Exhibit 10.2
EXECUTION VERSION
Barclays Bank PLC
5 The North Colonnade
Canary Wharf, London E14
4BB
England
c/o Barclays Capital Inc.
as Agent for Barclays Bank
PLC
745 Seventh Ave
New York, NY 10019
May 28, 2009
To: Take-Two Interactive
Software, Inc.
622 Broadway
New York, New York
Attention: Treasurer
Telephone
No.: (646) 536-2842
Facsimile
No.: (646) 941-3566
Re: Call Option
Transaction
The purpose of this letter agreement
(this “ Confirmation ”) is to confirm the terms
and conditions of the call option transaction entered into between
Barclays Bank PLC (“ Dealer ”), represented by
Barclays Capital Inc. (“ Agent ”), and Take-Two
Interactive Software, Inc. (“ Counterparty
”) as of the Trade Date specified below (the “
Transaction ”). This letter agreement
constitutes a “Confirmation” as referred to in the ISDA
Master Agreement specified below. This Confirmation shall
replace any previous agreements and serve as the final
documentation for this Transaction. Dealer is regulated by
the Financial Services Authority. Dealer is not a member of
the Securities Investor Protection Corporation (“ SIPC
”).
The definitions and provisions
contained in the 2002 ISDA Equity Derivatives Definitions (the
“ Equity Definitions ”), as published by the
International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (“
ISDA ”) are incorporated into this Confirmation.
In the event of any inconsistency between the Equity Definitions
and this Confirmation, this Confirmation shall govern.
Certain defined terms used herein have the meanings assigned to
them in the Prospectus dated May 27, 2009, as supplemented by
the Prospectus Supplement dated May 28, 2009 (as so
supplemented, the “ Prospectus ”) relating to
the USD 120,000,000 principal amount of Convertible Senior Notes
due June 1, 2014 (the “ Convertible Notes ”
and each USD 1,000 principal amount of Convertible Notes, a “
Convertible Note ”) issued by Counterparty pursuant to
the Indenture to be dated June 3, 2009 (the “ Base
Indenture ”), as supplemented by a Supplemental Indenture
thereto (the “ Supplemental Indenture ”) to be
dated June 3, 2009, between Counterparty and The Bank of New
York Mellon, as trustee (the Base Indenture as so supplemented, the
“ Indenture ”). In the event of any
inconsistency between the terms defined in the Prospectus, the
Indenture and this Confirmation, this Confirmation shall govern.
The parties acknowledge that this Confirmation is entered into on
the date hereof with the understanding that (i) definitions
set forth in the Indenture which are also defined herein by
reference to the Indenture and (ii) sections of the Indenture
that are referred to herein will conform to the descriptions
thereof in the Prospectus. If any such definitions in the
Indenture or any such sections of the Indenture differ from the
descriptions thereof in the Prospectus, the descriptions thereof in
the Prospectus will govern for purposes of this Confirmation.
The parties further acknowledge that the Indenture section numbers
used herein are based on the draft of the Indenture last reviewed
by Dealer as of the date of this Confirmation, and if any such
section numbers are changed in the Indenture as executed, the
parties will amend this Confirmation in good faith to preserve the
intent of the parties. For the avoidance of doubt, references
to the Indenture herein are references to the Indenture as in
effect on the date of its execution and if the Indenture is amended
following its execution, any such amendment will be disregarded for
purposes of this Confirmation unless the parties agree otherwise in
writing.
Each party is hereby advised, and
each such party acknowledges, that the other party has engaged in,
or refrained from engaging in, substantial financial transactions
and has taken other material actions in reliance upon the
parties’ entry into the Transaction to which this
Confirmation relates on the terms and conditions set forth
below.
1.
