Armin Zerza - 12 Oct 2023 Form 4 Insider Report for Activision Blizzard, Inc.

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SEC form
4
Accepted by SEC
16 Oct 2023, 16:25:47 UTC
Prior SEC filing
03 Apr 2023
Next SEC filing
14 May 2025
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Reporting owner 1 detail
Reporting owner signature
/s/ Armin Zerza

Key filing fact

Armin Zerza filed Form 4 for Activision Blizzard, Inc. on 16 Oct 2023.

Key facts

  • This page summarizes Armin Zerza's Form 4 filing for Activision Blizzard, Inc..
  • 8 reported transactions and 5 derivative rows are listed below.
  • Accepted by SEC: 16 Oct 2023, 16:25.

Change

  • Previous filing in this sequence was filed on 03 Apr 2023.
  • Current net transaction value: $0.

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  • This tells you what this filing adds before you inspect full transaction and derivative tables.
  • You can trace every row back to the original SEC filing document.

Evidence

Filed on Form 4

Ownership activity is grounded in SEC Form 4 disclosures.

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Reported non-derivative transactions

Shares, units, or other non-derivative securities reported in this filing.

ATVI transaction

Common Stock, par value $0.000001 per share

Award

Transaction value
$0
Shares
+21,053
Change %
+11%
Price
$0.000000
Shares after
217,220
Date
12 Oct 2023
Ownership
Direct
Footnotes
F1
ATVI transaction

Common Stock, par value $0.000001 per share

Disposed to Issuer

Transaction value
Shares
-50,877
Change %
-23%
Price
Shares after
166,343
Date
13 Oct 2023
Ownership
Direct
Footnotes
F2, F3
ATVI transaction

Common Stock, par value $0.000001 per share

Disposed to Issuer

Transaction value
Shares
-166,343
Change %
-100%
Price
Shares after
0
Date
13 Oct 2023
Ownership
Direct
Footnotes
F2, F4

Reported derivative securities

Options, warrants, convertible securities, or similar derivative positions disclosed in the filing.

ATVI transaction Derivative

Employee Stock Options

Disposed to Issuer

Transaction value
Shares
-81,902
Change %
-100%
Price
Shares after
0
Date
13 Oct 2023
Ownership
Direct
Underlying class
Common Stock, par value $0.000001 per share
Underlying amount
81,902
Exercise price
$74.22
Footnotes
F2, F5
ATVI transaction Derivative

Employee Stock Options

Disposed to Issuer

Transaction value
Shares
-1,705
Change %
-100%
Price
Shares after
0
Date
13 Oct 2023
Ownership
Direct
Underlying class
Common Stock, par value $0.000001 per share
Underlying amount
1,705
Exercise price
$53.89
Footnotes
F2, F5
ATVI transaction Derivative

Employee Stock Options

Disposed to Issuer

Transaction value
Shares
-2,620
Change %
-100%
Price
Shares after
0
Date
13 Oct 2023
Ownership
Direct
Underlying class
Common Stock, par value $0.000001 per share
Underlying amount
2,620
Exercise price
$52.52
Footnotes
F2, F5
ATVI transaction Derivative

Employee Stock Options

Disposed to Issuer

Transaction value
Shares
-3,593
Change %
-100%
Price
Shares after
0
Date
13 Oct 2023
Ownership
Direct
Underlying class
Common Stock, par value $0.000001 per share
Underlying amount
3,593
Exercise price
$82.58
Footnotes
F2, F6
ATVI transaction Derivative

Employee Stock Options

Disposed to Issuer

Transaction value
Shares
-123,853
Change %
-100%
Price
Shares after
0
Date
13 Oct 2023
Ownership
Direct
Underlying class
Common Stock, par value $0.000001 per share
Underlying amount
123,853
Exercise price
$93.03
Footnotes
F2, F7
* marks a reported price that did not pass the local price check.

Additional SEC filing notes

Filing notes and footnotes

Section 16 status

Armin Zerza is no longer subject to Section 16 filing requirements. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may still apply in specific circumstances.

Explanation of responses 7 footnotes

Footnote F1

Grant to reporting person of restricted stock units, each representing the right to receive one share of Issuer's common stock, scheduled to vest in equal installments on each of October 12, 2023, October 12, 2025, and October 12, 2026. The 7,018 units that vested on October 12, 2023 were settled as described in footnote 3 below.

Footnote F2

On October 13, 2023 (the "Transaction Date"), Issuer completed the previously announced transaction with Microsoft Corporation, a Washington corporation ("Microsoft"), pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of January 18, 2022 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the "Merger Agreement"), by and among Issuer, Microsoft and Anchorage Merger Sub Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Microsoft (Merger Sub), providing for the merger of Merger Sub with and into Issuer (the Merger), with Issuer surviving the Merger as a wholly owned subsidiary of Microsoft.

Footnote F3

Reflects the disposition pursuant to the Merger Agreement, as of the effective time of the Merger (the "Effective Time"), of the following Issuer securities for $95.00 in cash per share/unit (less any applicable withholding taxes, in the case of units): (a) 43,859 shares of common stock and (b) 7,018 restricted stock units that vested on October 12, 2023 as described in footnote 1.

Footnote F4

Reflects the disposition pursuant to the Merger Agreement, as of the Effective Time, of the following Issuer securities: (a) 47,236 restricted stock units (the "Assumed RSUs") and (b) 119,107 performance-vesting restricted stock units (the "Assumed PSUs"), in each case that were converted into a number of time-based vesting restricted stock units of Microsoft equal to the product (rounded down to the nearest whole share) of (i) the number of Assumed RSUs or Assumed PSUs (determined based on target performance levels), as applicable, multiplied by (ii) a fraction, (A) the numerator of which was $95.00 and (B) the denominator of which was the volume weighted average price per share of Microsoft common stock on NASDAQ for the five consecutive trading days ending with the last trading day ending immediately prior to the Transaction Date (such fraction, the "Exchange Ratio").

Footnote F5

Reflects the disposition pursuant to the Merger Agreement, as of the Effective Time, of options that were fully vested as of the Effective Time in accordance with their terms, each for an amount in cash equal to $95.00 less the applicable option exercise price and any applicable withholding taxes.

Footnote F6

Reflects the disposition pursuant to the Merger Agreement, as of the Effective Time, of (a) 2,396 options that were fully vested as of the Effective Time in accordance with their terms and (b) 1,197 options that were scheduled to vest within 120 days following the Transaction Date, but were accelerated and became fully vested as of immediately prior to the Effective Time, in each case each for an amount in cash equal to $95.00 less the applicable option exercise price and any applicable withholding taxes.

Footnote F7

Reflects the disposition pursuant to the Merger Agreement, as of the Effective Time, of options that were scheduled to vest in 2 equal tranches on March 31, 2024 and March 31, 2025 (the "Assumed Options") that were converted into nonqualified stock options of Microsoft in respect of a number of shares of Microsoft common stock equal to the product (rounded down to the nearest whole share) of (a) the number of Assumed Options multiplied by (b) the Exchange Ratio, at an exercise price per share of Microsoft common stock equal to the quotient of (x) the option exercise price of the Assumed Options divided by (y) the Exchange Ratio (rounded up to the nearest whole cent).

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