Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. to Nominate Three New Directors at 2010 Annual Meeting
January, 21 2010
As part of an agreement reached with Mr. Icahn, Take-Two will nominate for election by stockholders Mr. Icahn’s nominees, SungHwan Cho, Brett Icahn and James L. Nelson. Mr. Icahn has agreed that he will vote his shares at the annual meeting for Take-Two’s full slate of nominees, which will also include incumbent directors Strauss Zelnick, Michael Dornemann, Robert Bowman, J Moses and Michael Sheresky. If the nominees are elected to the Company’s Board and Mr. Icahn’s holdings in Take-Two subsequently fall below 5 percent, his nominees will resign from the Board immediately.
Strauss Zelnick, Chairman of Take-Two commented, “I want to express my gratitude to Ben, Grover and John not only for their dedicated service to Take-Two stockholders but also for their very gracious decision not to stand for re-election so that we can facilitate a change in Board composition. It’s important to note that Mr. Icahn did not request that these directors in particular step down; they were willing to continue in their role but agreed not to stand for re-election in keeping with their commitment to the Company and desire to put the best interests of stockholders first, as they have done throughout their tenure on the Board.”
The Board concluded a director selection process that included a vetting and nominating process for Mr. Icahn’s candidates and also the consideration of other independent qualified directors.
“Take-Two has industry-leading development talent and intellectual property,” said Carl Icahn. “I’m a firm believer in the long-term potential of the Company, and from a corporate governance point of view I applaud the current board for its responsiveness.”
Mr. Zelnick continued, “Advancing our stockholders’ interests is the Board’s guiding principle, and it’s in that spirit that we’ve undertaken a change in board representation. We have much to accomplish at Take-Two in the year ahead, and we welcome the new directors who each have experience in the entertainment industry and will help us achieve our objectives.”
About Take-Two Interactive Software
Headquartered in New York City, Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. is a global developer, marketer, distributor 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, Wii™, Nintendo DS™, iPhone™ and iPod® touch. 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. Take-Two also distributes software, hardware and accessories in North America through its Jack of All Games subsidiary. The Company'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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