Robert Eckert Increases Quotations

Our prices have not kept pace with our cost increases, so we will certainly be working with customers in the months ahead, ... We are planning on taking price increases in 2006 to recover some of the costs we've experienced.

We expect the year to continue to be challenging and have implemented price increases effective in the second quarter for the U.S..

Third quarter results are disappointing as sales increases in much of our portfolio were offset by declines in the Barbie brand,