SEC Form 4
FORM 4 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
ZELNICK STRAUSS

(Last) (First) (Middle)
C/O TAKE-TWO INTERACTIVE SOFTWARE, INC.
622 BROADWAY

(Street)
NEW YORK NY 10012

(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
TAKE TWO INTERACTIVE SOFTWARE INC [ TTWO ]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
X Director 10% Owner
X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
Chairman, CEO
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
04/02/2014
4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
X Form filed by One Reporting Person
Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 04/02/2014 S 379,317(1) D $21.8542(3) 1,752,490(1)(2)(4) I By Zelnick Media Corporation(1)(2)(4)
Common Stock 135,000(5) I By Wendy Jay Belzberg 2012 Family Trust(5)
Common Stock 227,444(6) I By Zelnick Belzberg Living Trust(6)
Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4) 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) 9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Explanation of Responses:
1. The transaction reported on this Form 4 was effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan entered into by ZelnickMedia, of which Mr. Zelnick is a partner, and was effected to satisfy the tax obligations of the partners of ZelnickMedia upon the vesting of shares of restricted stock previously granted to ZelnickMedia, as further described in Footnote (2) below.
2. On April 1, 2014, 761,750 shares of restricted stock previously granted to ZelnickMedia vested. On April 2, 2014, ZelnickMedia (i) distributed a total of 382,433 shares to its partners, including 145,683 shares to Mr. Zelnick, pursuant to a Section 16 exempt transaction and (ii) sold a total of 379,317 shares pursuant to the Rule 10b5-1 trading plan referred to in Footnote (1) to satisfy the tax obligations of its partners receiving shares in the distribution.
3. Represents a weighted average sales price; the sales prices ranged from $21.68 to $22.05. Upon request, the full sale information regarding the number of shares sold at each price increment will be provided to the Commission, the issuer or a security holder of the issuer.
4. Represents 1,752,490 shares of Common Stock held directly by ZelnickMedia (such shares are not held individually by Mr. Zelnick). Does not include 236,750 shares distributed by ZelnickMedia to its affiliates (other than Mr. Zelnick) pursuant to the Section 16 exempt transactions referred to in Footnote (2) above.
5. Represents 135,000 shares of Common Stock held by the Wendy Jay Belzberg 2012 Family Trust (such shares are indirectly held by Mr. Zelnick).
6. Represents 227,444 shares of Common Stock held by Zelnick/Belzberg Living Trust (such shares are indirectly held by Mr. Zelnick), including 145,683 shares acquired by Mr. Zelnick pursuant to the Section 16 exempt distributions referred to in Footnote (2) above.
Strauss Zelnick 04/04/2014
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
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