UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 14A INFORMATION
Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
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CA, Inc.
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This Schedule 14A filing consists of the following communications relating to the proposed acquisition of CA, Inc. (CA) by Broadcom Inc. (Parent), a Delaware corporation, and Collie Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent (Merger Sub), pursuant to the terms of an Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated July 11, 2018, by and among CA, Parent and Merger Sub:
(i) | Letter to Customers distributed by CA |
(ii) | Letter to Partners distributed by CA |
The items listed above were first used or made available on July 12, 2018.
Letter to Customers distributed by CA
Subject: Broadcom to acquire CA Technologies
Dear {Customer Name},
I have important news to share with you today. CA Technologies just announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by Broadcom. As a valued customer, I wanted to reach out to you personally to share this exciting news and let you know first and foremost that Broadcom shares our deep dedication to our customers.
Broadcom has been a leader in the semiconductor space for decades. In recent years, they have expanded the scope of their portfolio of mission critical infrastructure technology assets. With the addition of CA, a leader in mainframe and enterprise software, Broadcom becomes well positioned to provide technology solutions across the infrastructure technology landscape.
The transaction is expected to close in the fourth calendar quarter of 2018. Until the transaction closes, we remain a standalone company and will conduct business as usual, continuing to serve you with the dedication and commitment for which we are known.
I will be following up with a phone call and look forward to speaking with you soon.
Thank you for your continued partnership.
Regards,
XXX
Additional Information and Where to Find It
This communication is being made in respect of the proposed transaction involving CA, Inc. (CA) and Broadcom Inc. (Broadcom). In connection with the proposed transaction, CA intends to file relevant materials with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC), including a proxy statement on Schedule 14A. Promptly after filing its definitive proxy statement with the SEC, CA will mail the definitive proxy statement and a proxy card to each stockholder of CA entitled to vote at the special meeting relating to the proposed transaction. This communication is not a substitute for the proxy statement or any other document that CA may file with the SEC or send to its stockholders in connection with the proposed transaction. BEFORE MAKING ANY VOTING DECISION, STOCKHOLDERS OF CA ARE URGED TO READ THESE MATERIALS (INCLUDING ANY AMENDMENTS OR SUPPLEMENTS THERETO) AND ANY OTHER RELEVANT DOCUMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION THAT CA WILL FILE WITH THE SEC WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE BECAUSE THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT CA AND THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION. The definitive proxy statement and other relevant materials in connection with the proposed transaction (when they become available), and any other documents filed by CA with the SEC, may be obtained free of charge at the SECs website (http://www.sec.gov) or at CAs website (http://www.ca.com) or by contacting CAs Investor Relations at traci.tsuchiguchi@ca.com.
Participants in the Solicitation
CA and its directors and executive officers may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from CAs stockholders with respect to the proposed transaction. Information about CAs directors and executive officers and their ownership of CAs common stock is set forth in CAs proxy statement on Schedule 14A filed with the SEC on June 29, 2018, and CAs Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2018, which was filed with the SEC on May 9, 2018. Additional information regarding the potential participants, and their direct or indirect interests in the proposed transaction, by security holdings or otherwise, will be set forth in the proxy statement and other materials to be filed with SEC in connection with the proposed transaction.
Notice Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This communication, and any documents to which CA refers you in this communication, contains not only historical information, but also forward-looking statements made pursuant to the safe-harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements represent CAs current expectations or beliefs concerning future events, including but not limited to the expected completion and timing of the proposed
transaction, expected benefits and costs of the proposed transaction, management plans relating to the proposed transaction, strategies and objectives of CA for future operations and other information relating to the proposed transaction. Without limiting the foregoing, the words believes, anticipates, plans, expects, intends, forecasts, should, estimates, contemplate, future, goal, potential, predict, project, projection, target, seek, may, will, could, should, would, assuming, and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. You should read any such forward-looking statements carefully, as they involve a number of risks, uncertainties and assumptions that may cause actual results to differ significantly from those projected or contemplated in any such forward-looking statement. Those risks, uncertainties and assumptions include, (i) the risk that the proposed transaction may not be completed in a timely manner or at all, which may adversely affect CAs business and the price of the common stock of CA, (ii) the failure to satisfy any of the conditions to the consummation of the proposed transaction, including the adoption of the merger agreement by the stockholders of CA and the receipt of certain regulatory approvals, (iii) the occurrence of any event, change or other circumstance that could give rise to the termination of the merger agreement, (iv) the effect of the announcement or pendency of the proposed transaction on CAs business relationships, operating results and business generally, (v) risks that the proposed transaction disrupts current plans and operations and the potential difficulties in employee retention as a result of the proposed transaction, (vi) risks related to diverting managements attention from CAs ongoing business operations, (vii) the outcome of any legal proceedings that may be instituted against us related to the merger agreement or the proposed transaction, (viii) unexpected costs, charges or expenses resulting from the proposed transaction, and (ix) other risks described in CAs filings with the SEC, such as its Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Annual Reports on Form 10-K. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this communication or the date of any document incorporated by reference in this document. Except as required by applicable law or regulation, CA does not assume any obligation to update any such forward-looking statements whether as the result of new developments or otherwise.
