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No.&nbsp;333-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>As filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on January&nbsp;8, 2015 </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:4pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="line-height:1.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P>
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AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>FORM S-8 </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>REGISTRATION
STATEMENT </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><I>UNDER </I></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><I>THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 </I></B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:24pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Citrix
Systems, Inc. </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter) </B></P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>Delaware</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>75-2275152</B></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(State or Other Jurisdiction of</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Incorporation or Organization)</B></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(I.R.S. Employer</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Identification No.)</B></P></TD></TR>
</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>851 West Cypress Creek Road </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33309 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Citrix
Systems, Inc. 2015 Employee Stock Purchase Plan </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>RightSignature, LLC 2014 Restricted Unit Plan </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Solid Instance, Inc. 2014 Restricted Stock Unit Plan </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Full Title of the Plan) </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>David R.
Friedman </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Senior Vice President, Human Resources and General Counsel </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Citrix Systems, Inc. </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>851
West Cypress Creek Road </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33309 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Name and Address of Agent for Service of Process) </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(954) 267-3000 </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><I>Copies to: </I></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Stuart M. Cable, Esq. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Goodwin Procter LLP </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Exchange Place </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>53 State
Street </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Boston, Massachusetts 02109 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Tel: (617)&nbsp;570-1000 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Fax: (617)&nbsp;523-1231 </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Indicate by check mark whether
the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of &#147;large accelerated filer,&#148; &#147;accelerated filer&#148; and &#147;smaller reporting
company&#148; in Rule&nbsp;12b-2 of the Exchange Act. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Large&nbsp;accelerated&nbsp;filer</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="FONT-FAMILY:WINGDINGS">&#120;</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="FONT-FAMILY:WINGDINGS">&#168;</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="FONT-FAMILY:WINGDINGS">&#168;</FONT>&nbsp;&nbsp;(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="FONT-FAMILY:WINGDINGS">&#168;</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>to be Registered</B></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Amount</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>to be<BR>Registered (3)</B></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000"><B>Proposed<BR>Maximum<BR>Offering Price<BR>Per Share</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000"><B>Proposed<BR>Maximum<BR>Aggregate<BR>Offering Price</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000"><B>Amount of<BR>Registration Fee</B></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Common Stock, $.001 par value (1)</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">67,500</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">$62.50 (4)</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">$4,218,750 (4)</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">$490.22</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Common Stock, $.001 par value (2)</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">23,430</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">$62.50 (4)</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">$1,464,375 (4)</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">$170.17</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Common Stock, $.001 par value</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">20,000,000</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">$62.50 (5)</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">$1,062,500,000&nbsp;(5)&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">$123,462.50</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Total</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">20,090,930</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">$1,068,183,125</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">$124,122.89</TD></TR>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(1)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Pursuant to a Membership Interest Purchase Agreement, dated as of October&nbsp;8, 2014 by and among Citrix Systems, Inc. (the &#147;Registrant&#148;) and RightSignature, LLC, the Registrant assumed all of the awards of
restricted stock units under the RightSignature, LLC 2014 Restricted Unit Plan (the &#147;RightSignature Plan&#148;). Effective October&nbsp;17, 2014, all of the restricted stock units issued under the RightSignature Plan were converted into the
right to receive up to 67,500 shares of the Registrant&#146;s Common Stock. </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(2)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Pursuant to a Share Purchase Agreement, dated as of November&nbsp;5, 2014 by and among the Registrant and Solid Instance, Inc., the Registrant assumed all of the awards of restricted stock units under the Solid
Instance, Inc. 2014 Restricted Stock Unit Plan (the &#147;Solid Instance Plan&#148;). Effective November&nbsp;10, 2014, all of the restricted stock units issued under the Solid Instance Plan were converted into the right to receive up to 23,430
shares of the Registrant&#146;s Common Stock. </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(3)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">This Registration Statement shall also cover any additional shares of Common Stock which become issuable under the RightSignature Plan, the Solid Instance Plan, or the Citrix Systems, Inc. 2015 Employee Stock Purchase
