GRAND TOYS INTERNATIONAL INC
424B3, 1997-01-13
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         PROSPECTUS
                           GRAND TOYS INTERNATIONAL, INC.
                           183,486 Shares of Common Stock,
                           Par Value $ 0.001 Per Share


 THESE  SECURITIES  HAVE NOT BEEN APPROVED OR  DISAPPROVED BY THE SECURITIES AND
 EXCHANGE  COMMISSION OR ANY STATE SECURITIES  COMMISSION NOR HAS THE SECURITIES
 AND EXCHANGE  COMMISSION  OR ANY STATE  SECURITIES  COMMISSION  PASSED UPON THE
 ACCURACY OR ADEQUACY OF THIS PROSPECTUS. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS 
 A CRIMINAL OFFENSE.

    THE SECURITIES OFFERED HEREBY INVOLVE RISK. SEE "RISK FACTORS" ON PAGE 5.

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         This  Prospectus  relates to the  offering by the Selling  Stockholders
named  herein (the  "Selling  Stockholders")  of up to an  aggregate  of 183,486
shares of Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share, of Grand Toys International,
Inc. (the "Company")  covered by this Prospectus,  which may be offered and sold
from time to time by the Selling Stockholders.  The Company will not receive any
proceeds  from the sale of the shares by the  Selling  Stockholders.  The shares
offered hereby were acquired by the Selling  Stockholders in connection with the
settlement  of  a  legal  proceeding   involving  the  Company.   See  "Plan  of
Distribution."

         The  Common  Stock  is  quoted  on the  Nasdaq  SmallCap  Stock  Market
("NASDAQ") under the symbol "GRIN."  On  January 9, 1997  the  last  sales price
of the Common  Stock,  as reported on NASDAQ, was $1.1875.

         The Selling  Stockholders  may from time to time sell the shares of the
Common Stock offered  hereby  pursuant to this  Prospectus.  The shares of stock
offered  hereby may be sold by the Selling  Stockholders  in ordinary  brokerage
transactions,  in transactions in which brokers solicit purchases, in negotiated
transactions  or in a  combination  of such  methods of sale,  at market  prices
prevailing at the time of sale,  at prices  relating to such  prevailing  market
prices or at negotiated  prices.  See "Plan of  Distribution."  The Common Stock
offered  hereby is not  subject  to any  underwriting  agreement.  Each  Selling
Shareholder  and any brokers or dealers  through or to whom the shares of Common
Stock offered hereby may be sold may be deemed "underwriters" within the meaning
of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), in which event
all brokerage  commissions or discounts and other compensation  received by such
brokers or dealers  may be deemed  underwriting  compensation.  All  expenses of
registration  incurred in  connection  with this offering are being borne by the
Company, but all selling and other expenses which may be incurred by the Selling
Stockholders will be borne by such Selling Stockholders.  None of the securities
offered  pursuant to this Prospectus have been registered prior to the filing of
the Registration Statement of which this Prospectus is a part.

         This Prospectus  also relates to such  additional  securities as may be
issued to the Selling  Stockholders  because of future  stock  dividends,  stock
distributions, stock splits or similar capital readjustments.

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                   The date of this Prospectus is January 13, 1996.

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         This  Prospectus  incorporates  documents  by  reference  which are not
presented  herein or delivered  herewith.  These  documents are  available  upon
request from Grand Toys International, Inc., 1710 Route Transcanadienne, Dorval,
Quebec,  Canada H9P 1H7, Attention Ron Goldenberg,  Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer (Telephone:  (514) 685-2180).  In order to ensure timely
delivery  of the  documents,  potential  investors  should  allow  five to eight
business  days for  delivery.  See  "Incorporation  of  Certain  Information  by
Reference."

                                AVAILABLE INFORMATION

         No person has been  authorized to give any  information  or to make any
representations  in connection  with this offering other than those contained in
this Prospectus.  If given or made, such representations must not be relied upon
as having  been  authorized  by the  Company or any  Selling  Shareholder.  This
Prospectus shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer
to buy nor  shall  there be any sale of these  securities  in any state in which
such offer,  solicitation  or sale would be unlawful  prior to  registration  or
qualification under the securities law of any such state.

         The  Company  is  subject  to  the  informational  requirements  of the
Securities  Exchange  Act of 1934,  as  amended  (the  "Exchange  Act"),  and in
accordance therewith files reports,  proxy statements and other information with
the  Securities  and Exchange  Commission  (the  "Commission").  Reports,  proxy
statements  and other  information  filed by the  Company  with the  Commission,
including the reports and other information  incorporated by reference into this
Prospectus,  can be  inspected  and  copied at the public  reference  facilities
maintained by the Commission at Room 1024,  Judiciary Square,  450 Fifth Street,
N.W., Washington, D.C. 20549 and at the Commission's regional offices located at
the Citicorp  Center,  500 West Madison Street,  Suite 1400,  Chicago,  Illinois
60661 and at 7 World Trade Center,  13th Floor, New York, New York 10048. Copies
of such  materials  can be  obtained  from the public  reference  section of the
Commission, 450 Fifth Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20549 at prescribed rates or
from the Commission's Internet web site at http:\\www.sec.gov.

         The Company has filed with the Commission a  Registration  Statement on
Form S-3 (herein, together with all amendments and exhibits,  referred to as the
"Registration   Statement")  under  the  Securities  Act  with  respect  to  the
securities  offered  hereby.  This  Prospectus  does  not  contain  all  of  the
information set forth in the Registration Statement, certain parts of which were
omitted in accordance  with the rules and  regulations  of the  Commission.  For
further information, reference is hereby made to the Registration Statement. Any
statements  contained herein  concerning the provisions of any document filed as
an exhibit to the Registration  Statement or otherwise filed with the Commission
are not necessarily complete, and in each instance reference is made to the copy
of such document so filed.  Each such  statement is qualified in its entirety by
such reference.

                  INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN INFORMATION BY REFERENCE

         The following  documents  filed by the Company with the  Commission are
incorporated herein by reference:

         (i)      Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the fiscal year ended 
                  December 31, 1995;

         (ii)     Current Report on Form 8-K filed January 24, 1996;

         (iii)    Quarterly  Reports  on  Form  10-QSB  for the  quarters  ended
                  September 30, 1996, June 30, 1996, and March 31, 1996; and

         (iv)     The  description of the Company's  capital stock  contained in
                  the Company's registration statement filed under Section 12 of
                  the Exchange Act,  including any amendment or report filed for
                  the  purpose  of  updating  such  description  filed  with the
                  Commission pursuant to Section 13 of the Exchange Act.

         All documents filed by the Company pursuant to Section 13(a), 13(c), 14
or 15(d) of the Exchange Act subsequent to the date of this Prospectus and prior
to the  termination  of the offering of the  securities  offered hereby shall be
deemed to be  incorporated  by reference  into this  Prospectus and to be a part
hereof from the date of filing of such documents.  Any statement  contained in a
document  incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein shall be
deemed to be modified or  superseded  for  purposes  of this  Prospectus  to the
extent  that a statement  contained  herein or in any other  subsequently  filed
document  which  also is or is deemed to be  incorporated  by  reference  herein
modifies  or  supersedes  such  statement.  Any such  statement  so  modified or
superseded  shall  not be  deemed,  except  as so  modified  or  superseded,  to
constitute a part of this Prospectus.

         The Company will provide  without  charge to each person to whom a copy
of this  Prospectus  is  delivered,  upon the  written  or oral  request of such
person,  a copy of any or all  documents  which are  incorporated  by  reference
herein,  other  than  exhibits  to such  documents  (unless  such  exhibits  are
specifically incorporated by reference into such documents).  Requests should be
directed  to Ron  Goldenberg,  Executive  Vice  President  and  Chief  Financial
Officer, at the Company's principal executive offices.



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                                   THE COMPANY

         Grand Toys  International,  Inc. (the "Company"),  through its Canadian
operating subsidiary,  Grand Toys Ltd. ("Grand Canada"), has been engaged in the
toy  business  in Canada  for over 35 years  and  currently  distributes  a wide
variety of toys throughout  Canada.  Grand Canada's toy business consists of two
areas of operation:  (i) the importation and distribution  throughout Canada, on
an exclusive  basis,  of a wide variety of well-known toy products  designed and
manufactured  throughout the world; and (ii) the sale of toy products  featuring
popular characters licensed to the Company.  Through a United States subsidiary,
Grand Group Inc.  ("Grand US"), the Company had commenced sales of a proprietary
line of toy  products  in the United  States and abroad in the first  quarter of
1994. Due to continued operating losses and a lack of sufficient capital,  Grand
US ceased  operations in September  1995. On January 4, 1996 an order for relief
under Chapter 7 of the United States  Bankruptcy  Code was entered against Grand
US. A trustee was appointed at that time to supervise the  liquidation  of Grand
US's remaining assets.

