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Ownership Document |
Schema Version: X0508 |
Document Type: 4 |
Period of Report: 10/13/23 |
Not Subject to Section 16: 1 |
Issuer: |
| Issuer CIK: 718877 |
| Issuer Name: Activision Blizzard, Inc. |
| Issuer Trading Symbol: ATVI |
Reporting Owner: |
| Reporting Owner ID: |
| | Owner CIK: 1091423 |
| | Owner Name: KOTICK ROBERT A |
| Reporting Owner Address: |
| | Owner Street 1: C/O ACTIVISION BLIZZARD, INC. |
| | Owner Street 2: 2701 OLYMPIC BOULEVARD, BUILDING B |
| | Owner City: SANTA MONICA |
| | Owner State: CA |
| | Owner ZIP Code: 90404 |
| | Owner State Description: |
| Reporting Owner Relationship: |
| | Is Director? Yes |
| | Is Officer? Yes |
| | Is Ten Percent Owner? No |
| | Is Other? No |
| | Officer Title: Chief Executive Officer |
Aff 10b5 One: 0 |
Non-Derivative Table: |
| Non-Derivative Transaction: |
| | Security Title: |
| | | Value: Common Stock, par value $0.000001 per share |
| | Transaction Date: |
| | | Value: 10/13/23 |
| | Transaction Coding: |
| | | Transaction Form Type: 4 |
| | | Transaction Code: D |
| | | Equity Swap Involved? No |
| | | Footnote ID: F1 |
| | Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Transaction Shares: |
| Value: 2,676,317 |
| Footnote ID: F2 |
| | | Transaction Price Per Share: |
| Footnote ID: F2 |
| | | Transaction Acquired-Disposed Code: |
| Value: D |
| | Post-Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Shares Owned Following Transaction: |
| Value: 0 |
| | Ownership Nature: |
| | | Direct or Indirect Ownership: |
| Value: D |
| Non-Derivative Transaction: |
| | Security Title: |
| | | Value: Common Stock, par value $0.000001 per share |
| | Transaction Date: |
| | | Value: 10/13/23 |
| | Transaction Coding: |
| | | Transaction Form Type: 4 |
| | | Transaction Code: D |
| | | Equity Swap Involved? No |
| | | Footnote ID: F1 |
| | Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Transaction Shares: |
| Value: 1,248,564 |
| | | Transaction Price Per Share: |
| Footnote ID: F2 |
| | | Transaction Acquired-Disposed Code: |
| Value: D |
| | Post-Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Shares Owned Following Transaction: |
| Value: 0 |
| | Ownership Nature: |
| | | Direct or Indirect Ownership: |
| Value: I |
| | | Nature of Ownership: |
| Value: Through Wholly-Owned Entity |
| Non-Derivative Transaction: |
| | Security Title: |
| | | Value: Common Stock, par value $0.000001 per share |
| | Transaction Date: |
| | | Value: 10/13/23 |
| | Transaction Coding: |
| | | Transaction Form Type: 4 |
| | | Transaction Code: D |
| | | Equity Swap Involved? No |
| | | Footnote ID: F1 |
| | Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Transaction Shares: |
| Value: 1 |
| Footnote ID: F2 |
| | | Transaction Price Per Share: |
| Footnote ID: F2 |
| | | Transaction Acquired-Disposed Code: |
| Value: D |
| | Post-Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Shares Owned Following Transaction: |
| Value: 0 |
| | Ownership Nature: |
| | | Direct or Indirect Ownership: |
| Value: I |
| | | Nature of Ownership: |
| Value: By ASAC II LLC |
| Footnote ID: F3 |
| Non-Derivative Transaction: |
| | Security Title: |
| | | Value: Common Stock, par value $0.000001 per share |
| | Transaction Date: |
| | | Value: 10/13/23 |
| | Transaction Coding: |
| | | Transaction Form Type: 4 |
| | | Transaction Code: D |
| | | Equity Swap Involved? No |
| | | Footnote ID: F1 |
| | Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Transaction Shares: |
| Value: 2 |
| Footnote ID: F2 |
| | | Transaction Price Per Share: |
| Footnote ID: F2 |
| | | Transaction Acquired-Disposed Code: |
| Value: D |
| | Post-Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Shares Owned Following Transaction: |
| Value: 0 |
| | Ownership Nature: |
| | | Direct or Indirect Ownership: |
| Value: I |
| | | Nature of Ownership: |
| Value: By Delmonte Investments, LLC |
| Footnote ID: F4 |
Derivative Table: |
| Derivative Transaction: |
| | Security Title: |
| | | Value: Employee Stock Options |
| | Conversion or Exercise Price: |
| | | Value: 62.51 |
| | Transaction Date: |
| | | Value: 10/13/23 |
| | Transaction Coding: |
| | | Transaction Form Type: 4 |
| | | Transaction Code: D |
| | | Equity Swap Involved? No |
| | | Footnote ID: F1 |
| | Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Transaction Shares: |
