UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES 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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Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. | SEC 1473 (7-02) | ||
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1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4) |
2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) |
3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4) |
4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security | 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) |
6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) |
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Date Exercisable | Expiration Date | Title | Amount or Number of Shares |
Reporting Owner Name / Address | Relationships | |||
Director | 10% Owner | Officer | Other | |
VIVENDI 42 AVENUE DE FRIEDLAND PARIS, I0 75008 |
 |  X |  |  |
Vivendi Holding I Corp. 800 THIRD AVENUE NEW YORK, NY 10022 |
 |  X |  |  |
Vivendi Games Acquisition CO 800 THIRD AVENUE NEW YORK, NY 10022 |
 |  X |  |  |
VGAC LLC 800 THIRD AVENUE NEW YORK, NY 10022 |
 |  X |  |  |
/s/ George E. Bushnell III Vivendi S.A. By: George E. Bushnell III Its: Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel | 07/17/2008 | |
**Signature of Reporting Person | Date | |
/s/ George E. Bushnell III Vivendi Holding I. Corp. By: George E. Bushnell III Its: Director, President | 07/17/2008 | |
**Signature of Reporting Person | Date | |
/s/ George E. Bushnell III Vivendi Games Acquisition Company By: George E. Bushnell III Its: President | 07/17/2008 | |
**Signature of Reporting Person | Date | |
/s/ George E. Bushnell III VGAC LLC By: George E. Bushnell III Its: Director, President & Secretary | 07/17/2008 | |
**Signature of Reporting Person | Date |
* | If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v). |
** | Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). |
(1) | 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. |
(2) | 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. |