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Form of "Amendment to Senior VP Continuity Agreement"

 EXHIBIT 10.43 
  
 ARTHROCARE CORPORATION 
 AMENDMENT TO SENIOR VP CONTINUITY AGREEMENT 
  
 THIS AMENDMENT TO SENIOR VP CONTINUITY AGREEMENT (this “Amendment”) is entered into as of the ______ day of June, 2004, by and between ArthroCare Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the
“Company”), and ____________ (“Employee”). 
  
 WHEREAS, the Company and Employee are parties to that certain Senior VP Continuity Agreement (the “Existing Agreement”) dated as of ____________, pursuant to which the Company has agreed to provide Employee with certain benefits
upon a Change of Control (as defined in the Existing Agreement) and, under certain circumstances, upon termination of Employee’s employment in connection with and apart from a Change of Control, which benefits are intended to provide Employee
with financial security and provide sufficient income and encouragement to Employee to remain with the Company, notwithstanding the possibility of a Change of Control. 
  
 WHEREAS, the Company and Employee desire the amend the terms of the Existing Agreement as set forth in this Amendment.

  
 AGREEMENT 
  
 NOW, THEREFORE, the parties to this Amendment, intending to be legally bound
hereby, agree as follows: 
  
 1. Defined
Terms. All capitalized terms used herein without definition shall have the meanings set forth in the Existing Agreement. 
  
 2. Amendment to Section 5. Section 5 of the Existing Agreement is hereby amended to read as follows: 
  
 5. Equity Acceleration Upon a Change of Control. Upon
a Change of Control, Employee shall immediately become 50% vested with respect to any outstanding unvested options to purchase the Company’s capital stock that Employee then holds and/or any restrictions with respect to 50% of the unvested
restricted shares of the Company’s capital stock that Employee then holds shall immediately lapse at the time of the Change of Control. 
  
 3. Amendment to Section 6. Section 6 of the Existing Agreement is hereby amended to read as follows: 
  
 6. Equity Acceleration Upon a Hostile Takeover. Upon a
Hostile Takeover, Employee shall immediately become 100% vested with respect to any outstanding options to purchase the Company’s capital stock that Employee then holds and/or any restrictions with respect to restricted shares of the
Company’s capital stock that Employee then holds shall immediately lapse. 

 4. Amendment to Section 7(a)(iv). Section 7(a)(iv) of the Existing Agreement is hereby amended to
read as follows: 
  
 (iv) Stock Options.
Effective as of the date of termination, the Employee’s outstanding options will cease to continue vesting and all of the unvested options will be canceled. The Employee’s outstanding options which are vested at the time of termination
will remain exercisable in accordance with the terms of the stock option agreements pursuant to which they were granted for the periods set forth therein. Effective as of the date of termination, any restrictions with respect to restricted shares of
the Company’s capital stock that Employee then holds shall cease lapsing and all of the unvested shares shall be subject to forfeiture and/or repurchase pursuant to the terms of the restricted stock agreements pursuant to which they were
granted. 
  
 5. Amendment to Section 7(b)(v). Section
7(b)(v) of the Existing Agreement is hereby amended to read as follows: 
  
 (v) Option Acceleration. At the time of the Involuntary Termination, Employee shall immediately become 100% vested with respect to any outstanding options to purchase the Company’s capital stock that
Employee then holds and/or any restrictions with respect to restricted shares of the Company’s capital stock that Employee then holds shall immediately lapse. 
  
 6. General Provisions. The general provisions set forth in Section 15 of the Existing Agreement are hereby
incorporated by reference and shall apply to this Amendment. 
  
 7. Complete Agreement. This Amendment and the Existing Agreement together constitute the entire agreement between Employee and the Company and they are the complete, final and exclusive embodiment of their agreement with regard to
this subject matter. This Amendment is entered into without reliance on any promise or representation other than those expressly contained herein. 
  
 8. Effect of Amendment. Except as specifically amended above, the Existing Agreement shall remain in full force and effect and is hereby ratified
and confirmed. The execution, delivery and effectiveness of this Amendment shall not, except as expressly provided herein, operate as a waiver of any right, power or remedy of any party hereto, nor constitute a waiver of any provision of the
Existing Agreement. 
  

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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Amendment as of the day and year first above
written. 
  
 The Company: 
  
 ARTHROCARE CORPORATION, 
 a Delaware corporation 
  

			
		
	By:	 	  

		
	Name:	 	  

		
	Title:	 	  

	
	Employee:
	
	  

	[Name]Registrant's 2000 Equity Incentive Plan as amended

 Exhibit 4.01 
  
 ELECTRONIC ARTS INC. 
  
 2000 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN 
  
 As Adopted by the Board of Directors on January 27, 2000 
 As Approved by the Stockholders on March 22, 2000 
 As Amended by the Stockholders August 1, 2001

 As Amended by the Board on February 6, 2002 
 As Amended by the Stockholders August 1, 2002 
 As Amended by the Stockholders July 31, 2003

 As Amended by the Stockholders July 29, 2004 
  
 1.    PURPOSE.  The purpose of this Plan is to provide incentives to attract,
retain and motivate eligible persons whose present and potential contributions are important to the success of the Company, its Parent and Subsidiaries by offering them an opportunity to participate in the Company’s future performance through
awards of Options, Restricted Stock, and Restricted Stock Units. Capitalized terms not defined in the text are defined in Section 23. 
  
 2.    SHARES SUBJECT TO THE PLAN. 
  
 2.1    Number of Shares.  Subject to Sections 2.2, 2.3 and 18, the
aggregate number of Shares that have been reserved pursuant to this Plan is 57,400,000 Shares. Shares that are: (a) subject to issuance upon exercise of an Option but cease to be subject to such Option for any reason other than exercise of such
Option; (b) subject to an Award granted hereunder but are forfeited or are repurchased by the Company at the original issue price; (c) subject to an Award that otherwise terminates or is settled without Shares being issued; or (d) tendered by a
Participant or withheld by the Company to pay the exercise or purchase price of an Award or to pay taxes due upon such exercise or purchase shall revert to and again become available for issuance under the Plan. At all times the Company shall
reserve and keep available a sufficient number of Shares as shall be required to satisfy the requirements of all outstanding Options granted under this Plan and all other outstanding but unvested Awards granted under this Plan. 
  
 2.2     Limitation on Number of Shares
Subject to Restricted Stock Awards and Restricted Stock Unit Awards.  The number of Shares that may be issued under Sections 6 and 7 of this Plan shall not exceed 3,000,000 in the aggregate. 
  
 2.3    Adjustment of
Shares.  In the event that the number of outstanding shares is changed by a stock dividend, recapitalization, stock split, reverse stock split, subdivision, combination, reclassification or similar change in the capital structure of
the Company without consideration, then (a) the number of Shares reserved for issuance under this Plan, (b) the number of Shares that may be granted pursuant to Sections 3 and 9 below, (c) the Exercise Prices of and number of Shares subject to
outstanding Options, and (d) the number of Shares associated with other outstanding Awards, will be proportionately adjusted, subject to any required action by the Board or the stockholders of the Company and compliance with applicable securities
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. 
  
