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Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. Announces Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year End 2001 Financial Results and Fiscal 2002 Guidance.


Business Editors

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 13, 2002

Company Restates Fiscal 2000 and First Three Quarters of

Fiscal 2001

Take-Two Interactive “Take Two” redirects here. For other uses, see Take Two (disambiguation).

Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTWO) is an American publisher, developer, and distributor of video and computer games and video game peripherals.
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:TTWO TTWO Take Two Interative Software, Inc. (stock symbol) ) today announced the following:

Restatement Restatement

A revision in a company's earlier financial statements.

Notes:
The need for restating financial figures can result from fraud, misrepresentation, or a simple clerical error.
 of Historical Financial Statements

Based on the Company's completion of a detailed review of certain transactions and accounting policies, as well as an investigation by counsel and a forensic accounting Forensic accounting, sometimes called investigative accounting, involves the application of accounting concepts and techniques to legal problems. Forensic accountants investigate and document financial Fraud and white-collar crimes  team, the Company has restated its financial results for the four quarters and fiscal year ended October October: see month.  31, 2000 and each of the first three quarters of fiscal 2001.

The restatement relates to adjustments arising from: (i) revenue recognition issues; (ii) acquisition accounting; and (iii) the prepayment Prepayment

1. The payment of a debt obligation prior to its due date.

2. The excess payment over a scheduled debt repayment amount.

Notes:
1. Examples include deferred expenses such as rent and early loan repayments.

2.
 of debt. A summary of the effect of the restatement is set forth in the tables below:


(In thousands, except per share data)



                          Year Ended             Nine Months Ended
                        Oct. 31, 2000               July 31, 2001
                    --------------------------------------------------
                     Reported     Restated     Reported       Restated

Statement of
 Operations Data:
  Net sales         $387,006      $364,001     $309,048       $327,797

Income from
 operations          $45,061       $33,309      $23,610        $35,555

Net income (loss)    $24,963        $6,417      $(3,765)      $(3,275)

Diluted net income
 (loss) per share      $0.88         $0.23       $(0.11)       $(0.10)

Pro Forma Net Income:
Net income excluding:
 operating Internet
 impairment charges,
 non-operating and
 extraordinary items
 and cumulative
 effect(1)           $25,436       $17,750      $12,557        $18,822
Diluted net income per
 share excluding:
 operating Internet
 impairment charges,
 non-operating and
 extraordinary items
 and cumulative
 effect(1)(2)          $0.90         $0.63        $0.37          $0.55


(In thousands, except
 per share data)               Net Sales           Net Income (Loss)
                          Reported    Restated   Reported     Restated
                        ----------------------------------------------
Year Ended October
31, 2000
 First Quarter            $122,890    $120,247     $4,787      $3,966
 Second Quarter             70,036      69,519      3,354      (8,460)
 Third Quarter              71,473      66,093      3,449        2,221
 Fourth Quarter            122,607     108,142     13,373        8,690


Nine Months Ended
July 31, 2001
 First Quarter            $131,226    $157,853     $7,750       $8,232
 Second Quarter             93,320      88,617    (11,924)    (11,636)
 Third Quarter              84,502      81,327        409         129


                           Diluted Net Income     Pro Forma Net Income
                            (Loss) Per Share        (Loss) Per Share
                                                        (1)(2)
                         Reported      Restated  Reported     Restated
                      ------------------------------------------------
Year Ended
October 31, 2000
 First Quarter            $0.20          $0.16      $0.20        $0.17
 Second Quarter            0.13          (0.33)      0.14         0.14
 Third Quarter             0.12           0.07       0.12         0.07
 Fourth Quarter            0.42           0.27       0.42         0.25

Nine Months Ended
July 31, 2001
 First Quarter             $0.24         $0.25      $0.24        $0.41
 Second Quarter            (0.37)        (0.36)      0.12         0.12
 Third Quarter              0.01          0.00       0.04         0.04

----------------------------------------------------------------------

      (1) Pro Forma Net Income is calculated as follows: Net Income less
the following line items, tax effected: Cumulative Effect of Change in
Accounting Principle, Extraordinary Item, Gain on Sale of Subsidiary,
Loss on Available-for-Sale Internet Securities, Equity in Loss of
Affiliate, and $4.2 million of operating expenses for the Impairment
of Certain Internet Assets in fiscal 2001. See attached table of
Reconciliation of Net Income to Pro Forma Net Income.