         On October 24, 1996,  the Company  announced that it had entered into a
distribution  agreement with Pyramid Handbags Inc. ("Pyramid").  Under the terms
of the agreement,  Grand Canada will distribute  Pyramid's  product line,  which
includes backpacks, handbags, duffels, belt bags, small leather goods, umbrellas
and  rainwear   throughout  Canada  on  an  exclusive  basis.  The  Company  has
established a new subsidiary, Grand Concepts, Inc. ("Grand Concepts"), to market
this new product line,  and similar  products.  Grand  Concepts also secured the
rights to use the Star Wars(R) license on the new product line.

         Grand Canada is the wholly-owned  subsidiary of Grand Toys (U.S.) Ltd.,
which  itself  is  a  subsidiary  of  the  Company.  Grand  Canada  imports  for
distribution in Canada select toys from toy  manufacturers  who design,  develop
and manufacture  such toys. These toys are generally the same products that such
manufacturers  market and sell in other countries.  In determining which toys to
import,  Grand  Canada  examines  such  factors as  consumer  acceptance  of the
particular toys in other  countries,  Canadian  consumer tastes based on similar
toys distributed  previously in Canada and the potential demand for such toys by
Grand Canada's  customers,  which is partly  determined in advance by exhibiting
products  to  its  customers   prior  to  ordering  the  product  from  the  toy
manufacturer.

         Grand  Canada's  product line includes  products  featuring  well-known
character  properties  created  by  others.  In order  to  obtain  the  right to
manufacture  and sell toy products  featuring such character  properties,  Grand
Canada enters into license agreements with the owners of such properties.  Under
the terms of the  character  property  license  agreements,  Grand  Canada  pays
royalties to licensers that generally  range from 5% to 12% of sales of the toys
utilizing  such  character  properties.   Generally,  Grand  Canada's  character
property  license  agreements  provide it with the exclusive  right to sell only
specific  products  featuring the  particular  character  property and limit the
territory  in which such  products may be sold in Canada.  Typically,  each such
license agreement extends for one to three years and may be renewed upon payment
of certain minimum guarantees or the attainment of specified sales levels during
the term of the license.

         Grand Canada has written license and distribution arrangements with two
of the  approximately  fifteen toy  manufacturers  from whom it imports toys for
distribution in Canada. Grand Canada selects products from a master product list
provided  to it by  the  manufacturer.  The  purchase  price,  depending  on the
arrangement  with the  supplier,  consists  of a fixed  payment  for each toy, a
royalty fee based on gross sales of the  products by Grand Canada in Canada or a
combination of the two. Pursuant to these  agreements,  Grand Canada obtains the
exclusive  right to import and  distribute  throughout  Canada the toy  products
selected by it. Where  agreements have been entered into, they generally  extend
for one to five years and are  generally  exclusive  for a specified  product or
product line. Generally, under such agreements and arrangements, Grand Canada is
responsible  for  arranging  and paying for shipping and other related costs and
expenses. Delivery of products generally takes approximately one to five weeks.


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                                 USE OF PROCEEDS

         The Company will not receive any of the  proceeds  from the sale of the
shares of Common Stock offered hereby.  All of the proceeds from the sale of the
shares of the  Company's  Common  Stock  offered  hereby will be received by the
Selling Stockholders. The Company will pay all of the expenses of the offering.

                                  RISK FACTORS

         THE   SECURITIES   OFFERED  HEREBY  INVOLVE  A  HIGH  DEGREE  OF  RISK.
PROSPECTIVE  INVESTORS  SHOULD  CAREFULLY  CONSIDER,  AMONG  OTHER  THINGS,  THE
FOLLOWING FACTORS CONCERNING THE BUSINESS OF THE COMPANY AND THIS OFFERING.

         In addition to reviewing the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for
the fiscal  year ended  December  31,  1995,  the  following  factors  should be
considered   carefully  in  evaluating  the  Company  and  its  business  before
purchasing the Common Stock offered hereby.

