-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, WNeQZBE+lNOOvODTzfxc1rklBwEng844aTJfXs1s99KGzUf+oAkQNA311g9nhtkZ RGE3V/sIxpxW63Cq9SIrYg== 0001193125-04-141829.txt : 20040816 0001193125-04-141829.hdr.sgml : 20040816 20040816163647 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-04-141829 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC TO-T/A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 FILED AS OF DATE: 20040816 GROUP MEMBERS: PEPPER ACQUISITION CORP. SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: PEOPLESOFT INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000875570 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SERVICES-PREPACKAGED SOFTWARE [7372] IRS NUMBER: 680137069 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC TO-T/A SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-42583 FILM NUMBER: 04979197 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 4460 HACIENDA DRIVE CITY: PLEASANTON STATE: CA ZIP: 94588-8618 BUSINESS PHONE: 925-225-3000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 4460 HACIENDA DRIVE CITY: PLEASANTON STATE: CA ZIP: 94588-8618 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: ORACLE CORP /DE/ CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000777676 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SERVICES-PREPACKAGED SOFTWARE [7372] IRS NUMBER: 942871189 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 0531 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC TO-T/A BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 500 ORACLE PKWY CITY: REDWOOD CITY STATE: CA ZIP: 94065 BUSINESS PHONE: 6505067000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 500 ORACLE PARKWAY STREET 2: MAIL STOP 5 OP 7 CITY: REDWOOD CITY STATE: CA ZIP: 94065 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: ORACLE SYSTEMS CORP DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920703 SC TO-T/A 1 dsctota.htm AMENDMENT NO. 65 TO SCHEDULE TO Amendment No. 65 to Schedule TO

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549


Amendment No. 65

to

SCHEDULE TO

(RULE 14d-100)

Tender Offer Statement Pursuant to Section 14(d)(1) or 13(e)(1) of

the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

PEOPLESOFT, INC.

(Name of Subject Company)

PEPPER ACQUISITION CORP.

ORACLE CORPORATION

(Names of Filing Persons—Offeror)

COMMON STOCK, PAR VALUE $0.01 PER SHARE

(Title of Class of Securities)


712713106

(Cusip Number of Class of Securities)

Daniel Cooperman

Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

Oracle Corporation

500 Oracle Parkway

Redwood City, California 94065

Telephone: (650) 506-7000

(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices

and Communications on Behalf of Filing Persons)

Copies to:

William M. Kelly

Davis Polk & Wardwell

1600 El Camino Real

Menlo Park, California 94025

Telephone: (650) 752-2000

CALCULATION OF FILING FEE

     
Transaction Valuation*   Amount of Filing Fee**
$7,662,396,777   $857,534
     
*   Estimated for purposes of calculating the amount of filing fee only. Transaction value derived by multiplying 364,876,037 (the number of shares of common stock of the subject company outstanding as of May 4, 2004 (according to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission by the subject company on May 10, 2004) by $21.00 (the purchase price per share offered by Offeror).
**   The amount of the filing fee is calculated in accordance with Rule 0-11 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and (i) with respect to the fee paid on February 4, 2004, equals 0.00012670% of the transaction valuation based on Fee Rate Advisory #7 for Fiscal Year 2004 issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 28, 2004, and (ii) with respect to fees paid prior to February 4, 2004, equals 0.00008090% of the transaction valuation based on Fee Rate Advisory #11 for Fiscal Year 2003 issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 21, 2003.
x   Check box if any part of the fee is offset as provided by Rule 0-11(a)(2) and identify the filing with which the offsetting fee was previously paid. Identify the previous filing by registration statement number, or the Form or Schedule and the date of its filing.
Amount Previously Paid:   $270,941   Filing Party:   Oracle Corporation
Form or Registration No.:   SC TO-T/A   Date Filed:   February 4, 2004
Amount Previously Paid:   $87,131   Filing Party:   Oracle Corporation
Form or Registration No.:   SC TO-T/A   Date Filed:   July 24, 2003
Amount Previously Paid:   $89,647   Filing Party:   Oracle Corporation
Form or Registration No.:   SC TO-T/A   Date Filed:   June 18, 2003
Amount Previously Paid:   $409,815   Filing Party:   Oracle Corporation
Form or Registration No.:   SC TO-T   Date Filed:   June 9, 2003
¨   Check the box if the filing relates solely to preliminary communications made before the commencement of a tender offer.

Check the appropriate boxes below to designate any transactions to which the statement relates:

x   third-party tender offer subject to Rule 14d-1.
¨   issuer tender offer subject to Rule 13e-4.
¨   going-private transaction subject to Rule 13e-3.
¨   amendment to Schedule 13D under Rule 13d-2.

Check the following box if the filing is a final amendment reporting the results of the tender offer.  ¨

 



Items 1 through 9, and Item 11.

 

This Amendment No. 65 to Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO amends and supplements the statement originally filed on June 9, 2003, as amended, by Oracle Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“Parent”), and Pepper Acquisition Corp. (the “Purchaser”), a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent. This Schedule TO relates to the offer by the Purchaser to purchase all outstanding shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, and the associated preferred stock purchase rights (together, the “Shares”), of PeopleSoft, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), at $21.00 per Share, net to the seller in cash, without interest, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Amended and Restated Offer to Purchase, dated February 12, 2004, as amended (the “Amended and Restated Offer to Purchase”), and in the related Amended and Restated Letter of Transmittal (which, together with any amendments or supplements thereto, collectively constitute the “Offer”). The information set forth in the Amended and Restated Offer to Purchase and the related Amended and Restated Letter of Transmittal is incorporated herein by reference with respect to Items 1 through 9 and 11 of this Schedule TO.

 

Item 10.    Financial Statements.

 

Not applicable.

 


Item 12.    Exhibits.

