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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549


FORM 11-K

(Mark One)

     
x   ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 [No fee required, effective October 7, 1996]

    For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2003

OR

     
o   TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 [No fee required]

    For the transition period from                      to                     

Commission file number 0-14376


  A.   Full title of the plan and the address of the plan, if different from that of the issuer named below:

ORACLE CORPORATION
401(k) SAVINGS AND INVESTMENT PLAN

  B.   Name of issuer of the securities held pursuant to the plan and the address of its principal executive office:

ORACLE CORPORATION
500 Oracle Parkway
Redwood City, CA 94065



 


 

Oracle Corporation
401(k) Savings and Investment Plan

Financial Statements and Supplemental Schedule

As of December 31, 2003 and 2002 and for the year ended December 31, 2003

Table of Contents

         
    1  
 
       
Financial Statements:
       
 
       
    2  
    3  
    4  
 
       
Supplemental Schedule:
       
 
       
    11  

 


 

Report of Ernst & Young LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the participants and Plan Committee of the
Oracle Corporation 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan

We have audited the accompanying statements of net assets available for benefits of Oracle Corporation 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan (the Plan) as of December 31, 2003 and 2002, and the related statement of changes in net assets available for benefits for the year ended December 31, 2003. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Plan’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the net assets available for benefits of the Plan at December 31, 2003 and 2002, and the changes in its net assets available for benefits for the year ended December 31, 2003, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

Our audits were performed for the purpose of forming an opinion on the financial statements taken as a whole. The accompanying supplemental schedule of assets (held at end of year) as of December 31, 2003, is presented for purposes of additional analysis and is not a required part of the financial statements but is supplementary information required by the Department of Labor’s Rules and Regulations for Reporting and Disclosure under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. The supplemental schedule is the responsibility of the Plan’s management. The supplemental schedule has been subjected to the auditing procedures applied in our audits of the financial statements and, in our opinion, is fairly stated in all material respects in relation to the financial statements taken as a whole.

/s/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP

San Francisco, California
May 7, 2004

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Oracle Corporation
401(k) Savings and Investment Plan

Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits

As of December 31, 2003 and 2002

                 
    December 31,
    2003   2002
   
Assets
               
Investments, at fair value
  $ 1,616,586,676     $ 1,229,272,726  
Cash
    191,091       397,622  
 
               
Contributions receivable:
               
Participants
    3,408,982       3,054,691  
Employer
    1,602,957       1,634,249  
 
 
 
Total contributions receivable
    5,011,939       4,688,940  
 
               
Amounts due from broker for securities sold
    1,298,386        
 
               
Total assets
    1,623,088,092       1,234,359,288  
 
               
Liabilities
               
Excess deferrals due to participants
    19,237       15,862  
Amounts due to broker for securities sold
          36,456  
 
 
 
Total liabilities
    19,237       52,318  
 
               
 
 
 
Net assets available for benefits
  $ 1,623,068,855     $ 1,234,306,970  
 
 
 

See notes to financial statements.

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Oracle Corporation
401(k) Savings and Investment Plan

Statement of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits

For the Year Ended December 31, 2003

         
Additions
       
Net appreciation in fair value of investments
  $ 286,062,827  
Interest and dividends
    15,857,579  
 
   
 
 
Total investment income
    301,920,406  
 
       
Contributions:
       
Participants
    128,329,588  
Employer
    42,995,839  
Rollovers
    5,820,545  
 
   
 
 
Total contributions
    177,145,972  
 
       
 
   
 
 
Total additions
    479,066,378  
 
   
 
 
Deductions
       
Benefits paid to participants
    90,229,948  
Administrative expenses
    74,545  
 
   
 
 
Total deductions
    90,304,493  
 
   
 
 
 
       
Net increase
    388,761,885  
 
       
Net assets available for benefits at beginning of year
    1,234,306,970  
 
   
 
 
Net assets available for benefits at end of year
  $ 1,623,068,855  
 
   
 
 

See notes to financial statements.

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Oracle Corporation
401(k) Savings and Investment Plan

Notes to Financial Statements

December 31, 2003

1. Description of the Plan

The following description of the Oracle Corporation 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan (the Plan) provides only general information. Participants should refer to the Plan document for a more complete description of the Plan’s provisions.

General

Oracle Corporation established the Plan, effective January 1, 1986, as a defined contribution plan. The Plan was established for the purpose of providing retirement benefits for the employees of Oracle. The Plan is intended to qualify as a profit sharing plan under Section 401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the Code) with a salary reduction feature qualified under Section 401(k) of the Code. The Plan is subject to the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), as amended.

