Item 8.01 Other Events.

The 2009 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the "2009 Meeting") of Russ Berrie and Company, Inc. (the "Company") has been tentatively scheduled to occur on September 22, 2009. As such, the date of the 2009 Meeting will have changed by more than 30 days from the anniversary of the Company's 2008 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. In connection therewith, in order to be included in the proxy statement and form of proxy relating to the 2009 Meeting, proposals of shareholders intended to be presented at the 2009 Meeting must be received by the Company on or before July 31, 2009. Any such proposals should be submitted in writing to: Corporate Secretary, Russ Berrie and Company, Inc., 1800 Valley Road, Wayne, New Jersey 07470. Stockholders who intend to present a proposal at such meeting without inclusion of such proposal in the Company's proxy materials are requested to provide advance notice of such proposal to the Company at the aforementioned address on or before July 31, 2009. If a shareholder fails to provide notice by this date, then the holders of the proxies with respect to the 2009 Meeting will use their discretionary authority to vote the shares of Common Stock they represent with respect to the proposal as they may determine.