GRAPEVINE, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sep. 16, 2014--
GameStop Corp. (NYSE: GME), a family of specialty retail brands that
makes the most popular technologies affordable and simple, today
announced that, subject to market conditions, it intends to offer and
sell $250 million in aggregate principal amount of unsecured senior
notes due 2019 to eligible purchasers in a private offering (the "Notes
Offering").
GameStop intends to use the net proceeds from the Notes Offering to pay
down its $400 million asset-based facility and for general corporate
purposes, which may include acquisitions, dividends and stock buybacks.
The notes have not been and will not be registered under the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) or the securities laws of
any other jurisdiction and may not be offered or sold in the United
States absent registration or an applicable exemption from registration
requirements of the Securities Act or the securities laws of any other
jurisdiction. Accordingly, the notes are expected to be eligible for
resale in the United States only to qualified institutional buyers
pursuant to Rule 144A of the Securities Act and outside the United
States to non-U.S. persons in compliance with Regulation S of the
Securities Act. This announcement shall not constitute an offer to sell
or a solicitation of an offer to buy any of these securities nor shall
there be any sale of these securities in any state in which such offer,
solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or
qualification under the securities laws of any such state.
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the
meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995,
including the expected offering and sale of our notes. Such statements
are based upon the current beliefs and expectations of GameStop's
management and are subject to significant risks and uncertainties.
Actual results may differ from those set forth in the forward-looking
statements. GameStop undertakes no obligation to publicly update or
revise any forward-looking statements. The following factors, among
others, could cause actual results to differ from those set forth in the
forward-looking statements: the inability to obtain sufficient
quantities of product to meet consumer demand, including console
hardware and accessories; the timing of release of video game titles for
current generation consoles; the risks associated with international
operations, wireless industry operations and the integration of
acquisitions; the impact of increased competition and changing
technology in the video game industry, including browser and mobile
games and alternative methods of distribution; and economic, regulatory
and other events, including litigation, that could reduce or impact
consumer demand or affect the company’s business. Additional factors
that could cause GameStop's results to differ materially from those
described in the forward-looking statements can be found in GameStop's
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended February 1, 2014
filed with the SEC and available at the SEC's Internet site at http://www.sec.gov.
Source: GameStop Corp.
Matt Hodges
Vice President,
Public and Investor Relations
GameStop
Corp.
(817) 424-2130