Autodesk 2008 Annual Report Download - page 47

Summary Compensation Table and Narrative Disclosure
This narrative discussion, as well as the table and footnotes below, provide a summary of our Named
Executive Officers’ compensation for the fiscal years ended January 31, 2008 and 2007. The Named Executive
Officers are Carl Bass (Chief Executive Officer and President), Alfred Castino (Chief Financial Officer), and the
next three most highly compensated individuals who were serving as executive officers of Autodesk on
January 31, 2008, the last day of our most recent fiscal year. Our Named Executive Officers in both fiscal 2008
and 2007 were the same. For information on our compensation objectives, see the discussion under the heading
“Compensation Discussion and Analysis.”
Salary—Named Executive Officers are paid a salary which reflects the dollar value of cash base salary
earned by each executive during the fiscal year. We did not provide equity or other non-cash items to our Named
Executive Officers as salary compensation during fiscal 2008 or 2007.
Option Awards—The value of option awards, as may be included in the following table, represents the fair
value of stock options vested during the respective fiscal years. The fair value of stock options vested during a
fiscal year is equal to the stock-based compensation expense recognized during the fiscal year for financial
statement reporting purposes in accordance with FAS 123(R), disregarding an estimate of forfeitures related to
service-based vesting conditions. The assumptions used in the valuation of these awards are set forth in Note 1,
“Business and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies” in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
in our fiscal year 2008 Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on March 28, 2008. These amounts do not correspond
to the actual value that will be realized by the Named Executive Officers upon exercise or sale of such awards.
Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation—Non-equity incentive plan compensation represents
(1) amounts earned for services performed during the relevant fiscal year pursuant to our Executive Incentive
Plan for all executives shown, except for Mr. Bado, and (2) amounts earned for services performed by Mr. Bado
pursuant to Autodesk’s Executive Incentive Plan and for sales commissions and sales bonuses earned, as shown
below. Amounts earned under the Executive Incentive Plan are payable by their terms in the first quarter of the
following fiscal year.
All Other Compensation—This column represents all other compensation for the relevant fiscal year not
reported in the previous columns, such as payment of insurance premiums, reimbursement of certain tax
expenses, personal gifts and related tax gross ups, resort travel and lodging, temporary housing expenses,
Autodesk’s matching contributions to pre-tax savings plans, and transportation expenses. Except as disclosed
below, items included in this category do not exceed the greater of $25,000 or 10 percent of the total amount of
perquisites received by such Named Executive Officer.
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