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NOTICE OF 2008 ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
Time and Date Thursday, June 12, 2008 at 2:00 p.m., Pacific time.
Place Autodesk’s principal executive offices, located at: 111 McInnis
Parkway, San Rafael, California 94903.
Items of Business (1) To elect 10 directors to serve for the ensuing year and until
their successors are duly elected and qualified.
(2) To ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as our
independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal
year ending January 31, 2009.
(3) To approve amendments to the 2000 Directors’ Option Plan.
(4) To transact such other business as may properly come before
the Annual Meeting.
These items of business are more fully described in the Proxy
Statement accompanying this Notice of 2008 Annual Meeting of
Stockholders.
Adjournments and Postponements Any action on the items of business described above may be
considered at the Annual Meeting at the time and on the date
specified above or at any time and date to which Annual Meeting
may be properly adjourned or postponed.
Record Date You are entitled to vote if you were a stockholder of record as of
the close of business on April 14, 2008.
Voting Your vote is very important. Whether or not you plan to
attend the Annual Meeting, we encourage you to read the
Proxy Statement and submit your proxy card or vote on the
Internet or by telephone as soon as possible. For specific
instructions on how to vote your shares, please refer to the
section entitled “Questions and Answers About the 2008
Annual Meeting and Procedural Matters” beginning on page
1 of the Proxy Statement and the instructions on the enclosed
proxy card.
All stockholders are cordially invited to attend the Annual
Meeting in person. Any stockholder attending the Annual
Meeting may vote in person even if such stockholder previously
signed and returned a proxy card or voted on the Internet or by
telephone.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
Pascal W. Di Fronzo
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and
Secretary
This notice of annual meeting, proxy statement and accompanying form of proxy card are being distributed and
made available on or about April 28, 2008.
Proxy Materials