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ADOBE INC. Declaration of Voting Results & Voting Rights Announcements 2014

Apr 14, 2014

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Declaration of Voting Results & Voting Rights Announcements

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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): April 14, 2014 (April 10, 2014)

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)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions ( see General Instruction A.2. below):

o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

o Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

(e) Amendment and Restatement of 2003 Equity Incentive Plan

On April 10, 2014, at the Company’s 2014 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”), the stockholders of Adobe Systems Incorporated (the “Company”) approved an amendment of the Adobe Systems Incorporated 2003 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2003 Plan”) to increase the available share reserve by 8.85 million shares as described in our definitive proxy statement for the Annual Meeting filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 28, 2014 (the “Proxy Statement”). The amended 2003 Plan previously had been approved, subject to stockholder approval, by the Executive Compensation Committee (the “Committee”) of the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board of Directors”).

A summary of the amended 2003 Plan is set forth in our Proxy Statement. That summary and the foregoing description of the amendment are qualified in their entirety by reference to the text of the amended 2003 Plan, which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 hereto and incorporated herein by reference.

Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

At the Annual Meeting, held on April 10, 2014, the Company’s stockholders approved the four proposals listed below. The final results for the votes regarding each proposal are set forth in the following tables. Each of these proposals is described in detail in the Company’s Proxy Statement.

  1. Elect thirteen members of the Board of Directors, each to serve for a one-year term:
Name Votes — For Votes — Against Abstentions Broker — Non-Votes
Amy L. Banse 406,925,152 4,936,691 1,009,773 38,784,777
Kelly J. Barlow 406,270,181 5,568,233 1,033,202 38,784,777
Edward W. Barnholt 406,506,158 5,349,179 1,016,279 38,784,777
Robert K. Burgess 408,269,539 3,594,216 1,007,861 38,784,777
Frank A. Calderoni 409,225,315 2,626,937 1,019,364 38,784,777
Michael R. Cannon 407,015,319 4,840,243 1,016,054 38,784,777
James E. Daley 405,471,842 6,384,190 1,015,584 38,784,777
Laura B. Desmond 411,421,630 441,765 1,008,221 38,784,777
Charles M. Geschke 408,611,051 3,285,089 975,276 38,784,777
Shantanu Narayen 410,515,732 1,383,252 972,632 38,784,777
Daniel L. Rosensweig 406,695,679 5,114,469 1,061,268 38,784,777
Robert Sedgewick 404,219,322 7,642,977 1,009,317 38,784,777
John E. Warnock 405,269,517 6,647,213 954,886 38,784,777
  1. Approve the amendment of the Adobe Systems Incorporated 2003 Equity Incentive Plan.
Votes For Votes Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes
368,893,336 42,602,076 1,376,204 38,784,777
  1. Ratify the appointment of KPMG LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for our fiscal year ending on November 28, 2014.
Votes For Votes Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes
439,002,807 10,944,308 1,709,278
  1. Approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of our named executive officers.
Votes For Votes Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes
373,167,633 38,198,001 1,505,982 38,784,777

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit — Number Exhibit Description Filed — Herewith
10.1 2003 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended X

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Company has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

/s/ Michael Dillon
Michael Dillon
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit — Number Exhibit Description Filed — Herewith
10.1 2003 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended X