EA's interest bill was $53m. The buyout notes cost $427m.
Electronic Arts went private on 4 August 2026 at $210 a share. The notes financing it carry 6.250% to 8.750% coupons — and EA guarantees them.
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| Figure | Value | Arithmetic |
|---|---|---|
| EA's interest bill was $53m. The buyout notes cost $427m. | ||
| Cash consideration for EA's common stock, $bn | $53.00bn | 252387410 * 210 / 1e9 |
| Dollar debt raised, excluding the revolver | $14,750m | 6125 + 3250 + 2875 + 2500 |
| Euro debt raised | 2,805 €m | 1725 + 1080 |
| Annual coupon on the 7.250% secured notes | $208m | 2875 * 0.0725 |
| Annual coupon on the 8.750% unsecured notes | $219m | 2500 * 0.0875 |
| Annual coupon on the dollar notes together | $427m | 2875 * 0.0725 + 2500 * 0.0875 |
| Annual coupon on the euro secured notes | 67.5 €m | 1080 * 0.0625 |
| Dollar note coupon against EA's reported interest expense | 8.06× | (2875 * 0.0725 + 2500 * 0.0875) / 53 |
| Dollar note coupon against EA's FY2026 operating income | +36.8% | (2875 * 0.0725 + 2500 * 0.0875) / 1162 |
| Dollar debt raised against EA's senior notes before the deal | 9.93× | 14750 / 1486 |
| Dollar debt as a share of the common-stock consideration | +27.8% | 14750 / (252387410 * 210 / 1e6) |
| EA operating margin, year to 31 March 2026 | +15.4% | 1162 / 7531 |
| Days from merger agreement to closing | 310 days | 310 |
| Days the notes were outstanding before closing | 118 days | 118 |
| Coupon accrued on the dollar notes before closing | $138m | (2875 * 0.0725 + 2500 * 0.0875) * 118 / 365 |
| EA cash and equivalents at 30 June 2026 | $2,288m | 2288 |
16 figures from 1 article. Totals and industry averages that belong to no single company are not listed here.
Primary sources used
- Electronic Arts Inc. — Form 8-K filed 4 August 2026Items 1.01, 1.02, 2.01, 3.01, 3.03, 5.01, 5.02, 5.03, 7.01, 8.01 — the consortium, the $210 merger consideration, the credit facilities, the three note tranches and their coupons, the guarantees, the Nasdaq delisting request and the undrawn existing revolver
- Electronic Arts Inc. — Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended 31 March 2026Revenue $7,531m, operating income $1,162m, net income $887m and interest expense $53m — the last full year EA reported
- Electronic Arts Inc. — Form 10-Q for the quarter ended 30 June 2026Filed 3 August 2026, the day before closing: senior notes $1,486m, cash and equivalents $2,288m, stockholders' equity $7,079m, 252,387,410 shares outstanding at 29 July 2026
- Electronic Arts Inc. — Form 25-NSE filed 4 August 2026Notification of removal from listing and registration on Nasdaq
- Electronic Arts Inc. — Form 15-12G filed 14 August 2026Certification and notice of termination of registration — the filing that ends the reporting obligation
- Alphabet Inc — prospectus supplement, 6 August 2026 (424B5)The 5.450% ten-year tranche used as the investment-grade comparison; nine tranches totalling $25.0bn
- CoreWeave, Inc — Form 8-K, 10 August 2026 (Items 1.01 and 2.03)$2.6bn delayed draw term loan at Term SOFR + 5.50%, used as the floating-rate comparison
- 'Electronic Arts Delists From Nasdaq in PIF $55B Take-Private' (news, not a filing)The $55bn figure repeated across coverage. This is a claim this article tests, not a source it relies on — we could not tie $55bn to any filing, and the filings support about $53.0bn for the common stock
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