 3.    ELIGIBILITY.  ISOs (as defined in Section 5 below) may be granted only to employees (including officers and directors who are also employees) of the Company or of a Parent or Subsidiary of
the Company. All other Awards may be granted to employees and directors of the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary of the Company. No person will be eligible to receive Awards covering more than 1,400,000 Shares in any calendar year under this Plan,
of which no more than 400,000 Shares shall be covered by Awards of Restricted Stock, other than new employees of the Company or of a Parent or Subsidiary of the Company (including new employees who are also officers and directors of the Company or
any Parent or Subsidiary of the Company), who are eligible to receive Awards covering up to a maximum of 2,800,000 Shares in the calendar year in which they commence their employment, of which no more than 800,000 Shares shall be covered by Awards
of Restricted Stock. For purposes of these limits, each Restricted Stock Unit settled in Shares (but not those settled in cash), shall be deemed to cover one Share. A person may be granted more than one Award under this Plan. 

 4.    ADMINISTRATION. 
  
 4.1    Committee
Authority.  This Plan will be administered by the Committee or by the Board acting as the Committee. Except for automatic grants to Outside Directors pursuant to Section 9 hereof, and subject to the general purposes, terms and
conditions of this Plan, and to the direction of the Board, the Committee will have full power to implement and carry out this Plan. Except for automatic grants to Outside Directors pursuant to Section 9 hereof, 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 persons to receive Awards; 

  

	 	(d)	determine the form and terms of Awards; 

  

	 	(e)	determine the number of Shares or other consideration subject to Awards; 

  

	 	(f)	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 Parent or Subsidiary of the Company; 

  

	 	(g)	grant waivers of Plan or Award conditions; 

  

	 	(h)	determine the vesting, exercisability and payment of Awards; 

  

	 	(i)	correct any defect, supply any omission or reconcile any inconsistency in this Plan, any Award or any Award Agreement; 

  

	 	(j)	determine whether an Award has been earned; and 

  

	 	(k)	make all other determinations necessary or advisable for the administration of this Plan. 

  
 4.2    Committee Discretion.  Except for automatic grants to Outside
Directors pursuant to Section 9 hereof, 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. The Committee may delegate to one or more officers of the Company the authority to grant an Award
under this Plan to Participants who are not Insiders of the Company. 
  
 5.    OPTIONS.  The Committee may grant Options to eligible persons and will determine whether such Options will be Incentive Stock Options within the meaning of the Code
(“ISO”) or Nonqualified Stock Options (“NQSOs”), the number of Shares subject to the Option, the Exercise Price of the Option, the period during which the Option may be exercised, and all other terms
and conditions of the Option, subject to the following: 
  
 5.1    Form of Option Grant.  Each Option granted under this Plan will be evidenced by an Award Agreement which will expressly identify the Option as an ISO or an NQSO (“Stock Option
Agreement”), and, except as otherwise required by the terms of Section 9 hereof, will be in such form and contain such provisions (which need not be the same for each Participant) as the Committee may from time to time approve, and
which will comply with and be subject to the terms and conditions of this Plan. 
  
 5.2    Date of Grant.  The date of grant of an Option will be the date on which the Committee makes
the determination to grant such Option, unless otherwise specified by the Committee. The Stock Option Agreement and a copy of this Plan will be delivered to the Participant within a reasonable time after the granting of the Option. 
  
 5.3    Exercise
Period.  Options may be exercisable within the times or upon the events determined by the Committee as set forth in the Stock Option Agreement governing such Option; provided, however, that no Option will be exercisable
after the expiration of ten (10) years from the date the Option is granted; and provided further that no ISO granted to a person who directly or by attribution owns more than ten percent (10%) of the total combined voting power of all classes
of stock of the Company or of any Parent or Subsidiary of the Company (“Ten Percent Stockholder”) will be exercisable after the expiration of five (5) years 

 from the date the ISO is granted. The Committee also may provide for Options to become exercisable at one
time or from time to time, periodically or otherwise, in such number of Shares or percentage of Shares as the Committee determines. 
  
 5.4    Exercise Price.  The Exercise Price of an Option will be determined by the Committee when the
Option is granted and may be not less than 100% of the Fair Market Value of the Shares on the date of grant; provided that the Exercise Price of any ISO granted to a Ten Percent Stockholder will not be less than 110% of the Fair Market Value of the
Shares on the date of grant. Payment for the Shares purchased may be made in accordance with Section 8 of this Plan. 
  
 5.5    Method of Exercise.  Options may be exercised only by delivery to the Company of a written
stock option exercise agreement (the “Exercise Agreement”) in a form approved by the Committee (which need not be the same for each Participant), stating the number of Shares being purchased, the restrictions imposed on the
Shares purchased under such Exercise Agreement, if any, and such representations and agreements regarding Participant’s investment intent and access to information and other matters, if any, as may be required or desirable by the Company to
comply with applicable securities laws, together with payment in full of the Exercise Price for the number of Shares being purchased. 
  
 5.6    Termination.  Notwithstanding the exercise periods set forth in the Stock Option Agreement,
exercise of an Option will always be subject to the following: 
  

	 	(a)	If the Participant is Terminated for any reason except death or Disability, then the Participant may exercise such Participant’s Options only to the extent that such Options
would have been exercisable upon the Termination Date no later than three (3) months after the Termination Date (or such shorter or longer time period not exceeding five (5) years as may be determined by the Committee, with any exercise beyond three
(3) months after the Termination Date deemed to be an NQSO), but in any event, no later than the expiration date of the Options. 

  

	 	(b)	If the Participant is Terminated because of Participant’s death or Disability (or the Participant dies within three (3) months after a Termination other than for Cause or
because of Participant’s Disability), then Participant’s Options may be exercised only to the extent that such Options would have been exercisable by Participant on the Termination Date and must be exercised by Participant (or
Participant’s legal representative or authorized assignee) no later than twelve (12) months after the Termination Date (or such shorter or longer time period not exceeding five (5) years as may be determined by the Committee, with any such
exercise beyond (a) three (3) months after the Termination Date when the Termination is for any reason other than the Participant’s death or Disability, or (b) twelve (12) months after the Termination Date when the Termination is for
Participant’s death or Disability, deemed to be an NQSO), but in any event no later than the expiration date of the Options. 

  

	 	(c)	Notwithstanding the provisions in paragraph 5.6(a) above, if a Participant is terminated for Cause, neither the Participant, the Participant’s estate nor such other person who
may then hold the Option shall be entitled to exercise any Option with respect to any Shares whatsoever, after termination of service, whether or not after termination of service the Participant may receive payment from the Company or Subsidiary for
vacation pay, for services rendered prior to termination, for services rendered for the day on which termination occurs, for salary in lieu of notice, or for any other benefits. In making such determination, the Board shall give the Participant an
opportunity to present to the Board evidence on his behalf. For the purpose of this paragraph, termination of service shall be deemed to occur on the date when the Company dispatches notice or advice to the Participant that his service is
terminated. 

  
 5.7    Limitations on Exercise.  The Committee may specify a reasonable minimum number of Shares that may be purchased on any exercise of an Option, provided that such minimum number will not prevent
Participant from exercising the Option for the full number of Shares for which it is then exercisable. 
  
