Electronic Arts said the antitrust waiting period for its merger expired on Feb 9, 2026

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Electronic Arts said the waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act, an antitrust law, for its merger with companies formed by an investor consortium of the Public Investment Fund and funds affiliated with Silver Lake and Affinity expired on Feb 9, 2026. That satisfied certain closing conditions, but the filing said the merger remained subject to other conditions, including other required regulatory clearances. As of the filing, Electronic Arts expected the merger to close in the first quarter of its fiscal year ending Mar 31, 2027, which the filing dates as Apr 1 to Jun 30, 2026. The disclosure was made in Electronic Arts' Form 8-K, a US company's report of a material event, filed Feb 10, 2026.1^,2^,3^,4^,5