Following the merger, Vivendi Games will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of Activision and will receive approximately 295.3 million newly issued shares of Activision common stock. In addition, Vivendi will purchase approximately 62.9 million newly issued shares of Activision common stock at a price of $27.50 per share for a total of approximately $1.7 billion in cash.
In the end, Vivendi’s ownership stake in Activision Blizzard will be of approximately 52% on a fully diluted basis and approximately 54% of shares outstanding.
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