 

(a)(1)(i)    Offer to Purchase dated June 9, 2003.*
(a)(1)(ii)    Form of Letter of Transmittal.*
(a)(1)(iii)    Form of Notice of Guaranteed Delivery.*
(a)(1)(iv)    Form of Letter to Brokers, Dealers, Commercial Banks, Trust Companies and Other Nominees.*
(a)(1)(v)    Form of Letter to Clients for use by Brokers, Dealers, Commercial Banks, Trust Companies and Other Nominees.*
(a)(1)(vi)    Guidelines for Certification of Taxpayer Identification Number on Substitute Form W-9.*
(a)(1)(vii)    Form of summary advertisement dated June 9, 2003.*
(a)(1)(viii)    Amended and Restated Offer to Purchase dated July 24, 2003.*
(a)(1)(ix)    Form of Amended and Restated Letter of Transmittal.*
(a)(1)(x)    Form of Amended and Restated Notice of Guaranteed Delivery.*
(a)(1)(xi)    Amended and Restated Offer to Purchase dated February 12, 2004.*
(a)(1)(xii)    Form of Amended and Restated Letter of Transmittal.*
(a)(1)(xiii)    Form of Amended and Restated Notice of Guaranteed Delivery.*
(a)(1)(xiv)    Form of Letter to Brokers, Dealers, Commercial Banks, Trust Companies and Other Nominees.*
(a)(1)(xv)    Form of Letter to Clients for use by Brokers, Dealers, Commercial Banks, Trust Companies and Other Nominees.*
(a)(5)(i)    Text of press release issued by Parent, dated June 6, 2003.*
(a)(5)(ii)    Text of press release issued by Parent, dated June 9, 2003.*
(a)(5)(iii)    Text of information on Parent’s website, posted June 10, 2003.*
(a)(5)(iv)    Text of press release issued by Parent, dated June 10, 2003.*
(a)(5)(v)    Slide presentation by Parent, dated June 13, 2003.*
(a)(5)(vi)    Text of press release issued by Parent, dated June 13, 2003.*
(a)(5)(vii)    Complaint and Jury Demand filed in the District Court for the City and County of Denver, Colorado on June 12, 2003.*
(a)(5)(viii)    Complaint filed in the Superior Court of the State of California, County of San Mateo on June 12, 2003.*
(a)(5)(ix)    Advertisement placed by Parent on June 16, 2003.*
(a)(5)(x)    Text of press release issued by Parent, dated June 16, 2003.*
(a)(5)(xi)    Complaint filed in the Superior Court of the State of California, County of Alameda on June 13, 2003.*
(a)(5)(xii)    Advertisement placed by Parent on June 16, 2003.*
(a)(5)(xiii)    Text of press release issued by Parent, dated June 16, 2003.*
(a)(5)(xiv)    Text of information on Parent’s website, posted June 16, 2003.*
(a)(5)(xv)    Text of press release issued by Parent, dated June 18, 2003.*
(a)(5)(xvi)    Complaint filed in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware, New Castle County, on June 18, 2003.*
(a)(5)(xvii)    Transcript of Conference Call held by Parent on June 18, 2003.*
(a)(5)(xviii)    Investor presentation by Parent, dated June 18, 2003.*


(a)(5)(xix)    Complaint filed in the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut on June 18, 2003.*
(a)(5)(xx)    Advertisement placed by Parent on June 19, 2003.*
(a)(5)(xxi)    Email statement to press issued by Parent, dated June 18, 2003.*
(a)(5)(xxii)    Text of press release issued by Parent, dated June 20, 2003.*
(a)(5)(xxiii)    Advertisement placed by Parent on June 23, 2003.*
(a)(5)(xxiv)    Text of press release issued by Parent, dated June 24, 2003.*
(a)(5)(xxv)    Advertisement placed by Parent on June 27, 2003.*
(a)(5)(xxvi)    Text of email message to Parent employees dated June 26, 2003.*
(a)(5)(xxvii)    Email statement to press issued by Parent, dated June 29, 2003.*
(a)(5)(xxviii)    Text of press release issued by Parent, dated June 30, 2003.*
(a)(5)(xxix)    Text of information on Parent’s website, posted June 30, 2003.*
(a)(5)(xxx)    Letter to PeopleSoft customers, dated June 30, 2003.*
(a)(5)(xxxi)    Case study dated June 30, 2003.*
(a)(5)(xxxii)    Information regarding Parent customer support dated June 30, 2003.*
(a)(5)(xxxiii)    Text of press release issued by Parent, dated June 30, 2003.*
(a)(5)(xxxiv)    Text of press release issued by Parent, dated July 1, 2003.*
(a)(5)(xxxv)    Text of press release issued by Parent, dated July 2, 2003.*
(a)(5)(xxxvi)    Text of press release issued by Parent, dated July 3, 2003.*
(a)(5)(xxxvii)    Amended text of information on Parent’s internal website, posted July 9, 2003.*
(a)(5)(xxxviii)    Text of material prepared for presentation to analysts, dated July 9, 2003.*
(a)(5)(xxxix)    Transcript of portion of webcast presentation to analysts pertaining to the tender offer, dated July 9, 2003.*
(a)(5)(xxxx)    Text of e-mail message to PeopleSoft User Group, dated July 10, 2003.*
(a)(5)(xxxxi)    Advertisement placed by Parent on July 11, 2003.*
(a)(5)(xxxxii)    Text of press release issued by Parent, dated July 14, 2003.*
(a)(5)(xxxxiii)    Text of letter to partners, sent July 14, 2003.*
(a)(5)(xxxxiv)    Questions and answers for PeopleSoft customers, dated July 14, 2003.*
(a)(5)(xxxxv)    Text of press release issued by Parent, dated July 15, 2003.*
(a)(5)(xxxxvi)    Advertisement placed by Parent on July 15, 2003.*
(a)(5)(xxxxvii)    Transcript of “town hall” presentation to PeopleSoft customers, dated July 17, 2003.*
(a)(5)(xxxxviii)    Advertisement placed by Parent on July 2, 2003.*
(a)(5)(il)    Advertisement placed by Parent on June 30, 2003.*
(a)(5)(l)    Text of press release issued by Parent, dated July 17, 2003.*
(a)(5)(li)    Transcript of “Oracle Beat” presentation to Parent employees, dated July 17, 2003.*
(a)(5)(lii)    Text of press release issued by Parent, dated July 24, 2003.*
(a)(5)(liii)    Text of press release issued by Parent, dated August 8, 2003.*
(a)(5)(liv)    Transcript of portion of webcast comments pertaining to the tender offer, from CIBC World Markets Enterprise Software Conference on August 6, 2003.*
(a)(5)(lv)    Transcript of portion of webcast Q&A session pertaining to the tender offer, from CIBC World Markets Enterprise Software Conference on August 6, 2003.*


