UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 14A
Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
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AUTODESK, INC.
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Autodesk employees,
If you owned Autodesk shares (not options) on April 10, 2012, you should have received materials as part of the mailing for our upcoming Autodesk annual stockholder meeting to be held on Thursday, June 7, 2012. Those materials will instruct you on how to submit your vote. A copy of the stockholder materials can also be viewed here: Autodesk Definitive Proxy Statement
We encourage you to review this material. It’s important to Autodesk that we get stockholder approval for all of our proposals. Our Board of Directors unanimously recommends that you cast your vote “FOR” the proposals. Every share counts.
The online voting period ends next Wednesday the 6th, so please be sure to vote ASAP.
Regardless of whether you own shares or not, you may review Autodesk’s 2012 Annual Report at http://www.autodesk.com/investors.
If you have any questions, please call the Autodesk Investor Line at 415-507-6705.
David Gennarelli