4 1 kennedy103102.txt FORM 4 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) Kennedy, Ruth 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 10/31/2002 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) SVP, General Counsel 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Common Stock 10/31/02 M 2,000 (1) A $21.8125 D Direct Common Stock 10/31/02 S 2,000 (1) D $65.0600 D Direct Common Stock 10/31/02 M 5,500 (1) A $29.8750 D Direct Common Stock 10/31/02 S 5,500 (1) D $65.0600 D Direct Common Stock 10/31/02 M 4,700 (1) A $49.3125 D Direct Common Stock 10/31/02 S 4,700 (1) D $65.0600 D Direct Common Stock 10/31/02 M 7,800 (1) A $46.5400 D Direct Common Stock 10/31/02 S 7,800 (1) D $65.0600 0 D Direct Table II (PART 1) Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (Columns 1 through 6) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Non-Qualified Stock Option $21.8125 10/31/02 M 2,000 (1) (2) 09/24/08 (right to buy) Non-Qualified Stock Option $29.8750 10/31/02 M 5,500 (1) (2) 08/13/09 (right to buy) Non-Qualified Stock Option $46.5400 10/31/02 M 7,800 (1) (2) 10/05/11 (right to buy) Non-Qualified Stock Option $49.3125 10/31/02 M 4,700 (1) (2) 09/29/10 (right to buy) Table II (PART 2) Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (Columns 1,3 and 7 through 11) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Non-Qualified Stock Option 10/31/02 Common Stock 2,000 0 D Direct (right to buy) Non-Qualified Stock Option 10/31/02 Common Stock 5,500 11,000 D Direct (right to buy) Non-Qualified Stock Option 10/31/02 Common Stock 7,800 22,200 D Direct (right to buy) Non-Qualified Stock Option 10/31/02 Common Stock 4,700 45,300 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: Ruth A. Kennedy DATE 10/31/02