October 21, 2011
Stephen Krikorian
Accounting Branch Chief
Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporation Finance
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549-4561
Re: Electronic Arts Inc.
Form 10-K for the Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 2011
Filed on May 24, 2011
File No. 000-17948
Dear Mr. Krikorian:
We have received your comment letter dated October 7, 2011, concerning the above-referenced filing. The comment letter asks for our written response within 10 business days or to tell you when we will provide you with our response.
Per a telephone conversation today with Evan Jacobson, Staff Attorney Securities and Exchange Commission, we are respectfully requesting an extension of an additional ten business days to complete our response and allow for the appropriate amount of time and resources, including the coordination of a review process with EAs senior management, auditors, and counsel, to consider the staffs comment.
If you have any questions regarding the foregoing request or otherwise, please do not hesitate to contact me at (650) 628-7305.
Sincerely, |
/s/ Stephen G. Bené |
Stephen G. Bené |
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary |
cc: | MarkShuman | |
MorganYoungwood | ||
EvanJacobson | ||
Securitiesand Exchange Commission | ||
Eric F. Brown | ||
Kenneth A. Barker | ||
Electronic Arts Inc. | ||
John Edner | ||
KPMG LLP |