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 17 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 17,602,687 7.86% 30,312 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 17,602,687 7.86% 1,160,312 0.52%
(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 1,221 39.5127 USD
Purchase 552 39.5100 USD
Purchase 1,302 39.5100 USD
Purchase 248 39.5100 USD
Purchase 5,016 39.5100 USD
Purchase 1,098 39.5100 USD
Purchase 488 39.5100 USD
Purchase 182 39.5127 USD
Purchase 2,900 38.6600 USD
Purchase 256 39.5100 USD
Purchase 300 39.6633 USD
Purchase 870 39.5100 USD
Purchase 8,253 39.5100 USD
Purchase 1,200 39.4558 USD
Purchase 502 39.5100 USD
Purchase 271 39.5127 USD
Purchase 3,600 39.4679 USD
Purchase 10,500 39.2396 USD
Purchase 5,502 39.5100 USD
Purchase 16,148 39.5127 USD
Purchase 1,754 39.5127 USD
Purchase 308 39.5127 USD
Purchase 3,175 39.5127 USD
Purchase 1,827 39.5127 USD
Purchase 4,408 39.5127 USD
Purchase 461 39.5127 USD
Purchase 29,362 39.5127 USD
Sale 128 39.5100 USD
Sale 10,500 39.2396 USD
Sale 2,900 38.6600 USD
Sale 10,500 39.2396 USD
Sale 192 39.5100 USD
Sale 460 39.5100 USD
Sale 1,106 39.5100 USD
Sale 8,253 39.5100 USD
Sale 2,228 39.5100 USD
Sale 200 39.5950 USD
Sale 3,600 39.2600 USD
Sale 1,177 39.2800 USD
Sale 2,574 39.2800 USD
Sale 2,400 39.2800 USD
Sale 556 39.5100 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 18 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