Filed by Tableau Software, Inc.
Pursuant to Rule 425
under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended
and deemed filed pursuant to
Rule 14d-9
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
Subject Company: Tableau Software, Inc.
(Commission File
No. 001-35925)
The following article by the Hong Kong Economic Times is being filed in connection with the acquisition of Tableau Software, Inc. by salesforce.com,
inc.
Analytics Platform Leader Tableau Launches Traditional Chinese Capabilities
Date: June 24, 2019
Data is an important asset to an enterprise, but one needs to
be able to analyze it to make it truly valuable. Large IT companies realize that and following Googles acquisition of Looker, Salesforce has just announced last week that it is acquiring Tableau for US$15.7 billion.
This acquisition is the largest amongst Salesforces history, and its CEO Marc Benioff said the acquisition of Tableau is the worlds first integration of
customer relationship management systems (CRM) and analytics platforms.
Tableaus analytics platform provides visual business intelligence tools to corporate
customers. Its CTO Andrew Beers said in a visit to Hong Kong that Tableau will still operate independently and is opening an office in Hong Kong. In addition, it is introducing Traditional Chinese functions on its platforms. Its website is currently
available in Traditional Chinese.
Thomas Yap, Head of Greater China of Tableau said, Companies in Hong Kong need to put the power of data into the hands of
everyone in order to navigate the era of disruption and manage the markets susceptibility to changes in the global economy. As businesses start to recognize this need, our presence in Hong Kong will allow us to better help our customers on
their journey to foster a data-driven culture in order to thrive.
Additional Information and Where to Find It
The exchange offer referenced in this communication has not yet commenced. This communication is for informational purposes only and is neither an offer to
purchase nor a solicitation of an offer to sell shares, nor is it a substitute for any offer materials that Tableau Software, Inc. (the Company), salesforce.com, inc. (salesforce) or its acquisition subsidiary, Sausalito
Acquisition Corp. (the Purchaser) will file with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC). At the time the exchange offer is commenced, salesforce and the Purchaser will file a tender offer statement on Schedule
TO, salesforce will file a registration statement on Form
S-4
and the Company will file a Solicitation/Recommendation Statement on Schedule
14D-9
with the SEC with
respect to the exchange offer. THE EXCHANGE OFFER MATERIALS (INCLUDING AN OFFER TO EXCHANGE, A RELATED LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL AND CERTAIN OTHER EXCHANGE OFFER DOCUMENTS) AND THE SOLICITATION/RECOMMENDATION STATEMENT WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT
INFORMATION. STOCKHOLDERS OF THE COMPANY ARE URGED TO READ THESE DOCUMENTS CAREFULLY WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE BECAUSE THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION THAT HOLDERS OF THE COMPANYS SECURITIES SHOULD CONSIDER BEFORE MAKING ANY DECISION
REGARDING EXCHANGING THEIR SECURITIES. The Solicitation/Recommendation Statement, the Offer to Exchange, the related Letter of Transmittal and certain other exchange offer documents will be made available to all of the Companys stockholders at
no expense to them. The exchange offer materials and the Solicitation/Recommendation Statement will be made available for free on the SECs website at www.sec.gov. Copies of the documents filed with the SEC by salesforce will be available free
of charge under the Financials heading of the Investor Relations section of salesforces website at www.salesforce.com/investor. Copies of the documents filed with the SEC by the Company will be available free of charge under the SEC filings
heading of the Investors section of the Companys website at investors.tableau.com/.