UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
October 3, 2000
Date of Report: (Date of earliest event reported)
Computer Associates International, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Delaware 1-9247 13-2857434
(State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission (IRS Employer
of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
One Computer Associates Plaza, Islandia, New York 11749
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (631) 342-5224
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 5. Other Events.
On October 3, 2000 Computer Associates International, Inc. (the "Company")
reported preliminary results for the quarter ended September 30, 2000. The
Company expects operating earnings per share for the quarter ended September 30,
2000 will be between $.50 and $.54 per diluted share, excluding acquisition
related amortization costs. The Company projects total contract value to be in
the range of $1.67 billion and $1.70 billion compared to $1.605 billion recorded
in the quarter ended September 30, 1999.
Statements in this Item 5 contain "forward-looking statements" under the
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. There can be no assurances
that future results will be achieved, and actual results could differ materially
from forecasts and estimates. Important factors that could cause actual results
to differ materially include: the significant percentage of CA's quarterly sales
consummated in the last few days of the quarter making financial predictions
especially difficult and raising a substantial risk of variance in actual
results; changes in industry accounting guidance; the emergence of new
competitive initiatives resulting from rapid technological advances or changes
in pricing in the market; the risks associated with new product introductions as
well as the uncertainty of customer acceptance of these new or enhanced products
from either CA or its competition; risks associated with the entry into new
markets such as professional services; the risks associated with integrating
newly acquired businesses and technologies; increasing dependency on large
dollar licensing transactions; delays in product delivery; reliance on mainframe
capacity growth; the ability to recruit and retain qualified personnel; business
conditions in the client/server and mainframe software and hardware markets;
uncertainty and volatility associated with Internet and eBusiness related
activities; use of software patent rights to attempt to limit competition;
fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates and interest rates; the
volatility of the international marketplace; and other risks described in
filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Item 7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma
Financial Information and Exhibits.
(a) Not applicable
(b) Not applicable.
(c) Exhibits.
99.1 Press Release dated October 3, 2000.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Computer Associates International, Inc.
Dated: October 4, 2000 By: /s/ Ira Zar
Ira Zar
Executive Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No. Exhibit
99.1 Press Release dated October 3, 2000.
