8-K
Current Report
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): February 8, 2018
MATTEL, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-05647 | 95-1567322 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File No.) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
| 333 Continental Boulevard, El Segundo, California | 90245-5012 | |||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
(310)252-2000
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Section 7 - Regulation FD
| Item 7.01 | Regulation FD Disclosure. |
On February 8, 2018,Mattel, Inc. issued a press release announcing the appointment of Ynon Kreiz, a current director, asNon-Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors, effective as of the date of the 2018 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 hereto.
In accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form8-K, the information in this Item 7.01, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liability of that section, and shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document filed under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
Section 9 - Financial Statements and Exhibits
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits:
Exhibit No. | Exhibit Description | |
| 99.1** | Press release dated February 8, 2018 | |
** Furnished herewith
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| Date: February 8, 2018 | MATTEL, INC. | |||||
| By: | /s/ Robert Normile | |||||
| Name: | Robert Normile | |||||
| Title: | Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary | |||||