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OracleBuysSun
RedwoodShores,CAApril20,2009
OracleCorporation(NASDAQ:ORCL)andSunMicrosystems(NASDAQ:JAVA)announced
todaytheyhaveenteredintoadefinitiveagreementunderwhichOraclewillacquireSun
commonstockfor$9.50pershareincash.Thetransactionisvaluedatapproximately$7.4
billion,or$5.6billionnetofSunscashanddebt.Weexpectthisacquisitiontobeaccretiveto
Oraclesearningsbyatleast15centsonanonGAAPbasisinthefirstfullyearafterclosing.We
estimatethattheacquiredbusinesswillcontributeover$1.5billiontoOraclesnonGAAP
operatingprofitinthefirstyear,increasingtoover$2billioninthesecondyear.Thiswould
maketheSunacquisitionmoreprofitableinpersharecontributioninthefirstyearthanwehad
plannedfortheacquisitionsofBEA,PeopleSoftandSiebelcombined,saidOraclePresident
SafraCatz.
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TheacquisitionofSuntransformstheITindustry,combiningbestinclassenterprisesoftware
andmissioncriticalcomputingsystems,saidOracleCEOLarryEllison.Oraclewillbetheonly
companythatcanengineeranintegratedsystemapplicationstodiskwhereallthepiecesfit
andworktogethersocustomersdonothavetodoitthemselves.Ourcustomersbenefitastheir
systemsintegrationcostsgodownwhilesystemperformance,reliabilityandsecuritygoup.
TherearesubstantiallongtermstrategiccustomeradvantagestoOracleowningtwokeySun
softwareassets:JavaandSolaris.Javaisoneofthecomputerindustrysbestknownbrands
andmostwidelydeployedtechnologies,anditisthemostimportantsoftwareOraclehasever
acquired.OracleFusionMiddleware,Oraclesfastestgrowingbusiness,isbuiltontopofSuns
Javalanguageandsoftware.Oraclecannowensurecontinuedinnovationandinvestmentin
JavatechnologyforthebenefitofcustomersandtheJavacommunity.
TheSunSolarisoperatingsystemistheleadingplatformfortheOracledatabase,Oracles
largestbusiness,andhasbeenforalongtime.WiththeacquisitionofSun,Oraclecanoptimize
theOracledatabaseforsomeoftheunique,highendfeaturesofSolaris.Oracleisascommitted
asevertoLinuxandotheropenplatformsandwillcontinuetosupportandenhanceourstrong
industrypartnerships.
OracleandSunhavebeenindustrypioneersandclosepartnersformorethan20years,said
SunChairmanScottMcNealy.Thiscombinationisanaturalevolutionofourrelationshipand
willbeanindustrydefiningevent.
ThisisafantasticdayforSunscustomers,developers,partnersandemployeesacrossthe
globe,joiningforceswiththegloballeaderinenterprisesoftwaretodriveinnovationandvalue
acrosseveryaspectofthetechnologymarketplace,saidJonathanSchwartz,SunsCEO,From
theJavaplatformtouchingnearlyeverybusinesssystemonearth,poweringbillionsof
consumersonmobilehandsetsandconsumerelectronics,totheconvergenceofstorage,
networkingandcomputingdrivenbytheSolarisoperatingsystemandSunsSPARCandx64
systems.TogetherwithOracle,welldrivetheinnovationpipelinetocreatecompellingvalueto
ourcustomerbaseandthemarketplace.
Sunisapioneerinenterprisecomputing,andthiscombinationrecognizestheinnovationand
customersuccessthecompanyhasachieved.Ourlargestcustomershavebeenaskingusto
stepuptoabroaderroletoreducecomplexity,riskandcostbydeliveringahighlyoptimized
stackbasedonstandards,saidOraclePresidentCharlesPhillips.Thistransactionwill
preserveandenhanceinvestmentsmadebyourcustomers,whilewecontinuetoworkwithour
partnerstoprovidecustomerswithchoice.
TheBoardofDirectorsofSunMicrosystemshasunanimouslyapprovedthetransaction.Itis
anticipatedtoclosethissummer,subjecttoSunstockholderapproval,certainregulatory
approvalsandcustomaryclosingconditions.
Therewillbeaconferencecalltodaytodiscussthetransactionat5:30a.m.Pacifictime.
Investorscanlistentotheconferencecallbydialing(719)2347870,passcode923645.A
replaywillbeavailablefor24hoursafterthecallendsat(719)8848882,passcode:923645.A
liveaudiowebcastofthecallwillbemadeavailableatwww.oracle.com/investorandareplay
willbeavailableforsevendaysafterthecallends.
AboutSunMicrosystems
SunMicrosystems,Inc.(NASDAQ:JAVA)developsthetechnologiesthatpowertheglobal
marketplace.Guidedbyasingularvision"TheNetworkistheComputer"Sundrivesnetwork
participationthroughsharedinnovation,communitydevelopmentandopensourceleadership.
Suncanbefoundinmorethan100countriesandontheWebathttp://www.sun.com.
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AboutOracle
Oracle(NASDAQ:ORCL)istheworld'slargestenterprisesoftwarecompany.Formore
informationaboutOracle,pleasevisitourWebsiteathttp://www.oracle.com.
Trademarks
OracleisaregisteredtrademarkofOracleCorporationand/oritsaffiliates.Othernamesmaybetrademarksof
theirrespectiveowners.
Sun,SunMicrosystems,theSunlogo,Java,SolarisandtheNetworkistheComputeraretrademarksor
registeredtrademarksofSunMicrosystems,Inc.oritssubsidiariesintheUnitedStatesandothercountries
CautionaryStatementRegardingForwardLookingStatements
ThispressreleasecontainscertainforwardlookingstatementsaboutOracleandSun,including
statementsthatinvolverisksanduncertaintiesconcerningOracle'sproposedacquisitionofSun,
anticipatedproductinformation,estimatesoffutureresultsofoperationsandgeneralbusiness
outlook.Whenusedinthispressrelease,thewords"anticipates",estimates,"may","can",
will,"believes","expects","projects","intends","likely",similarexpressionsandanyother
statementsthatarenothistoricalfactsareintendedtoidentifythoseassertionsasforward
lookingstatements.Anysuchstatementmaybeinfluencedbyavarietyoffactors,manyofwhich
arebeyondthecontrolofOracleorSun,thatcouldcauseactualoutcomesandresultstobe
materiallydifferentfromthoseprojected,described,expressedorimpliedinthispressrelease
duetoanumberofrisksanduncertainties.Potentialrisksanduncertaintiesinclude,among
others,thepossibilitythatthetransactionwillnotcloseorthattheclosingmaybedelayed,the
anticipatedsynergiesofthecombinedcompaniesmaynotbeachievedafterclosing,the
combinedoperationsmaynotbesuccessfullyintegratedinatimelymanner,ifatall,general
economicconditionsinregionsin
whicheithercompanydoesbusiness,andthepossibilitythatOracleorSunmaybeadversely
affectedbyothereconomic,business,and/orcompetitivefactors.Accordingly,noassurances
canbegiventhatanyoftheeventsanticipatedbytheforwardlookingstatementswilltranspire
oroccur,orifanyofthemdoso,whatimpacttheywillhaveontheresultsofoperationsor
financialconditionofOracleorSun.
Inaddition,pleaserefertothedocumentsthatOracleandSun,respectively,filewiththe
SecuritiesandExchangeCommission(theSEC)onForms10K,10Qand8K.Thesefilings
identifyandaddressotherimportantfactorsthatcouldcauseOracle'sandSun'srespective
financialandoperationalresultstodiffermateriallyfromthosecontainedintheforwardlooking
statementssetforthinthisdocument.Youarecautionedtonotplaceunduerelianceonforward
lookingstatements,whichspeakonlyasofthedateofthisreport.NeitherOraclenorSunis
underanydutytoupdateanyoftheinformationinthisrelease.
AdditionalInformationabouttheMergerandWheretoFindIt
Inconnectionwiththeproposedmerger,SunwillfileaproxystatementwiththeSEC.
Additionally,SunandOraclewillfileotherrelevantmaterialsinconnectionwiththeproposed
acquisitionofSunbyOraclepursuanttothetermsofanAgreementandPlanofMergerbyand
amongOracle,SodaAcquisitionCorporation,awhollyownedsubsidiaryofOracle,andSun.
ThematerialstobefiledbySunwiththeSECmaybeobtainedfreeofchargeattheSEC'sweb
siteatwww.sec.gov.InvestorsandsecurityholdersofSunareurgedtoreadtheproxystatement
andtheotherrelevantmaterialswhentheybecomeavailablebeforemakinganyvotingor
investmentdecisionwithrespecttotheproposedmergerbecausetheywillcontainimportant
informationaboutthemergerandthepartiestothemerger.
Oracle,Sunandtheirrespectivedirectors,executiveofficersandothermembersofits
managementandemployees,underSECrules,maybedeemedtobeparticipantsinthe
solicitationofproxiesofSunstockholdersinconnectionwiththeproposedmerger.Investors
andsecurityholdersmayobtainmoredetailedinformationregardingthenames,affiliationsand
interestsofcertainofOracle'sexecutiveofficersanddirectorsinthesolicitationbyreadingthe
proxystatementandotherrelevantmaterialsfiledwiththeSECwhentheybecomeavailable.
InformationconcerningtheinterestsofSun'sparticipantsinthesolicitation,whichmay,insome
cases,bedifferentthanthoseofSun'sstockholdersgenerally,issetforthinthematerialsfiled
withtheSEConForm10Kandwillbesetforthintheproxystatementrelatingtothemerger
whenitbecomesavailable.
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OracleCorporateCommunications
+1.650.607.0326
karen.tillman@oracle.com
RoyLobo
OracleInvestorRelations
+1.650.506.4073
investor_us@oracle.com
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