SANTA MONICA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Activision Blizzard, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATVI) today announced a public
offering of 41,499,689 shares of its common stock by Vivendi S.A. The
offering and sale of shares owned by Vivendi S.A. are being made in
accordance with the agreements entered into in connection with the
transactions previously announced on July 25, 2013. The offering is
expected to close and settle on May 28, 2014. The company will not
receive any of the proceeds from the offering of shares by the selling
stockholder. The last reported sale price of the company's common stock
on May 20, 2014 was $20.83 per share.
Barclays and Credit Suisse are acting as joint bookrunning managers and
underwriters for the offering.
A shelf registration statement (including a prospectus) relating to the
offering of the common stock has previously been filed with the U.S.
Securities and Exchange Commission and has become effective. Before
investing, you should read the prospectus and other documents filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission for information about Activision
Blizzard and this offering. You may obtain these documents for free by
visiting EDGAR on the SEC website at: www.sec.gov.
Alternatively, copies of the prospectus may be obtained from: Barclays
Capital Inc., c/o Broadridge Financial Solutions, 1155 Long Island
Avenue, Edgewood, NY 11717, Barclaysprospectus@broadridge.com,
(888) 603-5847; or Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, One Madison
Avenue, New York, NY 10010, Attention: Prospectus Department, newyork.prospectus@credit-suisse.com
or by telephone at 1-800-221-1037.
This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the
solicitation of any offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of these
securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale
would be unlawful prior to the registration or qualification under the
securities laws of such jurisdiction.
About Activision Blizzard
Activision Blizzard, Inc. is the world's largest and most profitable
independent interactive entertainment publishing company. It develops
and publishes some of the most successful and beloved entertainment
franchises in any medium, including Call of Duty®, Skylanders™, World of
Warcraft®, StarCraft® and Diablo®.
Headquartered in Santa Monica California, Activision Blizzard maintains
operations throughout the United States, Europe, and Asia. It develops
and publishes games on all leading interactive platforms and its games
are available in most countries around the world. More information about
Activision Blizzard and its products can be found on the company's
website, www.activisionblizzard.com.
Activision Blizzard, Inc.
Kristin Southey
SVP, Investor
Relations and Treasury
(310) 255-2635
ksouthey@activision.com
or
Maryanne
Lataif
SVP, Corporate Communications
(310) 255-2704
mlataif@activision.com
Source: Activision Blizzard, Inc.
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