         History of Losses.  Although  for the nine months ended  September  30,
1996, the Company had net income of $835,019, the Company incurred losses before
taxes and extraordinary  items for the years ended December 31, 1995, 1994, 1993
and 1992 of $2,971,804,  $4,395,927,  $278,611 and $17,936, respectively.  There
can be no assurance that the Company will be profitable in the future.

         Possible  Conflicts  of  Interest.   Certain  relationships  among  the
Company,  its  management and  affiliates  create  various  potential and actual
conflicts of  interest.  Although it is the  Company's  policy that all material
affiliated transactions and loans will be made or entered into on terms that are
no  less  favorable  to  the  Company  than  those  that  can be  obtained  from
unaffiliated  third  parties  and that such  transactions  must be approved by a
majority  of the  directors  who do not  have an  interest  in the  transaction,
certain  situations may arise in the future where such persons would be required
to  determine  whether  actions  that  could  benefit or  negatively  impact the
Company,  could  negatively  impart or benefit the  personal  interests  of that
person.

         Dependence  on  Existing  Management.  The  success  of the  Company is
dependent on the expertise,  experience and continued services of Stephen Altro,
a director and the President of the Company, David Mars, a director and the Vice
Chairman of the Company and Ron  Goldenberg,  a director and the Executive  Vice
President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company.  Most decisions concerning
the conduct of the Company's  business are made or  significantly  influenced by
such  persons.  The loss or  interruption  of the services of such persons could
have a material  adverse  effect on the  Company.  The Company does not maintain
"key man"  insurance  on the life of any such  persons.  The Company has entered
into employment  agreements,  expiring on October 31, 1998, with each of Messrs.
Altro, Mars and Goldenberg,  which employment  agreements  include,  among other
things,  provisions  restricting  such persons from  competing  with the Company
during the term of their  employment and for a period of two years thereafter if
their employment with the Company is terminated for cause or voluntarily by such
persons.  In the event of the loss of any such  persons,  no  assurances  can be
given  that  the  Company  will be able  to  obtain  the  services  of  adequate
replacement personnel.

         Control  by  Certain  Existing  Shareholders.  Messrs.  Alto,  Mars and
Goldenberg,  directors and executive  officers of the Company,  together with an
executive  officer of Grand Canada  (together  with  members of their  immediate
families)  beneficially  own  approximately  42.64% of the  Company's  currently
issued and outstanding  stock. In addition,  the foregoing persons  beneficially
own options to purchase an aggregate of 3,402,554 shares of Common Stock,  which
options,  if  exercised  in full,  together  with the  shares  of  Common  Stock
currently  beneficially  owned,  would  represent  approximately  60.21%  of the
Company's issued and outstanding capital stock.  Further,  of these,  options to
purchase  2,127,554  shares are  intended to represent an aggregate of 24.16% of
the  issued  and  outstanding  capital  stock on a fully  diluted  basis and are
therefore  subject to increase or decrease  based upon  changes in the number of
shares  of the  Company's  Common  Stock  from time to time  outstanding.  These
adjustment provisions would have the effect of protecting these shareholders, in
part,  from  dilution as a result of the  subsequent  issuances  of stock by the
Company.
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         By virtue of the  number of  shares  of  Common  Stock and  options  to
purchase Common Stock owned by Messrs. Altro, Mars and Goldenberg,  such persons
will have the ability to determine the election of all the  Company's  directors
and control most corporate  actions.  Messrs.  Mars,  Altro and Goldenberg could
therefore vote against certain corporate activities that could benefit the other
shareholders  of the Company,  or in favor of certain actions that could benefit
them but not be in the best interests of the Company's other shareholders,  such
as any merger or acquisition or other  takeover  proposition  offers the Company
could in the future receive from third parties.

         Shares  Eligible for Future  Sale;  Outstanding  Options and  Warrants.
There are currently  7,704,500 shares of Common Stock of the Company outstanding
and options and  warrants to acquire an  additional  6,687,554  shares of Common
Stock are also  outstanding.  The voting  power of each  holder of Common  stock
would be diluted by the issuance of these additional  shares of Common Stock are
also outstanding. Moreover, the prevailing market price for the Common Stock may
be materially and adversely  affected by the addition of a substantial number of
shares of Common Stock,  including the shares offered hereby, into the market or
by the  registration  under  the  Securities  Act  for the  sale  of the  shares
underlying such options and warrants.

