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Activision Blizzard, Inc. – ‘10-K’ for 12/31/20 – ‘EX-32.1’

On:  Tuesday, 2/23/21, at 4:19pm ET   ·   For:  12/31/20   ·   Accession #:  1628280-21-2828   ·   File #:  1-15839

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  As Of               Filer                 Filing    For·On·As Docs:Size             Issuer                      Filing Agent

 2/23/21  Activision Blizzard, Inc.         10-K       12/31/20  117:17M                                    Workiva Inc Wde… FA01/FA

Annual Report   —   Form 10-K
Filing Table of Contents

Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

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 2: EX-10.24    Material Contract                                   HTML     88K 
 3: EX-10.25    Material Contract                                   HTML     81K 
 4: EX-21.1     Subsidiaries List                                   HTML     32K 
 5: EX-23.1     Consent of Expert or Counsel                        HTML     30K 
 6: EX-31.1     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     35K 
 7: EX-31.2     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     34K 
 8: EX-32.1     Certification -- §906 - SOA'02                      HTML     32K 
 9: EX-32.2     Certification -- §906 - SOA'02                      HTML     32K 
16: R1          Cover Page                                          HTML     95K 
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20: R5          Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income     HTML     57K 
21: R6          Consolidated Statements of Changes in               HTML     88K 
                Shareholders' Equity                                             
22: R7          Consolidated Statements of Changes in               HTML     33K 
                Shareholders' Equity (Parenthetical)                             
23: R8          Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows               HTML    125K 
24: R9          Description of Business                             HTML     40K 
25: R10         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML    112K 
26: R11         Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements           HTML     45K 
27: R12         Cash and Cash Equivalents                           HTML     40K 
28: R13         Software Development and Intellectual Property      HTML     43K 
                Licenses                                                         
29: R14         Property and Equipment, Net                         HTML     44K 
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31: R16         Goodwill                                            HTML     48K 
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33: R18         Fair Value Measurements                             HTML    103K 
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35: R20         Leases                                              HTML     62K 
36: R21         Debt                                                HTML     71K 
37: R22         Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)       HTML     58K 
38: R23         Operating Segments and Geographic Regions           HTML    579K 
39: R24         Share-Based Payments                                HTML    102K 
40: R25         Restructuring                                       HTML     83K 
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42: R27         Income Taxes                                        HTML    142K 
43: R28         Computation of Basic/Diluted Earnings Per Common    HTML     55K 
                Share                                                            
44: R29         Capital Transactions                                HTML     35K 
45: R30         Commitments and Contingencies                       HTML     61K 
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                Licenses (Tables)                                                
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55: R40         Debt (Tables)                                       HTML     63K 
56: R41         Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)       HTML     57K 
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58: R43         Share-Based Payments (Tables)                       HTML     93K 
59: R44         Restructuring (Tables)                              HTML     81K 
60: R45         Interest and Other Expense (Income), Net (Tables)   HTML     43K 
61: R46         Income Taxes (Tables)                               HTML    137K 
62: R47         Computation of Basic/Diluted Earnings Per Common    HTML     56K 
                Share (Tables)                                                   
63: R48         Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)              HTML     57K 
64: R49         Description of Business (Details)                   HTML     32K 
65: R50         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML     57K 
                (Details)                                                        
66: R51         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies -        HTML     43K 
                Long-Lived Assets (Details)                                      
67: R52         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies -        HTML     38K 
                Goodwill and Other Indefinite-Lived Assets                       
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68: R53         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies -        HTML     33K 
                Definite-Lived Intangible Assets (Details)                       
69: R54         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies -        HTML     35K 
                Revenue Recognition (Details)                                    
70: R55         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies -        HTML     32K 
                Estimated Service Period (Details)                               
