UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):
September 10, 2012
CITRIX SYSTEMS, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
| Delaware | 0-27084 | 75-2275152 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||
| 851 West Cypress Creek Road Fort Lauderdale, Florida |
33309 | |||
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (954) 267-3000
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| Item 5.02. | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
On September 10, 2012, Wes Wasson, Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer (“CMO”) of Citrix Systems, Inc. (“Citrix”), announced his desire to begin working on plans for a new startup focused on social entrepreneurship, applying his business and technology experience to help people impacted by poverty, especially in the poorest countries of the world. Mr. Wasson will resign his CMO role with Citrix, effective October 1, 2012, but will continue to serve as Senior Vice President of Strategy for Citrix into the first half of 2013 to advance Citrix corporate and product strategy and serve as a spokesperson for Citrix with customers, partners, press and analysts around the world. Citrix intends to initiate a search for a new CMO.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| CITRIX SYSTEMS, INC. | ||||||
| Date: September 14, 2012 | By: | /s/ David J. Henshall | ||||
| Name: | David J. Henshall | |||||
| Title: | Executive Vice President, Operations, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer | |||||