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This excerpt taken from the HAS DEF 14A filed Apr 6, 2009.
Beneficial Owner
 
If your shares are held in a stock brokerage account or by a bank or other nominee, you are considered the beneficial owner of shares held in street name and your broker or nominee is considered, with respect to those shares, the shareholder of record. As the beneficial owner, you have the right to direct your broker or nominee on how to vote and are also invited to attend the Meeting. However, since you are not the shareholder of record, you may not vote these shares in person at the Meeting unless you receive a proxy from your broker or nominee. Your broker or nominee has provided voting instructions for you to use. If you wish to attend the Meeting and vote in person, please contact your broker or nominee so that you can receive a legal proxy to present at the Meeting.
 
Q: How can I attend the Meeting?
 
A: You may attend the Meeting if you are listed as a shareholder of record as of March 27, 2009 and bring proof of your identification. If you hold your shares through a broker or other nominee, you will need to provide proof of your share ownership by bringing either a copy of a brokerage statement showing your share ownership as of March 27, 2009, or a legal proxy if you wish to vote your shares in person at the Meeting. In addition to the items mentioned above, you should bring proof of your identification.
 
Q: How can I vote my shares in person at the Meeting?
 
A: Shares held directly in your name as the shareholder of record may be voted in person at the Meeting. If you choose to do so, please bring proof of your identification to the meeting. Shares beneficially owned may be voted by you if you receive and present at the Meeting a proxy from your broker or nominee, together with proof of identification. Even if you plan to attend the Meeting, we recommend that you also vote in one of the ways described below so that your vote will be counted if you later decide not to attend the Meeting or are otherwise unable to attend.


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Q: How can I vote my shares without attending the Meeting?
 
A: Whether you hold shares directly as the shareholder of record or beneficially in street name, you may direct your vote without attending the Meeting. You may vote by granting a proxy or, for shares held in street name, by submitting voting instructions to your broker or nominee. In most instances, you will be able to do this over the Internet, by telephone or by mail. Please refer to the summary instructions below, the instructions included on the Notice of Internet availability of the proxy materials, and if you request printed proxy materials, the instructions included on your proxy card or, for shares held in street name, the voting instruction card provided by your broker or nominee.
 
By Internet — If you have Internet access, you may submit your proxy from any location in the world by following the Internet voting instructions on the Notice you received or by following the Internet voting instructions on the proxy card or voting instruction card sent to you.
 
By Telephone — You may submit your proxy by following the telephone voting instructions on the Notice you received or by following the telephone voting instructions on the proxy card or voting instruction card sent to you.
 
By Mail — You may do this by marking, dating and signing your proxy card or, for shares held in street name, the voting instruction card provided to you by your broker or nominee, and mailing it in the enclosed, self-addressed, postage prepaid envelope. No postage is required if mailed in the United States. Please note that for Hasbro shareholders, other than those shareholders holding their shares through the Hasbro 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan who are all being mailed a printed set of proxy materials, you will only be mailed a printed proxy card or printed voting instruction card if you request that such printed materials be sent to you by following the instructions in the Notice for requesting paper copies of the proxy materials.
 
Q: How are votes counted?
 
A: Each share of Common Stock entitles its holder to one vote on all matters to come before the Meeting, including the election of directors. In the election of directors, for each of the nominees you may vote “FOR” such nominee or your vote may be “WITHHELD” with respect to such nominee. For the other proposals, you may vote “FOR”, “AGAINST” or “ABSTAIN”. If you “ABSTAIN”, it has the same effect as a vote “AGAINST” the proposal.
 
If you vote via the Internet or telephone and do not specify contrary voting instructions, your shares will be voted in accordance with the recommendations of the Board. Similarly, if you sign and submit your proxy card or voting instruction card with no instructions, your shares will be voted in accordance with the recommendations of the Board.
 
If you are a shareholder of record and do not either vote via the Internet, via telephone, or return a signed proxy card, your shares will not be voted.
 
If you are a beneficial shareholder and do not vote via the Internet, telephone, or by returning a signed voting instruction card, your shares may be voted in situations where brokers have discretionary voting authority over the shares. Discretionary voting authority is permitted on the proposals for the election of directors and the ratification of the selection of KPMG as the independent registered public accounting firm for 2009.
 
