1、FI SCAL YEARAnnual Report Noti ce of annual meeti ng and proxy statement2017May 2,2017Dear Autodesk Stockholder:You are cordially invited to attend Autodesks 2017 Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held on Wednesday,June 14,2017,at 3:00 p.m.,Pacific Time,at our San Francisco office,The Landmark,On
2、e Market Street,2nd Floor,San Francisco,California 94105.The 2017 Annual Meeting of Stockholders will be held for the following purposes:1.To elect the ten directors listed in the accompanying Proxy Statement;2.To ratify the appointment of Ernst&Young LLP as our independent registered public account
3、ing firm for thefiscal year ending January 31,2018;3.To hold a non-binding vote to approve compensation for our named executive officers;4.To hold a non-binding vote on the frequency of executive compensation votes;5.To approve an amendment and restatement of the Autodesk,Inc.1998 Employee Qualified
4、 Stock Purchase Plan;6.To approve an amendment and restatement of the Autodesk,Inc.2012 Employee Stock Plan;and7.To transact such other business as may properly come before the Annual Meeting.The accompanying Notice of 2017 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and Proxy Statement describe these proposals
5、in greater detail.We encourage you to read this information carefully.We are once again relying on the Securities and Exchange Commission rule that allows us to furnish our proxy materials to our stockholders over the Internet rather than in paper form.We believe this delivery process reduces both o
6、ur environmental impact and the costs of printing and distributing our proxy materials without hindering our stockholders timely access to this important information.We hope you will be able to attend this years Annual Meeting.We will report on fiscal 2017,and there will be an opportunity for stockh