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): April 15, 2010
ACTIVISION BLIZZARD, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
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Delaware |
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001-15839 |
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95-4803544 |
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(IRS Employer |
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3100 Ocean Park Boulevard, Santa |
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90405 |
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Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (310) 255-2000
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On April 15, 2010, Activision Blizzard, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that it expects its GAAP and non-GAAP net revenue and earnings per share for the quarter ended March 31, 2010 to exceed the guidance the Company previously gave for the quarter and updating its GAAP diluted earnings per share and non-GAAP diluted earnings per share outlook for the year ending December 31, 2010.
A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
Certain Information Not Filed. The information in this Item 2.02 and Exhibit 99.1 attached to this Form 8-K shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, nor shall this Item 2.02 or such Exhibit 99.1 or any of the information contained therein be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or the Securities Act of 1933, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
99.1 Press Release dated April 15, 2010 (furnished not filed)
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.
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Date: April 15, 2010 |
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/s/ Thomas Tippl |
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Thomas Tippl |
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Chief Operating Officer and |
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Chief Financial Officer |