MATTEL INC /DE/ — Director's Dealing 2012

Feb 8, 2012

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: MATTEL INC /DE/ (MAT)
CIK: 0000063276
Period of Report: 2012-02-07

Reporting Person: FARR KEVIN M (Chief Financial Officer)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2012-02-07	Common Stock	M	42500	$20.04	Acquired	150495	Direct
2012-02-07	Common Stock	S	42500	$32.00	Disposed	107995	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2012-02-07	Employee Stock Option - Right to Buy	$20.04	M	42500	Disposed	2012-05-22	Common Stock (42500)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	13394	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: The exercise occurred pursuant to a previously disclosed trading plan designed to comply with Rule 10b5-1.

F2: The sale occurred pursuant to a previously disclosed trading plan designed to comply with Rule 10b5-1.

F3: As of February 7, 2012, the reporting person had a balance of $428,605.13 in the Mattel Stock Fund of Mattel's 401(k) Personal Investment Plan ("PIP"). The number of shares has been calculated by the plan administrator for the PIP.