Sec Form 4 Filing - Walther Christopher B @ Activision Blizzard, Inc. - 2019-10-01

FORM 4 Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

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 Walther Christopher B 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 Legal Officer (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O ACTIVISION BLIZZARD, INC., 3100 OCEAN PARK BOULEVARD 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 10/01/2019 (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 09/09/2019 G V 1,812 ( 1 ) D $ 0 181,011 I See footnote. ( 2 ) Common Stock, par value $0.000001 per share 10/01/2019 S( 3 ) 5,333 D $ 52.6722 ( 4 ) 175,678 ( 5 ) I See footnote. ( 2 )

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 Walther Christopher B C/O ACTIVISION BLIZZARD, INC. 3100 OCEAN PARK BOULEVARD SANTA MONICA, CA90405 Chief Legal Officer Signatures /s/ Christopher B. Walther 10/01/2019 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )Represents a charitable gift/transfer of shares of the Company's common stock to a 501(c)(3) organization. ( 2 )These securities are held by the Walther-Stockton 2013 Family Trust. ( 3 )The transaction reported on this Form 4 was effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted on March 6, 2019, by the Walther-Stockton 2013 Family Trust. ( 4 )The price in column 4 is a weighted average price. The prices actually received for the stock ranged from $52.375 to $53.34 per share. Mr. Walther has provided the Company, and upon request, will provide any security holder of the Company or the SEC staff, with information regarding the number of shares sold at each price within that range. ( 5 )Following the transactions reported on this Form 4, Mr. Walther held (a) 26,696 shares of the Company's common stock, (b) 117,836 performance-vesting restricted stock units, each representing the right to receive one share of the Company's common stock, and (c) 31,146 time-vesting restricted stock units, each representing the right to receive one share of the Company's common stock.

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