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                                                                  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     
 
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     
 
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     
 
  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.  
       
Date:  May 2, 2008
By:
/s/ Thibault de Tersant  
  Name:     Thibault de Tersant  
  Title: Senior EVP and Chief Financial Officer