GameStop and Electronics Boutique announced today that stockholders, at separate stockholders’ meetings of both companies, approved the business combination between GameStop and Electronics Boutique. The companies expect the business combination to close on October 8, 2005 and trading of Class A and Class B common stock of GSC Holdings to begin on October 10, 2005 on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbols “GME” and “GME.B”.
“We are proud of Electronics Boutique employees, whose world-class capabilities have enabled us to deliver outstanding performance,” said Jeffrey Griffiths, President and Chief Executive Officer of Electronics Boutique Holdings Corp. “As we become one organization, I am also pleased that our stockholders will have the opportunity to participate in GameStop’s continued long-term growth in this fast-growing specialty retail sector.”
