UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported) September 8, 2005
Oracle Corporation
(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Delaware | 0-14376 | 94-2871189 | ||
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
500 Oracle Parkway, Redwood City, California | 94065 | |
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrants telephone number, including area code (650) 506-7000
N/A
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Section 1 Registrants Business and Operations
Item 1.01 | Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement |
Amendment of Offer Letter to Gregory B. Maffei, President and Chief Financial Officer
On September 8, 2005, we amended the offer letter dated June 20, 2005, to Gregory B. Maffei, one of our Presidents and our Chief Financial Officer, whereby Mr. Maffei agreed to amend the bonus and severance provisions in his offer letter. In place of Mr. Maffeis receiving a guaranteed $800,000 bonus for fiscal year 2006, Mr. Maffei will now be eligible to participate in Oracles Fiscal Year 2006 Executive Bonus Plan. The Fiscal Year 2006 Executive Bonus Plan is described in our proxy statement relating to our 2005 Annual Meeting which was filed on August 30, 2005. In addition, Mr. Maffei agreed to amend the severance provisions in his offer letter such that his right to receive severance under certain circumstances will terminate on May 31, 2006.
The description above is a summary of Mr. Maffeis amendment to his offer letter and is qualified in its entirety by the amendment to his offer letter which is filed as Exhibit 10.26 to this report.
Section 9 Financial Statements and Exhibits
Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
(c) | Exhibits |
10.26 | Amendment dated September 8, 2005, to the Offer Letter dated June 20, 2005, to Gregory B. Maffei |
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
ORACLE CORPORATION | ||||||||||
Dated: September 9, 2005 |
By: |
/s/ Martin J. Collins | ||||||||
Name: |
Martin J. Collins | |||||||||
Title: |
Vice President, Associate General Counsel and | |||||||||
Assistant Secretary |
Exhibit Index
10.26 | Amendment dated September 8, 2005, to the Offer Letter dated June 20, 2005, to Gregory B. Maffei |