Q: Can I change my vote or revoke my proxy?
 
A: You may change your proxy instructions at any time prior to the vote at the Meeting. For shares held directly in your name, you may accomplish this by granting another proxy that is properly signed and bears a later date, by sending a properly signed written notice to the Secretary of the Company or by attending the Meeting and voting in person. To revoke a proxy previously submitted by telephone or through the Internet, you may simply vote again at a later date, using the same procedures, in which case your later submitted vote will be recorded and your earlier vote revoked. Attendance at the Meeting will not cause your previously granted proxy to be revoked unless you specifically so request. For shares held beneficially by you, you may change your vote by submitting new voting instructions to your broker or nominee.


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Q: What does it mean if I receive more than one Notice of the Internet availability of proxy materials, or more than one proxy or voting instruction card?
 
A: It means your shares are registered differently or are held in more than one account. Please provide voting instructions for all Notices, or proxy and voting instruction cards you receive.
 
Q: Where can I find the voting results of the Meeting?
 
A: We will announce preliminary voting results at the Meeting. We will publish final voting results in a Current Report on Form 8-K within a few days following the Meeting and in our quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the second quarter of fiscal 2009.
 
Q: What is the quorum for the Meeting?
 
A: Holders of record (the “Shareholders”) of the Common Stock on March 27, 2009 are entitled to vote at the Meeting or any adjournments thereof. As of that date there were 139,821,649 shares of Common Stock outstanding and entitled to vote and a majority of the outstanding shares will constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at the Meeting. Abstentions and broker non-votes are counted as present at the Meeting for purposes of determining whether there is a quorum at the Meeting. A broker non-vote occurs when a broker holding shares for a customer does not vote on a particular proposal because the broker has not received voting instructions on the matter from its customer and is barred by stock exchange rules from exercising discretionary authority, or otherwise chooses not to exercise discretionary authority, to vote on the matter.
 
Q: What happens if I have previously consented to electronic delivery of the proxy statement and other annual meeting materials?
 
A: If you have previously consented to electronic delivery of the annual meeting materials you will receive an email notice with instructions on how to access the proxy statement, notice of meeting and annual report on the Company’s website, and in the case of the proxy card, on Computershare’s website. The notice will also inform you how to vote your proxy over the Internet. You will receive this email notice at approximately the same time paper copies of the notice of Internet availability of the proxy materials, or annual meeting materials are mailed to shareholders who have not consented to receive materials electronically. Your consent to receive the annual meeting materials electronically will remain in effect until you specify otherwise.
 
Q: If I am a shareholder of record how do I consent to receive my annual meeting materials electronically?
 
A: Shareholders of record that choose to vote their shares via the Internet will be asked to choose a delivery preference prior to voting their shares. After entering the access information requested by the electronic voting site, click “Login” and then respond as to whether you would like to receive proxy material via electronic delivery. If you would like to receive future proxy materials electronically click the applicable button, enter and verify your current email address and then click “Continue”. During the year, shareholders of record may sign up to receive their annual meeting materials electronically over the Internet. To sign up, registered shareholders can go to the website www.computershare.com/us/ecomms. Shareholders of record with multiple Hasbro accounts will need to consent to electronic delivery for each account separately.


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This excerpt taken from the HAS DEF 14A filed Apr 8, 2008.
Beneficial Owner
 
If your shares are held in a stock brokerage account or by a bank or other nominee, you are considered the beneficial owner of shares held in street name and your broker or nominee is considered, with respect to those shares, the shareholder of record. As the beneficial owner, you have the right to direct your broker or nominee on how to vote and are also invited to attend the Meeting. However, since you are not the shareholder of record, you may not vote these shares in person at the Meeting unless you receive a proxy from your broker or nominee. Your broker or nominee has provided voting instructions for you to use. If you wish to attend the Meeting and vote in person, please contact your broker or nominee so that you can receive a legal proxy to present at the Meeting.
 
Q: How can I attend the Meeting?
 
A: You may attend the Meeting if you are listed as a shareholder of record as of March 28, 2008 and bring proof of your identification. If you hold your shares through a broker or other nominee, you will need to provide proof of your share ownership by bringing either a copy of a brokerage statement showing your share ownership as of March 28, 2008, or a legal proxy if you wish to vote your shares in person at the Meeting. In addition to the items mentioned above, you should bring proof of your identification.
 
