EX-99.1 6 d82079dex991.htm EX-99.1 EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

Consent of Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC

July 23, 2019

Board of Directors

Tableau Software, Inc.

837 North 34th Street, Suite 200

Seattle, WA 98103

salesforce.com, inc.

415 Mission Street, 3rd Floor

San Francisco, California 94105

 

Re:

Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement on Form S-4 of salesforce.com, inc. (file No. 333-232530), filed July 23, 2019 (the “Amended Registration Statement”)

Ladies and Gentlemen:

Reference is made to our opinion letter, dated June 9, 2019 (“Opinion Letter”), with respect to the fairness from a financial point of view to the holders (other than salesforce.com, inc. (“Buyer”) and its affiliates) of the issued and outstanding shares of Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share and Class B common stock, par value $0.0001 per share of Tableau Software, Inc. (the “Company”) of the Consideration (as defined in the Opinion Letter) to be paid to such holders, taken in the aggregate, pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of June 9, 2019.

The Opinion Letter is provided for the information and assistance of the Board of Directors of the Company in connection with its consideration of the transaction contemplated therein. We understand that Buyer has determined to include our opinion in the Amended Registration Statement. In that regard, we hereby consent to the reference to our Opinion Letter under the captions “Summary—Opinion of Tableau’s Financial Advisor”; “The Offer—Tableau’s Reasons for the Offer and the Merger; Recommendation of the Tableau Board of Directors”; “The Offer—“Opinion of Tableau’s Financial Advisor” and “The Offer—Projected Financial Information” and to the inclusion of the Opinion Letter in the preliminary prospectus/offer to exchange included in the Amended Registration Statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, it is understood that our consent is being delivered solely in connection with the filing of the Amended Registration Statement and that our Opinion Letter is not to be used, circulated, quoted or otherwise referred to for any other purpose, nor is it to be filed with, included in or referred to, in whole or in part in any registration statement (including any subsequent amendments to the Amended Registration Statement), proxy statement or any other document, except in accordance with our prior written consent.

In giving such consent, we do not thereby admit that we come within the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act of 1933 or the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission thereunder.

Very truly yours,

/s/ Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC