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$250M Activision Blizzard Shareholder Settlement
By the Class Action Buddy Editorial Team · Last reviewed August 21, 2026 · ✓ verified against https://www.activisionblizzardstockholderlitigation.com/
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Who Is Eligible?
You may be eligible to file a claim if you:
- You owned Activision Blizzard (ATVI) common stock, or any interest in it, at any time from January 18, 2022 through October 13, 2023. That makes you a member of the Class and bound by the settlement.
- You receive a payment only if you still held your Activision shares at the October 13, 2023 merger closing, when they converted into the right to receive $95.00 per share.
- If you bought ATVI during the class period but sold before the October 13, 2023 closing, you are a class member but you do not receive a settlement payment.
- Both beneficial owners (who held through a brokerage) and registered record holders (who held shares directly) can be paid.
- Activision and its affiliates, the director defendants, the other defendants, and their immediate families are excluded.
How Much Can You Get?
The settlement fund is $250 million, all-in, meaning attorneys' fees, expenses, and administration costs come out of that same pot before shareholders are paid. Court-appointed counsel will ask the court to approve a fee award; once that, plus taxes and costs, is deducted, the net fund is divided across all eligible shares to set a per-share amount. Based on the mediator's proposal and the settlement notice, that works out to roughly $0.30 per eligible share. Your payment is that per-share figure multiplied by the number of eligible shares you held at closing. It is separate money, on top of the $95.00 per share you received when the merger closed and the $1.46 per share in ordinary dividends paid while the deal was pending. Because the payment is automatic, class members are not personally responsible for any of the fees; those simply reduce the fund before it is distributed.How to File Your Claim
File with the administrator:
- Do nothing to receive your payment — there is no claim form. Once the settlement is final, the administrator, A.B. Data, distributes the money automatically.
- Payments flow the same way the merger money did: through the Depository Trust Company (DTC) to your brokerage, which passes your share down to you. If you held shares directly as a registered record holder, the administrator pays you directly.
- The most useful thing you can do is make sure the broker or transfer agent that handled your Activision shares has your current address and payment details, so nothing bounces.
- You cannot opt out of this class. If you disagree with the settlement, the plan of allocation, or the requested attorneys' fees, you may file a written, signed objection with the Register in Chancery so it is received by August 31, 2026.
- The court's settlement hearing is September 15, 2026 at 11:00 a.m. at the Leonard L. Williams Justice Center in Wilmington, Delaware. Verify details only at the official site, ActivisionBlizzardStockholderLitigation.com — no legitimate party will ever charge a fee to release your payment.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the deadline to file a claim for the $250M Activision Blizzard Shareholder Settlement?
The current deadline to file a claim is Aug 31, 2026. Claims sent by mail must be postmarked by this date, so allow about a week for delivery if you are not filing online.
Do I need proof of purchase for the $250M Activision Blizzard Shareholder Settlement?
No proof of purchase is required — you can typically file based on a sworn statement, without receipts, photos, or product packaging. Note: some settlements still require a Claimant ID or PIN from a mailed notice; if this one does, it will be shown on the official claim form.
How do I file a claim for the $250M Activision Blizzard Shareholder Settlement?
File directly with the settlement administrator, using the official claim form linked on this page. Class Action Buddy does not support this settlement in the app, so the administrator’s own claim process is the route. Check whether the form asks for an ID or PIN from the notice you were sent before you start.
How much will I get from the Activision Blizzard shareholder settlement?
About $0.30 per eligible share, paid automatically from the $250 million fund. That is on top of the $95.00 per share you received when the Microsoft merger closed and the $1.46 in dividends paid while the deal was pending. Your total depends on how many eligible shares you held at the October 13, 2023 closing, less court-approved fees and costs.
Do I need to file a claim for the Activision Blizzard settlement?
No. There is no claim form and nothing to submit. Once the settlement is final, the administrator pays eligible shareholders automatically — through your broker via the Depository Trust Company (DTC), or directly if you were a registered record holder.
Who actually gets paid from the settlement?
Only shareholders who still held Activision (ATVI) stock at the October 13, 2023 merger closing. You are a class member if you owned the stock any time from January 18, 2022 through October 13, 2023, but if you sold before the closing you do not receive a payment. Simply getting the notice does not mean you are owed money.
Can I opt out of the Activision Blizzard settlement?
No. This is a non-opt-out class certified under Delaware Court of Chancery rules, so class members cannot exclude themselves to sue separately. You can object to the settlement, the plan of allocation, or the requested attorneys' fees by filing a written objection so it is received by August 31, 2026.
Is this a securities-fraud case?
Not in the usual sense. It is a stockholder class action in the Delaware Court of Chancery about corporate law — whether Activision's board and Microsoft followed Delaware's rules in negotiating, approving, and disclosing the $95-per-share merger — rather than a federal securities-fraud case built on a stock-price drop.
Is the August 31, 2026 date a claim deadline?
No. Because payments are automatic, August 31, 2026 is only the deadline to object to the settlement, or to file a notice of intent to speak at the September 15, 2026 hearing. If you do nothing and you are eligible, you will still be paid.
Primary source: official settlement administrator — activisionblizzardstockholderlitigation.com. The settlement details on this page were checked against the administrator’s official website.
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