SC 14D9/A 1 f97751a4sc14d9za.htm AMENDMENT NO. 26 TO SCHEDULE 14D-9 sc14d9za
 



SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549


SCHEDULE 14D-9

SOLICITATION/RECOMMENDATION STATEMENT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 14(d)(4) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

(Amendment No. 26)

PEOPLESOFT, INC.

(Name of Subject Company)

PEOPLESOFT, INC.

(Name of Person Filing Statement)

Common Stock, Par Value $0.01 Per Share

(Title of Class of Securities)

712713106

(CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)


Craig Conway
President and Chief Executive Officer
PeopleSoft, Inc.
4460 Hacienda Drive, Pleasanton, California 94588-8618
(925) 225-3000

(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive
Notice and Communications on Behalf of the Person Filing Statement)

COPIES TO:

Douglas D. Smith, Esq.
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
One Montgomery Street
San Francisco, California 94104
(415) 393-8200

     o Check the box if the filing relates solely to preliminary communications made before the commencement of a tender offer

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Purpose of Amendment

     The purpose of this amendment is to amend and supplement Items 3, 4, 6 and 8 in the Solicitation/Recommendation Statement on Schedule
14D-9 previously filed by PeopleSoft, Inc. (“PeopleSoft” or the “Company”) on June 12, 2003 and subsequently amended, and to add additional exhibits to Item 9 and amend the exhibit index accordingly.

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Item 3. Past Contacts, Transactions, Negotiations and Agreements

Severance Policy Amendments

     On May 24, 2004, the Board of Directors (the “Board”), upon the recommendation of the Compensation Committee, approved an amendment to the Executive Severance Policy for Senior Vice Presidents previously filed as exhibit (e)(5) to this Schedule 14D-9. The amendment provides that, in the event a Senior Vice President’s employment with the Company is involuntarily terminated by the Company other than for “Cause” (as defined in the policy), the Senior Vice President will receive nine (9) months base salary, target bonus and benefits and credit for nine (9) months of employment toward the vesting of equity awards granted prior to the date of termination. If there is a change of control and within one year of the change of control the Senior Vice President’s employment is terminated by the Senior Vice President on the basis of “Constructive Discharge” (as defined in the policy), the Senior Vice President will receive nine (9) months base salary, target bonus and benefits and the acceleration of equity as originally provided in the policy.

Item 4. The Solicitation or Recommendation

Solicitation/Recommendation

     On May 14, 2004, Oracle Corporation (“Oracle”) announced that it had reduced its tender offer price to $21.00 per share of PeopleSoft common stock (the “Reduced Offer”) and extended the expiration date for the tender offer to midnight EDT on Friday, July 16, 2004. On May 17, 2004, Oracle and Pepper Acquisition Corp. (“Oracle Sub”) filed an amendment to their Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO (the “Schedule TO”) to reflect the reduced price and to amend certain portions of the Schedule TO relating to the source of funds and financing for the offer. Oracle and Oracle Sub did not amend any of the conditions to the tender offer, and therefore all conditions set forth in its tender offer, as amended February 4, 2004 (the “$26.00 Offer”), continue to apply.

     After careful and thorough consideration by the transaction committee of independent directors (the “Transaction Committee”) and the Board, and after the Transaction Committee and the Board thoroughly reviewed the Reduced Offer with the Company’s management and legal and financial advisors, the Transaction Committee and the full Board of Directors both unanimously determined on May 25, 2004 that the Reduced Offer is not in the best interests of the Company’s stockholders, because:

    The Reduced Offer is inadequate and does not reflect PeopleSoft’s real value.

    The proposed combination of PeopleSoft and Oracle continues to face substantial regulatory scrutiny and legal challenge in both the United States and Europe and there is a significant likelihood that the transaction will be prohibited under antitrust law.

     Accordingly, after careful consideration and acting upon the unanimous recommendation of the Transaction Committee, the Board of Directors unanimously recommends that PeopleSoft stockholders reject the Reduced Offer and not tender shares pursuant to the Reduced Offer.

     A more complete discussion of the matters considered and reasons that the Transaction Committee and the Board of Directors unanimously believe that the Reduced Offer is not in the best interests of PeopleSoft stockholders is in “Reasons for the Recommendation of the Board,” below.

     A press release announcing the Board’s recommendation against accepting the Reduced Offer is filed as exhibit (a)(102) to this Schedule 14D-9 and is incorporated herein by this reference.

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Background of the Offer; Reasons for Recommendation

     For additional information regarding the background of the Oracle tender offer and additional detail regarding the Board’s past recommendations with respect to the tender offer, stockholders should read our prior Schedule 14D-9 filings, which are available without charge at the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

    Background

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    The Reduced Offer

     On May 14, 2004, Oracle issued a press release announcing the Reduced Offer price of $21.00 per share and extended the expiration date for the Reduced Offer to midnight EDT on Friday, July 16, 2004. As of the close of business on May 14, 2004, only 7,906,545 shares of PeopleSoft common stock (representing approximately 2.2% of the outstanding PeopleSoft common stock) had been tendered.

     On May 17, 2004, Oracle filed an amendment to its Schedule TO reflecting the Reduced Offer price and amending certain portions of the Schedule TO relating to the source of funds and financing for the Reduced Offer. Oracle did not amend any of the conditions to the tender offer, and therefore all conditions set forth in the $26.00 Offer continue to apply to the Reduced Offer.

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     On May 24, 2004, the Board held a meeting to discuss and consider in detail the amended terms of the Reduced Offer, the Company’s prospects, the status of the United States and European antitrust reviews, developments in the Delaware and California litigation relating to the Oracle offer, and other developments. Also present at the meeting were certain PeopleSoft executives, representatives of Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton and Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, the Company’s legal advisors, and representatives of Citigroup Global Markets Inc. (“Citigroup”) and Goldman, Sachs & Co. (“Goldman Sachs”), the Company’s financial advisors. The financial advisors reviewed with the Board financial aspects of the Reduced Offer. The Board then asked questions and received answers from the legal and financial advisors on various aspects of the Reduced Offer. The directors then discussed further the terms and conditions of the Reduced Offer.