Q: How can I vote my shares in person at the Meeting?
 
A: Shares held directly in your name as the shareholder of record may be voted in person at the Meeting. If you choose to do so, please bring proof of your identification to the meeting. Shares beneficially owned may be voted by you if you receive and present at the Meeting a proxy from your broker or nominee, together with proof of identification. Even if you plan to attend the Meeting, we recommend that you also vote in one of the ways described below so that your vote will be counted if you later decide not to attend the Meeting or are otherwise unable to attend.
 
Q: How can I vote my shares without attending the Meeting?
 
A: Whether you hold shares directly as the shareholder of record or beneficially in street name, you may direct your vote without attending the Meeting. You may vote by granting a proxy or, for shares held in street name, by submitting voting instructions to your broker or nominee. In most instances, you will be able to do this over the Internet, by telephone or by mail. Please refer to the summary instructions below, the instructions included on the Notice of Internet availability of the proxy materials, and if you request printed proxy materials, the


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instructions included on your proxy card or, for shares held in street name, the voting instruction card provided by your broker or nominee.
 
By Internet — If you have Internet access, you may submit your proxy from any location in the world by following the Internet voting instructions on the Notice you received or by following the Internet voting instructions on the proxy card or voting instruction card sent to you.
 
By Telephone — You may submit your proxy by following the telephone voting instructions on the Notice you received or by following the telephone voting instructions on the proxy card or voting instruction card sent to you.
 
By Mail — You may do this by marking, dating and signing your proxy card or, for shares held in street name, the voting instruction card provided to you by your broker or nominee, and mailing it in the enclosed, self-addressed, postage prepaid envelope. No postage is required if mailed in the United States. Please note that for Hasbro shareholders, other than those shareholders holding their shares through the Hasbro 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan who are all being mailed a printed set of proxy materials, you will only be mailed a printed proxy card or printed voting instruction card if you request that such printed materials be sent to you by following the instructions in the Notice for requesting paper copies of the proxy materials.
 
Q: How are votes counted?
 
A: Each share of Common Stock entitles its holder to one vote on all matters to come before the Meeting, including the election of directors. In the election of directors, for each of the nominees you may vote “FOR” such nominee or your vote may be “WITHHELD” with respect to such nominee. For the ratification of the selection of KPMG, you may vote “FOR”, “AGAINST” or “ABSTAIN”. If you “ABSTAIN”, it has the same effect as a vote “AGAINST” the proposal.
 
If you vote via the Internet or telephone and do not specify contrary voting instructions, your shares will be voted in accordance with the recommendations of the Board. Similarly, if you sign and submit your proxy card or voting instruction card with no instructions, your shares will be voted in accordance with the recommendations of the Board.
 
If you are a shareholder of record and do not either vote via the Internet, via telephone, or return a signed proxy card, your shares will not be voted.
 
If you are a beneficial shareholder and do not vote via the Internet, telephone, or by returning a signed voting instruction card, your shares may be voted in situations where brokers have discretionary voting authority over the shares. Discretionary voting authority is permitted on the proposals for the election of directors and the ratification of the selection of KPMG as the independent registered public accounting firm for 2008.
 
Q: Can I change my vote or revoke my proxy?
 
A: You may change your proxy instructions at any time prior to the vote at the Meeting. For shares held directly in your name, you may accomplish this by granting another proxy that is properly signed and bears a later date, by sending a properly signed written notice to the Secretary of the Company or by attending the Meeting and voting in person. To revoke a proxy previously submitted by telephone or through the Internet, you may simply vote again at a later date, using the same procedures, in which case your later submitted vote will be recorded and your earlier vote revoked. Attendance at the Meeting will not cause your previously granted proxy to be revoked unless you specifically so request. For shares held beneficially by you, you may change your vote by submitting new voting instructions to your broker or nominee.
 
Q: What does it mean if I receive more than one Notice of the Internet availability of proxy materials, or more than one proxy or voting instruction card?
 
A: It means your shares are registered differently or are held in more than one account. Please provide voting instructions for all Notices, or proxy and voting instruction cards you receive.


