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HASBRO, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — (Continued)
(Thousands of Dollars and Shares Except Per Share Data)
Hasbro purchases certain components used in its manufacturing process and certain finished products from
manufacturers in the Far East. The Company’s reliance on external sources of manufacturing can be shifted, over
a period of time, to alternative sources of supply for products it sells, should such changes be necessary.
However, if the Company were prevented from obtaining products from a substantial number of its current Far
East suppliers due to political, labor or other factors beyond its control, the Company’s operations would be
disrupted, potentially for a significant period of time, while alternative sources of product were secured. The
imposition of trade sanctions, quotas or other protectionist measures by the United States or the European Union
against a class of products imported by Hasbro from, or the loss of “normal trade relations” status with, China
could significantly increase the cost of the Company’s products imported into the United States or Europe.
The Company has agreements which allow it to develop and market products based on properties owned by
third parties including its license with Marvel Entertainment, LLC and Marvel Characters B.V. (together
“Marvel”) and its license with Lucas Licensing Ltd. and Lucasfilm Ltd. (together “Lucas”). These licenses have
multi-year terms and provide the Company with the right to market and sell designated classes of products based
on Marvel’s portfolio of brands, including SPIDER-MAN and THE AVENGERS, and Lucas’s STAR WARS
brand. Hasbro’s net revenues from these licenses can be significant in any given year based on the level of third
party entertainment. Both Marvel and Lucas are owned by The Walt Disney Company.
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