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Earlier this week, a report from revealed that shareholders at Activision Blizzard would vote this Thursday to approve or decline the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:attempted acquisition by Microsoft. But, as reporter Stephen Totilo expl♍ains in the tweet thread beginning just below, there's actually a lot m𒅌ore than meets the eye with the forthcoming vote.
A 'yes' vote from Activision Blizzard shareholders this Thursday won't just okay Microsoft bid but will secure Bobby Kotick's eligibility for a $22 million bonusThere's a bit of intrigue here involving, of all things, an elite LA elementary school...//t.co/2🌱27crUeK1g
As well as signing off on the acquisition itself, three members of the Activision Blizzard board will be part of a subcommittee deciding whether CEO Bobby Kotick will be eligible to re💙ceive a $22 million payout bonus and to have h🎶is previously-slashed pay packet reinstated.
In order for that to happen, the subcommitt🙈ee would have to rule that the toxic work environment documented at Activision Blizzard over the past few years has been sufficiently reformed in recent months. As Axios reports, however, one of the three people tasked with making that decision is Reveta Bowers, current interim head of The Center for Early Education. The school is one of the most prestigious in L.A., and has seen the families of the likes of Jack Nicholson and Denzel Washington pass through its doors. Up until 2020, Kotick sat on the school's board, leaving around the time Bowers took up her current role.
Activision Blizzard told Axios that Kotick had left the school board in an attempt to avoid a conflict of interest, but appeared not to comment on Bowers💯' spot on its own board or the relevant sub🌃committee.
This isn't the first time that the acquisition has been marred by boardroom relationships. Three men - one of whom served on the Coca-Cola board alongside Kotick - were investigated by the Department of🌠 Justice earlier this year over the possibility of insider trading.
This is just the latest in the ongoing attemped acquisition of Activision Blizzard by Microsoft, which begin earlier this year. Although members of the former will vote on the deal today, it still needs approval from the FTC, which announced a break in tradition to 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:pers🌳onally revꦅiew and approve the deal earlier this year.
The acquisꦫition process is expected to eꦛnd on or before June 30, 2023.
Activision's flagship Call of Duty franchise is expected to remain available on PlayStation, even after its developers' move to Xbox.
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