Hasbro (HAS)

(7) Accrued Liabilities

        In January 2003, the Company amended its license agreement with Lucas Licensing Ltd. ("Lucas") for the manufacture and distribution of STAR WARS toys and games. Under the amended agreement, the term was extended by ten years and is expected to run through 2018. In addition, the minimum guaranteed royalties due to Lucas were reduced by $85,000. In a separate agreement, the warrants previously granted to Lucas were also amended. The warrant amendment agreement provides the Company with a call option through October 13, 2016 to purchase all of these warrants from Lucas for a price to be paid at the Company's election of either $200,000 in cash or the equivalent of $220,000 in shares of the Company's common stock, such stock being valued at the time of the exercise of the option. Also, the warrant amendment agreement provides Lucas with a put option through January 2008 to sell all of these warrants to the Company for a price to be paid at the Company's election of either $100,000 in cash or the equivalent of $110,000 in shares of the Company's common stock, such stock being valued at the time of the exercise of the option.

        On June 30, 2003, the first day of the third quarter of fiscal 2003, the Company adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 150, "Accounting for Certain Financial Instruments with Characteristics of Liabilities and Equity", ("SFAS 150"), which establishes standards for issuers' classification as liabilities in the consolidated balance sheet of certain financial instruments that have characteristics of both liabilities and equity.

        In accordance with SFAS 150, due to the put feature of the warrants, in 2003 the Company reclassified the historic value of the above warrants of $107,669 from equity to current liabilities, and recorded a charge for the cumulative effect of an accounting change of $17,351, or $0.09 per diluted share, to adjust the warrants to their fair value as of that date. Under SFAS 150, the Company is required to adjust the warrants to their fair value through earnings at the end of each reporting period. In accordance with SFAS 150, during 2004, the Company recorded income of $12,710 to adjust the warrants to their fair value. During the last half of 2003, the Company recorded a charge to earnings of $13,630 to adjust the warrants to their fair value. This income adjustment in 2004 and charge to income in 2003 are included in other expense, net in the consolidated statement of operations. There is no tax benefit or expense associated with the cumulative effect charge and subsequent fair value adjustments.

        Under this warrant amendment, the term of each of the warrants issued to Lucas was extended by ten years. The increase in value of the warrants as a result of the amendment was approximately $67,900, which was recorded in the first quarter of 2003 as an intangible asset, and is being amortized over the remaining life of the licensing contract.

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        Should either the put or call option be required to be settled, the Company believes that it will have adequate funds available to settle them in cash if necessary. Had this option been exercised at December 26, 2004 and the Company had elected to settle this option in the Company's stock, the Company would have been required to issue 5,871 shares. If the share price of the Company's common stock were higher as of December 26, 2004 the number of shares issuable would have decreased. If the share price were lower as of December 26, 2004, the number of shares issuable would have increased.