# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0000769397
**File Stem:** 0000769397-26-000050
**Filing Date:** 2026-6
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0000769397-26-000050.hdr.sgml**: 20260618

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0000769397-26-000050

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 8-K

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 12

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20260617

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Financial Statements and Exhibits

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20260618

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20260618

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** Autodesk, Inc.
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0000769397
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** SERVICES-PREPACKAGED SOFTWARE [7372]
- **ORGANIZATION NAME:** 06 Technology
- **EIN:** 942819853
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** DE
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 0131

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 8-K
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 000-14338
- **FILM NUMBER:** 261102411

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** ONE MARKET, STE. 400.
- **CITY:** SAN FRANCISCO
- **STATE:** CA
- **ZIP:** 94105
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 4155075000

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** ONE MARKET, STE. 400.
- **CITY:** SAN FRANCISCO
- **STATE:** CA
- **ZIP:** 94105

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** AUTODESK INC
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 19920703

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**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)

**June 17, 2026**

**Autodesk, Inc.** 

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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| **<u>Delaware</u>** | **<u>000-14338</u>** | **<u>94-2819853</u>** |
| (State or other jurisdiction of<br>incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer<br>Identification No.) |

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|:---|:---|:---|
| **One Market Street, Ste. 400** | | |
| **San Francisco,** | **California** | **94105** |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | | (Zip Code) |

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**(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):

[☐] Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

[☐] Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

[☐] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

[☐] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

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

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| **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 |

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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 [☐]

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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. [ ]

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**Item 5.03. Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws.**

Autodesk, Inc. ("Autodesk" or the "Company") filed its Certificate of Amendment to its Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (the "Certificate of Amendment"), which was approved by its stockholders at the Company's 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on June 17, 2026 (the "Annual Meeting"), with the Delaware Secretary of State effective June 17, 2026. A description of the changes effected by the Certificate of Amendment is contained in Appendix B of the definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on May 6, 2026, which Appendix B is incorporated herein by reference. The changes relate to providing for officer exculpation as permitted by Delaware law.

The foregoing description of the Certificate of Amendment is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Certificate of Amendment, which is attached as Exhibit 3.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated into this Item 5.03 by reference.

**Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.**

The information set forth in Item 5.03 above is incorporated by reference herein. At the Annual Meeting, the Company elected the following eleven individuals to its Board of Directors. Each director will serve for the ensuing year and until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified.

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|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| **Nominee** | **Votes For** | **Votes Against** | **Abstentions** | **Broker Non-Votes** |
| Andrew Anagnost | 171597422 | 741011 | 230522 | 14904908 |
| Stacy J. Smith | 148036428 | 23865848 | 666679 | 14904908 |
| Omar Abbosh | 170925511 | 1536959 | 106485 | 14904908 |
| Karen Blasing | 168497431 | 3952509 | 119015 | 14904908 |
| John T. Cahill | 163268441 | 9170566 | 129948 | 14904908 |
| Jeff Epstein | 171661637 | 796383 | 110935 | 14904908 |
| Dr. Ayanna Howard | 171136581 | 1310872 | 121502 | 14904908 |
| Blake Irving | 152805313 | 19199910 | 563732 | 14904908 |
| Ram R. Krishnan | 171292138 | 1152756 | 124061 | 14904908 |
| Rami Rahim | 166185717 | 6121266 | 261972 | 14904908 |
| A.Christine (Christie) Simons | 172212722 | 253172 | 103061 | 14904908 |

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In addition, the following proposals were voted on and approved at the Annual Meeting.

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|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| **Proposal** | **Votes For** | **Votes Against** | **Abstentions** | **Broker Non-Votes** |
| Proposal to ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending January 31, 2027. | 166655191 | 20545070 | 273602 | N/A |
| Proposal to approve, on a non-binding advisory basis, the compensation of the Company's named executive officers as described in the proxy statement. | 157541146 | 14331996 | 695813 | 14904908 |
| Proposal to approve an amendment of the Company's Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to provide for officer exculpation as permitted by Delaware law. | 140505491 | 31936243 | 127221 | 14904908 |
| Proposal to consider and vote upon a stockholder proposal, if properly presented at the Annual Meeting, requesting amendment to stockholder special meeting right. | 82024923 | 90243190 | 300842 | 14904908 |

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**Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.**

**(d) Exhibits.**

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| **<u>Exhibit No.</u>** | **<u>Description</u>** |
| 3.1 | [Certificate of Amendment to the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Autodesk, Inc.](adsk-certificateofamendmen.htm) |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) |

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**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.

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| **AUTODESK, INC.** |
| By: <u>/s/ Ruth Ann Keene</u><br><u>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</u>  |
| **Ruth Ann Keene<br>Executive Vice President, Corporate Affairs, Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary** |

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Date: June 17, 2026

## Exhibit 3.1

**CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT**

**TO THE** 

**AMENDED AND RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION** 

**OF**

**AUTODESK, INC.**

Autodesk, Inc., a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware (the "**Corporation**"), certifies that:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1.The name of the Corporation is Autodesk, Inc. The Corporation's original Certificate of Incorporation was filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on May 10, 1994.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2.Article IX of the Corporation's Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:

"**ARTICLE IX**

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;To the fullest extent permitted by the General Corporation Law as the same exists or may hereafter be amended, no director or officer of the Corporation shall be personally liable to the Corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director or officer. If the General Corporation Law or any other law of the State of Delaware is amended after approval by the stockholders of this Article IX to authorize corporate action further eliminating or limiting the personal liability of directors or officers, then the liability of a director or officer of the Corporation shall be eliminated or limited to the fullest extent permitted by the General Corporation Law as so amended.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Neither any amendment nor repeal of this Article, nor the adoption of any provision of this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation inconsistent with this Article, shall eliminate or reduce the effect of this Article in respect of any matter occurring, or any cause of action, suit or claim that, but for this Article, would accrue or arise, prior to such amendment, repeal or adoption of an inconsistent provision."

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;3.This Certificate of Amendment was duly adopted in accordance with Section 242 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4.This Certificate of Amendment shall become effective on June 18, 2026 at 12:01 a.m. Eastern Time.

[*Signature Page Follows*]

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**IN WITNESS WHEREOF**, this Certificate of Amendment is duly executed by the undersigned officer of the Corporation on June 17, 2026.

By: <u>/s/ Andrew Anagnost</u>

Name: Andrew Anagnost

Title: Chief Executive Officer

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