Annual
Report
PART II
Item 5:
Market for Registrant's Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of
Equity Securities
Market Information
Our common stock is traded on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol "EA". Our symbol
changed from "ERTS" to "EA" on December 20, 2011. The following table sets forth the quarterly high and low
sales price per share of our common stock from April 1, 2011 through March 31, 2013.
Prices
High
Low
Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 2012:
First Quarter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
$24.42
$19.69
Second Quarter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
25.05
17.62
Third Quarter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
25.20
19.76
Fourth Quarter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
21.30
16.34
Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 2013:
First Quarter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
$16.71
$11.89
Second Quarter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
14.50
10.94
Third Quarter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
15.42
11.91
Fourth Quarter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
19.34
13.70
Holders
There were approximately 1,380 holders of record of our common stock as of May 17, 2013, and the closing
price of our common stock was $22.21 per share as reported by the NASDAQ Global Select Market. In addition,
we believe that a significant number of beneficial owners of our common stock hold their shares in street name.
Dividends
We have not paid any cash dividends and do not anticipate paying cash dividends in the foreseeable future.
Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
Stock Repurchase Plan. In February 2011, our Board of Directors authorized a program to repurchase up to
$600 million of our common stock over the following 18 months. We completed that program in April 2012. We
repurchased approximately 32 million shares in the open market since under that program, including pursuant to
pre-arranged stock trading plans. During the three months ended June 30, 2012, we repurchased and retired
approximately 4 million shares of our common stock for approximately $71 million under that program.
In July 2012, our Board of Directors authorized a new program to repurchase up to $500 million of our common
stock. Under this new program, we may purchase stock in the open market or through privately-negotiated
transactions in accordance with applicable securities laws, including pursuant to pre-arranged stock trading
plans. The timing and actual amount of the stock repurchases will depend on several factors including price,
capital availability, regulatory requirements, alternative investment opportunities and other market conditions.
We are not obligated to repurchase any specific number of shares under this program and it may be modified,
suspended or discontinued at any time. During fiscal year 2013, we repurchased and retired approximately
22 million shares of our common stock for approximately $278 million under this new program.
During fiscal year 2013, we repurchased and retired approximately 26 million shares of our common stock for
approximately $349 million under both programs.
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