MATTEL INC /DE/
For the period ended May 28, 2026. Filed Apr 14, 2026.
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May 28, 2026 · Filed Apr 14, 2026
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Estimated Potential Payments
The table below sets forth the estimated current value of payments and benefits to each of our NEOs upon a change of control,
involuntary termination, involuntary termination following a change of control (“COC Termination”), retirement, death, or permanent
disability, assuming that such event occurred on December 31, 2025 (the last trading day of fiscal year 2025), when our closing
stock price was $19.84.
For all our NEOs, the amounts shown do not include: (i) benefits earned during the term of our NEOs’ employment that are
available to all benefit-eligible salaried employees, and (ii) benefits previously accrued under the DCP and 401(k) Plan. For
information on amounts payable under the DCP, see the “2025 Nonqualified Deferred Compensation” table. The actual amounts of
payments and benefits that would be provided can only be determined at the time of the NEO’s termination of employment.
Mr. DiSilvestro is excluded from the table below due to his departure in 2025. In connection with his departure, he did not become
eligible to receive any severance benefits.
| Name, Position, and Trigger | Severance:Multiple of Salaryand Bonus(1)($) | CurrentYearBonus(2)($) | Value ofPerformanceUnits(3)($) | Valuation ofEquity VestingAcceleration(4)($) | Value ofOtherBenefits(5)($) | TotalValue($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ynon Kreiz, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer | ||||||
| Change of Control | — | 3,440,000 | — | — | — | 3,440,000 |
| Involuntary Termination | 10,080,000 | 2,473,360 | 17,067,281 | 1,375,734 | 128,350 | 31,124,724 |
| COC Termination | 10,080,000 | 3,440,000 | 24,129,269 | 5,187,112 | 128,350 | 42,964,731 |
| Retirement | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Permanent Disability/Death | — | — | 17,067,281 | 5,187,112 | — | 22,254,393 |
| Paul Ruh, Chief Financial Officer | ||||||
| Change of Control | — | 590,822 | — | — | — | 590,822 |
| Involuntary Termination | 2,850,000 | 424,801 | 189,670 | 1,061,698 | 100,995 | 4,627,164 |
| COC Termination | 3,800,000 | 590,822 | 1,060,309 | 5,460,206 | 117,993 | 11,029,330 |
| Retirement | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Permanent Disability/Death | — | — | 189,670 | 5,460,206 | — | 5,649,876 |
| Steve Totzke, President and Chief Commercial Officer | ||||||
| Change of Control | — | 900,000 | — | — | — | 900,000 |
| Involuntary Termination | 2,700,000 | 647,100 | 2,360,662 | 2,828,494 | 108,297 | 8,644,553 |
| COC Termination | 3,600,000 | 900,000 | 3,535,111 | 2,828,494 | 127,729 | 10,991,334 |
| Retirement(6) | — | — | 2,360,662 | 19,309 | — | 2,379,971 |
| Permanent Disability/Death | — | — | 2,360,662 | 2,828,494 | — | 5,189,157 |
| Jonathan Anschell, EVP, Chief Legal Officer, and Secretary | ||||||
| Change of Control | — | 542,500 | — | — | — | 542,500 |
| Involuntary Termination | 1,317,500 | 390,058 | 1,470,819 | 521,534 | 76,074 | 3,775,985 |
| COC Termination | 2,635,000 | 542,500 | 2,124,051 | 1,653,922 | 102,149 | 7,057,621 |
| Retirement | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Permanent Disability/Death | — | — | 1,470,819 | 1,653,922 | — | 3,124,740 |
| Roberto Isaias, EVP and Chief Supply Chain Officer | ||||||
| Change of Control | — | 560,000 | — | — | — | 560,000 |
| Involuntary Termination | 1,360,000 | 442,904 | 1,605,215 | 1,895,494 | 89,175 | 5,392,787 |
| COC Termination | 2,720,000 | 560,000 | 2,360,841 | 1,895,494 | 128,350 | 7,664,684 |
| Retirement(6) | — | — | 1,605,215 | — | — | 1,605,215 |
| Permanent Disability/Death | — | — | 1,605,215 | 1,895,494 | — | 3,500,708 |
(1)For these purposes, the bonus portion of the severance payment is determined in accordance with the A&R Severance Plan as the target MIP opportunity for 2025, the year in which the
termination of employment occurs.
(2)The A&R Severance Plan provides that upon an involuntary termination (not within two years following a change of control), executives will receive an amount representing a pro-rated (based
on days employed) annual cash incentive under the MIP that the executive would have received had the executive remained employed through the MIP annual cash incentive payment date,
based on actual performance. Thus, the table shows the actual payouts under the 2025 MIP in the event of an involuntary termination based on actual 2025 financial and individual
performance results.
Upon a COC Termination, the A&R Severance Plan provides that a pro-rated amount is paid based on the executive’s current target MIP opportunity. However, under the MIP, upon a change
of control, the greater of the actual MIP amounts earned or target MIP is paid if the individual is employed by Mattel immediately prior to the change of control. On December 31, 2025, target
MIP amounts are greater and would be paid (with no duplication under the A&R Severance Plan), and therefore the amounts shown upon a COC Termination reflect target MIP amounts
earned for the year ended December 31, 2025.