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     On May 25, 2004, the Board of Directors met with the Company’s legal and financial advisors and members of management, and continued the discussions regarding the Reduced Offer. At this meeting, each of Citigroup and Goldman Sachs rendered to the Transaction Committee and the full Board of Directors its respective oral opinion to the effect that, as of May 25, 2004, the Reduced Offer was inadequate to the holders of PeopleSoft common stock from a financial point of view. The Board of Directors further discussed the Reduced Offer and asked questions of the legal and financial advisors. At the conclusion of these discussions, the Transaction Committee unanimously recommended that the full Board recommend that the PeopleSoft stockholders reject the Reduced Offer and not tender their shares pursuant to the Reduced Offer.

     After considering the matters described above and in “Reasons for the Recommendation of the Board” below, and based on the unanimous recommendation of the Transaction Committee, the Board of Directors unanimously determined to recommend that the PeopleSoft stockholders reject the Reduced Offer and not tender their shares to Oracle pursuant to the Reduced Offer.

    Reasons for the Recommendation of the Board

     In reaching the conclusions and in making the recommendation regarding the Reduced Offer described above, the Transaction Committee and the Board of Directors consulted with the Company’s management, the Company’s legal and financial advisors, and based their conclusions upon a number of reasons, including the following reasons:

    The Reduced Offer is inadequate and does not reflect the Company’s real value. This conclusion is based in part upon the Company’s current business plan, the additional value being created through the integration of J.D. Edwards, and other matters described below.

    The Reduced Offer price undervalues PeopleSoft based on fundamental valuation measures, including:

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    The Company is currently trading at the low end of its historical valuation range relative to its forward earnings, largely due, the Board believes, to the uncertainty created by Oracle’s hostile actions.

    For the same reasons, the Board believes that PeopleSoft is currently trading at a lower multiple relative to its peers.

    A majority of Wall Street equity analysts who publish price targets for PeopleSoft had a target above $21.00 per share as of May 19, 2004. These published targets evaluate PeopleSoft on a stand-alone basis.

    The Reduced Offer price values the Company at multiples far below those paid in other recent large transactions in the enterprise software industry.

    Oral opinions of each of Citigroup and Goldman Sachs, the Company’s financial advisors, to the effect that, as of May 25, 2004, the Reduced Offer was inadequate to the holders of PeopleSoft common stock from a financial point of view.

    The proposed combination of the Company and Oracle continues to face substantial regulatory scrutiny and legal challenge in both the United States and Europe and there is a significant likelihood that the transaction will be prohibited under antitrust law. This conclusion is based in part on:

    the analyses presented to the Board of Directors;

    the directors’ understanding of the high concentration and high entry barriers in the sale of enterprise application software (and in particular human resources and financial management software) for large complex enterprises;

    the fact that the United States Department of Justice and numerous state attorneys general have filed suit to block any acquisition of the Company by Oracle; and

    the fact that the European Commission has issued a Statement of Objections and the transaction is subject to the continuing review of the European Commission.

    The regulatory delays, combined with the significant uncertainty as to the outcome of the regulatory process, and continuing customer concerns regarding Oracle’s plans regarding the Company’s products, would subject the Company’s business to irreparable damage.

    The Reduced Offer creates additional risk to stockholders because it continues to be highly conditional. This conclusion is based on the numerous conditions contained in the Reduced Offer and the current status of the regulatory review, described above.

     The Transaction Committee and the Board of Directors viewed the items above as specific reasons for concluding that the Reduced Offer is not in the best interest of the Company’s stockholders and for recommending that the stockholders reject the Reduced Offer and not tender their shares to Oracle.

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    Considerations of the Board

     The foregoing discussion of the information and factors considered and reasons cited by the Board of Directors and the Transaction Committee is not meant to be exhaustive, but includes the material information, factors, analyses and reasons considered by the Board of Directors and the Transaction Committee in reaching their respective conclusions and recommendations. The members of the Board of Directors and the Transaction Committee evaluated the various factors listed above in light of their knowledge of the business, financial condition and prospects of the Company and after taking into account the views of the Company’s management and legal and financial advisors. In light of the number and variety of factors that the Board of Directors and the Transaction Committee considered, and the varied reasons that supported their opinions and conclusions, the members of the Board of Directors and the Transaction Committee did not find it practicable to assign relative weights to the foregoing factors or reasons. However, the recommendations of the Board of Directors and Transaction Committee were made after considering the totality of the information and factors involved. In addition, individual members of the Board of Directors or the Transaction Committee may have given different weight to different factors or reasons described or cited above.

    Recommendation of the Board

     After considering the factors and in light of the reasons described above, the Transaction Committee and the Board of Directors each unanimously determined that the Reduced Offer is not in the best interests of PeopleSoft stockholders.

     Therefore, the Board of Directors unanimously recommends that PeopleSoft stockholders reject the Reduced Offer and not tender their shares to Oracle for purchase pursuant to the Reduced Offer.

    Intent to Tender

     None of the members of the Board of Directors, and to the best knowledge of the Company, none of the Company’s executive officers, affiliates or subsidiaries currently intends to tender shares of Common Stock held of record or beneficially by such person for purchase pursuant to the Reduced Offer.

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Item 6. Interest in Securities of the Subject Company

     Item 6 is hereby amended and supplemented as follows:

     Except as described below and except as disclosed in the Schedule 14D-9 previously filed by the Company, as subsequently amended, no transactions with respect to the Common Stock of the Company have been effected by the Company or, to the Company’s best knowledge, by any of its executive officers, directors, affiliates or subsidiaries during the past 60 days.

                                 
                    Number Shares    
    Date of   Nature of   of Common    
Name   Transaction   Transaction   Stock   Purchase/Sale Price  
David A. Duffield     5/26/04     Disposition(1)     25,000     $17.93  

(1) Pursuant to Rule 10b5-1(c) trading plan, providing for automatic transactions upon establishment of a written contract, plan or instructions
      under conditions specified in the Rule.

