EX-99 3 ca8k02-08_02ex99.htm EXHIBIT 99 COMPUTER ASSOCIATES INT'L, INC EXHIBIT 99

Contacts: Lisa Savino, Investor Relations

Bob Gordon, Public Relations

631-342-2788

631-342-2391

lisa.savino@ca.com

bobg@ca.com

COMPUTER ASSOCIATES' PENDING OFFERING OF SENIOR NOTES IS CANCELLED

ISLANDIA, N.Y., February 7, 2002 -- In light of the uncertainty introduced by the February 5 announcement by Moody's Investors Service, Computer Associates International, Inc. (CA) confirmed that the senior notes offering scheduled to close Friday, February 8 has been cancelled.

About Computer Associates

Computer Associates International, Inc. (NYSE: CA) delivers The Software That Manages eBusiness. CA's world-class solutions address all aspects of eBusiness management through industry-leading brands: Unicenter for infrastructure management, BrightStor for storage management, eTrust for security management, CleverPath for portal and business intelligence, AllFusion for application life cycle management, Advantage for data management and application development, and Jasmine for object-oriented database technology. Founded in 1976, CA serves organizations in more than 100 countries, including 99 percent of the Fortune 500 companies. For more information, visit http://ca.com.

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