Activision Blizzard, Inc. - Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership (3)
18 July 2008 - 5:28AM
Edgar (US Regulatory)
FORM 3
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
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Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person
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VIVENDI
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2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (MM/DD/YYYY)
7/9/2008
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3. Issuer Name
and
Ticker or Trading Symbol
Activision Blizzard, Inc. [ATVI]
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(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
42 AVENUE DE FRIEDLAND
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4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
_____ Director
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X
___ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below)
_____ Other (specify below)
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(Street)
PARIS, I0 75008
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
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5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed
(MM/DD/YYYY)
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6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing
(Check Applicable Line)
___ Form filed by One Reporting Person
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X
_ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
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Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
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1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)
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2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)
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3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)
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4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
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Common Stock
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358254545
(1)
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I
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See footnote
(2)
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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (
e.g.
, puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
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1. Title of Derivate Security
(Instr. 4)
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2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(MM/DD/YYYY)
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3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)
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4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security
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5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)
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6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
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Date Exercisable
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Expiration Date
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Title
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Amount or Number of Shares
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Explanation of Responses:
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1)
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On July 9, 2008, Vivendi Games, Inc. ("Vivendi Games"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Vivendi S.A. ("Vivendi"), merged with a wholly-owned subsidiary of Activision, Inc. ("Activision"), and shares of Vivendi Games were converted into approximately 295.3 million new shares of Activision common stock. Concurrently with the merger, Vivendi purchased 62.9 million newly issued shares of Activision common stock at a price of $27.50 per share, resulting in a total Vivendi ownership stake in Activision Blizzard, Inc. ("AB") of approximately 52% on a fully diluted basis, and approximately 54% of shares outstanding.
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The 358,254,545 shares of AB Common Stock are owned directly by VGAC LLC, which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Vivendi Games Acquistion Company, which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Vivendi Holding I Corp., which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Vivendi.
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Reporting Owners
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Reporting Owner Name / Address
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Relationships
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Director
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10% Owner
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Officer
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Other
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VIVENDI
42 AVENUE DE FRIEDLAND
PARIS, I0 75008
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X
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Vivendi Holding I Corp.
800 THIRD AVENUE
NEW YORK, NY 10022
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X
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Vivendi Games Acquisition CO
800 THIRD AVENUE
NEW YORK, NY 10022
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X
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VGAC LLC
800 THIRD AVENUE
NEW YORK, NY 10022
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X
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Signatures
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/s/ George E. Bushnell III Vivendi S.A. By: George E. Bushnell III Its: Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel
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7/17/2008
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Signature of Reporting Person
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Date
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/s/ George E. Bushnell III Vivendi Holding I. Corp. By: George E. Bushnell III Its: Director, President
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7/17/2008
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Signature of Reporting Person
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Date
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/s/ George E. Bushnell III Vivendi Games Acquisition Company By: George E. Bushnell III Its: President
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7/17/2008
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Signature of Reporting Person
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Date
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/s/ George E. Bushnell III VGAC LLC By: George E. Bushnell III Its: Director, President & Secretary
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7/17/2008
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Signature of Reporting Person
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Date
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Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.
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If the form is filed by more than one reporting person,
see
Instruction 5(b)(v).
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18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
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