Form of Stock Option Agreement



 Exhibit 10.5 
 ORACLE CORPORATION 
 STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT 

2000 LONG-TERM EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN 
 U.S. NON-QUALIFIED STOCK OPTION 
 FOR U.S. EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENTS AND
SECTION 16 OFFICERS 
  

	1.	 Grant.    Oracle Corporation (the “Company”) has granted to the optionee (“Optionee”) named above a
U.S. non-qualified option (the “Option”) to purchase the total number of shares of Common Stock set forth above (the “Shares”) at the exercise price per share set forth above (the “Exercise Price”). This Option is
subject to the terms set forth below in this stock option agreement (the “Agreement”) and in the Company’s 2000 Long-Term Equity Incentive Plan as amended to date (the “Plan”). In the event of a conflict between the terms of
the Plan and the terms of this Agreement, the terms of the Plan shall govern. All capitalized terms not defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Plan. 



 

	2.	 Restrictions on Exercise.    Subject to the terms of the Plan and this Agreement, the Option may be exercised in
increments on or after each vesting date specified above, provided that in no event may the Option be exercised after the last date to exercise specified above (the “Expiration Date”). In addition, this Option may not be exercised as to
fewer than 100 Shares unless it is exercised as to all Shares as to which this Option is then exercisable. 


 The Optionee agrees to comply with the Insider Trading restrictions applicable to the Company’s officers for one fiscal quarter following the Optionee’s termination of his/her employment
relationship with the Company or any Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliate of the Company, regardless of the reason for such termination. Under these restrictions, the Optionee may be prohibited from trading in the Company’s securities during the
last month of the fiscal quarter and until two full trading days following the Company’s earnings announcement for that fiscal quarter. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Option is subject to the time limitations on exercise set forth in
Section 6(i) of the Plan and Section 3 below (the “Remaining Option Exercise Period”); provided that if any “No Trading” period under Oracle’s Insider Trading Policy occurs during the Remaining Option Exercise
Period and the Optionee is prohibited from trading during such period, the Remaining Option Exercise Period shall be extended by the number of days equivalent to any such periods such that the total amount of time the Optionee shall have to exercise
the vested portion of this Option shall be equal to the original Remaining Option Exercise Period (except that, if the Expiration Date of the Option occurs during this additional extension period, such Option shall still expire on the Expiration
Date and the additional extension period shall not be extended beyond the Expiration Date). 
  

	3.	 Termination of Option. 


  

	 	a)	 This Option shall cease vesting upon termination of Optionee’s employment relationship with Optionee’s employer (excluding a transfer to
the Company or one of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates) and shall not be extended by any notice or equivalent period mandated under local law (e.g., a period of “garden leave” or similar period pursuant to local law) or as may be
required by the terms of an employment agreement. An Optionee’s employment relationship shall be considered to have terminated, and the Optionee to have ceased to be employed by the Company or its Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliate, on the
earliest of: 



  
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	 	(1)	 the date on which Optionee’s employer (the “Employer”) delivers to the Optionee notice terminating the employment relationship
(regardless of whether the notice or termination is lawful or unlawful or is in breach of any contract of employment) unless the Optionee is transferring employment to the Company, or any Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliate;



  

	 	(2)	 the date on which the Optionee delivers notice to his or her Employer that the Optionee is terminating the employment relationship (regardless of
whether the notice or termination is lawful or unlawful or is in breach of any contract of employment) unless the Optionee is transferring employment to the Company, or any Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliate; 



 

	 	(3)	 the date on which the Optionee ceases to provide services to the Company, or any Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliate, as appropriate, except where the
Optionee is on an authorized leave of absence; or 


  

	 	(4)	 the date on which the Optionee ceases to be considered an “employee” under Applicable Laws. 



The committee of the Board of Directors of the Company administering the Plan (the “Committee”) shall have
discretion to determine whether Optionee has ceased to be employed by the Company or any Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliate, as appropriate, and the effective date on which such employment terminated. 

