-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, KocuW3BNOxat4PE4aJSENrp5lQkRpe/kXOlaRDRZU+1GWnIB6FPQYMPBgfmiTJEr 8tgS0LOd+kDlQbVzVIu7Hw== 0000950172-02-001416.txt : 20020627 0000950172-02-001416.hdr.sgml : 20020627 20020627081536 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000950172-02-001416 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: PREC14A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20020627 SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: COMPUTER ASSOCIATES INTERNATIONAL INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000356028 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SERVICES-PREPACKAGED SOFTWARE [7372] IRS NUMBER: 132857434 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 0331 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: PREC14A SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-09247 FILM NUMBER: 02688282 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE COMPUTER ASSOCIATES PLAZA CITY: ISLANDIA STATE: NY ZIP: 11749 BUSINESS PHONE: 6313425224 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE COMPUTER ASSOCIATES PLAZA CITY: ISLANDIA STATE: NY ZIP: 11749 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: RANGER GOVERNANCE LTD CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001143151 IRS NUMBER: 752942341 STATE OF INCORPORATION: TX FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: PREC14A BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 300 CRESCENT CT STREET 2: STE 1000 CITY: DALLAS STATE: TX ZIP: 75201 BUSINESS PHONE: 2148804070 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 300 CRESCENT CT STREET 2: STE 1000 CITY: DALLAS STATE: TX ZIP: 75201 PREC14A 1 s644119.txt As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 27, 2002 =============================================================================== 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 (AMENDMENT NO. __) Filed by the Registrant [ ] Filed by a Party other than the Registrant |X| Check the appropriate box: |X| Preliminary Proxy Statement [ ] Confidential, For Use of the Commission Only (as permitted by Rule 14a-6(e)(2)) [ ] Definitive Proxy Statement [ ] Definitive Additional Materials [ ] Soliciting Material Pursuant to Rule 14a-12 COMPUTER ASSOCIATES INTERNATIONAL, INC. (Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter) RANGER GOVERNANCE, LTD. (Name of Person(s) Filing Proxy Statement, if other than the Registrant) Payment of Filing Fee (Check the appropriate box): |X| No fee required. [ ] Fee computed on table below per Exchange Act Rules 14a-6(i)(1) and 0-11. (1) Title of each class of securities to which transaction applies: (2) Aggregate number of securities to which transaction applies: (3) Per unit price or other underlying value of transaction computed pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 0-11 (set forth the amount on which the filing fee is calculated and state how it was determined): (4) Proposed maximum aggregate value of transaction: (5) Total fee paid: [ ] Fee paid previously with preliminary materials. [ ] Check box if any part of the fee is offset as provided by Exchange Act Rule 0-11(a)(2) and identify the filing for which the offsetting fee was paid previously. Identify the previous filing by registration statement number, or the Form or Schedule and the date of its filing. (1) Amount Previously Paid: (2) Form, Schedule or Registration Statement No.: (3) Filing Party: (4) Date Filed: PRELIMINARY COPY, SUBJECT TO COMPLETION PROXY STATEMENT OF RANGER GOVERNANCE, LTD. IN OPPOSITION TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF COMPUTER ASSOCIATES INTERNATIONAL, INC. ------------------------ ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS OF COMPUTER ASSOCIATES INTERNATIONAL, INC. TO BE HELD ON AUGUST 28, 2002 ------------------------ This Proxy Statement and the enclosed WHITE proxy card are being furnished by Ranger Governance, Ltd. ("Ranger") to holders of shares of common stock, par value $0.10 per share (the "Shares" or the "Common Stock"), of Computer Associates International, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("Computer Associates" or the "Company"), in connection with Ranger's solicitation of proxies to elect its five nominees to the board of directors of Computer Associates (the "Board of Directors") at Computer Associates' 2002 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, and at any and all adjournments, postponements, continuations or reschedulings thereof (the "2002 Annual Meeting"). Ranger is a Texas limited partnership, and Ranger GP Governance, L.L.C., a Texas limited liability company ("Ranger Governance"), is the general partner of Ranger. Ranger was formed in June 2001 to solicit proxies in opposition to the Board of Directors for the election of directors at Computer Associates' 2001 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the "2001 Annual Meeting"), and to promote what it believed to be more responsible corporate governance at Computer Associates. Further information concerning Ranger, Ranger Governance, Ranger's nominees standing for election to the Company's Board of Directors at the 2002 Annual Meeting and other persons who are participants in Ranger's solicitation of proxies, including Sam Wyly, a limited partner of Ranger and manager of Ranger Governance, is provided in this Proxy Statement under the headings "ELECTION OF DIRECTORS" and "THE RANGER NOMINEES," and in Annex A. This Proxy Statement and the enclosed WHITE proxy card are first being sent or given by Ranger to stockholders of Computer Associates on or about July __, 2002. THIS SOLICITATION IS BEING MADE BY RANGER, AND NOT BY OR ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF COMPUTER ASSOCIATES. According to the preliminary proxy statement filed by Computer Associates (the "Management Preliminary Proxy Statement") with the Securities and Exchange Commission on ______ __, 2002, the 2002 Annual Meeting will be held on August 28, 2002 at _______ a.m., local time, at ______________________, and the record date for determining stockholders entitled to notice of and to vote at the 2002 Annual Meeting is July 3, 2002 (the "Record Date"). As of the Record Date, Ranger was the holder of record and beneficial owner of 100 Shares. Ranger also is the owner of currently exercisable options to purchase an aggregate of 1,478,925 Shares, with 1,309,905 of such options having an exercise price of $25.08 per Share and 169,020 of such options having an exercise price of $24.19 per Share. Ranger is deemed to be the beneficial owner of the Shares issuable upon exercise of such options. The exercise prices of such options are substantially in excess of the current market price of the Common Stock, the