(a)(5)(lvi)    Text of portion of slide presentation pertaining to the tender offer, prepared for CIBC World Markets Enterprise Software Conference on August 6, 2003.*
(a)(5)(lvii)    Text of press release issued by Parent on August 12, 2003.*
(a)(5)(lviii)    Text of information on Parent’s website, posted August 15, 2003.*
(a)(5)(lix)    Text of letter to customers, sent August 22, 2003.*
(a)(5)(lx)    Notice of “town hall” meeting, sent August 22, 2003.*
(a)(5)(lxi)    Comments by Parent spokesman, provided August 26, 2003.*
(a)(5)(lxii)    Text of press release issued by Parent, dated August 27, 2003.*
(a)(5)(lxiii)    Transcript of “town hall” presentation to PeopleSoft customers, dated September 3, 2003.*
(a)(5)(lxiv)    Text of press release issued by Parent, dated September 4, 2003.*
(a)(5)(lxv)    Text of employee announcement on Parent’s internal website, dated September 10, 2003.*
(a)(5)(lxvi)    Stipulation and Order Dismissing Case Without Prejudice filed in the Superior Court of the State of California, County of San Mateo on August 15, 2003.*
(a)(5)(lxvii)    Order Granting Stipulation Dismissing Case Without Prejudice, issued by the District Court for the City and County of Denver, Colorado on August 18, 2003.*
(a)(5)(lxviii)    First Amended Complaint filed in the Superior Court of the State of California, County of Alameda on August 12, 2003.*
(a)(5)(lxix)    Demurrer filed in the Superior Court of the State of California, County of Alameda on September 11, 2003.*
(a)(5)(lxx)    Amended Complaint filed in the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut on August 4, 2003.*
(a)(5)(lxxi)    Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss and related documents filed in the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut on August 18, 2003.*
(a)(5)(lxxii)    Transcript of portion of earnings conference call pertaining to tender offer, held September 12, 2003.*
(a)(5)(lxxiii)    Text of press release issued by Parent on October 10, 2003.*
(a)(5)(lxxiv)    Transcript of portion of annual meeting pertaining to tender offer, held October 13, 2003.*
(a)(5)(lxxv)    Redacted slide presentation from annual meeting held October 13, 2003.*
(a)(5)(lxxvi)    Amended text of information on Parent’s internal website dated September 4, 2003.*
(a)(5)(lxxvii)    Order entered by the Superior Court of the State of California, County of Alameda on November 5, 2003.*
(a)(5)(lxxviii)    Text of email message to analysts, dated October 27, 2003.*
(a)(5)(lxxix)    Text of press release issued by Parent on November 7, 2003.*
(a)(5)(lxxx)    Motion to Expedite Proceedings (redacted) filed in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware, New Castle County on November 10, 2003.*
(a)(5)(lxxxi)    Notice of Motion, Motion for Preliminary Injunction and Proposed Order filed in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware, New Castle County on November 10, 2003.*
(a)(5)(lxxxii)    Notice of Motion, Motion for Leave to File Amended Complaint and Proposed Order filed in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware, New Castle County on November 10, 2003.*
(a)(5)(lxxxiii)    Amended Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief conditionally filed in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware, New Castle County on November 10, 2003.*
(a)(5)(lxxxiv)    Transcript of portion of presentation to Goldman Sachs Software Retreat pertaining to tender offer, held November 13, 2003.*
(a)(5)(lxxxv)    Text of email message to Parent employees dated November 17, 2003.*


(a)(5)(lxxxvi)    Text of press release issued by Parent on November 24, 2003.*
(a)(5)(lxxxvii)    Transcript of conference call held by Parent on November 24, 2003.*
(a)(5)(lxxxviii)    Text of information on Parent’s website, posted November 25, 2003.*
(a)(5)(1xxxix)    Notice of Motion, Revised Motion for Leave to File Amended Complaint and Proposed Order filed in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware, New Castle County on December 8, 2003.*
(a)(5)(1xxxx)    Amended Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief conditionally filed in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware, New Castle County on December 8, 2003.*
(a)(5)(lxxxxi)    Second Amended Complaint (Redacted) filed in the Superior Court of the State of California, County of Alameda on December 12, 2003.*
(a)(5)(lxxxxii)    Text of press release issued by Parent on December 19, 2003.*
(a)(5)(lxxxxiii)    Transcript of portion of presentation to Soundview Investor Bus Tour pertaining to tender offer, held January 7, 2004.*
(a)(5)(lxxxxiv)    Text of press release issued by Parent on January 23, 2004.*
(a)(5)(lxxxxv)    Text of press release issued by Parent on February 4, 2004.*
(a)(5)(lxxxxvi)    Text of communication to customers dated February 4, 2004.*
(a)(5)(lxxxxvii)    Text of information on Parent’s website, posted February 4, 2004.*
(a)(5)(lxxxxviii)    Form of summary advertisement dated February 5, 2004.*
(a)(5)(lxxxxix)    Demurrer filed in the Superior Court of the State of California, County of Alameda on January 20, 2004.*
(a)(5)(c)    Transcript of portion of Corporate Q&A at AppsWorld Financial Analyst Day pertaining to the tender offer, held January 28, 2004.*
(a)(5)(ci)    Text of press release issued by Parent on February 9, 2004.*
(a)(5)(cii)    Text of press release issued by Parent on February 10, 2004.*
(a)(5)(ciii)   

Transcript of portion of comments to Merrill Lynch Computer Services and Software:

CEO Conference 2004, held February 11, 2004.*

(a)(5)(civ)    Text of letter to PeopleSoft Stockholder dated February 17, 2004.*
(a)(5)(cv)    Text of letter to PeopleSoft Stockholder dated February 12, 2004; first distributed February 17, 2004.*
(a)(5)(cvi)    Investor Presentation by Parent, dated February 17, 2004.*
(a)(5)(cvii)    Text of press release issued by Parent on February 17, 2004.*
(a)(5)(cviii)    Text of information on Parent’s website, posted February 17, 2004.*
(a)(5)(cix)    Investor Presentation by Parent, dated February 25, 2004.*
(a)(5)(cx)    Text of Editorial in The Wall Street Journal, published February 23, 2004; redistributed by Parent on February 25, 2004.*
(a)(5)(cxi)    Order entered by the Superior Court of the State of California, County of Alameda on February 25, 2004.*
(a)(5)(cxii)    Order entered by the Superior Court of the State of California, County of Alameda on February 25, 2004.*
(a)(5)(cxiii)    Text of press release by Parent, dated February 26, 2004.*
(a)(5)(cxiv)    Text of press release by Parent, dated February 26, 2004.*
(a)(5)(cxv)    Complaint filed in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, San Francisco Division on February 26, 2004.*
(a)(5)(cxvi)    Transcript of presentation to Quest User Group, held March 1, 2004.*


(a)(5)(cxvii)    Text of letter to J.D. Edwards customers, dated March 1, 2004.*
(a)(5)(cxviii)    Answer by Parent filed in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, San Francisco Division on March 4, 2004.*
(a)(5)(cxix)    Text of email message to Parent employees dated March 5, 2004.*
(a)(5)(cxx)    Email statement to press issued by Parent, dated March 12, 2004.*
(a)(5)(cxxi)    Text of press release by Parent, dated April 15, 2004.*
(a)(5)(cxxii)    Transcript of portion of comments to JP Morgan Technology & Telecom Conference pertaining to the tender offer, held May 4, 2004.*
(a)(5)(cxxiii)    Text of press release issued by Parent on May 14, 2004.*
(a)(5)(cxxiv)    Transcript of portion of presentation to Merrill Lynch European Roadshow Conference pertaining to the tender offer, held April 27, 2004.*
(a)(5)(cxxv)    Text of information on Parent’s website, revised June 7, 2004.*
(a)(5)(cxxvi)    Text of information on Parent’s website, revised June 4, 2004.*
(a)(5)(cxxvii)    Text of information on Parent’s website, revised June 4, 2004.*
(a)(5)(cxxviii)    Text of information on Parent’s website, revised June 4, 2004.*
(a)(5)(cxxix)    Answer filed in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, San Francisco Division on March 4, 2004.*
(a)(5)(cxxx)    Trial Memorandum filed in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, San Francisco Division on June 1, 2004.*
(a)(5)(cxxxi)    List of witnesses intended to be called at trial, delivered March 22, 2004.*
(a)(5)(cxxxii)    Slides displayed during Parent’s opening statement at trial, June 7, 2004.*
(a)(5)(cxxxiii)    Text of press release by Parent, dated July 12, 2004.*
(a)(5)(cxxxiv)    Conclusions of Law filed by Parent in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, San Francisco Division on July 8, 2004.*
(a)(5)(cxxxv)    Finding of Fact (Redacted) filed by Parent in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, San Francisco Division on July 8, 2004.*
(a)(5)(cxxxvi)    Corrected Post-Trial Brief filed by Parent in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, San Francisco Division on July 12, 2004.*
(a)(5)(cxxxvii)    Transcript of portion of Parent’s Financial Analyst Day presentation pertaining to tender offer, held July 14, 2004.*
(a)(5)(cxxxviii)    Slide presentation from Parent’s Financial Analyst Day, held July 14, 2004.*
(a)(5)(cxxxix)    Slides displayed during Parent’s closing statement at trial, July 20, 2004.*
(a)(5)(cxxxx)    Transcript of portion of Goldman Sachs Investor Dinner pertaining to tender offer, held July 26, 2004.*
(a)(5)(cxxxxi)    Transcript of portion of CIBC World Markets Annual Enterprise Software Conference presentation pertaining to tender offer, held August 12, 2004.
(b)(1)    Commitment letter described in Section 10, “Source and Amount of Funds” of the Offer to Purchase (the “Commitment Letter”).*
(b)(2)   

Side Letter to the Commitment Letter.*

(b)(3)    364-Day Revolving Credit Agreement described in Section 10, “Source and Amount of Funds” of the Offer to Purchase.*
(b)(4)    Corrected Schedule 2 to 364-Day Revolving Credit Agreement.*
(c)    Not applicable.
(d)    Not applicable.
(e)    Not applicable.
(f)    Not applicable.
(g)    Not applicable.
(h)    Not applicable.

*   Previously filed


SIGNATURE

 

After due 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.

 

Dated:  August 16, 2004

 

ORACLE CORPORATION

 

By:  

    /s/    SAFRA CATZ


    Name:   Safra Catz
    Title:   President
PEPPER ACQUISITION CORP.
By:  

    /s/    SAFRA CATZ


    Name:   Safra Catz
    Title:   President


EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Index No.


