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)
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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) 11/07/2016 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11/07/2016 | A | 70,000(1) | A | $0 | 276,665(2) | D | |||
Common Stock, par value $0.000001 per share | 11/07/2016 | A | 1,644(3) | A | $0 | 24,473(4) | I | Securites held by Mr. Morhaime's wife | ||
Common Stock, par value $0.000001 per share | 304,470(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 | ||||||||
Employee Stock Options | $41.09 | 11/07/2016 | A | 200,000 | (7) | 11/07/2026 | Common Stock, par value $0.000001 per share | 200,000 | $0 | 200,000 | D | ||||
Employee Stock Options | $41.09 | 11/07/2016 | A | 2,756 | (8) | 11/07/2026 | Common Stock, par value $0.000001 per share | 2,756 | $0 | 2,756 | I | Securites held by Mr. Morhaime's wife |
Explanation of Responses: |
1. This grant was for 70,000 restricted stock units, each representing the right to receive one share of the Company's common stock, one-third of which will vest on each of November 6, 2017, 2018 and 2019. |
2. Following the transactions reported on this Form 4, Mr. Morhaime directly held 276,665 restricted stock units, each representing the right to receive one share of the Company's common stock. |
3. This grant was for 1,644 performance-vesting restricted stock units, each representing the right to receive one share of the Company's common stock. The number assumes maximum performance; target performance would result in a release of 1,314 shares of the Company's common stock. The restricted stock units vest on March 30, 2020, based upon the level of performance measured by reference to the Company's operating income for 2017, 2018 and 2019. |
4. Following the transactions reported on this form 4, Mr. Morhaime indirectly holds, through his wife, (a) 9,656 shares of the Company's common stock and (b) 14,817 restricted stock units, each representing the right to receive one share of the Company's common stock, 9,682 of which have performance-based vesting. |
5. Mr. Morhaime indirectly holds (through the Michael Morhaime Revocable Trust) 304,470 shares of the Company's common stock. |
6. These securities are held by the Michael Morhaime Revocable Trust. |
7. One-third of these options vest on each of November 6, 2017, 2018 and 2019. |
8. One-third of these options vest on each of November 7, 2017, 2018 and 2019. |
Remarks: |
/s/ Michael Morhaime | 11/09/2016 | |
** Signature of Reporting Person | Date | |
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