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GameStop Just Exercised $3.97B in eBay Calls, Acquiring ~39M Shares in Cash (13D Filing)

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Jul 18, 2026 · 11:05

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.