CA's Board of Directors Approves $500 Million Common Stock Repurchase Program

ISLANDIA, N.Y., May 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- CA, Inc. (Nasdaq: CA) today announced that its Board of Directors has approved a new stock repurchase program that authorizes the Company to buy up to $500 million of its common stock.

"The stock repurchase authorization is a reflection of CA's Board of Directors' confidence in the Company's long-term strategy and cash generating potential. We remain focused on capturing market share in new and emerging technologies such as virtualization management, cloud computing and IT management as a service, and in our core strengths in mainframe and identity and access management," said CA Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Nancy Cooper.  "Our approach to capital allocation balances making investments in our business to drive growth with returning cash to shareholders."

The Company will fund the program with available cash on hand and repurchase shares on the open market from time-to-time based on market conditions and other factors.

In April 2010, CA completed the share repurchase authorization of $250 million announced in October of 2008. As of May 7, 2010, outstanding shares of CA stock totaled 514 million.

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CA (Nasdaq: CA) is an IT management software and solutions company with expertise across all IT environments -- from mainframe and physical, to virtual and cloud. CA manages and secures IT environments and enables customers to deliver more flexible IT services. CA's innovative products and services provide the insight and control essential for IT organizations to power business agility. The majority of the Global Fortune 500 relies on CA to manage their evolving IT ecosystems. For additional information, visit CA at www.ca.com. Follow CA on Twitter at www.twitter.com/cainc.

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