SAN RAFAEL, Calif., March 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Autodesk, Inc. (Nasdaq: ADSK), the world's leading design software and digital content company, announced today that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.03 per share on its Common Stock. The dividend is payable April 16, 2004 to shareholders of record at the close of business on April 2, 2004.

As of January 31, 2004, the Company had $529.5 million in cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities and approximately 111.7 million shares of common stock outstanding. Autodesk reported net income of $57.6 million, or $0.48 per diluted share on a GAAP basis, on net revenues of $295.3 million for the fourth fiscal quarter ended January 31, 2004.

About Autodesk

Autodesk is the world's leading design software and digital content company, offering customers progressive business solutions through powerful technology products and services. Autodesk helps customers in the building, manufacturing, infrastructure, digital media, and wireless data services fields increase the value of their digital design data and improve efficiencies across their entire project lifecycle management processes. For more information about the company, see www.autodesk.com.

NOTE: Autodesk is a registered trademark of Autodesk, Inc., in the USA and/or other countries. All other brand names, product names, or trademarks belong to their respective holders.

Contact: Sue Pirri, 415-507-6467

E-mail: sue.pirri@autodesk.com

SOURCE Autodesk, Inc. -0- 03/18/2004 /CONTACT: Sue Pirri of Autodesk, Inc., +1-415-507-6467, or sue.pirri@autodesk.com/ /Web site: http://www.autodesk.com / (ADSK) CO: Autodesk, Inc. ST: California IN: CPR STW SU: DIV MC-RN -- SFTH106 -- 3313 03/18/2004 16:30 EST http://www.prnewswire.com