Autodesk 2009 Annual Report Download - page 9

April 28, 2009
Dear Autodesk Stockholder:
You are cordially invited to attend Autodesk’s 2009 Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held on
Thursday, June 11, 2009 at 3:00 p.m., Pacific time, at our San Francisco office, The Landmark, One Market
Street, 2nd Floor, San Francisco, California 94105.
At the 2009 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, you will be asked to:
1. Elect the eight directors listed in the accompanying Proxy Statement;
2. Ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for
the fiscal year ending January 31, 2010; and
3. Approve our 2010 Outside Directors’ Stock Plan.
The accompanying Notice of 2009 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and Proxy Statement describe these
proposals in greater detail. We encourage you to read this information carefully.
This year we are continuing to take advantage of a relatively new United States Securities and Exchange
Commission rule that allows us to furnish our proxy materials over the Internet to all of our stockholders rather
than in paper form. We believe that this delivery process reduces our environmental impact and lowers the costs
of printing and distributing our proxy materials without impacting our stockholders’ timely access to this
important information.
We hope that you will be able to attend this year’s Annual Meeting. At the Annual Meeting we will report to
our stockholders on fiscal 2009 and describe our future strategies for our products and markets. There will be an
opportunity for all stockholders present at the Annual Meeting to ask questions. Whether or not you plan to
attend the meeting, please vote on the Internet or by telephone or request, sign and return a proxy card to ensure
your representation at the meeting. Your vote is important.
On behalf of the Board of Directors, I would like to express our appreciation for your continued support of
Autodesk.
Very truly yours,
Carl Bass
Chief Executive Officer and President