SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
(Rule 13d-102)
INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN THE STATEMENTS FILED PURSUANT TO RULES
13d-1(b)(c), AND (d) AND AMENDMENTS THERETO FILED PURSUANT TO RULE 13d-2(b)
(Amendment No. )*
GameStop Corp.
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(Name of Issuer)
Class A Common Stock, par value $.001 per share
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(Title of Class of Securities)
36 466R 10 1**
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(CUSIP Number)
February 12, 2002
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(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)
Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this
Schedule is filed:
[ ] Rule 13d-1(b)
[ ] Rule 13d-1(c)
[X] Rule 13d-1(d)
*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's
initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and
for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.
**This CUSIP number relates only to the Class A Common Stock of the Issuer. The
Class B Common Stock is of a separate class but is convertible on a one-for-one
basis into shares of Class A Common Stock.
The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be
deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section
of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however,
see the Notes).
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1 NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (Entities Only)
Barnes & Noble, Inc.
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) [ ]
(b) [X]
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Delaware
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5 SOLE VOTING POWER
NUMBER OF 36,009,000(1)(2)
SHARES
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BENEFICIALLY 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
OWNED BY
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EACH 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING 36,009,000(1)(2)
______________________________________________________________
PERSON 8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
WITH
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9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
36,009,000(1)(2)
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10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
[ ]
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11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
63.4%
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12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
CO
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1 NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (Entities Only)
B. Dalton Bookseller, Inc.
_____________________________________________________________________________
2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) [ ]
(b) [X]
_____________________________________________________________________________
3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Minnesota
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5 SOLE VOTING POWER
NUMBER OF 36,009,000(1)(2)
SHARES
______________________________________________________________
BENEFICIALLY 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
OWNED BY
______________________________________________________________
EACH 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING 36,009,000(1)(2)
______________________________________________________________
PERSON 8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
WITH
_____________________________________________________________________________
9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
36,009,000(1)(2)
_____________________________________________________________________________
10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
[ ]
_____________________________________________________________________________
11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
63.4%
_____________________________________________________________________________
12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
CO
_____________________________________________________________________________
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_____________________________________________________________________________
1 NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (Entities Only)
B&N GameStop Holding Corp.
_____________________________________________________________________________
2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) [ ]
(b) [X]
_____________________________________________________________________________
3 SEC USE ONLY
_____________________________________________________________________________
4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Delaware
_____________________________________________________________________________
5 SOLE VOTING POWER
NUMBER OF 36,009,000(1)(2)
SHARES
______________________________________________________________
BENEFICIALLY 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
OWNED BY
______________________________________________________________
EACH 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING 36,009,000(1)(2)
______________________________________________________________
PERSON 8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
WITH
_____________________________________________________________________________
9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
36,009,000(1)(2)
_____________________________________________________________________________
10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
[ ]
_____________________________________________________________________________
11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
63.4%
_____________________________________________________________________________
12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
CO
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SCHEDULE 13G
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Item 1(a). Name of Issuer:
GameStop Corp. (the "Company")
Item 1(b). Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
2250 William D. Tate Avenue, Grapevine, Texas 76051
Items 2(a),
(b) and (c). Name of Persons Filing, Address of Principal Business Office and
Citizenship:
This statement on Schedule 13G is filed by Barnes & Noble, Inc.,
a Delaware corporation ("B&N"), B. Dalton Bookseller, Inc., a
Minnesota corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of B&N ("B.
Dalton"), and B&N GameStop Holding Corp., a Delaware corporation
and a wholly-owned subsidiary of B. Dalton ("Holding"). See
Exhibit A, Note (1). The principal business office of B&N, B.
Dalton and Holding is 122 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York 10011.
Item 2(d). Title of Class of Securities:
Class A Common Stock, par value $.001 per share, of the Company
(the "Class A Common Stock").
Item 2(e). CUSIP Number:
36 466R 10 1 (This CUSIP number relates only to the Class A
Common Stock of the Issuer. The Class B Common Stock is of a
separate class but is convertible on a one-for-one basis into
shares of Class A Common Stock.)
Item 3. If this Statement Is Filed Pursuant to Rules 13d-1(b), or
13d-2(b) or (c), Check Whether the Persons Filing are a:
Not applicable.
