UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
FORM 8-K
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): August 27, 2004
PEOPLESOFT, INC.
0-20710
Delaware | 68-0137069 | |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) | |
4460 Hacienda Drive, Pleasanton, CA | 94588-8618 | |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (925) 225-3000
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Section 5 — Corporate Governance and Management
Item 5.04 Temporary Suspension of Trading Under Registrant’s Employee Benefit Plans.
On August 26, 2004, Oracle Corporation announced an extension of its tender offer for shares of PeopleSoft, Inc. (“Oracle tender offer”) to midnight EDT on September 10, 2004. On August 27, 2004, PeopleSoft, Inc. (the “Company”) sent a notice to its directors and executive officers informing them that a blackout period will be in effect beginning at 4:00 p.m. EDT on September 7, 2004 until further notice from the Company, restricting them from purchasing, acquiring, selling or otherwise transferring certain equity securities of the Company. The blackout results from a benefit plan administrator’s procedure for processing tenders of shares in an employee benefit plan in connection with the Oracle tender offer. This notice updated and superseded a prior notice to the Company’s directors and executive officers given on July 13, 2004, relating to a blackout period beginning August 24, 2004 arising from Oracle’s previous tender offer expiration date of August 27, 2004. Although the Company’s notice of August 27, 2004 may not have been required because the blackout period will not last for more than three business days unless the Oracle tender offer is extended under certain circumstances, it was provided as a cautionary matter to ensure compliance with Section 306(a) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
A copy of the notice is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
Section 9 — Financial Statements and Exhibits
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(c) Exhibits
Exhibit 99.1 — Notice to Directors and Executive Officers of PeopleSoft, Inc. dated August 27, 2004
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Dated: August 27, 2004
PEOPLESOFT, INC. | ||||
By: | /s/ Kevin T. Parker | |||
Kevin T. Parker | ||||
Executive Vice President, Finance and Administration, Chief Financial Officer | ||||
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit | Description | |
99.1 | Notice to Directors and Executive Officers of PeopleSoft, Inc. dated August 27, 2004 |