<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001104659-16-124499.txt : 20160531
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<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20160531162806
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001104659-16-124499
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20160526
FILED AS OF DATE:		20160531
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20160531

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:			Tolson Susan
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001603241

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-34003
		FILM NUMBER:		161686216

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		C/O TAKE-TWO INTERACTIVE SOFTWARE, INC.
		STREET 2:		622 BROADWAY
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10019
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                <value>Common Stock</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <transactionDate>
                <value>2016-05-26</value>
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        <footnote id="F1">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 May 26, 2016; 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 May 26, 2016 (the &quot;Pricing Date&quot;), the fifth trading day following the filing of the Issuer's Annual Report on Form 10-K.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

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        <signatureName>/s/ Susan Tolson</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2016-05-31</signatureDate>
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