Plan (the &#147;ESPP&#148;) by reason of any stock dividend, stock split, recapitalization or other similar transaction effected without the receipt of consideration which results in an increase in the number of the outstanding shares of Common
Stock of the Registrant. </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(4)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee in accordance with Rules 457(h)(1) and 457(c) under the Securities Act and based upon the average of the high and low prices of the Common Stock
reported on the Nasdaq Global Select Market on January&nbsp;5, 2015. </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(5)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee in accordance with Rules 457(h)(1) and 457(c) under the Securities Act and based upon the average of the high and low prices of the Common Stock
reported on the Nasdaq Global Select Market on January&nbsp;5, 2015 multiplied by 85%, which is the percentage of the price per share applicable to purchases under the ESPP. </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Registrant&#146;s board of directors (the &#147;Board&#148;) approved the ESPP on October&nbsp;29, 2014, subject to the further approval of the ESPP by
the holders of a majority of the votes cast at a meeting of stockholders at which a quorum is present. The Registrant intends to submit a resolution seeking approval of the ESPP to its stockholders at the Registrant&#146;s 2015 annual meeting of
stockholders and to include such resolution in the Registrant&#146;s definitive proxy statement for such meeting. The Registrant is filing this Registration Statement on Form S-8 as it relates to the ESPP because, as permitted under the ESPP, the
Registrant intends to permit employees to participate in the ESPP beginning on January&nbsp;16, 2015; provided that any participation rights granted shall be contingent on receipt of stockholder approval and if stockholder approval is not obtained,
any and all employee contributions shall be promptly refunded and no shares of Common Stock may be issued under the ESPP. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>PART I
</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="8%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>Item&nbsp;1.</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Plan Information. </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The documents containing the information specified in this
Item&nbsp;1 will be sent or given to participants as specified by&nbsp;Rule&nbsp;428(b)(1) under the Securities Act. In accordance with the rules and regulations of the Commission and the instructions to Form S-8, such documents are not being filed
with the Commission either as part of this Registration Statement or as prospectuses or prospectus supplements pursuant to Rule&nbsp;424 under the Securities Act. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="8%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>Item&nbsp;2.</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Registrant Information and Employee Plan Annual Information. </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The documents containing
the information specified in this Item&nbsp;2 will be sent or given to participants as specified by&nbsp;Rule&nbsp;428(b)(1) under the Securities Act. In accordance with the rules and regulations of the Commission and the instructions to Form S-8,
such documents are not being filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;Commission&#148;) either as part of this Registration Statement or as prospectuses or prospectus supplements pursuant to Rule&nbsp;424 under the Securities
Act. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>PART II </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="8%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>Item&nbsp;3.</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Incorporation of Documents by Reference. </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The following documents filed by the
Registrant with the Commission pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &#147;Exchange Act&#148;), are incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) The Registrant&#146;s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2013, filed with the Commission on February&nbsp;20,
2014; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) The Registrant&#146;s Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March&nbsp;31, 2014, filed with the Commission on
May&nbsp;6, 2014, for the quarter ended June&nbsp;30, 2014, filed with the Commission on August&nbsp;5, 2014 and for the quarter ended September&nbsp;30, 2014, filed with the Commission on November&nbsp;4, 2014; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c) The Registrant&#146;s Current Reports on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on January&nbsp;29, 2014 (but only with respect to
Item&nbsp;5.02),&nbsp;April&nbsp;25, 2014,&nbsp;April&nbsp;30, 2014,&nbsp;May&nbsp;28, 2014,&nbsp;June&nbsp;26, 2014 (but only with respect to Item&nbsp;5.02 and as amended by Amendment No.&nbsp;1 to Current Report on Form 8-K/A filed with the
Commission on October&nbsp;31, 2014),&nbsp;July&nbsp;18, 2014,&nbsp;December&nbsp;11, 2014 and January&nbsp;8, 2015; and </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(d) The section
entitled &#147;Description of Registrant&#146;s Securities to be Registered&#148; contained in the Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement on Form 8-A, filed with the Commission pursuant to Section&nbsp;12(g) of the Exchange Act on October&nbsp;24,
1995. </P>
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Sections&nbsp;13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act, prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered herein have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be
deemed to be incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or
superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any other subsequently filed document which also is incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes
such statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Description of Securities. </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Not applicable. </P>
<P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Interest of Named Experts and Counsel. </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Not applicable. </P>
<P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="8%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>Item&nbsp;6.</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Indemnification of Directors and Officers. </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Delaware General Corporation Law (the
&#147;DGCL&#148;) and the Registrant&#146;s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended (the &#147;Charter&#148;), provide for indemnification of the Registrant&#146;s directors and officers for liabilities and expenses that they
may incur in such capacities. In general, directors and officers are indemnified with respect to actions taken in good faith in a manner reasonably believed to be in, or not opposed to, the best interests of the Registrant, and with respect to any
