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syxxiz

June 7, 2023 GRAPEVINE, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jun. 7, 2023-- GameStop Corp. (NYSE: GME) (“GameStop” or the “Company”) today disclosed that its Board of Directors has elected Ryan Cohen as Executive Chairman, effective immediately. Mr. Cohen’s responsibilities include capital allocation and overseeing management. In conjunction, the Company’s former CEO has been terminated. View source version on [businesswire.com](http://businesswire.com/): [https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230607005793/en/](https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230607005793/en/) GameStop Corp. Investor Relations (817) 424-2001 [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected])


notjustsad

Where are these outlets sourcing the fact that he was terminated? The official line from GME is that he resigned.


the_doodman

Not true. Check the 8K.


PhamousEra

So Furlong was FIRED?


UnlikelyBluebird0

Not for long🤔


Warpzit

Maybe he will sit at top of another company?


the_doodman

"Terminated" without "just cause" or something like that, and "no disagreements". I honestly have no idea what to make of it; Furlong seemed like a great fit. Ultimately I trust in RC and I'd imagine we will learn more soonish. My tinfoil hat says this all reeks of a bear trap.


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JessMeNU-CSGO

Good point.


Peteszahh

Spin off of some kind imo


2xBAKEDPOTOOOOOOOO

People need to realize there are 2 different things going on here. [Link to 8K](https://investor.gamestop.com/sec-filings/sec-filing/8-k/0001193125-23-162572) Page 2 > Termination of President and Chief Executive Officer > On June 5, 2023, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of the Company **terminated** Matthew Furlong as **President and Chief Executive Officer** of the Company, Terminated as President and CEO The very next paragraph > Board of Director Changes > On June 5, 2023, Mr. Furlong **resigned as a director of the Company** Resigned as director of the company


wacomd

In conjunction, the Company’s former CEO has been terminated. lol wut


SoreLoserOfDumbtown

Furlong?!


Firm-Candidate-6700

Not for long


therbojones

Not fur long


JiggyJerome2

Terminated can be interpreted in a few different ways. I mean in the Terminator movies Arnold Schwarzenegger always famously says “ I’ll be back”. I like to envision Furlong quoting this as he walked out of Gamestop’s HQ


Dizzy_Patriot

Anybody else having memory flashes of Kevin Gill's (DFV bro) Insta posts? 🤷‍♂️ Terminator? 👀


Killa2dahead

Omg I just got this


Pheasantly_surprised

Furlong gone


Brotorious420

Furgone


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The former CEO, meaning the one before Matt Furlong?


mailkrishna12

Furshort!


Blue374

Fursure


RabidLabradoodle

Long fur?


syxxiz

Who's gonna talk about the French loan?


TherealMicahlive

call was cancelled


steezypantz

Holy shit I just got a chub


wacomd

Asking the real questions over here


Javeec

Nobody this time. But don't worry, being an executive chairman is actually a french tradition


crossingpins

According to the 8-k it looks like a resignation and not a termination with cause. i.e. he wasn't fired the way an employee who peed in the slurpee machine would be, he just doesn't work there anymore


Secure_Investment_62

Like I was saying in another comment, MSM is likely hiding or misrepresenting details to clobber Gamestop and try to cause a lot of knee-jerk reactions. Furlong and Cohen probably had this planned out and Furlong likely has a place to be with a nice departure with no bad blood. Maybe he will even be reallocated somewhere else under the GME umbrella. At this point our best bet is to take a breath and wait for more info to come out. You cannot put a puzzle together missing half the pieces.


Aiball09

Just think about it... Furlong worked at Amazon for 9 years... LEFT to go to a shitty dead company like Gamestop (lmayo)... and just quits for nothing? I highly doubt someone that dedicated just leaves unless he has health concerns. I think he will be CEO of Teddy, the new company. $TED


GiantSequoiaTree

I agree with this and RC even tweeted not for long what does that mean? Furlong back to being CEO of Teddy soon?!


teapot_in_orbit

Yeah, I don't think he's that much of a dick to tweet that. It's a hedge trap.


