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This excerpt taken from the ATVI 10-Q filed May 8, 2009.

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Activision Blizzard has entered into various transactions and agreements, including treasury management services, investor agreement, internal group reporting services, credit facilities arrangement and music royalty agreements with Vivendi and its subsidiaries and affiliates. None of these services, transactions and agreements with Vivendi and its subsidiaries and affiliates is material either individually or in the aggregate to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements as a whole.

 

These excerpts taken from the ATVI 10-K filed Feb 27, 2009.

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        Prior to the Business Combination, Vivendi Games entered into certain transactions with Vivendi and its affiliates in the normal course of operations. Activision Blizzard has entered into various transactions and agreements, including treasury management services, investor agreement, internal group reporting services, credit facilities arrangement and music royalties agreements with Vivendi and its subsidiaries and affiliates. None of these services, transactions and agreements with Vivendi and its subsidiaries and affiliates is material either individually or in the aggregate to the Consolidated Financial Statements as a whole.

        Annual overhead and support costs were allocated to Vivendi Games by Vivendi to approximate management leadership, treasury, legal, tax and other similar service-based support functions incurred on Vivendi Games' behalf. These costs amounted to approximately $2 million, $3 million and $1 million in 2008, 2007, and 2006, respectively. These allocations were included in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Operations as general and administrative expense.

        For the years ended December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006, a management fee of approximately $1 million, $3 million and $3 million, respectively, was allocated to Vivendi Games from Vivendi for insurance, share-employee costs and other general corporate support functions incurred on Vivendi Games' behalf. This allocation is included in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Operations as general and administrative expense.

        In the normal course of business, Vivendi had guaranteed (i) Vivendi Games' obligations under certain property leases totaling $46 million, and (ii) payment to certain inventory vendors of up to approximately $33 million as of December 31, 2007. Payables related to inventory purchases are included in accounts payable in the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets.

        For the years ended December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006, royalty expenses related to properties licensed from Universal Entertainment of approximately $2 million, $1 million and $2 million, respectively were recognized. Royalties are included in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Operations as cost of sales—software royalties and amortization. Royalty amounts due to Universal Entertainment are not material.

        Vivendi Games had entered into agreements with certain affiliates for the physical distribution of boxed product sales for certain territories outside North America.

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        Prior to the Business Combination, Vivendi Games entered into certain transactions with Vivendi and its affiliates in the normal course
of operations. Activision Blizzard has entered into various transactions and agreements, including treasury management services, investor agreement, internal group reporting services, credit
facilities arrangement and music royalties agreements with Vivendi and its subsidiaries and affiliates. None of these services, transactions and agreements with Vivendi and its subsidiaries and
affiliates is material either individually or in the aggregate to the Consolidated Financial Statements as a whole.



        Annual
overhead and support costs were allocated to Vivendi Games by Vivendi to approximate management leadership, treasury, legal, tax and other similar service-based support functions
incurred on Vivendi Games' behalf. These costs amounted to approximately $2 million, $3 million and $1 million in 2008, 2007, and 2006, respectively. These allocations were
included in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Operations as general and administrative expense.




        For
the years ended December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006, a management fee of approximately $1 million, $3 million and $3 million, respectively, was allocated to
Vivendi Games from Vivendi for insurance, share-employee costs and other general corporate support functions incurred on Vivendi Games' behalf. This allocation is included in the accompanying
Consolidated Statements of Operations as general and administrative expense.



        In
the normal course of business, Vivendi had guaranteed (i) Vivendi Games' obligations under certain property leases totaling $46 million, and (ii) payment to
certain inventory vendors of up to approximately $33 million as of December 31, 2007. Payables related to inventory purchases are included in accounts payable in the accompanying
Consolidated Balance Sheets.



        For
the years ended December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006, royalty expenses related to properties licensed from Universal Entertainment of approximately $2 million,
$1 million and $2 million, respectively were recognized. Royalties are included in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Operations as cost of sales—software royalties
and amortization. Royalty amounts due to Universal Entertainment are not material.




        Vivendi
Games had entered into agreements with certain affiliates for the physical distribution of boxed product sales for certain territories outside North America.



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This excerpt taken from the ATVI 10-Q filed Nov 10, 2008.

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Activision Blizzard has entered into various transactions and agreements, including treasury management services, investor agreement, internal group reporting services, credit facilities arrangement (see Note 16 for more details), and music royalties agreements with Vivendi and its subsidiaries and affiliates. None of these services, transactions and agreements with Vivendi and its subsidiaries and affiliates is material to the Consolidated Financial Statements as a whole.

 

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