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proposed candidate would be considered an independent director under applicable Nasdaq Marketplace rules;
(8) the consent of the proposed candidate (a) to be named in the proxy statement relating to EA's annual
meeting of stockholders, and (b) to serve as a Director if elected at such annual meeting; and (9) any other
information regarding the proposed candidate that may be required to be included in a proxy statement by
applicable SEC rules. The Nominating and Governance Committee may request any additional information
reasonably necessary to assist it in assessing a proposed candidate.
Corporate Governance Guidelines
Our Board of Directors adopted, upon the recommendation of the Nominating and Governance Committee, a
formal set of Corporate Governance Guidelines in May 2004. A complete copy of the Corporate Governance
Guidelines are available in the Investor Relations portion of our website at http://investor.ea.com. Our
Corporate Governance Guidelines contain policies relating to:
‚ Board membership and independence criteria;
‚ Director resignations;
‚ Executive sessions of independent Directors led by a Lead Director;
‚ Authority to hire outside advisors;
‚ Director orientation and education;
‚ Board and Committee self-evaluations;
Proxy Statement
‚ Attendance at annual meetings of stockholders;
‚ Stock ownership guidelines for our Directors and executive oÇcers;
‚ Stockholder communications with the Board; and
‚ Access to management, CEO evaluation and management succession planning.
Global Code of Conduct
Our Global Code of Conduct (which includes code of ethics provisions applicable to our directors, principal
executive oÇcer, principal Ñnancial oÇcer, principal accounting oÇcer, and other senior Ñnancial oÇcers) is
available in the Investor Relations section of our website at http://investor.ea.com. We will post amend-
ments to our Global Code of Conduct in the Investor Relations section of our website. Copies of our charters
and Global Code of Conduct are available without charge by contacting our Investor Relations department at
(650) 628-7352.
Director Attendance at Annual Meetings
Our Directors are expected to make every eÅort to attend our annual meeting of stockholders. All Directors
who were then members of the Board attended our 2004 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.
Stockholder Communications with the Board of Directors
EA stockholders may communicate with the Board as a whole, with a committee of the Board, or with an
individual Director by sending a letter to EA's Corporate Secretary at Electronic Arts Inc., 209 Redwood
Shores Parkway, Redwood City, CA 94065, or by sending an email to [email protected].
All stockholder communications received will be handled in accordance with procedures approved by the
independent Directors serving on the Board. For further information regarding the submission of stockholder
communications, please visit the Investor Relations portion of our website at http://investor.ea.com.
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