Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

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(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
KOTICK ROBERT A
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Activision Blizzard, Inc. [ATVI] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
President & CEO
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O ACTIVISION BLIZZARD, INC., 3100 OCEAN PARK BOULEVARD		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
11/22/2016
(Street)

SANTA MONICA, CA 90405		 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock, par value $0.000001 per share 10/11/2016   G   100 D $ 0 796,949 D  
Common Stock, par value $0.000001 per share 11/22/2016   A   1,513,317 (1) A $ 0 2,310,266 (2) D  
Common Stock, par value $0.000001 per share               12,561,811 (3) I By ASAC II LLC (4)
Common Stock, par value $0.000001 per share               243,400 (3) I By ASAC 427 LLC (5)
Common Stock, par value $0.000001 per share               1,610,000 I See footnote (6)
Common Stock, par value $0.000001 per share               9,600 I By UTMAs for the benefit of minor children

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)		 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)		 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)		 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
KOTICK ROBERT A
C/O ACTIVISION BLIZZARD, INC.
3100 OCEAN PARK BOULEVARD
SANTA MONICA, CA 90405		   X     President & CEO  

Signatures

 /s/ Robert A. Kotick   11/25/2016
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) This grant was for 1,513,317 performance-vesting restricted stock units, each representing the right to receive one share of the Company's common stock. The number assumes maximum performance; target performance would result in a release of 605,327 shares of the Company's common stock. These performance-vesting restricted share units vest in accordance with Mr. Kotick's employment agreement with the Company, dated as of November 22, 2016 and effective as of October 1, 2016, and filed as an exhibit to the Form 8-K filed by the Company on November 25, 2016.
(2) Following the transactions reported on this Form 4, Mr. Kotick directly held (a) 796,949 shares of the Company's common stock and (b) 1,513,317 restricted stock units with vesting tied to performance, each representing the right to receive one share of the Company's common stock.
(3) Reflects the pro rata distribution of 486,800 shares of the Company's common stock by ASAC II LLC to its members, ASAC TJKS LLC and ASAC 427 LLC, on November 9, 2016.
(4) Mr. Kotick and Brian G. Kelly are the managers of ASAC II LLC. Mr. Kotick disclaims beneficial ownership of the Company's common stock held by ASAC II LLC except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.
(5) Mr. Kotick disclaims beneficial ownership of the Company's common stock held by ASAC 427 LLC except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.
(6) These shares are held by grantor retained annuity trusts for the benefit of Mr. Kotick's children, of which Mr. Kotick is the trustee.

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