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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:                             04 January 2021                    
 (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:                             323,564       0.28%  202,126   0.18%     
                                                                                                         
 (2)             Cash-settled derivatives:                                                               
                                                                194,275       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:                                         556,439       0.48%  346,116   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           201.5800 USD    
 Common stock       Purchase       1           201.8700 USD    
 Common stock       Purchase       4           207.2550 USD    
 Common stock       Purchase       5           201.4500 USD    
 Common stock       Purchase       5           207.1560 USD    
 Common stock       Purchase       5           201.7500 USD    
 Common stock       Purchase       6           205.8066 USD    
 Common stock       Purchase       9           207.8077 USD    
 Common stock       Purchase       9           206.5366 USD    
 Common stock       Purchase       12          207.7200 USD    
 Common stock       Purchase       13          201.8176 USD    
 Common stock       Purchase       13          201.7138 USD    
 Common stock       Purchase       34          201.5847 USD    
 Common stock       Purchase       67          208.6700 USD    
 Common stock       Purchase       70          208.0700 USD    
 Common stock       Purchase       72          207.4100 USD    
 Common stock       Purchase       100         205.5600 USD    
 Common stock       Purchase       102         202.7065 USD    
 Common stock       Purchase       149         201.9932 USD    
 Common stock       Purchase       196         201.7300 USD    
 Common stock       Purchase       305         201.8442 USD    
 Common stock       Purchase       600         201.6183 USD    
 Common stock       Purchase       761         203.5431 USD    
 Common stock       Purchase       1,568       201.9145 USD    
 Common stock       Purchase       4,506       201.8525 USD    
 Common stock       Purchase       5,875       203.6661 USD    
 Common stock       Purchase       6,246       203.5193 USD    
 Common stock       Purchase       8,106       201.4535 USD    
 Common stock       Purchase       9,813       201.8882 USD    
 Common stock       Purchase       13,278      201.8500 USD    
 Common stock       Purchase       22,348      204.0491 USD    
 Common stock       Purchase       54,493      202.1420 USD    
 Common stock       Sale           1           208.0350 USD    
 Common stock       Sale           90          206.5177 USD    
 Common stock       Sale           101         202.6925 USD    
 Common stock       Sale           168         205.2316 USD    
 Common stock       Sale           238         203.7699 USD    
 Common stock       Sale           300         205.7916 USD    
 Common stock       Sale           377         201.8083 USD    
 Common stock       Sale           558         201.0679 USD    
 Common stock       Sale           1,557       201.8337 USD    
 Common stock       Sale           2,257       205.1700 USD    
 Common stock       Sale           2,394       204.1463 USD    
 Common stock       Sale           2,600       204.3019 USD    
 Common stock       Sale           2,609       205.6017 USD    
 Common stock       Sale           3,863       203.1979 USD    
 Common stock       Sale           4,338       202.7918 USD    
 Common stock       Sale           4,505       201.8511 USD    
 Common stock       Sale           13,107      201.8500 USD    
 Common stock       Sale           18,780      203.9014 USD    
 Common stock       Sale           70,929      201.9533 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:                                  5 Jan 2021                            
 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=52356475&newsitemid=20210105005626&lan=en-US&anchor=www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk&index=1&md5=e9b1e97c17efa5b8201648136b5dabe5)
.

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       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
(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk&esheet=52356475&newsitemid=20210105005626&lan=en-US&anchor=www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk&index=2&md5=9f91b136138d5cd65fec5d6369773c99)
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