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ELECTRONIC ARTS INC. Annual Report 2014

Oct 3, 2014

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-K/A

(Amendment No. 1)

þ ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the fiscal year ended March 31, 2014

OR

¨ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from to

Commission File No. 000-17948

ELECTRONIC ARTS INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Delaware 94-2838567
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) (IRS Employer Identification No.)
209 Redwood Shores Parkway Redwood City, California 94065
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code:

(650) 628-1500

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of Each Class Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered
Common Stock, $0.01 par value NASDAQ Global Select Market

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:

None

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes þ No ¨

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. Yes ¨ No þ

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes þ No ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes þ No ¨

Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K (§ 229.405 of this chapter) is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. þ

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer þ Accelerated filer ¨ Non-accelerated filer ¨ Small reporting company ¨

(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ¨ No þ

The aggregate market value of the registrant’s common stock, $0.01 par value, held by non-affiliates of the registrant as of September 26, 2014, the last business day of our second fiscal quarter, was $10,798 million.

As of October 1, 2014, there were 311,844,447 shares of the registrant’s common stock, $0.01 par value, outstanding.

Documents Incorporated by Reference

None

ELECTRONIC ARTS INC.

FORM 10-K/A

FOR THE PERIOD ENDED MARCH 31, 2014

Table of Contents

Page
PART II - OTHER INFORMATION 3
Item 6. Exhibits 3
Signature 6
Index to Exhibits 7

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This Amendment No. 1 (“Amendment”) on Form 10-K/A amends our annual report on Form 10-K for the period ended March 31, 2014 (“Form 10-K”) as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 21, 2014. No revisions are being made to the Company’s financial statements and except as described below, this Amendment does not reflect events occurring after the filing of the Form 10-K and no other changes are being made to any other disclosure contained in the Form 10-K.

This Amendment is an exhibit-only filing in response to comments received from the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission regarding a request for confidential treatment of certain portions of Exhibit 10.27 originally filed with the Form 10-K. This Amendment is being filed solely to re-file Exhibit 10.27. Except for the changes to Exhibit 10.27, this Amendment does not otherwise update any exhibits as originally filed. In addition, as required by Rule 12b-15 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, new certifications by our principal executive officer and principal financial officer are filed as exhibits to this Amendment.

The following exhibits (other than exhibits 32.01 and 32.02, which are furnished with this report) are filed as part of, or incorporated by reference into, this report:

Item 6. Exhibits.

