EA Files 8-K on Exit Activities and Other Events

TL;DR

**EA filed an 8-K on Feb 27 for 'exit activities' – watch for details on potential restructuring!**

AI Summary

Electronic Arts Inc. (EA) filed an 8-K report on February 28, 2024, disclosing an event that occurred on February 27, 2024. The filing indicates items related to "Cost Associated with Exit or Disposal Activities" and "Other Events." No specific dollar amounts or detailed descriptions of these activities were provided within the excerpt.

Why It Matters

This filing signals potential restructuring or strategic changes within Electronic Arts, which could impact future financial performance or operational focus. Investors will be looking for more details on the nature and scope of these 'exit or disposal activities'.

Risk Assessment

Risk Level: medium — The mention of 'Cost Associated with Exit or Disposal Activities' suggests potential restructuring or divestitures, which can introduce uncertainty and costs, but also strategic benefits.

Key Players & Entities

• ELECTRONIC ARTS INC. (company) — Registrant
• EA (company) — Registrant ticker (implied)
• February 27, 2024 (date) — Date of earliest event reported
• February 28, 2024 (date) — Filing date
• Delaware (location) — State of Incorporation
• 209 Redwood Shores Parkway, Redwood City, California 94065-1175 (location) — Principal Executive Offices

FAQ

Key Financial Figures

• $0.01 — ange on Which Registered Common Stock, $0.01 par value EA NASDAQ Global Select Marke
• $125 million — imates that it will incur approximately $125 million to $165 million in total charges in con
• $165 million — ill incur approximately $125 million to $165 million in total charges in connection with the
• $50 million — These charges consist of approximately $50 million to $65 million associated with office s
• $65 million — consist of approximately $50 million to $65 million associated with office space reductions
• $40 million — office space reductions, approximately $40 million to $55 million related to employee seve
• $55 million — eductions, approximately $40 million to $55 million related to employee severance and emplo
• $35 million — verance and employee-related costs, and $35 million to $45 million in costs associated with
• $45 million — loyee-related costs, and $35 million to $45 million in costs associated with licensor commi
• $105 million — the Company expects that approximately $105 million to $150 million will be future cash exp
• $150 million — ects that approximately $105 million to $150 million will be future cash expenditures. The

Filing Documents

• ea-20240227.htm (8-K) — 39KB
• a991letterfromeasceoandrew.htm (EX-99.1) — 7KB
• 0000712515-24-000009.txt ( ) — 173KB
• ea-20240227.xsd (EX-101.SCH) — 2KB
• ea-20240227_lab.xml (EX-101.LAB) — 24KB
• ea-20240227_pre.xml (EX-101.PRE) — 12KB
• ea-20240227_htm.xml (XML) — 3KB

05 Costs Associated with Exit or Disposal Activities

Item 2.05 Costs Associated with Exit or Disposal Activities. On February 27, 2024, the Board of Directors of Electronic Arts Inc. (the "Company") approved a restructuring plan (the "Plan") focused on aligning its portfolio, investments, and resources in support of its strategic priorities and growth initiatives. These actions are consistent with the Company's ongoing focus to deliver against its long-term strategy to drive durable growth, strong cash-flow, and stockholder returns. The Plan reflects actions driven by portfolio rationalization, including costs associated with licensor commitments, as well as reductions in real estate and headcount, impacting approximately 5% of the Company's workforce. The Company estimates that it will incur approximately $125 million to $165 million in total charges in connection with the Plan. These charges consist of approximately $50 million to $65 million associated with office space reductions, approximately $40 million to $55 million related to employee severance and employee-related costs, and $35 million to $45 million in costs associated with licensor commitments. Of the aggregate amount of charges that the Company estimates it will incur, the Company expects that approximately $105 million to $150 million will be future cash expenditures. The actions associated with the Plan are expected to be substantially complete by December 31, 2024. Certain payments associated with lease obligations will be paid in accordance with their terms.

01 Other Events

Item 8.01 Other Events. On February 28, 2024, the Company's Chief Executive Officer Andrew Wilson sent a letter to employees about the Plan, which is attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1, and is incorporated herein by reference.

Forward-Looking Statements

Forward-Looking Statements This Current Report on Form 8-K contains forward-looking statements. We use words such as "anticipate," "believe," "expect," "intend," "estimate", "plan", "predict", "seek", "goal", "will", "may", "likely", "should", "could" (and the negative of any of these terms), "future", and similar expressions to identify forward-looking statements. In addition, any statements that refer to projections of our future financial performance, trends in our business, uncertain events and assumptions and other characterizations of future events or circumstances are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements consist of, among other things, statements related to our business, operations and financial results, and our future financial performance, and may include certain assumptions that underlie the forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and reflect management's current expectations. Our actual results could differ materially from those discussed in the forward-looking statements. Factors that might cause or contribute to such differences include those described in Electronic Arts' latest Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q under the heading "Risk Factors", as well as in other documents we have filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including Electronic Arts' Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed on May 24, 2023. We assume no obligation to revise or update any forward-looking statement for any reason, except as required by law.

01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits. (d) Exhibits. Exhibit No. Description 99.1 Letter to employees from EA's CEO, Andrew Wilson, dated February 28, 2024. 104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document). INDEX TO EXHIBITS Exhibit No. Description 99.1 Letter to employees from EA's CEO, Andrew Wilson , dated February 2 8 , 2024 SIGNATURE Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized. ELECTRONIC ARTS INC. Dated: February 28, 2024 By: /s/ Stuart Canfield Stuart Canfield Chief Financial Officer

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