-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, RbXJlwg6ppTstjO039Ae/mJtOYbL81pYQnnIbo+gxLEbItAvuxlJKZn44lJ02BZS owLumr28apmBt5csM+ku6A== 0000812076-05-000015.txt : 20050407 0000812076-05-000015.hdr.sgml : 20050407 20050407162916 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000812076-05-000015 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20050406 ITEM INFORMATION: Other Events FILED AS OF DATE: 20050407 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20050407 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: TOPPS CO INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000812076 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: COMMERCIAL PRINTING [2750] IRS NUMBER: 112849283 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 0228 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-15817 FILM NUMBER: 05739467 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE WHITEHALL STREET CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10004-2109 BUSINESS PHONE: 2123760300 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE WHITEHALL ST CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10004 8-K 1 apr62005.txt DIVIDEND DECLARED APR 6, 2005 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - --------------------- THE TOPPS COMPANY, INC. ANNOUNCES QUARTERLY CASH DIVIDEND New York, NY, April 6, 2005 - The Topps Company, Inc. (Nasdaq: TOPP) today announced that its Board of Directors has declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.04 per share, payable on May 2, 2005 to shareholders of record on April 18, 2005. Founded in 1938, Topps is a leading creator and marketer of distinctive confectionery and entertainment products. The Company's confectionery brands include "Ring Pop," "Push Pop," "Baby Bottle Pop" and "Juicy Drop Pop" lollipops as well as "Bazooka" bubble gum. Topps entertainment products include trading cards, sticker album collections, and collectible games. For additional information, visit www.topps.com. This release contains forward-looking statements pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Although the Company believes the expectations contained in such forward-looking statements are reasonable, it can give no assurance that such expectations will prove to be correct. This information may involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to, factors detailed in the Company's Securities and Exchange Commission filings. # # # -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----