 5.8    Limitations on ISO.  The aggregate Fair Market Value (determined as of the date of grant) of
Shares with respect to which ISO are exercisable for the first time by a Participant during any calendar year (under this Plan or under any other incentive stock option plan of the Company, Parent or Subsidiary of the 

 Company) will not exceed $100,000. If the Fair Market Value of Shares on the date of grant with respect
to which ISO are exercisable for the first time by a Participant during any calendar year exceeds $100,000, then the Options for the first $100,000 worth of Shares to become exercisable in such calendar year will be ISO and the Options for the
amount in excess of $100,000 that become exercisable in that calendar year will be NQSOs. In the event that the Code or the regulations promulgated thereunder are amended after the Effective Date of this Plan to provide for a different limit on the
Fair Market Value of Shares permitted to be subject to ISO, such different limit will be automatically incorporated herein and will apply to any Options granted after the effective date of such amendment. 
  
 5.9    Modification, Extension or
Renewal.  The Committee may modify, extend or renew outstanding Options and authorize the grant of new Options, provided however, that (i) any such action may not, without the written consent of a Participant, impair any of such
Participant’s rights under any Option previously granted and (ii) the Committee may not reduce the Exercise Price of outstanding Options without the approval of the stockholders. Any outstanding ISO that is modified, extended, renewed or
otherwise altered will be treated in accordance with Section 424(h) of the Code. 
  
 5.10    No Disqualification.  Notwithstanding any other provision in this Plan, no term of this Plan
relating to ISO will be interpreted, amended or altered, nor will any discretion or authority granted under this Plan be exercised, so as to disqualify this Plan under Section 422 of the Code or, without the consent of the Participant affected, to
disqualify any ISO under Section 422 of the Code. 
  
 6.    RESTRICTED STOCK.  A Restricted Stock Award is an offer by the Company to sell to an eligible person Shares that are subject to restrictions. The Committee will determine to whom an offer
will be made, the number of Shares the person may purchase, the price to be paid (the “Purchase Price”), the restrictions to which the Shares will be subject, and all other terms and conditions of the Restricted Stock Award,
subject to the following: 
  
 6.1    Form of Restricted Stock Award.  All purchases under a Restricted Stock Award made pursuant to this Plan will be evidenced by an Award Agreement (“Restricted Stock Purchase
Agreement”) that will be in such form (which need not be the same for each Participant) as the Committee will from time to time approve, and will comply with and be subject to the terms and conditions of this Plan. The offer of
Restricted Stock will be accepted by the Participant’s execution and delivery of the Restricted Stock Purchase Agreement and full payment for the Shares to the Company within thirty (30) days from the date the Restricted Stock Purchase
Agreement is delivered to the person. If such person does not execute and deliver the Restricted Stock Purchase Agreement along with full payment for the Shares to the Company within thirty (30) days, then the offer will terminate, unless otherwise
determined by the Committee. 
  
 6.2    Purchase Price.  The Purchase Price of Shares sold pursuant to a Restricted Stock Award will be determined by the Committee on the date the Restricted Stock Award is granted. Payment of the
Purchase Price may be made in accordance with Section 8 of this Plan. 
  
 6.3    Terms of Restricted Stock Awards.  Restricted Stock Awards shall be subject to such restrictions as the Committee may impose. These restrictions may be based upon completion
of a specified number of years of service with the Company or upon completion of the performance goals as set out in advance in the Participant’s individual Restricted Stock Purchase Agreement. Restricted Stock Awards may vary from Participant
to Participant and between groups of Participants. Prior to the grant of a Restricted Stock Award, the Committee shall: (a) determine the nature, length and starting date of any Performance Period for the Restricted Stock Award; (b) select from
among the Performance Factors to be used to measure performance goals, if any; and (c) determine the number of Shares that may be awarded to the Participant. Prior to the payment of any Restricted Stock Award, the Committee shall determine the
extent to which such Restricted Stock Award has been earned. Performance Periods may overlap and Participants may participate simultaneously with respect to Restricted Stock Awards that are subject to different Performance Periods and having
different performance goals and other criteria. 
  
 6.4    Termination During Performance Period.  If a Participant is Terminated during a Performance Period for any reason, then such Participant will be entitled to payment (whether in Shares, cash or
otherwise) with respect to the Restricted Stock Award only to the extent earned as of the date of Termination in accordance with the Restricted Stock Purchase Agreement, unless the Committee determines otherwise in the case of a Participant who is
not a “covered employee” for purposes of Section 162(m) of the Code in the year of Termination. 

 7.    RESTRICTED STOCK UNITS.  Each Restricted Stock Unit
shall have a value equal to the Fair Market Value of a share of the Company’s Common Stock. A Restricted Stock Unit does not constitute a share of, nor represent any ownership interest in, the Company. The Committee will determine the number of
Restricted Stock Units granted to any eligible person; whether the Restricted Stock Units will be settled in Shares, in cash, or in a combination of the two; the price to be paid (the “Purchase Price”) for any Shares issued
pursuant to a Restricted Stock Unit; the restrictions to which the Restricted Stock Units will be subject, and all other terms and conditions of the Restricted Stock Units, subject to the following: 
  
 7.1    Form of Restricted Stock Unit
Award.  All Restricted Stock Units granted pursuant to this Plan will be evidenced by an Award Agreement (“Restricted Stock Unit Agreement”) that will be in such form (which need not be the same for each
Participant) as the Committee will from time to time approve, and will comply with and be subject to the terms and conditions of this Plan. The offer of Restricted Stock Units will be accepted by the Participant’s execution and delivery of the
Restricted Stock Unit Agreement within thirty (30) days from the date the Restricted Stock Unit Agreement is delivered to the person. If such person does not execute and deliver the Restricted Stock Unit Agreement within thirty (30) days, then the
offer will terminate, unless otherwise determined by the Committee. 
  
 7.2    Purchase Price.  The Purchase Price of Shares sold pursuant to a Restricted Stock Unit will be determined by the Committee on the date the Restricted Stock Unit is granted.
Payment of the Purchase Price shall be made in accordance with Section 8 of this Plan when the Shares are issued. 
  
 7.3    Terms of Restricted Stock Units.  Restricted Stock Units shall be subject to such restrictions
as the Committee may impose. These restrictions may be based upon completion of a specified number of years of service with the Company or upon completion of the performance goals as set out in advance in the Participant’s individual Restricted
Stock Unit Agreement. Restricted Stock Units may vary from Participant to Participant and between groups of Participants. Prior to the grant of Restricted Stock Units, the Committee shall: (a) determine the nature, length and starting date of any
Performance Period for the Restricted Stock Unit; (b) select from among the Performance Factors to be used to measure performance goals, if any; and (c) determine the number of Restricted Stock Units that will be awarded to the Participant. Prior to
the payment of any Restricted Stock Units, the Committee shall determine the extent to which such Restricted Stock Units have been earned. Performance Periods may overlap and Participants may participate simultaneously with respect to Restricted
Stock Units that are subject to different Performance Periods and have different performance goals and other criteria. 
  
