SEC Form 3
FORM 3 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

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*
Emerson Daniel P

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

(Street)
NEW YORK NY 10012

(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
10/24/2014
3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
TAKE TWO INTERACTIVE SOFTWARE INC [ TTWO ]
4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
Director 10% Owner
X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
General Counsel
5. 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 Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock 71,144(1)(2)(3)(4) D
Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4) 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4) 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Explanation of Responses:
1. Includes a grant of 19,108 restricted shares of common stock under the Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. 2009 Stock Incentive Plan, which is comprised of (i) 13,877 time-based restricted shares that vest on May 31, 2015 and (ii) 5,231 performance-based restricted shares that vest on May 31, 2015.
2. Includes a grant of 10,913 time-based restricted shares of common stock that vest on April 1, 2016 under the Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. 2009 Stock Incentive Plan.
3. Includes a grant of 12,329 restricted shares of common stock under the Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. 2009 Stock Incentive Plan, which is comprised of (i) 6,165 time-based restricted shares that vest in two equal annual installments on May 21, 2015 and May 21, 2016; and (ii) 6,164 performance-based restricted shares that vest in two equal annual installments on May 21, 2015 and May 21, 2016.
4. Includes a grant of 22,524 restricted units under the Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. 2009 Stock Incentive Plan, which is comprised of (i) 7,508 time-based restricted units that vest in three equal annual installments commencing on May 27, 2015 and (ii) 15,016 performance-based restricted units that vest in two equal annual installments commencing on May 27, 2016, subject to the satisfaction of certain performance criteria. The number of shares of common stock that may be issued upon vesting of the performance-based units assumes the achievement of the maximum performance criteria (200% of target) established by the Issuer's Compensation Committee; however the actual number of such shares may range from zero to 15,016, with the number of shares at target performance equal to 7,508.
/s/ Daniel Emerson 11/03/2014
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
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