Number Exhibit Title Incorporated by Reference — Form File No. Filing Date
3.01 Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation 10-Q 000-17948 11/3/2004
3.02 Amended and Restated Bylaws 8-K 000-17948 8/1/2013
4.01 Specimen Certificate of Registrant’s Common Stock 10-K 000-17948 5/22/2009
4.02 Indenture (including form of Notes) with respect to EA’s 0.75% Convertible Senior Notes due 2016 dated as of July 20, 2011 by and between EA and U.S. Bank National Association 8-K 000-17948 7/20/2011
10.01* Form of Indemnity Agreement with Directors 10-K 000-17948 6/4/2004
10.02* Electronic Arts Inc. Executive Bonus Plan 8-K 000-17948 7/27/2012
10.03* Electronic Arts Deferred Compensation Plan 10-Q 000-17948 8/6/2007
10.04* Electronic Arts Key Employee Continuity Plan 10-Q 000-17948 2/5/2013
10.05* First Amendment to the Electronic Arts Deferred Compensation Plan, as amended and restated 10-K 000-17948 5/22/2009
10.06* EA Bonus Plan 10-Q 000-17948 11/8/2010
10.07* Form of 2012 Performance-Based Restricted Stock Unit Agreement 8-K 000-17948 5/18/2012
10.08* Form of 2013 Performance-Based Restricted Stock Unit Agreement 8-K 000-17948 5/16/2013
10.09* Form of 2014 Performance-Based Restricted Stock Unit Agreement 10-K 000-17948 5/21/2014
10.10* EA Bonus Plan Fiscal Year 2014 Addendum 8-K 000-17948 5/16/2013
10.11* 2000 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended, and related documents 8-K 000-17948 8/1/2013
10.12* 2000 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as amended 8-K 000-17948 8/1/2013
10.13* Offer Letter for Employment at Electronic Arts Inc. to Andrew Wilson, dated September 15, 2013 8-K 000-17948 9/17/2013
10.14* Offer Letter for Employment at Electronic Arts Inc. to Blake Jorgensen, dated July 25, 2012 8-K 000-17948 7/31/2012
10.15* Employment Agreement for Patrick Söderlund, dated September 17, 2013 10-Q 000-17948 11/5/2013
10.16* Separation Agreement dated as of March 25, 2013 between Electronic Arts Inc. and John Riccitiello 10-K 000-17948 5/22/2013
10.17 Lease agreement between ASP WT, L.L.C. and Tiburon Entertainment, Inc. for space at Summit Park I, dated June 15, 2004 10-Q 000-17948 8/3/2004
10.18 First amendment to lease, dated December 13, 2005, by and between Liberty Property Limited Partnership, a Pennsylvania limited partnership and Electronic Arts - Tiburon, a Florida corporation f/k/a Tiburon Entertainment, Inc. 10-Q 000-17948 2/8/2006
Number Exhibit Title Incorporated by Reference — Form File No. Filing Date
10.19 Second Amendment to Lease, dated May 8, 2009, by and between Liberty Property Limited Partnership, a Pennsylvania limited partnership and Electronic Arts - Tiburon, a Florida corporation f/k/a Tiburon Entertainment, Inc. 10-Q 000-17948 8/10/2009
10.20 Third amendment to lease, dated December 24, 2009, by and between Liberty Property Limited Partnership, a Pennsylvania limited partnership and Electronic Arts - Tiburon, a Florida corporation f/k/a Tiburon Entertainment, Inc. 10-Q 000-17948 2/9/2010
10.21 Fourth Amendment to lease, dated May 16, 2014, by and between Liberty Property Limited Partnership, a Pennsylvania limited partnership and Electronic Arts - Tiburon, a Florida corporation f/k/a Tiburon Entertainment, Inc. 10-K 000-17948 5/21/2014
10.22** First Amended North American Territory Rider to the Global PlayStation ® 3 Format Licensed Publisher Agreement, dated September 11, 2008, by and between the Electronic Arts Inc. and Sony Computer Entertainment America Inc. 10-Q 000-17948 11/10/2009
10.23** Sony Computer Entertainment Europe Limited Regional Rider to the Global PlayStation ® 3 Format Licensed Publisher Agreement, dated December 17, 2008, by and between EA International (Studio and Publishing) Limited and Sony Computer Entertainment Europe Limited 10-Q 000-17948 11/10/2009
10.24** Global PlayStation ® 3 Format Licensed Publisher Agreement, dated September 11, 2008, by and between the Electronic Arts Inc. and Sony Computer Entertainment America Inc. 10-Q/A 000-17948 4/30/2010
10.25** Global PlayStation ® 3 Format Licensed Publisher Agreement, dated December 17, 2008, by and between EA International (Studio and Publishing) Limited and Sony Computer Entertainment Europe Limited 10-Q/A 000-17948 4/30/2010
10.26** Xbox2 Publisher License Agreement, dated May 15, 2005, by and among Electronic Arts Inc., Electronic Arts C.V. and Microsoft Licensing, GP 10-Q/A 000-17948 4/30/2010
10.27*** Durango Publisher License Agreement, dated June 29, 2012, by and among Electronic Arts Inc., EA International (Studio & Publishing) Ltd., Microsoft Licensing, GP and Microsoft Corporation X
10.28 Form of Call Option Agreement dated as of July 14, 2011 between EA and each Option Counterparty 8-K 000-17948 7/20/2011
10.29 Form of Warrant Agreement dated July 14, 2011 between EA and each Option Counterparty 8-K 000-17948 7/20/2011
10.30 Form of Additional Call Option Agreement dated July 18, 2011 between EA and each Option Counterparty 8-K 000-17948 7/20/2011
10.31 Form of Additional Warrant Agreement dated July 18, 2011 between EA and each Option Counterparty 8-K 000-17948 7/20/2011
10.32 Credit Agreement, dated August 30, 2012, by and among Electronic Arts Inc., the lenders from time to time party thereto, and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent. 8-K 000-17948 8/30/2012
21.01 Subsidiaries of the Registrant 10-K 000-17948 5/21/2014
23.01 Consent of KPMG LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm 10-K 000-17948 5/21/2014
31.01 Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) of the Exchange Act, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 10-K 000-17948 5/21/2014
31.02 Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) of the Exchange Act, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 10-K 000-17948 5/21/2014
Number Exhibit Title Incorporated by Reference — Form File No. Filing Date
31.03 Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) of the Exchange Act, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 X
31.04 Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) of the Exchange Act, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 X
Additional exhibits furnished with this report:
32.01 Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 10-K 000-17948 5/21/2014
32.02 Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 10-K 000-17948 5/21/2014
101.INS † XBRL Instance Document 10-K 000-17948 5/21/2014
101.SCH † XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document 10-K 000-17948 5/21/2014
101.CAL † XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document 10-K 000-17948 5/21/2014
101.DEF † XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document 10-K 000-17948 5/21/2014
101.LAB † XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document 10-K 000-17948 5/21/2014
101.PRE † XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document 10-K 000-17948 5/21/2014
* Management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.
** Confidential portions of these documents have been omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to a request for confidential treatment that was granted in accordance with Exchange Act Rule 24b-2.
*** Confidential portions of this document have been omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to a request for confidential treatment.
Attached as Exhibit 101 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 2014 filed on May 21, 2014 are the following formatted in eXtensible Business Reporting Language (“XBRL”): (1) Consolidated Balance Sheets, (2) Consolidated Statements of Operations, (3) Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss), (4) Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity, (5) Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, and (6) Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

