UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
Current Report
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): July 21, 2023
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
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(817 ) 424-2000
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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On July 21, 2023, GameStop Corp. (the “Company”) was informed by Diana Saadeh-Jajeh, the Company’s Chief Financial Officer, that she will resign from such position effective August 11, 2023. Ms. Saadeh-Jajeh’s resignation was not because of any disagreement with the Company on any matter relating to the Company’s operations, policies or practices, including accounting principles and practices.
On July 27, 2023, in connection with Ms. Saadeh-Jajeh’s resignation, the Board appointed Daniel Moore as the Company’s Principal Accounting Officer and interim Principal Financial Officer effective August 11, 2023.
Mr. Moore, 40 years old, has served as the Company’s Vice President, Corporate Global Controller since September 2022, and as Vice President, Global Tax since July 2021. Prior to joining the Company in 2021, Mr. Moore held the position of Vice President, Tax at Elevate Textiles, and Director of International Tax at Roper Technologies. Overall, Mr. Moore has over 18 years’ experience in accounting and tax.
No family relationships exist between Mr. Moore and any of the Company’s directors or other executive officers. There are no other arrangements between Mr. Moore and any other person pursuant to which he was selected as an officer, nor are there any transactions to which the Company is or was a participant and in which Mr. Moore has a material interest subject to disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.
Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
On July 27, 2023, the Company issued a press release announcing the resignation of Ms. Saadeh-Jajeh and the appointment of Mr. Moore as its Principal Accounting Officer and interim Principal Financial Officer, a copy of which is furnished with this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1.
This information is furnished pursuant to Item 7.01 “Regulation FD Disclosure,” and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| GAMESTOP CORP. | ||||||||||||||
| (Registrant) | ||||||||||||||
Date: July 27, 2023 | By: | /s/ Mark H. Robinson | ||||||||||||
| | Mark H. Robinson General Manager and General Counsel | |||||||||||||
Exhibit 99.1
GameStop Announces Resignation of CFO
GRAPEVINE, Texas--(GLOBE NEWSWIRE)—July 27, 2023--GameStop Corp. (NYSE: GME) (“GameStop” or the “Company”) today announced that Diana Saadeh-Jajeh, its Chief Financial Officer, will be resigning from her role on August 11, 2023. The Company will be appointing Daniel Moore as its Principal Accounting Officer and interim Principal Financial Officer, effective as of August 11, 2023.
Additional information can be found in the Form 8-K that will be filed today with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
Contacts
GameStop Corp. Investor Relations
(817) 424-2001
ir@gamestop.com