Item 1.01. |
Entry Into a Material Definitive Agreement |
Amendment to Agreement and Plan of Merger
On May 4, 2022, Zynga Inc., a Delaware corporation (Zynga), entered into the Second Amendment (the Second
Amendment) to the previously announced Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated January 9, 2022 (as amended, the Merger Agreement), with Zebra MS I, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a direct wholly-owned subsidiary of Take-Two, Zebra MS II, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a direct wholly-owned subsidiary of Take-Two, and Take-Two Interactive
Software, Inc., a Delaware corporation (Take-Two). The Second Amendment provides that the closing of the combination contemplated by the Merger Agreement (the Combination) will take
place on a date agreed by the parties, which shall be not more than three business days after the satisfaction or waiver of the conditions to closing set forth in the Merger Agreement. The foregoing description of the Second Amendment does not
purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by the full text of the Second Amendment, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 2.1 hereto and is incorporated by reference herein.
The parties currently anticipate that the closing of the Combination will occur on May 23, 2022 (the second business day following the
date of the respective special stockholder meetings of Take-Two and Zynga), subject to receipt of the requisite Zynga and Take-Two stockholder approvals at the special
meetings currently scheduled for May 19, 2022 and the satisfaction of the other remaining closing conditions. Under the terms of the Merger Agreement, as a result of the Combination (i) each issued and outstanding share of Class A
Common stock of Zynga, par value $0.00000625 per share (Zynga Common Stock), other than dissenting shares and treasury shares, will be converted into a number of shares (the Stock Consideration) of Take-Twos common stock, par value $0.01 per share (Take-Two Common Stock), equal to the Exchange Ratio (as defined below), and the right to receive $3.50 in
cash (the Cash Consideration and, together with the Stock Consideration, the Merger Consideration). The Exchange Ratio will be the following: (i) if the Parent Common Stock Price is an amount greater than
$181.88, then the Exchange Ratio is 0.0350; (ii) if the Parent Common Stock Price is an amount greater than or equal to $156.50 but less than or equal to $181.88, then the Exchange Ratio (rounded to five decimal places) is an amount equal to the
quotient obtained by dividing (a) $6.36 by (b) the Parent Common Stock Price; and (iii) if the Parent Common Stock Price is less than $156.50, then the Exchange Ratio is 0.0406. Assuming a closing date of May 23, 2022, the
Parent Common Stock Price, which is used to determine the Exchange Ratio under the Merger Agreement, will be measured based on the volume-weighted average sales price per share taken to four decimal places of Take-Two Common Stock on the NASDAQ over the consecutive trading period beginning at 9:30 a.m. New York time on April 20, 2022 (the twenty-third trading day immediately preceding the closing date) and
concluding at 4:00 p.m. New York time on May 18, 2022 (the third trading day immediately preceding the closing date), as calculated by Bloomberg Financial LP under the function VWAP (or, if not available, in another authoritative
source mutually selected by the parties). Further details relating to the Combination and the Merger Agreement may be found in the joint proxy statement/prospectus, dated April 7, 2022, filed by Take-Two
with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) on April 7, 2022. Take-Two will disclose the final Exchange Ratio in connection with the closing of the Combination.
Forward-Looking Statements
Statements contained herein
which are not historical facts may be considered forward-looking statements under federal securities laws and may be identified by words such as anticipates, believes, estimates, expects,
intends, plans, potential, predicts, projects, seeks, should, will, or words of similar meaning and include, but are not limited to, statements regarding
the proposed business combination of Take-Two and Zynga and the outlook for Take-Twos or Zyngas future business and financial
performance. Such forward-looking statements are based on the current beliefs of Take-Two and Zynga as well as assumptions made by and information currently available to them, which are subject to
inherent uncertainties, risks and changes in circumstances that are difficult to predict. Actual outcomes and results may vary materially from these forward-looking statements based on a variety of risks and uncertainties including: the occurrence
of any event, change or other circumstances that could give rise to the termination of the merger agreement; the failure to satisfy remaining conditions to completion of the proposed combination on a timely basis or at all; risks that the proposed
combination disrupts each companys current plans and operations; the diversion of the attention of the respective management teams of Take-Two and Zynga from their respective ongoing business
operations; the ability of either Take-Two, Zynga or the combined company to retain key personnel; the ability to realize the benefits of the proposed combination, including net bookings
opportunities and cost synergies; the ability to successfully integrate Zyngas business with Take-Twos business or to integrate the businesses within the anticipated timeframe; the
outcome of any legal proceedings that may be instituted against Take-Two, Zynga or others following announcement of the proposed combination; the amount of the costs, fees, expenses and charges
related to the proposed combination; the uncertainty of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and
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