In 2014, Lawrence J. Ellison earned $5.03M in total compensation at Oracle, including $1.00 salary and $3.48M in stock. Most recently sold 2,250,000 shares in Jul 2024. Currently holds stock worth $249.61B. Has donated $1.22B in stock to charitable causes. Led Oracle as CEO for 37 years.
Compensation History
Annual executive compensation data for Lawrence J. Ellison, including salary, bonuses, and stock awards.
Year
2014
Total Compensation
$5.03M
Salary
$1.00
Bonus
$0.00
Other
$1.55M
Salary
$1.00Board Justification
The compensation philosophy emphasizes aligning pay with performance, with a significant portion of compensation being performance-based. Mr. Ellison's compensation is structured to reflect his role as CEO and founder, with a focus on retaining his services and incentivizing superior performance.
Bonus
$0.00Board Justification
Mr. Ellison's target cash bonus opportunity under the Executive Bonus Plan was $6,627,122, but he received no bonus payment for fiscal 2015 because Oracle’s non-GAAP pre-tax profits did not grow in fiscal 2015.
Other Compensation
$1.55MBoard Justification
Other compensation includes $5,100 in 401(k) matching contributions, $6,154 in flexible credits, and $1,530,601 in security-related costs.
Restricted Stock
Board Justification
Mr. Ellison was granted a target award of 562,500 PSUs on July 24, 2014, which are eligible to be earned based on performance metrics over a four-year period. The first tranche of these PSUs was earned at 60.7% of target, resulting in 85,358 PSUs earned in fiscal 2015.
Performance Metrics
The performance metrics for Mr. Ellison's PSUs are based on Oracle's revenue growth and operating cash flow growth compared to a group of comparator companies.
Lawrence J. Ellison
Founder and Ex-CEO of Oracle
Education
Attended University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and University of Chicago without graduating
Field of Expertise
Technology & Engineering - Technology
Sector of Economy
Technology
Born
August 17, 1944 - 81 years ago
CEO of Oracle for
37 years 3 months (Jun 1977 - Sep 2014)
Previous Experience
Co-founder and CEO of Oracle
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Holdings
Track Lawrence J. Ellison's stock holdings and portfolio value over time.
Total Stock Sold
$2.40B
$2.40B
27,750,000 ORCL shares
What if they kept their stock?
If Lawrence J. Ellison didn't sell their stock, today they would have:
Extra ORCL27,750,000 shares worth $5.95B.
This is 147.46% and $3.54B more than what they got when they sold the stock.
Charitable Transactions
5,699,580 shares
ORCL
Recent Charitable Transactions
509,580 shares
ORCL
Jul 26, 2016
Charity
2,000,000 shares
ORCL
Oct 3, 2013
Charity
1,600,000 shares
ORCL
Apr 10, 2012
Charity
795,000 shares
ORCL
Jan 5, 2011
Charity
795,000 shares
ORCL
Jan 4, 2011
Charity
Insider Trading
Lawrence J. Ellison's recent stock transactions, purchases, and sales filed with the SEC.
$324.01M
ORCL at $144.01/share
Jul 15, 2024
Sale
$208.26M
ORCL at $119.00/share
Jun 23, 2023
Sale
$643.43M
ORCL at $122.56/share
Jun 20, 2023
Sale
$175.79M
ORCL at $78.13/share
May 13, 2021
Sale
$219.02M
ORCL at $78.22/share
May 11, 2021
Sale
$334.57M
ORCL at $79.66/share
May 6, 2021
Sale
$200.96M
ORCL at $55.06/share
Jun 29, 2020
Sale
$151.90M
ORCL at $54.25/share
Jun 25, 2020
Sale
$154.78M
ORCL at $55.28/share
Jun 23, 2020
Sale
374,622 shares
ORCL
Jul 31, 2019
Received
Rivals
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Stock
$2.25M
Salary
$1.45M
Bonus
$0.00
Other
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$10.19M
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Bonus
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2024 Compensation
Stock
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Salary
$2.02M
Bonus
$0.00
Other
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Total Holdings
$399.66M
Shantanu Narayen
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2024 Compensation
Stock
$37.66M
Salary
$1.50M
Bonus
$0.00
Other
$1.60M
Total Holdings
$1.13B
Andrew R. Jassy
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2024 Compensation
Stock
$38.48M
Salary
$365.00K
Bonus
$0.00
Other
$1.23M
Total Holdings
$2.14M
Jen-Hsun Huang
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2024 Compensation
Stock
$186.55M
Salary
$1.49M
Bonus
$6.00M
Other
$3.57M
Total Holdings
$5.89B