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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>UNITED STATES<BR>
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION<BR>
WASHINGTON, DC 20549<BR STYLE="mso-special-character: line-break">
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>CURRENT REPORT</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Pursuant To Section 13 or 15(d) of</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>The Securities Exchange Act Of 1934<BR STYLE="mso-special-character: line-break">
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">Date of report (Date of earliest event reported):<B>
May 8, 2012<BR STYLE="mso-special-character: line-break">
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>JAKKS PACIFIC, INC.</B></P>

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Its Charter)<BR STYLE="mso-special-character: line-break">
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Delaware</B></P>

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or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)<BR STYLE="mso-special-character: line-break">
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    <TD STYLE="width: 6%; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 47%; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center">95-4527222</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center">(Commission File Number)</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center">(IRS Employer Identification No.)</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center">22619 Pacific Coast Highway, Malibu, California</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center">90265</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center">(Address of Principal Executive Offices)</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center">(Zip Code)</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><B>(310) 456-7799</B></P>

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Area Code)</P>

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Since Last Report)<BR STYLE="mso-special-character: line-break">
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to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (<I>see </I>General Instruction
A.2. below):</P>

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communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings 2">&#163;</FONT><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&#9;Soliciting material pursuant
to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)</FONT></P>

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pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))</FONT></P>

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pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR</FONT> 240.13e-4(c))&nbsp;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election
of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">On May 8, 2012, Leigh Anne Brodsky was elected as an independent
member of our board of directors. Ms. Brodsky has also been appointed to the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and
the Compensation Committee of the Board.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">As previously reported, on April 22, 2012, we entered into an
agreement with Clinton Group, Inc. and its affiliated funds (&ldquo;Clinton&rdquo;) providing for, among other things, expanding
our board of directors from six to eight directors, with the new directors subject to Clinton&rsquo;s reasonable approval, and
Ms. Brodsky fills the remaining vacancy on our Board.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Except as described above with respect to Clinton&rsquo;s approval,
there is no arrangement or understanding between Ms. Brodsky and any other persons pursuant to which Ms. Brodsky was selected as
a director. There are no transactions involving Ms. Brodsky requiring disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K. Ms. Brodsky&rsquo;s
compensation for service as a non-employee director will be consistent with that of the Company&rsquo;s other non-employee directors,
subject to proration to reflect the commencement date of her service on the Board. The non-employee director compensation structure
is described under the caption &ldquo;Compensation of Directors&rdquo; in the Company&rsquo;s proxy statement for its September
16, 2011 Annual Meeting of Stockholders filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 22, 2011.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">(d) &#9;Exhibits</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 79%; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline">Description</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">10.1</TD>
    <TD>Settlement Agreement, dated as of April 22, 2012, by and between JAKKS Pacific, Inc. and Clinton Group, Inc. (1)</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">99.1</TD>
    <TD>Press Release, dated May 9, 2012. (2)</TD></TR>
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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in">(1)</TD><TD><FONT STYLE="color: black">Filed previously as an exhibit to the Company&rsquo;s Current Report on Form 8-K filed April 24,
2012, and incorporated herein by reference</FONT>.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center; margin-bottom: 0pt"><B>&nbsp;SIGNATURES</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 27pt">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.</P>

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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="font-weight: bold">JAKKS PACIFIC, INC.</TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD>Date:</TD>
    <TD>May 9, 2012</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>By:</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">/s/ JOEL M. BENNETT</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 25%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 6%">Name:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 31%; padding-left: 6.3pt">Joel M. Bennett</TD></TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Title:</TD>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Index to Exhibits</B></P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 83%; border: windowtext 1pt solid; font-weight: bold">Description</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="border: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center">10.1</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">Settlement Agreement, dated as of April 22, 2012, by and between JAKKS Pacific, Inc. and Clinton Group, Inc. (1)</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center">99.1</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">Press release issued by the Company dated May 9, 2012.</TD></TR>
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an exhibit to the Company&rsquo;s Current Report on Form 8-K filed April 25, 2012, and incorporated herein by reference</FONT>.</P>

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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):
May 8, 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)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended
to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (
see
General Instruction
A.2. below):
£
Written
communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
£
Soliciting material pursuant
to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
£
Pre-commencement communications
pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
£
Pre-commencement communications
pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.13e-4(c))
Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election
of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On May 8, 2012, Leigh Anne Brodsky was elected as an independent
member of our board of directors. Ms. Brodsky has also been appointed to the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and
the Compensation Committee of the Board.
As previously reported, on April 22, 2012, we entered into an
agreement with Clinton Group, Inc. and its affiliated funds ("Clinton") providing for, among other things, expanding
our board of directors from six to eight directors, with the new directors subject to Clinton's reasonable approval, and
Ms. Brodsky fills the remaining vacancy on our Board.
Except as described above with respect to Clinton's approval,
there is no arrangement or understanding between Ms. Brodsky and any other persons pursuant to which Ms. Brodsky was selected as
a director. There are no transactions involving Ms. Brodsky requiring disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K. Ms. Brodsky's
compensation for service as a non-employee director will be consistent with that of the Company's other non-employee directors,
subject to proration to reflect the commencement date of her service on the Board. The non-employee director compensation structure
is described under the caption "Compensation of Directors" in the Company's proxy statement for its September
16, 2011 Annual Meeting of Stockholders filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 22, 2011.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) 	Exhibits
Exhibit
Description
10.1
Settlement Agreement, dated as of April 22, 2012, by and between JAKKS Pacific, Inc. and Clinton Group, Inc. (1)
99.1
Press Release, dated May 9, 2012. (2)
____________
(1)
Filed previously as an exhibit to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed April 24,
2012, and incorporated herein by reference
.
(2)
Filed herewith.
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:
May 9, 2012
By:
/s/ JOEL M. BENNETT
Name:
Joel M. Bennett
Title:
CFO
Index to Exhibits
Exhibit No.
Description
10.1
Settlement Agreement, dated as of April 22, 2012, by and between JAKKS Pacific, Inc. and Clinton Group, Inc. (1)
99.1
Press release issued by the Company dated May 9, 2012.
____________
(1) Filed previously as
an exhibit to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed April 25, 2012, and incorporated herein by reference
.
(2) Filed herewith.