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(3)We assume that in the event of a change of control only, the LTIP Performance Units are assumed or substantially similar new rights are substituted therefor by the acquirer. If such
Performance Units are not assumed or substantially similar new rights are not substituted in a change of control, the vesting of such Performance Units will be accelerated, based on the
greater of target-level award opportunity or the actual performance through the most recent completed year prior to the date of change of control. For a COC Termination, we have shown
actual performance of 116% for the 2023-2025 LTIP Performance Units since target performance was exceeded. Since actual performance is trending below target for the 2024-2026 LTIP
(based on 2024-2025 actual and 2026 estimate), we have shown performance at target for the 2024-2026 LTIP Performance Units. Since actual performance is trending below target for the
2025-2027 LTIP (based on 2025 actual and 2026-2027 estimate), we have shown performance at target for the 2025-2027 LTIP Performance Units.
In the event of Retirement, involuntary termination (for the A&R Severance Plan), death, or permanent disability, we have also shown the actual values earned under the 2023-2025 LTIP
Performance Units and the values based on performance of 96% in the case of the 2024-2026 LTIP Performance Units and 92% in the case of the 2025-2027 LTIP Performance Units. In
accordance with the terms of the LTIP cycles and the A&R Severance Plan, the pro-rated amount that each NEO would receive would be based on the number of full months employed during
the 36-month performance period. Thus, the pro-rated amount would generally be two-thirds for the 2024-2026 LTIP and one-third for the 2025-2027 LTIP. Amounts shown are valued based
on our closing stock price of $19.84 on December 31, 2025, the last trading day of fiscal year 2025. For a discussion of the achievement of Adjusted Free Cash Flow and relative TSR with
respect to the 2023-2025 LTIP, see the “Compensation Discussion and Analysis - Elements of Compensation - Stock-Based Long-Term Incentives” section of this Proxy Statement.
There is nothing reported in the table above with respect to Mr. Kreiz’s Retention Performance Grant. We have assumed that, in the event of a change of control or COC Termination, the
Company and the acquiring entity would cease to be publicly traded and, because none of the stock price hurdles were met as of December 31, 2025 and the Company’s relative TSR
performance through such date was below threshold, none of the Performance Units would have converted into time-based RSUs and the entire Retention Performance Grant would have
been forfeited. In the event Mr. Kreiz had died or become disabled as of December 31, 2025, the portion of the Retention Performance Grant subject to the stock price hurdles would have been
forfeited because such hurdles had not been met and, following the completion of the full five-year performance period, the Company would determine the actual relative TSR achievement and,
to the extent any relative TSR goal is achieved at such time, Mr. Kreiz (or his estate, as the case may be), would become entitled to a pro-rated number of shares based on whole months
employed in the performance period and such achievement. In the event Mr. Kreiz had experienced an involuntary termination or retirement on December 31, 2025, the entire award would
have been forfeited.
(4)Stock Options. We assume that in the event of a change of control only, the outstanding options are assumed or substantially similar new rights are substituted therefor by the acquirer. If such
options are not assumed or substantially similar new rights are not substituted for the outstanding awards, then the vesting of such options will be fully accelerated. For all other scenarios,
amounts shown include the value of any option acceleration. Amounts shown assume that all stock options would be exercised immediately upon termination of employment. Stock option
values represent the excess of the value of the option shares for which vesting is accelerated over the exercise price for those option shares, using our closing stock price of $19.84 on
December 31, 2025, the last trading day of fiscal year 2025. If the stock options were not immediately exercised, the value realized by the executives could differ from that disclosed. However,
this value is not readily ascertainable since it depends upon a number of unknown factors, such as the date of exercise and the value of the underlying Mattel common stock on that date.
RSUs. In the event of a termination of employment due to death or permanent disability, unvested RSUs that were outstanding at least six months will fully vest. For participants in the A&R
Severance Plan, in the event of an involuntary termination, unvested RSUs vest pro-rata (based on the number of full months of employment during the vesting period).
We assume that in the event of a change of control only, the outstanding RSUs under the Amended 2010 Plan are assumed or substantially similar new rights are substituted therefor by the
acquirer. If such RSUs are not assumed or substantially similar new rights are not substituted for the outstanding awards, then the vesting of such RSUs will be fully accelerated. Amounts
shown include the value of the RSUs for which vesting would have been accelerated under all applicable scenarios (other than a change of control only), based on our closing stock price of
$19.84 on December 31, 2025, the last trading day of fiscal year 2025.
(5)Other benefits include: (i) up to two years of outplacement services up to an aggregate maximum cost of $50,000 for each NEO, and (ii) payment of a monthly amount equivalent based on the
then current COBRA premium for the applicable severance period for each executive. In the event that the executive obtains employment, the other benefits described above will terminate;
however, amounts shown represent the maximum period of continuation.
(6)In the event of termination due to Retirement (as defined under the Amended 2010 Plan), Messrs. Totzke and Isaias will receive accelerated vesting of outstanding Performance Units. Vesting
will be pro-rated based on the number of full months the participant was employed during each three-year performance period, payable at the end of each three-year period based on our
achievement of the performance measures. Additionally, in the event of termination due to Retirement, Mr. Totzke would receive accelerated vesting of unvested stock options. Stock option
value represents the excess of the value of the option shares for which vesting is accelerated over the exercise price for those option shares, using our closing stock price of $19.84 on
December 31, 2025, the last trading day of fiscal year 2025. If the stock options were not immediately exercised, the value realized by the executives could differ from that disclosed. However,
this value is not readily ascertainable since it depends upon a number of unknown factors, such as the date of exercise and the value of the underlying Mattel common stock on that date.
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