UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE TO
(RULE 14d-100)
Tender Offer Statement Pursuant to Section 14(d)(1) or 13(e)(1)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
GEEKNET, INC.
(Name of Subject Company)
GADGET ACQUISITION, INC.
(Offeror)
GAMESTOP CORP.
(Parent of Offeror)
(Names of Filing Persons)
COMMON STOCK, $0.001 PAR VALUE
(Title of Class of Securities)
36846Q203
(CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)
J. Paul Raines
Chief Executive Officer
GameStop Corp.
625 Westport Parkway
Grapevine, Texas 76051
(817) 424-2000
(Name, address and telephone number of person authorized to receive notices and communications on behalf of filing persons)
with copies to:
Michael H. Friedman, Esq.
Pepper Hamilton LLP
3000 Two Logan Square
18th and Arch Streets
Philadelphia, PA 19103
(215) 981-4000

CALCULATION OF FILING FEE

Transaction Valuation*	 	Amount of Filing Fee**	
139,825,784	 	$16,248	
*	Estimated for purposes of calculating the filing fee only. The transaction valuation was calculated by adding the sum of (i) 6,738,082 shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Shares”), of Geeknet, Inc. (“Geeknet”) outstanding multiplied by the offer price of $20.00 per share, (ii) 191,988 Shares subject to unvested restricted stock units multiplied by the offer price of $20.00 per share, and (iii) 168,416 Shares issuable pursuant to outstanding options with an exercise price less than the offer price of $20.00 per share, multiplied by $7.27, which is the offer price of $20.00 per share minus the weighted average exercise price for such options of $12.73 per share. The calculation of the filing fee is based on information provided by Geeknet as of June 10, 2015.	
**	The filing fee was calculated in accordance with Rule 0-11 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and Fee Rate Advisory No. 1 for Fiscal Year 2015, issued August 29, 2014, by multiplying the Transaction Valuation by 0.00011620.	
 
¨	Check the box if any part of the fee is offset as provided by Rule 0-11(a)(2) and identify the filing with which the offsetting fee was previously paid. Identify the previous filing by registration statement number, or the Form or Schedule and the date of its filing.	

Amount Previously Paid: N/A	  	Filing Party: N/A	
Form or Registration No.: N/A	  	Date Filed: N/A	
 
¨	Check the box if the filing relates solely to preliminary communications made before the commencement of a tender offer.	
Check the appropriate boxes below to designate any transactions to which the statement relates:
 
 	x	third-party tender offer subject to Rule 14d-1.	
 	¨	issuer tender offer subject to Rule 13e-4.	
 	¨	going-private transaction subject to Rule 13e-3.	
 	¨	amendment to Schedule 13D under Rule 13d-2.	
Check the following box if the filing is a final amendment reporting the results of the tender offer: ¨

This Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO (this “Schedule TO”) relates to the tender offer by Gadget Acquisition, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Purchaser”) and a wholly owned subsidiary of GameStop, Corp., a Delaware corporation (“Parent”), for all of the outstanding shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share (“Shares”), of Geeknet, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Geeknet”), at a price of $20.00 per share, net to the seller in cash, without interest thereon and less any applicable withholding taxes, upon the terms and conditions set forth in the offer to purchase dated June 15, 2015 (the “Offer to Purchase”), a copy of which is attached as Exhibit (a)(1)(A), and in the related letter of transmittal (the “Letter of Transmittal”), a copy of which is attached as Exhibit (a)(1)(B), which, as each may be amended or supplemented from time to time, collectively constitute the “Offer.”
All the information set forth in the Offer to Purchase, including Schedule I thereto, is incorporated by reference herein in response to Items 1 through 9 and Item 11 of this Schedule TO, and is supplemented by the information specifically provided in this Schedule TO.
 
Item 1.  Summary	Term Sheet.	
Regulation M-A Item 1001
The information set forth in the Offer to Purchase under the caption SUMMARY TERM SHEET is incorporated herein by reference.
 
Item 2.  Subject	Company Information.	
Regulation M-A Item 1002
(a) Name and Address. The name, address, and telephone number of the subject company’s principal executive offices are as follows:
Geeknet, Inc.
11216 Waples Mill Road
Suite 103
Fairfax, VA 22030
(877) 433-5638
(b)-(c) Securities; Trading Market and Price. The information set forth in the Offer to Purchase under the following captions is incorporated herein by reference:
INTRODUCTION
THE TENDER OFFER — Section 6 (“Price Range of Shares; Dividends”)
 
Item 3.  Identity	and Background of Filing Person.	
Regulation M-A Item 1003
(a)-(c) Name and Address; Business and Background of Entities; and Business and Background of Natural Persons. The information set forth in the Offer to Purchase under the following captions is incorporated herein by reference:
SUMMARY TERM SHEET
THE TENDER OFFER — Section 8 (“Certain Information Concerning Parent and Purchaser”)
SCHEDULE I — Information Relating to Parent and Purchaser
 
Item 4.  Terms	of the Transaction.	
Regulation M-A Item 1004
(a) Material Terms. The information set forth in the Offer to Purchase is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 5.  Past	Contacts, Transactions, Negotiations and Agreements.	
Regulation M-A Item 1005
(a) Transactions. The information set forth in the Offer to Purchase under the following captions is incorporated herein by reference:
SUMMARY TERM SHEET
THE TENDER OFFER — Section 8 (“Certain Information Concerning Parent and Purchaser”)
THE TENDER OFFER — Section 10 (“Background of the Offer; Past Contacts or Negotiations with Geeknet”)
(b) Significant Corporate Events. The information set forth in the Offer to Purchase under the following captions is incorporated herein by reference:
SUMMARY TERM SHEET
THE TENDER OFFER — Section 10 (“Background of the Offer; Past Contacts or Negotiations with Geeknet”)
THE TENDER OFFER — Section 11 (“The Merger Agreement; Other Agreements”)
THE TENDER OFFER — Section 12 (“Purpose of the Offer; Plans for Geeknet”)
 
Item 6.  Purposes	of the Transaction and Plans or Proposals.	
Regulation M-A Item 1006
(a) Purposes. The information set forth in the Offer to Purchase under the following captions is incorporated herein by reference:
THE TENDER OFFER — Section 12 (“Purpose of the Offer; Plans for Geeknet”)
(c) (1)-(7) Plans. The information set forth in the Offer to Purchase under the following captions is incorporated herein by reference:
SUMMARY TERM SHEET
THE TENDER OFFER — Section 9 (“Source and Amount of Funds”)
THE TENDER OFFER — Section 10 (“Background of the Offer; Past Contacts or Negotiations with Geeknet”)
THE TENDER OFFER — Section 11 (“The Merger Agreement; Other Agreements”)
THE TENDER OFFER — Section 12 (“Purpose of the Offer; Plans for Geeknet”)
THE TENDER OFFER — Section 13 (“Certain Effects of the Offer”)
THE TENDER OFFER — Section 14 (“Dividends and Distributions”)
 
Item 7.  Source	and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration.	
Regulation M-A Item 1007
(a) Source of Funds. The information set forth in the Offer to Purchase under the following captions is incorporated herein by reference:
SUMMARY TERM SHEET
THE TENDER OFFER — Section 9 (“Source and Amount of Funds”)
THE TENDER OFFER — Section 10 (“Background of the Offer; Past Contacts or Negotiations with Geeknet”)
(b) Conditions. The information set forth in the Offer to Purchase under the following captions is incorporated herein by reference:
SUMMARY TERM SHEET
THE TENDER OFFER — Section 9 (“Source and Amount of Funds”)
THE TENDER OFFER — Section 10 (“Background of the Offer; Past Contacts or Negotiations with Geeknet”)
THE TENDER OFFER — Section 11 (“The Merger Agreement; Other Agreements”)
THE TENDER OFFER — Section 12 (“Purpose of the Offer; Plans for Geeknet”)
THE TENDER OFFER — Section 15 (“Conditions of the Offer”)
(d) Borrowed Funds. None.

Item 8.  Interest	in Securities of the Subject Company.	
Regulation M-A Item 1008
(a) Securities Ownership. The information set forth in the Offer to Purchase under the following captions is incorporated herein by reference:
THE TENDER OFFER — Section 8 (“Certain Information Concerning Parent and Purchaser”)
THE TENDER OFFER — Section 12 (“Purpose of the Offer; Plans for Geeknet”)
SCHEDULE I — Information Relating to Parent and Purchaser
(b) Securities Transactions. None.
 
Item 9.  Persons/Assets	Retained, Employed, Compensated or Used.	
Regulation M-A Item 1009
(a) Solicitations or Recommendations. The information set forth in the Offer to Purchase under the following captions is incorporated herein by reference:
SUMMARY TERM SHEET
THE TENDER OFFER — Section 3 (“Procedures for Accepting the Offer and Tendering Shares”)
THE TENDER OFFER — Section 18 (“Fees and Expenses”)
 
Item 10.    Financial	Statements.	
Regulation M-A Item 1010
(a) Financial Information. Not Applicable.
(b) Pro Forma Information. Not Applicable.
 
Item 11.    Additional	Information.	
Regulation M-A Item 1011
(a) Agreements, Regulatory Requirements and Legal Proceedings. The information set forth in the Offer to Purchase under the following captions is incorporated herein by reference:
SUMMARY TERM SHEET
THE TENDER OFFER — Section 10 (“Background of the Offer; Past Contacts or Negotiations with Geeknet”)
THE TENDER OFFER — Section 11 (“The Merger Agreement; Other Agreements”)
THE TENDER OFFER — Section 12 (“Purpose of the Offer; Plans for Geeknet”)
THE TENDER OFFER — Section 13 (“Certain Effects of the Offer”)
THE TENDER OFFER — Section 16 (“Regulatory Approvals; Certain Legal Matters”)
(c) Other Material Information. The information set forth in the Offer to Purchase and the Letter of Transmittal is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 12.	Exhibits.	
Regulation M-A Item 1016

Exhibit No.	 	Description	
 	 	
(a)(1)(A)	 	Offer to Purchase, dated June 15, 2015.*	
 	 	
(a)(1)(B)	 	Letter of Transmittal.*	
 	 	
(a)(1)(C)	 	Notice of Guaranteed Delivery.*	
 	 	
(a)(1)(D)	 	Letter to Brokers, Dealers, Commercial Banks, Trust Companies and Other Nominees.*	
 	 	
(a)(1)(E)	 	Letter to Clients for Use by Brokers, Dealers, Commercial Banks, Trust Companies and Other Nominees.*	
 	 	
(a)(1)(F)	 	Summary Advertisement as published in the New York Times on June 15, 2015.*	
 	 	
(a)(5)(A)	 	Complaint filed by Prodosh Aich on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated, on June 10, 2015, in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware.	
 	 	
(a)(5)(B)	 	Joint Press Release issued by GameStop Corp. and Geeknet, Inc. on June 2, 2015 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.4 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by GameStop Corp. with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 2, 2015).	
 	 	
(b)	 	None.	
 	 	
(d)(1)	 	Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of June 1, 2015, by and among GameStop Corp., Gadget Acquisition, Inc. and Geeknet, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by GameStop Corp. with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 2, 2015).	
 	 	
(d)(2)	 	Tender and Support Agreement, dated as of June 1, 2015, by and among GameStop Corp., Gadget Acquisition, Inc. and Kenneth G. Langone (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.2 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by GameStop Corp with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 2, 2015).	
 	 	
(d)(3)	 	Tender and Support Agreement, dated as of June 1, 2015, by and among GameStop Corp., Gadget Acquisition, Inc. and Eric Semler (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.3 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by GameStop Corp. with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 2, 2015).	
 	 	
(d)(4)	 	Confidentiality Agreement, dated as of December 14, 2014, between GameStop Corp. and Geeknet, Inc.*	
 	 	
(g)	 	None.	
 	 	
(h)	 	None.	
 
*	Filed herewith.	
 
Item 13.	Information Required by Schedule 13E-3.	
Not applicable.

SIGNATURES
After due inquiry and to the best of their knowledge and belief, each of the undersigned certifies that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

Dated: June 15, 2015	 	 	 	GAMESTOP CORP.	
 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	By:	 	/s/ Robert A. Lloyd	
 	 	 	 	 	 	Name: Robert A. Lloyd	
 	 	 	 	 	 	Title: Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer	

Dated: June 15, 2015	 	 	 	GADGET ACQUISITION, INC.	
 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	By:	 	/s/ Robert A. Lloyd	
 	 	 	 	 	 	Name: Robert A. Lloyd	
 	 	 	 	 	 	Title: Chief Financial Officer and Director	

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.	 	Description	
 	 	
(a)(1)(A)	 	Offer to Purchase, dated June 15, 2015.*	
 	 	
(a)(1)(B)	 	Letter of Transmittal.*	
 	 	
(a)(1)(C)	 	Notice of Guaranteed Delivery.*	
 	 	
(a)(1)(D)	 	Letter to Brokers, Dealers, Commercial Banks, Trust Companies and Other Nominees.*	
 	 	
(a)(1)(E)	 	Letter to Clients for Use by Brokers, Dealers, Commercial Banks, Trust Companies and Other Nominees.*	
 	 	
(a)(1)(F)	 	Summary Advertisement as published in the New York Times on June 15, 2015.*	
 	 	
(a)(5)(A)	 	Complaint filed by Prodosh Aich on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated, on June 10, 2015, in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware.*	
 	 	
(a)(5)(B)	 	Joint Press Release issued by GameStop Corp. and Geeknet, Inc. on June 2, 2015 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.4 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by GameStop Corp. with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 2, 2015).	
 	 	
(b)	 	None.	
 	 	
(d)(1)	 	Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of June 1, 2015, by and among GameStop Corp., Gadget Acquisition, Inc. and Geeknet, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by GameStop Corp. with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 2, 2015).	
 	 	
(d)(2)	 	Tender and Support Agreement, dated as of June 1, 2015, by and among GameStop Corp., Gadget Acquisition, Inc. and Kenneth G. Langone (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.2 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by GameStop Corp with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 2, 2015).	
 	 	
(d)(3)	 	Tender and Support Agreement, dated as of June 1, 2015, by and among GameStop Corp., Gadget Acquisition, Inc. and Eric Semler (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.3 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by GameStop Corp. with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 2, 2015).	
 	 	
(d)(4)	 	Confidentiality Agreement, dated as of December 14, 2014, between GameStop Corp. and Geeknet, Inc.*	
 	 	
(g)	 	None.	
 	 	
(h)	 	None.	
*Filed herewith.

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Exhibit (a)(1)(A)
Offer to Purchase for Cash
All Outstanding Shares of Common Stock
of
Geeknet, Inc.
at
$20.00 Net Per Share
by
Gadget Acquisition, Inc.
a wholly owned subsidiary of
GameStop Corp.
 
THE OFFER AND WITHDRAWAL RIGHTS WILL EXPIRE AT 11:59 P.M., NEW YORK CITY TIME, ON JULY 13, 2015, UNLESS THE OFFER IS EXTENDED OR EARLIER TERMINATED (SUCH DATE AND TIME, AS IT MAY BE EXTENDED, THE “EXPIRATION DATE”).
Gadget Acquisition, Inc., a Delaware corporation (which we refer to as the “Purchaser”) and a wholly owned subsidiary of GameStop Corp., a Delaware corporation (which we refer to as “Parent”), is offering to purchase for cash all of the outstanding shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Shares”), of Geeknet, Inc., a Delaware corporation (which we refer to as “Geeknet”), at a purchase price of $20.00 per Share (the “Offer Price”), net to the seller in cash, without interest thereon and less any applicable withholding taxes, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Offer to Purchase (the “Offer to Purchase”) and in the related Letter of Transmittal (the “Letter of Transmittal” which, together with this Offer to Purchase and other related materials, as each may be amended or supplemented from time to time, constitutes the “Offer”).
The Offer is being made pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of June 1, 2015 (as it may be amended from time to time, the “Merger Agreement”), by and among Parent, Purchaser and Geeknet. The Merger Agreement provides, among other things, that following the consummation of the Offer and subject to the satisfaction or waiver of certain conditions, Purchaser will be merged with and into Geeknet (the “Merger”) as soon as practicable without a meeting of the stockholders of Geeknet in accordance with Section 251(h) of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, with Geeknet continuing as the surviving corporation (which we refer to as the “Surviving Corporation”) in the Merger and thereby becoming a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent. In the Merger, each Share outstanding immediately prior to the effective time of the Merger (other than Shares held (i) in the treasury of Geeknet or by Parent, Purchaser or any of Parent’s other subsidiaries, which Shares will be canceled and will cease to exist or (ii) by stockholders who validly exercise appraisal rights under Delaware law with respect to such Shares) will be automatically canceled and converted into the right to receive $20.00 per Share or any greater per Share price paid in the Offer, without interest thereon and less any applicable withholding taxes. As a result of the Merger, Geeknet will cease to be a publicly traded company and will become wholly owned by Parent. Under no circumstances will interest be paid on the purchase price for Shares, regardless of any extension of the Offer or any delay in making payment for Shares.
The Offer is conditioned upon, among other things, (a) the absence of a termination of the Merger Agreement in accordance with its terms (the “Termination Condition”) and (b) the satisfaction of (i) the Minimum Condition (as described below), (ii) the HSR Condition (as described below) and (iii) the Governmental Authority Condition (as described below). The Minimum Condition requires that the number of Shares validly tendered (excluding Shares tendered pursuant to the guaranteed delivery procedure but not yet delivered) in accordance with the terms of the Offer and not validly withdrawn on or prior to 11:59 p.m., New York City time, on July 13, 2015 (the “Expiration Date,” unless Purchaser shall have extended the period during which the Offer is open in accordance with the Merger Agreement, in which event “Expiration Date” shall mean the latest time and date at which the Offer, as so extended by Purchaser, shall expire), together with any Shares then owned by Parent and its subsidiaries, equals one Share more than one half of all Shares then outstanding. The HSR Condition requires that any applicable waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder (the “HSR Act”), shall have expired or otherwise been terminated. Under the HSR Act, each of Parent and Geeknet filed on June 9, 2015 a Premerger Notification and Report Form with the Federal Trade Commission (the “FTC”) and the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice (the “Antitrust Division”) in connection with the purchase of Shares in the Offer. Early termination of the waiting period under the HSR Act was granted on June 12, 2015. The Governmental Authority Condition requires that there be no law, regulation, order, injunction or decree enacted, enforced, amended, issued, in effect or deemed applicable to the Offer, by any governmental entity (other than the application of the waiting period provisions of the HSR Act to the Offer) that is in effect, and that no governmental entity shall have taken any other action, in each case the effect of which is to make illegal or otherwise prohibit consummation of the Offer or the Merger. The Offer is also subject to other conditions as described in this Offer to Purchase. See Section 15 — “Conditions of the Offer.”
The board of directors of Geeknet has unanimously (i) determined that the Merger Agreement and the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement are fair to, and in the best interests of, Geeknet and its stockholders, (ii) approved and declared advisable the Merger Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby, and (iii) resolved to recommend that Geeknet’s stockholders accept the Offer and tender their Shares to Purchaser in the Offer subject to the terms and conditions in the Merger Agreement.
A summary of the principal terms of the Offer appears under the heading “Summary Term Sheet.” You should read this entire Offer to Purchase carefully before deciding whether to tender your Shares pursuant to the Offer.
If you have questions or need assistance, you should contact Georgeson Inc., the information agent for the Offer (the “Information Agent”) or Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, the dealer manager for the Offer (the “Dealer Manager”), at their respective addresses and telephone numbers set forth on the back cover of this Offer to Purchase. If you require additional copies of this Offer to Purchase, the Letter of Transmittal, the Notice of Guaranteed Delivery or other related materials, you should contact the Information Agent. Additionally, copies of this Offer to Purchase, the related Letter of Transmittal and any other material related to the Offer may be obtained at the website maintained by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) at www.sec.gov. You may also contact your broker, dealer, commercial bank, trust company or other nominee for assistance.
This Offer to Purchase and the related Letter of Transmittal contain important information and you should read both carefully and in their entirety before making a decision with respect to the Offer.
The Offer has not been approved or disapproved by the SEC or any state securities commission, nor has the SEC or any state securities commission passed upon the fairness or merits of or upon the accuracy or adequacy of the information contained in this Offer to Purchase. Any representation to the contrary is unlawful.
The Dealer Manager for the Offer is:
BofA Merrill Lynch
June 15, 2015

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IMPORTANT
If you wish to tender all or any portion of your Shares to Purchaser pursuant to the Offer, you should either (a) complete and sign the Letter of Transmittal for the Offer, which is enclosed with this Offer to Purchase, in accordance with the instructions contained in the Letter of Transmittal, and mail or deliver the Letter of Transmittal (or a manually executed facsimile thereof) and any other required documents to Computershare Trust Company, N.A., in its capacity as depositary and paying agent for the Offer (which we refer to as the “Depositary”), and either deliver the certificates for your Shares to the Depositary along with the Letter of Transmittal (or a manually executed facsimile thereof) or tender your Shares by book-entry transfer by following the procedures described in Section 3 — “Procedures for Accepting the Offer and Tendering Shares,” in each case prior to the Expiration Date, or (b) request that your broker, dealer, commercial bank, trust company or other nominee effect the transaction for you. If you hold Shares registered in the name of a broker, dealer, commercial bank, trust company or other nominee, you must contact that institution in order to tender your Shares to Purchaser pursuant to the Offer. If you are a record holder but your stock certificate is not available or you cannot deliver it to the Depositary before the Offer expires, you may be able to tender your Shares using the applicable Notice of Guaranteed Delivery (See Section 3 — “Procedures for Accepting the Offer and Tendering Shares” for further details).  Beneficial owners should be aware that their broker, dealer, commercial bank, trust company or other nominee may establish its own earlier deadline for participation in the Offer. Accordingly, beneficial owners wishing to participate in the Offer should contact their broker, dealer, commercial bank, trust company or other nominee as soon as possible in order to determine the times by which such owner must take action in order to participate in the Offer.
* * * * *
The Offer is made solely by this Offer to Purchase and the related Letter of Transmittal and any amendments or supplements thereto, and is being made to all holders of Shares. The Offer is not being made to (nor will tenders be accepted from or on behalf of) holders of Shares in any jurisdiction in which the making of the Offer or the acceptance thereof would not be in compliance with the securities, “blue sky” or other laws of such jurisdiction. In those jurisdictions where applicable laws require the Offer to be made by a licensed broker or dealer, the Offer will be deemed to be made on behalf of Purchaser by the Dealer Manager, one or more registered brokers or dealers licensed under the laws of such jurisdiction to be designated by Purchaser.
No person has been authorized to give any information or to make any representation on behalf of Parent or Purchaser not contained herein or in the Letter of Transmittal, and, if given or made, such information or representation must not be relied upon as having been authorized. No broker, dealer, bank, trust company, fiduciary or other person shall be deemed to be the agent of Purchaser, the Depositary, or the Information Agent or the Dealer Manager for the purpose of the Offer.
 
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 	  	 	  	Page	 	
SUMMARY TERM SHEET	  	 	1	  	
INTRODUCTION	  	 	8	  	
THE TENDER OFFER	  	 	11	  	
1.	  	Terms of the Offer.	  	 	11	  	
2.	  	Acceptance for Payment and Payment for Shares.	  	 	12	  	
3.	  	Procedures for Accepting the Offer and Tendering Shares.	  	 	13	  	
4.	  	Withdrawal Rights.	  	 	16	  	
5.	  	Certain United States Federal Income Tax Consequences.	  	 	16	  	
6.	  	Price Range of Shares; Dividends.	  	 	18	  	
7.	  	Certain Information Concerning Geeknet.	  	 	19	  	
8.	  	Certain Information Concerning Parent and Purchaser.	  	 	20	  	
9.	  	Source and Amount of Funds.	  	 	21	  	
10.	  	Background of the Offer; Past Contacts or Negotiations with Geeknet.	  	 	22	  	
11.	  	The Merger Agreement; Other Agreements.	  	 	24	  	
12.	  	Purpose of the Offer; Plans for Geeknet.	  	 	37	  	
13.	  	Certain Effects of the Offer.	  	 	39	  	
14.	  	Dividends and Distributions.	  	 	40	  	
15.	  	Conditions of the Offer.	  	 	40	  	
16.	  	Regulatory Approvals; Certain Legal Matters.	  	 	41	  	
17.	  	Appraisal Rights.	  	 	43	  	
18.	  	Fees and Expenses.	  	 	44	  	
19.	  	Miscellaneous.	  	 	45	  	
SCHEDULE I — INFORMATION RELATING TO PARENT AND PURCHASER	  	 	46	  	
 
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SUMMARY TERM SHEET
The information contained in this summary term sheet is a summary only and is not meant to be a substitute for the more detailed description and information contained in the Offer to Purchase, the Letter of Transmittal and other related materials. You are urged to read carefully the Offer to Purchase, the Letter of Transmittal and other related materials in their entirety. Parent and Purchaser have included cross-references in this summary term sheet to other sections of the Offer to Purchase where you will find more complete descriptions of the topics mentioned below. The information concerning Geeknet contained herein and elsewhere in the Offer to Purchase has been provided to Parent and Purchaser by Geeknet or has been taken from or is based upon publicly available documents or records of Geeknet on file with the SEC or other public sources at the time of the Offer. Parent and Purchaser have not independently verified the accuracy and completeness of such information.

Securities Sought	 	All issued and outstanding shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share, of Geeknet, Inc. (the “Shares”).	
 	 	
Price Offered Per Share	 	$20.00 net to the seller in cash, without interest thereon and less any applicable withholding taxes (the “Offer Price”).	
 	 	
Scheduled Expiration of Offer	 	11:59 p.m., New York City time, on July 13, 2015, unless the offer is extended or terminated. See Section 1 — “Terms of the Offer.”	
 	 	
Purchaser	 	Gadget Acquisition, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of GameStop Corp., a Delaware corporation.	
 
 	•	 	Who is offering to purchase my shares?	
Gadget Acquisition, Inc., or Purchaser, a wholly owned subsidiary of GameStop Corp., or Parent, is offering to purchase for cash all of the outstanding Shares. Purchaser is a Delaware corporation that was formed for the sole purpose of making the Offer and completing the process by which Purchaser will be merged with and into Geeknet. See the “Introduction” and Section 8 — “Certain Information Concerning Parent and Purchaser.”
Unless the context indicates otherwise, in this Offer to Purchase, we use the terms “us,” “we” and “our” to refer to Purchaser and, where appropriate, Parent. We use the term “Parent” to refer to GameStop Corp. alone, the term “Purchaser” to refer to Gadget Acquisition, Inc. alone and the terms “Geeknet” and the “Company” to refer to Geeknet, Inc. alone.
 
 	•	 	What are the classes and amounts of securities sought in the Offer?	
Purchaser is offering to purchase all of the outstanding shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share, of Geeknet on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Offer to Purchase. Unless the context otherwise requires, in this Offer to Purchase we use the term “Offer” to refer to this offer and the term “Shares” to refer to shares of Geeknet common stock.
See the “Introduction” to this Offer to Purchase and Section 1 — “Terms of the Offer.”
 
 	•	 	Why are you making the Offer?	
Purchaser is making the Offer because we want to acquire the entire equity interest in Geeknet. If the Offer is consummated, pursuant to the Merger Agreement, Parent intends immediately thereafter to cause Purchaser to consummate the Merger (as described below). Upon consummation of the Merger (as described below), Geeknet would cease to be a publicly traded company and would become a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent.
 
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 	•	 	How much are you offering to pay and what is the form of payment? Will I have to pay any fees or commissions?	
Purchaser is offering to pay $20.00 per Share, net to the seller in cash, without interest and less any applicable withholding taxes. If you are the record owner of your Shares and you tender your Shares to us in the Offer, you will not have to pay brokerage fees, commissions or similar expenses. If you own your Shares through a broker or other nominee and your broker or other nominee tenders your Shares on your behalf, your broker or nominee may charge you a fee for doing so. You should consult your broker or nominee to determine whether any charges will apply.
See the “Introduction,” Section 1 — “Terms of the Offer” and Section 2 — “Acceptance for Payment and Payment for Shares.”
 
 	•	 	Is there an agreement governing the Offer?	
Yes. Parent, Purchaser and Geeknet have entered into the Merger Agreement, which provides, among other things, for the terms and conditions of the Offer and the subsequent merger of Purchaser with and into Geeknet (the “Merger”). If the Minimum Condition is satisfied and we consummate the Offer, we intend to effect the Merger without any action by the stockholders of Geeknet pursuant to Section 251(h) of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “DGCL”).
See Section 11 — “The Merger Agreement; Other Agreements” and Section 15 — “Conditions of the Offer.”
 
 	•	 	Will you have the financial resources to make payment?	
Yes. Consummation of the Offer is not subject to any financing condition. The total amount of funds required by Parent and Purchaser to consummate the Offer and purchase all outstanding Shares in the Offer, to provide funding for the Merger and for the payment in respect of outstanding in-the-money stock options and restricted stock units in respect of Shares (“RSU”) is approximately $140 million, plus related fees and expenses. Parent and Purchaser anticipate funding such cash requirements from Parent’s available cash.
See Section 9 — “Source and Amount of Funds.”
 
 	•	 	Is your financial condition relevant to my decision to tender my Shares in the Offer?	
No. We do not think our financial condition is relevant to your decision whether to tender Shares and accept the Offer because:
 
 	•	 	the Offer is being made for all outstanding Shares solely for cash;	
 
 	•	 	the Offer is not subject to any financing condition;	
 
 	•	 	we have cash on hand to purchase all Shares tendered pursuant to the Offer; and	
 
 	•	 	if we consummate the Offer, we will acquire all remaining Shares for the same cash price in the Merger as was paid in the Offer (i.e., the Offer Price).	
 
 	•	 	How long do I have to decide whether to tender my Shares in the Offer?	
You will have until 11:59 p.m., New York City time, on July 13, 2015, unless we extend the Offer pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement (such date and time, as it may be extended in accordance with the terms of the Merger Agreement, the “Expiration Date”) or the Offer is earlier terminated. If you cannot deliver everything required to make a valid tender to the Depositary (as described below) prior to such time, you may be able to use the guaranteed delivery procedure, which is described in Section 3 — “Procedures for Accepting the Offer and Tendering Shares.” Please give your broker, dealer, commercial bank, trust company or other nominee
 
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instructions with sufficient time to permit such nominee to tender your Shares by the Expiration Date. Beneficial owners should be aware that their broker, dealer, commercial bank, trust company or other nominee may establish its own earlier deadline for participation in the Offer. Accordingly, beneficial owners wishing to participate in the Offer should contact their broker, dealer, commercial bank, trust company or other nominee as soon as possible in order to determine the times by which such owner must take action in order to participate in the Offer.
Acceptance and payment for Shares pursuant to and subject to the conditions of the Offer is referred to as the “Offer Closing,” and the date and time at which such Offer Closing occurs is referred to as the “Acceptance Time.” The date and time at which the Merger becomes effective is referred to as the “Effective Time.”
See Section 1 — “Terms of the Offer” and Section 3 — “Procedures for Accepting the Offer and Tendering Shares.”
 
 	•	 	Can the Offer be extended and under what circumstances?	
Yes, the Offer can be extended. Under the terms of the Merger Agreement, in certain circumstances, we will be required to extend the Offer beyond the initial Expiration Date, but we will not be required to extend the Offer beyond November 25, 2015 and will not, without Geeknet’s consent, extend the Offer beyond November 25, 2015 (except that such date may be extended to February 25, 2016 if the HSR Condition is the only Offer condition not yet satisfied or waived by such date). November 25, 2015, as it may be so extended as described above, is referred to as the “End Date.”
We have agreed in the Merger Agreement that, subject to our rights to terminate the Merger Agreement in accordance with its terms, Purchaser must extend the Offer (i) on one or more occasions, for successive periods (the length of such period to be determined by Purchaser) of not more than 20 business days each (or for such longer period as Parent, Purchaser and Geeknet may agree) if at any scheduled Expiration Date any Offer Condition has not been satisfied or waived in order to permit the satisfaction of the Offer Conditions (as defined below) and (ii) for any period required by any rule, regulation, interpretation or position of the SEC or its staff applicable to the Offer or the Schedule TO (as defined below). However, Purchaser is not required to, and without Geeknet’s consent may not, extend the Offer beyond the End Date. If we extend the Offer, such extension will extend the time that you will have to tender (or withdraw) your Shares.
See Section 1 — “Terms of the Offer” of this Offer to Purchase for more details on our obligation and ability to extend the Offer.
 
 	•	 	How will I be notified if the Offer is extended?	
If we extend the Offer, we will inform Computershare Trust Company, N.A., which is the depositary and paying agent for the Offer, of any extension and will issue a press release announcing the extension not later than 9:00 a.m., New York City time, on the next business day after the previously scheduled Expiration Date.
See Section 1 — “Terms of the Offer.”
 
 	•	 	What are the conditions to the Offer?	
The Offer is conditioned upon the satisfaction or waiver of the following conditions (the “Offer Conditions”):
 
 	•	 	that there have been validly tendered and not validly withdrawn that number of Shares that, when added to the Shares then owned by Parent and its subsidiaries, equals one Share more than one half of all Shares then outstanding (the “Minimum Condition”);	
 
 	•	 	the expiration or termination of the waiting period (or any extension thereof) under the HSR Act (the “HSR Condition”);	
 
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 	•	 	that there is no law, regulation, order, injunction or decree enacted, enforced, amended, issued, in effect or deemed applicable to the Offer, by any governmental entity (other than the application of the waiting period provisions of the HSR Act to the Offer) that is in effect, and that no governmental entity has taken any other action, in each case the effect of which is to make illegal or otherwise prohibit consummation of the Offer or the Merger (the “Governmental Authority Condition”);	
 
 	•	 	that the Merger Agreement has not been terminated in accordance with its terms;	
 
 	•	 	the accuracy of the representations and warranties made by Geeknet in the Merger Agreement, subject to the materiality and other qualifications set forth in the Merger Agreement (as more fully described in Section 15 — “Conditions of the Offer”, the “Representations Condition”);	
 
 	•	 	the performance or compliance of Geeknet in all material respects with all covenants and obligations required to be performed or complied with by it under the Merger Agreement (the “Covenants Condition”); and	
 
 	•	 	that Purchaser has received a certificate of Geeknet, executed by an executive of Geeknet to the effect that the Representations Condition and the Covenants Condition have been satisfied.	
The foregoing conditions are in addition to, and not a limitation of, the rights of Parent and Purchaser to extend, terminate, amend and/or modify the Offer pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Merger Agreement.
Parent and Purchaser expressly reserve the right to waive, in whole or in part, any Offer Condition or modify the terms of the Offer. However, without the consent of Geeknet, we are not permitted to (i) decrease the Offer Price, (ii) change the form of consideration payable in the Offer, (iii) change the number of shares of Common Stock to be purchased in the Offer, (iv) amend or waive the Minimum Condition, the Termination Condition, the HSR Condition or the Governmental Authority Condition, (v) add any condition to the Offer or any term that is adverse to the holders of the Shares, (vi) provide for a “subsequent offering period” (or any extension thereof) in accordance with Rule 14d-11 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) or (vii) modify, supplement or amend any other term or condition of the Offer in a manner adverse to the holders of the Shares.
See Section 15 — “Conditions of the Offer.”
 
 	•	 	Have any Geeknet stockholders entered into agreements with Parent or its affiliates requiring them to tender their Shares?	
Yes. In connection with the execution of the Merger Agreement, Kenneth G. Langone and Eric Semler (together the “Stockholders”) entered into tender and support agreements (the “Tender and Support Agreements”) with Parent and Purchaser, pursuant to which the Stockholders have agreed to tender all Shares beneficially owned by such Stockholders in the Offer and otherwise support the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement. Subject to the terms and conditions of the Tender and Support Agreements, the Stockholders agree, among other things, to tender, pursuant to the Offer, Shares representing in the aggregate approximately 21% of Geeknet’s total outstanding Shares after taking into account the RSUs and the exercise of all options beneficially owned by the Stockholders, and, subject to certain exceptions, not to transfer any of the Shares that are subject to the Tender and Support Agreements. See Section 11 — “The Merger Agreement; Other Agreements” in this Offer to Purchase for a description of the Tender and Support Agreements.
 
 	•	 	How do I tender my Shares?	
If you hold your Shares directly as the registered owner, you can (i) tender your Shares in the Offer by delivering the certificates representing your Shares, together with a completed and signed Letter of Transmittal and any other documents required by the Letter of Transmittal, to the Depositary or (ii) tender your Shares by following the procedure for book-entry transfer set forth in Section 3 of this Offer to Purchase, prior to the Expiration Date.
 
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Stockholders wishing to tender Shares whose Share certificates are not immediately available, or who cannot complete the procedure for book-entry transfer on a timely basis, or who cannot deliver all other required documents to the Depositary prior to the Expiration Date, must tender their Shares according to the guaranteed delivery procedure set forth in Section 3 of this Offer to Purchase in order to participate in the Offer whereby a stockholder arranges for a broker, a bank or other fiduciary that is an eligible institution to guarantee that the missing items will be received by the Depositary within three NASDAQ Stock Market (“NASDAQ”) trading days. For the guaranteed tender to be valid, however, the Depositary must receive the missing items within that three trading-day period. See Section 3 — “Procedures for Accepting the Offer and Tendering Shares” for further details. The Letter of Transmittal is enclosed with this Offer to Purchase.
If you hold your Shares in street name through a broker, dealer, commercial bank, trust company or other nominee, you must contact the institution that holds your Shares and give instructions that your Shares be tendered. You should contact the institution that holds your Shares for more details.
Beneficial owners should be aware that their broker, dealer, commercial bank, trust company or other nominee may establish its own earlier deadline for participation in the Offer. Accordingly, beneficial owners wishing to participate in the Offer should contact their broker, dealer, commercial bank, trust company or other nominee as soon as possible in order to determine the times by which such owner must take action in order to participate in the Offer.
See Section 3 — “Procedures for Accepting the Offer and Tendering Shares.”
 
 	•	 	Until what time may I withdraw previously tendered Shares?	
You may withdraw your previously tendered Shares at any time until the Expiration Date. Pursuant to Section 14(d)(5) of the Exchange Act, Shares may also be withdrawn at any time after August 14, 2015, which is the 60th day after the date of the commencement of the Offer, unless prior to that date Purchaser has accepted for payment the Shares validly tendered in the Offer.
See Section 4 — “Withdrawal Rights.”
 
 	•	 	How do I withdraw previously tendered Shares?	
To withdraw previously tendered Shares, you must deliver a written notice of withdrawal, or a facsimile of one, with the required information to the Depositary while you still have the right to withdraw Shares. If you tendered Shares by giving instructions to a broker, dealer, commercial bank, trust company or other nominee, you must instruct the broker, dealer, commercial bank, trust company or other nominee to arrange for the withdrawal of your Shares.
See Section 4 — “Withdrawal Rights.”
 
 	•	 	What does the Geeknet board of directors think of the Offer?	
The board of directors of Geeknet (which we refer to as the “Geeknet Board”) has unanimously (i) determined that the Merger Agreement and the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement are fair to, and in the best interests of, Geeknet and its stockholders, (ii) approved and declared advisable the Merger Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby, and (iii) resolved to recommend that Geeknet’s stockholders accept the Offer and tender their Shares to Purchaser in the Offer subject to the terms and conditions in the Merger Agreement.
See the “Introduction” and Section 10 — “Background of the Offer; Past Contacts or Negotiations with Geeknet.” We expect that a more complete description of the reasons for the Geeknet Board’s approval of the Offer and the Merger will be set forth in a Solicitation/Recommendation Statement on Schedule 14D-9 to be prepared by Geeknet and filed with the SEC and mailed to all Geeknet stockholders.
 
