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| Item 2.02 | Result of Operations and Financial Condition. |
On February 1, 2022, Electronic Arts issued a press release announcing its financial results for the third fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2021. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
Neither the information in this Form 8-K nor the information in the press release attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 shall be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.
| Item 8.01 | Other Events. |
On January 28, 2022, the Audit Committee of EA, on behalf of EA’s full Board of Directors declared a cash dividend of $0.17 per share of EA’s common stock. The dividend is payable on March 23, 2022 to stockholders of record as of the close of business on March 9, 2022.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
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| 99.1 | Press release dated February 1, 2022, relating to Electronic Arts Inc.’s financial results for its fiscal third quarter ended December 31, 2021. | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document). | |
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
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| 99.1 | Press release dated February 1, 2022, relating to Electronic Arts Inc.’s financial results for its fiscal third quarter ended December 31, 2021 | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document). | |
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 1, 2022 | By: | /s/ Blake Jorgensen | ||||
| Blake Jorgensen | ||||||
| EVP & Chief Financial Officer | ||||||