closing price of which was $16.00 on June 26, 2002. Sam Wyly may be considered the beneficial owner of the Shares and options to purchase Common Stock held by Ranger by virtue of his interest in Ranger. According to the Management Preliminary Proxy Statement, at the 2002 Annual Meeting all eleven members of the Board of Directors will be elected for one-year terms expiring at Computer Associates' 2003 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. In opposition to the solicitation of proxies by the Board of Directors, Ranger is proposing, and soliciting proxies in support of, a slate of five nominees (the "Ranger Nominees") to stand for election to the Board of Directors. The Ranger Nominees are Richard J. Agnich, Max D. Hopper, Stephen R. Perkins, Ronald J. Robinson and Cece Smith, and they will be standing for election in opposition to five nominees of the Board of Directors, namely Russell M. Artzt, Alfonse M. D'Amato, Willem F. P. De Vogel, Sanjay Kumar and Charles B. Wang. Ranger is not opposing the election of the six other nominees of the Board of Directors. If elected, the Ranger Nominees will constitute five of the eleven members of the Board of Directors. RANGER URGES COMPUTER ASSOCIATES STOCKHOLDERS TO VOTE "FOR" THE RANGER NOMINEES ON THE ENCLOSED WHITE PROXY CARD. As discussed in more detail under the heading "QUORUM AND VOTING" in this Proxy Statement, stockholders who vote on the WHITE proxy card furnished by Ranger will be able to vote for the election of the five Ranger Nominees and, in addition, will be able to vote for the election of six persons nominated by the Computer Associates Board of Directors, constituting a full slate of eleven director candidates. The Ranger Nominees, if elected, will constitute a minority of the members of the Board of Directors and, accordingly, if the full Board of Directors is present at a meeting, the Ranger Nominees, by themselves, will not be able to cause any action to be taken or not be taken by the Board of Directors. There is no assurance that any of the nominees of the Board of Directors will serve as directors of Computer Associates if any of the Ranger Nominees are elected. YOUR VOTE AT THIS YEAR'S ANNUAL MEETING IS VERY IMPORTANT, NO MATTER HOW MANY OR HOW FEW SHARES YOU OWN. PLEASE SIGN AND DATE THE ENCLOSED WHITE PROXY CARD AND RETURN IT IN THE ENCLOSED POSTAGE-PAID ENVELOPE PROMPTLY. PROPERLY VOTING THE ENCLOSED WHITE PROXY CARD WILL REVOKE ANY PROXY PREVIOUSLY SIGNED BY YOU. PLEASE DO NOT RETURN ANY [COLOR] PROXY CARD SENT TO YOU BY COMPUTER ASSOCIATES. Even if you may have voted on Computer Associates' [COLOR] proxy card, you can easily change your vote and revoke that proxy by signing, dating and returning the enclosed WHITE proxy card. ONLY YOUR LATEST DATED PROXY WILL COUNT AT THE 2002 ANNUAL MEETING. If you have any questions or need any assistance in voting your Shares, please call the firm assisting Ranger in its solicitation of proxies: MORROW & CO., INC. 445 Park Avenue New York, New York 10022 Banks and Brokers Call Collect: (212) 754-8000 All Others Call Toll-Free: (800) 607-0088 BACKGROUND; REASONS FOR THE SOLICITATION Ranger solicited proxies in connection with Computer Associates' 2001 Annual Meeting held on August 29, 2001, in an effort to elect Ranger's nominees to the Computer Associates Board of Directors (the "2001 Proxy Contest"). Initially, Ranger's slate of nominees consisted of ten persons who, if elected, would have constituted the entire membership of the Board of Directors. On August 16, 2001, Ranger reduced its slate of nominees from ten persons to four persons and such four nominees, if elected, would have constituted a minority of the membership of the Board of Directors. At the 2001 Annual Meeting, the ten nominees of Computer Associates' Board of Directors were elected for a term of one year; none of Ranger's four nominees were elected as directors of Computer Associates. Following the 2001 Annual Meeting, Ranger continued to monitor the financial and stock market performance of Computer Associates, as well as its adherence to the various corporate governance principles advocated by Ranger during the course of the 2001 Proxy Contest. Between September 2001 and March 2002, Ranger grew increasingly concerned as Computer Associates' financial performance and stock price continued to deteriorate. It is Ranger's belief that Computer Associates' senior management and Board of Directors have failed to adequately address the financial and governance issues raised during the 2001 Proxy Contest. As a result, Ranger has no confidence in the willingness or ability of Computer Associates' current senior management and Board of Directors to implement changes that Ranger believes are necessary to improve Computer Associates' financial performance and increase stockholder value. On March 25, 2002, Ranger sent a letter to the directors of Computer Associates. The letter stated that Ranger believes Computer Associates needs a new senior management team and requested that the Board of Directors replace Chairman Charles B. Wang, President and Chief Executive Officer Sanjay Kumar and Chief Financial Officer Ira H. Zar. The letter also stated Ranger's belief that a change in Computer Associates' corporate culture would be beneficial and that Computer Associates would thrive under a new, highly qualified and well-respected Chief Executive Officer. Ranger's letter further cited its belief that while Computer Associates had made certain changes in its corporate governance following the 2001 Proxy Contest, much remains to be done. For example, Ranger noted, while Computer Associates had revised its "poison pill" in certain respects, it had not eliminated the "poison pill." The letter concluded with a request that Computer Associates' independent directors meet with Ranger to discuss Ranger's view that Messrs. Wang, Kumar and Zar be removed from their respective offices by the Board of Directors. On April 11, 2002, Computer Associates' independent directors sent a letter to Ranger which, among other things, rejected Ranger's request for a meeting to discuss the removal of Messrs. Wang, Kumar and Zar, and stated that "those officers continue to enjoy our full confidence ..." On June 27, 2002, Ranger publicly announced its intention to commence a proxy solicitation to elect the Ranger Nominees to the Board of Directors at the 2002 Annual Meeting, and on the same date Ranger furnished a written notice to the Company of its intention to nominate the Ranger Nominees in accordance with certain provisions of Computer Associates' by-laws, as amended (the "By-laws"). It is Ranger's strongly held belief that directors must be held accountable for poor performance by corporate management, and