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
                                                                                  
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Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
                      

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *

Hirshberg Eric
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)
CEO, Activision Publishing
(Last)          (First)          (Middle)

C/O ACTIVISION PUBLISHING, INC., 3100 OCEAN PARK BOULEVARD
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY)

8/31/2015
(Street)

SANTA MONICA, CA 90405
(City)        (State)        (Zip)
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)

 
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

_ X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Trans. Date 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any 3. Trans. 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 $0.00001 per share   8/31/2015     F (1)    55305   D $28.63   292695   (2) D  
 
Common Stock, par value $0.000001 per share   8/31/2015     G (3)    52695   D $0   240000   (4) D  
 
Common Stock, par value $0.000001 per share   8/31/2015     G (3)    52695   A $0   52695   (5) I   See footnote   (6)

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Trans. Date 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any 4. Trans. 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 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(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

Explanation of Responses:
( 1)  On August 31, 2015, 108,000 restricted stock units held by Mr. Hirshberg vested. Pursuant to the terms of his restricted stock unit award agreement, the Company withheld 55,305 of the shares otherwise deliverable to him in order to satisfy the resulting tax withholding obligation.
( 2)  This reflects (a) 52,695 shares of the Company's common stock and (b) 240,000 restricted stock units with vesting tied to performance.
( 3)  Mr. Hirshberg transferred the shares delivered to him upon vesting of these restricted stock units to the Eric and Tara Hirshberg Revocable Trust.
( 4)  Following the transaction reported on this Form 4, Mr. Hirshberg directly holds 240,000 restricted stock units, all of which have vesting criteria tied to performance.
( 5)  Following the transactions reported on this Form 4, Mr. Hirshberg indirectly held (through the Eric and Tara Hirshberg Revocable Trust) 52,695 shares of the Company's common stock.
( 6)  These securities are held by the Eric and Tara Hirshberg Revocable Trust.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address
Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Hirshberg Eric
C/O ACTIVISION PUBLISHING, INC.
3100 OCEAN PARK BOULEVARD
SANTA MONICA, CA 90405


CEO, Activision Publishing

Signatures
/s/ Eric Hirshberg 9/2/2015
** Signature of Reporting Person Date


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