BEA Systems Sends Letter to Oracle Correcting Mischaracterization of Events.

SAN JOSE, Calif. -- BEA Systems (NASDAQ:BEAS) this afternoon released a copy of a letter to Charles Phillips, President of Oracle (NASDAQ:ORCL) in response to erroneous information contained in a letter Oracle publicly released earlier in the day. Below is the text of BEA System's letter in its entirety:

Charles Phillips
President

Oracle Corporation
500 Oracle Parkway
Redwood Shores, CA 94065

12 October 2007

VIA FACSIMILE


Dear Charles:

Let me clarify your misunderstanding and set the record straight.

1) We did not agree to meet this morning to commence a process,
and we did not agree to your proposal that the process result in
a definitive agreement by Monday.

2) We did not say there is "no process" with Oracle that would
result in a friendly deal.

3) We did say that BEA is worth substantially more to Oracle, to
others and, importantly, to BEA shareholders than is reflected by
Oracle's $17 price. The trading market today validates our judgment.

4) We did say, and we will repeat here, that we will not engage in any
process that would be open-ended or harmful to our shareholders'
interest.

Sincerely,

William Klein
BEA Systems

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