Letter to Partners distributed by CA
Subject: Broadcom to acquire CA Technologies
Dear Valued Partner,
I have important news to share with you today. CA Technologies just announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by Broadcom. As a valued partner, I wanted to reach out to you personally to share this exciting news and let you know first and foremost that Broadcom shares our deep dedication to our customers.
Broadcom has been a leader in the semi-conductor space for decades. In recent years, they have expanded the scope of their portfolio of mission critical infrastructure technology assets. With the addition of CA, a leader in mainframe and enterprise software, Broadcom becomes well positioned to provide technology solutions across the infrastructure technology landscape.
The transaction is expected to close in the fourth calendar quarter of 2018. Until the transaction closes, we remain a standalone company and will conduct business as usual, continuing to work with you and to serve our customers with the same dedication and commitment for which we are known.
I will be following up with a phone call and look forward to speaking with you soon.
Thank you for your continued partnership.
Regards,
XXX
Additional Information and Where to Find It
This communication is being made in respect of the proposed transaction involving CA, Inc. (CA) and Broadcom Inc. (Broadcom). In connection with the proposed transaction, CA intends to file relevant materials with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC), including a proxy statement on Schedule 14A. Promptly after filing its definitive proxy statement with the SEC, CA will mail the definitive proxy statement and a proxy card to each stockholder of CA entitled to vote at the special meeting relating to the proposed transaction. This communication is not a substitute for the proxy statement or any other document that CA may file with the SEC or send to its stockholders in connection with the proposed transaction. BEFORE MAKING ANY VOTING DECISION, STOCKHOLDERS OF CA ARE URGED TO READ THESE MATERIALS (INCLUDING ANY AMENDMENTS OR SUPPLEMENTS THERETO) AND ANY OTHER RELEVANT DOCUMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION THAT CA WILL FILE WITH THE SEC WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE BECAUSE THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT CA AND THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION. The definitive proxy statement and other relevant materials in connection with the proposed transaction (when they become available), and any other documents filed by CA with the SEC, may be obtained free of charge at the SECs website (http://www.sec.gov) or at CAs website (http://www.ca.com) or by contacting CAs Investor Relations at traci.tsuchiguchi@ca.com.
Participants in the Solicitation
CA and its directors and executive officers may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from CAs stockholders with respect to the proposed transaction. Information about CAs directors and executive officers and their ownership of CAs common stock is set forth in CAs proxy statement on Schedule 14A filed with the SEC on June 29, 2018, and CAs Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2018, which was filed with the SEC on May 9, 2018. Additional information regarding the potential participants, and their direct or indirect interests in the proposed transaction, by security holdings or otherwise, will be set forth in the proxy statement and other materials to be filed with SEC in connection with the proposed transaction.
Notice Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This communication, and any documents to which CA refers you in this communication, contains not only historical information, but also forward-looking statements made pursuant to the safe-harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements represent CAs current expectations or beliefs concerning future events, including but not limited to the expected completion and timing of the proposed transaction, expected benefits and costs of the proposed transaction, management plans relating to the proposed transaction, strategies and objectives of CA for future operations and other information relating to the proposed transaction. Without limiting the foregoing, the words believes, anticipates, plans, expects, intends, forecasts, should, estimates, contemplate, future, goal, potential, predict, project, projection, target, seek, may, will, could, should, would, assuming, and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. You should read any such forward-looking statements carefully, as they involve a number of risks, uncertainties and assumptions that may cause actual results to differ significantly from those projected or contemplated in any such forward-looking statement. Those risks, uncertainties and assumptions include, (i) the risk that the proposed transaction may not be completed in a timely manner or at all, which may adversely affect CAs business and the price of the common stock of CA, (ii) the failure to satisfy any of the conditions to the consummation of the proposed transaction, including the adoption of the merger agreement by the stockholders of CA and the receipt of certain regulatory approvals, (iii) the occurrence of any event, change or other circumstance that could give rise to the termination of the merger agreement, (iv) the effect of the announcement or pendency of the proposed transaction on CAs business relationships, operating results and business generally, (v) risks that the proposed transaction disrupts current plans and operations and the potential difficulties in employee retention as a result of the proposed transaction, (vi) risks related to diverting managements attention from CAs ongoing business operations, (vii) the outcome of any legal proceedings that may be instituted against us related to the merger agreement or the proposed transaction, (viii) unexpected costs, charges or expenses resulting from the proposed transaction, and (ix) other risks described in CAs filings with the SEC, such as its Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Annual Reports on Form 10-K. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this communication or the date of any document incorporated by reference in this document. Except as required by applicable law or regulation, CA does not assume any obligation to update any such forward-looking statements whether as the result of new developments or otherwise.