UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): December 22, 2025
ELECTRONIC ARTS INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
| Delaware | 0-17948 | 94-2838567 |
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 209 Redwood Shores Parkway, Redwood City, California | 94065-1175 | |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
(650) 628-1500
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of Each Class | Trading Symbol | Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered | ||
| Common Stock, $0.01 par value | EA | NASDAQ Global Select Market |
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| Item 5.07 | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
On December 22, 2025, Electronic Arts Inc. (“Electronic Arts” or the “Company”) held a special meeting of stockholders (the “Special Meeting”) in connection with the proposed acquisition of the Company by an investor consortium comprised of The Public Investment Fund, private investment funds affiliated with Silver Lake Group, L.L.C. and private investment funds affiliated with Affinity Partners, as disclosed in the Company’s definitive proxy statement filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on November 20, 2025. The following is a summary of the matters voted upon at the Special Meeting and the voting results for each such matter. As of the record date for the Special Meeting, there were 250,106,129 shares of Company common stock entitled to vote at the Special Meeting.
Proposal 1 – The Merger Agreement Proposal. The proposal to adopt the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of September 28, 2025 (the “Merger Agreement”), by and among the Company, Oak-Eagle AcquireCo, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Parent”), and Oak-Eagle MergerCo, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent, was approved by the votes set forth below:
| For | 201,459,396 |
| Against | 1,915,837 |
| Abstain | 90,331 |
Proposal 2 – The Advisory Compensation Proposal. The proposal to approve, on an advisory (non-binding) basis, the compensation that may be paid or become payable to the Company’s named executive officers in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, including consummation of the merger, was approved by the votes set forth below:
| For | 178,302,365 |
| Against | 24,908,638 |
| Abstain | 254,561 |
Proposal 3 – The Adjournment Proposal. Because there were sufficient votes to approve the Merger Agreement Proposal, no proposal to adjourn the Special Meeting was made.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| Exhibit No. | Description of Exhibit | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document). | |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| ELECTRONIC ARTS INC. | ||
| Date: December 23, 2025 | By: | /s/ Jacob J. Schatz |
| Name: | Jacob J. Schatz | |
| Title: | Executive Vice President, Global Affairs and Chief Legal Officer | |