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Item 8. Additional Information

Litigation Matters

     On May 26, 2004, the Company announced a memorandum of understanding with the plaintiffs in the consolidated putative stockholder class action suits filed in Delaware and California, providing for the settlement of such actions. These actions were described in prior amendments to this Schedule 14D-9.

     Copies of the press release announcing the proposed settlement and the memorandum of understanding are attached as exhibits (a)(103) and (e)(13) to this Schedule 14D-9, respectively, and are incorporated herein by this reference.

Item 9. Materials to Be Filed as Exhibits

     
Exhibit No.   Document

 
(a)(1)   Press release issued by PeopleSoft on June 12, 2003 (1)
(a)(2)   Press release issued by PeopleSoft on June 6, 2003 (incorporated by reference to PeopleSoft’s Schedule 14D-9C filed with the SEC on June 7, 2003) (1)
(a)(3)   Letter, dated June 13, 2003, to PeopleSoft’s stockholders (2)
(a)(4)   Letter to customers issued June 16, 2003 (incorporated by reference to PeopleSoft’s June 16, 2003 425 filing) (3)
(a)(5)   Investor presentation materials (incorporated by reference to PeopleSoft’s June 17, 2003 425 filing) (3)
(a)(6)   Press release issued by CRN (incorporated by reference to PeopleSoft’s June 19, 2003 425 filing) (4)
(a)(7)   Press release issued by CNET News.com (incorporated by reference to PeopleSoft’s June 19, 2003 425 filing) (4)
(a)(8)   Transcript of conference call held by PeopleSoft (incorporated by reference to PeopleSoft’s June 13, 2003 425 filing) (4)
(a)(9)   Complaint filed by PeopleSoft in the Superior Court of the State of California, County of Alameda (4)
(a)(10)   Press release issued by PeopleSoft (incorporated by reference to PeopleSoft’s June 16, 2003 425 filing) (4)
(a)(11)   Press release issued by ComputerWeekly.com (incorporated by reference to PeopleSoft’s June 19, 2003 425 filing) (4)
(a)(12)   Press release issued by The Motley Fool (incorporated by reference to PeopleSoft’s June 19, 2003 425 filing) (4)
(a)(13)   Press release issued by the Higher Education User Group (incorporated by reference to PeopleSoft’s June 19, 2003 425 filing) (4)
(a)(14)   Text of information posted on PeopleSoft’s website (incorporated by reference to PeopleSoft’s June 18, 2003 425 filing) (4)
(a)(15)   Press release issued by PeopleSoft (incorporated by reference to PeopleSoft’s June 18, 2003 425 filing) (4)
(a)(16)   Press release issued by the Distributors & Manufacturers’ User Group (incorporated by reference to PeopleSoft’s June 19, 2003 425 filing) (4)
(a)(17)   Press release issued by the Connecticut Attorney General’s Office (4)
(a)(18)   Press release issued by PeopleSoft on June 20, 2003 (4)
(a)(19)   Investor presentation materials (incorporated by reference to PeopleSoft’s June 23, 2003 425 filing) (5)
(a)(20)   Letter to PeopleSoft employees (incorporated by reference to PeopleSoft’s June 23, 2003 425 filing) (5)
(a)(21)   Press release issued by eWeek (incorporated by reference to PeopleSoft’s June 23, 2003 425 filing) (5)
(a)(22)   Press release issued by the Healthcare Industry User Group (incorporated by reference to PeopleSoft’s June 24, 2003 425 filing) (5)
(a)(23)   Advertisement placed by PeopleSoft (incorporated by reference to PeopleSoft’s June 23, 2003 425 filing) (5)
(a)(24)   Advertisement placed by PeopleSoft (incorporated by reference to PeopleSoft’s June 24, 2003 425 filing) (5)
(a)(25)   Text of International Customer Advisory Board’s e-mail posted on PeopleSoft’s website (incorporated by reference to PeopleSoft’s June 24, 2003 425 filing) (5)
(a)(26)   Press release issued by Quest (incorporated by reference to PeopleSoft’s June 24, 2003 425 filing) (5)

