AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER by and among MICROSOFT CORPORATION, ANCHORAGE MERGER SUB INC. and ACTIVISION BLIZZARD, INC. Dated as of January 18, 2022Agreement and Plan of Merger • January 19th, 2022 • Activision Blizzard, Inc. • Services-prepackaged software • Delaware
THIS 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.
