UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE TO
(Rule 13e-4)
TENDER OFFER STATEMENT UNDER SECTION 14(d)(1) OR 13(e)(1) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Autodesk, Inc.
(Name of Subject Company (Issuer) and Name of Filing Person (Offeror))
Options to Purchase Common Stock, Par Value $0.01 Per Share
(Title of Class of Securities)
052769106
(CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)
(Underlying Options to Purchase Common Stock)
Pascal W. Di Fronzo
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
Autodesk, Inc.
111 McInnis Parkway
San Rafael, CA 94903
(415) 507-5000
(Name, address, and telephone numbers of person authorized to receive notices and communications on behalf of filing persons)
Copies to:
Steven E. Bochner, Esq.
David S. Thomas, Esq.
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
Professional Corporation
650 Page Mill Road
Palo Alto, CA 94304
Tel: (650) 493-9300
| CALCULATION OF FILING FEE | ||
| Transaction Valuation* | Amount of Filing Fee* | |
| Not Applicable* | Not Applicable* | |
| * | A filing fee is not required in connection with this filing as it relates solely to preliminary communications made before the commencement of a tender offer. |
| ¨ | Check the box if any part of the fee is offset as provided by Rule 0-11(a)(2) and identify the filing with which the offsetting fee was previously paid. Identify the previous filing by registration statement number, or the Form or Schedule and the date of its filing. |
Amount Previously Paid: Not applicable
Form or Registration No.: Not applicable
Filing Party: Not applicable
Date Filed Not applicable
| x | Check the box if the filing relates solely to preliminary communications made before the commencement of a tender offer. |
| Check | the appropriate boxes below to designate any transactions to which the statement relates: |
| ¨ | third-party tender offer subject to Rule 14d-1. |
| x | issuer tender offer subject to Rule 13e-4. |
| ¨ | going-private transaction subject to Rule 13e-3. |
| ¨ | amendment to Schedule 13D under Rule 13d-2. |
| Check | the following box if the filing fee is a final amendment reporting the results of the tender offer: ¨ |
FORM OF E-MAIL TO EMPLOYEES HOLDING DISCOUNTED STOCK OPTIONS
Re: Important Message about your stock options
You are invited to this meeting to receive very important information about the discounted stock options you hold.
Please reserve time on Tuesday, June 5, 2007 to attend an important meeting regarding your stock options. These meetings will take place as follows:
US Employees:
Date: Tuesday, June 5, 2007
Time: 9 am; 11 am; and 2 pm (all times Pacific Daylight Time)
Where: Marin Veterans Memorial Auditorium—Showcase Theater, 3501 Civic Center Dr., San Rafael
Canadian Employees:
Date: Tuesday, June 5, 2007
Time: Sessions in French: 9 am and 1 pm
Sessions in English: 10:30 am and 2:30 pm (all times Eastern Daylight Time)
Where: Delta Centre-Ville, 777 University, Montréal
You may attend these meetings in person or on-line. Log-on details will be sent before the meeting.
Important Information
This e-mail is for informational purposes only and is not an offer to purchase or the solicitation of an offer to sell any securities. Any such offer or solicitation would only be made pursuant to information filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and available free of charge from the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov or from Autodesk. Option holders should read such information carefully when it becomes available because it will contain important information.