Ranger believes that Computer Associates' management has performed poorly. Ranger believes that one of the most important responsibilities of a board of directors of a public company is to select a well-qualified senior management team. In failing to replace Messrs. Wang, Kumar and Zar, Ranger believes that the Board of Directors has not lived up to that responsibility. Ranger believes that the election of the Ranger Nominees to the Board of Directors will add individuals with significant software-specific industry and corporate governance experience. Ranger also believes the Ranger Nominees have the skills and conviction to evaluate management performance and would be capable of assisting with the selection of highly qualified senior executives to replace Messrs. Wang, Kumar and Zar if the Board of Directors determines to replace them. Ranger believes the replacement of the Company's senior management is necessary in order to begin implementing specific programs designed to stem the downward trend of Computer Associates' stock price. Ranger believes that prompt and decisive action is needed to increase investor confidence in Computer Associates and that the quickest and surest way to increase investor confidence is to bring in a new, well-qualified and highly-respected senior management team. As evidence of what it believes to be an increasing lack of confidence in the current senior management team, Ranger cites the following: o Since August 29, 2001, the date of the 2001 Annual Meeting, Computer Associates' stock price has dropped from $32.00 on that date to $16.00 on June 26, 2002 - a decrease of 50% in ten months. During the same period of time, the S&P 500 Index decreased by only 15%. o Since January 26, 2000, the date when the stock closed at a high of $74.56, the price has fallen to $16.00 as of June 26, 2002 - a decrease of 78% in two and one-half years. o Revenues have eroded, decreasing from $6.09 billion in fiscal 2000, to $4.19 billion in fiscal 2001, to $2.96 billion in the recently completed fiscal 2002 - a decrease of $3.13 billion or more than 51% in two years. o Basic earnings (loss) per Share worsened during the same two-year period from earnings of $1.29 in fiscal 2000, to a loss of ($1.02) in fiscal 2001, to an even greater loss of ($1.91) in fiscal 2002. o In March 2002, Computer Associates debt rating was downgraded by Moody's to two notches above "junk" bond status, and in February 2002, Standard & Poor's revised its rating outlook on the Company from stable to negative. As discussed above, the Ranger Nominees, if elected, would constitute a minority of the directors serving on the Board of Directors and, by themselves, would not be able to cause any action to be taken or not be taken by the Board of Directors. In addition to the removal of the senior officers of Computer Associates identified above, the Ranger Nominees, if elected, intend to urge the Board of Directors to implement the following actions: o Review all Computer Associates' accounting procedures and policies in order to ensure the highest degree of credibility and transparency. o Review internal financial reporting systems, with the Chief Financial Officer meeting regularly with, and being directly accountable to, the independent Audit Committee of the Board of Directors. o Redeem the Company's "poison pill" in order to remove what Ranger believes to be unnecessary impediments to third parties who may wish to make an offer to acquire the Company. o Form a strategic technical committee composed of research and development and strategic managers for each of the Company's business units (which are referred to by Computer Associates as "brand units"), which would be chaired by the Chief Technology Officer. This committee's focus would be to ensure coordination among the business units, eliminate redundant activity, review the development of strategic products and the prospects for Company acquisitions, address issues of integration and interoperability among products and platforms, and monitor the Company's customer base for the technology they need. o Overhaul and improve customer support activities so that the Company's support service for all customers is both simplified and more comprehensive. There would be a single point of contact for customers, and mechanisms for customers to voice complaints would be strengthened. There would be broader management contact directly with customers, with a focus on customer needs and relationship building. Directors would be urged to visit periodically with customers and attend annual user conferences. o Increase emphasis on sales objectives and rewards to enhance product-line specialization and the leveraging of sales in existing data centers, with the goal of returning the Company to profitability by targeting selling opportunities to customers where Computer Associates already has established relationships with such customers. o Reduce the Company's $3.8 billion of outstanding debt (as of the end of its most recent fiscal year) in order to strengthen its balance sheet and improve its liquidity. RANGER URGES ALL COMPUTER ASSOCIATES STOCKHOLDERS TO VOTE "FOR" THE RANGER NOMINEES BY SIGNING, DATING AND RETURNING THE ENCLOSED WHITE PROXY CARD. GENERAL Proxy Information As of the Record Date, Ranger was the holder of record and beneficial owner of 100 Shares. In addition, Ranger is the owner of currently exercisable options to purchase an aggregate of 1,478,925 Shares, with 1,309,905 of such options having an exercise price of $25.08 per Share and 169,020 of such options having an exercise price of $24.19 per Share. Ranger is deemed to be the beneficial owner of the Shares issuable upon the exercise of such options. The exercise prices of such options are substantially in excess of the current market price of the Common Stock, the closing price of which was $16.00 on June 26, 2002. The shares beneficially owned by Ranger represent less than 1% of the Shares outstanding and entitled to vote on the Record Date. Sam Wyly, through his interest in Ranger, may be considered the beneficial owner of the Shares and options to purchase Common Stock held by Ranger. The shares of Common Stock represented by each WHITE proxy card which is properly executed and returned to Ranger will be voted at the 2002 Annual Meeting in accordance with the instructions marked thereon. Executed but unmarked WHITE proxy cards will be voted FOR the election of the five Ranger Nominees (together with six nominees of the Computer Associates Board of Directors), and will ABSTAIN with respect to the ratification of KPMG LLP as the independent accountants of Computer Associates for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2003. If any other matter properly comes