gme-20260108
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): January 8, 2026
GameStop Corp.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 1-32637 | 20-2733559 | ||||||||||||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||||||||||||
625 Westport Parkway, Grapevine, TX 76051
(817) 424-2000
(Address, Including Zip Code, and Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Registrant’s Principal Executive Offices)
Not Applicable
(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:
☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
☒ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of each class | Trading Symbol | Name of each exchange on which registered | ||||||||||||
| Class A Common Stock | GME | NYSE | ||||||||||||
| Warrants to Purchase Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share | GME WS | NYSE | ||||||||||||
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.405) or Rule 12b-2 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.12b-2).
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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Item 8.01 Other Events
As previously reported on January 6, 2026, GameStop Corp. (the “Company”) entered into a performance-based stock option aware with Ryan Cohen, the Company’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. A copy of the option award agreement is attached as an exhibit to this current report.
Additional Information and Where to Find It
This communication may be deemed to be solicitation material in connection with the proposal to be submitted to Company stockholders at the Special Meeting to approve the CEO Performance Award. In connection with the Special Meeting and CEO Performance Award, the Company plans to file with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) a proxy statement on Schedule 14A (the “Proxy Statement”). This communication is not a substitute for the Proxy Statement or any other document that the Company may file with the SEC and send to its stockholders in connection with the CEO Performance Award. BEFORE MAKING ANY VOTING DECISION, THE COMPANY’S STOCKHOLDERS ARE URGED TO READ ALL RELEVANT DOCUMENTS FILED OR TO BE FILED WITH THE SEC, INCLUDING THE PROXY STATEMENT, AS WELL AS ANY AMENDMENTS OR SUPPLEMENTS TO THOSE DOCUMENTS, WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE, BECAUSE THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE COMPANY AND THE CEO PERFORMANCE AWARD.
The Company’s stockholders will be able to obtain a free copy of the Proxy Statement, as well as other filings containing information about the Company, free of charge, at the SEC’s website (www.sec.gov). Copies of the Proxy Statement (if and when available) and other documents filed by the Company with the SEC may be obtained, without charge, by going to the Company’s Investor Relations page on its website (https://investor.gamestop.com).
Participants in the Solicitation
The directors and executive officers of the Company may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from the stockholders of the Company in connection with the CEO Performance Award. Information regarding the interests of participants in the solicitation of proxies in respect of the Special Meeting will be included in the Proxy Statement.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| GAMESTOP CORP. | ||||||||||||||
| (Registrant) | ||||||||||||||
Date: January 8, 2026 | By: | /s/ Mark Robinson | ||||||||||||
| | Mark Robinson General Counsel | |||||||||||||