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SECTION 1.2

Description of the concentration

The Commission has received notification of a proposed acquisition by Broadcom Inc. (“Broadcom”) of sole control of CA, Inc. (“CA”) on the terms and subject to the conditions of the Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”), dated as of July 11, 2018, by and among Broadcom, Collie Acquisition Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of Broadcom (“Merger Sub”), and CA. Subject to the conditions of the Merger Agreement, including approval of CA stockholders, Merger Sub will be merged with and into CA in accordance with Delaware law (the “Merger” or the “Transaction”), with CA continuing as the surviving corporation in the Merger and thereby becoming a wholly owned subsidiary of Broadcom. The Transaction constitutes a concentration pursuant to Article 3(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004.

Broadcom is a technology company that manufactures semiconductors and hardware for communications, storage, and industrial applications.

CA develops software that assists customers in developing, operating, testing, deploying, and securing their business applications and databases.

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