Autodesk 2015 Annual Report Download - page 7

2015 Proxy Statement 1
PROXY STATEMENT FOR 2015 ANNUAL MEETING OF
STOCKHOLDERS
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ABOUT THE 2015 ANNUAL MEETING OF
STOCKHOLDERS AND PROCEDURAL MATTERS
Stock Ownership, Quorum and Voting
Q: Who is entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting?
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A: Holders of record of Autodesk’s Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share (“Common Stock”), at the close of business on
April 13, 2015 (the “Record Date”) are entitled to receive notice of and to vote their shares at the Annual Meeting (as defined
below). Beneficial owners at the close of business on the Record Date have the right to direct their broker, trustee or nominee
on how to vote their shares, as described below. Stockholders are entitled to cast one vote for each share of Common Stock they
hold as of the Record Date.
As of the Record Date, there were 227,620,756 shares of Common Stock outstanding and entitled to vote at the Annual
Meeting. No shares of Autodesk’s Preferred Stock were outstanding.
Q: What is the difference between holding shares as a stockholder of record and as a beneficial owner?
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A: Stockholders of record—If your shares are registered directly in your name with Autodesk’s transfer agent, Computershare
Investor Services LLC, you are considered the “stockholder of record” with respect to those shares. If you are a stockholder of
record, Autodesk sent these proxy materials directly to you.
Beneficial owners—Most Autodesk stockholders hold their shares through a broker or other agent rather than directly in their
own names. If your shares are held in a brokerage account or by a broker or other agent, you are considered the “beneficial
owner” of shares held in “street name.” If you hold your shares in street name, these proxy materials have been forwarded to
you by your broker or other agent. That entity is considered the stockholder of record with respect to those shares. As the
beneficial owner, you have the right to direct your broker or other agent on how to vote your shares. Since a beneficial owner is
not the stockholder of record, you may not vote these shares in person at the Annual Meeting unless you obtain a legal proxy
giving you the right to do so from the broker or other agent that holds your shares.
2015 Annual Meeting
Q: Why am I receiving these proxy materials?
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A: The Board of Directors (“Board”) of Autodesk, Inc. (“Autodesk,” “we” or “our”) is providing these proxy materials to you
in connection with the solicitation of proxies for use at our 2015 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, to be held on Wednesday,
June 10, 2015, at 3:00 p.m., Pacific Time, and at any adjournment, postponement or other delay thereof (the “Annual
Meeting”) for the purpose of considering and acting upon the matters set forth in this Proxy Statement. We are providing these
materials to all of our stockholders through a Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials (the “Notice”) unless a
stockholder has specifically requested a full set paper copy of this Proxy Statement and our fiscal 2015 Annual Report.
Proxy Materials