SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C.
20549
FORM
6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN
PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE
13a-16 OR 15d-16 OF
THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Report on Form 6-K
dated May 2, 2008
Commission File No.
0-28578
DASSAULT SYSTEMES
S.A.
(Name of
Registrant)
9, Quai Marcel Dassault,
B.P. 310, 92156 Suresnes Cedex, France
(Address of
Principal Executive Offices)
Indicate by check
mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of
Form 20-F or Form 40-F
Form
20-F X Form
40-F __
Indicate by check
mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by
Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1):
Yes __ No X
Indicate by check
mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by
Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7):
Yes __ No X
Indicate by check
mark whether by furnishing the information contained in this Form, the
registrant is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant
to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934:
Yes __ No X
If “Yes” is marked,
indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in connection with
Rule 12g3-2(b): 82-___________
ENCLOSURES:
Dassault Systemes
S.A. is furnishing under cover of Form 6-K a press release dated May 2, 2008,
announcing that its General Shareholders’ Meeting will be held on May 22,
2008.
Information
relating to the General Shareholders’ Meeting of Dassault Systèmes to be held on
May 22, 2008
Paris, France, May 2, 2008 – Dassault
Systèmes (Nasdaq: DASTY ; Euronext Paris: #13065, DSY.PA) informs its
shareholders that its Annual Shareholders’ Meeting will be held on Thursday, May
22nd, 2008 at 3pm at La Maison de la Chimie (room 131), 28bis rue St-Dominique,
75007 Paris.
The
notice of meeting was published in the Bulletin des Annonces Légales
Obligatoires (BALO) on April 14, 2008 and contained the agenda of the meeting
and the draft resolutions which are available on Dassault Systèmes’ website
www.3ds.com
(under Corporate/Investors/2008
Shareholders Meeting).
Documents
and information relating to this meeting are available to the shareholders as
from May 2nd, 2008 at Dassault Systèmes’ headquarters or at Société Générale
(address: Service des Assemblées – 32, rue du Champ-de-Tir, BP 81236 – 44312
Nantes, Cedex 3) under the conditions provided by law.
About
Dassault Systèmes:
As a world leader in 3D and
Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solutions, Dassault Systèmes brings value to
more than 100,000 customers in 80 countries. A pioneer in the 3D software market
since 1981, Dassault Systèmes develops and markets PLM application software and
services that support industrial processes and provide a 3D vision of the entire
lifecycle of products from conception to maintenance to recycling. The Dassault
Systèmes portfolio consists of CATIA for designing the virtual product -
SolidWorks for 3D mechanical design - DELMIA for virtual production - SIMULIA
for virtual testing - ENOVIA for global collaborative lifecycle management, and
3DVIA for online 3D lifelike experiences. Dassault Systèmes is listed on
the Nasdaq (DASTY) and Euronext Paris (#13065, DSY.PA) stock exchanges. For more
information, visit http://www.3ds.com
CATIA,
DELMIA, ENOVIA, SIMULIA, SolidWorks and 3DVIA are registered trademarks of
Dassault Systèmes or its subsidiaries in the US and/or other
countries.
Contact
Valérie
Agathon/Beatrix Martinez
Tél. 33 1
40 99 69 24
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, thereunto duly
authorized.
| DASSAULT SYSTEMES S.A. | |||
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Date:
May 2, 2008
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By:
|
/s/ Thibault de Tersant | |
| Name: | Thibault de Tersant | ||
| Title: | Senior EVP and Chief Financial Officer | ||