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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) August 8, 2019

 ELECTRONIC ARTS INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant 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
 
 
(Registrant’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 the registrant 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))
 
 
 
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933(17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).
Emerging growth company
 
 
 
 
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
 
 
 
 
 
Title of Each Class
 
Trading Symbol
 
Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered
Common Stock, $0.01 par value
 
EA
 
NASDAQ Global Select Market






Item 5.02
Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On August 8, 2019, at Electronic Arts Inc.’s (the “Company”) annual meeting of stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”), the Company’s stockholders approved the Electronic Arts Inc. 2019 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2019 EIP”), as described in the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 21, 2019 (the “Proxy Statement”) to replace the Electronic Arts Inc. 2000 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended (the “2000 EIP”), effective as of the date of stockholder approval. The 2019 EIP, which was previously approved, subject to stockholder approval, by the Board of Directors of the Company, permits the Company to grant equity awards with respect to a maximum of (i) 13,500,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, plus (ii) any shares authorized for grant or subject to awards under the 2000 EIP that are not delivered to participants for any reason. The Company’s directors, executive officers and employees are currently eligible to receive equity awards under the 2019 EIP.

A summary of the 2019 EIP is set forth in the Proxy Statement. That summary and the foregoing description of the 2019 EIP is qualified in its entirety by reference to the text of the 2019 EIP, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 5.03
Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.

On August 8, 2019, at the Annual Meeting, the stockholders of the Company approved an Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (the “A&R COI”) of the Company that permits holders of 25% or more of the Company’s common stock to call special meetings of the stockholders (the “Special Meeting Right”) and removes separate immaterial and outdated language related to a historical recapitalization of the Company’s equity. Following the Annual Meeting, on August 8, 2019, the Company filed the A&R COI with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, at which time the A&R COI became effective. The foregoing description of the A&R COI is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the A&R COI, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 3.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

On August 8, 2019, the Company’s Board of Directors adopted Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company (the “A&R Bylaws”) to implement the Special Meeting Right and make other clarifying, conforming and administrative changes as described below. The A&R Bylaws modify Section 1.3 to implement the Special Meeting Right and to provide procedural and informational requirements for stockholders to follow when requesting a special meeting of the stockholders.

The A&R Bylaws also include changes to Sections 1.5 and 1.7 to account for the Special Meeting Right, changes to Articles I, IV and V to delete an officer title not utilized by the Company and ministerial changes to Article I, V, VI, and IX.

The foregoing description of the changes contained in the Company’s A&R Bylaws is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the A&R Bylaws, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 3.2 and is incorporated herein by reference.

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

At the Annual Meeting, held on August 8, 2019, 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 on the Board until the next annual meeting of stockholders or until his or her successor is elected and qualified.
 
 
For
 
Against
 
Abstain
 
Broker Non-Vote
Leonard S. Coleman
 
227,446,408
 
7,893,952
 
461,503
 
17,284,367
Jay C. Hoag
 
232,189,148
 
3,152,698
 
460,017
 
17,284,367
Jeffrey T. Huber
 
234,046,918
 
1,291,236
 
463,709
 
17,284,367
Lawrence F. Probst III
 
231,727,605
 
3,608,500
 
465,758
 
17,284,367
Talbott Roche
 
234,255,632
 
1,088,272
 
457,959
 
17,284,367
Richard A. Simonson
 
230,488,486
 
4,851,028
 
462,349
 
17,284,367
Luis A. Ubiñas
 
230,979,063
 
4,359,782
 
463,018
 
17,284,367
Heidi J. Ueberroth
 
234,347,376
 
1,000,727
 
453,760
 
17,284,367
Andrew Wilson
 
234,289,435
 
1,065,869
 
446,559
 
17,284,367






2.
Approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the named executive officers. The proposal was approved.
For
 
Against
 
Abstain
 
Broker Non-Vote
221,914,065
 
13,388,884
 
498,914
 
17,284,367

3.
Ratify the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2020. The appointment was ratified.

For
 
Against
 
Abstain
 
 
243,516,883
 
9,084,777
 
484,570
 
 

4.
Approve the 2019 EIP. The proposal was approved.
For
 
Against
 
Abstain
 
Broker Non-Vote
214,517,265
 
20,790,560
 
494,038
 
17,284,367

5.
Approve an Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to permit stockholders holding 25% or more of the Company’s common stock to call special meetings. The proposal was approved.
For
 
Against
 
Abstain
 
Broker Non-Vote
215,934,216
 
5,078,005
 
14,789,642
 
17,284,367

6.
Consider and vote upon a stockholder proposal to allow stockholders holding 15% or more of the Company’s common stock to call special meetings. The proposal received affirmative votes from 57.49% of the votes cast on the proposal.
For
 
Against
 
Abstain
 
Broker Non-Vote
135,269,787
 
100,010,229
 
521,847
 
17,284,367

Item 9.01
Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.
Exhibit No.
 
Description
3.1
 
Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation
3.2
 
Amended and Restated Bylaws
10.1
 
2019 Equity Incentive Plan, and related documents*
*Management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.





INDEX TO EXHIBITS

Exhibit No.
 
Description
3.1
 
3.2
 
 
*Management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.






SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
 
            
 
 
ELECTRONIC ARTS INC.
 
 
 
 
Dated:
August 8, 2019
By:
/s/ Jacob J. Schatz
 
 
 
Jacob J. Schatz
 
 
 
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and
Corporate Secretary





Exhibit 3.1


AMENDED AND RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION

OF

ELECTRONIC ARTS INC.


ELECTRONIC ARTS INC., a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware, hereby certifies as follows:

FIRST: The name of the corporation is Electronic Arts Inc.

SECOND: The original Certificate of Incorporation of the corporation was filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on May 8, 1991.

THIRD: The Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation hereinafter set forth restates, integrates and further amends the provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation of this corporation as heretofore amended or supplemented, in accordance with Section 245 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.

FOURTH: The Board of Directors and the stockholders of the corporation have each duly adopted the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation pursuant to the provisions of Section 242 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware in the form set forth as follows:






ARTICLE I

The name of the corporation is Electronic Arts Inc. (the “Company”).

ARTICLE II

The address of the registered office of the Company in the State of Delaware is 1209 Orange Street, in the City of Wilmington, County of New Castle. The name of its registered agent at that address is The Corporation Trust Company.

ARTICLE III

The purpose of the Company is to engage in any lawful act or activity for which corporations may be organized under the General Corporation Law of Delaware.

ARTICLE IV

The total number of shares of stock of all classes which the Company is authorized to issue is 1,010,000,000 shares, consisting of 1,000,000,000 shares of Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share (“Common Stock”), and 10,000,000 shares of Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share.

The Board of Directors is authorized, subject to any limitations prescribed by the law of the State of Delaware, to provide for the issuance of Preferred Stock in one or more series, to establish from time to time the number of shares to be included in each such series, to fix the designation, powers, preferences and rights of the shares of each such series and any qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof, and to increase or decrease the shares of any such series (but not below the number of shares of such series then outstanding).
  
ARTICLE V

The stockholders of the Company shall have the power to adopt, amend or repeal the Bylaws. The Board of Directors of the Company shall also have the power to adopt, amend or repeal Bylaws of the Company, except insofar as Bylaws adopted by the stockholders shall otherwise provide.

ARTICLE VI

Election of Directors need not be by written ballot unless a stockholder demands election by written ballot at a stockholder meeting and before voting begins, or unless the Bylaws of the Company shall so provide.

ARTICLE VII

A Director of the Company shall not be personally liable to the Company or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except for liability (i) for any breach of the Director’s duty of loyalty to the Company or its stockholders, (ii) for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (iii) under Section 174 of the Delaware General Corporation Law or (iv) for any transactions from which the Director derived an improper personal benefit.






If the Delaware General Corporation Law is hereafter amended to authorize the further elimination or limitation of the liability of a Director, then the liability of a director of the Company shall be eliminated or limited to the fullest extent permitted by the Delaware General Corporation Law, as so amended.

Neither any amendment nor repeal of this Article VII, nor the adoption of any provision of this Certificate of Incorporation inconsistent with this Article VII, shall eliminate, reduce or otherwise adversely affect any limitation on the personal liability of a director of the Company existing at the time of such amendment, repeal or adoption of an inconsistent provision.

ARTICLE VIII

Any action required or permitted to be taken by the stockholders of the Company must be taken at a duly called annual or special meeting of such holders and may not be taken by consent in writing by such holders. Except as otherwise required by law, special meetings of stockholders of the Company for any purpose or purposes may be called only (i) by the Chairman of the Board of Directors pursuant to a resolution stating the purpose or purposes thereof or (ii) by the Board of Directors upon written request by one or more stockholders owning, in the aggregate, at least 25% of the Company’s outstanding shares entitled to vote on the matter or matters to be brought before the proposed special meeting, determined in accordance with the provisions of the Company’s Bylaws, and who otherwise comply with such other requirements and procedures set forth in the Company’s Bylaws, as now or hereinafter in effect.






IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Electronic Arts Inc. has caused this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to be signed by its duly authorized officer on this 8th day of August, 2019 who affirms that the statements made herein are true and correct.


 
 
 
ELECTRONIC ARTS INC.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Jacob J. Schatz
 
 
 
 
Jacob J. Schatz
 
 
 
 
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 





Exhibit 3.2



















AMENDED AND RESTATED BYLAWS

OF

ELECTRONIC ARTS INC.

(a Delaware Corporation)

As Amended through August 8, 2019






















 
TABLE OF CONTENTS
 
 
 
 
Article I:
STOCKHOLDERS
PAGE
 
 
 
Section 1.1:
Location of Stockholder Meetings
1
Section 1.2:
Annual Meetings
1
Section 1.3:
Special Meetings
1
Section 1.4:
Notice of Meetings
3
Section 1.5:
Nominations and Stockholder Business
3
Section 1.6:
Proxy Access for Director Nominations
7
Section 1.7:
Quorum and Required Vote
16
Section 1.8:
Adjournment and Notice of Adjourned Meetings
17
Section 1.9:
Organization
17
Section 1.10:
Voting; Proxies
18
Section 1.11:
Fixing Date for Determination of Stockholders of Record
18
Section 1.12:
List of Stockholders Entitled to Vote
18
Section 1.13:
Inspector(s) of Elections
19
 
 
 
Article II:
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
 
 
 
 
Section 2.1:
Number; Qualifications
19
Section 2.2:
Election; Resignation; Removal; Vacancies
19
Section 2.3:
Regular Meetings
20
Section 2.4:
Special Meetings
20
Section 2.5:
Waiver of Notice
20
Section 2.6:
Electronic Meetings Permitted
20
Section 2.7:
Quorum; Vote Required for Action
20
Section 2.8:
Organization
20
Section 2.9:
Action Without Meeting
21
Section 2.10:
Powers
21
Section 2.11:
Compensation of Directors
21
 
 
 
Article III:
COMMITTEES
 
 
 
 
Section 3.1:
Committees
21
Section 3.2:
Conduct of Business
21
 
 
 
Article IV:
OFFICERS
 
 
 
 
Section 4.1
Generally
22
Section 4.2:
Chairman of the Board
22
Section 4.3:
Chief Executive Officer
22
Section 4.4:
Vice President
22
Section 4.5:
Chief Financial Officer
22
Section 4.6:
Treasurer
22
Section 4.7:
Secretary
22
Section 4.8:
Delegation of Authority
23
Section 4.9:
Removal
23
 
 
 
Article V:
STOCK
 
 
 
 
Section 5.1:
Certificates
23
Section 5.2:
Lost, Stolen or Destroyed Stock Certificates; Issuance of New Certificates
23
Section 5.3:
Transfers of Stock
23
Section 5.4:
Other Regulations
23





Article VI:
INDEMNIFICATION
 
 
 
 
Section 6.1:
Indemnification of Officers and Directors
24
Section 6.2:
Advancement of Expenses
24
Section 6.3:
Non-Exclusivity of Rights
24
Section 6.4:
Indemnification Contracts
25
Section 6.5:
Effect of Amendment
25
 
 
 
Article VII
NOTICES
 
 
 
 
Section 7.1:
Notices
25
Section 7.2:
Waiver of Notice
25
 
 
 
Article VIII
INTERESTED DIRECTORS
 
 
 
 
Section 8.1:
Interested Directors; Quorum
25
 
 
 
Article IX
MISCELLANEOUS
 
 
 
 
Section 9.1:
Fiscal Year
26
Section 9.2:
Seal
26
Section 9.3:
Reliance Upon Books and Records
26
Section 9.4:
Certificate of Incorporation Governs
26
Section 9.5:
Severability
26
Section 9.6:
Forum for Certain Actions
26
 
 
 
Article X
AMENDMENTS
 
 
 
 
Section 10.1:
Amendments
27







AMENDED AND RESTATED BYLAWS
OF
ELECTRONIC ARTS INC.
(a Delaware Corporation)

As Amended through August 8, 2019

ARTICLE I

STOCKHOLDERS

Section 1.1: Location of Stockholder Meetings. Meetings of the stockholders of the Corporation shall be held at such place, either within or without the State of Delaware, as may be designated from time to time by the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors may, in its sole discretion, determine that the meeting shall not be held at any place, but may instead be held solely by means of remote communication in accordance with the Delaware General Corporation Law (the “DGCL”).

Section 1.2: Annual Meetings. The annual meeting of the stockholders of the Corporation, for the purpose of election of directors and for such other business as may properly be brought before the meeting, shall be held on such date and at such time as may be designated from time to time by the Board of Directors. If no annual meeting is held in accordance with the foregoing provisions, a special meeting may be held in lieu of the annual meeting, and any action taken at that special meeting shall have the same effect as if it had been taken at the annual meeting, and in such case all references in these Bylaws to the annual meeting of the stockholders shall be deemed to refer to such special meeting.

Section 1.3: Special Meetings.

(a)
Special meetings of the stockholders of the Corporation may be called, for any purpose or purposes by resolution of the Chairman of the Board of Directors. Business transacted at any special meeting called pursuant to this Section 1.3(a) shall be limited to matters relating to the purpose or purposes stated in the notice of the special meeting.

(b)
Special meetings of the stockholders of the Corporation shall be called by the Board of Directors upon written request to the Secretary of the Corporation (a “Stockholder Special Meeting Request”) by one or more stockholders of record or beneficial owners (the “Requesting Stockholders”) that (i) own, in the aggregate, at least 25% (the “Requisite Percent”) of the Corporation’s outstanding shares entitled to vote on the matter or matters to be brought before the proposed special meeting; and (ii) comply with the procedures set forth in this Section 1.3 with respect to any matter that is a proper subject for the meeting pursuant to Section 1.3(d). Except as set forth in this Section 1.3 or as otherwise required by law, special meetings of the stockholders of the Corporation may not be called by any other person or persons. For purposes of satisfying the Requisite Percent under this

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Section 1.3, “own”, “owning” and “owned” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1.6(d), below.

(c)
Any Stockholder Special Meeting Request shall (i) be in writing, signed and dated by each Requesting Stockholder, (ii) set forth the purpose of calling the special meeting and include the information required by Section 1.5(c)(i) and Section 1.5(c)(iii) (for nominations for the election to the Board of Directors) and the information required by Section 1.5(c)(ii) and Section 1.5(c)(iii) (for the proposal of business other than nominations), (iii) include an agreement by each Requesting Stockholder to promptly notify the Secretary of the Corporation in the event of any decrease in the shares owned by such Requesting Stockholder following the delivery of such Stockholder Special Meeting Request and prior to the special meeting; provided that in the event of any such decrease, such Requesting Stockholders’ special meeting request shall be deemed to have been revoked if, as a result of such decrease, the Requesting Stockholders no longer own the Requisite Percent; and (iv) be delivered personally or sent by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, to the Secretary of the Corporation at the Corporation’s principal executive offices. After receiving a Stockholder Special Meeting Request, the Board of Directors shall determine in good faith whether the Requesting Stockholders have satisfied the requirements set forth in these Bylaws, which determination shall be conclusive and binding, and the Corporation shall notify the Requesting Stockholders of the Board of Directors’ determination. If the Board of Directors determines that the Stockholder Special Meeting Request satisfies the requirements set forth in these Bylaws, the Board of Directors shall determine the date, time and place of the special meeting; provided that such special meeting shall not be more than ninety (90) days after the date on which the Board of Directors determines that the Stockholder Special Meeting Request satisfies the requirements set forth in these Bylaws. The Board of Directors shall also set a record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to vote at such special meeting in the manner set forth in Section 1.11. The Corporation will provide the Requesting Stockholders with notice of such record date. Each Requesting Stockholder is required to update the information required by this Section 1.3(c), (i) as of a date within five (5) business days after such record date, and (ii) as of a date within five (5) business days before the date of the special meeting to which the Stockholder Special Meeting Request relates. In addition, the Requesting Stockholders shall provide such other information as the Corporation may reasonably request within ten (10) business days after such a request.

(d)
A Stockholder Special Meeting Request shall not be valid, and the Board of Directors shall not call a special meeting if (i) the Stockholder Special Meeting Request relates to an item of business that is not a proper subject for stockholder action under applicable law, or that involves a violation of applicable law; (ii) the Stockholder Special Meeting Request relates to an item of business that is the same or substantially similar (as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors) to an item of business that was presented at a meeting of the stockholders occurring within ninety (90) days preceding the earliest date of signature on the Stockholder Special Meeting Request; (iii) the Stockholder Special Meeting Request is delivered to the Secretary of the Corporation during the period commencing ninety (90) days prior to the first anniversary of the preceding year’s annual meeting of stockholders (the “Anniversary”) and ending on the date of the next annual meeting of stockholders; (iv) two or more special meetings have been called at the request of stockholders and convened within the 12-month period ending on earliest date of signature on the Stockholder

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Special Meeting Request; or (v) either the Stockholder Special Meeting Request or the Requesting Stockholders do not comply with the requirements of this Section 1.3.

(e)
Any Requesting Stockholder may revoke a request for a special meeting at any time by written revocation delivered to the Secretary of the Corporation. If, as a result of any such revocation(s), there are no longer valid, unrevoked requests from stockholders of record or beneficial owners who own, in the aggregate, the Requisite Percent, there shall be no requirement for the Board of Directors to call such special meeting or to hold such special meeting regardless of whether notice of such special meeting has been sent and/or proxies solicited for such special meeting.

(f)
Business transacted at any special meeting requested by stockholders shall be limited to the purpose or purposes validly stated in the Stockholder Special Meeting Request for such special meeting; provided that the Board of Directors may, in their discretion, include additional matters in the notice for such special meeting and such additional business shall be transacted at such special meeting. If none of the Requesting Stockholders appear at, or send a duly authorized representative to, the special meeting to present the matters for consideration that were specified in the Stockholder Special Meeting Request, the Corporation need not present such matters for a vote at such special meeting regardless of whether proxies have been solicited with respect to such matters. The Board of Directors may adjourn, postpone, reschedule or, if in accordance with these Bylaws, cancel any special meeting previously scheduled pursuant to this Section 1.3.

Section 1.4: Notice of Meetings. Except as otherwise required herein or provided by law, notice of each meeting of stockholders shall be given not less than ten (10) nor more than sixty (60) days before the date of the meeting to each stockholder entitled to vote at such meeting. Without limiting the manner by which notice otherwise may be given to stockholders, any notice shall be effective if given by a form of electronic transmission consented to, in a manner consistent with Delaware law, by the stockholder to whom the notice is given. Notices of all meetings of stockholders shall state the place, if any, date and time of the meeting and the means of remote communication, if any, by which stockholders and proxyholders may be deemed to be present in person and vote at such meeting. The notice of a special meeting of stockholders shall state, in addition, the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is called.

Section 1.5: Nominations and Stockholder Business.

(a)
Nominations of persons for election to the Board of Directors of the Corporation and the proposal of business to be considered by the stockholders may be made at an annual meeting of stockholders: (i) pursuant to the Corporation’s notice of such meeting (or any supplement thereto); (ii) by or at the direction of the Board of Directors; (iii) by any stockholder of the Corporation who was a stockholder of record at the time of giving the stockholder’s notice provided for in Section 1.5(b) and (c) below, who is entitled to vote at the meeting and who has complied with the notice procedures set forth in this Section 1.5 or (iv) by any stockholder or beneficial owner or group of stockholders or beneficial owners that complies with Section 1.6(c) of these Bylaws. Except for nominations or proposals made in accordance with Rule 14a-8 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, (the “Exchange Act”), and included in the notice of meeting given by or at the direction of the Board of Directors and nominations in compliance with Section 1.6 of these

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Bylaws, the foregoing clause (iii) shall be the exclusive means for a stockholder to make any nomination or to propose business to be brought before an annual meeting of stockholders.

(b)
At an annual meeting of the stockholders, only such nominations will be considered and such other business shall be conducted as shall have been properly brought before the meeting. For nominations or other business to be properly brought before an annual meeting by a stockholder pursuant to clause (iii) of Section 1.5(a) of these Bylaws, (i) the stockholder must have given timely notice thereof in proper written form to the Secretary of the Corporation, and (ii) such other business must be a proper matter for stockholder action under the DGCL. To be timely, a stockholder’s notice shall be delivered to the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the Corporation not later than the close of business on the ninetieth (90th) day nor earlier than the close of business on the one hundred and twentieth (120th) day prior to the Anniversary; provided, however, that in the event that the date of the annual meeting is advanced more than thirty (30) days prior to or delayed by more than thirty (30) days after the Anniversary, notice by the stockholder to be timely must be so delivered not later than the close of business on the later of the ninetieth (90th) day prior to such annual meeting or the tenth (10th) day following the day on which public announcement of the date of such meeting is first made. In no event shall the adjournment or postponement of an annual meeting, or the public disclosure thereof, commence a new time period (or extend any time period) for the giving of a stockholder’s notice as described above. To be in proper written form, a stockholder’s notice to the Secretary of the Corporation must set forth the information required in paragraph (c) of this Section 1.5.

(c)
Such stockholder’s notice shall set forth:

(i)
as to each person whom the stockholder proposes to nominate for election or re-election as a director, (A) all information relating to such person that is required to be disclosed in solicitations of proxies for election of directors in an election contest, or is otherwise required, in each case pursuant to Regulation 14A under the Exchange Act, including such person’s written consent to being named in a proxy statement as a nominee and to serving as a director if elected and information necessary for the Board of Directors to determine whether such proposed nominee is eligible to serve as a director of the Corporation, and whether such nominee qualifies as an “independent director” or “audit committee financial expert” under applicable law, securities exchange rule or regulation, or any publicly-disclosed corporate governance guideline or committee charter of the Corporation, and (B) a statement as to whether such person, if elected and in accordance with the Corporation’s Corporate Governance Guidelines, intends to tender, promptly following such person’s election or re-election, an irrevocable resignation effective upon such person’s failure to receive the required vote for re-election at the next meeting at which such person would face re-election;

(ii)
as to any other business that the stockholder proposes to bring before the meeting, (A) a brief description of the business desired to be brought before the meeting, (B) the text of the proposal or business (including the text of any resolutions proposed for consideration), (C) the reasons for conducting such business at the meeting, and (D) any material interest

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in such business of such stockholder and the beneficial owner, if any, on whose behalf the proposal is made; and

(iii)
as to the stockholder giving the notice and the beneficial owner, if any, on whose behalf the nomination or proposal is made, (A) the name and address of such stockholder, as they appear on the Corporation’s books, and of such beneficial owner, (B) the class and number of shares of the Corporation that are owned beneficially and of record by such stockholder and such beneficial owner and by each associate (as defined in paragraph (g) of this Section 1.5) of the stockholder or beneficial owner as of the date of the notice, and a representation that the stockholder will notify the Corporation in writing within five (5) business days after the record date for such meeting of the class and number of shares of the Corporation beneficially owned by such stockholder or beneficial owner and by each associate as of the record date for the meeting, (C) a representation as to whether either such stockholder or beneficial owner will engage in a solicitation with respect to such nomination or proposal and, if so, the name of each participant (as defined in Item 4 of Schedule 14A under the Exchange Act) in such solicitation and whether such person or group intends to deliver a proxy statement and form of proxy to holders of, in the case of a proposal, at least the percentage of the Corporation’s voting shares required under applicable law to carry the proposal or, in the case of a nomination or nominations, a sufficient number of holders of the Corporation’s voting shares to elect such nominee or nominees, (D) a description of any agreement, arrangement or understanding (whether or not in writing) with respect to the nomination or other business between or among such stockholder or beneficial owner and any other person, including without limitation any agreements that would be required to be described or reported pursuant to Item 5 or Item 6 of Schedule 13D (regardless of whether the requirement to file a Schedule 13D is applicable to the stockholder or beneficial owner) and a representation that the stockholder will notify the Corporation in writing within five (5) business days after the record date for such meeting of any such agreement, arrangement or understanding (including any derivative or short positions, profit interests, options, hedging transactions, and borrowed or loaned shares, regardless of whether settled in shares or cash) that has been entered into as of the date of the stockholder’s notice by, or on behalf of, such stockholder or beneficial owner, the effect or intent of which is to mitigate loss, manage risk or benefit from changes in the share price of any class of the Corporation’s capital stock, or increase or decrease the voting power of the stockholder or beneficial owner with respect to shares of stock of the Corporation, including the notional number of shares that are the subject of such agreement, arrangement or understanding, and a representation that the stockholder will notify the Corporation in writing within five (5) business days after the record date for such meeting or any such agreement, arrangement or understanding in effect as of the record date for the meeting, (E) a description of any agreement, arrangement or understanding (whether or not in writing) between or among such stockholder or beneficial owner and any other person relating to acquiring, holding, voting or disposing of any shares of stock of the Corporation, including the number of shares that are the subject of such agreement, arrangement or understanding, and a representation that the stockholder will notify the Corporation in writing within five (5) business days after the record date for such meeting

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of any such agreement, arrangement or understanding in effect as of the record date for the meeting, and (F) as to the stockholder giving the notice and the beneficial owners, if any, on whose behalf the nomination or proposal is made, such stockholder’s and beneficial owner’s written consent to the public disclosure of information provided pursuant to this Section 1.5(c).
    
(d)
Notwithstanding anything in Section 1.5 of these Bylaws to the contrary, in the event that the number of directors to be elected to the Board of Directors of the Corporation is increased and there is no public announcement naming all of the nominees for director or specifying the size of the increased Board of Directors made by the Corporation at least sixty (60) days prior to the Anniversary, a stockholder’s notice required by this Section 1.5 shall also be considered timely, but only with respect to nominees for any new positions created by such increase, if it shall be delivered to the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the Corporation not later than the close of business on the tenth (10th) day following the day on which such public announcement is first made by the Corporation.

(e)
Nominations of persons for election to the Board of Directors may be made at a special meeting of stockholders at which directors are to be elected pursuant to the Corporation’s notice of meeting (i) by or at the direction of the Board of Directors, (ii) by any stockholder of the Corporation who is a stockholder of record at the time of giving notice provided for in these Bylaws who shall be entitled to vote at the meeting and who complies with the notice procedures set forth in this Section 1.5 or (iii) in the case of a special meeting called pursuant to a valid Stockholder Special Meeting Request, by any stockholder of the Corporation pursuant to Section 1.3 above. For nominations by stockholders of persons for election to such position(s) as specified in the Corporation’s notice of meeting to be eligible for consideration at the meeting, the stockholder’s notice required by this Section 1.5 must be delivered to the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the Corporation not later than the close of business on the later of the ninetieth (90th) day prior to such special meeting or the tenth (10th) day following the day on which public announcement is first made of the date of the special meeting and of the nominees proposed by the Board of Directors to be elected at such meeting. In no event shall the adjournment or postponement of a special meeting, or the public disclosure thereof, commence a new time period (or extend any time period) for the giving of a stockholder’s notice as described above. Notwithstanding any other provision of these Bylaws, in the case of a stockholder-requested special meeting, no stockholder may nominate a person for election to the Board of Directors or propose any other business to be considered at the meeting, except pursuant to the Stockholder Special Meeting Request delivered pursuant to Section 1.3.

(f)
Only such persons who are nominated in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 1.3 (with respect to a special meeting called pursuant to a valid Stockholder Special Meeting Request), this Section 1.5 or Section 1.6 shall be eligible to be elected to serve as directors of the Corporation. Only such business shall be conducted at an annual or special meeting of stockholders as shall have been brought before the meeting in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 1.3 (with respect to a special meeting called pursuant to a valid Stockholder Special Meeting Request) or this Section 1.5. Except as otherwise provided by law or these Bylaws, the chairman of the meeting shall have the power and duty to determine whether a nomination or any

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business proposed to be brought before the meeting was made, or proposed, as the case may be, in accordance with the procedures set forth these Bylaws and, if any proposed nomination or business is not in compliance with these Bylaws, to declare that such defective proposal or nomination shall not be presented for stockholder action at the meeting and shall be disregarded.

(g)
For purposes of these Bylaws, “public announcement” shall mean disclosure in a press release reported by the Dow Jones News Service, Associated Press or comparable national news service or in a document publicly filed by the Corporation with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Section 13, 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act. The term “associate” shall have the meaning set forth in Rule 14a-1(a) under the Exchange Act and shares shall be treated as “beneficially owned” by a person if a person (i) beneficially owns such shares, directly or indirectly, for purposes of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and Regulations 13D and 13G thereunder, or (ii) has or shares pursuant to any agreement, arrangement or understanding (whether or not in writing) (A) the right to acquire such shares (whether such right is exercisable immediately or only after the passage of time or the fulfillment of a condition or both), (B) the right to vote such shares, alone or in concert with others, and/or (C) investment power with respect to such shares, including the power to dispose of, or to direct the disposition of, such shares.

(h)
The requirements of this Section 1.5 shall not apply to a stockholder if the stockholder has notified the Corporation of his or her intention to present a non-binding (precatory) stockholder proposal at an annual meeting pursuant to and in compliance with Rule 14a-8 under the Exchange Act. With respect to any other matter proposed to be presented pursuant to and in compliance with Rule 14a-8, (i) the notice required by this Section 1.5 shall be considered timely if delivered within the time period specified in Rule 14a-8(e) and (ii) the person proposing to have such matter presented at the meeting shall provide the information required by paragraph (c) of this Section 1.5, provided that the information required by paragraph (c) of this Section 1.5 may be satisfied by providing the information required pursuant to Rule 14a-8(b).

(i)
Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 1.5, a stockholder must also comply with all applicable requirements of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations thereunder with respect to matters set forth in this Section 1.5. Nothing in these Bylaws shall be deemed to affect any rights of stockholders to request inclusion of proposals in the Corporation’s proxy statement pursuant to Rule 14a-8 (or any successor thereto) under the Exchange Act.

Section 1.6: Proxy Access for Director Nominations.

(a)
The Corporation will include in its proxy statement and on its form of proxy for an annual meeting of stockholders, the name of, and the Required Information relating to, any nominee for election or reelection to the Board of Directors who satisfies the eligibility requirements of this Section 1.6 (a “Stockholder Nominee”) and who is identified in a timely delivered Stockholder Notice by an Eligible Stockholder.


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(b)
Definitions

(i)
Stockholder Notice” means a notice that complies with the requirements of this Section 1.6 and is given by or on behalf of an Eligible Stockholder.

(ii)
Eligible Stockholder” means a stockholder or beneficial owner or Stockholder Group (as defined in Section 1.6(c)(i)) that (A) Own (as defined in Section 1.6(d)), as of the date of the Stockholder Notice and as of the date of the annual meeting, a number of shares that represents at least 3% of the outstanding shares of the Corporation entitled to vote in the election of directors (the “Required Shares”) and have Owned the Required Shares continuously for at least three (3) years and, (B) expressly elect at the time of the delivery of the Stockholder Notice to have one or more Stockholder Nominees included in the Corporation’s proxy materials.

(iii)
Required Information” means (A) the information set forth in the Schedule 14N provided with the Stockholder Notice concerning each Stockholder Nominee and the Eligible Stockholder that the Corporation determines is required to be disclosed in the Corporation’s proxy materials; and (B) if the Eligible Stockholder so elects, a written statement of the Eligible Stockholder not to exceed five hundred (500) words, in support of its Stockholder Nominee, which must be provided at the same time as the Stockholder Notice for inclusion in the Corporation’s proxy statement.

(c)
Aggregation of Stockholders

(i)
For purposes of determining an Eligible Stockholder, the shares Owned (as defined in Section 1.6(d)) by one or more stockholders or beneficial owners that each such stockholder or beneficial owner has Owned continuously for at least three (3) years as of the date of the Stockholder Notice may be aggregated; provided that the number of stockholders or beneficial owners whose Ownership of shares is aggregated for such purpose shall not exceed twenty (20) (a “Stockholder Group”).