      (2) In addition, fiscal 2001 restated first quarter results
include net sales of $27.2 million and income from operations of $8.9
million attributable to the adoption of SAB 101. Such net sales and
income from operations were also recorded in the fourth quarter of
fiscal 2000. Restated Pro Forma Net Income for the first quarter and
first nine months of fiscal 2001 would have been $0.25 and $0.39 per
diluted share, respectively, inclusive of Cumulative Effect of Change
in Accounting Principle.

----------------------------------------------------------------------


Based on the completion of an investigation by counsel and a forensic accounting team, the Company has eliminated sales of products made to certain independent third-party distributors Third-Party Distributor

The name given to institutions that sell or distribute mutual funds to investors for fund management companies without direct relation to the fund itself.
 that were improperly im·prop·er  
adj.
1. Not suited to circumstances or needs; unsuitable: improper shoes for a hike; improper medical treatment.

2.
 recognized as revenue and returned to, or repurchased by, the Company in subsequent periods, resulting in an aggregate decrease in net sales Net Sales

The amount a seller receives from the buyer after costs associated with the sale are deducted.

Notes:
This amount is calculated by subtracting the following items from gross sales: merchandise returned for credit, allowances for damaged or missing goods, freight
 of $15.4 million and diluted di·lute  
tr.v. di·lut·ed, di·lut·ing, di·lutes
1. To make thinner or less concentrated by adding a liquid such as water.

2. To lessen the force, strength, purity, or brilliance of, especially by admixture.
 net income per share of $0.15 for fiscal 2000. For the first nine months of fiscal 2001, net sales decreased by $6.7 million; however, net income increased by $2.4 million and diluted net income per share increased by $0.07 as a result of adjusting previously reported cost of sales.

Additionally, the Company has restated the following items as a result of its expanded year-end year-end also year·end
n.
The end of a year.

adj.
Occurring or done at the end of the year: a year-end audit.

Noun 1.
 review of its accounting policies and other transactions:
-- The reversal of revenue that was previously recognized for items that had
not shipped within the fourth quarter of fiscal 2000, resulting in a shifting
in net sales of $3.8 million and diluted net income per share of $0.03 from the
fourth quarter of fiscal 2000 to the first quarter of fiscal 2001.

-- The effect of the adoption of SAB 101 for revenue recognition in the first
quarter of 2001 to recognize revenue when both title and all risks of loss
transfer to customers, resulting in an increase in net sales of $27.2 million
for the first quarter of fiscal 2001, an increase in income from operations of
$8.9 million ($5.3 million net of tax) and no change in net income.

-- A non-cash adjustment to record the Company's proportionate share of the
GAAP losses incurred by Gathering of Developers prior to their acquisition by
the Company. In accordance with EITF 99-10, the Company was required to record
its share of Gathering's GAAP losses based on the Company's distribution and
royalty advances to Gathering, in addition to its equity ownership share of the
losses. This resulted in a charge of $19.2 million ($12.1 million net of tax),
representing a net loss of $0.43 per diluted share, for the year ended October
31, 2000.

-- A $4.3 million decrease in net sales and a $0.06 decrease in diluted
earnings per share due to certain other reallocations of purchase price related
to acquisitions made by the Company in fiscal 2000 and 2001, net of benefits
realized through the reduction of amortization expense for these entities in
both fiscal 2000 ($2.6 million) and 2001 ($1.7 million).

-- An additional charge of $438,000, net of tax, or $0.01 per diluted share, to
the extraordinary charge previously recorded related to the repayment of the
Company's subordinated indebtedness in July 2001.


Set forth below are the results of operations for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended October 31, 2001 and the Company's guidance for fiscal 2002. In addition, all financial data in this release reflects the effects of this restatement.

Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year Ended October 31, 2001

Net sales for the fourth quarter ended October 31, 2001 were $123.3 million, with a net loss of $5.3 million, or $0.15 per share. Excluding the loss on available-for-sale Internet securities ''This article or section is being rewritten at

Internet security is the process of protecting data and privacy of devices connected to internet from information robbery, hacking, malware infection and unwanted software.
, net loss for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2001 was $4.9 million, net of tax, or $0.13 per share. The fourth quarter results reflect the shift of $17 million in net sales and $0.11 in diluted earnings per share diluted earnings per share

An earnings measure calculated by dividing net income less preferred stock dividends for a period by the average number of shares of common stock that would be outstanding if all convertible securities were converted into shares of
 from the fourth quarter of fiscal 2001 to the first quarter of fiscal 2002 for products shipped in October 2001 but not received by customers until November November: see month.  2001.

Net sales for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2001 were $451.1 million, with a net loss of $8.6 million, or $0.25 per share. Fiscal 2001 results include the effect of the Company's adoption of SAB SAB Spontaneous abortion. See Abortion.  101, whereby revenue is recognized when both title and all risks of loss transfer to customers, resulting in an increase in net sales of $27.2 million for the first quarter of fiscal 2001, an increase in income from operations of $8.9 million (cumulative effect, net of taxes, of $5.3 million) and no change in net income. Excluding operating Internet Internet

Publicly accessible computer network connecting many smaller networks from around the world. It grew out of a U.S. Defense Department program called ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), established in 1969 with connections between computers at the
 impairment Impairment

1. A reduction in a company's stated capital.

2. The total capital that is less than the par value of the company's capital stock.

Notes:
1. This is usually reduced because of poorly estimated losses or gains.

2.
 charges, non-operating and extraordinary items and cumulative effect of change in accounting principle, pro forma As a matter of form or for the sake of form. Used to describe accounting, financial, and other statements or conclusions based upon assumed or anticipated facts.

The phrase pro forma
 tax effected net income was $14.0 million, or $0.40 per diluted share for fiscal 2001.

Guidance

The Company expects that during fiscal 2002 it will benefit from strong industry fundamentals, including continued demand for Sony's PlayStation A video game console from Sony that was introduced in the U.S. in 1995. CD-ROM based and using a 32-bit MIPS CPU, the original PlayStation was the first of a family of desktop and handheld units. (R)2, Microsoft's Xbox A video game console from Microsoft that was designed to compete with Sony's PlayStation and Nintendo's GameCube. Introduced in 2001 with a 733 MHz Pentium III CPU, 5x DVD drive and custom-designed graphics processor, the Xbox also includes four game controller ports, Ethernet networking  and Nintendo's GameCube.

The Company's fiscal 2002 financial guidance is $660 million in net sales and $1.63 of diluted earnings per share, including the effect of adopting SFAS SFAS Statement of Financial Accounting Standards
SFAS Special Forces Assessment and Selection
SFAS Student Financial Aid Services
SFAS Sport Fishing Association of Singapore
SFAS Safety Features Actuation System
SFAS Statewide Fixed Assets System
 142 "Amortization of Goodwill and Other Intangibles," which no longer requires amortization of goodwill (approximately $0.14 per share for fiscal 2002).

The Company expects to report $280 million in net sales and $0.90 of diluted earnings per share in the first quarter ended January January: see month.  31, 2002, including the effect of adopting SFAS 142. Profitability in the first quarter was significantly enhanced by the success of Grand Theft Auto 3, which is an internally developed and owned title. The first quarter estimated results include the shift of $17 million in net sales and $0.11 in diluted earnings per share from the fourth quarter of fiscal 2001 to the first quarter of fiscal 2002 for products shipped in October 2001 but not received by customers until November 2001.

The Company's guidance for the second quarter ending April 30, 2002 is $125 million in net sales and $0.23 of diluted earnings per share, including the effect of adopting SFAS 142.

