SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 ----- FORM 8-K Current Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): March 12, 2004 (March 12, 2004) JAKKS PACIFIC, INC. (Exact Name of registrant as specified in its charter) Delaware 0-28104 95-4527222 (State or other (Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer jurisdiction of Identification No.) incorporation) 22619 Pacific Coast Highway 90265 Malibu, California (Zip Code) (Address of principalexecutive offices) Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (310) 456-7799 JAKKS PACIFIC, INC. INDEX TO FORM 8-K FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION March 12, 2004 ITEMS IN FORM 8-K ----------------- Page ---- Facing Page 1 Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits 3 Item 9. Regulation FD Disclosure 3 Signatures 4 Exhibit Index 5 2 Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits. (c) Exhibits Exhibit Number Description ------- ----------- 99.1* March 12, 2004 Press Release ----------------------------- * Filed herewith Item 9. Regulation FD Disclosure. In accordance with the interim guidance issued by the Commission on March 27, 2003 in Final Rule Release No. 33-8216, the information reported in this Report is being provided under Item 12. On March 12, 2004, the Company issued a press release announcing that a non-cash charge for stock grants which it announced in its February 17, 2004 press release it anticipated would be incurred in 2004, was, after further consideration of the accounting treatment of such awards, in particular the determination of the measurement date, incurred in the fourth quarter of 2003, reducing the Company's previously announced earnings for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2003. A copy of such March 12, 2004 release is annexed as an exhibit and is incorporated by reference hereto in its entirety. 3 SIGNATURES 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 hereunto duly authorized. Dated: March 12, 2004 JAKKS PACIFIC, INC. By: /s/ Jack Friedman ----------------------- Jack Friedman Chairman and Chief Executive Officer 4 Exhibit Index Exhibit Number Description 99.1* March 12, 2004 Press Release ----------------------------- * Filed herewith 5