Ownership Submission
FORM 4
Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
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 *
Hirshberg Eric
  2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Activision Blizzard, Inc. [ATVI]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
CEO, Activision Publishing
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O ACTIVISION PUBLISHING, INC., 3100 OCEAN PARK BOULEVARD
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
11/13/2015
(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 $0.00001 per share 11/13/2015   A(1)   221,163 A $ 0 461,163 (2) D  
Common Stock, par value $0.000001 per share               52,695 (3) I See footnote (4)

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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
Employee Stock Options $ 34.59 11/13/2015   A   398,820     (5) 11/13/2025 Common Stock, par value $0.000001 per share 398,820 $ 0 398,820 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
Hirshberg Eric
C/O ACTIVISION PUBLISHING, INC.
3100 OCEAN PARK BOULEVARD
SANTA MONICA, CA 90405
      CEO, Activision Publishing  

Signatures

 /s/ Eric Hirshberg   11/17/2015
**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 221,163 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 176,930 shares of the Company's common stock. Two-thirds of the restricted stock units vest on March 30, 2018, based upon the level of performance measured by reference to Activision Publishing's operating income for 2016 and 2017; one-third of the restricted stock units vest on March 30, 2019, based upon the level of performance measured by reference to Activision Publishing's operating income for 2018.
(2) Following the transaction reported on this Form 4, Mr. Hirshberg directly holds 461,163 restricted stock units, all of which have vesting criteria tied to performance.
(3) Mr. Hirshberg indirectly holds (through the Eric and Tara Hirshberg Revocable Trust) 52,695 shares of the Company's common stock.
(4) These securities are held by the Eric and Tara Hirshberg Revocable Trust.
(5) Two-third of these options vest on March 30, 2018 and one-third vests on March 30, 2019.

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