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GameStop Has $1.5B of Bitcoin Buying Power After Closing Convertible Note Sale
The company last week announced its intention to add bitcoin to its balance sheet.
Por Stephen Alpher
What to know:
- GameStop closed its $1.3 billion convertible note offering, including full exercise of the $200 million greenshoe option.
- Proceeds are expected to be used at least in part to purchase bitcoin.
Bitcoin purchases from video game retailer GameStop (GME) could be imminent or may have already begun after the company closed on its offering of $1.3 billion of five-year convertible notes.
The $200 million greenshoe option was fully exercised by the initial purchaser, bringing the total amount of the sale to $1.5 billion. Net proceeds to the company after fees were $1.48 billion, according to a filing Monday after the close of U.S. trading.
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Alongside its fourth quarter earnings report last week, GameStop — led by its CEO Ryan Cohen — announced full board approval of an update to the company investment policy to add bitcoin to the GME balance sheet.
GME shares rose 1.35% during the regular session on Monday and are up another 0.8% in after hours action. Bitcoin remains modestly higher over the past 24 hours at $84,900.
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