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89
PART III
ITEM 10. DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
We have adopted a Code of Business Conduct and Ethics applicable to all our employees, including our principal
executive officer, principal financial officer and principal accounting officer. We will provide any person, without
charge, with a copy of our Code of Business Conduct and Ethics upon written request to Avid Technology, Inc., Avid
Technology Park, One Park West, Tewksbury, MA 01876, Attention: Corporate Secretary. Our Code of Business
Conduct and Ethics is also available in the Investor Relations section of our website at www.avid.com.
The remainder of the response to this item is contained under the caption “Executive Officers of the Registrant” in
Part I of this report, and in our Proxy Statement for our 2009 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, or the 2009 Proxy
Statement, under the captions “Election of Directors” and “Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting
Compliance,” all of which is incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
The response to this item is contained in our 2009 Proxy Statement under the captions “Director Compensation and
Stock Ownership Guidelines” and “Executive Compensation” and is incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT
AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS
The response to this item is contained in our 2009 Proxy Statement under the caption “Security Ownership of Certain
Beneficial Owners and Management” and is incorporated herein by reference.
The disclosures required for securities authorized for issuance under equity compensation plans are contained in the
2009 Proxy Statement under the caption “Equity Compensation Plan Information” and are incorporated herein by
reference.
ITEM 13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS, AND DIRECTOR
INDEPENDENCE
The response to this item is contained in our 2009 Proxy Statement under the captions “Board of Directors and
Committee Meetings” and “Related Person Transaction Policy” and is incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 14. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES
The response to this item is contained in our 2009 Proxy Statement under the caption “Independent Registered Public
Accounting Firm Fees” and is incorporated herein by reference.