---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000712515-25-000013"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "EA"
cik: "0000712515"
company_name: "ELECTRONIC ARTS INC."
filed_at: "2025-02-05T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-27T03:01:30.509746+00:00"
event_type: "other"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# EA enters $1B accelerated share repurchase with Goldman Sachs

## Summary
- Company will repurchase $1.0B of common stock under existing $5B buyback program.
- Payment on Feb 6, 2025; initial delivery of 80% based on Feb 5 closing price.
- Final number of shares determined by volume-weighted average price during term.
- Final settlement expected no later than end of Q1 fiscal 2026.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000712515-25-000013
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: EA
- cik: 0000712515
- company_name: ELECTRONIC ARTS INC.
- filed_at: 2025-02-05T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 8.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/712515/000071251525000013/0000712515-25-000013-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/712515/000071251525000013/ea-20250205.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000712515-25-000013
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000712515-25-000013.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000712515-25-000013.txt

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