GameStop is providing details on a new compensation package for CEO Ryan Cohen that is dependent on him meeting certain 鈥渟ignificant鈥� performance targets.
The video game retailer said in a regulatory filing on Wednesday that Cohen would have to grow its market capitalization to $100 billion and it would need to hit $10 billion in cumulative performance EBITDA 鈥� or earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization 鈥� for his award to fully vest.
said Cohen won’t receive any guaranteed pay, which it defines as no salary, no cash bonuses, and no stock that simply vests over time.
鈥淗is compensation is entirely 鈥榓t-risk,鈥� meaning he will only be paid if the company achieves significant market and operational goals,鈥� GameStop said in the filing. 鈥淭his structure ensures that Mr. Cohen鈥檚 incentives are directly aligned with creating long-term value for GameStop鈥檚 stockholders.鈥�
The structure is similar to a pay package that approved for CEO Elon Musk, in which Musk would receive Tesla stock worth $1 trillion if he hits certain performance targets over the next decade.
Cohen’s compensation package with GameStop includes stock options to buy more than 171.5 million common shares for $20.66 each. Shareholders must approve the new pay package at a special meeting in March or April.
Shares of GameStop rose 4% to $21.49 in midday trading, giving the company a market cap of roughly $9.26 billion.
The company’s shares are down substantially from May 2024 when influential investor Keith Gill, popularly known as appeared online for the first time in three years to declare his support for GameStop.
Gill helped ignite a 鈥渕eme鈥� stock craze in early 2021, when GameStop鈥檚 stock price soared above $120.
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