| FORM 3 | UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 |
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
| 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 09/18/2017 | 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol CITRIX SYSTEMS INC [ CTXS ] | |||||||||||||
| 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
| 5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year) | ||||||||||||||
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
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| Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned | |||
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| 1. Title of Security (Instr. 4) | 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) | 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) | 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) |
| Common Stock | 94,727(1) | D | |
| Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) | |||||||
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| 1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4) | 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) | 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4) | 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security | 5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) | 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) | ||
| Date Exercisable | Expiration Date | Title | Amount or Number of Shares | ||||
| Common Stock | (2) | (2) | Common Stock | 12,127 | 0.0 | D | |
| Explanation of Responses: |
| 1. Of the amount beneficially owned, 51,597 shares of common stock are held by the reporting person. Of the remaining 43,130 shares of common stock, 33,081 shares of common stock are issuable pursuant to awards of restricted stock units that vest in three annual installments, with 33.4% vesting on the first anniversary of the grant date and 33.3% vesting each of the second and third anniversaries of the grant date. Of these 33,081 shares, 404 shares were granted on November 3, 2014, 2,275 shares were granted on March 30, 2015, 1,617 shares were granted on June 1, 2015, 8,084 shares were granted on March 30, 2016, 9,701 shares were granted on October 3, 2016 and 11,000 shares were granted on March 30, 2017. The remaining 10,049 shares of common stock are issued pursuant to an award of restricted stock units, granted on August 1, 2017, that vest in two installments, with 50% vesting on March 30, 2018 and 50% vesting on December 31, 2018. |
| 2. Each performance-based restricted stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of the Issuer's common stock. The performance-based units vest based on the Issuer's total shareholder return, determined at the three-year period ending on March 29, 2019 or upon a change in control of the Issuer. |
| Remarks: |
| /s/ Antonio G. Gomes | 09/28/2017 | |
| ** Signature of Reporting Person | Date | |
| Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. | ||
| * If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5 (b)(v). | ||
| ** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). | ||
| Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure. | ||
| Persons who respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB Number. | ||
