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(NASDAQ: ATVI) have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businesswire.com\/news\/home\/20220428005998\/en\/Activision-Blizzard-Stockholders-Approve-Proposed-Microsoft-Transaction\">reported<\/a> that its stockholders has approved Microsoft Corporation\u2019s (NASDAQ: MSFT) proposal to acquire Activision Blizzard Special Meeting of Stockholders held earlier today.\u00a0Over 98% of the shares voted at the Special Meeting were voted in favor of the proposed transaction with Microsoft.\u00a0On January 18th, 2022, Microsoft had announced its plan to acquire Activision Blizzard for USD 95 per share in an all-cash transaction.\u00a0This was subject to customary closing conditions and the completion of regulatory review, the proposed transaction is expected to close in Microsoft\u2019s fiscal year ending June 30th, 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-style-large\"><p>\u201cToday\u2019s overwhelmingly supportive vote by our stockholders confirms our shared belief that, combined with Microsoft, we will be even better positioned to create great value for our players, even greater opportunities for our employees, and to continue our focus on becoming an inspiring example of a welcoming, respectful, and inclusive workplace.\u201d<\/p><cite>Bobby Kotick, CEO, Activision Blizzard<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Activision Blizzard\u2019s mission is to connect and engage the world through epic entertainment.\u00a0 Through communities rooted in its video game franchises the company enables hundreds of millions of people to experience joy, thrill and achievement and enabling social connections through the lens of fun, as Activision fosters purpose and a sense of accomplishment through healthy&#8230; <a class=\"view-article\" href=\"https:\/\/marketdepth.com\/activision-blizzard-stockholders-approve-microsoft-transaction\/\">View Article<\/a>","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":19290,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"pmpro_default_level":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[10,31,7,16],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Activision Blizzard Stockholders Approve Microsoft Transaction - MarketDepth<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/marketdepth.com\/activision-blizzard-stockholders-approve-microsoft-transaction\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Activision Blizzard Stockholders Approve Microsoft Transaction - MarketDepth\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Activision Blizzard\u2019s mission is to connect and engage the world through epic entertainment.\u00a0 Through communities rooted in its video game franchises the company enables hundreds of millions of people to experience joy, thrill and achievement and enabling social connections through the lens of fun, as Activision fosters purpose and a sense of accomplishment through healthy... 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