Sec Form 4 Filing - ZACCONI RICCARDO @ Activision Blizzard, Inc. - 2016-05-16

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FORM 4
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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, 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
ZACCONI RICCARDO
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Activision Blizzard, Inc. [ ATVI]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
X __ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Chief Executive Officer, King
(Last) (First) (Middle)
C/O ACTIVISION BLIZZARD, INC., 3100 OCEAN PARK BOULEVARD
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY)
05/16/2016
(Street)
SANTA MONICA, CA90405
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YY)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
__ X __ Form filed by One Reporting Person
_____ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City) (State) (Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 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 05/16/2016 F( 1 ) 796 D $ 39.39 83,657 D
Common Stock, par value $0.000001 per share 05/16/2016 F( 2 ) V 2,512 D $ 39.39 81,145 ( 3 ) D
Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 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
(MM/DD/YY)
7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(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 of Derivative Security: 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
Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
ZACCONI RICCARDO
C/O ACTIVISION BLIZZARD, INC.
3100 OCEAN PARK BOULEVARD
SANTA MONICA, CA90405
Chief Executive Officer, King
Signatures
/s/ Riccardo Zacconi 05/18/2016
Signature of Reporting Person Date
Explanation of Responses:
( 1 )On May 16, 2016, 1,693 restricted share units held by Mr. Zacconi vested. As allowed under the terms of his restricted share unit agreement, the Company withheld 796 of the shares otherwise deliverable to him in order to satisfy the resulting tax withholding obligation.
( 2 )On May 16, 2016, 5,344 restricted share units held by Mr. Zacconi vested. As allowed under the terms of his restricted share unit agreement, the Company withheld 2,512 of the shares otherwise deliverable to him in order to satisfy the resulting tax withholding obligation.
( 3 )Following the transactions reported on this Form 4, Mr. Zacconi holds (a) 3,729 shares of the Company's common stock and (b) 77,416 restricted share units, each representing the right to receive a share of the Company's common stock.

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