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Exhibit

Exhibit 10.5
LONG-TERM INCENTIVE AWARD AGREEMENT
Issued Pursuant to the 
Amended and Restated 
2011 Incentive Plan 
of GameStop Corp.
          THIS LONG-TERM INCENTIVE AWARD AGREEMENT (“Agreement”), effective as of ____________ (the “Effective Date”), represents the grant of restricted shares of Class A common stock, par value $.001 per share (“Restricted Shares”), of GameStop Corp. (the “Company”) [and a long-term incentive cash award] to «First_Name» «Last_Name»  (the “Participant”), subject to the terms and conditions set forth below and the provisions of the GameStop Corp. Amended and Restated 2011 Incentive Plan.
          If there is any inconsistency between the terms of this Agreement (on the one hand) and the terms of the Plan (on the other hand), the Plan’s terms shall completely supersede and replace the conflicting terms of this Agreement. All capitalized terms shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Plan, unless specifically set forth otherwise herein. The parties hereto agree as follows: 
     1. Grant of Restricted Shares. 
(a)    Initial Shares.  The Company hereby grants to the Participant _______ Restricted Shares, subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan and this Agreement.  The number of Restricted Shares stated in this paragraph reflects the number of Restricted Shares issued to the Participant on the Effective Date.
(b)    Potential Additional Shares.  Additional Restricted Shares may become issuable with respect to the portion of this Award described below in Section 2(a)(ii), to the extent the percentage of Shares earned exceeds 100% (based on the scale shown on Appendix A).  Any such additional Restricted Shares that are earned will be issued automatically upon certification by the Committee of the performance results for the applicable period.  Once issued, such additional Restricted Shares will be subject to the service-based vesting requirements described in Section 2(a)(ii), as well as all the other terms then applicable to this Award.  For avoidance of doubt, the Participant will not have the rights of a stockholder (including voting rights) and will not be able to make a Section 83(b) election with respect to any such additional Restricted Shares unless and until those additional Shares are issued pursuant to this paragraph.
[(c)    Long-Term Incentive Cash Award.  The Company hereby grants to the Participant a long-term incentive cash award (the “LTI Cash Award”) in the amount of $_______.  The LTI Cash Award is an unfunded, unsecured contractual obligation of the Company and confers on the Participant no right to any particular asset of the Company and no right greater than an unsecured general creditor of the Company.  The LTI Cash Award represents a right to receive cash upon vesting and will not be credited with interest.  The LTI Cash Award will be subject to forfeiture and vesting at the same times, in the same proportions and subject to the same conditions as the portion of this Award described below in Section 2(a)(i).  Upon vesting of any portion of the LTI Cash Award, the vested amount (less required withholding, including withholding arising from the contemporaneous vesting of Restricted Shares) will be paid to the Participant in cash within 30 days.  No interest in the LTI Cash Award may be assigned, transferred, pledged or sold.]
     2. Vesting Period: 
(a) In General. Subject to the terms of this Agreement and the Plan, the Restricted Shares granted hereunder shall vest as follows:
(i)    One-half of the Restricted Shares granted pursuant to Section 1(a) shall vest in equal annual installments on each of the first, second, and third anniversaries of the Effective Date.

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(ii)    One-half of the Restricted Shares granted pursuant to Section 1(a) are subject to the achievement of a performance measure for two year period ending on or about ___________, as set forth on Appendix A attached hereto.  To the extent those Restricted Shares are not earned upon completion of the applicable performance period, those Shares will then be forfeited.  To the extent those Restricted Shares are earned, they shall vest on the third anniversary of the Effective Date.
Subject to Sections 2(b) and 2(c), for vesting to occur on any specified date, the Participant must be continuously employed by or in service with the Company or any of its affiliates from the Effective Date through such date.
(b) Acceleration. The vesting of this Award may be accelerated by the Committee in its discretion, pursuant to the Company’s Retirement Policy or otherwise, or may be subject to acceleration as set forth in the Participant’s employment agreement with the Company (if any).
(c) Termination Before Vesting. If the Participant’s employment or service with the Company terminates, any portion of this Award that is unvested as of the date of such termination shall be forfeited, unless otherwise provided in the Company’s Retirement Policy or the Participant’s employment agreement with the Company (if any).
(d) Effect of a Change in Control.  Unless otherwise specified in the Participant’s employment agreement with the Company (if any), the effect of a Change in Control on this Award will be determined by the Committee in its discretion.  Without limiting the generality of the preceding sentence, if a Change in Control occurs prior to the end of the performance period applicable under Exhibit A, the Committee may choose to take any of the following actions with respect to the portion of this Award described in Section 2(a)(ii): (i) accelerate the end the performance period applicable under Exhibit A and adjust the performance goal stated on Exhibit A to reflect the abbreviated performance period, (ii) deem the portion of this Award described in Section 2(a)(ii) to have been earned at the target level of performance (100%), without regard to actual performance to date and in lieu of any opportunity for additional issuances pursuant to Section 1(b), or (iii) adjust the performance measure stated on Exhibit A to equitably reflect the effects of the Change in Control on the Company or its successor.
(e) No Partial Shares. Any fractional Share otherwise vesting hereunder will be rounded down to the next whole Share. 
     3. Voting Rights. All Restricted Shares issued hereunder, whether vested or unvested, shall have full voting rights accorded to outstanding Shares. 
     4. Dividend Rights. 
(a) Cash Dividends. The Participant shall be entitled to receive any cash dividends or other distributions paid with respect to Restricted Shares granted hereunder, provided that such distributions shall accumulate and be paid to the Participant only upon the vesting of the Shares with respect to which such distributions were paid.  
(b) Non-Cash Dividends. Any Share dividends or other distributions or dividends of property other than cash with respect to Restricted Shares granted hereunder shall be subject to the same forfeiture restrictions and restrictions on transferability as apply to the Restricted Shares with respect to which such property was paid.  
(c)  Dividend Equivalent Amounts.  Any additional Restricted Shares issued pursuant to Section 1(b) will be credited with dividend equivalent amounts equal to any cash dividends that would have been paid with respect to an equal number of outstanding Shares between the Effective Date and the date such additional Restricted Shares are actually issued, and such dividend equivalent amounts will be paid to the Participant only upon the vesting of such additional Restricted Shares.
     5. Nontransferability.  The Restricted Shares granted hereby may not be assigned or transferred (other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution), pledged or sold, until such Shares have vested.  No assignment or 