 7.4    Termination During Performance Period.  If a Participant is Terminated during a Performance
Period for any reason, then such Participant will be entitled to payment (whether in Shares, cash or otherwise) with respect to the Restricted Stock Units only to the extent earned as of the date of Termination in accordance with the Restricted
Stock Unit Agreement, unless the Committee determines otherwise in the case of a Participant who is not a “covered employee” for purposes of Section 162(m) of the Code in the year of Termination. 
  
 7.5    Payment When Restrictions
Lapse.  The cash or Shares that a Participant is entitled to receive pursuant to a Restricted Stock Unit shall be paid or issued to the Participant when all applicable restrictions and other conditions applicable to the Restricted
Stock Unit have lapsed or have been satisfied, unless the Restricted Stock Unit Agreement provides for a later settlement date. 
  
 8.     PAYMENT FOR SHARE PURCHASES. 
  
 8.1 Payment. Payment for Shares purchased pursuant to this Plan may be made in cash (by check) or,
where expressly approved for the Participant by the Committee and where permitted by law: 
  

	 	(a)	by cancellation of indebtedness of the Company to the Participant; 

  

	 	(b)	by surrender of shares that either: (1) have been owned by Participant for more than six (6) months and have been paid for within the meaning of SEC Rule 144 (and, if such shares
were purchased from the Company by use of a promissory note, such note has been fully paid with respect to such shares); or (2) were obtained by Participant in the public market; 

	 	(c)	by tender of a full recourse promissory note having such terms as may be approved by the Committee and bearing interest at a rate sufficient to avoid imputation of income under
Sections 483 and 1274 of the Code; 

  

	 	(d)	by waiver of compensation due or accrued to the Participant for services rendered; 

  

	 	(e)	with respect only to purchases upon exercise of an Option, and provided that a public market for the Company’s stock exists: 

  

	 	(1)	through a “same day sale” commitment from the Participant and a broker-dealer that is a member of the National Association of Securities Dealers (an “NASD
Dealer”) whereby the Participant irrevocably elects to exercise the Option and to sell a portion of the Shares so purchased to pay for the Exercise Price, and whereby the NASD Dealer irrevocably commits upon receipt of such Shares to
forward the Exercise Price directly to the Company; or 

  

	 	(2)	through a “margin” commitment from the Participant and a NASD Dealer whereby the Participant irrevocably elects to exercise the Option and to pledge the Shares so
purchased to the NASD Dealer in a margin account as security for a loan from the NASD Dealer in the amount of the Exercise Price, and whereby the NASD Dealer irrevocably commits upon receipt of such Shares to forward the Exercise Price directly to
the Company; or 

  

	 	(f)	by any combination of the foregoing. 

  
 8.2    Loan Guarantees.  Where permitted by law, the Committee may help the Participant pay for
Shares purchased under this Plan by authorizing a guarantee by the Company of a third-party loan to the Participant. 
  
 9.    AUTOMATIC GRANTS TO OUTSIDE DIRECTORS. 
  
 9.1    Types of Options and Shares.  Options granted under this Plan
and subject to this Section 9 shall be NQSOs. 
  
 9.2    Eligibility.  Options subject to this Section 9 shall be granted only to Outside Directors. Outside Directors shall also be eligible to receive option grants pursuant to Section 5 hereof at such
times and on such conditions as determined by the Committee. 
  
 9.3    Initial Grant.  Each Outside Director who first becomes a member of the Board on or after the Effective Date will automatically be granted an Option for 25,000 Shares (an
“Initial Grant”) on the date such Outside Director first becomes a member of the Board. 
  
 9.4    Succeeding Grants.  Upon re-election to the Board at each Annual Meeting of Stockholders, each
Outside Director will automatically be granted an Option for 10,000 Shares (a “Succeeding Grant”); provided, however, that any such Outside Director who received an Initial Grant since the last Annual Meeting of Stockholders
will receive a prorated Succeeding Grant to purchase a number of Shares equal to 10,000 multiplied by a fraction whose numerator is the number of calendar months or portions thereof that the Outside Director has served since the date of the Initial
Grant and whose denominator is twelve. 
  
 9.5    Vesting.  The date an Outside Director receives an Initial Grant or a Succeeding Grant is referred to in this Plan as the “Start Date” for such Option. Each Initial Grant
will vest as to 2% of the Shares on the Start Date for such Initial Grant, and as to an additional 2% of the Shares on the first day of each calendar month after the Start Date, so long as the Outside Director continuously remains a director of the
Company. Succeeding Grants will vest in accordance with each Stock Option Agreement. 
  
 Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary, in the event of a corporate transaction described in Section 18.1, the vesting of all Options granted to Outside Directors pursuant to this Section 9 will accelerate and
such Options will become exercisable 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
Options not exercised within such three-month period shall expire. 

 9.6    Exercise Price.  The exercise price of an
Option pursuant to an Initial Grant or Succeeding Grant shall be the Fair Market Value of the Shares at the time that the Option is granted. 
  
 9.7    Deferral of Cash Compensation.  Each Outside Director may elect to reduce all or part of the
cash compensation otherwise payable for services to be rendered by him 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. Any such election
shall be in writing and must be made before the services are rendered giving rise to such compensation, and may not be revoked or changed thereafter during the Outside Director’s term. 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 Outside Director. 
  
 If an Outside Director so elects to defer, there shall be credited to such Outside Director a number of Shares equal to the amount of the deferral
(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 a deferral election. 
  
 10.    WITHHOLDING TAXES. 
  
 10.1    Withholding
Generally.  Whenever Shares are to be issued in satisfaction of Awards granted under this Plan, the Company may require the Participant to remit to the Company an amount sufficient to satisfy federal, state and local withholding tax
requirements prior to the delivery of any certificate or certificates for such Shares. Whenever, under this Plan, payments in satisfaction of Awards are to be made in cash, such payment will be net of an amount sufficient to satisfy federal, state,
and local withholding tax requirements. 
  
 10.2    Stock Withholding.  When, under applicable tax laws, a Participant incurs tax liability in connection with the exercise or vesting of any Award that is subject to tax withholding and the
Participant is obligated to pay the Company the amount required to be withheld, the Committee may in its sole discretion allow the Participant to satisfy the minimum withholding tax obligation by electing to have the Company withhold from the Shares
to be issued that number of Shares having a Fair Market Value equal to the minimum amount required to be withheld, determined on the date that the amount of tax to be withheld is to be determined. All elections by a Participant to have Shares
withheld for this purpose will be made in accordance with the requirements established by the Committee and be in writing in a form acceptable to the Committee. 
  

11.    TRANSFERABILITY. 
  
 11.1    Except as otherwise provided in this Section 11, Awards granted under this Plan, and any interest therein,
will not be transferable or assignable by Participant, and may not be made subject to execution, attachment or similar process, otherwise than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution or as determined by the Committee and set forth in the
Award Agreement with respect to Awards that are not ISOs. 
  
 11.2    All Awards other than NQSO’s.  All Awards other than NQSO’s shall be exercisable: (i) during the Participant’s lifetime, only by (A) the Participant, or (B)
the Participant’s guardian or legal representative; and (ii) after Participant’s death, by the legal representative of the Participant’s heirs or legatees. 
  
