| 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) 08/31/2015 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 $0.00001 per share | 08/31/2015 | F(1) | 55,305 | D | $28.63 | 292,695(2) | D | |||
| Common Stock, par value $0.000001 per share | 08/31/2015 | G(3) | 52,695 | D | $0 | 240,000(4) | D | |||
| Common Stock, par value $0.000001 per share | 08/31/2015 | G(3) | 52,695 | A | $0 | 52,695(5) | I | See footnote(6) | ||
| 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 August 31, 2015, 108,000 restricted stock units held by Mr. Hirshberg vested. Pursuant to the terms of his restricted stock unit award agreement, the Company withheld 55,305 of the shares otherwise deliverable to him in order to satisfy the resulting tax withholding obligation. |
| 2. This reflects (a) 52,695 shares of the Company's common stock and (b) 240,000 restricted stock units with vesting tied to performance. |
| 3. Mr. Hirshberg transferred the shares delivered to him upon vesting of these restricted stock units to the Eric and Tara Hirshberg Revocable Trust. |
| 4. Following the transaction reported on this Form 4, Mr. Hirshberg directly holds 240,000 restricted stock units, all of which have vesting criteria tied to performance. |
| 5. Following the transactions reported on this Form 4, Mr. Hirshberg indirectly held (through the Eric and Tara Hirshberg Revocable Trust) 52,695 shares of the Company's common stock. |
| 6. These securities are held by the Eric and Tara Hirshberg Revocable Trust. |
| Remarks: |
| /s/ Eric Hirshberg | 09/02/2015 | |
| ** Signature of Reporting Person | Date | |
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