Ownership Submission
FORM 5
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Form 3 Holdings Reported
Form 4 Transactions Reported
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

ANNUAL 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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
KELLY BRIAN G
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
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)

C/O ACTIVISION BLIZZARD, INC., 3100 OCEAN PARK BOULEVARD
3. Statement for Issuer's Fiscal Year Ended (Month/Day/Year)
12/31/2008
(Street)


SANTA MONICA, CA 90405
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Reporting
(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 at end of Issuer's Fiscal Year
(Instr. 3 and 4)
6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock, par value $0.000001 per share 09/10/2008   G(1) 218,000 D $ 0 1,801,278 (2) D  
Common Stock, par value $0.000001 per share             224,880 (3) I By Delmonte Investments LLC
Common Stock, par value $0.000001 per share             5,498,858 (3) I By 800370D Trust (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 at End of Issuer's Fiscal Year
(Instr. 4)
10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
(A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
KELLY BRIAN G
C/O ACTIVISION BLIZZARD, INC.
3100 OCEAN PARK BOULEVARD
SANTA MONICA, CA 90405
  X      

Signatures

/s/ Brian G. Kelly 02/17/2009
**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) Reflects transfer of Company common stock to a 501(c)(3) organization.
(2) Following the transaction reported on this Form 5, Mr. Kelly directly held 1,801,278 shares of the Company's common stock, including 582,020 shares that are held jointly by Mr. Kelly and his spouse and 727,274 restricted stock units representing the right to receive the Company's common stock. (On September 5, 2008, there was a 2-for-1 split of the Company's common stock, resulting in Mr. Kelly directly holding an additional 1,009,639 shares of Company common stock, including an additional 400,010 shares held jointly by Mr. Kelly and his spouse and restricted stock units representing the right to receive an additional 363,637 shares of common stock.)
(3) On September 5, 2008, there was a 2-for-1 split of the Company's common stock, resulting in Mr. Kelly indirectly holding additional shares of Company common stock, consisting of: (a) an additional 112,441 shares held by Delmonte Investments, LLC, and (b) an additional 2,749,429 shares held in the 800370D Trust.
(4) Mr. Kelly is an investment adviser and beneficiary of the 800370D Trust and may be deemed to be an indirect beneficial owner of shares held by such trust.

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