Meme stock darling GameStop announced on March 31 that it will request stockholder approval for a stock split at the upcoming 2022 annual meeting, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filing. The stock surged on the news, being up 15.9% in pre-market trading on April 1.
By Yaёl Bizouati-Kennedy
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“GameStop Corp. announced its plan to request stockholder approval at the upcoming 2022 Annual Meeting of Stockholders for an increase in the number of authorized shares of Class A common stock from 300,000,000 to 1,000,000,000 through an amendment to the Company’s Third Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (the “Charter Amendment”) in order to implement a stock split of the Company’s Class A common stock in the form of a stock dividend and provide flexibility for future corporate needs,” the company said in the 8k SEC filing.
Stock splits have been popular in recent weeks, most recently with Tesla, which announced it will ask shareholders to vote at this year’s annual meeting to authorize additional shares in order to enable a stock split, the company just announced in a tweet. The news also sent the stock jumping 5.7% in pre-market trading on March 28.
The company has been enjoying another meme-like rally recently, being up 37% in the past month and up 9% year-to-date.