In addition, subject to Applicable Law, the Committee in its sole discretion may suspend vesting of the Option if the
Optionee takes a leave of absence from employment with the Company or its Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliate. 
  

	 	b)	 If Optionee ceases to be employed by the Company or any Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliate of the Company, as appropriate, for any reason except death
or disability, this Option may be exercised to the extent (and only to the extent) that it would have been exercisable upon the date of termination of Optionee’s employment, within three (3) months after the date of termination, subject to
Section 2 above, but in any event no later than the Expiration Date of the Option. The date of termination of Optionee’s employment for purposes of this Agreement and the right to exercise this Option shall not be extended by any notice
period mandated under local law. If employment ceases because of death or disability, this Option may be exercised to the extent (and only to the extent) specified in the Plan, subject to Section 2 above. 



 

	4.	 Manner of Exercise; Consideration.    The Option may be exercised by delivery to the Company of the stock option exercise
agreements in the form then approved by the Committee, stating the number of Shares being purchased, the restrictions imposed on the Shares, if any, and such representations and agreements, as may be required by the Company to comply with applicable
laws, together with payment in a form allowed under the Plan. The current forms of stock option exercise form and stock option exercise notice and agreement (the “Exercise Agreement”) are available upon request by emailing
stock_us@oracle.com. 


 Due to administrative restrictions, paying the Exercise Price
by means of the surrender of Shares having a Fair Market Value equal to the applicable Exercise Price of the Option is not an available method of exercise under this Agreement. 

  
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	5.	 Compliance with Laws and Regulations.    The issuance and transfer of Shares shall be subject to compliance by the
Company and Optionee with all applicable requirements of federal, state, local or foreign securities laws and with all applicable requirements of any stock exchange or national market system on which the Common Stock may be listed at the time of
such issuance or transfer. 


  

	6.	 Transferability of Option.    This Option may not be transferred in any manner other than (i) by will, or
(ii) by the laws of descent and distribution, provided however, a U.S. Optionee may transfer a vested portion of the Option for no consideration to or for the benefit of one or more members of the Optionee’s Immediate Family (including,
without limitation, to a trust for the benefit of the Optionee’s Immediate Family) (a “Transferee”), subject to such limits as the Committee may establish, and such Transferee shall remain subject to all the terms and conditions
applicable to the Option prior to such transfer. The Optionee will continue to be treated as the holder of the Option for purposes of the Company’s record keeping and for other purposes deemed appropriate by the Company, including the right to
consent to amendments to this Agreement, notwithstanding that the economic benefits and dispositive control has been transferred to the Transferee. Optionee agrees, on behalf of each Transferee, to exercise the Option upon the direction and
arrangement of payment by such Transferee and further agrees to forward all information provided by the Company (including but not limited to those required under the U.S. securities laws) with respect to the Option to the Transferee. In the
discretion of the Committee, the foregoing right to transfer shall apply to the right to transfer ancillary rights associated with the Option. The term “Immediate Family” shall mean the Optionee’s spouse, qualified same-sex domestic
partner, parents, children, stepchildren, adoptive relationships, sisters, brothers and grandchildren (and, for this purpose, shall also include the Optionee). Optionee acknowledges that the Optionee will continue to be liable for any Tax-Related
Items (as defined in Section 8 below). 


  

	7.	 Tax Consequences.    The general U.S. federal income tax consequences of the grant and exercise and transfer of the
Option, as well as upon disposition of the Shares following exercise, are set forth in the Plan prospectus made available at the Company’s web site at: 



http://my.oracle.com/site/hr/RegionalSites/U.S./usbenefits/stock/index.html 

If Optionee is subject to tax in any other country besides the U.S., the tax treatment in the other country may differ
from that reflected in the Plan prospectus. 
  