         Risks of  Acquisitions.  The  Company may at times  become  involved in
discussions  with potential  acquisition  candidates.  However,  there can be no
assurances that the Company will identify and/or consummate any acquisitions, or
that such acquisitions,  if completed,  will be successful.  In addition, should
the Company  consummate an acquisition,  such acquisition  could have an adverse
effect on the Company's liquidity and earnings.

         New  Products.  As a result  of  changing  consumer  preferences,  many
products  in the toy  industry  are  successfully  marketed  for only one or two
years. In the event a new product does not receive sufficient market acceptance,
the Company may be required to sell inventory,  if any exists,  of such products
at a substantial discount.  Accordingly, the success of the Company is dependent
in large part on its ability to secure the rights to distribute new products and
to secure new character and  well-known  brand name licenses for existing or new
product lines. There can be no assurance, however, that any new products will be
successful or meet with the same success as the Company's existing products.

         Government  Regulation.  The  Company is subject to the  provisions  of
various  laws,  certain of which have been enacted by the Federal  Government of
Canada and others which have been enacted by the  government  of the Province of
Quebec and other Canadian provinces. The laws of Canada, to which the Company is
subject,  include the Hazardous  Products Act which  empowers the  government to
protect children from hazardous toys and other articles.  Under that legislation
the government has the authority to exclude from the market those articles which
are found to be hazardous. The Company is also subject to the Consumer Packaging
and  Labeling  Act  enacted  by the  government  of  Canada,  which  legislation
prohibits the importing into Canada of prepackaged items and which prohibits the
sale or  import  or  advertising  in  Canada  of  items  which  have  misleading
information on their label.

         Competition.  Competition  in the toy  industry is intense.  Many other
companies  involved  in such  businesses  in Canada and the United  States  have
greater financial resources than the Company,  and larger sales forces,  greater
name recognition,  larger  facilities for product  development and products that
may be more competitively priced than the Company's products.

         Maintenance  Criteria  for NASDAQ  Securities;  Disclosure  Relating to
Low-Priced  Stocks.  In order to continue  to be  included on NASDAQ,  a company
currently must maintain $2 million in total assets,  a $200,000  market value of
the public  float and $1 million in total  capital  and  surplus.  In  addition,
continued  inclusion  requires  two  market-makers,  at least 300 holders of the
Common Stock and a minimum bid price of $1 per share; provided, however, that if
a company  falls below such  minimum  bid price,  it will  remain  eligible  for
continued  inclusion  in NASDAQ if the market  value of the  public  float is at
least $1 million and the Company has $2 million in capital and surplus.

         On November 6, 1996, the Board of Directors of the National Association
of  Securities  Dealers,  Inc.,  approved  proposed  changes to the  maintenance
standards for  securities  listed on NASDAQ.  The changes would (i) increase the
required market value of public float from $200,000 to $1,000,000;  (ii) require
maintenance of $2 million in Net Tangible  Assets  (defined to mean total assets
less total  liabilities  and  goodwill)  or net income of $500,000 in two of the
last three years or a market  capitalization  of $35 million.  In addition,  the
changes would impose corporate  governance standards consisting of (i) a minimum
of two independent directors; (ii) an audit committee, a majority of the members
of which are independent  directors;  (iii) an annual shareholder  meeting;  and
(iv) shareholder approval for certain corporate actions.  These proposed changes
will become effective if, after the expiration of the thirty-day comment period,
they are approved by the Commission.

         The failure to meet these maintenance criteria in the future may result
in the  discontinuance of the inclusion of the Company's Common Stock on NASDAQ.
In such event,  trading, if any, in the Company's Common Stock may then continue
to be  conducted  on the  electronic  bulletin  board  operated by the  National
Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. or on the "pink sheets." As a result, an
investor  may find it more  difficult  to  dispose  of,  or to  obtain  accurate
quotations as to the market value of, the shares of the Company's  Common Stock.
In  addition,  the  Company  would  be  subject  to a  rule  promulgated  by the
Commission that, if the Company fails to meet certain criteria set forth in such
rule,  imposes various sales practice  requirements on  broker-dealers  who sell
securities governed by the rule to persons other than established  customers and
accredited  investors.  For these types of transactions,  the broker-dealer must
make a special suitability determination for the purchaser and have received the
purchaser's written consent to the transactions prior to sale. Consequently, the
rule may have an adverse  effect on the  ability of  broker-dealers  to sell the
Company's Common Stock, which may affect the ability of purchasers of the Shares
offered hereby to sell the Company's Common Stock in the secondary market.