(ii)
If an Eligible Stockholder consists of a Stockholder Group, the requirements for an Eligible Stockholder set forth in this Section 1.6 must be satisfied by each member of the Stockholder Group.

(iii)
No shares may be attributed to more than one Stockholder Group and no stockholder or beneficial owner, or any affiliate of such stockholder or beneficial owner, may be a member of more than one Stockholder Group.

(iv)
Two or more funds that are (A) under common management and investment control, (B) under common management and funded primarily by the same employer or (C) a “group of investment companies” as such term is defined in Section 12(d)(1)(G)(ii) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, shall be treated as one stockholder or beneficial owner for purposes of determining a Stockholder Group.

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(d)
Ownership of Shares

(i)
A stockholder or beneficial owner shall be deemed to “Own” only those outstanding shares of the Corporation as to which such person possesses both (A) the full voting and investment rights and (B) the full economic interest in (including the opportunity for profit and risk of loss on) such shares; provided, that the number of shares calculated in accordance with clauses (A) and (B) shall not include any shares (1) sold by such person or any of its affiliates in any transaction that has not been settled or closed, including any short sale, (2) borrowed by such person or any of its affiliates for any purposes or purchased by such person or any of its affiliates pursuant to an agreement to resell, or (3) subject to any option, warrant, forward contract, swap, contract of sale or other derivative or similar agreement entered into by such person or any of its affiliates, whether any such instrument or agreement is to be settled with shares or with cash based on the notional amount or value of outstanding shares, in any such case which instrument or agreement has, or is intended to have, or if exercised would have, the purpose or effect of (x) reducing in any manner, to any extent or at any time in the future, such person’s or its affiliates’ full right to vote or direct the voting of any such shares, and/or (y) hedging, offsetting, or altering to any degree any gain or loss arising from the full economic ownership of such shares by such person or its affiliate. The terms “Owned,” “Owning”, “Ownership” and other variations of the word “Own,” when used with respect to a stockholder or beneficial owner, shall have correlative meanings.

(ii)
A stockholder or beneficial owner shall “Own” shares held in the name of a nominee or other intermediary so long as such person retains the right to instruct how the shares are voted with respect to the election of directors and possesses the full economic interest in the shares. The person’s Ownership shall be deemed to continue during any period in which the person has delegated any voting power by means of a proxy, power of attorney, or other instrument or arrangement that is revocable at any time by the person.

(iii)
A stockholder’s or beneficial owner’s Ownership shall be deemed to continue during any period in which the person has loaned such shares; provided that the person has the power to recall such loaned shares on no more than five (5) business days’ notice, the person recalls such loaned shares within five (5) business days of being notified that its Stockholder Nominee will be included in the Corporation’s proxy materials and the person holds such recalled shares through the date of the annual meeting.

(e)
Stockholder Notice Requirements

The Stockholder Notice shall include:

(i)
The information required pursuant to Section 1.5(c)(i) and (iii)(A), (D), (E), and (F) of these Bylaws.


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(ii)
The written consent of each Stockholder Nominee to being named in the Corporation’s proxy materials and to serving as a director if elected.

(iii)
A copy of the Schedule 14N that has been or concurrently is filed with the SEC under the Exchange Act.

(iv)
The written agreement of the Eligible Stockholder setting forth the following:

(A)
the number of shares of the Corporation it has Owned continuously for at least three (3) years as of the date of the Stockholder Notice and an agreement to continue to own such shares through the annual meeting;

(B)
an agreement to provide (1) on the business day preceding the annual meeting, the information required pursuant to Section 1.5(c)(i) and (iii)(A), (D), (E) and (F) as well as any information requested under this Section 1.6 through and as of the business day immediately preceding the annual meeting, (2) on the business day preceding the annual meeting, written statements from the record holder and intermediaries as required under Section 1.6(f)(i) verifying the Eligible Stockholder’s continuous Ownership of the Required Shares, through and as of the business day immediately preceding the annual meeting and (3) immediate notice to the Corporation if the Eligible Stockholder ceases to Own the Required Shares prior to the annual meeting;

(C)
the Eligible Stockholder’s representation and warranty that the Eligible Stockholder and its affiliates (1) have not engaged and will not engage in, and have not and will not be a “participant” in another person’s “solicitation” within the meaning of Exchange Act Rule 14a-1(l), in support of the election of any individual as a director at the annual meeting other than its Stockholder Nominee or a nominee of the Board, and (2) will not distribute to any stockholder any form of proxy for the annual meeting other than the form distributed by the Corporation.

(D)
the Eligible Stockholder’s agreement to (1) assume all liability stemming from any legal or regulatory violation arising out of the Eligible Stockholder’s communications with the stockholders of the Corporation or out of the information that the Eligible Stockholder provided to the Corporation, (2) indemnify and hold harmless the Corporation and each of its directors, officers and employees individually against any liability, loss or damages in connection with any threatened or pending action, suit or proceeding, whether legal, administrative or investigative, against the Corporation or any of its directors, officers or employees arising out of any nomination submitted by the Eligible Stockholder pursuant to this Section 1.6, and (3) comply with all laws, rules, regulations and listing standards applicable to any solicitation in connection with the annual meeting, and (4) provide to the Corporation within five (5) business days after request, but in

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any event prior to the day of the annual meeting, additional information reasonably requested by the Corporation.

(E)
in the event that the Eligible Stockholder consists of the Stockholder Group, the designation by all Stockholder Group members of one stockholder or beneficial owner that is authorized to act on behalf of all Stockholder Group members.

(v)
To be timely under this Section 1.6, the Stockholder Notice shall be delivered to the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the Corporation not later than the close of business on the one hundred and twentieth (120th) day nor earlier than the close of business on the one hundred and fiftieth (150th) day prior to the Anniversary; provided, that in the event that the date of the annual meeting is advanced more than thirty (30) days prior to or delayed by more than thirty (30) days after the Anniversary, to be timely the Stockholder Notice must be so delivered not earlier than the close of business on the one hundred and twentieth (120th) day and not later than the close of business on the ninetieth (90th) day prior to such annual meeting or the tenth (10th) day following the day on which on which public announcement of the date of such annual meeting is first made by the Corporation. In no event shall the adjournment or postponement of an annual meeting commence a new time period (or extend any time period) for the giving of a Stockholder Notice.

(f)
Eligible Stockholder Requirements

An Eligible Stockholder shall:

(i)
Within five (5) business days after the date of the Stockholder Notice, provide to the Corporation written evidence of ownership of the Required Shares reasonably satisfactory to the Corporation from the record holder(s) of the Required Shares and from each intermediary through which the Required Shares are or have been held, in each case during the requisite three-year holding period, specifying the number of shares that the Eligible Stockholder Owns, and has Owned continuously for such three-year period.

(ii)
Include a statement in the Schedule 14N filed with the SEC certifying that the Eligible Stockholder Owns and has Owned the Required Shares in compliance with this Section 1.6.

(iii)
File with the SEC any solicitation or other communication by or on behalf of the Eligible Stockholder relating to the annual meeting, one or more of the Corporation’s directors or director nominees or any Stockholder Nominee, regardless of whether any such filing is required under Exchange Act Regulation 14A or whether any exemption from filing is available for such solicitation or other communication under Exchange Act Regulation 14A.

(iv)
As to any Stockholder Group, within five (5) business days after the date of the Stockholder Notice, provide documentation reasonably satisfactory to the Corporation

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demonstrating that the number of stockholders within such Stockholder Group does not exceed twenty (20), including whether a group of funds qualifies as one stockholder or beneficial owner within the meaning of Section 1.6(c)(iv).

The information provided pursuant to this Section 1.6(f) shall be deemed part of the Stockholder Notice for purposes of this Section 1.6.

(g)
Stockholder Nominee Requirements

(i)
Within the time period specified in Section 1.6(e)(v) for delivery of the Stockholder Notice, the Stockholder Nominee shall deliver to the Secretary a written representation and agreement (which shall be deemed part of the Stockholder Notice) signed by each Stockholder Nominee and representing and agreeing that such Stockholder Nominee:

(A)
is not and will not become a party to (1) any agreement, arrangement, or understanding with, and has not given any commitment or assurance to, any person or entity as to how such Stockholder Nominee, if elected as a director, will act or vote on any issue or question (a “Voting Commitment”) other than any Voting Commitment that is disclosed to the Corporation or (2) any Voting Commitment that could limit or interfere with such individual’s ability to comply with its fiduciary duties under applicable law;

(B)
is not and will not become a party to any agreement, arrangement, or understanding with any person with respect to any direct or indirect compensation, reimbursement or indemnification in connection with service or action as a Stockholder Nominee or, if elected as director, in connection with service or action as a director, in each case, that has not been disclosed to the Corporation;

(C)
will, if elected as a director, comply with all of the Corporation’s corporate governance, conflict of interest, confidentiality, stock ownership and trading policies and guidelines, and any other Corporation policies and guidelines applicable to directors.

(ii)
At the request of the Corporation, the Stockholder Nominee must promptly, but in any event within five (5) business days after such request, submit all completed and signed questionnaires required of the Corporation’s directors and provide to the Corporation such other information as it may reasonably request. The Corporation may also request such additional information as necessary to permit the Board to determine if each Stockholder Nominee satisfies the requirements of this Section 1.6.

(h)
Allowable Stockholder Nominees

(i)
The maximum number of Stockholder Nominees that may be included in the Corporation’s proxy materials pursuant to this Section 1.6 at the annual meeting shall not exceed the

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greater of (A) two or (B) twenty percent (20%) of the number of directors in office as of the last day on which a Stockholder Notice may be delivered pursuant to this Section 1.6 with respect to the annual meeting, or if such amount is not a whole number, the closest whole number (rounding down) below twenty percent (20%) (such maximum number of Stockholder Nominees, the “Permitted Number”).

(ii)
The Permitted Number shall be reduced by:

(A)
the number of Stockholder Nominees whose name was submitted for inclusion in the Corporation’s proxy materials pursuant to this Section 1.6 but is either subsequently withdrawn;

(B)
the number of Stockholder Nominees that the Board of Directors decides to nominate as a Board nominee;

(C)
directors in office who had been nominated and included in the Corporation’s proxy materials pursuant to this Section 1.6 at any of the preceding two (2) annual meetings and who are re-nominated for election by the Board of Directors; and

(D)
any directors in office or director candidates that in either case will be included in the Corporation’s proxy materials with respect to such an annual meeting as an unopposed (by the Corporation) nominee pursuant to an agreement, arrangement or other understanding between the Corporation and a stockholder or beneficial owner or group of stockholders or beneficial owners (other than any such agreement, arrangement or understanding entered into in connection with an acquisition of stock, by such stockholder or beneficial owner or group of stockholders or beneficial owners, from the Corporation).

(iii)
In the event that one or more vacancies for any reason occurs after the deadline in Section 1.6(e)(v) for delivery of the Stockholder Notice but before the annual meeting and the Board resolves to reduce the size of the Board in connection therewith, the Permitted Number shall be calculated based on the number of directors in office as so reduced.

(iv)
In the event that the number of Stockholder Nominees submitted by Eligible Stockholders pursuant to this Section 1.6 exceeds the Permitted Number (as calculated in accordance with this Section 1.6(h)), the Corporation shall determine which Stockholder Nominees shall be included in the Corporation’s proxy materials in accordance with the following provisions: each Eligible Stockholder will select one Stockholder Nominee for inclusion in the Corporation’s proxy materials until the Permitted Number is reached, going in order of the amount (largest to smallest) of shares of the Corporation each Eligible Stockholder disclosed as Owned in its respective Stockholder Notice submitted to the Corporation. If the Permitted Number is not reached after each Eligible Stockholder has selected one Stockholder Nominee, this selection process will continue as many times as necessary, following the same order each time, until the Permitted Number is reached.

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(v)
Following the determination of which Stockholder Nominee(s) shall be included in the Corporation’s proxy materials, if thereafter any Stockholder Nominee is not submitted for director election for any reason (including the Eligible Stockholder’s or the Stockholder Nominee’s failure to comply with this Section 1.6), no other nominee or nominees shall be included in the Corporation’s proxy materials in substitution thereof.

(i)
Exclusion and Omission of Stockholder Nominees

(i)
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section 1.6, the Corporation may omit from its proxy materials any Stockholder Nominee, and such nomination shall be disregarded and no vote on such Stockholder Nominee will occur, notwithstanding that proxies in respect of such vote may have been received by the Corporation, if:

(A)
the Eligible Stockholder or Stockholder Nominee breaches any of its respective agreements, representations, or warranties set forth in the Stockholder Notice (or otherwise submitted pursuant to this Section 1.6), any of the information in the Stockholder Notice (or otherwise submitted pursuant to this Section 1.6) was not, when provided, true, correct and complete, or the requirements of this Section 1.6 have otherwise not been met;

(B)
the Stockholder Nominee (1) is not independent under any applicable listing standards, any applicable rules of the SEC, and any publicly disclosed standards used by the Board in determining and disclosing the independence of the Corporation’s directors, (2) does not qualify as independent under audit committee independence requirements set forth under any applicable listing standards, as a “non-employee director” under Exchange Act Rule 16b-3, or as an “outside director” for purposes of Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code, (3) is or has been, within the past three years, an officer or director of a competitor, as defined in Section 8 of the Clayton Antitrust Act of 1914, as amended, (4) is a named subject of a pending criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations and other minor offenses) or has been convicted in a criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations and other minor offenses) within the past ten years or (5) is subject to any order of the type specified in Rule 506(d) of Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended;

(C)
the election of the Stockholder Nominee to the Board would cause the Corporation to violate its Certificate of Incorporation, these Bylaws, or any applicable law, rule, regulation or listing standard; or

(D)
the Corporation has received a notice (whether or not subsequently withdrawn) that a stockholder or beneficial owner intends to nominate any candidate for election to the Board pursuant to the advance notice requirements for nominees for director in Section 1.5 of these Bylaws.

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(ii)
Any Stockholder Nominee who is included in the Corporation’s proxy materials for an annual meeting of stockholders but either (A) withdraws from or becomes ineligible or unavailable for election at the annual meeting for any reason, including for the failure to comply with any provision of these Bylaws (provided that in no event shall any such withdrawal, ineligibility or unavailability commence a new time period (or extend any time period) for the giving of a Stockholder Notice) or (B) does not receive a number of votes cast in favor of his or her election at least equal to twenty-five percent (25%) of the shares present in person or represented by proxy and entitled to vote in the election of directors, will be ineligible to be a Stockholder Nominee pursuant to this Section 1.6 for the next two (2) annual meetings.

(j)
Additional Provisions

(i)
The Board of Directors (and any other person or body authorized by the Board) shall have the power and authority to interpret this Section 1.6 and to make any and all determinations necessary or advisable to apply this Section 1.6 to any persons, facts or circumstances. Any such interpretation or determination adopted in good faith by the Board (or any other person or body authorized by the Board) shall be binding on all persons, including the Corporation and its stockholders (including any beneficial owners).

(ii)
Unless otherwise required by law or otherwise determined by the Board of Directors, if the Eligible Stockholder (or a qualified representative of the Eligible Stockholder) does not appear at the annual meeting to present its Stockholder Nominee or Stockholder Nominees, such nomination or nominations shall be disregarded, and no vote on such Stockholder Nominee or Stockholder Nominees shall occur, notwithstanding that proxies in respect of the election of the Stockholder Nominee or Stockholder Nominees may have been received by the Corporation. For purposes of this Section 1.6(j)(ii), to be considered a “qualified representative” of the Eligible Stockholder, a person must be authorized by a writing executed by such Eligible Stockholder (or an electronic transmission delivered by such Eligible Stockholder) to act for such Eligible Stockholder as proxy at the annual meeting and such person must produce such writing or electronic transmission, or a reliable reproduction of the writing or electronic transmission, at the annual meeting.

(iii)
In the event that any information or communications provided by the Eligible Stockholder or any Stockholder Nominees to the Corporation or its stockholders is not, when provided, or thereafter ceases to be, true, correct and complete in all material respects (including omitting a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading), such Eligible Stockholder or Stockholder Nominee, as the case may be, shall promptly notify the Secretary and provide the information that is required to make such information or communication true, correct, complete and not misleading; it being understood that providing any such notification shall not be deemed to cure any defect or limit the Corporation’s right to omit a Stockholder Nominee from its proxy materials as provided in this Section 1.6.

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(iv)
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section 1.6, the Corporation may omit from its proxy materials any information or statement (or portion of it) that it, in good faith, believes would violate any applicable law, rule, regulation or listing standard. Nothing in this Section 1.6 shall limit the Corporation’s ability to solicit against and include in its proxy materials its own statements or other information relating to any Eligible Stockholder or Stockholder Nominee.

This Section 1.6 shall be the exclusive method for stockholders and beneficial owners to include nominees for director election in the Corporation’s proxy materials.

Section 1.7: Quorum and Required Vote.

(a)
At all meetings of stockholders, except where otherwise provided by statute, the Corporation’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (“Certificate of Incorporation”) or these Bylaws, the presence, in person, by remote communication, if applicable, or by proxy, of the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of stock entitled to vote at the meeting shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. In the absence of a quorum, the chairman of the meeting may adjourn the meeting to another place, if any, date or time. The stockholders present at a duly called or convened meeting, at which a quorum is present, may continue to transact business until adjournment, notwithstanding the withdrawal of enough stockholders to leave less than a quorum.

(b)
Except as otherwise provided by statute or by applicable stock exchange or Nasdaq rules, or by the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws, in all matters other than the election of directors, the affirmative vote of the majority of shares entitled to be cast on the matter, present in person, by remote communication, if applicable, or represented by proxy at the meeting and voting for or against the matter shall be the act of the stockholders.

(c)
Except as otherwise provided by statute, the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws, a nominee for director shall be elected by the majority of the votes cast of the shares present in person, by remote communication, if applicable, or represented by proxy at the meeting at any meeting for the election of directors at which a quorum is present; provided, however, that, a nominee for director shall be elected by a plurality of the votes cast of the shares present in person, by remote communication, if applicable, or represented by proxy at the meeting and entitled to vote generally on the election of directors if (i) the Secretary of the Corporation receives a notice that a stockholder has nominated a person for election to the Board of Directors in compliance with the requirements for stockholder nominees for directors set forth in Section 1.3 (with respect to a special meeting called pursuant to a valid Stockholder Special Meeting Request), Section 1.5 or Section 1.6 of these Bylaws, and (ii) such nomination has not been withdrawn by such stockholder or excluded pursuant to the terms of these Bylaws on or prior to the tenth (10th) day preceding the date on which the Corporation first mails its notice of meeting for such meeting to the stockholders. For purposes of the election of directors, a “majority of the votes cast” means that the number of shares voted “for” a director must exceed the number of votes cast “against” that director (a

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“Majority Vote”). If directors are to be elected by a plurality of the votes cast, stockholders shall not be permitted to vote against a nominee. Where a separate vote by a class or classes or series is required, except where otherwise provided by statute or by the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws, a majority of the outstanding shares of such class or classes or series, present in person, by remote communication, if applicable, or represented by proxy shall constitute a quorum entitled to take action with respect to that vote on that matter. Except as described above with respect to the election of directors, or where otherwise provided by statute or by the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws, the affirmative vote of the majority of shares of such class or classes or series entitled to be cast on the matter, present in person, by remote communication, if applicable, or represented by proxy at the meeting and voting for or against the matter shall be the act of such class or classes or series.

(d)
If a director fails to receive a Majority Vote in an election in which directors are required to be elected by the majority of the votes cast, the Nominating and Governance Committee of the Board of Directors will consider whether the director has, in accordance with the Corporation’s Corporate Governance Guidelines, previously submitted an irrevocable resignation contingent upon (i) his or her failure to receive a Majority Vote and (ii) acceptance by the Board of Directors of such resignation and, if so, will recommend to the Board of Directors whether to accept or reject the resignation, or whether other action should be taken. The Board of Directors will act on the Committee’s recommendation within ninety (90) days from the date of the certification of the election results and will publicly disclose its decision promptly thereafter.

Section 1.8: Adjournment and Notice of Adjourned Meetings. Any meeting of stockholders, whether annual or special, may be adjourned from time to time by the chairman of the meeting. When a meeting is adjourned to another time or place, if any, notice need not be given of the adjourned meeting if the time and place, if any, thereof are announced at the meeting at which the adjournment is taken. At the adjourned meeting, the Corporation may transact any business which might have been transacted at the original meeting. If the adjournment is for more than thirty (30) days or if a new record date is fixed for the adjourned meeting, a notice of the place, if any, date and time of the adjourned meeting and the means of remote communications, if any, by which stockholders and proxyholders may be deemed to be present in person and vote at such adjourned meeting, shall be given to each stockholder of record entitled to vote at the meeting.

Section 1.9: Organization.

(a)
Meetings of stockholders shall be presided over by such person as the Board of Directors may designate, or, in the absence of such person, the Chairman of the Board, or in his or her absence, the Chief Executive Officer, or in his or her absence, such person as may be chosen by the holders of a majority of the shares entitled to vote who are present, in person or by proxy, at the meeting. Such person shall be chairman of the meeting. The Secretary of the Corporation shall act as secretary of the meeting, but in his or her absence the chairman of the meeting may appoint any person to act as secretary of the meeting.

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The Board of Directors shall be entitled to make such rules or regulations for the conduct of meetings of stockholders as it shall deem necessary, appropriate or convenient. Subject to such

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rules and regulations of the Board of Directors, if any, the chairman of the meeting shall have the right and authority to prescribe such rules, regulations and procedures and to do all such acts as, in the judgment of such chairman, are necessary, appropriate or convenient for the proper conduct of the meeting, including, without limitation, establishing an agenda or order of business for the meeting, rules and procedures for maintaining order at the meeting and the safety of those present, limitations on participation in such meeting to stockholders of record of the Corporation and their duly authorized and constituted proxies and such other persons as the chairman shall permit, restrictions on entry to the meeting after the time fixed for the commencement thereof, limitations on the time allotted to questions or comments by participants and regulation of the opening and closing of the polls for balloting on matters which are to be voted on by ballot.

Section 1.10: Voting; Proxies. For the purpose of determining those stockholders entitled to vote at any meeting of the stockholders, except as otherwise provided by law, only persons in whose names shares stand on the stock records of the Corporation on the record date, as provided in Section 1.12 of these Bylaws, shall be entitled to vote at any meeting of stockholders. Unless otherwise provided by law or the Certificate of Incorporation, each stockholder shall be entitled to one (1) vote for each share of stock held by such stockholder. Each stockholder entitled to vote at a meeting of stockholders may do so in person or by remote communication if applicable, or may authorize another person or persons to act for such stockholder by proxy. Such proxy may be prepared, transmitted and delivered in any manner permitted by applicable law, including electronic transmission. Any copy, facsimile telecommunication or other reliable reproduction of the writing or transmission created pursuant to this Section 1.10 may be substituted or used in lieu of the original writing or transmission for any and all purposes for which the original writing or transmission could be used, provided that such copy, facsimile telecommunication or other reproduction shall be a complete reproduction of the entire original writing or transmission. Voting at any meeting of stockholders need not be by written ballot unless such is demanded at the meeting before voting begins by any stockholder or by such stockholder’s proxy. If a vote is to be taken by written ballot, then each such ballot shall state the name of the stockholder or proxy voting and such other information as the chairman of the meeting deems appropriate, and the ballots shall be counted by one or more inspectors appointed pursuant to Section 1.13 of these Bylaws.

Section 1.11: Fixing Date for Determination of Stockholders of Record. In order that the Corporation may determine the stockholders entitled to notice of or to vote at any meeting of stockholders or any adjournment thereof, or entitled to receive payment of any dividend or other distribution or allotment of any rights, or entitled to exercise any rights in respect of any change, conversion or exchange of stock or for the purpose of any other lawful action, the Board of Directors may fix, in advance, a record date, which shall not precede the date upon which the resolution fixing the record date is adopted by the Board of Directors and which shall not be more than sixty (60) nor less than ten (10) days before the date of such meeting, nor more than sixty (60) days prior to any other action. If no record date is fixed by the Board of Directors, then the record date shall be as provided by applicable law. A determination of stockholders of record entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of stockholders shall apply to any adjournment of the meeting; provided, however, that the Board of Directors may fix a new record date for the adjourned meeting.

Section 1.12: List of Stockholders Entitled to Vote. A complete list of stockholders entitled to vote at any meeting of stockholders, arranged in alphabetical order and showing the address of each stockholder and the number of shares registered in the name of each stockholder, shall be open to the examination of any stockholder,

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for any purpose germane to the meeting for a period of at least ten (10) days prior to the meeting, (i) on a reasonably accessible electronic network, provided that information to gain access to such list is provided with the notice of the meeting or (ii) during ordinary business hours, at the principal place of business of the Corporation. The list shall also be produced and kept at the time and place of the meeting during the whole time thereof and may be inspected by any stockholder who is present at the meeting. This list shall presumptively determine the identity of the stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting and the number of shares held by each of them.

Section 1.13: Inspector(s) of Elections. In advance of any meeting of stockholders, the Board of Directors may, and to the extent required by law, shall, appoint one or more Inspector(s) to act at such meeting or any adjournment thereof and make a written report thereof. If Inspector(s) are not so appointed or if the person(s) so appointed fail to appear or act, the person presiding at such meeting may, and to the extent required by law, shall, appoint one or more Inspector(s). Each Inspector, before entering upon the discharge of his or her duties, shall take and sign an oath faithfully to execute the duties of inspector at such meeting with strict impartiality and according to the best of his or her ability. Such duties may include, but need not be limited to (i) determining the number of shares outstanding and the voting power of each, (ii) determining the shares represented at the meeting, the existence of a quorum and the validity and effect of proxies, (iii) receiving votes, ballots and consents, (iv) hearing and determining all challenges and questions arising in connection with the right to vote, (v) counting and tabulating all votes, ballots or consents, (vi) determining the results of elections and votes, (vii) retaining for a reasonable period a record of the disposition of any challenges made to any determination by the Inspector(s), and (viii) doing such acts as are proper to conduct the election or vote with fairness to all stockholders. On request of the person presiding at the meeting or any stockholder entitled to vote thereon, the Inspector(s) shall make a report in writing of any challenge, question or matter determined by them and execute a certificate of any fact found by them. Any report or certificate made by them shall be prima facie evidence of the facts stated and of the votes as certified by them.


ARTICLE II

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Section 2.1: Number; Qualifications. Subject to the rights of the holders of any series of preferred stock to elect directors under specified circumstances, the number of directors shall be fixed from time to time exclusively by resolution of the Board of Directors. Directors need not be stockholders of the Corporation.    

Section 2.2: Election; Resignation; Removal; Vacancies. Each Director shall hold office until the next annual meeting of stockholders and until his or her successor is elected and qualified, or until his or her earlier death, resignation or removal. Any director may resign at any time upon written notice to the Corporation. Subject to the rights of any holders of preferred stock then outstanding: (i) any director or the entire Board of Directors may be removed, with or without cause, by the holders of a majority of the shares then entitled to vote in an election of directors and (ii) any vacancy occurring in the Board of Directors for any reason, and any newly created directorship resulting from any increase in the authorized number of directors shall, unless required by law or by resolution of the Board of Directors, be filled only by a majority of the directors then in office, although less than a quorum (and not by stockholders), and directors so chosen shall serve for a term expiring at the next annual meeting

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of stockholders or until such director’s successor shall have been duly elected and qualified. No decrease in the number of directors constituting the Board of Directors shall shorten the term of any incumbent director.

Section 2.3: Regular Meetings. Regular meetings of the Board of Directors may be held at such places, within or without the State of Delaware, and at such times as the Board of Directors may from time to time determine and publicize among all directors, either orally or in writing, by telephone (including a voice messaging system or other system designed to record and communicate messages), electronic mail or other electronic means. No further notice of regular meetings shall be required.

Section 2.4: Special Meetings. Special meetings of the Board of Directors may be called by the Chairman of the Board, by the director selected by the independent directors to serve as the Lead Director (if a director has been so selected and is serving in such capacity prior to the meeting), or a majority of the members of the Board of Directors then in office and may be held at any time, date or place, within or without the State of Delaware, as the person(s) calling the meeting shall fix. Notice of the time, date and place of all special meetings of the Board of Directors shall be given orally or in writing, by telephone (including a voice messaging system or other system or technology designed to record and communicate messages), electronic mail or other electronic means, during normal business hours, at least twenty-four (24) hours before the date and time of the meeting. If notice is sent by US mail, it shall be sent by first class mail, charges prepaid, at least three (3) days before the date of the meeting. Unless otherwise indicated in the notice, any and all business may be transacted at a special meeting.

Section 2.5: Waiver of Notice. The transaction of all business at any meeting of the Board of Directors, or any committee thereof, however called or noticed, or wherever held, shall be as valid as if such business had been transacted at a meeting duly held after regular call and notice, if a quorum is present and if, either before or after the meeting, each of the directors not present who did not receive notice shall sign a written waiver of notice or shall waive notice by electronic transmission. All such waivers shall be filed with the corporate records or made a part of the minutes of the meeting.

Section 2.6: Electronic Meetings Permitted. Members of the Board of Directors, or any committee of the Board, may participate in a meeting of the Board or such committee by means of conference telephone or other communications equipment by means of which all persons participating in the meeting can hear each other, and such participation shall constitute presence in person at such meeting.

Section 2.7: Quorum; Vote Required for Action. At all meetings of the Board of Directors, a majority of the total number of directors then in office shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. Except as otherwise provided herein or in the Certificate of Incorporation, or as required by law, the vote of a majority of directors present at a meeting at which a quorum is present shall be the act of the Board of Directors.

Section 2.8: Organization. Meetings of the Board of Directors shall be presided over by the Chairman of the Board; or in his or her absence, by the director selected by the independent directors to serve as the Lead Director (if a director has been so selected and is serving in such capacity prior to the meeting); or in his or her absence, by a chairman chosen at the meeting. At any meeting of the Board of Directors, business shall be transacted in such order and manner as the Board of Directors may from time to time determine. The Secretary shall act as secretary of the meeting, but in his or her absence the chairman of the meeting may appoint any person to act as secretary of the meeting.

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Section 2.9: Action Without Meeting. Unless otherwise restricted by the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws, any action required or permitted to be taken at any meeting of the Board of Directors or of any committee thereof may be taken without a meeting, if all members of the Board of Directors or committee, as the case may be, consent thereto in writing or by electronic transmission, and such writing or writings or transmission or transmissions are filed with the minutes of proceedings of the Board of Directors or committee. Such filing shall be in paper form if the minutes are maintained in paper form and shall be in electronic form if the meetings are maintained in electronic form.

Section 2.10: Powers. The Board of Directors may, except as otherwise required by law or the Certificate of Incorporation, exercise all such powers and do all such acts and things as may be exercised or done by the Corporation.

Section 2.11: Compensation of Directors. Directors, as such, may receive, pursuant to a resolution of the Board of Directors, fees and other compensation for their services as directors, including without limitation their services as members of committees of the Board of Directors.


ARTICLE III

COMMITTEES

Section 3.1: Committees. The Board of Directors may, from time to time, designate one or more committees, each committee to consist of one or more of the Directors of the Corporation. The Board may designate one or more directors as alternate members of any committee, who may replace any absent or disqualified member at any meeting of the committee. In the absence or disqualification of a member of the committee, the member or members thereof present at any meeting of such committee who are not disqualified from voting, whether or not he, she or they constitute a quorum, may unanimously appoint another member of the Board of Directors to act at the meeting in place of any such absent or disqualified member. Any such committee, to the extent provided in a resolution of the Board of Directors, shall have and may exercise all the powers and authority of the Board of Directors in the management of the business and affairs of the Corporation and may authorize the seal of the Corporation to be affixed to all papers that may require it; but no such committee shall have the power or authority in reference to (i) approving or adopting, or recommending to the stockholders, any action or matter expressly required by the DGCL to be submitted to stockholders for approval, or (ii) adopting, amending or repealing any Bylaw of the Corporation; and unless the resolution of the Board of Directors expressly so provides, no such committee shall have the power or authority to declare a dividend, authorize the issuance of stock or adopt a certificate of ownership and merger pursuant to the DGCL.

Section 3.2: Conduct of Business. Unless the Board of Directors otherwise provides, each committee designated by the Board may make, alter and repeal rules for the conduct of its business. In the absence of such rules each committee shall conduct its business in the same manner as the Board of Directors conducts its business pursuant to Article II of these Bylaws. Action may be taken by any committee without a meeting if all members thereof consent thereto in writing or by electronic transmission and the writing or writings or electronic transmission or transmissions are filed with the minutes of the proceedings of such committee. Such filing shall be

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in paper form if the minutes are maintained in paper form and shall be in electronic form if the minutes are maintained in electronic form.


