UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

_____________________________________________

FORM 8-K

______________________________________________

Current Report

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported):

~~October 23~~January 13, ~~2024~~ 2025

______________________________________________

MATTEL, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

______________________________________________

Delaware

001-05647

95-1567322

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

(Commission

File No.)

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

Delaware

001-05647

95-1567322

(State or other jurisdictionof incorporation)

(CommissionFile No.)

(I.R.S. EmployerIdentification No.)

333 Continental Boulevard

El Segundo, California 90245-5012

(Address of principal executive offices)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code

(310) 252-2000

N/A

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

______________________________________________

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) ☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) ☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) ☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

☐

Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

☐

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

☐

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class

TradingSymbol(s)

Name of each exchange on which registered

~~Trading Symbol(s)~~

~~Name of each exchange on which registered~~

Common Stock, $1.00 per share

MAT

The Nasdaq Global Select Market

~~MAT~~

~~The Nasdaq Global Select Market~~

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Section 25 – ~~Financial~~Corporate ~~Information~~Governance and Management

Item 2 5.02. ~~Results~~Departure of ~~Operations~~Directors ~~and~~or ~~Financial~~Certain ~~Condition~~Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On ~~October~~January 2313, ~~2024~~2025, Anthony DiSilvestro, the Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”) of Mattel, Inc. (“Mattel”) ~~issued~~or athe ~~press~~“Company”), ~~release~~informed ~~regarding~~the ~~its~~Company ~~third~~of ~~quarter~~his ~~2024~~intent ~~financial~~to ~~results,~~retire aeffective ~~copy~~May 15, of2025. ~~which~~The isCompany ~~furnished~~has asretained ~~Exhibit~~an ~~99.1~~executive ~~hereto. This~~search ~~exhibit~~firm isto ~~incorporated~~assist ~~herein~~with byits ~~reference~~CFO search.

InTo ~~accordance~~support ~~with~~the ~~General~~transition ~~Instruction B.2~~ of ~~Form~~his ~~8-K,~~role ~~the~~to ~~information~~a ~~in this Current Report on Form 8-K~~successor, ~~including Exhibit 99~~Mr.1, DiSilvestro ~~shall~~has ~~not~~agreed ~~be deemed~~ to beserve ~~“filed”~~as ~~for~~an ~~purposes~~advisor ofto ~~Section 18 of~~ the ~~Securities~~Company ~~and~~for ~~Exchange~~a ~~Act~~period of ~~1934,~~90 asdays ~~amended~~following ~~(the~~his ~~“Exchange~~retirement ~~Act”),~~date. orIn ~~otherwise~~exchange ~~subject~~for tosuch ~~the liability of that section~~services, ~~and~~the ~~shall~~Company ~~not~~will bepay ~~incorporated~~Mr. DiSilvestro byan ~~reference~~advisory ~~into~~fee ~~any~~in ~~registration statement or other document filed under~~ the ~~Securities~~amount ~~Act~~ of ~~1933~~$50,000 asper ~~amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing~~month.

Section 7 – Regulation FD

Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.

On January 16, 2025, the Company issued a press release announcing Mr. DiSilvestro’s retirement, a copy of which is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 hereto.

In accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information in this Item 7.01, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liability of that section, and shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document filed under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

Section 9 – Financial Statements and Exhibits

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits: Press release dated October 23, 2024, issued by Mattel, Inc.


Exhibit No.		Exhibit Description

99.1**		Press release dated January 16, 2025

104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL Document)

Exhibit No.						Exhibit Description
99.1**						Press release dated October 23, 2024
104						Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL Document)

**	Furnished herewith

~~SIGNATURE~~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.

MATTEL, INC. Registrant By: /s/ Jonathan Anschell Name: Jonathan Anschell Title: Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer, and Secretary

Dated: ~~October~~January 2316, ~~2024~~2025

Filing Compare · MATTEL INC /DE/