71: R56         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies -        HTML     32K 
                Advertising Expenses (Details)                                   
72: R57         Cash and Cash Equivalents (Details)                 HTML     40K 
73: R58         Software Development and Intellectual Property      HTML     40K 
                Licenses (Details)                                               
74: R59         Property and Equipment, Net (Details)               HTML     53K 
75: R60         Intangible Assets, Net (Details)                    HTML     80K 
76: R61         Intangible Assets, Net - Future Amortization        HTML     47K 
                Schedule (Details)                                               
77: R62         Goodwill (Details)                                  HTML     47K 
78: R63         Other Assets and Liabilities (Details)              HTML     35K 
79: R64         Fair Value Measurements - Recurring Basis           HTML     79K 
                (Details)                                                        
80: R65         Fair Value Measurements - Foreign Currency Forward  HTML     55K 
                Contracts (Details)                                              
81: R66         Deferred Revenues (Details)                         HTML     35K 
82: R67         Deferred Revenues - Remaining Performance           HTML     42K 
                Obligation (Details)                                             
83: R68         Leases - Narrative (Details)                        HTML     41K 
84: R69         Leases - Schedule of Lease Expense and Other        HTML     48K 
                Details Related to Operating Leases (Details)                    
85: R70         Leases - Schedule of Future Lease Payments Under    HTML     50K 
                Non-cancellable Operating Leases (Details)                       
86: R71         Leases - Schedule of Operating ROU Assets and       HTML     53K 
                Lease Liabilities (Details)                                      
87: R72         Debt - Credit Facilities (Details)                  HTML     67K 
88: R73         Debt - Summary of Debt (Details)                    HTML     68K 
89: R74         Debt - Unsecured Senior Notes and Interest Expense  HTML     57K 
                and Financing Costs (Details)                                    
90: R75         Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)       HTML     53K 
                (Details)                                                        
91: R76         Operating Segments and Geographic Regions           HTML    245K 
                (Details)                                                        
92: R77         Share-Based Payments - Equity Incentive Plans       HTML     54K 
                (Details)                                                        
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                Valuation of Stock Options and Awards (Details)                  
94: R79         Share-Based Payments - Stock Option Activities      HTML     96K 
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95: R80         Share-Based Payments - Restricted Stock Units and   HTML     86K 
                Restricted Stock Awards Activities (Details)                     
96: R81         Share-Based Payments - Stock-Based Compensation     HTML     53K 
                Expense (Details)                                                
97: R82         Restructuring - Schedule of Accrued Restructuring   HTML     59K 
                Included in Accrued Expenses and Other Liabilities               
                by Cost Type (Details)                                           
98: R83         Restructuring - Total Restructuring and Related     HTML     45K 
                Costs by Segment (Details)                                       
99: R84         Restructuring - Narrative (Details)                 HTML     50K 
100: R85         Restructuring - Schedule of Total Expected Pre-tax  HTML     46K  
                Restructuring Charges (Details)                                  
101: R86         Interest and Other Expense (Income), Net (Details)  HTML     41K  
102: R87         Income Taxes - Income (Loss) Before Income Taxes    HTML     68K  
                and Income Tax Expense (Benefit) (Details)                       
103: R88         Income Taxes - Effective Tax Rate Reconciliation    HTML     97K  
                (Details)                                                        
104: R89         Income Taxes - Narrative (Details)                  HTML    118K  
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                Assets (Liabilities) (Details)                                   
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                Unrecognized Tax Benefits (Details)                              
107: R92         Computation of Basic/Diluted Earnings Per Common    HTML     61K  
                Share (Details)                                                  
108: R93         Computation of Basic/Diluted Earnings Per Common    HTML     39K  
                Share - Weighted-Average Shares Excluded from the                
                Computation of Diluted Earnings Per Share                        
                (Details)                                                        
109: R94         Capital Transactions - Repurchase Programs          HTML     34K  
                (Details)                                                        
110: R95         Capital Transactions - Dividends (Details)          HTML     39K  
111: R96         Commitments and Contingencies - Future Minimum      HTML     65K  
                Commitments (Details)                                            
112: R97         Commitments and Contingencies - Narrative           HTML     34K  
                (Details)                                                        
113: R98         Schedule Ii Valuation and Qualifying Accounts       HTML     43K  
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‘EX-32.1’   —   Certification — §906 – SOA’02

