Edgar Filing: Sakhnini Humam

Ownership Submission

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 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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*

Sakhnini Humam

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 Strategy & Talent Ofc

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

C/O ACTIVISION BLIZZARD INC., 3100 OCEAN PARK BLVD

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
03/30/2013

(Street)

SANTA MONICA, CA 90405

4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)

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 (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)
1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common Stock, par value $0.000001 per share	03/30/2013		F		11,918 ⁽¹⁾	D	$ 14.57	164,676	I ⁽²⁾	Sakhnini Family Trust
Common Stock, par value $0.000001 per share	03/30/2013		F		9,396 ⁽³⁾	D	$ 14.57	155,280 ⁽⁴⁾	I ⁽²⁾	Sakhnini Family Trust

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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 (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 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

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Sakhnini Humam C/O ACTIVISION BLIZZARD INC. 3100 OCEAN PARK BLVD SANTA MONICA, CA 90405			Chief Strategy & Talent Ofc

Signatures

/s/ Humam Sakhnini		04/02/2013
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(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 March 30, 2013, 25,000 performance-vesting restricted stock units held by Mr. Sakhnini vested. As allowed under the terms of his restricted stock unit award, the Company withheld 11,918 of the shares otherwise deliverable to him in order to satisfy the resulting tax withholding obligation.
(2)	On January 13, 2013, Mr. Sakhnini transferred this award to the Sakhnini Family Trust.
(3)	On March 30, 2013, 25,000 restricted stock units held by Mr. Sakhnini vested. As allowed under the terms of his restricted stock unit award, the Company withheld 9,396 of the shares otherwise deliverable to him in order to satisfy the resulting tax withholding obligation.
(4)	Following the transactions reported on this Form 4, Mr. Sakhnini held (a) 50,000 restricted stock units, each representing the right to receive one share of the Company's common stock, (b) 50,000 restricted stock units with vesting tied to performance, each representing the right to receive one share of the Company's common stock, and (c) 55,280 shares of the Company's common stock.

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