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transfer of any Restricted Shares in violation of this Section 5, whether voluntary or involuntary, by operation of law or otherwise, shall vest in the assignee or transferee any interest whatsoever. 
     6. Issuance of Restricted Shares. As soon as practicable after the date of this Agreement (in the case of Shares described in Section 1(a)) or as soon as practicable after the Committee’s certification of performance results (in the case of earned Shares issuable under Section 1(b), if any), the Company shall cause to be transferred on the books of the Company, Shares registered in the name of the Company, as nominee for the Participant, evidencing the Restricted Shares issued pursuant to this Agreement; provided, however, such Shares shall be subject to forfeiture to the Company retroactive to the date of grant, if this Agreement is not duly executed by the Participant and timely returned to the Company.  Until the lapse or release of all restrictions applicable to an Award of Restricted Shares, any share certificates representing such Restricted Shares shall be held in custody by the Company or its designee. 
     7. Administration. This Agreement and the rights of the Participant hereunder are subject to all the terms and conditions of the Plan, as the same may be amended from time to time, as well as to such rules and regulations as the Committee may adopt for administration of the Plan. It is expressly understood that the Committee is authorized to administer, construe, and make all determinations necessary or appropriate to the administration of the Plan and this Agreement, all of which shall be binding upon the Participant. Any inconsistency between the Agreement (on the one hand) and the Plan (on the other hand) shall be resolved in favor of the Plan. 
     8. Adjustments. The number of Restricted Shares issued or issuable hereunder shall be subject to adjustment in accordance with Section 13.6 of the Plan. 
     9. Exclusion from Pension Computations. The Participant hereby agrees that any income or gain realized upon the receipt, vesting or payment of this Award is special incentive compensation and shall not be taken into account, to the extent permissible under applicable law, as “wages”, “salary” or “compensation” in determining the amount of any payment under any pension, retirement, incentive, profit sharing, bonus or deferred compensation plan of the Company or any of its affiliates. 
     10. Amendment. The Committee may, with the consent of the Participant or otherwise as permitted by the Plan, at any time or from time to time amend the terms and conditions of this Award.
     11. Notices. Any notice which either party hereto may be required or permitted to give to the other shall be in writing, and may be delivered personally or by mail, postage prepaid, or overnight courier, addressed as follows: if to the Company, at its office at 625 Westport Parkway, Grapevine, Texas 76051, Attn: Human Resources, or at such other address as the Company by notice to the Participant may designate in writing from time to time; and if to the Participant, at the address shown below his or her signature below, or at such other address as the Participant by notice to the Company may designate in writing from time to time. Notices shall be effective upon receipt. 
     12. Withholding Taxes. The Company and any of its affiliates shall have the right to withhold from wages or other amounts otherwise payable to the Participant or otherwise require the Participant to pay, any federal, state, local or foreign income taxes, withholding taxes, or employment taxes required to be withheld by law or regulations (“Withholding Taxes”) arising as a result of the grant, vesting or payment of this Award, the making of an election under Section 83(b) (or any similar provision) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the “Code”), the payment of dividends or dividend equivalent amounts or any other taxable event occurring pursuant to the Plan or this Agreement.  Except with respect to Withholding Taxes due in connection with an election under Section 83(b) of the Code, the Company, in its sole discretion, may elect to satisfy part or all of any obligation for Withholding Taxes by retaining a sufficient number of Shares that it would otherwise release from restriction on a particular vesting date with a fair market value equal to the amount of Withholding Taxes intended to be so satisfied (as determined by the Company in its sole discretion).
     13. Registration; Legend. The Company may postpone the issuance and delivery of the Restricted Shares granted hereby until (a) the admission of such Shares to listing on any stock exchange or exchanges on which shares of the Company of the same class are then listed and (b) the completion of such registration or other qualification of such Shares under any state or federal law, rule or regulation as the Company shall determine to be necessary or 

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advisable. The Participant shall make such representations and furnish such information as may, in the opinion of counsel for the Company, be appropriate to permit the Company, in light of the then existence or non-existence with respect to such Shares of an effective Registration Statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, to issue the Shares in compliance with the provisions of that or any comparable act. 
        The Company may cause the following or a similar legend to be set forth on each certificate representing Restricted Shares granted hereby unless counsel for the Company is of the opinion as to any such certificate that such legend is unnecessary: 
     THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE MAY BE SUBJECT TO FORFEITURE AND OTHER LIMITATIONS AND RESTRICTIONS AS SET FORTH IN A LONG-TERM INCENTIVE AWARD AGREEMENT ON FILE WITH THE COMPANY. IN ADDITION, THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE MAY NOT BE OFFERED FOR SALE, SOLD OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “ACT”), OR PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE ACT, THE AVAILABILITY OF WHICH IS ESTABLISHED BY AN OPINION FROM COUNSEL TO THE COMPANY. 
     14. Section 83(b) Election. If the Participant makes the election contemplated by Section 83(b) of the Code (a “Section 83(b) Election”) (or any similar provision of federal, state or local law) with respect to any Restricted Shares awarded hereunder, the Participant shall provide the Company with a copy of such election within 30 days after the issuance of such Shares (or such earlier date required by law) and otherwise comply with the provisions of this Section 14.  On or prior to the date of filing of any Section 83(b) Election with respect to such Restricted Shares, Participant shall satisfy the Company’s Withholding Tax obligations with respect to such Section 83(b) Election by tendering payment to the Company, in readily available funds, of an amount equal to such Withholding Tax obligation (or enter into such other arrangement as shall be acceptable to the Company to satisfy such Withholding Tax obligation). 
     15. No Tax Advice. Participant hereby acknowledges that the Company has not provided any specific tax advice to Participant in connection with his or her participation in the Plan. The Company makes no representations concerning the tax consequences of this Agreement under Code Section 409A or any other federal, state, local, foreign or other taxes. Tax consequences will depend, in part, upon the application of the relevant tax law to the relevant facts and circumstances. Participant will consult with his or her own tax advisors with respect to any tax consequences relating to this Award and participation in the Plan. 
     16. Miscellaneous. 
          (a) This Agreement shall not confer upon the Participant any right to continuation of employment or service with the Company, nor shall this Agreement interfere in any way with the Company’s right to terminate the Participant’s employment or service at any time. 
          (b) The Participant shall become a stockholder of the Company with respect to all Shares issued pursuant to this Agreement and shall have all of the rights of a stockholder, including, but not limited to, the right to vote such Shares and, subject to Section 4, the right to receive distributions made with respect to such Shares.
          (c) This Agreement shall be subject to all applicable laws, rules, and regulations, and to such approvals by any governmental agencies or national securities exchanges as may be required. 
          (d) To the extent not preempted by federal law, this Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware. 
          (e) The provisions of this Agreement are severable and if any one or more provisions are determined to be illegal or otherwise unenforceable, in whole or in part, the remaining provisions shall nevertheless be binding and enforceable. 

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          (f) By accepting this Award or other benefit under the Plan, the Participant and each person claiming under or through the Participant shall be conclusively deemed to have indicated their acceptance and ratification of, and consent to, any action taken under the Plan by the Company, the Board or the Committee. 
          (g) The Participant, every person claiming under or through the Participant, and the Company hereby waives to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law any right to a trial by jury with respect to any litigation directly or indirectly arising out of, under, or in connection with the Plan or this Agreement.
           (h) The Award and any cash or Shares of stock delivered hereunder will remain subject to any non-competition or other restrictive covenant agreement to which the Participant is a party and shall remain subject to any applicable forfeiture or clawback provisions as set forth in any such document and in any clawback policy maintained by the Company from time to time.
           (i) This Agreement, including terms of the Plan incorporated herein, contains the parties’ entire agreement regarding the Award evidenced hereby and merges and supersedes all prior and contemporaneous discussions, agreements and understandings of every nature relating hereto.
     17. Exculpation. This Award and all documents, agreements, understandings and arrangements relating hereto have been issued on behalf of the Company by officers acting on its behalf and not by any person individually. None of the officers, Directors or stockholders of the Company, nor the Directors, officers or stockholders of any affiliate of the Company, shall have any personal liability hereunder or thereunder. The Participant shall look solely to the assets of the Company for satisfaction of any liability of the Company in respect of this Award and will not seek recourse or commence any action against any of the Directors, officers or stockholders of the Company or any of the Directors, officers or stockholders of any affiliate, or any of their personal assets, for the performance or payment of any obligation hereunder. The foregoing shall also apply to any future documents, agreements, understandings, arrangements and transactions between the parties hereto with respect to this Award. 
     18. Captions. The captions in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only, and are not intended to narrow, limit or affect the substance or interpretation of the provisions contained herein. 
     19. Electronic Delivery of Documents.  The Participant hereby authorizes the Company to deliver electronically any prospectuses or other documentation related to this Award, the Plan and any other compensation or benefit plan or arrangement in effect from time to time (including, without limitation, reports, proxy statements or other documents that are required to be delivered to participants in such plans or arrangements pursuant to federal or state laws, rules or regulations).  For this purpose, electronic delivery will include, without limitation, delivery by means of e-mail or e-mail notification that such documentation is available on the Company’s Intranet site.  Upon written request, the Company will provide to the Participant a paper copy of any document also delivered to the Participant electronically.  The authorization described in this paragraph may be revoked by the Participant at any time by written notice to the Company.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have each executed this Restricted Share Agreement on the date set forth below, respectively.
GAMESTOP CORP.