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Q: Where can I find the voting results of the Meeting?
 
A: We will announce preliminary voting results at the Meeting. We will publish final voting results in a Current Report on Form 8-K within a few days following the Meeting and in our quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the second quarter of fiscal 2008.
 
Q: What is the quorum for the Meeting?
 
A: Holders of record (the “Shareholders”) of the Common Stock on March 28, 2008 are entitled to vote at the Meeting or any adjournments thereof. As of that date there were 139,856,065 shares of Common Stock outstanding and entitled to vote and a majority of the outstanding shares will constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at the Meeting. Abstentions and broker non-votes are counted as present at the Meeting for purposes of determining whether there is a quorum at the Meeting. A broker non-vote occurs when a broker holding shares for a customer does not vote on a particular proposal because the broker has not received voting instructions on the matter from its customer and is barred by stock exchange rules from exercising discretionary authority to vote on the matter.
 
Q: What happens if I have previously consented to electronic delivery of the proxy statement and other annual meeting materials?
 
A: If you have previously consented to electronic delivery of the annual meeting materials you will receive an email notice with instructions on how to access the proxy statement, notice of meeting and annual report on the Company’s website, and in the case of the proxy card, on Computershare’s website. The notice will also inform you how to vote your proxy over the Internet. You will receive this email notice at approximately the same time paper copies of the Notice of Internet availability of the proxy materials, or annual meeting materials are mailed to shareholders who have not consented to receive materials electronically. Your consent to receive the annual meeting materials electronically will remain in effect until you specify otherwise.
 
Q: If I am a shareholder of record how do I consent to receive my annual meeting materials electronically?
 
A: Shareholders of record that choose to vote their shares via the Internet will be asked to choose a delivery preference prior to voting their shares. After entering the access information requested by the electronic voting site, click “Login” and then respond as to whether you would like to receive proxy material via electronic delivery. If you would like to receive future proxy materials electronically click the applicable button, enter and verify your current email address and then click “Continue”. During the year, shareholders of record may sign up to receive their annual meeting materials electronically over the Internet. To sign up registered shareholders can go to the website www.computershare.com/us/ecomms. Shareholders of record with multiple Hasbro accounts will need to consent to electronic delivery for each account separately.


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This excerpt taken from the HAS DEF 14A filed Apr 16, 2007.
Beneficial Owner
 
If your shares are held in a stock brokerage account or by a bank or other nominee, you are considered the beneficial owner of shares held in street name and the proxy materials are being sent to you by your broker or nominee who is considered, with respect to those shares, the shareholder of record. As the beneficial owner, you


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have the right to direct your broker or nominee on how to vote and are also invited to attend the Meeting. However, since you are not the shareholder of record, you may not vote these shares in person at the Meeting unless you receive a proxy from your broker or nominee. Your broker or nominee has enclosed a voting instruction card for you to use. If you wish to attend the Meeting and vote in person, please mark the box on the voting instruction card received from your broker or nominee and return it to them so that you can receive a legal proxy to present at the Meeting.
 
Q: How can I attend the Meeting?
 
A: You may attend the Meeting if you are listed as a shareholder of record as of April 6, 2007 and bring proof of your identification. If you hold your shares through a broker or other nominee, you will need to provide proof of your share ownership by bringing either a copy of a brokerage statement showing your share ownership as of April 6, 2007, or a legal proxy if you wish to vote your shares in person at the Meeting. In addition to the items mentioned above, you should bring proof of your identification.
 
Q: How can I vote my shares in person at the Meeting?
 
A: Shares held directly in your name as the shareholder of record may be voted in person at the Meeting. If you choose to do so, please bring the enclosed proxy card and proof of identification. Shares beneficially owned may be voted by you if you receive and present at the Meeting a proxy from your broker or nominee, together with proof of identification. Even if you plan to attend the Meeting, we recommend that you also submit your proxy or voting instructions as described below so that your vote will be counted if you later decide not to attend the Meeting or are otherwise unable to attend.
 
Q: How can I vote my shares without attending the Meeting?
 
