Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
ROBINSON CHRIS
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
RUSS BERRIE & CO INC [RUS] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
PRES-INTERNATIONAL DIV
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O RUSS BERRIE AND COMPANY, INC., 111 BAUER DRIVE		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
06/28/2007
(Street)

OAKLAND, NJ 07436		 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock, $0.10 stated value 06/28/2007   M   30,200 A $ 13.05 31,733 D  
Common Stock, $0.10 stated value 06/28/2007   S   30,200 D $ 19.14 1,533 D  
Common Stock, $0.10 stated value 06/29/2007   M   1,618 A $ 13.05 3,151 D  
Common Stock, $0.10 stated value 06/29/2007   S   1,618 D $ 19 1,533 D  
Common Stock, $0.10 stated value 11/14/2007   M   17,900 A $ 13.05 19,433 D  
Common Stock, $0.10 stated value 11/14/2007   S   17,900 D $ 17.9 1,533 D  

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)		 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)		 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)		 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
EMPLOYEE STOCK OPTION (RIGHT TO BUY) $ 13.05 06/28/2007   M     30,200 12/28/2005 05/01/2015 COMMON STOCK 30,200 $ 0 39,800 (1) D  
EMPLOYEE STOCK OPTION (RIGHT TO BUY) $ 13.05 06/29/2007   M     1,618 12/28/2005 05/01/2015 COMMON STOCK 1,618 $ 0 38,182 (1) D  
EMPLOYEE STOCK OPTION (RIGHT TO BUY) $ 13.05 11/14/2007   M     17,900 12/28/2005 05/01/2015 COMMON STOCK 17,900 $ 0 20,282 (1) (2) D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
ROBINSON CHRIS
C/O RUSS BERRIE AND COMPANY, INC.
111 BAUER DRIVE
OAKLAND, NJ 07436		       PRES-INTERNATIONAL DIV  

Signatures

 /s/ Chris Robinson   11/16/2007
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Remainder of original grant of 70,000 options on May 2, 2005 pursuant to the Company's 2004 Stock Option, Restricted and Non-Restricted Stock Plan (the "Plan"), at an exercise price of $13.05 per share. Under the original grant terms, such options vested ratably over a five-year period commencing one year from the date of grant and expire ten years from the date of grant, however, all such options were deemed vested as of December 28, 2005.
(2) Mr. Robinson also holds 1,484, 1,780, 2,244, 1,535, and 1,567 options granted on January 2, 1998, January 4, 1999, January 2, 2001, January 2, 2002, and January 2, 2003 respectively, at an exercise price of $26.25, $23.625, $20.75, $30.98 and $34.80, respectively, all vesting one year from the date of grant with an expiration date ten years from the date of grant. Mr. Robinson also holds 15,000 options granted on January 2, 2004 pursuant to the Plan at an exercise price of $34.05 per share. Under the original grant terms, such options vested ratably over a five-year period commencing one year from the date of grant and expire ten years from the date of grant, however, all such options were deemed vested as of December 28, 2005.

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