Rule 8.3 - AUTODESK INC
FORM 8.3
DEALINGS BY PERSONS WITH INTERESTS IN SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE
(Rule 8.3 of the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers)
1. KEY INFORMATION
Name of person dealing BARCLAYS PLC
(Note 1)
Company dealt in AUTODESK INC
Class of relevant security COM USD0.01
to which the dealings being
disclosed relate (Note 2)
Date of dealing 16 June 2008
2. INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE
(a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevant
security dealt in (Note 3)
Long Short
Number (%) Number (%)
(1) Relevant 17,547,757 7.84% 19,612 0.01%
securities
(2) Derivatives 0 0.00% 1,130,000 0.50%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 1,750 0.00% 53 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 17,549,507 7.84% 1,149,665 0.51%
(b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other
than the class dealt in (Note 3)
Class of Long Short
relevant
security:
Number (%) Number (%)
(1) Relevant
securities
(2) Derivatives
(other than
options)
(3) Options and
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total
(c) Rights to subscribe (Note 3)
Class of relevant security: Details
3. DEALINGS (Note 4)
(a) Purchases and sales
Purchase/sale Number of Securities Price per unit
(GBP)
Purchase 1,106 39.2800 USD
Purchase 532 38.7751 USD
Purchase 1,200 39.0017 USD
Purchase 722 39.2800 USD
Purchase 3,840 39.2800 USD
Purchase 128 39.2800 USD
Purchase 552 39.2800 USD
Purchase 264 39.2800 USD
Purchase 950 38.7751 USD
Purchase 244 39.2800 USD
Purchase 139 38.7980 USD
Purchase 1,663 38.2341 USD
Purchase 217 38.8633 USD
Purchase 244 38.4900 USD
Purchase 4,268 38.7751 USD
Purchase 244 39.2800 USD
Purchase 9,618 38.7751 USD
Purchase 1,400 39.0017 USD
Purchase 1,800 39.0017 USD
Sale 276 39.2800 USD
Sale 21,741 39.2800 USD
Sale 2,100 38.0700 USD
Sale 384 39.2800 USD
Sale 1,952 39.2800 USD
Sale 62,533 39.2800 USD
Sale 2,833 39.2800 USD
Sale 4,211 39.2800 USD
Sale 1,482 39.2800 USD
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
(c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities
(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
Product name, Writing, Number of Exercise Type, e.g. Expiry Option money
e.g. call selling, securities to price American, date paid/received
option purchasing, which the option European etc. per unit (GBP)
varying etc. relates (GBP)
(ii) Exercising
Product name, e.g. Number of Exercise price per
call option securities unit (Note 5)
(d) Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4)
Nature of transaction Details Price per unit
(Note 8) (if applicable)
(Note 5)
4. OTHER INFORMATION
None
Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives
Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the
person disclosing and any other person relating to the voting rights of
any relevant securities under any option referred to on this form or
relating to the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any
relevant securities to which any derivative referred to on this form is
referenced. If none, this should be stated.
Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9) NO
Date of disclosure 17 June 2008
Contact name Geoff Smith
Telephone number 020 7116 2913
If a connected EFM, name of
offeree/offeror with which connected
If a connected EFM, state nature of
connection (Note 10)
Notes
The Notes on Form 8.3 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at
www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk