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Autodesk, Inc. 8-K Report, Corporate Update (Sep 24, 2008)

Filed September 24, 2008For Securities:ADSK

Summary

Autodesk, Inc. (ADSK) filed a Form 8-K on September 23, 2008, primarily to attach XBRL-formatted financial data from its previously filed Form 10-Q for the quarter ended July 31, 2008. This filing serves as a test for XBRL technology and does not constitute a new financial disclosure for investors to base decisions on. Investors are advised to continue relying on the official, unformatted financial statements filed previously. The XBRL exhibits include the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income, Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, and Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the relevant periods. However, the company explicitly states that this XBRL information is unreviewed and should not be considered a substitute for the official filings. This 8-K is a procedural filing to test reporting technology rather than to report new material events or financial results.

Key Highlights

  • 1Autodesk is submitting XBRL-formatted financial data from its Q2 2008 10-Q filing as a technology test.
  • 2The XBRL data includes Income Statements, Balance Sheets, and Cash Flow Statements for periods ending July 31, 2008.
  • 3This 8-K filing is not intended to provide new financial information for investment decisions.
  • 4Investors should continue to rely on the official Form 10-Q filed on September 5, 2008, for financial data.
  • 5The XBRL information is explicitly stated as unreviewed and not subject to liability under Section 18 of the Exchange Act.
  • 6The filing serves as a test of XBRL reporting capabilities and compliance with new technological standards.

Frequently Asked Questions

The main purpose of this 8-K filing is to attach XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language) formatted financial data from Autodesk's Q2 2008 Form 10-Q as a test of the XBRL technology. It is not intended to provide new financial results or material events for investors.

No, investors are strongly advised not to use the financial data in this 8-K for investment decisions. The company explicitly states that the XBRL information is unreviewed and that investors should continue to rely on the official filed version of the Form 10-Q.

The XBRL exhibit (Exhibit 100) includes the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income for the three and six months ended July 31, 2008 and 2007, the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at July 31, 2008 and January 31, 2008, and the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the six months ended July 31, 2008 and 2007.

No, according to the filing, the information in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 100, shall not be deemed to be 'filed' for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and therefore is not subject to the liability of that section.