Highlights of Oracle’s Sun acquisition

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April 20, 2009
  • Deal announced April 20, 2008
  • Oracle (NASDAQ: ORCL) will acquire Sun Microsystems (NASDAQ: JAVA) common stock for $9.50 per share in cash
  • Transaction is valued at approximately $7.4 billion, or $5.6 billion net of Sun’s cash and debt
  • Key Sun software assets: Java (authoring language) and Solaris (operating system)
  • The Board of Directors of Sun Microsystems unanimously approved the transaction
  • Deal anticipated to close this summer, subject to Sun stockholder approval, certain regulatory approvals and customary closing conditions
  • The acquisition expected to be accretive to Oracle’s earnings by at least 15 cents on a non-GAAP basis
  • Estimated that the acquired business will contribute over $1.5 billion to Oracle’s non-GAAP operating profit in the first year
  • Oracle is the world’s largest enterprise software company
  • Oracle CEO: Larry Ellison
  • Oracle President: Charles Phillips
  • Sun Chairman: Scott McNealy
  • Sun CEO: Jonathan Schwartz

Source: Oracle Corporation

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