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PROXY STATEMENT
Our Board of Directors is soliciting proxies for the 2005 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. This proxy
statement contains important information for you to consider when deciding how to vote on the matters
brought before the meeting. Please read it carefully.
The Board has set June 6, 2005 as the record date for the meeting. Stockholders who owned common stock on
that date are entitled to notice of the meeting, and to attend and vote at the meeting, with each share entitled
to one vote. There were 305,980,494 shares of common stock outstanding on the record date.
Voting materials, which include the proxy statement, proxy card and our 2005 annual report, were Ñrst mailed
to stockholders on or about June 24, 2005.
In this proxy statement:
‚ ""EA'', ""we'' and ""the Company'' mean Electronic Arts Inc.
‚ ""2000 Equity Plan'' and ""Equity Plan'' mean EA's 2000 Equity Incentive Plan.
‚ ""2000 Purchase Plan'' and ""Purchase Plan'' mean EA's 2000 Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
‚ Holding shares in ""street name'' means your EA shares are held in an account at a bank, brokerage
Ñrm or other nominee.
‚ ""Common Stock'' means EA's common stock, as described in EA's current Amended and Restated
CertiÑcate of Incorporation.
‚ ""Fiscal 2006'', ""Ñscal 2005'', ""Ñscal 2004'', ""Ñscal 2003'' and ""Ñscal 2002'' refer to EA's Ñscal years
Proxy Statement
ending or ended (as the case may be) on March 31, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003 and 2002, respectively.
‚ We use ""independent auditors'' to refer to an independent registered public accounting Ñrm.
‚ Unless otherwise noted, all share and per-share information has been adjusted to reÖect the November
2003 two-for-one split of our common stock.
HOW TO VOTE YOUR SHARES
We are pleased to oÅer you three options for designating the proxies and indicating your voting preferences:
(1) You may complete, sign, date and return by mail the enclosed proxy card;
(2) You may follow the instructions found on the proxy card and vote by telephone; or
(3) You may follow the instructions found on the proxy card and vote via the Internet.
If you choose to vote via telephone or the Internet, you will have a PIN number assigned to you on the proxy
card that you will use to safeguard your vote.
ELECTRONIC DELIVERY OF OUR STOCKHOLDER COMMUNICATIONS
If you are a beneÑcial holder or your shares are held in ""street name'' (your shares are held by a brokerage
Ñrm, a bank or a trustee) and you received your annual meeting materials by mail, we encourage you to
conserve natural resources and help reduce our printing and mailing costs, by signing up to receive future
stockholder communications via e-mail. With electronic delivery, you will be notiÑed via e-mail as soon as
EA's next annual report and proxy statement are available on the Internet, and you can easily submit your
stockholder votes online. Electronic delivery can also help reduce the number of bulky documents in your
personal Ñles and eliminate duplicate mailings. To sign up for electronic delivery, please visit
www.icsdelivery.com/erts to enroll.
Your electronic delivery enrollment will be eÅective until you cancel it. If you have questions about electronic
delivery, please contact our Investor Relations department at 650-628-7352.