UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): September 16, 2014

 

TAKE-TWO INTERACTIVE SOFTWARE, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware

 

0-29230

 

51-0350842

(State or other jurisdiction

 

(Commission

 

(IRS Employer

of incorporation)

 

File Number)

 

Identification No.)

 

622 Broadway, New York, New York

 

10012

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

(646) 536-2842

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code

 

 

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions ( see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

o            Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

o            Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

o            Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

o            Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 



 

Item 5.02.                                        Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

 

On September 16, 2014, the stockholders of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (the “Company”) approved certain amendments (the “Plan Amendments”) to the Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. 2009 Stock Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) at the Company’s annual meeting of stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). Additional information regarding the results of the Company’s Annual Meeting is set forth below in this Report under Item 5.07.

 

The Plan Amendments increase the share reserve under our 2009 Stock Incentive Plan by 5,000,000 shares of common stock to 27,208,954 shares and expand the class of eligible participants to include all consultants. In addition, the stockholders of the Company re-approved the performance goals specified in the Plan for purposes of Section 162(m) of the Code.

 

The foregoing description of the Plan Amendments is qualified in its entirety by the full text of the Plan incorporating the Plan Amendments, which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1 and is incorporated by reference herein.

 

Item 5.07.                                        Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

 

On September 16, 2014, the Company held its Annual Meeting in New York, New York. As of the record date for the Annual Meeting, the Company had 83,862,100 shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding. At the Annual Meeting, 75,612,520 shares of Common Stock were represented in person or by proxy. The following matters were submitted to a vote of the stockholders at the Annual Meeting:

 

(a)              Votes regarding the election of the persons named below as directors for a term expiring at the annual meeting of stockholders in 2015 and until their respective successors have been duly elected and qualified were as follows:

 

 

 

For

 

Withhold

 

Strauss Zelnick

 

66,613,197

 

1,871,005

 

Robert A. Bowman

 

67,665,609

 

818,593

 

Michael Dornemann

 

53,656,559

 

14,827,643

 

J Moses

 

53,656,759

 

14,827,443

 

Michael Sheresky

 

53,562,285

 

14,921,917

 

Susan Tolson

 

67,925,538

 

558,664

 

 

There were 7,128,318 Broker Non-Votes for the directors.

 

Based on the votes set forth above, the foregoing persons were duly elected to serve as directors, for a term expiring at the annual meeting of stockholders in 2015 and until their respective successors have been duly elected and qualified.

 

(b)              Votes regarding the approval of the Plan Amendments to increase the available shares reserved thereunder by 5,000,000, and expand the class of eligible participants to include all consultants, and re-approval of the performance goals specified in the Plan for purposes of Section 162(m) of the Code were as follows:

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

Broker Non-Votes

 

44,812,900

 

23,317,902

 

353,400

 

7,128,318

 

 

Based on the votes set forth above, the Plan Amendments and the performance goals were duly approved by our stockholders.

 

2



 

(c)               Advisory votes regarding the approval of the compensation of the named executive officers were as follows:

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

Broker Non-Votes

 

65,708,049

 

370,612

 

2,405,541

 

7,128,318

 

 

Based on the advisory votes set forth above, the compensation of the named executive officers was duly approved, on an advisory basis, by our stockholders.

 

(d)              Votes regarding ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as independent auditors of the Company to serve for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2015, were as follows:

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

74,005,324

 

1,247,778

 

359,418

 

 

Based on the votes set forth above, the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as independent auditors of the Company to serve for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2015 was duly ratified by our stockholders.

 

Item 9.01.                                        Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d)              Exhibits. The following exhibit is being filed herewith:

 

10.1                                           Amended and Restated Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. 2009 Stock Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 28, 2014).

 

3



 

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

 

 

TAKE-TWO INTERACTIVE SOFTWARE, INC.

 

(Registrant)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Linda Zabriskie

 

 

Linda Zabriskie

 

 

Vice President, Associate General Counsel and Secretary

 

 

Date:  September 17, 2014

 

4



 

EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit

 

Description

 

 

 

10.1

 

Amended and Restated Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. 2009 Stock Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 28, 2014).

 

5