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*
(Street)
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2. Date of Event Requiring Statement
(Month/Day/Year) 03/04/2007 |
3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
TAKE TWO INTERACTIVE SOFTWARE INC [ TTWO ] |
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4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
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5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed
(Month/Day/Year) |
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6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
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Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned | |||
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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 | 6,515,766 | D(1)(2)(3) |
Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) | |||||||
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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 | ||||
Call Option (right to buy) | (4) | 01/16/2009 | Common Stock | 10,100 | $20 | D(1)(2)(3) | |
Call Option (right to buy) | (4) | 01/18/2008 | Common Stock | 19,900 | $25 | D(1)(2)(3) | |
Call Option (right to buy) | (4) | 01/18/2008 | Common Stock | 26,700 | $30 | D(1)(2)(3) | |
Call Option (right to buy) | (4) | 01/18/2008 | Common Stock | 1,000 | $35 | D(1)(2)(3) | |
Put Option (obligation to buy) | (4) | 01/18/2008 | Common Stock | 18,700 | $15 | D(1)(2)(3) | |
Put Option (obligation to buy) | (4) | 01/16/2009 | Common Stock | 17,100 | $15 | D(1)(2)(3) | |
Put Option (obligation to buy) | (4) | 03/16/2007 | Common Stock | 57,800 | $17.5 | D(1)(2)(3) | |
Put Option (obligation to buy) | (4) | 06/15/2007 | Common Stock | 113,100 | $17.5 | D(1)(2)(3) | |
Put Option (obligation to buy) | (4) | 06/15/2007 | Common Stock | 25,900 | $20 | D(1)(2)(3) | |
Put Option (obligation to buy) | (4) | 06/15/2007 | Common Stock | 13,100 | $22.5 | D(1)(2)(3) | |
Put Option (obligation to buy) | (4) | 03/16/2007 | Common Stock | 20,000 | $20 | D(1)(2)(3) | |
Call Option (obligation to sell) | (4) | 06/15/2007 | Common Stock | 66,800 | $17.5 | D(1)(2)(3) | |
Call Option (obligation to sell) | (4) | 01/16/2009 | Common Stock | 17,500 | $17.5 | D(1)(2)(3) | |
Call Option (obligation to sell) | (4) | 01/18/2008 | Common Stock | 50,000 | $20 | D(1)(2)(3) | |
Call Option (obligation to sell) | (4) | 01/16/2009 | Common Stock | 22,000 | $15 | D(1)(2)(3) | |
Put Option (right to sell) | (4) | 01/16/2009 | Common Stock | 15,200 | $20 | D(1)(2)(3) |
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
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Explanation of Responses: |
1. D. E. Shaw Valence Portfolios, L.L.C. ("Valence") beneficially owns 51,600 shares of the Common Stock reported in Table 1 in the name of D. E. Shaw Valence L.L.C. ("Valence LLC"). Valence beneficially owns all of the options reported in Table 2 in the name of Valence LLC. |
2. The securities of the Issuer to which this form relates are held directly by Valence, except as described in footnote 2. D. E. Shaw & Co., L.P. ("DESCO LP") (as managing member of and investment adviser to Valence) and Mr. David E. Shaw ("David E. Shaw") (as president and sole shareholder of D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc., which is the general partner of DESCO LP), may be deemed to be the beneficial owners of the Common Stock of the Issuer held by Valence for purposes of Rule 16a-1(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. (Continued in footnote 3) |
3. In accordance with instruction 4(b)(iv), the entire number of shares of Common Stock that may be deemed to be beneficially owned by David E. Shaw or DESCO LP is reported herein. Each of DESCO LP and David E. Shaw disclaims any beneficial ownership of any of the securities listed in this Form 3, except to the extent of any pecuniary interest therein. |
4. The derivative securities that reference this footnote are immediately exercisable "American-style" options. |
Remarks: |
See attachment for explanation of relationship of Reporting Persons to Issuer. |
D. E. Shaw Valence Portfolios, L.L.C. By: D. E. Shaw & Co., L.P., as managing member By: Eric Wepsic, Managing Director | 03/12/2007 | |
D. E. Shaw & Co., L.P., as managing member By: Eric Wepsic, Managing Director | 03/12/2007 | |
David E. Shaw By: Eric Wepsic, Attorney-in-Fact for David E. Shaw | 03/12/2007 | |
** Signature of Reporting Person | Date | |
Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. | ||
* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5 (b)(v). | ||
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). | ||
Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure. | ||
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