HASBRO INC
SC 14D1/A, 1998-10-16
GAMES, TOYS & CHILDREN'S VEHICLES (NO DOLLS & BICYCLES)
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                     SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                           Washington, D.C. 20549

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                               SCHEDULE 14D-1
                             (Amendment No. 1)
                           TENDER OFFER STATEMENT
                        Pursuant to Section 14(d)(1)
                   of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
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                             GALOOB TOYS, INC.
                         (Name of Subject Company)

                             NEW HIAC II CORP.
                                HASBRO, INC.
                                 (Bidders)

                  Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share
                       (Title of Class of Securities)

                                364091 10 8
                   (CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)
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                          Phillip H. Waldoks, Esq.
        Senior Vice President-Corporate Legal Affairs and Secretary
                                Hasbro, Inc.
                             32 W. 23rd Street
                             New York, NY 10010
                         Telephone: (212) 645-2400
                         Facsimile: (212) 741-0663
        (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person authorized to
          Receive Notices and Communications on Behalf of Bidders)

                                  Copy to:
                          Thomas H. Kennedy, Esq.
                  Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
                              919 Third Avenue
                             New York, NY 10022
                         Telephone: (212) 735-3000
                         Facsimile: (212) 735-2000

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                         CALCULATION OF FILING FEE
                    Transaction Valuation* $230,086,776
                        Amount of Filing Fee $46,018

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*     Estimated for purposes of calculating the amount of the filing fee
      only. The filing fee calculation assumes the purchase of 18,127,864
      shares of common stock, $0.01 par value per share (the "Shares"), of
      Galoob Toys, Inc. at a price of $12.00 per Share in cash, without
      interest. The filing fee calculation is based on the 18,127,864
      Shares outstanding as of September 27, 1998 and assumes the issuance
      prior to the consummation of the Offer (as defined in the Schedule
      14D-1), of 1,046,034 Shares upon the exercise of outstanding options
      and other rights and securities exercisable into Shares that have an
      exercise price of less than $12.00. The amount of the filing fee
      calculated in accordance with Regulation 240.0-11 of the Securities
      Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, equals 1/50th of one percent of the
      value of the transaction.

[X]   Check box if any part of the fee is offset as provided by Rule 0-11
      (a)(2) and identify the filing with which the offsetting fee was
      previously paid. Identify the previous filing by registration
      statement number, or the Form or Schedule and the date of its filing.

      Amount Previously Paid:  $46,018.
      Form or Registration No.:  Schedule 14D-1.
      Filing Party:  Hasbro, Inc. and New HIAC II Corp.
      Date Filed:  October 2, 1998.




                                 TENDER OFFER

      This Amendment No. 1 amends and supplements the Tender Offer
Statement on Schedule 14D-1 filed on October 2, 1998 (as amended and
supplemented the "Statement") relating to the offer by New HIAC II Corp., a
Delaware corporation ("Purchaser") and a wholly owned subsidiary of Hasbro,
Inc., a Rhode Island corporation ("Parent"), to purchase all of the
outstanding shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the "Common
Stock") including the associated preferred stock purchase rights issued
pursuant to the Rights Agreement, dated as of January 17, 1990, by and
between the Company and Mellon Securities Trust Company as Rights Agent
(the "Rights" and, together with the Common Stock, the "Shares"), of Galoob
Toys, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), at $12.00 per Share,
net to the seller in cash, without interest, upon the terms and subject to
the conditions set forth in the Offer to Purchase dated October 2, 1998 and
the related Letter of Transmittal. Unless otherwise indicated, the
capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings specified in the
Statement including the Offer to Purchase filed as Exhibit (a)(1) thereto.

Item 10.  Additional Information.

      On October 16, 1998, Parent issued a press release announcing that
the waiting period under the Hart-Scott- Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act
of 1976 relating to the Offer had expired. The full text of the press
release is attached hereto as Exhibit (a)(9).

Item 11.  Materials to be Filed as Exhibits.

      (a)(9)  Press Release of Parent dated October 16, 1998.



                                   SIGNATURE

      After due inquiry and to the best of its knowledge and belief, the
undersigned certifies that the information set forth in this statement is
true, complete and correct.

Date:  October 16, 1998

                                    NEW HIAC II CORP.


                                    BY: /s/ Phillip H. Waldoks 
                                        _______________________________
                                        NAME:  PHILLIP H. WALDOKS
                                        TITLE: Senior Vice President-Corporate
                                               Legal Affairs and Secretary


                                    HASBRO, INC.


                                    BY: /s/ Phillip H. Waldoks 
                                        _______________________________
                                        NAME:  PHILLIP H. WALDOKS
                                        TITLE: Senior Vice President-Corporate
                                               Legal Affairs and Secretary



                               INDEX TO EXHIBITS


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Exhibit                                                             Page No.

(a)(9)  --  Press Release of Parent dated October 16, 1998.







                                                                EXHIBIT (A)9

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

      CONTACT:
      HASBRO:  Wayne S. Charness (News Media)             401-727-5983
               Renita E. O'Connell (Investor Relations)   401-727-5401

      GALOOB:  Kathleen R. McElwee                        650-952-1678 x2210


      HASBRO ANNOUNCES EXPIRATION OF HART-SCOTT-RODINO WAITING PERIOD
                REGARDING PENDING ACQUISITION OF GALOOB TOYS


      PAWTUCKET, RI, October 16, 1998 - Hasbro, Inc. [ASE:HAS] announced
 today that the waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust
 Improvements Act applicable to the pending acquisition of Galoob Toys,
 Inc. [NYSE:GAL] expired at 11:59 P.M. on October 15, 1998.

      Hasbro, Inc., its wholly owned subsidiary New HIAC II Corp., and
 Galoob Toys, Inc. executed a definitive merger agreement on September 27,
 1998, pursuant to which New HIAC II Corp. commenced, on October 2, 1998, a
 cash tender offer to purchase all of the outstanding shares of Galoob
 Toys, Inc. at a price of $12 per share. The offer is conditioned upon,
 among other things, the tender of at least a majority of the shares of
 common stock outstanding on a diluted basis. The offer and withdrawal
 rights are scheduled to expire at 12:00 midnight, New York City time, on
 Friday, October 30, 1998, unless the offer is extended. D.F. King & Co.,
 Inc. is acting as the Information Agent in connection with the offer.

      "Galoob's highly successful Micro Machines(R), its Star Wars(TM)
 small-scale figures and vehicles, and Spice Girls(TM) will be tremendous
 additions to our rich brand portfolio," said Alan G. Hassenfeld, Chairman
 and CEO of Hasbro, Inc.

      Hasbro, Inc. is a worldwide leader in the design, manufacture and
 marketing of toys, games, interactive software, puzzles and infant
 products. Both internationally and in the U.S., its Playskool(R),
 Kenner(R), Tonka(R), OddzOn(R), Supper Soaker(R), Milton Bradley(R),
 Parker Brothers(R), Tiger(TM) and Hasbro Interactive(TM) products, provide
 children and families with the highest quality and most recognizable toys
 and games in the world.

      Galoob Toys, Inc. designs, develops, markets and sells high quality
 toys worldwide. For more information about the Company and its products,
 visit Galoob's World Wide Web site at HTTP://WWW.GALOOB.COM.

      This press release is neither an offer to purchase nor a solicitation
 of an offer to sell securities. The tender offer is made only through the
 Offer to Purchase and the related Letter of Transmittal which were
 distributed on or about October 2, 1998 to stockholders. Additional copies
 of such documents can be obtained by contacting the Information Agent at
 (800) 755-3107.

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