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(a)(27)   Advertisement placed by PeopleSoft (incorporated by reference to PeopleSoft’s June 25, 2003 425 filing) (5)
(a)(28)   Transcript of TriNet webcast posted on PeopleSoft’s website (incorporated by reference to PeopleSoft’s June 25, 2003 425 filing) (5)
(a)(29)   Transcript of CNBC webcast posted on PeopleSoft’s website (incorporated by reference to PeopleSoft’s June 25, 2003 425 filing) (5)
(a)(30)   Press release issued by the International Customer Advisory Board (incorporated by reference to PeopleSoft’s June 23, 2003 425 filing) (5)
(a)(31)   Press release issued by PeopleSoft (incorporated by reference to PeopleSoft’s July 1, 2003 425 filing) (5)
(a)(32)   Press release issued by PeopleSoft (incorporated by reference to PeopleSoft’s July 1, 2003 425 filing) (5)
(a)(33)   Press release issued by PeopleSoft (incorporated by reference to PeopleSoft’s July 2, 2003 425 filing) (5)
(a)(34)   Transcript of conference call held by PeopleSoft (incorporated by reference to PeopleSoft’s July 2, 2003 425 filing) (5)
(a)(35)   Advertisement placed by PeopleSoft on July 2, 2003 (incorporated by reference to PeopleSoft’s July 2, 2003 425 filing) (5)
(a)(36)   Press release issued by PeopleSoft (incorporated by reference to PeopleSoft’s July 7, 2003 425 filing) (6)
(a)(37)   Press release issued by InformationWeek (incorporated by reference to PeopleSoft’s July 8, 2003 425 filing) (6)
(a)(38)   Press release issued by PeopleSoft (incorporated by reference to PeopleSoft’s July 14, 2003 425 filing) (6)
(a)(39)   Press release issued by PeopleSoft (incorporated by reference to PeopleSoft’s July 16, 2003 425 filing) (6)
(a)(40)   Press release issued by CRMDaily.com (incorporated by reference to PeopleSoft’s July 16, 2003 425 filing) (6)
(a)(41)   Press release issued by PeopleSoft (incorporated by reference to PeopleSoft’s July 18, 2003 425 filing) (6)
(a)(42)   Advertisement placed by PeopleSoft (incorporated by reference to PeopleSoft’s July 22, 2003 425 filing) (6)
(a)(43)   Advertisement placed by PeopleSoft (incorporated by reference to PeopleSoft’s July 24, 2003 425 filing) (6)
(a)(44)   Press release issued by PeopleSoft (incorporated by reference to PeopleSoft’s July 24, 2003 425 filing) (6)
(a)(45)   Press release issued by PeopleSoft (incorporated by reference to PeopleSoft’s July 28, 2003 425 filing) (7)
(a)(46)   Press release issued by International Customer Advisory Board and Quest (incorporated by reference to PeopleSoft’s July 29, 2003 425 filing) (7)
(a)(47)   Press release issued by PeopleSoft (incorporated by reference to PeopleSoft’s August 13, 2003 425 filing) (7)
(a)(48)   Redacted version of First Amended Complaint filed by PeopleSoft in the Superior Court of the State of California, County of Alameda (7)
(a)(49)   Press release issued by PeopleSoft on August 29, 2003 (9)
(a)(50)   Press release issued by PeopleSoft on September 4, 2003 (9)
(a)(51)   Unredacted version of First Amended Complaint filed by PeopleSoft in the Superior Court of the State of California, County of Alameda (9)
(a)(52)   Transcript of PeopleSoft Analyst Day conference held by PeopleSoft on September 4, 2003 (9)
(a)(53)   PeopleSoft Analyst Day Power Point presentation materials (9)
(a)(54)   PeopleSoft Analyst Day reconciliation of Non-GAAP to GAAP financial measures (9)

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(a)(55)   Excerpts from transcript of conference call held by PeopleSoft on October 23, 2003 (10)
(a)(56)   Order entered by the Superior Court of California, County of Alameda (11)
(a)(57)   Press release issued by PeopleSoft on November 17, 2003 (12)
(a)(58)   Press release issued by PeopleSoft on December 2, 2003 (13)
(a)(59)   Second Amended Complaint filed by PeopleSoft in the Superior Court of the State of California, County of Alameda (14)
(a)(60)   Text of background information provided to PeopleSoft sales force to respond to customer inquiries following Oracle statements of November 24, 2003 (15)
(a)(61)   Press release issued by PeopleSoft on December 19, 2003 (16)
(a)(62)   Press release issued by PeopleSoft on January 12, 2004 (16)
(a)(63)   E-mail sent to PeopleSoft employees (17)
(a)(64)   Letter to the Wall Street Journal dated January 22, 2004 (17)
(a)(65)   Press release issued by PeopleSoft on January 24, 2004 (17)
(a)(66)   Press release issued by PeopleSoft on January 30, 2004 (17)
(a)(67)   Excerpts from transcript of conference call held by PeopleSoft on January 29, 2004 (17)
(a)(68)   Order entered by the Superior Court of California, County of Alameda (17)
(a)(69)   Oracle and Pepper Acquisition Corp. Notice of Demurrer and Demurrer (17)
(a)(70)   Oracle and Pepper Acquisition Corp. Notice of Motion to Strike and Motion to Strike (17)
(a)(71)   Advertisement placed by PeopleSoft on February 3, 2004 (17)
(a)(72)   Press release issued by PeopleSoft on February 4, 2004 (18)
(a)(73)   Message sent to PeopleSoft employees (18)
(a)(74)   Press release issued by PeopleSoft on February 9, 2004 (19)
(a)(75)   Letter to employees dated February 9, 2004 (19)
(a)(76)   Letter to customers dated February 9, 2004 (19)
(a)(77)   E-mail sent to PeopleSoft employees on February 25, 2004 (20)
(a)(78)   E-mail sent to PeopleSoft employees on February 27, 2004 (20)
(a)(79)   Investor presentation materials (20)
(a)(80)   Press release issued by PeopleSoft on February 10, 2004 (20)
(a)(81)   Press release issued by U.S. Department of Justice on February 26, 2004 (20)
(a)(82)   Press release issued by PeopleSoft on February 26, 2004 (20)
(a)(83)   Order entered by the Superior Court of California, County of Alameda, overruling Defendants’ Demurrer to Plaintiffs’ Second Amended Complaint (20)
(a)(84)   Order entered by the Superior Court of California, County of Alameda, denying Defendants’ Motion to Strike Portions of Plaintiffs’ Second Amended Complaint (20)
(a)(85)   Letter to stockholders dated March 3, 2004 (20)
(a)(86)   OneVoice e-mail newsletter sent to PeopleSoft employees on March 4, 2004(21)
(a)(87)   OneVoice e-mail newsletter sent to PeopleSoft employees on March 9, 2004(21)
(a)(88)   OneVoice e-mail newsletter sent to PeopleSoft employees on March 12, 2004(21)
(a)(89)   Press release issued by PeopleSoft on March 12, 2004(21)
(a)(90)   Press release issued by PeopleSoft on March 12, 2004(21)
(a)(91)   Press release issued by PeopleSoft on March 19, 2004(22)
(a)(92)   Presentation given at PeopleSoft’s 2004 Annual Meeting of Stockholders(22)
(a)(93)   Transcript of PeopleSoft’s 2004 Annual Meeting of Stockholders(22)
(a)(94)   Press release issued by PeopleSoft on March 25, 2004(22)
(a)(95)   Transcript of conference call held by PeopleSoft on January 29,2004 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.2 to PeopleSoft’s February 4, 2004 Form 8-K)
(a)(96)   Redacted version of the Cross-complaint filed by Oracle in the Superior Court of the State of California, County of Alameda(23)
(a)(97)   Press release issued by the Michigan Attorney General’s Office on April 7, 2004(23)
(a)(98)   Press release issued by the Ohio Attorney General’s Office on April 9, 2004(23)
(a)(99)   Excerpts from transcript of conference call held by PeopleSoft on April 22, 2004(24)
(a)(100)   Press release issued by PeopleSoft on May 14, 2004(25)
(a)(101)   Excerpts from transcript of PeopleSoft’s 2004 Leadership Summit News Conference held on May 18, 2004(25)
(a)(102)   Press release issued by PeopleSoft on May 26, 2004
(a)(103)   Press release issued by PeopleSoft on May 26, 2004
(e)(1)   Excerpts from PeopleSoft’s Definitive Proxy Statement dated April 28, 2003 relating to the 2003 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (1)
(e)(2)   Employment Agreement, dated May 10, 1999, by and between Craig Conway and PeopleSoft, Inc., (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.47 filed with PeopleSoft’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1999) (1)
(e)(3)   Employment Contract, dated as of January 1, 2000, with addendums thereto dated as of January 1, 2000, and January 1, 2001, by and between Guy Dubois and PeopleSoft France S.A. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.45 filed with PeopleSoft’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2001) (1)
(e)(4)   Executive Severance Policy – Executive Vice Presidents, effective as of January 1, 2003 (8)
(e)(5)   Executive Severance Policy – Senior Vice Presidents, effective as of January 1, 2003 (8)
(e)(6)   Terms of Customer Assurance Program (revised) (10)
(e)(6)(i)   Terms of Customer Assurance Program (replacement version) + (11)
(e)(7)   Form of letter sent to customers (11)
(e)(8)   Terms of Customer Assurance Program (11)
(e)(9)   Amendment No. 1 to the Bylaws of PeopleSoft (11)
(e)(10)   Terms of Customer Assurance Program (extension term) (12)
(e)(11)   Employment Agreement, dated January 30, 2004, by and between Craig Conway and PeopleSoft, Inc. (17)
(e)(12)   Excerpts from PeopleSoft’s Definitive Proxy Statement dated February 20, 2004 relating to the 2004 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (22)
(e)(13)   Memorandum of understanding regarding settlement of stockholder class actions