This Confirmation evidences a
complete and binding agreement between Dealer and Counterparty as
to the terms of the Transaction to which this Confirmation
relates. This Confirmation shall supplement, form a part of,
and be subject to an agreement in the form of the 2002 ISDA Master
Agreement (the “ Agreement ”) as if Dealer and
Counterparty had executed an agreement in such form (but without
any Schedule except for (i) the election of the laws of the
State of New York as the governing law (without reference to choice
of law doctrine) and (ii) the election that
Section 5(a)(v) of the Agreement shall not apply to
either party) on the Trade Date. In the event of any
inconsistency between provisions of the Agreement and this
Confirmation, this Confirmation will prevail for the purpose of the
Transaction to which this Confirmation relates. The parties
hereby agree that no Transaction other than the Transaction to
which this Confirmation relates shall be governed by the
Agreement.
2.
The terms of the particular
Transaction to which this Confirmation relates are as
follows:
General Terms:
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Trade Date:
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May 28, 2009
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Effective Date:
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The third Exchange Business Day
immediately prior to the Premium Payment Date
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Option Style:
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“Modified American”, as
described under “Procedures for Exercise”
below
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Option Type:
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Call
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Buyer:
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Counterparty
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Seller:
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Dealer
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Shares:
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The common stock of Counterparty,
par value USD 0.01 per Share (Exchange symbol
“TTWO”)
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Number of Options:
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[ ]. For the
avoidance of doubt, the Number of Options shall be reduced by any
Options exercised by Counterparty. In no event will the Number of
Options be less than zero.
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Applicable Percentage:
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[ ]%
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Option Entitlement:
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As of any date, a number equal to
the product of the Applicable Percentage and the Conversion Rate as
of such date (as defined in the Supplemental Indenture, but without
regard to any adjustments to the Conversion Rate pursuant to
Section 9.04(g) or (h) or Section 9.06 of the
Supplemental Indenture and subject to “Method of
Adjustment” below), for each Convertible Note.
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Strike Price:
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USD 10.6750
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Premium:
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USD
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Premium Payment Date:
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June 3, 2009
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Exchange:
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The NASDAQ Global Select
Market
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Related Exchange(s):
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All Exchanges
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Procedures for Exercise:
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Exercise Period(s):
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Notwithstanding anything to the
contrary in the Equity Definitions, an Exercise Period shall occur
with respect to an Option hereunder only if such Option is an
Exercisable Option (as defined below) and the Exercise Period shall
be, in respect of any Exercisable Option, the period commencing on,
and including, the relevant Conversion Date and ending on, and
including, the Scheduled Valid Day immediately preceding the first
day of the relevant Settlement Averaging Period in respect of such
Conversion Date; provided that (i) in respect of
Exercisable Options relating to Convertible Notes for which the
relevant Conversion Date occurs on or after December 1, 2013,
the final day of the Exercise Period shall be the Scheduled Valid
Day immediately preceding the Expiration Date and (ii) in
respect of Exercisable Options relating to Convertible Notes for
which the relevant Conversion Date occurs after the Convertible
Notes have been called for redemption (including after
December 1, 2013) pursuant to Section 10.01 of the
Supplemental Indenture, the final day of the Exercise Period shall
be the Scheduled Valid Day immediately preceding the Scheduled
Redemption Date (as defined below).
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Conversion Date:
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With respect to any conversion of
Convertible Notes, the date on which the Holder (as such term is
defined in the Supplemental Indenture) of such Convertible Notes
satisfies all of the requirements for conversion thereof as set
forth in Section 9.02(b) of the Supplemental
Indenture.
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Exercisable Options:
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In respect of any Exercise Period
(the “ Relevant Exercise Period ”), the lesser
of (i) the number of Convertible Notes surrendered to
Counterparty for conversion on the first day of the Relevant
Exercise Period, and (ii) the Number of Options as of the
first day of the Relevant Exercise Period; provided that if
there are any other Exercisable Options as to which a prior
Exercise Period has commenced but no Exercise Date has yet occurred
which would thereby reduce the Number of Options as of the related
Exercise Date (such other Exercisable Options, the “ Other
Exercisable Options ”), then solely for the purposes of
determining the number of Exercisable Options for the Relevant
Exercise Period, the Number of Options on the first day of the
Relevant Exercise Period shall be reduced by such Other Exercisable
Options.
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Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no
event shall the number of Exercisable Options exceed the Number of
Options.
