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 2, 2016

 

 

                     ACTIVISION BLIZZARD, INC.                 

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

 

 

Delaware

 

001-15839

 

95-4803544

(State or Other Jurisdiction of

Incorporation)

 

(Commission File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

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)

 

 

 

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o

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

 

(a)        On June 2, 2016, 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 nine 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

 

Robert J. Corti

 

507,108,378

 

130,772,941

 

3,365,104

 

36,048,075

 

Hendrik Hartong III

 

637,137,465

 

3,888,429

 

220,529

 

36,048,075

 

Brian G. Kelly

 

623,302,072

 

17,723,308

 

221,043

 

36,048,075

 

Robert A. Kotick

 

624,708,909

 

16,321,887

 

215,627

 

36,048,075

 

Barry Meyer

 

635,765,553

 

5,265,198

 

215,672

 

36,048,075

 

Robert J. Morgado

 

455,581,097

 

182,302,180

 

3,363,146

 

36,048,075

 

Peter Nolan

 

577,555,237

 

63,470,428

 

220,758

 

36,048,075

 

Casey Wasserman

 

630,475,521

 

10,549,866

 

221,036

 

36,048,075

 

Elaine Wynn

 

509,543,179

 

130,901,821

 

801,423

 

36,048,075

 

 

 

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

 

421,662,052

 

214,218,377

 

5,365,994

 

36,048,075

 

 

 

Proposal No. 3:  The appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2016 was ratified.

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

666,589,330

 

10,346,367

 

358,801

 

 

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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 6, 2016

 

 

 

 

 

ACTIVISION BLIZZARD, INC.

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Jeffrey A. Brown

 

 

Jeffrey A. Brown

 

 

Senior Vice President, Corporate Secretary and Chief Compliance Officer

 

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