Ellison boosts Oracle-share collateral by 67 million in latest filing

What changed and how Oracle reported it

Ellison added 67 million Oracle shares to the collateral backing his personal loans, according to a regulatory update on Friday. That takes his pledged total to about 36% of his 1.16 billion shares and marks a 19% increase since 2025. Using the $137.10 closing price, the new collateral is roughly $9.2 billion.

Oracle said officers and directors are not allowed to pledge company stock for personal borrowing, with one exception for Ellison, the executive chair and chief technology officer. A company spokesperson declined to comment.

Where the Warner Bros. deal stands

Ellison plays a key role in Paramount Skydance Corp.'s bid to buy Warner Bros. Discovery, a deal pegged at $111 billion. The Ellison family has committed $47 billion in equity to the deal, with roughly $24 billion supplied by three sovereign wealth funds in the Middle East, and Paramount is also seeking debt financing.

Big pay packages in the same filing

Oracle disclosed that its co-CEOs will receive a combined $870 million in stock option awards, with Clay Magouyrk's package valued at $621.7 million and Mike Sicilia's at $248.7 million. The pair were elevated to the co-CEO roles a year ago, succeeding Safra Catz. Ellison - after going the prior two fiscal years without any awards - received a compensation grant worth $117.8 million. Earlier this month, the 82-year-old said he intended to offload up to $7.5 billion of Oracle shares, but he reversed the decision soon after.

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What this means for your money

Ellison's larger personal-loan collateral, Oracle's jumbo executive option grants, and the advancing Warner Bros. deal all speak to how much is riding on Oracle's trajectory and the Paramount Skydance plan. If you hold Oracle or are watching the Warner Bros. saga, keep an eye on how these moving parts interact with financing costs, regulatory milestones, and investor sentiment.

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