0001545187-12-000049.txt : 20120518 0001545187-12-000049.hdr.sgml : 20120518 20120518193910 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001545187-12-000049 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 4 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20120516 FILED AS OF DATE: 20120518 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20120518 REPORTING-OWNER: OWNER DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: BENE STEPHEN G CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001305823 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 4 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-17948 FILM NUMBER: 12856890 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: C/O ELECTRONIC ARTS INC. STREET 2: 209 REDWOOD SHORES PARKWAY CITY: REDWOOD CITY STATE: CA ZIP: 94065 FORMER NAME: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: Bene Stephen G DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20041013 ISSUER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: ELECTRONIC ARTS INC. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000712515 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SERVICES-PREPACKAGED SOFTWARE [7372] IRS NUMBER: 942838567 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 0331 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 209 REDWOOD SHORES PARKWAY CITY: REDWOOD CITY STATE: CA ZIP: 94065 BUSINESS PHONE: 650-628-1500 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 209 REDWOOD SHORES PARKWAY CITY: REDWOOD CITY STATE: CA ZIP: 94065 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: ELECTRONIC ARTS INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920703 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: ELECTRONIC ARTS DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19911211 4 1 edgardoc.xml PRIMARY DOCUMENT X0305 4 2012-05-16 0 0000712515 ELECTRONIC ARTS INC. EA 0001305823 BENE STEPHEN G 209 REDWOOD SHORES PARKWAY REDWOOD CITY CA 94065 0 1 0 0 SVP and General Counsel Common Stock 2012-05-16 4 A 0 12500 A 19200 D Common Stock 2012-05-16 4 F 0 4585 14.31 D 14615 D Common Stock 2012-05-17 4 A 0 13333 A 27948 D Common Stock 2012-05-17 4 F 0 4891 14.41 D 23057 D Restricted Stock Units 2012-05-17 4 D 0 13333 D 2013-05-17 Common Stock 13333 13334 D Restricted Stock Units 2012-05-16 4 D 0 12500 D 2014-05-16 Common Stock 12500 25000 D Upon vesting, each restricted stock unit was converted into an equivalent number of shares of common stock. Represents shares of common stock withheld for tax purposes upon the vesting of restricted stock units. Each restricted stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of Electronic Arts common stock. By: Remie Solano, Attorney-in-Fact For: Stephen G. Bene 2012-05-18 EX-24 2 benepoa.txt EDGAR SUPPORTING DOCUMENT POWER OF ATTORNEY Know all by these presents, that the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints each of Steve Bene, Seema Bal, Marianne Friebel, Kyuli Oh, Heather Reinschmidt and Thuy-My (Remie) Solano signing singly, the undersigneds true and lawful attorney-in-fact to: (1)execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the undersigneds capacity as an officer and/or director of Electronic Arts Inc. (EA), Forms 3, 4 and 5 in accordance with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules thereunder; (2) do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned which may be necessary or desirable to complete and execute any such Form 3, 4 or 5 and timely file such form with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and any stock exchange or similar authority; and (3) take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the foregoing which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit to, in the best interest of, or legally required by, the undersigned, it being understood that the documents executed by such attorney- in-fact on behalf of the undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall be in such form and shall contain such terms and conditions as such attorney-in-fact may approve in such attorney-in-facts discretion. The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full power and authority to do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever requisite, necessary, or proper to be done in the exercise of any of the rights and powers herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do if personally present, with full power of substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that such attorney-in-fact, or such attorney-in-facts substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this power of attorney and the rights and powers herein granted. The undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in serving in such capacity at the request of the undersigned, are not assuming, nor is EA assuming, any of the undersigneds responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4 and 5 with respect to the undersigneds holdings of and transactions in securities issued by EA, unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing delivered to the foregoing attorneys-in-fact. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be executed as of this 14th day of May 2012. /s/ Stephen G. Bene Stephen G. Bene