UNITED ~~STATES~~STATESSECURITIES ~~SECURITIES~~ AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ~~Washington, D.C. 20549~~

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

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

~~Pursuant~~Date toof ~~Section 13 or 15~~Report (d)Date of ~~the~~earliest ~~Securities~~event ~~Exchange~~reported): ~~Act~~September ~~of 1934~~ 19, 2007

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): June 26, 2007

THE TOPPS COMPANY, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	000-15817	11-2849283
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

Delaware

One Whitehall Street, New York, NY	10004-2109
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation)


000-15817 (Commission File Number)		11-2849283 (IRS Employer Identification No.)

One Whitehall Street, New York, NY (Address of principal executive offices)		10004-2109 (Zip Code)

212-376-0300
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

~~N/A~~ NA (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 (see General Instructions A.2. below):

o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) o Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CPR 240.14a-12) o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

~~Soliciting~~Item ~~material~~8.01 ~~pursuant~~Other ~~to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CPR 240~~Events.~~14a-12)~~

~~Pre-commencement~~On ~~communications~~September ~~pursuant~~19, to2007, ~~Rule~~The ~~14d-2~~Topps Company, Inc. (b“Topps”) ~~under~~held a special stockholders meeting at which stockholders were asked to consider and vote upon a proposal to approve the ~~Exchange~~ ~~Act~~Agreement ~~(17 CFR 240.14d~~and Plan of Merger, effective March 5, 2007, by and among Topps, Tornante-~~2(b))~~ MDP Joe Holding LLC and Tornante-MDP Joe Acquisition Corp. Topps issued a press release on September 19, 2007 announcing that, based on a preliminary count of the votes cast at the special meeting, Topps stockholders have approved the pending merger agreement providing for the acquisition of Topps by The Tornante Company LLC and Madison Dearborn Partners, LLC. A copy of such press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated in this Item 8.01 by reference.

~~Pre-commencement~~In ~~communications~~light ~~pursuant~~of the preliminary results of the stockholder vote on the merger and the expected closing of the transaction in October 2007, Topps does not expect to ~~Rule 13e-4(c)~~hold ~~under~~its 2008 Annual Meeting of Stockholders for the ~~Exchange~~election ~~Act~~of ~~(17 CFR 240~~directors, among other things.~~13e-4(c))~~

Item 89.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

~~Other~~(c) ~~Events~~Exhibits.

On June 26, 2007, The Topps Company, Inc. (“Topps”) issued a press release confirming that UD Company, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of The Upper Deck Company, has launched a tender offer to purchase all of the outstanding shares of Topps for $10.75 per share in cash. A copy of such press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated in this Item 8.01 by reference.

Exhibit Number		Description
99.1		Press Release of The Topps Company, Inc., dated September 19, 2007

~~Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.~~SIGNATURES

~~(c)~~Pursuant ~~Exhibits~~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.

Exhibit Number		Description
99.1		Press Release of The Topps Company, Inc., dated June 26, 2007

Dated: September 20, 2007

~~SIGNATURES~~ THE TOPPS COMPANY, INC. By: /s/ Scott Silverstein Name: Scott Silverstein Title: President & Chief Operating Officer

~~Pursuant~~EXHIBIT ~~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.~~ INDEX

Dated: June 27, 2007

Exhibit Number		Description
99.1		Press Release of The Topps Company, Inc., dated September 19, 2007

THE TOPPS COMPANY, INC By: /s/ Catherine K. Jessup Name: Catherine K. Jessup Title: Vice President, CFO and Treasurer

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit Number		Description
99.1		Press Release of The Topps Company, Inc., dated June 26, 2007

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