    
(a)(1)(i)    Offer to Purchase dated June 9, 2003.*
(a)(1)(ii)    Form of Letter of Transmittal.*
(a)(1)(iii)    Form of Notice of Guaranteed Delivery.*
(a)(1)(iv)    Form of Letter to Brokers, Dealers, Commercial Banks, Trust Companies and Other Nominees.*
(a)(1)(v)    Form of Letter to Clients for use by Brokers, Dealers, Commercial Banks, Trust Companies and Other Nominees.*
(a)(1)(vi)    Guidelines for Certification of Taxpayer Identification Number on Substitute Form W-9.*
(a)(1)(vii)    Form of summary advertisement dated June 9, 2003.*
(a)(1)(viii)    Amended and Restated Offer to Purchase dated July 24, 2003.*
(a)(1)(ix)    Form of Amended and Restated Letter of Transmittal.*
(a)(1)(x)    Form of Amended and Restated Notice of Guaranteed Delivery.*
(a)(1)(xi)    Amended and Restated Offer to Purchase dated February 12, 2004.*
(a)(1)(xii)    Form of Amended and Restated Letter of Transmittal.*
(a)(1)(xiii)    Form of Amended and Restated Notice of Guaranteed Delivery.*
(a)(1)(xiv)    Form of Letter to Brokers, Dealers, Commercial Banks, Trust Companies and Other Nominees.*
(a)(1)(xv)    Form of Letter to Clients for use by Brokers, Dealers, Commercial Banks, Trust Companies and Other Nominees.*
(a)(5)(i)    Text of press release issued by Parent, dated June 6, 2003.*
(a)(5)(ii)    Text of press release issued by Parent, dated June 9, 2003.*
(a)(5)(iii)    Text of information on Parent’s website, posted June 10, 2003.*
(a)(5)(iv)    Text of press release issued by Parent, dated June 10, 2003.*
(a)(5)(v)    Slide presentation by Parent, dated June 13, 2003.*
(a)(5)(vi)    Text of press release issued by Parent, dated June 13, 2003.*
(a)(5)(vii)    Complaint and Jury Demand filed in the District Court for the City and County of Denver, Colorado on June 12, 2003.*
(a)(5)(viii)    Complaint filed in the Superior Court of the State of California, County of San Mateo on June 12, 2003.*
(a)(5)(ix)    Advertisement placed by Parent on June 16, 2003.*
(a)(5)(x)    Text of press release issued by Parent, dated June 16, 2003.*
(a)(5)(xi)    Complaint filed in the Superior Court of the State of California, County of Alameda on June 13, 2003.*
(a)(5)(xii)    Advertisement placed by Parent on June 16, 2003.*
(a)(5)(xiii)    Text of press release issued by Parent, dated June 16, 2003.*
(a)(5)(xiv)    Text of information on Parent’s website, posted June 16, 2003.*
(a)(5)(xv)    Text of press release issued by Parent, dated June 18, 2003.*
(a)(5)(xvi)    Complaint filed in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware, New Castle County, on June 18, 2003.*
(a)(5)(xvii)    Transcript of Conference Call held by Parent on June 18, 2003.*
(a)(5)(xviii)    Investor presentation by Parent, dated June 18, 2003.*


Index No.


    
(a)(5)(xix)    Complaint filed in the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut on June 18, 2003.*
(a)(5)(xx)    Advertisement placed by Parent on June 19, 2003.*
(a)(5)(xxi)    Email statement to press issued by Parent, dated June 18, 2003.*
(a)(5)(xxii)    Text of press release issued by Parent, dated June 20, 2003.*
(a)(5)(xxiii)    Advertisement placed by Parent on June 23, 2003.*
(a)(5)(xxiv)    Text of press release issued by Parent, dated June 24, 2003.*
(a)(5)(xxv)    Advertisement placed by Parent on June 27, 2003.*
(a)(5)(xxvi)    Text of email message to Parent employees dated June 26, 2003.*
(a)(5)(xxvii)    Email statement to press issued by Parent, dated June 29, 2003.*
(a)(5)(xxviii)    Text of press release issued by Parent, dated June 30, 2003.*
(a)(5)(xxix)    Text of information on Parent’s website, posted June 30, 2003.*
(a)(5)(xxx)    Letter to PeopleSoft customers, dated June 30, 2003.*
(a)(5)(xxxi)    Case study dated June 30, 2003.*
(a)(5)(xxxii)    Information regarding Parent customer support dated June 30, 2003.*
(a)(5)(xxxiii)    Text of press release issued by Parent, dated June 30, 2003.*
(a)(5)(xxxiv)    Text of press release issued by Parent, dated July 1, 2003.*
(a)(5)(xxxv)    Text of press release issued by Parent, dated July 2, 2003.*
(a)(5)(xxxvi)    Text of press release issued by Parent, dated July 3, 2003.*
(a)(5)(xxxvii)    Amended text of information on Parent’s internal website, posted July 9, 2003.*
(a)(5)(xxxviii)    Text of material prepared for presentation to analysts, dated July 9, 2003.*
(a)(5)(xxxix)    Transcript of portion of webcast presentation to analysts pertaining to the tender offer, dated July 9, 2003.*
(a)(5)(xxxx)    Text of e-mail message to PeopleSoft User Group, dated July 10, 2003.*
(a)(5)(xxxxi)    Advertisement placed by Parent on July 11, 2003.*
(a)(5)(xxxxii)    Text of press release issued by Parent, dated July 14, 2003.*
(a)(5)(xxxxiii)    Text of letter to partners, sent July 14, 2003.*
(a)(5)(xxxxiv)    Questions and answers for PeopleSoft customers, dated July 14, 2003.*
(a)(5)(xxxxv)    Text of press release issued by Parent, dated July 15, 2003.*
(a)(5)(xxxxvi)    Advertisement placed by Parent on July 15, 2003.*
(a)(5)(xxxxvii)    Transcript of “town hall” presentation to PeopleSoft customers, dated July 17, 2003.*
(a)(5)(xxxxviii)    Advertisement placed by Parent on July 2, 2003.*
(a)(5)(il)    Advertisement placed by Parent on June 30, 2003.*
(a)(5)(l)    Text of press release issued by Parent, dated July 17, 2003.*
(a)(5)(li)    Transcript of “Oracle Beat” presentation to Parent employees, dated July 17, 2003.*
(a)(5)(lii)    Text of press release issued by Parent, dated July 24, 2003.*
(a)(5)(liii)    Text of press release issued by Parent, dated August 8, 2003.*
(a)(5)(liv)    Transcript of portion of webcast comments pertaining to the tender offer, from CIBC World Markets Enterprise Software Conference on August 6, 2003.*
(a)(5)(lv)    Transcript of portion of webcast Q&A session pertaining to the tender offer, from CIBC World Markets Enterprise Software Conference on August 6, 2003.*


