CA buys back shares

Vendor splashes out $436m in accelerated share repurchase

Software giant CA has repurchased approximately 16.9 million common shares at a cost of around $436m.

The repurchase was executed under an accelerated share repurchase (ASR) agreement with a third-party financial institution and was funded with existing cash, the vendor claimed. The ASR is part of CA’s previously announced $2bn share repurchase plan.

CA made no comment on the share repurchase.

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