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REG-BARCLAYS PLC Form 8.3 - TAKE-TWO INTERACTIVE SOFTWARE INC

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Form 8.3 - TAKE-TWO INTERACTIVE SOFTWARE INC

 

FORM 8.3

PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY

A PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE

Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code (the “Code”)

1. KEY INFORMATION
 (a)  Full name of discloser:                                            Barclays PLC.                      
                                                                         
 (b)  Owner or controller of interest and short                                                             
      positions disclosed, if different from 1(a):                       
 (c)  Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose                       TAKE-TWO INTERACTIVE SOFTWARE INC  
      relevant securities this form relates:                             
 (d)  If an exempt fund manager connected with an                                                           
      offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of                
      offeror/offeree:                                                   
 (e)  Date position held/dealing undertaken:                             23 December 2020                   
 (f)  In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making  YES:                               
      disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?            CODEMASTERS GROUP HOLDINGS PLC     


2. POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

If there are positions or rights to subscribe to disclose in more than one
class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy
table 2(a) or (b) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant
security.

(a) Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or
offeree to which the disclosure relates following the dealing (if any)
 Class of relevant security:                                    Common stock                             
                                                                Interests            Short Positions     
                                                                Number        (%)    Number    (%)       
 (1)             Relevant securities owned                                                               
                 and/or controlled:                             345,130       0.30%  210,775   0.18%     
                                                                                                         
 (2)             Cash-settled derivatives:                                                               
                                                                211,463       0.18%  82,445    0.07%     
                                                                                                         
 (3)             Stock-settled derivatives (including options)                                           
                 and agreements to purchase/sell:               38,600        0.03%  68,800    0.06%     
                                                                                                         
                                                                                                         
                 TOTAL:                                         595,193       0.52%  362,020   0.31%     
                                                                                                         


All interests and all short positions should be disclosed.

Details of any open stock-settled derivative positions (including traded
options), or agreements to purchase or sell relevant securities, should be
given on a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions).

(b) Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors’ and other
employee options)
 Class of relevant security in relation to which subscription right exists:       
 Details, including nature of the rights concerned and relevant percentages:      


3. DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

Where there have been dealings in more than one class of relevant securities
of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 3(a), (b), (c) or (d) (as
appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security dealt in.

The currency of all prices and other monetary amounts should be stated.

(a) Purchases and sales
 Class of relevant  Purchase/sale  Number of   Price per unit  
 security                          securities                  
 Common stock       Purchase       1           202.8200 USD    
 Common stock       Purchase       3           202.5566 USD    
 Common stock       Purchase       5           202.8720 USD    
 Common stock       Purchase       6           202.6383 USD    
 Common stock       Purchase       9           202.3750 USD    
 Common stock       Purchase       12          202.8225 USD    
 Common stock       Purchase       12          202.8066 USD    
 Common stock       Purchase       13          201.4561 USD    
 Common stock       Purchase       14          200.5500 USD    
 Common stock       Purchase       32          202.8831 USD    
 Common stock       Purchase       42          201.7864 USD    
 Common stock       Purchase       89          200.8200 USD    
 Common stock       Purchase       100         200.5200 USD    
 Common stock       Purchase       100         200.7100 USD    
 Common stock       Purchase       100         200.8000 USD    
 Common stock       Purchase       100         202.2900 USD    
 Common stock       Purchase       121         202.0871 USD    
 Common stock       Purchase       200         200.8400 USD    
 Common stock       Purchase       300         201.4900 USD    
 Common stock       Purchase       400         201.6074 USD    
 Common stock       Purchase       439         201.8839 USD    
 Common stock       Purchase       500         201.9010 USD    
 Common stock       Purchase       600         201.6850 USD    
 Common stock       Purchase       983         202.8056 USD    
 Common stock       Purchase       1,782       202.0314 USD    
 Common stock       Purchase       2,054       202.0703 USD    
 Common stock       Purchase       2,389       202.0316 USD    
 Common stock       Purchase       3,195       202.3698 USD    
 Common stock       Purchase       6,656       201.8200 USD    
 Common stock       Purchase       15,890      201.9997 USD    
 Common stock       Sale           7           200.5457 USD    
 Common stock       Sale           14          200.5500 USD    
 Common stock       Sale           62          202.8763 USD    
 Common stock       Sale           100         201.6000 USD    
 Common stock       Sale           100         202.1700 USD    
 Common stock       Sale           100         202.0800 USD    
 Common stock       Sale           155         202.8363 USD    
 Common stock       Sale           407         202.1829 USD    
 Common stock       Sale           589         200.7538 USD    
 Common stock       Sale           660         201.8001 USD    
 Common stock       Sale           700         202.2235 USD    
 Common stock       Sale           911         202.8000 USD    
 Common stock       Sale           1,689       201.9520 USD    
 Common stock       Sale           1,789       202.1213 USD    
 Common stock       Sale           2,788       202.3970 USD    
 Common stock       Sale           3,360       202.4670 USD    
 Common stock       Sale           6,269       201.8200 USD    
 Common stock       Sale           16,212      201.8743 USD    


(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions
 Class of relevant security  Product description  Nature of dealing                                                              Number of reference securities  Price per unit  
                             
                    
                                                                                                                              
                             e.g. CFD             e.g. opening/closing a long/short position, increasing/reducing a long/short                                                   
                                                  position                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                                                                 
                             
                                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                                                                 


(c) Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)