Index No.


    
(a)(5)(lvi)    Text of portion of slide presentation pertaining to the tender offer, prepared for CIBC World Markets Enterprise Software Conference on August 6, 2003.*
(a)(5)(lvii)    Text of press release issued by Parent on August 12, 2003.*
(a)(5)(lviii)    Text of information on Parent’s website, posted August 15, 2003.*
(a)(5)(lix)    Text of letter to customers, sent August 22, 2003.*
(a)(5)(lx)    Notice of “town hall” meeting, sent August 22, 2003.*
(a)(5)(lxi)    Comments by Parent spokesman, provided August 26, 2003.*
(a)(5)(lxii)    Text of press release issued by Parent, dated August 27, 2003.*
(a)(5)(lxiii)    Transcript of “town hall” presentation to PeopleSoft customers, dated September 3, 2003.*
(a)(5)(lxiv)    Text of press release issued by Parent, dated September 4, 2003.*
(a)(5)(lxv)    Text of employee announcement on Parent’s internal website, dated September 10, 2003.*
(a)(5)(lxvi)    Stipulation and Order Dismissing Case Without Prejudice filed in the Superior Court of the State of California, County of San Mateo on August 15, 2003.*
(a)(5)(lxvii)    Order Granting Stipulation Dismissing Case Without Prejudice, issued by the District Court for the City and County of Denver, Colorado on August 18, 2003.*
(a)(5)(lxviii)    First Amended Complaint filed in the Superior Court of the State of California, County of Alameda on August 12, 2003.*
(a)(5)(lxix)    Demurrer filed in the Superior Court of the State of California, County of Alameda on September 11, 2003.*
(a)(5)(lxx)    Amended Complaint filed in the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut on August 4, 2003.*
(a)(5)(lxxi)    Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss and related documents filed in the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut on August 18, 2003.*
(a)(5)(lxxii)    Transcript of portion of earnings conference call pertaining to tender offer, held September 12, 2003.*
(a)(5)(lxxiii)    Text of press release issued by Parent on October 10, 2003.*
(a)(5)(lxxiv)    Transcript of portion of annual meeting pertaining to tender offer, held October 13, 2003.*
(a)(5)(lxxv)    Redacted slide presentation from annual meeting held October 13, 2003.*
(a)(5)(lxxvi)    Amended text of information on Parent’s internal website dated September 4, 2003.*
(a)(5)(lxxvii)    Order entered by the Superior Court of the State of California, County of Alameda on November 5, 2003.*
(a)(5)(lxxviii)    Text of email message to analysts, dated October 27, 2003.*
(a)(5)(lxxix)    Text of press release issued by Parent on November 7, 2003.*
(a)(5)(lxxx)    Motion to Expedite Proceedings (redacted) filed in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware, New Castle County on November 10, 2003.*
(a)(5)(lxxxi)    Notice of Motion, Motion for Preliminary Injunction and Proposed Order filed in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware, New Castle County on November 10, 2003.*
(a)(5)(lxxxii)    Notice of Motion, Motion for Leave to File Amended Complaint and Proposed Order filed in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware, New Castle County on November 10, 2003.*
(a)(5)(lxxxiii)    Amended Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief conditionally filed in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware, New Castle County on November 10, 2003.*
(a)(5)(lxxxiv)    Transcript of portion of presentation to Goldman Sachs Software Retreat pertaining to tender offer, held November 13, 2003.*


Index No.


    
(a)(5)(lxxxv)    Text of email message to present employees, dated November 17, 2003.*
(a)(5)(lxxxvi)    Text of press release issued by Parent on November 24, 2003.*
(a)(5)(lxxxvii)    Transcript of conference call held by Parent on November 24, 2003.*
(a)(5)(lxxxviii)    Text of information on Parent’s website, posted November 25, 2003.*
(a)(5)(1xxxix)    Notice of Motion, Revised Motion for Leave to File Amended Complaint and Proposed Order filed in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware, New Castle County on December 8, 2003.*
(a)(5)(1xxxx)    Amended Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief conditionally filed in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware, New Castle County on December 8, 2003.*
(a)(5)(lxxxxi)    Second Amended Complaint (Redacted) filed in the Superior Court of the State of California, County of Alameda on December 12, 2003.*
(a)(5)(lxxxxii)    Text of press release issued by Parent on December 19, 2003.*
(a)(5)(lxxxxiii)    Transcript of portion of presentation to Soundview Investor Bus Tour pertaining to tender offer, held January 7, 2004.*
(a)(5)(lxxxxiv)    Text of press release issued by Parent on January 23, 2004.*
(a)(5)(lxxxxv)    Text of press release issued by Parent on February 4, 2004.*
(a)(5)(lxxxxvi)    Text of communication to customers dated February 4, 2004*
(a)(5)(lxxxxvii)    Text of information on Parent’s website, posted February 4, 2004*
(a)(5)(lxxxxviii)    Form of summary advertisement dated February 5, 2004.*
(a)(5)(lxxxxix)    Demurrer filed in the Superior Court of the State of California, County of Alameda on January 20, 2004.*
(a)(5)(c)    Transcript of portion of Corporate Q&A at AppsWorld Financial Analyst Day pertaining to the tender offer, held January 28, 2004.*
(a)(5)(ci)    Text of press release issued by Parent on February 9, 2004.*
(a)(5)(cii)    Text of press release issued by Parent on February 10, 2004.*
(a)(5)(ciii)   

