AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER by and among MICROSOFT CORPORATION, ANCHORAGE MERGER SUB INC. and ACTIVISION BLIZZARD, INC. Dated as of January 18, 2022Merger Agreement • January 19th, 2022 • Activision Blizzard, Inc. • Services-prepackaged software • Delaware
Contract Type FiledJanuary 19th, 2022 Company Industry JurisdictionTHIS AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER (this “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of January 18, 2022, by and among Microsoft Corporation, a Washington corporation (“Parent”), Anchorage Merger Sub Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent (“Merger Sub”), and Activision Blizzard, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”). Each of Parent, Merger Sub and the Company are sometimes referred to as a “Party.” All capitalized terms that are used in this Agreement have the meanings given to them in Article I.