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) May 28, 2019

 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






Item 8.01    Other Events.

Electronic Arts Inc. (“EA”) has filed this Current Report on Form 8-K to report that certain executive officers established pre-arranged stock trading plans as part of managing their EA equity holdings.

Andrew Wilson, Chief Executive Officer and a member of EA’s Board of Directors, entered into a plan on May 31, 2019, and sales under this plan may take place periodically from August 1, 2019, through August 5, 2020. Laura Miele, Chief Studios Officer, entered into a plan on May 30, 2019, and sales under this plan may take place periodically from July 1, 2019, through June 30, 2020. Matthew Bilbey, Executive Vice President of Strategic Growth, entered into a plan on May 28, 2019, and sales under this plan may take place periodically from July 1, 2019, through June 30, 2020.

Each of these plans accord with the guidelines of Rule 10b5-1 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and with EA’s policies regarding stock transactions by directors, executive officers and other employees.  Transactions under each of these plans will be disclosed publicly through appropriate filings with the 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:
June 3, 2019
By:
/s/ Jacob J. Schatz
 
 
 
Jacob J. Schatz
 
 
 
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and
Corporate Secretary