ARTICLE IV

OFFICERS

Section 4.1: Generally. The officers of the Corporation shall consist of a Chief Executive Officer and/or a President, one or more Vice Presidents, a Secretary, a Treasurer and such other officers, including a Chairman of the Board of Directors and/or Chief Financial Officer, as may from time to time be appointed by the Board of Directors. Each officer shall hold office until his or her successor is elected and qualified or until his or her earlier resignation or removal. Any number of offices may be held by the same person. Any officer may resign at any time upon written notice to the Corporation. Any vacancy occurring in any office of the Corporation by death, resignation, removal (pursuant to Section 4.9 below) or otherwise may be filled by the Board of Directors.

Section 4.2: Chairman of the Board. The Chairman of the Board shall have the power to preside at all meetings of stockholders and the Board of Directors and shall have such other powers and duties as provided in these Bylaws and as the Board of Directors may from time to time prescribe.

Section 4.3: Chief Executive Officer. Subject to the provisions of these Bylaws and to the direction of the Board of Directors, the Chief Executive Officer shall have the responsibility for the general management and control of the business and the affairs of the Corporation and shall perform all duties and have all powers that are commonly incident to the office of chief executive or that are delegated to the Chief Executive Officer by the Board of Directors. The Chief Executive Officer shall have general supervision and direction of all of the officers, employees and agents of the Corporation.

Section 4.4: Vice President. Each Vice President shall have all such powers and duties as are commonly incident to the office of Vice President, or that are delegated to him or her by the Board of Directors or the Chief Executive Officer. A Vice President may be designated by the Board to perform the duties and exercise the powers of the Chief Executive Officer in the event of the Chief Executive Officer’s absence or disability.

Section 4.5: Chief Financial Officer. Subject to the direction of the Board of Directors and the Chief Executive Officer, the Chief Financial Officer shall perform all duties and have all powers that are commonly incident to the office of chief financial officer.

Section 4.6: Treasurer. The Treasurer shall have the custody of all moneys and securities of the Corporation. The Treasurer shall make such disbursements of the funds of the Corporation as are authorized and shall render from time to time an account of all such transactions. The Treasurer shall also perform such other duties and have such powers as are commonly incident to the office of treasurer, or as the Board of Directors or the Chief Executive Officer may from time to time prescribe.

Section 4.7: Secretary. The Secretary shall issue or cause to be issued all authorized notices for, and shall keep, or cause to be kept, minutes of all meetings of the stockholders and the Board of Directors. The Secretary

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shall have charge of the corporate minute books and similar records and shall perform such other duties and have such other powers as are commonly incident to the office of secretary, or as the Board of Directors or the Chief Executive Officer may from time to time prescribe.

Section 4.8: Delegation of Authority. The Board of Directors may from time to time delegate the powers or duties of any officer to any other officers or agents, notwithstanding any provision hereof.

Section 4.9: Removal. Any officer of the Corporation shall serve at the pleasure of the Board of Directors and may be removed at any time, with or without cause, by the Board of Directors. Such removal shall be without prejudice to the contractual rights of such officer, if any, with the Corporation.


ARTICLE V

STOCK

Section 5.1: Certificates. Shares of the Corporation’s stock may be certificated or uncertificated, as provided under the DGCL. All certificates of stock of the Corporation shall be numbered and shall be entered in the books of the Corporation as they are issued. They shall exhibit the holder’s name and number of shares and shall be signed by or in the name of the Corporation by the Chairman of the Board of Directors, the Chief Executive Officer or a Vice President, and by the Treasurer or an Assistant Treasurer, or the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary, of the Corporation, certifying the number of shares owned by such stockholder in the Corporation. Any or all of the signatures on the certificate may be a facsimile.

Section 5.2: Lost, Stolen or Destroyed Stock Certificates; Issuance of New Certificates. The Corporation may issue a new certificate of stock in the place of any certificate previously issued by it, alleged to have been lost, stolen or destroyed, and the Corporation may require the owner of the lost, stolen or destroyed certificate, or such owner’s legal representative, to agree to indemnify the Corporation and/or to give the Corporation a bond sufficient to indemnify it, against any claim that may be made against it on account of the alleged loss, theft or destruction of any such certificate or the issuance of such new certificate.

Section 5.3: Transfers of Stock. Transfers of stock shall be made on the books of the Corporation only by record holder of such stock, or by attorney lawfully constituted in writing, and in the case of stock represented by a certificate, upon surrender of the certificate.

Section: 5.4: Other Regulations. The issue, transfer, conversion and registration of stock certificates shall be governed by such other regulations as the Board of Directors may establish.



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ARTICLE VI

INDEMNIFICATION

Section 6.1: Indemnification of Officers and Directors. Each person who was or is made a party to, or is threatened to be made a party to, or is involved in any action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (a “proceeding”), by reason of the fact that he or she (or a person of whom he or she is the legal representative), is or was a director or officer of the Corporation or a Reincorporated Predecessor (as defined below) or is or was serving at the request of the Corporation or Reincorporated Predecessor (including any constituent corporation) as a director or officer of another corporation, or of a partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, including service with respect to employee benefit plans, shall be indemnified and held harmless by the Corporation to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL, against all expenses, liability and loss (including attorneys’ fees, judgments, fines, ERISA excise taxes and penalties and amounts paid or to be paid in settlement) reasonably incurred or suffered by such person in connection therewith, and such indemnification shall continue as to a person who has ceased to be a director or officer of the Corporation or a Reincorporated Predecessor and shall inure to the benefit of his or her heirs, executors and administrators; provided, however, that the Corporation shall indemnify any such person seeking indemnity in connection with a proceeding (or part thereof) initiated by such person only if such proceeding (or part thereof) was authorized by the Board of Directors. As used herein, the term “Reincorporated Predecessor” means a corporation that is merged with and into the Corporation in a statutory merger where (a) the Corporation is the surviving corporation of such merger; and (b) the primary purpose of such merger is to change the corporate domicile of the Reincorporated Predecessor.

Section 6.2: Advancement of Expenses. Subject to compliance with applicable laws, regulations and rules, the Corporation shall pay all expenses (including attorneys’ fees) incurred by such a director or officer in defending any such proceeding as they are incurred in advance of its final disposition; provided, however, that if the DGCL then so requires, the payment of such expenses incurred by such director or officer in advance of the final disposition of such proceeding shall be made only upon delivery to the Corporation of an undertaking, by or on behalf of such director or officer, to repay all amounts so advanced if it should be determined that such director or officer is not entitled to be indemnified under this Article VI or otherwise; and provided, further, that the Corporation shall not be required to advance any expenses to a person against whom the Corporation directly brings a claim, in a proceeding, alleging that such person has breached his or her duty of loyalty to the Corporation, committed an act or omission not in good faith or that involves intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, or derived an improper personal benefit from a transaction.

Section 6.3: Non-Exclusivity of Rights. The rights conferred on any person in this Article VI shall not be exclusive of any other right that such person may have or hereafter acquire under any statute, provision of the Certificate of Incorporation, Bylaws, agreement, vote or consent of stockholders or disinterested directors, or otherwise. Additionally, nothing in this Article VI shall limit the ability of the Corporation, in its discretion and subject to compliance with applicable laws, regulations and rules, to indemnify or advance expenses to persons whom the Corporation is not obligated to indemnify or advance expenses pursuant to this Article VI.


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Section 6.4: Indemnification Contracts. Subject to compliance with applicable laws, regulations and rules, the Board of Directors is authorized to cause the Corporation to enter into indemnification contracts with any director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation, or any person serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, including employee benefit plans, providing indemnification rights to such person. Such rights may be greater than those provided in this Article VI.

Section 6.5: Effect of Amendment. Any amendment, repeal or modification of any provision of this Article VI shall be prospective only, and shall not adversely affect any right or protection conferred on a person pursuant to this Article VI and existing at the time of such amendment, repeal or modification.


ARTICLE VII

NOTICES

Section 7.1: Notices. Except otherwise specifically provided herein or required by law, all notices required to be given pursuant to these Bylaws shall be in writing and may in every instance be effectively given by hand delivery (including use of a delivery service), by depositing such notice in the mail, postage prepaid, or by sending such notice by overnight express courier, or any means of electronic transmission permitted by Section 232 of the DGCL. Any such notice shall be addressed to the person to whom notice is to be given at such person’s address as it appears on the records of the Corporation.

Section 7.2: Waiver of Notice. Whenever notice is required to be given under any provision by these Bylaws, a written waiver of notice, signed by the person entitled to notice, or waiver by electronic transmission by such person, whether before or after the time stated therein, shall be deemed equivalent to notice. Attendance of a person at a meeting shall constitute a waiver notice of such meeting, except when the person attends a meeting for the express purpose of objecting at the beginning of the meeting to the transaction of any business because the meeting is not lawfully called or convened. Neither the business to be transacted at, nor the purpose of, any regular or special meeting of the stockholders, directors or members of a committee of directors need be specified in any written waiver of notice.


ARTICLE VIII

INTERESTED DIRECTORS

Section 8.1: Interested Directors; Quorum. No contract or transaction between the Corporation and one or more of its directors or officers, or between the Corporation and any other corporation, partnership, association or other organization in which one or more of its directors or officers are directors or officers, or have a financial interest, shall be void or voidable solely for this reason, or solely because the director or officer is present at or participates in the meeting of the Board or committee thereof that authorizes the contract or transaction, or solely because his, her or their votes are counted for such purpose, if: (i) the material facts as to his, her or their relationship or interest and as to the contract or transaction are disclosed or are known to the Board of Directors or the committee, and the Board or committee in good faith authorizes the contract or transaction by the affirmative

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votes of a majority of the disinterested directors, even though the disinterested directors be less than a quorum; (ii) the material facts as to his, her or their relationship or interest and as to the contract or transaction are disclosed or are known to the stockholders entitled to vote thereon, and the contract or transaction is specifically approved in good faith by vote of the stockholders; or (iii) the contract or transaction is fair as to the Corporation as of the time it is authorized, approved or ratified by the Board of Directors, a committee thereof, or the stockholders. Common or interested directors may be counted in determining the presence of a quorum at a meeting of the Board of Directors or of a committee which authorizes the contract transaction.


ARTICLE IX

MISCELLANEOUS

Section 9.1: Fiscal Year. The fiscal year of the Corporation shall be determined by resolution of the Board of Directors.

Section 9.2: Seal. The Board of Directors may provide for a corporate seal, which shall have the name of the Corporation inscribed thereon and shall otherwise be in such form as may be approved from time to time by the Board of Directors.

Section 9.3: Reliance Upon Books and Records. A member of the Board of Directors, or a member of any committee designated by the Board of Directors shall, in the performance of his or her duties, be fully protected in relying in good faith upon records of the Corporation and upon such information, opinions, reports or statements presented to the Corporation by any of the Corporation’s officers or employees, or committees of the Board of Directors, or by any other person as to matters the member reasonably believes are within such other person’s professional or expert competence and who has been selected with reasonable care by or on behalf of the Corporation.

Section 9.4: Certificate of Incorporation Governs. In the event of any conflict between the provisions of the Corporation’s Certificate of Incorporation and these Bylaws, the provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation shall govern.

Section 9.5: Severability. If any provision of these Bylaws shall be held to be invalid, illegal, unenforceable or in conflict with the provisions of the Corporation’s Certificate of Incorporation, then such provision shall nonetheless be enforced to the maximum extent possible consistent with such holding and the remaining provisions of the Bylaws (including without limitation all portions of any section of these Bylaws containing any such provisions held to be invalid, illegal, unenforceable, or in conflict with the Certificate of Incorporation, that are not themselves invalid, illegal, unenforceable or in conflict with the Certificate of Incorporation) shall remain in full force and effect.
Section 9.6: Forum for Certain Actions. Unless the Corporation consents in writing to the selection of an alternative forum, the sole and exclusive forum for (i) any derivative action or proceeding brought on behalf of the Corporation, (ii) any action asserting a claim of breach of a fiduciary duty owed by any director, officer or other employee of the Corporation to the Corporation or the Corporation’s stockholders, (iii) any action asserting a claim arising pursuant to any provision of the DGCL, or (iv) any action asserting a claim governed by the internal affairs

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doctrine shall be a state or federal court located within the state of Delaware, in all cases subject to the court’s having personal jurisdiction over the indispensable parties named as defendants. Any person or entity purchasing or otherwise acquiring any interest in shares of capital stock of the Corporation shall be deemed to have notice of and consented to the provisions of this Section 9.6.


ARTICLE X

AMENDMENTS

Section 10.1: Amendments. Stockholders of the Corporation holding a majority of the Corporation’s outstanding voting stock shall have the power to adopt, amend or repeal Bylaws of the Corporation. To the extent provided in the Corporation’s Certificate of Incorporation, the Board of Directors of the Corporation shall also have the power to adopt, amend or repeal Bylaws of the Corporation, except insofar as Bylaws adopted by the stockholders shall otherwise provide.



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CERTIFICATION OF BYLAWS
OF
ELECTRONIC ARTS INC.



KNOW ALL THESE BY PRESENTS:


I, Jacob J. Schatz, certify that I am Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of Electronic Arts Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Corporation”), that I am duly authorized to make and deliver this certification, and I certify that the attached Bylaws are a true and correct copy of the Bylaws of the Corporation in effect as of the date of this certificate.

Dated as of August 8, 2019



 
 
 
 
 
 
 
/s/ Jacob J. Schatz
 
 
 
Jacob J. Schatz
 
 
 
Executive Vice President, General Counsel
and Corporate Secretary

                    





Exhibit 10.1
ELECTRONIC ARTS INC.
2019 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN
As Approved by Stockholders on August 8, 2019
1.     PURPOSE. The purpose of this Plan is to provide incentives to attract, retain and motivate Eligible Individuals whose present and potential contributions are important to the success of the Company and its Subsidiaries by offering them an opportunity to participate in the Company’s future performance through Awards. Capitalized terms not defined in the text are defined in Section 25.
2.     SHARES SUBJECT TO THIS PLAN.
2.1    Number of Shares Available for Awards. Subject to Sections 2.2, 2.3, 2.4 and 19, the aggregate number of Shares that have been reserved pursuant to this Plan is 13,500,000 Shares (including for Incentive Stock Options) plus any Shares authorized for grants or subject to Awards under the Electronic Arts Inc. 2000 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended and restated on July 28, 2016 (the “Prior Plan”) that are not issued or delivered to a Participant for any reason, including, without limitation, Shares subject to an Award that terminates, expires, or lapses for any reason, or that is settled in cash. Any Shares distributed pursuant to an Award may consist in whole or in part, of authorized and unissued Shares, treasury Shares or Shares purchased in the open market.
2.2    Share Usage. Any Shares that are subject to Awards of Options or SARs or other Award that is not a Full-Value Award shall be counted against this limit as one (1) Share for every one (1) Share granted or subject to grant for any such Award. Any Shares that are subject to a Full-Value Award (other than Options or SARs) shall be counted against this limit as 1.43 Shares for every one (1) Share granted or subject to grant for any such Award. To the extent that an Award terminates, expires, or lapses for any reason, or that is settled in cash, any Shares subject to the Award shall again be available for the grant of an Award. Any Shares that become available for the grant of Awards pursuant to this Section 2.2 shall be added back as one (1) Share if such Shares were subject to Options or SARs granted under this Plan and as 1.43 Shares if such Shares were subject to Full-Value Awards granted under this Plan. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the following Shares shall not be added to the Shares authorized for grant under this Section 2.2: (i) Shares not issued or delivered as a result of the net settlement of an outstanding Option or SAR; (ii) Shares tendered by a Participant or withheld by the Company in payment of the Exercise Price of an Option or a SAR; (iii) Shares tendered by a Participant or withheld by the Company to satisfy any Tax-Related Items withholding obligation with respect to an Award; and (iv) Shares repurchased by the Company on the open market with the proceeds of the Exercise Price from Options. The payment of Dividend Equivalent Rights, if any, in cash in conjunction with any outstanding Awards shall not be counted against the Shares available for issuance under this Plan. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 2.2, no Shares may again be optioned, granted or awarded if such action would cause an Incentive Stock Option to fail to qualify as an incentive stock option under Section 422 of the Code.
2.3    Substitute Awards. To the extent permitted by applicable securities law or any rule of the securities exchange on which the Shares are then listed or traded, Substitute Awards issued in assumption of, or in substitution for, any outstanding awards of any entity acquired in any form of combination by the Company or any Subsidiary shall not be counted against Shares available for grant pursuant to this Plan. Additionally, to the extent permitted by applicable securities law or any rule of the securities exchange on which the Shares are then listed or traded, in the event that an entity acquired by (or combined with) the Company or any Subsidiary has shares available under a pre-existing plan approved by stockholders and not adopted in contemplation of such acquisition or combination, the Shares available for grant pursuant to the terms of such pre-existing plan (as adjusted, to the extent appropriate, using the exchange ratio or other adjustment or valuation ratio or formula used in such acquisition or combination to determine the consideration payable to the holders of ordinary shares of the entities party to such acquisition or combination) may, at the discretion of the Committee, be used for Substitute Awards under this Plan in lieu of awards under the



applicable pre-existing plan of the other company and shall not reduce the Shares authorized for grant under this Plan; provided that Substitute Awards using such available shares shall not be made after the date awards or grants could have been made under the terms of the pre-existing plan, absent the acquisition or combination, and shall only be made to individuals who were not Employees or Non-Employee Directors of the Company or any Subsidiary prior to such acquisition or combination.
2.4    Adjustment of Shares. In the event of any increase, decrease or change in the number or characteristic of outstanding Shares of the Company effected without receipt of consideration by the Company or by reason of a share split, spin-off, share or extraordinary cash dividend, share combination or reclassification, recapitalization or merger, Change in Control, or similar event, the Committee may substitute or adjust proportionately, as the Committee in its sole discretion deems equitable, (a) the aggregate number and kind of Shares that may be issued under this Plan (including, but not limited to, adjustments of the limitations in Section 2.1); (b) the number and kind of securities subject to outstanding Awards; (c) the terms and conditions of any outstanding Awards (including, without limitation, any applicable Performance Factors or criteria with respect thereto); and (d) the Exercise Price or purchase price per Share for any outstanding Awards under this Plan, subject to any required action by the Board or the stockholders of the Company and compliance with Applicable Laws; provided, however, that fractions of a Share will not be issued but will either be replaced by a cash payment equal to the Fair Market Value of such fraction of a Share or will be rounded up to the nearest whole Share, as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion. Any adjustment affecting an Award that is subject to Section 409A of the Code shall be made consistent with the requirements of Section 409A.
3.     ELIGIBILITY AND PARTICIPATION.
3.1    Eligibility. Unless otherwise set forth in Section 5.5, each Eligible Individual shall be eligible to be granted one or more Awards.
3.2    Participation. Subject to the provisions of this Plan, the Committee, from time to time, may select from among all Eligible Individuals those to whom Awards shall be granted, and shall determine the nature and amount of each Award. No Eligible Individual shall have any right to be granted an Award pursuant to this Plan and the grant of an Award to an Eligible Individual shall not imply any entitlement to receive future Awards.
4.     ADMINISTRATION.
4.1    Committee Authority. This Plan will be administered by the Committee. The Committee will have the authority to:
(a)    construe and interpret this Plan, any Award Agreement and any other agreement or document executed pursuant to this Plan;
(b)    prescribe, amend and rescind rules and regulations relating to this Plan or any Award;
(c)    select Eligible Individuals to receive Awards;
(d)    determine the terms and conditions of any Award, including, without limitation, the vesting, exercisability and payment of Awards, whether the Awards are subject to any Performance Goals or Performance Factors; the effect of a Participant’s leave of absence or Termination of Service on any Award, and accelerations or waivers thereof, any provisions related to recoupment of an Award or a gain on an Award, based in each case on such considerations as the Committee in its sole discretion determines;
(e)    determine whether, to what extent, and pursuant to what circumstances an Award may be settled in, or the exercise price of an Award may be paid in, cash, Shares, other Awards, or other property, or an Award may be cancelled, forfeited, or surrendered;
(f)    determine the number of Shares or other consideration subject to Awards;
(g)    determine whether Awards will be granted singly, in combination with, in tandem with, in replacement of, or as alternatives to, other Awards under this Plan or any other incentive or compensation plan of the Company or any Subsidiary;



(h)    establish, adopt or revise any rules and regulations, including adopting sub-plans to this Plan, for the purposes of facilitating compliance with foreign laws, easing the administration of this Plan and/or taking advantage of tax-favorable treatment for Awards granted to Participants outside the U.S., in each case as it may deem necessary or advisable;
(i)    correct any defect, supply any omission or reconcile any inconsistency in this Plan, any Award or any Award Agreement;
(j)    determine whether a Performance-Based Award has been earned; and
(k)    prescribe the form of each Award Agreement, which need not be identical for each Participant and may vary for Participants within and outside of the U.S.; and
(l)    make all other determinations necessary or advisable for the administration of this Plan.
4.2    Committee Discretion. Any determination made by the Committee with respect to any Award will be made in its sole discretion at the time of grant of the Award or, unless in contravention of any express term of this Plan or Award, at any later time, and such determination will be final and binding on the Company and on all persons having an interest in any Award under this Plan.
4.3    Action by the Committee. Each member of the Committee is entitled to, in good faith, rely or act upon any report or other information furnished to that member by any officer or other employee of the Company or any Subsidiary, the Company’s independent certified public accountants, or any executive compensation consultant or other professional retained by the Company to assist in the administration of this Plan.
4.4     Delegation of Authority. To the extent permitted by Applicable Laws, the Committee, from time to time, may delegate to a committee of one or more members of the Board or to one or more officers of the Company the authority to (i) construe and interpret this Plan, any Award Agreement and any other agreement or document executed pursuant to this Plan, and (ii) grant an Award under this Plan to Participants other than (a) Employees who are subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act, or (b) officers of the Company (or Non-Employee Directors) to whom authority have been delegated pursuant to the foregoing clauses (i) and (ii). Furthermore, if the authority to grant or amend Awards has been delegated to a committee pursuant and subject to the preceding sentence, such authority may be further delegated by such committee to one or more officers of the Company. For the avoidance of doubt, provided it meets the limitations of this Section 4.4, any delegation hereunder shall include the right to modify Awards as necessary to accommodate changes in Applicable Laws or regulations, including, without limitation, in jurisdictions outside the U.S. Furthermore, any delegation hereunder shall be subject to the restrictions and limitations that the Committee specifies at the time of such delegation, and the Committee may rescind at any time the authority so delegated and/or appoint a new delegatee. At all times, the delegatee appointed under this Section 4.4 shall serve in such capacity at the pleasure of the Committee.
5.     OPTIONS. The Committee is authorized to grant Options to Eligible Individuals on the following terms and conditions, and the Committee may specify such additional terms and conditions as:
5.1    Exercise Price. The exercise price per Share subject to an Option shall be determined by the Committee and set forth in the Award Agreement; provided that, subject to Section 2.4, the per-Share exercise price for any Option shall not be less than 100% of the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date of grant.
5.2    Time and Conditions of Exercise. The Committee shall determine the time or times at which an Option may be exercised in whole or in part; provided that the term of any Option granted under this Plan shall not exceed ten (10) years. The Committee also shall specify the vesting conditions, if any, as it deems appropriate that must be satisfied before all or part of an Option may be exercised. The vesting conditions, if any, may be based on, among other conditions, a Participant’s continued Service, the attainment of Performance Goals, or a combination of both.
5.3    Payment. The Committee shall determine the methods by which the exercise price of an Option and any applicable withholding of Tax-Related Items may be paid, including the following methods: (i) cash or check; (ii) surrender of Shares or delivery of a properly executed form of attestation of ownership of Shares as the Committee



may require (including withholding of Shares otherwise deliverable upon exercise of the Option) which have a Fair Market Value on the date or surrender of attestation equal to the aggregate exercise price of the Shares as to which the Option is to be exercised; (iii) promissory note from a Participant to the Company or a third-party loan guaranteed by the Company (in either case, with such loan bearing interest at no less than such rate as shall then preclude the imputation of interest under the Code or similar local tax law); (iv) through the delivery of a notice that a Participant has placed a market sell order with a broker with respect to Shares then issuable upon exercise of the Option, and that the broker has been directed to pay a sufficient portion of the net proceeds of the sale to the Company in satisfaction of the Option exercise price, provided that payment of such proceeds is then made to the Company upon settlement of such sale; (v) by a “net exercise” arrangement pursuant to which the number of Shares issuable upon exercise of the Option shall be reduced by the largest whole number of Shares having an aggregate Fair Market Value that does not exceed the aggregate exercise price (plus withholding taxes, if applicable) and any remaining balance of the aggregate exercise price (and/or applicable withholding taxes) not satisfied by such reduction in the number of whole Shares to be issued shall be paid by Participant in cash or other form of payment approved by the Committee; (vi) other property acceptable to the Committee; or (vii) any combination of the foregoing methods of payment. The Award Agreement will specify the methods of paying the exercise price available to each Participant. The Committee also shall determine the methods by which Shares shall be delivered or deemed to be delivered to Participants. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Plan to the contrary, no Participant who is a Non-Employee Director or an “executive officer” of the Company within the meaning of Item 401(b) of Regulation S-K of the Securities Act or Sections 16a-1(f) and 3b-7 of the Exchange Act shall be permitted to pay the exercise price of an Option, or continue any extension of credit with respect to the exercise price of an Option, with a loan from the Company or a loan arranged by the Company in violation of Section 13(k) of the Exchange Act.
5.4    Exercise of Option.
(a)    Procedure for Exercise. An Option may not be exercised for a fraction of a Share. An Option shall be deemed exercised when the Company receives: (A) a notice of exercise (in such form as the Committee may specify from time to time) from the person entitled to exercise the Option, and (B) full payment for the Shares with respect to which the Option is exercised (together with applicable Tax-Related Items). Full payment may consist of any consideration and method of payment authorized by the Committee and permitted by the Award Agreement and this Plan. Shares issued upon exercise of an Option shall be issued in the name of a Participant.
(b)    Termination of Service. If a Participant’s Service is Terminated, including as a result of a Participant’s death or Disability, the Participant may exercise his or her Option within such period of time as is specified in the Award Agreement to the extent that the Option is vested on the Termination Date (but in no event later than the expiration of the term of such Option as set forth in the Award Agreement). Unless otherwise provided by the Committee, if on the date of Termination of Service, a Participant is not vested as to his or her entire Option, the unvested portion of the Option shall be forfeited, and the Shares covered by the unvested portion of the Option shall revert to this Plan. If, after Termination of Service, a Participant does not exercise his or her Option within the time specified by the Committee, the Option shall terminate, and the Shares covered by such Option shall revert to this Plan.
5.5    Incentive Stock Options. Incentive Stock Options shall be granted only to Employees of the Company or any “subsidiary corporation,” as defined in Section 424(f) of the Code and any applicable U.S. Department of Treasury regulations promulgated thereunder, of the Company, and the terms of any Incentive Stock Options, in addition to the requirements of Sections 5.1 through 5.4 must comply with the provisions of this Section 5.5.
(a)    Expiration. Subject to Section 5.5(c) an Incentive Stock Option shall expire and may not be exercised to any extent by anyone after the first to occur of the following events:
(i)    Ten (10) years from the date of grant, unless an earlier time is set in the Award Agreement;
(ii)    Three (3) months after a Participant’s Termination Date on account of any reason other than death or Disability (within the meaning of Section 22(e)(3) of the Code); and



(iii)    One (1) year after the date of a Participant’s Termination of Service on account of death or Disability (within the meaning of Section 22(e)(3) of the Code).
(b)    Dollar Limitation. The aggregate Fair Market Value of all Shares underlying an Incentive Stock Option may not exceed US$100,000 or such other limitation as imposed by Section 422(d) of the Code, or any successor provision at the time the Incentive Stock Option is first exercisable by a Participant in any given calendar year. The US$100,000 limit is determined based on the aggregate Fair Market Value of the Option on the date the Incentive Stock Option is granted, not at the time the Option is exercisable by a Participant. If the Incentive Stock Option is first exercisable by a Participant in excess of such limitation, the excess shall be considered a Non-Qualified Stock Option.
(c)    Ten Percent Owners. An Incentive Stock Option may be granted to any individual who, at the date of grant, owns stock possessing more than ten percent (10%) of the total combined voting power of all classes of Shares of the Company only if such Incentive Stock Option is granted at a price that is not less than 110% of Fair Market Value on the date of grant and the Incentive Stock Option is exercisable for no more than five (5) years from the date of grant.
(d)    Notice of Disposition. A Participant shall give the Company prompt notice of any disposition of Shares acquired by exercise of an Incentive Stock Option within (i) two (2) years from the date of grant of such Incentive Stock Option or (ii) one (1) year after the transfer of such Shares to the Participant.
(e)    Right to Exercise. During a Participant’s lifetime, only the Participant may exercise an Incentive Stock Option.
(f)    Failure to Meet Requirements. Any Option (or portion thereof) purported to be an Incentive Stock Option, which, for any reason, fails to meet the requirements of Section 422 of the Code shall be considered a Non-Qualified Stock Option.
5.6    Substitution of SARs. The Committee may provide in the Award Agreement evidencing the grant of an Option that the Committee, in its sole discretion, shall have the right to substitute a SAR for such Option at any time prior to or upon exercise of such Option; provided, that such substitution complies with Section 2 of this Plan and that the SAR shall be exercisable with respect to the same number of Shares for which such substituted Option would have been exercisable.
6.     RESTRICTED STOCK. The Committee is authorized to grant Restricted Stock to any Eligible Individual selected by the Committee in such amounts and subject to such terms and conditions as determined by the Committee. Unless otherwise provided in the Award Agreement, beginning on the date of grant of the Restricted Stock and subject to execution of the Award Agreement, a Participant shall become a stockholder of the Company with respect to all Shares subject to the Restricted Stock and shall have all of the rights of a stockholder, including the right to vote such Shares and the right to receive dividends and other distributions made with respect to such Shares.
6.1    Purchase Price. At the time of the grant of Restricted Stock, the Committee shall determine the price, if any, to be paid by a Participant for each Share subject to the Restricted Stock.
6.2    Issuance, Vesting and Restrictions. The Committee shall determine the vesting or other conditions, if any, and such other restrictions on transferability and other restrictions to which Restricted Stock may or may not be subject (including, without limitation, limitations on the right to vote Restricted Stock or the right to receive dividends and other distributions on the Restricted Stock). The vesting conditions may be based on, among other vesting conditions, a Participant’s continued Service, the attainment of Performance Goals, or a combination of both.
6.3    Forfeiture. Except as otherwise determined by the Committee at the time of the grant of the Award or thereafter, upon Termination of Service during the applicable restriction period, Restricted Stock that is at that time subject to restrictions shall be forfeited; provided, however, that the Committee may (a) provide in any Award Agreement that restrictions or forfeiture conditions relating to Restricted Stock will be waived in whole or in part in the event of Termination of Service resulting from specified causes, and (b) in other cases waive in whole or in part restrictions or forfeiture conditions relating to Restricted Stock.