before the 2002 Annual Meeting, the named proxies will vote all proxies granted to them in their sole discretion. Proxy Revocation Whether or not you plan to attend the 2002 Annual Meeting, Ranger urges you to vote FOR the election of the Ranger Nominees by signing, dating and returning the WHITE proxy card in the enclosed envelope. You can do this even if you may have voted on the [COLOR] proxy card solicited by the Board of Directors. It is only the latest dated proxy that counts. Execution of a WHITE proxy card will not affect your right to attend the 2002 Annual Meeting and to vote in person. Any stockholder granting a proxy (including a proxy given to Computer Associates) may revoke it at any time before it is voted by (i) submitting a duly executed new proxy bearing a later date, (ii) attending and voting at the 2002 Annual Meeting in person, or (iii) at any time before a previously executed proxy is voted, giving written notice of revocation either to Ranger c/o Morrow & Co, Inc., 445 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10022, or to Computer Associates International, Inc., One Computer Associates Plaza, Islandia, New York 11749, Attention: Corporate Secretary. Merely attending the 2002 Annual Meeting without voting at the 2002 Annual Meeting will not revoke any previous proxy which has been duly executed by you. QUORUM AND VOTING Computer Associates will furnish stockholders with a definitive proxy statement (the "Management Proxy Statement") in connection with the Board of Directors' solicitation of proxies at the 2002 Annual Meeting. Information concerning the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding and entitled to vote on the Record Date is required to be set forth in the Management Proxy Statement and, in accordance with Rule 14a-5 (c) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), reference is made to the Management Proxy Statement for such information. Only stockholders of record at the close of business on the Record Date are entitled to notice of and to vote on matters that come before the 2002 Annual Meeting. According to the By-laws, the presence in person or by proxy of the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of Common Stock entitled to vote at the 2002 Annual Meeting is necessary to constitute a quorum at the 2002 Annual Meeting. According to the Management Preliminary Proxy Statement, directors will be elected by a plurality of votes cast by stockholders at the 2002 Annual Meeting. Votes not cast at the 2002 Annual Meeting because of broker non-votes will be included for purposes of determining the presence of a quorum, but will not be considered in connection with determining the outcome of the election of directors. Computer Associates does not provide for cumulative voting in the election of directors. There are five Ranger Nominees standing for election to the Board of Directors. According to the Management Preliminary Proxy Statement, eleven directors will be elected at the 2002 Annual Meeting, and the Board of Directors has designated eleven nominees to stand for election (the "Computer Associates Nominees"). Accordingly, there will be sixteen nominees (five Ranger Nominees and eleven Computer Associates Nominees) for eleven director positions on the Board of Directors. Under Computer Associates' plurality voting provisions, the eleven nominees who receive the greatest number of votes will be elected. Stockholders who vote on the WHITE proxy card furnished by Ranger will be able to vote for the five Ranger Nominees and, as discussed below, also will be able to vote for six Computer Associates Nominees, constituting a full slate of eleven persons. There is no assurance that any of the Computer Associates Nominees will serve on the Board of Directors if any of the Ranger Nominees are elected. Stockholders who use Computer Associates' [COLOR] proxy card will not be able to vote for any of the Ranger Nominees. Accordingly, any stockholder who wishes to vote for the Ranger Nominees should vote on Ranger's WHITE proxy card. The eleven Computer Associates Nominees are identified in the Management Proxy Statement. The five Computer Associates Nominees with respect to whom Ranger is not seeking authority to vote and who may not be voted for on Ranger's WHITE proxy card are Russell M. Artzt, Alfonse M. D'Amato, Willem F.P. de Vogel, Sanjay Kumar and Charles B. Wang. Any stockholder who wishes to vote for one or more of the Ranger Nominees and for one or more of Messrs. Artzt, D'Amato, de Vogel, Kumar and Wang will be unable to do so on either Ranger's WHITE proxy card or Computer Associates' [COLOR] proxy card, and may only do so by voting by ballot at the 2002 Annual Meeting. Stockholders should refer to the Management Proxy Statement for information concerning the Computer Associates Nominees. In addition to the five Computer Associates Nominees identified above, there are six other Computer Associates Nominees. Ranger is not opposing the election of such six other Computer Associates Nominees and intends to use the WHITE proxy card to vote for their election. Stockholders who use the WHITE proxy card may withhold authority to vote for any of the five Ranger Nominees or any of the six Computer Associates Nominees that Ranger will vote for by writing the name of that nominee in the indicated space on the WHITE proxy card. Required information concerning the necessary vote to approve the other matters being voted upon at the 2002 Annual Meeting and the effects, if any, of abstentions and broker non-votes on such other matters, will be set forth in the Management Proxy Statement and, in accordance with Rule 14a-5 (c) under the Exchange Act, reference is made to the Management Proxy Statement for such information. ELECTION OF DIRECTORS Ranger is soliciting proxies in support of the election to the Board of Directors of the following five Ranger Nominees for a one-year term expiring at the 2003 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until their respective successors are duly elected and qualify: Richard J. Agnich, Max D. Hopper, Stephen R. Perkins, Ronald J. Robinson and Cece Smith. The By-laws provide that there shall be three or more directors, with the number of directors to be fixed from time to time by resolution of the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors is currently comprised of eleven directors, and eleven directors will be elected at the 2002 Annual Meeting. In accordance with the By-laws, Ranger has provided written notice to Computer Associates of its intent to nominate the Ranger Nominees for election as directors at the 2002 Annual Meeting. Ranger has nominated the Ranger Nominees to fill five of the eleven available seats on the Board of Directors. Each of the Ranger Nominees has consented to serve as a Ranger Nominee and to serve as a director of Computer Associates, if elected. If any Ranger Nominee is unable to serve or otherwise unavailable to stand for election as a director at the 2002 Annual Meeting, Ranger intends to nominate a replacement nominee for election. Should one or more replacement nominees be required, the named proxies will exercise their discretionary authority to vote for any replacement nominee selected by Ranger. If the Ranger Nominees are elected to the Board of Directors, the Ranger Nominees would constitute only five of the eleven members serving on the Board of Directors. Since the By-laws provide that action by the Board of Directors requires a majority vote of the directors present at a meeting at which a quorum is present, the five Ranger Nominees, by themselves, ordinarily would not be able to cause any action to be taken or not taken by the Board of Directors (unless fewer than ten directors are present at a meeting of the Board of Directors, and the Ranger Nominees present at such meeting constitute a majority of all directors present at such meeting). Nevertheless, the five Ranger Nominees may, because of their different backgrounds and expertise, be able to inform and persuade other directors sufficiently to cause the Board of Directors to take or not take various actions. THE RANGER NOMINEES Set forth below are the names and addresses of, and certain biographical information relating to, the five Ranger Nominees:
Employment History or Present Name, Business Principal Occupation and Address and Age Five-Year Employment History - --------------- ---------------------------- Richard J. Agnich...............58 Since April 2000, Mr. Agnich has managed personal investments through 8525 Ferndale Road the Agnich Partners, Ltd. Family Limited Partnership. From 1988 until Dallas, TX 75238 2000, he served as Senior Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel of Texas Instruments, Incorporated. Mr. Agnich advised the Texas Instruments' Board on governance issues, and in 2000 the Texas Instruments' Board was the winner of the CalPERS award for dedication to shareowner interests, advancement of good corporate governance practices and corporate financial performance. During his career at Texas Instruments, Mr. Agnich was responsible for Texas Instruments' intellectual property and licensing programs as well as general legal matters important to a global technology firm. Mr. Agnich also had responsibility for Security and Human Resources and served on Texas Instruments' Strategy Leadership Team. He currently serves as a member of the Board of Trustees of Austin College and on the Board of Directors of ST Assembly and Test Services, Ltd. He is also currently an advisor to start-up companies in Texas and California and Chairman of the Entrepreneurs Foundation of North Texas. Max D. Hopper...................67 Mr. Hopper is currently President of Max D. Hopper Associates Inc., a 1950 Stemmons Freeway Dallas-based consulting firm specializing in strategic uses for Suite 5001 advanced information technologies, which he founded in January 1995. Dallas, TX 75206 Mr. Hopper served as Chairman of The SABRE Group Holdings, Inc. from 1993 to 1995, which was subsequently spun off from AMR Corp. From 1985 to 1993, Mr. Hopper was the Senior Vice President of Information Systems at American Airlines, Inc. and was responsible for the formation of The SABRE Group. He currently serves on the Boards of Directors of the Gartner Group, Accrue Software, Inc., Metrocall, Inc., United Stationers, Inc. and Exodus Communications, Inc. Stephen R. Perkins..............58 Mr. Perkins has been a Managing Director of Ranger since June 2001 and Ranger Governance, Ltd. was appointed President of Ranger and President of Ranger Governance 300 Crescent Court in June 2002. He also has been the Chief Executive Officer of Suite 1000 Transfinity Corp. since November 2001 and has done consulting work Dallas, TX 75201 since March 2001. Until March 2001, Mr. Perkins was Executive Vice President and Communications Software Group President of Sterling Commerce Inc., an industry leader in business-to-business e-commerce and a unit of SBC Communications. During his seven-year tenure at Sterling Commerce, he grew a division from revenues of $35 million and 150 domestic employees to one with revenues of $200 million and 1,000 employees worldwide and transitioned that division through a spin-off from Sterling Software and a subsequent acquisition. He also spent 16 years at University Computing Company, where he was part of a team that created the first system software package ever commercially sold to the information technology industry. Ronald J. Robinson.........,,...56 Since November 2001, Dr. Robinson has been Professor and Department Texas A&M University Head of the Harold Vance Department of Petroleum Engineering at Texas College of Engineering A&M University and holder of the Albert B. Stevens Endowed Chair in 301 Wisenbaker Petroleum Engineering. Prior to this appointment, Dr. Robinson held a College Station, TX 77843 number of positions at Texaco until his retirement in October 2001, including General Manager, Exploration and Production Technology Department and President of Texaco's Technology Division from 1996 until his retirement. Dr. Robinson also has been President and CEO of UniPure Corporation since September 2001 and President and CEO of RealTime Learning, LLC since 1999. Dr. Robinson currently serves on the Boards of Directors of Ensyn Inc., Global Petroleum Research Institute, Network of Excellence in Training (NExT), ProSavvy.com, RealTime Learning, LLC, UniPure Corporation and is Chairman of the Board of Directors of Verdisys Inc. Dr. Robinson has been distinguished as a NASA Fellow and has earned numerous professional awards. Cece Smith......................57 Since 1986, Ms. Smith has been a general partner of Phillips-Smith-Machens Phillips-Smith-Machens Venture Partners, a venture capital investment firm that specializes Venture Partners in retail and consumer investments. She currently serves as a director 5080 Spectrum Drive of Brinker International, Inc. and Beautyco, Inc. She previously served Suite 805 West as a director of A Pea in the Pod, Inc., BizMart, Inc., Cheap Tickets, Inc. Addison, TX 75001 and Hot Topic, Inc. Prior to starting Phillips-Smith, Ms. Smith was Executive Vice President - Finance and Administration of Pearle Health Services, Inc., a retail optical chain. Ms. Smith served as a director from 1992 to 1997 and as Chairman from 1994 to 1996 of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas. She is also a CPA.
