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 22, 2014

CITRIX SYSTEMS, INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its Charter)

851 West Cypress Creek Road

Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33309

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

Telephone: (954) 267-3000

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, If Changed Since Last Report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

(e) At the 2014 annual meeting of stockholders of Citrix Systems, Inc. (the “Company”), which was held on May 22, 2014 (the “2014 Annual Meeting”), the stockholders of the Company approved the Company’s 2014 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2014 Plan”). The 2014 Plan allows the Company to continue to offer a competitive equity compensation program in order to secure and motivate talented and qualified employees necessary for our continued growth and success.

The material features of the 2014 Plan are:

The Company’s executive officers and directors are eligible to receive awards under the 2014 Plan, including stock options and restricted stock units, in accordance with the terms and conditions of the 2014 Plan. The 2014 Plan replaces the Company’s 2005 Plan, and no new awards will be granted under the 2005 Plan. A detailed summary of the Plan is set forth in the Company’s proxy statement for the 2014 Annual Meeting filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 11, 2014 (the “Proxy Statement”) under the caption “Proposal 2: Approval of the Citrix Systems, Inc. 2014 Equity Incentive Plan,” which summary is incorporated herein by reference. That detailed summary of the 2014 Plan and the foregoing description of the 2014 Plan are qualified in their entirety by reference to the full text of the 2014 Plan, which is filed hereto as Exhibit 10.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

At the 2014 Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders approved the four proposals listed below. The final results for the votes regarding each proposal are set forth below. The proposals are described in detail in the Proxy Statement.

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Proposal 1

To elect Robert D. Daleo, Murray J. Demo and Asiff S. Hirji as directors to each serve for a one-year term expiring at the Company’s annual meeting of stockholders in 2015 or until his successor has been duly elected and qualified or until his earlier resignation or removal:

Proposal 2

To approve the 2014 Plan:

Proposal 3

To ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2014:

Proposal 4

To approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as disclosed in the Proxy Statement:

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

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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.

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Exhibit Index

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