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Microsoft acquisition of Activision Blizzard — completed 2023

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Sourced disclosureLatest disclosure · 29 Jul 2026

Financial terms

Multiple disclosed amounts

Amounts describe different obligations and are not additive. A commitment is not cash drawn; a commercial contract is not a guarantee. Unstated terms remain unknown.

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The parties

  • IssuerActivision Blizzard, Inc.
  • InvestorMicrosoft

Legal entities and vehicles are shown separately. A role does not establish the amount funded or the scope of recourse.

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Terms, with the evidence

Separate observations, not an additive total. Disclosure dates, observation dates and effective periods retain their original meaning.

Completed

investment.completed

USD 75,400,000,000

completed acquisition; total purchase price; consideration consisted primarily of cash; closing date | Normalization: The source states the completed Microsoft acquisition and its total purchase price of $75.4 billion. Reuse the existing acquisition record and represent the amount as completed consideration for the record total, not as a generic observation or separate financing record. | Source fact date (role not promoted to effective date): 2023-10-13

Record total — not a per-participant allocation

Disclosed
25 Apr 2024
Observed as of
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Effective from
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Effective to
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SupportsMicrosoft CorporationNot disclosed
completed our acquisition of Activision Blizzard, Inc. (“Activision Blizzard”) for a total purchase price of $75.4 billion, consisting primarily of cash

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Economic status

contract.economic_status

acquisition_completed

completed acquisition; date is closing date; no purchase price stated | Normalization: Source-confirmed recovery after manual review of the full retained passage. Preserve the original failed fact in the recovery manifest; this is not a provider success, new billed attempt, approval, or publication. The source explicitly states completion; retain month-only language in the source qualifier and do not invent consideration or a corporate-control record. | Source fact date (role not promoted to effective date): 2023-10-13

Disclosed
13 Oct 2023
Observed as of
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Effective from
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Effective to
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SupportsMicrosoft CorporationNot disclosed
completed its previously announced acquisition of Activision Blizzard, Inc.

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Economic status

contract.economic_status

purchase_price_allocation_incomplete

preliminary allocation not yet complete; transaction has closed; initial purchase price allocation expected in future Form 10-Q; date of acquisition not stated; accounting status, not a cash amount | Normalization: The source names Activision Blizzard in the completed acquisition context. Preserve the accounting status on the existing acquisition record without inventing a date, consideration, or separate ownership claim. | Source fact date unknown

Disclosed
24 Oct 2023
Observed as of
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Effective from
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SupportsMicrosoft CorporationNot disclosed
preliminary allocation of the purchase price is not yet complete

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Economic status

contract.economic_status

acquisition_completed

acquisition date; consolidated-group context | Normalization: The source names the Microsoft / Activision Blizzard acquisition and supports completed status. Reuse the existing acquisition record; preserve each source date limitation without inventing additional ownership or participant roles. | Source fact date (role not promoted to effective date): 2023-10-13

Disclosed
30 Jul 2024
Observed as of
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Effective from
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Effective to
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SupportsMicrosoft CorporationNot disclosed
which was acquired on October 13, 2023

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Economic status

contract.economic_status

acquisition_completed

subject is Microsoft Corporation via first-person filing voice; completed acquisition; date stated only as October 2023; no consideration amount disclosed | Normalization: The source names Microsoft and Activision Blizzard, Inc. and states that the acquisition was completed. Reuse the existing acquisition record without adding a corporate-control role or inventing a complete date. | Source fact date unknown

Disclosed
30 Jan 2024
Observed as of
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Effective from
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Effective to
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SupportsMicrosoft CorporationNot disclosed
in October 2023 we completed our acquisition of Activision Blizzard, Inc. (“Activision Blizzard”).

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Economic status

contract.economic_status

acquisition_completed

completed acquisition; issuer-context resolved to MICROSOFT CORPORATION; date is month-only (October 2023), so complete calendar date is not stated; no consideration disclosed | Normalization: Completed acquisition language refers to the exact existing Microsoft / Activision Blizzard economic instrument; no consideration or complete calendar date is inferred from this fact. | Source fact date unknown

Disclosed
29 Apr 2026
Observed as of
Not disclosed
Effective from
Not disclosed
Effective to
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SupportsMicrosoft CorporationNot disclosed
in October 2023 we completed our acquisition of Activision Blizzard, Inc.