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Expiration Time:
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The Valuation Time
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Expiration Date:
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June 1, 2014, subject to
earlier exercise.
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Multiple Exercise:
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Applicable, as described under
Exercisable Options above.
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Automatic Exercise:
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Applicable; and means that in
respect of an Exercise Period, a number of Options not previously
exercised hereunder equal to the number of Exercisable Options
shall be deemed to be exercised on the final day of such Exercise
Period for such Exercisable Options; provided that such
Options shall be deemed exercised only to the extent that
Counterparty has provided to Dealer a Notice of
Exercise.
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Notice of Exercise:
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Notwithstanding anything to the
contrary in the Equity Definitions, in order to exercise any
Exercisable Options, Counterparty must notify Dealer in writing
before 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the Scheduled Valid
Day prior to the scheduled first day of the Settlement Averaging
Period for the Exercisable Options being exercised of (i) the
number of such Options, (ii) the scheduled first day of the
Settlement Averaging Period and the scheduled Settlement Date,
(iii) the Relevant Settlement Method for such Exercisable
Options, and (iv) if the Relevant Settlement Method for such
Exercisable Options is not Net Share Settlement, the fixed amount
of cash per Convertible Note that Counterparty has elected to
deliver to holders of the related Convertible Notes (the “
Specified Cash Amount ”), together with any
representations, acknowledgements and agreements set forth under
“Settlement Method Election Conditions” below;
provided that in respect of Exercisable Options relating to
Convertible Notes with a Conversion Date occurring on or after
December 1, 2013, (A) such notice may be given on or
prior to the second Scheduled Valid Day immediately preceding the
Expiration Date and need only specify the information required in
clause (i) above, and (B) if the Relevant Settlement
Method for such Exercisable Options is not Net Share Settlement,
Dealer shall have received a separate notice (“ Notice of
Final Settlement Method ”) in respect of all such
Convertible Notes before 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on or
prior to December 1, 2013 specifying the information required
in clauses (iii) and (iv) above; provided further
that in respect of Exercisable Options relating to any Convertible
Notes for which the relevant Conversion Date occurs after the
Convertible Notes have been called for redemption (including after
December 1, 2013) pursuant to Section 10.01 of the
Supplemental Indenture, (A) such notice may be given on or
prior to the second Scheduled Valid Day immediately preceding the
Scheduled Redemption Date (as defined below) and need only specify
the information required in clause (i) above and
(B) Dealer shall have received a Notice of Early Redemption as
specified below.
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Notice of Early
Redemption:
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In order to exercise any Exercisable
Options relating to Convertible Notes that have been called for
redemption pursuant to Section 10.01 of the Supplemental
Indenture, Counterparty must notify Dealer in writing before
5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the Scheduled Valid Day
immediately preceding the fifty-fourth (54 th )
Scheduled Valid Day immediately prior to the scheduled redemption
date specified by Counterparty for such Convertible Notes pursuant
to Section 10.01 of the Supplemental Indenture (the “
Scheduled Redemption Date ”) of (i) the Scheduled
Redemption Date, (ii) the Relevant Settlement Method for such
Exercisable Options, and (iii) if the Relevant
Settlement
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Method for such Exercisable Options
is not Net Share Settlement, the Specified Cash Amount, together
with any representations, acknowledgements and agreements set forth
under “Settlement Method Election Conditions”
below.
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Valuation Time:
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At the close of trading of the
regular trading session on the Exchange; provided that if
the principal trading session is extended, the Calculation Agent
shall determine the Valuation Time in its reasonable
discretion.
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Market Disruption Event:
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Section 6.3(a) of the
Equity Definitions is hereby replaced in its entirety by the
following:
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“‘Market Disruption
Event’ means, in respect of a Share, (i) a failure by
the primary United States national or regional securities exchange
or market on which the Shares are listed or admitted to trading to
open for trading during its regular trading session or
(ii) the occurrence or existence prior to 1:00 p.m., New
York City time, on any Scheduled Valid Day for the Shares for more
than one half-hour period in the aggregate during regular trading
hours of any suspension or limitation imposed on trading (by reason
of movements in price exceeding limits permitted by the relevant
stock exchange or otherwise) in the Shares or in any options,
contracts or future contracts relating to the
Shares.”