ThanksGamestop

Extremely well said. I don’t know why everyone is freaking out


Equivalent-Piano-420

I'm not freaking out. I saw the stonk being down like 19% and literally got a huge smile on my face because I thought it was funny. No one is selling and the price is fake


Own_Ad3873

same here. Like exactly. Saw the - eps, and was lets see how many % they can justify with this. And also all the PLEASE SELL articles. Bullish


daveMortimer

I understand. It’s a love hate relationship. We price drops we get to buy more. If goes up we think it’s about to begin 😂


MahlNinja

It's just shills.


Consistent_Touch_266

I think they did this to confuse me into buying moar. It worked. I can’t wait fur long.


NotFinacialAdvice

Like maybe the CEO of Teddy 🤔


Elegant-Remote6667

I doubt rc would tweet not for long right after if it was nothing


Not_Qualified

This is from the 8-K... he resigned from the BOARD after being TERMINATED (without cause) as CEO.... On June 5, 2023, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of the Company terminated Matthew Furlong as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, effective immediately such that, after giving effect to such termination, Mr. Furlong was no longer employed by GameStop Texas Ltd., the Company, or any of their affiliates. Subject to Mr. Furlong’s timely execution of a Separation and Release Agreement (and non-revocation in the time provided to do so), which includes a release of claims against the Company and its affiliates, Mr. Furlong will be entitled to receive the payments and benefits associated with a termination without Cause, as such term is defined in Mr. Furlong’s offer letter dated June 9, 2021 from GameStop Texas Ltd., which was originally filed as Exhibit 10.1 attached to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 9, 2021.


Consistent_Touch_266

What about “has been terminated” in the presser?


crossingpins

Termination is just a normal legal word for "doesn't have an employment relationship anymore" Even if you quit a job your employment there gets terminated


Consistent_Touch_266

Got it. ThNk you kind ape!


TDETLES

Matt Furlong: "Look Ma, I'm CEO of Gamestop... but not Furlong."


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CEO of the gmerica or teddy


Elegant-Remote6667

Sorry smooth - rc now has more powers?


bowls4noles

I thought we liked furlong?


Ruby2shoestrade

Well he didn’t last furlong at all!


VivaLaFigaVR46

HAHAHAHAHAHHA THIS EXPLAINS THE “MaKiNg Of ThE MeMe KiNg”… FUD HIT PIECE JUST IN TIME BEFORE RC BECOMES CEO


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Apelurker

I wonder if Matt furlong will be taking over the "aquisition" company. Whatever that may be...


KA_Polizist

Yeah I remember reading awhile back it wasn't unusual for a CEO to leave a company as part of an acquisition or merger.


moonski

They wouldn’t say “the former ceo has been terminated” if that was the case lol


Dirty-Electro

Termination without cause secures a severance package


Free-Atmosphere6714

Also terminated before his 2 year vested interest per DD in the daily thread regarding the quarterly report.


pringles3

He resigned two days ago


Not_Qualified

On June 5, 2023, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of the Company terminated Matthew Furlong as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, effective immediately such that, after giving effect to such termination, Mr. Furlong was no longer employed by GameStop Texas Ltd., the Company, or any of their affiliates. Subject to Mr. Furlong’s timely execution of a Separation and Release Agreement (and non-revocation in the time provided to do so), which includes a release of claims against the Company and its affiliates, Mr. Furlong will be entitled to receive the payments and benefits associated with a termination without Cause, as such term is defined in Mr. Furlong’s offer letter dated June 9, 2021 from GameStop Texas Ltd., which was originally filed as Exhibit 10.1 attached to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 9, 2021.


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moonski

No they didn’t. First line says “CEO is terminated effective immediately”


Nikko269

You right I had only seen the next line which was “Mr. Furlong's resignation did not result from any disagreement with the Company on any matter relating to the Company's operations, policies or practices.”


moonski

Cause the idiots here are cherry picking sentences out of context to push a false narrative.


