Oracle Buys Taleo

Contributor:  Oracle

Adds Leading Talent Management Cloud Offering to the Oracle Public Cloud

Redwood Shores, CA – February 9, 2012

Oracle today announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Taleo Corporation (NASDAQ:TLEO), a leading provider of cloud-based talent management for $46.00 per share or approximately $1.9 billion, net of Taleo’s cash and debt. Taleo’s Talent Management Cloud helps organizations attract, develop, motivate and retain human capital to improve performance and drive growth.

Together, Oracle and Taleo expect to create a comprehensive cloud offering for organizations to manage their Human Resource operations and employee careers. The combination is expected to empower employees and managers to effectively manage careers throughout their entire employment, enable organizations to retain talent and optimize costs, and improve the employee experience through faster on boarding and better collaboration with team members via social media.

The Board of Directors of Taleo has unanimously approved the transaction. The transaction is expected to close mid-year 2012, subject to Taleo stockholder approval, certain regulatory approvals and other customary closing conditions.

“Human capital management has become a strategic initiative for organizations,” said Thomas Kurian, Executive Vice President, Oracle Development. “Taleo’s industry leading talent management cloud is an important addition to the Oracle Public Cloud.”

“Taleo’s integrated cloud-based talent management solutions optimize how organizations hire, manage, develop and reward their employees and gives companies the intelligence needed to capitalize on their most critical asset – their people,” said Michael Gregoire, Chairman and CEO, Taleo. “Joining forces with Oracle gives us the opportunity to better serve our customers.”

More information on this announcement can be found at http://www.oracle.com/taleo.

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Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This document contains certain forward-looking statements about Oracle and Taleo, including statements that involve risks and uncertainties concerning Oracle’s proposed acquisition of Taleo, anticipated customer benefits and general business outlook. When used in this document, the words “anticipates”, “can”, “will”, “look forward to”, “expected” and similar expressions and any other statements that are not historical facts are intended to identify those assertions as forward-looking statements. Any such statement may be influenced by a variety of factors, many of which are beyond the control of Oracle or Taleo that could cause actual outcomes and results to be materially different from those projected, described, expressed or implied in this document due to a number of risks and uncertainties. Potential risks and uncertainties include, among others, the possibility that the transaction will not close or that the closing may be delayed, the anticipated synergies of the combined companies may not be achieved after closing, the combined operations may not be successfully integrated in a timely manner, if at all, general economic conditions in regions in which either company does business, and the possibility that Oracle or Taleo may be adversely affected by other economic, business, and/or competitive factors. Accordingly, no assurances can be given that any of the events anticipated by the forward-looking statements will transpire or occur, or if any of them do so, what impact they will have on the results of operations or financial condition of Oracle or Taleo. In addition, please refer to the documents that Oracle and Taleo, respectively, file with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on Forms 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K. These filings identify and address other important factors that could cause Oracle’s and Taleo’s respective operational and other results to differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking statements set forth in this document. You are cautioned to not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this document. Neither Oracle nor Taleo is under any duty to update any of the information in this document.

Additional Information about the Merger and Where to Find It

In connection with the proposed merger, Taleo will file a proxy statement with the SEC. Additionally, Taleo and Oracle will file other relevant materials in connection with the proposed acquisition of Taleo by Oracle pursuant to the terms of an Agreement and Plan of Merger by and among, Taleo, OC Acquisition LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Oracle, Tiger Acquisition Corporation, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Oracle, and Oracle. The materials to be filed by Taleo with the SEC may be obtained free of charge at the SEC’s web site at www.sec.gov. Investors and security holders of Taleo are urged to read the proxy statement and the other relevant materials when they become available before making any voting or investment decision with respect to the proposed merger because they will contain important information about the merger and the parties to the merger. Oracle, Taleo and their respective directors, executive officers and other members of their management and employees, under SEC rules, may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies of Taleo stockholders in connection with the proposed merger. Investors and security holders may obtain more detailed information regarding the names, affiliations and interests of certain of Oracle’s executive officers and directors in the solicitation by reading the proxy statement and other relevant materials filed with the SEC when they become available. Information concerning the interests of Taleo’s participants in the solicitation, which may, in some cases, be different than those of Taleo’s stockholders generally, is set forth in the materials filed with the SEC on Form 10-K and will be set forth in the proxy statement relating to the merger when it becomes available.

Contact Info

Carol Sato, Oracle Corporate Communications, 1-650-633-5551, [email protected]

Ken Bond, Oracle Investor Relations, 1-650-607-0349, [email protected]

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