Except for Mr. Perkins who is a joint, beneficial owner of 1,000 Shares with his wife, none of the Ranger Nominees own any Shares (except insofar as any Ranger Nominee may be deemed to have beneficial ownership of the Shares beneficially owned by Ranger pursuant to the letter agreements described below). As discussed below, each Ranger Nominee has an economic interest in 20,000 options to purchase shares of Common Stock. Each Ranger Nominee has entered into a letter agreement with Ranger that provides that Ranger will indemnify and hold harmless the Ranger Nominee from any and all liabilities, losses, claims, damages and out-of-pocket expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees and expenses) (collectively, "Losses") based upon or arising out of the solicitation of proxies by Ranger from Computer Associates' stockholders and the willingness of the Ranger Nominee to stand for election as a director of Computer Associates, except to the extent that any such Losses (i) may arise out of inaccurate written information supplied by the Ranger Nominee in connection with Ranger's solicitation of proxies or (ii) are found in a final judgment by a court, not subject to further appeal, to have resulted from bad faith, willful misconduct or gross negligence on the part of the Ranger Nominee. Each letter agreement also provides that Ranger will grant to each Ranger Nominee an economic interest in 20,000 options to purchase Computer Associates Common Stock presently held by Ranger (the "Options"). The Options expire on October 6, 2006 and have an exercise price of $25.08 per Share. Ranger will pay each Ranger Nominee, whether or not the Ranger Nominee is elected to the Board of Directors, an amount equal to the excess, if any, of the market price of the Common Stock over the exercise price of the Options, as determined on the earlier of (i) October 6, 2006 and (ii) the date Ranger has exercised an aggregate of at least 140,000 Options after the date of such letter agreements. The $25.08 exercise price of the Options is substantially in excess of the current market price of Common Stock, the closing price of which was $16.00 on June 26, 2002, and there will be no economic value in the Option interests granted by Ranger to the Ranger Nominees unless the market value of the Common Stock exceeds the exercise price on the payment date described above. In addition, each letter agreement provides that Ranger shall pay to each Ranger Nominee, whether or not the Ranger Nominee is elected to the Board of Directors, the sum of $20,000 for serving as a Ranger Nominee. Each of the Ranger Nominees, if elected, will be entitled to receive compensation customarily paid by Computer Associates to its independent directors, which is described in the Management Proxy Statement. Ranger reserves the right to nominate substitute persons as Ranger Nominees if Computer Associates makes or announces any changes to the By-laws or takes or announces any other action that has, or if consummated would have, the effect of disqualifying any of the Ranger Nominees. In addition, if Computer Associates causes any additional directorships to be voted upon at the 2002 Annual Meeting, Ranger reserves the right to nominate additional persons to fill the added positions. Shares represented by Ranger's WHITE proxy cards will be voted for any such substitute or additional nominees of Ranger. OTHER MATTERS TO BE VOTED UPON In addition to electing directors, stockholders will be asked at the 2002 Annual Meeting to vote upon ratifying KPMG LLP as Computer Associates' independent auditors for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2003. Ranger does not make any recommendations regarding this matter. If stockholders provide instructions regarding this matter on the enclosed WHITE proxy card, Ranger will vote the Shares as directed; if no such instructions are given, Shares represented by Ranger's WHITE proxy card will abstain on this matter. Submitting a WHITE proxy card will entitle the named proxies to vote your Shares in accordance with their sole discretion on matters not described in this Proxy Statement that may arise at the 2002 Annual Meeting. SOLICITATION OF PROXIES; EXPENSES The total cost of this proxy solicitation (including fees of attorneys, financial advisors, proxy solicitors and printing and mailing expenses) will be borne by Ranger, and is estimated to be approximately $________. Approximately $________ of such costs have been incurred to date. Ranger will not seek reimbursement from Computer Associates for the costs of this proxy solicitation. Proxies may be solicited by mail, telephone, telefax, telegraph, Internet, e-mail and in person. Officers and certain employees of Ranger and its affiliates and the other participants listed on Annex A hereto, may assist in the solicitation of proxies without any additional remuneration. Ranger has retained Morrow & Co., Inc. ("Morrow") for solicitation and advisory services in connection with the solicitation of proxies relating to the 2002 Annual Meeting, for which Morrow will receive a fee of up to $_____, plus reimbursement of reasonable out-of-pocket expenses. Morrow will utilize approximately ___ people to solicit proxies from Computer Associates stockholders. CERTAIN INFORMATION ABOUT THE PARTICIPANTS Ranger, Ranger Governance, the Ranger Nominees, Sam Wyly, a limited partner of Ranger and manager of Ranger Governance, and certain other persons identified in Annex A are participants (collectively, the "Participants," and each, a "Participant") in Ranger's solicitation of proxies for the 2002 Annual Meeting within the meaning of the federal securities laws. Information in this Proxy Statement and in Annex A about each Participant was provided by that Participant. OTHER INFORMATION Except for the election of directors to the Board of Directors and the ratification of the selection of KPMG LLP as the independent accountants for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2003, Ranger is not aware of any other matter to be presented for consideration at the 2002 Annual Meeting. However, if any other matter properly comes before the 2002 Annual Meeting, the persons named as proxies by Ranger will exercise their discretionary authority to vote on such matters in accordance with their best judgment. The Management Proxy Statement is required to set forth information regarding (a) the beneficial ownership of Shares by (i) any person known to Computer Associates to beneficially own more than 5% of any class of voting securities of Computer Associates, (ii) each director and nominee, and certain executive officers of Computer Associates, and (iii) all directors and executive officers of Computer Associates as a group, (b) information concerning Computer Associates' directors and