FORM 3 OMB APPROVAL
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U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or
Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Barnes & Noble, Inc.
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(Last) (First) (Middle)
122 Fifth Avenue
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(Street)
New York New York 10011
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(City) (State) (Zip)
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2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
2/12/02
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3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person, (Voluntary)
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4. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
GameStop Corp.
New York Stock Exchange: GME
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5. Relationship of Reporting Person to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
[_] Director [X] 10% Owner
[_] Officer (give title below) [_] Other (specify below)
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6. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year)
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7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check applicable line)
[_] Form Filed by One Reporting Person
[X] Form Filed by More than One Reporting Person
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Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
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3. Ownership Form:
2. Amount of Securities Direct (D) or
1. Title of Security Beneficially Owned Indirect (I) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4) (Instr. 4) (Instr. 5) (Instr. 5)
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Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially
owned directly or indirectly.
* If the Form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction
5(b)(v).
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Table II -- Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
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5. Owner-
3. Title and Amount of Securities ship
Underlying Derivative Security Form of
2. Date Exercisable (Instr. 4) Derivative
and Expiration Date --------------------------------- 4. Conver- Security:
(Month/Day/Year) Amount sion or Direct 6. Nature of
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Date Expira- Number Price of Indirect Beneficial
1. Title of Derivative Exer- tion of Derivative (I) Ownership
Security (Instr. 4) cisable Date Title Shares Security (Instr. 5) (Instr. 5)
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Class B Common Stock Immediately Class A Common Stock 36,009,000 I (1)
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Explanation of Responses:
(1) These shares are being held directly by B&N GameStop Holding Corp.,
a subsidiary of Barnes & Noble, Inc.
/s/ Maureen O'Connell February 12, 2002
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Maureen O'Connell Date
Chief Financial Officer
**Signature of Reporting Person
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal
Violations.
See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
Note: File three copies of this form, one of which must be manually signed.
If space provided is insufficient, See Instruction 6 for procedure.
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Joint Filer Information
Name: B&N GameStop Holding Corp.
Address: 122 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York 10011
Designated Filer: Barnes & Noble, Inc.
Issuer and Ticker Symbol: GameStop Corp. (GME)
Date of Event Requiring Filing: 2/12/02
Signature: GameStop Holding Corp.
By: /s/ Maureen O'Connell
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Maureen O'Connell
Chief Financial Officer