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): July 7, 2016
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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Section 8 – Other Events
| Item 8.01 | Other Events |
Issuance of $14 Billion Aggregate Principal Amount of Notes
On July 7, 2016, Oracle Corporation (“Oracle”) consummated the issuance and sale of $4,250,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 1.900% notes due 2021, $2,500,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 2.400% notes due 2023, $3,000,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 2.650% notes due 2026, $1,250,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 3.850% notes due 2036 and $3,000,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 4.000% notes due 2046 (collectively, the “Notes”), pursuant to an underwriting agreement dated June 29, 2016 among Oracle and Citigroup Global Markets Inc., HSBC Securities (USA) Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, as representatives of the several underwriters named therein. The Notes will be issued pursuant to an Indenture dated as of January 13, 2006 (the “Indenture”) among Oracle (formerly known as Ozark Holding Inc.), Oracle Systems Corporation (formerly known as Oracle Corporation) and Citibank, N.A., as amended by the First Supplemental Indenture dated as of May 9, 2007 (the “First Supplemental Indenture”) among Oracle, Citibank, N.A. and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. (formerly known as The Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A.), as trustee, and an officers’ certificate issued pursuant thereto.
The Notes are being offered pursuant to Oracle’s Registration Statement on Form S-3 filed on March 18, 2016 (Reg. No. 333-210282), including the prospectus contained therein (the “Registration Statement”) and a related preliminary prospectus supplement dated June 29, 2016 and prospectus supplement dated June 29, 2016.
The material terms and conditions of the Notes are set forth in the Form of Officers’ Certificate filed herewith as Exhibit 4.1 and incorporated by reference herein, in the Indenture filed as Exhibit 10.34 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by Oracle Systems Corporation on January 20, 2006, and in the First Supplemental Indenture filed as Exhibit 4.3 to the Registration Statement on Form S-3 filed by Oracle Corporation on May 10, 2007.
Section 9 – Financial Statements and Exhibits
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 4.1 | Form of Officers’ Certificate setting forth the terms of the Notes | |
| 5.1 | Opinion of Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP | |
| 23.1 | Consent of Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP (contained in Exhibit 5.1) | |
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: July 7, 2016 | By: | /s/ Brian S. Higgins | ||||
| Name: | Brian S. Higgins | |||||
| Title: | Vice President, Associate General Counsel and Assistant Secretary | |||||
EXHIBIT LIST
Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 4.1 | Form of Officers’ Certificate setting forth the terms of the Notes | |
| 5.1 | Opinion of Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP | |
| 23.1 | Consent of Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP (contained in Exhibit 5.1) | |