Ownership Submission
FORM 3
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  Bilbey Matthew
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
05/17/2018
3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
ELECTRONIC ARTS INC. [EA]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
209 REDWOOD SHORES PARKWAY
4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
EVP of Strategic Growth
5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

REDWOOD CITY, CA 94065
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)
2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)
3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)
4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Common Stock 16,156
D
 

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)
2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)
4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)
6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Performance-based Restricted Stock Units   (1) 05/16/2019 Common Stock 5,556 (2) $ (3) D  
Performance-based Restricted Stock Units   (4) 05/16/2020 Common Stock 9,229 (2) $ (3) D  
Restricted Stock Units   (5) 05/16/2019 Common Stock 8,334 $ (6) D  
Restricted Stock Units   (7) 05/16/2020 Common Stock 13,574 $ (6) D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Bilbey Matthew
209 REDWOOD SHORES PARKWAY
REDWOOD CITY, CA 94065
      EVP of Strategic Growth  

Signatures

By: Deborah Berenjfoorosh, Attorney-in-Fact For: Matthew Bilbey 05/18/2018
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Performance-based restricted stock units will vest subject to the terms and conditions of the grant agreement evidencing the award and the Company's 2000 Equity Incentive Plan. The performance conditions are described in the Form of 2016 Performance-Based Restricted Stock Unit Agreement filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's Form 8-K filed with the SEC on May 23, 2016.
(2) Represents the maximum number of shares of Electronic Arts common stock that may be awarded upon the achievement of performance conditions.
(3) Each performance-based restricted stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of Electronic Arts common stock.
(4) Performance-based restricted stock units will vest subject to the terms and conditions of the grant agreement evidencing the award and the Company's 2000 Equity Incentive Plan. The performance conditions are described in the Form of 2017 Performance-Based Restricted Stock Unit Agreement filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's Form 8-K filed with the SEC on May 22, 2017.
(5) The remaining portion of this award represented here will vest in full on May 16, 2019.
(6) Each Restricted Stock Unit represents the right to receive, at settlement, one share of Electronic Arts Inc. common stock.
(7) The remaining portion of this award represented here will vest in equal installments on May 16, 2019 and May 16, 2020.

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