 11.3    NQSOs.  Unless otherwise restricted by the Committee, an NQSO
shall be exercisable: (i) during the Participant’s lifetime only by (A) the Participant, (B) the Participant’s guardian or legal representative, (C) a Family Member of the Participant who has acquired the NQSO by “permitted
transfer;” and (ii) after Participant’s death, by the legal representative of the Participant’s heirs or legatees. “Permitted transfer” means, as authorized by this Plan and the Committee in a Stock Option Agreement, any
transfer effected by the Participant during the Participant’s lifetime of an interest in such NQSO but only such transfers which are by gift or domestic relations order. A permitted transfer does not include any transfer for value and neither
of the following are transfers for value: (a) a transfer under a domestic relations order in settlement of marital property rights or (b) a transfer to an entity in which more than fifty percent of the voting interests are owned by Family Members or
the Participant in exchange for an interest in that entity. 
  
 12.    PRIVILEGES OF STOCK OWNERSHIP; RESTRICTIONS ON SHARES. 
  
 12.1    Voting and Dividends.  No Participant will have any of the rights of a stockholder with
respect to any Shares until the Shares are issued to the Participant. After Shares are issued to the Participant, the 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 all dividends or other distributions made or paid with respect to such Shares; provided, that if such Shares are Restricted Stock, then any new, additional or different securities the 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; provided, further, that the Participant will have no right to retain such stock dividends or stock
distributions with respect to Shares that are repurchased at the Participant’s Purchase Price or Exercise Price pursuant to Section 12.3. 
  
 12.2    Restrictions on Shares.  At the discretion of the Committee, the Company may reserve to
itself and/or its assignee(s) in the Award Agreement a right to repurchase a portion of or all Unvested Shares held by a Participant following such Participant’s Termination at any time within ninety (90) days after the later of
Participant’s Termination Date and the date Participant purchases Shares under this Plan, for cash and/or cancellation of purchase money indebtedness, at the Participant’s Exercise Price or Purchase Price, as the case may be. 

 
 13.    CERTIFICATES.  All
certificates for Shares or other securities delivered under this Plan will be subject to such stock transfer orders, legends and other restrictions as the Committee may deem necessary or advisable, including restrictions under any applicable
federal, state or foreign securities law, or any rules, regulations and other requirements of the SEC or any stock exchange or automated quotation system upon which the Shares may be listed or quoted. 
  
 14.    ESCROW; PLEDGE OF
SHARES.  To enforce any restrictions on a Participant’s Shares, the Committee may require the Participant to deposit all certificates representing Shares, together with stock powers or other instruments of transfer approved by
the Committee, appropriately endorsed in blank, with the Company or an agent designated by the Company to hold in escrow until such restrictions have lapsed or terminated, and the Committee may cause a legend or legends referencing such restrictions
to be placed on the certificates. Any Participant who is permitted to execute a promissory note as partial or full consideration for the purchase of Shares under this Plan will be required to pledge and deposit with the Company all or part of the
Shares so purchased as collateral to secure the payment of Participant’s obligation to the Company under the promissory note; provided, however, that the Committee may require or accept other or additional forms of collateral to
secure the payment of such obligation and, in any event, the Company will have full recourse against the Participant under the promissory note notwithstanding any pledge of the Participant’s Shares or other collateral. In connection with any
pledge of the Shares, Participant will be required to execute and deliver a written pledge agreement in such form as the Committee will from time to time approve. The Shares purchased with the promissory note may be released from the pledge on a pro
rata basis as the promissory note is paid. 
  
 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. The Committee may 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 the Participant may agree. 
  
 16.    SECURITIES LAW AND OTHER REGULATORY COMPLIANCE.  An Award will not be effective unless such Award is in compliance with all applicable federal and state securities laws, rules and
regulations of any governmental body, and the requirements of any stock exchange or automated quotation system upon which the Shares may then be listed or quoted, as they are in effect on the date of grant of the Award and also on the date of
exercise or other issuance. Notwithstanding any other provision in this Plan, the Company will have no obligation to issue or deliver certificates for Shares under this Plan prior to: (a) obtaining any approvals from governmental agencies that the
Company determines are necessary or advisable; and/or (b) completion of any registration or other qualification of such Shares under any state or federal law or ruling of any governmental body that the Company determines to be necessary or
advisable. The Company will be under no obligation to register the Shares with the SEC or to effect compliance with the registration, qualification or listing requirements of any state securities laws, stock exchange or automated quotation system,
and the Company will have no liability for any inability or failure to do so. 
  
 17.    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 Parent or Subsidiary of the Company to terminate Participant’s employment or other
relationship at any time, with or without cause. 

 18.    CORPORATE TRANSACTIONS. 
  
 18.1    Assumption or Replacement of
Awards by Successor.  Except for automatic grants to Outside Directors pursuant to Section 9 hereof, in the event of (a) a dissolution or liquidation of the Company, (b) a merger or consolidation in which the Company is not the
surviving corporation (other than a merger or consolidation with a wholly-owned subsidiary, a reincorporation of the Company in a different jurisdiction, or other transaction in which there is no substantial change in the stockholders of the Company
or their relative stock holdings and the Awards granted under this Plan are assumed, converted or replaced by the successor corporation, which assumption will be binding on all Participants), (c) a merger in which the Company is the surviving
corporation but after which the stockholders of the Company immediately prior to such merger (other than any stockholder that merges, or which owns or controls another corporation that merges, with the Company in such merger) cease to own their
shares or other equity interest in the Company, (d) the sale of substantially all of the assets of the Company, or (e) the acquisition, sale, or transfer of more than 50% of the outstanding shares of the Company by tender offer or similar
transaction, 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 the Participants, substantially similar shares or other property subject to repurchase restrictions no less favorable to the Participant. In the event such successor corporation (if any) refuses to assume or
substitute Awards, as provided above, pursuant to a transaction described in this Section 18.1, such Awards will accelerate and all Options will become exercisable in full prior to the consummation of such transaction at such time and on such
conditions as the Committee will determine, and if such Options are not exercised prior to the consummation of the corporate transaction, they shall terminate at such time as determined by the Committee. 
  
 18.2    Other Treatment of
Awards.  Subject to any greater rights granted to Participants under the foregoing provisions of this Section 18, in the event of the occurrence of any transaction described in Section 18.1, any outstanding Awards will be treated as
provided in the applicable agreement or plan of merger, consolidation, dissolution, liquidation, or sale of assets. 
  
 18.3    Assumption of Awards by the Company.  The Company, from time to time, also may substitute or
assume outstanding awards granted by another company, whether in connection with an acquisition of such other company or otherwise, by either; (a) granting an Award under this Plan in substitution of such other company’s award; or (b) assuming
such award as if it had been granted under this Plan if the terms of such assumed award could be applied to an Award granted under this Plan. Such substitution or assumption will be permissible if the holder of the substituted or assumed award would
have been eligible to be granted an Award under this Plan if the other company had applied the rules of this Plan to such grant. In the event the Company assumes an award granted by another company, the terms and conditions of such award will remain
unchanged (except that the exercise price and the number and nature of Shares issuable upon exercise of any such option will be adjusted appropriately pursuant to Section 424(a) of the Code). In the event the Company elects to grant a new
Option rather than assuming an existing option, such new Option may be granted with a similarly adjusted Exercise Price. 
  