(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
 Class of relevant security  Product description e.g. call option  Writing, purchasing, selling, varying etc.  Number of securities to which option relates  Exercise price per unit  Type                           Expiry date  Option money paid/ received per unit  
                                                                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                                                                      e.g. American, European etc.                                                      
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        


(ii) Exercise
 Class of relevant security  Product description  Exercising/ exercised against  Number of securities  Exercise price per unit  
                             
                                                                                                  
                             e.g. call option                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                       
                        
                                                                                                                                


(d) Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)
 Class of relevant security  Nature of dealing               Details  Price per unit (if applicable)  
                             
                                                                        
                             e.g. subscription, conversion                                            
                                                                                                      
                             
                                                                        
                                                                                                      


4. OTHER INFORMATION

(a) Indemnity and other dealing arrangements
 Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any agreement or              
 understanding, formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which may     
 be an inducement to deal or refrain from dealing entered into by the person      
 making the disclosure and any party to the offer or any person acting in         
 concert with a party to the offer:                                               
 
                                                                                
 Irrevocable commitments and letters of intent should not be included. If there   
 are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state “none”             
                                                                                  
 
                                                                                
 None                                                                             
 
                                                                                
                                                                                  


(b) Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or
derivatives
 Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal,  
 between the person making the disclosure and any other person relating to:   
 
                                                                            
 (i) the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option; or        
 
                                                                            
 (ii) the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant     
 securities to which any derivative is referenced:                            
 
                                                                            
 If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state       
 “none”                                                                       
                                                                              
 
                                                                            
 None                                                                         
 
                                                                            
                                                                              


(c) Attachments
 Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?  YES                                   
 Date of disclosure:                                  24 Dec 2020                           
 Contact name:                                        Large Holdings Regulatory Operations  
 Telephone number:                                    020 3134 7213                         


Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a Regulatory
Information Service.

The Panel’s Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation in
relation to the Code’s disclosure requirements on +44 (0)20 7638 0129.

*If the discloser is a natural person, a telephone number does not need to be
included, provided contact information has been provided to the Panel’s
Market Surveillance Unit.

The Code can be viewed on the Panel’s website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk
(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk%2F&esheet=52353562&newsitemid=20201224005116&lan=en-US&anchor=www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk&index=1&md5=4759f5b7f96bcfe49f548f59ccfc552f)
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SUPPLEMENTAL FORM 8 (OPEN POSITIONS)

DETAILS OF OPEN STOCK-SETTLED DERIVATIVE (INCLUDING OPTION) POSITIONS,
AGREEMENTS TO PURCHASE OR SELL ETC.

Note 5(i) on Rule 8 of the Takeover Code (the “Code”)

1. KEY INFORMATION
 Identity of the person whose positions/dealings  Barclays PLC.                      
 are being disclosed:                             
 Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose     TAKE-TWO INTERACTIVE SOFTWARE INC  
 relevant securities this from relates:           


2. STOCK-SETTLED DERIVATIVES (INCLUDING OPTIONS)
 Class         Product       Writing,      Number      Exercise      Type      Expiry       
 of            description   purchasing,   of          price                   date         
 relevant                    selling,      securities  per unit                             
 security                    varying etc   to which                                         
                                           option                                           
                                           relates                                          
 Common stock  Call Options    Purchased   7,700       140.0000      American  15 Jan 2021  
 Common stock  Call Options    Purchased   8,000       160.0000      American  21 Jan 2022  
 Common stock  Call Options    Written     -21,600     160.0000      American  21 Jan 2022  
 Common stock  Call Options    Written     -13,600     170.0000      American  21 Jan 2022  
 Common stock  Call Options    Written     -4,900      160.0000      American  15 Jan 2021  
 Common stock  Call Options    Written     -3,500      110.0000      American  15 Jan 2021  
 Common stock  Call Options    Written     -2,800      185.0000      American  21 Jan 2022  
 Common stock  Call Options    Written     -2,500      120.0000      American  15 Jan 2021  
 Common stock  Put Options     Purchased   -11,700     160.0000      American  21 Jan 2022  
 Common stock  Put Options     Purchased   -4,800      115.0000      American  21 Jan 2022  
 Common stock  Put Options     Purchased   -2,400      45.0000       American  15 Jan 2021  
 Common stock  Put Options     Purchased   -1,000      130.0000      American  21 Jan 2022  
 Common stock  Put Options     Written     400         185.0000      American  21 Jan 2022  
 Common stock  Put Options     Written     1,000       130.0000      American  21 Jan 2022  
 Common stock  Put Options     Written     1,200       165.0000      American  21 Jan 2022  
 Common stock  Put Options     Written     1,600       170.0000      American  21 Jan 2022  
 Common stock  Put Options     Written     1,600       180.0000      American  21 Jan 2022  
 Common stock  Put Options     Written     17,100      160.0000      American  21 Jan 2022  


3. AGREEMENTS TO PURCHASE OR SELL ETC.
 Full details should be given so that the nature of the interest or position  
 can be fully understood:                                                     
                                                                              
 
                                                                            
                                                                              
 
                                                                            
                                                                              
 
                                                                            
                                                                              
 
                                                                            
                                                                              


It is not necessary to provide details on a Supplemental Form (Open Positions)
with regard to cash-settled derivatives.

The currency of all prices and other monetary amounts should be stated.

The Panel’s Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation in
relation to the Code’s disclosure requirements on +44 (0)20 7638 0129.

The Code can be viewed on the Panel’s website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk
(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk%2F&esheet=52353562&newsitemid=20201224005116&lan=en-US&anchor=www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk&index=2&md5=61e4ec8b00d3529109d3b9369222b3eb)
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