| FORM 4 | UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 |
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| Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b). | |||||||||||||||||
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
| 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Activision Blizzard, Inc. [ ATVI ] | 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
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| 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 11/08/2015 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year) | 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
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| Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned | ||||||||||
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| 1. Title of Security (Instr. 3) | 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) | 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) | 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) | 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) | 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) | 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) | 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) | |||
| Code | V | Amount | (A) or (D) | Price | ||||||
| Common Stock, par value $0.000001 per share | 11/08/2015 | F | 12,176(1) | D | $35 | 261,155 | D | |||
| Common Stock, par value $0.000001 per share | 11/08/2015 | G(2) | 11,157 | D | $0 | 249,998(3) | D | |||
| Common Stock, par value $0.000001 per share | 11/08/2015 | G(2) | 11,157 | A | $0 | 250,276(4) | I | See footnote(5) | ||
| Common Stock, par value $0.000001 per share | 11/09/2015 | F | 2,776(6) | D | $34.05 | 20,444(7) | I | Securites held by Mr. Morhaime's wife | ||
| Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) | |||||||||||||||
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| 1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) | 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security | 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) | 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) | 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) | 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) | 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) | 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4) | 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) | 9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) | 10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) | 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) | ||||
| Code | V | (A) | (D) | Date Exercisable | Expiration Date | Title | Amount or Number of Shares | ||||||||
| Explanation of Responses: |
| 1. On November 8, 2015, 23,333 restricted stock units held by Mr. Morhaime vested. Pursuant to the terms of his restricted stock unit award agreement, the Company withheld 12,176 of the shares otherwise deliverable to him in order to satisfy the resulting tax withholding obligation. |
| 2. Following the receipt thereof, Mr. Morhaime transferred the net shares he received in connection with the vesting of his restricted stock units to the Michael Morhaime Revocable Trust. |
| 3. Following the transactions reported on this Form 4, Mr. Morhaime directly held 249,998 restricted stock units, each representing the right to receive one share of the Company's common stock. |
| 4. Following the transactions reported on this Form 4, Mr. Morhaime indirectly held (through the Michael Morhaime Revocable Trust) 250,276 shares of the Company's common stock. |
| 5. These securities are held by the Michael Morhaime Revocable Trust. |
| 6. On November 9, 2015, 7,385 restricted stock units held by Mr. Morhaime's wife vested. Pursuant to the terms of her restricted stock unit award agreement, the Company withheld 2,776 of the shares otherwise deliverable to her in order to satisfy the resulting tax withholding obligation. |
| 7. Mr. Morhaime indirectly holds, through his wife, (a) 9,656 shares of the Company's common stock and (b) 10,788 restricted stock units, each representing the right to receive one share of the Company's common stock, 5,653 of which have performance-based vesting. |
| Remarks: |
| /s/ Michael Morhaime | 11/10/2015 | |
| ** Signature of Reporting Person | Date | |
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