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AMENDED AND RESTATED EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

Employee Retention Agreement

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Title: AMENDED AND RESTATED EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
Governing Law: New York     Date: 1/30/2009
Industry: Software and Programming     Sector: Technology

AMENDED AND RESTATED EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT, Parties: ca  inc.
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Exhibit 10.6

AMENDED AND RESTATED EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

     This Amended and Restated Employment Agreement, dated as of December 29, 2008, amends and restates the original Agreement entered into by and between CA, Inc. (the “ Company ”) and James Bryant (the “ Employee ”) as of June 28, 2006 (the “ Effective Date ”).

      1. Employment, Duties, Authority and Work Standards . The Company hereby agrees to employ the Employee as Executive Vice President and Chief Administration Officer (“ CAO ”) and the Employee hereby accepts such positions and agrees to serve the Company in such capacities during the Employment Period (as defined below). The Employee shall report directly to the Company’s Chief Executive Officer. The Employee’s duties, responsibilities and authority shall be such duties, responsibilities and authority as are consistent with the above job titles and such other duties, responsibilities and authority as the Chief Executive Officer shall from time to time specify. The Employee will (a) serve the Company (and such of its subsidiary companies as the Company may designate) faithfully, diligently and to the best of the Employee’s ability under the direction of the Chief Executive Officer, (b) devote his full working time and best efforts, attention and energy to the performance of his duties to the Company and (c) not do anything inconsistent with his duties to the Company.

      2. Laws; Other Agreements . The Employee represents that his employment hereunder will not violate any law or duty by which he is bound, and will not conflict with or violate any agreement or instrument to which the Employee is a party or by which he is bound.

      3. Sign-On Bonus . The Company shall pay the Employee a cash payment equal to $150,000 (the “ Sign-On Bonus ”) in the following manner. The Company shall pay 50% of the Sign-On Bonus no later than the first scheduled payroll date after the first 30 days of the Employment Period and the balance of the Sign-On bonus no later than the first scheduled payroll date after the first anniversary of the Effective Date, provided that the Employee remains employed with the Company through the applicable payment date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that the Employee is terminated for Cause at any time during the Employment Period, the Employee shall be obligated to immediately repay to the Company any portion of the Sign-On Bonus paid to him.

      4. Compensation .

          (a) In consideration of services that the Employee will render to the Company, the Company agrees to pay the Employee, during the Employment Period, the sum of $500,000 per annum (less applicable withholdings) (the “ Base Salary ”), payable semi-monthly concurrent with the Company’s normal payroll cycle.

          (b) In addition to the Base Salary, during the Employment Period, the Employee shall have an opportunity to earn an annual cash bonus (“ Annual Bonus ”) under the Company’s Annual Performance Bonus program in accordance with Section 4.4 of the Company’s 2002 Incentive Plan, as amended and restated, or any successor thereto (the “ Incentive Plan ”); provided that, with respect to the fiscal year ending March 31, 2007, the Employee’s Annual Performance Bonus target shall equal $200,000, provided that such targeted amount and the other terms and conditions of such Annual Performance Bonus shall be subject to determination and approval of the Compensation and Human Resource Committee of the Board of Directors (the “ Compensation Committee ”) in accordance with the terms of the Incentive Plan.

          (c) In addition, the Employee shall also be eligible to receive a targeted Long-Term Performance Bonus of $2,500,000 for the performance period commencing on April 1, 2006 under the Company’s Long-Term Performance Bonus program as set forth in Section 4.5 of the Incentive Plan, provided that such targeted amount and the other terms and conditions of such Long-Term Performance Bonus shall be subject to determination and approval of the Compensation Committee in accordance with the terms of the Incentive Plan. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent any restricted stock is granted to the Employee in connection with the

 


 

one-year performance shares under the Long-Term Performance Bonus for the performance period commencing on April 1, 2006, such restricted stock shall vest with respect to all shares on the second anniversary of the grant date ( i.e. , the date on which a definitive number of shares are granted based on the determination of the Compensation Committee based on the achievement of the performance targets) provided he remains employed with the Company through such second anniversary; provided, however, that if the Employee’s employment is terminated without Cause or Employee resigns for Good Reason (i) prior to the first anniversary of the grant date, the shares shall vest with respect to 34% of the underlying shares as of the date of termination or (ii) on or after the first anniversary but prior to the second anniversary of the grant date, the shares shall vest with respect to 67% of the underlying shares as of the date of termination.

