2021 Earnings

APRIL 27, 2021

Safe Harbor

Certain statements in this presentation contain "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements, which may be identified by the use of forward-looking words or phrases, include statements relating to: our future performance and expectations for growth in future quarters and 2021; our ability to return television and film entertainment revenues to 2019 levels; the impact of the global coronavirus outbreak on our business; the ability to achieve our financial and business goals and objectives; the expected adequacy of supply and operation of our manufacturing facilities; product and entertainment plans, including the content and timing of entertainment production and releases; changes in the methods of content distribution; marketing and promotional efforts; anticipated expenses; working capital; liquidity; and the anticipated impact of acquisitions and dispositions. Our actual actions or results may differ materially from those expected or anticipated in the forward-looking statements due to both known and unknown risks and uncertainties. Factors that might cause such a difference include, but are not limited to:

  • our ability to design, develop, produce, manufacture, source and ship products on a timely, cost-effective and profitable basis;
  • rapidly changing consumer interests in the types of products and entertainment we offer;
  • the challenge of developing and offering products and storytelling experiences that are sought after by children, families and audiences given increasing technology and entertainment offerings available;
  • our ability to develop and distribute engaging storytelling across media to drive brand awareness;
  • our dependence on third party relationships, including with third party manufacturers, licensors of brands, studios, content producers and entertainment distribution channels;
  • our ability to successfully compete in the global play and entertainment industry, including with manufacturers, marketers, and sellers of toys and games, digital gaming products and digital media, as well as with film studios, television production companies and independent distributors and content producers;
  • our ability to successfully evolve and transform our business and capabilities to address a changing global consumer landscape and retail environment, including changing inventory policies and practices of our customers;
  • our ability to develop new and expanded areas of our business, such as through eOne, Wizards of the Coast, and our other entertainment and digital gaming;
  • our ability to successfully develop and execute plans to mitigate the negative impact of the coronavirus on our business, including, without limitation, negative impacts to our supply chain that could occur as the pandemic worsens in countries, such as India, where we source significant amounts of product;
  • risks associated with international operations, such as currency conversion, currency fluctuations, the imposition of tariffs, quotas, shipping delays of difficulties, border adjustment taxes or other protectionist measures, and other challenges in the territories in which we operate;
  • our ability to successfully implement actions to lessen the impact of potential and enacted tariffs imposed on our products, including any changes to our supply chain, inventory management, sales policies or pricing of our products;
  • downturns in global and regional economic conditions impacting one or more of the markets in which we sell products, which can negatively impact our retail customers and consumers, result in lower employment levels, consumer disposable income, retailer inventories and spending, including lower spending on purchases of our products;
  • other economic and public health conditions or regulatory changes in the markets in which we and our customers, partners, licensees, suppliers and manufacturers operate, such as higher commodity prices, labor costs or transportation costs, or outbreaks of disease, such as the coronavirus, the occurrence of which could create work slowdowns, delays or shortages in production or shipment of products, increases in costs or delays in revenue;
  • the success of our key partner brands, including the ability to secure, maintain and extend agreements with our key partners or the risk of delays, increased costs or difficulties associated with any of our or our partners' planned digital applications or media initiatives;
  • fluctuations in our business due to seasonality;
  • the concentration of our customers, potentially increasing the negative impact to our business of difficulties experienced by any of our customers or changes in their purchasing or selling patterns;
  • the bankruptcy or other lack of success of one of our significant retailers, such as the bankruptcy of Toys"R"Us in the United States and Canada;
  • the bankruptcy or other lack of success of one or more of our licensees and other business partners;
  • risks relating to the use of third-party manufacturers for the manufacturing of our products, including the concentration of manufacturing for many of our products in the People's Republic of China and our ability to successfully diversify sourcing of our products to reduce reliance on sources of supply in China;
  • our ability to attract and retain talented employees;
  • our ability to realize the benefits of cost-savings and efficiency and/or revenue enhancing initiatives, including initiatives to integrate eOne into our business;
  • our ability to protect our assets and intellectual property, including as a result of infringement, theft, misappropriation, cyber-attacks or other acts compromising the integrity of our assets or intellectual property;
  • risks relating to the impairment and/or write-offs of products and films and television programs we acquire and produce;
  • risks relating to investments, acquisitions and dispositions;
  • the risk of product recalls or product liability suits and costs associated with product safety regulations;
  • changes in tax laws or regulations, or the interpretation and application of such laws and regulations, which may cause us to alter tax reserves or make other changes which would significantly impact our reported financial results;
  • the impact of litigation or arbitration decisions or settlement actions; and
  • other risks and uncertainties as may be detailed from time to time in our public announcements and SEC filings.

The statements contained herein are based on our current beliefs and expectations. We undertake no obligation to make any revisions to the forward-looking statements contained in this presentation or to update them to reflect events or circumstances occurring after the date of this presentation.

Supplemental Financial Data

Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

The financial tables accompanying this presentation include non-GAAP financial measures as defined under SEC rules, specifically Adjusted operating profit, Adjusted net earnings and Adjusted earnings per diluted share, which exclude, where applicable, the 2021 impact of purchased intangible amortization and stock compensation expense associated with retention awards granted at the time of the eOne acquisition, and for 2020, the impact of the eOne acquisition and related costs and purchased intangible amortization. Also included in the financial tables are the non-GAAP financial measures of EBITDA, and Adjusted EBITDA. EBITDA represents net earnings attributable to Hasbro, Inc. excluding interest expense, income taxes, depreciation and amortization. Adjusted EBITDA also excludes the impact of the charges/gains noted above, as well as non-cash stock compensation. As required by SEC rules, we have provided reconciliations on the attached schedules of these measures to the most directly comparable GAAP measure. Management believes that Adjusted net earnings, Adjusted earnings per diluted share and Adjusted operating profit provides investors with an understanding of the underlying performance of our business absent unusual events. Management believes that EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are appropriate measures for evaluating the operating performance of our business because they reflect the resources available for strategic opportunities including, among others, to invest in the business, strengthen the balance sheet and make strategic acquisitions. These non-GAAP measures should be considered in addition to, not as a substitute for, or superior to, net earnings or other measures of financial performance prepared in accordance with GAAP as more fully discussed in our consolidated financial statements and filings with the SEC. As used herein, "GAAP" refers to accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

Hasbro's Brand Blueprint

Strategy for Growth

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Creating the World's Best Play &

Entertainment Experiences

Supercharging

the Blueprint

Creating immersive experiences that drive higher value & capture the economics of Hasbro owned brands

Consumer Products: A cash-generating

business that we expect to grow in line with or ahead of the industry

Wizards of the Coast & Digital Gaming: Highly profitable business growing through player expansion, new games and new IP. On track to double the size of Wizards by 2023. Entertainment: Through strategic investment to create profitable TV and film, we can use storytelling to elevate existing brands and launch new brands

Q1 2021 DELIVERS A

STRONG START TO 2021

• Q1 2021 Growth in Consumer Products and Wizards of the

Coast & Digital Gaming

segments; Entertainment segment declined in Q1, as expected but remains on track to deliver growth for the full year 2021.

Franchise Brands, Partner Brands and Emerging Brands grew in the quarter; Hasbro Gaming declined slightly versus outsized growth in Q1 2020.

• Q1 2021 As Reported Operating Profit increased to $147.3M, or 13.2% of revenues; Adjusted Operating Profit* Increased to $174.1M, or 15.6% of revenues.

Strong Financial

Position

Q1 2021 Net Revenues: $1.11B

Net Earnings: $116.2M

Adjusted Net Earnings: $138.4M*

EBITDA $235.3M* Adjusted EBITDA $252.0M* Paid $93.4M in Dividends

Retired $300M in debt due in May 2021

$1.43B in cash at quarter end

$377.6M Operating Cash Flow

*The As Adjusted figures are non-GAAP financial

measures. A reconciliation of non-GAAP financial

measures can be found on slides 24-26.

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