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This excerpt taken from the ATVI DEFA14A filed Jun 24, 2008. Additional Disclosures Activision is providing certain additional disclosures that are supplemental to those contained in the Proxy Statement previously mailed to you. The additional disclosures are as follows: Background of the Transaction On April 29, 2008, the Activision board of directors held a special meeting at which the status of the proposed transaction and each of Vivendi Games' and Activision's recent financial performance were discussed. Mr. Tippl provided the board with an overview of Activision's financial results for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2008, including updates to the guidance provided by management in November 2007. Mr. Tippl also reviewed with the board a presentation prepared by Allen & Company, which summarized the financial results for Vivendi Games and Blizzard Entertainment for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007, as well as the current 2008 and 2009 estimated financial results of Vivendi Games and Blizzard Entertainment as compared against those estimates reviewed with the board in December 2007. Additionally, representatives from Skadden Arps advised the board with respect to its fiduciary duties in connection with its recommendation of the proposed transaction to Activision's stockholders. The board reviewed its reasons for undertaking the proposed transaction and determined there was no need to change its December 1, 2007 recommendation to Activision's stockholders.
4 SUPPLEMENT TO PROXY STATEMENT FOR THE SPECIAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS TO BE HELD JULY 8, 2008 This Supplement is dated June 24, 2008 and is first being mailed to stockholders on or about June 25, 2008. |