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):               May 7, 2013

CITRIX SYSTEMS, INC.


(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its Charter)

Telephone: (954) 267-3000
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, If Changed Since Last Report)

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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.

(d)

Election of Robert D. Daleo to the Board of Directors

On May 7, 2013, the Board of Directors of Citrix Systems, Inc. (the “Company”) elected Robert D. Daleo, the former Vice Chairman and Chief Financial Officer of Thomson Reuters Corporation, to its Board of Directors. On May 10, 2013, the Company issued a press release regarding Mr. Daleo’s election. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01.          Financial Statements and Exhibits.

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.

Exhibit Index