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    <td  align=center><font size=2><B><font size="6">4Kids Entertainment, Inc.
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    <td  align=center><font size=2><B>1414 Avenue of the Americas <BR>
      New York, New York 10019 <BR>
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      <font size=2><B> (</B>Address, including zip code, and telephone number,
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<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:justify;'><font size=2>(a)  The Board of Directors (the &#147;Board of Directors&#148;) of 4Kids Entertainment, Inc. (the &#147;Company&#148;) has
amended the Company&#146;s By-laws to (i) provide that a director will be elected if the votes cast for such
director exceed the votes withheld or cast against such director; provided, that if the number of
nominees for director exceeds the number of directors to be elected, directors will be elected by a
plurality of votes cast and (ii) include a policy requiring that an incumbent director who does not
receive a majority of the votes cast for his or her re-election in an uncontested election will be
required to tender his or her resignation. If a director tenders his or her resignation as provided in
clause (ii) of the preceding sentence, the Board of Directors is required to decide, through a process
managed by its Nominating Committee and excluding the nominee in question, whether to accept the
resignation, considering any factors or information that it considers appropriate or relevant. The
decision of the Board of Directors must be completed within 90 days from the date of the certification
of the election results and disclosed promptly thereafter in a Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission
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<H1><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Item 9.01.  Financial Statements and Exhibits.</FONT></H1>


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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant
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<TD WIDTH=50%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><B>4KIDS ENTERTAINMENT, INC.</B><BR><BR>
<BR>By: <U><I>/s/
Bruce R. Foster </I></U><BR><BR>
Bruce R. Foster<BR>Executive Vice President and <BR> Chief Financial Officer</FONT></TD>
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UNITED STATES
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):
April 30, 2010
Commission file number 0-7843
4Kids Entertainment, Inc.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
New York
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
13-2691380
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
1414 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York 10019
(212) 758-7666
(
Address, including zip code, and telephone number,
      including area code,
of Registrant's principal executive offices)
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:
¨
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 3.03.  Material Modification to Rights of Security Holders
(a)  The Board of Directors (the "Board of Directors") of 4Kids Entertainment, Inc. (the "Company") has
amended the Company's By-laws to (i) provide that a director will be elected if the votes cast for such
director exceed the votes withheld or cast against such director; provided, that if the number of
nominees for director exceeds the number of directors to be elected, directors will be elected by a
plurality of votes cast and (ii) include a policy requiring that an incumbent director who does not
receive a majority of the votes cast for his or her re-election in an uncontested election will be
required to tender his or her resignation. If a director tenders his or her resignation as provided in
clause (ii) of the preceding sentence, the Board of Directors is required to decide, through a process
managed by its Nominating Committee and excluding the nominee in question, whether to accept the
resignation, considering any factors or information that it considers appropriate or relevant. The
decision of the Board of Directors must be completed within 90 days from the date of the certification
of the election results and disclosed promptly thereafter in a Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission
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Item 9.01.  Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d)
Exhibits
Exhibit
Description
3(ii)
Amended and Restated By-Laws of 4Kids Entertainment, Inc.
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.
Date:  April 30, 2010.
4KIDS ENTERTAINMENT, INC.
By:
/s/
Bruce R. Foster
Bruce R. Foster
Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
Exhibit Index
Exhibit
Description
3(ii)
Amended and Restated By-Laws of 4Kids Entertainment, Inc.