Shareholders Urged to Vote FOR ALL of Hasbro’s
Highly Qualified Directors on the WHITE Proxy Card
Hasbro, Inc. (NASDAQ: HAS) (“Hasbro” or the “Company”), a global
play and entertainment company, today issued the following letter
to Hasbro shareholders in connection with the Company’s 2022 annual
meeting of shareholders (the “2022 Annual Meeting”) to be held on
June 8, 2022.
For information about the 2022 Annual Meeting, please visit:
www.HasbroGamePlan.com.
The full text of the letter follows.
June 6, 2022
Dear Fellow Shareholder,
As we enter the week of Hasbro’s Annual Meeting of Shareholders,
taking place this Wednesday, June 8, 2022, we ask you to vote the
WHITE proxy card and “FOR ALL” the nominees proposed by the Hasbro
Board. We encourage shareholders NOT to sign, return or vote any
gold proxy card sent to you by Alta Fox.
We thank all of our shareholders who have spoken with us and
shared their perspectives over these last several months. Your
input is very important to us and we believe ongoing dialogue and
engagement will be paramount to our sustained success.
We believe the entire Hasbro Board, through its significant
refreshment over the past few years, has the right balance of skill
sets, experience and fresh perspectives to guide our new CEO, Chris
Cocks, and our management team in executing our long-term strategy
for the benefit of ALL shareholders. Our Board possesses strong
qualifications and expertise in the matters key to Hasbro’s success
– digital gaming, media and content, consumer products,
entertainment, marketing, corporate finance, capital allocation and
ESG – all of which directly enable robust oversight of our world
class portfolio of assets across multiple play and entertainment
categories.
In particular, Hasbro has benefitted immensely from the specific
contributions made by director Edward (Ted) Philip during his
tenure on the Board. Ted brings not only significant knowledge of
entertainment, digital and technology focused industries, but also
decades of experience operating, managing and overseeing the
finances of large multinational corporations. Ted’s knowledge and
experience will be a significant asset to Chris and the rest of the
Board as Chris completes his business review and leads Hasbro into
its next phase of transformative growth. We encourage you to
support Hasbro’s full Board including Ted Philip with a “FOR ALL”
vote on the WHITE proxy card.
VOTE THE WHITE
PROXY CARD TODAY
The Board of Directors of Hasbro recommends shareholders vote
“FOR ALL” the nominees proposed by the Hasbro Board at the upcoming
annual meeting on the WHITE proxy card.
Please Vote Now Using One of the
Following Methods
Vote by Internet
Go to the website identified on the
enclosed WHITE proxy card or voting
instruction form
Vote by Phone
Call the number on the enclosed
WHITE proxy card or voting
instruction form
Vote by Mail
Mark, sign, date and return the enclosed
WHITE proxy card or voting
instruction form in the accompanying postage-paid pre-addressed
envelope
Only the latest dated proxy card will count at Hasbro’s 2022
annual meeting. Shareholders who have any questions or need
assistance voting may contact the Company’s proxy solicitors,
Innisfree M&A Incorporated, toll-free at 1 (877) 825-8971, or
Morrow Sodali LLC, toll-free at 1 (800) 662-5200.
Thank you for your continued support of Hasbro.
Sincerely,
The Hasbro Board of Directors
About Hasbro
Hasbro (NASDAQ: HAS) is a global play and entertainment company
committed to making the world a better place for all children, fans
and families. Hasbro delivers immersive brand experiences for
global audiences through consumer products, including toys and
games; entertainment through eOne, its independent studio; and
gaming, led by the team at Wizards of the Coast, an award-winning
developer of tabletop and digital games best known for fantasy
franchises MAGIC: THE GATHERING and DUNGEONS & DRAGONS.
The company’s unparalleled portfolio of approximately 1,500
brands includes MAGIC: THE GATHERING, NERF, MY LITTLE PONY,
TRANSFORMERS, PLAY-DOH, MONOPOLY, BABY ALIVE, DUNGEONS &
DRAGONS, POWER RANGERS, PEPPA PIG and PJ MASKS, as well as premier
partner brands. For the past decade, Hasbro has been consistently
recognized for its corporate citizenship, including being named one
of the 100 Best Corporate Citizens by 3BL Media and one of the
World’s Most Ethical Companies by Ethisphere Institute. Important
business and brand updates are routinely shared on our Investor
Relations website, Newsroom and social channels (@Hasbro on
Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn.)
© 2022 Hasbro, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Forward-Looking
Statements
This communication contains “forward-looking statements” within
the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of
1995. These forward-looking statements may be accompanied by such
words as “anticipate,” “believe,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,”
“forecast,” “intend,” “may,” “plan,” “potential,” “project,”
“target,” “will” and other words and terms of similar meaning.
Among other things, these forward-looking statements may include
statements concerning: the impact and contributions of our new
director appointments, and our ability to achieve our financial and
business plans, goals and objectives, including achieving long-term
sustainable profitable growth and long-term value for shareholders.
Specific factors that might cause such a difference include those
risks detailed from time to time in Hasbro’s filings with the SEC.
The statements contained herein are based on Hasbro’s current
beliefs and expectations and speak only as of the date of this
communication. Except as may be required by law, Hasbro does not
undertake any obligation to make any revisions to the
forward-looking statements contained in this communication or to
update them to reflect events or circumstances occurring after the
date of this communication. You should not place undue reliance on
forward-looking statements.
Additional Information and Where to
Find It
Hasbro has filed with the SEC a definitive proxy statement on
Schedule 14A on April 25, 2022, containing a form of WHITE proxy
card, and other relevant documents with respect to its solicitation
of proxies for Hasbro’s 2022 annual meeting of shareholders (the
“2022 annual meeting”). INVESTORS AND SECURITY HOLDERS ARE URGED TO
READ THE DEFINITIVE PROXY STATEMENT (INCLUDING ANY AMENDMENTS OR
SUPPLEMENTS THERETO) FILED BY HASBRO AND ANY OTHER RELEVANT
DOCUMENTS FILED WITH THE SEC CAREFULLY AND IN THEIR ENTIRETY
BECAUSE THEY CONTAIN OR WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT
ANY SOLICITATION. Investors and security holders may obtain copies
of these documents and other documents filed with the SEC by Hasbro
free of charge through the website maintained by the SEC at
www.sec.gov. Copies of the documents filed by Hasbro are also
available free of charge by accessing Hasbro’s website at
www.hasbro.com.
Participants to the
Solicitation
Hasbro, its directors and executive officers and other members
of management and employees may be deemed to be participants in the
solicitation of proxies with respect to a solicitation by Hasbro in
connection with matters to be considered at the 2022 annual
meeting. Information about Hasbro’s executive officers and
directors, including information regarding the direct and indirect
interests, by security holdings or otherwise, is available in
Hasbro’s definitive proxy statement for the 2022 annual meeting,
which was filed with the SEC on April 25, 2022. To the extent
holdings of Hasbro securities reported in the definitive proxy
statement for the 2022 annual meeting have changed, such changes
have been or will be reflected on Statements of Change in Ownership
on Forms 3, 4 or 5 filed with the SEC. These documents are or will
be available free of charge at the SEC’s website at
www.sec.gov.
HAS-IR HAS-C
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