Liquidity

The Company operated on a cash flow positive basis for the year ended October 31, 2001, generating approximately $27 million in positive cash flow from operations Cash flow from operations

A firm's net cash inflow resulting directly from its regular operations (disregarding extraordinary items such as the sale of fixed assets or transaction costs associated with issuing securities), calculated as the sum of net income plus noncash expenses
, as compared to a deficit of $54 million for fiscal 2000, with approximately $3 million in operating cash flow Operating cash flow

Earnings before depreciation minus taxes. Measures the cash generated from operations, not counting capital spending or working capital requirements.
 generated during the fourth quarter of fiscal 2001. The Company expects to generate positive cash flow for fiscal 2002. DSO's at October 31, 2001 were 69 days, compared with 92 days at October 31, 2000.

The Company's total debt level at October 31, 2001 was approximately $54 million, a significant decrease from historical levels. The Company had no borrowings under its lines of credit as of January 31, 2002 as compared to outstanding borrowings of approximately $95 million at January 31, 2001.

Subsequent to January 31, 2002, the Company renegotiated its line of credit with its principal lender in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere.  to provide for borrowings scaling up to $50 million. The Company is also in the process of extending its European European

emanating from or pertaining to Europe.


European bat lyssavirus
see lyssavirus.

European beech tree
fagussylvaticus.

European blastomycosis
see cryptococcosis.
 line of credit, which expires in March 2002. On a going forward basis, the Company expects to operate with substantially reduced borrowings as it continues to focus on improved capital efficiency.

Paul Eibeler Paul Eibeler (born ca. 1956) was the Chief Executive Officer, President, and a director of Take-Two Interactive, a publisher, developer, and distributor of video and computer games, well-known for the Grand Theft Auto series. , President, commented, "Take-Two is currently experiencing much improved liquidity. The retail success of our products in both North America and Europe Europe (yr`əp), 6th largest continent, c.4,000,000 sq mi (10,360,000 sq km) including adjacent islands (1992 est. pop. 512,000,000). , along with our focus on improved cash management and limited use of debt based financing has resulted in the Company achieving its strongest working capital levels in history."

Published Products

During the fourth quarter of fiscal 2001, the Company launched Grand Theft Auto 3 for Sony's PlayStation(R)2. According to according to
prep.
1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians.

2. In keeping with: according to instructions.

3.
 NPDFunworld, Grand Theft Auto 3 was ranked the number one selling video game across all platforms in North America for the year ended December December: see month.  31, 2001. Grand Theft Auto 3 was also ranked as the best selling video game across all platforms in the United Kingdom for the same period, according to ChartTrack. During the quarter, the Company also shipped Smuggler's Run Smuggler's Run is a video game developed by Angel Studios (now Rockstar San Diego) and published by Rockstar Games for PlayStation 2 on October 26, 2000. In the game, you play a smuggler who has a number of different vehicles at his disposal including buggys, quad-bikes and  2 for PlayStation(R)2, 4x4 Evo 2 for the Xbox, Stronghold for the PC, and Spec Ops: Covert Assault for its value line of PlayStation products.

In December, the Company shipped Max Payne Max Payne is a third-person shooter video game developed by the Finnish company Remedy Entertainment, produced by 3D Realms and published by Gathering of Developers in July, 2001 for Windows.  for the PlayStation(R)2 and Xbox in North America. Max Payne has been a top-selling title on these next-generation platforms and on the PC.

The Company's product release schedule for Spring/Summer is extremely promising, including the highly anticipated State of Emergency scheduled to launch for PlayStation(R)2 in mid February February: see month. , Grand Theft Auto 3, Hidden & Dangerous 2 and Mafia Mafia (mä`fēä), name given to a number of organized groups of Sicilian brigands in the 19th and 20th cent. Unlike the Camorra in Naples, the Mafia had no hierarchic organization; each group operated on its own.  for the PC, Spec Ops: Airborne Assault See: assault phase, Part 2.  for the PlayStation, and Smuggler's Run 2 for the GameCube.

Fall/Winter product releases are expected to include new titles for the Company's Grand Theft Auto and Midnight Club brands, as well as the launch of MTV's Celebrity Deathmatch Celebrity Deathmatch is a claymation parody television show that pits celebrities against each other in a wrestling ring, almost always ending in the loser's gruesome death. .

The Company also continues to look forward to the release of Duke Nukem' Forever for PC, but this title is not factored into the Company's fiscal 2002 guidance.

