Form 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) February 1, 2012

 

 

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):

 

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

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¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 

Item 2.02 Result of Operations and Financial Condition.

On February 1, 2012, Electronic Arts Inc. issued a press release announcing its financial results for the fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2011. 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 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 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

 

Exhibit No.

   

Description

99.1    Press release dated February 1, 2012, relating to Electronic Arts Inc.’s financial results for the fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2011.

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, 2012    
   

By: /s/ Eric F. Brown

  Eric F. Brown
  Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer

INDEX TO EXHIBITS

 

Exhibit No.

   

Description

99.1    Press release dated February 1, 2012 relating to Electronic Arts Inc.’s financial results for the fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2011.