By: ____________________________________ 
      Name: Robert A. Lloyd 
      Title: Executive Vice President & Chief Financial  
      Officer
Date: __________________________________
ACCEPTED:
___________________________________________ 
«First_Name» «Last_Name»
___________________________________________ 
Address
___________________________________________ 
City        State            Zip Code
___________________________________________ 
Date

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Appendix A
Performance Condition

#47712723 v6Exhibit

Exhibit 10.24

EXECUTIVE EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
[copy of agreement incorporating March 1, 2018 amendment]
THIS EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) entered into between Daniel Kaufman (“Executive”) and GameStop Corp. (the “Company”), collectively referred to as the “Parties,” with an “Effective Date” of October 1, 2012.
The Parties hereby agree as follows:
1.Executive’s Position/Duties.  Effective February 4, 2018, Executive will be employed as the Executive Vice President, Chief Legal and Administrative Officer, and Corporate Secretary of the Company and will have all of the duties and responsibilities of those positions.  Executive shall be considered a key employee of the Company and shall be entitled to all the Company benefits afforded to key employees.  Executive agrees to dedicate all of his working time (during normal working hours other than during excused absences such as for illness or vacation), skill and attention to the business of the Company, agrees to remain loyal to the Company, and not to engage in any conduct that creates a conflict of interest to, or damages the reputation of, the Company.  Executive shall abide by the Company’s Code of Ethics.

2.Term of Employment.  Executive’s employment under this Agreement will be “at will”, commencing on the Effective Date and continuing until terminated by Executive or the Company.

3.Compensation.

(a)Base Salary.  The Company shall provide Executive with an annual base salary of no less than $600,000, paid in accordance with the Company’s normal payroll policies (as adjusted from time to time, the “Base Salary”).

(b)Annual Bonus; Future Compensation Adjustments.  Each year, Executive will be entitled to a target annual bonus opportunity of at least 100% of Base Salary based on the achievement of one or more targets set by the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”) or its Compensation Committee.  At or about the same time that compensation adjustments are considered for senior executives generally (and, in any case, not less frequently than annually), the Board or its Compensation Committee will review and may increase Executive’s Base Salary and will consider the issuance to Executive of additional long term incentive awards.”

(c)Benefits.  Executive shall be entitled to all benefits, including, but not limited to, stock and stock option benefits, insurance programs, pension plans, vacation, sick leave, expense accounts, and retirement benefits, as afforded other management personnel or as determined by the Board.

(d)Expenses.  The Company shall reimburse Executive for reasonable expenses incurred in the performance of his duties and services hereunder and in furtherance of the business of the Company, in accordance with the policies and procedures established by the Company.

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(e)Reimbursement of Expenses.  Notwithstanding any provision in this Section 3 to the contrary, no expenses incurred after the term of this Agreement shall be subject to reimbursement, except to the extent provided under this Section 3(e).  The amount of expenses eligible for reimbursement during a year shall not affect the expenses eligible for reimbursement in any other year.  Reimbursement of an eligible expense shall be made in accordance with the Company’s policies and practices and as otherwise provided herein, provided that in no event shall reimbursement be made after the last day of the year following the year in which the expense was incurred.  The right to reimbursement is not subject to liquidation or exchange for another benefit.

4.Termination of Employment.  Executive’s employment with the Company may be terminated as follows:

(a)Death.  In the event of Executive’s death, Executive’s employment will be terminated immediately.

(b)Disability.  In the event of Executive’s Disability, as defined below, Executive’s employment will be terminated immediately. “Disability” shall mean a written determination by a physician mutually agreeable to the Company and Executive (or, in the event of Executive’s total physical or mental disability, Executive’s legal representative) that Executive is physically or mentally unable to perform his duties under this Agreement and that such disability can reasonably be expected to continue for a period of six consecutive months or for shorter periods aggregating 180 days in any 12- month period.  In addition, and without limiting the foregoing, a Disability shall be deemed to have occurred if and at such time as Executive becomes entitled to receive benefits under any long-term disability plan or policy maintained by the Company.

(c)Termination by the Company for Cause.  The Company shall be entitled to terminate Executive’s employment at any time if it has “Cause,” which shall mean any of the following: (i) conviction of, or plea of nolo contendere to, a felony or any crime involving fraud or dishonesty; (ii) willful misconduct that results in a material and demonstrable damage to the business or reputation of the Company; (iii) breach by Executive of any of the covenants contained in Sections 8, 10(c), 10(d) or 10(e) below; or (iv) willful refusal by Executive to perform his obligations under this Agreement or the lawful direction of the Board that is not the result of Executive’s death, Disability, physical incapacity or Executive’s termination of the Agreement, and that is not corrected within thirty (30) days following written notice thereof to Executive by the Company, such notice to state with specificity the nature of the willful refusal.

(d)Without Cause.  Either the Company or Executive may terminate Executive’s employment at any time without cause upon written notice.

(e)Termination by Executive with Good Reason.  Executive shall be entitled to terminate his employment within 12 months after any of the following events (each of which shall constitute “Good Reason”):
(i)a material diminution in Executive’s compensation;
(ii)a material diminution in Executive’s authority, duties, or responsibilities;

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(iii)the Company requires Executive to move to another location of the Company or any affiliate of the Company outside of the Philadelphia metropolitan area, or the Company materially increases the amount of Executive’s required travel from his current residence and current job site; or
(iv)a material breach of Section 11(a) or (c) of this Agreement.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, Executive shall notify Company in writing if he believes Good Reason exists.  Such notice shall set forth in reasonable detail why Executive believes Good Reason exists and shall be provided to the Company within a period not to exceed 90 days of the initial existence of the condition alleged to give rise to Good Reason, upon the notice of which the Company shall have a period of 30 days during which it may remedy the condition.