Transcript of portion of comments to Merrill Lynch Computer Services and Software:

CEO Conference 2004, held February 11, 2004.*

(a)(5)(civ)    Text of letter to PeopleSoft Stockholder dated February 17, 2004.*
(a)(5)(cv)    Text of letter to PeopleSoft Stockholder dated February 12, 2004; first distributed February 17, 2004.*
(a)(5)(cvi)    Investor Presentation by Parent, dated February 17, 2004.*
(a)(5)(cvii)    Text of press release issued by Parent on February 17, 2004.*
(a)(5)(cviii)    Text of information on Parent’s website, posted February 17, 2004.*
(a)(5)(cix)    Investor Presentation by Parent, dated February 25, 2004.*
(a)(5)(cx)    Text of Editorial in The Wall Street Journal, published February 23, 2004; redistributed by Parent on February 25, 2004.*
(a)(5)(cxi)    Order entered by the Superior Court of the State of California, County of Alameda on February 25, 2004.*
(a)(5)(cxii)    Order entered by the Superior Court of the State of California, County of Alameda on February 25, 2004.*
(a)(5)(cxiii)    Text of press release by Parent, dated February 26, 2004.*
(a)(5)(cxiv)    Text of press release by Parent, dated February 26, 2004.*


Index No.


    
(a)(5)(cxv)    Complaint filed in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, San Francisco Division on February 26, 2004.*
(a)(5)(cxvi)    Transcript of presentation to Quest User Group, held March 1, 2004.*
(a)(5)(cxvii)    Text of letter to J.D. Edwards customers, dated March 1, 2004.*
(a)(5)(cxvii)    Text of letter to J.D. Edwards customers, dated March 1, 2004.*
(a)(5)(cxviii)    Answer by Parent filed in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, San Francisco Division on March 4, 2004.*
(a)(5)(cxix)    Text of email message to Parent employees dated March 5, 2004.*
(a)(5)(cxx)    Email statement to press issued by Parent, dated March 12, 2004.*
(a)(5)(cxxi)    Text of press release by Parent, dated April 15, 2004.*
(a)(5)(cxxii)    Transcript of portion of comments to JP Morgan Technology & Telecom Conference pertaining to the tender offer, held May 4, 2004.*
(a)(5)(cxxiii)    Text of press release issued by Parent on May 14, 2004.*
(a)(5)(cxxiv)    Transcript of portion of presentation to Merrill Lynch European Roadshow Conference pertaining to the tender offer, held April 27, 2004.*
(a)(5)(cxxv)    Text of information on Parent’s website, revised June 7, 2004.*
(a)(5)(cxxvi)    Text of information on Parent’s website, revised June 4, 2004.*
(a)(5)(cxxvii)    Text of information on Parent’s website, revised June 4, 2004.*
(a)(5)(cxxviii)    Text of information on Parent’s website, revised June 4, 2004.*
(a)(5)(cxxix)    Answer filed in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, San Francisco Division on March 4, 2004.*
(a)(5)(cxxx)    Trial Memorandum filed in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, San Francisco Division on June 1, 2004.*
(a)(5)(cxxxi)    List of witnesses intended to be called at trial, delivered March 22, 2004.*
(a)(5)(cxxxii)    Slides displayed during Parent’s opening statement at trial, June 7, 2004.*
(a)(5)(cxxxiii)    Text of press release by Parent, dated July 12, 2004.*
(a)(5)(cxxxiv)    Conclusions of Law filed by Parent in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, San Francisco Division on July 8, 2004.*
(a)(5)(cxxxv)    Finding of Fact (Redacted) filed by Parent in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, San Francisco Division on July 8, 2004.*
(a)(5)(cxxxvi)    Corrected Post-Trial Brief filed by Parent in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, San Francisco Division on July 12, 2004.*
(a)(5)(cxxxvii)    Transcript of portion of Parent’s Financial Analyst Day presentation pertaining to tender offer, held July 14, 2004.*
(a)(5)(cxxxviii)    Slide presentation from Parent’s Financial Analyst Day, held July 14, 2004.*
(a)(5)(cxxxix)    Slides displayed during Parent’s closing statement at trial, July 20, 2004.*
(a)(5)(cxxxx)    Transcript of portion of Goldman Sachs Investor Dinner pertaining to tender offer, held July 26, 2004.*
(a)(5)(cxxxxi)    Transcript of portion of CIBC World Markets Annual Enterprise Software Conference presentation pertaining to tender offer, held August 12, 2004.
(b)(1)    Commitment letter described in Section 10, “Source and Amount of Funds” of the Offer to Purchase (the “Commitment Letter”).*
(b)(2)    Side Letter to the Commitment Letter.*
(b)(3)    364-Day Revolving Credit Agreement described in Section 10, “Source and Amount of Funds” of the Offer to Purchase.*
(b)(4)    Corrected Schedule 2 to 364-Day Revolving Credit Agreement.*
(c)    Not applicable.
(d)    Not applicable.
(e)    Not applicable.
(f)    Not applicable.
(g)    Not applicable.
(h)    Not applicable.

