ADOBE INC. — Director's Dealing 2015

Apr 10, 2015

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: ADOBE SYSTEMS INC (ADBE)
CIK: 0000796343
Period of Report: 2015-04-08

Reporting Person: Barlow Kelly J (Director, See Remarks)
Reporting Person: ValueAct Holdings, L.P. (Director, See Remarks)
Reporting Person: ValueAct Capital Master Fund, L.P. (Director, See Remarks)
Reporting Person: VA Partners I, LLC (Director, See Remarks)
Reporting Person: ValueAct Capital Management, L.P. (Director, See Remarks)
Reporting Person: ValueAct Capital Management, LLC (Director, See Remarks)
Reporting Person: ValueAct Holdings GP, LLC (Director, See Remarks)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2015-04-08	Common Stock	M	3986	—	Acquired	3986	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2015-04-08	Restricted Stock Units	$0	M	3986	Disposed		Common Stock (3986)	Direct
2015-04-10	Restricted Stock Units	$0	A	1111	Acquired		Common Stock (1111)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	16006753	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Each reporting person listed herein disclaims beneficial ownership of the reported securities except to the extent of its pecuniary interest therein, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that such person is the beneficial owner of the securities for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or for any other purpose.

F2: Under an agreement with ValueAct Capital, Kelly J. Barlow is deemed to hold the common stock for the benefit of ValueAct Capital Master Fund, L.P. and indirectly for (i) VA Partners I, LLC as General Partner of ValueAct Capital Master Fund, L.P., (ii) ValueAct Capital Management, L.P. as the manager of ValueAct Capital Master Fund, L.P., (iii) ValueAct Capital Management, LLC as General Partner of ValueAct Capital Management, L.P., (iv) ValueAct Holdings, L.P. as the sole owner of the limited partnership interests of ValueAct Capital Management, L.P. and the membership interests of ValueAct Capital Management, LLC and as the majority owner of the membership interests of VA Partners I, LLC and (v) ValueAct Holdings GP, LLC as General Partner of ValueAct Holdings, L.P.

F3: The securities reported herein are directly beneficially owned by ValueAct Capital Master Fund, L.P. and may be deemed to be indirectly beneficially owned by (i) VA Partners I, LLC as General Partner of ValueAct Capital Master Fund, L.P., (ii) ValueAct Capital Management, L.P. as the manager of ValueAct Capital Master Fund, L.P., (iii) ValueAct Capital Management, LLC as General Partner of ValueAct Capital Management, L.P., (iv) ValueAct Holdings, L.P. as the sole owner of the limited partnership interests of ValueAct Capital Management, L.P. and the membership interests of ValueAct Capital Management, LLC and as the majority owner of the membership interests of VA Partners I, LLC and (v) ValueAct Holdings GP, LLC as General Partner of ValueAct Holdings, L.P.

F4: This restricted stock unit award vested in full on April 8, 2015.

F5: Vests 100% on the day preceding the Issuer's next annual meeting of stockholders.