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Settlement Terms:
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Settlement Method:
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For any Exercisable Option, Net
Share Settlement; provided that the Relevant Settlement
Method set forth below for such Exercisable Option shall apply, but
only if the Settlement Method Election Conditions have been
satisfied and Counterparty shall have notified Dealer of the
Relevant Settlement Method in the Notice of Exercise, Notice of
Final Settlement Method or Notice of Early Redemption, as
applicable, for such Exercisable Option.
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Relevant Settlement
Method:
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In respect of any Exercisable
Option, subject to the Settlement Method Election
Conditions:
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(i) if Counterparty has
elected to settle its conversion obligations in respect of the
related Convertible Note entirely in Shares (together with cash in
lieu of fractional Shares), then the Relevant Settlement Method for
such Exercisable Option shall be Net Share Settlement;
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(ii) if Counterparty has
elected to settle its conversion obligations in respect of the
related Convertible Note in a combination of cash and Shares, then
the Relevant Settlement Method for such Exercisable Option shall be
Combination Settlement; and
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(iii) if Counterparty has
elected to settle its conversion obligations in respect of the
related Convertible Note entirely in cash, then the Relevant
Settlement Method for such Exercisable Option shall be Cash
Settlement.
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Settlement Method Election
Conditions:
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For any Relevant Settlement Method
other than Net Share Settlement, such Relevant Settlement Method
shall apply only if the Notice of Exercise, the Notice of Final
Settlement Method or the Notice of Early Redemption for such
Exercisable Option, as applicable, notifying Dealer of the Relevant
Settlement Method contains a representation that, on the date of
such Notice of Exercise, Notice of Final Settlement Method or
Notice of Early Redemption, as applicable, Counterparty is not in
possession of any material non-public information with respect to
Counterparty or the Shares.
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Net Share Settlement:
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If Net Share Settlement is
applicable to any Exercisable Option exercised or deemed exercised
hereunder, Dealer will deliver to Counterparty, on the relevant
Settlement Date for each such Exercisable Option a number of Shares
(the “ Net Share Settlement Amount ”) equal to
the sum, for each Valid Day during the Settlement Averaging Period
for each such Exercisable Option, of (i) the Daily Option
Value for such Valid Day, divided by (ii) the Relevant
Price on such Valid Day, divided by (iii) the number of
Valid Days in the Settlement Averaging Period; provided that
in no event shall the Net Share Settlement Amount exceed a number
of Shares equal to the product of the Applicable Percentage and the
excess of (i) the aggregate number of Shares that Counterparty
is obligated to deliver to the holder of the related Convertible
Note pursuant to Section 9.03(b) of the Supplemental
Indenture, over (ii) a number of Shares equal to USD 1,000
divided by the Relevant Price on the last Valid Day of the
Settlement Averaging Period.
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Dealer will deliver cash in lieu of
any fractional Shares to be delivered with respect to any Net Share
Settlement Share Amount valued at the Relevant Price for the last
Valid Day of the Settlement Averaging Period.
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Combination Settlement:
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If Combination Settlement is
applicable to any Exercisable Option exercised or deemed exercised
hereunder, Dealer will deliver to Counterparty, on the relevant
Settlement Date for each such Exercisable Option:
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(i) an amount of cash (the
“ Combination Settlement Cash Amount ”) equal to
the sum, for each Valid Day during the Settlement Averaging Period
for such Exercisable Option, of (A) an amount (the “
Daily Combination Settlement Cash Amount ”) equal to
the lesser of (1) the product of (x) the Applicable
Percentage and (y) the Specified Cash Amount minus USD
1,000 and (2) the Daily Option Value, divided by
(B) the number of Valid Days in the Settlement Averaging
Period; provided that if the calculation in clause
(1) above results in a negative number for any Valid Day, the
Combination Settlement Cash Amount and the Daily Combination
Settlement Cash Amount for such Valid Day shall each be deemed to
be zero; and
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(ii) a number of Shares (the
“ Combination Settlement Share Amount ”) equal
to the sum, for each Valid Day during the Settlement Averaging
Period for such Exercisable Option, of (A) the Daily Option
Value on such Valid Day minus Daily
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Combination Settlement Cash Amount
for such Valid Day, divided by (B) the Relevant Price
on such Valid Day, divided by (C) the number of Valid
Days in the Settlement Averaging Period; provided that if
the calculation in clause (A) above results in a negative
number for any Valid Day, the Combination Settlement Share Amount
for such Valid Day shall be deemed to be zero.
