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GameStop Just Exercised $3.97B in eBay Calls, Acquiring ~39M Shares in Cash (13D Filing)
On July 15, 2026, GameStop notified the Issuer that it was electing to physically settle all of the 39,046,658 shares of Common Stock underlying the Put/Call Pairs, which such physical settlement occurred July 17, 2026. The total net premium paid, in the aggregate, by the Reporting Person for the 39,046,658 Put/Call Pairs was $9,832,906.61 and the final strike price, on an aggregated and averaged basis, was $101.295333. The total consideration paid to acquire the 39,046,658 shares underlying the Put/Call Pairs was $3,965,077,113.19. The source of funds used by GameStop to physically settle such shares of Common Stock was cash from its working capital.
TL;DR: Gamestop just bought \~39 million shares via calls with a $101 strike price.