<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001127602-22-020447.txt : 20220803
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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001127602-22-020447
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20220801
FILED AS OF DATE:		20220803
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20220803

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Dickson Richard
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001482551

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-05647
		FILM NUMBER:		221134362

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		C/O MATTEL, INC.
		STREET 2:		333 CONTINENTAL BOULEVARD
		CITY:			EL SEGUNDO
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			90245

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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        <footnote id="F1">As reported on a Form 4 dated August 1, 2019 and filed on August 5, 2019, the Reporting Person received a grant of 82,781 Restricted Stock Units (&quot;RSUs&quot; or &quot;Units&quot;) on August 1, 2019. The RSUs vested as to (a) 33% of the Units granted on the first anniversary of the date of grant, (b) an additional 33% of the Units granted on the second anniversary of the date of grant, and (c) the remaining 34% of the Units granted on the third anniversary of the date of grant. On each vesting date, for each Unit vesting on such date, the Reporting Person received one share of Mattel, Inc. Common Stock, subject to tax withholding. On August 1, 2022, the final 34% of these RSUs vested, resulting in the issuance of 28,146 shares of Mattel, Inc. Common Stock.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">Pursuant to the terms of the August 1, 2019 RSU grant, 13,980 shares of Mattel, Inc. Common Stock were automatically withheld at vesting to cover required tax withholding.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">As reported on a Form 4 dated July 31, 2021 and filed on August 3, 2021, the Reporting Person received a grant of 51,346 RSUs on August 2, 2021. The RSUs vested as to (a) 33% of the Units granted on the first anniversary of the date of grant, (b) an additional 33% of the Units granted on the second anniversary of the date of grant, and (c) the remaining 34% of the Units granted on the third anniversary of the date of grant. On each vesting date, for each Unit vesting on such date, the Reporting Person received one share of Mattel, Inc. Common Stock, subject to tax withholding. On August 2, 2022, the first 33% of these RSUs vested, resulting in the issuance of 16,944 shares of Mattel, Inc. Common Stock.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F4">Pursuant to the terms of the August 2, 2021 RSU grant, 8,424 shares of Mattel, Inc. Common Stock were automatically withheld at vesting to cover required tax withholding.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F5">As of August 1, 2022, the Reporting Person had a balance of $181,664.84 in the Mattel Stock Fund of Mattel Inc.'s 401(k) plan, the Personal Investment Plan (&quot;PIP&quot;). The number of shares has been calculated by the third-party administrator for the PIP.</footnote>
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