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Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. to Change Fiscal Year-End

^{Published on 2010-10-25 13:40:43 - Market Wire}
 

NEW YORK--([ BUSINESS WIRE ])--Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTWO) announced today that the Companya™s Board of Directors has approved a fiscal year-end change from October 31 to March 31. The Company noted that the change is intended to align its fiscal periods more closely withthe seasonality of its business and improve comparability with industry peers.

Take-Two also announced the following planned reporting schedule:

• Financial results for the three and twelve months ended October 31, 2010 (the original fiscal year-end) will be issued in mid-December 2010 in a news release. The Company will host a conference call at that time to discuss the results and also expects to provide financial guidance for the period November 1, 2010 to March 31, 2011.
• The Company expects to file a transition report for the five-month transition period of November 1, 2009 to March 31, 2010 on Form 10-KT within 60 days from October 25, 2010.
• Financial results for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2010 will be issued in early-mid February 2011, and the Company will host a conference call at that time to discuss the results.
• The Company expects to report financial results for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2011 in late May 2011, and will host a conference call at that time to discuss the results.
• As a result of the change in the fiscal year-end, the Company expects that its Annual Meeting of Stockholders for 2011 will be held on or after September 1, 2011, but no later than September 30, 2011.

About Take-Two Interactive Software

Headquartered in New York City, Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. is a global developer, marketer and publisher of interactive entertainment software games for the PC, PlayStation®3 and PlayStation®2 computer entertainment systems, PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) system, Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, Wiia", Nintendo DSa", iPhone®, iPod® touch and iPada". The Company publishes and develops products through its wholly owned labels Rockstar Games and 2K, which publishes its titles under 2K Games, 2K Sports and 2K Play. The Companya™s common stock is publicly traded on NASDAQ under the symbol TTWO. For more corporate and product information please visit our website at [ www.take2games.com ].

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