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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 ANNUAL STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN 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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * PROBST LAWRENCE F III 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol ELECTRONIC ARTS INC [ERTS] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Chairman of the Board, CEO (Last) (First) (Middle) 209 REDWOOD SHORES PARKWAY 3. Statement for Issuer's Fiscal Year Ended (Month/Day/Year) 03/31/2006 (Street) REDWOOD CITY, CA 94065 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Reporting (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 Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned at end of Issuer's Fiscal Year (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 12/05/2005   G 4,300 D $ (1) 150,841 (2) (3) (4) D   Common Stock 03/31/2006   G 4,961 D $ (1) 481,441 (3) (4) I Probst Family L.P. Common Stock             10,805 (3) (4) I Mr. Probst's Spouse Common Stock             87,886 I By GRAT

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned at End of Issuer's Fiscal Year (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
PROBST LAWRENCE F III 209 REDWOOD SHORES PARKWAY REDWOOD CITY, CA 94065	  X	Â	  Chairman of the Board, CEO	Â

Signatures

Stephanie Kuo Attorney in Fact for Lawrence Francis Probst III		05/01/2006
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(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)	Gift
(2)	Includes 893 shares of stock acquired under the Electronic Arts Employee Stock Purchase Plan since Mr. Probsts last Form 4.
(3)	Since Mr. Probsts last Form 4, for estate planning purposes, (a) 5,580 shares of common stock previously held by the Probst Family LP have been distributed to Mr. Probst (of which 2,971 shares were distributed via family trusts), and (b) 5,580 shares of common stock previously held by the Probst Family LP have been distributed to Mr. Probsts spouse (of which 2,971 shares were distributed via family trusts). The shares received by Mr. Probst, which were previously reported as indirectly owned by Mr. Probst, are now reported as directly owned; the shares received by Mr. Probsts spouse continue to be reported as indirectly owned by Mr. Probst.
(4)	Since Mr. Probsts last Form 4, for estate planning purposes, (a) 5,225 shares were transferred from the Probst Family LP to Mr. Probst, and (b) 5,225 shares were transferred from the Probst Family LP to Mr. Probsts spouse.

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