Activision Blizzard, Inc. (ATVI) announced that an agreement has been reached to settle the consolidated derivative and class action shareholder case stemming from the October 2013 purchase by the Company and an investor group of 88 percent of Vivendi SA's shares in the Company.
Multiple insurance companies, along with various defendants, will pay Activision Blizzard $275 million. The Company believes the settlement, which acknowledges no wrongdoing by any party, is in the interest of all stakeholders.
Other terms of the settlement include the addition of two unaffiliated Company directors, payment of reasonable and customary fees and costs of plaintiff's attorneys by the Company, an adjustment of voting rights and a global release of all claims against the defendants.
The October 2013 transaction was approved by Vivendi SA and the Company's Board of Directors following a recommendation of a Special Committee of independent directors formed by the Board of Directors to negotiate the transaction on behalf of the Company.
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