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PROPOSALS TO BE VOTED ON
PROPOSAL 1. ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
At the Annual Meeting, stockholders will elect nine Directors to hold oÇce for a one-year term until the next
Annual Meeting (or until their respective successors are elected and qualiÑed). All nominees have consented
to serve a one-year term, if elected.
Vivek Paul, who was appointed as a Director on June 15, 2005, is standing for election to our Board of
Directors for the Ñrst time. Mr. Paul was referred as a potential candidate for Director to our Nominating and
Governance Committee by an external, independent recruiting Ñrm. At the time of Mr. Paul's appointment,
the authorized size of our Board was temporarily increased from nine to ten Directors. In May 2005,
William J. Byron announced his retirement from the Board, eÅective as of the commencement of the 2005
Annual Meeting, and therefore will not be standing for re-election. Accordingly, immediately upon
Mr. Byron's retirement at the commencement of the 2005 Annual Meeting, the authorized size of our Board
will be reduced back to nine Directors.
The Board has nominated the following Directors to stand for re-election this year:
‚ M. Richard Asher
‚ Leonard S. Coleman
‚ Gary M. Kusin
‚ Gregory B. MaÅei
‚ Timothy Mott
‚ Robert W. Pittman
‚ Lawrence F. Probst III
‚ Linda J. Srere
In addition, the Board has nominated the following Director to stand for election for the Ñrst time this year:
‚ Vivek Paul
Required Vote and Board of Directors' Recommendation
The nine nominees receiving the highest number of ""for'' votes will be elected as Directors. Shares
represented by your proxy will be voted for the election of the nine nominees recommended by EA's
management unless you mark your proxy to ""withhold authority'' to so vote.
The Board recommends a vote FOR each of the nominees.
Director Biographies
Each of the following Directors, other than Mr. Byron, have been nominated for election or re-election at the
2005 Annual Meeting.
M. Richard Asher
Director since 1984
Mr. Asher, age 73, is presently an attorney, a consultant, and an aÇliate professor with Florida Atlantic
University. He was a senior executive oÇcer and CEO in the music and record business with CBS, Warner
Brothers and PolyGram Records for over 25 years. Mr. Asher is a director of several private companies and
previously served as a director for a number of public companies.
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