         The  Commission  has also  adopted  rules that define a "penny  stock."
Although the Common Stock is currently outside the definitional scope of a penny
stock  under the new  rules,  in the  event  the  Company's  Common  Stock  were
subsequently  characterized  as a penny  stock,  broker-dealers  dealing  in the
Company's  Common Stock will be subject to the disclosure rules for transactions
involving penny stocks. The additional  burdens imposed upon  broker-dealers may
discourage  broker-dealers  from  effecting  transactions  in penny stocks which
could reduce the liquidity of the Company's Common Stock.  These new rules could
then have a material  adverse  effect on the  trading  market for the  Company's
Common Stock.

         No Dividends.  The Company has not paid any cash or other  dividends on
its Common Stock and does not expect to declare or pay any cash dividends in the
foreseeable future. In addition, the Company's current credit agreement with its
bank restricts the payment of any dividends without the bank's prior consent.

                         FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS

         To the extent identified therein, certain of the documents incorporated
herein by reference contain  statements that are forward looking statements that
involve  risks  and  uncertainties.   Accordingly,   as  described  therein,  no
assurances  can be  given  that  the  actual  events  and  results  will  not be
materially  different from the anticipated  events and results  described in the
forward looking statements.



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                             SELLING STOCKHOLDERS

         The following  table sets forth  information  regarding the  beneficial
ownership of the Company's Common Stock by the Selling  Stockholders  identified
below prior to this offering, the maximum number of shares of Common Stock to be
sold in this  offering  by each of the  Selling  Stockholders  pursuant  to this
Prospectus  and the  beneficial  ownership of the Company's  Common Stock by the
Selling  Stockholders  after this  offering,  assuming that all shares of Common
Stock offered hereby are sold.


                                             Maximum Number 
                   Shares Beneficially       of Shares To Be Shares Beneficially
                   Owned Prior to Offering   Sold In This    Owned After 
                                             Offering        Offering(1)
Name of Beneficial     Number  Percent                       Number  Percent
Owner
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Roger W. Lehmann       50,958     *          50,958            -0-       *
c/o Edison Corporate 
Center
3100 Woodbridge Ave.
Suite 102
Edison, NJ 08837

Michael I. Satten      50,958     *          50,958            -0-       *
26 Cow Lane
Kings Point, NY 11024

Stephanie Janis, Inc.  50,958     *          50,958            -0-       *
64 West 15th Street
Suite 3E
New York, NY 10011

Robert S. Stoll        30,612     *          30,612            -0-       *
Stoll, Miskin, Prevido
& Hoffman
350 Fifth Avenue
6110 The Empire State 
Building
New York, NY 10118
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* Less than 1%

(1)......Assumes  the sale of all shares of Common Stock  registered  hereunder,
although none of the Selling  Stockholders are under any obligation known to the
Company to sell any shares.

         The Selling  Stockholders  acquired  the Common  Stock  offered  hereby
pursuant to a Settlement  Agreement resulting from the lawsuit entitled Roger W.
Lehmann and Michael I. Satten v. Stephen Altro, David Mars,  Lawrence Bernstein,
Grand Toys International,  Inc. and Grand Toys Ltd. Messrs.  Lehmann and Statten
are  two  inventors  who  had  royalty  agreements  with  Grand  US.  One of the
agreements had been personally  guaranteed by Messrs. Mars, Altro and Bernstein,
the former  president of the Company and Grand US, and the  Company.  Plaintiffs
had sued based upon,  among  other  things,  for breach of contract  and claimed
damages between $1 million and $5 million.  In addition to the subject shares of
Common Stock, the Selling  Stockholders  received a cash payment pursuant to the
settlement.

         None of the Selling Stockholders nor any of their respective affiliates
is an officer, director, employee or affiliate of the Company.
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         The Company will pay the expenses of  registering  the shares of Common
Stock being sold hereunder which are estimated to be $5,351.97.

