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Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure
None.
Item 9A. Controls and Procedures
Evaluation of Disclosure 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 December 28, 2008. 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.
Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting
The Company’s management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control
over financial reporting, as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) promulgated under the Exchange Act. Hasbro’s internal
control system is designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and
the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with U.S. generally accepted
accounting principles. Hasbro’s management assessed the effectiveness of its internal control over financial
reporting as of December 28, 2008. In making its assessment, Hasbro’s management used the criteria set forth
by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission in “Internal Control-Integrated
Framework”. Based on this assessment, Hasbro’s management concluded that, as of December 28, 2008, its
internal control over financial reporting is effective based on those criteria. Hasbro’s independent registered
public accounting firm has issued an audit report on internal control over financial reporting, which is included
herein.
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