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| <periodOfReport> 2021-06-21 </periodOfReport> |
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| | <issuerName> PLAYSTUDIOS, Inc. </issuerName> |
| | <issuerTradingSymbol> MYPS </issuerTradingSymbol> |
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| | | <rptOwnerName> Activision Publishing, Inc. </rptOwnerName> |
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| | | <rptOwnerStreet1> 3100 OCEAN PARK BOULEVARD </rptOwnerStreet1> |
| | | <rptOwnerStreet2></rptOwnerStreet2> |
| | | <rptOwnerCity> SANTA MONICA </rptOwnerCity> |
| | | <rptOwnerState> CA </rptOwnerState> |
| | | <rptOwnerZipCode> 90405 </rptOwnerZipCode> |
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| | | <rptOwnerName> Activision Entertainment Holdings, Inc. </rptOwnerName> |
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| | | <rptOwnerStreet1> 3100 OCEAN PARK BOULEVARD </rptOwnerStreet1> |
| | | <rptOwnerStreet2></rptOwnerStreet2> |
| | | <rptOwnerCity> SANTA MONICA </rptOwnerCity> |
| | | <rptOwnerState> CA </rptOwnerState> |
| | | <rptOwnerZipCode> 90405 </rptOwnerZipCode> |
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| | | <rptOwnerCik> 0000718877 </rptOwnerCik> |
| | | <rptOwnerName> Activision Blizzard, Inc. </rptOwnerName> |
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| | | <rptOwnerStreet1> 3100 OCEAN PARK BOULEVARD </rptOwnerStreet1> |
| | | <rptOwnerStreet2></rptOwnerStreet2> |
| | | <rptOwnerCity> SANTA MONICA </rptOwnerCity> |
| | | <rptOwnerState> CA </rptOwnerState> |
| | | <rptOwnerZipCode> 90405 </rptOwnerZipCode> |
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| <footnotes> |
| | <footnote id="F1"> Activision Publishing, Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Activision Entertainment Holdings, Inc., and Activision Entertainment Holdings, Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Activision Blizzard, Inc. By virtue of these relationships, Activision Entertainment Holdings, Inc. and Activision Blizzard, Inc. may be deemed to beneficially own the securities held by Activision Publishing, Inc. </footnote> |
| | <footnote id="F2"> Activision Publishing, Inc. has the right to receive 2,132,082 shares of the Issuer's Class A Common Stock payable in two equal tranches ("Earnout Shares"), if (i) the closing price of the Issuer's Class A Common Stock exceeds $12.50 and $15.00 per share, respectively, for any 20 trading days within any 30-trading day period commencing on or after the 150th day from June 21, 2021 (the "Closing Date") or (ii) there is a sale of the Issuer at or above the relevant vesting metric. Earnout Shares expire if the relevant vesting metric is not met by the five-year anniversary of the Closing Date. </footnote> |
| | </footnotes> |
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| <ownerSignature> |
| | <signatureName> By: /s/ Grant Dixton, Chief Legal Officer of Activision Publishing, Inc. </signatureName> |
| | <signatureDate> 2021-07-01 </signatureDate> |
| | </ownerSignature> |
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| | <signatureName> By: /s/ Grant Dixton, Chief Legal Officer of Activision Entertainment Holdings, Inc. </signatureName> |
| | <signatureDate> 2021-07-01 </signatureDate> |
| | </ownerSignature> |
| <ownerSignature> |
| | <signatureName> By: /s/ Grant Dixton, Chief Legal Officer of Activision Blizzard, Inc. </signatureName> |
| | <signatureDate> 2021-07-01 </signatureDate> |
| | </ownerSignature> |
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