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Table of Contents UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington , D.C. 20549 FORM 10 - K ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( D ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the fiscal year ended January 31 , 2021 TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( D ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the transition period from Delaware ( State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization ) 111 McInnis Parkway , San Rafael , ( Address of principal executive offices ) to or Commission File Number : 0-14338 AUTODESK , INC . ( Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter ) California Title of each class Common Stock , $ 0.01 Par Value Registrant's telephone number , including area code : ( 415 ) 507-5000 Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( b ) of the Act : 94-2819853 ( I.R.S. employer Identification No. ) Trading Symbol ( s ) ADSK 94903 ( Zip Code ) Name of each exchange on which registered The Nasdaq Global Select Market No Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( g ) of the Act : None Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well - known seasoned issuer , as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act . Yes Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15 ( d ) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ( " Exchange Act " ) . Yes No 区 Indicate by check mark whether the registrant ( 1 ) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15 ( d ) of the Exchange Act during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports ) , and ( 2 ) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days . Yes No Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S - T ( §232.405 of this chapter ) during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files ) . Yes > No Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer , an accelerated filer , a non - accelerated filer , a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company . See the definitions of " large accelerated filer , ” “ accelerated filer , ” “ smaller reporting company ” and “ emerging growth company " in Rule 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act . Large accelerated filer X Accelerated filer Non - accelerated filer Emerging growth company Smaller reporting company 0 1 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 . Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management's assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404 ( b ) of the Sarbanes - Oxley Act ( 15 U.S.C. 7262 ( b ) ) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report . No | Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company ( as defined by Rule 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act ) . Yes As of July 31 , 2020 , the last business day of the registrant's most recently completed second fiscal quarter , there were approximately 219.0 million shares of the registrant's common stock outstanding that were held by non - affiliates , and the aggregate market value of such shares held by non - affiliates of the registrant ( based on the closing sale price of such shares on the Nasdaq Global Select Market on July 31 , 2020 ) was approximately $ 51.8 billion . Shares of the registrant's common stock held by each executive officer and director have been excluded in that such persons may be deemed to be affiliates . This determination of affiliate status is not necessarily a conclusive determination for other purposes . As of March 12 , 2021 , the registrant had outstanding 219,592,294 shares of common stock .