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ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
On December 27, 2001, Spatial Corp. (“Spatial”) filed suit in Marin County Superior Court against
Autodesk and one of our consultants, D-Cubed Ltd., seeking among other things, termination of a
development and license agreement between Spatial and Autodesk and an injunction preventing
Autodesk from working with contractors under the agreement. On October 2, 2003, a jury found that
Autodesk did not breach the agreement. The court ordered Spatial to pay Autodesh approximately $2.4
million for reimbursement of attorneys’ fees and costs of trial. Spatial filed a notice of appeal on December 2,
2003 appealing the decision of the jury. The notice does not specify the basis on which Spatial intends to
challenge the jury’s finding. We do not know of any basis on which an appeal would be successful, and
accordingly, believe the ultimate resolution of this matter will not have a material effect on Autodesk’s
consolidated statements of financial condition, results of operations or cash flows. However, it is possible
that an unfavorable resolution of this matter could occur and materially affect our future results of
operations, cash flows or financial position in a particular period.
We are involved in legal proceedings from time to time arising from the normal course of business
activities. In our opinion, resolution of pending matters is not expected to have a material adverse impact
on our consolidated results of operations, cash flows or our financial position. However, it is possible that
an unfavorable resolution of one or more such proceedings could in the future materially affect our future
results of operations, cash flows or financial position in a particular period.
ITEM 4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS
No matters were submitted to a vote of security holders during the fourth quarter of fiscal 2004.
EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT
The following sets forth certain information as of January 31, 2004 regarding our executive officers:
Name Age Position
Carol A. Bartz ............... 55 Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer and President
Joseph H. Astroth .......... 48 Executive Vice President, Location Services Division
Carl Bass .................... 46 Senior Executive Vice President, Design Solutions Group
Jan Becker .................. 50 Senior Vice President, Human Resources and Corporate Real Estate
Alfred J. Castino ............ 51 Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Paul Lypaczewski ........... 46 Executive Vice President, Discreet Division
Marcia K. Sterling ........... 60 Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
Michael E. Sutton ........... 59 Executive Vice President, Business Operations
Carol A. Bartz joined Autodesk in April 1992 and serves as Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive
Officer and President. Ms. Bartz is a director of Network Appliance, Inc., BEA Systems, Inc., and Cisco Systems,
Inc. Prior to joining Autodesk, Ms. Bartz held various positions at Sun Microsystems, Inc., including Vice
President, Worldwide Field Operations from July 1990 through April 1992.
Joseph H. Astroth joined Autodesk in January 1996 and serves as Executive Vice President, Location
Services Division. Previously, he was Executive Vice President, GIS Solutions Division from January 1996 to
December 2000. From September 1989 through December 1995, Mr. Astroth held various positions with
Graphic Data Systems Corporation including Director, Environmental Market Group, from January 1993 to
June 1994, and Vice President of Product Management, Engineering, from June 1994 to December 1995.
Carl Bass joined Autodesk in September 1993 and serves as Senior Executive Vice President, Design
Solutions Group. From August 2001 to February 2002, Mr. Bass served as Executive Vice President, Emerging
Business and Chief Strategy Officer. From June 1999 to July 2001, he served as President and Chief Executive
Officer of Buzzsaw.com, Inc., a spin-off from Autodesk. He has also held other executive positions within
Autodesk. Mr. Bass is a director of Serena Software, Inc.
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