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 March 9, 2007
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
o
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 o 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 o 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 o 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 March
9, 2007, reporting the number of voting rights and shares comprising its share
capital as of February 28, 2007.
Dassault
Systèmes Announces
Number
of
Voting Rights and
Shares
Comprising its Share Capital
Paris,
France, March 9, 2007
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Pursuant to Article 223-11 of the Autorité
des marchés financiers
(AMF)
General Regulation, Dassault Systèmes is required to file with the AMF on a
monthly basis the number of voting rights and shares comprising its share
capital.
As
of February 28, 2007:
Number
of
outstanding shares: 115 942 714
Total
number of voting rights: 129 737 510 *
*
The
total number of voting rights is calculated on the basis of the total number
of
shares, even if the exercise of the voting rights attached thereto is suspended,
pursuant to Article 223-11 of the General Regulation of the Autorité
des Marchés Financiers
relating
to the method for calculation of percentages of holdings in shares and in
voting
rights. We invite our shareholders to refer to such article should they need
to
declare acquisitions or dispositions of shares that cross specific
thresholds.
This
information is also published on Dassault Systèmes’ website: www.3ds.com.
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About
Dassault Systèmes
As
a
world leader in 3D and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solutions, the
Dassault Systèmes group brings value to more than 90,000 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. 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 and ENOVIA for
global collaborative lifecycle management, including ENOVIA VPLM, ENOVIA
MatrixOne and ENOVIA SmarTeam. Dassault Systèmes is listed on the Nasdaq (DASTY)
and Euronext Paris (#13065, DSY.PA) stock exchanges. For more information,
visit
http://www.3ds.com.
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Dassault
Systèmes Press Contacts:
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Anthony
Marechal
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Mikiko
Igarashi (AP)
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01
55 49 84 21
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+81-3-5442-4138
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anthony_marechal@ds-fr.com
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mikiko_igarashi@ds-jp.com
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Derek
Lane (Americas)
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+1(818)
673-2243
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derek_lane@ds-us.com
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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:
March 9, 2007
By:
/s/
Thibault de Tersant
Name:
Thibault
de Tersant
Title:
Executive
Vice President, Finance
and Administration