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Title:

Agreement and Plan of Merger

Entities:

Oracle Corp.

Date:

2004

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AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER

dated as of

December 12, 2004

among

PEOPLESOFT, INC.,

ORACLE CORPORATION

and

PEPPER ACQUISITION CORP.

TABLE OF CONTENTS


		Page
ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS

Section 1.01.	Definitions	1

Section 1.02.	Other Definitional and Interpretative Provisions	6

ARTICLE II THE OFFER

Section 2.01.	The Offer	7

Section 2.02.	Company Action	8

Section 2.03.	Directors	9

ARTICLE III THE MERGER

Section 3.01.	The Merger	10

Section 3.02.	Conversion of Shares	11

Section 3.03.	Surrender and Payment	11

Section 3.04.	Dissenting Shares	13

Section 3.05.	Stock Options and Restricted Stock	13

Section 3.06.	Adjustments	14

Section 3.07.	Withholding Rights	14

Section 3.08.	Lost Certificates	14

ARTICLE IV THE SURVIVING CORPORATION

Section 4.01.	Certificate of Incorporation	15

Section 4.02.	Bylaws	15

Section 4.03.	Directors and Officers	15

ARTICLE V REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY

Section 5.01.	Corporate Existence and Power	15

Section 5.02.	Corporate Authorization	15

Section 5.03.	Governmental Authorization	16

Section 5.04.	Non-contravention	16

Section 5.05.	Capitalization	16

Section 5.06.	Subsidiaries	17

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(continued)


		Page
Section 5.07.	SEC Filings	18

Section 5.08.	Financial Statements and Internal Controls	19

Section 5.09.	Disclosure Documents	20

Section 5.10.	Absence of Certain Changes	21

Section 5.11.	No Undisclosed Material Liabilities	23

Section 5.12.	Customer Obligations	23

Section 5.13.	Compliance with Laws and Court Orders	23

Section 5.14.	Litigation	23

Section 5.15.	Finders Fees	24

Section 5.16.	Opinion of Financial Advisors	24

Section 5.17.	Change of Control Arrangements	24

Section 5.18.	Antitakeover Statutes and Rights Agreement	24

ARTICLE VI REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PARENT

Section 6.01.	Corporate Existence and Power	25

Section 6.02.	Corporate Authorization	25

Section 6.03.	Governmental Authorization	25

Section 6.04.	Non-contravention	26

Section 6.05.	Disclosure Documents	26

Section 6.06.	Finders Fees	27

Section 6.07.	Financing	27

ARTICLE VII COVENANTS OF THE COMPANY

Section 7.01.	Conduct of the Company	27

Section 7.02.	Stockholder Meeting; Proxy Material	28

Section 7.03.	Access to Information	29

Section 7.04.	No Solicitation; Other Offers	29

Section 7.05.	Notices of Certain Events	31

Section 7.06.	Company ESPP	32

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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		Page
	ARTICLE VIII
	COVENANTS OF PARENT

Section 8.01.	Obligations of Merger Subsidiary	32

Section 8.02.	Voting of Shares	32

Section 8.03.	Director and Officer Liability	32

Section 8.04.	Severance and Benefit Plans; Bonuses	34

Section 8.05.	S-8 Registration	35

Section 8.06.	Parent Plans	36

	ARTICLE IX
	COVENANTS OF PARENT AND THE COMPANY

Section 9.01.	Reasonable Best Efforts	36

Section 9.02.	Certain Filings	36

Section 9.03.	Public Announcements	36

Section 9.04.	Merger Without Meeting of Stockholders	37

Section 9.05.	Dismissal of Litigation	37

Section 9.06.	Stockholder Litigation	37

Section 9.07.	Insider Restrictions	37

Section 9.08.	Integration Planning	38

	ARTICLE X
	CONDITIONS TO THE MERGER

Section 10.01.	Conditions to Obligations of Each Party	38

	ARTICLE XI
	TERMINATION

Section 11.01.	Termination	38

Section 11.02.	Effect of Termination	40

	ARTICLE XII
	MISCELLANEOUS

Section 12.01.

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