Canfield Stuart 4
4 · ELECTRONIC ARTS INC. · Filed May 22, 2026
Research Summary
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Electronic Arts CFO Stuart Canfield Receives 30,414 Shares
What Happened
- Stuart Canfield, Chief Financial Officer of Electronic Arts (EA), had 30,414 performance-based restricted stock units (PBRSUs) settle into shares on May 20, 2026. Of those shares, 15,081 were withheld to cover tax withholding (value reported $3,041,838) and 1,500 were sold in an open-market sale for $201.36 per share, generating $302,040. The remaining ~13,833 shares were retained.
- This was not a cash purchase; it was the settlement of earned performance awards (an award conversion/derivative settlement) with partial disposition to cover taxes and a small planned sale.
Key Details
- Transaction date: May 20, 2026; Form 4 filed May 22, 2026 (timely filing).
- Shares settled (converted from PBRSUs): 30,414.
- Shares withheld for taxes: 15,081 @ $201.70 (reported value $3,041,838).
- Open-market sale: 1,500 shares @ $201.36 (proceeds $302,040) executed under a 10b5-1 plan established May 29, 2025.
- Approximate shares retained after transactions: 30,414 - 15,081 - 1,500 = 13,833 (filing did not separately report “shares owned after”).
- Footnotes: settlement of PBRSUs earned from a June 16, 2023 grant; tax withholding shares used to satisfy tax liability; 10b5-1 plan used for the open-market sale.
Context
- These were performance-based RSUs that vested/settled; withholding of shares for taxes and small sales to cover tax obligations or per a trading plan are common and do not necessarily indicate a change in personal conviction. The transactions include an award settlement (M) and standard tax withholding (F) plus an S-coded sale under a pre-established 10b5-1 plan.
Insider Transaction Report
Form 4
Canfield Stuart
EVP & Chief Financial Officer
Transactions
- Exercise/Conversion
Common Stock
[F1]2026-05-20+30,414→ 42,572 total - Tax Payment
Common Stock
[F2]2026-05-20$201.70/sh−15,081$3,041,838→ 27,491 total - Sale
Common Stock
[F3]2026-05-20$201.36/sh−1,500$302,040→ 25,991 total - Exercise/Conversion
Performance-based Restricted Stock Units
[F1][F4]2026-05-20−30,414→ 0 totalExp: 2026-05-20→ Common Stock (30,414 underlying)
Footnotes (4)
- [F1]Each Performance-Based Restricted Stock Unit represents the right to receive, at settlement, one share of common stock. This transaction represents the settlement of Performance-Based Restricted Stock Units in shares of common stock on their scheduled vesting date.
- [F2]Represents shares of common stock withheld to satisfy tax withholding requirements upon the vesting of this award.
- [F3]This sale was effected pursuant to a 10b5-1 trading plan established by Mr. Canfield on May 29, 2025.
- [F4]Represents performance-based restricted stock units granted on June 16, 2023 that were earned based on certain performance conditions.
Signature
/s/ Deborah Berenjfoorosh, Attorney-in-Fact For: Stuart Canfield|2026-05-22