secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     ELECTRONIC ARTS INC. (EA)
CIK:        0000712515
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2025-09-29T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001140361-25-036415
Event type: m_and_a
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 1.00
Item codes: 1.01, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

EA to be acquired by PIF, Silver Lake, and Affinity for $55B ($210/share) all-cash
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- Stockholders to receive $210/share cash, a 25% premium to unaffected price of $168.32.
- Enterprise value of ~$55B; largest all-cash sponsor take-private in history.
- Funding: ~$36B equity (including PIF rollover of its 9.9% stake) and $20B debt from JPMorgan.
- Expected close in Q1 FY27, subject to regulatory approvals and stockholder vote.
- PIF, Silver Lake, and Affinity Partners bring deep gaming, sports, and entertainment expertise.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/712515/000114036125036415/0001140361-25-036415-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/712515/000114036125036415/ef20056167_8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001140361-25-036415

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