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Completed

investment.completed

USD 75,400,000,000

completed acquisition; total purchase price; consisting primarily of cash; date is closing date | Normalization: Completed acquisition consideration, not a new 2026 investment; acquired debt not added. Knowledge date from retained source/accession coverage, not effective date. | Source fact date (role not promoted to effective date): 2023-10-13

Record total — not a per-participant allocation

Disclosed
29 Jul 2026
Observed as of
Not disclosed
Effective from
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Effective to
Not disclosed
SupportsMicrosoft CorporationNot disclosed
On October 13, 2023, we completed our acquisition of Activision Blizzard, Inc. (“Activision Blizzard”) for a total purchase price of $75.4 billion, consisting primarily of cash.

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Economic status

contract.economic_status

acquisition_completed

buyer Microsoft; completed acquisition; seller not stated; completion date is October 2023 month/year only; no consideration disclosed | Normalization: The source explicitly names Microsoft and Activision Blizzard, Inc. in a completed acquisition. Reuse the existing acquisition record with Microsoft investor and Activision issuer roles; do not create or substitute a corporate-control record, and retain the source month-only limitation. | Source fact date unknown

Disclosed
25 Apr 2024
Observed as of
Not disclosed
Effective from
Not disclosed
Effective to
Not disclosed
SupportsMicrosoft CorporationNot disclosed
in October 2023 we completed our acquisition of Activision Blizzard, Inc.

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Completed

investment.completed

USD 75,400,000,000

buyer MICROSOFT CORPORATION; completed acquisition; closing date; consideration consisted primarily of cash | Normalization: The source names the completed Microsoft / Activision Blizzard acquisition and its $75.4 billion total purchase price, primarily cash. This is acquisition consideration, not a new financing commitment. | Source fact date (role not promoted to effective date): 2023-10-13

Record total — not a per-participant allocation

Disclosed
30 Apr 2025
Observed as of
Not disclosed
Effective from
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Effective to
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SupportsMicrosoft CorporationNot disclosed
On October 13, 2023, we completed our acquisition of Activision Blizzard, Inc. (“Activision Blizzard”) for a total purchase price of $75.4 billion, consisting primarily of cash.

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Economic status

contract.economic_status

consolidated_inclusion_disclosed

acquired business; will be included in consolidated financial statements beginning on the date of acquisition; date of acquisition not stated; segment is More Personal Computing | Normalization: The source names Activision Blizzard in the completed acquisition context. Preserve the accounting status on the existing acquisition record without inventing a date, consideration, or separate ownership claim. | Source fact date unknown

Disclosed
24 Oct 2023
Observed as of
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Effective from
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SupportsMicrosoft CorporationNot disclosed
Activision Blizzard will be included in our consolidated financial statements beginning on the date of acquisition

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Economic status

contract.economic_status

acquisition_completed

acquired entity; included in consolidated financial statements since the date of acquisition; internal controls excluded from ICFR assessment; date is acquisition date | Normalization: The source names the Microsoft / Activision Blizzard acquisition and supports completed status. Reuse the existing acquisition record; preserve each source date limitation without inventing additional ownership or participant roles. | Source fact date (role not promoted to effective date): 2023-10-13

Disclosed
30 Jul 2024
Observed as of
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Effective from
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Effective to
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SupportsMicrosoft CorporationNot disclosed
Activision Blizzard, Inc., acquired on October 13, 2023, which is included in our consolidated financial statements since the date of acquisition

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Economic status

contract.economic_status

acquisition_completed

buyer MICROSOFT CORPORATION; completed acquisition; source gives only month/year (October 2023), not a complete calendar date; no consideration amount stated | Normalization: The source expressly names Activision Blizzard, Inc. and says the acquisition completed in October 2023. Keep this on the acquisition record; do not substitute a corporate-control record or invent a full date. | Source fact date unknown

Disclosed
30 Apr 2025
Observed as of
Not disclosed
Effective from
Not disclosed
Effective to
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SupportsMicrosoft CorporationNot disclosed
in October 2023 we completed our acquisition of Activision Blizzard, Inc.

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Economic status

contract.economic_status

acquisition_completed

Microsoft Corporation is the acquirer; Activision Blizzard, Inc. is the acquired company; completed acquisition; source gives only month and year (October 2023), so no complete calendar date is available | Normalization: Source-supported named relationship. Reuse the exact existing or explicitly added record only where the quote supports that relationship; preserve status, amount basis, dates, and uncertainty without inferring completion, parentage, affiliates, or unrelated aggregate edges. | Source fact date unknown

Disclosed
28 Jan 2026
Observed as of
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Effective from
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Effective to
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SupportsMicrosoft CorporationNot disclosed
in October 2023 we completed our acquisition of Activision Blizzard, Inc.

