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Political developments, including trade relations, and/or trade actions could adversely impact Mattel, its personnel and facilities, its customers and suppliers, retail and financial markets, and general economic conditions.

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Mattel's business is worldwide in scope, and political instability, civil unrest, the deterioration of the political, economic, or social situation in a country in which Mattel has significant sales or operations, or changes to trade policy or the breakdown of trade relations between the United States and a foreign country in which Mattel has significant manufacturing facilities, operations or significant sales, or from which Mattel sources raw materials or components or delivers finished products, could adversely affect Mattel's business, financial condition, and results of operations. A change in trade status between the United States and a foreign country could result in a substantial increase in the import duty of toys manufactured in that foreign country and imported into the United States. For example, the United States has announced significant new tariffs on imports from a wide range of countries, including China, which was followed by retaliatory tariffs by China and a number of countries and a cycle of further retaliatory tariff announcements and trade actions. Certain of the tariffs have been and may be delayed, but others have taken or may take effect. Further, tariffs announced or imposed by the United States could be altered or delayed through actions taken by the administration, bilateral negotiations, judicial orders or congressional action, and tariffs announced or imposed by other countries can be affected by similar developments. These and future changes in tariffs and trade policies by the United States or China, or trade actions by or directed toward other countries, such as Mexico, Vietnam, or Canada, or retaliatory trade measures in response, have resulted and may continue to result in additional costs and pricing pressures, supply chain disruptions, volatile or unpredictable customer spending patterns, and increased economic or geopolitical risks, any or all of which could adversely impact Mattel's future sales, business, financial condition, and results of operations, perhaps materially or in ways that we cannot predict. For example, diverting more production to, or sourcing from, countries other than China or Mexico, could raise the cost of Mattel products in those markets, and could cause customers in those markets to seek domestic or non-U.S. sources for products that Mattel sells, or to be pressured or incentivized by foreign governments not to purchase goods of U.S. companies, which could adversely impact Mattel's future sales.

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In addition, the United States, United Kingdom, and European Union, among other jurisdictions, have each imposed export controls, as well as financial and economic sanctions, currency controls, and other trade actions, on certain products, technologies, industry sectors, and parties in Russia and Belarus as a result of the Russia-Ukraine war, which have resulted and could further result in retaliatory measures and actions by Russia. Any increased trade barriers or restrictions on global trade imposed by the United States, whether toward China, Russia, or other countries, or further retaliatory trade measures or currency controls taken by China, Russia, or other countries in response, could further adversely affect Mattel's business, financial condition, and results of operations.