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March 22, 2005
(c) Changes in Internal Controls Over Financial Reporting
There was no change in the Company's internal control over Ñnancial reporting (as such term is deÑned
in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) during the Company's most recently completed
Ñscal quarter that has materially aÅected, or is reasonably likely to materially aÅect, the Company's internal
control over Ñnancial reporting.
PART III
Item 10. Directors and Executive OÇcers of the Registrant
Directors
The following table sets forth the names and ages of our directors, the year they Ñrst became a director
and the positions they hold with the Company:
Director
Name Age Since Position with the Company
R. Richard FontaineÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏ 63 2001 Chairman of the Board, Chief
Executive OÇcer and Director
Daniel A. DeMatteoÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏ 57 2002 Vice Chairman, Chief Operating
OÇcer and Director
Michael N. Rosen ÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏ 64 2001 Secretary and Director
Leonard Riggio(1) ÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏ 64 2001 Director
Stephanie M. Shern(2) ÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏ 57 2002 Director
Gerald R. Szczepanski(3) ÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏ 57 2002 Director
Edward A. Volkwein(3) ÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏ 64 2002 Director
(1) Member of Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee
(2) Chairperson of Audit Committee
(3) Member of Compensation Committee, Audit Committee and Nominating and Corporate Governance
Committee
Our board of directors currently consists of seven directors. Our certiÑcate of incorporation divides our
board of directors into three classes: Class I, whose terms will expire at the annual meeting of stockholders to
be held in 2006, Class II, whose terms will expire at the annual meeting of stockholders to be held in 2007,
and Class III, whose terms will expire at the annual meeting of stockholders in 2005. Michael N. Rosen and
Edward A. Volkwein are in Class I; R. Richard Fontaine and Stephanie M. Shern are in Class II; and Daniel
A. DeMatteo, Leonard Riggio and Gerald R. Szczepanski are in Class III. At each annual meeting of
stockholders, the successors to directors whose terms will then expire will be elected to serve from the time of
election and qualiÑcation until the third annual meeting following election.
R. Richard Fontaine has been our Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive OÇcer since our initial
public oÅering in February 2002. Mr. Fontaine has served as the Chief Executive OÇcer of our predecessor
companies since November 1996. He has been an executive oÇcer or director in the video game industry since
1988.
Daniel A. DeMatteo has been our Vice Chairman and Chief Operating OÇcer since March 2005. Prior to
March 2005, Mr. DeMatteo served as President and Chief Operating OÇcer of the Company or our
predecessor companies since November 1996. He has served on our board since 2002 and has been an
executive oÇcer in the video game industry since 1988.
Michael N. Rosen is our Secretary and a director. Mr. Rosen has served in the same capacities for us or
our predecessor companies since October 1999. Mr. Rosen has been a partner at Bryan Cave LLP, counsel to
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