*   Previously filed
EX-99.(A)(5)(CXXXXI) 2 dex99a5cxxxxi.htm TRANSCRIPT OF PRESENTATION PERTAINING TO TENDER OFFER HELD AUGUST 12, 2004 Transcript of presentation pertaining to tender offer held August 12, 2004

Exhibit (a)(5)(cxxxxi)

 

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ORCL—Oracle at CIBC World Markets Annual Enterprise Software Conference

 

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CORPORATE PARTICIPANTS

 

Jeff Henley

Oracle Corporation—Chairman and EVP

 

Important Notice

 

The solicitation and the offer to buy PeopleSoft’s common stock is only made pursuant to the Offer to Purchase and related materials that Oracle Corporation and Pepper Acquisition Corp. filed on June 9, 2003, as amended and restated on February 12, 2004 and as subsequently amended. Stockholders should read the Amended and Restated Offer to Purchase and related materials carefully because they contain important information, including the terms and conditions of the offer. Stockholders can obtain the Amended and Restated Offer to Purchase and related materials free at the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov, from Credit Suisse First Boston LLC, the Dealer Manager for the offer, from MacKenzie Partners, the Information Agent for the offer, or from Oracle Corporation.

 

[TRANSCRIPT HAS BEEN REDACTED TO REMOVE STATEMENTS UNRELATED TO ORACLE’S TENDER OFFER]

 

 

PRESENTATION

 

[Redacted]

 


Unidentified Speaker

 

Great. Switching gears a little bit, its obvious that acquisitions are now a big part of the strategy going forward, are there really any changes internally to your organization or have you look at any other large Fortune 500 organizations out there that you think are particularly good acquirers to get yourselves ready for this ramp up in IT?

 


Jeff Henley—Oracle Corporation—Chairman and EVP

 

Well, you know, we’ve done about 30 acquisitions. They were all very small ones. So, we have a little experience at least in the process, right? But clearly when you do something very large or if we end up doing a large one, you know, the complexity goes without mentioning.

 

So, we have a plan of how to organize and put some focused management on doing that. But ultimately, it’s up to each organization to integrate those functions into the company. So, I think that the PeopleSoft one, which is out there on the table, if that were to happen I think despite the fact that it’s certainly a lot larger than any one we’ve done, it’s a relatively straightforward thing, I mean in a few months it’s done.

 

I mean, we’re not trying to integrate the technologies. We’ll run their development group separately. We’ll blow out a lot of people, you know, it’ll bring a lot of functions inside Oracle. But it will happen pretty swiftly, I don’t see a real difficult thing.

 

I think if you were trying to integrate a lot of the products and things like that, that would add some additional complexity if that were the case. At least in terms of that one I don’t see that. I think it’s a very surgical kind of thing.

 

But clearly, because it’s larger, we’ll have to put more dedicated resources on it to make sure we project manage it and, you know, make sure we get all the clots out swiftly. So, that everything, you know, works financially.

 


Unidentified Speaker

 

In talking about PeopleSoft with their quarter, Craig Conway was adamant that the trial had a pretty significant impact on his business. Are you seeing any hangover from that on your application business?

 

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Jeff Henley—Oracle Corporation—Chairman and EVP

 

No, I don’t think so. I think that, you know, we’re not the one being acquired, so to an extent I don’t know why anybody would be apprehensive of buying Oracle. You know, I suspect that there’s more to it than what Craig’s saying.

 

SAP’s done pretty well and I think it’s been more at their expense than ours. I’m not sure its Oracle per se—just so many issues. But, you know, I don’t think customers—I’ve not gotten the questions about our reasons why we want to PeopleSoft, but I think it’s - gee, I shouldn’t bother Oracle because they’re thinking about buying PeopleSoft.

 


[Redacted]

 

Unidentified Speaker

 

Going back to the acquisition question, broadly speaking, one of the issues with software as I look at it, there are many small companies out there, over capitalized, lots of cash on their balance sheet. They probably aren’t in a big rush to sell, management teams that continue to think that next quarter is going to be the turnaround quarter. After PeopleSoft you guys have been talking about really wanting to do friendly type of transactions going forward. How do you get companies like that to the table to talk?

 


Jeff Henley—Oracle Corporation—Chairman and EVP

 

Yes, it is difficult. I think some of them are unrealistic. And so, we don’t want to engage in lots of hostile deals. There are reasons we chose to with this one, but that’s unusual. So I think, and we don’t want to overpay, so we’re not going to grow to just offer them the moon to motivate them. So I think we’ll have a few patients. I think we’ve got to go in and have constant dialogue so that when they are ready to sell, that we’ll be including them in the people that they want to talk to.

 

I assume most of those would want the friendly option if they can, we’re not going to go and just try and buy are way into doing deals. We’ve always been reasonably financially disciplined. We’ve been criticized at times for not doing enough deals. So now we’re criticized by saying we want to do PeopleSoft, so you can’t win. We don’t do enough deals, then we want to do a deal and we’re stupid. But I think in general we’ve always been pretty conservative in terms of not wanting to overpay for stuff.

 


Unidentified Speaker

 

Final question, is the risk to these companies that you decide to forgo the acquisition, build the product yourself and aggressively go after the market and two years later you’re there?

 


Jeff Henley—Oracle Corporation—Chairman and EVP

 

I think that when we decide we need to be in a certain space, if we can’t buy something, then clearly we’ll probably build it, so that is a risk to them. And sometimes we’ve chosen to build regardless, because we feel like it isn’t that difficult and we can just go do it ourselves and buy back something. And it was sort of having to rewrite it anyway to get it to work in our environment.

 

So my guess is that not everything (off mic) downturn everything else, is that more people are probably getting realistic. And I know it’s hard for them to look at what the price of their stocks were at one point. But I think with every passing day go they’re probably realizing that they may never see anything close to those prices again. So my guess is boards may get a little more realistic in the managements. And the boards may start pushing the managements.

 

I know we have a couple customers where I think the board, a couple companies we know which have to realize they should sell, but the management still hasn’t found reality and I think the boards have been reluctant to this point at least to sort of force the issue. But I think boards are probably going to be forced to get a little more aggressive.

 


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