criminal action or proceeding, actions that the director or officer had no reasonable cause to believe were unlawful. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;145 of
the DGCL makes provision for the indemnification of officers and directors of corporations in terms sufficiently broad to indemnify the officers and directors of the Registrant under certain circumstances from liabilities (including reimbursement of
expenses incurred) arising under the Securities Act. Section&nbsp;102(b)(7) of the DGCL permits a corporation to include in its certificate of incorporation a provision eliminating or limiting the personal liability of a director of the corporation
to the corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except for liability (i)&nbsp;for a breach of the director&#146;s duty of loyalty to the corporation or its stockholders, (ii)&nbsp;for acts or
omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (iii)&nbsp;in respect of certain unlawful dividend payments or stock redemptions or repurchases, or (iv)&nbsp;for any transaction from which the
director derived an improper personal benefit. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">As permitted by the DGCL, the Charter provides that no director of the Registrant shall be
personally liable to the Registrant or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director notwithstanding any provision of law imposing such liability, except to the extent provided by applicable law in the situations
described in clauses (i)&#151;(iv), inclusive, set forth in the preceding paragraph. The effect of this provision of the Charter is to eliminate the rights of the Registrant and its stockholders (through stockholders&#146; derivative suits on behalf
of the Registrant) to recover monetary damages against a director for breach of fiduciary duty as a director thereof, except in limited circumstances proscribed by law. This provision will not alter the liability of directors under federal
securities laws. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Charter also provides that the Registrant shall indemnify each person who was or is a party or is threatened to be
made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (other than an action by or in the right of the Registrant), by reason of the fact that he is or was, or has
agreed to become, a director or officer of the Registrant, or is or was serving, or has agreed to serve, at the request of the Registrant, as a director, officer or trustee of, or in a similar capacity with, another corporation, partnership, joint
venture, trust or other enterprise (including any employee benefit plan), or by </P>
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reason of any action alleged to have been taken or omitted in such capacity, against all expenses (including attorney&#146;s fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and
reasonably incurred by him or on his behalf in connection with such action, suit or proceeding and any appeal therefrom, if he acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in, or not opposed to, the best interests of the
Registrant, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful; provided, that the Registrant shall not indemnify any such person seeking indemnification in connection with a
proceeding initiated by such person unless the initiation thereof was approved by the Board of Directors of the Registrant or unless the corporation otherwise determines that such person is entitled to indemnification following such person&#146;s
written request therefor. The Charter further provides that the Registrant shall similarly indemnify such persons made party to any threatened, pending or completed action or suit by or in the right of the Registrant to procure a judgment in its
favor, against such expenses, except that no indemnification shall be made in respect of any claim, issue or matter as to which such person shall have been adjudged to be liable to the Registrant unless and only to the extent that the Court of
Chancery of Delaware or the court in which such action or suit was brought shall determine upon application that, despite the adjudication of such liability but in view of all the circumstances of the case, such person is fairly and reasonably
entitled to indemnity for such expenses which the Court of Chancery of Delaware or such other court shall deem proper. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Charter also
provides that, if the Registrant does not assume the defense of any claim of which the Registrant receives notice by a person seeking indemnification (each, an &#147;Indemnitee&#148;), any expenses incurred by an Indemnitee in defending a civil or
criminal action, suit, proceeding or investigation or any appeal therefrom shall be paid by the Registrant in advance of the final disposition of such matter; provided, that the payment of such expenses shall be made only upon receipt of an
undertaking by or on behalf of the Indemnitee to repay all amounts so advanced in the event that it shall ultimately be determined that the Indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified by the Registrant as authorized by the Charter. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Charter also provides that the indemnification and advancement of expenses described above shall not be deemed exclusive of any other
rights to which an Indemnitee seeking indemnification or advancement of expenses may be entitled under any law, agreement or vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or otherwise, both as to action in his official capacity and as to action in
any other capacity while holding office for the Registrant, and shall continue as to an Indemnitee who has ceased to be a director or officer, and shall inure to the benefit of the estate, heirs, executors and administrators of the Indemnitee. In
addition, the Charter specifically authorizes the Registrant to enter into agreements with officers and directors providing indemnification rights and procedures different from those set forth in the Charter and, to the extent authorized from time
to time by its Board of Directors, grant indemnification rights to other employees or agents of the Registrant or other persons serving the Registrant. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Registrant has also entered into indemnification agreements with each of its directors and executive officers. The indemnification
agreements provide, among other matters, that the Registrant indemnify the directors and executive officers to the fullest extent permitted by law, advance to the directors and executive officers all related expenses (subject to reimbursement if it
is subsequently determined that indemnification is not permitted), and reimburse the directors and executive officers for expenses as a witness or in connection with a subpoena for a proceeding in which such director or executive officer is not a
party. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Registrant has obtained director and officer liability insurance for the benefit of its directors and officers. </P>