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.

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

INDEX TO EXHIBITS

Number Exhibit Title Incorporated by Reference — Form File No. Filing Date
3.01 Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation 10-Q 000-17948 11/3/2004
3.02 Amended and Restated Bylaws 8-K 000-17948 8/1/2013
4.01 Specimen Certificate of Registrant’s Common Stock 10-K 000-17948 5/22/2009
4.02 Indenture (including form of Notes) with respect to EA’s 0.75% Convertible Senior Notes due 2016 dated as of July 20, 2011 by and between EA and U.S. Bank National Association 8-K 000-17948 7/20/2011
10.01* Form of Indemnity Agreement with Directors 10-K 000-17948 6/4/2004
10.02* Electronic Arts Inc. Executive Bonus Plan 8-K 000-17948 7/27/2012
10.03* Electronic Arts Deferred Compensation Plan 10-Q 000-17948 8/6/2007
10.04* Electronic Arts Key Employee Continuity Plan 10-Q 000-17948 2/5/2013
10.05* First Amendment to the Electronic Arts Deferred Compensation Plan, as amended and restated 10-K 000-17948 5/22/2009
10.06* EA Bonus Plan 10-Q 000-17948 11/8/2010
10.07* Form of 2012 Performance-Based Restricted Stock Unit Agreement 8-K 000-17948 5/18/2012
10.08* Form of 2013 Performance-Based Restricted Stock Unit Agreement 8-K 000-17948 5/16/2013
10.09* Form of 2014 Performance-Based Restricted Stock Unit Agreement 10-K 000-17948 5/21/2014
10.10* EA Bonus Plan Fiscal Year 2014 Addendum 8-K 000-17948 5/16/2013
10.11* 2000 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended, and related documents 8-K 000-17948 8/1/2013
10.12* 2000 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as amended 8-K 000-17948 8/1/2013
10.13* Offer Letter for Employment at Electronic Arts Inc. to Andrew Wilson, dated September 15, 2013 8-K 000-17948 9/17/2013
10.14* Offer Letter for Employment at Electronic Arts Inc. to Blake Jorgensen, dated July 25, 2012 8-K 000-17948 7/31/2012
10.15* Employment Agreement for Patrick Söderlund, dated September 17, 2013 10-Q 000-17948 11/5/2013
10.16* Separation Agreement dated as of March 25, 2013 between Electronic Arts Inc. and John Riccitiello 10-K 000-17948 5/22/2013
10.17 Lease agreement between ASP WT, L.L.C. and Tiburon Entertainment, Inc. for space at Summit Park I, dated June 15, 2004 10-Q 000-17948 8/3/2004
10.18 First amendment to lease, dated December 13, 2005, by and between Liberty Property Limited Partnership, a Pennsylvania limited partnership and Electronic Arts - Tiburon, a Florida corporation f/k/a Tiburon Entertainment, Inc. 10-Q 000-17948 2/8/2006
10.19 Second Amendment to Lease, dated May 8, 2009, by and between Liberty Property Limited Partnership, a Pennsylvania limited partnership and Electronic Arts - Tiburon, a Florida corporation f/k/a Tiburon Entertainment, Inc. 10-Q 000-17948 8/10/2009
10.20 Third amendment to lease, dated December 24, 2009, by and between Liberty Property Limited Partnership, a Pennsylvania limited partnership and Electronic Arts - Tiburon, a Florida corporation f/k/a Tiburon Entertainment, Inc. 10-Q 000-17948 2/9/2010
10.21 Fourth Amendment to lease, dated May 16, 2014, by and between Liberty Property Limited Partnership, a Pennsylvania limited partnership and Electronic Arts - Tiburon, a Florida corporation f/k/a Tiburon Entertainment, Inc. 10-K 000-17948 5/21/2014
Number Exhibit Title Incorporated by Reference — Form File No. Filing Date
10.22** First Amended North American Territory Rider to the Global PlayStation ® 3 Format Licensed Publisher Agreement, dated September 11, 2008, by and between the Electronic Arts Inc. and Sony Computer Entertainment America Inc. 10-Q 000-17948 11/10/2009
10.23** Sony Computer Entertainment Europe Limited Regional Rider to the Global PlayStation ® 3 Format Licensed Publisher Agreement, dated December 17, 2008, by and between EA International (Studio and Publishing) Limited and Sony Computer Entertainment Europe Limited 10-Q 000-17948 11/10/2009