Item 4. Ownership.
B&N is deemed to beneficially own, through its wholly-owned
subsidiary B. Dalton, and B. Dalton is deemed to beneficially
own, through its wholly-owned subsidiary Holding, and Holding
owns 36,009,000 shares of the Class B Common Stock, par value
$.001 per share, of the Company (the "Class B Common Stock").
Holders of Class B Common Stock are entitled to 10 votes per
share on all matters submitted to a vote of stockholders. Each
share of Class B Common Stock is convertible into one share of
Class A Common Stock. See Exhibit A, Notes (1) and (2).
(a) Amount beneficially owned:
36,009,000
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(b) Percent of class:
63.4% of the total shares and 94.5% of the total voting
power (based on 20,763,888 shares outstanding at March 1,
2002).
(c) Number of shares to which such person has:
(i) Sole power to vote or direct the vote: 36,009,000
(ii) Shared power to vote or direct the vote: 0
(iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
36,009,000
(iv) Shared power to dispose of or direct the disposition
of: 0
Reporting person B&N and joint filers B. Dalton and Holding
are the sole beneficial owners of the securities identified
in subsection (a) above. Holding has the sole voting and
dispositive power over the Class A Common Stock beneficially
owned by Holding. B. Dalton, as the parent company of
Holding, has the sole voting and dispositive power over the
common stock of Holding. B&N, as the parent company of B.
Dalton, has sole voting and dispositive power over the
common stock of B. Dalton. See Exhibit A, Notes (1) and (2).
Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class.
Not Applicable.
Item 6. Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another
Person.
Not Applicable.
Item 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which
Acquired the Security Being Reported By the Parent Holding
Company.
For identities of the subsidiaries, see Exhibit A.
Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the Group.
Not Applicable.
Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of a Group.
Not Applicable.
Item 10. Certification.
Not Applicable.
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SIGNATURE
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I
certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and
correct.
Dated: March 8, 2002.
BARNES & NOBLE, INC.
By: /s/ Maureen O'Connell
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Maureen O'Connell, Chief Financial Officer
B. DALTON BOOKSELLER, INC.
By: /s/ Maureen O'Connell
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Maureen O'Connell, Chief Financial Officer
B&N GAMESTOP HOLDING CORP.
By: /s/ Maureen O'Connell
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Maureen O'Connell, Chief Financial Officer
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JOINT FILING AGREEMENT
In accordance with Rule 13d-1(k) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended, the undersigned agree to the joint filing on behalf of each of them
of a statement on Schedule 13G (including amendments thereto) with respect to
the securities of the issuer and further agree that this Agreement be included
as an exhibit to such filing. The parties to the Agreement expressly authorize
each other to file on each others behalf any and all amendments to such
statement.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement on March 8,
2002.
BARNES & NOBLE, INC.
By: /s/ Maureen O'Connell
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Maureen O'Connell, Chief Financial Officer
B. DALTON BOOKSELLER, INC.
By: /s/ Maureen O'Connell
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Maureen O'Connell, Chief Financial Officer
B&N GAMESTOP HOLDING CORP.
By: /s/ Maureen O'Connell
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Maureen O'Connell, Chief Financial Officer
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EXHIBIT A
Item 7. Identification of Subsidiaries.
Joint filers: B. Dalton Bookseller, Inc. and B&N GameStop Holding
Corp.
NOTES
(1) As described in the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-1, as
amended (the "Form S-1"), filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, reporting person Barnes & Noble, Inc., through its
wholly-owned subsidiary and joint filer B&N GameStop Holding Corp.,
indirectly owns 36,009,000 shares of the Class B Common Stock, $.001
par value per share, of the Company (the "Class B Common Stock"),
which is convertible into 36,009,000 shares of the Class A Common
Stock, par value $.001 per share (the "Class A Common Stock") of the
Company on a one-for-one basis. Neither the reporting person Barnes &
Noble, Inc. nor joint filers B. Dalton Bookseller, Inc. and B&N
GameStop Holding Corp., owns any shares of Class A Common Stock.
(2) These securities are held directly by joint filer, B&N GameStop
Holding Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of joint filer, B. Dalton
Bookseller, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Barnes & Noble, Inc.
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