Conference Call and Supporting Documents

Electronic Arts will host a conference call on May 9, 2017 at 2:00 pm PT (5:00 pm ET) to review its results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended March 31, 2017 and its outlook for the future. During the course of the call, Electronic Arts may disclose material developments affecting its business and/or financial performance. Listeners may access the conference call live through the following dial-in number 844-215-4106 (domestic) or 918-534-8313 (international), using the password “EA” or via webcast at EA’s IR Website at http://ir.ea.com.

EA has posted a slide presentation and a financial model of EA’s historical results and guidance on EA’s IR Website. EA will also post the prepared remarks and a transcript from the conference call on EA’s IR Website.

A dial-in replay of the conference call will be available until May 22, 2017 at 855-859-2056 (domestic) or 404-537-3406 (international) using pin code 90756832. An audio webcast replay of the conference call will be available for one year on EA’s IR Website.

Forward-Looking Statements

Some statements set forth in this release, including the information relating to EA’s fiscal 2018 expectations under the heading “Business Outlook as of May 9, 2017,” contain forward-looking statements that are subject to change. Statements including words such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate” or “expect” and statements in the future tense are forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are preliminary estimates and expectations based on current information and are subject to business and economic risks and uncertainties that could cause actual events or actual future results to differ materially from the expectations set forth in the forward-looking statements.

Some of the factors which could cause the Company’s results to differ materially from its expectations include the following: sales of the Company’s titles; the Company’s ability to develop and support digital products and services, including managing online security and privacy; the Company’s ability to manage expenses; the competition in the interactive entertainment industry; the effectiveness of the Company’s sales and marketing programs; timely development and release of Electronic Arts’ products; the Company’s ability to realize the anticipated benefits of acquisitions; the consumer demand for, and the availability of an adequate supply of console hardware units; the Company’s ability to predict consumer preferences among competing platforms; the Company’s ability to develop and implement new technology; foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations; general economic conditions; and other factors described in the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2016.

These forward-looking statements are current as of May 9, 2017. Electronic Arts assumes no obligation and does not intend to update these forward-looking statements. In addition, the preliminary financial results set forth in this release are estimates based on information currently available to Electronic Arts.

While Electronic Arts believes these estimates are meaningful, they could differ from the actual amounts that Electronic Arts ultimately reports in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2017. Electronic Arts assumes no obligation and does not intend to update these estimates prior to filing its Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2017.

About Electronic Arts

Electronic Arts (NASDAQ: EA) is a global leader in digital interactive entertainment. The Company develops and delivers games, content and online services for Internet-connected consoles, mobile devices and personal computers. EA has more than 300 million registered players around the world.

In fiscal year 2017, EA posted GAAP net revenue of $4.8 billion. Headquartered in Redwood City, California, EA is recognized for a portfolio of critically acclaimed, high-quality brands such as The Sims™, Madden NFL, EA SPORTS™ FIFA, Battlefield™, Need for Speed™, Dragon Age™ and Plants vs. Zombies™. More information about EA is available at www.ea.com/news.

Ultimate Team, EA SPORTS, Battlefield, Battlefield 4, The Sims, Need for Speed, Dragon Age, and Plants vs. Zombies are trademarks of Electronic Arts Inc. STAR WARS © & TM 2015, 2017 Lucasfilm Ltd. All rights reserved. John Madden, NFL and FIFA are the property of their respective owners and used with permission.

ELECTRONIC ARTS INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations
(in $ millions, except share per data)
		Three Months Ended March 31,						Twelve Months Ended March 31,
		2017			2016			2017			2016 1
Net revenue
Product		887			695			2,640			2,497
Service and other		640			613			2,205			1,899
Total net revenue		1,527			1,308			4,845			4,396
Cost of revenue
Product		97			70			893			938
Service and other		105			156			405			416
Total cost of revenue		202			226			1,298			1,354
Gross profit		1,325			1,082			3,547			3,042
Operating expenses:
Research and development		335			282			1,205			1,109
Marketing and sales		162			153			673			622
General and administrative		110			110			439			406
Amortization of intangibles		1			1			6			7
Total operating expenses		608			546			2,323			2,144
Operating income		717			536			1,224			898
Interest and other income (expense), net		(1	)		(10	)		(14	)		(21	)
Income before provision for (benefit from) income taxes		716			526			1,210			877
Provision for (benefit from) income taxes		150			(373	)		243			(279	)
Net income		566			899			967			1,156
Earnings per share
Basic		1.84			2.93			3.19			3.73
Diluted		1.81			2.79			3.08			3.50
Number of shares used in computation
Basic		308			307			303			310
Diluted		312			322			314			330
1 Derived from audited consolidated financial statements.

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