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Issuer:     ELECTRONIC ARTS INC. (EA)
CIK:        0000712515
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2024-02-28T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000712515-24-000009
Event type: other_material
Sentiment:  negative
Materiality: 0.80
Item codes: 2.05, 8.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

EA approves restructuring plan cutting ~5% of workforce, expects $125M-$165M in charges
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- Plan approved Feb 27, 2024; impacts ~5% of workforce (~780 employees based on prior headcount).
- Total estimated charges $125M-$165M: office space $50-65M, severance $40-55M, licensor commitments $35-45M.
- Cash expenditures expected $105M-$150M; actions substantially complete by Dec 31, 2024.
- Plan includes portfolio rationalization, sunsetting games, and moving away from licensed IP.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/712515/000071251524000009/0000712515-24-000009-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/712515/000071251524000009/ea-20240227.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000712515-24-000009

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