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ORACLE CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)
May 31, 2010
Senior Notes and Other
In July 2009, we issued $4.5 billion of fixed rate senior notes comprised of $1.5 billion of 3.75% notes due July 2014 (2014 Notes), $1.75 billion of 5.00% notes
due July 2019 (2019 Notes) and $1.25 billion of 6.125% notes due July 2039 (2039 Notes). We issued these senior notes for general corporate purposes and for
our acquisition of Sun and acquisition related expenses.
In April 2008, we issued $5.0 billion of fixed rate senior notes, of which $1.25 billion of 4.95% senior notes is due April 2013 (2013 Notes), $2.5 billion of
5.75% senior notes is due April 2018 (2018 Notes), and $1.25 billion of 6.50% senior notes is due April 2038 (2038 Notes). We issued these senior notes to
finance the acquisition of BEA and for general corporate purposes.
In May 2007, we issued $2.0 billion of floating rate senior notes, of which $1.0 billion was due and paid in May 2009 and $1.0 billion was due and paid in May
2010. We had also entered into certain variable to fixed interest rate swap agreements related to these senior notes, which settled as of the same dates the notes
were repaid (see Note 11).
In January 2006, we issued $5.75 billion of senior notes, of which $2.25 billion of 5.00% senior notes due 2011 (2011 Notes) and $2.0 billion of 5.25% senior
notes due 2016 (2016 Notes and together with the 2011 Notes, Original Senior Notes) remained outstanding as of May 31, 2010 and 2009. In June 2006, we
completed a registered exchange offer with substantially identical terms to the Original Senior Notes.
The effective interest yields of the 2011 Notes, 2013 Notes, 2014 Notes, 2016 Notes, 2018 Notes, 2019 Notes, 2038 Notes and 2039 Notes (collectively, the
Senior Notes) at May 31, 2010 were 5.08%, 4.96%, 3.75%, 5.32%, 5.76%, 5.05%, 6.52% and 6.19%, respectively. Interest is payable semi-annually for the
Senior Notes. In September 2009, we entered into interest rate swap agreements that have the economic effect of modifying the fixed interest obligations
associated with the 2014 Notes so that the interest payable on these notes effectively became variable (1.44% at May 31, 2010; see Note 11 for additional
information). All of the Senior Notes may be redeemed at any time, subject to payment of a make-whole premium.
The Senior Notes rank pari passu with the Commercial Paper Notes (defined below) that we have issued, any other notes we may issue in the future pursuant to
the CP Program described below and all existing and future senior indebtedness of Oracle Corporation. All existing and future liabilities of the subsidiaries of
Oracle Corporation will be effectively senior to the Senior Notes and our Commercial Paper Notes.
Separately, shortly after the closing of our acquisition of Sun we repaid, in full, $700 million of Sun’s legacy convertible notes in the third quarter of fiscal 2010.
We were in compliance with all debt-related covenants at May 31, 2010. Future principal payments for all of our borrowings, including borrowings pursuant to
our CP Program described below, at May 31, 2010 were as follows: $3.1 billion in fiscal 2011, none in fiscal 2012, $1.3 billion in fiscal 2013, none in fiscal
2014, $1.5 billion in fiscal 2015 and $8.8 billion thereafter.
Commercial Paper Program & Commercial Paper Notes
We entered into a commercial paper program in February 2006 (amended in May 2008) via dealer agreements with Banc of America Securities LLC and JP
Morgan Securities, Inc. and an Issuing and Paying Agency Agreement entered into in February 2006 with JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association (CP
Program). On May 11, 2010, we reduced the overall capacity of our CP Program from $5.0 billion to $3.0 billion after our March 17, 2009 $2.0 billion 364-day
revolving credit agreement terminated pursuant to its terms (see additional discussion below).
During fiscal 2010, 2009 and 2008, we issued $2.8 billion, none and $1.2 billion of unsecured short-term commercial paper notes (Commercial Paper Notes),
respectively, pursuant to the CP Program, which allows us to issue and sell unsecured short-term promissory notes pursuant to a private placement exemption
from the
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Source: ORACLE CORP, 10-K, July 01, 2010 Powered by Morningstar® Document Research℠