 19.    ADOPTION AND STOCKHOLDER APPROVAL.  This Plan will become effective on the date that it is adopted by
the Board (the “Effective Date”). This Plan shall be approved by the stockholders of the Company (excluding Shares issued pursuant to this Plan), consistent with applicable laws, within twelve (12) months before or after the
date this Plan is adopted by the Board. Upon the Effective Date, the Committee may grant Awards pursuant to this Plan; provided, however, that: (a) no Option may be exercised prior to initial stockholder approval of this Plan; (b) no
Option granted pursuant to an increase in the number of Shares subject to this Plan approved by the Board will be exercised prior to the time such increase has been approved by the stockholders of the Company; (c) in the event that initial
stockholder approval is not obtained within the time period provided herein, all Awards granted hereunder shall be cancelled, any Shares issued pursuant to any Awards shall be cancelled and any purchase of Shares issued hereunder shall be rescinded;
and (d) in the event that stockholder approval of such increase is not obtained within the time period provided herein, all Awards granted pursuant to such increase will be cancelled, any Shares issued pursuant to any Award granted pursuant to such
increase will be cancelled, and any purchase of Shares pursuant to such increase will be rescinded. 
  
 20.    TERM OF PLAN/GOVERNING LAW.  Unless earlier terminated as provided herein, this Plan will terminate ten
(10) years from the date this Plan is adopted by the Board or, if earlier, the date of stockholder approval. This Plan and all agreements thereunder shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California.

 21.    AMENDMENT OR TERMINATION OF PLAN.  The Board may at
any time terminate or amend this Plan in any respect, including without limitation amendment of any form of Award Agreement or instrument to be executed pursuant to this Plan; provided, however, that the Board will not, without the
approval of the stockholders of the Company, amend this Plan in any manner that requires such stockholder approval. 
  
 22.    NONEXCLUSIVITY OF THE 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 to adopt such additional compensation arrangements as it may deem desirable, including,
without limitation, the granting of stock options and bonuses otherwise than under this Plan, and such arrangements may be either generally applicable or applicable only in specific cases. 
  
 23.    DEFINITIONS.  As used in
this Plan, the following terms will have the following meanings: 
  
 “Award” means any award under this Plan, including any Option, Restricted Stock, or Restricted Stock Unit. 
  
 “Award Agreement” means, with respect to each Award, the signed written agreement
between the Company and the Participant setting forth the terms and conditions of the Award. 
  
 “Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company. 
  
 “Cause” means the commission of an act of theft, embezzlement, fraud, dishonesty or
a breach of fiduciary duty to the Company or a Parent or Subsidiary of the Company. 
  
 “Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. 
  
 “Committee” means the Compensation
Committee of the Board. 
  
 “Company” means Electronic Arts Inc. or any successor corporation. 
  
 “Disability” means a disability, whether temporary or permanent, partial or total, as determined by the
Committee. 
  
 “Exchange
Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. 
  
 “Exercise Price” means the price at which a holder of an Option may purchase the Shares issuable upon exercise of the Option. 
  
 “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. 

 “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 the Participant, including any such person with such relationship to the Participant by adoption; 

  

	 	(b)	any person (other than a tenant or employee) sharing the 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 the Participant control the management of assets; or 

  

	 	(e)	any other entity in which the persons in (a) and (b) or the Participant own more than fifty percent of the voting interest. 

  
 “Insider” means an officer or
director of the Company or any other person whose transactions in the Company’s Common Stock are subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act. 
  
 “Option” means an award of an option to purchase Shares pursuant to Section 5. 
  
 “Outside Director” means a member of
the Board who is not an employee of the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary of the Company. 
  
 “Parent” means any corporation (other than the Company) in an unbroken chain of corporations ending with the
Company if each of such corporations other than the Company 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. 
  
 “Participant” means a person who
receives an Award under this Plan. 
  
 “Performance Factors” means the factors selected by the Committee from among the following measures to determine whether the performance goals established by the Committee and applicable to Awards have been
satisfied: 
  

	 	(a)	Net revenue and/or net revenue growth; 

  

	 	(b)	Earnings before income taxes and amortization and/or earnings before income taxes and amortization growth; 

  

	 	(c)	Operating income and/or operating income growth; 

  

	 	(d)	Net income and/or net income growth; 

  

	 	(e)	Earnings per share and/or earnings per share growth; 

  

	 	(f)	Total stockholder return and/or total stockholder return growth; 

  

	 	(g)	Return on equity; 

  

	 	(h)	Operating cash flow return on income; 

  

	 	(i)	Adjusted operating cash flow return on income; 

  

	 	(j)	Economic value added; and 

  

	 	(k)	Individual confidential business objectives. 

  
 “Performance Period” means the period of service determined by the Committee, not to exceed five years, during
which years of service or performance is to be measured for Restricted Stock Awards. 

 “Plan” means this EA 2000 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended from
time to time. 
  
 “Restricted Stock
Award” 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 Securities and Exchange Commission. 
  
 “Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. 
  
 “Shares” means shares of the
Company’s Class A Common Stock reserved for issuance under this Plan, as adjusted pursuant to Sections 2 and 18, and any successor security. 
  
 “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. 
  
 “Termination” or
“Terminated” means, for purposes of this Plan with respect to a Participant, that the Participant has for any reason ceased to provide services as an employee, officer, director, consultant, independent contractor, or advisor
to the Company or a Parent or Subsidiary of the Company. An employee will not be deemed to have ceased to provide services in the case of (i) sick leave, (ii) military leave, or (iii) any other leave of absence approved by the Committee, provided,
that such leave is for a period of not more than 90 days, unless reemployment upon the expiration of such leave is guaranteed by contract or statute or unless provided otherwise 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 Option be exercised after the expiration of the term set forth in the Option agreement. The Committee will have sole discretion to determine whether a Participant has ceased to
provide services and the effective date on which the Participant ceased to provide services (the “Termination Date”). 
  
 “Unvested Shares” means “Unvested Shares” as defined in the Award Agreement. 
  
 “Vested Shares” means “Vested
Shares” as defined in the Award Agreement. 

			
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 ELECTRONIC ARTS
INC. 
 NONQUALIFIED STOCK OPTION GRANT 
 2000 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN 
  
 Electronic Arts Inc., a Delaware
corporation, (the “Company”) hereby grants to the optionee named below (the “Optionee”), a non-qualified stock option (the “Option”) under the Company’s 2000 Equity Incentive Plan as amended (the “Plan”),
to purchase the total number of shares set forth below of Class A common stock of the Company (the “Option Shares”) at the exercise price per share set forth below (the “Exercise Price”). The option is subject to all the terms
and conditions of the Nonqualified Stock Option Grant including the terms and conditions contained in the attached Appendix A (the “Grant”) and the Plan, the provisions of which are incorporated herein by reference. The principal features
of the option are as follows: 
  
 Optionee:
                                        

  
 Address:
                                        

  

							
	 Number of Option Shares:
	 	  

	 	 Exercise Price per Share:
	 	  

	 Date of Grant:
	 	  

	 	 Expiration Date:
	 	  

	 Vest Start Date:
	 	  

	 	 	 	  

  
 Subject to the terms
and conditions of the Plan and the Grant, the Option shall vest and become exercisable as to 24%, 12 months from Vest Start Date and will then vest 2% first calendar day of each month thereafter for 38 months. Optionee may then exercise the Option
with respect to vested Option Shares at any time until expiration or termination. 
  