		
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	Compensation and Benefits Upon Termination.

(a)If Executive’s employment is terminated by reason of death or Disability, the Company shall pay Executive’s Base Salary, at the rate then in effect, in accordance with the payroll policies of the Company, through the date of Executive’s death or Disability (in the event of Executive’s death, the payments will be made to Executive’s beneficiaries or legal representatives) and Executive shall not be entitled to any further Base Salary or any applicable bonus, benefits or other compensation for that year or any future year, except as may be provided in an applicable benefit plan or program, or to any severance compensation of any kind, nature or amount.

(b)If Executive’s employment is terminated by Executive without Good Reason; or by the Company for Cause, the Company will pay to Executive all Base Salary, at the rate then in effect, through the date of Executive’s termination of active employment and Executive shall not be entitled to any further Base Salary or any applicable bonus, benefits or other compensation for that year or any future year, except as may be provided in an applicable benefit plan or program, or to any severance compensation of any kind, nature or amount.

(c)If, during the term of this Agreement, (x) Executive terminates his employment for Good Reason or (y) the Company terminates Executive’s employment without Cause, the Company will pay to Executive all amounts otherwise payable under this Agreement, at the rate then in effect, through the date of Executive’s termination, and (subject to Exhibit A) the following paragraphs (i) through (v) shall apply:

(i)Base Salary and Payment Schedule.  The Company shall pay Executive an amount equal to Executive’s Base Salary, at the rate then in effect, for two (2) years.  Such payment shall be made to Executive in a lump sum within 30 days following the date of Executive’s termination of employment.

(ii)Bonus.  The Company shall pay Executive an amount equal to Executive’s target annual bonus opportunity for the year of termination multiplied by two (2).  Such payment shall be made to Executive in a lump sum within 30 days following the date of Executive’s termination of employment.

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(iii)Medical Benefits.  Upon Executive’s termination, Executive will be eligible to elect individual and dependent continuation group health and (if applicable) dental coverage, as provided under Section 4980B(f) of the Code (“COBRA”), for the maximum COBRA coverage period available, subject to all conditions and limitations (including payment of premiums and cancellation of coverage upon obtaining duplicate coverage or Medicare entitlement).  If Executive or one or more of Executive’s covered dependents is eligible for and elects COBRA coverage, then the Company shall pay the full cost of the COBRA coverage for the eighteen (18) month period following Executive’s termination date.  Executive (or dependents, as applicable) shall be responsible for paying the full cost of the COBRA coverage (including the two percentage administrative charge) after the earlier of (A) the expiration of eighteen months following Executive’s termination date, or (B) eligibility for coverage under another employer’s medical plan.

(iv)Vacation.  Executive shall be entitled to a payment attributable to Base Salary, at the rate then in effect, for unused vacation accrued.  Such payment shall be made to Executive in a lump sum within 30 days following the date of Executive’s termination of employment.

(v)Section 280G Limitation.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, if any amount payable to Executive by the Company or any of its affiliates (whether under the Agreement or otherwise) (a) constitutes a “parachute payment” within the meaning of Section 280G of the Code, and (b) but for this Section, would be subject to the excise tax imposed by Section 4999 of the Code (the “Excise Tax”), then such payment(s) shall be either (i) delivered in full, or (ii) delivered to such lesser extent as would result in no portion of such payment(s) benefits being subject to the Excise Tax, whichever of the foregoing amounts (taking into account applicable federal, state and local income taxes and the Excise Tax) results in the receipt by Executive of the greatest amount on an after-tax basis.  To the extent a reduction in payments is required, later payments will be reduced before otherwise equal earlier payments.

6.Stock and Options.

Release of Stock Restrictions.  The Company hereby agrees and acknowledges that in the event of Executive’s death or Disability, or upon the Company’s termination of Executive’s employment without Cause, or Executive’s termination of his employment for Good Reason, or upon a “Change-in-Control” of the Company as defined in Section 11(c), all restrictions and forfeiture conditions imposed by the Company with respect to all shares of stock and all stock options issued to Executive during his employment with the Company shall lapse and be of no further force or effect; provided, however, that, if Section 162(m) is applicable to compensation paid to Executive, such restrictions and forfeiture conditions shall only lapse and be of no further force or effect to the extent such lapse shall not effect the character of such stock or stock options which are intended to qualify for the performance-based compensation exception to the limitations imposed under Code Section 162(m) as performance-based compensation on grant within the meaning of Code Section 162(m) and the regulations promulgated thereunder.  The Company hereby further agrees and acknowledges that all shares of stock issued to Executive have been or will be registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”).  The Company further agrees to use all best efforts to deliver to Executive as soon as is practicable, certificates 

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registered in Executive’s name evidencing all previously unvested shares, which stock certificates shall contain no restrictive legend except as may be required under the Securities Act.
7.Specified Employee Determination.  Notwithstanding any provision herein to the contrary, in the event that Executive is determined to be a specified employee within the meaning of Code Section 409A under the default provisions established thereunder, for purposes of any payment on termination of employment under this Agreement, payment(s) shall be made or begin, as applicable, on the first payroll date which is more than six months following the date of separation from service (or, if earlier, upon Executive’s death), to the extent required to avoid any adverse tax consequences under Code Section 409A.

