UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): June 7, 2007

Russ Berrie and Company, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

New Jersey		1-8681		22-1815337
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

111 Bauer Drive, Oakland, New Jersey 07436

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (201) 337-9000

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Section 5 — Corporate Governance and Management

Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangement of Certain Officers.

          (b)      Effective June 7, 2007, Mr. William Landman resigned from the Board of Directors of Russ Berrie and Company, Inc. (the “Company”). The Company expresses its deep gratitude to Mr. Landman for his many years of dedicated service to the Company.

SIGNATURES

          Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.