A: Whether you hold shares directly as the shareholder of record or beneficially in street name, you may direct your vote without attending the Meeting. You may vote by granting a proxy or, for shares held in street name, by submitting voting instructions to your broker or nominee. In most instances, you will be able to do this over the Internet, by telephone or by mail. Please refer to the summary instructions below and those included on your proxy card or, for shares held in street name, the voting instruction card included by your broker or nominee.
 
By Internet — If you have Internet access, you may submit your proxy from any location in the world by following the “Vote by Internet” instructions on the proxy card.
 
By Telephone — You may submit your proxy by following the “Vote by Telephone” instructions on the proxy card.
 
By Mail — You may do this by marking, dating and signing your proxy card or, for shares held in street name, the voting instruction card provided by your broker or nominee, and mailing it in the enclosed, self-addressed, postage prepaid envelope. No postage is required if mailed in the United States.
 
Q: How are votes counted?
 
A: Each share of Common Stock entitles its holder to one vote on all matters to come before the Meeting, including the election of directors. In the election of directors, for each of the nominees you may vote “FOR” such nominee or your vote may be “WITHHELD” with respect to such nominee. For the other proposals, you may vote “FOR”, “AGAINST” or “ABSTAIN”. If you “ABSTAIN”, it has the same effect as a vote “AGAINST” the proposal.
 
If you sign and submit your proxy card or voting instruction card with no instructions, your shares will be voted in accordance with the recommendations of the Board. Please note that, as is described below, this does not apply to any units of the Hasbro Stock Fund which you hold in Hasbro’s 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan.
 
If you are a shareholder of record and do not return your signed proxy card, your shares will not be voted.
 
If you are a beneficial shareholder and do not return your voting instruction card, your shares may be voted in situations where brokers have discretionary voting authority over the shares. With respect to the approval of the Amendments to the 2003 Stock Incentive Performance Plan and the “Sustainability Report-Hasbro, Inc.”


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shareholder proposal, discretionary voting authority is not permitted. For these proposals shares held by beneficial shareholders for which voting instructions are not submitted will not be voted.
 
Q: Can I change my vote or revoke my proxy?
 
A: You may change your proxy instructions at any time prior to the vote at the Meeting. For shares held directly in your name, you may accomplish this by granting another proxy that is properly signed and bears a later date, by sending a properly signed written notice to the Secretary of the Company or by attending the Meeting and voting in person. To revoke a proxy previously submitted by telephone or through the Internet, you may simply vote again at a later date, using the same procedures, in which case your later submitted vote will be recorded and your earlier vote revoked. Attendance at the Meeting will not cause your previously granted proxy to be revoked unless you specifically so request. For shares held beneficially by you, you may change your vote by submitting new voting instructions to your broker or nominee.
 
Q: What does it mean if I receive more than one proxy or voting instruction card?
 
A: It means your shares are registered differently or are held in more than one account. Please provide voting instructions for all proxy and voting instruction cards you receive.
 
Q: Where can I find the voting results of the Meeting?
 
A: We will announce preliminary voting results at the Meeting. We will publish final voting results in a Current Report on Form 8-K within a few days following the Meeting and in our quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the second quarter of fiscal 2007.
 
Q: What is the quorum for the Meeting?
 
A: Holders of record (the “Shareholders”) of the Common Stock on April 6, 2007 are entitled to vote at the Meeting or any adjournments thereof. As of that date there were 160,096,316 shares of Common Stock outstanding and entitled to vote and a majority of the outstanding shares will constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at the Meeting. Abstentions and broker non-votes are counted as present at the Meeting for purposes of determining whether there is a quorum at the Meeting. A broker non-vote occurs when a broker holding shares for a customer does not vote on a particular proposal because the broker has not received voting instructions on the matter from its customer and is barred by stock exchange rules from exercising discretionary authority to vote on the matter.
 
Q: How do participants in the Hasbro 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan vote their shares?
 
A: If your account in the Hasbro 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan has units of the Hasbro Stock Fund, the accompanying proxy card indicates the number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by you under the Retirement Savings Plan. When a participant proxy card is returned properly signed and completed, Fidelity Management Trust Company (the “Trustee”) will vote the participant’s shares in the manner directed by the participant. If the participant makes no directions, the Trustee will not vote the shares.
 
Q: What happens if I have consented to electronic delivery of the proxy statement and other annual meeting materials?
 