8.Confidentiality/Settlement of Existing Rights.

(a)In order to induce Executive to enter into this Agreement, and in order to enable Executive to provide services on behalf of the Company, during the term of this Agreement, the Company will provide Executive with access to certain trade secrets and confidential or proprietary information belonging to the Company, which may include, but is not limited to, the identities, customs, and preferences of the Company’s existing and prospective clients, customers, tenants or vendors; the identities and skills of the Company’s employees; the Company’s methods, procedures, analytical techniques, and models used in providing products and services, and in pricing or estimating the cost of such products and services; the Company’s financial data, business and marketing plans, projections and strategies; customer lists and data; tenant lists and data, vendor lists and data; training manuals, policy manuals, and quality control manuals; software programs and information systems; and other information relating to the development, marketing, and provision of the Company’s products, services, and systems (i.e., “Confidential Information”).  Executive acknowledges that this Confidential Information constitutes valuable, special and unique property of the Company.

(b)Executive agrees that, except as may be necessary in the ordinary course of performing his duties under this Agreement, Executive shall not, without prior express written consent of the Company (i) use such Confidential Information for Executive’s own benefit or for the benefit of another; or (ii) disclose, directly or indirectly, such Confidential Information to any person, firm, corporation, partnership, association, or other entity (except for authorized personnel of the Company) at any time prior or subsequent to the termination or expiration of this Agreement.

(c)By this Agreement, the Company is providing Executive with rights that Executive did not previously have.  In exchange for the foregoing and the additional terms agreed to in this Agreement, Executive agrees that all Company Proprietary and Confidential Information learned or developed by Executive during past employment with the Company and all goodwill developed with the Company’s clients, customers and other business contacts by Executive during past employment with the Company is now the exclusive property of the Company, and will be used only for the benefit of the Company, whether previously so agreed or not.  Executive expressly waives and releases any claim or allegation that he should be able to use client and customer goodwill, specialized Company training, or Confidential Information, that was previously received or developed by Executive while working for the Company for the benefit of any competing person or entity.

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9.Return of Company Property.  Executive acknowledges that all memoranda, notes, correspondence, databases, discs, records, reports, manuals, books, papers, letters, CD Roms, keys, passwords and access codes, client/customer/vendor/supplier profile data, contracts, orders, and lists, software programs, information and records, and other documentation (whether in draft or final form) relating to the Company’s business, and any and all other documents containing Confidential Information furnished to Executive by any representative of the Company or otherwise acquired or developed by him in connection with his association with the Company (collectively, “Recipient Materials”) shall at all times be the property of the Company.  Within twenty-four (24) hours of the termination of his relationship with the Company, Executive promises to return to the Company any Recipient Materials that are in his possession, custody or control, regardless of whether such Materials are located in Executive’s office, automobile, or home or on Executive’s business or personal computers.  Executive also shall authorize and permit the Company to inspect all computer drives used or maintained by Executive during his employment or consulting at the Company and, if necessary, to permit the Company to delete any Recipient Materials or Proprietary Information contained on such drives.

10.Protective Covenants.  Executive agrees that the following covenants are reasonable and necessary agreements for the protection of the business interests covered in the fully enforceable, ancillary agreements set forth in this Agreement:

(a)Definitions.  “Competing Business” means any person or entity that provides services or products that would compete with or displace any services or products sold or being developed for sale by the Company during the term of this Agreement, or engages in any other activities so similar in nature or purpose to those of the Company that they would displace business opportunities or customers of the Company, including, without limitation, Best Buy Co., Inc., Wal-Mart Stores, Inc, Amazon.com, Inc. and Target Corporation and any of their respective subsidiaries.

(b)Recordkeeping and Handling of Covered Items.  Executive agrees to keep and maintain current written records of all customer contacts, inventions, enhancement, and plans he develops regarding matters that are within the scope of the Company’s business operations or that relate to research and development on behalf of the Company, and agrees to maintain any records necessary to inform the Company of such business opportunities.  All Company Information and other Company documents and materials maintained or entrusted to Executive shall remain the exclusive property of the Company at all times; such materials shall, together with all copies thereof, be returned and delivered to the Company by Executive immediately without demand, upon termination of Executive’s relationship with the Company, and shall be returned at a prior time if the Company so demands.

(c)No Interference with Employee/Independent Contractor Relationships.  Executive agrees that through the later of (i) the third anniversary of the Effective Date or (ii) two years after Executive’s employment with the Company ceases, Executive will not, either directly or indirectly, participate in recruiting or hiring away any employees or independent contractors of the Company, or encourage or induce any employees, agents, independent contractors or investors of the Company to terminate their relationship with the Company, unless given the prior written consent of the Board to do so.

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(d)No Interference with Client/Customer Relationships.  Executive agrees that through the later of (i) the third anniversary of the Effective Date or (ii) two years after Executive’s employment with the Company ceases, Executive will not induce or attempt to induce any client or customer of the Company to diminish, curtail, divert, or cancel its business relationship with the Company.  The restrictions set forth in this paragraph shall apply worldwide, which the parties stipulate is a reasonable geographic area because of the scope of the Company’s operations and Executive’s activities.