Going forward, the Company plans to launch new brands, and continue to aggressively develop brand extensions for Max Payne, Smuggler's Run, Serious Sam Serious Sam is the title of a series of first-person shooters created by the Croatian company Croteam. Originally released for the PC market only, Serious Sam , Austin Austin.

1 City (1990 pop. 21,907), seat of Mower co., SE Minn., on the Cedar River, near the Iowa line; inc. 1868. The commercial and industrial center of a rich farm region, it is noted as home to the Hormel meatpacking company, whose Spam Town museum
 Powers and Oni, as well as additional extensions for Grand Theft Auto and Midnight Club.

Distribution

During fiscal 2001, the Company's Jack of All Games distribution subsidiary benefited from the sustained overall strength of the interactive entertainment sector, and in particular, from the continuing strong demand for PlayStation and PlayStation(R)2 hardware and software.

Additional Information

The Company announced that it has hired Karl Karl. For German and Swedish kings thus named, use Charles.  Winters as its Chief Financial Officer to replace Albert Albert, German churchman
Albert, 1490–1545, German churchman, cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. A member of the house of Brandenburg, he became (1514) Archbishop of Mainz.
 Pastino, who resigned due to personal reasons. Mr. Pastino has agreed to serve as a special consultant to the Audit Committee for a limited time.

Mr. Winters, who is a CPA (Computer Press Association, Landing, NJ) An earlier membership organization founded in 1983 that promoted excellence in computer journalism. Its annual awards honored outstanding examples in print, broadcast and electronic media. The CPA disbanded in 2000.  and holds an MBA MBA
abbr.
Master of Business Administration

Noun 1. MBA - a master's degree in business
Master in Business, Master in Business Administration
, has served in a variety of senior financial positions over the last 18 years, including Chief Financial Officer of United Auto Group. His experience also includes 10 years in Coopers & Lybrand's auditing area, with a focus on consumer product companies. During his tenure at Coopers & Lybrand, Mr. Winters served in a two-year management assignment at the firm's National Accounting and SEC Directorate office.

The Securities and Exchange Commission has issued a formal order of investigation into, among other things, certain accounting matters relating to relating to relate prepconcernant

relating to relate prepbezüglich +gen, mit Bezug auf +acc 
 the Company's financial statements, periodic reporting and internal accounting control provisions.

Management Comments

Paul Eibeler, President, commented, "While our fiscal 2001 operating results did not meet our expectations, we are encouraged by the Company's momentum, evidenced by our number three ranking among third-party video game publishers in North America in 2001, according to NPDFunworld. The success of our publishing operations has enabled us to make significant balance sheet and cash flow improvements."

Kelly Sumner Kelly Sumner was the managing director of Commodore UK, the UK subsidiary of Commodore International, during the early 1990s, when it made heavy losses as a prelude to its bankruptcy in April 1994. , Chief Executive Officer, stated, "We would like to extend our sincerest apologies for the halt in trading of our stock, and any inconvenience caused by the postponement of our conference call originally scheduled for January 22, 2002. We deeply regret the events that caused the Company to restate re·state  
tr.v. re·stat·ed, re·stat·ing, re·states
To state again or in a new form. See Synonyms at repeat.



re·state
 its financial statements, and we are highly committed to taking every appropriate action to ensure that such events will not happen in the future."

Mr. Sumner Sum·ner , James Batcheller 1887-1955.

American biochemist. He shared a 1946 Nobel Prize for his pioneering work on crystallizing enzymes.
 added, "The increasing installed base of next-generation console platforms, broadening gamer demographics The attributes of people in a particular geographic area. Used for marketing purposes, population, ethnic origins, religion, spoken language, income and age range are examples of demographic data. , continued strength of our catalog catalog, descriptive list, on cards or in a book, of the contents of a library. Assurbanipal's library at Nineveh was cataloged on shelves of slate. The first known subject catalog was compiled by Callimachus at the Alexandrian Library in the 3d cent. B.C.  products and anticipated demand for our new products, such as State of Emergency for PlayStation(R)2 and Grand Theft Auto 3 for the PC, have given the Company an exceptional start for 2002. These factors should result in additional improvements in our operating results and overall financial condition. Furthermore, we believe that Karl Winters, our new Chief Financial Officer, will provide the financial expertise and discipline that is required to manage our rapidly growing company."

