Item 8.01 Other Events.

On June 29, 2021, Hasbro, Inc. ("Hasbro" or "we") and Entertainment One Canada Ltd. ("EOCL") completed the sale of Entertainment One Music pursuant to an Equity Purchase Agreement dated April 25, 2021 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time), among Hasbro, EOCL, certain entities controlled by The Blackstone Group Inc. and affiliates of SESAC, a leading music rights organization, for an aggregate purchase price of $385 million in cash, subject to customary purchase price adjustments (the "Transaction"). Hasbro intends to use its net proceeds from the Transaction to accelerate deleveraging and other general corporate purposes.

A copy of the press release issued by Hasbro on June 29, 2021 announcing the completion of the transaction is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference herein.




Item 9.01      Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)  Exhibits

99.1 Hasbro, Inc. Press Release, dated June 29, 2021 . 104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

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