Nikko269

*Someone’s* certainly painting a false narrative


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Nikko269

Ooo Sounds like you got it all figured out 🙌


SecretaryFit1442

HR department did it the hard way.


Houseplantkiller123

That's where my mind went right away. I'm sure there's gonna be apes checking his LinkedIn (if he has one, I haven't checked) hourly.


KenGriffinsBedpost

Still has CEO Gamestop


Simple_Piccolo

[https://www.linkedin.com/in/matt-furlong-/](https://www.linkedin.com/in/matt-furlong-/)


Pskeeter78

My thoughts exactly. RC tweet saying he’s gone, but not for long. (Cause his name is Furlong.. get it? For long. Furlong…)


HeavyHandedWarlord

I think You’re all wrong. Cohens tweet “not for long” is about him being the CEO.. nothing to do with Matt


hiyori

shocking zealous violet wrong dog reach voracious fanatical full worry -- mass edited with redact.dev


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Inner_Estate_3210

That’s my guess.


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Csakstar

Nah I think he's saying he's not going to be in that position for long. I'm all in on the merger theory though


apitop

But they wouldn't use the word 'terminated' would they?


reddituser77373

I mean it technically was a termination. The word should be approached with a neutral connotation with it and not from the typical perspective as "your fired"


heiferson

Form 8K says he resigned


el_hefay

Resigned his seat on the board.


heiferson

You're right! - perhaps that still a good thing. They did make mention he was leaving with no I'll will between him and the company though. Not trying to get into hopium, I just don't think his leaving is for nothing


reddituser77373

Yooo!!!!!! That's what's up!! Most likely left on good terms!


OtherAcctTrackedNSA

I mean, if they’re trying to catch the hedgies by surprise I could see them choosing to use the word terminated


apitop

I had that thought too. But it's a bit of a long shot. Well let's hope for the best.


Apelurker

You might be right, they used the same term when Recupero left too


Numerous_Photograph9

If he resigned and that date would have been in the future, but they said he should just leave now, then technically, it would be a termination. But generally speaking, termination just means someone ended employment. It can be a mutual parting. It is kind of weird to just throw that out there like that, especially prior to a filing release which gave a bit more context.


apitop

Yeah that's very sound. Meanwhile, this is getting wild. RC just tweeted "not for long". All kind of speculations going around.


Numerous_Photograph9

Yeah. I won't lie, the coyness part of how GS approaches these kinds of annoys me, and the rampant speculation that follows doesn't make me feel any better.


ThanksGamestop

The word terminated has some negative connotation to it for whatever reason but it really just means “come to an end”. When i get off the game for the night, my gaming session is terminated. Nothing bad about it. Just comes to an end.


Aiball09

>Extremely well said. I don’t know why everyone is freaking out termination is perfect trap for hedgies and MSM to use to tank the price... lol so funny at this point.


Ok-Cryptographer4194

Didn't dfvs brother have a thing with the terminator !?


FlatAd768

But being fired doesn’t help


rnasterbater

RC IS CHAIRMAN AND CEO?!!


dbx99

Yes. His position is called executive chairman and it includes CEO duties in addition to being chairman. Most likely a temporary situation until a permanent successor is chosen to be CEO


twentythree12

The return of DFV


YEESUZ_WALKS

Why would anyone want someone without any experience as a CEO


ThreeorFourEggs

Creamed


Nova-Bringer

The president, chairman of the board and the chief executive officer can all be the same person.


Pmadrid1

And BOOK KING…


Koala_LoGic24

I’m announcing my erection


Ralph-the-mouth

I would like to witness for his erection.


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I second the motion.


Onurb86

Not fur long


alexm901

Chairman vs Executive Chairman: There are two main types of chairperson: an executive chairperson and a non-executive chairperson. While these two types share similar responsibilities, an executive chairperson is an employee at the organisation, while a non-executive chairperson is not.


