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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 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) July 28, 2011

 

 

ELECTRONIC ARTS INC.

(Exact Name of EA as Specified in Its Charter)

 

 

Delaware   0-17948   94-2838567

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

 

(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

(EA’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

 

 

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

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of EA under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

¨ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 


Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

At the Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Electronic Arts Inc., held on July 28, 2011, our stockholders voted on the following proposals and cast their votes as described below.

 

1. Election of Directors. The individuals listed below were elected to serve a one-year term on the Board of Directors:

 

     For      Against      Abstain      Broker
Non-vote
 

Leonard S. Coleman

     252,513,424         21,476,262         65,400         21,308,928   

Jeffrey T. Huber

     251,980,174         22,010,029         64,883         21,308,928   

Geraldine B. Laybourne

     262,703,098         11,286,283         65,705         21,308,928   

Gregory B. Maffei

     180,721,935         93,216,747         116,404         21,308,928   

Vivek Paul

     271,674,155         2,320,952         59,979         21,308,928   

Lawrence F. Probst III

     269,829,925         4,169,262         55,899         21,308,928   

John S. Riccitiello

     271,605,467         2,385,390         64,229         21,308,928   

Richard A. Simonson

     257,058,628         16,930,350         66,108         21,308,928   

Linda J. Srere

     269,370,872         4,617,770         66,444         21,308,928   

Luis A. Ubiñas

     272,054,310         1,932,649         68,127         21,308,928   

In addition, the following matters were voted on, received the number of votes indicated in the tables below, and approved by our stockholders:

 

2. Amendment to our 2000 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Equity Plan”) to increase the number of shares authorized for issuance under the Equity Plan by 10,000,000 shares. The full text of the Equity Plan, as amended, and related documents are being filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Form 8-K.

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

Broker Non-vote

224,743,240

  49,179,749   133,097   21,308,928

 

3. Amendment to our 2000 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (“ESPP”) to increase the number of shares authorized under the ESPP by 3,500,000 shares. The full text of the ESPP, as amended, is being filed as Exhibit 10.2 to this Form 8-K.

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

Broker Non-vote

269,669,036

  4,319,815   66,235   21,308,928

 

4. Advisory vote regarding the compensation of the Named Executive Officers.

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

Broker Non-vote

239,765,567

  21,485,736   12,803,783   21,308,928

 

5. Advisory vote regarding the frequency of holding future advisory votes on the compensation of Named Executive Officers.

 

1 Year

 

2 Year

 

3 Year

 

Abstain

 

Broker Non-Vote

255,658,567

 

235,851

 

17,828,267

 

332,401

 

21,308,928


6. Ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2012.
  

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

294,198,854

 

1,054,895

 

110,265

For more information about these proposals, please see our proxy statement dated June 10, 2011.

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

 

Exhibit No.

  

Description

10.1
   2000 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended, and related documents
10.2    2000 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as amended


SIGNATURE

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

 

   

ELECTRONIC ARTS INC.

Dated: July 29, 2011     By:   /s/ Stephen G. Bené
     

Stephen G. Bené

     

Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary


INDEX TO EXHIBITS

 

Exhibit No.

  

Description

10.1    2000 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended, and related documents
10.2    2000 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as amended