UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, DC 20549 ---------------- SCHEDULE 13D (Rule 13d-101) INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN STATEMENTS FILED PURSUANT TO RULE 13d-1(a) AND AMENDMENTS THERETO FILED PURSUANT TO RULE 13d-2(a) Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No. 8) Computer Associates International, Inc. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Name of Issuer) Common Stock, par value $.10 per share -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Title of Class of Securities) 204912109 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (CUSIP Number) Mr. Roger Rotach Careal Holding AG Utoquai 49, 8022 Zurich, Switzerland 411-269-53-53 Copy to: Richard A. Miller, Esq. Simpson Thacher & Bartlett 425 Lexington Avenue, New York, New York 10017 212-455-2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications) December 7, 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Date of Event which Requires Filing of This Statement) If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of Rule 13d-1(e), 13d-1(f) or 13d-1(g), check the following box [_]. Note: Schedules filed in paper format shall include a signed original and five copies of the schedule, including all exhibits. See Rule 13d-7 for other parties to whom copies are to be sent. *The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter disclosures provided in a prior cover page. The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes). CUSIP No. 204912109 Page 2 of 6 Pages Careal Holding AG ________________________________________________________________________________ 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY) ________________________________________________________________________________ 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) [_] (b) [_] ________________________________________________________________________________ 3 SEC USE ONLY ________________________________________________________________________________ 4 SOURCE OF FUNDS* WC ________________________________________________________________________________ 5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e) [_] ________________________________________________________________________________ 6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Switzerland ________________________________________________________________________________ 7 SOLE VOTING POWER NUMBER OF 115,313,380 SHARES _________________________________________________________________ 8 SHARED VOTING POWER BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY 0 _________________________________________________________________ EACH 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER REPORTING 115,313,380 PERSON _________________________________________________________________ 10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER WITH 0 ________________________________________________________________________________ 11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 115,313,380 ________________________________________________________________________________ 12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* [_] ________________________________________________________________________________ 13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 20.2% ________________________________________________________________________________ 14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* CO ________________________________________________________________________________ *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT! CUSIP No. 204912109 Page 3 of 6 Pages Walter H. Haefner ________________________________________________________________________________ 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY) ________________________________________________________________________________ 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) [_] (b) [_] ________________________________________________________________________________ 3 SEC USE ONLY ________________________________________________________________________________ 4 SOURCE OF FUNDS* WC of Careal Holding AG ________________________________________________________________________________ 5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e) [_] ________________________________________________________________________________ 6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Switzerland ________________________________________________________________________________ 7 SOLE VOTING POWER NUMBER OF 115,313,380 SHARES _________________________________________________________________ 8 SHARED VOTING POWER BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY 0 _________________________________________________________________ EACH 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER REPORTING 115,313,380 PERSON _________________________________________________________________ 10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER WITH 0 ________________________________________________________________________________ 11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 115,313,380 ________________________________________________________________________________ 12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* [_] ________________________________________________________________________________ 13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 20.2% ________________________________________________________________________________ 14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* IN ________________________________________________________________________________ *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT! CUSIP No. 204912109 Page 4 of 6 Pages This Amendment No. 8 to the Statement on Schedule 13D, filed on August 24, 1987, by Careal Holding AG, a Swiss corporation ("Careal"), and Mr. Walter H. Haefner, a national and resident of Switzerland, as amended on July 21, 1988, February 22, 1989, June 14, 1989, August 3, 1989, December 1, 1989, September 16, 1998 and November 14, 2001 (the "Statement"), further amends and supplements such Statement with respect to the Common Stock, par value $.10 per share ("Common Stock"), of Computer Associates International, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("Computer Associates"), by amending and restating Item 5 of the Statement in its entirety. All items not described herein remain as previously reported in the Statement. Item 5. Interest in Securities of the Issuer. As of December 7, 2001, Careal is the owner of record of 115,313,380 shares of Common Stock representing approximately 20.02% of the Common Stock outstanding, based upon information as to the number of such shares outstanding at November 5, 2001 provided in Computer Associates' quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2001. Mr. Haefner is the beneficial owner of such 115,313,380 shares of Common Stock and has sole voting and dispositive power with respect thereto. Other than the 115,313,380 shares of Common Stock owned of record by Careal and beneficially owned by Mr. Haefner, to the best knowledge of Careal, none of its other directors or executive officers are the beneficial owners of, nor do any of them have a right to acquire, directly or indirectly, shares of Common Stock. Except as set forth in Schedule 1 hereto, neither Careal nor Mr. Haefner has effected any transactions in shares of Common Stock since the filing of Amendment No. 7 on November 14, 2001. CUSIP No. 204912109 Page 5 of 6 Pages Signatures After reasonable inquiry and to the best of our knowledge and belief, the undersigned certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct. CAREAL HOLDING AG By: /s/ Walter H. Haefner --------------------------- Name: Walter H. Haefner Title: Chairman and President WALTER H. HAEFNER /s/ Walter H. Haefner ------------------------------ Dated: December 21, 2001 CUSIP No. 204912109 Page 6 of 6 Pages Schedule 1 Sales effected since the filing of Amendment No. 7 on November 14, 2001, of Common Stock owned of record by Careal and beneficially owned by Mr. Haefner: Number of Price Per Nature of Date Shares Share Transaction ---- ------ ----- ----------- 11/22/01 200,000 $30.6047 Open market sale 11/28/01 300,000 $31.6238 Open market sale 11/29/01 300,000 $33.2454 Open market sale 11/30/01 588,500 $33.8400 Open market sale 12/3/01 831,020 $32.5484 Open market sale 12/4/01 1,250,000 $32.8018 Open market sale 12/5/01 1,250,000 $34.4291 Open market sale 12/6/01 600,000 $34.7838 Open market sale 12/7/01 600,000 $34.0967 Open market sale