Item 5. Market for Registrant's Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
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Item 5. Market for Registrant's Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
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Market Information and Holders
Our common stock trades on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol "TTWO." The following table sets forth, for the periods indicated, the range of the high and low sale prices for our common stock as reported by NASDAQ.
| High | Low | ||||||
| Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 2015 | |||||||
| First Quarter ended June 30, 2014 | $ | 22.47 | $ | 18.45 | |||
| Second Quarter ended September 30, 2014 | 24.28 | 20.40 | |||||
| Third Quarter ended December 31, 2014 | 29.10 | 20.13 | |||||
| Fourth Quarter ended March 31, 2015 | 30.80 | 24.19 | |||||
| Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 2014 | |||||||
| First Quarter ended June 30, 2013 | $ | 17.54 | $ | 14.08 | |||
| Second Quarter ended September 30, 2013 | 19.25 | 15.05 | |||||
| Third Quarter ended December 31, 2013 | 18.59 | 16.00 | |||||
| Fourth Quarter ended March 31, 2014 | 22.41 | 16.40 |
The number of record holders of our common stock was 65 as of May 15, 2015.
Dividend Policy
We have never declared or paid cash dividends. We currently anticipate that all future earnings will be retained to finance the growth of our business and we do not expect to declare or pay any cash dividends in the foreseeable future. The payment of dividends in the future is within the discretion of our Board of Directors and will depend upon future earnings, capital requirements and other relevant factors. Our Credit Agreement restricts the payment of dividends on our stock. See "Liquidity and Capital Resources" under Item 7 for additional information on our Credit Agreement.
Securities Authorized for Issuance under Equity Compensation Plans
The table setting forth this information is included in Part III—Item 12, Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters.
Stock Performance Graph
The following line graph compares, from March 31, 2010 through March 31, 2015, the cumulative total stockholder return on our common stock with the cumulative total return on the stocks comprising the NASDAQ Composite Index and the stocks comprising a peer group index consisting of Activision Blizzard and Electronic Arts. The comparison assumes $100 was invested on March 31, 2010 in our common stock and in each of the following indices and assumes reinvestment of all cash dividends, if any, paid on such securities. We have not paid any cash dividends and, therefore, our cumulative total return calculation is based solely upon stock price appreciation and not upon reinvestment of cash dividends. Historical stock price is not necessarily indicative of future stock price performance.
*Comparison of 65 Month Cumulative Total Return Among Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc., The NASDAQ Composite Index and a Peer Group March 2015 **

$100 invested on March 31, 2010 in stock or index- including reinvestment of dividends.
| March 31, | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | ||||||||||||||
| Take-Two Interactive Software Inc | $ | 100.00 | $ | 155.72 | $ | 155.93 | $ | 163.63 | $ | 222.19 | $ | 257.95 | |||||||
| NASDAQ Composite Index | 100.00 | 117.06 | 131.47 | 140.86 | 183.38 | 216.60 | |||||||||||||
| Peer Group | 100.00 | 95.97 | 102.78 | 116.13 | 170.87 | 250.85 |
Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
In January 2013, our Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to 7,500,000 shares of our common stock. The authorization permits the Company to purchase shares from time to time through a variety of methods, including in the open market or through privately negotiated transactions, in accordance with applicable securities laws. It does not obligate the Company to make any purchases at any specific time or situation. Repurchases are subject to the availability of stock, prevailing market conditions, the trading price of the stock, the Company's financial performance and other conditions. The program may be suspended or discontinued at any time for any reason. During the fiscal year ended March 31, 2015, the Company did not repurchase any shares of its common stock as part of the program. During the fiscal year ended March 31, 2014, the Company repurchased approximately 4,217,000 shares of its common stock in the open market for approximately $73.3 million, including commissions of $0.04 million, as part of the program. As of March 31, 2015, up to approximately 3,283,000 shares of our common stock remain available for repurchase under the Company's share repurchase authorization. On May 13, 2015, our Board of Directors approved an increase to the share repurchase authorization, increasing the total number of shares that the Company is permitted to repurchase to up to 10,000,000 shares of our common stock.
Repurchase from Icahn Group
In November 2013, the Company entered into a Purchase Agreement with High River Limited Partnership, Icahn Partners LP, Icahn Partners Master Fund LP, Icahn Partners Master Fund II LP and Icahn Partners Master Fund III LP (collectively, the "Icahn Group"), pursuant to which the Company repurchased approximately 12,021,000 shares of the Company's common stock owned by the Icahn Group, at a price per share of $16.93, resulting in an aggregate purchase price of approximately $203.5 million (the "Repurchase Transaction"). The closing of the Repurchase Transaction occurred on November 26, 2013. The Repurchase Transaction was conducted outside the Company's share repurchase program described above.
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