8-K
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 _________________________
 
FORM 8-K
 
CURRENT REPORT

 Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
 
Date of Report (date of earliest event reported): February 26, 2016 (February 23, 2016)
 
Adobe Systems Incorporated
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
 
Delaware
 
0-15175
 
77-0019522
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation)
 
(Commission File Number)
 
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
 
345 Park Avenue
San Jose, California 95110-2704
(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)
 
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (408) 536-6000
 
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
 
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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
(b)    
On February 23, 2016, Kelly Barlow, Michael Cannon and Robert Sedgewick informed Adobe Systems Incorporated (“Adobe”) of their decisions not to stand for re-election to Adobe’s Board of Directors at the company’s 2016 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). Messrs. Barlow, Cannon and Sedgewick will continue to serve as directors until the Annual Meeting. Adobe’s board also reduced its size to ten members, effective upon the commencement of the Annual Meeting.


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SIGNATURE
 
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 hereunto duly authorized.
 
 
ADOBE SYSTEMS INCORPORATED
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Date: February 26, 2016
By:
/s/ Michael Dillon
 
 
 
Michael Dillon
 
 
 
 
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

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