8-K

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 14, 2020

 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)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933(17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).
Emerging growth company	☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.	☐

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

Item 5.02 (b)    Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On December 14, 2020, Jay C. Hoag notified the Chairman of the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Electronic Arts Inc. (the “Company”) that he will not stand for re-election at the Company’s 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). Mr. Hoag has served as a director of the Company since 2011.

Item 8.01    Other Events.

On December 18, 2020, the Board appointed Mr. Luis Ubiñas to replace Mr. Hoag as Chair of the Company’s Compensation Committee, effective immediately. Mr. Hoag will remain a member of the Compensation Committee. Mr. Ubiñas meets the independence requirements of the NASDAQ Stock Market Rules (the “NASDAQ Rules”) and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

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:	December 18, 2020	By:	/s/ Jacob J. Schatz
			Jacob J. Schatz
			Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

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