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Dealer will deliver cash in lieu of
any fractional Shares to be delivered with respect to any
Combination Settlement Share Amount valued at the Relevant Price
for the last Valid Day of the Settlement Averaging
Period.
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Cash Settlement:
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If Cash Settlement is applicable to
any Exercisable Option exercised or deemed exercised hereunder, in
lieu of Section 8.1 of the Equity Definitions, Dealer will pay
to Counterparty, on the relevant Settlement Date for each such
Exercisable Option, an amount of cash equal to the sum, for each
Valid Day during the Settlement Averaging Period for such
Exercisable Option, of (i) the Daily Option Value for such
Valid Day, divided by (ii) the number of Valid Days in
the Settlement Averaging Period.
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Daily Option Value:
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For any Valid Day, an amount equal
to (i) the Option Entitlement on such Valid Day multiplied
by (ii) the Relevant Price on such Valid Day less
the Strike Price on such Valid Day; provided that if the
calculation contained in clause (ii) above results in a
negative number, the Daily Option Value for such Valid Day shall be
deemed to be zero. In no event will the Daily Option Value be less
than zero.
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Valid Day:
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A day on which (i) there is no
Market Disruption Event and (ii) trading in the Shares
generally occurs on the Exchange or, if the Shares are not then
listed on the Exchange, on the principal other United States
national or regional securities exchange on which the Shares are
then listed or, if the Shares are not then listed on a United
States national or regional securities exchange, on the principal
other market on which the Shares are then traded. If the Shares are
not so listed or traded, “Valid Day” means a Business
Day.
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Scheduled Valid Day:
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A day that is scheduled to be a
Valid Day on the principal United States national or regional
securities exchange or market on which the Shares are listed or
admitted for trading. If the Shares are not so listed or admitted
for trading, “Scheduled Valid Day” means a Business
Day.
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Business Day:
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Any day other than a Saturday, a
Sunday or a day on which the Federal Reserve Bank of New York is
authorized or required by law or executive order to close or be
closed.
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Relevant Price:
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On any Valid Day, the per Share
volume-weighted average price as displayed under the heading
“Bloomberg VWAP” on Bloomberg page TTWO.UQ
<equity> AQR (or its equivalent successor page if such
page is not available) in respect of the period from the
scheduled opening time of the Exchange to the Scheduled Closing
Time of the Exchange on such Valid Day (or
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if such volume-weighted average
price is unavailable, the market value of one Share on such Valid
Day, as determined by the Calculation Agent using a volume-weighted
method).
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Settlement Averaging
Period:
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For any Exercisable Option and
regardless, for the avoidance of doubt, of the settlement method
elected by Counterparty under the related Convertible Note,
(i) if Counterparty has, on or prior to December 1, 2013,
delivered a Notice of Exercise to Dealer with respect to such
Exercisable Option with a Conversion Date occurring prior to
December 1, 2013, the fifty (50) consecutive Valid Days
commencing on and including the second Scheduled Valid Day
following such Conversion Date, or (ii) if Counterparty has,
on or following December 1, 2013, delivered a Notice of
Exercise to Dealer with respect to such Exercisable Option with a
Conversion Date occurring on or following December 1, 2013,
the fifty (50) consecutive Valid Days commencing on, and including,
the fifty-second (52 nd
) Scheduled Valid Day immediately
prior to the Expiration Date; provided that if Counterparty
has at any time delivered a Notice of Early Redemption to Dealer
(including after December 1, 2013), the Settlement Averaging
Period for any Exercisable Option shall be the fifty (50)
consecutive Valid Days commencing on, and including, the
fifty-second (52 nd
) Scheduled Valid Day immediately
prior to the Scheduled Redemption Date, regardless, for the
avoidance of doubt, of the settlement method elected by
Counterparty under the related Convertible Note
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Settlement Date:
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For any Exercisable Option, the
third Business Day immediately following the final Valid Day of the
Settlement Averaging Period for such Exercisable Option.
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Settlement Currency:
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USD
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Other Applicable
Provisions:
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The provisions of Sections 9.1(c),
9.8, 9.9, 9.11, 9.12 and 10.5 of the Equity Definitions will be
applicable, except that all references in such provisions to
“Physically-settled” shall be read as references to
“Share Settled”. “Share Settled” in
relation to any Option means that Net Share Settlement or
Combination Settlement is applicable to that Option.
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Representation and
Agreement:
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Notwithstanding Section 9.11 of
the Equity Definitions, the parties acknowledge that any Shares
delivered to Counterparty shall be, upon delivery, subject to
restrictions and limitations arising from Counterparty’s
status as issuer of the Shares under applicable securities
laws.
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3. Additional Terms applicable to
the Transaction:
Adjustments applicable to the
Transaction:
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Potential Adjustment
Events:
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Notwithstanding
Section 11.2(e) of the Equity Definitions, a
“Potential Adjustment Event” means an occurrence of any
event or condition, as set forth in Section 9.04 of the
Supplemental Indenture that would result in an adjustment to the
Conversion Rate of the Convertible Notes; provided that in
no event shall there be any adjustment hereunder as a result of an
adjustment to
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the Conversion Rate pursuant to
Section 9.04(g) or (h) or Section 9.06 of the
Supplemental Indenture.
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Method of Adjustment:
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Calculation Agent Adjustment, and
means that, notwithstanding Section 11.2(c) of the Equity
Definitions, upon any adjustment to the Conversion Rate of the
Convertible Notes pursuant to the Supplemental Indenture (other
than Section 9.04(g) and (h) and Section 9.06
of the Supplemental Indenture) or any adjustment pursuant to
Section 9.05 of the Supplemental Indenture, the Calculation
Agent will make a corresponding adjustment to any one or more of
the Strike Price, Number of Options, Option Entitlement and any
other variable relevant to the exercise, settlement or payment for
the Transaction; provided that if the Calculation Agent in
good faith disagrees with any adjustment to the Conversion Rate
pursuant to Section 9.04(m) or Section 9.05 of the
Supplemental Indenture, the Calculation Agent will determine the
corresponding adjustment to be made to any one or more of the
Strike Price, Number of Options, Option Entitlement and any other
variable relevant to the exercise, settlement or payment of the
Transaction in a commercially reasonable manner.
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Extraordinary Events applicable to
the Transaction:
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Merger Events:
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Applicable; provided that
notwithstanding Section 12.1(b) of the Equity
Definitions, a “Merger Event” means the occurrence of
any event or condition set forth in the definition of “Merger
Event” in Section 9.07 of the Supplemental
Indenture.
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Tender Offers:
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Applicable; provided that
notwithstanding Section 12.1(d) of the Equity
Definitions, a “Tender Offer” means the occurrence of
any event or condition set forth in Section 9.04(e) of
the Supplemental Indenture.
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Consequence of Merger Events/Tender
Offers:
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Notwithstanding Section 12.2
and Section 12.3 of the Equity Definitions, upon the
occurrence of a Merger Event or a Tender Offer, the Calculation
Agent shall make a corresponding adjustment in respect of any
adjustment under the Supplemental Indenture to any one or more of
the nature of the Shares, Strike Price, Number of Options, Option
Entitlement and any other variable relevant to the exercise,
settlement or payment for the Transaction; provided ,
however , that such adjustment shall be made without regard
to any adjustment to the Conversion Rate for the issuance of
additional shares as set forth in Section 9.06 of the
Supplemental Indenture; provided further that if, with
respect to a Merger Event or a Tender Offer, (i) the
consideration for the Shares includes (or, at the option of a
holder of Shares, may include) shares of an entity or person not
organized under the laws of the United States, any State thereof or
the District of Columbia or (ii) the Counterparty to the
Transaction following such Merger Event or Tender Offer, will not
be the Issuer following such Merger Event or Tender Offer, then
Cancellation and Payment (Calculation Agent Determination) shall
apply.
