<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001104659-15-060676.txt : 20150818
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<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20150818165238
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001104659-15-060676
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20150814
FILED AS OF DATE:		20150818
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20150818

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			TAKE TWO INTERACTIVE SOFTWARE INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000946581
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	SERVICES-PREPACKAGED SOFTWARE [7372]
		IRS NUMBER:				510350842
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0331

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		622 BROADWAY
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10012
		BUSINESS PHONE:		646 536 2842

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		622 BROADWAY
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10012

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Sheresky Michael
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001395208

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-34003
		FILM NUMBER:		151061886

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		C/O WILLIAM MORRIS AGENCY
		STREET 2:		1 WILLIAM MORRIS PLACE
		CITY:			BEVERLY HILLS
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			90212
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        <footnote id="F1">This transaction was effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan entered into by the Reporting Person and was effected to satisfy the Reporting Person's tax obligations upon the vesting of previously granted shares of restricted stock.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">Represents the acquisition of shares pursuant to a grant of restricted common stock pursuant to the Director compensation program (the &quot;Program&quot;) and the Issuer's 2009 Stock Incentive Plan (the &quot;Stock Plan&quot;). The shares of restricted stock vest on the first anniversary of the Pricing Date (as defined below). As provided by the terms of the Program and the Stock Plan, (i) the grant date was August 17, 2015; and (ii) the number of shares were determined based on the dollar value of the award and the average of the closing prices of the common stock on the ten trading days prior to August 17, 2015 (the &quot;Pricing Date&quot;), the fifth trading day following the filing of the Issuer's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.</footnote>
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        <signatureName>/s/ Michael Sheresky</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2015-08-18</signatureDate>
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