<P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="8%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>Item&nbsp;7.</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Exemption from Registration Claimed. </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Not applicable. </P>
 <p STYLE="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt ; font-size:8pt">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">4 </P>


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<TD WIDTH="8%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>Item&nbsp;8.</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Exhibits. </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Exhibit</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000; width:25.30pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>No.</B></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP> <P STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000; width:75.45pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Description of Exhibit</B></P></TD></TR>


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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>Exhibit&nbsp;4.1<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">(1)</SUP></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>Exhibit&nbsp;4.2<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">(2)</SUP></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Amended and Restated By-laws of the Registrant</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>Exhibit&nbsp;4.3<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">(3)</SUP></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Specimen certificate representing the Common Stock</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>Exhibit 5.1</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Opinion of Goodwin Procter LLP</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>Exhibit&nbsp;23.1</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>Exhibit 23.2</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Consent of Goodwin Procter LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1 and incorporated herein by reference)</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>Exhibit 24.1</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Power of Attorney (included as part of the signature page to this Registration Statement)</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>Exhibit 99.1</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">RightSignature, LLC 2014 Restricted Unit Plan</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>Exhibit 99.2</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Solid Instance, Inc. 2014 Restricted Stock Unit Plan</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>Exhibit 99.3</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Citrix Systems, Inc. 2015 Employee Stock Purchase Plan</TD></TR>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(1)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant&#146;s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May&nbsp;29, 2013. </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(2)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Registrant&#146;s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May&nbsp;29, 2013. </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(3)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No.&nbsp;33-98542), as amended. </TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="8%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>Item&nbsp;9.</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Undertakings. </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this Registration
Statement: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:8%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(i) To include any prospectus required by Section&nbsp;10(a)(3) of the Securities Act; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:8%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the Registration Statement (or the
most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the Registration Statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of
securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with
the Commission pursuant to 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20 percent change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the &#147;Calculation of Registration Fee&#148; table in the
effective Registration Statement; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:8%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(iii) To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not
previously disclosed in the Registration Statement or any material change to such information in the Registration Statement; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">provided, however, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) of this section do not apply if the information required to be
included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the Registrant pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference
in this Registration Statement. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such
post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial <I>bona fide</I> offering thereof. </P>
 <p STYLE="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt ; font-size:8pt">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">5 </P>


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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the
securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes
that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the Registrant&#146;s annual report pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a) or Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee
benefit plan&#146;s annual report pursuant to Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and
the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial <I>bona fide</I> offering thereof. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c) Insofar as
indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the
opinion of the Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the
Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the
securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against
public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets
all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Fort Lauderdale, in the State of Florida, on this 8th day of
January, 2015. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><DIV ALIGN="right">
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3">CITRIX SYSTEMS, INC.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">By:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Mark B. Templeton</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-size:8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">Mark B. Templeton</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-size:8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">President and Chief Executive Officer</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We, the undersigned officers and directors of Citrix Systems, Inc., hereby severally constitute and appoint Mark B. Templeton and David J.