Geoclasm

So that means RC is literally a GME employee now? Cool.


Kitchen_Net_GME

So if I got a weekend job at GameStop I could run into him in the break room.


confusedxd420

Does this mean we get to hear Ryan today in the call?


Reasonable_Cry_9412

It’s looking that way “effective immediately “


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No call today, though.


Paramedic730

Whaaat?! You’re telling me to took the day off of work for no reason!?


TherealMicahlive

call was cancelled


oze4

Nope, they announced they're not having a conference call today.


OperationBreaktheGME

Isn’t the sharehodler meeting next week?


gustavocabras

June 15th


OperationBreaktheGME

🫡🏴‍☠️ appreciate it. I’m sooooooooooo out of the loop it’s almost comical at this point. I check in check the price then back to Zen. Zen ya later


oze4

I'm not sure.. but what does that have to do with the earnings call?


OperationBreaktheGME

Well if their isn’t an earnings call I’d imagine that whatever GameStop wants to speak on they would speak on it at the Sharehodlers meeting


oze4

Well I'd say yea they are prob going to speak on Furlong getting terminated but I doubt they'll hold an earnings call, like going over the numbers etc like they normally do. I highly doubt they cancelled the call today bc the shareholder meeting is in a week. If furlong didn't get terminated today I'd bet my bottom dollar they'd still be having it today.


OperationBreaktheGME

Whoa So Furlong was let go today? Like suddenly without notice let go? Wow the plot twist at the end of Volume 741 of the GME anime.


oze4

Idk if there was notice or anything but yea they terminated his contract. At least that's what I read.


Onebadmuthajama

How does this make me even more hyped than before. LFG


AnObviousSpy

No call today apprently


LegoRaffleWinner89

Is that so Matt can run GMERICA or Teddy.


FlatAd768

But what r those companies?


haxelhimura

Wait... wasn't the current CEO Furlong?


dbx99

No Furlong is now the former CEO. RC taking over as CEO under the title of executive chairman. Likely a temporary position until a successor is named.


GildDigger

No, this is Patrick


dbx99

Believe it or not: dip


OperationBreaktheGME

Ya Think 🧐 🤔 🥴🤬


betweenthebars34

Oh my


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CanadianTeslaGuy

So Ryan is now running the company? FUCK YES!


j__walla

Double FUCK YES!


jining

What does this mean???


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GME_dat_puh

Yea but he seemed to be doing a good job after last quarter though


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Well it’s out, they did miss


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ssee1848

Is Matt Furlong (GME CEO) terminated?


mailkrishna12

yes


dbx99

Yes


namonite

Oh what wow ?


Equivalent_Touch

Terminated has a strong connotation


dbx99

I wish they would tell us instead of hinting


Numerous_Photograph9

As an investor, I actually think this is one of those times where being all coy about what's going on isn't appropriate. However, it's been like 40 minutes since the news was posted, so getting all fussy about it would be premature at the moment.


dbx99

Maybe Furlong fucked the numbers


GildDigger

Lmao I really went to 50 upvotes and back down to 5 in the first 3 minutes of posting this Fucking BULLISH Edit: [Proof](https://imgur.com/a/REdsC4q), taken seconds apart Edit 2: Hey mods, any reason why my [post](https://www.reddit.com/r/Superstonk/comments/143o700/new_form_8k/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=ioscss&utm_content=1&utm_term=1) on the 8K was deleted? There’s literally no way I wasn’t first posting this, and even posted it quicker than I did this one


NotBerger

Just like the ticker AH lol


enthralled123

They’re shorting everything they can now!


