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)

 

October 6, 2005

 

 

 

 

 

ELECTRONICS BOUTIQUE HOLDINGS CORP.

(Exact Name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

 

 

 

 

Delaware

 

000-24603

 

51-0379406

(State or Other Jurisdiction

 

(Commission File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

of Incorporation)

 

 

 

Identification Number)

 

 

 

 

 

931 South Matlack Street, West Chester, PA

 

19382

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

 

 

 

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:

(610) 430-8100

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

ý Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act  (17 CFR 230.425)

 

o  Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

o  Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 40.14d-2(b))

 

o  Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 



 

ITEM 7.01  Regulation FD Disclosure

 

ITEM 8.01  Other Events

 

On October 6, 2005, Electronics Boutique Holdings Corp. (“Electronics Boutique”) held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders.  At the Annual Meeting of Stockholders, stockholders approved the Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”), dated as of April 17, 2005, by and among GameStop Corp., GameStop, Inc., GSC Holdings Corp., Cowboy Subsidiary LLC, Eagle Subsidiary LLC and Electronics Boutique.  A copy of the joint press release of Electronics Boutique and GameStop Corp. announcing the approval by each company’s stockholders of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

Closing of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement is scheduled for October 8, 2005 and the merger is expected to be effective as of 11:59 p.m. on October 8, 2005.

 

The results of voting at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders are as follows:

 

I.                                         Adoption of Merger Agreement with GameStop Corp.

 

 

FOR

 

AGAINST

 

ABSTAIN

 

21,315,923

 

39,861

 

1,530

 

 

II.                                     Adoption of the Holdco 2005 Incentive Plan

 

FOR

 

AGAINST

 

ABSTAIN

 

BROKER NON-VOTE

 

15,282,470

 

6,071,254

 

3,590

 

2,053,302

 

 

III.                                 Election of Directors

 

 

 

FOR

 

WITHHELD

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dean S. Adler

 

18,924,417

 

4,486,199

 

Jeffrey W. Griffiths

 

22,106,143

 

1,304,473

 

James J. Kim

 

22,078,108

 

1,332,508

 

Susan Y. Kim

 

21,972,527

 

1,438,089

 

Louis J. Siana

 

21,808,455

 

1,602,161

 

Alfred J. Stein

 

23,162,322

 

248,294

 

Stanley (Mickey) Steinberg

 

23,162,317

 

248,299

 

 

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IV.                                 Approval and ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as Electronics Boutique’s registered independent public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending January 28, 2006.

 

FOR

 

AGAINST

 

ABSTAIN

 

BROKER NON-VOTE

 

23,290,226

 

118,100

 

2,290

 

-0-

 

 

ITEM 9.01  Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

d)  Exhibits

 

The following exhibit is filed in accordance with Item 601 of Regulation S-K:

 

Exhibit 99.1  Press Release dated October 6, 2005

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

 

Electronics Boutique Holdings Corp.

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ James A. Smith

 

 

 

Name:

James A. Smith

 

 

Title:

Senior Vice President and Chief

 

 

 

Financial Officer

 

 

 

Date: October 6, 2005

 

 

 

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