About Take-Two Interactive Software

Headquartered in New York City New York City: see New York, city.
New York City

City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S.
, Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. is an integrated global developer, marketer, distributor, and publisher of interactive entertainment software games and accessories for the PC, PlayStation(R), Nintendo Game Boy Color The Game Boy Color (ゲームボーイカラー  , Nintendo GameCube The Nintendo GameCube (GCN) is Nintendo's fourth home video game console, belonging to the sixth generation era. The system itself is the most compact and least expensive, next to the Dreamcast, of the sixth generation era consoles. , Nintendo Game Boy Advance, PlayStation(R)2 and the Xbox(TM). The Company publishes and develops products through various wholly owned subsidiaries Wholly Owned Subsidiary

A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock.

Notes:
In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners.
 including: Rockstar Games “R*” redirects here. For *R, see Hyperreal number.

Rockstar Games is a development division of video game publisher Take-Two Interactive, based in New York City, United States. The brand is most known for the Grand Theft Auto series.
, Gathering of Developers, TalonSoft TalonSoft was a Baltimore, Maryland-based computer game developer founded in 1995 by Jim Rose and John Davidson. The company specialized in wargames; many of its releases were acclaimed within the wargaming community. , Joytech, DMA (1) (Digital Media Adapter) See digital media hub.

(2) (Document Management Alliance) A specification that provides a common interface for accessing and searching document databases.
 Design, PopTop, Global Star and under the Take-Two brand name. The Company maintains sales and marketing offices in Cincinnati Cincinnati (sĭnsənăt`ē, –năt`ə), city (1990 pop. 364,040), seat of Hamilton co., extreme SW Ohio, on the Ohio River opposite Newport and Covington, Ky.; inc. as a city 1819. , New York New York, state, United States
New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of
, Toronto, London, Paris, Munich, Vienna, Copenhagen, Milan, Sydney and Auckland. Take-Two'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.

All trademarks and copyrights contained herein are the property of their respective holders.

Safe Harbor Safe Harbor

1. A legal provision to reduce or eliminate liability as long as good faith is demonstrated.

2. A form of shark repellent implemented by a target company acquiring a business that is so poorly regulated that the target itself is less attractive.
 Statement under the Private Securities Reform Act of 1995: The statements contained herein which are not historical facts are considered forward-looking statements forward-looking statement

A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections.
 under federal securities laws. Such forward-looking statements are based on the beliefs of our management as well as assumptions made by and information currently available to them. The words "expect," "anticipate," "believe," "may," "estimate," "intend" and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions including, but not limited to: risks associated with our future growth and operating results; our ability to continue to successfully manage growth and integrate the operations of acquired businesses; the availability of adequate financing to fund periodic cash flow shortages; credit risks; seasonal factors; inventory obsolescence ob·so·les·cent  
adj.
1. Being in the process of passing out of use or usefulness; becoming obsolete.

2. Biology Gradually disappearing; imperfectly or only slightly developed.
; technological change; competitive factors; product returns; failure of retailers to sell-through our products; the timing of the introduction and availability of the company's new software products and third-party hardware platforms Each hardware platform, or CPU family, has a unique machine language. All software presented to the computer for execution must be in the binary coded machine language of that CPU. Following is a list of the major hardware platforms in existence today. See platform. ; market and industry factors adversely affecting the carrying value Carrying Value

Also know as "book value," it is a company's total assets minus intangible assets and liabilities, such as debt.

Notes:
This is different than market value, as it can be higher or lower depending on the circumstances.
 of our assets; unfavorable general economic conditions (including the current economic downturn Downturn

The transition point between a rising, expanding economy to a falling, contracting one.


downturn

A decline in security prices or economic activity following a period of rising or stable prices or activity.
); and acts of war Tom Clancy's Op-Center: Acts of War is a technothriller by Jeff Rovin Plot introduction
The mobile Regional Operations Center (ROC) in Turkey investigates a dam blown up by Kurdish terrorists.
 and terrorism, any or all of which could have a material adverse effect on our business, operating results and financial condition. Actual operating results may vary significantly from such forward-looking statements. The Company has no obligation to update such forward-looking statements.