Henshall, and each of them singly, our true and lawful attorneys, with full power to sign for us in our names in the capacities indicated below, any amendments to this Registration Statement on Form S-8 (including post-effective amendments), and to
file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and generally to do all things in our names and on our behalf in our capacities as officers and directors to enable
Citrix Systems, Inc., to comply with the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, hereby ratifying and confirming our signatures as they may be signed by our said attorneys, or any of them, to said Registration Statement and all
amendments thereto. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following
persons in the capacities below on the 8th day of January, 2015. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000; width:24.35pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Title(s)</B></P></TD></TR>


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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">/s/ Mark B. Templeton</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Mark B. Templeton</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">President, Chief Executive Officer and Director</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(Principal Executive Officer)</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">/s/ Thomas F. Bogan</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Chairman of the Board of Directors</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">Thomas F. Bogan</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">&nbsp;</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Director</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">Robert M. Calderoni</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Director</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">Nanci E. Caldwell</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">/s/ Robert D. Daleo</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Director</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">Robert D. Daleo</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD HEIGHT="16" COLSPAN="2"></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">/s/ Murray J. Demo</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Director</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">Murray J. Demo</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD HEIGHT="16" COLSPAN="2"></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Director</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">Francis deSouza</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">/s/ Stephen M. Dow</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Director</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">Stephen M. Dow</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">/s/ Asiff S. Hirji</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Director</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">Asiff S. Hirji</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">/s/ Gary E. Morin</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Director</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">Gary E. Morin</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">/s/ Godfrey R. Sullivan</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Director</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">Godfrey R. Sullivan</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">/s/ David J. Henshall</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">David J. Henshall</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Principal Accounting Officer)</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Exhibit</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000; width:25.30pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>No.</B></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP> <P STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000; width:75.45pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Description of Exhibit</B></P></TD></TR>


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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>Exhibit&nbsp;4.1<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">(1)</SUP></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation</TD></TR>
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<TD HEIGHT="8"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="2"></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>Exhibit&nbsp;4.2<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">(2)</SUP></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Amended and Restated By-laws of the Registrant</TD></TR>
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<TD HEIGHT="8"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="2"></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>Exhibit&nbsp;4.3<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">(3)</SUP></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Specimen certificate representing the Common Stock</TD></TR>
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<TD HEIGHT="8"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="2"></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>Exhibit 5.1</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Opinion of Goodwin Procter LLP</TD></TR>
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<TD HEIGHT="8"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="2"></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>Exhibit&nbsp;23.1</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm</TD></TR>
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<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="2"></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>Exhibit 23.2</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Consent of Goodwin Procter LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1 and incorporated herein by reference)</TD></TR>
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<TD HEIGHT="8"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="2"></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>Exhibit 24.1</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Power of Attorney (included as part of the signature page to this Registration Statement)</TD></TR>
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<TD HEIGHT="8"></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>Exhibit 99.1</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">RightSignature, LLC 2014 Restricted Unit Plan</TD></TR>
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<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="2"></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>Exhibit 99.2</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Solid Instance, Inc. 2014 Restricted Stock Unit Plan</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Citrix Systems, Inc. 2015 Employee Stock Purchase Plan</TD></TR>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant&#146;s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May&nbsp;29, 2013. </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Registrant&#146;s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May&nbsp;29, 2013. </TD></TR></TABLE>
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S-8
Registration
No. 333-
As filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on January 8, 2015
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION
STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
Citrix
Systems, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Delaware
75-2275152
(State or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation or Organization)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
851 West Cypress Creek Road
Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33309
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Citrix
Systems, Inc. 2015 Employee Stock Purchase Plan
RightSignature, LLC 2014 Restricted Unit Plan
Solid Instance, Inc. 2014 Restricted Stock Unit Plan
(Full Title of the Plan)
David R.
Friedman
Senior Vice President, Human Resources and General Counsel
Citrix Systems, Inc.
851
West Cypress Creek Road
Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33309
(Name and Address of Agent for Service of Process)
(954) 267-3000
(Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Agent For Service)
Copies to:
Stuart M. Cable, Esq.
Goodwin Procter LLP
Exchange Place
53 State
Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02109
Tel: (617) 570-1000
Fax: (617) 523-1231
Indicate by check mark whether
the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer" and "smaller reporting
company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer
x
Accelerated filer
¨
Non-accelerated filer
¨
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
Smaller reporting company
¨
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of Securities
to be Registered
Amount
to be
Registered (3)
Proposed
Maximum
Offering Price
Per Share
Proposed
Maximum
Aggregate
Offering Price
Amount of
Registration Fee
Common Stock, $.001 par value (1)
67,500
$62.50 (4)
$4,218,750 (4)
$490.22
Common Stock, $.001 par value (2)
23,430
$62.50 (4)
$1,464,375 (4)
$170.17
Common Stock, $.001 par value
20,000,000
$62.50 (5)
$1,062,500,000 (5)
$123,462.50
Total
20,090,930
$1,068,183,125
$124,122.89
(1)
Pursuant to a Membership Interest Purchase Agreement, dated as of October 8, 2014 by and among Citrix Systems, Inc. (the "Registrant") and RightSignature, LLC, the Registrant assumed all of the awards of
restricted stock units under the RightSignature, LLC 2014 Restricted Unit Plan (the "RightSignature Plan"). Effective October 17, 2014, all of the restricted stock units issued under the RightSignature Plan were converted into the
right to receive up to 67,500 shares of the Registrant's Common Stock.
(2)
Pursuant to a Share Purchase Agreement, dated as of November 5, 2014 by and among the Registrant and Solid Instance, Inc., the Registrant assumed all of the awards of restricted stock units under the Solid
Instance, Inc. 2014 Restricted Stock Unit Plan (the "Solid Instance Plan"). Effective November 10, 2014, all of the restricted stock units issued under the Solid Instance Plan were converted into the right to receive up to 23,430
shares of the Registrant's Common Stock.
