UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT
TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported) May 12, 2005
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ACTIVISION, INC.
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Delaware 0-12699 95-4803544
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(State or Other (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer
Jurisdiction of Identification No.)
Incorporation)
3100 Ocean Park Blvd., Santa Monica, CA 90405
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code (310) 255-2000
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N/A
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(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
Cash Bonus Awards. The Compensation Committee (the "Committee") of the
Board of Directors of Activision, Inc. (the "Company") authorized the payment of
cash bonus awards to executive officers of the Company in respect of the year
ended March 31, 2005. The awards were determined based substantially on the
Company's and each executive's performance as measured against performance goals
established in 2004. On May 12, 2005, the following awards were finally approved
for the following Named Executive Officers:
Name Cash Bonus
William J. Chardavoyne, Executive Vice
President and Chief Financial Officer $197,648
Richard A. Steele, President, Activision
Distribution and Executive Vice President,
International Distribution $317,196
On May 27, 2005, the following awards were approved by the Committee for the
following Named Executive Officers:
Name Cash Bonus
Ronald Doornink, Chief Executive Officer,
Activision Publishing, Inc. and
President, Activision, Inc. $557,000
Kathy Vrabeck, President, Activision
Publishing, Inc. $423,750
Michael J. Rowe, Executive Vice President,
Human Resources $211,680
Each of the Named Executive Officers of the Company is employed pursuant to the
terms of an agreement, previously filed by the Company, that contemplates annual
base salary adjustments.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Date: June 2, 2005 ACTIVISION, INC.
By: /s/ Ronald Doornink
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Name: Ronald Doornink
Title: President
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