Oracle Prices $4.5 Billion of Investment Grade Notes

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Tue Jun 30, 2009 9:13pm EDT

REDWOOD SHORES, Calif., June 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Oracle Corporation
(Nasdaq: ORCL) today announced the pricing of its sale of $1.5 billion of
3.750% Notes due 2014 (the "2014 Notes"), $1.75 billion of 5.000% Notes due
2019 (the "2019 Notes") and $1.25 billion of 6.125% Notes due 2039 (the "2039
Notes").  The offering is expected to settle on July 8, 2009.

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The 2014 Notes will bear interest at the rate of 3.750% per year, the 2019
Notes will bear interest at the rate of 5.000% per year and the 2039 Notes
will bear interest at the rate of 6.125% per year.  Interest will be payable
semi-annually on January 8 and July 8 for each of the 2014 Notes, the 2019
Notes and the 2039 Notes, commencing on January 8, 2010.

Oracle intends to use the net proceeds from the offering for general corporate
purposes and future acquisitions, including the proposed acquisition of Sun
Microsystems, Inc. and acquisition-related expenses.

The offering is being made through an underwriting syndicate led by Banc of
America Securities LLC, Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated and Wachovia Capital
Markets, LLC.

The offering of these securities is made only by means of a prospectus, copies
of which may be obtained by contacting: Banc of America Securities LLC,
Prospectus Department, 100 West 33rd Street, 3rd Floor, New York, New York 
10001, Telephone: (800) 294-1322; Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated, 180
Varick Street, New York, NY 10014, Attention: Prospectus Department,
Telephone: (866) 718-1649; or Wachovia Capital Markets, LLC, Wachovia Customer
Information Center, 1525 West W.T. Harris Boulevard, Charlotte, NC 28262-0675,
Telephone: (800) 326-5897.

The notes are being offered pursuant to an automatically effective shelf
registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
May 10, 2007.

Important Information
This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of
an offer to buy securities and shall not constitute an offer, solicitation or
sale in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale is
unlawful.



SOURCE  Oracle Corporation

Ken Bond, Oracle Investor Relations, +1-650-607-0349, ken.bond@oracle.com, or
Karen Tillman, Oracle Corporate Communications, +1-650-607-0326,
karen.tillman@oracle.com
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