6.4    Legend. Restricted Stock granted pursuant to this Plan may be evidenced in such manner as the Committee shall determine. If certificates representing shares of Restricted Stock are issued in the name of a Participant, certificates must bear an appropriate legend referring to the terms, conditions, and restrictions applicable to such Restricted Stock, and the Company may, at its discretion, retain physical possession of the certificate until such time as all applicable restrictions lapse.
7.     RESTRICTED STOCK UNITS. The Committee is authorized to grant Restricted Stock Units to any Eligible Individual selected by the Committee in such amounts and subject to such terms and conditions as determined by the Committee.
7.1    Vesting Conditions. A Participant receiving a Restricted Stock Unit Award shall not possess the rights of a stockholder of the Company with respect to the Shares subject to such grant are settled and have been issued to a Participant. The Committee shall specify the date or dates on which the Restricted Stock Units shall become fully vested and nonforfeitable, and may specify such conditions to vesting as it deems appropriate. The vesting conditions may be based on, among other vesting conditions, a Participant’s continued Service, the attainment of Performance Goals, or a combination of both.
7.2    Purchase Price. At the time of the grant of Restricted Stock Units, the Committee shall determine the price, if any, to be paid by a Participant for each Share subject to the Restricted Stock Units.
7.3    Form and Time of Settlement. The Committee shall specify the settlement date applicable to each grant of Restricted Stock Units which shall be no earlier than the vesting date, or it may be deferred to any later date, subject to compliance with Section 409A of the Code in the case of Restricted Stock Units granted to a U.S. taxpayer, as applicable. On the settlement date, subject to satisfaction of applicable Tax-Related Items withholding (as further set forth in Section 13), the Company shall issue or transfer to a Participant one Share for each Restricted Stock Unit scheduled to be paid out on such date and not previously forfeited. Alternatively, settlement of a Restricted Stock Unit may be made in cash (in an amount reflecting the Fair Market Value of Shares that would have been issued) or any combination of cash and Shares, as determined by the Committee, in its sole discretion, in either case less applicable withholding of Tax-Related Items (as further set forth in Section 13). Until a Restricted Stock Unit is settled, the number of Restricted Stock Units shall be subject to adjustment pursuant to Section 2.4.
7.4    General Creditors. A Participant who has been granted Restricted Stock Units shall have no rights other than those of a general unsecured creditor of the Company. Restricted Stock Units represent an unfunded and unsecured obligation of the Company, subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable Award Agreement evidencing the grant of the Restricted Stock Units.
8.     STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS. The Committee is authorized to grant Stock Appreciation Rights, or SARs, to Eligible Individuals on the following terms and conditions and such additional terms and conditions as may be specified by the Committee:
8.1    Exercise Price. The Exercise Price per Share subject to a SAR shall be determined by the Committee and set forth in the Award Agreement but shall be no less than 100% of the Fair Market Value per Share.
8.2    Time and Conditions of Exercise. The Committee shall determine the time or times at which a SAR may be exercised in whole or in part; provided that the term of any SAR granted under this Plan shall not exceed ten years. The Committee shall also determine the Performance Goals or other conditions, if any, that must be satisfied before all or part of a SAR may be exercised.
8.3    Payment and Limitations on Exercise. A SAR shall entitle a Participant (or other person entitled to exercise the SAR pursuant to this Plan) to exercise all or a specified portion of the SAR (to the extent then exercisable pursuant to its terms) and to receive from the Company an amount equal to the product of (i) the excess of (A) the Fair Market Value of the Shares on the date the SAR is exercised over (B) the Exercise Price of the SAR and (ii) the number of Shares with respect to which the SAR is exercised, less applicable withholding of Tax-Related Items (as further set forth in Section 13), subject to any limitations the Committee may impose. Payment of the amounts determined



under this Section shall be in cash, in Shares (based on the Fair Market Value of the Shares as of the date the SAR is exercised) or a combination of both, as determined by the Committee and set forth in the Award Agreement.
9.     OTHER SHARE-BASED AWARDS. Subject to limitation under Applicable Laws, the Committee is authorized under this Plan to grant Awards (other than Options, Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units and SARs) to Eligible Individuals subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Section 9 and such other terms and conditions as may be specified by the Committee that are not inconsistent with the provisions of this Plan and that, by their terms, involve or might involve the issuance of, consist of, or are denominated in, payable in, valued in whole or in part by reference to, or otherwise relate to, Shares. The Committee may also grant Shares as a bonus, or may grant other Awards in lieu of obligations of the Company or a Subsidiary to pay cash or other property under this Plan or other plans or compensatory arrangements. The terms and conditions applicable to such other Awards shall be determined from time to time by the Committee and set forth in an applicable Award Agreement. The Committee may establish one or more separate programs under this Plan for the purpose of issuing particular forms of Awards to one or more classes of Participants on such terms and conditions as determined by the Committee from time to time.
9.1    Exercise Price. The Committee may establish the exercise price, if any, of any Other Share-Based Award granted pursuant to this Section 9; provided that such exercise price shall not be less than the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date of grant for an Award that is intended to be exempt from Section 409A of the Code.
9.2    Form of Payment. Payments with respect to any Awards granted under Section 9 shall be made in cash or cash equivalent, in Shares or any combination of the foregoing, as determined by the Committee.
9.3    Vesting Conditions. The Committee shall specify the date or dates on which the Awards granted pursuant to this Section shall become fully vested and nonforfeitable, and may specify such conditions to vesting as it deems appropriate. The vesting conditions may be based on, among other vesting conditions, a Participant’s continued Service, the attainment of Performance Goals, or a combination of both.
9.4    Term. Except as otherwise provided herein, the Committee shall set, in its discretion, the term of any Award granted pursuant to this Section; provided that the term of any Award granted pursuant to this Section shall not exceed ten (10) years.
10.    GRANTS TO NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTORS.
10.1    Types of Awards and Shares. Non-Employee Directors are eligible to receive any type of Award offered under this Plan except Incentive Stock Options. Awards pursuant to this Section 10 may be automatically made pursuant to policy adopted by the Board or the Committee, or made from time to time as determined in the discretion of the Board or the Committee.
10.2    Eligibility. Awards pursuant to this Section 10 shall be granted only to Non-Employee Directors. A Non-Employee Director who is appointed, elected or re-elected as a member of the Board will be eligible to receive an Award under this Section 10.
10.3    Vesting, Exercisability and Settlement.
(a)    Except as set forth in Section 10.3(b), Awards shall vest, become exercisable and be settled as determined by the Board. With respect to Options and SARs, the exercise price granted to Non-Employee Directors shall not be less than the Fair Market Value of the Shares at the time that such Option or SAR is granted.
(b)    Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary, in the event of a corporate transaction described in Section 19.1, the vesting of all Awards granted to Non-Employee Directors pursuant to this Section 10 will accelerate and such Awards will become exercisable (to the extent applicable) in full prior to the consummation of such event at such times and on such conditions as the Committee determines, and must be exercised, if at all, within three months of the consummation of said event. Any Awards not exercised within such three-month period shall expire.
10.4    Shares in Lieu of Cash Compensation. Each Non-Employee Director may elect to reduce all or part of the cash compensation otherwise payable for services to be rendered by him or her as a director (including the



annual retainer and any fees payable for serving on the Board or a Committee of the Board) and to receive in lieu thereof Shares, provided such election complies with Section 409A of the Code. On such election, the cash compensation otherwise payable will be increased by 10% for purposes of determining the number of Shares to be credited to such Non-Employee Director. If a Non-Employee Director so elects to receive Shares in lieu of cash, there shall be credited to such Non-Employee Director a number of Shares equal to the amount of the cash compensation so reduced (increased by 10% as described in the preceding sentence) divided by the Fair Market Value on the day in which the compensation would have been paid in the absence of such election.
10.5    Maximum Awards. No Non-Employee Director may be granted, in any fiscal year of the Company, Awards with a grant date fair value of more than US$1,200,000 in aggregate whereby (1) Shares in lieu of cash compensation may not have a grant date fair value in excess of US$600,000; and (2) a service Award may not have a grant date fair value in excess of US$600,000. Grant date fair value is determined as of the grant date of the Award or Shares in lieu of cash compensation in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic 718 (or any successor thereto).
11.    FORFEITURE OR CLAWBACK OF AWARDS. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, and in accordance with Applicable Laws, an Award Agreement may provide that the Award shall be forfeited or canceled if a Participant engages in activity that is in conflict with or adverse to the interest of the Company or its Subsidiaries (including conduct contributing to financial restatements, material noncompliance in the financial reports requirements or similar financial or accounting irregularities), as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion. Subject to Applicable Laws, the Committee may provide in an Award Agreement that if within the time period specified in the Award Agreement a Participant engages in an activity referred to in the preceding sentence, a Participant will forfeit any gain realized with respect to the Award and must repay such gain to the Company. Notwithstanding this Section 11, any Award Agreement evidencing Awards to an Eligible Individual shall provide for repayment on forfeiture as may be required to comply with the requirement of any applicable securities law, including any securities exchange on which the Shares are listed or traded, as may be in effect from time to time.
12.    FOREIGN AWARDS AND RIGHTS. Notwithstanding any provision of this Plan to the contrary, in order to comply with the laws in countries and other jurisdictions in which the Company and its Subsidiaries have Eligible Individuals, the Committee, in its sole discretion, shall have the power and authority to (i) modify the terms and conditions of any Award granted to Eligible Individuals to comply with Applicable Laws of jurisdictions where Eligible Individuals reside; (ii) establish sub-plans and determine the Exercise Price, exercise procedures and other terms and procedures and rules, to the extent such actions may be necessary or advisable, including adoption of rules, procedures or sub-plans applicable to particular Subsidiaries or Participants residing in particular locations; provided, however, that no such sub-plans and/or modifications shall increase the share limits contained in Section 2 or otherwise require stockholder approval; and (iii) take any action, before or after an Award is made, that it deems advisable to obtain approval or comply with any necessary local governmental regulatory exemptions or approvals. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Committee is specifically authorized to adopt rules, procedures and sub-plans with provisions that limit or modify rights on eligibility to receive an Award under this Plan or on Termination of Service, available methods of exercise or settlement of an Award, payment of Tax-Related Items, the shifting of employer tax liability to a Participant, the withholding procedures and handling of any Share certificates or other indicia of ownership which may vary with local requirements. The Committee may also adopt sub-plans to this Plan intended to allow the Company to grant tax-qualified Awards in a particular jurisdiction and, as part of such sub-plan, may restrict the sale of Shares and/or modify the Change in Control and adjustments provisions of this Plan to the extent necessary to comply the tax requirements of the jurisdiction. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Committee may not take any actions hereunder, and no Awards shall be granted, that would violate the Securities Act, Exchange Act, the Code, or any securities law.
13.     WITHHOLDING TAXES. The Company and its Subsidiaries each shall have the authority and right to deduct or withhold or require a Participant to remit to the Company or any Subsidiary, an amount sufficient to satisfy Tax-Related Items with respect to any taxable event concerning a Participant arising as a result of this Plan or to take such



other action as may be necessary in the opinion of the Company or a Subsidiary, as appropriate, to satisfy withholding obligations for the payment of Tax-Related Items, including but not limited to (i) withholding from a Participant’s wages or other cash compensation; (ii) withholding from the proceeds for the sale of Shares underlying the Award either through a voluntary sale or a mandatory sale arranged by the Company on a Participant’s behalf; or (iii) in the Committee’s sole discretion and in satisfaction of the foregoing requirement, by withholding Shares otherwise issuable under an Award (or allow the return of Shares). No Shares shall be delivered hereunder to any Participant or other person until a Participant or such other person has made arrangements acceptable to the Company for the satisfaction of the Tax-Related Items withholdings obligations with respect to any taxable event concerning a Participant or such other person arising as a result of this Plan.
14.     PRIVILEGES OF STOCK OWNERSHIP. No Participant will have any of the rights of a stockholder with respect to any Shares until the Shares are issued to a Participant. After Shares are issued to a Participant, a Participant will be a stockholder and have all the rights of a stockholder with respect to such Shares, including the right to vote and receive any dividends or other distributions made or paid with respect to such Shares; provided, however, that if such Shares are Restricted Stock, then any new, additional or different securities a Participant may become entitled to receive with respect to such Shares by virtue of a stock dividend, stock split or any other change in the corporate or capital structure of the Company will be subject to the same restrictions as the Restricted Stock.
15.     EXCHANGE AND BUYOUT OF AWARDS. The Committee may, at any time or from time to time, authorize the Company, with the consent of the respective Participants, to issue new Awards in exchange for the surrender and cancellation of any or all outstanding Awards; provided, however, that no such exchange program may, without the approval of the Company’s stockholders, allow for the cancellation of an outstanding Option or SAR followed by its replacement with a new Option or SAR having a lower Exercise Price. The Committee may, subject to approval by the Company’s stockholders, at any time buy from a Participant an Award previously granted with payment in cash, Shares (including Restricted Stock) or other consideration, based on such terms and conditions as the Committee and a Participant may agree.
16.     SECURITIES LAW AND OTHER REGULATORY COMPLIANCE. The obligation of the Company to make payment of Awards in Shares or otherwise shall be subject to all Applicable Laws, and to such approvals by government agencies, including government agencies in jurisdictions outside of the U.S., in each case as may be required or as the Company deems necessary or advisable. Without limiting the foregoing, the Company shall have no obligation to issue or deliver evidence of title for Shares subject to Awards granted hereunder prior to: (i) obtaining any approvals from governmental agencies that the Company determines are necessary or advisable, and (ii) completion of any registration or other qualification with respect to the Shares under any Applicable Laws in the U.S. or in a jurisdiction outside of the U.S. or ruling of any governmental body that the Company determines to be necessary or advisable or at a time when any such registration or qualification is not current, has been suspended or otherwise has ceased to be effective. The inability or impracticability of the Company to obtain or maintain authority from any regulatory body having jurisdiction, which authority is deemed by the Company’s counsel to be necessary to the lawful issuance and sale of any Shares hereunder, shall relieve the Company of any liability in respect of the failure to issue or sell such Shares as to which such requisite authority shall not have been obtained and shall constitute circumstances in which the Committee may determine to amend or cancel Awards pertaining to such Shares, with or without consideration to the affected Participant. The Company shall be under no obligation to register, pursuant to the Securities Act or otherwise, any offering of Shares issuable under this Plan. If, in certain circumstances, the Shares paid pursuant to this Plan may be exempt from registration pursuant to the Securities Act, the Company may restrict the transfer of such Shares in such manner as it deems advisable to ensure the availability of any such exemption.
17.     TRANSFERABILITY. No right or interest of a Participant in any Award, including Incentive Stock Options, may be sold, assigned, transferred, pledged, hypothecated or otherwise disposed of by a Participant other than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution, and any such purported sale, assignment, transfer, pledge, hypothecation or other disposition shall be void and unenforceable against the Company. Further, during a Participant’s lifetime,



Incentive Stock Options, Non-Qualified Stock Options and/or SARs granted to a Participant shall be exercisable only by the applicable Participant, except, with respect to Non-Qualified Stock Options and SARs, as otherwise determined by the Committee. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Participant may, in the manner established by the Committee, designate a beneficiary or beneficiaries to exercise the affected Participant’s rights and receive any property distributable with respect to an Award upon a Participant’s death.
18.    PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO AWARDS
18.1    Stand-Alone and Tandem Awards. Awards granted pursuant to this Plan may, in the discretion of the Committee, be granted either alone, in addition to, or in tandem with, any other Award granted pursuant to this Plan. Awards granted in addition to or in tandem with other Awards may be granted either at the same time as or at a different time from the grant of such other Awards.
18.2    Award Agreement. Awards under this Plan shall be evidenced by Award Agreements that set forth the terms, conditions and limitations for each Award, not inconsistent with this Plan, which may include, without limitation, the term of an Award, the provisions applicable in the event a Participant’s Service terminates, and the Company’s authority to unilaterally or bilaterally amend, modify, suspend, cancel or rescind an Award.
18.3    Dividend Equivalent Rights. Any Participant selected by the Committee may be granted Dividend Equivalent Rights based on the dividends, if any, declared on the Shares that are subject to any Restricted Stock Unit or any other Full Value Award, including any Performance-Based Award, to be credited as of dividend payment dates, during the period between the date the Award is granted and the date the Award is vests or is settled, as determined by the Committee and set forth in the applicable Award Agreement. Such Dividend Equivalent Rights shall be converted to cash or additional Shares by such formula and at such time and subject to such limitations as may be determined by the Committee. To the extent Shares subject to an Award (other than Restricted Stock) are subject to vesting conditions, any Dividend Equivalent Rights relating to such Shares shall either (i) not be paid or credited or (ii) be accumulated and subject to restrictions and risk of forfeiture to the same extent as the underlying Award with respect to which such cash, stock or other property has been distributed. For Shares of Restricted Stock that are subject to vesting, dividends shall be accumulated and shall not be paid until the underlying Restricted Stock is vested, and shall be subject to any restrictions and risk of forfeiture to which the underlying Restricted Stock is subject. For the avoidance of doubt, Dividend Equivalent Rights or dividends may not be granted on the Shares that are subject to any Option or SAR.
18.4    Stock Certificates; Book Entry Procedures. Any certificates evidencing Shares delivered pursuant to this Plan are subject to any restrictions as the Committee deems necessary or advisable to comply with Applicable Laws, including the rules of any securities exchange or automated quotation system on which the Shares are listed, quoted, or traded. The Committee may place legends on any certificate evidencing Shares to reference restrictions applicable to the Shares. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Plan, unless otherwise determined by the Committee or required by Applicable Laws, rules or regulations, the Company shall not deliver to any Participant certificates evidencing Shares issued in connection with any Award and instead such Shares shall be recorded in the books of the Company (or, as applicable, its transfer agent or stock plan administrator).
18.5    Paperless Administration. In the event that the Company establishes, for itself or using the services of a third party, an automated system for the documentation, granting or exercise of Awards, such as a system using an internet website, intranet or interactive voice response, then the paperless documentation, granting or exercise of Awards by a Participant may be permitted through the use of such an automated system.
18.6    No Obligation to Employ. Nothing in this Plan or any Award granted under this Plan will confer or be deemed to confer on any Participant any right to continue in the employ of, or to continue any other relationship with, the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary of the Company or limit in any way the right of the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company to terminate Participant’s employment or other relationship at any time, with or without cause.
18.7    Non-exclusivity of this Plan. Neither the adoption of this Plan by the Board, the submission of this Plan to the stockholders of the Company for approval, nor any provision of this Plan will be construed as creating any



limitations on the power of the Board or the Committee to adopt such additional compensation arrangements as it may deem desirable, including, without limitation, the granting of Options and bonuses otherwise than under this Plan, and such arrangements may be either generally applicable or applicable only in specific cases.
19.     CHANGE IN CONTROL.
19.1    Assumption or Replacement of Awards. In the event of a Change in Control, any or all outstanding Awards may be assumed, converted or replaced by the successor corporation (if any), which assumption, conversion or replacement will be binding on all Participants. In the alternative, the successor corporation may substitute equivalent Awards or provide substantially similar consideration to Participants as was provided to stockholders (after taking into account the existing provisions of the Awards). The successor corporation may also issue, in place of outstanding Shares of the Company held by Participants, substantially similar shares or other property. The portion of any Incentive Stock Option accelerated in connection with a Change in Control shall remain exercisable as an Incentive Stock Option only to the extent the applicable US$100,000 limitation is not exceeded. To the extent such U.S. dollar limitation is exceeded, the accelerated portion of such Option shall be exercisable as a Non-Qualified Option.
19.2    Treatment of Awards That are not Assumed or Replaced. Notwithstanding anything contrary in this Plan or the Electronic Arts Inc. Change in Control Plan, and provided that any applicable Award Agreement does not expressly preclude the following from applying, if a Change in Control occurs and Awards that vest solely on a Participant’s continued Service are not converted, assumed, substituted or replaced by a successor or survivor corporation, or a parent or subsidiary thereof, then immediately prior to the Change in Control the Awards shall become fully vested and/or exercisable and all forfeiture restrictions on such Awards shall lapse and, immediately following the consummation of such Change in Control, all such Awards, including any un-exercised Awards shall terminate and cease to be outstanding. Performance-Based Awards shall be subject to the provisions of the Award Agreement governing the impact of a Change in Control, provided that any such provisions in the Award Agreement are consistent with the terms of this Plan.
19.3    Termination of Service. Where Awards are assumed or continued after a Change in Control, the Committee may further provide that the vesting of one or more Awards will automatically accelerate upon a Participant’s involuntary Termination of Service within a designated period following the effective date of such Change in Control. Any such Award shall accordingly, upon a Participant’s involuntary Termination of Service in connection with a Change in Control, become fully vested and/or exercisable and all forfeiture restrictions on such Award shall lapse.
19.4    Other Treatment of Awards. Subject to any greater rights granted to Participants under the foregoing provisions of this Section 19 or under an employment agreement or other compensation arrangement of the Company, in the event of the occurrence of any transaction described in Section 19.1, any outstanding Awards will be treated as provided in the applicable agreement or plan of merger, consolidation, dissolution, liquidation, or sale of assets.
20.    EFFECTIVE AND EXPIRATION DATE.
20.1    Plan Effective Date. This Plan was approved by the Board on May 16, 2019, and became effective on August 8, 2019 (the “Effective Date”).
20.2    Expiration Date. This Plan will continue in effect until the earlier of the twentieth anniversary of the Effective Date or the date this Plan is terminated by the Board or the Committee, except that no Incentive Stock Options may be granted under this Plan after the tenth (10th) anniversary of the Effective Date. Any Awards that are outstanding on the date this Plan terminates shall remain in force according to the terms of this Plan and the applicable Award Agreement.
21.     GOVERNING LAW. This Plan and all agreements thereunder shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to its conflict of laws.
22.     AMENDMENT OR TERMINATION OF PLAN. The Committee shall have the authority to amend or modify the terms and conditions of, or suspend or cancel any outstanding Award consistent with this Plan. The Board or



Committee may amend, suspend or terminate this Plan at any time; provided, however, that the Board or the Committee shall not, without the approval of the stockholders of the Company, amend this Plan in any manner that requires such stockholder approval under the NASDAQ National Market or other securities exchange listing requirements then applicable to the Company including, other than pursuant to Section 16, (i) increasing the benefits accrued to Participants, (ii) increasing the number of Shares which may be issued under this Plan, (iii) modifying the requirements for participation in this Plan to allow additional individuals to participate, or (iv) except in connection with an adjustment or Change in Control as set forth in Sections 2 or 19, amending an Option or SAR to reduce the Exercise Price to below the Fair Market Value of the Shares on the original date of grant or canceling, substituting, exchanging, replacing, buying out or surrendering Options or SARs at a time when the Fair Market Value of the Shares is less than the Exercise Price of such Option or SARs in exchange for cash, or the grant of other Awards or for Options or SARs with an Exercise Price below the Fair Market Value of the Shares on the original date of grant
23.    COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION 409A OF THE CODE FOR U.S. TAX PAYERS. This Plan and all Awards made hereunder shall be interpreted, construed and operated to reflect the intent of the Company that all aspects of this Plan and the Awards shall be interpreted either to be exempt from the provisions of Section 409A of the Code or, to the extent subject to Section 409A of the Code, comply with Section 409A of the Code and any regulations and other guidance thereunder. This Plan may be amended at any time, without the consent of any party, to avoid the application of Section 409A of the Code in a particular circumstance or that is necessary or desirable to satisfy any of the requirements under Section 409A of the Code, but the Company shall not be under any obligation to make any such amendment. Anything in this Plan to the contrary notwithstanding, if an Award constitutes an item of deferred compensation under Section 409A of the Code and becomes payable by reason of a Participant’s Termination of Service shall not be made to a Participant unless a Participant’s Termination of Service constitutes a “separation from service” (within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code and any the regulations or other guidance thereunder). In addition, no such payment or distribution shall be made to a Participant prior to the earlier of (a) the expiration of the six-month period measured from the date of a Participant’s separation from service or (b) the date of a Participant’s death, if a Participant is deemed at the time of such separation from service to be a “specified employee” (within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code and any the regulations or other guidance thereunder) and to the extent such delayed commencement is otherwise required in order to avoid a prohibited distribution under Section 409A of the Code and any the regulations or other guidance thereunder. Except as provided in an Award Agreement, all payments which had been delayed pursuant to the immediately preceding sentence shall be paid to a Participant in a lump sum upon expiration of such six-month period (or, if earlier, upon a Participant’s death).
24.    SEVERABILITY. If any provision of this Plan or the application of any provision hereof to any person or circumstance is held to be invalid or unenforceable, the remainder of this Plan and the application of such provision to any other person or circumstance shall not be affected, and the provisions so held to be unenforceable shall be reformed to the extent (and only to the extent) necessary to make it enforceable and valid.
25.     DEFINITIONS. Wherever the following terms are used in this Plan, they shall have the meanings specified below, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. The singular pronoun shall include the plural where the context so indicates.
Applicable Laws” means requirements relating to the administration of equity-based and cash-based awards, as applicable, and the related issuance of Shares under U.S. state corporate laws, U.S. federal and state and non-U.S. securities laws, the Code, any securities exchange or quotation system on which the Shares are listed or quoted and the applicable laws of any non-U.S. country or jurisdiction where Awards are, or will be, granted under this Plan.
Award” means an Option, Restricted Stock Unit, Restricted Stock, a Stock Appreciation Right, or an Other Share-Based Award granted to a Participant pursuant to this Plan.
Award Agreement” means, with respect to each Award, the signed written agreement between the Company and a Participant setting forth the terms and conditions of the Award.
Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company.



Change in Control” shall be deemed to have occurred if the event set forth in any one of the following subsections shall have occurred:
(i)    Any “person” (as such term is used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act) becomes the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rule 13d-3 of the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing fifty percent (50%) or more of (A) the then outstanding common stock of the Company or (B) the total voting power represented by the Company’s then outstanding voting securities; or
(ii)    The stockholders of the Company approve a plan of complete liquidation or dissolution of the Company or the consummation of the sale or disposition by the Company of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets, other than a sale or disposition by the Company of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets to an entity, which would result in the common stock or voting securities of the Company outstanding immediately prior thereto continuing to represent (either by remaining outstanding or by being converted into voting securities of the surviving entity or its parent) at least fifty percent (50%) of the outstanding shares or common stock or total voting power represented by the voting securities of the Company or such surviving entity or its parent outstanding immediately after such sale or disposition; or
(iii)    The consummation of a merger or consolidation of the Company or any direct or indirect subsidiary of the Company by virtue of the closing or effective date of such merger or consolidation with any other corporation, other than a merger or consolidation which would result in the common stock or voting securities of the Company outstanding immediately prior thereto continuing to represent (either by remaining outstanding or by being converted into voting securities of the surviving entity or its parent) at least fifty percent (50%) of the outstanding shares or common stock or total voting power represented by the voting securities of the Company or such surviving entity or its parent outstanding immediately after such merger or consolidation; or
(iv)    A change in the composition of the Board during any twelve-month period, as a result of which less than a majority of the Directors are Incumbent Directors. “Incumbent Directors” shall mean Directors who either (A) are Directors of the Company as of the date hereof, or (B) are elected, or nominated for election, to the Board with the affirmative votes of at least a majority of those Directors whose election or nomination was not in connection with any transaction described in subsections (i), (ii) or (iii) or in connection with an actual or threatened proxy contest relating to the election of directors of the Company.
(v)    For the avoidance of doubt, a transaction shall not constitute a Change in Control (i) if effected for the purpose of changing the place of incorporation or form of organization of the ultimate parent entity of the Company (including where the Company is succeeded by an issuer incorporated under the laws of another state, country or foreign government for such purpose and whether or not the Company remains in existence following such transaction) and (ii) where all or substantially all of the person(s) who are the beneficial owners of the outstanding voting securities of the Company immediately prior to such transaction will beneficially own, directly or indirectly, all or substantially all of the combined voting power of the outstanding voting securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors of the ultimate parent entity resulting from such transaction in substantially the same proportions as their ownership, immediately prior to such transaction, of such outstanding securities of the Company.
Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
Committee” means the Compensation Committee of the Board (or if no such committee is appointed, the Board, provide that a majority of the Board members are “independent directors” for the purpose of the rules and regulations of the Nasdaq Stock Market or such other principal securities exchange or market on which the Shares are then listed or traded).
Common Stock” means the common stock of the Company, par value US$0.01 per Share.
Company” means Electronic Arts Inc. or any successor corporation.
Consultant” means any consultant or adviser if: (i) the consultant or adviser renders bona fide services to the Company or any Subsidiary; (ii) the services rendered by the consultant or adviser are not in connection with the offer



or sale of securities in a capital-raising transaction and do not directly or indirectly promote or maintain a market for the Company’s securities; and (c) the consultant or adviser is a natural person.
Director” means a member of the Board.
Disability” means, unless otherwise provided in an Award Agreement, that a Participant would qualify to receive benefit payments under the long-term disability plan or policy, as it may be amended from time to time, of the Company or the Subsidiary to which a Participant provides Service regardless of whether a Participant is covered by such policy. If the Company or the Affiliate to which a Participant provides Service does not have a long-term disability policy, “Disability” means that a Participant is unable to carry out the responsibilities and functions of the position held by a Participant by reason of any medically determined physical or mental impairment for a period of not less than ninety (90) consecutive days. A Participant shall not be considered to have incurred a Disability unless he or she furnishes proof of such impairment sufficient to satisfy the Committee in its discretion. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (a) for purposes of Incentive Stock Options granted under this Plan, “Disability” means that a Participant is disabled within the meaning of Section 22(e)(3) of the Code, and (b) with respect to an Award that is subject to Section 409A of the Code where the payment or settlement of the Award will accelerate as a result of a Participant’s Disability, solely for purposes of determining the timing of payment, no such event will constitute a Disability for purposes of this Plan or any Award Agreement unless such event also constitutes a “disability” as defined under Section 409A of the Code.
Dividend Equivalent Right” means a right to receive, in such form and on such terms as the Committee may determine, the equivalent value of a dividend or distribution paid by the Company, if any on one of its Shares (in cash or in Shares), that would be payable on the number of Shares subject to a Full-Value Award.
Eligible Individual” means any natural person who is an Employee, Consultant or a Director, as determined by the Committee.
Employee” means an individual, including an officer or Director, who is treated as an employee in the personnel records of the Company or a Subsidiary and providing Service to the Company or the Subsidiary. Neither services as a Director nor payment of a director’s fee by the Company or a Subsidiary shall be sufficient to constitute “employment” by the Company or a Subsidiary.
Exchange Act” means the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
Exercise Price” means the price at which a holder of an Option or a SAR, as the case may be, may purchase the Shares issuable upon exercise of such Option or SAR.
Fair Market Value” means, as of any date, the value of a share of the Company’s Common Stock determined as follows:
(a)    if such Common Stock is then quoted on the NASDAQ National Market, its closing price on the NASDAQ National Market on the date of determination as reported in The Wall Street Journal;
(b)    if such Common Stock is publicly traded and is then listed on a national securities exchange, its closing price on the date of determination on the principal national securities exchange on which the Common Stock is listed or admitted to trading as reported in The Wall Street Journal;
(c)    if such Common Stock is publicly traded but is not quoted on the NASDAQ National Market nor listed or admitted to trading on a national securities exchange, the average of the closing bid and asked prices on the date of determination as reported in The Wall Street Journal; or
(d)    if none of the foregoing is applicable, by the Committee in good faith.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, for income tax reporting purposes under U.S. federal, state, local or non-U.S. law and for such other purposes as the Committee deems appropriate, including, without limitation, where Fair Market Value is used in reference to exercise, vesting, settlement or payout of an Award, the Fair Market Value shall be determined by the Company in accordance with uniform and nondiscriminatory standards adopted by it from time to time.
Family Member” includes any of the following:



(a)    child, stepchild, grandchild, parent, stepparent, grandparent, spouse, former spouse, sibling, niece, nephew, mother-in-law, father-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law of a Participant, including any such person with such relationship to a Participant by adoption;
(b)    any person (other than a tenant or employee) sharing a Participant’s household;
(c)    a trust in which the persons in (a) and (b) have more than fifty percent of the beneficial interest;
(d)    a foundation in which the persons in (a) and (b) or a Participant control the management of assets; or
(e)    any other entity in which the persons in (a) and (b) or a Participant own more than fifty percent of the voting interest.
Full-Value Award” means any Award other than an (i) Option, (ii) SAR or (iii) other Award for which a Participant pays (or the value or amount payable under the Award is reduced by) an amount equal to or exceeding the Fair Market Value of the Shares, determined as of the date of grant.
Incentive Stock Option” means an Option that is intended to meet the requirements of Section 422 of the Code.
Option” means an award of an option to purchase Shares at a specified Exercise Price pursuant to Section 5.
Other Share-Based Award” shall mean an Award granted pursuant to Section 9.
Non-Employee Director” means a member of the Board who is not an Employee.
Non-Qualified Stock Option” means an Option that is not intended to be an Incentive Stock Option.
Participant” means an Eligible Individual who receives an Award under this Plan.
Performance-Based Award” means an Award that is subject, in whole or in part, to Performance Factors.
Performance Factors” means any of the factors selected by the Committee and specified in an Award Agreement, from among the following objective measures, either individually, alternatively or in any combination, applied to the Company as a whole or any business unit or Subsidiary, either individually, alternatively, or in any combination, on a GAAP or non-GAAP basis, and measured, to the extent applicable on an absolute basis or relative to a pre-established target, to determine whether the Performance Goals established by the Committee with respect to applicable Awards have been satisfied:
(a)    Profit Before Tax;
(b)    Revenue (on an absolute basis or adjusted for currency effects);
(c)    Net revenue;
(d)    Earnings (which may include earnings before interest and taxes, earnings before taxes, and net earnings);
(e)    Operating income;
(f)    Operating margin;
(g)    Operating profit;
(h)    Controllable operating profit, or net operating profit;
(i)    Net Profit;
(j)    Gross margin;
(k)    Operating expenses or operating expenses as a percentage of revenue;
(l)    Net income;
(m)    Earnings per share;



(n)    Total stockholder return;
(o)    Market share;
(p)    Return on assets or net assets;
(q)    The Company’s stock price
(r)    Growth in stockholder value relative to a pre-determined index;
(s)    Return on equity;
(t)    Return on invested capital;
(u)    Cash Flow (including free cash flow or operating cash flows)
(v)    Cash conversion cycle;
(w)    Economic value added;
(x)    Individual confidential business objectives;
(y)    Contract awards or backlog;
(z)    Overhead or other expense reduction;
(aa)    Credit rating;
(ab)    Strategic plan development and implementation;
(ac)    Succession plan development and implementation;
(ad)    Improvement in workforce diversity;
(ae)    Customer indicators;
(af)    New product invention or innovation
(ag)    Attainment of research and development milestones;
(ah)    Improvements in productivity;
(ai)    Attainment of objective operating goals and employee metrics.
The Committee may, in recognition of unusual or non-recurring items such as acquisition-related activities or changes in applicable accounting rules, provide for one or more equitable adjustments (based on objective standards) to the Performance Factors to preserve the Committee’s original intent regarding the Performance Factors at the time of the initial award grant. It is within the sole discretion of the Committee to make or not make any such equitable adjustments.
Performance Goals” means, for a Performance Period, the Performance Factors established in writing by the Committee for the Performance Period based upon the Performance Factors that the Committee, in its sole discretion, selects. The Committee, in its sole discretion, may provide that one or more objectively determinable adjustments shall be made to one or more of the Performance Goals.
Performance Period” means the period of service determined by the Committee, which shall be no less than one calendar quarter nor more than five years (unless tied to a specific and objective milestone or event), during which time of service or performance is to be measured for Awards.
Plan” means this Electronic Arts Inc. 2019 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended from time to time.
Restricted Stock” means an award of Shares that are subject to restrictions pursuant to Section 6.
Restricted Stock Unit” means an award of the right to receive, in cash or Shares, the value of a share of the Company’s Common Stock pursuant to Section 7.
SEC” means the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.