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 	•	 	If the Offer is completed, will Geeknet continue as a public company?	
No. Immediately following consummation of the Offer, we expect to complete the Merger pursuant to applicable provisions of the DGCL, after which the Surviving Corporation (as defined below) will be a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent and the Shares will no longer be publicly traded.
See Section 13 —“Certain Effects of the Offer.”
 
 	•	 	Will the Offer be followed by the Merger if all of the Shares are not tendered in the Offer?	
If we complete the Offer, and accordingly acquire that number of Shares that, when added to the Shares then owned by Parent and its subsidiaries, equals one Share more than one half of all Shares then outstanding, then, in accordance with the terms of the Merger Agreement, we will complete the Merger without a vote of the stockholders of Geeknet pursuant to Section 251(h) of the DGCL. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, if the Minimum Condition is not satisfied, we are not required (nor are we permitted) to accept the Shares for purchase in the Offer nor will we consummate the Merger.
Under the applicable provisions of the Merger Agreement, the Offer and the DGCL, stockholders of Geeknet (i) will not be required to vote on the Merger, (ii) will be entitled to appraisal rights under the DGCL in connection with the Merger with respect to any Shares not tendered in the Offer and (iii) will, if they do not validly exercise appraisal rights under the DGCL, receive the same cash consideration, without interest and less any applicable withholding taxes, for their Shares as was payable in the Offer (the “Merger Consideration”).
See Section 11 — “The Merger Agreement; Other Agreements,” Section 12 — “Purpose of the Offer; Plans for Geeknet — Merger Without a Stockholder Vote” and Section 17 — “Appraisal Rights.”
 
 	•	 	What is the market value of my Shares as of a recent date?	
On May 22, 2015, the trading day before the public announcement of the execution of an agreement and plan of merger with Hot Topic, Inc. pursuant to which Hot Topic, Inc. would acquire all of the outstanding shares of Geeknet’s Common Stock for $17.50 per share (the “Hot Topic Agreement”), the reported closing sales price of the Shares on NASDAQ was $7.90. On May 27, 2015, we submitted, what was determined by the Geeknet Board to be, a superior proposal under the Hot Topic Agreement, which was accepted on June 1, 2015. On June 1, 2015, the trading day before the public announcement of the execution of the Merger Agreement, the reported closing sales price of the Shares on NASDAQ was $19.78. On June 12, 2015, the last full trading day before the commencement of the offer, the reported closing sales price of the Shares on NASDAQ was $19.89. The Offer Price represents a 153% premium over the May 22, 2015 closing stock price, 1% premium over the June 1, 2015 closing stock price and a 96% premium over the average closing stock price for the 30 trading days ended June 1, 2015.
See Section 6 — “Price Range of Shares; Dividends.”
 
 	•	 	Will I be paid a dividend on my Shares during the pendency of the Offer?	
No. The Merger Agreement provides that from the date of the Merger Agreement to the Effective Time, without the prior written consent of Parent, Geeknet will not declare, set aside, make or pay any dividend or distribution (whether in cash, stock or property) on any shares of any Geeknet securities (including the Shares) or set a record date therefor.
See Section 6 — “Price Range of Shares; Dividends.”
 
 	•	 	Will I have appraisal rights in connection with the Offer?	
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with respect to any Shares not tendered in the Offer, subject to and in accordance with the DGCL. Stockholders must properly perfect their right to seek appraisal under the DGCL in connection with the Merger in order to exercise appraisal rights.
See Section 17 — “Appraisal Rights.”
 
 	•	 	What will happen to my stock options in the Offer?	
Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, each stock option to purchase Shares (“Option”) that is outstanding and unexercised immediately prior to the Effective Time will vest in full and automatically be canceled and terminated as of the Effective Time in consideration for the right to receive a cash payment, without interest and less the amount of any tax withholding, equal to the product of (i) the positive difference, if any, of the Offer Price minus the exercise price per share of such Option multiplied by (ii) the number of Shares issuable upon the exercise of such Option as of immediately prior to the Effective Time. Options with an exercise price that is equal to or greater than the Offer Price will, upon the consummation of the Merger, automatically terminate and be canceled without consideration.
See Section 11 — “The Merger Agreement; Other Agreements — Merger Agreement — Treatment of Equity Awards.”
 
 	•	 	What will happen to my restricted stock units in the Offer?	
Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, each RSU that is outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time will fully vest and the restrictions thereon will lapse, and such RSU will be canceled and converted into the right to receive an amount in cash, without interest and less the amount of any tax withholding, equal to the product of the Offer Price multiplied by the number of Shares subject to such RSU.
See Section 11 — “The Merger Agreement; Other Agreements — Merger Agreement —Treatment of Equity Awards.”
 
 	•	 	What are the material United States federal income tax consequences of tendering Shares?	
The receipt of cash in exchange for your Shares pursuant to the Offer or the Merger generally will be a taxable transaction for United States federal income tax purposes and may also be a taxable transaction under applicable state, local or foreign income or other tax laws.
We urge you to consult your own tax advisor as to the particular tax consequences to you of the Offer and the Merger.
See Section 5 — “Certain United States Federal Income Tax Consequences” for a more detailed discussion of the tax consequences of the Offer and the Merger.
 
 	•	 	Who should I call if I have questions about the Offer?	
Questions and requests for assistance may be directed to Georgeson Inc., the Information Agent for the Offer at its address and telephone numbers set forth on the back cover of this Offer to Purchase. Requests for copies of the Offer to Purchase and the related Letter of Transmittal and Notice of Guaranteed Delivery may be directed to the Information Agent. Such copies will be furnished promptly at Purchaser’s expense. Stockholders may also contact the Dealer Manager or brokers, dealers, commercial banks or trust companies for assistance concerning the Offer. The Dealer Manager may be contacted at its address and telephone number set forth on the back cover of this Offer to Purchase.
 
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INTRODUCTION
To the Holders of Shares of Common Stock of Geeknet, Inc.:
Gadget Acquisition, Inc., a Delaware corporation (which we refer to as “Purchaser”) and a wholly owned subsidiary of GameStop Corp., a Delaware corporation (which we refer to as “Parent”), is offering to purchase for cash all of the outstanding shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Shares”), of Geeknet, Inc., a Delaware corporation (which we refer to as “Geeknet” or the “Company”), at a purchase price of $20.00 per Share (the “Offer Price”), net to the seller in cash, without interest thereon and less any applicable withholding taxes, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Offer to Purchase (the “Offer to Purchase”) and in the related Letter of Transmittal (the “Letter of Transmittal” which, together with this Offer to Purchase and other related materials, as each may be amended or supplemented from time to time, constitutes the “Offer”).
We are making this Offer pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of June 1, 2015 (as it may be amended from time to time, the “Merger Agreement”), by and among Parent, Purchaser and Geeknet. The Merger Agreement provides, among other things, that following the consummation of the Offer and subject to the satisfaction or waiver of certain conditions, Purchaser will be merged with and into Geeknet (the “Merger”), with Geeknet continuing as the surviving corporation (which we refer to as the “Surviving Corporation”) in the Merger and a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent. In the Merger, each Share outstanding immediately prior to the effective time of the Merger (the “Effective Time”) (other than Shares held (i) in the treasury of Geeknet or by Parent, Purchaser or any of Parent’s other subsidiaries, which Shares will be canceled and will cease to exist, or (ii) by stockholders who validly exercise appraisal rights under Delaware law with respect to such Shares) will be automatically canceled and converted into the right to receive $20.00 per Share or any greater per Share price paid in the Offer, without interest thereon and less any applicable withholding taxes. As a result of the Merger, Geeknet will cease to be a publicly traded company and will become a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent.  Under no circumstances will interest be paid on the purchase price for Shares, regardless of any extension of the Offer or any delay in making payment for Shares.  The Merger Agreement is more fully described in Section 11 — “The Merger Agreement; Other Agreements,” which also contains a discussion of the treatment of Geeknet stock options and RSUs in the Merger.
Tendering stockholders who are record owners of their Shares and who tender directly to Computershare Trust Company, N.A., the depositary and paying agent for the Offer (the “Depositary”) will not be obligated to pay brokerage fees or commissions or, except as otherwise provided in Instruction 6 of the Letter of Transmittal, stock transfer taxes with respect to the purchase of Shares by Purchaser pursuant to the Offer. However, if you do not complete and sign the Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) Form W-9 that is included in the Letter of Transmittal (or other applicable form), you may be subject to backup withholding on the gross proceeds payable to you. See Section 3 — “Procedures for Accepting the Offer and Tendering Shares — Information Reporting and Backup Withholding.” Stockholders who hold their Shares through a broker, dealer, commercial bank, trust company or other nominee should consult such institution as to whether will charge any service fees or commissions in relation to the tenders of Shares pursuant to the Offer.
The Offer is conditioned upon, among other things, the absence of a termination of the Merger Agreement in accordance with its terms and the satisfaction of (i) the Minimum Condition, (ii) the HSR Condition and (iii) the Governmental Authority Condition. The Minimum Condition requires that the number of Shares validly tendered (excluding Shares tendered pursuant to guaranteed delivery procedures but not yet delivered) in accordance with the terms of the Offer and not validly withdrawn on or prior to 11:59 p.m., New York City time, on the Expiration Date, together with any Shares then owned by Parent and its subsidiaries, equals one Share more than one half of all Shares outstanding as of the Expiration Date. The HSR Condition requires that any applicable waiting period under the HSR Act, shall have expired or otherwise been terminated. Under the HSR Act, each of Parent and Geeknet filed on June 9, 2015 a Premerger Notification and Report Form with the FTC and the Antitrust Division in connection with the purchase of Shares in the Offer. Early termination of the waiting period
 
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under the HSR Act was granted on June 12, 2015. The Governmental Authority Condition requires that there be no law, regulation, order, injunction or decree enacted, enforced, amended, issued, in effect or deemed applicable to the Offer, by any governmental entity (other than the application of the waiting period provisions of the HSR Act to the Offer) that is in effect, and that no governmental entity shall have taken any other action, in each case the effect of which is to make illegal or otherwise prohibit consummation of the Offer or the Merger. The Offer also is subject to other conditions as described in this Offer to Purchase. See Section 15 — “Conditions of the Offer.”
The Geeknet Board has unanimously (i) determined that the Merger Agreement and the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement are fair to, and in the best interests of, Geeknet and its stockholders, (ii) approved and declared advisable the Merger Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby, and (iii) resolved to recommend that Geeknet’s stockholders accept the Offer and tender their Shares to Purchaser in the Offer subject to the terms and conditions in the Merger Agreement.
A more complete description of the Geeknet Board’s reasons for authorizing and approving the Merger Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby, including the Offer and the Merger, will be set forth in the Solicitation/Recommendation Statement on Schedule 14D-9 of Geeknet (together with any exhibits and annexes attached thereto, the “Schedule 14D-9”), that will be furnished to stockholders in connection with the Offer. Stockholders should carefully read the information set forth in the Schedule 14D-9, including the information to be set forth under the sub-heading “Background and Reasons for Geeknet’s Board Recommendation.”
Geeknet has advised Parent that, as of June 10, 2015, (i) 6,738,082 Shares were issued and outstanding, (ii) 191,988 Shares were subject to RSUs, (iii) 201,186 Shares were issuable pursuant to options to purchase Shares (“Options”), of which 168,416 Options had an exercise price that was less than the Offer Price, (iv) no restricted Shares were outstanding and (v) 31,320 Shares were available for issuance of future awards under the Company Stock Plans and 95,765 Shares were available for issuance of future options under the Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the “ESPP”). Assuming no new Shares are issued and no Options or RSUs are issued and no Options are exercised and no outstanding RSUs are settled after June 10, 2015, the Minimum Condition would be satisfied if at least 3,369,042 Shares are validly tendered and not validly withdrawn on or prior to the initial Expiration Date.
In connection with the execution of the Merger Agreement, Kenneth G. Langone and Eric Semler entered into the Tender and Support Agreements with Parent and Purchaser, pursuant to which the Stockholders have agreed to tender all Shares beneficially owned by such Stockholders in the Offer and otherwise support the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement. Subject to the terms and conditions of the Tender and Support Agreements, the Stockholders agree, among other things, to tender, pursuant to the Offer, Shares representing in the aggregate approximately 21% of Geeknet’s total outstanding Shares after taking into account the RSUs and the exercise of all options beneficially owned by the Stockholders, and, subject to certain exceptions, not to transfer any of the Shares that are subject to the Tender and Support Agreements.
Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, the board of directors of the Surviving Corporation effective as of, and immediately following, the Effective Time will consist of the members of the board of directors of Purchaser immediately prior to the Effective Time, and the officers of the Surviving Corporation will consist of the officers of Purchaser immediately prior to the Effective Time, in each case unless Parent in its sole discretion elects prior to the Effective Time to appoint other persons to such positions.
This Offer to Purchase does not constitute a solicitation of proxies, and Purchaser is not soliciting proxies in connection with the Offer or the Merger. If the Minimum Condition is satisfied and Purchaser consummates the Offer, Purchaser will consummate the Merger pursuant to Section 251(h) of the DGCL without the approval of the remaining public stockholders of Geeknet.
 
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Certain United States federal income tax consequences of the sale of Shares pursuant to the Offer and the exchange of Shares pursuant to the Merger are described in Section 5 — “Certain United States Federal Income Tax Consequences.”
Under the applicable provisions of the Merger Agreement, the Offer and the DGCL, stockholders of Geeknet will be entitled to appraisal rights under the DGCL in connection with the Merger with respect to any Shares not tendered in the Offer, subject to and in accordance with the DGCL. Stockholders must properly perfect their right to seek appraisal under the DGCL in connection with the Merger in order to exercise appraisal rights. See Section 17 — “Appraisal Rights.”
This Offer to Purchase and the related Letter of Transmittal contain important information that should be read carefully before any decision is made with respect to the Offer.
 
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THE TENDER OFFER
 
1.	Terms of the Offer.	
Upon the terms and subject to the conditions of the Offer (including, if the Offer is extended or amended, the terms and conditions of such extension or amendment), we will accept for payment and promptly pay for all Shares validly tendered prior to the Expiration Date and not validly withdrawn as permitted under Section 4 — “Withdrawal Rights.”
Acceptance and payment for Shares pursuant to and subject to the conditions of the Offer which shall occur on July 17, 2015, unless we extend the Offer. The time at which the Merger becomes effective is referred to as the “Effective Time.”
The Offer is conditioned upon, among other things, the absence of a termination of the Merger Agreement in accordance with its terms and the satisfaction of the Minimum Tender Condition, the HSR Condition, the Governmental Authority Condition and the other conditions described in Section 15 — “Conditions of the Offer.”
We have agreed in the Merger Agreement that, subject to our rights to terminate the Merger Agreement in accordance with its terms, Purchaser must extend the Offer (i) on one or more occasions, for successive periods (the length of such period to be determined by Purchaser) of not more than 20 business days each (or for such longer period as Parent, Purchaser and Geeknet may agree) if at any scheduled Expiration Date any Offer Condition has not been satisfied or waived in order to permit the satisfaction of the Offer Conditions and (ii) for any period required by any rule, regulation, interpretation or position of the SEC or its staff applicable to the Offer or the Schedule TO (as defined below). If we extend the Offer, such extension will extend the time that you will have to tender (or withdraw) your Shares. Purchaser will not be required to extend the Offer beyond November 25, 2015 and will not, without Geeknet’s consent, extend the Offer beyond November 25, 2015 (except that such date may be extended to February 25, 2016 if the HSR Condition is the only Offer Condition not yet satisfied or waived by such date). November 25, 2015, as it may be so extended as described above, is referred to as the “End Date.”
Subject to the applicable rules and regulations of the SEC, Purchaser expressly reserves the right to waive, in whole or in part, any Offer Condition or modify the terms of the Offer. However, without the consent of Geeknet, we are not permitted to (i) decrease the Offer Price, (ii) change the form of consideration payable in the Offer, (iii) change the number of shares of Common Stock to be purchased in the Offer, (iv) amend or waive the Minimum Condition, the Termination Condition, the HSR Condition or the Governmental Authority Condition, (v) add any condition to the Offer or any term that is adverse to the holders of the Shares, (vi) provide for a “subsequent offering period” (or any extension thereof) in accordance with Rule 14d-11 under the Exchange Act or (vii) modify, supplement or amend any other term or condition of the Offer in a manner adverse to the holders of the Shares.
Any extension, delay, termination or amendment of the Offer will be followed as promptly as practicable by public announcement thereof, and such announcement in the case of an extension will be made no later than 9:00 a.m., New York City time, on the next business day after the previously scheduled Expiration Date. Without limiting the manner in which Purchaser may choose to make any public announcement, it currently intends to make announcements regarding the Offer by issuing a press release and making any appropriate filing with the SEC.
If we extend the Offer, are delayed in our acceptance for payment of or payment for Shares (whether before or after our acceptance for payment for Shares) or are unable to accept Shares for payment pursuant to the Offer for any reason, then, without prejudice to our rights under the Offer and the Merger Agreement, the Depositary may retain tendered Shares on our behalf, and such Shares may not be withdrawn except to the extent that tendering stockholders are entitled to withdrawal rights as described herein under Section 4 — “Withdrawal Rights.”
 
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However, our ability to delay the payment for Shares that we have accepted for payment is limited by Rule 14e-1(c) under the Exchange Act, which requires us to pay the consideration offered or return the securities deposited by or on behalf of stockholders promptly after the termination or withdrawal of the Offer.
If we make a material change in the terms of the Offer or the information concerning the Offer or if we waive a material condition of the Offer, we will disseminate additional tender offer materials and extend the Offer if and to the extent required by Rules 14d-4(d)(1), 14d-6(c) and 14e-1 under the Exchange Act. The minimum period during which an offer must remain open following material changes in the terms of the Offer or information concerning the Offer, other than a change in price or a change in percentage of securities sought, will depend upon the facts and circumstances, including the relative materiality of the terms or information changes. We understand that in the SEC’s view, an offer should remain open for a minimum of five business days from the date the material change is first published, sent or given to stockholders, and with respect to a change in price or a change in percentage of securities sought, a minimum 10 business day period generally is required to allow for adequate dissemination to stockholders and investor response.
If, on or before the Expiration Date, we increase the consideration being paid for Shares accepted for payment in the Offer, such increased consideration will be paid to all stockholders whose Shares are purchased in the Offer, whether or not such Shares were tendered before the announcement of the increase in consideration.
There will not be a subsequent offering period for the Offer without Geeknet’s consent.
We expressly reserve the right, in our sole discretion, subject to the terms and conditions of the Merger Agreement and the applicable rules and regulations of the SEC, not to accept for payment any Shares if, at the Expiration Date, any of the Offer Conditions have not been satisfied. See Section 15 — “Conditions of the Offer.” Under certain circumstances, we may extend the End Date and/or terminate the Merger Agreement and the Offer. See Section 11 — “The Merger Agreement; Other Agreements — Merger Agreement — Termination.”
As soon as practicable following the Acceptance Time, in accordance with the terms of the Merger Agreement, we will complete the Merger without a vote of the stockholders of Geeknet pursuant to Section 251(h) of the DGCL.
Geeknet has provided us with its stockholder list and security position listings for the purpose of disseminating this Offer to Purchase, the related Letter of Transmittal and other related materials to holders of Shares. This Offer to Purchase and the related Letter of Transmittal will be mailed to record holders of Shares whose names appear on the stockholder list of Geeknet and will be furnished, for subsequent transmittal to beneficial owners of Shares, to brokers, dealers, commercial banks, trust companies and similar persons whose names, or the names of whose nominees, appear on the stockholder list or, if applicable, who are listed as participants in a clearing agency’s security position listing for subsequent transmittal to beneficial owners of Shares.
 
2.	Acceptance for Payment and Payment for Shares.	
Subject to the satisfaction or waiver of all the conditions to the Offer set forth in Section 15 — “Conditions of the Offer,” we will accept for payment and promptly pay for Shares validly tendered and not validly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer prior to the Expiration Date. Subject to compliance with Rule 14e-1(c) under the Exchange Act, we expressly reserve the right to delay payment for Shares in order to comply in whole or in part with any applicable law, including, without limitation, the HSR Act. See Section 16 — “Regulatory Approvals; Certain Legal Matters.”
In all cases, we will pay for Shares tendered and accepted for payment pursuant to the Offer only after timely receipt by the Depositary of (i) the certificates evidencing such Shares (the “Share Certificates”) or confirmation of a book-entry transfer of such Shares (a “Book-Entry Confirmation”) into the Depositary’s account at The
 
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Depository Trust Company (“DTC”) pursuant to the procedures set forth in Section 3 — “Procedures for Accepting the Offer and Tendering Shares,” (ii) the Letter of Transmittal (or a manually signed facsimile thereof), properly completed and duly executed, with any required signature guarantees or, in the case of a book-entry transfer, an Agent’s Message (as described below) in lieu of the Letter of Transmittal and (iii) any other documents required by the Letter of Transmittal. Accordingly, tendering stockholders may be paid at different times depending upon when Share Certificates or Book-Entry Confirmations with respect to Shares are actually received by the Depositary.
The term “Agent’s Message” means a message, transmitted by DTC to and received by the Depositary and forming a part of a Book-Entry Confirmation, that states that DTC has received an express acknowledgment from the participant in DTC tendering the Shares that are the subject of such Book-Entry Confirmation, that such participant has received and agrees to be bound by the terms of the Letter of Transmittal and that Purchaser may enforce such agreement against such participant.
On the terms of and subject to the Offer Conditions, promptly after the Expiration Date of the Offer, we will accept for payment, and pay for, all Shares validly tendered to us in the Offer and not validly withdrawn prior to the Expiration Date of the Offer. For purposes of the Offer, we will be deemed to have accepted for payment, and thereby purchased, Shares validly tendered and not validly withdrawn as, if and when we give oral or written notice to the Depositary of our acceptance for payment of such Shares pursuant to the Offer. Upon the terms and subject to the conditions of the Offer, payment for Shares accepted for payment pursuant to the Offer will be made by deposit of the Offer Price for such Shares with the Depositary, which will act as paying agent for tendering stockholders for the purpose of receiving payments from us and transmitting such payments to tendering stockholders whose Shares have been accepted for payment. If we extend the Offer, are delayed in our acceptance for payment of Shares or are unable to accept Shares for payment pursuant to the Offer for any reason, then, without prejudice to our rights under the Offer and the Merger Agreement, the Depositary may retain tendered Shares on our behalf, and such Shares may not be withdrawn except to the extent that tendering stockholders are entitled to withdrawal rights as described herein under Section 4 — “Withdrawal Rights” and as otherwise required by Rule 14e-1(c) under the Exchange Act.  Under no circumstances will we pay interest on the purchase price for Shares by reason of any extension of the Offer or any delay in making such payment for Shares.
If any tendered Shares are not accepted for payment for any reason pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Offer, or if Share Certificates are submitted evidencing more Shares than are tendered, Share Certificates evidencing unpurchased Shares will be returned, without expense to the tendering stockholder (or, in the case of Shares tendered by book-entry transfer into the Depositary’s account at DTC pursuant to the procedure set forth in Section 3 — “Procedures for Accepting the Offer and Tendering Shares,” such Shares will be credited to an account maintained at DTC), promptly following the expiration or termination of the Offer.
 
3.	Procedures for Accepting the Offer and Tendering Shares.	
Valid Tenders. In order for a stockholder to validly tender Shares pursuant to the Offer, the Letter of Transmittal (or a manually signed facsimile thereof), properly completed and duly executed, together with any required signature guarantees (or, in the case of a book-entry transfer, an Agent’s Message in lieu of the Letter of Transmittal) and any other documents required by the Letter of Transmittal must be received by the Depositary at one of its addresses set forth on the back cover of this Offer to Purchase and either (a) the Share Certificates evidencing tendered Shares must be received by the Depositary at such address or (b) such Shares must be tendered pursuant to the procedure for book-entry transfer described below and a Book-Entry Confirmation must be received by the Depositary, in each case prior to the Expiration Date. Shares may also be validly tendered by using the procedure for guaranteed delivery described below.
Book-Entry Transfer. The Depositary will establish an account with respect to the Shares at DTC for purposes of the Offer within two business days after the date of this Offer to Purchase. Any financial institution that is a participant in the system of DTC may make a book-entry delivery of Shares by causing DTC to transfer
 
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such Shares into the Depositary’s account at DTC in accordance with DTC’s procedures for such transfer. However, although delivery of Shares may be effected through book-entry transfer at DTC, either the Letter of Transmittal (or a manually signed facsimile thereof), properly completed and duly executed, together with any required signature guarantees, or an Agent’s Message in lieu of the Letter of Transmittal, and any other required documents, must, in any case, be received by the Depositary at one of its addresses set forth on the back cover of this Offer to Purchase prior to the Expiration Date. Delivery of documents to DTC does not constitute delivery to the Depositary.
Guaranteed Delivery. If you wish to tender Shares pursuant to the Offer and cannot deliver such Shares and all other required documents to the Depositary by the Expiration Date or cannot complete the procedure for delivery by book-entry transfer on a timely basis, you may nevertheless tender such Shares if all of the following conditions are met:
 
 	•	 	such tender is made by or through an Eligible Institution (as defined below);	
 
 	•	 	a properly completed and duly executed Notice of Guaranteed Delivery in the form prepared by us in connection with the Offer is received by the Depositary (as provided below) prior to the Expiration Date; and	
 
 	•	 	the certificates for all such validly tendered Shares (or a confirmation of a book-entry transfer of such Shares into the Depositary’s account at the Book-Entry Transfer Facility), together with a properly completed and duly executed Letter of Transmittal together with any required signature guarantee (or an Agent’s Message) and any other required documents, are received by the Depositary within three (3) NASDAQ trading days after the date of execution of the Notice of Guaranteed Delivery.	
The Notice of Guaranteed Delivery may be transmitted by facsimile to the Depositary and must include a guarantee by an Eligible Institution in the form set forth in such Notice provided that, in the case of Shares held through DTC, the Notice of Guaranteed Delivery must be delivered to the Depositary by a participant by means of the confirmation system of DTC. Shares tendered by a Notice of Guaranteed Delivery will not be deemed validly tendered for purposes of satisfying the Minimum Condition unless and until Shares underlying such Notice of Guaranteed Delivery are delivered to the Depositary prior to the Expiration Date.
Guarantee of Signatures. No signature guarantee is required on the Letter of Transmittal (i) if the Letter of Transmittal is signed by the registered holder(s) (which term, for purposes of this Section 3, includes any participant in DTC whose name appears on a security position listing as the owner of the Shares) of the Shares tendered therewith, unless such registered holder has completed either the box entitled “Special Payment Instructions” or the box entitled “Special Delivery Instructions” on the Letter of Transmittal or (ii) if the Shares are tendered for the account of a financial institution (including most commercial banks, savings and loan associations and brokerage houses) that is a member in good standing of the Securities Transfer Agents Medallion Program or any other “eligible guarantor institution,” as such term is defined in Rule 17Ad-15 of the Exchange Act (each, an “Eligible Institution” and, collectively, “Eligible Institutions”). In all other cases, all signatures on a Letter of Transmittal must be guaranteed by an Eligible Institution. See Instruction 1 of the Letter of Transmittal. If a Share Certificate is registered in the name of a person or persons other than the signer of the Letter of Transmittal, or if payment is to be made or delivered to, or a Share Certificate not accepted for payment or not tendered is to be issued in, the name of a person other than the registered holder, then the Share Certificate must be endorsed or accompanied by duly executed stock powers, in either case signed exactly as the name of the registered holder appears on the Share Certificate, with the signature on such Share Certificate or stock powers guaranteed by an Eligible Institution as provided in the Letter of Transmittal. See Instructions 1 and 5 of the Letter of Transmittal.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Offer, payment for Shares accepted pursuant to the Offer will in all cases only be made after timely receipt by the Depositary of (i) Share Certificates evidencing such Shares or a Book-Entry Confirmation of a book-entry transfer of such Shares into the Depositary’s account at DTC pursuant
 
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to the procedures set forth in this Section 3, (ii) the Letter of Transmittal (or a manually signed facsimile thereof), properly completed and duly executed, with any required signature guarantees or, in the case of a book-entry transfer, an Agent’s Message in lieu of the Letter of Transmittal and (iii) any other documents required by the Letter of Transmittal. Accordingly, tendering stockholders may be paid at different times depending upon when Share Certificates or Book-Entry Confirmations with respect to Shares are actually received by the Depositary.
The method of delivery of Share Certificates, the Letter of Transmittal and all other required documents, including delivery through DTC, is at the option and risk of the tendering stockholder, and the delivery of all such documents will be deemed made (and the risk of loss and the title of Share Certificates will pass) only when actually received by the Depositary (including, in the case of a book-entry transfer, receipt of a Book-Entry Confirmation). If delivery is by mail, registered mail with return receipt requested, properly insured, is recommended. In all cases, sufficient time should be allowed to ensure timely delivery prior to the Expiration Date.
The tender of Shares pursuant to any one of the procedures described above will constitute the tendering stockholder’s acceptance of the Offer, as well as the tendering stockholder’s representation and warranty that such stockholder has the full power and authority to tender and assign the Shares tendered, as specified in the Letter of Transmittal. Our acceptance for payment of Shares tendered pursuant to the Offer will constitute a binding agreement between the tendering stockholder and us upon the terms and subject to the conditions of the Offer (and if the Offer is extended or amended, the terms of or the conditions to any such extension or amendment), which agreement will be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York.
Determination of Validity. All questions as to the validity, form, eligibility (including time of receipt) and acceptance for payment of any tender of Shares will be determined by us, in our sole discretion, and our determination will be final and binding absent a finding to the contrary by a court of competent jurisdiction. We reserve the absolute right to reject any and all tenders determined by us not to be in proper form or the acceptance for payment of which may, in the opinion of our counsel, be unlawful. We also reserve the absolute right to waive any defect or irregularity in the tender of any Shares of any particular stockholder, whether or not similar defects or irregularities are waived in the case of other stockholders. No tender of Shares will be deemed to have been validly made until all defects and irregularities have been waived or cured within such time as Purchaser shall determine. None of Purchaser, the Depositary, the Information Agent, the Dealer Manager or any other person will be under any duty to give notice of any defects or irregularities in tenders or incur any liability for failure to give any such notice. Interpretation of the terms and conditions of the Offer (including the Letter of Transmittal and the instructions thereto) will be determined by us in our sole discretion.
Appointment. By executing the Letter of Transmittal as set forth above, the tendering stockholder will irrevocably appoint Michael P. Hogan and Robert A. Lloyd and any other designees of Purchaser acting singly as the attorneys-in-fact and proxies of the undersigned designees of Purchaser as such stockholder’s attorneys-in-fact and proxies in the manner set forth in the Letter of Transmittal, each with full power of substitution, to the full extent of such stockholder’s rights with respect to the Shares tendered by such stockholder and accepted for payment by Purchaser and with respect to any and all other Shares or other securities or rights issued or issuable in respect of such Shares. All such powers of attorney and proxies will be considered irrevocable and coupled with an interest in the tendered Shares. Such appointment will be effective when, and only to the extent that, we accept for payment Shares tendered by such stockholder as provided herein. Upon such appointment, all prior powers of attorney, proxies and consents given by such stockholder with respect to such Shares or other securities or rights will, without further action, be revoked and no subsequent powers of attorney, proxies, consents or revocations may be given by such stockholder (and, if given, will not be deemed effective). The designees of Purchaser will thereby be empowered to exercise all voting and other rights with respect to such Shares and other securities or rights, including, without limitation, in respect of any annual, special or adjourned meeting of Geeknet’s stockholders, actions by written consent in lieu of any such meeting or otherwise, as they in their sole discretion deem proper. We reserve the right to require that, in order for Shares to be deemed validly
 
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tendered, immediately upon our acceptance for payment of such Shares, Purchaser or its designees must be able to exercise full voting, consent and other rights with respect to such Shares and other related securities or rights, including voting at any meeting of Geeknet’s stockholders.
Information Reporting and Backup Withholding. Payments made to stockholders of Geeknet in the Offer or the Merger generally will be subject to information reporting and may be subject to backup withholding. To avoid backup withholding, United States stockholders that do not otherwise establish an exemption should complete and return the IRS Form W-9 included in the Letter of Transmittal, certifying that such stockholder is a United States person, the taxpayer identification number provided is correct, and that such stockholder is not subject to backup withholding. Foreign stockholders should submit an appropriate and properly completed IRS Form W-8, a copy of which may be obtained from the Depositary, in order to avoid backup withholding. Such stockholders should consult their tax advisors to determine which Form W-8 is appropriate.
Backup withholding is not an additional tax. Any amounts withheld under the backup withholding rules will be allowed as a refund or a credit against a stockholder’s United States federal income tax liability, provided the required information is timely furnished in the appropriate manner to the IRS.
 
4.	Withdrawal Rights.	
Shares tendered pursuant to the Offer may be withdrawn at any time prior to 11:59 p.m., New York City time, on the Expiration Date and, unless theretofore accepted for payment by Purchaser pursuant to the Offer, may also be withdrawn at any time after August 14, 2015, which is the 60th day after the date of the commencement of the Offer.
For a withdrawal to be effective, a written, telegraphic or facsimile transmission notice of withdrawal must be timely received by the Depositary at one of its addresses set forth on the back cover page of this Offer to Purchase. Any such notice of withdrawal must specify the name of the person who tendered the Shares to be withdrawn, the number of Shares to be withdrawn and the name of the registered holder of such Shares, if different from that of the person who tendered such Shares. If Share Certificates evidencing Shares to be withdrawn have been delivered or otherwise identified to the Depositary, then, prior to the physical release of such Share Certificates, the serial numbers shown on such Share Certificates must be submitted to the Depositary and the signature(s) on the notice of withdrawal must be guaranteed by an Eligible Institution, unless such Shares have been tendered for the account of an Eligible Institution. If Shares have been tendered pursuant to the procedure for book-entry transfer as set forth in Section 3 — “Procedures for Accepting the Offer and Tendering Shares,” any notice of withdrawal must also specify the name and number of the account at DTC to be credited with the withdrawn Shares.
Withdrawals of Shares may not be rescinded. Any Shares validly withdrawn will thereafter be deemed not to have been validly tendered for purposes of the Offer. However, withdrawn Shares may be re-tendered by again following one of the procedures described in Section 3 — “Procedures for Accepting the Offer and Tendering Shares” at any time prior to the Expiration Date.
We will determine, in our sole discretion, all questions as to the form and validity (including time of receipt) of any notice of withdrawal and our determination will be final and binding absent a finding to the contrary by a court of competent jurisdiction. None of Purchaser, the Depositary, the Information Agent, the Dealer Manager or any other person will be under any duty to give notice of any defects or irregularities in any notice of withdrawal or incur any liability for failure to give any such notification.
 
5.	Certain United States Federal Income Tax Consequences.	
The following is a general summary of certain United States federal income tax consequences of the Offer and the Merger to U.S. Holders and Non-U.S. Holders (in each case, as defined below) of Geeknet whose Shares are tendered and accepted for payment pursuant to the Offer or whose Shares are exchanged for cash pursuant to the
 
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Merger. The summary is based on current provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), existing, proposed and temporary Treasury regulations thereunder and administrative and judicial interpretations thereof, all of which are subject to change, possibly with retroactive effect. Any such change could affect the accuracy of the statements and conclusions set forth in this discussion. We have not sought, and do not intend to seek, any ruling from the IRS with respect to the statements made and the conclusions reached in the following summary, and no assurance can be given that the IRS will agree with the views expressed herein, or that a court will not sustain any challenge by the IRS in the event of litigation.
The summary applies only to persons that hold Shares as a capital asset within the meaning of Section 1221 of the Code (generally, property held for investment). This summary does not address any tax consequences arising under the unearned income Medicare contribution tax pursuant to the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, nor does it address any foreign, state or local tax consequences of the Offer or the Merger. In addition, this summary does not address United States federal taxes other than income taxes. Further, this discussion does not purport to consider all aspects of United States federal income taxation that may be relevant to a holder in light of its particular circumstances, or that may apply to a holder that is subject to special treatment under the United States federal income tax laws (including, for example, small business investment companies, regulated investment companies, real estate investment trusts, S corporations, controlled foreign corporations, passive foreign investment companies, cooperatives, banks and certain other financial institutions, insurance companies, tax-exempt organizations, retirement plans, stockholders that are, or hold Shares through, partnerships or other pass-through entities for United States federal income tax purposes, U.S. Holders whose functional currency is not the United States dollar, dealers in securities or foreign currency, traders that mark-to-market their securities, expatriates and former long-term residents of the United States, holders that actually or constructively owned more than 5% of the Shares at any time during the 5-year period preceding the exchange of the Shares for cash pursuant to the Offer or the Merger, persons subject to the alternative minimum tax, stockholders holding Shares that are a part of a straddle, hedging, constructive sale or conversion transaction, and stockholders who received Shares in compensatory transactions, pursuant to the exercise of employee stock options, stock purchase rights, or stock appreciation rights, as restricted stock, or otherwise as compensation).
For purposes of this summary, the term “U.S. Holder” means a beneficial owner of Shares that, for United States federal income tax purposes, is: (i) an individual who is a citizen or resident of the United States; (ii) a corporation, or an entity treated as a corporation for United States federal income tax purposes, created or organized under the laws of the United States, any state thereof or the District of Columbia; (iii) an estate, the income of which is subject to United States federal income tax regardless of its source; or (iv) a trust, if (A) a United States court is able to exercise primary supervision over the trust’s administration and one or more United States persons, within the meaning of Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code, have authority to control all of the trust’s substantial decisions or (B) the trust has validly elected to be treated as a United States person for United States federal income tax purposes. For purposes of this summary, a “Non-U.S. Holder” is a beneficial owner of Shares that is not a U.S. Holder or a partnership (or any other entity treated as a partnership for United States federal income tax purposes).
If a partnership, or another entity treated as a partnership for United States federal income tax purposes, holds Shares, the tax treatment of its partners or members generally will depend upon the status of the partner or member and the partnership’s activities. Accordingly, partnerships or other entities treated as partnerships for United States federal income tax purposes that hold Shares, and partners or members in those entities, are urged to consult their tax advisors regarding the specific United States federal income tax consequences to them of the Offer and the Merger.
Consequences of the Offer and the Merger to U.S. Holders.
The exchange of Shares for cash pursuant to the Offer or the Merger will be a taxable transaction to U.S. Holders for United States federal income tax purposes. In general, a U.S. Holder who exchanges Shares for cash pursuant to the Offer or the Merger will recognize gain or loss for United States federal income tax purposes in an amount equal to the difference, if any, between the amount of cash received and the U.S. Holder’s adjusted tax basis in
 
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the Shares exchanged. Such gain or loss will generally be capital gain or loss and will be long-term capital gain or loss if a U.S. Holder’s holding period for such Shares is more than one year. Long-term capital gain recognized by a non-corporate U.S. Holder is generally taxable at a reduced rate. The deductibility of capital losses is subject to certain limitations.
If a U.S. Holder acquired different blocks of Shares at different times and different prices, such U.S. Holder must determine its adjusted tax basis and holding period separately with respect to each block of Shares.
Consequences of the Offer and the Merger to Non-U.S. Holders. 
Payments received with respect to Shares that a Non-U.S. Holder exchanges for cash pursuant to the Offer or the Merger generally will be exempt from United States federal income tax, unless:
 
 	•	 	the gain, if any, realized upon the exchange of the Shares for cash is effectively connected with such Non-U.S. Holder’s conduct of a trade or business in the United States (and, if an income tax treaty applies, is attributable to the Non-U.S. Holder’s permanent establishment in the United States), in which case (i) the Non-U.S. Holder will be subject to United States federal income tax in the same manner as if it were a U.S. Holder (except that the Non-U.S. Holder should provide an IRS Form W-8 instead of an IRS Form W-9, as described in Section 3 — “Procedures for Accepting the Offer and Tendering Shares”) and (ii) if the Non-U.S. Holder is a corporation, it may also be subject to branch profits tax on any gain realized at a 30% rate (or such lower rate as may be specified under an applicable income tax treaty); or	
 
 	•	 	the Non-U.S. Holder is an individual who was present in the United States for 183 days or more in the taxable year of the disposition and certain other conditions are met, in which case the Non-U.S. Holder will be subject to United States federal income tax at a rate of 30% (or such lower rate as may be specified under an applicable income tax treaty) on the gain from the exchange of Shares for cash (net of certain losses from United States sources recognized during such year).	
Information Reporting and Backup Withholding.
A holder who exchanges Shares for cash pursuant to the Offer or the Merger is generally subject to information reporting and may be subject to backup withholding unless certain information is provided or an exemption applies. Backup withholding is not an additional federal income tax. Rather, the federal income tax liability of the person subject to backup withholding will be reduced by the amount of tax withheld. If withholding results in an overpayment of taxes, a refund may generally be obtained, provided that the required information is timely furnished to the IRS. See Section 3 — “Procedures for Accepting the Offer and Tendering Shares.”
Because individual circumstances may differ, each stockholder should consult its, his or her own tax advisor to determine the applicability of the rules discussed above and the particular tax consequences of the Offer and the Merger on a beneficial owner of Shares, including the application and effect of the alternative minimum tax and any state, local and foreign tax laws and changes in any laws.
 
6.	Price Range of Shares; Dividends.	
Geeknet has advised Parent that, as of June 10, 2015, (i) 6,738,082 Shares were issued and outstanding, (ii) 191,988 Shares were subject to RSUs, (iii) 201,186 Shares were issuable pursuant to Options, of which 168,416 Options had an exercise price that was less than the Offer Price, (iv) no restricted Shares were outstanding and (v) 31,320 Shares were available for issuance of future awards under the Company Stock Plans and 95,765 Shares were available for issuance of future options under the ESPP.
 
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The following table sets forth, for the periods indicated, the high and low sale prices per Share for each quarterly period within the two preceding fiscal years, as reported on NASDAQ, and the quarterly cash dividends declared per share for each such quarterly period.

 	  	High	 	  	Low	 	  	Cash
Dividends
Declared	 	
Year Ended December 31, 2013	  	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	
First Quarter	  	$	17.77	  	  	$	14.72	  	  	$	—  	  	
Second Quarter	  	 	14.94	  	  	 	12.38	  	  	 	—  	  	
Third Quarter	  	 	17.40	  	  	 	13.86	  	  	 	—  	  	
Fourth Quarter	  	 	20.00	  	  	 	16.71	  	  	 	—  	  	
Year Ended December 31, 2014	  	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	
First Quarter	  	$	19.56	  	  	$	13.54	  	  	$	—  	  	
Second Quarter	  	 	15.44	  	  	 	12.22	  	  	 	—  	  	
Third Quarter	  	 	12.67	  	  	 	8.92	  	  	 	—  	  	
Fourth Quarter	  	 	10.00	  	  	 	7.70	  	  	 	—  	  	
Year Ended December 31, 2015	  	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	
First Quarter	  	$	8.45	  	  	$	6.92	  	  	$	—  	  	
Second Quarter (through June 12, 2015)	  	 	19.94	  	  	 	7.61	  	  	 	—  	  	
On May 22, 2015, the trading day before the public announcement of the execution of the Hot Topic Agreement, pursuant to which Hot Topic, Inc. would acquire all of the outstanding shares of Geeknet’s Common Stock for $17.50 per share, the reported closing sales price of the Shares on NASDAQ was $7.90. On May 27, 2015, we submitted, what was determined by the Geeknet Board to be, a superior proposal under the Hot Topic Agreement, which was accepted on June 1, 2015. On June 1, 2015, the trading day before the public announcement of the execution of the Merger Agreement, the reported closing sales price of the Shares on NASDAQ was $19.78. On June 12, 2015, the last full trading day before the commencement of the offer, the reported closing sales price of the Shares on NASDAQ was $19.89. The Offer Price represents a 153% premium over the May 22, 2015 closing stock price, 1% premium over the June 1, 2015 closing stock price and a 96% premium over the average closing stock price for the 30 trading days ended June 1, 2015.
The Merger Agreement provides that from the date of the Merger Agreement to the Effective Time, without the prior written consent of Parent, Geeknet will not declare, set aside, make or pay any dividend or distribution (whether in cash, stock or property) on any shares of any Geeknet securities (including the Shares) or set a record date therefor.
 
7.	Certain Information Concerning Geeknet.	
Except as specifically set forth herein, the information concerning Geeknet contained in this Offer to Purchase has been taken from or is based upon information furnished by Geeknet or its representatives or upon publicly available documents and records on file with the SEC and other public sources. The summary information set forth below is qualified in its entirety by reference to Geeknet’s public filings with the SEC (which may be obtained and inspected as described below) and should be considered in conjunction with the more comprehensive financial and other information in such reports and other publicly available information. We do not assume any responsibility for the accuracy or completeness of the information concerning Geeknet, whether furnished by Geeknet or contained in such documents and records, or for any failure by Geeknet to disclose events which may have occurred or which may affect the significance or accuracy of any such information but which are unknown to us.
General. Geeknet was incorporated in California in January 1995 and reincorporated in Delaware in December 1999. Geeknet’s principal executive offices are located at 11216 Waples Mill Road, Suite 103 Fairfax, Virginia 22030 and its telephone number is (877) 433-5638. The following description of Geeknet and its business has been taken from Geeknet’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014 and is qualified in its entirety by reference to such Form 10-K.
 
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Geeknet, through its wholly-owned subsidiary, ThinkGeek, Inc. (“ThinkGeek”), sells collectibles, apparel, gadgets, electronics, toys and other retail products for technology enthusiasts and general consumers through its ThinkGeek.com website (the “ThinkGeek website”) and certain exclusive products to Geeknet’s wholesale customers. ThinkGeek offers a broad range of unique products through its ThinkGeek website that are often not available in traditional brick-and-mortar stores. Geeknet introduces a range of new products to ThinkGeek’s audience on a regular basis. Some ThinkGeek products are custom made and developed by Geeknet’s in-house product development team (“GeekLabs”). Geeknet has several wholesale arrangements with brick-and-mortar retailers located throughout the United States and internationally, allowing Geeknet to reach a broader consumer audience and expand its brand awareness.
Available Information. The Shares are registered under the Exchange Act. Accordingly, Geeknet is subject to the information reporting requirements of the Exchange Act and, in accordance therewith, is required to file periodic reports, proxy statements and other information with the SEC relating to its business, financial condition and other matters. Information as of particular dates concerning Geeknet’s directors and officers, their remuneration, stock options granted to them, the principal holders of Geeknet’s securities, any material interests of such persons in transactions with Geeknet and other matters is required to be disclosed in proxy statements, the most recent one having been filed with the SEC on March 26, 2015 and distributed to Geeknet’s stockholders on or about March 26, 2015. Such reports, proxy statements and other information are available for inspection at the SEC’s Public Reference Room at 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549. Please call the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330 for further information on the public reference room. Copies of such information may be obtainable by mail, upon payment of the SEC’s customary charges, by writing to the SEC at the address above. The SEC also maintains a website on the Internet at www.sec.gov that contains reports, proxy statements and other information regarding registrants, including Geeknet, that file electronically with the SEC.
 
8.	Certain Information Concerning Parent and Purchaser.	
Parent and Purchaser. Parent is a global family of specialty retail brands that makes the most popular technologies affordable and simple. As the world’s largest multichannel video game retailer, Parent sells new and pre-owned video game hardware, physical and digital video game software, video game accessories, as well as new and pre-owned mobile and consumer electronics products and other merchandise primarily through GameStop TM , EB Games TM  and Micromania stores. As of May 2, 2015, Parent operated 6,715 stores, in the United States, Australia, Canada and Europe, which are primarily located in major shopping malls and strip centers. Parent also operates the electronic commerce websites www.gamestop.com, www.ebgames.com.au, www.ebgames.co.nz, www.gamestop.ca, www.gamestop.it, www.gamestop.ie, www.gamestop.de, www.gamestop.co.uk and www.micromania.fr. Parent’s network also includes: www.kongregate.com, a leading browser-based game site;  Game Informer TM  magazine, the world’s leading print and digital video game publication; and iOS and Android mobile applications. Parent also owns and operates Spring Mobile © , an authorized AT&T ®  reseller operating AT&T branded wireless retail stores and pre-paid wireless stores under the name Cricket Wireless TM  (an AT&T brand) in the United States, as well as a certified Apple ©  reseller selling Apple consumer electronic products in the United States under the name Simply Mac © .
Purchaser is a Delaware corporation formed on May 28, 2015 solely for the purpose of effecting the Offer and the Merger and has conducted no business activities other than those related to the structuring and negotiation of the Offer and the Merger. Purchaser has minimal assets or liabilities other than the contractual rights and obligations related to the Merger Agreement. Upon the completion of the Merger, Purchaser’s separate corporate existence will cease and Geeknet will continue as the Surviving Corporation. Until immediately prior to the time Purchaser purchases Shares pursuant to the Offer, it is not anticipated that Purchaser will have any assets or liabilities or engage in activities other than those incidental to its formation and capitalization and the transactions contemplated by the Offer and the Merger. Purchaser is a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent.
The principal executive offices of Parent and Purchaser are each located at 625 Westport Parkway, Grapevine, Texas 76051. The telephone number for both Parent and Purchaser at this location is (817) 424-2000.
 
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The name, citizenship, business address, present principal occupation or employment and five-year employment history of each of the directors and executive officers of Parent and Purchaser are listed in Schedule I to this Offer to Purchase.
During the last five years, none of Parent or Purchaser or, to the best knowledge of Parent and Purchaser, any of the persons listed in Schedule I to this Offer to Purchase (i) has been convicted in a criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations or similar misdemeanors) or (ii) was a party to any judicial or administrative proceeding (except for matters that were dismissed without sanction or settlement) that resulted in a judgment, decree or final order enjoining such person from future violations of, or prohibiting activities subject to, federal or state securities laws, or a finding of any violation of such laws.
Except as provided in the Merger Agreement, the Tender and Support Agreements or as otherwise described in this Offer to Purchase, (i) none of Parent or Purchaser or, to the best knowledge of Parent and Purchaser, any of the persons listed in Schedule I to this Offer to Purchase or any associate or majority-owned subsidiary of Parent or Purchaser or any of the persons so listed beneficially owns or has any right to acquire, directly or indirectly, any Shares and (ii) none of Parent or Purchaser or, to the best knowledge of Parent and Purchaser, any of the persons or entities referred to in Schedule I hereto nor any director, executive officer or subsidiary of any of the foregoing has effected any transaction in respect of any Shares during the past 60 days. Except as provided in the Merger Agreement, the Tender and Support Agreements or as otherwise described in this Offer to Purchase, none of Parent or Purchaser or, to the best knowledge of Parent and Purchaser, any of the persons listed in Schedule I to this Offer to Purchase, has any contract, arrangement, understanding or relationship with any other person with respect to any securities of Geeknet (including, but not limited to, any contract, arrangement, understanding or relationship concerning the transfer or the voting of any such securities, joint ventures, loan or option arrangements, puts or calls, guaranties of loans, guaranties against loss, or the giving or withholding of proxies, consents or authorizations).
Except as set forth in this Offer to Purchase, none of Purchaser or Parent or, to the best knowledge of Purchaser and Parent, any of the persons listed in Schedule I hereto, has had any business relationship or transaction with Geeknet or any of its executive officers, directors or affiliates that is required to be reported under the rules and regulations of the SEC applicable to the Offer. Except as set forth in this Offer to Purchase, there have been no contacts, negotiations or transactions between Parent or any of its subsidiaries or, to the best knowledge of Purchaser and Parent, any of the persons listed in Schedule I to this Offer to Purchase, on the one hand, and Geeknet or its affiliates, on the other hand, concerning a merger, consolidation or acquisition, tender offer or other acquisition of securities, an election of directors or a sale or other transfer of a material amount of assets during the past two years.
Available Information. Pursuant to Rule 14d-3 under the Exchange Act, we have filed with the SEC a Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO (the “Schedule TO”), of which this Offer to Purchase forms a part, and exhibits to the Schedule TO. The Schedule TO and the exhibits thereto, as well as other information filed by Parent and Purchaser with the SEC, are available for inspection at the SEC’s Public Reference Room at 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549. Please call the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330 for further information on the public reference room. Copies of such information may be obtainable by mail, upon payment of the SEC’s customary charges, by writing to the SEC at the address above. The SEC also maintains a website on the Internet at www.sec.gov that contains the Schedule TO and the exhibits thereto and other information that Purchaser has filed electronically with the SEC.
 
9.	Source and Amount of Funds.	
The Offer is not conditioned upon obtaining financing. Because the only consideration to be paid in the Offer and the Merger is cash, and the Offer is to purchase all issued and outstanding Shares tendered pursuant to the Offer, using Parent and Purchaser’s cash on hand, and there is no financing condition to the completion of the Offer, we believe the financial condition of Parent and Purchaser is not material to a decision by a holder of Shares whether to sell, hold or tender Shares in the Offer.
 
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Parent and Purchaser estimate that the total amount of funds required to consummate the Offer and the Merger, to provide funding for the payment in respect of outstanding in-the-money options and RSUs is approximately $140 million, plus related fees and expenses. Parent and Purchaser anticipate funding such cash requirements with cash on hand of Parent. As of May 2, 2015, Parent had approximately $369.8 million of cash and cash equivalents.
 
10.	Background of the Offer; Past Contacts or Negotiations with Geeknet.	
The information set forth below regarding Geeknet not involving Parent or Purchaser was provided by Geeknet, and none of Parent, Purchaser or any of their affiliates or representatives takes any responsibility for the accuracy or completeness of any information regarding meetings or discussions in which none of Parent, Purchaser or any of their affiliates or representatives participated.
Background of the Offer
The following paragraphs describe negotiations and material contacts between representatives of Parent or Purchaser (including their directors and executive officers) and representatives of Geeknet concerning the Merger Agreement. For a review of Geeknet’s additional activities, please refer to Geeknet’s Schedule 14D-9 that will be filed with the SEC and mailed to all Geeknet stockholders.
Parent regularly identifies and evaluates business opportunities as part of its ongoing strategy to enhance stockholder value, including through expansion of its global multichannel platform. As part of this process, Parent evaluated potential acquisition candidates in the collectibles category. Through this review, Parent determined that Geeknet’s business and assets would complement Parent’s business.
On November 24, 2014, Michael P. Hogan, Parent’s Executive Vice President, Strategic Business and Brand Development, contacted Kathryn K. McCarthy, Geeknet’s Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, to express Parent’s interest in a potential acquisition of Geeknet. No price or other financial terms were discussed at this time. Following this communication, Parent continued to evaluate a potential acquisition of Geeknet and, as part of its evaluation, delivered a due diligence request list to Geeknet.
On December 18, 2014, Parent executed a non-disclosure agreement with Geeknet in order to receive confidential information. In early 2015, Geeknet delivered a set of confidential materials to Parent. Thereafter, Parent reviewed the materials and Geeknet provided additional due diligence materials in response to Parent’s requests.
In the first week of April, Geeknet provided Parent with instructions for submitting an initial indication of interest for the acquisition of Geeknet and advised Parent that Geeknet’s legal counsel would provide a draft merger agreement to Parent.
On April 23, 2015, Parent, with the unanimous support of its board of directors, submitted a confidential, non-binding, written indication of interest, which specified a potential offer range of $12.00 to $15.00 per Share in cash, representing a 46% to 83% premium, respectively, over the April 22, 2015 closing price of Geeknet stock.
On April 28, 2015, Parent participated in a management and due diligence session with Geeknet.
On April 30, 2015, Geeknet’s legal counsel sent Parent a draft merger agreement. On May 5, 2015, Geeknet granted Parent access to an electronic data room containing business, financial and legal information regarding Geeknet. Parent continued its due diligence review.
On May 12, 2015, Geeknet sent instructions to Parent for submission of a formal acquisition proposal.
 
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On May 14, 2015, Geeknet and Parent, together with their advisors, met to discuss Geeknet’s business and address Parent’s due diligence inquiries. Additional due diligence calls took place on May 15, 2015 and May 19, 2015.
On May 16, 2015, Parent submitted comments to the draft merger agreement received from Geeknet on April 30, 2015. Parent’s comments primarily provided for additional representations and warranties, additional covenants on Geeknet operations between signing and closing, and closing conditions tied to Geeknet’s business as of the closing.
On May 18, 2015, Parent’s board of directors met and discussed the potential acquisition of Geeknet, and unanimously resolved to submit an offer to acquire Geeknet in an all cash acquisition without any financing contingency.
On May 19, 2015, Geeknet’s legal counsel sent Parent’s legal counsel, Pepper Hamilton LLP (“Pepper Hamilton”), a revised draft merger agreement. The revisions primarily narrowed the additional representations and warranties, loosened the additional covenants on operations between signing and closing and eliminated the additional closing conditions that Parent’s included in its draft merger agreement.
On May 21, 2015, Parent submitted a non-binding, confidential bid reflecting a price per Share of $17.00 and Pepper Hamilton sent a revised draft merger agreement to Geeknet’s legal counsel. Later that day, Parent, Pepper Hamilton and Geeknet’s legal counsel held a conference call to discuss the revised draft during which each party expressed its rationale for its position on open provisions in the draft merger agreement.
On May 22, 2015, Geeknet’s legal counsel sent to Parent and to Pepper Hamilton a revised draft merger agreement and later on that same day, Pepper Hamilton, Geeknet and Geeknet’s legal counsel held a conference call. In this call, Pepper Hamilton communicated to Geeknet and its legal counsel Parent’s willingness to eliminate the additional closing conditions to which Geeknet objected. In addition, the parties discussed structuring the acquisition as a tender offer and merger. That evening, Geeknet’s legal counsel circulated a revised draft merger agreement reflecting the earlier conversation.
On May 23, 2015, Geeknet notified Parent that it was not accepting its all-cash offer of $17.00 per Share. Subsequently on May 23, 2015, Parent, through its financial advisor, SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, Inc. (“SunTrust”), sent a revised all-cash offer letter of $18.00 per Share to Geeknet together with a revised merger agreement accepting the substantive points in Geeknet’s draft merger agreement from May 22, 2015. Pepper Hamilton also sent the revised offer letter and merger agreement to Geeknet’s legal counsel. Parent did not receive any additional feedback to the increased offer sent on May 23, 2015.
On May 26, 2015, Geeknet publicly announced the transaction with Hot Topic, Inc. at $17.50 per Share and made publicly available the Hot Topic Agreement. Thereafter, on May 26, 2015, Parent, following consultation with its board and SunTrust, increased its all-cash offer from $18.00 to $20.00 per Share. Pepper Hamilton also sent a revised draft merger agreement to Geeknet’s legal counsel, which revised several of the provisions to be consistent with the Hot Topic Agreement.
On May 27, 2015, Geeknet’s legal counsel advised Parent that the Geeknet Board had determined that Parent’s bid was reasonably likely to lead to a “Superior Proposal” under the Hot Topic Agreement. In this call, Geeknet’s legal counsel requested Parent to consider a merger agreement to be sent to Parent later that evening reflecting terms selected from both the Hot Topic Agreement and the draft merger agreement most recently sent by Parent. Geeknet’s legal counsel further requested that Parent deliver an executed merger agreement providing for the $20.00 per Share acquisition price and for reimbursement by Parent of Geeknet for the Hot Topic Termination Fee (the “Hot Topic Termination Fee”) provided for in the Hot Topic Merger Agreement. Later, on May 27, 2015, Geeknet’s legal counsel sent Pepper Hamilton the Merger Agreement, which reflected the foregoing approach.
 
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On May 29, 2015, Parent submitted the executed Merger Agreement providing for the $20.00 per Share acquisition price and for reimbursement by Parent of Geeknet for the Hot Topic Termination Fee. Parent’s transmittal provided that its offer would expire on June 2, 2015 if not accepted by Geeknet by that time.
On June 1, 2015, Geeknet accepted Parent’s offer, countersigning the Merger Agreement. Concurrently, Messrs. Langone and Semler, executed the Tender and Support Agreements.
On the morning of June 2, 2015, Parent and Geeknet issued a joint press release announcing the execution of the Merger Agreement. Also on the morning of June 2, 2015, Parent paid to Hot Topic, Inc. the Hot Topic Termination Fee in satisfaction of both Geeknet’s obligation to pay such fee to Hot Topic, Inc. and of Parent’s obligation to reimburse Geeknet for such payment.
Past Contacts, Transactions, Negotiations and Agreements.
For more information on the Merger Agreement and the other agreements between Geeknet and Purchaser and their respective related parties, see Section 8 — “Certain Information Concerning Parent and Purchaser,” Section 9 — “Source and Amount of Funds” and Section 11 — “The Merger Agreement; Other Agreements.”
 
11.	The Merger Agreement; Other Agreements.	
Merger Agreement
The following summary of certain provisions of the Merger Agreement and all other provisions of the Merger Agreement discussed herein are qualified by reference to the Merger Agreement itself, which is incorporated herein by reference. The Merger Agreement is an exhibit to the Schedule TO filed with the SEC in connection with the Offer. The Merger Agreement may be examined and copies may be obtained at the places and in the manner set forth in Section 8 — “Certain Information Concerning Parent and Purchaser.” Stockholders and other interested parties should read the Merger Agreement for a more complete description of the provisions summarized below. Capitalized terms used herein in this section “Merger Agreement” and not otherwise defined have the respective meanings set forth in the Merger Agreement.
The Offer. The Merger Agreement provides that Purchaser will commence the Offer on or before June 19, 2015. Purchaser’s obligation to accept for payment and pay for Shares validly tendered in the Offer is subject to the satisfaction of the Minimum Condition and the other Offer Conditions that are described in Section 15 — “Conditions of the Offer.” Subject to the satisfaction of the Minimum Condition and the other Offer Conditions that are described in Section 15 — “Conditions of the Offer,” the Merger Agreement provides that Purchaser will, and Parent will cause Purchaser to, accept for payment and pay for all Shares validly tendered and not validly withdrawn in the Offer as soon as practicable after the Expiration Date, as it may be extended pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement. Acceptance and payment for Shares pursuant to and subject to the conditions of the Offer shall occur on July 17, 2015 unless we extend the Offer.
Parent and Purchaser expressly reserve the right to waive any Offer Condition, to increase the Offer Price or to make any other changes in the terms and conditions of the Offer, except that Geeknet’s prior written approval is required for Parent and Purchaser to:
 
 	•	 	decrease the Offer Price;	
 
 	•	 	change the form of consideration payable in the Offer;	
 
 	•	 	change the number of shares of Common Stock to be purchased in the Offer;	
 
 	•	 	amend or waive the Minimum Condition, the Termination Condition, the HSR Condition or the Governmental Authority Condition;	
 
 	•	 	add, modify, supplement or amend any Offer Condition or term in a manner that is adverse to the holders of Shares; or	
 
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 	•	 	extend the Expiration Date except as required or permitted by the Merger Agreement.	
The Merger Agreement contains provisions to govern the circumstances in which Purchaser is required or permitted to extend the Offer and in which Parent is required to cause Purchaser to extend the Offer. Specifically, the Merger Agreement provides that:
 
 	•	 	if any Offer Condition has not been satisfied or waived, Purchaser will (and Parent will cause Purchaser to) extend the Offer for successive periods of not more than 20 business days each (or such longer period as Parent, Purchaser and Geeknet may agree), the length of each such period to be determined by Purchaser, in order to permit the satisfaction of the Offer Conditions.	
 
 	•	 	Purchaser will, and Parent will cause Purchaser to, extend the Offer for any period required by any rule, regulation, interpretation or position of the SEC or its staff applicable to the Offer or necessary to resolve any comments of the SEC or its staff applicable to the Offer, the Schedule TO or other required ancillary documents.	
However, Purchaser is not required to extend the Offer beyond the End Date and will not extend the Offer beyond the End Date without Geeknet’s consent.
Purchaser has agreed that it will terminate the Offer promptly upon any termination of the Merger Agreement.
The Merger. The Merger Agreement provides that, following completion of the Offer and subject to the terms and conditions of the Merger Agreement, and in accordance with the DGCL, at the Effective Time, Purchaser will be merged with and into Geeknet, and the separate existence of Purchaser will cease, and Geeknet will continue as the Surviving Corporation after the Merger. The Merger will be governed by Section 251(h) of the DGCL. Accordingly, Parent, Purchaser and Geeknet have agreed to use reasonable best efforts to take all necessary action to cause the Merger to become effective as soon as practicable following the acceptance for payment of Shares pursuant to the Offer without a meeting of Geeknet’s stockholders in accordance with Section 251(h) of the DGCL.
The certificate of incorporation of Geeknet, as amended in accordance with the Merger Agreement, and bylaws of Purchaser immediately prior to the Effective Time will be the certificate of incorporation and bylaws of the Surviving Corporation at and immediately after the Effective Time.
The obligations of Geeknet, Parent and Purchaser to complete the Merger are subject to the satisfaction or waiver by each of the parties of the following conditions:
 
 	•	 	Purchaser must have accepted for payment, or caused to be accepted for payment, all of the Shares validly tendered and not withdrawn in the Offer; and	
 
 	•	 	no law or order, injunction or decree (whether temporary, preliminary or permanent) shall have been promulgated, entered, enforced, enacted or issued or be applicable to the Merger by any Governmental Authority that prohibits, restrains, or makes illegal the consummation of the Merger.	
Conversion of Capital Stock at the Effective Time. Shares issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time (other than Shares held by Geeknet as treasury stock or Shares held by Parent, Purchaser or any other subsidiary of Parent, which will be canceled and cease to exist without consideration or payment, and other than Shares held by a holder who exercises appraisal rights in accordance with Delaware law with respect to the Shares) will be converted at the Effective Time into the right to receive the Offer Price, without interest (the “Merger Consideration”) and subject to any withholding of taxes as required by applicable law.
Each share of Purchaser’s common stock issued and outstanding prior to the Effective Time will be converted into one fully paid share of common stock of the Surviving Corporation.
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such certificates or book-entry shares in accordance with the procedures set forth in the Merger Agreement, the Merger Consideration, or, with respect to Shares of a holder who exercises appraisal rights in accordance with Delaware law, the rights set forth in Section 262 of the DGCL.
Treatment of Equity Awards. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, each Option that is outstanding and unexercised immediately prior to the Effective Time will vest in full and automatically be canceled and terminated as of the Effective Time in consideration for the right to receive a cash payment, without interest and less the amount of any tax withholding, equal to the product of (i) the positive difference, if any, of the Offer Price minus the exercise price per share of such Option multiplied by (ii) the number of Shares issuable upon the exercise of such Option as of immediately prior to the Effective Time. Options with an exercise price that is equal to or greater than the Offer Price will, upon the consummation of the Merger, automatically terminate and be canceled without consideration.
Each RSU that is outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time will fully vest and the restrictions thereon will lapse, and such RSU will be canceled and converted into the right to receive an amount in cash, without interest and less the amount of any tax withholding, equal to the product of the Offer Price multiplied by the number of Shares subject to such RSU.
Employee Stock Purchase Plan. Geeknet will take all action necessary with respect to its ESPP to end the offering in progress as of June 1, 2015 in accordance with its terms and cause all options outstanding as of the end of such offering period to be exercised in accordance with the terms of the ESPP; and terminate the ESPP no later than the business day immediately preceding the Closing Date.
Representations and Warranties. This summary of the Merger Agreement has been included to provide investors with information regarding its terms. It is not intended to provide any other factual information about Parent, Purchaser or Geeknet, their respective businesses, or the actual conduct of their respective businesses during the period prior to the consummation of the Offer or the Merger. The Merger Agreement contains representations and warranties that are the product of negotiations among the parties thereto and made to, and solely for the benefit of, each other as of specified dates. The assertions embodied in those representations and warranties are subject to qualifications and limitations agreed to by the respective parties and are also qualified in important part by a confidential disclosure letter delivered by Geeknet to Parent in connection with the Merger Agreement. The representations and warranties may have been made for the purpose of allocating contractual risk between the parties to the agreements instead of establishing these matters as facts, and may be subject to standards of materiality applicable to the contracting parties that differ from those applicable to investors.
In the Merger Agreement, Geeknet has made representations and warranties to Parent and Purchaser with respect to, among other things:
 
 	•	 	corporate matters, such as organization, organizational documents, standing, qualification, power and authority;	
 
 	•	 	authority relative to the Merger Agreement;	
 
 	•	 	governmental authorization;	
 
 	•	 	required consents and approvals, and no violations of organizational documents;	
 
 	•	 	capitalization;	
 
 	•	 	subsidiaries;	
 
 	•	 	financial statements, SEC filings, disclosure controls and internal controls over financial reporting;	
 
 	•	 	absence of certain changes, including no Company Material Adverse Effect (as described below);	
 
 	•	 	the absence of undisclosed liabilities;	
 
 	•	 	compliance with laws and governmental authorizations;	
 
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 	•	 	the absence of litigation;	
 
 	•	 	real property;	
 
 	•	 	intellectual property;	
 
 	•	 	taxes;	
 
 	•	 	employees and employee benefit plans, including ERISA and certain related matters;	
 
 	•	 	environmental matters;	
 
 	•	 	material contracts;	
 
 	•	 	finders’ fees and expenses;	
 
 	•	 	the opinion of its financial advisor;	
 
 	•	 	antitakeover statutes;	
 
 	•	 	insurance; and	
 
 	•	 	accuracy of information supplied for purposes of the offer documents and the Schedule 14D-9.	
Some of the representations and warranties in the Merger Agreement made by Geeknet are qualified as to “materiality” or “Company Material Adverse Effect.” For purposes of the Merger Agreement, a “Company Material Adverse Effect” means any effect, change, development, occurrence or event that has a material adverse effect on the business, results of operations or financial condition of Geeknet and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole. The definition of “Company Material Adverse Effect” excludes the following, either alone or in combination, from constituting or being taken into account in determining whether there has been a Material Adverse Effect:
 
 	(i)	changes in the financial, securities or credit markets or general economic, regulatory or political conditions in the United States or any foreign jurisdiction;	
 
 	(ii)	changes or conditions generally affecting the industries, markets or geographical areas in which Geeknet operates;	
 
 	(iii)	geopolitical conditions, the outbreak or escalation of hostilities, civil disobedience, acts of war, sabotage or terrorism or any escalation or worsening of the foregoing or any natural disasters (including hurricanes, tornadoes, floods or earthquakes) or pandemic;	
 
 	(iv)	any failure by Geeknet and its Subsidiaries to meet any internal or published projections, forecasts or predictions in respect of financial or operating performance for any period;	
 
 	(v)	changes or proposed changes in law or authoritative interpretation thereof;	
 
 	(vi)	changes in GAAP or authoritative interpretation thereof;	
 
 	(vii)	the taking of any specific action required or permitted by, or the failure to take any specific action prohibited by the Merger Agreement;	
 
 	(viii)	any change in the market price or trading volume of Geeknet’s securities or in its credit ratings;	
 
 	(ix)	the negotiation, execution, delivery, announcement, pendency or performance of the Merger Agreement or the transactions contemplated thereby or the public announcement or pendency of the Merger Agreement or the transactions contemplated thereby, including the impact thereof on the relationships, contractual or otherwise, of Geeknet or any of its Subsidiaries with employees, labor unions, customers, suppliers or partners and including any litigation arising in connection with or relating to the Merger Agreement or the transactions contemplated thereby; and	
 
 	(x)	any action taken by Parent or its Affiliates;	
 
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except, in the cases of the foregoing clauses (i), (ii), (iii) or (v), to the extent any such effect, change, development or occurrence or event has a materially disproportionate effect on Geeknet and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, relative to other participants in the industries in which Geeknet operates.
In the Merger Agreement, Parent and Purchaser have made representations and warranties to Geeknet with respect to:
 
 	•	 	corporate matters, such as organization, organizational documents, standing, qualification, power and authority;	
 
 	•	 	authority relative to the Merger Agreement;	
 
 	•	 	governmental authorization;	
 
 	•	 	required consents and approvals, and no violations of laws, governance documents or agreements;	
 
 	•	 	absence of operations of Purchaser;	
 
 	•	 	financial statements, SEC filings, disclosure controls and internal controls over financial reporting;	
 
 	•	 	sufficient funds;	
 
 	•	 	solvency of the Surviving Corporation;	
 
 	•	 	no Parent Material Adverse Effect;	
 
 	•	 	litigation;	
 
 	•	 	no required Parent stockholder vote;	
 
 	•	 	no ownership of securities of Geeknet;	
 
 	•	 	finders’ fees and expenses; and	
 
 	•	 	accuracy of information supplied for purposes of the offer documents and the Schedule 14D-9.	
Some of the representations and warranties in the Merger Agreement made by Parent and Purchaser are qualified as to “materiality” or the ability to consummate the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement.
None of the representations and warranties of the parties to the Merger Agreement contained in the Merger Agreement or in any schedule, instrument or other document delivered pursuant to the Merger Agreement survive the Effective Time.
Conduct of Business Pending the Merger. Geeknet has agreed that, from the date of the Merger Agreement until the earlier of the Effective Time and the termination of the Merger Agreement, except as expressly provided by the Merger Agreement or as disclosed prior to execution of the Merger Agreement in Geeknet’s confidential disclosure letter, Geeknet shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, conduct its business in the ordinary course and, to the extent consistent with the foregoing, use its commercially reasonable efforts to (i) preserve intact its business organization and (ii) maintain generally its business relationships with its customers, lenders, suppliers and others having business relationships with it.
Geeknet has further agreed that, from the date of the Merger Agreement until the earlier of the Effective Time and the termination of the Merger Agreement, except as consented to in writing by Parent (which consent may not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), as expressly provided for by the Merger Agreement or as disclosed prior to execution of the Merger Agreement in Geeknet’s confidential disclosure letter, Geeknet will not, among other things and subject to specified exceptions (including specified ordinary course exceptions):
 
 	•	 	amend the certificate of incorporation, bylaws or other similar organizational documents (whether by merger, consolidation or otherwise) of Geeknet or any of its Subsidiaries	
 
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 	•	 	split, combine or reclassify any shares of capital stock of Geeknet or any of its Subsidiaries or declare, set aside or pay any dividend or other distribution (whether in cash, stock or property or any combination thereof) in respect of the capital stock of Geeknet or its Subsidiaries, or redeem, repurchase or otherwise acquire or offer to redeem, repurchase, or otherwise acquire any securities of Geeknet or its Subsidiaries;	
 
 	•	 	issue, deliver or sell, or authorize the issuance, delivery or sale of, any shares of any securities of Geeknet or its Subsidiaries or amend any term of any securities of Geeknet or its Subsidiaries (in each case, whether by merger, consolidation or otherwise);	
 
 	•	 	acquire (by merger, consolidation, acquisition of stock or assets or otherwise), directly or indirectly, any assets, securities, properties, interests or businesses;	
 
 	•	 	sell, license, lease or otherwise transfer, or abandon or create or incur any lien on, directly or indirectly, any of Geeknet’s or its Subsidiaries’ assets, securities, properties, interests or businesses;	
 
 	•	 	make any loans, advances or capital contributions to, or investments, or make any capital expenditures;	
 
 	•	 	create, incur or assume any indebtedness for borrowed money or guarantees thereof or issue or sell any debt securities;	
 
 	•	 	enter into, terminate or materially amend or modify specified material contracts or real property leases;	
 
 	•	 	waive any material default under, or release, settle or compromise any material claim against Geeknet or any of its Subsidiaries under any specified material contract or real property lease;	
 
 	•	 	enter into any contract for the purchase or sale of any real property;	
 
 	•	 	amend or modify the engagement letters of Geeknet’s financial advisors, attorneys or accountants in any manner that materially increases the fees or commissions payable by Geeknet, or otherwise increase the fees or commissions payable by Geeknet to its financial advisors, attorneys or accountants by reason of any discretionary compensation that might otherwise be awarded by Geeknet or incur or pay any fees or expenses to any of its financial advisors, attorneys or accountants other than those previously specified to Parent;	
 
 	•	 	grant or provide any severance or termination payments or benefits to any employee, officer or director;	
 
 	•	 	accelerate the time of payment or vesting of, or the lapsing of restrictions with respect to, or fund or otherwise secure the payment of, any compensation or benefits to any employee, officer or director;	
 
 	•	 	increase the compensation payable to any employee, officer or director, other than increases in base salaries or hourly base wage rates, as applicable, not in excess of 5% in the aggregate of any such individual’s base salary as in effect on the date of the Merger Agreement;	
 
 	•	 	establish, adopt, terminate or amend any benefit plan, program, arrangement, policy or agreement;	
 
 	•	 	hire any new employees;	
 
 	•	 	change Geeknet’s methods of financial accounting;	
 
 	•	 	make or change any material election with respect to taxes, amend any material tax return, or agree or settle any material claim or assessment in respect of taxes for an amount materially in excess of the amount accrued or reserved with respect thereto on Geeknet’s balance sheet or surrender any right to a refund of material taxes;	
 
 	•	 	adopt or publicly propose a plan of complete or partial liquidation, dissolution, restructuring, recapitalization or other reorganization, or resolutions providing for or authorizing such a liquidation, dissolution, restructuring, recapitalization or other; or	
 
 	•	 	agree, resolve or commit to do any of the foregoing.	
 
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Access to Information. From and after the date of the Merger Agreement, subject to the requirements of applicable law, Geeknet has agreed to provide Parent, Purchaser, and their affiliates, officers, agents, control persons, employees, consultants, and professional advisers reasonable access during regular business hours, under direct supervision of a designated employee of Geeknet, and upon reasonable prior notice to Geeknet during the period prior to the Effective Time, to all its and its Subsidiaries’ properties, books, contracts, commitments, records, officers and employees and, during such period as Parent may from time to time reasonably request, and during such period Geeknet shall (and shall cause its Subsidiaries to) furnish promptly to Parent all other information concerning it, its Subsidiaries and each of their respective businesses, properties and personnel as Parent may reasonably request, subject to certain restrictions.
Directors’ and Officers’ Indemnification and Insurance. The Merger Agreement provides for indemnification and insurance rights in favor of Geeknet’s current and former directors and officers, who we refer to as “indemnitees.” Specifically, Parent and Purchaser have agreed that all rights to indemnification, exculpation and advancement of expenses in favor of indemnitees as provided in Geeknet’s certificate of incorporation or bylaws or under any agreement provided to Parent with respect to all matters occurring prior to or at the Effective Time will survive the Offer Closing and the Merger and will continue in full force and effect in accordance with their respective terms.
From and after the Effective Time, the Surviving Corporation has agreed to be maintained in effect for a period of six years after the Effective Time, in respect of acts or omissions occurring prior to or at the Effective Time, policies of directors’ and officers’ liability insurance covering the persons currently covered by Geeknet’s existing directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies in an amount and scope at least as favorable as Geeknet’s policies existing on the date hereof; however, neither Parent nor the Surviving Corporation will be required to pay an aggregate annual premium for such insurance policies in excess of 300% of the annual premium paid by Geeknet for coverage for its last full fiscal year for such insurance. In lieu of the foregoing, Parent or the Surviving Corporation may purchase a six-year “tail” prepaid policy on the directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies on terms and conditions no less favorable than the directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies in effect on the date of the Merger Agreement (with the maximum aggregate annual premium for such insurance policies for any such year not to be in excess of the maximum aggregate annual premium contemplated by the preceding sentence).
Efforts. Each of Geeknet, Parent and Purchaser has agreed to use their respective reasonable best efforts to cause the Offer and the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement to be consummated as promptly as reasonably practicable. Each of Geeknet, Parent and Purchaser agreed to file within ten business days of the Merger Agreement any required submissions under the HSR Act, and use its reasonable best efforts (i) to furnish information required in connection with such submissions under the HSR Act, (ii) to obtain early termination of the waiting period under the HSR Act, (iii) to keep the other parties reasonably informed with respect to the status of any such submissions under the HSR Act and (iv) to obtain all necessary actions or non-actions, waivers, consents, clearances and approvals from any governmental entity. In addition, Geeknet, Parent and Purchaser have agreed to cooperate with one another in promptly determining whether any filings are required to be or should be made or any consents, approvals or waivers are required to be or should be obtained from other parties to other contracts or instruments that Geeknet is a party to or related to Geeknet’s business in connection with the Merger Agreement, the Offer, the Merger or the other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement and in promptly making any such filings, furnishing information required in connection therewith and seeking to timely obtain any such consents, permits, approvals or waivers.
Geeknet, Parent and Purchaser have also agreed to: (i) promptly notify the other parties of any communication from a governmental entity and permit the others to review and discuss in advance (and to consider in good faith any comments made by the others in relation to) any proposed written communication to a governmental entity and (ii) keep the others reasonably informed of any developments, requests for meetings or discussions with any governmental entity in respect of any filings, investigation or inquiry concerning the Offer or the Merger. Geeknet, Parent and Purchaser also agreed not to participate in any meeting or discussion with any governmental
 
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entity in connection with the proposed transaction unless it consults with the other party in advance and, to the extent not prohibited by such governmental entity or by Law, gives the other party the opportunity to attend and participate where appropriate and advisable under the circumstances.
In the event that any administrative or judicial action or proceeding, including any proceeding by a private party, is instituted (or threatened to be instituted) challenging the Offer, the Merger or any other transaction contemplated by the Merger Agreement, Geeknet and Parent have agreed to use reasonable best efforts to contest and resist any such action or proceeding and to have vacated, lifted, reversed or overturned any decree, judgment, injunction or other order, whether temporary, preliminary or permanent, that is in effect and that prohibits, prevents or restricts consummation of the Offer, the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement.
Employee Matters. Parent has agreed that, for a period beginning at the Effective Time and ending on December 31, 2016, it will, or it will cause the Surviving Corporation to, (i) provide each employee of Geeknet who continues as of the Effective Time to be employed by Parent, the Surviving Corporation or any subsidiary of Parent (each, a “Geeknet Employee”) with at least the same level of base salary or hourly wage rate, as the case may be, and commission, cash bonus and long-term incentive opportunities (excluding incentive equity opportunities) that were provided to the Geeknet Employee immediately prior to the Effective Time and (ii) provide the Geeknet Employee with other compensation and employee benefits (excluding equity compensation) that are no less favorable in the aggregate than those provided to the Geeknet Employee immediately prior to the Effective Time.
Geeknet Employees will receive service credit for purposes of eligibility, vesting and benefit accrual under Parent employee benefit plans that provide benefits to the Geeknet Employee following the Effective Time to the same extent as the Geeknet Employee was entitled to credit for such service under a similar Geeknet employee benefit plan prior to the Effective Time. The Merger Agreement also requires Parent to:
 
 	•	 	cause all pre-existing condition limitations, exclusions, and waiting periods with respect to participation and coverage requirements of Parent employee benefit plans to be waived for Geeknet Employees to the extent such waiting periods were satisfied under a comparable Geeknet employee benefit plan; and	
 
 	•	 	recognize, or cause to be recognized, any eligible expenses incurred by Geeknet Employees under a Geeknet employee benefit plan during the portion of the plan year prior to the Effective Time to be taken into account under Parent employee benefit plans for purposes of satisfying all deductible and co-payment requirements applicable to the Geeknet Employees for the applicable plan year, as if such amounts had been paid in accordance with the applicable Parent employee benefit plan.	
Parent has also agreed to, during the period beginning at the Effective Time and ending on December 31, 2016, continue to maintain, without amendment, Geeknet’s severance practices applicable to Geeknet Employees immediately prior to the Effective Time, and provide to each Geeknet Employee whose employment is terminated without “cause,” as such term is defined or concept is used for purposes of Geeknet’s severance practices, during such period (and subject to the requirements of applicable local law) with the severance benefits in accordance with Geeknet’s severance practices. For these purposes, severance benefits will be paid from the date of termination of employment to the later of (i) 180th day immediately following the Closing Date or (ii) the last day under Geeknet’s otherwise applicable severance practice. Geeknet does not have a written severance policy. However, in consideration of a release, Geeknet generally provides salary continuation payments following termination of employment based on a formula of (i) two weeks of base salary, (ii) two weeks of base salary for each year (including partial year) of employment and (iii) Geeknet-paid COBRA coverage during this severance period.
Security Holder Litigation. In the event that any litigation related to the Merger Agreement, the Offer, the Merger or the other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement is brought or threatened by any stockholder or
 
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other holder of any Geeknet securities (whether directly or on behalf of Geeknet or otherwise) against Geeknet or Parent and/or its respective directors, such party is required to promptly notify the other party of such litigation and to keep the other party reasonably informed with respect to the status thereof. Subject to the fiduciary duties of each party’s board of directors and except in any litigation or proceeding where the parties may be adverse to each other, each party agreed to give the other party the opportunity to participate, subject to a customary joint defense agreement, in (but not control) the defense or settlement of any transaction-related litigation, and agreed not to settle, agree to any undertakings or approve or otherwise agree to any waiver that may be sought in connection with such transaction-related litigation, without the prior written consent of the other party (which shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned).
Hot Topic Termination Fee. In connection with the termination of the Hot Topic Agreement in favor of Parent’s superior proposal, Parent agreed to reimburse Geeknet for the full amount of the termination fee due to Hot Topic, Inc. upon termination of the Hot Topic Agreement.
No Solicitation. Geeknet agreed to immediately upon execution of the Merger Agreement cease and cause to be terminated any solicitation, encouragement, discussion or negotiation with any persons that may have been ongoing as of the execution of the Merger Agreement with respect to an Acquisition Proposal (as defined below) or potential Acquisition Proposal and, except as described below, until the earlier of the Effective Time or the valid termination of the Merger Agreement, Geeknet agreed not to, and to cause its directors, officers and employees not to and to direct and use its reasonable best efforts to cause its other representatives not to, directly or indirectly:
 
 	(i)	solicit, initiate, or knowingly encourage, or take any other action designed to facilitate, any inquiry or the making or submission of any inquiries, proposals, indications of interest or offers that constitute or would reasonably be expected to lead to any Acquisition Proposal;	
 
 	(ii)	approve or recommend, or propose to approve or recommend, or execute or enter into any letter of intent, memorandum of understanding, merger agreement or other agreement, arrangement or understanding relating to an Acquisition Proposal;	
 
 	(iii)	enter into, continue or otherwise participate in any discussions or negotiations regarding any Acquisition Proposal; or	
 
 	(iv)	agree to do any of the foregoing.	
Notwithstanding the above limitations, if Geeknet receives prior to the Acceptance Time a bona fide written Acquisition Proposal that did not result from a material breach of the non-solicitation provisions of the Merger Agreement which the Geeknet Board determines in good faith after consultation with Geeknet’s outside legal and financial advisors constitutes or could reasonably be expected to result in a Superior Proposal and that the failure to take such action (as described below) would be reasonably likely to constitute a breach of its fiduciary duties under applicable law, Geeknet may take the following actions:
 
 	(x)	furnish information to the third party making such Acquisition Proposal pursuant to an Acceptable Confidentiality Agreement (as defined below) (provided, that substantially concurrently Geeknet makes available any nonpublic information to Parent to the extent such information was not previously made available to Parent and that Geeknet takes reasonable steps to safeguard any commercially sensitive non-public information) and	
 
 	(y)	engage in discussions or negotiations with the third party regarding such Acquisition Proposal.	
In the case of each of clauses (x) and (y) above, prior to so furnishing such information, Geeknet must receive from the third party an executed confidentiality with terms no less favorable to Geeknet in any respect than the confidentiality agreement between Geeknet and Parent (an “Acceptable Confidentiality Agreement”). In addition, prior to or concurrently with Geeknet taking such actions as described in clauses (x) and (y) above, Geeknet is required to provide written notice to Parent of the required determination of the Geeknet Board as described above, together with the identity of the person or group making such Acquisition Proposal.
 
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Geeknet is required to notify Parent promptly (but in any event within 24 hours) of the receipt of any proposal or offer that constitutes or would reasonably be expected to lead to any Acquisition Proposal, and provide to Parent the material terms and conditions thereof, and thereafter keep Parent reasonably informed on a prompt basis of material changes to the status and material terms thereof. Geeknet is required to promptly (and, in any event, within 24 hours) provide Parent with copies of all written requests, proposals or offers, including proposed agreements, and oral summaries of any proposals or offers, received by Geeknet or that Geeknet delivers to any person making an Acquisition Proposal.
“Acquisition Proposal” means any proposal, indication of interest or offer from any Person relating to:
 
 	•	 	any direct or indirect acquisition or purchase of the business or assets (including equity interests in Subsidiaries) of Geeknet or any of its Subsidiaries representing 20% or more of the consolidated revenues, net income or assets of Geeknet;	
 
 	•	 	any issuance, sale or other disposition, directly or indirectly, to any person of securities representing 20% or more of the total voting power of Geeknet;	
 
 	•	 	any tender offer or exchange offer that if consummated would result in any person, directly or indirectly, beneficially owning 20% or more of any class of equity securities of Geeknet;	
 
 	•	 	any merger, consolidation, amalgamation, share exchange, business combination, reorganization, recapitalization, liquidation, dissolution, or similar transaction involving Geeknet or any of its Subsidiaries that would result in any person, directly or indirectly, beneficially owning 20% or more of any class of equity securities of Geeknet; or	
 
 	•	 	any combination of the foregoing.	
“Superior Proposal” means any bona fide written Acquisition Proposal from any person (other than Parent and its Subsidiaries or Affiliates) (with all references to “20% or more” in the definition of Acquisition Proposal being deemed to reference “50% or more”) which the Geeknet Board has, after consultation with Geeknet’s outside financial advisors and outside legal counsel, determined in its good faith judgment would, if consummated, result in a transaction more favorable to its stockholders from a financial point of view than the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement after taking into account the likelihood and timing of consummation (as compared to the transactions contemplated hereby) and such other matters that the Geeknet Board deems relevant, including legal, financial (including the financing terms of any such Acquisition Proposal), regulatory and other aspects of such Acquisition Proposal.
Nothing in the Merger Agreement will prohibit Geeknet or the Geeknet Board from taking and disclosing to Geeknet’s stockholders a position with respect to a tender offer by a third party pursuant to Rules 14d-9 and 14e-2(a) promulgated under the Exchange Act if, in the judgment of the Geeknet Board (after consultation with outside legal counsel), failure to do so would be reasonably likely to be inconsistent with the exercise of its fiduciary duties under applicable law, or otherwise violate its obligations under applicable law. However, Geeknet will not be permitted to effect an Adverse Recommendation Change (as defined below) without complying with its obligations described in “— Changes of Recommendation” below.
Changes of Recommendation. As described above, and subject to the provisions described below, the Geeknet Board has determined to recommend that the stockholders of Geeknet accept the Offer and tender their Shares to Purchaser in the Offer. The foregoing recommendation is referred to herein as the “Geeknet Board recommendation.” The Geeknet Board also agreed to include the Geeknet Board recommendation with respect to the Offer in the Schedule 14D-9 and has permitted Parent to refer to such recommendation in this Offer to Purchase and documents related to the Offer.
Except as described below, neither the Geeknet Board nor any committee thereof may:
 
 	(i)	withhold or withdraw (or modify in a manner adverse to Parent or Purchaser), or publicly propose to withhold or withdraw (or modify in a manner adverse to Parent or Purchaser), the Geeknet Board recommendation or the findings or conclusions of the Geeknet Board referred to in the Merger Agreement;	
 
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 	(ii)	approve, recommend or otherwise declare to be advisable, or publicly propose to approve, recommend or determine to be advisable, any Acquisition Proposal;	
 
 	(iii)	following the date any Acquisition Proposal is first made public or the commencement of any tender offer or exchange offer that constitutes an Acquisition Proposal, fail to reject or recommend against any such Acquisition Proposal, tender offer or exchange offer within ten business days after Parent requests a reaffirmation of the Geeknet Board recommendation; or	
 
 	(iv)	fail to include the Geeknet Board recommendation in the Schedule 14D-9 when disseminated to Geeknet’s stockholders (any action described in the foregoing paragraphs (i) through (iv) is referred to as an “Adverse Recommendation Change”).	
However, at any time prior to the Acceptance Time, the Geeknet Board may, subject to compliance with other provisions summarized under “— No Solicitation” and “— Changes of Recommendation” above, effect an Adverse Recommendation Change in response to a Superior Proposal. However, such action may only be taken if:
 
 	(i)	the Geeknet Board determines in good faith (after consultation with its outside legal counsel) that the failure to take such action would be reasonably likely to constitute a breach of its fiduciary duties under applicable law;	
 
 	(ii)	in the case of a Superior Proposal, the Geeknet Board determines in good faith (after consultation with its outside legal counsel and financial advisors) that the applicable Acquisition Proposal constitutes a Superior Proposal and that it intends to accept or recommend such Superior Proposal;	
 
 	(iii)	Geeknet has provided prior written notice to Parent, at least three business days prior to taking the applicable action referred to above of its intent to take such action and specifying the reasons therefor (a “Notice of Intended Recommendation Change”); and	
 
 	(iv)	Geeknet has complied with the following additional covenants:	
 
 	•	 	if such Adverse Recommendation Change is being made with respect to a Superior Proposal:	
 
 	•	 	if desired by Parent, after providing any such Notice of Intended Recommendation Change, Geeknet is required to, and is required to cause its directors, officers and employees to and is required to direct and use its reasonable best efforts to cause its other representatives to, negotiate with Parent in good faith during the 72-hour period following the notice regarding any proposal by Parent to amend the terms and conditions of the Merger Agreement and the other agreements contemplated thereby and at the end of such 72-hour period (as it may be extended pursuant to the following proviso) the Geeknet Board again makes the determinations described in paragraphs (i) and (ii) above with respect to such Superior Proposal; and	
 
 	•	 	in the event that there is any material amendment to the terms of any such Superior Proposal (including any revision in the amount, form or mix of consideration Geeknet’s stockholders would receive as a result of the Superior Proposal), Geeknet is required to notify Parent of such material revision and the negotiating period referred to above will be extended until at least 48 hours after the time Geeknet provides such notification to Parent of any such material revision and the Geeknet Board will not be allowed to make an Adverse Recommendation Change prior to the end of any such period as so extended.	
Termination. The Merger Agreement may be terminated as follows:
 
 	•	 	by mutual written consent of Parent and Geeknet;	
 
 	•	 	by either Geeknet or Parent, if the Acceptance Time has not occurred on or before November 25, 2015 (such date, as it may be extended pursuant to the Merger Agreement, the “End Date”); provided, however, that (i) this termination right will not be available to any party whose failure to fulfill in any material respect any covenants and agreements of such party under the Merger Agreement has resulted	
 
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 	in the failure of the Acceptance Time to occur on or before the End Date; and provided, further, that in the event that the Acceptance Time would have occurred by the End Date but for the failure to satisfy the HSR Condition, then Geeknet or Parent may extend the End Date to a date no later than February 25, 2016 (an “End Date Termination”);	
 
 	•	 	by either Geeknet or Parent, if any court of competent jurisdiction or other governmental entity has issued an order, injunction or decree, or taken any other action, in each case the effect of which is to make illegal or otherwise prohibit consummation of the Offer or the Merger and such order, injunction, decree or other action that has become final and non-appealable; provided, that this termination right is not available to any party whose failure to perform in any material respect any covenants and agreements of such party under the Merger Agreement has primarily caused such order, injunction, decree or action;	
 
 	•	 	by either Geeknet or Parent, if any law has been promulgated, entered, enacted or issued or be applicable to the Merger or the Offer by any governmental entity that prohibits, prevents or makes illegal consummation of the Offer or the Merger, and such law shall be final and non-appealable;	
 
 	•	 	by Parent, at any time prior to the Acceptance Time, in the event that any of an Adverse Recommendation Change (an “Adverse Recommendation Termination”);	
 
 	•	 	by Parent, at any time prior to the Acceptance Time, if there has been a material breach of any of Geeknet’s representations or warranties or Geeknet has failed to perform any of its covenants or agreements set forth in the Merger Agreement, which breach or failure to perform (i) would give rise to the failure of certain Offer Conditions relating to Geeknet’s representations, warranties and covenants, and (ii) (A) is not capable of being cured prior to the End Date or (B) is not (1) cured within 30 days following Parent’s delivery of written notice to Geeknet of such breach or failure to perform or, (2) if such breach or failure is capable of being cured, but cannot be so cured within the 30-day cure period, cured by the second business day prior to the End Date; provided that Parent cannot exercise this termination right if Parent or Purchaser is then in material breach of any of its representations, warranties, covenants or agreements (a “Geeknet Breach Termination”);	
 
 	•	 	by Geeknet, at any time prior to the Acceptance Time, if there has been a material breach of any of Parent’s or Purchaser’s representations or warranties or Parent or Purchaser has failed to perform any of its covenants or agreements set forth in the Merger Agreement, which breach or failure to perform (i) would reasonably be expected to, individually or in the aggregate, prevent or materially delay the ability of Parent or Purchaser to consummate the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement (including the Offer and the Merger), and (ii) (A) is not capable of being cured prior to the End Date or (B) is not (1) cured within 30 days following Geeknet’s delivery of written notice to Parent of such breach or failure to perform or, (2) if such breach or failure is capable of being cured, but cannot be so cured within the 30-day cure period, cured by the second business day prior to the End Date; provided that Geeknet cannot exercise this termination right if Geeknet is then in material breach of any of its representations, warranties, covenants or agreements such that Parent has the right to terminate this Agreement pursuant to the foregoing paragraph (a “Parent Breach Termination”); or	
 
 	•	 	by Geeknet, at any time prior to the Acceptance Time, if the Geeknet Board is permitted to make an Adverse Recommendation Change in response to a Superior Proposal in accordance with the terms of the Merger Agreement, in order to enter into an Acquisition Agreement providing for such Superior Proposal immediately following or concurrently with such termination; provided, however, that concurrent payment of the Geeknet Termination Fee (described below) is a condition to the right of Geeknet to exercise this termination right (a “Superior Proposal Termination”).	
Effect of Termination. If the Merger Agreement is terminated, the Merger Agreement will become void and of no effect without liability on the part of any party (or any directors, officers, stockholders, employees, agents, consultants or representatives) to the other party, except that (i) certain specified provisions of the Merger Agreement will survive, including those described in “— Geeknet Termination Fee” below, and (ii) nothing in
 
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the Merger Agreement (including the payment of the Geeknet Termination Fee) will relieve any party of liability for fraud or any “willful breach” of any representations, warranties, covenants or agreements set forth in the Merger Agreement prior to such termination. Willful breach is defined in the Merger Agreement to mean a material breach that is a consequence of an act undertaken or a failure to take an act by the breaching party with the knowledge that the taking of such act or the failure to take such act would, or would reasonably be expected to, cause a material breach of the Merger Agreement.  
Geeknet Termination Fee. Geeknet has agreed to pay Parent a termination fee of $3,661,461 in cash (the “Geeknet Termination Fee”) if:
 
 	•	 	(i) after the date of the Merger Agreement, an Acquisition Proposal shall have become publicly known and not withdrawn, (ii) thereafter, the Merger Agreement is terminated by Parent or Geeknet pursuant to an End Date Termination, and (iii) within twelve months of such termination, Geeknet enters into any acquisition agreement, merger agreement or other definitive agreement that provides for any Acquisition Proposal, or any Acquisition Proposal is consummated. However, for purposes of determining if the Geeknet Termination Fee is payable, the term “Acquisition Proposal” has the meaning described in “— No Solicitation” above, except that all references to “20%” are deemed to be references to “50%”;	
 
 	•	 	if this Agreement is terminated by Geeknet or Parent pursuant to an Adverse Recommendation Termination; or	
 
 	•	 	if this Agreement is terminated by Geeknet pursuant to a Superior Proposal Termination.	
In the event Parent receives the Geeknet Termination Fee, such receipt will be deemed to be liquidated damages for any and all losses or damages suffered or incurred by Parent or any of its affiliates in connection with the Merger Agreement and the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, and neither Parent nor any of its affiliates will be entitled to bring or maintain any other legal proceeding against Geeknet or any of its affiliates arising out of the Merger Agreement, any of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement or any matters forming the basis for such termination, subject to the provisions regarding fraud or “willful breach” described in “— Effect of Termination” above. In no event will Geeknet be required to pay the Geeknet Termination Fee on more than one occasion.
Specific Performance. The parties have agreed that irreparable damage would occur in the event that any of the provisions of the Merger Agreement were not performed in accordance with their specific terms or were otherwise breached. The parties further agreed that the parties will be entitled to an injunction or injunctions to prevent breaches of the Merger Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions of the Merger Agreement in addition to any other remedy to which they are entitled at law or in equity.
Expenses. All costs and expenses incurred by the parties in connection with the Merger Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby will be paid by the party incurring such costs and expenses.
Offer Conditions. The Offer Conditions are described in Section 15 — “Conditions of the Offer.”
Tender and Support Agreement
In connection with entering into the Merger Agreement, Parent and entered into, in each case dated as of June 1, 2015, Tender and Support Agreements with each of Kenneth G. Langone and Eric Semler (together, the “Stockholders”), both of whom collectively own approximately 21% of the outstanding Shares after taking into account the RSUs and the exercise of all options beneficially owned by the Stockholders.
Pursuant to the Tender and Support Agreements, each Stockholder has agreed to tender in the Offer all Shares (including any and all Shares acquired by such Stockholder upon the exercise of options to purchase Shares after the date of the Tender and Support Agreements) beneficially owned by such Stockholder. In addition, the
 
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Stockholders have agreed that, during the time the Tender and Support Agreements are in effect, at any meeting of Geeknet stockholders, or any adjournment or postponement thereof, such Stockholder will be present (in person or by proxy) and vote (or cause to be voted), or deliver (or cause to be delivered) a written consent with respect to, all of its Shares:
 
 	•	 	in favor of (x) the adoption of the Merger Agreement and the approval of the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement and (y) the approval of any proposal to adjourn or postpone the meeting to a later date if there are not sufficient votes for the adoption and approval of the Merger Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby on the date on which such meeting is held;	
 
 	•	 	against (x) any action or agreement that would reasonably be expected to in any material respect impede, interfere with or prevent the Offer or the Merger, including, but not limited to, any reorganization, recapitalization or liquidation involving Geeknet or any Subsidiary of Geeknet, (y) any Acquisition Proposal and any action in furtherance of any Acquisition Proposal and (z) any action, proposal, transaction or agreement that would reasonably be expected to result in a breach of any covenant, representation or warranty or any other obligation or agreement of Stockholder under the applicable Tender and Support Agreement; and/or	
 
 	•	 	in favor of any other matter necessary for consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement that is considered at any such meeting of Geeknet’s stockholders.	
Each Stockholder also granted Parent an irrevocable proxy with respect to the foregoing.
The Stockholders further agreed to certain restrictions with respect to their Shares (and any outstanding options to purchase Shares), including restrictions on transfer.
The Tender and Support Agreements will terminate with respect to a particular Stockholder upon the earlier to occur of (a) the valid termination of the Merger Agreement in accordance with its terms, (b) the Effective Time, (c) any change to the terms of the Offer or the Merger without the prior written consent of Stockholder that (i) reduces the Offer Price or the Merger Consideration (subject to adjustments in compliance with Section 2.08 of the Merger Agreement) or (ii) changes the form of consideration payable in the Offer or the Merger; (d) the termination of the Offer or the Expiration Date shall have occurred, in each case, without acceptance for payment of the Shares pursuant to the Offer, or (e) the mutual written consent of Parent and such Stockholder.
The foregoing description of the Tender and Support Agreements do not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Tender and Support Agreements which are filed as Exhibits (d)(2) and (d)(3) of the Schedule TO.
Confidentiality Agreement
On December 18, 2014, Geeknet and Parent entered into a Confidentiality Agreement (the “Confidentiality Agreement”), pursuant to which, Parent and its affiliates agreed, subject to certain limitations, to keep confidential certain non-public information about the other party in connection with the consideration of a possible transaction between Parent and Geeknet. The foregoing summary of the provisions of the Confidentiality Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Confidentiality Agreement, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit (d)(4) hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.
 
12.	Purpose of the Offer; Plans for Geeknet.	
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outstanding Shares. The purpose of the Merger is to acquire all outstanding Shares not tendered and purchased pursuant to the Offer. If the Offer is successful, Purchaser intends to consummate the Merger as promptly as practicable.
If you sell your Shares in the Offer, you will cease to have any equity interest in Geeknet or any right to participate in its earnings and future growth. If you do not tender your Shares, but the Merger is consummated, you also will no longer have an equity interest in Geeknet. Similarly, after selling your Shares in the Offer or the subsequent Merger, you will not bear the risk of any decrease in the value of Geeknet.
Merger Without a Stockholder Vote. If the Offer is consummated, we will not seek the approval of the remaining public stockholders of Geeknet before effecting the Merger. Section 251(h) of the DGCL provides that following consummation of a successful tender offer for a public corporation, and subject to certain statutory provisions, if the acquirer holds at least the amount of shares of each class of stock of the target corporation that would otherwise be required to approve a merger for the target corporation, and the other stockholders receive the same consideration for their stock in the merger as was payable in the tender offer, the acquirer can effect a merger without the action of the other stockholders of the target corporation. Accordingly, if we consummate the Offer, we will effect the closing of the Merger without a vote of the remaining public stockholders of Geeknet in accordance with Section 251(h) of the DGCL.
Plans for Geeknet. If we accept Shares for payment pursuant to the Offer, we will obtain control over the management of Geeknet and the Geeknet Board shortly thereafter. Parent and Purchaser are conducting a detailed review of Geeknet and its assets, corporate structure, capitalization, operations, properties, policies, management and personnel, and will consider what changes would be desirable in light of the circumstances that exist upon completion of the Offer. Parent and Purchaser will continue to evaluate the business and operations of Geeknet during the pendency of the Offer and after the consummation of the Offer and the Merger and will take such actions as they deem appropriate under the circumstances then existing. Thereafter, Parent intends to review such information as part of a comprehensive review of Geeknet’s business, operations, capitalization and management with a view to optimizing development of Geeknet’s potential in conjunction with Geeknet’s and Parent’s existing businesses. We expect that all aspects of Geeknet’s business will be integrated into Parent where synergies exist. In addition, we expect that Geeknet’s financing, legal, administrative and other functions will be consolidated with Parent’s and that it will become a party to our credit facility. However, plans may change based on further analysis including changes in Geeknet’s business, corporate structure, charter, bylaws, capitalization, board of directors and management.
At the Effective Time, (a) the certificate of incorporation of Geeknet will be amended and restated in its entirety as set forth in Exhibit A to the Merger Agreement, and such amended and restated certificate of incorporation will become the certificate of incorporation of the Surviving Corporation until thereafter amended in accordance with the applicable provisions of the DGCL and such certificate of incorporation and (b) the bylaws of Purchaser, as in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time, will become the bylaws of the Surviving Corporation until thereafter amended in accordance with the applicable provisions of the DGCL, the certificate of incorporation of the Surviving Corporation and such bylaws, except the references to Purchaser’s name shall be replaced by references to “Geeknet, Inc.” At the Effective Time, (a) the members of the board of directors of Purchaser immediately prior to the Effective Time will become the initial directors of the Surviving Corporation and (b) the officers of Purchaser immediately prior to the Effective Time will become the initial officers of the Surviving Corporation, in each case to hold office in accordance with the certificate of incorporation and bylaws of the Surviving Corporation until their respective successors have been duly elected, appointed or qualified.
Except as set forth in this Offer to Purchase, including as contemplated in this Section 12 — “Purpose of the Offer, Plans for Geeknet,” and Section 13 — “Certain Effects of the Offer,” Parent and Purchaser have no present plans or proposals that would relate to or result in (i) any extraordinary corporate transaction involving Geeknet (such as a merger, reorganization, liquidation, relocation of any operations or sale or other transfer of a
 
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material amount of assets), (ii) any sale or transfer of a material amount of assets of Geeknet, (iii) any material change in Geeknet’s capitalization, indebtedness or dividend policy, or (iv) any other material change in Geeknet’s corporate structure or business.
To the best knowledge of Purchaser and Parent, except for certain pre-existing agreements to be described in the Schedule 14D-9, no employment, equity contribution, or other agreement, arrangement or understanding between any executive officer or director of Geeknet, on the one hand, and Parent, Purchaser or Geeknet, on the other hand, existed as of the date of the Merger Agreement, and neither the Offer nor the Merger is conditioned upon any executive officer or director of Geeknet entering into any such agreement, arrangement or understanding.
It is possible that certain members of Geeknet’s current management team will enter into new employment arrangements with Geeknet after the completion of the Offer and the Merger. Any such arrangements with the existing management team are currently expected to be entered into after the completion of the Offer and will not become effective until the time the Merger is completed, if at all. There can be no assurance that any parties will reach an agreement on any terms, or at all.
 
13.	Certain Effects of the Offer.	
Market for the Shares. If the Offer is successful, there will be no market for the Shares because Purchaser intends to consummate the Merger as promptly as practicable following the Offer Closing.
Stock Quotation. The Shares are currently listed on NASDAQ. Immediately following the consummation of the Merger (which is expected to occur as promptly as practicable following the Offer Closing), the Shares will no longer meet the requirements for continued listing on NASDAQ because the only stockholder will be Purchaser. NASDAQ requires, among other things, that any listed shares of common stock have at least 400 total stockholders. Immediately following the consummation of the Merger, we intend and will cause Geeknet to delist the Shares from NASDAQ.
Margin Regulations. The Shares are currently “margin securities” under the Regulations of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (the “Federal Reserve Board”), which has the effect, among other things, of allowing brokers to extend credit on the collateral of the Shares. Depending upon factors similar to those described above regarding the market for the Shares and stock quotations, it is possible that, following the Offer, the Shares would no longer constitute “margin securities” for the purposes of the margin regulations of the Federal Reserve Board and, therefore, could no longer be used as collateral for loans made by brokers.
Exchange Act Registration. The Shares are currently registered under the Exchange Act. Such registration may be terminated upon application of Geeknet to the SEC if the Shares are neither listed on a national securities exchange nor held by 300 or more holders of record. Termination of registration of the Shares under the Exchange Act would substantially reduce the information required to be furnished by Geeknet to its stockholders and to the SEC and would make certain provisions of the Exchange Act no longer applicable to Geeknet, such as the short-swing profit recovery provisions of Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act, the requirement of furnishing a proxy statement pursuant to Section 14(a) of the Exchange Act in connection with stockholders’ meetings and the related requirement of furnishing an annual report to stockholders and the requirements of Rule 13e-3 under the Exchange Act with respect to “going private” transactions. Furthermore, the ability of “affiliates” of Geeknet and persons holding “restricted securities” of Geeknet to dispose of such securities pursuant to Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, may be impaired or eliminated. We intend and will cause Geeknet to terminate the registration of the Shares under the Exchange Act as soon after consummation of the Offer as the requirements for termination of registration are met. If registration of the Shares is not terminated prior to the Merger, the registration of the Shares under the Exchange Act will be terminated following the consummation of the Merger.
 
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14.	Dividends and Distributions.	
The Merger Agreement provides that from the date of the Merger Agreement to the Effective Time, without the prior written consent of Parent, Geeknet will not declare, set aside, make or pay any dividend or distribution (whether in cash, stock or property) on any shares of any Geeknet securities (including the Shares) or set a record date therefor.
 
15.	Conditions of the Offer.	
Notwithstanding any other provisions of the Offer and in addition to Purchaser’s rights to extend, amend or terminate the Offer in accordance with the provisions of the Merger Agreement and applicable law, neither Parent nor Purchaser is required to accept for payment or, subject to any applicable rules and regulations of the SEC including Rule 14e-1(c) under the Exchange Act, pay for any Shares validly tendered and not validly withdrawn, if:
(a) there have not been validly tendered and not validly withdrawn that number of Shares that, when added to the Shares then owned by Parent and its subsidiaries, would represent one Share more than one half of all Shares then outstanding;
(b) the Merger Agreement has been terminated in accordance with its terms; or
(c) any of the following events exist:
 
 	(i)	the waiting period (or any extension thereof) under the HSR Act relating to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall not have expired or been terminated;	
 
 	(ii)	any law, regulation, order, injunction or decree enacted, enforced, amended, issued, in effect or deemed applicable to the Offer, by any governmental entity (other than the application of the waiting period provisions of the HSR Act to the Offer) that is in effect, and that any governmental entity shall have taken any other action, in each case the effect of which is to make illegal or otherwise prohibit consummation of the Offer or the Merger;	
 
 	(iii)	(A) any representation or warranty of Geeknet contained in this Agreement that is qualified by Company Material Adverse Effect shall not be true and correct, in each case at and as of the Expiration Date as if made at and as of the Expiration Date (except to the extent any such representation or warranty by its terms addresses matters only at and as of another specified time, in which case, at and as of such time), (B) the representations and warranties of Geeknet contained in Section 4.05 (Capitalization) shall not be true and correct, in each case at and as of the Expiration Date as if made at and as of the Expiration Date (except to the extent any such representations and warranties by their terms address matters only at and as of another specified time, in which case only at and as of such time), and (C) the other representations and warranties of Geeknet contained in this Agreement shall not be true and correct, in each case at and as of the Expiration Date as if made at and as of the Expiration Date (except to the extent any such representations and warranties by their terms address matters only as of another specified time, in which case only at and as of such time), except, in the case of this clause (C), where the failure of such representations and warranties to be so true and correct has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect;	
 
 	(iv)	Geeknet has failed to perform or comply with in any material respect all of its covenants and obligations hereunder required to be performed by it at or prior to the Expiration Date; and	
 
 	(v)	Purchaser has failed to receive a certificate of Geeknet, executed by its chief executive officer or the chief financial officer, dated as of the Expiration Date, to the effect that the conditions set forth in paragraphs (c)(iii) and (c)(iv) above have been satisfied.	
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The foregoing conditions, other than the Minimum Condition and the Termination Condition, are for the sole benefit of Parent and Purchaser and may be asserted by Parent or Purchaser regardless of the circumstances giving rise to any such conditions and may be waived by Parent or Purchaser in writing in whole or in part at any time and from time to time in their sole and absolute discretion, in each case subject to the terms of the Agreement and the applicable rules and regulations of the SEC. The failure by Parent or Purchaser at any time to exercise any of the foregoing rights shall not be deemed a waiver of any such right and each such right shall be deemed an ongoing right which may be asserted at any time and from time to time. However, under the terms of the Merger Agreement, without the consent of Geeknet, we are not permitted to (i) decrease the Offer Price, (ii) change the form of consideration payable in the Offer, (iii) change the number of shares of Common Stock to be purchased in the Offer, (iv) amend or waive the Minimum Condition, the Termination Condition, the HSR Condition or the Governmental Authority Condition, (v) add any condition to the Offer or any term that is adverse to the holders of the Shares, (vi) provide for a “subsequent offering period” (or any extension thereof) in accordance with Rule 14d-11 under the Exchange Act or (vii) modify, supplement or amend any other term or condition of the Offer in a manner adverse to the holders of the Shares.
 
16.	Regulatory Approvals; Certain Legal Matters.	
General. Except as described in this Section 16, based on our examination of publicly available information filed by Geeknet with the SEC and other information concerning Geeknet, we are not aware of any governmental license or regulatory permit that appears to be material to Geeknet’s business that might be adversely affected by our acquisition of Shares as contemplated herein or of any approval or other action by any governmental, administrative or regulatory authority or agency, domestic or foreign, that would be required for the acquisition or ownership of Shares by Purchaser or Parent as contemplated herein. Should any such approval or other action be required, we currently contemplate that, except as described below under “State Takeover Laws,” such approval or other action will be sought. While we do not currently intend to delay acceptance for payment of Shares tendered pursuant to the Offer pending the outcome of any such matter, there can be no assurance that any such approval or other action, if needed, would be obtained or would be obtained without substantial conditions or that if such approvals were not obtained or such other actions were not taken, adverse consequences might not result to Geeknet’s business, any of which under certain conditions specified in the Merger Agreement, could cause us to elect to terminate the Offer without the purchase of Shares thereunder under certain conditions. See Section 15 — “Conditions of the Offer.”
Compliance with the HSR Act. Under the HSR Act, and the related rules and regulations promulgated by the FTC, certain transactions may not be consummated until specified information and documentary material (“Premerger Notification and Report Forms”) have been furnished to the FTC and the Antitrust Division and certain waiting period requirements have been satisfied. The requirements of the HSR Act apply to the acquisition of Shares in the Offer.
Under the HSR Act, our purchase of Shares in the Offer may not be completed until the expiration of a 15 calendar day waiting period following the filing by Parent, on behalf of Purchaser, of a Premerger Notification and Report Form concerning the Offer with the FTC and the Antitrust Division, unless the waiting period is earlier terminated by the FTC and the Antitrust Division. Each of Parent and Geeknet filed on June 9, 2015 a Premerger Notification and Report Form with the FTC and the Antitrust Division in connection with the purchase of Shares in the Offer. Early termination of the waiting period under the HSR Act was granted on June 12, 2015. The Merger will not require an additional filing under the HSR Act if Purchaser owns more than 50% of the outstanding Shares at the time of the Merger or if the Merger occurs within one year after the HSR Act waiting period applicable to the Offer expires or is terminated.
The FTC and the Antitrust Division may scrutinize the legality under the U.S. federal antitrust laws of Purchaser’s proposed acquisition of Geeknet. At any time before or after Purchaser’s acceptance for payment of Shares pursuant to the Offer, if the Antitrust Division or the FTC believes that the Offer would violate the U.S. federal antitrust laws by substantially lessening competition in any line of commerce affecting U.S. consumers,
 
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the FTC and the Antitrust Division have the authority to challenge the transaction by seeking a federal court order enjoining the transaction or, if Shares have already been acquired, requiring disposition of such Shares, or the divestiture of substantial assets of Parent, Purchaser, Geeknet, or any of their respective subsidiaries or affiliates or requiring other conduct relief. United States state attorneys general and private persons may also bring legal action under the antitrust laws seeking similar relief or seeking conditions to the completion of the Offer. While Parent believes that consummation of the Offer would not violate any antitrust laws, there can be no assurance that a challenge to the Offer on antitrust grounds will not be made or, if a challenge is made, what the result will be. See Section 15 — “Conditions of the Offer.”
State Takeover Laws. Geeknet is incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware. In general, Section 203 of the DGCL prevents a Delaware corporation from engaging in a “business combination” (defined to include mergers and certain other actions) with an “interested stockholder” (including a person who owns or has the right to acquire 15% or more of a corporation’s outstanding voting stock) for a period of three years following the date such person became an “interested stockholder” unless, among other things, the “business combination” is approved by the board of directors of such corporation before such person became an “interested stockholder.” The Geeknet Board has approved the Merger Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby, including the Offer and the Merger, for purposes of Section 203 of the DGCL.
Geeknet, directly or through subsidiaries, conducts business in a number of states throughout the United States, some of which have enacted takeover laws. We do not know whether any of these laws will, by their terms, apply to the Offer or the Merger and have not attempted to comply with any such laws. Should any person seek to apply any state takeover law, we will take such action as then appears desirable, which may include challenging the validity or applicability of any such statute in appropriate court proceedings. In the event any person asserts that the takeover laws of any state are applicable to the Offer or the Merger, and an appropriate court does not determine that it is inapplicable or invalid as applied to the Offer or the Merger, we may be required to file certain information with, or receive approvals from, the relevant state authorities. In addition, if enjoined, we may be unable to accept for payment any Shares tendered pursuant to the Offer, or be delayed in continuing or consummating the Offer and the Merger. In such case, we may not be obligated to accept for payment any Shares tendered in the Offer. See Section 15 — “Conditions of the Offer.”
Going Private Transactions. The SEC has adopted Rule 13e-3 under the Exchange Act, which is applicable to certain “going private” transactions, and which may under certain circumstances be applicable to the Merger or other business combination following the purchase of Shares pursuant to the Offer in which we seek to acquire the remaining Shares not then held by us. We believe that Rule 13e-3 under the Exchange Act will not be applicable to the Merger because we were not, at the time the Merger Agreement was executed, and are not, an affiliate of Geeknet (for purposes of the Exchange Act); it is anticipated that the Merger will be effected as soon as practicable after the consummation of the Offer (and in any event within one year following the consummation of the Offer); and, in the Merger, stockholders will receive the same price per Share as the Offer Price.
Stockholder Approval Not Required. Section 251(h) of the DGCL provides that stockholder approval of a merger is not required if certain requirements are met, including that (1) the acquiring company consummates a tender offer for any and all of the outstanding common stock of the company to be acquired that, absent Section 251(h) of the DGCL, would be entitled to vote on the merger, (2) following the consummation of such tender offer, the acquiring company owns at least such percentage of the stock of the company to be acquired that, absent Section 251(h) of the DGCL, would be required to adopt the merger and (3) at the time that the board of directors of the company to be acquired approves the merger, no other party to the merger agreement is an interested stockholder under the DGCL. If the Minimum Condition is satisfied and we accept Shares for payment pursuant to the Offer, we will hold a sufficient number of Shares to ensure that Geeknet will not be required to submit the adoption of the Merger Agreement to a vote of the stockholders of Geeknet. Following the consummation of the Offer and subject to the satisfaction of the remaining conditions set forth in the Merger Agreement, Parent, Purchaser and Geeknet will take all necessary and appropriate action to effect the Merger as promptly as practicable without a meeting of stockholders of Geeknet in accordance with Section 251(h) of the DGCL.
 