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Nationalization, Insolvency or
Delisting:
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Cancellation and Payment
(Calculation Agent Determination);
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provided that, in addition to the provisions of
Section 12.6(a)(iii) of the Equity Definitions, it will
also constitute a Delisting if the Exchange is located in the
United States and the Shares are not immediately re-listed,
re-traded or re-quoted on any of the New York Stock Exchange, The
NASDAQ Global Select Market or The NASDAQ Global Market (or their
respective successors); if the Shares are immediately re-listed,
re-traded or re-quoted on any of the New York Stock Exchange, The
NASDAQ Global Select Market or The NASDAQ Global Market (or their
respective successors), such exchange or quotation system shall
thereafter be deemed to be the Exchange.
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Additional Disruption
Events:
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Change in Law:
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Applicable; provided that
Section 12.9(a)(ii)(X) of the Equity Definitions is
hereby amended by replacing the word “Shares” with the
phrase “Hedge Positions.”
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Failure to Deliver:
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Applicable
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Hedging Disruption:
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Applicable; provided that
Section 12.9(a)(v) of the Equity Definitions is hereby
modified by inserting the following two phrases at the end of such
Section:
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“For the avoidance of doubt,
the term “equity price risk” shall be deemed to
include, but shall not be limited to, stock price and volatility
risk. And, for the further avoidance of doubt, any such
transactions or assets referred to in phrases (A) or
(B) above must be available on commercially reasonable pricing
terms.”
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Hedging Party:
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Dealer for all applicable Additional
Disruption Events
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Determining Party:
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For all applicable Extraordinary
Events, Dealer
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Non-Reliance:
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Applicable
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Agreements and
Acknowledgements
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Regarding Hedging
Activities:
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Applicable
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Additional
Acknowledgments:
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Applicable
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4. Calculation
Agent:
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Dealer
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5. Account Details:
(a)
Account for payments to
Counterparty:
[
]
ABA:
[ ]
Acct: Take-Two
Interactive Software Inc.
Acct No.:
[ ]
Account for delivery of Shares to
Counterparty:
To be provided by
Counterparty.
(b)
Account for payments to
Dealer:
Bank:
[ ]
10
BIC:
[ ]
Acct:
[ ]
Beneficiary:
[ ]
Ref:
[ ]
Account for delivery of Shares from
Dealer:
To be provided by Dealer.
6. Offices:
The Office of Counterparty for the
Transaction is: Inapplicable, Counterparty is not a
Multibranch Party.
The Office of Dealer for the
Transaction is: London
Barclays Bank PLC
5 The North Colonnade
Canary Wharf, London E14
4BB
England
7. Notices: For purposes of this
Confirmation:
(a)
Address for notices or
communications to Counterparty:
Take-Two Interactive
Software, Inc.
622 Broadway
New York, New York
Attention: Treasurer
Telephone No.: (646)
536-2842
Facsimile
No.: (646) 941-3566
(b)
Address for notices or
communications to Dealer:
Barclays Bank PLC
c/o Barclays Capital Inc.
745 Seventh Ave
New York, NY 10019
Attention: Paul
Robinson
Telephone No.: (+1)
212-526-0111
Facsimile
No.: (+1) 917-522-0458
8. Representations and
Warranties of Counterparty
Each of the representations and
warranties made by Counterparty pursuant to the Underwriting
Agreement (the “ Underwriting Agreement ”) dated
as of May 28, 2009 between Counterparty and J.P. Morgan
Securities Inc. and Barclays Capital Inc., as representative of the
Underwriters party thereto, on the “Closing Date” (as
d
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