Form 4
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FORM 4 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OMB APPROVAL
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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
(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol 6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s)
Vrabeck Kathy P. Activision, Inc. (ATVI) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
__________________________________________ _____________________________________________ ___ Director ___ 10% Owner
_X_ Officer (give ___ Other (Specify
(Last) (First) (Middle) 3. IRS Identification 4. Statement for title below) below)
c/o Activision, Inc. Number of Reporting Month/Day/Year Executive Vice President,
3100 Ocean Park Boulevard Person, if an entity March 20, 2003 Global Brand Manager
__________________________________________ (voluntary) ______________________________________________________________
(Street)
5. If Amendment, Date 7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing
Santa Monica CA 90405 of Original (Month/ (Check Applicable Line)
__________________________________________ Day/Year) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
(City) (State) (Zip) ___ Form filed by More than One
Reporting Person
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
2A. 5. Amount of
Deemed 3. Trans- 4. Securities Acquired (A) Securities
2. Trans- Exe- action or Disposed of (D) Beneficially 6. Ownership
action cution Code (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) Owned Form:
Date Date (Instr. ------------------------ Following Direct(D) 7. Nature of
(Month/ if any 8) (A) Reported or Indirect
1. Title of Security Day/ (Month/ ---------- Amount or Price Trans- Indirect Beneficial
(Instr.3) Year) Day/Year) Code V (D) actions(s) (I) Ownership
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FORM 4 (continued) Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
6. Date
Exercisable
and
2. Conver- 3A. Deemed 5. Number of Deriv- Expiration
sion or 3. Trans- Execution 4. Trans- ative Securities Date (Month/
Exercise action Date, if action Acquired (A) or Day/Year)
Price of Date any Code Disposed of (D) ---------------
Deriv- (Month/ (Month/ (Instr. 8) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5) Date Expir-
1. Title of Derivative Security ative Day/ Day/ ----- ---- ----------------------- Exercis- ation
(Instr. 3) Security Year) Year) Code V A D able Date
-------------------------------- ----------- ---------- ------------- ------------ ----------- ----------- -------- ------
Employee Stock Options $14.53 3/20/03 A 22,000 4/1/04(1) 3/19/13
Employee Stock Options $14.53 3/20/03 A 20,000 4/1/04(1) 3/19/13
Employee Stock Options $14.53 3/20/03 A 50,000 4/1/04(2) 3/19/13
9. Number of
Derivative 10. Ownership
Securities of Deriv-
Beneficially ative
7. Title and Amount of Underlying Owned Security:
Securities (Instr. 3 and 4) Following Direct 11. Nature of
--------------------------------- 8. Price of Reported (D) or Indirect
Amount or Derivative Trans- Indirect Beneficial
1. Title of Derivative Title Number of Security action(s) (I) Ownership
Security (Instr. 3) Shares (Instr. 5) (Instr. 4) (Instr. 4) (Instr. 4)
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Employee Stock Options Common Stock 22,000 22,000 D
Employee Stock Options Common Stock 20,000 20,000 D
Employee Stock Options Common Stock 50,000 50,000 D
Explanation of Responses
(1) One half of the option vests in three equal annual installments beginning on April 1, 2004. The
second half of the option will vest on April 1, 2009, however, the second half of the option may vest on
an accelerated basis if certain earning and other financial goals are met.
(2) The options vest in five equal annual installments beginning on April 1, 2004.
* 3/24/03
**Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute ------------------------------- ----------
Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and **Signature of Reporting Person Date
15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
*By: /s/George L. Rose
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If space provided is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure. (George L. Rose)**
Attorney-In-Fact
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**George L. Rose was granted a power of attorney to sign all Forms 4 and
Forms 5 on behalf of Kathy P. Vrabeck so long as Ms. Vrabeck is an
officer of Activision, Inc.