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Economic status

contract.economic_status

acquisition_completed

Microsoft Corporation completed the acquisition; date is October 2023 completion month/year only, not a complete calendar date | Normalization: The source names Microsoft and Activision Blizzard, Inc. and states that the acquisition was completed. Reuse the existing acquisition record without adding a corporate-control role or inventing a complete date. | Source fact date unknown

Disclosed
24 Oct 2023
Observed as of
Not disclosed
Effective from
Not disclosed
Effective to
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SupportsMicrosoft CorporationNot disclosed
in October 2023 we completed our acquisition of Activision Blizzard, Inc. (“Activision Blizzard”).

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Economic status

contract.economic_status

acquisition_completed

completed acquisition; completion reported in October 2023; month/year only, no complete calendar date; no consideration amount stated | Normalization: The source names the Microsoft / Activision Blizzard acquisition and supports completed status. Reuse the existing acquisition record; preserve each source date limitation without inventing additional ownership or participant roles. | Source fact date unknown

Disclosed
30 Jul 2024
Observed as of
Not disclosed
Effective from
Not disclosed
Effective to
Not disclosed
SupportsMicrosoft CorporationNot disclosed
in October 2023 we completed our acquisition of Activision Blizzard, Inc.

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Economic status

contract.economic_status

acquisition_completed

completed acquisition; acquired entity is Activision Blizzard, Inc.; completion stated as October 2023 (month-year only); first-person voice resolved to Microsoft Corporation; not a price or cash paid amount | Normalization: Source-confirmed recovery after manual review of the full retained passage. Preserve the original failed fact in the recovery manifest; this is not a provider success, new billed attempt, approval, or publication. The source explicitly states completion; retain month-only language in the source qualifier and do not invent consideration or a corporate-control record. | Source fact date unknown

Disclosed
29 Oct 2025
Observed as of
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Effective from
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Effective to
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SupportsMicrosoft CorporationNot disclosed
For example, in October 2023 we completed our acquisition of Activision Blizzard, Inc.

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Economic status

contract.economic_status

acquisition_completed

subject resolved from filing-header issuer context for first-person 'we'; completed acquisition; date is month-year only (October 2023), so no complete calendar date is available; no consideration amount stated | Normalization: Offline recovered unreviewed fact; original provider attempt remains failed. Repair 61b1247ac5c6802a7567569d328afe32039660f820a019ad34d98934e7f52c98; no claim of complete warning recovery. | Source fact date unknown

Disclosed
29 Jul 2026
Observed as of
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Effective from
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Effective to
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SupportsMicrosoft CorporationNot disclosed
in October 2023 we completed our acquisition of Activision Blizzard, Inc.

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Economic status

contract.economic_status

acquisition_completed

issuer context resolves "we" to MICROSOFT CORPORATION; acquisition completed; date stated only as October 2023, so no complete calendar date is provided | Normalization: Source-confirmed recovery after manual review of the full retained passage. Preserve the original failed fact in the recovery manifest; this is not a provider success, new billed attempt, approval, or publication. The source explicitly states completion; retain month-only language in the source qualifier and do not invent consideration or a corporate-control record. | Source fact date unknown

Disclosed
30 Jul 2025
Observed as of
Not disclosed
Effective from
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Effective to
Not disclosed
SupportsMicrosoft CorporationNot disclosed
For example, in October 2023 we completed our acquisition of Activision Blizzard, Inc. (“Activision Blizzard”).

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Economic status

contract.economic_status

acquisition_completed

subject is MICROSOFT CORPORATION; completed acquisition; counterparty is the acquired target company; date stated only as October 2023 month-year; consideration not disclosed | Normalization: The source names Microsoft as buyer and Activision Blizzard as the acquired company and gives only October 2023. Keep the completed status on the existing acquisition record, retain the month-only limitation, and do not create or substitute a corporate-control record. | Source fact date unknown

Disclosed
29 Jan 2025
Observed as of
Not disclosed
Effective from
Not disclosed
Effective to
Not disclosed
SupportsMicrosoft CorporationNot disclosed
in October 2023 we completed our acquisition of Activision Blizzard, Inc.

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Completed

investment.completed

USD 75,400,000,000

completed acquisition; total purchase price; mostly cash consideration; date is acquisition date; consolidated-group context | Normalization: The source names the completed Microsoft / Activision Blizzard acquisition and its total purchase price. Keep acquisition consideration on the existing acquisition record; do not treat it as a new financing amount. | Source fact date (role not promoted to effective date): 2023-10-13

Participant allocation not specified

Disclosed
30 Jan 2024
Observed as of
Not disclosed
Effective from
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Effective to
Not disclosed
SupportsMicrosoft CorporationNot disclosed
On October 13, 2023, we completed our acquisition of Activision Blizzard, Inc. (“Activision Blizzard”) for a total purchase price of $75.4 billion, consisting primarily of cash.

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