Form 8-K
8-K — Autodesk, Inc.
Accession: 0000769397-26-000050
Filed: 2026-06-18
Period: 2026-06-17
CIK: 0000769397
SIC: 7372 (SERVICES-PREPACKAGED SOFTWARE)
Item: Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year
Item: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
Item: Financial Statements and Exhibits
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8-K — adsk-20260617.htm (Primary)
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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)
Delaware 000-14338 94-2819853
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation) (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer
Identification No.)
One Market Street, Ste. 400
San Francisco, California 94105
(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):
[☐] 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:
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.
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.
Nominee Votes For Votes Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes
Andrew Anagnost 171,597,422 741,011 230,522 14,904,908
Stacy J. Smith 148,036,428 23,865,848 666,679 14,904,908
Omar Abbosh 170,925,511 1,536,959 106,485 14,904,908
Karen Blasing 168,497,431 3,952,509 119,015 14,904,908
John T. Cahill 163,268,441 9,170,566 129,948 14,904,908
Jeff Epstein 171,661,637 796,383 110,935 14,904,908
Dr. Ayanna Howard 171,136,581 1,310,872 121,502 14,904,908
Blake Irving 152,805,313 19,199,910 563,732 14,904,908
Ram R. Krishnan 171,292,138 1,152,756 124,061 14,904,908
Rami Rahim 166,185,717 6,121,266 261,972 14,904,908
A.Christine (Christie) Simons
172,212,722 253,172 103,061 14,904,908
_______
In addition, the following proposals were voted on and approved at the Annual Meeting.
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. 166,655,191 20,545,070 273,602 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. 157,541,146 14,331,996 695,813 14,904,908
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. 140,505,491 31,936,243 127,221 14,904,908
Proposal to consider and vote upon a stockholder proposal, if properly presented at the Annual Meeting, requesting amendment to stockholder special meeting right.
82,024,923 90,243,190 300,842 14,904,908
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
Exhibit No.
Description
3.1
Certificate of Amendment to the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Autodesk, Inc.
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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.
AUTODESK, INC.
By: /s/ Ruth Ann Keene
Ruth Ann Keene
Executive Vice President, Corporate Affairs, Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary
Date: June 17, 2026
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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:
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.
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
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.
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.”
3.This Certificate of Amendment was duly adopted in accordance with Section 242 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.
4.This Certificate of Amendment shall become effective on June 18, 2026 at 12:01 a.m. Eastern Time.
[Signature Page Follows]
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Certificate of Amendment is duly executed by the undersigned officer of the Corporation on June 17, 2026.
By: /s/ Andrew Anagnost
Name: Andrew Anagnost
Title: Chief Executive Officer
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