                                PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION

         The Company's Common Stock is quoted on NASDAQ under the symbol "GRIN."
The  Selling  Stockholders  may from time to time  sell all or a portion  of the
shares  of Common  Stock  offered  hereby  in  transactions  on  NASDAQ,  in the
over-the-counter  market, in privately-negotiated  transactions or a combination
of such methods of sale, in each case at market prices prevailing at the time of
sale,  at prices  related  to such  prevailing  market  prices or at  negotiated
prices.  The  shares of Common  Stock  offered  hereby may be sold  directly  or
through   broker-dealers.   If  shares  of   Common   Stock  are  sold   through
broker-dealers,  the Selling  Shareholders  may pay  brokerage  commissions  and
charges.  The methods by which the shares of Common Stock offered  hereby may be
sold include (a) a block trade  (which may involve  crosses) in which the broker
or  dealer so  engaged  will  attempt  to sell the  securities  as agent but may
position  and  resell a portion  of the block as  principal  to  facilitate  the
transaction; (b) purchases by a broker or dealer as principal and resale by such
broker or dealer for its own account pursuant to this  Prospectus;  (c) exchange
distributions and/or secondary distributions in accordance with the rules of The
NASDAQ Stock Market;  (d) ordinary  brokerage  transactions  and transactions in
which the broker solicits purchasers; and (e) privately negotiated transactions.

         The  Common  Stock   offered   hereby  will  be  sold  by  the  Selling
Stockholders  acting as principal  for their own  account,  and the Company will
receive no proceeds from this offering.  The Selling  Stockholders  will pay all
applicable  stock  transfer  taxes,  transfer fees and brokerage  commissions or
discounts. The Company has agreed to bear the cost of preparing the Registration
Statement of which this  Prospectus  is a part and all filing fees and legal and
accounting  expenses in  connection  with  registration  of the shares of Common
Stock offered hereby under federal and state securities laws.

         The Selling Stockholders and any broker-dealers  through or to whom the
shares of Common Stock offered  hereby may be sold may be deemed  "underwriters"
within  the  meaning  of the  Securities  Act,  in which  event,  all  brokerage
commissions or discounts and other  compensation  received by such broker-dealer
may be deemed to be underwriting  discounts or commissions  under the Securities
Act. The Selling  Stockholders may indemnify any broker-dealer that participates
in  transactions  involving the sale of shares of Common Stock  against  certain
liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act.

         There can be no assurance that the Selling  Stockholders  will sell any
or all of the shares of Common Stock offered hereby.

                                 LEGAL MATTERS

         The legality of the shares  offered hereby has been passed upon for the
Company by Piper & Marbury  L.L.P.,  1251 Avenue of the Americas,  New York, New
York 10020-1104.

                                   EXPERTS

         The consolidated  financial  statements of the Company  incorporated by
reference in this Prospectus and  Registration  Statement,  have been audited by
KPMG,  independent  auditors,  to the extent  indicated in their reports thereon
also incorporated by reference. Such consolidated financial statements have been
incorporated  herein by reference in reliance  upon such reports  given upon the
authority of such firm as experts in accounting and auditing.



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No person has been  authorized  
by the  Company 183,486 Shares
to give any  information or to 
make any representations other  
than  those contained in  this                   183,486 Shares
this  Prospectus in connection 
with  the  offer  contained in   
this Prospectus, and if  given    
or made, such information   or
representations  may   not  be 
relied  upon  as  having  been
authorized   by  the  Company.  
This   Prospectus  does    not 
constitute an offer to sell or 
a solicitation  of an offer to                       GRAND TOYS
buy any of the  securities  in                    INTERNATIONAL, INC.
any jurisdiction in which such 
offer or  solicitation  is not                       Common Stock
authorized, or in  which   the   
person   making such offer  or  
solicitation is not  qualified  
to do so, or to any person  to 
whom it  is  unlawful  to make  
such  offer  or  solicitation. 
Neither the  delivery of  this  
Prospectus nor any sale   made                        PROSPECTUS
hereunder  shall create    an 
implication that there has been 
no change in the affairs of the
Company since the date hereof.

                                                     January 13, 1997
                                                                            
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Available Information.........2
Incorporation of Certain
   Documents by Reference.....2
The Company...................4
Use of Proceeds...............5
Risk Factors..................5
Forward Looking Statements....7                                            
Selling Stockholders..........8
Plan of Distribution..........9
Legal Matters.................9
Experts.......................9







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