Electronic Arts 2006 Annual Report Download - page 17

Why are you amending the Equity Plan?
We are amending the Equity Plan to increase by 11 million shares the limit on the total number of shares
underlying awards of restricted stock and restricted stock units Ì from 4 million to 15 million shares. If
the proposed increase is not approved, we will have an insuÇcient number of shares available to issue
restricted stock rights in connection with, and therefore will be unable to implement, the Exchange
Program.
We are also proposing to amend the Equity Plan to limit the number of shares subject to options
surrendered and cancelled in the Exchange Program that will be available for issuance under the Equity
Plan to a total of 7 million plus the number of shares necessary for the issuance of the restricted stock
rights to be granted in connection with the Exchange Program.
For more information regarding the proposed amendments to the Equity Plan, please see Proposal 3.
Amendments to the 2000 Equity Incentive Plan below.
Why are you amending the Purchase Plan?
We are amending the Purchase Plan to increase the number of shares available for issuance by an
additional 1.5 million shares. The Purchase Plan enables our employees to purchase our common stock
through payroll deductions and provides continuing opportunities for our employees to become
stockholders. It also provides an incentive for continued employment. Since the adoption of the Purchase
Plan, we have experienced both signiÑcant growth in the number of employees, as well as an increase in
the percentage of employees, who elect to participate in the Purchase Plan. We estimate that the proposed
increase of shares available for issuance under the Purchase Plan will permit all current and potential
Proxy Statement
future employees to fully participate in the Purchase Plan through at least the end of Ñscal 2007, our
current Ñscal year.
For more information regarding the proposed amendment to the Purchase Plan, please see Proposal 4.
Amendment to the 2000 Employee Stock Purchase Plan below.
Who will pay for this proxy solicitation?
We have retained Georgeson & Company Inc. to solicit proxies from stockholders at an estimated fee of
$7,500 plus expenses and we will pay these costs. This fee does not include costs of preparing, assembling,
printing, mailing and distributing the proxy statements and annual reports, all of which we will pay. If you
choose to access the proxy materials and/or vote over the Internet, you are responsible for Internet access
charges you may incur. If you choose to vote by telephone, you are responsible for telephone charges you
may incur. In addition, some of our oÇcers, directors, employees and other agents may also solicit proxies
personally, by telephone and by electronic and regular mail, and we will pay these costs as well. EA will
also reimburse brokerage houses and other custodians for their reasonable out-of-pocket expenses for
forwarding proxy and solicitation materials to the beneÑcial owners of common stock.
Whom can I call with any questions about my shares?
You may contact your broker. If you don't own your shares through a broker but are a shareholder of
record, you may also call our transfer agent, Wells Fargo Shareowner Services, at 1-800-468-9716 or visit
their web site at www.wellsfargo.com/shareownerservices.
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