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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 21, 2022

Activision Blizzard, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware
001-15839
95-4803544
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)
2701 Olympic Boulevard, Building B
Santa Monica,
CA
90404
(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)



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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of Each ClassTrading SymbolName of Each Exchange on Which Registered
Common Stock, par value $.000001 per shareATVIThe Nasdaq Global Select Market
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    
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.





Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

On June 21, 2022, Activision Blizzard, Inc. (the “Company”) held its annual meeting of stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) to vote on the five proposals described in the Company’s definitive proxy statement filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on April 29, 2022 (the “Proxy Statement”).

Each of the proposals upon which the Company’s stockholders voted at the Annual Meeting, and the final, certified results reported by the Company’s independent inspector of elections, American Election Services, LLC, are set forth below.

Proposal 1: The following ten directors were elected to serve one-year terms expiring at the Company’s 2023 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, and until their respective successors are duly elected or appointed and qualified or until the earlier of their death, resignation or removal.

ForAgainstAbstainBroker Non-Vote
Reveta Bowers570,069,460 20,069,854 8,323,643 49,424,806 
Kerry Carr594,269,935 2,253,529 1,939,493 49,424,806 
Robert Corti501,431,883 95,076,047 1,955,027 49,424,806 
Brian Kelly527,602,184 68,415,423 2,445,350 49,424,806 
Robert Kotick533,703,580 62,597,199 2,162,178 49,424,806 
Lulu Meservey594,225,355 2,302,158 1,935,444 49,424,806 
Barry Meyer521,987,017 74,530,701 1,945,239 49,424,806 
Robert Morgado431,416,165 164,932,068 2,114,724 49,424,806 
Peter Nolan546,056,263 50,459,532 1,947,162 49,424,806 
Dawn Ostroff570,649,200 25,909,272 1,904,485 49,424,806 

Proposal 2: A non-binding, advisory proposal on the compensation of the Company’s executive officers, as disclosed in the Compensation Discussion and Analysis section of the Proxy Statement, was approved.

ForAgainstAbstainBroker Non-Vote
524,115,17669,072,1285,275,65349,424,806


Proposal 3: The appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2022 was ratified.

ForAgainstAbstain
624,981,20521,247,9501,658,608


Proposal 4: A stockholder proposal regarding the nomination of an employee representative director was not approved.

ForAgainstAbstainBroker Non-Vote
30,425,554555,091,09112,946,31249,424,806



Proposal 5: A stockholder proposal regarding the preparation of a report about the Company’s efforts to prevent abuse, harassment and discrimination was approved.

ForAgainstAbstainBroker Non-Vote
379,308,934183,876,51535,277,50849,424,806




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 21, 2022

ACTIVISION BLIZZARD, INC.
By:
/s/ Frances Townsend
Name:Frances Townsend
Title:Executive Vice President for
Corporate Affairs, Corporate
Secretary, and Chief
Compliance Officer