ADOBE INC. — Regulatory Filings 2016

Feb 26, 2016

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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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)

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)

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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.

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

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