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record and/or beneÑcial ownership of EA securities held by the proposed candidate, if any; (6) a
description of all arrangements or understandings between the stockholder and the proposed candidate
relating to the proposed candidate's candidacy; (7) a statement as to whether the 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 has adopted, upon the recommendation of the Nominating and Governance
Committee, a formal set of Corporate Governance Guidelines. 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;
Proxy Statement
‚ Board and Committee self-evaluations;
‚ 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 amendments 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. Eight of our
nine current directors attended our 2005 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 StockholderCommunica-
[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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