SCHEDULE 14A
(Rule 14a-101)
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN PROXY STATEMENT
SCHEDULE 14A INFORMATION
Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
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AUTODESK, INC.
(Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
(Name of Person(s) Filing Proxy Statement, if other than the Registrant)
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Autodesk, Inc. (“Autodesk”) intends to send the following information to Autodesk employees in connection with Autodesk’s Special Meeting of Stockholders to be held on November 10, 2005 (the “Special Meeting”), regarding the proposed Autodesk 2006 Employee Stock Plan. A copy of the 2006 Employee Stock Plan, as currently proposed for approval at the Special Meeting, can be found by reference to Appendix A to Autodesk’s Special Proxy Statement filed on September 27, 2005 (Commission File No. 000-14338).
Autodesk Employees,
The proxy statement and voting instructions for the proposed Stock Option Plan have been sent. All employees who owned shares (not options) on September 15 should receive these documents.
Employees who chose electronic delivery should have received this information and voted by now. If you have not received this information, please contact your broker directly. Employees who did not sign up for electronic delivery of shareholder information will receive this information by mail in the coming weeks. Be on the look out for it.
Voting is simple and each vote is important to ensure that Autodesk has a stock option plan after March 2006.
If you need more information on this vote for a new stock option plan please see the stock pages on Infosys.
Feel free to contact the Stock Administrator or John Clancy with any questions.