| Value: 190,712 |
| Footnote ID: F5 |
| | | Transaction Price Per Share: |
| Footnote ID: F5 |
| | | Transaction Acquired-Disposed Code: |
| Value: D |
| | Exercise Date: |
| | | Footnote ID: F5 |
| | Expiration Date: |
| | | Value: 8/7/27 |
| | Underlying Security: |
| | | Underlying Security Title: |
| Value: Common Stock, par value $0.000001 per share |
| | | Underlying Security Shares: |
| Value: 190,712 |
| | Post-Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Shares Owned Following Transaction: |
| Value: 0 |
| | Ownership Nature: |
| | | Direct or Indirect Ownership: |
| Value: D |
| Derivative Transaction: |
| | Security Title: |
| | | Value: Employee Stock Options |
| | Conversion or Exercise Price: |
| | | Value: 50.85 |
| | Transaction Date: |
| | | Value: 10/13/23 |
| | Transaction Coding: |
| | | Transaction Form Type: 4 |
| | | Transaction Code: D |
| | | Equity Swap Involved? No |
| | | Footnote ID: F1 |
| | Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Transaction Shares: |
| Value: 925,057 |
| Footnote ID: F5 |
| | | Transaction Price Per Share: |
| Footnote ID: F5 |
| | | Transaction Acquired-Disposed Code: |
| Value: D |
| | Exercise Date: |
| | | Footnote ID: F5 |
| | Expiration Date: |
| | | Value: 11/21/28 |
| | Underlying Security: |
| | | Underlying Security Title: |
| Value: Common Stock, par value $0.000001 per share |
| | | Underlying Security Shares: |
| Value: 925,057 |
| | Post-Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Shares Owned Following Transaction: |
| Value: 0 |
| | Ownership Nature: |
| | | Direct or Indirect Ownership: |
| Value: D |
| Derivative Transaction: |
| | Security Title: |
| | | Value: Employee Stock Options |
| | Conversion or Exercise Price: |
| | | Value: 47.08 |
| | Transaction Date: |
| | | Value: 10/13/23 |
| | Transaction Coding: |
| | | Transaction Form Type: 4 |
| | | Transaction Code: D |
| | | Equity Swap Involved? No |
| | | Footnote ID: F1 |
| | Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Transaction Shares: |
| Value: 1,086,109 |
| Footnote ID: F5 |
| | | Transaction Price Per Share: |
| Footnote ID: F5 |
| | | Transaction Acquired-Disposed Code: |
| Value: D |
| | Exercise Date: |
| | | Footnote ID: F5 |
| | Expiration Date: |
| | | Value: 8/12/29 |
| | Underlying Security: |
| | | Underlying Security Title: |
| Value: Common Stock, par value $0.000001 per share |
| | | Underlying Security Shares: |
| Value: 1,086,109 |
| | Post-Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Shares Owned Following Transaction: |
| Value: 0 |
| | Ownership Nature: |
| | | Direct or Indirect Ownership: |
| Value: D |
Footnotes: |
| Footnote - F1: On October 13, 2023, Issuer completed the previously announced transaction with Microsoft Corporation, a Washington corporation ("Microsoft"), pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of January 18, 2022 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the "Merger Agreement"), by and among Issuer, Microsoft and Anchorage Merger Sub Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Microsoft ("Merger Sub"), providing for the merger of Merger Sub with and into Issuer (the "Merger"), with Issuer surviving the Merger as a wholly owned subsidiary of Microsoft. |
| Footnote - F2: Reflects the disposition pursuant to the Merger Agreement, as of the effective time of the Merger (the "Effective Time"), of shares of Issuer's common stock for $95.00 in cash per share. |
| Footnote - F3: Reporting person and Brian G. Kelly are the managers of ASAC II LLC, and reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of Issuer's common stock held by ASAC II LLC except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein. |
| Footnote - F4: Reflects shares of Issuer's common stock indirectly beneficially owned through Delmonte Investments, LLC, of which reporting person is a member and manager. |
| Footnote - F5: Reflects the disposition pursuant to the Merger Agreement, as of the Effective Time, of options that were fully vested as of the Effective Time in accordance with their terms, each for an amount in cash equal to $95.00 less the applicable option exercise price and any applicable withholding taxes. |
Remarks: |
Owner Signature: |
| Signature Name: /s/ Robert A. Kotick |
| Signature Date: 10/16/23 |