(1)   Previously filed as an exhibit to PeopleSoft’s Schedule 14D-9 filed with the SEC June 12, 2003.
 
(2)   Previously filed as an exhibit to PeopleSoft’s Amendment No. 1 to Schedule 14D-9 filed with the SEC June 13, 2003.
 
(3)   Previously filed as an exhibit to PeopleSoft’s Amendment No. 2 to Schedule 14D-9 filed with the SEC June 17, 2003.
 
(4)   Previously filed as an exhibit to PeopleSoft’s Amendment No. 3 to Schedule 14D-9 filed with the SEC June 20, 2003.
 
(5)   Previously filed as an exhibit to PeopleSoft’s Amendment No. 4 to Schedule 14D-9 filed with the SEC July 3, 2003.
 
(6)   Previously filed as an exhibit to PeopleSoft’s Amendment No. 5 to Schedule 14D-9 filed with the SEC July 25, 2003.
 
(7)   Previously filed as an exhibit to PeopleSoft’s Amendment No. 6 to Schedule 14D-9 filed with the SEC August 14, 2003.
 
(8)   Previously filed as an exhibit to PeopleSoft’s Amendment No. 7 to Schedule 14D-9 filed with the SEC August 22, 2003.
 
(9)   Previously filed as an exhibit to PeopleSoft’s Amendment No. 8 to Schedule 14D-9 filed with the SEC September 11, 2003.
 
(10)   Previously filed as an exhibit to PeopleSoft’s Amendment No. 9 to Schedule 14D-9 filed with the SEC October 27, 2003.
 
+   This exhibit replaces and supersedes exhibit (e)(6), which previously was filed in error.
 
(11)   Previously filed as an exhibit to PeopleSoft’s Amendment No. 11 to Schedule 14D-9 filed with the SEC November 17, 2003.
 
(12)   Previously filed as an exhibit to PeopleSoft’s Amendment No. 12 to Schedule 14D-9 filed with the SEC November 19, 2003.
 
(13)   Previously filed as an exhibit to PeopleSoft’s Amendment No. 13 to Schedule 14D-9 filed with the SEC December 5, 2003.
 
(14)   Previously filed as an exhibit to PeopleSoft’s Amendment No. 14 to Schedule 14D-9 filed with the SEC December 15, 2003.
 
(15)   Previously filed as an exhibit to PeopleSoft’s Amendment No. 15 to Schedule 14D-9 filed with the SEC December 19, 2003.
 
(16)   Previously filed as an exhibit to PeopleSoft’s Amendment No. 16 to Schedule 14D-9 filed with the SEC January 13, 2004.
 
(17)   Previously filed as an exhibit to PeopleSoft’s Amendment No. 17 to Schedule 14D-9 filed with the SEC February 3, 2004.
 
(18)   Previously filed as an exhibit to PeopleSoft’s Amendment No. 18 to Schedule 14D-9 filed with the SEC February 4, 2004.
 
(19)   Previously filed as an exhibit to PeopleSoft’s Amendment No. 19 to Schedule 14D-9 filed with the SEC February 9, 2004.
 
(20)   Previously filed as an exhibit to PeopleSoft’s Amendment No. 20 to Schedule 14D-9 filed with the SEC March 4, 2004.
 
(21)   Previously filed as an exhibit to PeopleSoft’s Amendment No. 21 to Schedule 14D-9 filed with the SEC March 15, 2004.
 
(22)   Previously filed as an exhibit to PeopleSoft’s Amendment No. 22 to Schedule 14D-9 filed with the SEC March 29, 2004.
 
(23)   Previously filed as an exhibit to PeopleSoft’s Amendment No. 23 to Schedule 14D-9 filed with the SEC April 13, 2004.
 
(24)   Previously filed as an exhibit to PeopleSoft’s Amendment No. 24 to Schedule 14D-9 filed with the SEC April 28, 2004.
 
