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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-18-247307
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20180813
ITEM INFORMATION:		Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
ITEM INFORMATION:		Regulation FD Disclosure
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20180813
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20180813

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			MATTEL INC /DE/
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000063276
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	DOLLS & STUFFED TOYS [3942]
		IRS NUMBER:				951567322
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

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		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-05647
		FILM NUMBER:		181012511

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		333 CONTINENTAL BLVD
		CITY:			EL SEGUNDO
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			90245
		BUSINESS PHONE:		3102522000
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<P STYLE="line-height:3.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:4pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>UNITED STATES </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549 </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
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Report </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or 15(d) </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): August&nbsp;13, 2018 </B></P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">001-05647</FONT></B></TD>
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former address, if changed since last report) </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Check the appropriate box below
if the Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K</FONT> filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions: </P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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CFR <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">240.14a-12)</FONT> </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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STYLE="white-space:nowrap">14d-2(b)</FONT> under the Exchange Act (17 CFR <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">240.14d-2(b))</FONT> </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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STYLE="white-space:nowrap">13e-4(c)</FONT> under the Exchange Act (17 CFR <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">240.13e-4(c))</FONT> </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (&#167; 230.405 of this
chapter) or Rule <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">12b-2</FONT> of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (&#167; <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">240.12b-2</FONT> of this chapter). </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Emerging growth company&nbsp;&nbsp;&#9744; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If an emerging
growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a) of the Exchange
Act.&nbsp;&nbsp;&#9744; </P> <P STYLE="font-size:4pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="line-height:1.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Section&nbsp;5&#151;Corporate Governance and Management </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&nbsp;5.02&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain
Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman">On August&nbsp;13, 2018, the Board of Directors (the &#147;Board&#148;) of Mattel, Inc.
(&#147;Mattel&#148; or the &#147;Company&#148;) elected Adriana Cisneros and Roger Lynch as new directors of Mattel and approved an increase in the size of the Board from seven to nine directors, in each case effective immediately. In accordance
with Mattel&#146;s director compensation program, Ms.&nbsp;Cisneros and Mr.&nbsp;Lynch each will be entitled to a cash retainer of $83,333 and a grant of restricted stock units valued at $116,667 (based on the closing price of Mattel&#146;s common
stock on the grant date of August&nbsp;13, 2018), which represents a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">pro-ration</FONT> of the annual director compensation based on the number of months (including partial months) they will serve from August 2018 to
the date of Mattel&#146;s 2019 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Ms.&nbsp;Cisneros, 38, has served as Chief Executive Officer of Cisneros Group of
Companies (&#147;Cisneros Group&#148;), a global enterprise focused on media&nbsp;&amp; entertainment, digital advertising solutions, real estate, and social leadership, since September 2013. She previously served as Vice Chairman and Director of
Strategy of Cisneros Group from September 2005 to August 2013. Ms.&nbsp;Cisneros is currently President of Fundaci&oacute;n Cisneros, a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">not-for-profit</FONT></FONT> organization
dedicated to improving education access in Latin America, and serves as a director of the International Academy of Television Arts&nbsp;&amp; Sciences and a member of its executive committee. In addition, Ms.&nbsp;Cisneros is a trustee of the Paley
Center for Media, <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Co-Chair</FONT> of Endeavor Miami, and a member of the Latin American Acquisitions Committee of the Museum of Modern Art (&#147;MoMA&#148;) in New York City. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Mr.&nbsp;Lynch, 55, has served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Pandora Media, Inc. (&#147;Pandora&#148;), the streaming music provider, since
September 2017, and is a member of its board of directors. Before joining Pandora, Mr.&nbsp;Lynch was the Chief Executive Officer and a director of Sling TV Holding LLC, the streaming television service of DISH Network LLC (&#147;DISH&#148;) that
delivers sports, news and entertainment to broadband-connected services, from July 2012 to August 2017, and Executive Vice President, Advanced Technologies of DISH from November 2009 to July 2012. Prior to DISH, Mr.&nbsp;Lynch served as Chairman and