 The Optionee shall be deemed to have worked a calendar month if Optionee has worked any portion of that month. Only vested Options may be exercised. Vesting will continue in accordance with the Grant schedule during a
leave of absence that is protected under local law (which may include, but is not limited to, a maternity, paternity, disability, medical, or military leave), provided that such vesting shall not exceed the maximum vesting period protected by local
law. Vesting shall be suspended during any unpaid personal leave of absence, except as otherwise provided by local law. 
  
 PLEASE READ ALL OF APPENDIX A WHICH CONTAINS THE SPECIFIC TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE OPTION. 
  

	
	 ELECTRONIC ARTS INC.

	
	

	 Stephen G. Bené

	 Vice President, Acting General Counsel

  
 ACCEPTANCE 
  
 Optionee hereby acknowledges that a copy of the Plan and a copy of the Prospectus as amended
are available upon request from the Stock Administration department and can also be accessed electronically. Optionee represents that Optionee has read and understands the terms and conditions thereof, and accepts the Option subject to all the terms
and conditions of the Plan and the Grant. Optionee acknowledges that there may be adverse tax consequences upon exercise of the Option and that Optionee should consult a tax adviser prior to such exercise. 
  

	
	

	 Optionee

 Appendix A 
  
 ELECTRONIC ARTS INC. 
 Nonqualified Stock Option (the “Option”) Terms and Conditions (US) 
 Under the 2000 Equity
Incentive Plan 
  
 1.    Form of Option
Grant.  Each Option granted under the Plan shall be evidenced by a Stock Option Grant (the “Grant”) in such form (which need not be the same for each Optionee) as the Committee shall from time to time approve, which Grant
shall comply with and be subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan. Grants may be evidenced by paper copy or electronic copy. 
  
 2.    Date of Grant.  The date of grant of the Option shall be the date on which the Committee makes the
determination to grant such Option unless otherwise specified by the committee. The Grant representing the Option will be delivered to Optionee within a reasonable time after the granting of the Option. Copies of the Plan and Prospectus are
available electronically at http://portal.ea.com/home/stockadmin and can also be obtained by contacting the Stock Administration Department. Delivery may be made either by paper copy or electronically. 
  
 3.    Exercise Price.  The exercise
price of the Option shall be determined by the Committee on the date the Option is granted. 
  
 4.    Exercise Period.  Options shall be exercisable within the times or upon the events determined by the Committee as set forth in the Grant; provided, however, that no Option
shall be exercisable after the expiration of ten (10) years from the date the Option is granted. 
  
 5.    Restrictions on Exercise.  Exercise of the Option is subject to the following limitations: 
  
 (a)    The Option may not be exercised
until the Plan has been approved by the stockholders of the Company as set forth in the Plan. 
  
 (b)    The Option may not be exercised unless such exercise is in compliance with the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, the Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, all applicable state securities laws, and the requirements of any stock exchange or national market system on which the Company’s Common Stock may be listed, as they are in effect on the date of
exercise. 
  
 (c)    The
Option may be exercised even if there is outstanding, within the meaning of Section 422A(c)(7) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, as amended (the “Code”), any incentive stock option to purchase stock of the Company or its Parent
or Subsidiary (as defined in the plan) that was granted to the Optionee before the grant of the Option. 
  
 6.    Cancellation of Option. 
  
 (a)    Except as provided in this section, the Option shall be cancelled in whole if Optionee is terminated and may
not be exercised to the extent cancelled. If the Optionee is terminated for any reason except by death or disability, the Option, to the extent it is exercisable on the Termination Date, may be exercised by the Optionee within three (3) months after
the Termination Date, but in no event later than the Expiration Date; 
  
 (b)    Except as provided in this subsection, the Option shall be cancelled in part, if Optionee ceases to be a full-time employee, but remains an employee of the Optionee’s employer, and may
not be exercised to the extent cancelled. If the Optionee ceases to be a full-time employee for any reason other than disability, the Option, to the extent it is exercisable on the date on which the Optionee ceases to be a full-time employee, may be
exercised by the Optionee within three (3) months after the Termination Date, but in no event later than the Expiration Date: 
  
 (i)  Unless otherwise required by local law, an Optionee shall be deemed to be a “full-time” employee if Optionee
works not less than 40 hours per week; 
  
 (ii)  Except to the extent the Option is cancelled in accordance with subsection (b)(iii) below, the Option shall continue to vest in equal monthly amounts from the Termination Date up to 50 calendar months from the vest start
date set forth in the Grant (the “Vest Start Date”), provided the Optionee is continuously employed during the period; and 
  
 (iii)  The number of Option Shares under the Option that shall be cancelled in accordance with this subsection will be
determined by multiplying the total number of Option Shares by the following fraction: 
  

	
	 40 minus [number of hours regularly worked per week]

	40

  
 (c)    If the Optionee’s employment with the Company is terminated because of the Retirement of the Optionee, as defined below, the Option, to the extent that it is exercisable on the Termination Date, may be
exercised by the Optionee at any time prior to the earlier of (i) expiration of sixty (60) months from the Termination Date, and (ii) the Expiration Date. For the purposes of this Paragraph 6(c) “Retirement” means voluntary termination of
employment with the Company by Optionee if Optionee’s age added to Optionee’s years of Service with the Company equals or exceeds sixty (60) and Optionee has at least ten (10) years of service with the Company. For the purposes of this
Paragraph 6(c), “Service” means employment from date of hire to Termination Date plus any previous employment with the Company where the previous employment period was at least 12 months (exclusive of any extended non-medical leaves of
absence) and exceeded the length of time between Optionee’s previous and current employment with the Company. 
  
 (d)    If the Optionee is Terminated because of the death of the Optionee or disability of the Optionee within the
meaning of Section 22(e)(3) of the Code, the Option, to the extent that it is exercisable on the Termination Date, may be exercised by the Optionee (or the Optionee’s legal representative) at any time prior to the expiration of twelve months
after the Termination Date, but in any event no later than the Expiration Date. 

 (e)    Notwithstanding the provisions in subsection 6(a) above, if
the Optionee’s employment is terminated for Cause, the Option may not be exercised to any extent whatsoever and any and all rights and claims Optionee may have to any Option Shares, or value attributable to any Option Shares upon vesting is
hereby revoked. 
  
 (f)    Nothing in the Plan or the Grant shall confer on Optionee any right to continue in the employ of, or other relationship with, the Company or any Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliate of the Company or limit in any way
the right of the Company or any Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliate of the Company to terminate Optionee’s employment or other relationship at any time, with or without cause. 
  
 7.    Manner of Exercise. 
  
 (a)    The Option shall be exercisable by delivery to the Company of written notice in
the form attached hereto as Exhibit A, or in such other form as may be approved by the Board of Directors of the Company, which shall set forth the Optionee’s election to exercise the Option, the number of Option Shares being purchased,
and such other representations and agreements as to the Optionee’s investment intent and access to information as may be required by the Company to comply with applicable securities laws. 
  
