As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 3, 2005 Registration No. 333-_____ =============================================================================== SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 --------------------- FORM S-8 REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 -------------------- Activision, Inc. (Exact name of issuer as specified in its charter) Delaware 95-4803544 (State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer incorporation or organization) Identification No.) 3100 Ocean Park Boulevard Santa Monica, California 90405 (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) Activision, Inc. 2002 Employee Stock Purchase Plan for International Employees (Full title of the plan) Ronald Doornink President Activision, Inc. 3100 Ocean Park Boulevard Santa Monica, California 90405 (310) 255-2000 (Name, address and telephone number of agent for service) Copies to: Kenneth L. Henderson, Esq. Bryan Cave LLP 1290 Avenue of the Americas New York, New York 10104 Approximate date of proposed sale to the public: From time to time after the effective date of this Registration Statement. CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE =============================================================================== Proposed Maximum Title of Each Aggregate Amount of Class of Securities Amount to be Proposed Maximum Offering Registration to be Registered Registered Offering Price (1) Price (1) Fee ------------------- ------------ ------------------ ------------ ------------ Common Stock, 400,000 (2) $15.61 $6,244,000 $735 par value $.000001 per share =============================================================================== (1) Estimated solely for purposes of calculating the registration fee. Pursuant to Rules 457(c) and (h), the Proposed Maximum Offering Price Per Share and the Proposed Maximum Aggregate Offering Price are computed on the basis of the average of the high and low prices for such security as reported on the Nasdaq Stock Market on October 31, 2005. (2) Represents the increase in the maximum number of shares of Common Stock reserved for issuance under the Registrant's 2002 Employee Stock Purchase Plan for International Employees (the "Plan"), as adjusted for the 4 for 3 stock split effective October 24, 2005. 2,000,000 shares of Common Stock, as adjusted for the 3 for 2 stock split effective June 6, 2003, the 3 for 2 stock split effective March 15, 2004, the 4 for 3 stock split effective March 22, 2005 and the 4 for 3 stock split effective October 24, 2005, have been previously registered under the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-8 (No. 333-103320) filed February 19, 2003. Pursuant to Rule 416 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), this Registration Statement shall also cover any additional shares of the Registrant's Common Stock that become issuable under the options covered hereby by reason of any stock dividend, stock split, recapitalization, anti-dilution provisions or other similar transaction effected without the receipt of consideration that increases the number of the Registrant's outstanding shares of Common Stock. 2 STATEMENT UNDER GENERAL INSTRUCTION E REGISTRATION OF ADDITIONAL SECURITIES Pursuant to General Instruction E of Form S-8, this Registration Statement is filed solely to register an additional 400,000 shares of Common Stock, par value $.000001 per share, of the Registrant reserved for issuance under the Registrant's 2002 Employee Stock Purchase Plan for International Employees. The Company's Board of Directors and shareholders approved this increase. Pursuant to and as permitted by General Instruction E to Form S-8, the contents of the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-8, File No. 333-103320, including without limitation, periodic reports that the Registrant filed, or will file, after such Form S-8 to maintain current information abut the Registrant are hereby incorporated by reference herein, and the opinions and consents listed in Item 8 below are attached hereto. PART II INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT Item 8. Exhibits. 4.1 Activision, Inc. 2002 Employee Stock Purchase Plan for International Employees (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of Registrant's Form S-8 (Registration No. 333-103320) as filed with the SEC on February 19, 2003). 5.1 Opinion of Bryan Cave LLP, counsel to Activision, Inc., as to certain legal matters in connection with the shares of Common Stock being registered. 23.1 Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. 23.2 Consent of Bryan Cave LLP (included as part of Exhibit 5.1). 24.1 Power of Attorney (included on signature page of this Registration Statement). 3 SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Santa Monica, State of California, on the 3rd day of November, 2005. ACTIVISION, INC. By: /s/ Ronald Doornink ------------------------ Ronald Doornink, President POWER OF ATTORNEY KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below does hereby constitute and appoint Robert A. Kotick, Brian G. Kelly and Ronald Doornink, and each or any of them, as his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including, without limitation, post-effective amendments and documents in connection therewith) to this Registration Statement on Form S-8, and to file the same with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto each said attorney-in-fact and agent full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agent or any of them, or their or his substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated. Name Title Date ---- ----- ---- Chairman, Chief Executive November 3, 2005 ------------------------ Officer and Director Robert A. Kotick /s/ Brian G. Kelly Co-Chairman and Director November 3, 2005 ------------------------ Brian G. Kelly /s/ Ronald Doornink President and Director November 3, 2005 ------------------------ Ronald Doornink /s/ Michael Griffith Chief Executive Officer and November 3, 2005 ------------------------ President of Activision Michael Griffith Publishing, Inc. (Principal Executive Officer) /s/ William Chardavoyne Executive Vice President November 3, 2005 ------------------------ and Chief Financial Officer William Chardavoyne (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) Director November 3, 2005 ------------------------ Robert J. Corti /s/ Barbara S. Isgur Director November 3, 2005 ------------------------ Barbara S. Isgur /s/ Robert J. Morgado Director November 3, 2005 ------------------------ Robert J. Morgado 4 /s/ Peter J. Nolan Director November 3, 2005 ----------------------- Peter J. Nolan /s/ Richard Sarnoff Director November 3, 2005 ------------------------ Richard Sarnoff 5 EXHIBIT INDEX No. Document -- -------- 4.1 Activision, Inc. 2002 Employee Stock Purchase Plan for International Employees (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of Registrant's Form S-8 (Registration No. 333-103320) as filed with the SEC on February 19, 2003). 5.1 Opinion of Bryan Cave LLP, counsel to Activision, Inc., as to certain legal matters in connection with the shares of Common Stock being registered. 23.1 Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. 23.2 Consent of Bryan Cave LLP (included as part of Exhibit 5.1). 24.1 Power of Attorney (included on signature page of this Registration Statement). 6