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UNITED STATES

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SCHEDULE 14A

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ELECTRONIC ARTS INC.

(Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

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*** Exercise Your Right to Vote ***

Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the Stockholder Meeting to Be Held on July 28, 2016

ELECTRONIC ARTS INC.

ELECTRONIC ARTS INC.

209 REDWOOD SHORES PARKWAY

REDWOOD CITY, CA 94065-1175

Meeting Information

Meeting Type: Annual Meeting

For holders as of: June 06, 2016

Date: July 28, 2016 Time: 2:00 PM PDT

Location: The Headquarters of Electronic Arts Inc.

209 Redwood Shores Parkway Building 250 Redwood City, CA 94065

You are receiving this communication because you hold shares in the above named company.

This is not a ballot. You cannot use this notice to vote these shares. This communication presents only an overview of the more complete proxy materials that are available to you on the Internet. You may view the proxy materials online at www.proxyvote.com or easily request a paper copy (see reverse side).

We encourage you to access and review all of the important information contained in the proxy materials before voting.

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Proxy Materials Available to VIEW or RECEIVE:

1. Notice & Proxy Statement 2. Annual Report

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Voting items

The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR the following:

1. Election of Directors

Nominees

1a Leonard S. Coleman

1b Jay C. Hoag

1c Jeffrey T. Huber

1d Vivek Paul

1e Lawrence F. Probst

1f Talbott Roche

1g Richard A. Simonson

1h Luis A. Ubinas

1i Denise F. Warren

1j Andrew Wilson

The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR proposals 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6.

2 Approve amendments to our Executive Bonus Plan.

3 Approve amendments to our 2000 Equity Incentive Plan.

4 Approve an amendment to our 2000 Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

5 Advisory vote on the compensation of the named executive officers.

6 Ratification of the appointment of KPMG

LLP as our independent public registered accounting firm for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2017.

NOTE: THIS PROXY WILL BE VOTED AS DIRECTED. IN THE ABSENCE OF DIRECTION, THIS PROXY WILL BE VOTED FOR ALL NOMINEES FOR ELECTION, AND FOR PROPOSALS 2, 3, 4, 5 AND 6. In their discretion, the proxy holders are authorized to vote upon such other business as may properly come before the meeting or any adjournment thereof to the extent authorized by Rule 14a-4(c) promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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