The Plan is administered by the 401(k) Committee, appointed by the Board of Directors or Senior Vice President, Human Resources. Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company, Inc. is a fiduciary of the Plan and also serves as the recordkeeper to maintain the individual accounts of each Plan participant.

Eligibility

All employees regularly scheduled to work a minimum of 20 hours per week or 1,000 hours in a Plan year on the domestic payroll of Oracle and its subsidiaries that have adopted the Plan are eligible to participate in the Plan as of the first or any succeeding entry date next following the date the employee is credited with one hour of service with Oracle. However, the following employees or the classes of employees are not eligible to participate: (i) employees whose compensation and conditions of employment are subject to determination by collective bargaining; (ii) employees who are non-resident aliens and who received no earned income from Oracle; (iii) employees employed in third-party temporary status; (iv) employees of employment agencies; (v) persons who are not classified as employees for tax purposes.

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Oracle Corporation
401(k) Savings and Investment Plan

Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

December 31, 2003

1. Description of the Plan (continued)

Contributions

Each year, participants may contribute up to 40% of their eligible compensation as defined by the Plan document plus the amount of unused flex credits. Annual participant contribution amounts are limited to $12,000 for the year ended December 31, 2003 ($14,000 for participants 50 years old and older), as determined by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Oracle matches 50% of an active participant’s salary deferrals up to a maximum deferral of 6% of compensation for the pay period, with maximum aggregate matching of $5,100 in any calendar year. Oracle has the right, under the Plan, to discontinue or modify its matching contributions at any time. Participants may also contribute amounts representing distributions from other qualified plans.

Investment Options

Participants direct the investment of their contributions and Oracle contributions into various investment options offered by the Plan. The Plan currently offers investments in Oracle’s common stock, mutual funds, and Brokerage Link. Brokerage Link balances consist of the mutual funds offered by the Plan, as well as mutual funds offered by other registered investment companies, common stock or other investment products.

Participant Accounts

Each participant’s account is credited with the participant’s and Oracle’s contributions and allocations of plan earnings. All amounts in participant accounts are participant-directed.

Vesting

All elective contributions made by participants and earnings on those contributions are 100% vested at all times. Participants’ vesting in Oracle matching contributions is based on years of service. Participants are 25% vested after one year of service and vest an additional 25% each year, becoming 100% vested after four years of service.

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Oracle Corporation
401(k) Savings and Investment Plan

Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

December 31, 2003

1. Description of the Plan (continued)

Vesting (continued)

Participants forfeit the nonvested portion of their accounts in the Plan upon termination of employment with Oracle. Forfeited balances of terminated participants’ nonvested accounts may be used in Oracle’s discretion to reduce its matching contribution obligations. The amounts of unallocated forfeitures at December 31, 2003 and 2002 were $11,217,686 and $9,702,981, respectively. In 2003, Oracle used $5,027 of forfeitures to offset Oracle matching contributions.

Participant Loans

Participants may borrow from their fund accounts a minimum of $1,000 and up to a maximum of $50,000 or 50% of their vested account balance, whichever is less. Loan terms may not exceed five years unless the loan is used to purchase a participant’s principal residence, in which case repayment terms may not exceed ten years. The loans are secured by the balance in the participant’s account and bear interest at a rate commensurate with local prevailing lending rates determined by the 401(k) Committee. Principal and interest is paid ratably through payroll deductions. Loans are due in full within 60 days of termination with Oracle.

Payment of Benefits

Upon termination of service, death, disability, or normal or early retirement, participants may elect to receive a lump-sum amount equal to the vested value of their account or may waive receipt of a lump-sum benefit and elect to receive monthly installments. If the participant’s account is valued at $5,000 or less, the amount is distributed in a lump sum. Distributions of investments in Oracle’s common stock may be taken in the form of common stock. Hardship withdrawals are permitted if certain criteria are met.

Administrative Expenses

Administrative expenses are borne by Oracle, except for fees related to administration of participant loans and Brokerage Link, which are deducted from the participants’ applicable accounts.

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Oracle Corporation
401(k) Savings and Investment Plan

Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

December 31, 2003

1. Description of the Plan (continued)

Plan Termination

Although it has not expressed any intent to do so, Oracle has the right, under the Plan, to terminate the Plan, subject to the provisions of ERISA. In the event of Plan termination, participants will become 100% vested in their accounts.

2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Basis of Accounting

The accompanying financial statements of the Plan are prepared on the accrual basis of accounting in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States.

