Activision Blizzard, Inc. - Written communication relating to an issuer or third party (SC TO-C)
July 15 2008 - 4:55PM
Edgar (US Regulatory)
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
SCHEDULE
TO
(Rule 13e-4)
TENDER OFFER STATEMENT UNDER SECTION 14(d)(1) OR
13(e)(1)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
ACTIVISION BLIZZARD, INC.
(Name of Subject Company (Issuer) and Filing Person (Offeror))
Common Stock, par value $0.000001 per share
(Title of Class of Securities)
00507 V 109
(CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)
George L. Rose, Esq.
Chief Legal Officer
Activision Blizzard, Inc.
3100 Ocean Park Boulevard
Santa Monica, California 90405
Telephone: (310) 255-2000
(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person
Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications on Behalf of Filing
Persons)
Copy to:
Brian J. McCarthy, Esq.
David C. Eisman, Esq.
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
300 South Grand Avenue, Suite 3400
Los Angeles, California 90071
Telephone: (213) 687-5000
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Exhibit 99.1
includes the preliminary Information Statement on Schedule 14C of Activision
Blizzard, Inc. (Activision Blizzard) filed on July 15, 2008 with
the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The preliminary Information Statement includes
a discussion of an issuer tender offer for up to 146.5 million shares of Activision
Blizzard common stock that is currently contemplated to commence on or before July 16,
2008. Exhibit 99.1 is incorporated
herein by reference.
Cautionary
Note Regarding Forward-looking Statements
Information
in these materials that involves expectations, plans, intentions or strategies
regarding the future are forward-looking statements that are not facts and
involve a number of risks and uncertainties.
Activision Blizzard generally uses words such
as anticipate, believe, could, estimate, expect, forecast, future,
intend, may, outlook, plan, positioned, potential, project, remain,
scheduled, set to, subject to, to be, upcoming, will and other
similar expressions to help identify forward-looking statements. These
forward-looking statements are subject to business and economic risk, reflect
managements current expectations, estimates and projections about our
business, and are inherently uncertain and difficult to predict. Activision
Blizzards actual results could differ materially.
Factors
that could cause actual future results to differ materially from those
expressed in the forward-looking statements set forth in these materials
include, but are not limited to, Activision Blizzards success in executing
planned strategies and achieving assumed synergies and cost savings, sales of Activision
Blizzards titles, shifts in consumer spending trends, the seasonal and
cyclical nature of the interactive game market, the ability of Activision
Blizzard to predict consumer preferences among competing hardware platforms
(including next-generation hardware), declines in software pricing, product
returns and price protection, product delays, retail acceptance of the combined
companys products, adoption rate and availability of new hardware and related
software, industry competition, rapid changes in technology and industry
standards, protection of proprietary rights, maintenance of relationships with
key personnel, customers, vendors and third-party developers, international
economic and political conditions, integration of recent acquisitions and
identification of suitable future acquisition opportunities, and foreign
exchange rate changes.
The forward-looking statements contained in these
materials speak only as of the date on which they were made, and Activision
Blizzard disclaims any obligation to update any forward-looking statements to
reflect events or circumstances after the date of the preliminary Information Statement.
Forward-looking statements believed to be true
when made may ultimately prove to be incorrect. These statements are not
guarantees of future performance and are subject to risks, uncertainties and
other factors, some of which are beyond Activision Blizzards control and may
cause actual results to differ materially from current expectations.
THE
TENDER OFFER REFERRED TO IN ACTIVISION BLIZZARDS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION
STATEMENT HAS NOT YET COMMENCED. THE
DESCRIPTION CONTAINED THEREIN IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY AND IS NOT AN
OFFER TO BUY OR THE SOLICITATION OF AN OFFER TO SELL ANY SECURITIES. THE
SOLICITATION AND THE OFFER TO BUY SHARES OF ACTIVISION BLIZZARDS COMMON STOCK
WILL ONLY BE MADE PURSUANT TO AN OFFER TO PURCHASE AND RELATED MATERIALS THAT
ACTIVISION BLIZZARD INTENDS TO FILE WITH THE SEC. ONCE FILED, ACTIVISION BLIZZARD STOCKHOLDERS
SHOULD READ THESE MATERIALS CAREFULLY PRIOR TO MAKING ANY DECISIONS WITH
RESPECT TO THE OFFER BECAUSE THEY CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION, INCLUDING THE
TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE OFFER. ONCE
FILED, ACTIVISION BLIZZARD STOCKHOLDERS WILL BE ABLE TO OBTAIN THE OFFER TO
PURCHASE AND RELATED MATERIALS WITH RESPECT TO THE OFFER FREE OF CHARGE AT THE
SECS WEBSITE AT HTTP://WWW.SEC.GOV, OR FROM THE INFORMATION AGENT NAMED IN THE
TENDER OFFER MATERIALS.
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No.
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Description
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99.1
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Preliminary
Information Statement of Activision Blizzard, Inc., filed on Schedule
14C on July 15, 2008
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