management, including information relating to management compensation and (c) information concerning the procedures for submitting stockholder proposals for consideration at Computer Associates' 2003 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. Reference is hereby made to such information which, to the extent it may be deemed required, is incorporated herein pursuant to Rule 14a-5 (c) under the Exchange Act Dated: July __, 2002 If you have any questions or need any assistance in voting your Shares, please contact Morrow & Co., Inc., the firm assisting Ranger in its solicitation of proxies: MORROW & CO., INC., 445 Park Avenue New York, New York 10022 Banks and Brokers Call Collect: (212) 754-8000 All Others Call Toll-Free: (800) 607-0088 Annex A INFORMATION CONCERNING PERSONS WHO MAY BE PARTICIPANTS IN RANGER'S SOLICITATION OF PROXIES The following sets forth the name and the present principal occupation or employment, and the name and principal business address of any corporation or other organization in which such employment is carried on, of persons who may be deemed to be Participants on behalf of Ranger in the solicitation of proxies from stockholders of Computer Associates. Nominees of Ranger for Election to the Board of Directors of Computer Associates The business address and present principal occupation or employment of each of the Ranger Nominees listed below is set forth in the Proxy Statement under the heading "THE RANGER NOMINEES." Name - ---- o Richard J. Agnich o Max D. Hopper o Stephen R. Perkins o Ronald J. Robinson o Cece Smith Ranger Ranger is a Texas limited partnership that originally was formed to conduct the 2001 Proxy Contest and other activities related to good corporate governance. Ranger's principal place of business is: 300 Crescent Court, Suite 1000, Dallas, Texas 75201. The sole officer of Ranger is identified below. His business address is: Ranger Governance, Ltd., 300 Crescent Court, Suite 1000, Dallas, Texas 75201. Name Position - ---- -------- Stephen R. Perkins...................... Managing Director and President Ranger Governance Ranger Governance is the general partner of Ranger. Ranger Governance's principal place of business is: Ranger GP Governance, L.L.C., 300 Crescent Court, Suite 1000, Dallas, Texas 75201. The officers of Ranger Governance are identified below. Their business address is: Ranger GP Governance, L.L.C., 300 Crescent Court, Suite 1000, Dallas, Texas 75201. Name Position - ---- -------- Stephen R. Perkins...................... President Sam Wyly................................ Manager Sam Wyly Sam Wyly's principal occupation is manager of Ranger Governance. Mr. Wyly's business address is: Ranger GP Governance, L.L.C., 300 Crescent Court, Suite 1000, Dallas, Texas 75201. Charles I. Frumberg Ranger is retaining Charles I. Frumberg as an advisor in connection with Ranger's solicitation of proxies at a fee of $30,000 per month. Mr. Frumberg's principal occupation is private investing. His business address is: c/o Ranger GP Governance, L.L.C., 300 Crescent Court, Suite 1000, Dallas, Texas 75201. Shares Held by Participants The Participants and their associates may be deemed to have beneficial ownership of Common Stock as set forth below: Amount of Beneficial Ownership Percent of Name Through Options and Otherwise Class --------------------- ------------------------------ ------------ Ranger 1,479,025 (1) * Ranger Governance 1,479,025 (2) * Richard J. Agnich 20,000 (3) * Charles I. Frumberg 0 - Max D. Hopper 20,000 (3) * Stephen R. Perkins 21,000 (3)(4) * Ronald J. Robinson 20,000 (3) * Cece Smith 20,000 (3) * Sam Wyly 1,479,025 (5) * ________________ (*) Represents less than 1% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock. (1) Ranger is the record and beneficial owner of 100 Shares. Ranger also holds options to purchase 169,020 Shares having an exercise price of $24.19 per Share and options to purchase 1,309,905 Shares having an exercise price of $25.08 per Share. Ranger has sole, direct beneficial ownership of such Shares and options. It exercises sole voting and investment power with respect to such Shares and exercises sole investment power with respect to such options. If such options are exercised, Ranger would have sole voting power with respect to the Shares purchased upon exercise of such options. (2) Ranger Governance, as the sole general partner of Ranger, has indirect beneficial ownership of the shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by Ranger and exercises the same voting and investment powers as Ranger. (3) Each of the Ranger Nominees has an economic interest in 20,000 of the options owned by Ranger resulting from the letter agreement entered into between Ranger and each of the Ranger Nominees. The letter agreement is described in the Proxy Statement under the heading "THE RANGER NOMINEES." (4) Includes 1,000 Shares owned jointly by Stephen R. Perkins and his wife. (5) Represents Shares beneficially owned by Ranger. Ranger's sole general partner is Ranger Governance, of which Sam Wyly is the sole member and the manager. As a result, Sam Wyly has indirect beneficial ownership of the shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by Ranger and exercises the same voting and investment powers as Ranger. Transactions in Computer Associates Securities Involving Participants Other than the transactions described below, no Participant has purchased or sold any securities of Computer Associates in the past two years. Transactions in Computer Associates Common Stock by Ranger Number of Shares of Computer Date of Transaction Nature of Transaction Associates Common Stock - ------------------- --------------------- --------------------------- June 15, 2001 Purchase 100 (1) June 20, 2001 Capital Contribution 507,060 (2) June 20, 2001 Capital Contribution 971,865 (3) _______________ (1) In June 2002, such 100 Shares were transferred from a brokerage account to Ranger as the record holder. (2) Represents the contribution on June 20, 2001 to Ranger by Stargate, Ltd., a limited partnership, of vested options to purchase shares of Common Stock. The Charles J. Wyly, Jr. and Caroline D. Wyly Revocable Trust is the general partner of Stargate, Ltd. Charles J. Wyly, who is the brother of Sam Wyly, is a co-trustee of The Charles J. Wyly, Jr. and Caroline D. Wyly Revocable Trust. (3) Represents the contribution on June 20, 2001 to Ranger by Sam Wyly of vested options to purchase shares of Common Stock. Transactions in Computer Associates Common Stock by Stephen R. Perkins Nature Number of Shares of Computer Date of Transaction of Transaction Associates Common Stock - ------------------- --------------- ------------------------------- February 28, 2002 Purchase 1,000 (1) ________________ (1) Represents Shares purchased and held jointly by Stephen R. Perkins and his wife. Transactions in Computer Associates Common Stock by Sam Wyly Nature Number of Shares of Computer Date of Transaction of Transaction Associates Common Stock - ------------------- ---------------------- ---------------------------- June 20, 2001 Capital Contribution 971,865 (1) _______________ (1) Represents the contribution on June 20, 2001 to Ranger by Sam Wyly of vested options to purchase shares of Common Stock. Miscellaneous Information Concerning the Participants Tallulah, Ltd. ("Tallulah"), of which Sam Wyly is the general partner and holds 97% of the limited partnership interests, entered into a sublease with Computer Associates on April 1, 2000, pursuant to which Tallulah agreed to lease office space from Computer Associates for $572,052 per year. The agreement was amended on October 8, 2000 to add additional office space, increasing the rent to $1,004,414 per year. The lease expires on July 30, 2006. Except as described in this Annex A or in the Proxy Statement, no Participant nor any of their respective associates or affiliates (together, the "Participant Affiliates"), is either a party to any transaction or series of transactions since April 1, 2001, or has knowledge of any currently proposed transaction or series of proposed transactions, (i) to which Computer Associates or any of its subsidiaries was or is to be a party, (ii) in which the amount involved exceeds $60,000, and (iii) in which any Participant or Participant Affiliate had, or will have, a direct or indirect material interest. Furthermore, except as described in this Annex A or in the Proxy Statement, no Participant or Participant Affiliate (i) directly or indirectly beneficially owns any securities of Computer Associates or any securities of any subsidiary of Computer Associates, or (ii) has had any relationship with Computer Associates in any capacity other than as a stockholder. Except as described in this Annex A or in the Proxy Statement, no Participant or Participant Affiliate has entered into any agreement or understanding with any person respecting any future employment by Computer Associates or any of its affiliates or any future transactions to which Computer Associates or any of its affiliates will or may be a party. Except as described in this Annex A or in the Proxy Statement, there are no contracts, arrangements or understandings by any Participant or Participant Affiliate within the past year with any person with respect to any securities of Computer Associates. WHITE PROXY CARD SOLICITED BY RANGER GOVERNANCE, LTD. IN OPPOSITION TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF COMPUTER ASSOCIATES INTERNATIONAL, INC. PROXY FOR THE ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS AUGUST 28, 2002 AT _____ A.M. The undersigned stockholder of Computer Associates International, Inc. (the "Company") hereby appoints Stephen R. Perkins and _____________, and each of them, as attorneys and proxies, each with full power of substitution and revocation, to represent the undersigned at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Computer Associates International, Inc. to be held on August 28, 2002, and at any adjournment, postponement, continuation or rescheduling thereof, with authority to vote all shares of common stock, par value $.10 per share, of the Company held or owned by the undersigned in accordance with the directions indicated herein. This Proxy will be voted as directed, but if no direction is indicated, it will be voted FOR the election of the nominees listed in Item 1a and FOR the election of the Company's nominees whose names are not listed in Item 1b, and will abstain on Item 2. If any other matter properly comes before the meeting or any adjournments, postponements, continuations or reschedulings thereof, the named proxy holders will vote this proxy in their discretion on such matter. RANGER GOVERNANCE, LTD. RECOMMENDS A VOTE "FOR" THE NOMINEES LISTED BELOW. 1. Election of Directors a. Ranger Nominees: [ ] FOR All nominees listed below: [ ] WITHHOLD AUTHORITY to vote for all nominees listed below: Richard J. Agnich, Max D. Hopper, Stephen R. Perkins, Ronald J. Robinson and Cece Smith To withhold authority to vote for any individual nominee identified above, check the "FOR" box and write that nominee's name on the line provided below: ________________________________ b. Company Nominees: The Company is nominating eleven people to serve as directors. Ranger Governance, Ltd. intends to use this proxy to vote FOR six of the individuals nominated by the Company and not for the other five nominees of the Company whose names are listed below. You may withhold authority to vote for the six nominees of the Company not listed on this proxy, by writing the name of such nominee below. You should refer to the Company's Proxy Statement for the names, backgrounds, qualifications and other information concerning the Company's nominees. There is no assurance that any of the Company's nominees will serve as directors if any of the Ranger Nominees are elected to the Company's board of directors. The Company's nominees with respect to whom Ranger Governance, Ltd. is NOT seeking authority to vote for and WILL NOT exercise any such authority are: Russell M. Artzt, Alfonse M. D'Amato, Willem F.P. de Vogel, Sanjay Kumar and Charles B. Wang. In order to withhold authority to vote for the election of a Company nominee whose name is not listed above, write such nominee's name on the line provided below: ________________________________ RANGER GOVERNANCE, LTD. MAKES NO RECOMMENDATION WITH RESPECT TO THE RATIFICATION OF AUDITORS 2. Ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as the independent auditors of the Company for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2003. [ ] FOR [ ] AGAINST [ ] ABSTAIN Date: _____________, 2002 ____________________________________________________________ Signature (Please sign exactly as your name appears to the left) ____________________________________________________________ Additional Signature (if held jointly) ____________________________________________________________ Title of Authority Please sign exactly as your name appears on this proxy. When shares are held by joint tenants, both should sign. When signing as attorney, executor, administrator, trustee or guardian, please give full title as such. If a corporation, please sign in full corporate name by president or other authorized officer. If a partnership, please sign in partnership name by authorized person. PLEASE SIGN, DATE AND RETURN THIS CARD PROMPTLY USING THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE. -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----