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NOTICE OF 2011 ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
Time and Date Thursday, June 16, 2011 at 3:00 p.m., Pacific Time.
Place Autodesk’s San Francisco office, located at: The Landmark, One
Market Street, 2nd Floor, San Francisco, California 94105.
Items of Business (1) To elect the nine directors listed in the accompanying Proxy
Statement 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, 2012.
(3) To hold a non-binding vote on executive compensation.
(4)
To hold a non-binding vote on the frequency of executive
compensation votes.
(5)
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 2011 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 the 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 19, 2011.
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 vote on the Internet or by telephone or request and submit
your proxy card as soon as possible. For specific instructions on
how to vote your shares, please refer to the section entitled
“Questions and Answers About the 2011 Annual Meeting and
Procedural Matters” beginning on page 1 of the Proxy Statement
and the instructions on the enclosed notice of internet availability of
proxy materials.
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 May 3, 2011.