          (d) Subject to applicable law, management will recommend that, following the Effective Date, the Employee will be granted stock options to purchase 25,000 shares of the Company’s common stock (“ Common Stock ”), at an exercise price per share equal to the fair market value of a share of Common Stock on the date of grant (determined in accordance with the Incentive Plan), pursuant and subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Incentive Plan and the option grant agreement provided to the Employee. Such option grant agreement shall provide that the options shall become exercisable in three (3) equal annual installments commencing on the first anniversary of the grant date, provided the Employee remains employed through such anniversary.

          (e) Subject to applicable law, management will recommend that, following the Effective Date, the Employee will be granted an award of 25,000 restricted shares (“ Restricted Stock ”) of Common Stock, subject to restrictions on transferability as set forth in the Incentive Plan and the Restricted Stock grant agreement provided to the Employee. Such Restricted Stock grant agreement shall provide that the restrictions applicable to the Restricted Stock shall lapse in three (3) equal annual installments commencing on the first anniversary of the date of grant, provided the Employee remains employed through such anniversary.

      5. Benefits and Perquisites. During the term of the Employee’s employment, the Employee shall be eligible to participate in all pension, welfare and benefit plans and perquisites generally made available to other senior employees of the Company.

          Management will also recommend to the Board that the Employee be included as a participant in the Company’s Change in Control Severance Policy (the “ CIC Severance Policy ”), provided that such participation and any other terms and conditions related to such participation shall be at the discretion of the Board in accordance with the terms of such CIC Severance Policy.

      6. Termination; Termination Payments.

          (a) Unless the Employee’s employment shall sooner terminate for any reason pursuant to paragraph 7 of this Agreement, the “ Employment Period ” shall commence on the Effective Date and shall terminate on the third anniversary of the Effective Date.

          (b) In the event that the Employee’s employment is terminated during the Employment Period (i) by the Employee for Good Reason (as defined in Appendix A) or (ii) by the Company without Cause (as defined in Appendix A), other than as a result of the Employee’s death or disability (within the meaning of the Company’s long-term disability program then in effect), subject to the Employee’s execution, delivery and non-revocation , within fifty-five (55) days following the Termination Date , of a valid and effective release and waiver in a form satisfactory to the Company, the Company shall pay the Employee a lump sum cash amount equal to one (1) times Employee’s Base Salary, such lump sum payment to be made no later than the sixtieth (60th) day (or the next following business day if the sixtieth day is not a business day) following the Termination Date.

          (c) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, upon the termination of the Employee’s employment for any reason, the rights of the Employee with respect to any shares of restricted stock or options to purchase Common Stock held by the Employee which, as of the Termination Date, have not been forfeited shall be subject to the applicable rules of the plan or agreement under which such restricted stock or options were granted as they exist from time to

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time. In addition, upon the termination of the Employee’s employment for any reason, the Company shall pay to the Employee his Base Salary through the Termination Date, plus any unused vacation time accrued through the Termination Date. Any vested benefits and other amounts that the Employee is otherwise entitled to receive under any employee benefit plan, policy, practice or program of the Company or any of its affiliates shall be payable in accordance with such employee benefit plan, policy, practice or program as the case may be, provided that the Employee shall not be entitled to receive any other payments or benefits in the nature of severance or termination pay.

          (d) In the event that the Employee resigns other than for Good Reason, is terminated for Cause, dies or becomes disabled (within the meaning of the Company’s long-term disability program then in effect) duri


 
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