UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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FORM 8-K

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Current Report

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported):

~~January 13~~February 4, 2025

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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.)

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Delaware

001-05647

95-1567322

(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)

(Commission
File No.)

(I.R.S. Employer
Identification 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)

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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 52 – ~~Corporate~~Financial ~~Governance and Management~~ Information

Item 5 2.02. ~~Departure~~Results of ~~Directors~~Operations orand ~~Certain~~Financial ~~Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers~~Condition.

On ~~January~~February 134, 2025, ~~Anthony DiSilvestro, the Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”) of~~ Mattel, Inc. (“Mattel”) orissued ~~the~~a ~~“Company”),~~press ~~informed~~release ~~the~~regarding ~~Company~~its offourth ~~his~~quarter ~~intent~~and tofull ~~retire~~year ~~effective~~2024 ~~May 15~~financial results, ~~2025.~~a ~~The~~copy ~~Company~~of ~~has~~which ~~retained~~is anfurnished ~~executive~~as ~~search~~Exhibit ~~firm~~99.1 tohereto. This ~~assist~~exhibit ~~with~~is ~~its~~incorporated ~~CFO~~herein ~~search.~~by reference.

ToIn ~~support~~accordance ~~the~~with ~~transition~~General Instruction B.2 of ~~his~~Form ~~role~~8-K, tothe ainformation ~~successor~~in this Current Report on Form 8-K, Mrincluding Exhibit 99. ~~DiSilvestro~~1, ~~has~~shall ~~agreed~~not be deemed to ~~serve~~be as“filed” anfor ~~advisor~~purposes toof Section 18 of the ~~Company~~Securities ~~for~~and aExchange ~~period~~Act of 901934, ~~days~~as ~~following~~amended ~~his~~(the ~~retirement~~“Exchange ~~date.~~Act”), Inor ~~exchange~~otherwise ~~for~~subject ~~such~~to ~~services~~the liability of that section, ~~the~~and ~~Company~~shall ~~will~~not ~~pay~~be ~~Mr. DiSilvestro~~incorporated anby ~~advisory~~reference ~~fee~~into inany registration statement or other document filed under the ~~amount~~Securities Act of ~~$50~~1933,~~000~~ ~~per~~as ~~month.~~amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

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.

Exhibit No.		Exhibit Description
99.1**		Press release dated January 16, 2025
104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL Document)

(d) Exhibits: Press release dated February 4, 2025, issued by Mattel, Inc.


Exhibit No.						Exhibit Description
99.1**						Press release dated February 4, 2025
104						Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL Document)

** Furnished herewith

~~SIGNATURES~~ SIGNATURE

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: ~~January~~February 164, 2025

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