UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported):  June 20, 2019

 

ACTIVISION BLIZZARD, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

Delaware

 

001-15839

 

95-4803544

(State or Other Jurisdiction of

 

(Commission File

 

(IRS Employer

Incorporation)

 

Number)

 

Identification No.)

 

3100 Ocean Park Boulevard,

 

 

Santa Monica, CA

 

90405

(Address of Principal Executive
Offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (310) 255-2000

 

 

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions ( see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

o                  Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

o                  Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

o                  Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

o                   Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

 

Emerging growth company o

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. o

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class:

 

Trading Symbol(s)

 

Name of each exchange on which registered:

Common Stock

 

ATVI

 

The Nasdaq Global Select Market

 

 

 

 

Item 5.07.                                         Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

 

(a)                                  On June 20, 2019, Activision Blizzard, Inc. (the “ Company ”) held its annual meeting of stockholders (the “ Annual Meeting ”) in Santa Monica, California.

 

(b)                                  The following is a brief description of each matter voted on at the Annual Meeting and the manner with respect to which votes were cast with respect to each matter and the number of abstentions and “broker non-votes” with respect to each matter, other than Proposal No. 3, with respect to which there are no broker non-votes.

 

Proposal No. 1 :  The following ten directors were elected to serve one-year terms and until their respective successors are duly elected or appointed and qualified or until the earlier of their death, resignation or removal.

 

 

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

Broker Non-Votes

Reveta Bowers

 

598,916,200

 

3,140,459

 

4,676,305

 

54,881,610

Robert J. Corti

 

582,552,965

 

19,267,333

 

4,912,666

 

54,881,610

Hendrik Hartong III

 

597,656,319

 

4,378,233

 

4,698,412

 

54,881,610

Brian G. Kelly

 

593,872,512

 

7,865,586

 

4,994,866

 

54,881,610

Robert A. Kotick

 

600,468,967

 

1,562,580

 

4,701,417

 

54,881,610

Barry Meyer

 

597,232,378

 

4,805,189

 

4,695,397

 

54,881,610

Robert J. Morgado

 

575,842,981

 

25,976,463

 

4,913,520

 

54,881,610

Peter Nolan

 

599,599,680

 

2,432,734

 

4,700,550

 

54,881,610

Casey Wasserman

 

597,846,876

 

4,191,783

 

4,694,305

 

54,881,610

Elaine Wynn

 

598,339,942

 

3,719,432

 

4,673,590

 

54,881,610

 

Proposal No. 2 :  A non-binding, advisory proposal on the compensation of the Company’s executive officers named in the “Summary Compensation Table” in the Company’s proxy statement for the Annual Meeting, as disclosed in that proxy statement pursuant to Item 402 of Regulation S-K, was approved.

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

Broker Non-Votes

493,686,686

 

108,250,466

 

4,795,812

 

54,881,610

 

Proposal No. 3 :  The appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2019 was ratified.

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

643,948,760

 

12,751,626

 

4,914,188

 

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SIGNATURE

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

 

Date: June 26, 2019

 

 

 

 

 

ACTIVISION BLIZZARD, INC.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Chris B. Walther

 

 

Chris B. Walther

 

 

Chief Legal Officer

 

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