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Exhibit 32.1

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Annual Report of Activision Blizzard, Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Robert A. Kotick, Chief Executive Officer and Principal Executive Officer of the Company, certify, to my knowledge, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:
(1)    The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
(2)    The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.
Date: February 23, 2021
 
/s/ ROBERT A. KOTICK
 
Robert A. Kotick
 
Chief Executive Officer and
Principal Executive Officer of
Activision Blizzard, Inc.
A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to the Company and will be retained by the Company and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.


Dates Referenced Herein   and   Documents Incorporated by Reference

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Filed on:2/23/21
For Period end:12/31/204,  5,  SD
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5 Subsequent Filings that Reference this Filing

  As Of               Filer                 Filing    For·On·As Docs:Size             Issuer                      Filing Agent

 2/23/23  Activision Blizzard, Inc.         10-K       12/31/22  127:19M                                    Workiva Inc Wde… FA01/FA
 2/25/22  Activision Blizzard, Inc.         10-K       12/31/21  127:19M                                    Workiva Inc Wde… FA01/FA
11/02/21  Activision Blizzard, Inc.         10-Q        9/30/21   79:14M                                    Workiva Inc Wde… FA01/FA
 8/03/21  Activision Blizzard, Inc.         10-Q        6/30/21   78:13M                                    Workiva Inc Wde… FA01/FA
 5/04/21  Activision Blizzard, Inc.         10-Q        3/31/21   74:9.5M                                   Workiva Inc Wde… FA01/FA

27 Previous Filings that this Filing References

  As Of               Filer                 Filing    For·On·As Docs:Size             Issuer                      Filing Agent

 8/10/20  Activision Blizzard, Inc.         8-K:1,2,8,9 8/05/20   13:1.1M                                   Toppan Merrill/FA
 3/11/20  Activision Blizzard, Inc.         8-K:5,9     3/05/20   11:437K                                   Toppan Merrill/FA
 2/27/20  Activision Blizzard, Inc.         10-K       12/31/19  133:20M
 5/02/19  Activision Blizzard, Inc.         10-Q        3/31/19   94:12M
 2/28/19  Activision Blizzard, Inc.         10-K       12/31/18  134:17M                                    Toppan Merrill-FA
 8/29/18  Activision Blizzard, Inc.         8-K:1,2,9   8/24/18    2:1.1M                                   Toppan Merrill/FA
 8/02/18  Activision Blizzard, Inc.         10-Q        6/30/18   76:12M                                    Toppan Merrill/FA
 3/21/18  Activision Blizzard, Inc.         8-K/A:9     2/01/18    2:198K                                   Toppan Merrill/FA
 5/26/17  Activision Blizzard, Inc.         8-K:1,2,8,9 5/23/17    6:1.9M                                   Toppan Merrill/FA
 5/04/17  Activision Blizzard, Inc.         10-Q        3/31/17   82:8.2M                                   Toppan Merrill/FA
 2/28/17  Activision Blizzard, Inc.         10-K       12/31/16  124:14M                                    Toppan Merrill-FA
 2/06/17  Activision Blizzard, Inc.         8-K:1,2,9   2/03/17    2:273K                                   Toppan Merrill/FA
11/25/16  Activision Blizzard, Inc.         8-K:5,9    11/22/16    3:319K                                   Toppan Merrill/FA
 9/19/16  Activision Blizzard, Inc.         8-K:1,2,9   9/19/16    3:1.2M                                   Toppan Merrill/FA
 8/24/16  Activision Blizzard, Inc.         8-K:1,2,9   8/24/16    2:48M                                    Toppan Merrill/FA
 4/01/16  Activision Blizzard, Inc.         8-K:1,2,9   3/31/16    2:194K                                   Toppan Merrill/FA
12/14/15  Activision Blizzard, Inc.         8-K:1,2,8,912/14/15    2:218K                                   Toppan Merrill/FA
11/17/15  Activision Blizzard, Inc.         8-K:1,2,9  11/13/15    2:2.7M                                   Toppan Merrill/FA
11/06/15  Activision Blizzard, Inc.         10-Q        9/30/15   73:7.4M                                   Toppan Merrill/FA
11/03/15  Activision Blizzard, Inc.         8-K:1,2,7,911/02/15    9:31M                                    Toppan Merrill/FA
11/04/14  Activision Blizzard, Inc.         10-Q        9/30/14   76:10M                                    Toppan Merrill/FA
 8/05/14  Activision Blizzard, Inc.         10-Q        6/30/14   77:10M                                    Toppan Merrill/FA
 6/06/14  Activision Blizzard, Inc.         8-K:5,9     6/05/14    3:260K                                   Toppan Merrill/FA
10/18/13  Activision Blizzard, Inc.         8-K:1,2,3,510/11/13    9:2.8M                                   Toppan Merrill/FA
 5/08/13  Activision Blizzard, Inc.         10-Q        3/31/13   70:8.4M                                   Toppan Merrill/FA
 6/12/12  Activision Blizzard, Inc.         8-K:5,9     6/07/12    2:206K                                   Toppan Merrill/FA
 2/27/09  Activision Blizzard, Inc.         10-K       12/31/08   27:2.8M                                   Toppan Merrill-FA
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