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 October 7, 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 __
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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
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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
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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 October 7,
2008, disclosing trading in its own shares.
Suresnes, October
7th,
2008
DISCLOSURE
OF TRADING IN OWN SHARES
(Repurchase
program decided by the General Meeting of Shareholders on May 22,
2008)
Issuer:
DASSAULT SYSTEMES S.A.
Type of
securities: ordinary shares
Period: from
September 26th, 2008
to October 1st,
2008
Purchases
effected during the period
|
Date
|
Transaction
|
Number
of shares
|
Weighted
average unit price
|
Amounts
of transactions
|
|
09/26/2008
|
Purchase
|
70,915
|
38.65
€
|
2,740,663.45
€
|
|
09/29/2008
|
Purchase
|
88,761
|
38.00
€
|
3,373,331.47
€
|
|
09/30/2008
|
Purchase
|
110,000
|
37.50
€
|
4,125,000.00
€
|
|
10/01/2008
|
Purchase
|
30,324
|
37.56
€
|
1,138,969.44
€
|
|
Total
|
Purchase
|
300,000
|
37.93
€
|
11,377,964.36
€
|
During
the period, the issuer has not dealt on derivative instruments relating to its
equity and has not carried out any purchase or sale of its equity upon exercise
or maturity of derivative instruments.
CONTACTS:
Dassault
Systèmes:
Valérie
Agathon/Béatrix Martinez
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:
October 7, 2008
|
By:
|
/s/ Thibault de Tersant | ||
| Name: | Thibault de Tersant | |||
| Title: | Senior EVP and Chief | |||
| Financial Officer | ||||