Securities Act” means the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
Service” means service as an Employee, Consultant or Non-Employee Director. Except as otherwise determined by the Committee in its sole discretion, a Participant’s Service terminates when a Participant ceases to provide services to the Company or a Subsidiary. The Committee shall determine which leaves shall count toward Service and when Service terminates for all purposes under this Plan. Further, unless otherwise determined by the Committee, a Participant’s Service shall not be deemed to have terminated merely because of a change in the capacity in which a Participant provides Service to the Company or a Subsidiary, or a transfer between entities, provided that there is no interruption or other Termination of Service in connection with a Participant’s change in capacity or transfer between entities (except as may be required to effect the change in capacity or transfer between entities). For purposes of determining whether an Option is entitled to Incentive Stock Option status, an Employee’s Service shall be treated as terminated ninety (90) days after such Employee goes on leave, unless such Employee’s right to return to active work is guaranteed by law or by a contract.
Shares” means shares of the Company’s Common Stock reserved for issuance under this Plan, as adjusted pursuant to Sections 2 and 19, and any successor security.
Stock Appreciation Right” or “SAR” means an Award, granted alone or in tandem with a related Option that pursuant to Section 8 is designated as a SAR.
Subsidiary” means any corporation (other than the Company) in an unbroken chain of corporations beginning with the Company if each of the corporations other than the last corporation in the unbroken chain owns stock possessing 50% or more of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock in one of the other corporations in such chain.
Substitute Award” means an Award or Shares issued by the Company in assumption of, or in substitution or exchange for, awards previously granted, or the right or obligation to make future awards, in each case by a company acquired by the Company or any Subsidiary or with which the Company or any Subsidiary combines.
Tax-Related Items” means any U.S. federal, state, and/or local taxes and any taxes imposed by a jurisdiction outside of the U.S. (including, without limitation, income tax, social insurance and similar contributions, payroll tax, fringe benefits tax, payment on account, employment tax, stamp tax and any other taxes related to participation in this Plan and legally applicable to a Participant, including any employer liability for which a Participant is liable pursuant to Applicable Laws or the applicable Award Agreement).
Termination” or “Terminated” means, for purposes of this Plan with respect to a Participant, that a Participant has for any reason ceased to provide Services as an Employee, Consultant or Director. An employee will not be deemed to have ceased to provide services in the case of a leave of absence pursuant to Applicable Laws or pursuant to formal policy adopted from time to time by the Company and issued and promulgated to employees in writing. In the case of any employee on an approved leave of absence, the Committee may make such provisions respecting suspension of vesting of the Award while on leave from the employ of the Company or a Subsidiary as it may deem appropriate, except that in no event may an Award be exercised after the expiration of the term set forth in the Award Agreement. The Committee will have sole discretion to determine whether a Participant has ceased to provide services and the effective date on which a Participant ceased to provide services (the “Termination Date”).





ELECTRONIC ARTS INC.
2019 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN

GLOBAL RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AWARD NOTICE

[Box with Participant Information]

Electronic Arts Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), hereby grants on the date hereof (the “Award Date”) to the individual named above (“Participant”) Restricted Stock Units (“RSUs”) issued under the Company’s 2019 Equity Incentive Plan, as may be amended from time to time (the “Plan”). Each RSU represents the right to receive a share of the Company’s Common Stock (“Share”) upon vesting and settlement of the RSU. The RSUs are subject to all the terms and conditions set forth herein, including the terms and conditions in the attached Appendix A, any special terms and conditions for Participant’s country set forth in the attached Appendix B (collectively, the “Award Agreement”) and in the Plan, the provisions of which are incorporated herein by reference. All capitalized terms used in this Award Agreement that are not defined herein have the meanings set forth in the Plan.

Key features of the RSUs are as follows:

[Box with grant information Award Date/number of shares subject to Award]

Vesting Schedule: Subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan and the Award Agreement, the RSUs shall vest as to [one-third (1/3) of the Shares on the first anniversary of the Award Date and one-sixth (1/6) of the Shares every six months thereafter until the RSUs are fully vested], provided Participant has provided continuous active Service to the Company or a Subsidiary from the Award Date through each applicable vesting date (or such later date as may result from suspended vesting as provided below). Vesting will continue in accordance with the vesting schedule set forth herein during a leave of absence that is protected by Applicable Laws, provided that vesting shall cease if and when the leave of absence is no longer guaranteed by Applicable Laws. The Company may suspend vesting of the RSUs during any unpaid personal leave of absence, except as otherwise required by Applicable Laws. Participant shall be deemed to have actively provided Service with respect to a calendar month if Participant has worked any portion of that month.

PLEASE READ ALL OF APPENDIX A AND APPENDIX B, WHICH CONTAIN THE SPECIFIC TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE RSUs.

ELECTRONIC ARTS INC.
/s/ Jacob J. Schatz
Jacob J. Schatz
Executive Vice President, General Counsel




ACCEPTANCE:

By accepting the RSUs, Participant acknowledges the grant of the RSUs and agrees to voluntarily participate in the Plan. Participant hereby acknowledges that copies of the Plan and the Plan prospectus (“Prospectus”) are available upon request from the Company’s Stock Administration Department at StockAdmin@ea.com and can also be accessed by Participant electronically. Participant represents that Participant has read and understands the contents of the Plan, the Prospectus and the Award Agreement, and accepts the RSUs subject to all the terms and conditions of the Plan and the Award Agreement. Participant understands and acknowledges that there may be tax consequences related to the grant and vesting of the RSUs and the sale of the underlying Shares and that Participant should consult a tax advisor to determine the actual tax consequences of participation in the Plan. Participant must accept the RSUs by executing and delivering a signed copy of this Award Agreement to the Company or by electronically accepting this Award Agreement pursuant to the online acceptance procedure established by the Company within thirty (30) days of receipt of the Award Agreement. Otherwise, the Company may, at its discretion, rescind the Award Agreement and the RSUs granted thereunder in its entirety.





APPENDIX A

ELECTRONIC ARTS INC.
2019 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN

GLOBAL RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AWARD AGREEMENT

1.    RSU Grant. Each RSU represents the unsecured right to receive one Share, subject to certain restrictions and subject to the terms and conditions contained in this Award Agreement and the Plan. In the event of any conflict between the terms of the Plan and this Award Agreement, the terms of the Plan shall govern.

2.    No Shareholder Rights. The RSUs do not entitle Participant to any rights of a holder of Common Stock. The rights of Participant with respect to the RSUs shall remain forfeitable at all times prior to the date on which such rights become vested.

3.    Settlement; Issuance of Shares.

(a)    Settlement. No Shares shall be issued to Participant prior to the date on which the RSUs vest. After any RSUs vest pursuant to the vesting schedule set forth in the first page of the Award Agreement, or, if earlier, pursuant to Section 4(b) and 4(c) below, the Company shall promptly cause to be issued in book-entry form, registered in Participant’s name or in the name of Participant’s legal representatives or heirs, as the case may be, Shares in payment of such vested whole RSUs; provided, however, that in the event such RSUs do not vest on a day during which the Common Stock is quoted on the Nasdaq Global Select Market (or traded on such other principal national securities market or exchange on which the Common Stock may then be listed) (“Trading Day”), the Company shall cause Shares to be issued on the next Trading Day following the date on which such RSUs vest; provided, further, that in no event shall the Company cause such Shares to be issued later than two and one-half (2 1/2) months after the date on which such RSUs vest. For purposes of the RSUs, the date on which the Shares underlying the RSUs are issued shall be referred to as the “Settlement Date.”

(b)     Fractional Shares. No fractional shares shall be issued pursuant to the RSUs, and any fractional share resulting from the vesting of the RSUs in accordance with the terms of this Agreement shall be rounded down to the next whole share.

4.    Termination of Service.

(a)    Forfeiture of Unvested RSUs Upon Termination of Service, Other than Death or Disability. In the event that Participant’s Service is Terminated for any reason other than death or Disability and the RSUs are not yet fully vested as of the Termination Date, then any unvested RSUs shall be forfeited immediately upon such Termination Date.

(b)    Termination of Service Due to Death. If Participant’s Service is Terminated due to death and the Participant has actively provided Service as an Employee for at least 12 months prior to Participant’s Termination Date, any unvested RSUs will immediately vest as of the Termination Date and be settled in accordance with Section 3 above. If Participant had not actively provided Service as an Employee for at least 12 months prior to a Termination Date due to death, any unvested RSUs shall be forfeited immediately upon such Termination Date.

(c)    Termination of Service Due to Disability. If Participant’s Service is Terminated due to Disability on or after the first anniversary of the Award Date, a pro-rata portion of the RSUs will immediately vest as of the Termination Date and be settled in accordance with Section 3 above. If Participant’s Service is Terminated due to Disability, before the first anniversary of the Award Date, any unvested RSUs shall be forfeited. In determining the pro-rata portion of the RSUs that are vested on the Termination Date, the Committee will consider the number of months for which Participant actively provided Service during the 12-calendar month period preceding the next anniversary of the Award Date under the following formula:




Number of RSUs scheduled to vest on the next anniversary of the Award Date multiplied by Number of calendar months worked by Participant during the 12-month period prior to the next anniversary of the Award Date divided by 12.

Participant shall be deemed to have actively provided Service for a calendar month if Participant has worked any portion of that month.

5.    Suspension of Award and Repayment of Proceeds for Contributing Misconduct. If at any time the Committee reasonably believes that Participant has engaged in an act of misconduct, including, but not limited to, an act of embezzlement, fraud or breach of fiduciary duty during Participant’s Service that contributed to an obligation to restate the Company’s financial statements (“Contributing Misconduct”), the Committee may suspend the vesting of Participant’s unvested RSUs pending a determination of whether an act of Contributing Misconduct has been committed. If the Committee determines that Participant has engaged in an act of Contributing Misconduct, then any unvested RSUs will be forfeited immediately upon such determination and the Committee may require Participant to repay to the Company, in cash and upon demand, any RSU Gains (as defined below) resulting from any sale or other disposition (including to the Company) of Shares issued or issuable upon the settlement of the RSUs if the sale or disposition was effected during the twelve-month period following the first public issuance or filing with the SEC of the financial statements required to be restated. The term “RSU Gains” means, with respect to any sale or other disposition (including to the Company) of Shares issued or issuable upon vesting of RSUs, an amount determined appropriate by the Committee in its sole discretion to reflect the effect of the restatement on the Company’s stock price, up to the amount equal to the Fair Market Value per Share at the time of such sale or other disposition multiplied by the number of Shares sold or disposed of. The return of RSU Gains is in addition to and separate from any other relief available to the Company due to Participant’s Contributing Misconduct. Any determination by the Committee with respect to the foregoing shall be final, conclusive and binding on all interested parties. For any Participant who is designated as an “executive officer”, under Section 16 of the Exchange Act (“Section 16 Officer”), the determination of the Committee shall be subject to the approval of the Board.

6.    Nature of Plan and Award. In accepting the RSUs, Participant acknowledges, understands and agrees that:

(a)    the Plan is established voluntarily by the Company, it is discretionary in nature and it may be modified, amended, suspended or terminated by the Company at any time, to the extent permitted by the Plan;

(b)    the grant of RSUs is voluntary and occasional and does not create any contractual or other right to receive future RSUs, or benefits in lieu of RSUs, even if RSUs have been granted in the past;
 
(c)    all decisions with respect to future grants of RSUs or other grants, if any, will be at the sole discretion of the Company;

(d)    nothing in the Plan or the RSUs shall confer on Participant any right to continue in the Service of the Company or, if different, Participant’s employing Subsidiary (the “Employer”) or any other Subsidiary, or limit in any way the ability of the Company, the Employer, or any Subsidiary to terminate Participant’s Service relationship;

(e)    Participant is voluntarily participating in the Plan;

(f)    the RSUs and the Shares subject to the RSUs, and the income and the value of the same, are not intended to replace any pension rights or compensation under any pension arrangement;

(g)    the RSUs and the Shares subject to the RSUs, and the income and value of same, are not part of normal or expected compensation or salary for any purposes, including but not limited to, calculating any severance, resignation, termination, redundancy, dismissal, end-of-service payments, bonuses, long-service awards, holiday pay, pension or retirement or welfare benefits or similar payments;




(h)    unless otherwise agreed with the Company, the RSUs and the Shares subject to the RSUs, and the income and value of same, are not granted as consideration for, or in connection with, Service Participant may provide as a director of any Subsidiary;

(i)    the future value of the underlying Shares is unknown, indeterminable and cannot be predicted with certainty;

(j)    no claim or entitlement to compensation or damages shall arise from forfeiture of the RSUs resulting from Termination of Participant’s Service (for any reason whatsoever and whether or not later found to be invalid or in breach of employment laws in the jurisdiction where Participant provides Service or the terms of Participant’s employment agreement, if any);

(k) for purposes of the RSUs, Participant’s Service will be considered Terminated as of the date Participant is no longer actively providing Service to the Company or any Subsidiary (regardless of the reason for such Termination and whether or not later to be found invalid or in breach of employment laws in the jurisdiction where Participant is providing Service or the terms of Participant’s employment or Service agreement, if any), and unless otherwise expressly provided in this Award Agreement or determined by the Committee, Participant’s right to vest in the RSUs under the Plan, if any, will terminate as of such date and will not be extended by any notice period (e.g., Participant’s period of Service would not include any contractual notice period or any period of “garden leave” or similar period mandated under employment laws in the jurisdiction where Participant is providing Service or the terms of Participant’s employment or Service agreement, if any, unless Participant is providing bona fide Service during such time); the Committee shall have the exclusive discretion to determine when Participant is no longer actively providing Service for purposes of the RSUs (including whether Participant may still be considered to be actively providing Service while on a leave of absence);

(l)    unless otherwise provided in the Plan or by the Committee in its discretion, the RSUs and the benefits evidenced by this Award Agreement do not create any entitlement to have the RSUs or any such benefits transferred to, or assumed by, another company nor be exchanged, cashed out or substituted for, in connection with any corporate transaction affecting the Shares; and
    
(m)    neither the Company, the Employer, nor any Subsidiary shall be liable for any foreign exchange rate fluctuation between Participant’s local currency and the United States Dollar that may affect the value of the RSUs or of any amounts due to Participant pursuant to the settlement of the RSUs or the subsequent sale of any Shares.

7.    No Advice Regarding Grant. The Company is not providing any tax, legal or financial advice, nor is the Company making any recommendations regarding Participant’s participation in the Plan, or Participant’s acquisition or sale of the underlying Shares. Participant is hereby advised to consult with his or her own tax, legal and financial advisors regarding Participant’s participation in the Plan before taking any action related to the Plan.

8.    Responsibility for Taxes. Participant acknowledges that, regardless of any action taken by the Company and/or the Employer, the ultimate liability for all Tax-Related Items is and remains Participant’s responsibility and may exceed the amount actually withheld by the Company or the Employer. Participant further acknowledges that the Company and/or the Employer (a) make no representations or undertakings regarding the treatment of any Tax-Related Items in connection with any aspect of the RSUs, including, but not limited to, the grant, vesting or settlement of the RSUs, the issuance of Shares upon settlement of the RSUs, the subsequent sale of Shares acquired pursuant to such settlement and the receipt of any dividends or dividend equivalent rights; and (b) do not commit to and are under no obligation to structure the terms of the grant or any aspect of the RSUs to reduce or eliminate Participant’s liability for Tax-Related Items or achieve any particular tax result. Further, if Participant is subject to Tax-Related Items in more than one jurisdiction, Participant acknowledges that the Company and/or the Employer (or former employer, as applicable) may be required to withhold or account for Tax-Related Items in more than one jurisdiction.

Prior to any relevant taxable or tax withholding event, as applicable, Participant will pay or make adequate arrangements satisfactory to the Company and/or the Employer to satisfy all Tax-Related Items. In this regard,



Participant authorizes the Company and/or the Employer, or their respective agents, at their discretion, to satisfy their withholding obligations with regard to all Tax-Related Items by one or a combination of the following:

(i)    withholding Shares from the vested RSUs; or

(ii)     withholding from Participant’s wages or other cash compensation paid to Participant by the Company and/or the Employer; or

(iii)    withholding from proceeds of the sale of Shares either through a voluntary sale or through a mandatory sale arranged by the Company (on Participant’s behalf pursuant to this authorization without further consent); or

(iv)     any other method determined by the Company; provided, however, that if Participant is a Section 16 Officer, then withholding shall be done by the method set forth in (i) above, unless the use of such withholding method is prevented by Applicable Laws or has materially adverse accounting or tax consequences in which case withholding shall be done by the method set forth in (ii) above.

Depending on the withholding method, the Company may withhold or account for Tax-Related Items by considering applicable minimum statutory withholding rates or other applicable withholding rates, including maximum applicable rates, in which case Participant will receive a refund of any over-withheld amount in cash and will have no entitlement to the equivalent in Shares. If the obligation for Tax-Related Items is satisfied by withholding in Shares, for tax purposes, Participant is deemed to have been issued the full number of Shares subject to the vested RSUs, notwithstanding that a number of the Shares are held back solely for the purpose of paying the Tax-Related Items.

Finally, Participant agrees to pay to the Company or the Employer any amount of Tax-Related Items that the Company or the Employer may be required to withhold or account for as a result of Participant’s participation in the Plan that cannot be satisfied by one or more of the means previously described. The Company may refuse to issue or deliver the Shares or the proceeds from the sale of Shares if Participant fails to comply with his or her obligations in connection with the Tax-Related Items.

9.    Transferability. Except as otherwise provided in the Plan, no right or interest of Participant in the RSUs, may be sold, assigned, transferred, pledged, hypothecated or otherwise disposed of by Participant other than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution, and any such purported sale, assignment, transfer, pledge, hypothecation or other disposition shall be void and unenforceable against the Company.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, Participant may, in the manner established by the Committee, designate a beneficiary or beneficiaries to exercise the affected Participant’s rights and receive any property distributable with respect to the RSUs upon Participant’s death.

10.    Insider Trading Restrictions/Market Abuse Laws. Participant acknowledges that, depending on his or her country of residence, Participant may be subject to insider trading restrictions and/or market abuse laws, which may affect his or her ability to acquire or sell Shares or rights to Shares (e.g., RSUs) under the Plan during such times as Participant is considered to have “inside information” regarding the Company (as defined by the laws in Participant’s country). Any restrictions under these laws or regulations are separate from and in addition to any restrictions that may be imposed under any applicable Company insider trading policy. Participant is solely responsible for ensuring his or her compliance with any applicable restrictions and is advised to consult his or her personal legal advisor on this matter.

11.    Foreign Asset/Account Reporting Requirements; Exchange Controls. Depending on Participant’s country, Participant may be subject to foreign asset/account, exchange control and/or tax reporting requirements as a result of the vesting of the RSUs, the acquisition, holding and/or transfer of Shares or cash resulting from participation in the Plan and/or the opening and maintaining of a brokerage or bank account in connection with the Plan. Participant may be required to report such assets, accounts, account balances and values, and/or related transactions to the applicable authorities in his or her country. Participant may also be required to repatriate sale proceeds or other funds received as a result of his or her participation in the Plan to his or her country through a designated bank or broker and/or within a certain time after receipt. Participant acknowledges that he or she is responsible for ensuring compliance with any



applicable foreign asset/account, exchange control and tax reporting and other requirements. Participant further understands that he or she should consult Participant’s personal tax and legal advisors, as applicable, on these matters.

12.    Electronic Delivery and Participation. The Company may, in its sole discretion, decide to deliver any documents related to current or future participation in the Plan by electronic means. Participant hereby consents to receive such documents by electronic delivery and agrees to participate in the Plan through an on-line or electronic system established and maintained by the Company or a third party designated by the Company.

13.    Section 409A of the Code for U.S. Taxpayers. The RSUs are intended to qualify for the “short-term deferral” exemption from Section 409A of the Code. The Company reserves the right, to the extent the Company deems necessary or advisable in its sole discretion, to unilaterally amend or modify the Plan and/or this Award Agreement to ensure that the RSUs is made in a manner that qualifies for exemption from or complies with Section 409A of the Code or to mitigate any additional tax, interest and/or penalties or other adverse tax consequences that may apply under Section 409A of the Code if compliance is not practical; provided, however, that the Company makes no representation that the RSUs will be exempt from or compliant with Section 409A of the Code and makes no undertaking to preclude Section 409A of the Code from applying to the RSUs. Nothing in the Plan or this Award Agreement shall provide a basis for any person to take any action against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries based on matters covered by Section 409A of the Code, including the tax treatment of any payments made under this Award Agreement, and neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries will have any liability under any circumstances to Participant or any other party if the grant of the RSUs, the settlement of the RSUs or other event hereunder that is intended to be exempt from, or compliant with, Code Section 409A, is not so exempt or compliant or for any action taken by the Committee with respect thereto.
 
14.    Governing Law; Choice of Venue. This Award Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to its conflict of laws principles. For purposes of any action, lawsuit or other proceedings brought to enforce this Award Agreement, relating to it, or arising from it, the parties hereby submit to and consent to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of San Mateo County, California, U.S.A., or the federal courts for the United States for the Northern District of California, U.S.A., and no other courts, where this grant is made and/or to be performed.

15.    Captions. Captions provided herein are for convenience only and are not to serve as a basis for interpretation or construction of this Award Agreement.

16.    Language. Participant acknowledges that he or she is sufficiently proficient in English, or has consulted with an advisor who is sufficiently proficient in English, so as to allow Participant to understand the terms and conditions of this Award Agreement. Furthermore, if Participant has received this Award Agreement or any other document related to the Plan translated into a language other than English and if the meaning of the translated version is different than the English version, the English version will control.

17.    Severability. The provisions of this Award Agreement are severable and if any one or more provisions are determined to be illegal or otherwise unenforceable, in whole or in part, the remaining provisions shall nevertheless be binding and enforceable. Further, upon a determination that any term or other provision of this Award Agreement is illegal or otherwise incapable of being enforced, such term or other provision shall be deemed replaced by a term or provision that is valid and enforceable and that comes closest to expressing the intention of the illegal or unenforceable term or provision.

18.    Entire Agreement. The Award Agreement, including this Appendix A and Appendix B, and the Plan constitute the entire agreement of the parties and supersede all prior undertakings and agreements with respect to the subject matter hereof.

19.    Committee’s Authority. The Committee will have the power to interpret the Plan and this Agreement and to adopt such rules for the administration, interpretation and application of the Plan as are consistent therewith and to interpret or revoke any such rules (including, but not limited to, the determination of whether or not any RSUs have



vested). All actions taken and all interpretations and determinations made by the Committee will be final and binding upon Participant, the Company and all other interested persons. No member of the Committee will be personally liable for any action, determination or interpretation made with respect to the Plan or this Agreement.

20.    Appendix B. The RSUs shall be subject to any special terms and conditions set forth in the Appendix B for Participant’s country, if any. If Participant relocates to one of the other countries included in the Appendix B during the life of the RSUs, the special terms and conditions for such country shall apply to Participant, to the extent the Company determines that the application of such terms and conditions is necessary or advisable for legal or administrative reasons. The Appendix B constitutes part of this Award Agreement.

21.    Imposition of Other Requirements. The Company reserves the right to impose other requirements on Participant’s participation in the Plan, on the RSUs and on any Shares acquired under the Plan, to the extent the Company determines it is necessary or advisable for legal or administrative reasons, and to require Participant to sign any additional agreements or undertakings that may be necessary to accomplish the foregoing.

22.    Waiver. Participant acknowledges that a waiver by the Company of breach of any provision of this Award Agreement shall not operate or be construed as a waiver of any other provision of this Award Agreement, or of any subsequent breach by Participant or any other Plan participant.

23.    Notice. Copies of the Plan and Prospectus are available electronically at http://eaworld.ea.com/StockAdministrationServices. The Company’s most recent annual report and published financial statements are available electronically as soon as practicable after their publication by clicking the “Financial Reports” link at http://investor.ea.com. The Plan, Prospectus, the Company’s annual report, and the Company’s financial statements are also available at no charge by submitting a request to the Company’s Stock Administration Department at StockAdmin@ea.com.



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APPENDIX B
ELECTRONIC ARTS INC.
2019 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN
GLOBAL RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AWARD AGREEMENT

COUNTRY-SPECIFIC TERMS AND CONDITIONS

All capitalized terms used in this Appendix B that are not defined herein have the meanings defined in the Plan.  This Appendix B constitutes part of the Award Agreement.
Terms and Conditions
This Appendix B includes additional or different terms and conditions that govern the RSUs if Participant works or resides in one of the countries listed below.  Participant understands that if Participant is a citizen or resident of a country other than the one in which he or she is currently working, transfers employment or residency after the Award Date or is considered a resident of another country for local law purposes, the Company shall, in its discretion, determine to what extent the terms and conditions contained herein shall apply to Participant.
Notifications
This Appendix B also includes information regarding exchange controls and certain other issues of which Participant should be aware with respect to participation in the Plan.  The information is based on the securities, exchange control and other laws in effect in the respective countries as of August 2019.  Such laws are often complex and change frequently.  As a result, Participant should not rely on the information in this Appendix B as the only source of information relating to the consequences of participation in the Plan because the information may be out of date at the time the RSUs vest or at the time Participant sells the Shares.
In addition, the information contained herein is general in nature and may not apply to Participant’s particular situation, and the Company is not in a position to assure Participant of a particular result.  Accordingly, Participant should seek appropriate professional advice as to how the relevant laws in Participant’s country may apply to his or her situation. 
Finally, if Participant is a citizen or resident of a country other than the one in which he or she is currently working, transfers employment or residency after the Award Date or is considered a resident of another country for local law purposes, the information contained herein may not apply to Participant.
ALL COUNTRIES

Terms and Conditions

Data Privacy.

(a)    Data Collection and Usage. The Company or the Employer may collect, process and use certain personal information about Participant, including, but not limited to, Participant’s name, home address and telephone number, office address (including department and employing entity) and telephone number, e-mail address, date of birth, citizenship, country of residence at the time of grant, work location country, system employee ID, employee local ID, employment status (including international status code), supervisor (if applicable), job code, job title, salary, bonus target and bonuses paid (if applicable), termination date and reason, tax payer’s identification number, tax equalization code, US Green Card holder status, contract type (single/dual/multi), social insurance number, passport or other identification number (e.g., resident registration number), nationality, any directorships held in the Company, any shares of stock held, details of all RSUs or any other equity awards granted, canceled, forfeited, exercised, vested, unvested or outstanding with respect to Participant, estimated tax withholding rate, brokerage account number (if applicable), and brokerage fees (“Data”), for the purposes of implementing, administering and managing the Plan.



The legal basis, where required, for the processing of Data is the Company’s legitimate business interest of providing discretionary benefits under the Plan to Participant.

(b)    Stock Plan Administration Service Providers. The Company may transfer Data to third parties, including E*Trade Corporate Financial Services, Inc. and E*Trade Securities LLC (“E*Trade”), who assists the Company with the implementation, administration and management of the Plan. The Company may select different service providers or additional service providers and share Data with such other provider serving in a similar manner. Participant may be asked to agree on separate terms and data processing practices with the service provider, with such agreement being a condition to the ability to participate in the Plan.

(c)    International Data Transfers. The Company and its service providers are based in the United States. Participant’s country or jurisdiction may have different data privacy laws and protections than the United States. The Company’s legal basis, where required, for the transfer of Data is the Company’s legitimate business interest of providing discretionary benefits under the Plan to Participant.

For Participants in the European Economic Area (“EEA”), Switzerland or the United Kingdom, the Company provides appropriate safeguards for protecting Data that it receives in the U.S. through its adherence to the EU - U.S. Privacy Shield Framework (“Privacy Shield”). The Privacy Shield Privacy Statement is available at the Company’s Privacy Shield Certification. Further, information about the Privacy Shield is on the U.S. Department of Commerce’s website, including the list of participating companies at https://www.privacyshield.gov/list.

(d)    Data Retention. The Company will hold and use the Data only as long as is necessary to implement, administer and manage Participant’s participation in the Plan, or as required to comply with legal or regulatory obligations, including under tax and securities laws.

(e)    Voluntariness and Consequences of Consent Denial or Withdrawal. Participation in the Plan is voluntary and Participant is providing the accepting the RSUs on a purely voluntary basis. The processing activity is pursuant to the Company’s legitimate business interest of providing the benefits under the Plan to Participant. Participant may opt out of such processing, although this would mean that the Company could not grant RSUs under the Plan to Participant. For questions about opting out, Participant should contact eu_privacy@ea.com or StockAdmin@ea.com.

(f)    Data Subject Rights. Participant may have a number of rights under data privacy laws in Participant’s jurisdiction. Depending on where Participant is based, such rights may include the right to (i) request access or copies of Data the Company processes, (ii) rectification of incorrect Data, (iii) deletion of Data, (iv) restrictions on processing of Data, (v) portability of Data, (vi) lodge complaints with competent authorities in Participant’s jurisdiction, and/or (vii) receive a list with the names and addresses of any potential recipients of Data. To receive clarification regarding these rights or to exercise these rights, Participant can contact eu_privacy@ea.com or StockAdmin@ea.com.

(g)    Electronic Acceptance. By accepting the RSUs and indicating consent via the Company’s acceptance procedure, Participant is declaring that Participant agrees with the data processing practices described herein and further consent to the collection, processing and use of Data by the Company and the transfer of Data to the recipients mentioned above, including recipients located in countries which do not adduce an adequate level of protection from a European (or other non-U.S.) data protection law perspective, for the purposes described above.

AUSTRALIA

Terms and Conditions

Offer. The Company is pleased to provide Participant with this offer to participate in the Plan. This offer sets out information regarding the offer to participate in the Plan for Australian resident employees of the Company and its Subsidiaries (“Australian Participants”). This information is provided by the Company to ensure compliance of the Plan with Australian Securities and Investments Commission (“ASIC”) Class Order 14/1000 and relevant provisions of the Corporations Act 2001.