10.24** Global PlayStation ® 3 Format Licensed Publisher Agreement, dated September 11, 2008, by and between the Electronic Arts Inc. and Sony Computer Entertainment America Inc. 10-Q/A 000-17948 4/30/2010
10.25** Global PlayStation ® 3 Format Licensed Publisher Agreement, dated December 17, 2008, by and between EA International (Studio and Publishing) Limited and Sony Computer Entertainment Europe Limited 10-Q/A 000-17948 4/30/2010
10.26** Xbox2 Publisher License Agreement, dated May 15, 2005, by and among Electronic Arts Inc., Electronic Arts C.V. and Microsoft Licensing, GP 10-Q/A 000-17948 4/30/2010
10.27*** Durango Publisher License Agreement, dated June 29, 2012, by and among Electronic Arts Inc., EA International (Studio & Publishing) Ltd., Microsoft Licensing, GP and Microsoft Corporation X
10.28 Form of Call Option Agreement dated as of July 14, 2011 between EA and each Option Counterparty 8-K 000-17948 7/20/2011
10.29 Form of Warrant Agreement dated July 14, 2011 between EA and each Option Counterparty 8-K 000-17948 7/20/2011
10.30 Form of Additional Call Option Agreement dated July 18, 2011 between EA and each Option Counterparty 8-K 000-17948 7/20/2011
10.31 Form of Additional Warrant Agreement dated July 18, 2011 between EA and each Option Counterparty 8-K 000-17948 7/20/2011
10.32 Credit Agreement, dated August 30, 2012, by and among Electronic Arts Inc., the lenders from time to time party thereto, and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent. 8-K 000-17948 8/30/2012
21.01 Subsidiaries of the Registrant 10-K 000-17948 5/21/2014
23.01 Consent of KPMG LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm 10-K 000-17948 5/21/2014
31.01 Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) of the Exchange Act, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 10-K 000-17948 5/21/2014
31.02 Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) of the Exchange Act, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 10-K 000-17948 5/21/2014
31.03 Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) of the Exchange Act, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 X
31.04 Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) of the Exchange Act, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 X
Additional exhibits furnished with this report:
32.01 Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 10-K 000-17948 5/21/2014
32.02 Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 10-K 000-17948 5/21/2014
101.INS † XBRL Instance Document 10-K 000-17948 5/21/2014
Number Exhibit Title Incorporated by Reference — Form File No. Filing Date
101.SCH † XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document 10-K 000-17948 5/21/2014
101.CAL † XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document 10-K 000-17948 5/21/2014
101.DEF † XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document 10-K 000-17948 5/21/2014
101.LAB † XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document 10-K 000-17948 5/21/2014
101.PRE † XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document 10-K 000-17948 5/21/2014
* Management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.
** Confidential portions of these documents have been omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to a request for confidential treatment that was granted in accordance with Exchange Act Rule 24b-2.
*** Confidential portions of this document have been omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to a request for confidential treatment.
Attached as Exhibit 101 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 2014 filed on May 21, 2014 are the following formatted in eXtensible Business Reporting Language (“XBRL”): (1) Consolidated Balance Sheets, (2) Consolidated Statements of Operations, (3) Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss), (4) Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity, (5) Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, and (6) Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.