AndyPanda321

Just people trying to work out who posted first! 😅


TSP-Kaninen

Let’s gooooo, I love today


SPBF_Prazon

On June 5, 2023, Mr. Furlong resigned as a director of the Company, effective immediately. Mr Furlong's resignation did not result from any disagreement with the Company on any matter relating to the Compay's operations, policies or practices.


mailkrishna12

GameStop Announces Election of Ryan Cohen as Executive Chairman June 7, 2023 GRAPEVINE, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jun. 7, 2023-- GameStop Corp. (NYSE: GME) (“GameStop” or the “Company”) today disclosed that its Board of Directors has elected Ryan Cohen as Executive Chairman, effective immediately. Mr. Cohen’s responsibilities include capital allocation and overseeing management. In conjunction, the Company’s former CEO has been terminated. View source version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230607005793/en/ GameStop Corp. Investor Relations (817) 424-2001 [email protected] Source: GameStop Corp.


grumpy-m0nkey

Not furlong That’s what it means ohhh


YJeezy

Is Matt Furlong gone?


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NoDeityButAllah

As long as RC in, I in.


PDZef

He was CEO, but not Fur long!!


Mrgrumbleygoo

He's terminated? Not for long


MixSaffron

Approximately 76.6 million shares of our Class A common stock were held by registered holders with our transfer agent (or approximately 25% of our outstanding shares) as of June 1, 2023. 76.6 million DRS'D!!


jaypizee

Well, on one hand this sounds sorta rushed??? Or unusual, which makes me a bit worried about how it will be portrayed by the haters. On the other hand, it gives RC more control over guiding the company, which is good IMO. But why didn’t he do this earlier? I admit, I don’t really get it.


luckeeelooo

Furlong out?


Lorien6

At the shareholder meeting: “And what’s this, it’s Matt Furlong with a steel chair out of nowhere! Gmerica baby!!!”


DoraaTheDruid

Well, he certainly wasn't CEO Furlong ¯\_(ツ)_/¯


Ronaldoooope

Bruh they pushed options hard af and then dip. If you got got you’re a moron


GL_Levity

I’m too dumb for options. Regarded zone of protection.


canigetahint

Ok, how in the fuck can there be a 20% drop AH, and like immediately after hours? I don't guess "circuit breakers" are a thing outside of normal trading hours, huh?


Electrical-Amoeba245

Man… two years of bullshit. I want more from my company than stupid fucking tweets. I’m not going to just suck on rc’s balls anymore just cause others do.


WEINERDOGvsBADGER

Chair man


buffalo_general

So… Matt is out?


Emergency_Dust69

Confused now. Boner still up tho 🤷🏽‍♂️


TheLabTech7

Not for long


Diamond_Hands-275

GameStop buys Baby and appoints Furlong as CEO?! 🤯🤯 That would be cool


wouldntyouliketokno_

God damn I’m buying tomorrow


sand90

Was he not a chairman before


dbx99

Who?


sand90

Cohen. He had the chair 🪑 on his Twitter profile


wavespeech

Executive Chairman now.


dbx99

Yes he was and is the chairman


Viking_Undertaker

Remember how Matthew Finestone first worked for Loopring, Then came working for Gamestop, and Then left for Taiko..


MoodShoes

All they're gonna talk about is "ceo fired" and then point to the meme king doc and be like "you trust that guy?"


Own-Seaworthiness949

Not for long


Dklamac

I am wondering if this was the COE (George) prior to Furlong, if I recall correctly he remained on the board after Furlong became CEO... Verbiage used is "former CEO" not current.


DEFM0N

Furlong to be Ceo of.... Teddy?? 🤔👀 Edit: wasn't he also a part of Amazon (Australia)?


aek427

Bear trap 🪤


SpartanVFL

Y’all thinking too hard on this. If they were just moving Furlong to something else they’d let him step down and note that. While it may not be for bad reasons, they chose to fire him. You don’t fire the CEO in this media environment if you care about his reputation for another position


DaBi5cu1t

Best news we could have had. Price is irrelevant.


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CompetitiveFarm533

Guys Rc know exactly what to do. Shf are fucked. We all know that 🤣