In addition to the information set out in the Award Agreement and this Appendix B, Australian Participants are also being provided with copies of the following documents:
(a)    the Plan;
(b)    the Plan prospectus; and
(c)    the RSU Award FAQ (collectively, the Additional Documents”).
The Additional Documents provide further information to help Australian Participants make an informed investment decision about participating in the Plan. Neither the Plan nor the Plan prospectus is a prospectus for the purposes of the Corporations Act 2001.
Australian Participants should not rely upon any oral statements made in relation to this offer. Australian Participants should rely only upon the statements contained in the Award Agreement, including this Appendix B, and the Additional Documents when considering participation in the Plan.
(a)    Securities Law Notification. Investment in Shares involves a degree of risk. Participants who elect to participate in the Plan should monitor their participation and consider all risk factors relevant to the acquisition of Shares under the Plan as set out in the Award Agreement and the Additional Documents.
The information contained in this offer is general information only. It is not advice or information that takes into account Participant’s objectives, financial situation and needs.
Participant should consider obtaining Participant’s own financial product advice from an independent person who is licensed by ASIC to give advice about participation in the Plan.
(b)    Additional Risk Factors for Australian Residents. Australian Participants should have regard to risk factors relevant to investment in securities generally and, in particular, to holding Shares. For example, the price at which an individual share of the Company’s Common Stock is quoted on the Nasdaq Global Select Market may increase or decrease due to a number of factors. There is no guarantee that the price of an Share will increase. Factors that may affect the price of an individual Share include fluctuations in the domestic and international market for listed stocks, general economic conditions, including interest rates, inflation rates, commodity and oil prices, changes to government fiscal, monetary or regulatory policies, legislation or regulation, the nature of the markets in which the Company operates and general operational and business risks.
More information about potential factors that could affect the Company’s business and financial results will be included in the Company’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. Copies of these reports are available at http://www.sec.gov/, on the Company’s “Financial Information” page at https://ir.ea.com/financial-information/sec-filings/default.aspx, and upon request to the Company.
In addition, Australian Participants should be aware that the Australian dollar (“AUD”) value of any Shares acquired under the Plan will be affected by the USD/AUD exchange rate. Participation in the Plan involves certain risks related to fluctuations in this rate of exchange.
(c)    Common Stock in a U.S. Corporation. Common stock of a U.S. corporation is analogous to ordinary shares of an Australian corporation. Each holder of a share of Common Stock is entitled to one vote. Further, shares are not liable to any further calls for payment of capital or for other assessment by the Company and have no sinking fund provisions, pre-emptive rights, conversion rights or redemption provisions.
The Company’s shares are traded on the Nasdaq Global Select Market in the United States of America, under the symbol “EA”.
(d)    Ascertaining the Market Price of Shares. Australian Participants may ascertain the current market price of an individual share of Common Stock as traded on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the symbol “EA”



at: https://www.nasdaq.com. The AUD equivalent of that price can be obtained at: https://www.rba.gov.au/statistics/frequency/exchange-rates.html.
This will not be a prediction of the market price of an individual Share when RSUs vest or Shares are issued under the Plan or of the applicable exchange rate on the vesting or settlement date.
Tax Information. The Plan is a plan to which Subdivision 83A-C of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 (Cth) (the “Act”) applies (subject to the conditions in that Act).
BELGIUM

Notifications

Foreign Asset/Account Reporting Information. Participant is required to report any security or bank account (including a brokerage account) opened and maintained outside Belgium on his or her annual tax return. Participant is also required to complete a separate report providing the National Bank of Belgium with details regarding any such account, including the account number, the name of the bank in which such account is held and the country in which such account is located. The forms to complete this report are available on the website of the National Bank of Belgium, www.nbb.be, under the Kredietcentrales / Centrales des Crédits caption.
BERMUDA

Notifications

Securities Law Information. The offer of the RSUs is not subject to and has not received approval from either the Bermuda Monetary Authority or the Registrar of Companies in Bermuda and no statement to the contrary, explicit or implicit, is authorized to be made in this regard. The securities being offered may be offered or sold in Bermuda only in compliance with the provisions of the Investment Business Act 2003 of Bermuda.

CANADA

Terms and Conditions

Settlement; Issuance of Shares. This provision supplements Section 3 of the Award Agreement:
Notwithstanding any discretion in the Plan, RSUs granted to Participants in Canada shall be paid in Shares and not in cash or a combination of cash and Shares.
Nature of Plan and Award.  This provision replaces Section 6(k) of the Award Agreement:
For purposes of the RSUs, Participant’s Service will be considered Terminated as of the date that is the earlier of: (a) the date Participant’s Service with the Company, the Employer or a Subsidiary is Terminated, (b) the date Participant receives written notice of Termination from the Company or the Employer, regardless of any notice period or period of pay in lieu of such notice mandated under the employment laws in the jurisdiction where Participant provides Service or the terms of Participant’s employment or Service contract, if any; or (c) the date Participant is no longer providing Services to the Company or a Subsidiary (the “Termination Date”) (regardless of the reason for such Termination and whether or not later to be found invalid or in breach of employment laws in the jurisdiction where Participant provides Service or the terms of Participant’s employment or Service contract, if any) and, unless otherwise expressly provided in this Award Agreement or determined by the Company, Participant’s right to vest in the RSUs under the Plan, if any, will terminate as of the Termination Date; in the event the date Participant is no longer actively providing Service cannot be reasonably determined under the terms of the Award Agreement and the Plan, the Committee shall have the exclusive discretion to determine when Participant is no longer actively providing Service for purposes of the RSUs (including whether Participant may still be considered to be actively providing Service while on a leave of absence).



The following terms and conditions will apply if Participant is a resident of Quebec:

Data Privacy. This provision supplements the Data Privacy section of this Appendix B:

Participant hereby authorizes the Company and the Company’s representatives to discuss with and obtain all relevant information from all personnel, professional or not, involved in the administration and operation of the Plan. Participant further authorizes the Company, any Subsidiary and the administrator of the Plan to disclose and discuss the Plan with their advisors. Participant further authorizes the Company, any Subsidiary and the administrator of the Plan to record such information and to keep such information in his or her employee file.
Notifications

Securities Law Information. Participant is permitted to sell Shares acquired under the Plan through the designated broker appointed under the Plan, if any, provided that the resale of such Shares takes place outside of Canada through the facilities of a stock exchange on which the Shares are listed. Shares of the Company’s Common Stock are currently listed on the Nasdaq Global Select Market in the United States of America.
Foreign Asset/Account Reporting Information. Participant is required to report any foreign property (including Shares acquired under the Plan) on Form T1135 (Foreign Income Verification Statement) if the total cost of Participant’s foreign property exceeds C$100,000 at any time in the year. The RSUs must be reported – generally at a nil cost - if the C$100,000 cost threshold is exceeded because of other foreign property Participant holds. If Shares are acquired, their cost generally is the adjusted cost base (“ACB”) of the Shares. The ACB would normally equal the fair market value of the Shares at the time of acquisition, but if Participant owns other shares of the Company’s Common Stock, this ACB may have to be averaged with the ACB of the other shares. If due, the form must be filed by April 30th of the following year. Participant should consult a personal legal advisor to ensure compliance with applicable reporting obligations.
CHINA

Terms and Conditions

Settlement of RSUs; Issuance of Shares. This provision supplements Section 3 of the Award Agreement, if Participant is subject to exchange control laws in China:
(a)    If Participant does not open an account with the Company’s designated broker for the Plan and complete any paperwork required by such broker prior to the date on which the RSUs are scheduled to first vest, the RSUs shall be forfeited, Participant will not be entitled to vest in the RSUs and no Shares or other benefits pursuant to the Plan will be issued or delivered to Participant, without any liability to the Company, the Employer or any Subsidiary.

(b)    Any Shares issued to Participant on any Settlement Date must be held with the Company’s designated broker until Participant sells such Shares, provided, however, that nothing in this provision shall prevent Participant from selling the Shares at his or her discretion, subject to subsections (b) and (c) of this provision.

(c)    If Participant’s Service terminates and Participant holds any Shares at that time, Participant (or, in circumstances where Participant’s Service is Terminated due to death, Participant’s legal representatives or heirs, as the case may be) must sell the shares within three (3) months of such Termination. If the Shares have not been sold prior to such time, the Company’s designated broker will automatically sell all Shares on Participant’s behalf on the last Trading Day of such three (3) month period or as soon as thereafter as possible. The Company and the Company’s designated broker are under no obligation to sell the Shares for a particular price.
(d)    The Company reserves the right to mandate the immediate sale of the Shares to which Participant is entitled on any Settlement Date if the Company determines, in its sole discretion, that the immediate sale of Shares is advisable or necessary for legal or administrative reasons.




Exchange Control Restrictions. Participant understands and agrees that, if he or she is subject to exchange control laws in China, Participant will be required to immediately repatriate to China the proceeds from the sale of any Shares acquired under the Plan. Participant further understands that such repatriation of the proceeds may need to be effected through a special exchange control account established by the Company or a Subsidiary, and Participant hereby consents and agrees that the proceeds from the sale of Shares acquired under the Plan may be transferred to such account by the Company (or its designated broker) on Participant’s behalf prior to being delivered to Participant. Participant also agrees to sign any agreements, forms and/or consents that may be reasonably requested by the Company (or the Company’s designated broker) to effectuate such transfers.

The proceeds may be paid to Participant in U.S. dollars or local currency at the Company’s discretion. If the proceeds are paid to Participant in U.S. dollars, Participant understands that he or she will be required to set up a U.S. dollar bank account in China so that the proceeds may be deposited into this account. If the proceeds are paid to Participant in local currency, (i) Participant acknowledges that the Company is under no obligation to secure any particular exchange conversion rate and that the Company may face delays in converting the proceeds to local currency due to exchange control restrictions, and (ii) Participant agrees to bear any currency fluctuation risk between the time the Shares are sold and the time the proceeds are converted to local currency and distributed to Participant. Participant agrees to comply with any other requirements that may be imposed by the Company in the future in order to facilitate compliance with exchange control requirements in China.

Notifications

Foreign Asset/Account Reporting Information. Residents of the People’s Republic of China (“PRC”) are required to report to the State Administration of Foreign Exchange (“SAFE”) details of their foreign financial assets and liabilities, as well as details of any economic transactions conducted with non-PRC residents, either directly or through financial institutions. Under these rules, Participant may be subject to reporting obligations for the RSUs and/or the Shares acquired under the Plan and any Plan-related transactions. Participant should consult his or her personal legal advisor regarding the details of this reporting obligation .

FINLAND

There are no country-specific provisions.

FRANCE

Terms and Conditions

Type of Award. The RSUs are not granted as “French-qualified” awards and are not intended to qualify for the specific tax and social security treatment applicable to shares granted for no consideration under Sections L. 225-197 to L. 225-197-6 of the French Commercial Code, as amended.

Consent to Receive Information in English. By accepting the RSUs, Participant confirms having read and understood the documents related to the RSUs (the Plan and the Award Agreement) which were provided in the English language. Participant accepts the terms of these documents accordingly.

Consentement Relatif à l’Utilisation de la Langue Anglaise. En acceptant l’Attribution, le Participant confirme avoir lu et compris les documents relatifs à cette Attribution (le Plan et le Contrat d’Attribution) qui ont été remis en langue anglaise. Le Participant accepte les termes de ces documents en conséquence.

Notifications

Foreign Asset/Account Reporting Information. Participant is required to report all foreign accounts (whether open, current or closed) to the French tax authorities when filing his or her annual tax return.




GERMANY

Notifications

Exchange Control Information. Cross-border payments in excess of €12,500 must be reported electronically to the German Federal Bank (Bundesbank) on a monthly basis. The form of the report (“Allgemeine Meldeportal Statistik”) can be accessed via the Bundesbank’s website (www.bundesbank.de).

INDIA

Notifications

Exchange Control Information. Participant must repatriate any funds received pursuant to the Plan to India within such time period as prescribed under applicable Indian exchange control laws, as may be amended from time to time. Participant should obtain a foreign inward remittance certificate (“FIRC”) from the bank where Participant deposits the foreign currency and maintain the FIRC as evidence of the repatriation of funds in the event the Reserve Bank of India or the Employer requests proof of repatriation. Participant is also responsible for complying with any other exchange control laws in India that may apply to the RSUs or the Shares acquired under the Plan.

Foreign Asset/Account Reporting Information. Participant is required to declare any foreign bank accounts and any foreign financial assets (including Shares acquired under the Plan, proceeds from the sale of Shares and, possibly, the RSUs) in Participant’s annual tax return. Participant should consult with his or her personal tax advisor regarding the details of this reporting obligation.

IRELAND

There are no country-specific provisions.

ISRAEL

Terms and Conditions

Trust Arrangement. References to the Plan, shall be deemed to include the Sub-Plan to Electronic Arts Inc 2019 Equity Incentive Plan for Participants in Israel, as may be amended from time to time (the “Sub-Plan”), for the purposes of grants to Participants subject to Israeli tax. All capitalized terms that are not defined herein shall have the meanings defined in the Plan and the Sub-Plan. The RSUs are designated as a 102 Capital Gains Track Grant and shall be subject to the terms and conditions of Section 102(b)(2) of the ITO, the Plan and the trust agreement entered into between the Company and the Trustee (the “Trust Agreement”).

As a 102 Capital Gains Track Grant, the RSUs shall be subject to the trust as required by law to qualify under Section 102. Participant shall comply with the ITO, the Rules, and the terms and conditions of the Trust Agreement. Participant hereby undertakes to release the Trustee from any liability in respect of any action or decision duly taken and bona fide executed in relation to the Plan, or any RSUs or Share issued to Participant thereunder. Participant hereby confirms that Participant shall execute any and all documents which the Company or the Trustee may reasonably determine to be necessary in order to comply with the ITO and particularly the Rules.

Upon the vesting of the RSUs and issuance of Shares, the Company shall notify the Trustee of such issuance. The Shares shall be subject to a supervisory trustee arrangement approved by the ITA maintained by the Trustee. In the event that Participant elects to have the Shares transferred to Participant or a third party without selling such Shares, Participant shall become liable to pay taxes immediately in accordance with the provisions of the ITO.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Award Agreement, the Company or the Trustee may request the actual written signatures of Participant on documents relating to a grant of RSUs.




Plan Document Acknowledgment. By accepting the RSUs, Participant acknowledges that a copy of the Plan and Sub-Plan thereto, a copy of the Prospectus, as amended, and a copy of the Trust Agreement are available upon request from the Company’s Stock Administration Department and can also be accessed electronically. Participant represents that Participant has read and understands the contents of the Plan and Sub-Plan thereto, the Prospectus, the Award Agreement and the Trust Agreement, and accepts the RSUs subject to all the terms and conditions of the Plan and Sub-Plan thereto, the Award Agreement, the Trust Agreement, as well as the terms and conditions of Section 102 of the Israeli Income Tax Ordinance (New Version), 1961, particularly the “capital gains track” described in subsections (b)(2) and (3) thereof, and the rules promulgated in connection therewith, and any directives of the Israel Tax Authority relating to the Plan. In addition, by accepting the RSUs, Participant agrees that he/she will not require the sale or release of the Shares underlying the RSUs during the Required Holding Period, unless and to the extent permitted to do so by Applicable Law.

Data Privacy. Participant understands and agrees that his/her consent to the data privacy provisions applicable to all countries in this Appendix B expressly includes the Trustee as a recipient of Data for the purposes of implementing, administering and managing the Plan and also expressly includes possible further transfers of Data thereafter to the recipients described in such section, including the Trustee.

ITALY

Terms and Conditions

Plan Document Acknowledgement. By accepting the RSUs, Participant acknowledges that (a) Participant has received the Plan and the Award Agreement; (b) Participant has reviewed those documents in their entirety and fully understands the contents thereof; and (c) Participant accepts all provisions of the Plan and the Award Agreement. Participant further acknowledges that Participant has read and specifically and expressly approves, without limitation, the following sections of the Award Agreement: “Fractional Shares”; “Termination of Service”; “Suspension of Award and Repayment of Proceeds for Contributing Misconduct”; “Nature of Plan and Award”; “No Advice Regarding Grant”; “Responsibility for Taxes”; “Transferability”; “Governing Law and Choice of Venue”; “Committee’s Authority of the Board; and “Imposition of Other Requirements” and the “Data Privacy” section of this Appendix B.

Notifications

Foreign Asset/Account Reporting Information. If, at any time during the fiscal year, Participant holds foreign financial assets (including cash and Shares) which may generate income taxable in Italy, Participant is required to report these assets on his or her annual tax return (UNICO Form, RW Schedule) for the year during which the assets are held, or on a special form if no tax return is due. These reporting obligations will also apply to Participant if Participant is the beneficial owner of foreign financial assets under Italian money laundering provisions.

JAPAN

Notifications

Foreign Asset/Account Reporting Information. If Participant holds assets (e.g., Shares acquired under the Plan, proceeds from the sale of Shares and, possibly, RSUs) outside of Japan with a value exceeding ¥50 million as of December 31 of any calendar year, Participant is required to report such to the Japanese tax authorities by March 15th of the following year. Participant should consult with his or her personal tax advisor regarding the details of this reporting obligation.




KOREA

Notifications

Foreign Asset/Account Reporting Information. Participant must declare all foreign financial accounts (e.g., non-Korean bank accounts, brokerage accounts) to the Korean tax authority and file a report with respect to such accounts if the value of such accounts exceeds a prescribed amount. Participant should consult with his or her personal tax advisor regarding the details of this reporting obligation.

MEXICO

Terms and Conditions

Acknowledgement of the RSUs. By accepting the RSUs, Participant acknowledges that he or she has received a copy of the Plan and the Award Agreement, which Participant has reviewed. Participant acknowledges further that he or she accepts all the provisions of the Plan and the Award Agreement. Participant also acknowledges that he or she has read and specifically and expressly approves the terms and conditions set forth in Section 6: “Nature of Plan and Award” in the Award Agreement, which clearly provides as follows:

(1)
Participant’s participation in the Plan does not constitute an acquired right;

(2)
The Plan and Participant’s participation in it are offered by the Company on a wholly discretionary basis;

(3)
Participant’s participation in the Plan is voluntary; and

(4)
The Company and its Subsidiaries are not responsible for any decrease in the value of any Shares acquired at vesting of the RSUs.

Labor Law Policy and Acknowledgment. In accepting the RSUs, Participant expressly recognizes that Electronic Arts Inc., with registered offices at 209 Redwood Shores Parkway, Redwood City, California 94065, U.S.A., is solely responsible for the administration of the Plan and that Participant’s participation in the Plan and acquisition of Shares do not constitute an employment relationship between Participant and the Company since Participant is participating in the Plan on a wholly commercial basis and his or her sole employer is EA México S. de R.L. de C.V. (“EA Mexico”), located at Torre Esmeralda III, Blvd. Manuel Avila Camacho #32 7th Floor, Colonia Lomas de Chapultepec, Delegación Miguel Hidalgo, México DF 11000. Based on the foregoing, Participant expressly recognizes that the Plan and the benefits that he or she may derive from participating in the Plan do not establish any rights between Participant and the employer, EA Mexico, and do not form part of the employment conditions and/or benefits provided by EA Mexico, and any modification of the Plan or its termination shall not constitute a change or impairment of the terms and conditions of Participant’s employment.

Participant further understands that his or her participation in the Plan is as a result of a unilateral and discretionary decision of the Company; therefore, the Company reserves the absolute right to amend and/or discontinue Participant’s participation at any time without any liability to Participant.

Finally, Participant hereby declares that he or she does not reserve to him- or herself any action or right to bring any claim against the Company for any compensation or damages regarding any provision of the Plan or the benefits derived under the Plan, and Participant therefore grants a full and broad release to the Company, its Subsidiaries and its branches, representation offices, shareholders, directors, officers, employees, agents, or legal representatives with respect to any claim that may arise.




Spanish Translation

Reconocimiento del Acuerdo. Aceptando este Acuerdo, el Participante reconoce que ha recibido una copia del Plan y el Acuerdo, incluyendo este Apéndice que el Participante ha revisado. El Participante reconoce, además, que acepta todas las disposiciones del Plan y del Acuerdo, incluyendo este Apéndice. El Participante también reconoce que ha leído y que concretamente aprueba de forma expresa los términos y condiciones establecidos en la Sección 10: “Reconocimiento de la Naturaleza del Plan y del Acuerdo” del Acuerdo, que claramente dispone lo siguiente:

(1)
La participación del Participante en el Plan no constituye un derecho adquirido;

(2)
El Plan y la participación del Participante en el Plan se ofrecen por la Compañía a discreción total de la Compañía;

(3)
Que la participación del Participante en el Plan es voluntaria; y

(4)
La Compañía y sus Subsidiarias no son responsables de ninguna disminución en el valor de las Acciones adquiridas al momento de tener derecho conforme a las Unidades de Acciones Restringidas

Política Laboral y Reconocimiento. Aceptando este Acuerdo, el Participante expresamente reconoce que Electronic Arts Inc., con sus oficinas registradas en 209 Redwood Shores Parkway, Redwood City, California 94065, U.S.A., es la única responsable por la administración del Plan y que la participación del Participante en el Plan y en su caso la adquisición de Acciones no constituyen una relación de trabajo entre el Participante y la Compañía, ya que el Participante participa en el Plan en un marco totalmente comercial y su único patrón es EA México S. de R.L. de C.V. (“EA Mexico”), con domicilio en Torre Esmeralda III, Blvd. Manuel Avila Camacho #32 Piso 7, Colonia Lomas de Chapultepec, Delegación Miguel Hidalgo, México DF 11000. Derivado de lo anterior, el Participante expresamente reconoce que el Plan y los beneficios que pudieran derivar de la participación en el Plan no establecen derecho alguno entre el Participante y el patrón, EA Mexico y no forma parte de las condiciones de trabajo y/o las prestaciones otorgadas por EA Mexico y que cualquier modificación al Plan o su terminación no constituye un cambio o detrimento de los términos y condiciones de la relación de trabajo del Participante.

Asimismo, el Participante reconoce que su participación en el Plan es resultado de una decisión unilateral y discrecional de la Compañía; por lo tanto, la Compañía se reserva el derecho absoluto de modificar y/o terminar la participación del Participante en cualquier momento y sin responsabilidad alguna frente el Participante.

Finalmente, el Participante por este medio declara que no se reserva derecho o acción alguna en contra de la Compañía por cualquier compensación o daños y perjuicios en relación con las disposiciones del Plan o de los beneficios derivados del Plan y por lo tanto, el Participante otorga el más amplio finiquito que en derecho proceda a la Compañía, Subsidiarias y sus afiliadas, sucursales, oficinas de representación, accionistas, directores, autoridades, empleados, agentes, o representantes legales en relación con respecto de cualquier demanda que pudiera surgir.

NETHERLANDS

There are no country-specific provisions.

POLAND

Notifications

Exchange Control Information. If Participant holds foreign securities (including Shares) and/or maintains accounts abroad, Participant must report information to the National Bank of Poland on transactions and balances of the securities and cash deposited in such accounts if the value of such transactions or balances exceeds PLN 7,000,000. If required, the reports are due on a quarterly basis on special forms available on the website of the National Bank of Poland. In addition, if Participant transfers funds in excess of €15,000 into Poland in connection with the sale of Shares under



the Plan, the funds must be transferred via a bank account held at a bank in Poland. Participant is required to retain the documents connected with a foreign exchange transaction for a period of five (5) years, as measured from the end of the year in which such transaction occurred.

ROMANIA

Terms and Conditions

Language Consent.  By accepting the RSUs, Participant acknowledges that he or she is proficient in reading and understanding English and fully understands the terms of the documents related to the grant (the Award Agreement and the Plan), which were provided in the English language.  Participant accepts the terms of those documents accordingly.

Consimtamant cu Privire la Limba. Prin acceptarea Acordarii, Participantul confirma ca acesta sau aceasta are un nivel adecvat de cunoastere in ce priveste cititirea si intelegerea limbii engleze, a citit si confirma ca a inteles pe deplin termenii documentelor referitoare la acordare (Acordul Acordarii si Planul), care au fost furnizate in limba engleza. Participantul accepta termenii acestor documente in consecinta.

Notifications

Exchange Control Information. If Participant remits foreign currency into or out of Romania (e.g., the proceeds from the sale of the Shares), Participant may have to provide the Romanian bank assisting with the transaction with appropriate documentation explaining the source of the income. Participant should consult his or her personal legal advisor to determine whether Participant will be required to submit such documentation to the Romanian bank.

RUSSIA

Notifications

Securities Law Information. The Plan, the Award Agreement and all other materials Participant may receive regarding participation in the Plan do not constitute advertising or an offering of securities in Russia. The Shares to be issued at vesting of the RSUs have not and will not be registered in Russia. Therefore, the Shares and any other securities described in any Plan-related documents may not be used for public offering or public circulation in Russia. In no event will Shares issued to Participant pursuant to the RSUs be delivered to Participant in Russia; Shares issued to Participant pursuant to the RSUs shall be delivered to Participant through E*Trade Financial Services, Inc. and its affiliated companies (or another Company-designated broker) in the United States and kept on Participant’s behalf in the United States. Participant is not permitted to sell Shares directly to other Russian legal entities or residents.

Exchange Control Information. Under current exchange control regulations, Participant must repatriate certain funds received outside of Russia to Russia as soon as Participant intends to use those funds for any purpose, including reinvestment. Such funds must be initially credited to Participant through a foreign currency account opened in Participant’s name at an authorized bank in Russia, after which they may be further remitted to foreign banks in accordance with Russian exchange control laws. However, cash proceeds from the sale of shares listed on one of the foreign stock exchanges on the list provided for by the Russian Federal law “On the Securities Market” (which currently includes the Nasdaq Global Select Market) can be paid directly to a foreign bank or brokerage account opened with a bank located in an OECD (Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development) or FATF (Financial Action Task Force)  country. Other statutory exceptions may apply. Participant should contact his or her personal legal advisor regarding exchange control requirements as significant penalties may apply in the case of non-compliance with such requirements.

Foreign Asset/Account Reporting Information. Participant is required to report the opening, closing or change of details of any foreign bank account to Russian tax authorities within one month of opening, closing or change of details of such account. Participant also is required to report (i) the beginning and ending balances in such a foreign bank



account each year and (ii) transactions related to such a foreign account during the year to the Russian tax authorities, on or before June 1 of the following year. The tax authorities can require Participant to provide appropriate supporting documents related to transactions in a foreign bank account.

Participant should consult with Participant’s personal legal advisor to determine the applicability of these reporting requirements to any brokerage account opened in connection with Participant’s participation in the Plan.

In addition, certain individuals who hold public office in Russia, as well as their spouses and dependent children, are prohibited from opening or maintaining foreign brokerage or bank accounts and holding any securities, whether acquired directly or indirectly, in a foreign company (including Shares under the Plan).

Labor Law Information. If Participant continues to hold Shares acquired at vesting of the RSUs after an involuntary termination of employment, Participant may not be able to receive unemployment benefits in Russia.

SINGAPORE

Notifications

Securities Law Information. The RSUs are granted pursuant to the “Qualifying Person” exemption under section 273(1)(f) of the Securities and Futures Act (Chapter 289, 2006 Ed.) (“SFA”). The Plan has not been and will not be lodged or registered as a prospectus with the Monetary Authority of Singapore. Accordingly, statutory liability under the SFA in relation to the content of prospectuses will not apply. Participant should note that the RSUs are subject to section 257 of the SFA, such that the RSUs and Shares may not be offered or sold, or made the subject of an invitation for subscription or purchase, whether directly or indirectly, to persons in Singapore unless such offer, sale or invitation is made (i) more than 6 months after the Award Date, (ii) pursuant to the exemptions under Part XIII Division 1 Subdivision (4) (other than section 280) of the SFA or (iii) pursuant to, and in accordance with the conditions of, any other applicable provisions of the SFA. Shares of the Company’s common stock are currently traded on the Nasdaq Global Select Market, which is located outside of Singapore, under the ticker symbol “EA” and Shares acquired under the Plan may be sold through this exchange.

Chief Executive Officer and Director Notification Requirement. The chief executive officer and directors (including alternative directors, substitute directors and shadow directors1) of a Singaporean Subsidiary are subject to certain notification requirements under the Singapore Companies Act. Among these requirements is the obligation to notify the Singaporean Subsidiary within two business days of (i) becoming the registered holder of or acquiring an interest (e.g., RSUs, Shares, etc.) in the Company or any related companies or becoming the chief executive officer or a director (whichever occurs last), or (ii) any change in a previously disclosed interest (e.g., when the Shares are sold).
 
 
 
 
 
1 A shadow director is an individual who is not on the board of directors of a company but who has sufficient control so that the board of directors acts in accordance with the “directions or instructions” of the individual.

SPAIN

Terms and Conditions

Nature of Plan and Award. This provision supplements Section 6 of the Award Agreement:

In accepting the RSUs, Participant consents to participate in the Plan and acknowledges that he or she has received a copy of the Plan. Participant understands that the Company has unilaterally, gratuitously and discretionally decided to grant RSUs under the Plan to individuals who may be employees of the Company or a Subsidiary throughout the world. The decision is a limited decision that is entered into upon the express assumption and condition that any grant will not economically or otherwise bind the Company or any of its Subsidiaries. Consequently, Participant understands that the RSUs are granted on the assumption and condition that the RSUs and the Shares issued upon settlement of



the RSUs shall not become a part of any employment contract (either with the Company or any Subsidiary) and shall not be considered a mandatory benefit, salary for any purposes (including severance compensation) or any other right whatsoever.
 
Additionally, Participant understands that the vesting of the RSUs is expressly conditioned on Participant’s continued and active rendering of service to the Company or a Subsidiary such that if Participant’s Service is Terminated for any reason (including for the reasons listed below but with the exception of the circumstances specified in Section 4(b) of the Award Agreement), the RSUs will cease vesting immediately effective as of the Termination Date.  This will be the case, for example, even if (a) Participant is considered to be unfairly dismissed without good cause; (b) Participant is dismissed for disciplinary or objective reasons or due to a collective dismissal; (c) Participant’s Service is Terminated due to a change of work location, duties or any other employment or contractual condition; (d) Participant’s Service is Terminated due to unilateral breach of contract of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; or (e) Participant’s Service is Terminated for any other reason (with the exception of the circumstances specified in Section 4(b) of the Award Agreement).  Consequently, upon termination of Service for any of the above reasons, Participant will automatically lose any rights to the RSUs to the extent that the RSUs have not yet become vested as of the Termination Date, as described in the Award Agreement.  Participant acknowledges that he or she has read and specifically accepts the conditions referred to in Sections 4 and 6(k) of the Award Agreement.

Finally, Participant understands that the RSUs would not be granted to Participant but for the assumptions and conditions referred to herein; thus, Participant acknowledges and freely accepts that should any or all of the assumptions be mistaken or should any of the conditions not be met for any reason, then the grant of these RSUs shall be null and void.

Notifications

Securities Law Information. No “offer of securities to the public”, as defined under Spanish law, has taken place or will take place in the Spanish territory in connection with the RSUs. The Plan, the Award Agreement and any other documents evidencing the RSUs have not been, nor will they be, registered with the Comisión Nacional del Mercado de Valores (the Spanish securities regulator), and none of these documents constitutes a public offering prospectus.

Exchange Control Information. Participant must declare the acquisition, ownership and disposition of Shares to the Dirección General de Comercio e Inversiones (the “DGCI) of the Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness for statistical purposes. Generally, the declaration must be filed in January for Shares acquired or disposed of during the prior year and/or for Shares owned as of December 31 of the prior year; however, if the value of the Shares acquired under the Plan or the amount of the sale proceeds exceeds €1,502,530, the declaration must be filed within one month of the acquisition or disposition, as applicable.

In addition, Participant may be required to declare electronically to the Bank of Spain any foreign accounts (including brokerage accounts held abroad), any foreign instruments (including any Shares acquired under the Plan) and any transactions with non-Spanish residents (including any payments of Shares made to Participant by the Company) depending on the value of such accounts and instruments and the amount of the transactions during the relevant year as of December 31 of the relevant year. This reporting requirement will apply if the balances in such accounts together with the value of such instruments as of December 31, or the volume of transactions with non-Spanish residents during the prior or current year, exceed €1,000,000. Once the €1,000,000 threshold has been surpassed in either respect, Participant will generally be required to report all foreign accounts, foreign instruments and transactions with non-Spanish residents, even if the relevant threshold has not been crossed for an individual item. Generally, Participant will only be required to report on an annual basis (by January 20 of each year); however, if the balances in Participant’s foreign accounts together with value of Participant’s foreign instruments or the volume of transactions with non-Spanish residents exceed €100,000,000, more frequent reporting will be required. Additional information regarding this requirement is available on the Bank of Spain website at http://app.bde.es/clf_www/leyes.jsp?id=110740.




Foreign Asset/Account Reporting Information. Participant is required to report assets or rights deposited or held outside of Spain (including Shares acquired under the Plan or cash proceeds from the sale of Shares) as of December 31 of each year, if the aggregate value of assets or rights exceeds €50,000 per type of asset or right.2 Unvested awards (e.g., RSUs) are not considered assets or rights for purposes of this reporting requirement. If applicable, Participant must file the report on Form 720 by March 31 following the end of the relevant year. After the rights and/or assets are initially reported, the reporting obligation will only apply if the value of previously-reported rights or assets increases by more than €20,000. Participant should consult with his or her personal tax advisor regarding the details of this reporting obligation.
 
 
 
 
 
2 The following are the different types of rights and assets subject to the requirement:
(i) Current accounts, saving accounts, credit accounts, saving deposits and any other type of accounts or deposits in which Participant is the titleholder, or in which Participant is a representative, authorized person or beneficiary, or in which Participant has disposal powers (including accounts holding Shares acquired under the Plan or cash proceeds from the sale of such Shares);
(ii) Securities, shares, rights and participations in any kind of entities or in investment funds, insurance and life or temporary annuities, deposited, managed or obtained abroad (including Shares acquired under the Plan); and
(iii) Real estate or rights on real estate located outside of Spain.

SWEDEN

There are no country-specific provisions.

SWITZERLAND

Notifications

Securities Law Information. The offer of the RSUs is considered a private offering in Switzerland and is therefore not subject to securities registration in Switzerland. Neither this document nor any other materials relating to the RSUs (i) constitutes a prospectus as such term is understood pursuant to article 652a of the Swiss Code of Obligations, (ii) may be publicly distributed or otherwise made publicly available in Switzerland or (iii) has been or will be filed with, approved, or supervised by any Swiss regulatory authority (in particular, the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA)).

UNITED KINGDOM

Terms and Conditions

Settlement of RSUs; Issuance of Shares. This provision supplements Section 3 of the Award Agreement:

Notwithstanding any discretion in the Plan, RSUs granted to Participants in the United Kingdom shall be paid in Shares and not in cash or a combination of cash and Shares.

Responsibility for Taxes. The following provisions supplement Section 8 of the Award Agreement:

Participant agrees that he or she is liable for all Tax-Related Items and hereby covenants to pay all such Tax-Related Items, as and when requested by the Company or the Employer, or by Her Majesty’s Revenue & Customs (“HMRC”) (or any other tax authority or other relevant authority). Participant also hereby agrees to indemnify and keep indemnified the Company and the Employer against any Tax-Related Items that they are required to pay or withhold or have paid or will pay to HMRC (or any other tax authority or other relevant authority) on Participant’s behalf.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, if Participant is an executive officer or director of the Company (within the meaning of Section 13(k) of the Exchange Act), the terms of the immediately foregoing provision will not apply. In the event Participant is an executive officer or director of the Company and the income tax is not collected from or paid by Participant within ninety (90) days of the end of the U.K. tax year in which an event giving rise to the indemnification described above occurs, the amount of any uncollected income tax may constitute a benefit to Participant on which



additional income tax and National Insurance contributions may be payable. Participant acknowledges that Participant will be responsible for reporting and paying any income tax due on this additional benefit directly to HMRC under the self-assessment regime and for paying the Company or the Employer (as applicable) for the value of any employee National Insurance contributions due on this additional benefit. Participant further acknowledges that the Company or the Employer may collect such amounts from Participant by any of the means referred to in Section 8 of the Award Agreement.

Joint Election. As a condition of Participant’s participation in the Plan, Participant agrees to accept any liability for secondary Class 1 National Insurance contributions which may be payable by the Company and/or the Employer in connection with the RSUs and any event giving rise to Tax-Related Items (the “Employer’s Liability”). Without limitation to the foregoing, Participant agrees to execute the following joint election with the Company (the “Joint Election”), the form of such Joint Election being formally approved by HMRC, and to execute any other consents or elections required to accomplish the transfer of the Employer’s Liability to Participant. Participant further agrees to execute such other joint elections as may be required between Participant and any successor to the Company and/or the Employer. Participant further agrees that the Company and/or the Employer may collect the Employer’s Liability from him or her by any of the means set forth in Section 8 of the Award Agreement.

If Participant does not enter into the Joint Election prior to the vesting of the RSUs or any other event giving rise to Tax-Related Items, he or she will not be entitled to vest in the RSUs or receive any benefit in connection with the RSUs unless and until he or she enters into the Joint Election and no Shares or other benefit pursuant to the RSUs will be issued to Participant under the Plan, without any liability to the Company and/or the Employer; provided, however, that this provision shall not apply if Participant is a U.S. taxpayer and the application of this provision would cause the RSUs to fail to qualify under an exemption from, or comply with, Section 409A of the Code.






ATTACHMENT TO APPENDIX FOR THE UNITED KINGDOM

Important Note on the Joint Election to Transfer
Employer National Insurance Contributions

As a condition of participation in the Electronic Arts Inc. 2019 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended (the “Plan”) and the restricted stock units (the “RSUs”) that have been granted to you (the “Participant”) by Electronic Arts Inc. (the “Company”), Participant is required to enter into a joint election to transfer to Participant any liability for employer National Insurance contributions (the “Employer’s Liability”) that may arise in connection with the RSUs or in connection with any restricted stock units that may be granted by the Company to Participant under the Plan (the “Joint Election”).
If Participant does not agree to enter into the Joint Election, the RSUs will be worthless as Participant will not be able to vest in the RSUs or receive any benefit in connection with the RSUs.
By entering into the Joint Election:
Participant agrees that any Employer’s Liability that may arise in connection with or pursuant to the vesting of the RSUs (or any restricted stock units granted to Participant under the Plan) or the acquisition of shares of the Company’s common stock or other taxable events in connection with the RSUs (or any other restricted stock units granted under the Plan) will be transferred to Participant;
Participant authorises the Company and/or Participant’s employer to recover an amount sufficient to cover the Employer’s Liability by any method set forth in the Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement and/or the Joint Election; and
Participant acknowledges that even if he or she has accepted the Joint Election via the Company’s online procedure, the Company or Participant’s employer may still require Participant to sign a paper copy of the Joint Election (or a substantially similar form) if the Company determines such is necessary to give effect to the Joint Election.
By accepting the RSUs through the Company’s online acceptance procedure (or by signing the Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement), Participant is agreeing to be bound by the terms of the Joint Election.
Please read the terms of the Joint Election carefully before
accepting the Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement
and the Joint Election.
Please print and keep a copy of the Joint Election
for your records.




ELECTRONIC ARTS INC.
2019 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN

PERFORMANCE-BASED RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AWARD NOTICE

[Box with Participant Information]

Electronic Arts Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), hereby grants on the date hereof (the “Award Date”) to the individual named above (“Participant”) Performance-Based Restricted Stock Units (“PRSUs”) issued under the Company’s 2019 Equity Incentive Plan, as may be amended from time to time (the “Plan”). Each earned PRSU represents the right to receive a share of the Company’s Common Stock (“Share”) upon vesting and settlement of the PRSU. The PRSUs are subject to all the terms and conditions set forth herein, including the terms and conditions in the attached Appendices A and B, and any special terms and conditions for Participant’s country set forth in the attached Appendix C (collectively, the “Award Agreement”) and in the Plan, the provisions of which are incorporated herein by reference. All capitalized terms used in this Award Agreement that are not defined herein have the meanings set forth in the Plan.

Key features of the PRSUs are as follows:

AWARD DATE:         
TARGET NUMBER OF PRSUs:     
MAXIMUM NUMBER OF PRSUs*:     
* The actual number of PRSUs that vest pursuant to the terms and condition of the PRSUs will be between 0% and 200% of the Target Number of PRSUs. The Maximum Number of PRSUs represents 200% of the Target Number of PRSUs.
 
Performance-based Vesting Schedule: Subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan, Appendix A, Appendix B, and this paragraph, the number of PRSUs that vest on the applicable Vest Date (as defined in Appendix B) for each Measurement Period shall be based on the relative total stockholder return (“Relative TSR”) percentile ranking of the Company for each Measurement Period, provided Participant has provided continuous active Service to the Company or a Subsidiary from the Award Date through each applicable Vest Date (or such later date as may result from suspended vesting as provided below). Vesting will continue in accordance with the vesting schedule set forth herein during a leave of absence that is protected by Applicable Laws, provided that vesting shall cease if and when the leave of absence is no longer guaranteed by Applicable Laws. The Company may suspend vesting of the PRSUs during any unpaid personal leave of absence, except as otherwise required by Applicable Laws. Participant shall be deemed to have provided active Service with respect to a calendar month if Participant has worked any portion of that month. Following the completion of each Measurement Period, the Committee shall review and determine, on or before each Vest Date, the Relative TSR percentile ranking for the applicable Measurement Period and the number of PRSUs that vest according to the performance terms set forth in Appendix B; provided, however, that the Committee retains discretion to reduce, but not increase, the number of PRSUs that would otherwise vest as a result of the Company’s Relative TSR percentile ranking for each Measurement Period. 




PLEASE READ ALL OF APPENDIX A, APPENDIX B AND APPENDIX C WHICH CONTAIN THE SPECIFIC TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE PRSUs.

ELECTRONIC ARTS INC.
/s/ Jacob J. Schatz
Jacob J. Schatz
Executive Vice President and General Counsel

ACCEPTANCE:

By accepting the PRSUs, Participant acknowledges the grant of the PRSUs and agrees to voluntarily participate in the Plan. Participant hereby acknowledges that copies of the Plan and the Plan prospectus (“Prospectus”), are available upon request from the Company’s Stock Administration Department at StockAdmin@ea.com and can also be accessed electronically. Participant represents that Participant has read and understands the contents of the Plan, the Prospectus and the Award Agreement, and accepts the PRSUs subject to all the terms and conditions of the Plan and the Award Agreement. Participant understands and acknowledges that there may be tax consequences related to the grant and vesting of the PRSUs and the sale of the underlying Shares and that Participant should consult a tax advisor to determine the actual tax consequences of participation in the Plan. Participant must accept the PRSUs by executing and delivering a signed copy of this Award Agreement to the Company or by electronically accepting this Award Agreement pursuant to the online acceptance procedure established by the Company within thirty (30) days of receipt of the Award Agreement. Otherwise, the Company may, at its discretion, rescind the Award Agreement and the PRSUs granted thereunder in its entirety.





APPENDIX A

ELECTRONIC ARTS INC.
2019 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN

PERFORMANCE-BASED RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AWARD AGREEMENT

1.    PRSU Grant. Each earned PRSU represents the unsecured right to receive one Share, subject to the terms and conditions contained in this Award Agreement and the Plan. In the event of any conflict between the terms of the Plan and this Award Agreement, the terms of the Plan shall govern.

2.    No Shareholder Rights. The PRSUs do not entitle Participant to any rights of a holder of Common Stock. The rights of Participant with respect to the PRSUs shall remain forfeitable at all times prior to the date on which such rights become vested.

3.    Settlement; Issuance of Shares.

(a)    Settlement. No Shares shall be issued to Participant prior to the date on which the PRSUs vest. After any PRSUs are earned and vest pursuant to the vesting schedule set forth in the first page of the Award Agreement, or, if earlier, pursuant to Section 4(b) and Section 4(c) below, the Company shall promptly cause to be issued in book-entry form, registered in Participant’s name or in the name of Participant’s legal representatives or heirs, as the case may be, Shares in payment of such vested whole PRSUs; provided, however, that in the event such PRSUs do not vest on a day during which the Common Stock is quoted on the Nasdaq Global Select Market (or traded on such other principal national securities market or exchange on which the Common Stock may then be listed) (“Trading Day”), the Company shall cause Shares to be issued on the next Trading Day following the date on which such PRSUs vest; provided, further, that in no event shall the Company cause such Shares to be issued later than two and one-half (2 1/2) months after the date on which such PRSUs vest. For purposes of the PRSUs, the date on which the Shares underlying the PRSUs are issued shall be referred to as the “Settlement Date.”

(b)     Fractional Shares. No fractional shares shall be issued pursuant to the PRSUs, and any fractional share resulting from the vesting of the PRSUs in accordance with the terms of this Agreement shall be rounded down to the next whole share.

4.    Termination of Service.

(a)    Forfeiture of Unvested PRSUs Upon Termination of Service, Other than Death or Disability. In the event that Participant’s Service is Terminated for any reason other than death or Disability and the PRSUs are not yet fully vested as of the Termination Date, then any unvested PRSUs shall be forfeited immediately upon such Termination Date.

(b)    Termination of Service Due to Death. If Participant’s Service is Terminated due to death, any unvested PRSUs will vest in full; provided, however, the Shares subject to such vested PRSUs will not be released until the regularly scheduled Vest Date for each Measurement Period. The number of Shares released on each Vest Date will be determined based upon the actual Relative TSR percentile ranking for the applicable Measurement Period.

(c)    Termination of Service Due to Disability. In the event of a Termination due to the Disability of Participant, the Participant shall vest in a pro-rata portion of the PRSUs on each remaining Vest Date in the Performance Period thereafter, with such number of PRSUs vesting to be determined based upon the actual Relative TSR percentile ranking for the applicable Measurement Period, as set forth in Appendix B, and the number of months for which the Participant provided active Service during the Measurement Period, based upon the following pro-ration formula:

Number of PRSUs determined to vest on each Vest Date multiplied by the number of calendar months worked by Participant from (i) [insert start of performance period] through the date of Termination due to Disability divided by



(i) twelve (12) for the 1st Measurement Period; (ii) twenty-four (24) for the 2nd Measurement Period; and (iii) thirty-six (36) for the 3rd Measurement Period.

Participant shall be deemed to have provided active Service for a calendar month if Participant has worked any portion of that month.
  
5.    Forfeiture Upon Termination of Performance Period. Any PRSUs that are not earned and do not vest, pursuant to the terms of Appendix B, for the Performance Period shall be forfeited upon termination of the Performance Period.

6.    Suspension of Award and Repayment of Proceeds for Contributing Misconduct. If at any time the Committee reasonably believes that Participant has engaged in an act of misconduct, including, but not limited to an act of embezzlement, fraud or breach of fiduciary duty during Participant’s Service that contributed to an obligation to restate the Company’s financial statements (“Contributing Misconduct”), the Committee may suspend the vesting of Participant’s unvested PRSUs pending a determination of whether an act of Contributing Misconduct has been committed. If the Committee determines that Participant has engaged in an act of Contributing Misconduct, then any unvested PRSUs will be forfeited immediately upon such determination and the Committee may require Participant to repay to the Company, in cash and upon demand, any PRSU Gains (as defined below) resulting from any sale or other disposition (including to the Company) of Shares issued or issuable upon the settlement of the PRSUs if the sale or disposition was effected during the twelve-month period following the first public issuance or filing with the SEC of the financial statements required to be restated. The term “PRSU Gains” means, with respect to any sale or other disposition (including to the Company) of Shares issued or issuable upon vesting of PRSUs, an amount determined appropriate by the Committee in its sole discretion to reflect the effect of the restatement on the Company’s stock price, up to the amount equal to the Fair Market Value per Share at the time of such sale or other disposition multiplied by the number of Shares sold or disposed of. The return of PRSU Gains is in addition to and separate from any other relief available to the Company due to Participant’s Contributing Misconduct. Any determination by the Committee with respect to the foregoing shall be final, conclusive and binding on all interested parties. For any Participant who is designated as an “executive officer”, under Section 16 of the Exchange Act (“Section 16 Officer”), the determination of the Committee shall be subject to the approval of the Board.

7.    Change in Control.

(a)    Upon a Change in Control prior to the expiration of the Performance Period, the Committee shall review and approve the Relative TSR percentile ranking as of the effective date of the Change in Control (the “CiC TSR percentile ranking”) for the current Measurement Period, as set forth in Appendix B. The CiC TSR percentile ranking shall thereafter be applied to determine the number of Shares that vest on each remaining Vest Date in the Performance Period or pursuant to Section 7(b), and no other performance terms applicable thereto shall have any force or effect for purposes of determining the vesting of the PRSUs.
(b)    Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in the Electronic Arts Inc. Change in Control Plan, as amended from time to time (the “CiC Plan”), or subsection (a) above, and subject to the timely execution, return, and non-revocation of a Severance Agreement and Release in the form substantially in the form attached to Appendix I to the CiC Plan, unvested PRSUs shall automatically vest: (i) as of the date of the Participant’s Termination of Service if such Termination occurs (i) during the three (3) months preceding the Change in Control or (ii) during the time period beginning on the effective date of the Change in Control and ending on the eighteenth month after the effective date of the Change in Control; and provided further that the Termination is initiated by the Company without Cause or by Participant for Good Reason (as these terms are defined in the CiC Plan), and such Termination is made in connection with the Change in Control as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion; provided that in the case of either clause (i) or clause (ii) of this provision, such Termination meets the criteria for a “separation from service” as defined in Treas. Reg. §1.409A-1(h).
8.    Section 280G Provision. If Participant, upon taking into account the benefit provided under the PRSUs and all other payments that would be deemed to be “parachute payments” within the meaning of Section 280G of the Code



(collectively, the “280G Payments”), would be subject to the excise tax under Section 4999 of the Code, notwithstanding any provision of the PRSUs to the contrary, Participant’s benefit under the PRSUs shall be reduced to an amount equal to (i) 2.99 times Participant’s “base amount” (within the meaning of Section 280G of the Code), (ii) minus the value of all other payments that would be deemed to be “parachute payments” within the meaning of Section 280G of the Code (but not below zero); provided, however, that the reduction provided by this sentence shall not be made if it would result in a smaller aggregate after-tax payment to Participant (taking into account all applicable federal, state and local taxes including the excise tax under Section 4999 of the Code). Participant’s benefit hereunder shall be reduced prior to any benefit owing to Participant under the CiC Plan may be reduced pursuant to Section 2.2 of the CiC Plan. Unless the Company and Participant otherwise agree in writing, all determinations required to be made under this Section 8, and the assumptions to be used in arriving at such determinations, shall be made in writing in good faith by the accounting firm serving as the Company’s independent public accountants immediately prior to the events giving rise to the payment of such benefits (the “Accountants”). For the purposes of making the calculations required under this Section 8, the Accountants may make reasonable assumptions and approximations concerning the application of Sections 280G and 4999 of the Code. The Company shall bear all costs the Accountants may reasonably incur in connection with any calculations contemplated by this Section 8.

9.    Nature of Plan and Award. In accepting the PRSUs, Participant acknowledges, understands and agrees that:

(a)    the Plan is established voluntarily by the Company, it is discretionary in nature and it may be modified, amended, suspended or terminated by the Company at any time, to the extent permitted by the Plan;

(b)    the grant of PRSUs is voluntary and occasional and does not create any contractual or other right to receive future PRSUs, or benefits in lieu of PRSUs, even if PRSUs have been granted in the past;
 
(c)    all decisions with respect to future grants of PRSUs or other grants, if any, will be at the sole discretion of the Company;

(d)    nothing in the Plan or the PRSUs shall confer on Participant any right to continue in the Service of the Company or, if different, Participant’s employing Subsidiary (the “Employer”) or any Subsidiary, or limit in any way the ability of the Company, the Employer, or any Subsidiary to terminate Participant’s Service relationship;

(e)    Participant is voluntarily participating in the Plan;

(f)    the PRSUs and the Shares subject to the PRSUs and the income and the value of the same are not intended to replace any pension rights or compensation under any pension arrangement;

(g)    the PRSUs and the Shares subject to the PRSUs, and the income and value of same, are not part of normal or expected compensation or salary for any purposes, including but not limited to, calculating any severance, resignation, termination, redundancy, dismissal, end-of-service payments, bonuses, long-service awards, holiday pay, pension or retirement or welfare benefits or similar payments;

(h)    unless otherwise agreed with the Company, the PRSUs and the Shares subject to the PRSUs, and the income and value of same, are not granted as consideration for, or in connection with, services Participant may provide as a director of any Subsidiary;

(i)    the future value of the underlying Shares is unknown, indeterminable and cannot be predicted with certainty;

(j)    no claim or entitlement to compensation or damages shall arise from forfeiture of the PRSUs resulting from Termination of Participant’s Service (for any reason whatsoever and whether or not later found to be invalid or in breach of employment laws in the jurisdiction where Participant provides Service or the terms of Participant’s employment agreement, if any);




(k)    for purposes of the PRSUs, Participant’s Service will be considered Terminated as of the date Participant is no longer actively providing Service to the Company or any Subsidiary (regardless of the reason for such Termination and whether or not later to be found invalid or in breach of employment laws in the jurisdiction where Participant is providing Service or the terms of Participant’s employment or service agreement, if any), and unless otherwise expressly provided in this Award Agreement or determined by the Committee, Participant’s right to vest in the PRSUs under the Plan, if any, will terminate as of such date and will not be extended by any notice period (e.g., Participant’s period of Service would not include any contractual notice period or any period of “garden leave” or similar period mandated under employment laws in the jurisdiction where Participant is providing Service or the terms of Participant’s employment or service agreement, if any, unless Participant is providing bona fide services during such time); the Committee shall have the exclusive discretion to determine when Participant is no longer actively providing Service for purposes of the PRSUs (including whether Participant may still be considered to be providing active Service while on a leave of absence);

(l)    unless otherwise provided in the Plan or by the Committee in its discretion, the PRSUs and the benefits evidenced by this Award Agreement do not create any entitlement to have the PRSUs or any such benefits transferred to, or assumed by, another company nor be exchanged, cashed out or substituted for, in connection with any corporate transaction affecting the Shares; and
    
(m)    neither the Company, the Employer, nor any Subsidiary shall be liable for any foreign exchange rate fluctuation between Participant’s local currency and the United States Dollar that may affect the value of the PRSUs or of any amounts due to Participant pursuant to the settlement of the PRSUs or the subsequent sale of any Shares.

10.    No Advice Regarding Grant. The Company is not providing any tax, legal or financial advice, nor is the Company making any recommendations regarding Participant’s participation in the Plan, or Participant’s acquisition or sale of the underlying Shares. Participant is hereby advised to consult with his or her own tax, legal and financial advisors regarding Participant’s participation in the Plan before taking any action related to the Plan.

11.    Responsibility for Taxes. Participant acknowledges that, regardless of any action taken by the Company and/or the Employer, the ultimate liability for all Tax-Related Items is and remains Participant’s responsibility and may exceed the amount actually withheld by the Company or the Employer. Participant further acknowledges that the Company and/or the Employer (a) make no representations or undertakings regarding the treatment of any Tax-Related Items in connection with any aspect of the PRSUs, including, but not limited to, the grant, vesting or settlement of the PRSUs, the issuance of Shares upon settlement of the PRSUs, the subsequent sale of Shares acquired pursuant to such settlement and the receipt of any dividends or dividend equivalent rights; and (b) do not commit to and are under no obligation to structure the terms of the grant or any aspect of the PRSUs to reduce or eliminate Participant’s liability for Tax-Related Items or achieve any particular tax result. Further, if Participant is subject to Tax-Related Items in more than one jurisdiction, Participant acknowledges that the Company and/or the Employer (or former employer, as applicable) may be required to withhold or account for Tax-Related Items in more than one jurisdiction.

Prior to any relevant taxable or tax withholding event, as applicable, Participant will pay or make adequate arrangements satisfactory to the Company and/or the Employer to satisfy all Tax-Related Items. In this regard, Participant authorizes the Company and/or the Employer, or their respective agents, at their discretion, to satisfy their withholding obligations with regard to all Tax-Related Items by one or a combination of the following:

(i)    withholding Shares from the vested PRSUs; or

(ii)     withholding from Participant’s wages or other cash compensation paid to Participant by the Company and/or the Employer; or

(iii)    withholding from proceeds of the sale of Shares either through a voluntary sale or through a mandatory sale arranged by the Company (on Participant’s behalf pursuant to this authorization without further consent); or




(iv)     any other method determined by the Company; provided, however, that if Participant is a Section 16 Officer, then withholding shall be done by the method set forth in (i) above, unless the use of such withholding method is prevented by Applicable Laws or has materially adverse accounting or tax consequences in which case withholding shall be done by the method set forth in (ii) above.

Depending on the withholding method, the Company may withhold or account for Tax-Related Items by considering applicable minimum statutory withholding rates or other applicable withholding rates, including maximum applicable rates, in which case Participant will receive a refund of any over-withheld amount in cash and will have no entitlement to the equivalent in Shares. If the obligation for Tax-Related Items is satisfied by withholding in Shares, for tax purposes, Participant is deemed to have been issued the full number of Shares subject to the vested PRSUs, notwithstanding that a number of the Shares are held back solely for the purpose of paying the Tax-Related Items.

Finally, Participant agrees to pay to the Company or the Employer any amount of Tax-Related Items that the Company or the Employer may be required to withhold or account for as a result of Participant’s participation in the Plan that cannot be satisfied by one or more of the means previously described. The Company may refuse to issue or deliver the Shares or the proceeds from the sale of Shares if Participant fails to comply with his or her obligations in connection with the Tax-Related Items.

12.    Transferability. Except as otherwise provided in the Plan, no right or interest of Participant in the PRSUs, may be sold, assigned, transferred, pledged, hypothecated or otherwise disposed of by Participant other than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution, and any such purported sale, assignment, transfer, pledge, hypothecation or other disposition shall be void and unenforceable against the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Participant may, in the manner established by the Committee, designate a beneficiary or beneficiaries to exercise the affected Participant’s rights and receive any property distributable with respect to the PRSUs upon Participant’s death.

13.    Insider Trading Restrictions/Market Abuse Laws. Participant acknowledges that, depending on his or her country of residence, Participant may be subject to insider trading restrictions and/or market abuse laws, which may affect his or her ability to acquire or sell Shares or rights to Shares (e.g., PRSUs) under the Plan during such times as Participant is considered to have “inside information” regarding the Company (as defined by the laws in Participant’s country). Any restrictions under these laws or regulations are separate from and in addition to any restrictions that may be imposed under any applicable Company insider trading policy. Participant is solely responsible for ensuring his or her compliance with any applicable restrictions and is advised to consult his or her personal legal advisor on this matter.

14.    Foreign Asset/Account Reporting Requirements; Exchange Controls. Depending on Participant’s country, Participant may be subject to foreign asset/account, exchange control and/or tax reporting requirements as a result of the vesting of the PRSUs, the acquisition, holding and/or transfer of Shares or cash resulting from participation in the Plan and/or the opening and maintaining of a brokerage or bank account in connection with the Plan. Participant may be required to report such assets, accounts, account balances and values, and/or related transactions to the applicable authorities in his or her country. Participant may also be required to repatriate sale proceeds or other funds received as a result of his or her participation in the Plan to his or her country through a designated bank or broker and/or within a certain time after receipt. Participant acknowledges that he or she is responsible for ensuring compliance with any applicable foreign asset/account, exchange control and tax reporting and other requirements. Participant further understands that he or she should consult Participant’s personal tax and legal advisors, as applicable, on these matters.

15.    Electronic Delivery and Participation. The Company may, in its sole discretion, decide to deliver any documents related to current or future participation in the Plan by electronic means. Participant hereby consents to receive such documents by electronic delivery and agrees to participate in the Plan through an on-line or electronic system established and maintained by the Company or a third party designated by the Company.

16.    Section 409A of the Code for U.S. Taxpayers. The PRSUs are intended to qualify for the “short-term deferral” exemption from Section 409A of the Code. The Company reserves the right, to the extent the Company deems necessary or advisable in its sole discretion, to unilaterally amend or modify the Plan and/or this Award Agreement to ensure



that the PRSUs is made in a manner that qualifies for exemption from or complies with Section 409A of the Code or to mitigate any additional tax, interest and/or penalties or other adverse tax consequences that may apply under Section 409A of the Code if compliance is not practical; provided, however, that the Company makes no representation that the PRSUs will be exempt from or compliant with Section 409A of the Code and makes no undertaking to preclude Section 409A of the Code from applying to the PRSUs. Nothing in the Plan or this Award Agreement shall provide a basis for any person to take any action against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries based on matters covered by Section 409A of the Code, including the tax treatment of any payments made under this Award Agreement, and neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries will have any liability under any circumstances to Participant or any other party if the grant of the PRSUs, the settlement of the PRSUs or other event hereunder that is intended to be exempt from, or compliant with, Code Section 409A, is not so exempt or compliant or for any action taken by the Committee with respect thereto.
 
17.    Governing Law; Choice of Venue. This Award Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to its conflict of laws principles. For purposes of any action, lawsuit or other proceedings brought to enforce this Award Agreement, relating to it, or arising from it, the parties hereby submit to and consent to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of San Mateo County, California, U.S.A., or the federal courts for the United States for the Northern District of California, U.S.A., and no other courts, where this grant is made and/or to be performed.

18.    Captions. Captions provided herein are for convenience only and are not to serve as a basis for interpretation or construction of this Award Agreement.

19.    Language. Participant acknowledges that he or she is sufficiently proficient in English, or has consulted with an advisor who is sufficiently proficient in English, so as to allow Participant to understand the terms and conditions of this Award Agreement. Furthermore, if Participant has received this Award Agreement or any other document related to the Plan translated into a language other than English and if the meaning of the translated version is different than the English version, the English version will control.

20.    Severability. The provisions of this Award Agreement are severable and if any one or more provisions are determined to be illegal or otherwise unenforceable, in whole or in part, the remaining provisions shall nevertheless be binding and enforceable. Further, upon a determination that any term or other provision of this Award Agreement is illegal or otherwise incapable of being enforced, such term or other provision shall be deemed replaced by a term or provision that is valid and enforceable and that comes closest to expressing the intention of the illegal or unenforceable term or provision.

21.    Entire Agreement. The Award Agreement, including this Appendix A, Appendix B, and Appendix C and the Plan constitute the entire agreement of the parties and supersede all prior undertakings and agreements with respect to the subject matter hereof.

22.    Committee’s Authority. The Committee will have the power to interpret the Plan and this Agreement and to adopt such rules for the administration, interpretation and application of the Plan as are consistent therewith and to interpret or revoke any such rules (including, but not limited to, the determination of whether or not any PRSUs have vested). All actions taken and all interpretations and determinations made by the Committee will be final and binding upon Participant, the Company and all other interested persons. No member of the Committee will be personally liable for any action, determination or interpretation made with respect to the Plan or this Agreement.

23.    Appendix C. The PRSUs shall be subject to any special terms and conditions set forth in the Appendix C for Participant’s country, if any. If Participant relocates to one of the other countries included in the Appendix C during the life of the PRSUs, the special terms and conditions for such country shall apply to Participant, to the extent the Company determines that the application of such terms and conditions is necessary or advisable for legal or administrative reasons. The Appendix C constitutes part of this Award Agreement.




24.    Imposition of Other Requirements. The Company reserves the right to impose other requirements on Participant’s participation in the Plan, on the PRSUs and on any Shares acquired under the Plan, to the extent the Company determines it is necessary or advisable for legal or administrative reasons, and to require Participant to sign any additional agreements or undertakings that may be necessary to accomplish the foregoing.

25.    Waiver. Participant acknowledges that a waiver by the Company of breach of any provision of this Award Agreement shall not operate or be construed as a waiver of any other provision of this Award Agreement, or of any subsequent breach by Participant or any other Plan participant.

26.    Notice. Copies of the Plan and Prospectus are available electronically at http://eaworld.ea.com/StockAdministrationServices. The Company’s most recent annual report and published financial statements are available electronically as soon as practicable after their publication by clicking the “Financial Reports” link at http://investor.ea.com. The Plan, Prospectus, the Company’s annual report, and the Company’s financial statements are also available at no charge by submitting a request to the Company’s Stock Administration Department at StockAdmin@ea.com.



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APPENDIX B
ELECTRONIC ARTS INC.
2019 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN

PERFORMANCE-BASED RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AWARD

PERFORMANCE VESTING TERMS


1.     Performance Period. The performance period for the PRSUs shall be the period of time beginning [insert date] and ending on [insert date] (the “Performance Period”). During the Performance Period there will be three (3) separate measurement periods of the Company’s Relative TSR (each a “Measurement Period”). Each Measurement Period has a corresponding Vest Date on which PRSUs will vest.

The Start Dates, End Dates and Vest Dates for the First, Second and Third Measurement Periods are:

 
First Measurement Period
Second Measurement Period
Third Measurement Period
Start Date
 
 
 
End Date
 
 
 
Vest Date
 
 
 

2.    Target Number of PRSUs. The Target Number of PRSUs for each Measurement Period is:
 
First Measurement Period
Second Measurement Period
Third Measurement Period
Target Number of PRSUs
 
 
 

3.    Performance Measure. The Performance Measure for the Performance Period is Relative TSR, as defined below.
4.    Vesting Scale. Subject to the Negative TSR Limitation, as defined below, the number of PRSUs that may vest for each Measurement Period will be determined by multiplying the Target Number of PRSUs by the Maximum Vest Percentage that corresponds to the Company’s Relative TSR percentile ranking according to the following schedule (the “Vesting Scale”):
 
Relative TSR
Percentile Ranking
 
Maximum Vest
Percentage
 
 
≥94th percentile
 
=200%
 
 
61st to 93rd percentile
 
=100% plus 3% for each percentile >60th
 
TARGET
60th percentile
 
=100%
 
 
11th to 59th percentile
 
=100% minus 2% for each percentile <60th
 
 
≤10th percentile
 
=0%
 
If, based solely on the Vesting Scale above, less than the Target Number of PRSUs vest for a Measurement Period, then a number of unvested PRSUs equal to the Target Number of PRSUs for the Measurement Period minus the number of PRSUs vested for the Measurement Period vested (“Remaining PRSUs”) may remain outstanding and vest in a subsequent Measurement Period, as set forth below in Section 5 “Maximum Number of PRSUs”.



