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Ronald Freeman has been our Executive Vice President of Distribution since January 2004. From March
2000 to January 2004, Mr. Freeman was our Vice President of Distribution and Logistics. Mr. Freeman was
Vice President of Distribution/ConÑguration for CompUSA from July 1997 until March 2000. Mr. Freeman
was Vice President of Distribution and Logistics of Babbage's, a predecessor company of ours, from
November 1996 until July 1997.
Our executive oÇcers are elected by our board of directors on an annual basis and serve until the next
annual meeting of our board of directors or until their successors have been duly elected and qualiÑed.
Code of Ethics
The Company has adopted a Code of Ethics that is applicable to the Company's Chairman of the Board
and Chief Executive OÇcer, Vice Chairman and Chief Operating OÇcer, President, Chief Financial OÇcer,
Vice President-Finance and any Executive Vice President of the Company. This Code of Ethics is attached as
Exhibit 14.1 to the Company's Form 10-K for Ñscal year ended January 31, 2004. In accordance with SEC
rules, the Company intends to disclose any amendment (other than any technical, administrative, or other
non-substantive amendment) to, or any waiver from, a provision of the Code of Ethics on the Company's
website at www.gamestop.com within Ñve business days following such amendment or waiver.
Compliance with Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act
Section 16(a) BeneÑcial Ownership Reporting Compliance. Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act
requires the Company's executive oÇcers and directors, and persons who own more than ten percent of a
registered class of the Company's equity securities, to Ñle initial statements of beneÑcial ownership (Form 3)
and statements of changes in beneÑcial ownership (Forms 4 and 5) of common stock of the Company with the
SEC. Executive oÇcers, directors and greater than ten-percent stockholders are required to furnish the
Company with copies of all such forms they Ñle.
To the Company's knowledge, based solely on its review of the copies of such forms received by it, or
written representations from certain reporting persons that no additional forms were required, all Ñling
requirements applicable to the Company's executive oÇcers, directors and greater than ten-percent stockhold-
ers were complied with.
CertiÑcations
For Ñscal 2003, we Ñled with the NYSE the Annual CEO CertiÑcation regarding the Company's
compliance with the NYSE's Corporate Governance listing standards as required by Section 303A-12(a) of
the NYSE Listed Company Manual. In addition, the Company has Ñled as exhibits to this Annual Report on
Form 10-K/A for the year ended January 29, 2005, the applicable certiÑcations of its Chief Executive OÇcer
and its Chief Financial OÇcer required under Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, regarding the
quality of the Company's public disclosures.
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