Significant Events in GameStop's History
Delve into GameStop’s transformative history, exploring pivotal milestones that have shaped its journey. From corporate achievements to market phenomena, this dynamic timeline provides a concise overview of the significant events that have defined GameStop’s present landscape. Join us on this captivating exploration of GameStop’s remarkable story, and contribute to the ongoing updates as the timeline continues to evolve.
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| 1983 - 2004 |
GameStop company history |
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| December 13, 2019 |
Ted Cohen, Ryan Cohen’s father and mentor, passes away |
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| April 2, 2020 |
Michael Burry buys 5.3% of GME (3,400,000 shares) |
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| May 2020 |
Hestia/Permit Restore GameStop Presentation, Calls out 101% short interest, poor leadership, poorly constructed executive compensation |
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| June 3, 2020 |
Scion Asset Management Voted in Support of GameStop’s Board and Management |
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| July 27, 2020 |
Roaring Kitty first GME video. 100%+ short interest in GameStop stock (GME) – fundamental & technical deep value analysis |
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| December 17, 2020 |
Ryan Cohen purchases 9,001,000 shares of GME |
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| January 25, 2021 |
Citadel and Point72 invest $2.75 billion in Melvin Capital |
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| January 26, 2021 |
Elon Musk Tweets “Gamestonk!!” |
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| January 28, 2021 |
Apex, Barclays, and IKBR clearing houses financially pressure brokers to restrict buying of certain securities |
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| January 30, 2021 |
GameStop SEC Annual Report mentioning Short Squeeze for the first time |
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| February 2, 2021 |
Mark Cuban AMA |
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| February 18, 2021 |
Hearing: Game Stopped? Who Wins and Loses When Short Sellers, Social Media, and Retail Investors Collide Keith Gill Transcript |
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| February 18, 2021 |
Bill Gates compares GameStop frenzy to gambling |
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| March 3, 2021 |
Citadel raises $600M through bond notes |
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| March 9, 2021 |
The Senate Banking Committee holds a hearing on Gamestop, Robinhood, and the state of retail investing |
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| March 17, 2021 |
Game Stopped? Who Wins and Loses When Short Sellers, Social Media, and Retail Investors Collide, Part II |
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| April 5, 2021 |
Heath Tarbert steps down as chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFCT) to be chief legal officer at Citadel |
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| April 15, 2021 |
Record date for voting at the annual meeting of stockholders. |
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| May 6, 2021 |
Hearing: Game Stopped? Who Wins and Loses When Short Sellers, Social Media, and Retail Investors Collide, Part III |
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| June 9, 2021 |
GameStop annual meeting of stockholders |
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| October 5, 2021 |
Oversight of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission: Wall Street’s Cop is Finally Back on the Beat |
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| October 14, 2021 |
Staff Report on Equity and options Market Structure Conditions in Early 2021 (aka the SEC GameStop report) shows shorts did not close |
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| January 11, 2022 |
Citadel Securities Announces $1.15 Billion Investment from Sequoia and Paradigm |
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| February 3, 2022 |
GameStop forms partnership with Immutable X |
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| March 6, 2022 |
Ryan Cohen announces a 9.8% stake in Bed Bath & Beyond |
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| March 12, 2022 |
Steve Cohen’s Point72 Asset Management announced it is pulling $750 million it invested in Melvin Capital Management |
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| March 21, 2022 |
Board Member Larry Cheng purchased 4000 GME shares |
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| March 22, 2022 |
Ryan Cohen buys an additional 100k shares of GME |
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| March 24, 2022 |
Board Member Alain Attal buys an additional 1500 shares of GME |
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| March 28, 2022 |
Tesla announced plans to request stockholder approval for an increase in the number of authorized shares in order to implement a stock split in the form of a stock dividend |
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| March 31, 2022 |
GameStop announced plans to request stockholder approval for an increase in the number of authorized shares in order to implement a stock split in the form of a stock dividend |
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| May 18, 2022 |
Gabe Plotkin’s Melvin Capital Management announced in a letter to clients that it is shutting down |
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| May 31, 2022 |
The SEC releases their Investomania series of YouTube videos |
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| June 24, 2022 |
The U.S. House Committee on Financial Services Report - Game Stopped: How The “Meme Stock” Market Event Exposed Troubling Business Practices, Inadequate Risk Management, and The Need for Legislative and Regulatory Reform |
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| July 6, 2022 |
GameStop announced a four-for-one stock split in the form of a stock dividend. Each Company stockholder of record at the close of business on July 18, 2022 will receive three additional shares of the Company’s Class A common stock for each then-held share of Class A common stock, to be distributed after the close of trading on July 21, 2022. |
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| July 11, 2022 |
GameStop launches the Beta GameStop NFT website |
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| August 5, 2022 |
GameStop issues guidance for international stockholders with split-related questions |
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| August 8, 2022 |
Version 0.6.9 of the GameStop Wallet is released, bringing Immutable X Layer 2 native support |
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