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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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):  April 17, 2012
 
JAKKS PACIFIC, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Delaware
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

0-28104
95-4527222
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer Identification No.)

22619 Pacific Coast Highway, Malibu, California
90265
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(Zip Code)

(310) 456-7799
(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Item 8.01.  Other Events

On April 17, 2012, JAKKS Pacific, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release in response to a letter received today from Oaktree Capital Management, L.P.

The Company hereby incorporates by reference the press release dated April 17, 2012, attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1, and made a part of this Item 8.01.

Item 9.01.  Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d)       Exhibits
 
 
Exhibit
 
Description
 
99.1
Press Release issued by the Company dated April 17, 2012.

 
 
 
 

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.

 
   
JAKKS PACIFIC, INC.
     
     
Date:
April 17, 2012
  
By:   
 /s/ JOEL M. BENNETT
       
Name:   
Joel M. Bennett
       
Title:   
CFO
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
Index to Exhibits

Exhibit No.
  
Description
99.1
  
Press release issued by the Company dated April 17, 2012.