Investment Valuation and Income Recognition

The Plan’s investments are stated at fair value. The shares of registered investment companies are valued at quoted market prices. Investments in common/collective trusts are valued based upon the quoted redemption value of units at year-end. The money market funds are valued at cost plus accrued interest, which approximates fair value. Common stocks, including Oracle’s common stock, are traded on a national securities exchange and are valued at the last reported sales price on the last day of the Plan year. The participant loans are valued at their outstanding balances, which approximate fair value.

Purchases and sales of securities are recorded on a trade-date basis. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis. Dividends are recorded on the ex-dividend date.

The Oracle Stock Fund (the Fund) is tracked on a unitized basis. The Fund consists of Oracle common stock and the Fidelity Institutional Money Market Fund sufficient to meet the Fund’s daily cash needs. Unitizing the Fund allows for daily trades. The value of a unit reflects the combined market value of Oracle common stock and the cash investments held by the Fund. At December 31, 2003, 4,633,196 units were outstanding with a value of $92.12 per unit. At December 31, 2002, 4,723,680 units were outstanding with a value of $75.56 per unit.

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Oracle Corporation
401(k) Savings and Investment Plan

Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

December 31, 2003

2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (continued)

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States requires management to make estimates that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying footnotes. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Risks and Uncertainties

The Plan provides for various investment options in common stock, registered investment companies (mutual funds), and short-term investments. The Plan’s exposure to credit loss in the event of nonperformance of investments is limited to the carrying value of such investments. Investment securities, in general, are exposed to various risks, such as interest rate, credit, and overall market volatility risk. Due to the level of risk associated with certain investment securities, it is reasonably possible that changes in the values of investment securities will occur in the near term and that such changes could materially affect the amounts reported in the statements of net assets available for benefits and participant account balances.

3. Investments

The fair values of individual investments that represent 5% or more of the Plan’s net assets available for benefits at December 31, 2003 and 2002 are as follows:

                 
    December 31,
    2003   2002
   
Oracle Corporation Common Stock
  $ 422,892,611     $ 353,048,652  
Fidelity Magellan Fund
    135,774,830       104,100,737  
Fidelity Contrafund
    121,180,612       88,639,578  
Fidelity Growth Company Fund
    120,207,225       78,224,072  
Fidelity Growth and Income Fund
    107,411,518       85,872,951  
Fidelity Retirement Money Market Fund
    89,367,776       91,817,655  

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Oracle Corporation
401(k) Savings and Investment Plan

Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

December 31, 2003

3. Investments (continued)

For the year ended December 31, 2003, the Plan’s investments, including investments purchased and sold, as well as held during the year, appreciated in fair value as follows:

         
    Net Realized and
    Unrealized
    Appreciation in
    Fair Value of
    Investments
Shares of registered investment companies
  $ 205,464,742  
Common stock
    80,586,141  
Warrants
    8,509  
Limited partnership
    1,931  
Government debt
    959  
Preferred stock
    545  
 
 
 
 
  $ 286,062,827  
 
 
 

4. Income Tax Status

The Plan has received a determination letter from the Internal Revenue Service, dated August 1, 2003, stating that the Plan is qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code, and therefore, the related trust is exempt from taxation. Once qualified, the Plan is required to operate in conformity with the Code to maintain its qualification. The 401(k) Committee believes the Plan is being operated in compliance with the applicable requirements of the Code and, therefore, believes that the Plan is qualified and the related trust is tax exempt.

5. Party-in-Interest Transactions

Transactions in shares of Oracle common stock qualify as party-in-interest transactions under the provisions of ERISA. During 2003, the Plan made purchases of approximately $60,245,774 and sales of approximately $59,490,983 of Oracle common stock. In addition, the Plan made in-kind transfers of Oracle common stock to participants of approximately $10,548,175 during 2003.

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Oracle Corporation
401(k) Savings and Investment Plan

Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

December 31, 2003

6. Differences Between Financial Statements and Form 5500

The following is a reconciliation of net assets available for benefits per the financial statements to Form 5500:

         
    December 31, 2003
Net assets available for benefits per the financial statements
  $ 1,623,068,855  
Amounts allocated to withdrawing participants
    (693,447 )
 
 
 
Net assets available for benefits per the Form 5500
  $ 1,622,375,408  
 
 
 

The following is a reconciliation of benefits paid to participants per the financial statements to Form 5500:

         
    Year Ended
    December 31, 2003
Benefits paid to participants per the financial statements
    $90,229,948  
Amounts allocated to withdrawing participants
    693,447  
 
 
 
Benefits paid to participants per the Form 5500
    $90,923,395  
 
 
 

Amounts allocated to withdrawn participants are recorded on the Form 5500 for benefit claims that have been processed and approved for payment prior to year-end but not yet paid.

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Oracle Corporation
401(k) Savings and Investment Plan
EIN 94-2871189, Plan # 001
Schedule H, Line 4(i) – Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year)

December 31, 2003

                     
        (c)    
    (b)   Description of Investment, Including   (e)
    Identity of Issue, Borrower,   Maturity Date, Rate of Interest,   Current
(a)   Lessor, or Similar Party   Collateral, Par or Maturity Value   Value

   
Mutual Funds:
               
   
Credit Suisse Capital Appreciation Fund
  852,774 shares   $ 13,055,974  
   
Dreyfus Founders Discovery Fund
  137,085 shares     3,561,465  
*  
Fidelity Balanced Fund
  3,506,097 shares     58,727,132  
*  
Fidelity Contrafund
  2,455,534 shares     121,180,612  
*  
Fidelity Disciplined Equity Fund
  1,215,770 shares     27,646,607  
*  
Fidelity Equity-Income Fund
  1,014,698 shares     50,481,206  
*  
Fidelity Freedom Income Fund
  149,444 shares     1,657,333  
*  
Fidelity Freedom 2000 Fund
  105,732 shares     1,245,519  
*  
Fidelity Freedom 2010 Fund
  270,475 shares     3,521,589  
*  
Fidelity Freedom 2020 Fund
  1,497,395 shares     19,496,083  
*  
Fidelity Freedom 2030 Fund
  414,419 shares     5,366,728  
*  
Fidelity Freedom 2040 Fund
  229,390 shares     1,734,187  
*  
Fidelity Growth and Income Fund
  3,014,637 shares     107,411,518  
*  
Fidelity Growth Company Fund
  2,400,783 shares     120,207,225  
*  
Fidelity Intermediate Bond Fund
  5,651,197 shares     60,241,758  
*  
Fidelity International Growth and Income Fund
  1,562,622 shares     37,377,919  
*  
Fidelity Low-Priced Stock Fund
  2,180,405 shares     76,270,562  
*  
Fidelity Magellan Fund
  1,389,143 shares     135,774,830  
*  
Fidelity OTC Portfolio
  544,561 shares     17,681,910  
*  
Fidelity Pacific Basin Fund
  621,767 shares     10,899,568  
*  
Fidelity Worldwide Fund
  815,171 shares     13,344,351  
   
Janus Worldwide Fund
  1,294,211 shares     51,173,116  
   
Janus Mid Cap Value Fund
  922,328 shares     18,806,266  
   
Spartan Extended Market Index Fund
  274,325 shares     7,494,569  
   
Spartan US Equity Index Fund
  1,371,237 shares     54,040,468  
   
Templeton Developing Markets Fund
  679,031 shares     10,178,668  
   
 
           
 
 
   
 
            1,028,577,163  
   
 
               
   
Assets in Brokerage Link accounts
  Various investments, including registered investment companies, common stocks and money market funds     9,418,114  
   
 
               
*  
Oracle Corporation Common Stock
  32,037,319 shares     422,892,611  

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Oracle Corporation
401(k) Savings and Investment Plan
EIN 94-2871189, Plan # 001
Schedule H, Line 4(i) — Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year) (continued)

December 31, 2003

                     
        (c)    
    (b)   Description of Investment, Including   (e)
    Identity of Issue, Borrower,   Maturity Date, Rate of Interest,   Current
(a)   Lessor, or Similar Party   Collateral, Par or Maturity Value   Value

   
 
               
   
Money market funds:
               
*  
Fidelity Retirement Money Market Fund
  89,367,776 shares   $ 89,367,776  
*  
Fidelity Institutional Money Market Fund
  3,142,593 shares     3,142,593  
   
 
           
 
 
   
 
            92,510,369  
   
 
               
   
Common/collective trust funds:
               
*  
Fidelity Managed Income Portfolio
  48,508,672 shares     48,508,672  
   
 
               
*  
Participant loans
  5.7% - 11.5%, maturing through 2013     14,679,747  
   
 
           
 
 
   
Total investments
          $ 1,616,586,676  
   
 
           
 
 

*   Indicates a party-in-interest to the Plan.

Column (d), cost, has been omitted, as all investments are participant-directed.

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SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the persons who administer the employee benefit plan have duly caused this annual report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

         
Dated: June 28, 2004


  ORACLE CORPORATION
401(k) SAVINGS AND INVESTMENT PLAN
 
 
  By:   /s/ PETER W. SHOTT    
    Peter W. Shott   
    Vice President of Human Resources   
 

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INDEX TO EXHIBITS

     
Exhibit    
Number
  Description
23.01
  Consent of Ernst & Young LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm