Ever since Microsoft announced the potential acquisition of Activision Blizzard, the gaming community has been buzzing. The reactions are pretty natural, given the magnitude of the possible deal. It will be the largest ever acquisition as far as any video game deal is concerned.
Naturally, such a deal is not devoid of complexities, which have increased in light of the upcoming SEC rulings and shareholder votes. Activision has now informed CEO Bobby Kotick's future hasn't yet been decided.
The above information comes at a time when two important rulings are coming soon. Both of them are pretty major and could decide the deal's future. One of them involves a recent investigation that's going on into the details of the agreement.
Another is the upcoming shareho9lder votes which have importance for Bobby Kotick irrespective of the deal. He has come under a lot of criticism over the company's handling of serious allegations of sexual misconduct.
The latest update came on April 18, when Activision Blizzard updated their existing SEC filing with a piece of important information. The information, incidentally, has to do with that of current CEO Bobby Kotick, who has been in the eye of the storm in recent months.
There have been serious allegations against Activision Blizzard's overcount of sexual misconduct. Many have criticized the actions taken by Kotick and his team, and recently, an investment group requested shareholders to reject the advances of Microsoft for the same reason.
As per the updated information, Bobby Kotick's future is not yet settled. Many had the presumption that Kotick would be replaced once the deal was done. It now seems that there's no such agreement for the time being, at least on paper.
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