(e)No Unfair Competition.  Executive agrees that through the later of (i) the third anniversary of the Effective Date or (ii) two years after Executive’s employment with the Company ceases, Executive will not participate in, work for, or assist a Competing Business in any capacity (as owner, employee, consultant, contractor, officer, director, lender, investor, agent, or otherwise), unless given the prior written consent of the Board to do so.  The restrictions set forth in this paragraph shall apply worldwide, which the parties stipulate is a reasonable geographic area because of the scope of the Company’s operations and Executive’s activities.  This paragraph creates a narrowly tailored advance approval requirement in order to avoid unfair competition and irreparable harm to the Company and is not intended or to be construed as a general restraint from engaging in a lawful profession or a general covenant against competition, and is ancillary to the Company’s agreement contained herein to employ Executive hereunder.  Nothing herein will prohibit ownership of less than 5% of the publicly traded capital stock of a corporation so long as this is not a controlling interest, or ownership of mutual fund investments.  Executive acknowledges and agrees that this subsection (e) is reasonable and necessary to protect the trade secrets, confidential information and goodwill of the Company.

(f)Remedies.  In the event of breach or threatened breach by Executive of any provision of Section 10 hereof, the Company shall be entitled to (i) injunctive relief by temporary restraining order, temporary injunction, and/or permanent injunction; (ii) recovery of all attorneys’ fees and costs incurred by the Company in obtaining such relief; and (iii) any other legal and equitable relief to which may be entitled, including, without limitation, any and all monetary damages that the Company may incur as a result of said breach or threatened breach, in each case without the necessity of posting any bond.  The Company may pursue any remedy available, including declaratory relief, concurrently or consecutively in any order as to any breach, violation, or threatened breach or violation, and the pursuit of one such remedy at any time will not be deemed an election of remedies or waiver of the right to pursue any other remedy.

(g)Early Resolution Conference.  This Agreement is understood to be clear and enforceable as written and is executed by both parties on that basis.  However, should Executive later challenge any provision as unclear, unenforceable or inapplicable to any competitive activity that Executive intends to engage in, Executive will first notify the Company in writing and meet with a Company representative and a neutral mediator (if the Company elects to retain one at its expense) to discuss resolution of any disputes between the parties.  Executive will provide this notification at least fourteen (14) days before Executive engages in any activity on behalf of a Competing Business or engages in other activity that could foreseeably fall within a questioned restriction.  The failure to comply with this requirement shall waive Executive’s right to challenge the reasonable scope, clarity, applicability, or enforceability of the Agreement and its restrictions at a later time.  All rights of both parties will be preserved if the Early Resolution Conference requirement is complied with even if no agreement is reached in the conference.

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11.Merger or Acquisition, Disposition, Change-in-Control and Assignment.

(a)In the event the Company should consolidate, or merge into another entity, or transfer all or substantially all of its assets or operations to another Person, or divide its assets or operations among a number of entities, this Agreement shall continue in full force and effect with regard to the surviving entity and may be assigned by the Company if necessary to achieve this purpose.

(b)Executive’s obligations under this Agreement are personal in nature and may not be assigned by Executive to another Person

(c)Without limiting the generality of Section 11(a), if there is a “Change-in-Control” of the Company, and this Agreement does not become an obligation of the successor to the Company’s business or assets by operation of law, the Company will require the successor entity to expressly assume this Agreement.  For purposes of this Agreement, a “Change in Control” of the Company shall be deemed to have occurred upon the occurrence of one of the following events:

(i)any one person or more than one person acting as a group (as defined in accordance with Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”) and the regulations and other guidance issued thereunder), acquires ownership of stock of the Company that, together with stock held by such person or group, constitutes greater than fifty percent (50%) of the total fair market value or total voting power of the stock of the Company;

(ii)any one person or more than one person acting as a group (as defined in accordance with Section 409A of the Code and the regulations and other guidance issued thereunder), acquires (or has acquired during the 12-month period ending on the date of the most recent acquisition by such person or persons) ownership of stock of the Company possessing 30% or more of the total voting power of the stock of such Company; or a majority of the individuals constituting the Board is replaced during any 12-month period by members whose appointment or election is not endorsed by a majority of the members of the Board prior to the date of the appointment or election; or

(iii)any one person or more than one person acting as a group (as defined in accordance with Section 409A of the Code and the regulations and other guidance issued thereunder), acquires (or has acquired during the 12-month period ending on the date of the most recent acquisition by such person or persons) assets from the Company that have a total gross fair market value equal to or more than 40% of the total gross fair market value of all of the assets of the Company immediately prior to such acquisition or acquisitions.  For this purpose, gross fair market value means the value of the assets of the Company or the value of the assets being disposed of determined without regard to any liabilities associated with such assets.

(d)For eighteen (18) months following a Change in Control of the Company, the term “two (2)” in Sections 5(c)(i) and 5(c)(ii) will be replaced with the term “two and one-half (21⁄2).”

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12.Notices.  All notices, requests, consents, and other communications under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been delivered on the date personally delivered or on the date deposited in a receptacle maintained by the United States Postal Service for such purpose, postage prepaid, by certified mail, return receipt requested, or by express mail or overnight courier, addressed to the address indicated under the signature block for that party provided below.  Either party may designate a different address by providing written notice of a new address to the other party.

