UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 10-K (Mark One) ፤ ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the fiscal year ended November 30, 2007 OR អ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the transition period from to Commission file Number: 0-15175 ADOBE SYSTEMS INCORPORATED (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Delaware 77-0019522 (State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer incorporation or organization) Identification No.) 345 Park Avenue, San Jose, California 95110-2704 (Address of principal executive offices and zip code) (408) 536-6000 (Registrant’s telephone number, including area code) Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: Title of Each Class Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered Common Stock, $0.0001 par value per share The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC (NASDAQ Global Select Market) Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None Indicate by checkmark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes ፤ No អ Indicate by checkmark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. Yes អ No ፤ Indicate by checkmark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15 (d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ፤ No អ Indicate by checkmark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. ፤ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of ‘‘accelerated filer and large accelerated filer’’ in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one): Large accelerated filer ፤ Accelerated filer អ Non-accelerated filer អ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). Yes អ No ፤ The aggregate market value of the registrant’s common stock, $0.0001 par value per share, held by non-affiliates of the registrant on June 1, 2007, the last business day of the registrant’s most recently completed second fiscal quarter, was $20,875,448,074 (based on the closing sales price of the registrant’s common stock on that date). Shares of the registrant’s common stock held by each officer and director and each person who owns 5% or more of the outstanding common stock of the registrant have been excluded in that such persons may be deemed to be affiliates. This determination of affiliate status is not necessarily a conclusive determination for other purposes. As of December 28, 2007, 568,955,874 shares of the registrant’s common stock, $0.0001 par value per share, were issued and outstanding. DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE Portions of the Proxy Statement for the 2008 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the ‘‘Proxy Statement’’), to be filed within 120 days of the end of the fiscal year ended November 30, 2007, are incorporated by reference in Part III hereof. Except with respect to information specifically incorporated by reference in this Form 10-K, the Proxy Statement is not deemed to be filed as part hereof. TABLE OF CONTENTS Page PART I Item 1. Business ........................................................ 3 Item 1A. Risk Factors ..................................................... 36 Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments .......................................... 43 Item 2. Properties ....................................................... 44 Item 3. Legal Proceedings ................................................. 45 Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders ........................ 46 PART II Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities ....................................... 47 Item 6. Selected Financial Data ............................................. 50 Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations ..................................................... 51 Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk .................. 69 Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data ............................ 73 Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements With Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure ..................................................... 120 Item 9A. Controls and Procedures ............................................ 120 Item 9B. Other Information ................................................. 121 PART III Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance ..................... 122 Item 11. Executive Compensation ............................................ 122 Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters .............................................. 122 Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence ....... 122 Item 14. Principal Accounting Fees and Services .................................. 123 PART IV Item 15. Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules ................................. 123 Signatures ................................................................ 124 Summary of Trademarks ..................................................... 126 Exhibits ................................................................. 128 2 Forward-Looking Statements In addition to historical information, this Annual Report on Form 10-K contains forward-looking statements, including statements regarding product plans, future growth and market opportunities which involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from these forward-looking statements. Factors that might cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to, those discussed in this section under ‘‘Risk Factors’’. You should carefully review the risks described herein and in other documents we file from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission (‘‘SEC’’), including the Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q to be filed in 2008. When used in this report, the words ‘‘expects,’’ ‘‘could,’’ ‘‘would,’’ ‘‘may,’’ ‘‘anticipates,’’ ‘‘intends,’’ ‘‘plans,’’ ‘‘believes,’’ ‘‘seeks,’’ ‘‘targets,’’ ‘‘estimates,’’ ‘‘looks for,’’ ‘‘looks to,’’ and similar expressions, as well as statements regarding our focus for the future, are generally intended to identify forward-looking statements. You should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements which speak only as of the date of this Annual Report on Form 10-K. We undertake no obligation to publicly release any revisions to the forward-looking statements or reflect events or circumstances after the date of this document. PART I ITEM 1. BUSINESS Founded in 1982, Adobe Systems Incorporated is one of the largest and most diversified software companies in the world. We offer a line of creative, business and mobile software and services used by creative professionals, designers, knowledge workers, high-end consumers, original equipment manufacturer (‘‘OEM’’) partners, developers and enterprises for creating, managing, delivering and engaging with compelling content and experiences across multiple operating systems, devices and media. We distribute our products through a network of distributors and dealers, value-added resellers (‘‘VARs’’), systems integrators, independent software vendors (‘‘ISVs’’) and OEMs, direct to end users and through our own Web site at www.adobe.com. We also license our technology to hardware manufacturers, software developers and service providers, and we offer integrated software solutions to businesses of all sizes. We have operations in the Americas, Europe, Middle East and Africa (‘‘EMEA’’) and Asia. Our software runs on personal computers with Microsoft Windows, Apple OS, Linux, UNIX and various non-PC platforms, depending on the product. Adobe was originally incorporated in California in October 1983 and was reincorporated in Delaware in May 1997. We maintain executive offices and principal facilities at 345 Park Avenue, San Jose, California 95110-2704. Our telephone number is 408-536-6000. We maintain a Web site at www.adobe.com. Investors can obtain copies of our SEC filings from this site free of charge, as well as from the SEC Web site at www.sec.gov. BUSINESS OVERVIEW For more than 25 years, Adobe software and technologies have helped redefine how people engage with ideas and information—anytime, anywhere and through any medium. The impact of our solutions is evident across many industries and is felt by anyone who creates, views and interacts with information. Today, through the delivery of powerful design, imaging and publishing software for print, Web and dynamic media production, and by delivering a technology platform, we help people express, share, manage and collaborate on their ideas in imaginative and meaningful new ways. Our strategy is to address the needs of a variety of customers which include creative professionals— graphic designers, Web designers,