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 *
ZACCONI RICCARDO
   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)
Chief Executive Officer, King
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O ACTIVISION BLIZZARD, INC., 3100 OCEAN PARK BOULEVARD		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
08/16/2017
(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 08/16/2017   F(1)   796 D $ 62.89 48,472 D  
Common Stock, par value $0.000001 per share 08/16/2017   F(2)   2,512 D $ 62.89 45,960 D  
Common Stock, par value $0.000001 per share 08/18/2017   M   16,032 A $ 26.41 61,992 D  
Common Stock, par value $0.000001 per share 08/18/2017   S   16,032 D $ 61.3144 (3) 45,960 D  
Common Stock, par value $0.000001 per share 08/18/2017   S   3,729 D $ 61.3481 (4) 42,231 (5) D  

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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 $ 26.41 08/18/2017   M     16,032   (6) 02/15/2025 Common Stock, par value $0.000001 per share 16,032 $ 0 96,200 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
ZACCONI RICCARDO
C/O ACTIVISION BLIZZARD, INC.
3100 OCEAN PARK BOULEVARD
SANTA MONICA, CA 90405		       Chief Executive Officer, King  

Signatures

 /s/ Jeffrey A. Brown, as attorney-in-fact for Riccardo Zacconi   08/18/2017
**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) On August 16, 2017, 1,693 restricted share units held by Mr. Zacconi vested. As allowed under the terms of his restricted share unit agreement, the Company withheld 796 of the shares otherwise deliverable to him in order to satisfy the resulting tax withholding obligation.
(2) On August 16, 2017, 5,344 restricted share units held by Mr. Zacconi vested. As allowed under the terms of his restricted share unit agreement, the Company withheld 2,512 of the shares otherwise deliverable to him in order to satisfy the resulting tax withholding obligation.
(3) The price in Column 4 is a weighted average price. The prices actually received for the stock ranged from $61.05 to $61.56 per share. Mr. Zacconi has provided to the Company and, upon request, will provide any security holder of the Company or the SEC staff with information regarding the number of shares sold at each price within that range.
(4) The price in Column 4 is a weighted average price. The prices actually received for the stock ranged from $61.20 to $61.55 per share. Mr. Zacconi has provided to the Company and, upon request, will provide any security holder of the Company or the SEC staff with information regarding the number of shares sold at each price within that range.
(5) Following the transactions reported on this Form 4, Mr. Zacconi held 42,231 restricted share units, each representing the right to receive a share of the Company's common stock.
(6) The exercised options vested on August 16, 2017. The remaining options will be fully vested on February 16, 2019.
 
Remarks:
***Jeffrey A. Brown has been granted power-of-attorney to make all Section 16 filings with respect to the Company's securities on behalf of Mr. Zacconi.

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