8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT

TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported) June 20, 2005

ELECTRONIC ARTS INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Delaware

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

0-17948	94-2838567
(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

209 Redwood Shores Parkway, Redwood City, California 94065-1175

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

(650) 628-1500

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers.

On June 17, 2005, Electronic Arts Inc. issued a press release in which it announced that Vivek Paul had been appointed to the Board of Directors and that the authorized size of the Board had been temporarily increased from nine to ten directors. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press release dated June 17, 2005, relating to the appointment of Vivek Paul to Electronic Art Inc.’s Board of Directors and related changes in the authorized number of directors.

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	ELECTRONIC ARTS INC.
Dated: June 20, 2005	By:	/s/ Warren C. Jenson
		Warren C. Jenson
		Executive Vice President, Chief Financial
		and Administrative Officer

EX-99.1

EXHIBIT 99.1

Electronic Arts Appoints Vivek Paul to Its Board of Directors

REDWOOD CITY, Calif., June 17, 2005 — Electronic Arts (NASDAQ: ERTS), the world’s leading developer and publisher of interactive entertainment, today announced the appointment of Vivek Paul to its Board of Directors.

Mr. Paul (46) is the Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of Wipro, Ltd., a provider of integrated business, technology and process solutions, and Chief Executive Officer of Wipro Technologies, Wipro’s global information technology, product engineering, and business process services segments.

“The addition of Vivek Paul to EA’s Board provides us with unique insight and experience related to several of our strategic priorities,” said EA Chairman and CEO Larry Probst. “His deep understanding of technology, management and global markets will be extraordinarily valuable in helping us set and define objectives for EA’s future.”

“EA is recognized as a global creative powerhouse,” said Mr. Paul. “I’m looking forward to working with the Board and EA’s team to help them achieve their mission of becoming the greatest entertainment company ever.”

From January 1996 to July 1999, Mr. Paul was General Manager of Global CT Business at General Electric, Medical Systems Division. From March 1993 to December 1995, he served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Wipro GE Medical Systems Limited. Mr. Paul holds a Bachelor of Engineering from the Birla Institute of Technology and Science, and an M.B.A. from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.

Mr. Paul lives in Silicon Valley, California with his wife and three children.

Mr. Paul will replace Bill Byron who will retire in July from EA’s Board after 16 years of service. With Mr. Paul’s appointment, the size of EA’s Board was temporarily increased to ten directors. Upon Mr. Byron’s retirement, the size of the Board will be reduced back to nine directors.

About Electronic Arts

Electronic Arts (EA), headquartered in Redwood City, California, is the world’s leading interactive entertainment software company. Founded in 1982, the company develops, publishes, and distributes interactive software worldwide for videogame systems, personal computers and the Internet. Electronic Arts markets its products under four brand names: EA SPORTS(TM), EA(TM), EA SPORTS BIG(TM) and POGO(TM). In fiscal 2005, EA posted revenues of $3.1 billion and had 31 titles that sold more than one million copies. EA’s homepage and online game site is www.ea.com. More information about EA’s products and full text of press releases can be found on the Internet at http://info.ea.com.

Contact:

Electronic Arts

Tammy Schachter, 650-628-7223

tschachter@ea.com