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): August 15, 2006
Oracle Corporation
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
| Delaware | 000-51788 | 54-2185193 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 500 Oracle Parkway, Redwood City, CA | 94065 | |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (650) 506-7000
N/A
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Section 1 – Registrant’s Business and Operations
Item 1.01 Entry Into a Material Definitive Agreement
On August 15, 2006, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors approved a cash payment of $42,400 to H. Raymond Bingham, a director of Oracle, for his service during fiscal year 2006 as Chair of the Nomination and Governance Committee (the “Governance Committee”) of the Board of Directors.
Generally, under the Oracle Corporation Amended and Restated 1993 Directors’ Stock Plan (the “Directors’ Plan”), the Chair of the Governance Committee would receive an option to purchase 10,000 shares of our common stock on May 31st of each year, subject to having served on the Governance Committee for at least 12 months. Mr. Bingham became Chair of the Governance Committee on August 1, 2005, had served 10 months in this position during fiscal year 2006 and did not receive a stock option grant under the Directors’ Plan for such service on May 31, 2006 since he had not been a member of the Governance Committee for at least 12 months on that date. Therefore, the Compensation Committee approved this cash payment to Mr. Bingham as compensation for his service during fiscal year 2006 as Chair of the Governance Committee.
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.
| ORACLE CORPORATION | ||||
| Date: August 21, 2006 | By: | /s/ Safra A. Catz | ||
| Name: | Safra A. Catz | |||
| Title: | President and Chief Financial Officer | |||