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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 ANNUAL STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * LEVINE PETER 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol CITRIX SYSTEMS INC [CTXS] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) SVP & GM, Virtualization & Mgt (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O CITRIX SYSTEMS, INC., 851 WEST CYPRESS CREEK ROAD 3. Statement for Issuer's Fiscal Year Ended (Month/Day/Year) 12/31/2008 (Street) FORT LAUDERDALE, FL 33309 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Reporting (check applicable line) _X_ Form Filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form Filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned at end of Issuer's Fiscal Year (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock             29,358 (1) I By SP Partners Investments LP (1) Common Stock 12/31/2008   G 2,054 D $ 0 5,016 (2) I By The Summit Family Trust (2) Common Stock 12/31/2008   G 1,027 A $ 0 1,027 (3) I The Peter Levine Children's Trust FBO Tatym A. Levine UAD 12/30/08 (3) Common Stock 12/31/2008   G 1,027 A $ 0 1,027 (4) I The Peter Levine Children's Trust FBO Oliver T. Levine UAD 12/30/08 (4)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned at End of Issuer's Fiscal Year (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
LEVINE PETER C/O CITRIX SYSTEMS, INC. 851 WEST CYPRESS CREEK ROAD FORT LAUDERDALE, FL 33309	Â	Â	  SVP & GM, Virtualization & Mgt	Â

Signatures

/s/Antonio G. