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GameStop CEO Ryan Cohen Walks Away From $35 Billion Pay Package as eBay Bid Sits Unresolved

6/25/2026

GameStop Chief Executive Ryan Cohen has forfeited a $35 billion compensation package, a decision that directly bears on his ability to pursue his $56 billion offer for eBay.

The e-commerce platform rejected Cohen's approach in May, and he has since offered the market little clarity on how he intends to press forward.

The Pay Package Cohen Left Behind The sheer scale of what Cohen surrendered is worth sitting with: $35 billion in potential compensation, tied to his role at GameStop.

Forfeiting that sum is not a rounding error — it is a fundamental shift in his personal financial position and, by extension, the resources and credibility he can bring to a deal of this magnitude.

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