Mattel, Inc. (NYSE: MAT) (www.mattel.com) is the worldwide leader
in the design, manufacture and marketing of toys and family products,
including Barbie(R), the most popular fashion doll ever created.
Leading the toy and game market, the Mattel family comprises such
best-selling brands as Hot Wheels(R), Matchbox(R), American Girl(R),
Tyco(R) R/C and Scrabble(TM), as well as Fisher-Price brands
(www.fisher-price.com), including Little People(R), Rescue Heroes(TM),
Power Wheels(R) and a wide array of entertainment-inspired toy lines.
With worldwide headquarters in El Segundo, Calif., Mattel employs more
than 27,000 people in 36 countries and sells products in more than 150
nations throughout the world. The Mattel vision is to be the world's
premier toy brands -- today and tomorrow.