AVGO Broadcom Inc

On October 12, 2018, Broadcom Inc. (“Broadcom”) and CA, Inc. (“CA”) obtained clearance under the antitrust laws of the European Union with respect to Broadcom’s pending acquisition of CA, which was the last regulatory approval required to consummate the acquisition. Clearance of the transaction under the antitrust laws of Japan was obtained on October 2, 2018. Broadcom expects the acquisition of CA to be completed on November 5, 2018, the first day of its 2019 fiscal year.

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This Form 8-K contains forward-looking statements (including within the meaning of Section 21E of the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and Section 27A of the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended) concerning Broadcom and CA. These statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding the expected completion and timing of the proposed transaction. These forward-looking statements are based on current expectations and beliefs of the management of Broadcom and CA (as the case may be), as well as assumptions made by, and information currently available to, such management, current market trends and market conditions and involve risks and uncertainties, many of which are outside of each company’s and their management’s control, and which may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in forward-looking statements. Accordingly, you should not place undue reliance on such statements.

Those risks, uncertainties and assumptions include: the risk that the proposed transaction may not be completed in a timely manner or at all, which may adversely affect Broadcom’s and CA’s business and the price of the common stock of Broadcom and CA; the failure to satisfy any of the remaining conditions to the consummation of the proposed transaction; and other risks described in CA’s filings and Broadcom’s and its predecessors’ filings with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, such as 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. Neither Broadcom nor CA undertake any intent or obligation to publicly update or revise any of the forward-looking statements made in this Form 8-K, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law.