(25)   Previously filed as an exhibit to PeopleSoft’s Amendment No. 25 to Schedule 14D-9 filed with the SEC May 20, 2004.

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SIGNATURE

     After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete, and correct.

         
        PEOPLESOFT, INC.
         
    By:   /s/ KEVIN T. PARKER
       
        Kevin T. Parker
Executive Vice President
Finance and Administration,
Chief Financial Officer
         
Date: May 26, 2004        

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Exhibit No.   Document

 
(a)(1)   Press release issued by PeopleSoft on June 12, 2003 (1)
(a)(2)   Press release issued by PeopleSoft on June 6, 2003 (incorporated by reference to PeopleSoft’s Schedule 14D-9C filed with the SEC on June 7, 2003) (1)
(a)(3)   Letter, dated June 13, 2003, to PeopleSoft’s stockholders (2)
(a)(4)   Letter to customers issued June 16, 2003 (incorporated by reference to PeopleSoft’s June 16, 2003 425 filing) (3)
(a)(5)   Investor presentation materials (incorporated by reference to PeopleSoft’s June 17, 2003 425 filing) (3)
(a)(6)   Press release issued by CRN (incorporated by reference to PeopleSoft’s June 19, 2003 425 filing) (4)
(a)(7)   Press release issued by CNET News.com (incorporated by reference to PeopleSoft’s June 19, 2003 425 filing) (4)
(a)(8)   Transcript of conference call held by PeopleSoft (incorporated by reference to PeopleSoft’s June 13, 2003 425 filing) (4)
(a)(9)   Complaint filed by PeopleSoft in the Superior Court of the State of California, County of Alameda (4)
(a)(10)   Press release issued by PeopleSoft (incorporated by reference to PeopleSoft’s June 16, 2003 425 filing) (4)
(a)(11)   Press release issued by ComputerWeekly.com (incorporated by reference to PeopleSoft’s June 19, 2003 425 filing) (4)
(a)(12)   Press release issued by The Motley Fool (incorporated by reference to PeopleSoft’s June 19, 2003 425 filing) (4)
(a)(13)   Press release issued by the Higher Education User Group (incorporated by reference to PeopleSoft’s June 19, 2003 425 filing) (4)
(a)(14)   Text of information posted on PeopleSoft’s website (incorporated by reference to PeopleSoft’s June 18, 2003 425 filing) (4)
(a)(15)   Press release issued by PeopleSoft (incorporated by reference to PeopleSoft’s June 18, 2003 425 filing) (4)
(a)(16)   Press release issued by the Distributors & Manufacturers’ User Group (incorporated by reference to PeopleSoft’s June 19, 2003 425 filing) (4)
(a)(17)   Press release issued by the Connecticut Attorney General’s Office (4)
(a)(18)   Press release issued by PeopleSoft on June 20, 2003 (4)
(a)(19)   Investor presentation materials (incorporated by reference to PeopleSoft’s June 23, 2003 425 filing) (5)
(a)(20)   Letter to PeopleSoft employees (incorporated by reference to PeopleSoft’s June 23, 2003 425 filing) (5)
(a)(21)   Press release issued by eWeek (incorporated by reference to PeopleSoft’s June 23, 2003 425 filing) (5)
(a)(22)   Press release issued by the Healthcare Industry User Group (incorporated by reference to PeopleSoft’s June 24, 2003 425 filing) (5)
(a)(23)   Advertisement placed by PeopleSoft (incorporated by reference to PeopleSoft’s June 23, 2003 425 filing) (5)
(a)(24)   Advertisement placed by PeopleSoft (incorporated by reference to PeopleSoft’s June 24, 2003 425 filing) (5)
(a)(25)   Text of International Customer Advisory Board’s e-mail posted on PeopleSoft’s website (incorporated by reference to PeopleSoft’s June 24, 2003 425 filing) (5)
(a)(26)   Press release issued by Quest (incorporated by reference to PeopleSoft’s June 24, 2003 425 filing) (5)
(a)(27)   Advertisement placed by PeopleSoft (incorporated by reference to PeopleSoft’s June 25,

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    2003 425 filing) (5)
(a)(28)   Transcript of TriNet webcast posted on PeopleSoft’s website (incorporated by reference to PeopleSoft’s June 25, 2003 425 filing) (5)
(a)(29)   Transcript of CNBC webcast posted on PeopleSoft’s website (incorporated by reference to PeopleSoft’s June 25, 2003 425 filing) (5)
(a)(30)   Press release issued by the International Customer Advisory Board (incorporated by reference to PeopleSoft’s June 23, 2003 425 filing) (5)
(a)(31)   Press release issued by PeopleSoft (incorporated by reference to PeopleSoft’s July 1, 2003 425 filing) (5)
(a)(32)   Press release issued by PeopleSoft (incorporated by reference to PeopleSoft’s July 1, 2003 425 filing) (5)
(a)(33)   Press release issued by PeopleSoft (incorporated by reference to PeopleSoft’s July 2, 2003 425 filing) (5)
(a)(34)   Transcript of conference call held by PeopleSoft (incorporated by reference to PeopleSoft’s July 2, 2003 425 filing) (5)
(a)(35)   Advertisement placed by PeopleSoft on July 2, 2003 (incorporated by reference to PeopleSoft’s July 2, 2003 425 filing) (5)
(a)(36)   Press release issued by PeopleSoft (incorporated by reference to PeopleSoft’s July 7, 2003 425 filing) (6)
(a)(37)   Press release issued by InformationWeek (incorporated by reference to PeopleSoft’s July 8, 2003 425 filing) (6)
(a)(38)   Press release issued by PeopleSoft (incorporated by reference to PeopleSoft’s July 14, 2003 425 filing) (6)
(a)(39)   Press release issued by PeopleSoft (incorporated by reference to PeopleSoft’s July 16, 2003 425 filing) (6)
(a)(40)   Press release issued by CRMDaily.com (incorporated by reference to PeopleSoft’s July 16, 2003 425 filing) (6)
(a)(41)   Press release issued by PeopleSoft (incorporated by reference to PeopleSoft’s July 18, 2003 425 filing) (6)
(a)(42)   Advertisement placed by PeopleSoft (incorporated by reference to PeopleSoft’s July 22, 2003 425 filing) (6)
(a)(43)   Advertisement placed by PeopleSoft (incorporated by reference to PeopleSoft’s July 24, 2003 425 filing) (6)
(a)(44)   Press release issued by PeopleSoft (incorporated by reference to PeopleSoft’s July 24, 2003 425 filing) (6)
(a)(45)   Press release issued by PeopleSoft (incorporated by reference to PeopleSoft’s July 28, 2003 425 filing) (7)
(a)(46)   Press release issued by International Customer Advisory Board and Quest (incorporated by reference to PeopleSoft’s July 29, 2003 425 filing) (7)
(a)(47)   Press release issued by PeopleSoft (incorporated by reference to PeopleSoft’s August 13, 2003 425 filing) (7)
(a)(48)   Redacted version of First Amended Complaint filed by PeopleSoft in the Superior Court of the State of California, County of Alameda (7)
(a)(49)   Press release issued by PeopleSoft on August 29, 2003 (9)
(a)(50)   Press release issued by PeopleSoft on September 4, 2003 (9)
(a)(51)   Unredacted version of First Amended Complaint filed by PeopleSoft in the Superior Court of the State of California, County of Alameda (9)
(a)(52)   Transcript of PeopleSoft Analyst Day conference held by PeopleSoft on September 4, 2003 (9)
(a)(53)   PeopleSoft Analyst Day Power Point presentation materials (9)
(a)(54)   PeopleSoft Analyst Day reconciliation of Non-GAAP to GAAP financial measures (9)
(a)(55)   Excerpts from transcript of conference call held by PeopleSoft on October 23, 2003 (10)

