The method of direct resolution of an electroabsorption spectrum into a set of second derivatives of Gaussian bands is applied to the spectra of tetracene and pentacene reported by Sebastian et al. The present fit is much better than in the original paper. The method of Hamilton R factors is used to assess further refinements of the fit. The results suggest the existence of an additional charge transfer (CT) band in the tetracene spectrum, located at 2.77 eV, and may indicate the existence of a few new bands in the pentacene spectrum. The results are interpreted in terms of a theoretical model proposed previously for anthracene and generalized here for triclinic cystals. Based on this model, it is suggested that CT interactions may strongly contribute to the Davydov splitting in tetracene and pentacene. The effect of sample inhomogeneity on electroabsorption spectra is discussed.