U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 4
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
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(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol 6. Relationship of Reporting Person
to Issuer (Check all applicable)
Rowe Michael J. Activision, Inc. (ATVI) ___ Director ___ 10% Owner
__________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _X_ Officer (give ___ Other (Specify
(Last) (First) (Middle) 3. IRS or Social 4. Statement for title below) below)
Security Number of Month/Year
c/o Activision, Inc. Reporting Person Executive Vice President, Human
3100 Ocean Park Boulevard (Voluntary) August 1999 Resources
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__________________________________________
(Street) 5. If Amendment, Date of 7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing
Original (Month/Year) (Check Applicable Line)
Santa Monica California 90405 _X_ Form Filed by One Reporting Person
__________________________________________ ___ Form Filed by More Than One
(City) (State) (Zip) Reporting Person
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
5. Amount of
3. Trans- 4. Securities Acquired (A) Securities
2. Trans- action or Disposed of (D) Beneficially 6. Ownership
action Code (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) Owned at Form: 7. Nature of
Date (Instr. --------------------------- End of Direct(D) Indirect
(Month/ 8) (A) Month or Beneficial
1. Title of Security Day/ ----- --- Amount or Price (Instr. Indirect(I) Ownership
(Instr.3) Year) Code (D) 3 and 4) (Instr. 4) (Instr. 4)
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* If this form is filed by more than one Reporting Person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.
Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
2. Conver- 5. Number of Deriv- 6. Date Exercisable
sion or 3. Trans- 4. Trans- ative Securities and Expiration Date
Exercise action action Acquired (A) or (Month/Day/Year)
Price of Date Code Disposed of (D) -----------------------
Deriv- (Month/ (Instr. 8) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5) Date
1. Title of Derivative Security ative Day/ ----- ---- ----------------------- Exercis- Expiration
(Instr. 3) Security Year) Code V (A) (D) able Date
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Employee Stock Option $12.25 8/5/99 A V 50,000 (1) 8/5/09
(right to buy)
9. Number of 10. Ownership
Derivative Form of
Securities Derivative
7. Title and Amount of Underlying Benefi- Security:
Securities (Instr. 3 and 4) cially Direct 11. Nature of
--------------------------------- 8. Price of Owned (D) or Indirect
Amount or Derivative at End Indirect Beneficial
1. Title of Derivative Title Number of Security of Month (I) Ownership
Security (Instr. 3) Shares (Instr. 5) (Instr. 4) (Instr. 4) (Instr. 4)
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Employee Stock Option Common Stock 50,000 50,000 D
(right to buy)
Explanation of Responses
(1) The option vests annually in three equal installments beginning on August 5, 2000.
/s/ Michael J. Rowe 09/10/99
**Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute ------------------------------- ----------
Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and **Signature of Reporting Person Date
15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). Michael J. Rowe
Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed.
If space provided is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure.
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