Electronic Arts 2006 Annual Report Download - page 13

PROXY STATEMENT
Our Board of Directors is soliciting proxies for the 2006 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, 2006, 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 306,158,333 shares of common stock outstanding on the record date.
Voting materials, which include the proxy statement, proxy card and our 2006 annual report, were Ñrst
mailed to stockholders on or about June 30, 2006.
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.
‚ We use ""overhang'' to refer to the total number of shares subject to outstanding equity awards
(such as stock options and restricted stock units) as a percentage of our total shares of Common
Stock outstanding.
Proxy Statement
‚ ""Fiscal 2007'', ""Ñscal 2006'', ""Ñscal 2005'', ""Ñscal 2004'' and ""Ñscal 2003'' refer to EA's Ñscal years
ending or ended (as the case may be) on March 31, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004 and 2003, 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 bank,
brokerage Ñrm, or other nominee) and you received your annual meeting materials by mail, we encourage
you to conserve natural resources, expedite the delivery of future communications, 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.