Form 8-K - Dividend & Buyback Authorization
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): November 12, 2014 (November 11, 2014)
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| GameStop Corp. | |
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Delaware | | 1-32637 | | 20-2733559 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization) | | (Commission File Number) | | (I.R.S. 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)
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Item 8.01 Other Events.
On November 11, 2014, GameStop Corp.’s Board of Directors approved a cash dividend to its stockholders. The quarterly dividend of $0.33 per share of Class A Common Stock will be paid on December 16, 2014 to stockholders of record on the close of business on November 25, 2014. Additionally, GameStop Corp. announced that its Board of Directors has authorized $500 million of funds to be used in the Company’s share repurchase plan. This new authorization replaces the $500 million stock repurchase plan announced in November 2013, which had approximately $176.4 million remaining at the time of the new authorization.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Company has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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Date: November 12, 2014 | GameStop Corp. |
| By: | /s/ Robert A. Lloyd |
| | Name: Robert A. Lloyd Title: Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |