8-K

ORACLE CORPORATION

Dated: October 7, 2022

/s/ Kimberly Woolley

Kimberly Woolley

Vice President, Assistant General Counsel and Assistant Secretary

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): October 4, 2022

Oracle Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

001-35992

54-2185193

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation)

(Commission

File Number)

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

2300 Oracle Way, Austin, Texas 78741

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(737) 867-1000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

N/A

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:


Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share	ORCL	New York Stock Exchange
3.125% senior notes due July 2025	ORCL	New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Section 5—Corporate Governance and Management

Item 5.02

Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

On October 4, 2022, William Corey West, Executive Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer of Oracle Corporation (“Oracle”), provided notice of his intent to retire from Oracle effective as of December 31, 2022.

Maria Smith will be appointed as Chief Accounting Officer of Oracle effective upon Mr. West’s retirement. Ms. Smith, 56, has served as Senior Vice President, Corporate Controller of Oracle since December 2020. Prior to that, Ms. Smith served as Senior Vice President, Assistant Global Corporate Controller of Oracle from September 2017 to December 2020 and as Vice President, Global Controllers Organization and Mergers and Acquisitions of Oracle from November 2012 to September 2017.

There are no arrangements or understandings between Ms. Smith and any other persons pursuant to which she will be appointed Chief Accounting Officer. Ms. Smith has no related party transactions with Oracle that are reportable under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K and has no family relationships with any director, executive officer or nominee for director or executive officer of Oracle.

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Oracle Corporation filed SEC Form 8-K: Leadership Update