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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 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): December 16, 2015
Oracle Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-35992 | 54-2185193 | ||
| (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)
(650) 506-7000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
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Section 2—Financial Information
Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition
On December 16, 2015, Oracle Corporation issued a press release announcing financial results for its fiscal second quarter ended November 30, 2015. A copy of this press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report.
Section 5—Corporate Governance and Management
Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
On December 16, 2015, Renée James accepted an offer to join the Board of Directors of Oracle Corporation. Ms. James is not currently joining any committees of the Board but is expected to do so in the coming months.
Pursuant to our Amended and Restated 1993 Directors’ Stock Plan (the “Directors’ Plan”), on December 16, 2015, Ms. James was automatically granted a stock option to purchase 9,375 shares of our common stock and 2,343 restricted stock units (“RSUs”). These equity grants represent a pro rata amount of our annual grant for non-employee directors based on the number of complete calendar months remaining in our fiscal year. Ms. James’ stock options and RSUs will vest 25% per year over four years. Commencing May 31, 2016, she will be eligible to receive our annual stock grant for non-employee directors. Ms. James will also receive the standard cash compensation for our non-employee directors, as described in more detail in our proxy statement.
Ms. James has entered into our standard form of indemnification agreement pursuant to which we will indemnify her for certain actions she takes in her capacity as a director.
Section 8—Other Events
Oracle Corporation announced that its Board of Directors has declared a cash dividend of $0.15 per share of outstanding common stock payable on January 27, 2016, to stockholders of record as of the close of business on January 6, 2016.
Section 9—Financial Statements and Exhibits
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit No. | Description of Exhibit | |
| 99.1 | Press Release reporting the results for the fiscal second quarter ended November 30, 2015, dated December 16, 2015 | |
| 99.2 | Press Release Oracle Names Renée James to the Board of Directors dated December 16, 2015 | |
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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: December 16, 2015 | By: | /S/ WILLIAM COREY WEST | ||||
William Corey West Executive Vice President, Corporate Controller and Chief Accounting Officer | ||||||
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Exhibit No. | Description of Exhibit | |
| 99.1 | Press Release reporting the results for the fiscal second quarter ended November 30, 2016, dated December 16, 2015 | |
| 99.2 | Press Release Oracle Names Renée James to the Board of Directors dated as of December 16, 2015 | |