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Item 4. Controls and Procedures.

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Item 4. Controls and Procedures.

Evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures

The Company maintains disclosure controls and procedures, as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act"), that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission's rules and forms and that such information is accumulated and communicated to the Company's management, including its Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. The Company carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of the Company's management, including the Company's Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Company's disclosure controls and procedures as of September 28, 2025. Based on the evaluation of these disclosure controls and procedures, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that the Company's disclosure controls and procedures were effective.

Changes in internal control over financial reporting

There were no changes in the Company's internal control over financial reporting, as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) promulgated under the Exchange Act, during the quarter ended September 28, 2025 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company's internal control over financial reporting.

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings.

On November 13, 2024, West Palm Beach Firefighters’ Pension Fund filed a putative class action lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York alleging violations of Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 and certain rules promulgated thereunder. West Palm Beach Firefighters’ Pension Fund v. Hasbro, Inc., Richard Stoddart, Christian Cocks, Deborah Thomas, Gina Goetter and Eric Nyman, Case No.1:24-cv-8633 (S.D.N.Y.). The plaintiff asserts claims on behalf of persons and entities that purchased the Company’s securities between February 7, 2022 and October 25, 2023 (the “Class Period”), and seeks compensatory damages, interest, fees, and costs. The complaint alleges that members of the putative class suffered losses as a result of false or misleading statements and withholding of information regarding the Company’s inventory, including quality and appropriateness thereof, during the Class Period. On August 29, 2025, the court granted the Miami General Employees' & Sanitation Employees' Retirement Trust and West Palm Beach Firefighters' Pension Fund's motion for appointment as lead plaintiff. The Company intends to vigorously defend against these claims. Due to the early stages of this matter, the Company is unable to estimate a reasonably possible range of loss, if any, that may result from this matter.

On August 19, 2025, Karen Sbriglio, derivatively on behalf of Hasbro, Inc., filed a putative shareholder derivative action against certain of the Company's executive officers and current and former members of the Board of Directors of the Company in Rhode Island Superior Court. Sbriglio v. Stoddart et al., PC-2025-04400 (Prov. City, RI). Plaintiff alleges the Board of Directors wrongfully refused to pre-suit litigation demand made on the Board relating to similar allegations described in the West Palm Beach Firefighters' Pension Fund action.

The Company is currently party to other certain legal proceedings, none of which we believe to be material to our business or financial condition.

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