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(a)(56)   Order entered by the Superior Court of California, County of Alameda (11)
(a)(57)   Press release issued by PeopleSoft on November 17, 2003 (12)
(a)(58)   Press release issued by PeopleSoft on December 2, 2003 (13)
(a)(59)   Second Amended Complaint filed by PeopleSoft in the Superior Court of the State of California, County of Alameda (14)
(a)(60)   Text of background information provided to PeopleSoft sales force to respond to customer inquiries following Oracle statements of November 24, 2003 (15)
(a)(61)   Press release issued by PeopleSoft on December 19, 2003 (16)
(a)(62)   Press release issued by PeopleSoft on January 12, 2004 (16)
(a)(63)   E-mail sent to PeopleSoft employees (17)
(a)(64)   Letter to the Wall Street Journal dated January 22, 2004 (17)
(a)(65)   Press release issued by PeopleSoft on January 24, 2004 (17)
(a)(66)   Press release issued by PeopleSoft on January 30, 2004 (17)
(a)(67)   Excerpts from transcript of conference call held by PeopleSoft on January 29, 2004 (17)
(a)(68)   Order entered by the Superior Court of California, County of Alameda (17)
(a)(69)   Oracle and Pepper Acquisition Corp. Notice of Demurrer and Demurrer (17)
(a)(70)   Oracle and Pepper Acquisition Corp. Notice of Motion to Strike and Motion to Strike (17)
(a)(71)   Advertisement placed by PeopleSoft on February 3, 2004 (17)
(a)(72)   Press release issued by PeopleSoft on February 4, 2004 (18)
(a)(73)   Message sent to PeopleSoft employees (18)
(a)(74)   Press release issued by PeopleSoft on February 9, 2004 (19)
(a)(75)   Letter to employees dated February 9, 2004 (19)
(a)(76)   Letter to customers dated February 9, 2004 (19)
(a)(77)   E-mail sent to PeopleSoft employees on February 25, 2004 (20)
(a)(78)   E-mail sent to PeopleSoft employees on February 27, 2004 (20)
(a)(79)   Investor presentation materials (20)
(a)(80)   Press release issued by PeopleSoft on February 10, 2004 (20)
(a)(81)   Press release issued by U.S. Department of Justice on February 26, 2004 (20)
(a)(82)   Press release issued by PeopleSoft on February 26, 2004 (20)
(a)(83)   Order entered by the Superior Court of California, County of Alameda, overruling Defendants’ Demurrer to Plaintiffs’ Second Amended Complaint (20)
(a)(84)   Order entered by the Superior Court of California, County of Alameda, denying Defendants’ Motion to Strike Portions of Plaintiffs’ Second Amended Complaint (20)
(a)(85)   Letter to stockholders dated March 3, 2004 (20)
(a)(86)   OneVoice e-mail newsletter sent to PeopleSoft employees on March 4, 2004(21)
(a)(87)   OneVoice e-mail newsletter sent to PeopleSoft employees on March 9, 2004(21)
(a)(88)   OneVoice e-mail newsletter sent to PeopleSoft employees on March 12, 2004(21)
(a)(89)   Press release issued by PeopleSoft on March 12, 2004(21)
(a)(90)   Press release issued by PeopleSoft on March 12, 2004(21)
(a)(91)   Press release issued by PeopleSoft on March 19, 2004(22)
(a)(92)   Presentation given at PeopleSoft’s 2004 Annual Meeting of Stockholders(22)
(a)(93)   Transcript of PeopleSoft’s 2004 Annual Meeting of Stockholders(22)
(a)(94)   Press release issued by PeopleSoft on March 25, 2004(22)
(a)(95)   Transcript of conference call held by PeopleSoft on January 29,2004 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.2 to PeopleSoft’s February 4, 2004 Form 8-K)
(a)(96)   Redacted version of the Cross-complaint filed by Oracle in the Superior Court of the State of California, County of Alameda(23)
(a)(97)   Press release issued by the Michigan Attorney General’s Office on April 7, 2004(23)
(a)(98)   Press release issued by the Ohio Attorney General’s Office on April 9, 2004(23)
(a)(99)   Excerpts from transcript of conference call held by PeopleSoft on April 22, 2004(24)
(a)(100)   Press release issued by PeopleSoft on May 14, 2004(25)
(a)(101)   Excerpts from transcript of PeopleSoft’s 2004 Leadership Summit News Conference held on May 18, 2004(25)
(a)(102)   Press release issued by PeopleSoft on May 26, 2004
(a)(103)   Press release issued by PeopleSoft on May 26, 2004
(e)(1)   Excerpts from PeopleSoft’s Definitive Proxy Statement dated April 28, 2003 relating to the 2003 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (1)
(e)(2)   Employment Agreement, dated May 10, 1999, by and between Craig Conway and PeopleSoft, Inc., (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.47 filed with PeopleSoft’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1999) (1)
(e)(3)   Employment Contract, dated as of January 1, 2000, with addendums thereto dated as of January 1, 2000, and January 1, 2001, by and between Guy Dubois and PeopleSoft France S.A. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.45 filed with PeopleSoft’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2001) (1)
(e)(4)   Executive Severance Policy – Executive Vice Presidents, effective as of January 1, 2003 (8)
(e)(5)   Executive Severance Policy – Senior Vice Presidents, effective as of January 1, 2003 (8)
(e)(6)   Terms of Customer Assurance Program (revised) (10)
(e)(6)(i)   Terms of Customer Assurance Program (replacement version) + (11)
(e)(7)   Form of letter sent to customers (11)
(e)(8)   Terms of Customer Assurance Program (11)
(e)(9)   Amendment No. 1 to the Bylaws of PeopleSoft (11)
(e)(10)   Terms of Customer Assurance Program (extension term) (12)
(e)(11)   Employment Agreement, dated January 30, 2004, by and between Craig Conway and PeopleSoft, Inc. (17)
(e)(12)   Excerpts from PeopleSoft’s Definitive Proxy Statement dated February 20, 2004 relating to the 2004 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (22)
(e)(13)   Memorandum of understanding regarding settlement of stockholder class actions