13.Severability.  If any provision contained in this Agreement is determined to be void, illegal or unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, in whole or in part, then the other provisions contained herein shall remain in full force and effect as if the provision that was determined to be void, illegal, or unenforceable had not been contained herein.  In making any such determination, the determining court shall deem any such provision to be modified so as to give it the maximum effect permitted by applicable law.

14.Waiver, Construction and Modification.  The waiver by any party hereto of a breach of any provision of this Agreement shall not operate or be construed as a waiver of any subsequent breach by any party.  This Agreement may not be modified, altered or amended except by written agreement of all the parties hereto.

15.Governing Law and Venue.  It is the intention of the parties that the laws of the State of Texas should govern the validity of this Agreement, the construction of its terms, and the interpretation of the rights and duties of the parties hereto without regard to any contrary conflicts of laws principles.  It is stipulated that Texas has a compelling state interest in the subject matter of this Agreement, and that Executive has or will have regular contact with Texas in the performance of this Agreement.  The agreed upon venue and personal jurisdiction for the parties on any claims or disputes under this Agreement is Dallas County, Texas.

16.Representation of Executive.  Executive hereby represents and warrants to the Company that Executive has not previously assumed any obligations that would prevent him from accepting, retaining and/or engaging in full employment with the Company, or which Executive could violate in the ordinary course of his duties for the Company.  Further, Executive hereby represents and warrants to the Company that Executive has not previously assumed any obligations that are inconsistent with those contained in this Agreement, and that he will not use, disclose, or otherwise rely upon any confidential information or trade secrets derived from any previous employment, if Executive has any, in the performance of his duties on behalf of the Company.  Further, Executive acknowledges that he has read and is fully familiar with the terms of this Agreement, has had a reasonable opportunity to consider this Agreement and to seek legal counsel, and after such review, Executive stipulates that the promises made by him in this Agreement are not greater than necessary for the protection of the Company’s good will and other legitimate business interests and do not create undue hardship for Executive or the public.

17.Withholding Taxes.  The Company may withhold from any and all amounts payable under this Agreement such federal, state, local and any other applicable taxes as the Company determines in its sole discretion are required to be withheld pursuant to any applicable law or regulation.

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18.Compliance with Code Section 409A.  All provisions of this Agreement shall be interpreted in a manner consistent with Code Section 409A and the regulations and other guidance promulgated thereunder.  Notwithstanding the preceding, the Company makes no representations concerning the tax consequences of Executive’s participation in this Agreement under Code Section 409A or any other federal, state or local tax law.  Executive’s tax consequences will depend, in part, upon the application of relevant tax law, including Code Section 409A, to the relevant facts and circumstances.

19.Complete Agreement.  Except for the existing Stock Option Agreements and Restricted Stock Agreements between the Company and Executive, which, subject to the provisions of Section 6 hereof, shall continue in full force and effect, this Agreement contains the complete agreement and understanding concerning the employment arrangement between the parties and will supersede all other agreements, understandings or commitments between the parties as to such subject matter.  The parties agree that neither of them has made any representations concerning the subject matter of this Agreement except such representations as are specifically set forth herein.  The parties agree that, except as specifically contemplated by this Agreement, this Agreement supersedes any other agreement, plan or arrangement that may now exist that may otherwise apply to or include Executive regarding employment, compensation, bonus, severance or retention benefits, that any such agreements, plans or arrangements are hereby terminated with respect to Executive and that none of the Company nor any affiliate of the Company will have any liability or obligation to Executive, his heirs, successors or beneficiaries with respect to the existence or termination of any such agreements, plans or arrangements, notwithstanding the terms of any of them.

20.Successors and Assigns.  This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Company, its successors, legal representatives and assigns, and upon Executive, his heirs, executors, administrators, representatives and assigns.  It is specifically agreed that upon the occurrence of any of the events specified in Section 11 above, the provisions of this Employment Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of and be assumed by any surviving or resulting Person or any such Person to which such assets shall be transferred.

21.Captions.  The Section and other headings used in this Agreement are for the convenience of the parties only, are not substantive and shall not affect the meaning or interpretation of any provision of this Agreement.

22.Counterparts.  This Agreement may be signed in counterparts, which together shall constitute one and the same agreement.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties agree to each of the foregoing terms on this 6th day of December 2012.
EXECUTIVE:
/s/ Daniel Kaufman            
Daniel Kaufman
Address:    c/o GameStop Corp.
625 Westport Parkway
Grapevine, TX 76051
THE COMPANY:
GAMESTOP CORP.
By:    /s/ J. Paul Raines        
Name:    Paul Raines
Title:    Chief Executive Officer
Address:    GameStop Corp.
625 Westport Parkway
Grapevine, TX 76051

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Exhibit A

Until the first anniversary of the Effective Date, Section 5(c)(i) and (ii) of the Agreement will be replaced with the following:
(i)    Base Salary and Payment Schedule.  The Company shall pay Executive an amount equal to the Executive’s Base Salary, at the rate then in effect, otherwise payable through the third anniversary of the Effective Date (the foregoing shall not decrease the two and one-half (21⁄2) multiplier set forth in 11(d)).  Such payment shall be made to Executive in a lump sum within 30 days following the date of Executive’s termination of employment.
(ii)    Bonus.  The Company shall pay Executive an amount equal to Executive’s target annual bonus opportunity for the year of termination multiplied by three (3).  Such payment shall be made to Executive in a lump sum within 30 days following the date of Executive’s termination of employment.

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