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Activision Blizzard, Inc.

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Activision Stock Jumps in Premarket on Reported Sale to Microsoft

January 18, 2022 at 08:44 am EST

By Will Feuer

Shares of Activision Blizzard Inc. jumped more than 37% in Tuesday premarket trading before being halted after The Wall Street Journal reported that Microsoft Corp. is nearing a deal to buy the video game maker for more than $50 billion.

Activision stock rose in premarket trading to $90 a share, up 37.6% from Friday's closing price of $65.39 a share. Microsoft stock last traded 2.5% lower in premarket trading.

Activision has been embattled for months over allegations of workplace misconduct. The stock fell more than 28% last year.

Write to Will Feuer at Will.Feuer@wsj.com

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01-18-22 0844ET

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Activision Blizzard, Inc. is a world leader in designing, publishing, and distributing interactive video gaming software for game consoles and computers. The activity is organized around two sectors: - publishing of gaming software: software designed by the group or by third-party developers; - distribution of third-party software. Net sales break down by source of income into sales of products (21.8%) and other (78.2%; sales of subscriptions, licenses, etc.). Activision Blizzard, Inc. owns a catalogue of titles drawn from trademarked names and franchises (Heartstone, Call of Duty, StarCraft, World of Warcraft, Skylanders, Diablo and Destiny). Net sales are distributed geographically as follows: Americas (55.9%), Europe/Middle East/Africa (29.7%) and Asia/Pacific (14.4%).

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