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Activision Blizzard Executive Compensation (FY22)

ATVI · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 only
Chief executive, fiscal 2022
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Robert Kotick
Latest say-on-pay support
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June 21, 2023
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Data as of October 26, 2026Latest filing (8-K): June 21, 2023
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Frequently asked questions

Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Activision Blizzard's chief executive and what were they paid?
Robert Kotick was paid $178,882 in total compensation as Chief Executive Officer for fiscal 2022.
What was Activision Blizzard's say-on-pay result?
For fiscal 2022, shareholders backed the say-on-pay proposal with 94.5% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held June 21, 2023.
Which companies are in Activision Blizzard's peer group?
The disclosed peer group includes Adobe Inc., eBay Inc., Electronic Arts Inc., Fox Corporation and Intuit Inc., among others.

Executive compensation

Every element reported for each named executive officer, by fiscal year.
Fiscal 2022
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Armin Zerza
Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Brian Bulatao
Chief Administrative Officer
◇◇◇◇◇—◇◇
Daniel Alegre
President and Chief Operating Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Grant Dixton
Chief Legal Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Robert Kotick
Chief Executive Officer
◇—————◇◇
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. A negative change in pension value is shown but, as the company reports it, not included in the total.

Equity awards granted

Individual awards as disclosed: type, date, unit counts at each level, and grant date value.
Fiscal 2022
OfficerAwardGrant dateThreshold unitsTarget unitsUnits grantedMaximum unitsExercise priceGrant date fair value
Brian BulataoPSU◇—◇—◇—◇
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. Threshold, target and maximum apply only to performance awards and are never shown for time-based or option awards.

Outstanding awards

Awards still held at fiscal year end.
As disclosed at fiscal 2022 year end
OfficerAwardUnvested unitsMarket value of unvested unitsExercise priceExpires
Armin ZerzaOption◇—◇5/06/2031
Option◇—◇3/14/2028
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
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RSU◇◇——
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PSU◇◇——
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Option◇—◇12/09/2030
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Daniel AlegrePSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Brian BulataoRSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇3/9/2031
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Grant DixtonRSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.

Severance and change in control

The terms as written in the agreements.
Armin Zerza
Chief Financial Officer · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion
Severance multiple◇
Severance base◇
Equity acceleration on change in control◇
Benefits continuation on change in control◇
Brian Bulatao
Chief Administrative Officer · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion
Severance base◇
Change-in-control multiple◇
Equity acceleration on change in control◇
Benefits continuation on change in control◇
Daniel Alegre
President and Chief Operating Officer · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion
Severance base◇
Grant Dixton
Chief Legal Officer · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion
Severance base◇
Change-in-control multiple◇
Equity acceleration on change in control◇
Benefits continuation on change in control◇
Robert Kotick
Chief Executive Officer · Employment agreement
Severance multiple◇
Severance base◇

Director compensation

What each non-employee director was paid.
Fiscal 2022
DirectorFees earned in cashStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Lulu Meservey
◇◇—◇—◇◇
Brian Kelly
◇◇————◇
Robert Morgado
Board chair
◇◇————◇
Dawn Ostroff
◇◇————◇
Robert Corti
◇◇————◇
Reveta Bowers
◇◇————◇
Peter Nolan
◇◇————◇
Barry Meyer
◇◇————◇
Kerry Carr
◇◇————◇
Hendrik Hartong III
◇—————◇
Casey Wasserman
◇—————◇
Robert Kotick served on the board in fiscal 2022 and received no compensation for board service. Executive directors are typically paid through their executive roles, shown above.
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.

Director fee schedule

The standing retainers and premiums the board pays, as published.
Board cash retainer◇
Board equity retainer◇
Total board retainer◇
Board chair premium◇
Lead independent director premium◇
Audit committee chair◇
Audit committee member◇
Compensation committee chair◇
Compensation committee member◇
Nominating and governance chair◇
Nominating and governance member◇
Equity is delivered as restricted stock units.

Disclosed peer group

The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2022
  • Adobe Inc. ADBE
  • eBay Inc. EBAY
  • Electronic Arts Inc. EA
  • Fox Corporation FOXA
  • Intuit Inc. INTU
  • Liberty Media Corporation symbol not shown
  • Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. LYV
  • Netflix, Inc. NFLX
  • Paramount Global PARA
  • PayPal Holdings, Inc. PYPL
  • salesforce.com, inc. CRM
  • ServiceNow, Inc. NOW
  • Sirius XM Holdings Inc. SIRI
  • The Walt Disney Company DIS
  • Warner Bros. Discovery Inc. WBD

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2022June 21, 2023=◇◇◇
2021June 21, 2022=◇◇◇
2020June 14, 2021=◇◇◇
2019June 11, 2020=◇◇◇
2018June 20, 2019=◇◇◇
2017June 26, 2018=◇◇◇
2016June 1, 2017=◇◇◇
2015June 2, 2016=◇◇◇

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Citations

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203 figures on this page: 195 cited to the filing that reported them, 8 calculated from figures it prints.
195 cited to the filing
8 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0001628280-23-022915
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  2. 0001308179-23-000834
    Compensation Discussion and Analysis · DIRECTOR COMPENSATION · EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION TABLES · Grants of Plan-Based Awards · and 1 more section
  3. 0000718877-22-000008
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  4. 0001104659-21-083428
  5. 0001104659-20-074235
  6. 0001104659-19-037676
  7. 0001104659-18-043241
  8. 0001104659-17-037243
  9. 0001104659-16-125666
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Peers Activision Blizzard discloses

The companies named in ATVI's own disclosed peer group.

Adobe Inc.eBay Inc.Electronic Arts Inc.Fox CorporationIntuit Inc.Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.Netflix, Inc.Paramount GlobalPayPal Holdings, Inc.salesforce.com, inc.ServiceNow, Inc.Sirius XM Holdings Inc.The Walt Disney CompanyWarner Bros. Discovery Inc.

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Velarion Company Intelligence. (2026). Velarion database: executive and board compensation data (Version 2026Q3) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854
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@misc{velarionData2026,
  author = {{Velarion Company Intelligence}},
  title = {Velarion database: executive and board compensation data},
  year = {2026},
  version = {2026Q3},
  doi = {10.5281/zenodo.22283854},
  publisher = {Zenodo},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854}
}
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