SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, DC 20549 FORM 8-K CURRENT REPORT Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Date of Report: December 23, 2002 TRUDY CORPORATION 353 Main Avenue Norwalk, Connecticut 06851 Commission File No. 0-16056 Incorporated in the State of Delaware Federal Identification No. 06-1007765 Telephone: (203) 846-2274 Item 9. Regulation FD Disclosure. ------------------------ On December 23, 2002, Trudy Corporation (the "Company") submitted to the Securities and Exchange Commission, for purposes of Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (18 U.S.C. Section 1350), a written certification by the Chief Executive Officer and Acting Chief Financial Officer of the Company's Report on Form 10-QSB for the quarter ended September 30, 2002. A copy of such certification is attached as an Exhibit to this report. 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. TRUDY CORPORATION Date: December 23, 2002 BY /s/ WILLIAM W. BURNHAM ----------------- ------------------------------------- William W. Burnham, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer 2 INDEX TO EXHIBITS Exhibit No. Description - ----------- ----------- 99.1 Certification by Chief Executive Officer and Acting Chief Financial Officer of Periodic Financial Report Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (18 U.S.C. Section 1350) 3