	8.	 Tax Withholding Responsibility.    Regardless of any action the Company or the Employer take with respect to any or all
income tax (including federal, state, local and foreign tax), social insurance, payroll tax, payment on account or other tax-related items related to Optionee’s participation in the Plan and legally applicable to Optionee (“Tax-Related
Items”), Optionee acknowledges that the ultimate liability for all Tax-Related Items is and remains Optionee’s responsibility and may exceed the amount actually withheld by the Company and/or the Employer. Optionee further acknowledges
that the Company and/or the Employer (1) make no representations or undertakings regarding the treatment of any Tax-Related Items in connection with any aspect of the Option, including, but not limited to, the grant, vesting or exercise of the
Option, the subsequent sale of Shares acquired pursuant to such exercise and the receipt of any dividends; and (2) do not commit to and are under no obligation to structure the terms of the grant or any aspect of the Option to reduce or
eliminate Optionee’s liability for Tax-Related Items or to achieve any particular tax result. Further, if Optionee has become subject to tax in more than one jurisdiction between the date of grant and the date of any relevant taxable event,
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 and/or the Employer (or former employer, as applicable) may be required to
withhold or account for Tax-Related Items in more than one jurisdiction. 
 Prior to any relevant taxable or tax
withholding event, as applicable, Optionee shall pay or make adequate arrangements satisfactory to the Company and/or the Employer to satisfy all Tax-Related Items. In this regard, if Optionee is not subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act,
Optionee authorizes the Company and/or the Employer, or their respective agents, at their discretion to satisfy the obligations with regard to all Tax-Related Items by one or a combination of the following: (1) withholding from Optionee’s
wages or other cash compensation paid to the Optionee by the Company and/or the Employer; (2) withholding from proceeds of the sale of Shares acquired upon exercise of the Option, either through a voluntary sale or through a mandatory sale
arranged by the Company (on Optionee’s behalf pursuant to this authorization); or (3) withholding in Shares subject to the exercised Option. If Optionee is subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act, Optionee may satisfy the
obligations with regard to all Tax-Related Items by one or a combination of the following: (1) electing to have the Company or Employer withhold from Optionee’s wages or other cash compensation paid to the Optionee by the Company and/or
the Employer; (2) electing to have the Company withhold from proceeds of the sale of Shares acquired upon exercise of the Option, either through a voluntary sale or through a mandatory sale arranged by the Company (on Optionee’s behalf
pursuant to this authorization); or (3) electing to have the Company withhold Shares subject to the exercised Option. 
 To avoid negative accounting treatment, the Company may withhold or account for Tax-Related Items by considering applicable minimum statutory withholding amounts or other applicable withholding rates. If
the obligation for the Tax-Related Items is satisfied by withholding in Shares, for tax purposes, Optionee is deemed to have been issued the full number of Shares subject to the exercised Option, notwithstanding that a number of the Shares are held
back solely for the purpose of paying the Tax-Related Items due as a result of any aspect of Optionee’s participation in the Plan. 
 Finally, Optionee shall pay to the Company or the Employer any amount of Tax-Related Items that the Company or the Employer may be required to withhold or account for as a result of Optionee’s
participation in the Plan that cannot be satisfied by the means previously described. The Company may refuse to honor the exercise and refuse to deliver the Shares or the proceeds from the sale of Shares if Optionee fails to comply with his or her
obligations in connection with the Tax-Related Items as described in this section. 
  

	9.	 Nature of the Grant.    By entering into this Agreement and accepting the grant of an Option evidenced hereby, Optionee
acknowledges that: (i) the Plan is established voluntarily by the Company, it is discretionary in nature and it may be modified, amended, suspended or terminated by the Company at any time unless otherwise provided in the Plan and this
Agreement; (ii) the grant of the Option is voluntary and occasional and does not create any contractual or other right to receive future grants of options, or benefits in lieu of options, even if options have been granted repeatedly in the
past; (iii) all decisions with respect to future grants, if any, will be at the sole discretion of the Company; (iv) Optionee’s participation in the Plan shall not create a right to further employment with the Employer and shall not
interfere with the ability of the Employer to terminate Optionee’s employment relationship at any time; (v) Optionee’s participation in the Plan is voluntary; (vi) the Option and the Shares subject to the Option are extraordinary
items that do not constitute compensation of any kind for services of any kind rendered to the Company or the Employer, and which are outside the scope of Optionee’s employment contract, if any; (vii) the Option




