Mattel 2002 Annual Report Download - page 22

largest manufacturer of vegetable ingredients in the world. For more than 20 years prior to that, he was employed
by Kraft Foods, Inc., the largest packaged food company in North America, and was President of Kraft North
American Food Service from August 1996 to March 1998. Mr. Stockton worked for Kraft Foods, Inc. for
22 years.
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free of charge, its Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, Current Reports on Form 8-K
and amendments to those reports filed or furnished pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act as
soon as reasonably practicable after such materials are electronically filed with, or furnished to, the SEC.
Item 2. Properties.
Mattel owns its corporate headquarters in El Segundo, California, consisting of 335,000 square feet, which
is subject to a $41 million mortgage, and an adjacent 55,000 square foot office building. Mattel also leases
buildings in El Segundo consisting of approximately 327,000 square feet. All segments use these facilities.
Mattel’s Fisher-Price subsidiary owns its headquarters facilities in East Aurora, New York, consisting of
approximately 535,000 square feet, which is used by the US Infant & Preschool segment and for corporate
support functions. Pleasant Company owns its headquarters facilities in Middleton, Wisconsin, consisting of
approximately 420,000 square feet, which is used by the US Girls segment.
Mattel maintains leased sales offices in California, Illinois, New York, North Carolina, Arkansas, Michigan
and Georgia used by the Domestic segment and leased warehouse and distribution facilities in California,
New Jersey, Wisconsin and Texas, all of which are used by the Domestic segment. Mattel has leased retail space
in Illinois for its American Girl Place®store, which is used by the US Girls segment. Mattel also has leased
office space in Florida, which is used by the International segment. Mattel leases a computer facility in Phoenix,
Arizona used by all the segments. Internationally, Mattel has its principal offices and/or warehouse space in
Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Columbia, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, Denmark,
Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, India, Italy, Mexico, The Netherlands, Norway, Peru, Portugal,
South Korea, Spain, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and Venezuela which are leased (with the exception of
office space in Chile and certain warehouse space in France) and used by the International segment. Mattel’s
principal manufacturing facilities are located in China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mexico and Thailand. See
“Manufacturing.”
For leases that are scheduled to expire during the next twelve months, Mattel may negotiate new lease
agreements, renew leases or utilize alternative facilities. See Item 8 “Financial Statements and Supplementary
Data—Note 9 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.” Mattel believes that its owned and leased facilities, in
general, are suitable and adequate for its present and currently foreseeable needs.
Item 3. Legal Proceedings.
See Item 7 “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—
Litigation” and Item 8 “Financial Statements and Supplementary Data—Note 9 to the Consolidated Financial
Statements.”
Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
No matters were submitted to a vote of security holders during the fourth quarter of the fiscal year covered
by this report.
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