EA fails to win bondholder support for buyback, Bloomberg News reports

BY Reuters | CORPORATE | 02/26/26 04:16 PM EST

Feb 26 (Reuters) - Electronic Arts (EA) has yet to win enough bondholder support to repurchase its bonds at a steep discount to face value and amend some lending terms, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday, citing firms that plan to acquire the company.

A key deadline for the agreement passed earlier this week, the report said. (Reporting by Jaspreet Singh in Bengaluru; Editing by Tasim Zahid)

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