  
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 is not part of normal or expected compensation or salary for any purpose
including, but not limited to, calculating any severance, resignation, termination, redundancy, dismissal, end of service payments, bonuses, long-service awards, pension or welfare or retirement benefits (including the 401(k) Savings and Investment
Plan and the Deferred Compensation Plan) or similar payments and in no event should be considered as compensation for, or relating in any way to, past services for the Company, the Employer or any Subsidiary or Affiliate of the Company;
(viii) the Options and the Shares subject to the Option are not intended to replace any pension rights or compensation; (ix) the vesting of any Option ceases upon termination of the employment relationship as described in
Section 6(i)(iv) of the Plan except as may otherwise be explicitly provided in the Plan document; (x) the future value of the underlying Shares is unknown and cannot be predicted with certainty, and if the Optionee exercises the Option and
obtains Shares, the value of those Shares may increase or decrease in value, even below the Exercise Price; (xi) if the underlying Shares do not increase in value, the Option will have no value; (xii) the Option grant and Optionee’s
participation in the Plan shall not be interpreted to form an employment contract or relationship with the Company or any Subsidiary or Affiliate of the Company; and furthermore, the grant of an Option will not be interpreted to form an employment
contract with the Employer or any Subsidiary or Affiliate of the Company; (xiii) in consideration of the Option grant, no claim or entitlement to compensation or damages shall arise from termination of the exercisability of the Option or
diminution in value of the Option or Shares purchased through exercise of the Option resulting from termination of Optionee’s employment by the Company or the Employer (for any reason whatsoever and whether or not in breach of local labor laws)
and Optionee irrevocably releases the Company and the Employer from any such claim that may arise; if, notwithstanding the foregoing, any such claim is found by a court of competent jurisdiction to have arisen, then, by accepting this Agreement,
Optionee shall be deemed irrevocably to have waived his or her entitlement to pursue such claim; (xiv) in the event of termination of Optionee’s employment (whether or not in breach of local labor laws), Optionee shall not have any right
to receive any future options under the Plan upon termination of Optionee’s employment relationship with the Employer as described in Section 3 of this Agreement; and (xv) the Option and the benefits under the Plan, if any, will not
necessarily transfer to another company in the case of a merger, take-over or transfers of assets. 
  

	10.	 No Advice Regarding Grant.    The Company is not providing any tax, legal or financial advice, nor is the Company making
any recommendations regarding Optionee’s participation in the Plan, or Optionee’s acquisition or sale of the underlying Shares. Optionee is hereby advised to consult with his or her own personal tax, legal and financial advisors regarding
his or her participation in the Plan before taking any action related to the Plan. 


  

	11.	 Data Privacy Consent.    As a condition of the grant of the Option, the Optionee hereby explicitly and
unambiguously consents to the collection, use, processing and transfer, in electronic or other form, of personal data as described in this paragraph by and among, as applicable, the Employer and the Company and any of its Subsidiaries and Affiliates
for the exclusive purpose of implementing, administering and managing Optionee’s participation in the Plan. 


 The Optionee understands that the Company and any Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliate hold certain personal information about the Optionee, including the Optionee’s name, home address and telephone
number, date of birth, social security number or other identification number, salary, nationality, job title, any Shares or directorships held in the Company, details of all options or any other entitlement to Shares awarded, canceled, exercised,
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 administering the Plan (“Data”). 

The Optionee acknowledges that Data will be transferred to Fidelity or such other stock plan service providers or
brokers as may be selected by the Company in the future, which is assisting the Company with the implementation, administration and management of the Plan, provided that the Company ensures that the recipient maintains a level of privacy broadly
equivalent to the standard set forth in the Company’s Internal Privacy Policy. The Optionee accepts that these recipients may be located in the United States or the European Economic Area and that the recipient’s country may have different
data privacy laws and protections than Optionee’s country. The Optionee authorizes the Company, its broker and any possible recipients which may assist the Company (presently or in the future) with implementing, administering and managing the
Plan to receive, possess, use, retain and transfer the Data, in electronic or other form, for the purposes of implementing, administering and managing the Optionee’s participation in the Plan, including any requisite transfer of Data to a
designated broker or other third party with whom the Optionee may elect to deposit any Shares acquired upon exercise of the Option, as such Data may be required for the administration of the Plan and/or the subsequent holding of Shares on
Optionee’s behalf. 
 Additional details regarding data privacy are included in the Notice of
Stock Option Grant and in Oracle’s Internal Privacy Policy at: http://my.oracle.com/content/groups/public/@empl/@legal/documents/webcontent/cnt337893.pdf 

