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Oracle's Earnings

Q: What were the voting results of the last Annual Stockholders Meeting on October 7, 2009?
Click here for the voting results of the last Annual Stockholders Meeting.

Q: When is Oracle's fiscal year end?
Oracle's fiscal year ends in May.

Quarter Est. Report Date
Quarter Est. Report Date
Q1 ends August 31 Mid September
Q2 ends November 30 Mid December
Q3 ends February 28 Mid March
Q4 ends May 31 Mid June

Q: When is the next earnings release?
Oracle's First Quarter Fiscal Year 2010 earnings were announced on September 16, 2009.
Oracle's Second Quarter Fiscal Year 2010 earnings will be announced in mid-December, 2010.

Q: How can I access past earnings releases?
Click here for past earnings releases.

Q: When is Oracle's Closed Communication (or Quiet) Period?
The closed communication period begins at the start of the third month of each quarter and ends once Oracle announces its quarterly earnings.

Q: How can I access Oracle's Annual Report on Form 10-K?
You may view and/or download our Annual Report on Form 10-K as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. If you wish to view earlier Annual Reports on Form 10-K please click on our SEC filings link on our Investors Relations page. To view additional information regarding Oracle, we invite you to explore our website. It contains information regarding our product offerings, our customers, our role in the community and our people.

Q: How can I access Oracle's SEC filings?
Click here to review Oracle's SEC Filings.

Q: When has Oracle's stock split (Effective Date)?
View Oracle's stock splits table.

Q: What is the schedule for Oracle's dividend payments?
View Oracle's schedule of dividends.

Q: Do you have a DRIP plan or a direct stock purchase plan?
We currently do not have a DRIP plan. In order to purchase Oracle stock, you must contact a registered broker.
Oracle does not buy/sell stock directly.

Q: How can I purchase Oracle shares?
Please contact a registered broker. Oracle does not buy/sell stock directly.

Q: Who are Oracle's Board of Directors?
Click here for a complete listing.

Q: How long has Larry Ellison been at Oracle and when was Oracle founded?
Larry has been at Oracle since it was founded in 1977.

Q: When did Oracle's Incorporation/Reincorporation occur?

  • Oracle Corporation incorporated in California on June 16, 1977
  • Oracle Systems Corporation incorporated in California on October 29, 1982
  • Oracle Systems incorporated in Delaware on October 29, 1986
  • Oracle Systems Corporation merged with Oracle Corporation (eliminated holding company structure) and is renamed Oracle Corporation on June 1, 1995
  • Ozark Holding Inc. incorporated in Delaware September 9, 2005 as a wholly owned subsidiary of Oracle Corporation.
  • In connection with the acquisition of Siebel Systems, Inc., Oracle Corporation merged with a wholly owned subsidiary of Ozark Holding Inc. (creating a holding company structure), is renamed Oracle Systems Corporation and Ozark Holding Inc. is renamed Oracle Corporation on January 31, 2006.

Q: When was Oracle's initial public offering?
Initial Public Offering (IPO) of 2,100,000 shares on March 12, 1986
(Merrill Lynch & Co., Alex Brown & Sons, Inc.) Offering Price: $15.00

Q: Who is Oracle's independent registered accounting firm?
Ernst & Young LLC.

Q: Whom do I contact regarding lost certificates or address change?
Computershare Shareholder Services, Inc.is our transfer agent.

Mailing Address:
Computershare Trust Company, N.A.
c/o Computershare Shareholder Services, Inc.
PO Box 43078
Providence, RI 02940-3078
Tel: +1.877.282.1168
Website: http://www.computershare.com/equiserve

Overnight Courier Address:
Computershare Shareholder Services, Inc.
250 Royall Street
Canton, MA 02021

Q: What is Oracle's stock ticker symbol?
Oracle is traded on the NASDAQ Stock Market LLC, ticker ORCL

Q: What is Oracle's CUSIP number?
Oracle's CUSIP number is 68389X105.

Q:  I am an Oracle employee or former Oracle employee, who can I contact about my stock account?
If you are a current or former Oracle employee, or a former employee of a company recently acquired by Oracle, you may contact Oracle's employee stock services group by email stock_us@oracle.com or by telephone at 775.689.3456.

Q: How can I contact Oracle Investor Relations?
Telephone: +1.650.506.4073
E-mail: investor_us@oracle.com
Website: oracle.com/investor

Mailing address:
Oracle Investor Relations
500 Oracle Parkway, Mailstop 5op6
Redwood Shores, CA 94065

Oracle 1-800-633-0738
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