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 15, 1999 Citrix Systems, Inc. (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter) Delaware 0-27084 75-2275152 - ------------------------------ ----------- ------------------ (State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission (IRS Employer of Incorporation) File Number) Identification No.) 6400 N.W. 6th Way Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33309 -------------------------------------- -------- (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (954) 267-3000 -------------- Item 5. Other Events On April 15, 1999, the Board of Directors of Citrix Systems, Inc. (the "Company") approved a stock repurchase program authorizing the repurchase of up to $200 million of the Company's common stock. Purchases will be made periodically in the open market and paid out of general corporate funds. 2 SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Company has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized. CITRIX SYSTEMS, INC. Dated: April 23, 1999 By: /s/ James J. Felcyn, Jr. ------------------------- James J. Felcyn, Jr. Vice President--Finance and Administration, Chief Financial Officer 3