UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 4
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
[ ] Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16.
Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue.
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person(s)
Mattrick, Don
209 Redwood Shores Parkway
Redwood City, CA 94065-1175
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Electronic Arts (ERTS)
3. I.R.S. Identification Number of Reporting Person, if an entity (Voluntary)
4. Statement for Month/Day/Year
11/15/02
5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year)
6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
[ ] Director [ ] 10% Owner
[X] Officer (give title below) [ ] Other (specify below)
President, Worldwide Studios
7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
[X] Form filed by One Reporting Person
[ ] Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
Table I Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
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1)Title of Security 2)Trans- 3.Trans- 4.Securities Acquired(A) 5)Amount of 6) 7)Nature of
action action or Disposed of (D) Securities Indirect
Date Code A Beneficially D Beneficial
(Month/ or Owned at or Ownership
Day/Year) Code V Amount D Price End of Month I
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Common Stock 11/15/02 M 13,324 (1) A $21.8125 D Direct
Common Stock 11/15/02 S 13,324 (1) D $65.8100 D Direct
Common Stock 11/15/02 M 61,676 (1) A $29.8750 D Direct
Common Stock 11/15/02 S 61,676 D $65.8100 25,447 D Direct
Table II (PART 1) Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (Columns 1 through 6)
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1)Title of Derivative 2)Conversion 3)Trans- 4)Trans- 5)Number of Derivative 6)Date Exercisable and
Security or Exercise action action Securities Acquired (A) Expiration Date
Price of Date Code or Disposed of (D)
Derivative
Security Code V A D Exercisable Expiration
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Non-Qualified Stock Option $21.8125 11/15/02 M 13,324 (1) (2) 09/24/08
(right to buy)
Non-Qualified Stock Option $29.8750 11/15/02 M 61,676 (1) (2) 08/13/09
(right to buy)
Table II (PART 2) Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (Columns 1,3 and 7 through 11)
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1)Title of Derivative 3)Trans- 7)Title and Amount 8)Price 9)Number of 10) 11)Nature of
Security action of Underlying of Deri- Derivative Indirect
Date Securities vative Securities D Beneficial
Amount or Security Beneficially or Ownership
Number of Owned at I
- Title Shares End of Month
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Non-Qualified Stock Option 11/15/02 Common Stock 13,324 0 D Direct
(right to buy)
Non-Qualified Stock Option 11/15/02 Common Stock 61,676 98,324 D Direct
(right to buy)
Explanation of Responses:
(1)
Class A Common Stock
(2)
Option becomes exercisable on a monthly basis over a period of 50 months from vest date.
SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON
/S/ By: Rochelle Gatt, Attorney in fact
For: Don Mattrick
DATE 11/15/02