X0303 4 2009-01-01 0000859014 COMPUWARE CORP CPWR 0001185557 ARCHER DENNIS W DICKINSON WRIGHT PLLC 500 WOODWARD AVENUE DETROIT MI 48226-3425 1 Deferred Compensation Units 0 2009-01-01 4 D 0 14747.9274 0 D Common stock 14747.9274 0 D Phantom Stock 0 2009-01-01 4 D 0 85452.8829 0 D Common stock 85452.8829 0 D Restricted Stock Units 0 2009-01-01 4 A 0 85452 0 A Common stock 85452 85452 D Restricted Stock Units 0 2009-01-01 4 A 0 14747 0 A Common stock 14747 100199 D Restricted Stock Units 0 2009-01-01 4 A 0 5185 0 A 2009-08-24 Common stock 5185 5185 D 1 for 1 Stock units awarded under the 2005 Non-Employee Directors Deferred Compensation Plan pursuant to the Reporting Person's election to defer receipt of the annual retainer fees. Units would vest and become payable in cash on the date the Reporting Person ceases to be a member of the Board of Directors. The Reporting Person has agreed to forfeit all rights to payment of cash associated with the outstanding balances under the 2005 Non-Employee Directors Deferred Compensation Plan in exchange for an equivalent value of Restricted Stock Units awarded under the 2007 Long Term Incentive Plan. Phantom Stock Units subject to the award granted under the 2002 Directors Phantom Stock Plan would vest and become payable in cash on the date the Reporting Person ceases to be a member of the Board of Directors. The Reporting Person has agreed to forfeit all rights to payment of cash associated with the outstanding balances under the 2002 Directors Phantom Stock Plan in exchange for an equivalent value of Restricted Stock Units awarded under the 2007 Long Term Incentive Plan. Units are 100% vested on the award date and will be payable in common stock on the date the Reporting Person ceases to be a member of the Board of Directors. Units vest on the day immediately preceding the date of the first annual meeting of shareholders following the award date. Pursuant to a Settlement Deferral Election executed by the Reporting Person, units will be payable in common stock on the date the Reporting Person ceases to be a member of the Board of Directors. By: /s/ Daniel S. Follis, Jr., Attorney-in-Fact 2009-01-02