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Item 3. Legal Proceedings
In the ordinary course of the Company’s business, the Company is, from time to time, subject to various
legal proceedings, including matters involving wage and hour employee class actions and consumer class actions.
The Company may enter into discussions regarding settlement of these and other types of lawsuits, and may enter
into settlement agreements, if we believe settlement is in the best interest of the Company’s stockholders.
Management does not believe that any such existing legal proceedings or settlements, individually or in the
aggregate, will have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial condition, results of operations or
liquidity.
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures
Not applicable.
PART II
Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of
Equity Securities
Price Range of Common Stock
The Company’s Class A common stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) under the
symbol “GME.”
The following table sets forth, for the periods indicated, the high and low sales prices of the Class A
common stock on the NYSE Composite Tape:
Fiscal 2011
High Low
Fourth Quarter ...................................................... $26.14 $21.46
Third Quarter ....................................................... $26.66 $18.34
Second Quarter ..................................................... $28.66 $23.01
First Quarter ....................................................... $26.94 $19.19
Fiscal 2010
High Low
Fourth Quarter ...................................................... $23.23 $19.16
Third Quarter ....................................................... $21.49 $17.70
Second Quarter ..................................................... $25.31 $17.96
First Quarter ....................................................... $25.75 $17.12
Approximate Number of Holders of Common Equity
As of March 8, 2012, there were approximately 1,572 record holders of the Company’s Class A common
stock, par value $.001 per share.
Dividends
Prior to February 2012, the Company had never declared or paid any dividends on its common stock. In
February 2012, the Company declared a quarterly dividend of $0.15 per Class A common share, paid on
March 12, 2012 to stockholders of record on February 21, 2012. Our payment of dividends is and will continue
to be restricted by or subject to, among other limitations, applicable provisions of federal and state laws, our
earnings and various business considerations, including our financial condition, results of operations, cash flow,
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