5.     Maximum Number of PRSUs. Following each Measurement Period, the maximum number of PRSUs that may vest on the corresponding Vest Date for the Measurement Period will be determined in accordance with methodology set forth in this Section 5 (“Maximum Number of PRSUs”) as follows:
(i)    First Measurement Period:
(1)    The number of PRSUs that vest will be between 0% and 200% of the Target Number of PRSUs stated for the First Measurement Period, as determined in accordance with the Vesting Scale and subject to the Committee’s discretion.
(2)     If the Maximum Vest Percentage for the First Measurement Period is less than 100%, then the Remaining PRSUs will remain outstanding and may incrementally vest, in accordance with the Vesting Scale, on the Vest Date immediately following the next Measurement Period for which the Company’s Relative TSR Percentile Ranking exceeds the Relative TSR Percentile Ranking for the First Measurement Period.
Illustrative Example 1:
Target Number of PRSUs for First Measurement Period = 25,000
Relative TSR Percentile Ranking for First Measurement Period = 40th percentile
 
 
Vesting
 
 
• 60% of the Target Number of PRSUs for the First Measurement Period may vest (15,000 shares).
 
 
Remaining PRSUs
 
 
• 40% of the Target Number of PRSUs for First Measurement Period (10,000 PRSUs) will remain outstanding and may vest for the Second or Third Measurement Period if the Relative TSR Percentile Ranking is greater than the 40th percentile.
(ii)    Second Measurement Period:
(1)    The number of PRSUs that vest will be between 0% and 200% of the Target Number of PRSUs stated for the Second Measurement Period, as determined in accordance with Vesting Scale and subject to the Committee’s discretion. In addition:
a.    if the Company’s Relative TSR Percentile Ranking for the Second Measurement Period is greater than the Relative TSR Percentile Ranking for the First Measurement Period and is equal to or exceeds the 60th percentile, then all of the Remaining PRSUs from the First Measurement Period may vest; or
b.    if the Company’s Relative TSR Percentile Ranking for the Second Measurement Period is greater than the Relative TSR Percentile Ranking for the First Measurement Period, but less than the 60th percentile, an additional number of the Remaining PRSUs from the First Measurement Period may vest to the extent that the number of PRSUs cumulatively vested in accordance with the Vesting Scale for the First Measurement Period and Second Measurement Period reflects vesting for both periods at the higher Relative TSR Percentile Ranking achieved in the Second Measurement Period.
(2)     If the Maximum Vest Percentage for the Second Measurement Period is less than 100%, then a number of Remaining PRSUs will remain outstanding and may incrementally vest, in accordance with the Vesting Scale, on the Vest Date for the Third Measurement Period, if the Company’s Relative TSR Percentile Ranking exceeds the Relative TSR Percentile Ranking for the First and/or Second Measurement Periods, with such number of Remaining PRSUs to be equal to the sum of:
a.     the Target Number of PRSUs for the First Measurement Period; minus the number of PRSUs vested, to date, for the First Measurement Period; and



b.     the Target Number of PRSUs for the Second Measurement Period minus the number of PRSUs vested for the Second Measurement Period.
Illustrative Example 2:
Target Number of PRSUs for Second Measurement Period = 25,000
Relative TSR Percentile Ranking for First Measurement Period = 40th percentile
Relative TSR Percentile Ranking for the Second Measurement Period = 50th percentile
 
 
Vesting
 
 
• 80% of the Target Number of PRSUs for the Second Measurement Period may vest (20,000 shares), plus
• 20% of the Target Number of PRSUs from the First Measurement Period (5,000 shares), which represents the incremental difference between (a) the percentage of the Target Number of PRSUs vested for the First Measurement Period (60%) and (b) the Maximum Vest Percentage (80%) achieved for the Second Measurement Period.
 
 
Remaining PRSUs
 
 
• 20% of the Target Number of PRSUs for First Measurement Period (5,000 PRSUs) will remain outstanding and may vest for the Third Measurement Period if the Relative TSR Percentile Rank for the Third Measurement Period is greater than the 50th percentile; and
• 20% of the Target Number of PRSUs for the Second Measurement Period (5,000 PRSUs) will remain outstanding and may vest for the Third Measurement Period, if the Relative TSR Percentile Rank for the Third Measurement Period is greater than the 50th percentile.
(iii)    Third Measurement Period:
(1)    The number of PRSUs that vest will be between 0% and 200% of the Target Number of PRSUs stated for the Third Measurement Period as determined in accordance with the Vesting Scale and subject to the Committee’s discretion. In addition:
a.    If the Company’s Relative TSR Percentile Ranking for the Third Measurement Period is greater than the Relative TSR Percentile Ranking for the First and/or Second Measurement Period and is equal to or exceeds 60, then all of the Remaining PRSUs from the First Measurement Period and the Second Measurement Period may vest.
b.    If the Company’s Relative TSR Percentile Ranking for the Third Measurement Period is greater than the Relative TSR Percentile Ranking for the First Measurement Period and/or the Second Measurement Period, but less than 60, an additional number of the Remaining PRSUs from the First Measurement Period and/or Second Measurement Period may vest to the extent that the number of PRSUs cumulatively vested for each of the First, Second and Third Measurement Periods reflects vesting for all three periods at the Relative TSR Percentile ranking achieved for the Third Measurement Period.



Illustrative Example 3:
Target Number of PRSUs for Third Measurement Period = 25,000
Relative TSR Percentile Ranking for First Measurement Period = 40th percentile
Relative TSR Percentile Rank for the Second Measurement Period = 50th percentile
Relative TSR Percentile Rank for the Third Measurement Period = 58th percentile
 
 
Vesting
 
 
• 96% of the Target Number of PRSUs for the Third Measurement Period may vest (24,000 shares), plus
• 16% of the Target Number of PRSUs from the First Measurement Period (4,000 shares) which represents the incremental difference between (a) the percentage of the Target Number of PRSUs cumulatively vested for the First Measurement Period and Second Measurement Period (80%) and (b) the Maximum Vest Percentage (96%) achieved for the Third Measurement Period; plus
• 16% of the Target Number of PRSUs from the Second Measurement Period (4,000 shares), which represents the incremental difference between the percentage of the Target Number of PRSUs vested for the Second Measurement Period (80%) and the Maximum Vest Percentage (96%) achieved for the Third Measurement Period.
 
 
Remaining PRSUs
 
 
• All Remaining PRSUs, if any, shall be forfeited following the final Vest Date of the Performance Period.
(iv)     Notwithstanding Sections 5(i) through (iii) above, for any Measurement Period for which the Company’s TSR is negative, the Maximum Number of Awards Units that vest shall not exceed the Target Number of PRSUs for that Measurement Period plus the Remaining PRSUs, if any, even if the Relative TSR Percentile Ranking of the Company is equal to or exceeds the 60th percentile (the “Negative TSR Limitation”).     
6.     Determination of Relative TSR. “Relative TSR” means the Company’s Total Stockholder Return relative to the Total Stockholder Returns of the other Group Companies. Relative TSR will be determined by ranking the Group Companies from the highest to lowest according to their respective Total Stockholder Return, then calculating the Relative TSR percentile ranking of the Company relative to the other Group Companies as follows:
P
=
1
-
(
R-1
)
 
N-1
 

Where:

“P” represents the Relative TSR percentile ranking rounded to the nearest whole percentile

“R” represents the Company’s ranking among the Group Companies

“N” represents the number of Group Companies

“Total Stockholder Return” means the number calculated by dividing (i) the Closing Average Share Value minus the Opening Average Share Value (in each case adjusted to take into consideration the cumulative amount of dividends per share for the Measurement Period, assuming reinvestment, as of the of applicable ex-dividend date, of all cash dividends and other cash distributions (excluding cash distributions resulting from share repurchases or redemptions by the Company) paid to stockholders) by (ii) the Opening Average Share Value.

“Opening Average Share Value” means the average of the daily closing prices per share of a Group Company’s stock as reported on the NASDAQ for all Trading Days in the 90 calendar days immediately following and including [insert date].




“Closing Average Share Value” means the average of the daily closing prices per share of a Group Company’s stock as reported on the NASDAQ for all Trading Days in the Closing Average Period.

“Closing Average Period” means (i) in the absence of a Change in Control of the Company, the 90 calendar days immediately prior to and including [insert date] for the First Measurement Period; the 90 calendar days immediately prior to and including [insert date] for the Second Measurement Period; and the 90 calendar days immediately prior to and including [insert date] for the Third Measurement Period; or (ii) in the event of a Change in Control, the 90 calendar days immediately prior to and including the effective date of the Change in Control.

“Group Companies” means those companies listed in the NASDAQ-100 Index on [insert date]. The Group Companies may be changed as follows:

(i)    In the event of a merger, acquisition or business combination transaction of a Group Company with or by another Group Company, the surviving entity shall remain a Group Company;

(ii)    In the event of a merger, acquisition, or business combination transaction of a Group Company with or by another company that is not a Group Company, or “going private transaction” where the Group Company is not the surviving entity or is otherwise no longer publicly traded, the company shall no longer be a Group Company; and

(iii)    In the event of a bankruptcy of a Group Company, such company shall remain a Group Company and its stock price will continue to be tracked for purposes of the Relative TSR calculation. If the company liquidates, it will remain a Group Company and its stock price will be reduced to zero for all remaining Measurement Periods in the Performance Period.

7.     Award Vesting. The Committee will review and approve the Relative TSR percentile ranking of the Company after the End Date of each Measurement Period and determine the actual number of PRSUs that vest for that Measurement Period on or before each applicable Vest Date.




APPENDIX C
ELECTRONIC ARTS INC.
2019 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN
PERFORMANCE-BASED RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AWARD AGREEMENT

COUNTRY-SPECIFIC TERMS AND CONDITIONS

All capitalized terms used in this Appendix C that are not defined herein have the meanings defined in the Plan.  This Appendix C constitutes part of the Award Agreement.
Terms and Conditions
This Appendix C includes additional or different terms and conditions that govern the PRSUs if Participant works or resides in one of the countries listed below.  Participant understands that if Participant is a citizen or resident of a country other than the one in which he or she is currently working, transfers employment or residency after the Award Date or is considered a resident of another country for local law purposes, the Company shall, in its discretion, determine to what extent the terms and conditions contained herein shall apply to Participant.
Notifications
This Appendix C also includes information regarding exchange controls and certain other issues of which Participant should be aware with respect to participation in the Plan.  The information is based on the securities, exchange control and other laws in effect in the respective countries as of August 2019.  Such laws are often complex and change frequently.  As a result, Participant should not rely on the information in this Appendix C as the only source of information relating to the consequences of participation in the Plan because the information may be out of date at the time the PRSUs vest or at the time Participant sells the Shares.
In addition, the information contained herein is general in nature and may not apply to Participant’s particular situation, and the Company is not in a position to assure Participant of a particular result.  Accordingly, Participant should seek appropriate professional advice as to how the relevant laws in Participant’s country may apply to his or her situation. 
Finally, if Participant is a citizen or resident of a country other than the one in which he or she is currently working, transfers employment or residency after the Award Date or is considered a resident of another country for local law purposes, the information contained herein may not apply to Participant.
ALL COUNTRIES

Terms and Conditions

Data Privacy.

(a)    Data Collection and Usage. The Company or the Employer may collect, process and use certain personal information about Participant, including, but not limited to, Participant’s name, home address and telephone number, office address (including department and employing entity) and telephone number, e-mail address, date of birth, citizenship, country of residence at the time of grant, work location country, system employee ID, employee local ID, employment status (including international status code), supervisor (if applicable), job code, job title, salary, bonus target and bonuses paid (if applicable), termination date and reason, tax payer’s identification number, tax equalization code, US Green Card holder status, contract type (single/dual/multi), social insurance number, passport or other identification number (e.g., resident registration number), nationality, any directorships held in the Company, any shares of stock held, details of all RSUs or any other equity awards granted, canceled, forfeited, exercised, vested, unvested or outstanding with respect to Participant, estimated tax withholding rate, brokerage account number (if applicable), and brokerage fees (“Data”), for the purposes of implementing, administering and managing the Plan.



The legal basis, where required, for the processing of Data is the Company’s legitimate business interest of providing discretionary benefits under the Plan to Participant.

(b)    Stock Plan Administration Service Providers. The Company may transfer Data to third parties, including E*Trade Corporate Financial Services, Inc. and E*Trade Securities LLC (“E*Trade”), who assists the Company with the implementation, administration and management of the Plan. The Company may select different service providers or additional service providers and share Data with such other provider serving in a similar manner. Participant may be asked to agree on separate terms and data processing practices with the service provider, with such agreement being a condition to the ability to participate in the Plan.

(c)    International Data Transfers. The Company and its service providers are based in the United States. Participant’s country or jurisdiction may have different data privacy laws and protections than the United States. The Company’s legal basis, where required, for the transfer of Data is the Company’s legitimate business interest of providing discretionary benefits under the Plan to Participant.

For Participants in the European Economic Area (“EEA”), Switzerland or the United Kingdom, the Company provides appropriate safeguards for protecting Data that it receives in the U.S. through its adherence to the EU - U.S. Privacy Shield Framework (“Privacy Shield”). The Privacy Shield Privacy Statement is available at the Company’s Privacy Shield Certification. Further, information about the Privacy Shield is on the U.S. Department of Commerce’s website, including the list of participating companies at https://www.privacyshield.gov/list.

(d)    Data Retention. The Company will hold and use the Data only as long as is necessary to implement, administer and manage Participant’s participation in the Plan, or as required to comply with legal or regulatory obligations, including under tax and securities laws.

(e)    Voluntariness and Consequences of Consent Denial or Withdrawal. Participation in the Plan is voluntary and Participant is providing the accepting the RSUs on a purely voluntary basis. The processing activity is pursuant to the Company’s legitimate business interest of providing the benefits under the Plan to Participant. Participant may opt out of such processing, although this would mean that the Company could not grant PRSUs under the Plan to Participant. For questions about opting out, Participant should contact eu_privacy@ea.com or StockAdmin@ea.com.

(f)    Data Subject Rights. Participant may have a number of rights under data privacy laws in Participant’s jurisdiction. Depending on where Participant is based, such rights may include the right to (i) request access or copies of Data the Company processes, (ii) rectification of incorrect Data, (iii) deletion of Data, (iv) restrictions on processing of Data, (v) portability of Data, (vi) lodge complaints with competent authorities in Participant’s jurisdiction, and/or (vii) receive a list with the names and addresses of any potential recipients of Data. To receive clarification regarding these rights or to exercise these rights, Participant can contact eu_privacy@ea.com or StockAdmin@ea.com.

(g)    Electronic Acceptance. By accepting the PRSUs and indicating consent via the Company’s acceptance procedure, Participant is declaring that Participant agrees with the data processing practices described herein and further consent to the collection, processing and use of Data by the Company and the transfer of Data to the recipients mentioned above, including recipients located in countries which do not adduce an adequate level of protection from a European (or other non-U.S.) data protection law perspective, for the purposes described above.

CANADA

Terms and Conditions

Settlement; Issuance of Shares. This provision supplements Section 3 of the Award Agreement:
Notwithstanding any discretion in the Plan, PRSUs granted to Participants in Canada shall be paid in Shares and not in cash or a combination of cash and Shares.



Nature of Plan and Award.  This provision replaces Section 9(k) of the Award Agreement:
For purposes of the PRSUs, Participant’s Service will be considered Terminated as of the date that is the earlier of: (a) the date Participant’s Service with the Company, the Employer or a Subsidiary is Terminated, (b) the date Participant receives written notice of Termination from the Company or the Employer, regardless of any notice period or period of pay in lieu of such notice mandated under the employment laws in the jurisdiction where Participant provides Service or the terms of Participant’s employment or service contract, if any; or (c) the date Participant is no longer providing Services to the Company or a Subsidiary (the “Termination Date”) (regardless of the reason for such Termination and whether or not later to be found invalid or in breach of employment laws in the jurisdiction where Participant provides Service or the terms of Participant’s employment or service contract, if any) and, unless otherwise expressly provided in this Award Agreement or determined by the Company, Participant’s right to vest in the PRSUs under the Plan, if any, will terminate as of the Termination Date; in the event the date Participant is no longer actively providing Service cannot be reasonably determined under the terms of the Award Agreement and the Plan, the Committee shall have the exclusive discretion to determine when Participant is no longer actively providing Service for purposes of the PRSUs (including whether Participant may still be considered to be actively providing Service while on a leave of absence).
The following terms and conditions will apply if Participant is a resident of Quebec:

Data Privacy. This provision supplements the Data Privacy section of this Appendix C:

Participant hereby authorizes the Company and the Company’s representatives to discuss with and obtain all relevant information from all personnel, professional or not, involved in the administration and operation of the Plan. Participant further authorizes the Company, any Subsidiary and the administrator of the Plan to disclose and discuss the Plan with their advisors. Participant further authorizes the Company, any Subsidiary and the administrator of the Plan to record such information and to keep such information in his or her employee file.
Notifications

Securities Law Information. Participant is permitted to sell Shares acquired under the Plan through the designated broker appointed under the Plan, if any, provided that the resale of such Shares takes place outside of Canada through the facilities of a stock exchange on which the Shares are listed. Shares of the Company’s Common Stock are currently listed on the Nasdaq Global Select Market in the United States of America.
Foreign Asset/Account Reporting Information. Participant is required to report any foreign property (including Shares acquired under the Plan) on Form T1135 (Foreign Income Verification Statement) if the total cost of Participant’s foreign property exceeds C$100,000 at any time in the year. The PRSUs must be reported – generally at a nil cost - if the C$100,000 cost threshold is exceeded because of other foreign property Participant holds. If Shares are acquired, their cost generally is the adjusted cost base (“ACB”) of the Shares. The ACB would normally equal the fair market value of the Shares at the time of acquisition, but if Participant owns other shares of the Company’s Common Stock, this ACB may have to be averaged with the ACB of the other shares. If due, the form must be filed by April 30th of the following year. Participant should consult a personal legal advisor to ensure compliance with applicable reporting obligations.




ELECTRONIC ARTS INC.
2019 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN

RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AWARD NOTICE
NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTORS

[Box with Participant Information]

Electronic Arts Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), hereby grants on the date hereof (the “Award Date”) to the individual named above (“Participant”) Restricted Stock Units (“RSUs”) issued under the Company’s 2019 Equity Incentive Plan, as may be amended from time to time (the “Plan”). Each RSU represents the right to receive a share of the Company’s Common Stock (“Share”) upon vesting and settlement of the RSU. The RSUs are subject to all the terms and conditions set forth herein, including the terms and conditions in the attached Appendix A, (the “Award Agreement”) and in the Plan, the provisions of which are incorporated herein by reference. All capitalized terms used in this Award Agreement that are not defined herein have the meanings set forth in the Plan.

Key features of the RSUS are as follows:

[Box with grant information Award Date/number of shares subject to Award]

Vesting Schedule: Subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan and the Award Agreement, the Restricted Stock Units shall vest on the earlier of (i) the [insert] Annual Meeting of the Stockholders or (ii) 12 months from the Award Date, provide in the case of clause (i) or clause (ii) that the Participant is and has remained continuously in the active Service of the Company as a member of the Board.

PLEASE READ ALL OF APPENDIX A WHICH CONTAINS THE SPECIFIC TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE RSUs.

ELECTRONIC ARTS INC.
/s/ Jacob J. Schatz
Jacob J. Schatz
Executive Vice President and General Counsel




ACCEPTANCE:

By accepting the RSUs, Participant acknowledges the grant of the RSUs and agrees to voluntarily participate in the Plan. Participant hereby acknowledges that copies of the Plan and the Plan prospectus (“Prospectus”) are available upon request from the Company’s Stock Administration Department at StockAdmin@ea.com and can also be accessed by the Participant electronically. Participant represents that Participant has read and understands the contents of the Plan, the Prospectus and the Award Agreement, and accepts the RSUs subject to all the terms and conditions of the Plan and the Award Agreement. Participant understands and acknowledges that there may be tax consequences related to the grant and vesting of the RSUs and the sale of the underlying Shares and that Participant should consult a tax advisor to determine the actual tax consequences of participation in the Plan. Participant must accept the RSUs by executing and delivering a signed copy of this Award Agreement to the Company or by electronically accepting this Award Agreement pursuant to the online acceptance procedure established by the Company within thirty (30) days of receipt of the Award Agreement. Otherwise, the Company may, at its discretion, rescind the Award Agreement and the RSUs granted thereunder in its entirety.





APPENDIX A

ELECTRONIC ARTS INC.
2019 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN

RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AWARD AGREEMENT
NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTORS

1.    RSU Grant. Each RSU represents the unsecured right to receive one Share, subject to certain restrictions and subject to the terms and conditions contained in this Award Agreement and the Plan. In the event of any conflict between the terms of the Plan and this Award Agreement, the terms of the Plan shall govern.

2.    No Shareholder Rights. The RSUs do not entitle Participant to any rights of a holder of Common Stock. The rights of Participant with respect to the RSUs shall remain forfeitable at all times prior to the date on which such rights become vested.

3.    Settlement; Issuance of Shares.

(a)    Settlement. No Shares shall be issued to Participant prior to the date on which the RSUs vest. After any RSUs vest pursuant to the vesting schedule set forth in the first page of the Award Agreement, the Company shall promptly cause to be issued in book-entry form, registered in Participant’s name or in the name of Participant’s legal representatives or heirs, as the case may be, Shares in payment of such vested whole RSUs; provided, however, that in the event such RSUs do not vest on a day during which the Common Stock is quoted on the Nasdaq Global Select Market (or traded on such other principal national securities market or exchange on which the Common Stock may then be listed) (“Trading Day”), the Company shall cause Shares to be issued on the next Trading Day following the date on which such RSUs vest; provided, further, that in no event shall the Company cause such Shares to be issued later than two and one-half (2 1/2) months after the date on which such RSUs vest. For purposes of the RSUs, the date on which the Shares underlying the RSUs are issued shall be referred to as the “Settlement Date.”

(b)    Fractional Shares. No fractional shares shall be issued pursuant to the RSUs, and any fractional share resulting from the vesting of the RSUs in accordance with the terms of this Agreement shall be rounded down to the next whole share.

4.    Termination of Service.

(a)    Generally. In the event that Participant’s active Service is Terminated for any reason and the RSUs have not vested as of the Termination Date, then any unvested RSUs shall be forfeited immediately upon such Termination Date.

(b)    Deferral Election. In the event that Participant has previously elected to defer settlement of the RSUs in accordance with the requirements of Code Section 409A and Terminates active Service, all Shares subject to the RSUs that vested prior to the Termination Date and that have not been settled to Participant shall instead be distributed within two (2) months following Participant’s Separation from Service, notwithstanding Participant’s prior deferral election. For purposes of this Award Agreement, “Separation from Service” means termination of service with the Company as described in Section 409A of the Code. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan or this Award Agreement to the contrary, no settlement of Shares shall be made that would constitute an impermissible acceleration of payments as defined in Section 409A(a)(3) of the Code and regulations promulgated thereunder.

5.    Nature of Plan and Award. In accepting the RSUs, Participant acknowledges, understands and agrees that:

(a)    the Plan is established voluntarily by the Company, it is discretionary in nature and it may be modified, amended, suspended or terminated by the Company at any time, to the extent permitted by the Plan;




(b)    the grant of RSUs is voluntary and occasional and does not create any contractual or other right to receive future RSUs, or benefits in lieu of RSUs, even if RSUs have been granted in the past;
 
(c)    all decisions with respect to future grants of RSUs or other grants, if any, will be at the sole discretion of the Company;

(d)    nothing in the Plan or the RSUs shall confer on Participant any right to continue in the Service of the Company or limit in any way the ability of the Company to terminate Participant’s Service relationship;

(e)    Participant is voluntarily participating in the Plan;

(f)    the RSUs and the Shares subject to the RSUs and the income and the value of the same are not intended to replace any pension rights or compensation under any pension arrangement;

(g)    the RSUs and the Shares subject to the RSUs, and the income and value of same, are not part of normal or expected compensation or salary for any purposes, including but not limited to, calculating any severance, resignation, termination, redundancy, dismissal, end-of-service payments, bonuses, long-service awards, holiday pay, pension or retirement or welfare benefits or similar payments;

(h)    unless otherwise agreed with the Company, the RSUs and the Shares subject to the RSUs, and the income and value of same, are not granted as consideration for, or in connection with, services Participant may provide as a director of any Subsidiary;

(i)    the future value of the underlying Shares is unknown, indeterminable and cannot be predicted with certainty;

(j)    no claim or entitlement to compensation or damages shall arise from forfeiture of the RSUs resulting from Termination of Participant’s Service (for any reason whatsoever and whether or not later found to be invalid);

(k)    for purposes of the RSUs, Participant’s Service will be considered Terminated as of the date Participant is no longer actively providing Services to the Company and unless otherwise expressly provided in this Award Agreement or determined by the Board, Participant’s right to vest in the RSUs under the Plan, if any, will terminate as of such date;

(l)    unless otherwise provided in the Plan or by the Board in its discretion, the RSUs and the benefits evidenced by this Award Agreement do not create any entitlement to have the RSUs or any such benefits transferred to, or assumed by, another company nor be exchanged, cashed out or substituted for, in connection with any corporate transaction affecting the Shares; and
    
(m)    neither the Company nor any Subsidiary shall be liable for any foreign exchange rate fluctuation between Participant’s local currency and the United States Dollar that may affect the value of the RSUs or of any amounts due to Participant pursuant to the settlement of the RSUs or the subsequent sale of any Shares.

6.    No Advice Regarding Grant. The Company is not providing any tax, legal or financial advice, nor is the Company making any recommendations regarding Participant’s participation in the Plan, or Participant’s acquisition or sale of the underlying Shares. Participant is hereby advised to consult with his or her own tax, legal and financial advisors regarding Participant’s participation in the Plan before taking any action related to the Plan.

7.    Responsibility for Taxes. Participant acknowledges that, regardless of any action taken by the Company, the ultimate liability for all Tax-Related Items is and remains Participant’s responsibility. Participant further acknowledges that the Company (a) makes no representations or undertakings regarding the treatment of any Tax-Related Items in connection with any aspect of the RSUs, including, but not limited to, the grant, vesting, deferral or settlement of the RSUs, the issuance of Shares upon settlement of the RSUs, the subsequent sale of Shares acquired pursuant to such



settlement; and (b) do not commit to and are under no obligation to structure the terms of the grant or any aspect of the RSUs to reduce or eliminate Participant’s liability for Tax-Related Items or achieve any particular tax result.

8.    Transferability. Except as otherwise provided in the Plan, no right or interest of Participant in the RSUs, may be sold, assigned, transferred, pledged, hypothecated or otherwise disposed of by Participant other than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution, and any such purported sale, assignment, transfer, pledge, hypothecation or other disposition shall be void and unenforceable against the Company.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, Participant may, in the manner established by the Committee, designate a beneficiary or beneficiaries to exercise the affected Participant’s rights and receive any property distributable with respect to the RSUs upon Participant’s death.

9.    Insider Trading Restrictions/Market Abuse Laws. Participant acknowledges that, depending on his or her country of residence, Participant may be subject to insider trading restrictions and/or market abuse laws, which may affect his or her ability to acquire or sell Shares or rights to Shares (e.g., RSUs) under the Plan during such times as Participant is considered to have “inside information” regarding the Company (as defined by the laws in Participant’s country). Any restrictions under these laws or regulations are separate from and in addition to any restrictions that may be imposed under any applicable Company insider trading policy. Participant is solely responsible for ensuring his or her compliance with any applicable restrictions and is advised to consult his or her personal legal advisor on this matter.

10.    Foreign Asset/Account Reporting Requirements; Exchange Controls. Depending on Participant’s country, Participant may be subject to foreign asset/account, exchange control and/or tax reporting requirements as a result of the vesting of the RSUs, the acquisition, holding and/or transfer of Shares or cash resulting from participation in the Plan and/or the opening and maintaining of a brokerage or bank account in connection with the Plan. Participant may be required to report such assets, accounts, account balances and values, and/or related transactions to the applicable authorities in his or her country. Participant may also be required to repatriate sale proceeds or other funds received as a result of his or her participation in the Plan to his or her country through a designated bank or broker and/or within a certain time after receipt. Participant acknowledges that he or she is responsible for ensuring compliance with any applicable foreign asset/account, exchange control and tax reporting and other requirements. Participant further understands that he or she should consult Participant’s personal tax and legal advisors, as applicable, on these matters.

11.    Electronic Delivery and Participation. The Company may, in its sole discretion, decide to deliver any documents related to current or future participation in the Plan by electronic means. Participant hereby consents to receive such documents by electronic delivery and agrees to participate in the Plan through an on-line or electronic system established and maintained by the Company or a third party designated by the Company.

12.    Section 409A of the Code for U.S. Taxpayers. The RSUs are intended to comply with Section 409A of the Code. The Company reserves the right, to the extent the Company deems necessary or advisable in its sole discretion, to unilaterally amend or modify the Plan and/or this Award Agreement to ensure that the RSUs is made in a manner that qualifies for exemption from or complies with Section 409A of the Code or to mitigate any additional tax, interest and/or penalties or other adverse tax consequences that may apply under Section 409A of the Code if compliance is not practical; provided, however, that the Company makes no representation that the RSUs will be exempt from or compliant with Section 409A of the Code and makes no undertaking to preclude Section 409A of the Code from applying to the RSUs. Nothing in the Plan or this Award Agreement shall provide a basis for any person to take any action against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries based on matters covered by Section 409A of the Code, including the tax treatment of any payments made under this Award Agreement, and neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries will have any liability under any circumstances to Participant or any other party if the grant of the RSUs, the settlement of the RSUs or other event hereunder that is intended to be exempt from, or compliant with, Code Section 409A, is not so exempt or compliant or for any action taken by the Board with respect thereto.
 
13.    Governing Law; Choice of Venue. This Award Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to its conflicts of laws principles. For purposes of any action, lawsuit or other proceedings brought to enforce this Award Agreement, relating to it, or arising from it, the parties hereby submit to and consent to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of San Mateo County, California, U.S.A., or



the federal courts for the United States for the Northern District of California, U.S.A., and no other courts, where this grant is made and/or to be performed.

14.    Captions. Captions provided herein are for convenience only and are not to serve as a basis for interpretation or construction of this Award Agreement.

15.    Language. Participant acknowledges that he or she is sufficiently proficient in English, or has consulted with an advisor who is sufficiently proficient in English, so as to allow Participant to understand the terms and conditions of this Award Agreement. Furthermore, if Participant has received this Award Agreement or any other document related to the Plan translated into a language other than English and if the meaning of the translated version is different than the English version, the English version will control.

16.    Severability. The provisions of this Award Agreement are severable and if any one or more provisions are determined to be illegal or otherwise unenforceable, in whole or in part, the remaining provisions shall nevertheless be binding and enforceable. Further, upon a determination that any term or other provision of this Award Agreement is illegal or otherwise incapable of being enforced, such term or other provision shall be deemed replaced by a term or provision that is valid and enforceable and that comes closest to expressing the intention of the illegal or unenforceable term or provision.

17.    Entire Agreement. The Award Agreement, any deferral election and the Plan constitute the entire agreement of the parties and supersede all prior undertakings and agreements with respect to the subject matter hereof.

18.    Board’s Authority. The Board will have the power to interpret the Plan and this Agreement and to adopt such rules for the administration, interpretation and application of the Plan as are consistent therewith and to interpret or revoke any such rules (including, but not limited to, the determination of whether or not any RSUs have vested). All actions taken and all interpretations and determinations made by the Board will be final and binding upon Participant, the Company and all other interested persons. No member of the Board will be personally liable for any action, determination or interpretation made with respect to the Plan or this Agreement.

19.    Imposition of Other Requirements. The Company reserves the right to impose other requirements on Participant’s participation in the Plan, on the RSUs and on any Shares acquired under the Plan, to the extent the Company determines it is necessary or advisable for legal or administrative reasons, and to require Participant to sign any additional agreements or undertakings that may be necessary to accomplish the foregoing.

20.    Waiver. Participant acknowledges that a waiver by the Company of breach of any provision of this Award Agreement shall not operate or be construed as a waiver of any other provision of this Award Agreement, or of any subsequent breach by Participant or any other Plan participant.

21.    Notice. Copies of the Plan and Prospectus are available electronically at http://eaworld.ea.com/StockAdministrationServices. The Company’s most recent annual report and published financial statements are available electronically as soon as practicable after their publication by clicking the “Financial Reports” link at http://investor.ea.com. The Plan, Prospectus, the Company’s annual report, and the Company’s financial statements are also available at no charge by submitting a request to the Company’s Stock Administration Department at StockAdmin@ea.com.



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