secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     ELECTRONIC ARTS INC. (EA)
CIK:        0000712515
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-08-04T20:21:36+00:00
Accession:  0001140361-26-031157
Event type: m_and_a
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 1.00
Item codes: 1.01, 1.02, 2.01, 3.01, 3.03, 5.01, 5.02, 5.03, 7.01, 8.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

EA completes $55B acquisition by PIF, Silver Lake, and Affinity Partners; stock delisted
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- Stockholders received $210 per share in cash; total consideration ~$55 billion.
- EA becomes private, wholly owned subsidiary of Parent; common stock delisted from NASDAQ.
- New debt financing: $6.125B term loan B, €1.725B term loan B, $3.25B term loan A, $500M revolver.
- New notes issued: $2.875B 7.25% secured notes due 2033, €1.08B 6.25% secured notes due 2033, $2.5B 8.75% unsecured notes due 2034.
- All directors resigned; Andrew Wilson remains Chairman & CEO.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/712515/000114036126031157/0001140361-26-031157-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/712515/000114036126031157/ef20079099_8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001140361-26-031157

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