Chief Executive Officer of Video Networks International, Ltd., an internet protocol television provider in the United Kingdom, as well as President and Chief Executive Officer of Chello Broadband N.V., a broadband internet service provider in
Europe. Mr.&nbsp;Lynch currently serves as a director of Video Networks International, Ltd. and a member of the Board of Overseers of Dartmouth College&#146;s Tuck School of Business. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Neither Ms.&nbsp;Cisneros nor Mr.&nbsp;Lynch has been named to a committee of the Board of Directors at this time. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman">There are no transactions between either Ms.&nbsp;Cisneros or Mr.&nbsp;Lynch and Mattel that would be reportable under Item&nbsp;404(a) of Regulation <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-K.</FONT> </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Section&nbsp;7 &#150; Regulation FD </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&nbsp;7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure. </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman">On
August&nbsp;13, 2018, Mattel issued a press release regarding the elections of Ms.&nbsp;Cisneros and Mr.&nbsp;Lynch, a copy of which is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 hereto. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K,</FONT> the information in this Item 7.01, including Exhibit 99.1,
shall not be deemed to be &#147;filed&#148; for purposes of Section&nbsp;18 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &#147;Exchange Act&#148;), or otherwise subject to the liability of that section, and shall not be incorporated
by reference into any registration statement or other document filed under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Section&nbsp;9 &#150; Financial Statements and Exhibits </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&nbsp;9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) Exhibits: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="d606419dex991.htm">Press release dated August&nbsp;13, 2018, announcing the elections of Adriana Cisneros and Roger Lynch to the Board of Directors of Mattel. </A></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Date: August&nbsp;13, 2018</P></TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:16pt; font-family:ARIAL" ALIGN="center"><B>MATTEL ELECTS ADRIANA CISNEROS AND ROGER LYNCH </B></P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:ARIAL; font-size:10pt">Ms.&nbsp;Cisneros, CEO of Cisneros, brings expertise in media and entertainment, digital advertising and content, as well
as deep experience in the Latin American technology market. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:ARIAL; font-size:10pt">Mr.&nbsp;Lynch, President and CEO of Pandora, is a recognized leader in digital content, social media, online marketing, <FONT
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:ARIAL; font-size:10pt">Latest step in Mattel&#146;s ongoing process to further strengthen its Board of Directors. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:ARIAL"><B>EL SEGUNDO, Calif., August</B><B></B><B>&nbsp;13, 2018 </B>&#150; Mattel, Inc. (NASDAQ: MAT) announced today that Adriana Cisneros, CEO of Cisneros Group of
Companies, and Roger Lynch, President and CEO of Pandora Media, Inc., have been elected to the company&#146;s Board of Directors, effective today. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:ARIAL">&#147;As we
continue to transform Mattel into an <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">IP-driven,</FONT> high-performing toy company, we are also taking action to further strengthen and develop our Board of Directors,&#148; said Ynon Kreiz, Chairman and CEO of
Mattel. &#147;Mattel and its Board will benefit immensely from Adriana&#146;s and Roger&#146;s unique, valuable experience in key business areas including digital content, social media, online marketing and technology. Adriana and Roger are proven
leaders, with extensive experience managing complex, multi-national, consumer-facing organizations in rapidly-evolving industries and geographies.&#148; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:ARIAL">Adriana
Cisneros, 38,&nbsp;brings extensive global business, media and entertainment experience to Mattel&#146;s Board. Ms.&nbsp;Cisneros currently serves as CEO of Cisneros, a global enterprise focused on media and entertainment, digital advertising
solutions, real estate and social leadership. Previously, Ms.&nbsp;Cisneros served in a variety of leadership capacities with Cisneros, including Vice Chairman and Director of Strategy before assuming the role of CEO. She also currently serves as
President of Fundaci&oacute;n Cisneros, a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">not-for-profit</FONT></FONT> organization dedicated to improving access to education in Latin America.<B> </B> </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:ARIAL">In addition, Ms.&nbsp;Cisneros serves as a Director and Executive Committee Member of the Board of the International Academy of Television Arts&nbsp;&amp; Sciences, a
Trustee of the Paley Center for Media and <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">co-Chair</FONT> of Endeavor Miami, an organization dedicated to promoting high impact entrepreneurship. Ms.&nbsp;Cisneros is a member of the Latin American Acquisitions
Committee of the Museum of Modern Art (&#147;MoMA&#148;) in New York City. Chosen as a Henry Crown Fellow by the Aspen Institute, Ms.&nbsp;Cisneros also served as a Term Member at the Council of Foreign Relations (2011 - 2016). She earned a
Bachelor&#146;s Degree from Columbia University, and a Master&#146;s Degree in journalism from New York University. She is a graduate of Harvard Business School&#146;s Program for Leadership Development (2010). </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:ARIAL">Roger Lynch, 55, a recognized leader in the digital entertainment and content delivery industries, serves as President and CEO of Pandora, the streaming music provider.
Prior to joining Pandora in 2017, Mr.&nbsp;Lynch served as the founding CEO of Sling TV Holding L.L.C., the streaming television service of DISH Network LLC that delivers live sports, news and entertainment to broadband-connected devices. Before
that, he served as Executive Vice President, Advanced Technologies of DISH, from 2009 to 2012. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:ARIAL">Earlier in his career, Mr.&nbsp;Lynch served as Chairman and CEO of
Video Networks International, Ltd., an internet protocol television provider in the United Kingdom. While at Video Networks he won an Emmy<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">&reg;</SUP> for Scamp, an
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">on-demand</FONT> children&#146;s channel, and a BAFTA (British Academy of Film and The Arts) for </P>
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 </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:ARIAL">V:MX, a collection of <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">on-demand</FONT> music video channels. Mr.&nbsp;Lynch also served as President
and CEO of Chello Broadband N.V., a broadband Internet service provider with operations in 10 European countries. Prior to Chello, Mr.&nbsp;Lynch was an investment banker with Morgan Stanley. Mr.&nbsp;Lynch began his career as a Member of the
Technical Staff (Physics) at the Hughes Aircraft Company. He is currently a member of the Board of Directors of Pandora, and the Board of Overseers of the Tuck School at Dartmouth College. Mr.&nbsp;Lynch earned a Bachelor&#146;s Degree in Physics
from the University of Southern California, and an MBA with highest distinction from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:ARIAL">Mr.&nbsp;Kreiz added:
&#147;With the addition of Adriana and Roger, as well as Todd Bradley and Soren Laursen, who joined the Board in May of this year, Mattel&#146;s Board of Directors is further strengthening its capabilities, diversity and expertise for the future.
Mattel remains committed to continued Board development.&#148; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:ARIAL"><B>About Mattel </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:ARIAL">Mattel is a leading global children&#146;s entertainment company that specializes in design and production of quality toys and consumer products. We create innovative
products and experiences that inspire, entertain and develop children through play. We engage consumers through our portfolio of iconic franchises, including Barbie<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">&reg;</SUP>, Hot Wheels<SUP
STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">&reg;</SUP>, American Girl<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">&reg;</SUP>, Fisher-Price<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">&reg;</SUP> and Thomas&nbsp;&amp; Friends<SUP
STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">&reg;</SUP>, as well as other popular brands that we own or license in partnership with global entertainment companies. Our offerings include film and television content, gaming, music and live events. We
operate in 40 locations and sell products in more than 150 countries in collaboration with the world&#146;s leading retail and technology companies. Since its founding in 1945, Mattel is proud to be a trusted partner in exploring the wonder of
childhood and empowering kids to reach their full potential. Visit us online at&nbsp;<U>www.mattel.com</U>. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:ARIAL">&nbsp;&nbsp;Alex Clark</P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:ARIAL">&nbsp;&nbsp;alex.clark@mattel.com</P></TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:ARIAL">Whitney Steininger</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:ARIAL"><FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">310-252-2703</FONT></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:ARIAL">whitney.steininger@mattel.com</P></TD></TR>
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