VIENNA, VA -- (Marketwire) -- 11/01/12 -- Eloqua, Inc. (NASDAQ: ELOQ), the marketing system of record for modern marketers, announced today that it has filed a registration statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for a proposed public offering of 6,000,000 shares of its common stock. All of the shares to be sold in the offering will be sold by existing stockholders of the company. Eloqua will not receive any proceeds from the sale of the shares. The primary purposes of the offering are to facilitate an orderly distribution of shares and to increase the company's public float.

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. are acting as joint book-running managers for the offering. JMP Securities LLC, Needham & Company, LLC and Pacific Crest Securities LLC are acting as co-managers for the offering. A preliminary prospectus for the offering, when available, may be obtained from J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Attention: Broadridge Financial Solutions, 1155 Long Island Avenue, Edgewood, New York 11717, or by telephone at (866) 803-9204; or from Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., Attention: Prospectus Group, 60 Wall Street, New York, NY 10005-2836, phone number (800) 503-4611.

A registration statement related to these securities has been filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, but has not yet become effective. These securities may not be sold nor may offers to buy be accepted prior to the time the registration statement becomes effective. This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy nor may there be any sale of these securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such an offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction.

About Eloqua

Eloqua (NASDAQ: ELOQ) is the marketing system of record for modern marketers. The company's cloud software, professional services and education programs provide marketers with the technology and expertise needed to help marketing drive revenue. The company is headquartered in Vienna, Virginia.