TAKE-TWO INTERACTIVE SOFTWARE, INC. and SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Condensed Statements of Operations
For the three months ended October 31, 2001 and 2000
and the year ended October 31, 2001 and 2000
(In thousands, except share data)


                                  Three months         Year Ended
                                ended October 31,      October 31,
                                 2001     2000      2001     2000
                                       (Restated)          (Restated)
                             --------- ---------  --------- ---------
Net sales                    $ 123,259 $ 108,142  $ 451,056 $ 364,001
Cost of sales (includes
 impairment charge on
 Internet assets of
 $3,786 for the year ended
 October 31, 2001)              96,038    73,347    306,264   235,978
                               -------   -------    -------   -------
     Gross profit               27,221    34,795    144,792   128,023
                               -------   -------    -------   -------
Operating expenses:
Selling and marketing
 (includes impairment
 charge on Internet
 assets of $401 for the
 year ended October 31, 2001)   18,367     8,611     55,253    42,854
General and administrative      13,952    10,683     44,867    36,409
Research and development costs   1,205     1,022      6,190     5,668
Depreciation and amortization    3,411     1,845     12,641     8,680
Abandoned offering costs             -         -          -     1,103
                               -------   -------    -------   -------
Total operating expenses        36,935    22,161    118,951    94,714

(Loss)income from operations    (9,714)   12,634     25,841    33,309
Interest expense                 1,261     1,553      8,510     6,069
Gain on sale of subsidiary           -    (1,690)      (651)   (1,690)
Loss on available-for-sale
 Internet securities               723         -     21,477         -
Equity in loss of affiliate          -         -          -    19,969
                               -------   -------    -------   -------
Total interest expense, gain
 on sale, loss on securities,
 and equity in loss of affiliate  1,984     (137)    29,336    24,348

(Loss) income before income
 taxes, extraordinary item and
 cumulative effect of change
 in accounting principle       (11,698)   12,771     (3,495)    8,961
(Benefit) provision
 for income taxes               (6,393)    4,081     (2,200)    2,544
                               -------   -------    -------   -------
(loss) income before
 extraordinary item
 and cumulative effect
 of change in
 accounting principle           (5,305)    8,690     (1,295)    6,417
Extraordinary item, loss
 on early extinguishment of
 debt, net of taxes of $1,217        -         -      1,948         -
Cumulative effect of change
 in accounting principle,
 net of taxes of $3,558              -         -      5,337         -
                              --------  --------   --------  --------
Net (Loss) income             $ (5,305)  $ 8,690   $ (8,580)  $ 6,417
                              ========  ========   ========  ========
Per share data:
Diluted:
Weighted average
 common shares outstanding      36,521    32,158     33,961    28,330
                              ========  ========   ========  ========
Net (Loss) income before
 extraordinary item per share  $ (0.15)   $ 0.27    $ (0.04)   $ 0.23
Extraordinary item per share         -         -      (0.06)        -
Cumulated effect of change in
 accounting principle per share      -         -      (0.16)        -
Net (loss) income
                              --------  --------   --------  --------
 per share - Diluted           $ (0.15)   $ 0.27    $ (0.25)   $ 0.23
                              ========  ========   ========  ========



OTHER INFORMATION                 Three months          Year Ended
                                ended October 31,       October 31,
                                 2001      2000       2001      2000
                                ------    ------     ------    ------
Total revenue mix
Distribution                        44%       53%        46%       49%
Publishing                          56%       47%        54%       51%

Geographic revenue mix
North America                       67%       85%        76%       72%
International                       33%       15%        24%       28%

Publishing platform revenue mix
Video Game Consoles                 66%       69%        58%       51%
Nintendo Color Gameboy               3%        5%         2%        7%
PC                                  28%       25%        35%       37%
Accessories                          3%        1%         5%        5%


Reconciliation of Net Income to Pro Forma Net Income


                         Year ended            Nine Months ended
                      October 31, 2000           July 31, 2001
                      -----------------        -------------------
                 As Reported     Restated    As Reported      Restated

