*******MEDIA ADVISORY******* ASSISTANT ATTORNEY GENERAL R. HEWITT PATE TO HOLD A PEN & PAD TO DISCUSS THE ANTITRUST LAWSUIT TO BLOCK ORACLE’S PROPOSED ACQUISITION OF PEOPLESOFT

The following press release was published by the US Department of Justice on Feb. 26, 2004. It is reproduced in full below.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2004 WWW.USDOJ.GOV AT (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WHO:Assistant Attorney General R. Hewitt Pate WHAT:Pen & Pad (no cameras permitted) WHEN:TODAY, THURSDAY FEBRUARY 26, 2004, 4:00 P.M.

Media should arrive by 3:30 P.M. for security screening WHERE:Antitrust Division Conference Room - Room 3109 Main Justice Building 950 Pennsylvania Ave. N.W.

NOTE: Reporters unable to attend in person can participate through conference call at: (202) 353-0880, Passcode: 5277.

Media interested in attending the press conference must enter the Department through the center entrance on Constitution Avenue, N.W., between Ninth and Tenth Streets. Upon arrival, media should report to the security office to register. Press inquiries regarding logistics should be directed to Luke Macaulay in the Office of Public Affairs at (202) 514-2007. 04-116

Source: US Department of Justice