<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001523711-22-000062.txt : 20220527
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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001523711-22-000062
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20220525
FILED AS OF DATE:		20220527
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20220527

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Lynch Roger
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001476295

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-05647
		FILM NUMBER:		22978386

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		PANDORA MEDIA, INC.
		STREET 2:		2101 WEBSTER STREET, SUITE 1650
		CITY:			OAKLAND
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			94612

ISSUER:		

	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

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		333 CONTINENTAL BLVD
		CITY:			EL SEGUNDO
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			90245
		BUSINESS PHONE:		3102522000
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                <value>Restricted Stock Units</value>
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        <footnote id="F1">The Restricted Stock Units (&quot;RSUs&quot;) were granted on May 25, 2022, pursuant to the Mattel, Inc. Amended and Restated 2010 Equity and Long-Term Compensation Plan, as amended. Each RSU represents a contingent right to receive one share of Common Stock. The RSUs are accompanied by dividend equivalent rights.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">The RSUs are fully vested on the date of grant. Vested RSUs generally will be settled on the third anniversary of the date of grant. On the settlement date, for each vested RSU, the Reporting Person will receive one share of Common Stock.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

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    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Tiffani Magri, Attorney-in-Fact for Roger Lynch</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2022-05-27</signatureDate>
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