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Legal Proceedings. On June 10, 2015, members of the Geeknet Board, Purchaser and Parent were named as defendants in an alleged class action lawsuit brought by a purported Company stockholder challenging the proposed transaction, which was filed in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware Court, and captioned Prodosh Aich v. Kathryn K. McCarthy, et al. (the “Aich Action”). The Aich Action purports to be brought individually and as a class action on behalf of the Company’s stockholders and generally alleges that, among other things, (i) each member of the Geeknet Board breached his or her fiduciary duties in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, (ii) Purchaser and Parent allegedly aided and abetted such alleged breaches and (iii) such alleged breaches are that the proposed price payable to plaintiff and the class in the Transaction and the sales process are unfair and inadequate. The Aich Action seeks, among other relief, to enjoin the defendants from consummating the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, rescission or rescissory damages to the extent such transactions are consummated and attorneys’ fees and costs. The foregoing summary is qualified in its entirety by reference to the complaint filed as Exhibit (a)(5)(A) to the Schedule TO.
 
17.	Appraisal Rights.	
No appraisal rights are available to the holders of Shares in connection with the Offer. However, if the Merger is consummated, the holders of Shares immediately prior to the Effective Time who (i) did not tender their Shares in the Offer; (ii) follow the procedures set forth in Section 262 of the DGCL; and (iii) do not thereafter withdraw their demand for appraisal of such Shares or otherwise lose their appraisal rights, in each case in accordance with the DGCL, will be entitled to have their Shares appraised by the Delaware Court of Chancery and receive payment of the “fair value” of such Shares, exclusive of any element of value arising from the accomplishment or expectation of the Merger, together with a fair rate of interest, as determined by such court.
The “fair value” of any Shares could be based upon considerations other than, or in addition to, the price paid in the Offer and the market value of such Shares. Holders of Shares should recognize that the value so determined could be higher or lower than, or the same as, the Offer Price or the consideration payable in the Merger (which is equivalent in amount to the Offer Price). Moreover, we may argue in an appraisal proceeding that, for purposes of such proceeding, the fair value of such Shares is less than such amount.
Under Section 262 of the DGCL, where a merger is approved under Section 251(h), either a constituent corporation before the effective date of the merger, or the surviving corporation within ten days thereafter, shall notify each of the holders of any class or series of stock of such constituent corporation who are entitled to appraisal rights of the approval of the merger or consolidation and that appraisal rights are available for any or all shares of such class or series of stock of such constituent corporation, and shall include in such notice a copy of Section 262 of the DGCL.  The Schedule 14D-9 will constitute the formal notice of appraisal rights under Section 262 of the DGCL.
 
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As will be described more fully in the Schedule 14D-9, if a stockholder elects to exercise appraisal rights under Section 262 of the DGCL, such stockholder must do all of the following:
 
 	•	 	within the later of the consummation of the Offer and 20 days after the mailing of the Schedule 14D-9, deliver to Geeknet a written demand for appraisal of Shares held, which demand must reasonably inform Geeknet of the identity of the stockholder and that the stockholder is demanding appraisal;	
 
 	•	 	not tender their Shares in the Offer; and	
 
 	•	 	continuously hold of record the Shares from the date on which the written demand for appraisal is made through the Effective Time.	
The foregoing summary of the appraisal rights of stockholders under the DGCL does not purport to be a complete statement of the procedures to be followed by stockholders desiring to exercise any appraisal rights available thereunder and is qualified in its entirety by reference to Section 262 of the DGCL. The proper exercise of appraisal rights requires strict and timely adherence to the applicable provisions of Delaware law. A copy of Section 262 of the DGCL will be included as Annex B to the Schedule 14D-9.
The information provided above is for informational purposes only with respect to your alternatives if the Merger is consummated. If you tender your Shares pursuant to the Offer, you will not be entitled to exercise appraisal rights with respect to your Shares but, instead, subject to the Offer Conditions, you will receive the Offer Price for your Shares.
 
18.	Fees and Expenses.	
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated is acting as Dealer Manager in connection with the Offer, for which services it will receive customary fees. Parent has agreed to indemnify Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated and related parties for certain liabilities and other items, including liabilities under the federal securities laws, arising out of or related to the engagement.
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated and its affiliates have provided, and may in the future provide, various investment banking and other services to us for which they have received, or we expect they will receive, customary compensation from us.
In the ordinary course, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated and its affiliates and employees may trade securities of Parent or its affiliates and Geeknet and its affiliates, for their own accounts and for the accounts of their customers, may at any time hold a long or short position in such securities, and may also trade and hold securities on behalf of Parent and certain of its affiliates. As a result, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated and its affiliates at any time may own certain of securities of Parent and/or Geeknet, including the Shares, or their affiliates. In addition, the Dealer Manager and its affiliates may tender Shares into the Offer for their own account.
Parent has retained Georgeson Inc. to be the Information Agent and Computershare Trust Company, N.A. to be the depositary and paying agent in connection with the Offer. The Information Agent may contact holders of Shares by mail, telephone, telecopy, telegraph and personal interview and may request banks, brokers, dealers and other nominees to forward materials relating to the Offer to beneficial owners of Shares.
The Information Agent and the Depositary each will receive reasonable and customary compensation for their respective services in connection with the Offer, will be reimbursed for reasonable out-of-pocket expenses and will be indemnified against certain liabilities and expenses in connection therewith, including certain liabilities under federal securities laws.
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Shares pursuant to the Offer. Brokers, dealers, commercial banks and trust companies will, upon request, be reimbursed by Purchaser for customary mailing and handling expenses incurred by them in forwarding offering materials to their customers. In those jurisdictions where applicable laws require the Offer to be made by a licensed broker or dealer, the Offer shall be deemed to be made on behalf of Purchaser by one or more registered brokers or dealers licensed under the laws of such jurisdiction to be designated by Purchaser.
 
19.	Miscellaneous.	
The Offer is not being made to (nor will tenders be accepted from or on behalf of) holders of Shares in any jurisdiction in which the making of the Offer or the acceptance thereof would not be in compliance with the securities, blue sky or other laws of such jurisdiction. In those jurisdictions where applicable laws require the Offer to be made by a licensed broker or dealer, the Offer shall be deemed to be made on behalf of Purchaser by Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated or one or more registered brokers or dealers licensed under the laws of such jurisdiction to be designated by Purchaser.
No person has been authorized to give any information or to make any representation on behalf of Parent or Purchaser not contained herein or in the Letter of Transmittal, and, if given or made, such information or representation must not be relied upon as having been authorized. No broker, dealer, bank, trust company, fiduciary or other person shall be deemed to be the agent of Purchaser, the Depositary, the Information Agent or the Dealer Manager for the purpose of the Offer.
Purchaser has filed with the SEC a Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO pursuant to Rule 14d-3 of the General Rules and Regulations under the Exchange Act, together with exhibits furnishing certain additional information with respect to the Offer, and may file amendments thereto. Geeknet has advised Purchaser that it will file no later than June 15, 2015 with the SEC its Solicitation/Recommendation Statement on Schedule 14D-9 setting forth the recommendation of the Geeknet Board with respect to the Offer and the reasons for such recommendation and furnishing certain additional related information. A copy of such documents, and any amendments thereto, may, when filed, be examined at, and copies may be obtained from, the SEC in the manner set forth under Section 7 — “Certain Information Concerning Geeknet” above.
Gadget Acquisition, Inc.
June 15, 2015
 
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SCHEDULE I — INFORMATION RELATING TO PARENT AND PURCHASER
Parent
The following table sets forth the name, citizenship, present principal occupation or employment and past material occupations, positions, offices or employment for at least the past five years for each director and executive officer of Parent as of the Offer date. The current business address of each person is c/o GameStop Corp., 625 Westport Parkway, Grapevine, Texas 76051 and the business telephone number is (817) 424-2000.

Name	  	Position with Purchaser	  	Age	 	  	Citizenship	 	
Daniel A. DeMatteo	  	Executive Chairman and Director	  	 	67	  	  	 	United States	  	
J. Paul Raines	  	Chief Executive Officer and Director	  	 	51	  	  	 	United States	  	
Tony D. Bartel	  	Chief Operating Officer	  	 	51	  	  	 	United States	  	
Robert A. Lloyd	  	Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer	  	 	53	  	  	 	United States	  	
Michael K. Mauler	  	Executive Vice President and President, GameStop International	  	 	54	  	  	 	United States	  	
Michael P. Hogan	  	Executive Vice President, Strategic Business and Brand Development	  	 	56	  	  	 	United States	  	
Michael T. Buskey	  	Executive Vice President and President, U.S. Stores	  	 	66	  	  	 	United States	  	
Jerome L. Davis	  	Director	  	 	60	  	  	 	United States	  	
R. Richard Fontaine	  	Director	  	 	73	  	  	 	United States	  	
Thomas N. Kelly Jr.	  	Director	  	 	68	  	  	 	United States	  	
Shane S. Kim	  	Director	  	 	52	  	  	 	United States	  	
Steven R. Koonin	  	Director	  	 	58	  	  	 	United States	  	
Stephanie M. Shern	  	Director	  	 	67	  	  	 	United States	  	
Gerald R. Szczepanski	  	Director	  	 	67	  	  	 	United States	  	
Kathy P. Vrabeck	  	Director	  	 	52	  	  	 	United States	  	
Lawrence S. Zilavy	  	Director	  	 	64	  	  	 	United States	  	
Daniel A. DeMatteo is a Director and Executive Chairman of Parent, a position he has held since June 2010. He served as the Chief Executive Officer from August 2008 to June 2010. He served as Vice Chairman and Chief Operating Officer from March 2005 to August 2008. Prior to March 2005, Mr. DeMatteo served as President and Chief Operating Officer of Parent or its predecessor companies since November 1996. He has served on its Board since 2002 and has been an executive officer in the video game industry since 1988.
J. Paul Raines is a Director and is Chief Executive Officer of Parent. Prior to being named CEO in June 2010, he served as Chief Operating Officer, a position he held since joining Parent in September 2008. Prior to joining Parent, Mr. Raines spent eight years with The Home Depot, a home improvement retailer, in various management positions in retail operations, including as Executive Vice President of U.S. Stores and President of the Southern Division. Prior to The Home Depot, he spent four years in global sourcing for L.L. Bean, a privately-held outdoor apparel and equipment retailer.
Tony D. Bartel is Chief Operating Officer of Parent, a role he has held since January 2015. He served as President from 2010 to 2015 and Executive Vice President of Merchandising and Marketing from 2007 to 2010. Prior to that, Mr. Bartel was the Senior Vice President of International Finance, a role he held since joining Parent in 2005.
Robert A. Lloyd is Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Parent, a role he has held since 2010. Mr. Lloyd also served as of Parent’s Chief Accounting Officer, a position he held from 2005 to 2010. Prior to that, Mr. Lloyd was the Vice President - Finance of Parent or its predecessor companies from 2000 and was the Controller of Parent’s predecessor companies from 1996 to 2000.
 
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Michael K. Mauler is Executive Vice President and President of GameStop International, a role he has held since 2010. Mr. Mauler was formerly Parent’s Senior Vice President of Supply Chain and International Support, a position he held since 2005.
Michael P. Hogan is the Executive Vice President of Strategic Business and Brand Development of Parent, a role he has held since 2012. He joined Parent in 2008 as Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer. Previously, Mr. Hogan served as a Principal with Strategic Frameworking, a strategic consulting firm.
Michael T. Buskey is the Executive Vice President and President of U.S. Stores of Parent, a role he has held since January 2015. He joined Parent in 2010 as Senior Vice President of Human Resources. Previously, Mr. Buskey served as Senior Vice President of Human Resources for The Home Depot, a home improvement retailer with a business address of 2455 Paces Ferry Road, Atlanta, Georgia 30339.
Jerome L. Davis is a Director and Chair of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of Parent. Mr. Davis has served as a Director since October 2005. Mr. Davis is Executive Vice President & Chief Revenue Officer for Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority located at 1 Aviation Circle, Washington, D.C. 20001. Mr. Davis was President of Jerome L. Davis & Associates, LLC, a consulting firm focusing on executive coaching and leadership development located at 15304 Linn Park Terrace, Lakewood Ranch, Florida 34202, from 2006 until August 2014. He previously served as Corporate Vice President of Food and Retail for Waste Management, Inc., the leading provider of integrated environmental solutions in North America located at 1001 Fannin Street, Suite 4000, Houston, Texas 77002, from January 2010 to June 2012. Mr. Davis was Global Vice President, Service Excellence for Electronic Data Systems, a business and technology services company, from July 2003 until October 2005. From May 2001 to July 2003, he served in various capacities at Electronic Data Systems, including Chief Client Executive Officer and President, Americas for Business Process Management.
R. Richard Fontaine is a Director of Parent. He served as Chairman International from June 2010 until March 2013 and as Executive Chairman of the Board of Parent from August 2008 until June 2010. Mr. Fontaine was Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer from Parent’s predecessor company’s initial public offering in February 2002 until August 2008. In addition, Mr. Fontaine served as Chief Executive Officer of Parent’s predecessor companies from November 1996 to February 2002. He has been an executive officer or director in the video game industry since 1988.
Thomas N. Kelly Jr. is a Director and a member of the Compensation Committee of Parent. He has served as a Director of Parent since July 2012. Mr. Kelly served as Executive Vice President, Transition Integration of Sprint Nextel Corp., a global communications company (“Sprint Nextel”), from December 2005 until his retirement in April 2006. He served as the Chief Strategy Officer of Sprint Nextel from August 2005 until December 2005. He served as the Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Nextel Communications, Inc., a global communications company (“Nextel”), which became Sprint Nextel, from February 2003 until August 2005, and as Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer of Nextel from 1996 until February 2003.
Shane S. Kim is a Director and a member of the Compensation Committee of Parent. He has served as a Director of Parent since July 2011. Mr. Kim worked for Microsoft Corporation (“Microsoft”), leading provider of software and technology solutions, for almost 20 years, retiring in January 2010. For the last 15 years at Microsoft, Mr. Kim was with Microsoft’s Interactive Entertainment Business division, most recently as its Corporate Vice President of Strategy and Business Development. Before that, Mr. Kim was the Corporate Vice President of Microsoft Game Studios, where he oversaw a team of approximately 1,000 programmers, designers, artists and producers developing a broad range of Xbox 360 and Windows titles. Since retiring from Microsoft in January 2010, Mr. Kim has been an independent adviser to companies in the interactive entertainment and digital media industries.
Steven R. Koonin is a Director and is a member of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of Parent. He has served as a Director of Parent since June 2007. Mr. Koonin is the CEO of the National
 
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Basketball Association’s Atlanta Hawks located at Centennial Tower, 101 Marietta St. NW, Suite 1900, Atlanta, Georgia 30303, a position he has held since April of 2014. He is formerly the President of Turner Entertainment Networks (“Turner”) located at 1050 Techwood Dr. NW, Atlanta, Georgia 30318, which includes TNT, TBS, truTV and Turner Classic Movies. Mr. Koonin joined Turner Broadcasting System in 2000 and was promoted to President of Turner in 2006.
Stephanie M. Shern is a Director and Chair of the Audit Committee of Parent and has served in these capacities since 2002. Mrs. Shern is also Parent’s lead independent director. From 1995 until 2001, Mrs. Shern was the Vice Chair and Global Director of Retail and Consumer Products for Ernst & Young LLP (“Ernst & Young”), a professional services organization, and a member of Ernst & Young’s Management Committee. Mrs. Shern became a Partner at Ernst & Young in 1981 and was with that firm for over 30 years.
Gerald R. Szczepanski is a Director and has served as a Director for Parent and its predecessor companies since 2002. Mr. Szczepanski is Chair of the Compensation Committee of Parent. Mr. Szczepanski is currently retired. Mr. Szczepanski was the co-founder, and, from 1994 to 2005, the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Gadzooks, Inc., a publicly traded specialty retailer of casual clothing and accessories for teenagers.
Kathy P. Vrabeck is a Director and a member of the Audit Committee of Parent. She has served as a Director of Parent since June 2012. She is currently a Partner at Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc. (“Heidrick & Struggles”), an executive search firm, where she serves as both Global Sector Leader in their Media, Entertainment and Digital practice and partner-in-charge of the Los Angeles office located at 11100 Santa Monica Boulevard, Suite 200, Los Angeles, California 90025. Prior to joining Heidrick & Struggles in July 2011, Ms. Vrabeck was with Legendary Pictures, a film production company located at 2900 West Alameda Ave., Floor 15, Burbank, CA 91505, from March 2009 to March 2011 where she served as President, Legendary Digital and was responsible for the creation, management and delivery of digital entertainment, with a focus on video games, across current and next-generation platforms. From May 2007 to November 2008, Ms. Vrabeck was with Electronic Arts, Inc. (“EA”), a developer, marketer, publisher and distributor of video games, where she served as President, EA Casual Entertainment.
Lawrence S. Zilavy is a Director and a member of the Audit Committee and the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of Parent. He has served as a Director of Parent since October 2005. Since October 2009, Mr. Zilavy has been employed by a private family investment office. Mr. Zilavy was a Senior Vice President of Barnes & Noble College Booksellers, Inc., a college book retailer, from May 2006 to September 2009. He was Executive Vice President, Corporate Finance and Strategic Planning for Barnes & Noble, Inc. (“Barnes & Noble”), a bookseller and retailer of content, digital media and education products, from May 2003 until November 2004 and was Chief Financial Officer of Barnes & Noble from June 2002 through April 2003.
Purchaser
The following table sets forth the name, citizenship, present principal occupation or employment and past material occupations, positions, offices or employment for at least the past five years for each director and executive officer of Purchaser as of the Offer date. The current business address of each person is c/o GameStop Corp., 625 Westport Parkway, Grapevine, Texas 76051 and the business telephone number is (817) 424-2000.

Name	  	Position with Purchaser	  	Age	 	  	Citizenship	 	
J. Paul Raines	  	Chief Executive Officer	  	 	51	  	  	 	United States	  	
Tony D. Bartel	  	President	  	 	51	  	  	 	United States	  	
Robert A. Lloyd	  	Chief Financial Officer and Director	  	 	53	  	  	 	United States	  	
Michael P. Hogan	  	Executive Vice President, Strategic Business and Brand Development	  	 	56	  	  	 	United States	  	
Michael Nichols	  	Senior Vice President, Treasurer, and Director	  	 	48	  	  	 	United States	  	
 
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Michael Nichols has served as the Senior Vice President-International Finance and Treasurer of Parent since 2011. Prior to becoming Senior Vice President-International Finance Treasurer of Parent, Mr. Nichols served as the Vice President and Treasurer from 2005 to 2011.
Information with respect Messrs. Raines, Bartel, Lloyd and Hogan is set forth in “Parent” above.
 
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Manually signed facsimiles of the Letter of Transmittal, properly completed, will be accepted. The Letter of Transmittal and certificates evidencing Shares and any other required documents should be sent or delivered by each stockholder or its, his or her broker, dealer, commercial bank, trust company or other nominee to the Depositary at one of its addresses set forth below:
The Depositary for the Offer is:

 
 	 	 	
If delivering by mail:	 	By courier or overnight delivery:	
 	 	
Computershare Trust Company, N.A.
c/o Voluntary Corporate Actions
P.O. Box 43011
Providence, RI 02940-3011	 	Computershare Trust Company, N.A.
c/o Voluntary Corporate Actions
250 Royall Street, Suite V
Canton, MA 02021	
Questions and requests for assistance may be directed to the Information Agent at its address and telephone numbers set forth below. Requests for copies of the Offer to Purchase and the related Letter of Transmittal and Notice of Guaranteed Delivery may be directed to the Information Agent. Such copies will be furnished promptly at Purchaser’s expense. Stockholders may also contact the Dealer Manager or brokers, dealers, commercial banks or trust companies for assistance concerning the Offer. Purchaser will not pay any fees or commissions to any broker or dealer or any other person (other than the Information Agent or the Dealer Manager) for soliciting tenders of Shares pursuant to the Offer.
The Information Agent for the Offer is:

480 Washington Blvd., 26th Floor
Jersey City, NJ 07310
Banks, Brokers and Shareholders
Call Toll-Free (888) 877-5360
Or Contact via E-mail at:
GameStopOffer@georgeson.com
The Dealer Manager for the Offer is:
BofA Merrill Lynch
Bank of America Tower
One Bryant Park
New York, NY 10036
(888) 803-9655 (Toll-Free)

Exhibit (a)(1)(B)
LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL
To Tender Shares of Common Stock
of
GEEKNET, INC.
a Delaware corporation
at
$20.00 NET PER SHARE
Pursuant to the Offer to Purchase
dated June 15, 2015
by
GADGET ACQUISITION, INC.
a wholly owned subsidiary of
GAMESTOP CORP.
 
THE OFFER AND WITHDRAWAL RIGHTS WILL EXPIRE AT 11:59 P.M., NEW YORK CITY TIME, ON JULY 13, 2015, UNLESS THE OFFER IS EXTENDED OR EARLIER TERMINATED (SUCH DATE AND TIME, AS IT MAY BE EXTENDED, THE “EXPIRATION DATE”).
The Depositary for the Offer is:

 
 	 	 	
If delivering by mail:	 	By courier or overnight delivery:	
Computershare Trust Company, N.A.
c/o Voluntary Corporate Actions
P.O. Box 43011
Providence, RI 02940-3011	 	Computershare Trust Company, N.A.
c/o Voluntary Corporate Actions
250 Royall Street, Suite V
Canton, MA 02021	
Delivery of this Letter of Transmittal to an address other than those set forth above will not constitute a valid delivery to the Depositary (as defined below). You must sign this Letter of Transmittal in the appropriate space provided therefor below, with signature guaranteed, if required, and complete the IRS Form W-9 included in this Letter of Transmittal, if required. The instructions set forth in this Letter of Transmittal should be read carefully before you tender any of your Shares (as defined below) into the Offer (as defined below).
DESCRIPTION OF SHARES TENDERED

Name(s) and Address(es) of Registered Holder(s)
(Please fill in, if blank, exactly as name(s) appear(s)
on certificate(s)) (Attach additional signed list if
necessary)	 	Shares Tendered	 	
 	 	 
 	Certificate
Number(s)(*)	  
  	 	Total Number of
Shares Represented
by Certificate(s)(**)	 	Total Number of
Shares
Tendered(**)	 	

 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	    Total Shares	  	 	 	 	 	 	

(*)	Certificate numbers are not required if tender is being made by book-entry transfer.	

(**)	Unless a lower number of Shares to be tendered is otherwise indicated, it will be assumed that all Shares described above, including all book-entry shares, are being tendered. See Instruction 4.	
The Offer is not being made to (and no tenders will be accepted from or on behalf of) holders of Shares in any jurisdiction in which the making of the Offer or acceptance thereof would not be in compliance with the securities, “blue sky” or other laws of such jurisdiction.
This Letter of Transmittal is being delivered to you in connection with the offer by Gadget Acquisition, Inc. (“Purchaser”), a wholly owned subsidiary of GameStop Corp., a Delaware corporation (“Parent”), to purchase all of the issued and outstanding shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Shares”), of Geeknet, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Geeknet”), at a purchase price of $20.00 per Share net to the seller in cash, without interest thereon and less any applicable withholding taxes, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Letter of Transmittal and the related Offer to Purchase, dated June 15, 2015 (the “Offer to Purchase,” which, together with this Letter of Transmittal, as they may be amended or supplemented from time to time, collectively constitute the “Offer”). The Offer expires on the Expiration Date.
This Letter of Transmittal is to be used by stockholders of Geeknet if certificates (the “Share Certificates”) for Shares are to be forwarded herewith or, unless an Agent’s Message (as defined in Section 2 of the Offer to Purchase) is utilized, if delivery of Shares is to be made by book-entry transfer to an account maintained by the Depositary at The Depository Trust Company (“DTC”) (as described in Section 2 of the Offer to Purchase and pursuant to the procedures set forth in Section 3 thereof).
 
¨	CHECK HERE IF TENDERED SHARES ARE BEING DELIVERED HEREWITH.	
Stockholders whose Share Certificates are not immediately available, or who cannot complete the procedure for book-entry transfer on a timely basis, or who cannot deliver all other required documents to the Depositary prior to the Expiration Date, must tender their Shares according to the guaranteed delivery procedure set forth in Section 3 of the Offer to Purchase in order to participate in the Offer. Shares tendered by the Notice of Guaranteed Delivery (as defined below) will be excluded from the calculation of the Minimum Condition (as defined in the Offer to Purchase), unless such Shares and other required documents are received by the Depositary by the Expiration Date. See Instruction 2.  Delivery of documents to DTC  does not  constitute delivery to the Depositary.
 
¨	CHECK HERE IF TENDERED SHARES ARE BEING DELIVERED BY BOOK-ENTRY TRANSFER MADE TO AN ACCOUNT MAINTAINED BY THE DEPOSITARY WITH DTC AND COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING (NOTE THAT ONLY FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS THAT ARE PARTICIPANTS IN DTC MAY DELIVER SHARES BY BOOK-ENTRY TRANSFER):	

Name of Tendering Institution:  	 	 	
 	 	
DTC Account Number:  	 	 	
 	 	
Transaction Code Number:  	 	 	
 
¨	CHECK HERE IF TENDERED SHARES ARE BEING DELIVERED PURSUANT TO A NOTICE OF GUARANTEED DELIVERY PREVIOUSLY SENT TO THE DEPOSITARY AND COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING:	

Name(s) of Tendering Stockholder(s):  	 	 	
 	 	
Window Ticket Number (if any):  	 	 	
 	 	
Date of Execution of Notice of Guaranteed Delivery:  	 	 	
 	 	
Name of Eligible Institution that Guaranteed Delivery:  	 	 	
 
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Additional Information if Shares Have Been Lost, Destroyed or Stolen, Are Being Delivered By Book-Entry Transfer, or Are Being Delivered Pursuant to a Previous Notice of Guaranteed Delivery
If Share Certificates you are tendering with this Letter of Transmittal have been lost, stolen, destroyed or mutilated, you should contact Computershare Trust Company, N.A. (the “Transfer Agent”) at (877) 373-6374 (toll-free in the United States) or +1 (781) 575-3120 (international) regarding the requirements for replacement. You may be required to post a bond to secure against the risk that the Share Certificates may be subsequently recirculated. You are urged to contact the Transfer Agent immediately in order to receive further instructions, for a determination of whether you will need to post a bond and to permit timely processing of this documentation. See Instruction 11.
 
¨	CHECK HERE IF YOU HAVE LOST YOUR SHARE CERTIFICATE(S) AND REQUIRE ASSISTANCE IN OBTAINING REPLACEMENT CERTIFICATE(S). BY CHECKING THIS BOX, YOU UNDERSTAND THAT YOU MUST CONTACT THE TRANSFER AGENT TO OBTAIN INSTRUCTIONS FOR REPLACING LOST CERTIFICATES. SEE INSTRUCTION 11.	
 
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NOTE: SIGNATURES MUST BE PROVIDED BELOW. PLEASE READ ACCOMPANYING INSTRUCTIONS
CAREFULLY
Ladies and Gentlemen:
The undersigned hereby tenders to Gadget Acquisition, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Purchaser”), the above described shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Shares”), of Geeknet, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Geeknet”), pursuant to Purchaser’s offer to purchase all of the outstanding Shares, at a purchase price of $20.00 per Share (the “Offer Price”), net to the seller in cash, without interest thereon and less any applicable withholding taxes, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Offer to Purchase, dated June 15, 2015 (the “Offer to Purchase”), and in this Letter of Transmittal (the “Letter of Transmittal” which, together with the Offer to Purchase, as each may be amended and supplemented from time to time, collectively constitute the “Offer”), receipt of which is hereby acknowledged.
Upon the terms and subject to the conditions of the Offer (and if the Offer is extended or amended, the terms of any such extension or amendment), and effective upon acceptance for payment of the Shares validly tendered herewith and not properly withdrawn prior to the Expiration Date (as defined in the Introduction to the Offer to Purchase) in accordance with the terms of the Offer, the undersigned hereby sells, assigns and transfers to or upon the order of Purchaser all right, title and interest in and to all of the Shares that are being tendered hereby (and any and all dividends, distributions, rights, other Shares or other securities issued or issuable in respect thereof on or after the date hereof (collectively, “Distributions”)) and irrevocably constitutes and appoints Computershare Trust Company, N.A. (the “Depositary”) the true and lawful agent and attorney-in-fact of the undersigned with respect to such Shares (and any and all Distributions), with full power of substitution (such power of attorney being deemed to be an irrevocable power coupled with an interest in the Shares tendered by this Letter of Transmittal), to (i) deliver certificates (the “Share Certificates”) for such Shares (and any and all Distributions) or transfer ownership of such Shares (and any and all Distributions) on the account books maintained by DTC, together, in any such case, with all accompanying evidences of transfer and authenticity, to or upon the order of Purchaser, (ii) present such Shares (and any and all Distributions) for transfer on the books of Geeknet and (iii) receive all benefits and otherwise exercise all rights of beneficial ownership of such Shares (and any and all Distributions), all in accordance with the terms and subject to the conditions of the Offer.
By executing this Letter of Transmittal (or taking action resulting in the delivery of an Agent’s Message), the undersigned hereby irrevocably appoints each of Michael P. Hogan and Robert A. Lloyd and any other designees of Purchaser acting singly as the attorneys-in-fact and proxies of the undersigned, each with full power of substitution, (i) to vote at any annual or special meeting of Geeknet’s stockholders or any adjournment or postponement thereof or otherwise in such manner as each such attorney-in-fact and proxy or its, his or her substitute shall in its, his or her sole discretion deem proper with respect to, (ii) to execute any written consent concerning any matter as each such attorney-in-fact and proxy or its, his or her substitute shall in its, his or her sole discretion deem proper with respect to and (iii) to otherwise act as each such attorney-in-fact and proxy or its, his or her substitute shall in its, his or her sole discretion deem proper with respect to, all of the Shares (and any and all Distributions) tendered hereby and accepted for payment by Purchaser. This appointment will be effective if and when, and only to the extent that, Purchaser accepts such Shares for payment pursuant to the Offer. This power of attorney and proxy are irrevocable and are granted in consideration of the acceptance for payment of such Shares in accordance with the terms of the Offer. Such acceptance for payment shall, without further action, revoke any prior powers of attorney and proxies granted by the undersigned at any time with respect to such Shares (and any and all Distributions), and no subsequent powers of attorney, proxies, consents or revocations may be given by the undersigned with respect thereto (and, if given, will not be deemed effective). Purchaser reserves the right to require that, in order for the Shares to be deemed validly tendered, immediately upon Purchaser’s acceptance for payment of such Shares, Purchaser or its designees must be able to exercise full voting, consent and other rights with respect to such Shares (and any and all Distributions), including voting at any meeting of Geeknet’s stockholders.
The undersigned hereby represents and warrants that the undersigned has full power and authority to tender, sell, assign and transfer any and all of the Shares tendered hereby (and any and all Distributions) and that, when the same are accepted for payment by Purchaser, Purchaser will acquire good, marketable and unencumbered title to such Shares (and such Distributions), free and clear of all liens, restrictions, charges and encumbrances and the same will not be subject to any adverse claims. The undersigned hereby represents and warrants that the undersigned is the registered owner of the Shares, or the Share Certificate(s) have been endorsed to the undersigned in blank, or the undersigned is a participant in DTC whose name appears on a security position listing as the owner of the Shares. The undersigned will, upon request, execute and
 
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deliver any additional documents deemed by the Depositary or Purchaser to be necessary or desirable to complete the sale, assignment and transfer of the Shares tendered hereby (and any and all Distributions). In addition, the undersigned shall remit and transfer promptly to the Depositary for the account of Purchaser all Distributions in respect of any and all of the Shares tendered hereby, accompanied by appropriate documentation of transfer, and, pending such remittance and transfer or appropriate assurance thereof, Purchaser shall be entitled to all rights and privileges as owner of each such Distribution and may withhold the entire purchase price of the Shares tendered hereby or deduct from such purchase price the amount or value of such Distribution as determined by Purchaser in its sole discretion.
All authority herein conferred or agreed to be conferred shall not be affected by, and shall survive the death or incapacity of the undersigned, and any obligation of the undersigned hereunder shall be binding upon the heirs, executors, administrators, personal representatives, trustees in bankruptcy, successors and assigns of the undersigned. Except as stated in the Offer to Purchase, this tender is irrevocable.
The undersigned hereby acknowledges that delivery of any Share Certificate shall be effected, and risk of loss and title to such Share Certificate shall pass, only upon the proper delivery of such Share Certificate to the Depositary.
The undersigned understands that the valid tender of Shares pursuant to any of the procedures described in the Offer to Purchase and in the Instructions hereto will constitute the undersigned’s acceptance of the terms and conditions of the Offer. Purchaser’s acceptance of such Shares for payment will constitute a binding agreement between the undersigned and Purchaser upon the terms and subject to the conditions of the Offer (and if the Offer is extended or amended, the terms and conditions of such extension or amendment), which agreement will be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York. The undersigned recognizes that under certain circumstances set forth in the Offer, Purchaser may not be required to accept for payment any Shares tendered hereby.
Unless otherwise indicated under “Special Payment Instructions,” please issue a check for the purchase price of all Shares purchased and, if appropriate, return Share Certificates not tendered or accepted for payment in the name(s) of the registered holder(s) appearing above under “Description of Shares Tendered.” Similarly, unless otherwise indicated under “Special Delivery Instructions,” please mail the check for the purchase price of all Shares purchased and, if appropriate, return any Share Certificates not tendered or not accepted for payment (and any accompanying documents, as appropriate) to the address(es) of the registered holder(s) appearing above under “Description of Shares Tendered.” In the event that the boxes entitled “Special Payment Instructions” and “Special Delivery Instructions” are both completed, please issue the check for the purchase price of all Shares purchased and, if appropriate, return any Share Certificates not tendered or not accepted for payment (and any accompanying documents, as appropriate) in the name(s) of, and deliver such check and, if appropriate, return any Share Certificates (and any accompanying documents, as appropriate) to, the person(s) so indicated. Unless otherwise indicated herein in the box entitled “Special Payment Instructions,” please credit any Shares tendered herewith by book-entry transfer that are not accepted for payment by crediting the account at DTC designated above. The undersigned recognizes that Purchaser has no obligation, pursuant to the “Special Payment Instructions,” to transfer any Shares from the name of the registered holder thereof if Purchaser does not accept for payment any of the Shares so tendered. If you choose to give “Special Payment Instructions” or “Special Delivery Instructions” stock transfer taxes may be deducted from amounts otherwise payable for Shares purchased in the Offer. See Instruction 6.
 
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SPECIAL PAYMENT INSTRUCTIONS
(See Instructions 1, 5, 6 and 7)
To be completed ONLY if the check for the purchase price of Shares accepted for payment and/or Share Certificates not tendered or not accepted for payment are to be issued in the name of someone other than the undersigned.
Issue check and/or certificates to:

 	 	 Name:  	 	 	
(Please Print)

 	 	Address:  	 	 	

(Include Zip Code)

 	
(Taxpayer Identification or Social Security No.)
(Also Complete, as appropriate, Form W-9 Included Below or IRS Form W-8)
SPECIAL DELIVERY INSTRUCTIONS
(See Instructions 1, 5, 6 and 7)
To be completed ONLY if the check for the purchase price of Shares accepted for payment and/or Share Certificates evidencing Shares not tendered or not accepted are to be mailed to someone other than the undersigned or to the undersigned at an address other than that shown above.
Mail check and/or Share Certificates to:

 	 	Name:  	 	 	
(Please Print)

 	 	Address:  	 	 	

(Include Zip Code)
 
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IMPORTANT
STOCKHOLDER: SIGN BELOW
(U.S. Holders: Please complete and return the Form W-9 included below)
(Non-U.S. Holders: Please obtain, complete and return appropriate IRS Form W-8)

 	

 	
(Signature(s) of Holder(s) of Shares)

Dated:  	 	 	
 	 	
Name(s):  	 	 	
(Please Print)

Capacity (full title) (See Instruction 5):  	 	 	
 	 	
Address:  	 	 	

(Include Zip Code)

Area Code and Telephone No.:  	 	 	
 	 	
Tax Identification or Social Security No. (See Form W-9 included  below):  	 	 	
(Must be signed by registered holder(s) exactly as name(s) appear(s) on stock certificate(s) or on a security position listing or by person(s) authorized to become registered holder(s) by certificates and documents transmitted herewith. If signature is by a trustee, executor, administrator, guardian, attorney-in-fact, agent, officer of a corporation or other person acting in a fiduciary or representative capacity, please set forth full title and see Instruction 5.)
APPLY MEDALLION GUARANTEE STAMP BELOW
(IF REQUIRED – SEE INSTRUCTIONS 1, 2 AND 5)
 
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INSTRUCTIONS
FORMING PART OF THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE OFFER
1. Guarantee of Signatures. No signature guarantee is required on this Letter of Transmittal (a) if this Letter of Transmittal is signed by the registered holder(s) (which term, for purposes of this Instruction, includes any participant in DTC’s systems whose name appears on a security position listing as the owner of the Shares) of Shares tendered herewith, unless such registered holder has completed either the box entitled “Special Payment Instructions” or the box entitled “Special Delivery Instructions” on this Letter of Transmittal or (b) if such Shares are tendered for the account of a financial institution (including most commercial banks, savings and loan associations and brokerage houses) that is a member in good standing of the Securities Transfer Agents Medallion Program or any other “eligible guarantor institution,” as such term is defined in Rule 17Ad-15 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (each, an “Eligible Institution”). In all other cases, all signatures on this Letter of Transmittal must be guaranteed by an Eligible Institution. See Instruction 5.
2. Requirements of Tender. No alternative, conditional or contingent tenders will be accepted. In order for Shares to be validly tendered pursuant to the Offer, one of the following procedures must be followed:
For Shares held as physical certificates, the Share Certificates representing tendered Shares, a properly completed and duly executed Letter of Transmittal, together with any required signature guarantees, and any other documents required by this Letter of Transmittal, must be received by the Depositary at one of its addresses set forth on the front page of this Letter of Transmittal before the Expiration Date (unless the tender is made during a subsequent offering period, if one is provided, in which case the Share Certificates representing Shares, this Letter of Transmittal and other documents must be received before the expiration of the subsequent offering period).
For Shares held in book-entry form, either a properly completed and duly executed Letter of Transmittal, together with any required signature guarantees, or an Agent’s Message in lieu of this Letter of Transmittal, and any other required documents, must be received by the Depositary at one of its addresses set forth on the front page of this Letter of Transmittal, and such Shares must be delivered according to the book-entry transfer procedures (as set forth in Section 3 of the Offer to Purchase) and a timely confirmation of a book-entry transfer of Shares into the Depositary’s account at DTC (a “Book-Entry Confirmation”) must be received by the Depositary, in each case before the Expiration Date (unless the tender is made during a subsequent offering period, if one is provided, in which case this Letter of Transmittal or an Agent’s Message in lieu of this Letter of Transmittal, and other documents must be received before the expiration of the subsequent offering period).
Stockholders wishing to tender Shares in the Offer whose Share Certificates are not immediately available, or who cannot complete the procedure for delivery by book-entry transfer prior to the Expiration Date or who cannot deliver all other required documents to the Depositary prior to the Expiration Date, may tender their Shares by properly completing and duly executing a notice of guaranteed delivery (a “Notice of Guaranteed Delivery”) pursuant to the guaranteed delivery procedure set forth in Section 3 of the Offer to Purchase. Pursuant to such procedure: (i) such tender must be made by or through an Eligible Institution, (ii) a properly completed and duly executed Notice of Guaranteed Delivery, substantially in the form made available by Purchaser, must be received by the Depositary prior to the Expiration Date and (iii) Share Certificates (or a Book-Entry Confirmation) evidencing all tendered Shares, in proper form for transfer, in each case together with this Letter of Transmittal, properly completed and duly executed, together with any required signature guarantees (or, in the case of book-entry transfer of Shares, either this Letter of Transmittal or an Agent’s Message in lieu of this Letter of Transmittal), and any other documents required by this Letter of Transmittal, must be received by the Depositary within three NASDAQ Stock Market trading days after the date of execution of such Notice of Guaranteed Delivery. A Notice of Guaranteed Delivery must be delivered by facsimile to the Depositary and must include a guarantee by an Eligible Institution in the form set forth in the form of Notice of Guaranteed Delivery made available by Purchaser, provided that, in the case of Shares held through DTC, the Notice of Guaranteed Delivery must be delivered to the Depositary by a participant by means of the confirmation system of DTC. Shares tendered by the Notice of Guaranteed Delivery will be excluded from the calculation of the Minimum Condition (as such term is defined in the Offer to Purchase), unless such Shares and other required documents are received by the Depositary by the Expiration Date.
The term “Agent’s Message” means a message transmitted by DTC to, and received by, the Depositary and forming part of a Book-Entry Confirmation that states that DTC has received an express acknowledgment from the participant in DTC tendering the Shares that are the subject of such Book-Entry Confirmation that such participant has received and agrees to be bound by the terms of this Letter of Transmittal and that Purchaser may enforce such agreement against the participant.
 
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The method of delivery of Shares, this Letter of Transmittal and all other required documents, including delivery through DTC, is at the election and risk of the tendering stockholder. Shares will be deemed delivered (and the risk of loss of Share Certificates will pass) only when actually received by the Depositary (including, in the case of a book-entry transfer, by Book-Entry Confirmation). If delivery is by mail, then registered mail with return receipt requested, properly insured, is recommended. In all cases, sufficient time should be allowed to ensure timely delivery.
Beneficial owners should be aware that their broker, dealer, commercial bank, trust company or other nominee may establish its own earlier deadline for participation in the Offer. Accordingly, beneficial owners wishing to participate in the Offer should contact their broker, dealer, commercial bank, trust company or other nominee as soon as possible in order to determine the times by which such owner must take action in order to participate in the Offer.
No fractional Shares will be purchased. By executing this Letter of Transmittal, the tendering stockholder waives any right to receive any notice of the acceptance for payment of Shares.
3. Inadequate Space. If the space provided herein is inadequate, Share Certificate numbers, the number of Shares represented by such Share Certificates and/or the number of Shares tendered should be listed on a separate signed schedule attached hereto.
4. Partial Tenders (Not Applicable to Stockholders who Tender by Book-Entry Transfer). If fewer than all the Shares represented by any Share Certificate delivered to the Depositary are to be tendered, fill in the number of Shares which are to be tendered in the box entitled “Total Number of Shares Tendered.” In such case, a new certificate for the remainder of the Shares represented by the old certificate will be sent to the person(s) signing this Letter of Transmittal, unless otherwise provided in the appropriate box on this Letter of Transmittal, as promptly as practicable following the expiration or termination of the Offer. All Shares represented by Share Certificates delivered to the Depositary will be deemed to have been tendered unless otherwise indicated.
5. Signatures on Letter of Transmittal; Stock Powers and Endorsements.
(a) Exact Signatures. If this Letter of Transmittal is signed by the registered holder(s) of the Shares tendered hereby, the signature(s) must correspond with the name(s) as written on the face of the Share Certificates without alteration, enlargement or any change whatsoever.
(b) Joint Holders. If any of the Shares tendered hereby are held of record by two or more persons, all such persons must sign this Letter of Transmittal.
(c) Different Names on Certificates. If any of the Shares tendered hereby are registered in different names on different Share Certificates, it will be necessary to complete, sign and submit as many separate Letters of Transmittal as there are different registrations of Share Certificates.
(d) Endorsements. If this Letter of Transmittal is signed by the registered holder(s) of the Shares tendered hereby, no endorsements of Share Certificates or separate stock powers are required unless payment of the purchase price is to be made, or Shares not tendered or not purchased are to be returned, in the name of any person other than the registered holder(s). Signatures on any such Share Certificates or stock powers must be guaranteed by an Eligible Institution.
(e) Stock Powers. If this Letter of Transmittal is signed by a person other than the registered holder(s) of the Shares tendered hereby, Share Certificates must be endorsed or accompanied by appropriate stock powers, in either case, signed exactly as the name(s) of the registered holder(s) appear(s) on the Share Certificates for such Shares. Signature(s) on any such Share Certificates or stock powers must be guaranteed by an Eligible Institution. See Instruction 1.
(f) Evidence of Fiduciary or Representative Capacity. If this Letter of Transmittal or any Share Certificate or stock power is signed by a trustee, executor, administrator, guardian, attorney-in-fact, officer of a corporation or other legal entity or other person acting in a fiduciary or representative capacity, such person should so indicate when signing, and proper evidence satisfactory to the Depositary of the authority of such person so to act must be submitted. Proper evidence of authority includes a power of attorney, a letter of testamentary or a letter of appointment.
 
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6. Stock Transfer Taxes. Except as otherwise provided in this Instruction 6, Purchaser or any successor entity thereto will pay all stock transfer taxes with respect to the transfer and sale of any Shares to it or its order pursuant to the Offer (for the avoidance of doubt, transfer taxes do not include United States federal income taxes or backup withholding taxes). If, however, payment of the purchase price is to be made to, or if Share Certificate(s) for Shares not tendered or not accepted for payment are to be registered in the name of, any person(s) other than the registered holder(s), or if tendered Share Certificate(s) are registered in the name of any person(s) other than the person(s) signing this Letter of Transmittal, the amount of any stock transfer taxes or other taxes required by reason of the payment to a person other than the registered holder of such Shares (whether imposed on the registered holder(s) or such other person(s)) payable on account of the transfer to such other person(s) will be deducted from the purchase price of such Shares purchased unless evidence satisfactory to Purchaser of the payment of such taxes, or exemption therefrom, is submitted.
Except as provided in this Instruction 6, it will not be necessary for transfer tax stamps to be affixed to the Share Certificate(s) evidencing the Shares tendered hereby.
7. Special Payment and Delivery Instructions. If a check is to be issued for the purchase price of any Shares tendered by this Letter of Transmittal in the name of, and, if appropriate, Share Certificates for Shares not tendered or not accepted for payment are to be issued or returned to, any person(s) other than the signer of this Letter of Transmittal or if a check and, if appropriate, such Share Certificates are to be returned to any person(s) other than the person(s) signing this Letter of Transmittal or to an address other than that shown in this Letter of Transmittal, the appropriate boxes on this Letter of Transmittal must be completed.
If you choose to give “Special Payment Instructions” or “Special Delivery Instructions” stock transfer taxes may be deducted from amounts otherwise payable for Shares purchased in the Offer. See Instruction 6.
8. Form W-9. To avoid backup withholding, a tendering stockholder that is a United States person (as defined for United States federal income tax purposes) is required to provide the Depositary with a correct Taxpayer Identification Number (“TIN”) on IRS Form W-9, which is included herein, and to certify, under penalties of perjury, that such number is correct and that such stockholder is not subject to backup withholding of federal income tax, and that such stockholder is a United States person (as defined for United States federal income tax purposes). If the stockholder is an individual, the stockholder’s TIN is generally such stockholder’s Social Security number. If the tendering stockholder has been notified by the United States Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) that such stockholder is subject to backup withholding, such stockholder must cross out item (2) of the Certification section of the IRS Form W-9, unless such stockholder has since been notified by the IRS that such stockholder is no longer subject to backup withholding. Failure to provide the information on the IRS Form W-9 may subject the tendering stockholder to a $50 penalty imposed by the IRS and backup withholding (currently, at a rate of 28%) on the payment of the purchase price of all Shares purchased from such stockholder. If the tendering stockholder has not been issued a TIN and has applied for one or intends to apply for one in the near future, such stockholder should write “Applied For” in the space for the TIN on the IRS Form W-9 and sign and date the IRS Form W-9 . If you write “Applied For” in the space for the TIN and the Depositary is not provided with a TIN by the time of payment, the Depositary will withhold a portion of all payments of the purchase price until a TIN is provided to the Depositary. Certain stockholders (including, among others, corporations) may not be subject to backup withholding. Foreign stockholders that are not United States persons (as defined for United States federal income tax purposes) should submit an appropriate and properly completed applicable IRS Form W-8, in order to avoid backup withholding. An IRS Form W-8 can be obtained from the Depositary or from the IRS website at  http://www.irs.gov/uac/Form-W-8,-Certificate-of-Foreign-Status . Such stockholders should consult a tax advisor to determine which Form W-8 is appropriate. Exempt stockholders, other than foreign stockholders, should furnish their TIN, enter the applicable exempt payee code on the Form W-9 and sign, date and return the Form W-9 to the Depositary in order to avoid erroneous backup withholding. Backup withholding is not an additional tax. Rather, the federal income tax liability of persons subject to backup withholding will be reduced by the amount of tax withheld. If backup withholding results in an overpayment of taxes, a refund may be obtained from the IRS if eligibility is established and appropriate procedure is followed. See the instructions enclosed with the IRS Form W-9 included in this Letter of Transmittal for more instructions.
9. Irregularities. All questions as to the validity, form, eligibility (including time of receipt) and acceptance for payment of any tender of Shares will be determined by Purchaser, in its sole discretion, which determination shall be final and binding on all parties absent a finding to the contrary by a court of competent jurisdiction. Purchaser reserves the absolute right to reject any and all tenders determined by it not to be in proper form or the acceptance for payment of which may, in the opinion of its counsel, be unlawful. Purchaser also reserves the absolute right to waive any defect or irregularity in the tender
 
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of any Shares of any particular stockholder, whether or not similar defects or irregularities are waived in the case of other stockholders. No tender of Shares will be deemed to have been validly made until all defects and irregularities have been waived or cured within such time as Purchaser shall determine. None of Parent, Purchaser, Geeknet, the Depositary, the Information Agent, the Dealer Manager (as defined in the Offer to Purchase) or any other person will be under any duty to give notice of any defects or irregularities in tenders or incur any liability for failure to give any such notice. Purchaser’s interpretation of the terms and conditions of the Offer (including the Letter of Transmittal and the instructions thereto) will be final and binding absent a finding to the contrary by a court of competent jurisdiction.
10. Questions and Requests for Additional Copies. The Information Agent or the Dealer Manager may be contacted at their respective addresses and telephone numbers set forth on the last page of this Letter of Transmittal if you have questions relating to the Offer. You may also contact your broker, dealer, commercial bank, trust company or other nominee for assistance. Requests for additional copies of the Offer to Purchase, this Letter of Transmittal, the Notice of Guaranteed Delivery and other tender offer materials should be directed to the Information Agent. Such copies will be furnished promptly at Purchaser’s expense.
11. Lost, Stolen Destroyed or Mutilated Certificates. If any Share Certificate has been lost, stolen, destroyed or mutilated, the stockholder should promptly notify the Transfer Agent at (877) 373-6374 (toll-free in the United States) or +1 (781) 575-3120 (international). The stockholder will then be instructed as to the steps that must be taken in order to replace such Share Certificates. You may be required to post a bond to secure against the risk that the Share Certificates(s) may be subsequently recirculated. This Letter of Transmittal and related documents cannot be processed until the procedures for replacing lost, destroyed or stolen certificates have been followed. You are urged to contact the Transfer Agent immediately in order to receive further instructions and for a determination of whether you will need to post a bond and to permit timely processing of this documentation. This Letter of Transmittal and related documents cannot be processed until the procedures for replacing lost, destroyed, mutilated or stolen Share Certificates have been followed.
Share Certificates evidencing tendered Shares, or a Book-Entry Confirmation into the Depositary’s account at DTC, as well as this Letter of Transmittal, properly completed and duly executed, with any required signature guarantees, or an Agent’s Message (if utilized in lieu of this Letter of Transmittal in connection with a book-entry transfer), and any other documents required by this Letter of Transmittal, must be received before the Expiration Date, or the tendering stockholder must comply with the procedures for guaranteed delivery.
IMPORTANT TAX INFORMATION
Under federal income tax law, to avoid backup withholding, a stockholder who is a United States person (as defined for United States federal income tax purposes) surrendering Shares must, unless an exemption applies, provide the Depositary (as payer) with the stockholder’s correct TIN on the IRS Form W-9 included in this Letter of Transmittal. If the stockholder is an individual, the stockholder’s TIN is such stockholder’s Social Security number. If the correct TIN is not provided, the stockholder may be subject to a $50 penalty imposed by the IRS and payments of cash to the stockholder (or other payee) pursuant to the Offer may be subject to backup withholding (currently, at a rate of 28%) on the payment of the purchase price.
Certain stockholders (including, among others, corporations and certain foreign persons) may not be subject to backup withholding and reporting requirements. In order for a foreign stockholder that is not a United States person (as defined for United States federal income tax purposes) to avoid backup withholding, such person should complete, sign and submit an appropriate IRS Form W-8 signed under penalties of perjury, attesting to his or her exempt status. An IRS Form W-8 can be obtained from the Depositary or from the IRS website at  http://www.irs.gov/uac/Form-W-8,-Certificate-of-Foreign-Status . Such stockholders should consult a tax advisor to determine which IRS Form W-8 is appropriate. Exempt stockholders, other than foreign stockholders, should furnish their TIN, enter the applicable exempt payee code on the IRS Form W-9 and sign, date and return the Form W-9 to the Depositary in order to avoid erroneous backup withholding. See the enclosed IRS Form W-9 for additional instructions.
If backup withholding applies, the Depositary is required to withhold and pay over to the IRS a portion of any payment made to a stockholder. Backup withholding is not an additional tax. Rather, the federal income tax liability of persons subject to backup withholding will be reduced by the amount of tax withheld. If backup withholding results in an overpayment of taxes, a refund may be obtained from the IRS if eligibility is established and appropriate procedure is followed.
 
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Form      W-9
(Rev. December 2014)
Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service	 	Request for Taxpayer
Identification Number and Certification	 	 
Give Form to the
requester. Do not
send to the IRS.	

Print  or
type
See
Specific
Instructions
on page 2.
 
 	 	1 Name (as shown on your income tax return). Name is required on this line; do not leave this line blank.
 	 	  	 	  	 	  	 	
 	 	2 Business name/disregarded entity name, if different from above
 	 	  	 	  	 	  	 	  	 	  	 	  	 	 	
 	 	3 Check appropriate box for federal tax classification; check only one of the following seven boxes:	 	  	 	4 Exemptions (codes
apply only to certain
entities, not individuals;
see instructions on
page 3):	 	 	 	
 	 	¨ Individual/sole proprietor
or single-member LLC  	 	¨  C Corporation	 	¨  	 	S Corporation	 	¨  	 	Partnership	 	¨  	 	Trust/estate	 	  	 	 
Exempt payee code
(if any)              	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 
¨ Limited liability company. Enter the tax classification (C=C corporation, S=S corporation, P=partnership)  u                          

Note. For a single-member LLC that is disregarded, do not check LLC; check the appropriate box in the line above for the tax
classification of the single-member owner.
 
¨ Other (see instructions)  u
 	 	  	 	 
Exemption from
FATCA reporting code
(if any)                          
 
(Applies to accounts
maintained outside the
U.S.)

5 Address (number, street, and apt. or suite no.)
 	 	  	 	 
    Requester’s name and address (optional)	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 
6 City, state, and ZIP code

7 List account number(s) here (optional)

 	 	 	
Part I	  	Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN)	

Enter your TIN in the appropriate box. The TIN provided must match the name given on line 1 to avoid backup withholding. For individuals, this is generally your social security number (SSN). However, for a resident alien, sole proprietor, or disregarded entity, see the Part I instructions on page 3. For other entities, it is your employer identification number (EIN). If you do not have a number, see  How to get a TIN  on page 3.
 
Note. If the account is in more than one name, see the instructions for line 1 and the chart on page 4 for guidelines on whose number to enter.	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	Social security number	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	–	 	 	 	 	 	–	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	or	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	Employer identification number

 	 	 	 	 	 	–	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	
Part II	  	Certification	
Under penalties of perjury, I certify that:
 
1.	 	The number shown on this form is my correct taxpayer identification number (or I am waiting for a number to be issued to me); and	
 
2.	 	I am not subject to backup withholding because: (a) I am exempt from backup withholding, or (b) I have not been notified by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) that I am subject to backup withholding as a result of a failure to report all interest or dividends, or (c) the IRS has notified me that I am no longer subject to backup withholding; and	
 
3.	 	I am a U.S. citizen or other U.S. person (defined below); and	
 
4.	 	The FATCA code(s) entered on this form (if any) indicating that I am exempt from FATCA reporting is correct.	
Certification instructions. You must cross out item 2 above if you have been notified by the IRS that you are currently subject to backup withholding because you have failed to report all interest and dividends on your tax return. For real estate transactions, item 2 does not apply. For mortgage interest paid, acquisition or abandonment of secured property, cancellation of debt, contributions to an individual retirement arrangement (IRA), and generally, payments other than interest and dividends, you are not required to sign the certification, but you must provide your correct TIN. See the instructions on page 3.

Sign
Here	  	Signature of
U.S. person   u	    	Date  u	
General Instructions
Section references are to the Internal Revenue Code unless otherwise noted.
Future developments. Information about developments affecting Form W-9 (such as legislation enacted after we release it) is at www.irs.gov/fw9.
Purpose of Form
An individual or entity (Form W-9 requester) who is required to file an information return with the IRS must obtain your correct taxpayer identification number (TIN) which may be your social security number (SSN), individual taxpayer identification number (ITIN), adoption taxpayer identification number (ATIN), or employer identification number (EIN), to report on an information return the amount paid to you, or other amount reportable on an information return. Examples of information returns include, but are not limited to, the following:
 
•	 	Form 1099-INT (interest earned or paid)	
 
•	 	Form 1099-DIV (dividends, including those from stocks or mutual funds)	
 
•	 	Form 1099-MISC (various types of income, prizes, awards, or gross proceeds)	

•	 	Form 1099-B (stock or mutual fund sales and certain other transactions by brokers)	
 
•	 	Form 1099-S (proceeds from real estate transactions)	
 
•	 	Form 1099-K (merchant card and third party network transactions)	
 
•	 	Form 1098 (home mortgage interest), 1098-E (student loan interest), 1098-T (tuition)	
 
•	 	Form 1099-C (canceled debt)	
 
•	 	Form 1099-A (acquisition or abandonment of secured property)	
Use Form W-9 only if you are a U.S. person (including a resident alien), to provide your correct TIN.
If you do not return Form W-9 to the requester with a TIN, you might be subject to backup withholding. See What is backup withholding? on page 2.
By signing the filled-out form, you:
1. Certify that the TIN you are giving is correct (or you are waiting for a number to be issued),
2. Certify that you are not subject to backup withholding, or

 
 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	Cat. No. 10231X	 	Form W-9 (Rev. 12-2014)	

Form W-9 (Rev. 12-2014)	Page 2	

3. Claim exemption from backup withholding if you are a U.S. exempt payee. If applicable, you are also certifying that as a U.S. person, your allocable share of any partnership income from a U.S. trade or business is not subject to the withholding tax on foreign partners’ share of effectively connected income, and
4. Certify that FATCA code(s) entered on this form (if any) indicating that you are exempt from the FATCA reporting, is correct. See What is FATCA reporting?  on page 2 for further information.
 
Note. If you are a U.S. person and a requester gives you a form other than Form W-9 to request your TIN, you must use the requester’s form if it is substantially similar to this Form W-9.
Definition of a U.S. person. For federal tax purposes, you are considered a U.S. person if you are:
 
•	 	An individual who is a U.S. citizen or U.S. resident alien;	
 
•	 	A partnership, corporation, company, or association created or organized in the United States or under the laws of the United States;	
 
•	 	An estate (other than a foreign estate); or	
 
•	 	A domestic trust (as defined in Regulations section 301.7701-7).	
Special rules for partnerships. Partnerships that conduct a trade or business in the United States are generally required to pay a withholding tax under section 1446 on any foreign partners’ share of effectively connected taxable income from such business. Further, in certain cases where a Form W-9 has not been received, the rules under section 1446 require a partnership to presume that a partner is a foreign person, and pay the section 1446 withholding tax. Therefore, if you are a U.S. person that is a partner in a partnership conducting a trade or business in the United States, provide Form W-9 to the partnership to establish your U.S. status and avoid section 1446 withholding on your share of partnership income.
In the cases below, the following person must give Form W-9 to the partnership for purposes of establishing its U.S. status and avoiding withholding on its allocable share of net income from the partnership conducting a trade or business in the United States:
 
•	 	In the case of a disregarded entity with a U.S. owner, the U.S. owner of the disregarded entity and not the entity;	
 
•	 	In the case of a grantor trust with a U.S. grantor or other U.S. owner, generally, the U.S. grantor or other U.S. owner of the grantor trust and not the trust; and	
 
•	 	In the case of a U.S. trust (other than a grantor trust), the U.S. trust (other than a grantor trust) and not the beneficiaries of the trust.	
Foreign person. If you are a foreign person or the U.S. branch of a foreign bank that has elected to be treated as a U.S. person, do not use Form W-9. Instead, use the appropriate Form W-8 or Form 8233 (see Publication 515, Withholding of Tax on Nonresident Aliens and Foreign Entities).
Nonresident alien who becomes a resident alien. Generally, only a nonresident alien individual may use the terms of a tax treaty to reduce or eliminate U.S. tax on certain types of income. However, most tax treaties contain a provision known as a “saving clause.” Exceptions specified in the saving clause may permit an exemption from tax to continue for certain types of income even after the payee has otherwise become a U.S. resident alien for tax purposes.
If you are a U.S. resident alien who is relying on an exception contained in the saving clause of a tax treaty to claim an exemption from U.S. tax on certain types of income, you must attach a statement to Form W-9 that specifies the following five items:
1. The treaty country. Generally, this must be the same treaty under which you claimed exemption from tax as a nonresident alien.
2. The treaty article addressing the income.
3. The article number (or location) in the tax treaty that contains the saving clause and its exceptions.
4. The type and amount of income that qualifies for the exemption from tax.
5. Sufficient facts to justify the exemption from tax under the terms of the treaty article.
Example. Article 20 of the U.S.-China income tax treaty allows an exemption from tax for scholarship income received by a Chinese
student temporarily present in the United States. Under U.S. law, this student will become a resident alien for tax purposes if his or her stay in the United States exceeds 5 calendar years. However, paragraph 2 of the first Protocol to the U.S.-China treaty (dated April 30, 1984) allows the provisions of Article 20 to continue to apply even after the Chinese student becomes a resident alien of the United States. A Chinese student who qualifies for this exception (under paragraph 2 of the first protocol) and is relying on this exception to claim an exemption from tax on his or her scholarship or fellowship income would attach to Form W-9 a statement that includes the information described above to support that exemption.
If you are a nonresident alien or a foreign entity, give the requester the appropriate completed Form W-8 or Form 8233.
Backup Withholding
What is backup withholding? Persons making certain payments to you must under certain conditions withhold and pay to the IRS 28% of such payments. This is called “backup withholding.” Payments that may be subject to backup withholding include interest, tax-exempt interest, dividends, broker and barter exchange transactions, rents, royalties, nonemployee pay, payments made in settlement of payment card and third party network transactions, and certain payments from fishing boat operators. Real estate transactions are not subject to backup withholding.
You will not be subject to backup withholding on payments you receive if you give the requester your correct TIN, make the proper certifications, and report all your taxable interest and dividends on your tax return.
Payments you receive will be subject to backup withholding if:
1. You do not furnish your TIN to the requester,
2. You do not certify your TIN when required (see the Part II instructions on page 3 for details),
3. The IRS tells the requester that you furnished an incorrect TIN,
4. The IRS tells you that you are subject to backup withholding because you did not report all your interest and dividends on your tax return (for reportable interest and dividends only), or
5. You do not certify to the requester that you are not subject to backup withholding under 4 above (for reportable interest and dividend accounts opened after 1983 only).
Certain payees and payments are exempt from backup withholding. See Exempt payee code on page 3 and the separate Instructions for the Requester of Form W-9 for more information.
Also see Special rules for partnerships above.
What is FATCA reporting?
The Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) requires a participating foreign financial institution to report all United States account holders that are specified United States persons. Certain payees are exempt from FATCA reporting. See  Exemption from FATCA reporting code  on page 3 and the Instructions for the Requester of Form W-9 for more information.
Updating Your Information
You must provide updated information to any person to whom you claimed to be an exempt payee if you are no longer an exempt payee and anticipate receiving reportable payments in the future from this person. For example, you may need to provide updated information if you are a C corporation that elects to be an S corporation, or if you no longer are tax exempt. In addition, you must furnish a new Form W-9 if the name or TIN changes for the account; for example, if the grantor of a grantor trust dies.
Penalties
Failure to furnish TIN. If you fail to furnish your correct TIN to a requester, you are subject to a penalty of $50 for each such failure unless your failure is due to reasonable cause and not to willful neglect.
Civil penalty for false information with respect to withholding. If you make a false statement with no reasonable basis that results in no backup withholding, you are subject to a $500 penalty.

 	 	 	 	 	

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Criminal penalty for falsifying information. Willfully falsifying certifications or affirmations may subject you to criminal penalties including fines and/or imprisonment.
Misuse of TINs. If the requester discloses or uses TINs in violation of federal law, the requester may be subject to civil and criminal penalties.
Specific Instructions
Line 1
You must enter one of the following on this line; do not leave this line blank. The name should match the name on your tax return.
If this Form W-9 is for a joint account, list first, and then circle, the name of the person or entity whose number you entered in Part I of Form W-9.
a. Individual. Generally, enter the name shown on your tax return. If you have changed your last name without informing the Social Security Administration (SSA) of the name change, enter your first name, the last name as shown on your social security card, and your new last name.
Note. ITIN applicant: Enter your individual name as it was entered on your Form W-7 application, line 1a. This should also be the same as the name you entered on the Form 1040/1040A/1040EZ you filed with your application.
b. Sole proprietor or single-member LLC. Enter your individual name as shown on your 1040/1040A/1040EZ on line 1. You may enter your business, trade, or “doing business as” (DBA) name on line 2.
c. Partnership, LLC that is not a single-member LLC, C Corporation, or S Corporation. Enter the entity’s name as shown on the entity’s tax return on line 1 and any business, trade, or DBA name on line 2.
d. Other entities. Enter your name as shown on required U.S. federal tax documents on line 1. This name should match the name shown on the charter or other legal document creating the entity. You may enter any business, trade, or DBA name on line 2.
e. Disregarded entity. For U.S. federal tax purposes, an entity that is disregarded as an entity separate from its owner is treated as a “disregarded entity.” See Regulations section 301.7701-2(c)(2)(iii). Enter the owner’s name on line 1. The name of the entity entered on line 1 should never be a disregarded entity. The name on line 1 should be the name shown on the income tax return on which the income should be reported. For example, if a foreign LLC that is treated as a disregarded entity for U.S. federal tax purposes has a single owner that is a U.S. person, the U.S. owner’s name is required to be provided on line 1. If the direct owner of the entity is also a disregarded entity, enter the first owner that is not disregarded for federal tax purposes. Enter the disregarded entity’s name on line 2, “Business name/disregarded entity name.” If the owner of the disregarded entity is a foreign person, the owner must complete an appropriate Form W-8 instead of a Form W-9. This is the case even if the foreign person has a U.S. TIN.
Line 2
If you have a business name, trade name, DBA name, or disregarded entity name, you may enter it on line 2.
Line 3
Check the appropriate box in line 3 for the U.S. federal tax classification of the person whose name is entered on line 1. Check only one box in line 3.
Limited Liability Company (LLC). If the name on line 1 is an LLC treated as a partnership for U.S. federal tax purposes, check the “Limited Liability Company” box and enter “P” in the space provided. If the LLC has filed Form 8832 or 2553 to be taxed as a corporation, check the “Limited Liability Company” box and in the space provided enter “C” for C corporation or “S” for S corporation. If it is a single-member LLC that is a disregarded entity, do not check the “Limited Liability Company” box; instead check the first box in line 3 “Individual/sole proprietor or single-member LLC.”
Line 4, Exemptions
If you are exempt from backup withholding and/or FATCA reporting, enter in the appropriate space in line 4 any code(s) that may apply to you.
Exempt payee code.
 
•	 	Generally, individuals (including sole proprietors) are not exempt from backup withholding.	
 
•	 	Except as provided below, corporations are exempt from backup withholding for certain payments, including interest and dividends.	
 
•	 	Corporations are not exempt from backup withholding for payments made in settlement of payment card or third party network transactions.	
 
•	 	Corporations are not exempt from backup withholding with respect to attorneys’ fees or gross proceeds paid to attorneys, and corporations that provide medical or health care services are not exempt with respect to payments reportable on Form 1099-MISC.	
The following codes identify payees that are exempt from backup withholding. Enter the appropriate code in the space in line 4.
1—An organization exempt from tax under section 501(a), any IRA, or a custodial account under section 403(b)(7) if the account satisfies the requirements of section 401(f)(2)
2—The United States or any of its agencies or instrumentalities
3—A state, the District of Columbia, a U.S. commonwealth or possession, or any of their political subdivisions or instrumentalities
4—A foreign government or any of its political subdivisions, agencies, or instrumentalities
5—A corporation
6—A dealer in securities or commodities required to register in the United States, the District of Columbia, or a U.S. commonwealth or possession
7—A futures commission merchant registered with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission
8—A real estate investment trust
9—An entity registered at all times during the tax year under the Investment Company Act of 1940
10—A common trust fund operated by a bank under section 584(a)
11—A financial institution
12—A middleman known in the investment community as a nominee or custodian
13—A trust exempt from tax under section 664 or described in section 4947
The following chart shows types of payments that may be exempt from backup withholding. The chart applies to the exempt payees listed above, 1 through 13.

 	 	 	
IF the payment is for . . .	 	THEN the payment is exempt for . . .	
Interest and dividend payments	 	All exempt payees except for 7	
Broker transactions	 	Exempt payees 1 through 4 and 6 through 11 and all C corporations. S corporations must not enter an exempt payee code because they are exempt only for sales of noncovered securities acquired prior to 2012.	
Barter exchange transactions and patronage dividends	 	Exempt payees 1 through 4	
Payments over $600 required to be reported and direct sales over $5,0001	 	Generally, exempt payees 1 through 52	
Payments made in settlement of payment card or third party network transactions	 	Exempt payees 1 through 4	
 
1	See Form 1099-MISC, Miscellaneous Income, and its instructions.	
 
2	However, the following payments made to a corporation and reportable on Form 1099-MISC are not exempt from backup withholding: medical and health care payments, attorneys’ fees,	

 	 	 	 	 	

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 	gross proceeds paid to an attorney reportable under section 6045(f), and payments for services paid by a federal executive agency.	
Exemption from FATCA reporting code. The following codes identify payees that are exempt from reporting under FATCA. These codes apply to persons submitting this form for accounts maintained outside of the United States by certain foreign financial institutions. Therefore, if you are only submitting this form for an account you hold in the United States, you may leave this field blank. Consult with the person requesting this form if you are uncertain if the financial institution is subject to these requirements. A requester may indicate that a code is not required by providing you with a Form W-9 with “Not Applicable” (or any similar indication) written or printed on the line for a FATCA exemption code.
A—An organization exempt from tax under section 501(a) or any individual retirement plan as defined in section 7701(a)(37)
B—The United States or any of its agencies or instrumentalities
C—A state, the District of Columbia, a U.S. commonwealth or possession, or any of their political subdivisions or instrumentalities
D—A corporation the stock of which is regularly traded on one or more established securities markets, as described in Regulations section 1.1472-1(c)(1)(i)
E—A corporation that is a member of the same expanded affiliated group as a corporation described in Regulations section 1.1472-1(c)(1)(i)
F—A dealer in securities, commodities, or derivative financial instruments (including notional principal contracts, futures, forwards, and options) that is registered as such under the laws of the United States or any state
G—A real estate investment trust
H—A regulated investment company as defined in section 851 or an entity registered at all times during the tax year under the Investment Company Act of 1940
I—A common trust fund as defined in section 584(a)
J—A bank as defined in section 581
K—A broker
L—A trust exempt from tax under section 664 or described in section 4947(a)(1)
M—A tax exempt trust under a section 403(b) plan or section 457(g) plan
Note. You may wish to consult with the financial institution requesting this form to determine whether the FATCA code and/or exempt payee code should be completed.
Line 5
Enter your address (number, street, and apartment or suite number). This is where the requester of this Form W-9 will mail your information returns.
Line 6
Enter your city, state, and ZIP code.
Part I. Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN)
Enter your TIN in the appropriate box. If you are a resident alien and you do not have and are not eligible to get an SSN, your TIN is your IRS individual taxpayer identification number (ITIN). Enter it in the social security number box. If you do not have an ITIN, see  How to get a TIN below.
If you are a sole proprietor and you have an EIN, you may enter either your SSN or EIN. However, the IRS prefers that you use your SSN.
If you are a single-member LLC that is disregarded as an entity separate from its owner (see Limited Liability Company (LLC) on this page), enter the owner’s SSN (or EIN, if the owner has one). Do not enter the disregarded entity’s EIN. If the LLC is classified as a corporation or partnership, enter the entity’s EIN.
Note. See the chart on page 4 for further clarification of name and TIN combinations.
How to get a TIN. If you do not have a TIN, apply for one immediately. To apply for an SSN, get Form SS-5, Application for a Social Security Card, from your local SSA office or get this form online at  www.ssa.gov.  You may also get this form by calling 1-800-772-1213. Use Form W-7, Application for IRS Individual Taxpayer Identification Number, to apply for an ITIN, or Form SS-4, Application for Employer Identification Number, to apply for an EIN. You can apply for an EIN online by accessing the IRS website at  www.irs.gov/businesses  and clicking on Employer Identification Number (EIN) under Starting a Business. You can get Forms W-7 and SS-4 from the IRS by visiting IRS.gov or by calling 1-800-TAX-FORM (1-800-829-3676).
If you are asked to complete Form W-9 but do not have a TIN, apply for a TIN and write “Applied For” in the space for the TIN, sign and date the form, and give it to the requester. For interest and dividend payments, and certain payments made with respect to readily tradable instruments, generally you will have 60 days to get a TIN and give it to the requester before you are subject to backup withholding on payments. The 60-day rule does not apply to other types of payments. You will be subject to backup withholding on all such payments until you provide your TIN to the requester.
Note. Entering “Applied For” means that you have already applied for a TIN or that you intend to apply for one soon.
Caution: A disregarded U.S. entity that has a foreign owner must use the appropriate Form W-8.
Part II. Certification
To establish to the withholding agent that you are a U.S. person, or resident alien, sign Form W-9. You may be requested to sign by the withholding agent even if items 1, 4, or 5 below indicate otherwise.
For a joint account, only the person whose TIN is shown in Part I should sign (when required). In the case of a disregarded entity, the person identified on line 1 must sign. Exempt payees, see  Exempt payee code  earlier.
Signature requirements. Complete the certification as indicated in items 1 through 5 below.
1. Interest, dividend, and barter exchange accounts opened before 1984 and broker accounts considered active during 1983. You must give your correct TIN, but you do not have to sign the certification.
2. Interest, dividend, broker, and barter exchange accounts opened after 1983 and broker accounts considered inactive during 1983. You must sign the certification or backup withholding will apply. If you are subject to backup withholding and you are merely providing your correct TIN to the requester, you must cross out item 2 in the certification before signing the form.
3. Real estate transactions. You must sign the certification. You may cross out item 2 of the certification.
4. Other payments. You must give your correct TIN, but you do not have to sign the certification unless you have been notified that you have previously given an incorrect TIN. “Other payments” include payments made in the course of the requester’s trade or business for rents, royalties, goods (other than bills for merchandise), medical and health care services (including payments to corporations), payments to a nonemployee for services, payments made in settlement of payment card and third party network transactions, payments to certain fishing boat crew members and fishermen, and gross proceeds paid to attorneys (including payments to corporations).
5. Mortgage interest paid by you, acquisition or abandonment of secured property, cancellation of debt, qualified tuition program payments (under section 529), IRA, Coverdell ESA, Archer MSA or HSA contributions or distributions, and pension distributions.  You must give your correct TIN, but you do not have to sign the certification.

 	 	 	 	 	

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What Name and Number To Give the Requester	
  	 	 	For this type of account:	 	Give name and SSN of:	
 	1.	  	 	Individual	 	The individual	
 	2.	  	 	Two or more individuals (joint account)	 	The actual owner of the account or, if combined funds, the first individual on the account 1	
 	3.	  	 	Custodian account of a minor (Uniform Gift to Minors Act)	 	The minor2	
 	4.	  	 	a. The usual revocable savings trust (grantor is also trustee)	 	The grantor-trustee1	
 	 	 	 	b. So-called trust account that is not a legal or valid trust under state law	 	The actual owner1	
 	5.	  	 	Sole proprietorship or disregarded entity owned by an individual	 	The owner3	
 	6.	  	 	Grantor trust filing under Optional Form 1099 Filing Method 1 (see Regulations section 1.671-4(b)(2)(i)(A))	 	The grantor*	
  	 	 	For this type of account:	 	Give name and EIN of:	
 	7.	  	 	Disregarded entity not owned by an individual	 	The owner	
 	8.	  	 	A valid trust, estate, or pension trust	 	Legal entity4	
 	9.	  	 	Corporation or LLC electing corporate status on Form 8832 or Form 2553	 	The corporation	
 	10.	  	 	Association, club, religious, charitable, educational, or other tax-exempt organization	 	The organization	
 	11.	  	 	Partnership or multi-member LLC	 	The partnership	
 	12.	  	 	A broker or registered nominee	 	The broker or nominee	
 	13.	  	 	Account with the Department of Agriculture in the name of a public entity (such as a state or local government, school district, or prison) that receives agricultural program payments	 	The public entity	
 	14.	  	 	Grantor trust filing under the Form 1041 Filing Method or the Optional Form 1099 Filing Method 2 (see Regulations section 1.671-4(b)(2)(i)(B))	 	The trust	
 
1	List first and circle the name of the person whose number you furnish. If only one person on a joint account has an SSN, that person’s number must be furnished.	
2	Circle the minor’s name and furnish the minor’s SSN.	
3	You must show your individual name and you may also enter your business or DBA name on the “Business name/disregarded entity” name line. You may use either your SSN or EIN (if you have one), but the IRS encourages you to use your SSN.	

4	List first and circle the name of the trust, estate, or pension trust. (Do not furnish the TIN of the personal representative or trustee unless the legal entity itself is not designated in the account title.) Also see  Special rules for partnerships  on page 2.	
 
*Note.	Grantor also must provide a Form W-9 to trustee of trust.	
Note. If no name is circled when more than one name is listed, the number will be considered to be that of the first name listed.
Secure Your Tax Records from Identity Theft
Identity theft occurs when someone uses your personal information such as your name, SSN, or other identifying information, without your permission, to commit fraud or other crimes. An identity thief may use your SSN to get a job or may file a tax return using your SSN to receive a refund.
To reduce your risk:
 
•	 	Protect your SSN,	
 
•	 	Ensure your employer is protecting your SSN, and	
 
•	 	Be careful when choosing a tax preparer.	
If your tax records are affected by identity theft and you receive a notice from the IRS, respond right away to the name and phone number printed on the IRS notice or letter.
If your tax records are not currently affected by identity theft but you think you are at risk due to a lost or stolen purse or wallet, questionable credit card activity or credit report, contact the IRS Identity Theft Hotline at 1-800-908-4490 or submit Form 14039.
For more information, see Publication 4535, Identity Theft Prevention and Victim Assistance.
Victims of identity theft who are experiencing economic harm or a system problem, or are seeking help in resolving tax problems that have not been resolved through normal channels, may be eligible for Taxpayer Advocate Service (TAS) assistance. You can reach TAS by calling the TAS toll-free case intake line at 1-877-777-4778 or TTY/TDD 1-800-829-4059.
Protect yourself from suspicious emails or phishing schemes. Phishing is the creation and use of email and websites designed to mimic legitimate business emails and websites. The most common act is sending an email to a user falsely claiming to be an established legitimate enterprise in an attempt to scam the user into surrendering private information that will be used for identity theft.
The IRS does not initiate contacts with taxpayers via emails. Also, the IRS does not request personal detailed information through email or ask taxpayers for the PIN numbers, passwords, or similar secret access information for their credit card, bank, or other financial accounts.
If you receive an unsolicited email claiming to be from the IRS, forward this message to phishing@irs.gov. You may also report misuse of the IRS name, logo, or other IRS property to the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) at 1-800-366-4484. You can forward suspicious emails to the Federal Trade Commission at:  spam@uce.gov  or contact them at  www.ftc.gov/idtheft  or 1-877-IDTHEFT (1-877-438-4338).
Visit IRS.gov to learn more about identity theft and how to reduce your risk.

 
 
Privacy Act Notice
Section 6109 of the Internal Revenue Code requires you to provide your correct TIN to persons (including federal agencies) who are required to file information returns with the IRS to report interest, dividends, or certain other income paid to you; mortgage interest you paid; the acquisition or abandonment of secured property; the cancellation of debt; or contributions you made to an IRA, Archer MSA, or HSA. The person collecting this form uses the information on the form to file information returns with the IRS, reporting the above information. Routine uses of this information include giving it to the Department of Justice for civil and criminal litigation and to cities, states, the District of Columbia, and U.S. commonwealths and possessions for use in administering their laws. The information also may be disclosed to other countries under a treaty, to federal and state agencies to enforce civil and criminal laws, or to federal law enforcement and intelligence agencies to combat terrorism. You must provide your TIN whether or not you are required to file a tax return. Under section 3406, payers must generally withhold a percentage of taxable interest, dividend, and certain other payments to a payee who does not give a TIN to the payer. Certain penalties may also apply for providing false or fraudulent information.

 	 	 	 	 	

The Depositary for the Offer is:

 
 	 	 	
If delivering by mail:	 	By courier or overnight delivery:	
 
Computershare Trust Company, N.A.
c/o Voluntary Corporate Actions
P.O. Box 43011
Providence, RI 02940-3011	 	 
Computershare Trust Company, N.A.
c/o Voluntary Corporate Actions
250 Royall Street, Suite V
Canton, MA 02021	
DELIVERY OF THE LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL TO AN ADDRESS OTHER THAN AS SET FORTH ABOVE WILL NOT CONSTITUTE A VALID DELIVERY TO THE DEPOSITARY.
The Information Agent or the Dealer Manager may be contacted at the addresses and telephone numbers listed below if you have questions relating to the Offer. You may also contact your broker, dealer, commercial bank, trust company or other nominee for assistance. Requests for additional copies of the Offer to Purchase, this Letter of Transmittal, the Notice of Guaranteed Delivery and other tender offer materials should be directed to the Information Agent. Such copies will be furnished promptly at Purchaser’s expense.
The Information Agent for the Offer is:

480 Washington Blvd., 26th Floor
Jersey City, NJ 07310
Banks, Brokers and Shareholders
Call Toll-Free (888) 877-5360
Or Contact via E-mail at:
GameStopOffer@georgeson.com
The Dealer Manager for the Offer is:
BofA Merrill Lynch
Bank of America Tower
One Bryant Park
New York, NY 10036
(888) 803-9655 (Toll-Free)

Exhibit (a)(1)(C)
NOTICE OF GUARANTEED DELIVERY
For Tender of Shares of Common Stock
of
GEEKNET, INC.
a Delaware corporation
at
$20.00 NET PER SHARE
Pursuant to the Offer to Purchase
dated June 15, 2015
by
GADGET ACQUISITION, INC.
a wholly owned subsidiary of
GAMESTOP CORP.
 
THE OFFER AND WITHDRAWAL RIGHTS WILL EXPIRE AT 11:59 P.M., NEW YORK CITY TIME, ON JULY 13, 2015, UNLESS THE OFFER IS EXTENDED OR EARLIER TERMINATED (SUCH DATE AND TIME, AS IT MAY BE EXTENDED, THE “EXPIRATION DATE”).
This Notice of Guaranteed Delivery, or one substantially in the form hereof, must be used to accept the Offer (as defined below) if a holder wishes to tender in the Offer and (i) certificates representing shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Shares”), of Geeknet, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Geeknet”), are not immediately available, (ii) the procedure for book-entry transfer cannot be completed prior to the Expiration Date or (iii) time will not permit all required documents to reach Computershare Trust Company, N.A. (the “Depositary”) prior to the Expiration Date. This Notice of Guaranteed Delivery must be delivered by facsimile to the Depositary provided that, in the case of Shares held through the Depository Trust Company (“DTC”), the Notice of Guaranteed Delivery must be delivered to the Depositary by a participant by means of the confirmation system of DTC. See Section 3 of the Offer to Purchase (as defined below).

By Facsimile Transmission:
For Eligible Institutions Only:
(617) 360-6810
For Confirmation Only Telephone:
(781) 575-2332
DELIVERY OF THIS NOTICE OF GUARANTEED DELIVERY OTHER THAN BY FACSIMILE SENT TO THE NUMBER ABOVE WILL NOT CONSTITUTE A VALID DELIVERY.
THIS NOTICE OF GUARANTEED DELIVERY IS NOT TO BE USED TO GUARANTEE SIGNATURES. IF A SIGNATURE ON A LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL (AS DEFINED BELOW) IS REQUIRED TO BE GUARANTEED BY AN ELIGIBLE INSTITUTION (AS DEFINED IN SECTION 3 OF THE OFFER TO PURCHASE) UNDER THE INSTRUCTIONS THERETO, SUCH SIGNATURE GUARANTEE MUST APPEAR IN THE APPLICABLE SPACE PROVIDED IN THE SIGNATURE BOX ON THE APPROPRIATE LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL.
The Eligible Institution that completes this Notice of Guaranteed Delivery must communicate the guarantee to the Depositary and must deliver the Letter of Transmittal or an Agent’s Message (as defined in Section 2 of the Offer to Purchase) and certificates for Shares (or Book-Entry Confirmation, as defined in Section 2 of the Offer to Purchase) to the Depositary within the time period shown herein. Failure to do so could result in a financial loss to such Eligible Institution.
Capitalized terms used herein without definition have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Offer to Purchase.

Ladies and Gentlemen:
The undersigned hereby tenders to Gadget Acquisition, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of GameStop Corp., a Delaware corporation, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Offer to Purchase, dated June 15, 2015 (as it may be amended or supplemented from time to time, the “Offer to Purchase”), and the related Letter of Transmittal (as it may be amended or supplemented from time to time, the “Letter of Transmittal” and, together with the Offer to Purchase, the “Offer”), receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the number of Shares of Geeknet specified below, pursuant to the guaranteed delivery procedure set forth in Section 3 of the Offer to Purchase. Shares tendered by the Notice of Guaranteed Delivery will be excluded from the calculation of the Minimum Condition (as defined in the Offer to Purchase), unless such Shares and other required documents are received by the Depositary by the Expiration Date.

Number of Shares and Certificate No(s)
(if available)

¨ Check here if Shares will be tendered by book-entry transfer.

Name of Tendering Institution:	 	 	
 
DTC Account Number:	 	 	
 
Dated:	 	 	

 	 	 	
Name(s) of Record Holder(s):

 	 	 	
(Please type or print)

Address(es):	 	 	
 	 	(Zip Code)	
 
Area Code and Tel. No.	 	 	
 	 	(Daytime telephone number)	
 
Signature(s):	 	 	
 
Notice of Guaranteed Delivery

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GUARANTEE
(Not to be used for signature guarantee)
The undersigned, which is a firm that is a member in good standing of the Securities Transfer Agents Medallion Program or a bank, broker, dealer, credit union, savings association or other entity that is also an “eligible guarantor institution,” as the term is defined in Rule 17Ad-15 (the “Eligible Institution”) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), hereby (i) represents that the tender of Shares effected hereby complies with Rule 14e-4 under the Exchange Act, and (ii) within three NASDAQ Stock Market trading days of the date hereof, (A) guarantees delivery to the Depositary, at one of its addresses set forth above, of certificates representing the Shares tendered hereby, in proper form for transfer, together with a properly completed and duly executed Letter of Transmittal and any other documents required by the Letter of Transmittal or (B) guarantees a Book-Entry Confirmation of the Shares tendered hereby into the Depositary’s account at the Depository Trust Company (pursuant to the procedures set forth in Section 3 of the Offer to Purchase), together with a properly completed and duly executed Letter of Transmittal, or an Agent’s Message (defined in Section 2 of the Offer to Purchase) in lieu of such Letter of Transmittal, and any other documents required by the Letter of Transmittal.

  Name of Firm:

  Address:	 	 	
 	 	 	
 	 	(Zip Code)  

  Area Code and  Telephone No.:	 	 	
 	
(Authorized Signature)

  Name:	 	 	
(Please type or print)	
 
  Title:	 	 	
 
  Date:	 	 	

NOTE:	DO NOT SEND CERTIFICATES REPRESENTING TENDERED SHARES WITH THIS NOTICE. CERTIFICATES REPRESENTING TENDERED SHARES SHOULD BE SENT WITH YOUR LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL.	
 
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Exhibit (a)(1)(D)
Offer To Purchase For Cash
All Outstanding Shares of Common Stock
of
GEEKNET, INC.
a Delaware corporation
at
$20.00 NET PER SHARE
Pursuant to the Offer to Purchase
dated June 15, 2015
by
GADGET ACQUISITION, INC.
a wholly owned subsidiary of
GAMESTOP CORP.

THE OFFER AND WITHDRAWAL RIGHTS WILL EXPIRE AT 11:59 P.M., NEW YORK CITY TIME, ON JULY 13, 2015, UNLESS THE OFFER IS EXTENDED OR EARLIER TERMINATED (SUCH DATE AND TIME, AS IT MAY BE EXTENDED, THE “EXPIRATION DATE”).
 	
June 15, 2015
To Brokers, Dealers, Commercial Banks, Trust Companies and Other Nominees:
We have been engaged by Gadget Acquisition, Inc., a Delaware corporation (which we refer to as “Purchaser”) and a wholly owned subsidiary of GameStop Corp., a Delaware corporation (which we refer to as “Parent”), to act as Information Agent in connection with Purchaser’s offer to purchase all outstanding shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share (which we refer to as “Shares”), of Geeknet, Inc., a Delaware corporation (which we refer to as “Geeknet”), at a purchase price of $20.00 per Share, net to the seller in cash, without interest thereon and less any applicable withholding taxes, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Offer to Purchase, dated June 15, 2015 (what we refer to as the “Offer to Purchase”), and the related Letter of Transmittal (what we refer to as the “Letter of Transmittal” and what, together with the Offer to Purchase, each as may be amended or supplemented from time to time, we refer to as the “Offer”) enclosed herewith. Please furnish copies of the enclosed materials to those of your clients for whom you hold Shares registered in your name or in the name of your nominee.
The Offer is not subject to any financing condition. The conditions to the Offer are described in Section 15 of the Offer to Purchase.
For your information and for forwarding to your clients for whom you hold Shares registered in your name or in the name of your nominee, we are enclosing the following documents:
1. The Offer to Purchase;
2. The Solicitation/Recommendation Statement on Schedule 14D-9 of Geeknet;
3. The Letter of Transmittal for your use in accepting the Offer and tendering Shares and for the information of your clients, together with the included Internal Revenue Service Form W-9;
4. A notice of guaranteed delivery to be used to accept the Offer if Shares and all other required documents cannot be delivered to Computershare Trust Company, N.A. (the “Depositary”) by the Expiration Date or if the procedure for book-entry transfer cannot be completed by the Expiration Date (the “Notice of Guaranteed Delivery”);
5. A form of letter which may be sent to your clients for whose accounts you hold Shares registered in your name or in the name of your nominee, with space provided for obtaining such clients’ instructions with regard to the Offer; and
6. A return envelope addressed to the Depositary for your use only.

We urge you to contact your clients as promptly as possible. Please note that the Offer and withdrawal rights will expire at 11:59 p.m., New York City time, on July 13, 2015, unless the Offer is extended or earlier terminated.
The Offer is being made pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of June 1, 2015 (the “Merger Agreement”), by and among Parent, Purchaser and Geeknet. The Merger Agreement provides, among other things, that, as soon as practicable following the consummation of the Offer and subject to the satisfaction or waiver of the remaining conditions set forth in the Merger Agreement, Purchaser will be merged with and into Geeknet (the “Merger”), with Geeknet continuing after the Merger as the surviving corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent.
For Shares to be properly tendered pursuant to the Offer, (a) the share certificates or confirmation of receipt of such Shares under the procedure for book-entry transfer, together with a properly completed and duly executed Letter of Transmittal, including any required signature guarantees, or, in the case of book-entry transfer, either such Letter of Transmittal or an Agent’s Message (as defined in Section 2 of the Offer to Purchase) in lieu of such Letter of Transmittal, and any other documents required in the Letter of Transmittal, must be timely received by the Depositary or (b) the tendering stockholder must comply with the guaranteed delivery procedures, all in accordance with the Offer to Purchase and the Letter of Transmittal. You may gain some additional time by making use of the Notice of Guaranteed Delivery. Shares tendered by the Notice of Guaranteed Delivery will be excluded from the calculation of the Minimum Condition (as defined in the Offer to Purchase), unless such Shares and other required documents are received by the Depositary by the Expiration Date.
Except as set forth in the Offer to Purchase, Purchaser will not pay any fees or commissions to any broker or dealer or other person for soliciting tenders of Shares pursuant to the Offer. Purchaser will, however, upon request, reimburse brokers, dealers, commercial banks, trust companies and other nominees for customary mailing and handling expenses incurred by them in forwarding the offering material to their customers. Purchaser will pay all stock transfer taxes applicable to its purchase of Shares pursuant to the Offer, subject to Instruction 6 of the Letter of Transmittal.
Any inquiries you may have with respect to the Offer should be addressed to, and additional copies of the enclosed materials may be obtained from, the undersigned at the address and telephone numbers set forth below.
Very truly yours,
Georgeson Inc.
Nothing contained herein or in the enclosed documents shall render you the agent of Purchaser, the Information Agent, the Depositary, the Dealer Manager or any affiliate of any of them or authorize you or any other person to use any document or make any statement on behalf of any of them in connection with the Offer other than the enclosed documents and the statements contained therein.
The Information Agent for the Offer is:

480 Washington Blvd., 26th Floor
Jersey City, NJ 07310
Banks, Brokers and Shareholders
Call Toll-Free (888) 877-5360
Or Contact via E-mail at:
GameStopOffer@georgeson.com
 
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Exhibit (a)(1)(E)
Offer To Purchase For Cash
All Outstanding Shares of Common Stock
of
GEEKNET, INC.
a Delaware corporation
at
$20.00 NET PER SHARE
Pursuant to the Offer to Purchase
dated June 15, 2015
by
GADGET ACQUISITION, INC.
a wholly owned subsidiary of
GAMESTOP CORP.

THE OFFER AND WITHDRAWAL RIGHTS WILL EXPIRE AT 11:59 P.M., NEW YORK CITY TIME, ON JULY 13, 2015, UNLESS THE OFFER IS EXTENDED OR EARLIER TERMINATED (SUCH DATE AND TIME, AS IT MAY BE EXTENDED, THE “EXPIRATION DATE”).
 	
June 15, 2015
To Our Clients:
Enclosed for your consideration are the Offer to Purchase, dated June 15, 2015 (what we refer to as the “Offer to Purchase”), and the related Letter of Transmittal (what we refer to as the “Letter of Transmittal” and what, together with the Offer to Purchase, as each may be amended or supplemented from time to time, we refer to as the “Offer”) in connection with the offer by Gadget Acquisition, Inc., a Delaware corporation (which we refer to as “Purchaser”) and a wholly owned subsidiary of GameStop Corp., a Delaware corporation (which we refer to as “Parent”), to purchase all outstanding shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share (which we refer to as “Shares”), of Geeknet, Inc., a Delaware corporation (which we refer to as “Geeknet”), at a purchase price of $20.00 per Share, net to the seller in cash, without interest thereon and less any applicable withholding taxes, upon the terms and subject to the conditions of the Offer.
We or our nominees are the holder of record of Shares held for your account. A tender of such Shares can be made only by us as the holder of record and pursuant to your instructions.  The Letter of Transmittal accompanying this letter is furnished to you for your information only and cannot be used by you to tender Shares held by us for your account.
We request instructions as to whether you wish us to tender any or all of the Shares held by us for your account, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the enclosed Offer to Purchase and the Letter of Transmittal.
Please note carefully the following:
1. The offer price for the Offer is $20.00 per Share, net to you in cash, without interest thereon and less any applicable withholding taxes.
2. The Offer is being made for all outstanding Shares.
3. The Offer is being made in connection with the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of June 1, 2015, among Parent, Purchaser and Geeknet, pursuant to which, after the completion of the Offer and the satisfaction or waiver of the conditions set forth therein, Purchaser will be merged with and into Geeknet, and Geeknet will be the surviving corporation.

4. The Offer and withdrawal rights will expire at 11:59 p.m., New York City time, on July 13, 2015, unless the Offer is extended by Purchaser or earlier terminated.
5. The Offer is not subject to any financing condition. The Offer is subject to the conditions described in Section 15 of the Offer to Purchase.
6. Tendering stockholders who are record owners of their Shares and who tender directly to Computershare Trust Company, N.A. will not be obligated to pay brokerage fees, commission or similar expenses or, except as otherwise provided in Instruction 6 of the Letter of Transmittal, stock transfer taxes with respect to the purchase of Shares by Purchaser pursuant to the Offer.
If you wish to have us tender any or all of your Shares, then please so instruct us by completing, executing, detaching and returning to us the Instruction Form on the detachable part hereof. An envelope to return your instructions to us is enclosed. If you authorize tender of your Shares, then all such Shares will be tendered unless otherwise specified on the Instruction Form.
Your prompt action is requested. Your Instruction Form should be forwarded to us in ample time to permit us to submit the tender on your behalf before the Expiration Date.
The Offer is not being made to, nor will tenders be accepted from or on behalf of, holders of Shares in any jurisdiction in which the making of the Offer or acceptance thereof would not be in compliance with the securities, “blue sky” or other laws of such jurisdiction. In those jurisdictions where applicable laws require the Offer to be made by a licensed broker or dealer, the Offer shall be deemed to be made on behalf of Purchaser by one or more registered brokers or dealers licensed under the laws of such jurisdiction to be designated by Purchaser.
 
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INSTRUCTION FORM
With Respect to the Offer to Purchase for Cash
All Outstanding Shares of Common Stock
of
GEEKNET, INC.
a Delaware corporation
at
$20.00 NET PER SHARE
Pursuant to the Offer to Purchase
dated June 15, 2015
by
GADGET ACQUISITION, INC.
a wholly owned subsidiary of
GAMESTOP CORP.
The undersigned acknowledge(s) receipt of your letter and the enclosed Offer to Purchase, dated June 15, 2015 (what we refer to as the “Offer to Purchase”), and the related Letter of Transmittal (what we refer to as the “Letter of Transmittal” and what, together with the Offer to Purchase, as each may be amended or supplemented from time to time, we refer to as the “Offer”), in connection with the offer by Gadget Acquisition, Inc., a Delaware corporation (which we refer to as “Purchaser”) and a wholly owned subsidiary of GameStop Corp., a Delaware corporation, to purchase all outstanding shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share (which we refer to as “Shares”), of Geeknet, Inc., a Delaware corporation, at a purchase price of $20.00 per Share, net to the seller in cash, without interest thereon and less any applicable withholding taxes, upon the terms and subject to the conditions of the Offer.
The undersigned hereby instruct(s) you to tender to Purchaser the number of Shares indicated below or, if no number is indicated, all Shares held by you for the account of the undersigned, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Offer. The undersigned understands and acknowledges that all questions as to validity, form and eligibility of the surrender of any certificate representing Shares submitted on my behalf will be determined by Purchaser and such determination shall be final and binding absent a finding to the contrary by a court of competent jurisdiction.
ACCOUNT NUMBER:    _________________________________________________________________
NUMBER OF SHARES TO BE TENDERED
FOR THE ACCOUNT OF THE
UNDERSIGNED:                                                                                                                            SHARES*
 
*	Unless otherwise indicated, it will be assumed that all Shares held by us for our account are to be tendered.	
The method of delivery of this document is at the election and risk of the tendering stockholder. If delivery is by mail, then registered mail with return receipt requested, properly insured, is recommended. In all cases, sufficient time should be allowed to ensure timely delivery prior to the Expiration Date (as defined in the Offer to Purchase).

 	 	 	 	 	
Dated:	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Signature(s)	

 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Please Print Name(s)	

Address:  	  	 	  	 	
 	  	(Include Zip Code)	  	 	

Telephone number (including
area code).	  	 	  	 	

Tax Identification or Social Security No.	  	 	  	 	

Exhibit (a)(1)(F)
This announcement is neither an offer to purchase nor a solicitation of an offer to sell Shares (as defined below), and the provisions herein are subject in their entirety to the provisions of the Offer (as defined below). The Offer is made solely by the Offer to Purchase, dated June 15, 2015, and the related Letter of Transmittal and any amendments or supplements thereto, and is being made to all holders of Shares. The Offer is not being made to (nor will tenders be accepted from or on behalf of) holders of Shares in any jurisdiction in which the making of the Offer or the acceptance thereof would not be in compliance with the securities, “blue sky” or other laws of such jurisdiction. In those jurisdictions where applicable laws require the Offer to be made by a licensed broker or dealer, the Offer will be deemed to be made on behalf of Purchaser (as defined below) by the Dealer Manager (as defined below), one or more registered brokers or dealers licensed under the laws of such jurisdiction to be designated by Purchaser.
Notice of Offer to Purchase for Cash
All Outstanding Shares of Common Stock
of
GEEKNET, INC.
a Delaware corporation
at
$20.00 NET PER SHARE
Pursuant to the Offer to Purchase dated June 15, 2015
by
GADGET ACQUISITION, INC.
a wholly owned subsidiary of
GAMESTOP CORP.
Gadget Acquisition, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Purchaser”) and a wholly owned subsidiary of GameStop Corp., a Delaware corporation (“Parent”), is offering to purchase for cash all of the outstanding shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Shares”), of Geeknet, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Geeknet”), at a purchase price of $20.00 per Share (the “Offer Price”), net to the seller in cash, without interest thereon and less any applicable withholding taxes, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Offer to Purchase, dated June 15, 2015 (the “Offer to Purchase”), and in the related Letter of Transmittal (the “Letter of Transmittal” which, together with the Offer to Purchase and other related materials, as each may be amended or supplemented from time to time, constitutes the “Offer”).
THE OFFER AND WITHDRAWAL RIGHTS WILL EXPIRE AT 11:59 P.M. NEW YORK CITY TIME, ON JULY 13, 2015, UNLESS THE OFFER IS EXTENDED OR EARLIER TERMINATED.
The Offer is being made pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of June 1, 2015 (as it may be amended from time to time, the “Merger Agreement”), by and among Parent, Purchaser and Geeknet. The Merger Agreement provides, among other things, that following the consummation of the Offer and subject to the satisfaction or waiver of certain conditions, Purchaser will be merged with and into Geeknet (the “Merger”), with Geeknet continuing as the surviving corporation in the Merger and a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent. Because the Merger will be governed by Section 251(h) of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (“DGCL”), no stockholder vote will be required to consummate the Merger. In the Merger, each Share outstanding immediately prior to the effective time of the Merger (other than Shares held (i) in the treasury of Geeknet or by Parent, Purchaser or any other subsidiary of Parent, which Shares shall be canceled and shall cease to exist or (ii) by stockholders who validly exercise appraisal rights under Delaware law with respect to such Shares) will be automatically canceled and converted into the right to receive $20.00 per Share or any greater per Share price paid in the Offer, without interest thereon and less any applicable withholding taxes. As a result of the Merger, Geeknet will cease to be a publicly traded company and will become wholly owned by Parent. Under no circumstances will interest be paid on the purchase price for Shares, regardless of any extension of the Offer or any delay in making payment for Shares. The Merger Agreement is more fully described in the Offer to Purchase.

The Offer is not subject to any financing condition. The Offer is conditioned upon, among other things, (a) the absence of a termination of the Merger Agreement in accordance with its terms and (b) the satisfaction or, where permitted, waiver, of (i) the Minimum Condition (as described below), (ii) the HSR Condition (as described below), (iii) the Governmental Authority Condition (as described below) and (iv) certain other conditions as described in the Offer to Purchase. The Minimum Condition requires that the number of Shares validly tendered (excluding Shares tendered pursuant to guaranteed delivery procedures but not yet delivered) in accordance with the terms of the Offer and not validly withdrawn on or prior to 11:59 p.m. (New York City time), on July 13, 2015 (the “Expiration Date,” unless Purchaser shall have extended the period during which the Offer is open in accordance with the Merger Agreement, in which event “Expiration Date” shall mean the latest time and date at which the Offer, as so extended by Purchaser, shall expire), together with any Shares then owned by Parent and its subsidiaries, equals one Share more than one half of all Shares then outstanding. The HSR Condition requires that any applicable waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder (the “HSR Act”), shall have expired or otherwise been terminated. Under the HSR Act, each of Parent and Geeknet filed on June 9, 2015 a Premerger Notification and Report Form with the Federal Trade Commission and the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice in connection with the purchase of Shares in the Offer. The Governmental Authority Condition requires that there be no law, regulation, order, injunction or decree enacted, enforced, amended, issued, in effect or deemed applicable to the Offer, by any governmental entity (other than the application of the waiting period provisions of the HSR Act to the Offer) that is in effect, and that no governmental entity shall have taken any other action, in each case the effect of which is to make illegal or otherwise prohibit consummation of the Offer or the Merger.
The board of directors of Geeknet has unanimously (i) determined that the Merger Agreement and the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement are fair to, and in the best interests of, Geeknet and its stockholders, (ii) approved and declared advisable the Merger Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby, and (iii) resolved to recommend that Geeknet’s stockholders accept the Offer and tender their Shares to Purchaser in the Offer subject to the terms and conditions in the Merger Agreement.
The Merger Agreement contains provisions to govern the circumstances in which Purchaser is required or permitted to extend the Offer and in which Parent is required to cause the Purchaser to extend the Offer. Specifically, the Merger Agreement provides that: (i) if any Offer condition has not been satisfied or waived, Purchaser shall (and Parent shall cause Purchaser to) extend the Offer for successive periods of not more than 20 business days each (or such longer period as Parent, Purchaser and Geeknet may agree), the length of each such period to be determined by Purchaser, in order to permit the satisfaction of the Offer conditions; and (ii) Purchaser shall, and Parent shall cause Purchaser to, extend the Offer for any period required by any rule, regulation, interpretation or position of the SEC or its staff applicable to the Offer or necessary to resolve any comments of the SEC or its staff applicable to the Offer, the Schedule TO to be filed by Parent and Purchaser or other required ancillary documents. However, Purchaser is not required to extend the Offer beyond November 25, 2015 and will not, without Geeknet’s consent, extend the Offer beyond November 25, 2015 (except that such date may be extended to February 25, 2016 if the HSR Condition is the only Offer condition not yet satisfied or waived by such date). Purchaser has agreed that it will terminate the Offer promptly upon any termination of the Merger Agreement.
Subject to the terms and conditions of the Merger Agreement and applicable law, Parent and Purchaser expressly reserve the right to waive, in whole or in part, any condition to the Offer or modify the terms of the Offer; provided, however, that, without the consent of Geeknet, Parent and Purchaser are not permitted to (i) decrease the Offer Price, (ii) change the form of consideration payable in the Offer, (iii) change the number of shares of Common Stock to be purchased in the Offer, (iv) amend or waive the Minimum Condition, the Termination Condition, the HSR Condition or the Governmental Authority Condition, (v) add any condition to the Offer or any term that is adverse to the holders of the Shares, (vi) provide for a “subsequent offering period” (or any extension thereof) in accordance with Rule 14d-11 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) or (vii) modify, supplement or amend any other term or condition of the Offer in a manner adverse to the holders of the Shares.

Any extension, delay, termination or amendment of the Offer will be followed as promptly as practicable by public announcement thereof, and such announcement in the case of an extension will be made no later than 9:00 a.m., New York City time, on the next business day after the previously scheduled Expiration Date. Without limiting the manner in which Purchaser may choose to make any public announcement, it currently intends to make announcements regarding the Offer by issuing a press release and making any appropriate filing with the SEC.
Because the Merger will be governed by Section 251(h) of the DGCL, Purchaser does not expect there to be a significant period of time between the consummation of the Offer and the consummation of the Merger.
On the terms of and subject to the Offer conditions, promptly after the Expiration Date of the Offer, Purchaser will accept for payment, and pay for, all Shares validly tendered to Purchaser in the Offer and not validly withdrawn prior to the Expiration Date of the Offer. For purposes of the Offer, Purchaser will be deemed to have accepted for payment, and thereby purchased, Shares validly tendered and not properly withdrawn as, if and when Purchaser gives oral or written notice to the Depositary of its acceptance for payment of such Shares pursuant to the Offer. Upon the terms and subject to the conditions of the Offer, payment for Shares accepted for payment pursuant to the Offer will be made by deposit of the Offer Price for such Shares with the Depositary, which will act as paying agent for tendering stockholders for the purpose of receiving payments from Purchaser and transmitting such payments to tendering stockholders whose Shares have been accepted for payment. If Purchaser extends the Offer, is delayed in its acceptance for payment of Shares or is unable to accept Shares for payment pursuant to the Offer for any reason, then, without prejudice to Purchaser’s rights under the Offer and the Merger Agreement, the Depositary may retain tendered Shares on Purchaser’s behalf, and such Shares may not be withdrawn except to the extent that tendering stockholders are entitled to withdrawal rights as described in the Offer to Purchase and as otherwise required by Rule 14e-1(c) under the Exchange Act.  Under no circumstances will Parent or Purchaser pay interest on the purchase price for Shares by reason of any extension of the Offer or any delay in making such payment for Shares.
Stockholders wishing to tender Shares under the Offer must follow the procedures set forth in Section 3 of the Offer to Purchase and in the Letter of Transmittal. Stockholders whose Share certificates are not immediately available, or who cannot complete the procedure for book-entry transfer on a timely basis, or who cannot deliver all other required documents to the Depositary prior to the Expiration Date, must tender their Shares according to the guaranteed delivery procedure set forth in Section 3 of the Offer to Purchase in order to participate in the Offer. Shares tendered by the Notice of Guaranteed Delivery will be excluded from the calculation of the Minimum Condition, unless such Shares and other required documents are received by the Depositary by the Expiration Date.
No alternative, conditional or contingent tenders will be accepted. In all cases, payment for Shares accepted for payment pursuant to the Offer will only be made after timely receipt by the Depositary of (i) certificates evidencing such Shares (the “Share Certificates”) or confirmation of a book-entry transfer of such Shares (a “Book-Entry Confirmation”) into the Depositary’s account at The Depository Trust Company (“DTC”) pursuant to the procedures set forth in the Offer to Purchase, (ii) the Letter of Transmittal (or a manually signed facsimile thereof), properly completed and duly executed, with any required signature guarantees or, in the case of a book-entry transfer, an Agent’s Message (as described in the Offer to Purchase) in lieu of the Letter of Transmittal and (iii) any other documents required by the Letter of Transmittal.
Shares tendered pursuant to the Offer may be withdrawn at any time prior to the Expiration Date and, unless theretofore accepted for payment by Purchaser pursuant to the Offer, may also be withdrawn at any time after August 14, 2015, which is the 60th day after the date of the commencement of the Offer.
For a withdrawal to be proper and effective, a written, telegraphic or facsimile transmission notice of withdrawal must be timely received by the Depositary at one of its addresses set forth on the back cover page of the Offer to Purchase. Any such notice of withdrawal must specify the name of the person who tendered the Shares to be withdrawn, the number of Shares to be withdrawn and the name in which the Share Certificates are registered if different from that of the person who tendered such Shares. If Share Certificates evidencing Shares

to be withdrawn have been delivered or otherwise identified to the Depositary, then, prior to the physical release of such Share Certificates, the serial numbers shown on such Share Certificates must be submitted to the Depositary and the signature(s) on the notice of withdrawal must be guaranteed by an Eligible Institution (as described in the Offer to Purchase), unless such Shares have been tendered for the account of an Eligible Institution. If Shares have been tendered pursuant to the procedure for book-entry transfer as set forth in the Offer to Purchase, any notice of withdrawal must also specify the name and number of the account at DTC to be credited with the withdrawn Shares.
Withdrawals of Shares may not be rescinded. Any Shares properly withdrawn will thereafter be deemed not to have been validly tendered for purposes of the Offer. However, withdrawn Shares may be re-tendered by again following one of the procedures described in the Offer to Purchase at any time prior to the Expiration Date.
Purchaser will determine, in its sole discretion, all questions as to the form and validity (including time of receipt) of any notice of withdrawal and Purchaser’s determination will be final and binding absent a finding to the contrary by a court of competent jurisdiction. None of Purchaser, the Depositary, the Information Agent, the Dealer Manager or any other person will be under any duty to give notice of any defects or irregularities in any notice of withdrawal or incur any liability for failure to give any such notification.
The information required to be disclosed by paragraph (d)(1) of Rule 14d-6 under the Exchange Act is contained in the Offer to Purchase and is incorporated herein by reference.
Geeknet has provided Purchaser with Geeknet’s stockholder list and security position listings for the purpose of disseminating the Offer to Purchase, the related Letter of Transmittal and other related materials to holders of Shares. The Offer to Purchase and related Letter of Transmittal will be mailed to record holders of Shares whose names appear on Geeknet’s stockholder list and will be furnished to brokers, dealers, commercial banks, trust companies and similar persons whose names, or the names of whose nominees, appear on the stockholder list or, if applicable, who are listed as participants in a clearing agency’s security position listing for subsequent transmittal to beneficial owners of Shares.
The exchange of Shares for cash pursuant to the Offer or the Merger will be a taxable transaction to U.S. stockholders for U.S. federal income tax purposes. See the Offer to Purchase for a more detailed discussion of the tax treatment of the Offer. Each holder of Shares should consult with its tax advisor as to the particular tax consequences to such holder of exchanging Shares for cash in the Offer or the Merger.
The Offer to Purchase and the Letter of Transmittal contain important information. Holders of Shares should carefully read both documents in their entirety before any decision is made with respect to the Offer.
Questions and requests for assistance may be directed to the Information Agent or the Dealer Manager at their respective addresses and telephone numbers set forth below. Requests for copies of the Offer to Purchase, the Letter of Transmittal, the notice of guaranteed delivery and other tender offer materials may be directed to the Information Agent. Such copies will be furnished promptly at Purchaser’s expense. Stockholders may also contact brokers, dealers, commercial banks or trust companies for assistance concerning the Offer. Except as set forth in the Offer to Purchase, neither Purchaser nor Parent will pay any fees or commissions to any broker or dealer or any other person for soliciting tenders of Shares pursuant to the Offer. Brokers, dealers, commercial banks, trust companies or other nominees will, upon request, be reimbursed by Purchaser for customary mailing and handling expenses incurred by them in forwarding the Offer materials to their customers.

The Information Agent for the Offer is:

480 Washington Blvd., 26th Floor
Jersey City, NJ 07310
Banks, Brokers and Shareholders
Call Toll-Free (888) 877-5360
Or Contact via E-mail at:
GameStopOffer@georgeson.com
The Dealer Manager for the Offer is:
BofA Merrill Lynch
Bank of America Tower
One Bryant Park
New York, NY 10036
(888) 803-9655 (Toll-Free)
June 15, 2015

Exhibit (a)(5)(A)

 	 	EFiled: Jun 10 2015 06:54PM
EDT Transaction ID 57386734
Case No. 11133-	 	 	
IN THE COURT OF CHANCERY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE

PRODOSH AICH, on behalf of himself	 	)	 	 	
and all others similarly situated,	 	)	 	 	
 	 	)	 	 	
Plaintiff,	 	)	 	 	
 	 	)	 	Civil Action No.                                          	
                    vs.	 	)	 	 	
 	 	)	 	 	
KATHRYN K. MCCARTHY,	 	)	 	 	
MATTHEW C. BLANK, MATTHEW A.	 	)	 	 	
CAREY, STEPHEN CORNICK,	 	)	 	 	
THOMAS COUGHLIN, PETER A.	 	)	 	 	
GEORGESCU, SIR RONALD HAMPEL,	 	)	 	 	
KENNETH G. LANGONE, FRANK A.	 	)	 	 	
RIDDICK, III, ERIC SEMLER, DEREK	 	)	 	 	
V. SMITH, GAMESTOP CORP., and	 	)	 	 	
GADGET ACQUISITION, INC.,	 	)	 	 	
 	 	)	 	 	
Defendants.	 	)	 	 	
VERIFIED CLASS ACTION COMPLAINT
Plaintiff Prodosh Aich (“Plaintiff”), by his attorneys, on behalf of himself and those similarly situated, files this action against the defendants and alleges upon information and belief, except for those allegations that pertain to him, which are alleged upon personal knowledge, as follows:
1. Plaintiff bring this shareholder class action on behalf of himself and all other public shareholders of Geeknet, Inc. (“Geeknet” or the “Company”) against Geeknet’s Board of Directors (the “Board” or the “Individual Defendants”), GameStop Corp. (“GameStop” or the “Parent”), and Gadget Acquisition, Inc. (“Merger Sub”) (collectively referred to as “Defendants”), challenging an all-cash deal by which GameStop will acquire each issued and outstanding share of Geeknet for $20.00 per share in cash (the “Proposed Transaction”). The total value of the transaction is approximately $140 million.

2. If the Proposed Transaction is approved, the Individual Defendants will have breached their fiduciary duties of loyalty and due care by,  inter alia , agreeing to sell Geeknet without first taking steps to ensure that Plaintiff and the Class members (defined below), would obtain adequate and fair consideration under the circumstances. Moreover, as alleged further herein, GameStop aided and abetted the Individual Defendants’ breaches of fiduciary duty.
3. Accordingly, this action seeks to enjoin the Proposed Transaction and compel the Individual Defendants to properly exercise their fiduciary duties to Geeknet’s shareholders.
4. Plaintiff alleges that he, along with all other public shareholders of Geeknet common stock, are entitled to enjoin the Proposed Transaction or, alternatively, to recover damages in the event that the Proposed Transaction is consummated. The consideration offered to Geeknet shareholders is inadequate.
THE PARTIES
5. Plaintiff is and has been a shareholder of Geeknet during all relevant times hereto.
 
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6. Non-Party Geeknet, Inc. is incorporated in Delaware with headquarters located at 11216 Waples Mill Rd., Suite 103, Fairfax, VA 22030. Geeknet owns and operates ThinkGeek, the premier retailer on the global geek community and $180 on the Internet Retailer Top 500. The Company’s common stock is traded on the NASDAQ under the symbol “GKNT.”
7. Defendant Kathryn K. McCarthy (“McCarthy”) has been the Chairman of the Board of Directors, President, and Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) of the Company at all relevant times hereto.
8. Defendant Matthew C. Blank (“Blank”) has been a director of the Company at all relevant times. Blank is a member of the Compensation and Nominating and Governance Committees.
9. Defendant Matthew A. Carey (“Carey”) has been a director of the Company at all relevant times. Carey is the chair of the Technology Committee and a member of the Audit Committee.
10. Defendant Stephen Cornick (“Cornick”) has been a director of the Company at all relevant times. Cornick is a member of the Audit and Technology Committees.
11. Defendant Thomas Coughlin (“Coughlin”) has been a director of the Company at all relevant times. Coughlin is a member of the Technology Committee.
 
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12. Defendant Peter A. Georgescu (“Georgescu”) has been a director of the Company at all relevant times. Georgescu is the chair of the Compensation Committee and a member of the Technology Committee.
13. Defendant Sir Ronald Hampel (“Hampel”) has been a director of the Company at all relevant times. Hampel is a member of the Audit and Nominating and Governance Committees.
14. Defendant Kenneth G. Langone (“Langone”) has been a director of the Company at all relevant times. According to a form SC 13D filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on March 24,, 2014, Langone is the beneficial owner of 749,736 shares of Geeknet, equal to approximately 11.24% of the outstanding Geeknet common stock.
15. Defendant Frank A. Riddick, III (“Riddick”) has been a director of the Company at all relevant times. Riddick is the chair of the Audit Committee and a member of the Compensation Committee.
16. Defendant Eric Semler (“Semler”) has been a director of the Company at all relevant times. Semler is a member of the Technology Committee. According to a form SC 13D filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on January 23, 2015, Semler is the beneficial owner of 656,631 shares of Geeknet, equal to approximately 9.8% of the outstanding Geeknet common stock.
 
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17. Defendant Derek V. Smith (“Smith”) has been a director of the Company at all relevant times. Smith is designated as the Lead Independent Director, is chair of the Nominating and Governance Committee, and is a member of the Compensation Committee.
18. Individual Defendants in paragraphs 7 – 17 are, and at all times relevant hereto have been, directors of Geeknet.
19. The Defendants named in paragraphs 7—17 are referred to herein as “Individual Defendants” or “Director Defendants.”
20. The Director Defendants owe fiduciary duties including good faith, loyalty, fair dealing, due care and candor to Geeknet and its shareholders.
21. The Director Defendants, by reason of their corporate directorships and/or executive positions, are fiduciaries to and for the Company’s stockholders, which fiduciary relationship required them to exercise their best judgment, and to act in a prudent manner and in the best interests of the company’s stockholders.
22. Each Director Defendant herein is sued individually, as a conspirator and aider and abettor, as well as in their capacity as an officer and/or director of the Company, and the liability of each arises from the fact that he has engaged in all or part of the unlawful acts, plans, schemes, or transactions complained of herein.
23. Defendant GameStop is incorporated in Delaware with headquarters located at 625 Westport Parkway, Grapevine, Texas, 76051. GameStop is a global multichannel video game, consumer electronics and wireless services retailer with more than 6,600 stores worldwide. GameStop’s common stock is traded on the NYSE under the symbol, “GME.”
 
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24. Defendant Merger sub is incorporated in Delaware and was created to effectuate the Proposed Transaction. It can be served care of its agent for service of process, the Corporation Trust Company, at Corporation Trust Center, 1209 Orange St., Wilmington, DE 19801.
SUBSTANTIVE ALLEGATIONS
Geeknet Background
25. Geeknet, through its two wholly-owned subsidiaries, ThinkGeek, Inc. (“ThinkGeek”) and ThinkGeek Solutions, Inc. (“ThinkGeek Solutions”) operates “a business aimed at the global geek community, which includes technology enthusiasts, pop-culture aficionados, and anyone who turns their interests into passions and feels a connection to other enthusiastic fans.”
26. On February 23, 2015, Geeknet reported strong 2014 fourth quarter and full-year financials. Significantly the Company reported that revenue for 2014 grew 2% to $140.7 million from the same figures in 2013. Additionally the Company stated that their GeekLabs website revenue and wholesale revenue growth increased by 30% from 2013.
 
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27. On May 8, 2015 Geeknet reported its 2015 first quarter financials. Significantly the company’s gross margin increased by two percentage points compared to the same period a year ago.
28. Furthermore, the Company’s focus on their GeekLabs exclusive products continued to pay off, with those products continuing to perform well, and driving a wholesale revenue for the company up 15%.
29. Commenting on the successful results, Defendant McCarthy stated in a press release that the Board was “pleased with the increase in gross margin” and that the company continues to execute its strategy on accelerating GeekLabs products.
The Process Leading Up To and Culminating in the Proposed Transaction
30. On May 26, 2015, Geeknet entered into a merger agreement with mall and web-based specialty retailer Hot Topic, Inc. (“Hot Topic”) under which all outstanding shares of Geeknet would be purchased by Hot Topic for $17.50 in cash (the “Hot Topic Agreement”).
31. On May 27, 2015 Geeknet announced that it was in receipt of an unsolicited offer from a competing buyer (later revealed to be GameStop) for $20.00 per share. On May 29, 2015, Geeknet publicly classified this offer as a “Superior Proposal” under the terms of the Hot Topic Agreement and stated that Hot Topic had until 9:00 a.m. EDT on June 1, 2015 to match or exceed this offer. No such topping bid by Hot Topic was forthcoming.
 
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32. The Proposed Transaction, while an improvement over the Hot Topic Agreement, still amounts to an unfair undervaluation of the Company by both Geeknet and GameStop.
33. Additionally, pursuant to the terms of the Hot Topic Agreement, Geeknet will pay Hot Topic $3,661,461 in termination fees, representing a significant loss to the Company Shareholders in exchange for a still-undervalued deal.
The Proposed Transaction
34. On June 2, 2015, Geeknet and GameStop jointly announced the Proposed Transaction. The press release states in relevant part as follows:
GRAPEVINE, Texas & FAIRFAX, Va.—(BUSINESS WIRE) — GameStop Corp. (NYSE: GME), a family of specialty retail brands that makes the most popular technologies affordable and simple, and Geeknet, Inc. (Nasdaq: GKNT) (“Geeknet”), the parent company of ThinkGeek and ThinkGeek Solutions, today announced they have entered into a definitive agreement under which GameStop will acquire all of the outstanding shares of Geeknet’s common stock for $20.00 per share in cash. The transaction has been approved by the board of directors of both companies and will be completed by means of a tender offer. The transaction has a total equity value of approximately $140 million, including $37 million of cash and cash equivalents as of March 31, 2015.
 
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Geeknet also announced that it had terminated its previously announced merger agreement with Hot Topic, Inc. (“Hot Topic”). Following discussion with both GameStop and Hot Topic, the Board of Directors of Geeknet determined that the GameStop transaction represented a superior proposal. Geeknet will pay Hot Topic a termination fee pursuant to the Hot Topic agreement, for which GameStop has agreed to reimburse Geeknet.
Paul Raines, chief executive officer of GameStop, stated, “This acquisition creates value to all stakeholders involved. The addition of Geeknet is an important expansion of our global multichannel platform and we are excited to leverage their product development expertise to broaden our product offering in the fast-growing collectibles category and deepen relationships with our existing customer base.”
“Our Board and management team believe this transaction is in the best interest of Geeknet and its stockholders,” said Kathryn McCarthy, chief executive officer of Geeknet. “As a part of GameStop’s family of brands, Geeknet will be well-positioned to achieve our goals of increasing our brand awareness and expanding our product offerings.”
The transaction provides a natural extension of GameStop’s existing product offering and is expected to add an immediate incremental $100+ million in annual net sales. The acquisition of Geeknet will enhance shareholder value through the following strategic benefits:
 
 	•	 	Expands GameStop’s diversified revenue stream by adding ThinkGeek, the No. 1 brand in the fast growing collectibles category	
 
 	•	 	Once completed, the acquisition is expected to increase operating earnings, and has a targeted IRR that exceeds 20%	
 
 	•	 	Extends the company’s global, multichannel retail expertise—online, pickup-at-store, web-in-store and standalone retail	
 
 	•	 	Utilizes Geeknet’s proprietary product innovation capabilities and established portfolio of premier, hard-to-secure licenses	
 
 	•	 	Leverages GameStop’s operational expertise and infrastructure to address Geeknet’s profitability	
 
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 	•	 	Drive deeper engagement with GameStop’s core customers, in particular the 40 million global PowerUp Rewards members, by offering them exclusive, unique and cutting edge merchandise related to their favorite entertainment	
Under the terms of the definitive agreement, GameStop will commence a tender offer for all outstanding common shares of Geeknet, at $20.00 per share in cash. The tender offer is conditioned on Geeknet’s stockholders tendering at least a majority of Geeknet’s outstanding shares in the tender offer, clearance under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act and other customary closing conditions. The acquisition is expected to close by the end of GameStop’s second quarter 2015. Geeknet stockholders representing approximately 21% of outstanding shares have committed to participate in the tender offer.
SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, Inc. served as financial advisor and Pepper Hamilton LLP served as legal advisor to GameStop. Guggenheim Securities served as Geeknet’s exclusive financial advisor and Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz served as its legal advisor.
The Inadequate Merger Consideration
35. In light of analyst expectations, the Company’s dominant market position and strong financial performance, together with its synergistic value to GameStop, the Proposed Transaction is unfair and undervalues the Company.
36. Pursuant to the terms of the Agreement the Transaction values shares of Geeknet at $20.00 per share. Significantly, this is well below $24.00 per share, the high price target of financial advisor, the Benchmark Co. on November 11, 2013.
 
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37. In addition, the Company has exceeded expectations in reported earnings for much of the past year and is well positioned to continue this success. As discussed  supra,  the Company has posted consisted revenue growth both for 2014 and for Q1 of 2015.
38. The synergistic value of Geeknet to GameStop further illustrates the inadequacy of the Agreement consideration. GameStop CEO Paul Raines echoed as much saying, “The addition of Geeknet is an important expansion of our global multichannel platform.” Raines goes on to say, “We are excited to leverage their product development expertise to broaden our product offering in the fast-growing collectibles category.”
39. This synergistic value is not lost on the media. Patrick Seitz at Invvestors.com states that, “The acquisition is expected to add an immediate, incremental $100 million-plus in annual net sales to GameStop.”
40. In a separate article, Jayson Derric of Benzinga reports on additional positive GameStop comments on the deal’s synergies, “The company further added that the acquisition will add to its diversified revenue stream as ThinkGeek is the number one brand in the fast growing collectibles category.”
41. Accordingly, and in breach of their fiduciary duties, the Board has denied Geeknet’s shareholders the fair and adequate value of their investment by entering into the Proposed Transaction for inadequate consideration.
 
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Potential Conflicts of Interest
42. Pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement, certain of Geeknet’s directors and executive officers stand to receive benefits not shared equally with Plaintiff and the Class. For instance, at the effective time of the Merger, each outstanding Company stock option and/or restricted stock unit (“RSU”), whether vested or unvested, will be canceled in exchange for the right to receive the merger consideration.
43. Significantly, both Defendants Langone and Semler have thousands of Geeknet stock options and RSUs which they will be able to cash in as soon as the Proposed Transaction is consummated. Specifically, Langone possesses 7,000 Company stock options and 17,402 RSUs, collectively worth $488,040, while Semler possesses 7,000 Company stock options and 8,601 RSUs, collectively worth $312,020.
44. In addition, both Defendants Langone and Semler own hundreds of thousands of shares of Company common stock each, and will each stand to make millions of dollars in profit from the Proposed Transaction should it be consummated.
45. Clearly, based on the above, the Proposed Transaction is the product of an unfair and inadequate sales process conducted by the Board in breach of its fiduciary duties and which fails to maximizer shareholder value.
 
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Preclusive Deal Mechanisms
46. Moreover, the Agreement contains certain provisions that unfairly favor GameStop by making an alternative transaction either prohibitively expensive or otherwise impossible. For example, the Agreement contains a termination fee provision that requires Geeknet to pay up to $3,661,461 to GameStop if the Merger Agreement is terminated under certain circumstances. Under one scenario, Geeknet must pay this fee if it consummates any Geeknet Qualifying Transaction (as defined in the Agreement) within twelve (12) months following the termination of the Agreement.
47. The termination fee payable under this provision will make the Company that much more expensive to acquire for potential purchasers, while resulting in a corresponding decline in the amount of consideration payable to Geeknet shareholders.
48. The Agreement also contains a “No Solicitation” provision that restricts Geeknet from considering alternative acquisition proposals by,  inter alia,  constraining Geeknet’s ability to solicit or communicate with potential acquirers. Specifically, the provision prohibits the Company from soliciting any alternative proposal after the defined time period, but permits the Board to consider a bona fide “ Alternative Acquisition Agreement”  if it constitutes or is reasonably calculated to lead to a “ Superior Proposal”  as defined in the Agreement.
 
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49. Moreover, the Agreement further reduces the possibility of a topping offer from an unsolicited purchaser. Here, Defendants agreed to provide GameStop information in order to match any other offer, thus providing GameStop access to the unsolicited bidder’s financial information and giving GameStop the ability to top the superior offer. Thus, a rival bidder is not likely to emerge with the cards stacked so much in favor of GameStop.
50. Finally, Defendants have attached a “Tender and Support Agreement” for Defendant Langone and Defendant Semler to the Merger Agreement filed with the SEC. The Tender and Support Agreement requires all signatory Shareholders to it to pledge to tender all shares beneficially owned during the Tender Offer. It also contemplates that all signatory shareholders will provide the Parent an irrevocable proxy for support purposes, preventing any signatory shareholder from voting in such a way that would be detrimental to the Proposed Transaction before such time as the Tender Offer takes place. Finally, the Tender and Support Agreement itself contains a no-solicitation clause, preventing any signatory shareholders from attempting to communicate or soliciting alternative proposals from interested third parties, and compelling said signatory shareholders to report and inform any unsolicited communications or offers to Parent.
 
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51. The inclusion of these Tender and Support agreements effectively locks ups the combined voting power of Langone and Semler, approximately 21.04% of the outstanding voting stock of the Company making it that much easier to consummate the deal. In spite of these locking up mechanisms, the Merger Agreement does not contain any protective devices to ensure that the voices of the minority shareholders are heard.
52. Accordingly, the Company’s true value is compromised by the consideration offered in the Proposed Transaction, and the Proposed Transaction is the product of the Board’s breaches of fiduciary duty, aided and abetted by GameStop.
THE INDIVIDUAL DEFENDANTS’ FIDUCIARY DUTIES
53. In any situation where the directors of a publicly traded corporation undertake a transaction that will result in either a change in corporate control or a break-up of the corporation’s assets, the directors have an affirmative fiduciary obligation to act in the best interests of the company’s shareholders, including the duty to obtain maximum value under the circumstances. To diligently comply with these duties, the directors may not take any action that:
(a) adversely affects the value provided to the corporation’s shareholders;
(b) will discourage or inhibit alternative offers to purchase control of the corporation or its assets;
 
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(c) contractually prohibits them from complying with their fiduciary duties; and/or
(d) will provide the directors, executives or other insiders with preferential treatment at the expense of, or separate from, the public shareholders, and place their own pecuniary interests above those of the interests of the company and its shareholders.
54. In accordance with their duties of loyalty and good faith, the Individual Defendants, as directors and/or officers of Geeknet, are obligated to refrain from;
(a) participating in any transaction where the directors’ or officers’ loyalties are divided;
(b) participating in any transaction where the directors or officers are entitled to receive a personal financial benefit not equally shared by the public shareholders of the corporation; and/or
(c) unjustly enriching themselves at the expense or to the detriment of the public shareholders.
55. Plaintiff alleges herein that the Individual Defendants, separately and together, in connection with the Proposed Transaction, violated, and are violating, the fiduciary duties they owe to Plaintiff and the other public shareholders of Geeknet, including their duties of loyalty, good faith, candor, and due care. As a result, Plaintiff and Class members will not receive adequate or fair value for their Geeknet common stock in the Proposed Transaction.
 
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CLASS ACTION ALLEGATIONS
56. Plaintiff brings this action individually and as a class action on behalf of all holders of Geeknet common stock who are being and will be harmed by the Defendants’ actions, described herein (the “Class”). Excluded from the Class are Defendants and any person, firm, trust, corporation or other entity related to or affiliated with any Defendant.
57. This action is properly maintainable as a class action because, inter alia:
(a) The Class is so numerous that joinder of all members is impracticable. Geeknet’s stock is publicly traded on the NASDAQ and there are millions of outstanding shares. Plaintiff believes that there are hundreds if not thousands of holders of such shares. Moreover, the holders of these shares are geographically dispersed throughout the United States;
(b) There are questions of law and fact which are common to the Class including, inter alia: (i) whether the Individual Defendants have breached their fiduciary duties to plaintiff and the Class by agreeing to an acquisition transaction at a price that is inadequate and is not the fair value that could be obtained under the circumstances; (ii) whether GameStop aided and abetted the Individual Defendants’ breaches of fiduciary duty; and (iii) whether the Class is entitled to injunctive relief and/or damages as a result of the wrongful conduct committed by Defendants;
 
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(c) Plaintiff is committed to prosecuting this action and has retained competent counsel experienced in litigation of this nature. The claims of Plaintiff are typical of the claims of the other members of the Class and Plaintiff has the same interests as the other members of the Class. Accordingly, Plaintiff is an adequate representative of the Class and will fairly and adequately protect the interests of the Class;
(d) The prosecution of separate actions by individual members of the Class would create the risk of inconsistent or varying adjudications with respect to individual members of the Class which would establish incompatible standards of conduct for Defendants, or adjudications with respect to individual members of the Class which would, as a practical matter, be dispositive of the interests of the other members not parties to the adjudications or substantially impair or impede their ability to protect their interests; and
(e) Defendants have acted, or refused to act, on grounds generally applicable to, and causing injury to, the Class and, therefore, preliminary and final injunctive relief on behalf of the Class as a whole is appropriate.
 
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FIRST COUNT
Breach of Fiduciary Duty against the Individual Defendants
58. Plaintiff incorporates each and every allegation set forth above as if fully set forth herein.
59. As alleged herein, Defendants have initiated a process to sell Geeknet in a transaction that undervalues the Company. Indeed, financial analysts have set price target for Company shares as high as $24 per share. The Individual Defendants are privy to non-public information concerning the Company that the public stock shareholders are not; thus, there exists a fiduciary duty to protect these shareholders. Defendants have failed to sufficiently inform themselves of Geeknet’s value, or have disregarded the true value of the Company. Furthermore, the Individual Defendants have agreed to onerous deal protection devices that discourage any alternate acquirer from coming forward in the face of the knowledge that GameStop can block the purchase.
60. As such, unless the Individual Defendants’ conduct is enjoined by the Court, they will continue to breach their fiduciary duties to Plaintiff and the other members of the Class, and will further a process that inhibits the maximization of shareholder value and the disclosure of material information.
61. Plaintiff and the members of the Class have no adequate remedy at law.
 
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SECOND COUNT
Aiding and Abetting the Board’s Breaches of Fiduciary Duty
Against GameStop and Merger Sub
62. Plaintiff incorporates each and every allegation set forth above as if fully set forth herein.
63. GameStop and Merger Sub knowingly assisted the Individual Defendants’ breaches of fiduciary duty in connection with the Proposed Transaction, which, without such aid, would not have occurred. In connection with discussions regarding the Proposed Transaction, GameStop and Merger Sub secured certain deal protection provisions which unfairly inhibit the advancement of alternative proposals. In addition, GameStop and Merger Sub obtained sensitive non-public information concerning Geeknet’s operations and thus had the advantage to acquire the Company at a price that is unfair to plaintiff and the Class.
64. As a result of this conduct, Plaintiff and the other members of the Class have been and will be damaged in that they have been and will be prevented from obtaining a fair price for their shares.
65. Plaintiff and the members of the Class have no adequate remedy at law.
 
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WHEREFORE, Plaintiff demands injunctive relief, in his favor and in favor of the Class, and against the Defendants, as follows:
A. Declaring that this action is properly maintainable as a class action, certifying Plaintiff as Class representative and certifying his counsel as Class counsel;
B. Preliminarily and permanently enjoining Defendants, their agents, counsel, employees and all persons acting in concert with them from consummating the Proposed Transaction on the terms presently contemplated;
C. To the extent the Proposed Transaction is consummated before entry of this Court’s judgment, rescinding it and setting it aside or awarding rescissory damages;
D. Awarding Plaintiff the costs and disbursements of this action, including reasonable attorneys’ and experts’ fees and expenses; and
E. Granting such other and further relief as this Court may deem just and proper.
 
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Dated: June 10, 2015	 	 	 	Respectfully submitted,	
 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	FARUQI & FARUQI, LLP	
 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	By:	 	    /s/ James R. Banko	
 	 	 	 	James R. Banko (Del. Bar No. 4518)	
 	 	 	 	Derrick B. Farrell (Del. Bar No. 5747)	
 	 	 	 	20 Montchanin Road, Suite 145	
 	 	 	 	Wilmington, DE 19807	
 	 	 	 	Tel: (302) 482-3182	
 	 	 	 	Fax: (302) 482-3612	
 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	Counsel for Plaintiff	
OF COUNSEL:
FARUQI & FARUQI, LLP
Juan E. Monteverde
369 Lexington Avenue, 10th Fl.
New York, NY10017
Tel.: (212) 983-9330
Fax: (212) 983-9331
BRODSKY & SMITH, LLC
Evan J. Smith
Marc L. Ackerman
Two Bala Plaza, Suite 510
Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004
(610) 667-6200
 
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Exhibit (d)(4)
Geeknet, Inc.
SUITE 100, 11216 WAPLES MILL RD.,
FAIRFAX, VA 22030
December 18, 2014
CONFIDENTIAL
Mr. Daniel Kaufman
GameStop Corp.
625 Westport Parkway
Grapevine, TX 76051
Dear Daniel:
You have requested information from Geeknet, Inc. (the “Company”), in connection with your consideration of a possible negotiated transaction (a “ Transaction ”) between the Company and GameStop Corporation or its affiliated companies (collectively, “ you ”). You agree, as set forth below, to maintain the confidentiality of any information with respect to the Company, its business, assets, liabilities, or prospects (whether prepared by the Company, its Representatives (as defined herein), whether in oral, written, electronic or other form, and whether prepared before, on or after the date hereof) that the Company or its Representatives furnish to you or your Representatives (such information being collectively referred to herein as the “ Evaluation Material ”) and to take or abstain from taking certain other actions set forth herein. The term “Evaluation Material” shall be deemed to include, without limitation, notes, analyses, reports, compilations, summaries, data, studies, interpretations, forecasts, records, memoranda or other documents or information (regardless of the form thereof) prepared by you or your Representatives which contain, reflect or are based on, in whole or in part, any Evaluation Material. The term “Evaluation Material” shall not be deemed to include information that (i) is already in your or your Representatives’ possession prior to the date hereof and was not provided to you or your Representatives by the Company or its Representatives;  provided  that such information is not known by you or your Representatives to be subject to another confidentiality agreement with or other obligation of secrecy to the Company or another party, (ii) becomes generally available to the public other than as a result of a disclosure directly or indirectly by you or your Representatives, (iii) becomes available to you or your Representatives on a non-confidential basis from a source other than the Company or its Representatives;  provided  that such source is not known to be bound by a confidentiality agreement with or other obligation of secrecy to the Company or another party or (iv) is independently developed by you without use of or reference to any Evaluation Material.
You hereby agree that the Evaluation Material will be used by you and your Representatives solely for the purpose of evaluating a Transaction between the Company and you, will not be used for any other purpose, and will be kept confidential by you and your Representatives and will not be disclosed by you or any of your Representatives to any other person, and will not be used in any way directly or indirectly detrimental to the Company;  provided ,  however , that (subject to compliance with the restrictions set forth in the definition of “Representatives”) any of such information may be disclosed to your Representatives who (i) need to know such information for the sole purpose of evaluating any such possible Transaction between the Company and you and (ii) are informed by you of the confidential nature of such information.

You hereby agree (i) that you will cause your Representatives to act in accordance with this letter agreement, (ii) that you will be responsible for any breach of this letter agreement by your Representatives and (iii) to take all reasonable measures, at your sole expense (including, but not limited to, court proceedings), to restrain your Representatives from prohibited or unauthorized disclosure or use of the Evaluation Material. In furtherance and not in limitation of the foregoing, you shall, and shall cause your Representatives to, use all reasonable and prudent efforts (including, but not limited to, court proceedings) to protect and safeguard the Evaluation Material from misuse, loss, theft, publication or the like to at least the same extent that you protect and safeguard your own similar proprietary information.
In addition, without the prior written consent of the Company, you will not, and will cause your Representatives not to, (i) disclose to any person (other than your Representatives) either the fact that investigations, discussions or negotiations are taking (or have taken) place concerning a possible Transaction between the Company and you or any of the terms, conditions or other facts with respect to any such possible Transaction, including the status or timing thereof, nor will you disclose to any person the existence of this letter agreement or your interest in a Transaction or that you have requested or received any Evaluation Material (the information referred to in this paragraph shall be considered “Evaluation Material” for all purposes hereunder), or (ii) discuss with or offer to any third party, including any officer or director of the Company, any position (debt, equity, co-investor, joint venture or otherwise) or potential position in any possible Transaction or any other form of direct or indirect participation in any possible Transaction or any joint acquisition by you and such third party, or enter into any agreement relating to the foregoing.
You agree that neither you nor any of your Representatives will provide or disclose any Evaluation Material to any potential debt or equity financing source without the prior written consent of the Company. In the event the Company provides such consent with respect to any potential debt financing source, such potential debt financing source shall be considered a Representative for all purposes of this letter agreement. In the event the Company provides such consent with respect to any potential equity financing source, you agree that neither you nor any of your Representatives shall provide any Evaluation Material to such potential equity financing source unless and until such potential equity financing source shall have executed and delivered to the Company a letter agreement with the Company that is substantially identical to this letter agreement, whereupon such potential equity financing source shall be considered a Representative for all purposes of this letter agreement.
You recognize and acknowledge the competitive value of the Evaluation Material and the damage that could result to the Company if the Evaluation Material were used or disclosed except as authorized by this letter.
In the event that you or your Representatives are requested or required to disclose all or any part of the information contained in the Evaluation Material under the terms of a valid and effective subpoena or order issued by a court of competent jurisdiction or government body, you agree to (i) promptly notify the Company in writing of the existence, terms and circumstances surrounding such a request, so that it may seek an appropriate protective order or other appropriate remedy and/or waive your compliance with the provisions of this letter agreement (and, if the Company seeks such an order, to provide such cooperation as the Company shall reasonably request) and (ii) if such protective order or other remedy is not obtained or the Company waives
 
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compliance with the provisions of this letter agreement, and if disclosure of such information by you or any of your Representatives is required on the advice of your counsel, you or your Representatives may disclose only that portion of the Evaluation Material that is legally required to be disclosed on the advice of such counsel and exercise your best efforts to obtain an order or other reliable assurance that confidential treatment will be accorded to such of the disclosed information which the Company so designates and to preserve the confidentiality of the remainder of the Evaluation Material.
During the course of your evaluation, all inquiries and other communications are to be made directly to Guggenheim Securities, LLC, or such other persons as they may specifically designate in advance in connection with the potential Transaction contemplated hereunder. Accordingly, without the prior written consent of the Company, you agree not to directly or indirectly contact or communicate with any other officer, director, employee, agent, affiliate, supplier, distributor, broker or customer of the Company or any of its subsidiaries regarding a potential Transaction with the Company (including equity participation in or employment opportunities after such a Transaction) or the business, operations, assets, prospects or finances of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, or concerning the Evaluation Material, or to seek any information in connection therewith. It is understood that only Guggenheim Securities, LLC may arrange for appropriate contacts for due diligence purposes for you.
In consideration of the Evaluation Material being furnished to you, you also hereby agree that, until the one-year anniversary of the date hereof, neither you nor any of your affiliates will directly or indirectly solicit for employment (including any discussion of any possible terms of employment following a potential Transaction), or employ, as an employee, independent contractor, or otherwise, any of the officers or employees who you met or otherwise became aware of during the course of your evaluation of the Transaction and who are now or were during the three months prior to such proposed solicitation engaged or employed by the Company or its subsidiaries;  provided  that you and your affiliates may (i) make general solicitations through public advertisements in the ordinary course of business and consistent with past practice and employ persons in connection with such general solicitations and (ii) solicit for employment or employ any employee of the Company who has been terminated by the Company (x) other than for cause and (y) prior to the commencement of any solicitation by you of such employee or any employment discussions between you and such employee.
You understand that neither the Company nor any of its Representatives (including, without limitation, Guggenheim Securities, LLC) have made or make any representation or warranty as to the accuracy or completeness of the Evaluation Material and that nothing contained in any discussions between the Company or any of its Representatives and you or any of your Representatives shall be deemed to constitute a representation or warranty. You agree that neither the Company nor its Representatives shall have any liability to you or any of your Representatives relating to or resulting from the use or content of the Evaluation Material or any omissions therefrom or from any action taken or any inaction occurring in reliance on the Evaluation Material, except as may be included in any definitive agreement which provides for any Transaction between the Company and you. All Evaluation Material shall remain the property of the Company. No rights to use, license or otherwise exploit any Evaluation Material are granted to you or to any of your Representatives, by implication or otherwise, except for the right to consider such Evaluation Material for the limited purposes explicitly provided by this letter agreement.
 
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At the written request of the Company in its sole discretion and for any reason, or on your own initiative if you decide not to proceed with a possible Transaction, you will promptly (and in no event later than five business days after the request therefor) either (at your option) deliver to the Company or destroy (including, to the extent practicable, expunging all such Evaluation Material from any computer, word processor or other device containing such information) all Evaluation Material (whether prepared by the Company or its Representatives), including all documents, memoranda, notes and other writings whatsoever prepared by you or your Representatives based on the information in the Evaluation Material, and direct your Representatives to do the same and you shall provide the Company with written confirmation of such return or destruction. The return or destruction of the Evaluation Material notwithstanding, you and your Representatives will continue to be bound by your obligations of confidentiality and other obligations hereunder.
You hereby acknowledge that you are aware, and that you will advise your Representatives who are informed as to the matters which are the subject of this letter agreement, that the United States securities laws prohibit any person who has received from an issuer material, non-public information concerning the matters which are the subject of this letter agreement from purchasing or selling securities of such issuer or from communicating such information to any other person under circumstances in which it is reasonably foreseeable that such person is likely to purchase or sell such securities.
It is further understood and agreed that no failure or delay by the Company in exercising any right, power or privilege under this letter agreement shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise thereof preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any right, power or privilege hereunder. This letter agreement represents the entire understanding of the parties with respect to the matters referred to in this letter agreement and supersedes all prior understandings, written or oral, between the parties with respect to such matters.
Each party agrees that unless and until a definitive written agreement between the Company and you with respect to a Transaction, if any, has been executed by the Company and you, neither the Company nor you will be under any legal obligation of any kind whatsoever, under any theory of contract, detrimental reliance, fraud or otherwise, with respect to any Transaction by virtue of this letter agreement or any written or oral expression with respect to such Transaction by any of the Company’s Representatives or your Representatives, except for the matters specifically agreed to in this letter agreement. The Company and you each expressly agrees that no negotiations, presentation or exchange of drafts, preliminary agreements with respect to any particular provisions in draft contracts, press releases, disclosures or other statements, oral or written, by mutual consent or otherwise, by either or both parties, execution of any letter of intent, or agreement in principle, or similar document, no action by any Representative of the Company or any of your Representatives, and no resolution or authorization by the Board of Directors or any committee of the Company will evidence an intent to be bound unless and until a mutually agreed upon definitive written agreement is finally completed and duly executed. The Company’s and your respective disavowals and agreements in this paragraph will not be waived by any course of dealing prior to the due execution of a mutually agreed upon definitive written agreement. You further acknowledge and agree that (i) the Company shall have no obligation to authorize or to pursue, discuss or negotiate with you or any other party any transaction referred to in the first paragraph of this letter agreement or to provide any information hereunder, (ii) you understand that the Company has not, as of the date hereof, authorized any such transaction, (iii) the Company reserves the right, in its sole and absolute discretion, to reject all proposals and to terminate discussions and negotiations with you at any time and (iv) you shall not have any claims whatsoever against the Company, its Representatives or any of their respective directors, officers, stockholders, owners, partners, employees, affiliates or agents arising out of or
 
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relating to any transaction involving the Company (other than those as against the parties to a final definitive agreement with you in accordance with the terms thereof) nor, unless a final definitive agreement is entered into with you, against any third party with whom a transaction is entered into. The agreements set forth in this letter agreement may be modified or waived only by a separate writing between the Company and you expressly so modifying or waiving such agreements.
The parties hereto acknowledge that money damages are an inadequate remedy for breach of this letter agreement because of the difficulty of ascertaining the amount of damage that will be suffered by the Company in the event that this letter agreement is breached. Therefore, you agree that the Company may obtain specific performance of this letter agreement and injunctive or other equitable relief as a remedy for any such breach, and you further waive any requirement for the securing or posting of any bond in connection with any such remedy. Such remedy shall not be deemed to be the exclusive remedy for your breach of this letter agreement, but shall be in addition to all other remedies available at law or equity to the Company. If any term, provision, covenant or restriction of this letter agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, void or unenforceable, the remainder of the terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions of this letter agreement shall remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated. The provisions of this letter agreement shall be binding upon any person or entity currently or at any future time controlling, controlled by or under common control with you, and you shall be liable to the Company for any action or omission prohibited hereunder by any such person or entity. In the event of litigation relating to this letter agreement, if a court of competent jurisdiction enters a final, non-appealable judgment, then the losing party shall be liable for and pay to the prevailing party the reasonable legal fees and expenses incurred by the prevailing party in connection with such litigation, including any appeal therefrom.
As used in this letter agreement, (i) the term “person” will be interpreted broadly to include, without limitation, the media (electronic, print or otherwise), the Internet, any governmental representative or authority or any corporation, company, group, partnership, limited liability company, other entity or individual, (ii) the term “ Representatives ,” used with respect to a person, shall include its affiliates and directors, managers, officers, employees, representatives, agents, attorneys, accountants, consultants, financial advisors and other advisors;  provided ,  however , that with respect to debt financing sources or equity financing sources (including consortium partners or co-bidders) or financial advisors or consultants, such persons shall not constitute Representatives unless and until the Company has given its prior written consent for such persons to act as your debt financing or equity financing sources, consortium partners, co-bidders, financial advisors or consultants, as the case may be, and for such persons to receive Evaluation Material in connection therewith, (iii) the term “ affiliate ” when used with respect to a person, shall have the meaning given to it in Rule 12b-2 under the Exchange Act and (iv) the term “ Exchange Act ” shall mean the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
Any assignment of this letter agreement by you without the prior written consent of the Company shall be void. This letter agreement shall be binding upon, inure to the benefit of, and be enforceable by and against the successors and assigns of each party to this letter agreement.
This letter agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original, but all of which shall constitute one and the same document. Signatures to this letter agreement transmitted by facsimile transmission, by electronic mail in “portable document format” (“.pdf”) form, or by any other electronic means intended to preserve the original graphic or pictorial appearance of the document, will have the same effect as physical delivery of the paper document bearing the original signature.
 
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This letter agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to the principles of conflicts of laws thereof. You irrevocably submit to (i) the exclusive jurisdiction of New York state courts and any federal court sitting in the City and State of New York for purposes of any suit, action or other proceeding arising out of this letter agreement, or of the transactions contemplated hereby, that is brought by or against you, and (ii) the exclusive venue of such suit, action or proceeding in the City and State of New York.
This letter agreement, and your obligations hereunder, shall expire on the one-year anniversary of the date hereof.
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If you are in agreement with the foregoing, please so indicate by signing and returning one copy of this letter agreement, which will constitute our agreement with respect to the matters set forth herein.

Very truly yours,	
 	
GEEKNET, INC.	
 	 	
By:	 	/s/ Kathryn K. McCarthy	

Confirmed and Agreed to:	
 	
GAMESTOP CORP.	
 	 	
By:	 	/s/ Daniel J. Kaufman	
 	 	Name: Daniel J. Kaufman	
 	 	Title: SVP and General Counsel	
 
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