Computer Associates 2006 Annual Report Download - page 47

subsidiary of the Marubeni Corporation, a provider of data and telecommunications services. Mr. Nugent joined the
Company in April 2005.
Ms. O’Neill has been Senior Vice President and General Manager of CA Technology Services since April 2003.
From April 2002 to April 2003, she served as Senior Vice President of Worldwide Pre-Sales and prior thereto served
as a Vice President of Pre-Sales Consulting within Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Ms. O’Neill joined the
Company in November 1994.
Ms. Stravinskas has been Senior Vice President of the Company since October 2003 and Treasurer since May 2001.
Ms. Stravinskas joined the Company in February 1986.
PART II
Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of
Equity Securities.
Our common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange. The following table sets forth, for the fiscal quarters
indicated, the quarterly high and low closing sales prices on the New York Stock Exchange:
High Low High Low
Fiscal Year 2006 Fiscal Year 2005
Fourth Quarter ................................... $29.36 $26.75 $30.82 $26.42
Third Quarter ................................... $29.45 $26.25 $31.52 $26.03
Second Quarter .................................. $29.37 $26.24 $27.67 $22.61
First Quarter .................................... $29.28 $26.80 $29.17 $25.30
On March 31, 2006, the closing price for our common stock on the New York Stock Exchange was $27.21. At
March 31, 2006 we had approximately 12,037 stockholders of record.
We have paid cash dividends each year since July 1990. For fiscal year 2005, we paid a dividend of $0.08 per share.
Beginning in fiscal year 2006 we increased our annual cash dividend to $0.16 per share, which has been paid out in
quarterly installments of $0.04 per share as and when declared by the Board of Directors.
Purchases of Equity Securities by the Issuer
The following table sets forth, for the months indicated, our purchases of common stock in the fourth quarter of
fiscal year 2006.
Period
Total Number
of Shares
Purchased
Average
Price Paid
per Share
Total Number
of Shares
Purchased as
Part of Publicly
Announced Plans
or Programs
Approximate
Dollar Value
of Shares that
May Yet Be
Purchased Under
the Plans
or Programs
(in thousands, except average price paid per share)
January 2006 .................. 2,169 $28.64 2,169 $171,964
February 2006.................. 2,348 $27.23 2,348 $107,978
March 2006 ................... 3,593 $27.23 3,593 $600,000
Total......................... 8,110 8,110
Our corporate buyback program was originally announced in August 1990 (the 1990 Program) and has been
subsequently amended by the Board of Directors from time to time to increase the number of shares of our common
stock we have been authorized to repurchase. In April 2005, the Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up
to $400 million in shares of Company stock during fiscal year 2006 (the Fiscal 2006 Program), subject to the share
limits imposed under the 1990 Program. Repurchases during fiscal year 2006 through October 24, 2005 were made
under the Fiscal 2006 Program. Effective October 25, 2005, the Board of Directors amended the Fiscal 2006
Program to authorize us to spend up to $600 million to repurchase shares of Company stock during fiscal year 2006,
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