 (b)    Such notice shall be accompanied
by full payment of the Exercise Price (i) in cash; (ii) by tender of shares of Common Stock of the Company having a fair market value equal to the Exercise Price; or (iii) a combination of the foregoing, provided that a portion of the exercise price
equal to the par value of the Shares, if any, must be paid in cash or other legal consideration. 
  
 (c)    Prior to the issuance of the Option Shares upon exercise of the Option, the Optionee must pay or make adequate
provision for any applicable federal, state, or provincial withholding obligations of the Company. 
  
 (d)    Provided that such notice and payment are in form and substance satisfactory to counsel for the Company, the
Company shall issue the Option Shares registered in the name of the Optionee or the Optionee’s legal representative. 
  
 8.    Compliance with Laws and Regulations.  The issuance and transfer of Option Shares shall be subject to
compliance by the Company and the Optionee with all applicable requirements of federal and state laws and with all applicable requirements of any stock exchange or national market system on which the Company’s Common Stock may be listed at the
time of such issuance or transfer. 
  
 9.    Nontransferability of Option.  No Option or Stock Purchase Right may be sold, pledged, hypothecated, transferred or disposed of in any manner other than by will or the laws of descent and
distribution or as determined by the Committee and set forth in the written grant with respect to Stock Purchase Rights and Options that are not Incentive Stock Options. 
  
 10.    Tax Consequences.  Set forth below is a brief summary as of the date the form of
grant was adopted of some of the federal and California tax consequences of exercise of the Option and disposition of the Shares. Additional information is included in the Prospectus for the Plan, as amended. THIS SUMMARY IS NECESSARILY
INCOMPLETE, AND THE TAX LAWS AND REGULATIONS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE. OPTIONEE SHOULD CONSULT A TAX ADVISER BEFORE EXERCISING THE OPTION OR DISPOSING OF THE SHARES. 
  
 (a)    Exercise.  Upon exercise, Optionee will recognize compensation
income (taxable at ordinary income tax rates) equal to the excess, if any, of the fair market value of the Shares on the date of exercise over the Exercise Price. The Company may be required to withhold from Optionee’s compensation or collect
from Optionee and pay to the applicable taxing authorities an amount equal to a percentage of this compensation income at the time of exercise. 
  
 (b)    Disposition of the Shares.  For federal tax purposes, if the Shares are held for less than
twelve (12) months after the date of transfer of the Shares pursuant to the exercise of a nonqualified stock option, any gain realized on the disposition of the Shares will be treated as a short-term capital gain. If the Shares are held for more
than twelve (12) months any such gain will be treated as long-term capital gain. 
  
 11.    Authority of the Board and the Committee.  Any dispute regarding the interpretation of the Grant shall be submitted by Optionee, Optionee’s employer, or the Company,
forthwith to the Board or the Committee, which shall review such dispute at its next regular meeting. The resolution of such a dispute by the Board or Committee shall be final and binding on the Optionee, Optionee’s employer, and/or the
Company. 
  
 12.    Entire
Agreement.  The Exercise Notice and Agreement attached as Exhibit A and the Plan available upon request from the Stock Administration department and also accessible electronically is incorporated herein by reference. The Grant, the
Plan and the Exercise Notice and Agreement constitute the entire agreement of the parties and supersede all prior undertakings and agreements with respect to the subject matter hereof. 

 ELECTRONIC ARTS INC. 
 STOCK OPTION EXERCISE NOTICE AND AGREEMENT 
  
 Electronic Arts Inc. 
 209 Redwood Shores Parkway 
 Redwood City, CA 94065 
 Attention: Stock Administrator 
  
 1.    Exercise of Option.  The undersigned (the “Optionee”) hereby elects to exercise the
Optionee’s option to purchase shares of the Common Stock (the “Option Shares”) of Electronic Arts Inc. (the “Company”) pursuant to the following grant (the “Grant”): 
  

			
	 Plan:

	 	 Grant No.:

	 Date of Grant:

	 	 No. of Option Shares to be purchased:

  
 2.    Representations of Optionee.  The Optionee hereby acknowledges, represents, and warrants that the Optionee has received, read, and understood the Plan and the Grant; and will abide by and be bound
by the respective terms and conditions. 
  
 3.    Compliance with Securities Laws.  The Optionee understands and acknowledges that the exercise of any rights to purchase any Option Shares is expressly conditioned upon compliance with the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, all applicable state securities laws, and the requirements of any stock exchange or national market system on which the Company’s Common Stock may be listed, as they are
in effect on the date of exercise. The Optionee agrees to cooperate with the Company to ensure compliance with such laws. 
  
 4.    Stop Transfer Notices.  The Optionee understands and agrees that the Company may issue appropriate “stop
transfer” instructions to its transfer agent to ensure compliance with any restrictions on transfer required by applicable laws or regulations. 
  
 5.    Tax Consequences.  THE OPTIONEE UNDERSTANDS THAT THE OPTIONEE MAY SUFFER ADVERSE TAX CONSEQUENCES AS A RESULT
OF THE OPTIONEE’S PURCHASE OR DISPOSITION OF THE OPTION SHARES. THE OPTIONEE REPRESENTS THAT THE OPTIONEE HAS CONSULTED WITH ANY TAX CONSULTANT(S) THAT THE OPTIONEE DEEMS NECESSARY IN CONNECTION WITH THE PURCHASE OR DISPOSITION OF THE OPTION
SHARES; AND THAT THE OPTIONEE IS NOT RELYING ON THE COMPANY FOR ANY TAX ADVICE. 
  
 6.    Payment.  The Optionee herewith delivers to the Company the aggregate exercise price of the Option Shares that the Optionee has elected to purchase. In addition to the
aggregate exercise price, the Optionee herewith delivers to the Company the amount of, or has made adequate provisions for, the withholding of applicable income tax, social insurance, and other taxes. 
  
 7.    Cashless Exercise.  If the
cashless method of exercise is used, payment of the aggregate exercise price shall be made through a special sale and remittance procedure pursuant to which the Optionee provides irrevocable instructions to (A) a Company-designated brokerage firm to
effect the immediate sale of the purchased shares and remit to the Company, out of the sale proceeds available on the settlement date, sufficient funds to cover the aggregate exercise price payable for the purchased shares plus all applicable income
tax, social insurance, and other taxes required to be withheld by the Company by reason of such exercise; and (B) the Company to deliver the certificates for the purchased shares directly to such brokerage firm in order to complete the sale.

  
 8.    Entire
Agreement.  This Exercise Notice and Agreement, the Non-Qualified Stock Option Grant, and the Plan constitute the entire agreement of the parties and supersede all prior undertakings and agreements with respect to the subject matter
hereof. 
  
 9.    Governing
Law.  This Exercise Notice and Agreement, the Non-Qualified Stock Option Grant, and the Plan shall be governed by, and subject to, the laws of the State of California, United States, except for that body of law pertaining to conflicts
of laws. 
  

							
	 OPTIONEE
	  	 	  	ELECTRONIC ARTS INC.
				
	 By :
	  	  

	  	By :	  	  

				
	 Name :
	  	  

	  	Name :	  	 Steve Bené

	 	  	 	  	Title :	  	 Vice President, Acting General Counsel

				
	 Date :
	  	  

	  	Date :

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