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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 interests and short positions disclosed, if                                              
 different from 1(a):                                                                                                
 
                                                                                                                   
 The naming of nominee or vehicle companies is insufficient. For a trust, the                                        
 trustee(s), settlor and beneficiaries must be named.                                                                
 (c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form   TAKE-TWO INTERACTIVE SOFTWARE INC  
 relates:                                                                                                            
 
                                                                                                                   
 Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree                                                                        
 (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:                                       30 DEC 2020                        
 
                                                                                                                   
 For an opening position disclosure, state the latest practicable date prior to                                      
 the disclosure                                                                                                      
 (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     
 If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state “N/A”                                                           


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:                             328,984       0.29%  202,118   0.18%     
                                                                                                         
 (2)             Cash-settled derivatives:                                                               
                                                                196,352       0.17%  75,190    0.07%     
                                                                                                         
 (3)             Stock-settled derivatives (including options)                                           
                 and agreements to purchase/sell:               38,600        0.03%  68,800    0.06%     
                                                                                                         
                                                                                                         
                 TOTAL:                                         563,936       0.49%  346,108   0.30%     
                                                                                                         


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           204.4450 USD    
 Common stock       Purchase       1           206.5600 USD    
 Common stock       Purchase       1           206.7100 USD    
 Common stock       Purchase       2           206.6975 USD    
 Common stock       Purchase       2           206.5150 USD    
 Common stock       Purchase       6           206.4200 USD    
 Common stock       Purchase       6           206.6633 USD    
 Common stock       Purchase       6           206.7350 USD    
 Common stock       Purchase       7           206.8442 USD    
 Common stock       Purchase       8           206.9668 USD    
 Common stock       Purchase       10          207.0170 USD    
 Common stock       Purchase       12          207.0075 USD    
 Common stock       Purchase       35          207.0157 USD    
 Common stock       Purchase       44          206.7162 USD    
 Common stock       Purchase       50          207.0500 USD    
 Common stock       Purchase       78          207.2500 USD    
 Common stock       Purchase       100         208.3800 USD    
 Common stock       Purchase       100         207.0450 USD    
 Common stock       Purchase       189         206.8061 USD    
 Common stock       Purchase       300         206.3690 USD    
 Common stock       Purchase       400         206.9675 USD    
 Common stock       Purchase       409         206.6973 USD    
 Common stock       Purchase       500         207.2980 USD    
 Common stock       Purchase       505         206.4107 USD    
 Common stock       Purchase       638         207.9796 USD    
 Common stock       Purchase       1,586       206.9769 USD    
 Common stock       Purchase       1,847       207.0169 USD    
 Common stock       Purchase       4,175       206.9895 USD    
 Common stock       Purchase       4,406       206.2633 USD    
 Common stock       Purchase       5,351       207.0656 USD    
 Common stock       Purchase       7,305       207.0721 USD    
 Common stock       Purchase       10,836      206.3500 USD    
 Common stock       Purchase       34,655      207.0813 USD    
 Common stock       Sale           1           204.4450 USD    
 Common stock       Sale           2           207.2400 USD    
 Common stock       Sale           5           204.3600 USD    
 Common stock       Sale           13          206.4388 USD    
 Common stock       Sale           16          206.4300 USD    
 Common stock       Sale           22          206.4950 USD    
 Common stock       Sale           22          206.7150 USD    
 Common stock       Sale           22          206.9175 USD    
 Common stock       Sale           32          206.8037 USD    
 Common stock       Sale           32          207.0497 USD    
 Common stock       Sale           44          206.7162 USD    
 Common stock       Sale           55          206.9540 USD    
 Common stock       Sale           70          204.3500 USD    
 Common stock       Sale           87          207.1458 USD    
 Common stock       Sale           100         206.7300 USD    
 Common stock       Sale           120         207.0618 USD    
 Common stock       Sale           161         203.9800 USD    
 Common stock       Sale           163         207.5549 USD    
 Common stock       Sale           200         207.6000 USD    
 Common stock       Sale           370         207.7329 USD    
 Common stock       Sale           566         206.4556 USD    
 Common stock       Sale           578         207.2915 USD    
 Common stock       Sale           600         206.7450 USD    
 Common stock       Sale           1,000       206.9080 USD    
 Common stock       Sale           1,386       206.9227 USD    
 Common stock       Sale           1,700       207.4782 USD    
 Common stock       Sale           2,173       207.4196 USD    
 Common stock       Sale           2,805       207.1690 USD    
 Common stock       Sale           3,455       206.9879 USD    
 Common stock       Sale           3,672       206.7494 USD    
 Common stock       Sale           5,035       206.9004 USD    
 Common stock       Sale           5,653       206.3500 USD    
 Common stock       Sale           5,801       207.1079 USD    
 Common stock       Sale           9,744       206.3752 USD    
 Common stock       Sale           27,900      207.0984 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:  31 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
(http://www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk/) .

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
 Full name of person making disclosure:                                Barclays PLC.                      
 Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities the  TAKE-TWO INTERACTIVE SOFTWARE INC  
 disclosure 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       180.0000  American  21 Jan 2022  
 Common stock  Put Options   Written      1,600       170.0000  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
(http://www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk/) .



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