(1)   Previously filed as an exhibit to PeopleSoft’s Schedule 14D-9 filed with the SEC June 12, 2003.
 
(2)   Previously filed as an exhibit to PeopleSoft’s Amendment No. 1 to Schedule 14D-9 filed with the SEC June 13, 2003.
 
(3)   Previously filed as an exhibit to PeopleSoft’s Amendment No. 2 to Schedule 14D-9 filed with the SEC June 17, 2003.
 
(4)   Previously filed as an exhibit to PeopleSoft’s Amendment No. 3 to Schedule 14D-9 filed with the SEC June 20, 2003.
 
(5)   Previously filed as an exhibit to PeopleSoft’s Amendment No. 4 to Schedule 14D-9 filed with the SEC July 3, 2003.
 
(6)   Previously filed as an exhibit to PeopleSoft’s Amendment No. 5 to Schedule 14D-9 filed with the SEC July 25, 2003.
 
(7)   Previously filed as an exhibit to PeopleSoft’s Amendment No. 6 to Schedule 14D-9 filed with the SEC August 14, 2003.
 
(8)   Previously filed as an exhibit to PeopleSoft’s Amendment No. 7 to Schedule 14D-9 filed with the SEC August 22, 2003.
 
(9)   Previously filed as an exhibit to PeopleSoft’s Amendment No. 8 to Schedule 14D-9 filed with the SEC September 11, 2003.
 
(10)   Previously filed as an exhibit to PeopleSoft’s Amendment No. 9 to Schedule 14D-9 filed with the SEC October 27, 2003.
 
+   This exhibit replaces and supersedes exhibit (e)(6), which previously was filed in error.
 
(11)   Previously filed as an exhibit to PeopleSoft’s Amendment No. 11 to Schedule 14D-9 filed with the SEC November 17, 2003.
 
(12)   Previously filed as an exhibit to PeopleSoft’s Amendment No. 12 to Schedule 14D-9 filed with the SEC November 19, 2003.
 
(13)   Previously filed as an exhibit to PeopleSoft’s Amendment No. 13 to Schedule 14D-9 filed with the SEC December 5, 2003.
 
(14)   Previously filed as an exhibit to PeopleSoft’s Amendment No. 14 to Schedule 14D-9 filed with the SEC December 15, 2003.
 
(15)   Previously filed as an exhibit to PeopleSoft’s Amendment No. 15 to Schedule 14D-9 filed with the SEC December 19, 2003.
 
(16)   Previously filed as an exhibit to PeopleSoft’s Amendment No. 16 to Schedule 14D-9 filed with the SEC January 13, 2004.
 
(17)   Previously filed as an exhibit to PeopleSoft’s Amendment No. 17 to Schedule 14D-9 filed with the SEC February 3, 2004.
 
(18)   Previously filed as an exhibit to PeopleSoft’s Amendment No. 18 to Schedule 14D-9 filed with the SEC February 4, 2004.
 
(19)   Previously filed as an exhibit to PeopleSoft’s Amendment No. 19 to Schedule 14D-9 filed with the SEC February 9, 2004.
 
(20)   Previously filed as an exhibit to PeopleSoft’s Amendment No. 20 to Schedule 14D-9 filed with the SEC March 4, 2004.
 
(21)   Previously filed as an exhibit to PeopleSoft’s Amendment No. 21 to Schedule 14D-9 filed with the SEC March 15, 2004.
 
(22)   Previously filed as an exhibit to PeopleSoft’s Amendment No. 22 to Schedule 14D-9 filed with the SEC March 29, 2004.
 
(23)   Previously filed as an exhibit to PeopleSoft’s Amendment No. 23 to Schedule 14D-9 filed with the SEC April 13, 2004.
 
(24)   Previously filed as an exhibit to PeopleSoft’s Amendment No. 24 to Schedule 14D-9 filed with the SEC April 28, 2004.
 
(25)   Previously filed as an exhibit to PeopleSoft’s Amendment No. 25 to Schedule 14D-9 filed with the SEC May 20, 2004.

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