 

	12.	 Entire Agreement; Interpretation.    The Plan made available at the Company’s web site at
http://my.oracle.com/site/hr/RegionalSites/U.S./usbenefits/stock/index.html is incorporated herein by reference. This Agreement and the Plan constitute the entire agreement of the parties and supersede all prior undertakings and agreements
with respect to the subject matter hereof. The Committee may amend this Agreement and the Plan from time to time. Optionee understands and agrees that the terms of the Option can only be amended in writing. Optionee agrees that the terms of the Plan
govern the Option and that all interpretations and determinations made by the Company (or its Board of Directors and any committee of the Board administering the Plan) with respect to the Plan and this Agreement shall be final and binding on all
persons. This Agreement is governed by Delaware law except for that body of law pertaining to conflict of laws. Unless Optionee is subject to a mutual agreement to arbitrate with the Company, Optionee agrees to institute any legal action or legal
proceeding relating to the Agreement or the Plan in state court in San Mateo County, California or in federal court in San Francisco, California, United States of America. Optionee agrees to submit to the jurisdiction of and agrees that venue is
proper in the aforesaid courts in any such action or proceeding. 


  

	13.	 Electronic Delivery.    The Company may, in its sole discretion, decide to deliver any documents related to current or
future participation in the Plan by electronic means or to request Optionee’s consent to participate in the Plan by electronic means. Optionee hereby consents to receive such documents by electronic delivery and, if requested, to agree to
participate in the Plan through an on-line or electronic system established and maintained by the Company or any third party designated by the Company. 



 

	14.	 Severability.    The provisions of this Agreement are severable and if any one or more provisions are determined
to be illegal or otherwise unenforceable, in whole or in part, the remaining provisions shall nevertheless be binding and enforceable. 



  
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	15.	 409A Disclaimer.    This Agreement shall be interpreted in accordance with, and incorporate the terms and conditions
required by, Section 409A of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code (the “Code”). The Company reserves the right, to the extent the Company deems necessary or advisable in its sole discretion, to unilaterally amend or modify this Agreement or
adopt other policies and procedures (including amendments, policies and procedures with retroactive effect), or take any other actions, as the Company determines are necessary or appropriate to ensure that this Option qualifies for exemption from,
or complies with the requirements of, Code Section 409A; provided, however, that the Company makes no representation that the Option will be exempt from, or will comply with, Section 409A of the Code, and makes no undertakings to preclude
Section 409A of the Code from applying to the Option or to ensure that it complies with Section 409A of the Code. For the avoidance of doubt, Optionee hereby acknowledges and agrees, that the Company will have no liability to Optionee or
any other party if the grant, vesting, exercise, issuance of shares or any other transaction under this Agreement is not exempt from, or compliant with, Code Section 409A, or for any action taken by the Company with respect thereto.



  

	16.	 Country-Specific Terms/Notifications.    If Optionee relocates to one of the countries included in Exhibit A to the non
U.S. option agreement, the special terms for such country will apply to him or her, to the extent the Company determines that the application of such terms is necessary or advisable in order to comply with local law or facilitate the administration
of the Plan. As a result, Optionee should review the specific terms/notifications that apply to him or her in his or her particular country to which he/she transfers. These country specific alerts/notifications are available at the Company’s
web site at: http://my.oracle.com/site/hr/RegionalSites/U.S./usbenefits/option/option 


  

	17.	 Additional Terms.    The Company reserves the right to impose other requirements on Optionee’s participation in the
Plan, to the extent the Company determines it is necessary or advisable in order to comply with local law or facilitate the administration of the Plan, and to require Optionee to sign any additional agreements or undertakings that may be necessary
to accomplish the foregoing. 


 By clicking on the “Accept” button, Optionee accepts the Option and
agrees to be bound by its terms as set forth in the Plan and this Agreement. 
 These terms apply to grants made
on or after June 29, 2011. 

  
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