(3)
This Registration Statement shall also cover any additional shares of Common Stock which become issuable under the RightSignature Plan, the Solid Instance Plan, or the Citrix Systems, Inc. 2015 Employee Stock Purchase
Plan (the "ESPP") by reason of any stock dividend, stock split, recapitalization or other similar transaction effected without the receipt of consideration which results in an increase in the number of the outstanding shares of Common
Stock of the Registrant.
(4)
Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee in accordance with Rules 457(h)(1) and 457(c) under the Securities Act and based upon the average of the high and low prices of the Common Stock
reported on the Nasdaq Global Select Market on January 5, 2015.
(5)
Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee in accordance with Rules 457(h)(1) and 457(c) under the Securities Act and based upon the average of the high and low prices of the Common Stock
reported on the Nasdaq Global Select Market on January 5, 2015 multiplied by 85%, which is the percentage of the price per share applicable to purchases under the ESPP.
EXPLANATORY NOTE
The Registrant's board of directors (the "Board") approved the ESPP on October 29, 2014, subject to the further approval of the ESPP by
the holders of a majority of the votes cast at a meeting of stockholders at which a quorum is present. The Registrant intends to submit a resolution seeking approval of the ESPP to its stockholders at the Registrant's 2015 annual meeting of
stockholders and to include such resolution in the Registrant's definitive proxy statement for such meeting. The Registrant is filing this Registration Statement on Form S-8 as it relates to the ESPP because, as permitted under the ESPP, the
Registrant intends to permit employees to participate in the ESPP beginning on January 16, 2015; provided that any participation rights granted shall be contingent on receipt of stockholder approval and if stockholder approval is not obtained,
any and all employee contributions shall be promptly refunded and no shares of Common Stock may be issued under the ESPP.
PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
Item 1.
Plan Information.
The documents containing the information specified in this
Item 1 will be sent or given to participants as specified by Rule 428(b)(1) under the Securities Act. In accordance with the rules and regulations of the Commission and the instructions to Form S-8, such documents are not being filed
with the Commission either as part of this Registration Statement or as prospectuses or prospectus supplements pursuant to Rule 424 under the Securities Act.
Item 2.
Registrant Information and Employee Plan Annual Information.
The documents containing
the information specified in this Item 2 will be sent or given to participants as specified by Rule 428(b)(1) under the Securities Act. In accordance with the rules and regulations of the Commission and the instructions to Form S-8,
such documents are not being filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") either as part of this Registration Statement or as prospectuses or prospectus supplements pursuant to Rule 424 under the Securities
Act.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3.
Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
The following documents filed by the
Registrant with the Commission pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), are incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement:
(a) The Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013, filed with the Commission on February 20,
2014;
(b) The Registrant's Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2014, filed with the Commission on
May 6, 2014, for the quarter ended June 30, 2014, filed with the Commission on August 5, 2014 and for the quarter ended September 30, 2014, filed with the Commission on November 4, 2014;
(c) The Registrant's Current Reports on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on January 29, 2014 (but only with respect to
Item 5.02), April 25, 2014, April 30, 2014, May 28, 2014, June 26, 2014 (but only with respect to Item 5.02 and as amended by Amendment No. 1 to Current Report on Form 8-K/A filed with the
Commission on October 31, 2014), July 18, 2014, December 11, 2014 and January 8, 2015; and
(d) The section
entitled "Description of Registrant's Securities to be Registered" contained in the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form 8-A, filed with the Commission pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act on October 24,
1995.
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All documents subsequently filed with the Commission by the Registrant pursuant to
Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act, prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered herein have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be
deemed to be incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents.
Any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or
superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any other subsequently filed document which also is incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes
such statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement.
Item 4.
Description of Securities.
Not applicable.
Item 5.
Interest of Named Experts and Counsel.
Not applicable.
Item 6.
Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
The Delaware General Corporation Law (the
"DGCL") and the Registrant's Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended (the "Charter"), provide for indemnification of the Registrant's directors and officers for liabilities and expenses that they
may incur in such capacities. In general, directors and officers are indemnified with respect to actions taken in good faith in a manner reasonably believed to be in, or not opposed to, the best interests of the Registrant, and with respect to any
criminal action or proceeding, actions that the director or officer had no reasonable cause to believe were unlawful.
Section 145 of
the DGCL makes provision for the indemnification of officers and directors of corporations in terms sufficiently broad to indemnify the officers and directors of the Registrant under certain circumstances from liabilities (including reimbursement of
expenses incurred) arising under the Securities Act. Section 102(b)(7) of the DGCL permits a corporation to include in its certificate of incorporation a provision eliminating or limiting the personal liability of a director of the corporation
to the corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except for liability (i) for a breach of the director's duty of loyalty to the corporation or its stockholders, (ii) for acts or
omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (iii) in respect of certain unlawful dividend payments or stock redemptions or repurchases, or (iv) for any transaction from which the
director derived an improper personal benefit.
As permitted by the DGCL, the Charter provides that no director of the Registrant shall be
personally liable to the Registrant or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director notwithstanding any provision of law imposing such liability, except to the extent provided by applicable law in the situations
described in clauses (i)—(iv), inclusive, set forth in the preceding paragraph. The effect of this provision of the Charter is to eliminate the rights of the Registrant and its stockholders (through stockholders' derivative suits on behalf
of the Registrant) to recover monetary damages against a director for breach of fiduciary duty as a director thereof, except in limited circumstances proscribed by law. This provision will not alter the liability of directors under federal
securities laws.
The Charter also provides that the Registrant shall indemnify each person who was or is a party or is threatened to be
made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (other than an action by or in the right of the Registrant), by reason of the fact that he is or was, or has
agreed to become, a director or officer of the Registrant, or is or was serving, or has agreed to serve, at the request of the Registrant, as a director, officer or trustee of, or in a similar capacity with, another corporation, partnership, joint
venture, trust or other enterprise (including any employee benefit plan), or by
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reason of any action alleged to have been taken or omitted in such capacity, against all expenses (including attorney's fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and
reasonably incurred by him or on his behalf in connection with such action, suit or proceeding and any appeal therefrom, if he acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in, or not opposed to, the best interests of the
Registrant, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful; provided, that the Registrant shall not indemnify any such person seeking indemnification in connection with a
proceeding initiated by such person unless the initiation thereof was approved by the Board of Directors of the Registrant or unless the corporation otherwise determines that such person is entitled to indemnification following such person's
written request therefor. The Charter further provides that the Registrant shall similarly indemnify such persons made party to any threatened, pending or completed action or suit by or in the right of the Registrant to procure a judgment in its
favor, against such expenses, except that no indemnification shall be made in respect of any claim, issue or matter as to which such person shall have been adjudged to be liable to the Registrant unless and only to the extent that the Court of
Chancery of Delaware or the court in which such action or suit was brought shall determine upon application that, despite the adjudication of such liability but in view of all the circumstances of the case, such person is fairly and reasonably
entitled to indemnity for such expenses which the Court of Chancery of Delaware or such other court shall deem proper.
The Charter also
provides that, if the Registrant does not assume the defense of any claim of which the Registrant receives notice by a person seeking indemnification (each, an "Indemnitee"), any expenses incurred by an Indemnitee in defending a civil or
criminal action, suit, proceeding or investigation or any appeal therefrom shall be paid by the Registrant in advance of the final disposition of such matter; provided, that the payment of such expenses shall be made only upon receipt of an
undertaking by or on behalf of the Indemnitee to repay all amounts so advanced in the event that it shall ultimately be determined that the Indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified by the Registrant as authorized by the Charter.
The Charter also provides that the indemnification and advancement of expenses described above shall not be deemed exclusive of any other
rights to which an Indemnitee seeking indemnification or advancement of expenses may be entitled under any law, agreement or vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or otherwise, both as to action in his official capacity and as to action in
any other capacity while holding office for the Registrant, and shall continue as to an Indemnitee who has ceased to be a director or officer, and shall inure to the benefit of the estate, heirs, executors and administrators of the Indemnitee. In
addition, the Charter specifically authorizes the Registrant to enter into agreements with officers and directors providing indemnification rights and procedures different from those set forth in the Charter and, to the extent authorized from time
to time by its Board of Directors, grant indemnification rights to other employees or agents of the Registrant or other persons serving the Registrant.
The Registrant has also entered into indemnification agreements with each of its directors and executive officers. The indemnification
agreements provide, among other matters, that the Registrant indemnify the directors and executive officers to the fullest extent permitted by law, advance to the directors and executive officers all related expenses (subject to reimbursement if it
is subsequently determined that indemnification is not permitted), and reimburse the directors and executive officers for expenses as a witness or in connection with a subpoena for a proceeding in which such director or executive officer is not a
party.
The Registrant has obtained director and officer liability insurance for the benefit of its directors and officers.
Item 7.
Exemption from Registration Claimed.
Not applicable.
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Item 8.
Exhibits.
Exhibit
No.
Description of Exhibit
Exhibit 4.1
(1)
Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation
Exhibit 4.2
(2)
Amended and Restated By-laws of the Registrant
Exhibit 4.3
(3)
Specimen certificate representing the Common Stock
Exhibit 5.1
Opinion of Goodwin Procter LLP
Exhibit 23.1
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Exhibit 23.2
Consent of Goodwin Procter LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1 and incorporated herein by reference)
Exhibit 24.1
Power of Attorney (included as part of the signature page to this Registration Statement)
Exhibit 99.1
RightSignature, LLC 2014 Restricted Unit Plan
Exhibit 99.2
Solid Instance, Inc. 2014 Restricted Stock Unit Plan
Exhibit 99.3
Citrix Systems, Inc. 2015 Employee Stock Purchase Plan
(1)
Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 29, 2013.
(2)
Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 29, 2013.
(3)
Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 33-98542), as amended.
Item 9.
Undertakings.
(a) The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:
(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this Registration
Statement:
(i) To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act;
(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the Registration Statement (or the
most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the Registration Statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of
securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with
the Commission pursuant to 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20 percent change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the "Calculation of Registration Fee" table in the
effective Registration Statement;
(iii) To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not
previously disclosed in the Registration Statement or any material change to such information in the Registration Statement;
provided, however, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) of this section do not apply if the information required to be
included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the Registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference
in this Registration Statement.
(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such
post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial
bona fide
offering thereof.
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(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the
securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.
(b) The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes
that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the Registrant's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee
benefit plan's annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and
the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial
bona fide
offering thereof.
(c) Insofar as
indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the
opinion of the Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the
Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the
securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against
public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets
all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Fort Lauderdale, in the State of Florida, on this 8th day of
January, 2015.
CITRIX SYSTEMS, INC.
By:
/s/ Mark B. Templeton
Mark B. Templeton
President and Chief Executive Officer
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POWER OF ATTORNEY AND SIGNATURES
We, the undersigned officers and directors of Citrix Systems, Inc., hereby severally constitute and appoint Mark B. Templeton and David J.
Henshall, and each of them singly, our true and lawful attorneys, with full power to sign for us in our names in the capacities indicated below, any amendments to this Registration Statement on Form S-8 (including post-effective amendments), and to
file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and generally to do all things in our names and on our behalf in our capacities as officers and directors to enable
Citrix Systems, Inc., to comply with the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, hereby ratifying and confirming our signatures as they may be signed by our said attorneys, or any of them, to said Registration Statement and all
amendments thereto.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following
persons in the capacities below on the 8th day of January, 2015.
Name
Title(s)
/s/ Mark B. Templeton
Mark B. Templeton
President, Chief Executive Officer and Director
(Principal Executive Officer)
/s/ Thomas F. Bogan
Chairman of the Board of Directors
Thomas F. Bogan
Director
Robert M. Calderoni
Director
Nanci E. Caldwell
/s/ Robert D. Daleo
Director
Robert D. Daleo
/s/ Murray J. Demo
Director
Murray J. Demo
Director
Francis deSouza
/s/ Stephen M. Dow
Director
Stephen M. Dow
/s/ Asiff S. Hirji
Director
Asiff S. Hirji
/s/ Gary E. Morin
Director
Gary E. Morin
/s/ Godfrey R. Sullivan
Director
Godfrey R. Sullivan
/s/ David J. Henshall
David J. Henshall
Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Principal Accounting Officer)
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Exhibit
No.
Description of Exhibit
Exhibit 4.1
(1)
Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation
Exhibit 4.2
(2)
Amended and Restated By-laws of the Registrant
Exhibit 4.3
(3)
Specimen certificate representing the Common Stock
Exhibit 5.1
Opinion of Goodwin Procter LLP
Exhibit 23.1
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Exhibit 23.2
Consent of Goodwin Procter LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1 and incorporated herein by reference)
Exhibit 24.1
Power of Attorney (included as part of the signature page to this Registration Statement)
Exhibit 99.1
RightSignature, LLC 2014 Restricted Unit Plan
Exhibit 99.2
Solid Instance, Inc. 2014 Restricted Stock Unit Plan
Exhibit 99.3
Citrix Systems, Inc. 2015 Employee Stock Purchase Plan
(1)
Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 29, 2013.
(2)
Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 29, 2013.
(3)
Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 33-98542), as amended.
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