SEC FORM 5

SEC Form 5

FORM 5

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

ANNUAL STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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Form 3 Holdings Reported.

Form 4 Transactions Reported.

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

PROBST LAWRENCE F III

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

209 REDWOOD SHORES PARKWAY

(Street)

REDWOOD CITY

94065

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
ELECTRONIC ARTS INC [ ERTS ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

X	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
	Chairman of the Board, CEO

3. Statement for Issuer's Fiscal Year Ended (Month/Day/Year)
03/31/2006

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. 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 (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)	4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned at end of Issuer's Fiscal Year (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common Stock	12/05/2005		G	4,300	D	⁽¹⁾	150,841⁽²⁾⁽³⁾⁽⁴⁾	D
Common Stock	03/31/2006		G	4,961	D	⁽¹⁾	481,441⁽³⁾⁽⁴⁾	I	Probst Family L.P.
Common Stock							10,805⁽³⁾⁽⁴⁾	I	Mr. Probst's Spouse
Common Stock							87,886	I	By GRAT

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)	5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)		10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Explanation of Responses:

1. Gift

2. Includes 893 shares of stock acquired under the Electronic Arts Employee Stock Purchase Plan since Mr. Probsts last Form 4.

3. Since Mr. Probsts last Form 4, for estate planning purposes, (a) 5,580 shares of common stock previously held by the Probst Family LP have been distributed to Mr. Probst (of which 2,971 shares were distributed via family trusts), and (b) 5,580 shares of common stock previously held by the Probst Family LP have been distributed to Mr. Probsts spouse (of which 2,971 shares were distributed via family trusts). The shares received by Mr. Probst, which were previously reported as indirectly owned by Mr. Probst, are now reported as directly owned; the shares received by Mr. Probsts spouse continue to be reported as indirectly owned by Mr. Probst.

4. Since Mr. Probsts last Form 4, for estate planning purposes, (a) 5,225 shares were transferred from the Probst Family LP to Mr. Probst, and (b) 5,225 shares were transferred from the Probst Family LP to Mr. Probsts spouse.

	Stephanie Kuo Attorney in Fact for Lawrence Francis Probst III	05/01/2006
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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