On April 19, 2019, the Board of Directors (the Board) of GameStop Corp. (the Company), based on the recommendation of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of the Board, appointed Raul Fernandez, age 52, and Lizabeth Dunn, age 45, to serve as directors of the Company with terms expiring at the 2019 annual meeting of stockholders or until their successors are elected and qualified. Mr. Fernandez has been appointed as a member of the Audit Committee and Ms.Dunn has been appointed as a member of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and the Compensation Committee. The Board determined that Mr. Fernandez and Ms. Dunn qualify as independent directors under the New York Stock Exchange listing standards and the applicable requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Mr. Fernandez serves as Vice Chairman and Owner of Monumental Sports Entertainment, a private partnership that co-owns the NBAs Washington Wizards, the NHLs 2018 Stanley Cup Champion Washington Capitals, the WNBAs Washington Mystics, Team Liquid eSports and Wizards District Gaming NBA 2K, as well as co-owns and operates Capital One Arena in Washington, DC. He also serves as Special Advisor and Limited Partner to General Atlantic Partners, a growth equity firm. Mr. Fernandez previously served in several leadership roles at various technology companies, including as Chairman and CEO for ObjectVideo, a leading developer of intelligent video surveillance software. Mr. Fernandez served as a director for Kate Spade Co. from 2000 through 2017. He holds a bachelors degree in economics from the University of Maryland.

Ms. Dunn is the Founder and CEO of Pro4ma Inc, an information technology services consulting firm that provides cloud-based data forecasting and predictive analytics tools to retailers. She also is the Founder and CEO of Talmage Advisers, a retail and branded consumer products consulting firm that provides a full range of services across brand strategy, pricing analysis, financial benchmarking and transactional due diligence. Prior to founding these firms, Ms. Dunn served in various consulting and financial analyst roles for leading financial firms and retail organizations, including Macquarie Group, FBR, Thomas Weisel, Prudential Equity Group, Bear Sterns, Gap Inc. and Liz Claiborne. She holds a bachelors degree in economics from Spelman College.

Mr. Fernandez and Ms. Dunn will receive compensation for their service as non-employee directors of the Board in accordance with the Company\’s non-employee director compensation package, as described in the Company\’s definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A filed with the Securities Exchange Commission on May 16, 2018.

The appointments of each of Mr. Fernandez and Ms. Dunn were made to the Cooperation Agreement entered into on March 29, 2019 by the Company with Permit Capital Enterprise Fund, L.P., Permit Capital, LLC, Permit Capital GP, L.P. and John C. Broderick (together, Permit Enterprise) and Hestia Capital Partners LP, Hestia Capital Management, LLC and Kurtis J. Wolf (together Hestia Capital and Hestia Capital and Permit Enterprise, together, the Investor Group). A copy of the Cooperation Agreement is attached as an exhibit to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 1, 2019 (April 8-K).

to the Cooperation Agreement, the Company agreed to appoint a new independent director (the Investor Nominee) from among a group of candidates identified by the Investor Group to the Board within 30 days of the date of the Cooperation Agreement, and Ms. Dunn is the Investor Nominee and she joins the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and the Compensation Committee of the Board in accordance with the Cooperation Agreement. In the Cooperation Agreement, the Company also agreed to nominate an additional independent director (the Company Nominee) selected by the Board, and Mr. Fernandez is the Company Nominee. The Company has agreed to nominate each of the Investor Nominee and Company Nominee for election as a director of the Company at the 2019 Annual Meeting.

The foregoing description of the Cooperation Agreement is qualified by the disclosure in Item 1.01 of the April 8-K and such disclosure in Item 1.01 of the April 8-K is incorporated herein by reference and the descriptions of the Cooperation Agreement herein and in Item 1.01 of the April 8-K are qualified by the full text of such agreement, which is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the April 8-K. There are no transactions between the Company and Mr. Fernandez or Ms. Dunn or their immediate family members that require disclosure to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

On April 24, 2019, the Company issued a press release announcing the appointment of Mr. Fernandez and Ms. Dunn to the Board. The text of the press release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1. Exhibit 99.1 shall not be deemed filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act), or otherwise subject to the liabilities under that Section and shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing of the Registrant under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act.

Additional Information and Where to Find It

This filing may be deemed to be solicitation material in respect of the matters to be considered at the Companys 2019 annual meeting of shareholders (the 2019 Annual Meeting). In connection with the 2019 Annual Meeting, the Company plans to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and furnish to the Companys shareholders one or more proxy statements and other relevant documents. BEFORE MAKING ANY VOTING DECISION, THE COMPANYS SHAREHOLDERS ARE URGED TO READ THE PROXY STATEMENT(S) IN THEIR ENTIRETY WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE AND ANY OTHER DOCUMENTS TO BE FILED WITH THE SEC IN CONNECTION WITH THE COMPANYS 2019 ANNUAL MEETING OR INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE IN THE PROXY STATEMENTS BECAUSE THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE COMPANYS 2019 ANNUAL MEETING AND THE PARTIES RELATED THERETO. The Companys shareholders will be able to obtain a free copy of documents filed with the SEC at the SECs website at http://www.sec.gov or the Companys website at http://investor.GameStop.com.

Participants in the Solicitation

The directors, executive officers and certain other members of management and employees of the Company may be deemed participants in the solicitation of proxies from shareholders in connection with the matters to be considered at the Companys 2019 Annual Meeting. Information regarding the persons who may, under the rules of the SEC, be considered participants in the solicitation of the shareholders of the Company in connection with the Companys 2019 Annual Meeting will be set forth in the applicable proxy statement and other relevant documents to be filed with the SEC. You can find information about the Companys executive officers and directors in the Companys definitive proxy statement in connection with the Companys 2019 Annual Meeting when filed with the SEC on Schedule 14A and the Companys and such persons other filings with the SEC.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

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About GameStop Corp. (NYSE:GME)

GameStop Corp. is an omnichannel video game retailer. The Company sells video game hardware, physical and digital video game software, video game accessories, as well as mobile and consumer electronics products and other merchandise through its GameStop, EB Games and Micromania stores. The Company operates its business in four Video Game Brands segments: United States, Canada, Australia and Europe, and Technology Brands segment. Each of the Video Game Brands segments consists of retail operations, with all stores engaged in the sale of new and pre-owned video game systems, software and accessories. Its Video Game Brands stores sell various types of digital products, including downloadable content, network points cards, prepaid digital, prepaid subscription cards and digitally downloadable software, and also sell certain mobile and consumer electronics products and collectible products. Its Technology Brands segment includes its Spring Mobile and Simply Mac businesses.