A: If you have consented to electronic delivery of the annual meeting materials you will receive an email notice with instructions on how to access the proxy statement, notice of meeting and annual report on the Company’s website, and in the case of the proxy card, on Computershare’s website. The notice will also inform you how to vote your proxy over the Internet. You will receive this email notice at approximately the same time paper copies of the annual meeting materials are mailed to shareholders who have not consented to receive materials electronically. Your consent to receive the annual meeting materials electronically will remain in effect until you specify otherwise.
 
Q: If I am a shareholder of record how do I consent to receive my annual meeting materials electronically?
 
A: Shareholders of record that choose to vote their shares via the Internet will be asked to choose a delivery preference prior to voting their shares. After entering the access information requested by the electronic voting site, click “Login” and then respond as to whether you would like to receive proxy material via


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electronic delivery. If you would like to receive future proxy materials electronically click the “Yes” button, enter and verify your current email address and then click “Continue”. If you do not wish to choose the electronic delivery option, click the “No Thanks” button, indicating you do not wish to receive your annual meeting materials electronically, and then click the “Continue” button to begin the voting process. During the year, shareholders of record may sign up to receive their annual meeting materials electronically over the Internet. To sign up registered shareholders can go to the website www.computershare.com/us/ecomms. Shareholders of record with multiple Hasbro accounts will need to consent to electronic delivery for each account separately.
 
This excerpt taken from the HAS DEF 14A filed Apr 17, 2006.
Beneficial Owner
 
If your shares are held in a stock brokerage account or by a bank or other nominee, you are considered the beneficial owner of shares held in street name and the proxy materials are being sent to you by your broker or nominee who is considered, with respect to those shares, the shareholder of record. As the beneficial owner, you have the right to direct your broker or nominee on how to vote and are also invited to attend the Meeting. However, since you are not the shareholder of record, you may not vote these shares in person at the Meeting unless you


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receive a proxy from your broker or nominee. Your broker or nominee has enclosed a voting instruction card for you to use. If you wish to attend the Meeting and vote in person, please mark the box on the voting instruction card received from your broker or nominee and return it to them so that you can receive a legal proxy to present at the Meeting.
 
Q: How can I attend the Meeting?
 
A: You may attend the Meeting if you are listed as a shareholder of record as of April 3, 2006 and bring proof of your identification. If you hold your shares through a broker or other nominee, you will need to provide proof of your share ownership by bringing either a copy of a brokerage statement showing your share ownership as of April 3, 2006, or a legal proxy if you wish to vote your shares in person at the Meeting. In addition to the items mentioned above, you should bring proof of your identification.
 
Q: How can I vote my shares in person at the Meeting?
 
A: Shares held directly in your name as the shareholder of record may be voted in person at the Meeting. If you choose to do so, please bring the enclosed proxy card and proof of identification. Shares beneficially owned may be voted by you if you receive and present at the Meeting a proxy from your broker or nominee, together with proof of identification. Even if you plan to attend the Meeting, we recommend that you also submit your proxy as described below so that your vote will be counted if you later decide not to attend the Meeting or are otherwise unable to attend.
 
Q: How can I vote my shares without attending the Meeting?
 
A: Whether you hold shares directly as the shareholder of record or beneficially in street name, you may direct your vote without attending the Meeting. You may vote by granting a proxy or, for shares held in street name, by submitting voting instructions to your broker or nominee. In most instances, you will be able to do this over the Internet, by telephone or by mail. Please refer to the summary instructions below and those included on your proxy card or, for shares held in street name, the voting instruction card included by your broker or nominee.
 
By Internet — If you have Internet access, you may submit your proxy from any location in the world by following the “To vote using the Internet” instructions on the proxy card.
 
By Telephone — You may submit your proxy by following the “To vote using the Telephone” instructions on the proxy card.
 
By Mail — You may do this by marking, dating and signing your proxy card or, for shares held in street name, the voting instruction card provided by your broker or nominee, and mailing it in the enclosed, self-addressed, postage prepaid envelope. No postage is required if mailed in the United States.
 
Q: How are votes counted?
 