Net income (loss)  $24,963         $6,417     $(3,765)        $(3,275)

Exclude items to be
 tax-effected:
  Impairment charge
   of Internet assets
   recorded in
   cost of sales         -              -       3,786            3,786

Impairment charge of
 Internet assets
 recorded in
 selling &
 marketing               -              -         401              401
Gain on sale of
 subsidiary              -         (1,690)          -                -
Loss on
 available-for-sale
 Internet securities     -              -      20,754           20,754
Equity in loss
 of affiliate          763         19,969           -                -
                       -----------------------------------------------
 Total                 763         18,279      24,941           24,941

Pro Forma effective
 tax rate               38%           38%         38%              38%

Total exclusions
 after tax             473         11,333      15,463           15,463

Additional items to be
 excluded, already
 presented
 tax-effected:
  Gain on sale of
   subsidiary, recorded
   free of tax            -             -        (651)           (651)
  Extraordinary item, loss
   on early extinguishment
   of debt, net
   of taxes               -             -        1,510           1,948

Cumulative effect
 of change in
 accounting principle,
 net of taxes             -              -           -           5,337

Pro Forma net income
 excluding after-tax
 operating Internet
 impairment charges,
 non-operating and
 extraordinary items
 and cumulative effect
 of change in
 accounting
 principle          $25,436        $17,750     $12,557         $18,822

Weighted average common
 shares outstanding
 - Diluted           28,330         28,330      34,285          34,285
                    ==================================================

Pro Forma net income
 per share excluding
 after-tax operating
 Internet impairment
 charges, non-operating
 and extraordinary
 items and cumulative
 effect of change
 in accounting
 principle - Diluted $0.90           $0.63       $0.37           $0.55
                     =================================================


         TAKE-TWO INTERACTIVE SOFTWARE, INC. and SUBSIDIARIES
                Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets
             As of October 31, 2001 and October 31, 2000
                  (In thousands, except share data)


                                                October 31,October 31,
                                                    2001       2000
                                                             Restated
                                                 ---------- ---------

ASSETS:
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents                           $ 6,056   $ 5,245
Accounts receivable, net of provision
 for doubtful accounts and sales
 allowances of $26,106 and $11,615 at
 October 31, 2001 and 2000, respectively             94,950   110,783

Inventories, net                                     61,937    53,798
Prepaid royalties                                    21,892    24,093
Prepaid expenses and other current assets            17,925    10,386
Investments                                           6,241     2,926
Deferred tax asset                                   13,873     9,243
                                                  --------- ---------
Total current assets                                222,874   216,474


Property and equipment, net                          11,033     5,260
Prepaid royalties                                    11,097     1,303
Capitalized software development costs, net          11,934     9,613
Investments                                              75    28,487
Intangibles, net                                     88,175    66,562
Deferred tax asset                                    7,892         -
Other assets                                          1,917     2,558
                                                  --------- ---------
Total assets                                      $ 354,997 $ 330,257
                                                  ========= =========

LIABILITIES and STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY:

Current liabilities:
Accounts payable                                   $ 60,223  $ 46,566
Accrued expenses                                     20,250    16,189
Lines of credit                                      54,073    84,605
Current portion of capital lease obligation              99        89
                                                  --------- ---------
Total current liabilities                           134,645   147,449

Capital lease obligation, net of current portion        291       348
Loan payable, net of discount                             -    12,268
                                                  --------- ---------
Total liabilities                                   134,936   160,065
                                                  --------- ---------
Stockholders' equity
Common stock, par value $.01 per share;
 50,000,000 shares authorized; 36,640,972,
 and 31,172,866 shares issued and outstanding
 at October, 31, 2001 and 2000, respectively            366       312
Additional paid-in capital                          213,908   157,738
Deferred compensation                                     -        (5)
Retained earnings                                    16,239    24,819
Accumulated other comprehensive loss                (10,452)  (12,672)
                                                  --------- ---------
Total stockholders' equity                          220,061   170,192
                                                  --------- ---------

Total liabilities and stockholders' equity        $ 354,997 $ 330,257
                                                  ========= =========
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