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Trademarks
We have a number of trademarks and servicemarks, including “GameStop,” “Game Informer,” “EB Games,”
“Electronics Boutique,” “Babbage’s” and “FuncoLand,” all of which have been registered by us with the United
States Patent and Trademark Office. For many of our trademarks and servicemarks, we also have registered or have
registrations pending with the trademark authorities for our international locations. We maintain a policy of
pursuing registration of our principal marks and opposing any infringement of our marks.
Employees
We have approximately 12,000 full-time salaried and hourly employees and between 20,000 and 30,000 part-
time hourly employees depending on the time of year. Fluctuation in the number of part-time hourly employees is
due to the seasonality of our business. We believe that our relationship with our employees is excellent. None of our
employees is represented by a labor union or is a member of a collective bargaining unit.
Available Information
We make available on our website (http://www.gamestop.com), under “Investor Relations — SEC Filings,”
free of charge, our annual reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K, and
amendments to those reports as soon as reasonably practicable after we electronically file or furnish such material
with the SEC. You may read and copy this information or obtain copies of this information by mail from the Public
Reference Room of the SEC, 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549, at prescribed rates. Further information
on the operation of the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. can be obtained by calling the SEC at
1-800-SEC-0330. The SEC also maintains an Internet worldwide website that contains reports, proxy statements
and other information about issuers, like GameStop, who file electronically with the SEC. The address of that site is
http:// www.sec.gov. In addition to copies of our annual reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q,
current reports on Form 8-K, and amendments to those reports, the Company’s Code of Standards, Ethics and
Conduct is available on our website under “Investor Relations — Corporate Governance” and is available to our
stockholders in print, free of charge, upon written request to the Company’s Investor Relations Department at
GameStop Corp., 625 Westport Parkway, Grapevine, Texas 76051.
Item 1A. Risk Factors
An investment in our Company involves a high degree of risk. You should carefully consider the risks below,
together with the other information contained in this report, before you make an investment decision with respect to
our Company. The risks described below are not the only ones facing our Company. Additional risks not presently
known to us, or that we consider immaterial, may also impair our business operations. Any of the following risks
could materially adversely affect our business, operating results or financial condition, and could cause a decline in
the trading price of our common stock and the value of your investment.
Risks Related to Our Business
The failure to successfully integrate Historical GameStop’s and EB’s businesses and operations in the
expected timeframe may adversely affect our future results.
Prior to the mergers, Historical GameStop and EB operated independently. We will face significant challenges
in continuing to consolidate Historical GameStop and EB functions, integrating their organizations, procedures and
operations in a timely and efficient manner. The integration of Historical GameStop and EB has been and will be
costly, complex and time consuming, and our management will have to devote substantial resources and efforts to it.
The integration process and other disruptions resulting from the mergers could prevent us from achieving the
anticipated benefits of the mergers and result in the disruption of our ongoing business or inconsistencies in
standards, controls, procedures and policies that adversely affect our ability to maintain relationships with
customers, suppliers, employees and others with whom we have business dealings.
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