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): December 7, 2005

 

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):

 

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Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

 

(a) Amendment to Employment Agreement with Director

 

On December 7, 2005, Adobe Systems Incorporated (“Adobe”),  Adobe Macromedia Software LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Adobe (formerly Macromedia, Inc., “Macromedia”) and Robert K. Burgess, a member of the board of directors of Adobe, entered into an amendment (the “Amendment”) to the amended and restated employment agreement by and between Macromedia and Mr. Burgess, dated January 21, 2005 (the “Prior Agreement”).  A copy of the Prior Agreement is incorporated by reference as Exhibit 10.1 to this Report and incorporated herein by reference.

 

Pursuant to the Amendment, the parties agreed that any payments which may be due to Mr. Burgess in connection with Mr. Burgess’s termination of employment and which may be subject to Internal Revenue Code Section 409A (“Section 409A”) shall be delayed until the earliest date necessary to enable such payments to be made without incurring an excise tax under Section 409A.

 

The summary of material terms of the Amendment set forth above is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Amendment, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 10.2 to this Report and incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) Exhibits

 

Exhibit

 

 

 

Incorporated by Reference*

 

Filed

 

Number

 

Exhibit Description

 

Form

 

Date

 

Number

 

Herewith

 

10.1

 

Amended and Restated Employment Agreement by and between Macromedia, Inc. and Robert K. Burgess, dated January 21, 2005.

 

8-K

 

01/21/2005

 

10.01

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.2

 

Amendment to Employment Agreement by and between Adobe Systems Incorporated, Adobe Macromedia Software LLC and Robert K. Burgess, dated December 7, 2005.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

X

 

 


* Reference for Exhibit 10.1 is to a filing made by Macromedia, Inc.

 

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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: December 12, 2005

By:

/s/ MURRAY J. DEMO

 

 

 

Murray J. Demo
Executive Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit

 

 

 

Incorporated by Reference*

 

Filed

 

Number

 

Exhibit Description

 

Form

 

Date

 

Number

 

Herewith

 

10.1

 

Amended and Restated Employment Agreement by and between Macromedia, Inc. and Robert K. Burgess, dated January 21, 2005.

 

8-K

 

01/21/2005

 

10.01

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.2

 

Amendment to Employment Agreement by and between Adobe Systems Incorporated, Adobe Macromedia Software LLC and Robert K. Burgess, dated December 7, 2005.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

X

 

 


* Reference for Exhibit 10.1 is to a filing made by Macromedia, Inc.

 

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