Current Report Filing (8-k)

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

March 17, 2020

Autodesk, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

000-14338

94-2819853

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

(Commission

File Number)

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)


111 McInnis Parkway San Rafael, California		94903
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

(415) 507-5000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class

Trading

Symbol(s)

Name of each exchange

on which registered

Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share

ADSK

The Nasdaq Global Select Market

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 5.03.

Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.

On March 17, 2020, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Autodesk, Inc. (the “Company”) amended and restated the Company’s Bylaws effective immediately. The Bylaws were amended and restated, among other things, to:

•

Include a proxy access bylaw in Section 2.05(d);

•

Include a forum selection bylaw in Section 8.12;

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Update various aspects of the advance notice and stockholder meeting provisions in Article II;

•

Update various sections regarding directors, board committees and officers in Articles III, IV and V; and

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Make various updates throughout to conform to current Delaware law and to make ministerial changes, clarifications, and other conforming revisions.

The foregoing description of the amendment and restatement of the Bylaws is not complete and is qualified in its entirety by the full text of the Bylaws, a copy of which is included as Exhibit 3.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01.

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.


Exhibit No.		Description

	3.1	Amended and Restated Bylaws

	104	Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.