A: Each share of Common Stock entitles its holder to one vote on all matters to come before the Meeting, including the election of directors. In the election of directors, for each of the nominees you may vote “FOR” such nominee or your vote may be “WITHHELD” with respect to such nominee. For the other proposals, you may vote “FOR”, “AGAINST” or “ABSTAIN”. If you “ABSTAIN”, it has the same effect as a vote “AGAINST” the proposal.
 
If you sign your proxy card with no instructions, your shares will be voted in accordance with the recommendations of the Board with respect to the election of directors, the ratification of the selection of KPMG as the independent registered public accounting firm for 2006 and any other matters which may be considered at the Meeting for which discretionary voting is permitted. Please note that, as is described below, this does not apply to any units of the Hasbro Stock Fund which you hold in Hasbro’s Retirement Savings Plan.
 
With respect to the “Hasbro, Inc. — Global Human Rights Standards” shareholder proposal, discretionary voting authority is not permitted. For this proposal proxy cards which are signed without instructions will not be voted.


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Q: Can I change my vote or revoke my proxy?
 
A: You may change your proxy instructions at any time prior to the vote at the Meeting. For shares held directly in your name, you may accomplish this by granting another proxy that is properly signed and bears a later date, by sending a properly signed written notice to the Secretary of the Company or by attending the Meeting and voting in person. To revoke a proxy previously submitted by telephone or through the Internet, you may simply vote again at a later date, using the same procedures, in which case your later submitted vote will be recorded and your earlier vote revoked. Attendance at the Meeting will not cause your previously granted proxy to be revoked unless you specifically so request. For shares held beneficially by you, you may change your vote by submitting new voting instructions to your broker or nominee.
 
Q: What does it mean if I receive more than one proxy or voting instruction card?
 
A: It means your shares are registered differently or are held in more than one account. Please provide voting instructions for all proxy and voting instruction cards you receive.
 
Q: Where can I find the voting results of the Meeting?
 
A: We will announce preliminary voting results at the Meeting and publish final results in our quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the second quarter of fiscal 2006. We also plan to issue a current report on Form 8-K within a few days of the Meeting with the final voting results.
 
Q: What is the quorum for the Meeting?
 
A: Holders of record (the “Shareholders”) of the Common Stock on April 3, 2006 are entitled to vote at the Meeting or any adjournments thereof. As of that date there were 174,450,518 shares of Common Stock outstanding and entitled to vote and a majority of the outstanding shares will constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at the Meeting. Abstentions and broker non-votes are counted as present at the Meeting for purposes of determining whether there is a quorum at the Meeting. A broker non-vote occurs when a broker holding shares for a customer does not vote on a particular proposal because the broker has not received voting instructions on the matter from its customer and is barred by stock exchange rules from exercising discretionary authority to vote on the matter.
 
Q: How do participants in the Hasbro Retirement Savings Plan vote their shares?
 
A: If your account in the Hasbro Retirement Savings Plan has units of the Hasbro Stock Fund, the accompanying proxy card indicates the number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by you under the Retirement Savings Plan. When a participant proxy card is returned properly signed and completed, Fidelity Management Trust Company (the “Trustee”) will vote the participant’s shares in the manner directed by the participant. If the participant makes no directions, the Trustee will not vote the shares.
 
Q: What happens if I have consented to electronic delivery of the proxy statement and other annual meeting materials?
 
A: If you have consented to electronic delivery of the annual meeting materials you will receive an email notice with instructions on how to access the proxy statement and annual report on the Company’s website, and in the case of the proxy card, on Computershare’s website. The notice will also inform you how to vote your proxy over the Internet. You will receive this email notice at approximately the same time paper copies of the annual meeting materials are mailed to shareholders who have not consented to receive materials electronically. Even if you have consented to electronic delivery of the annual meeting materials, you may still receive a paper copy of the notice of the annual meeting. Your consent to receive the annual meeting materials electronically will remain in effect until you specify otherwise.
 
Q: If I am a shareholder of record how do I consent to receive my annual meeting materials electronically?
 
A: Shareholders of record that choose to vote their shares via the Internet will be asked to choose a delivery preference prior to voting their shares. After entering the access information requested by the electronic voting site, click “Login” and then respond as to whether you would like to receive proxy material via electronic delivery. If you would like to receive future proxy materials electronically click “Yes” and then


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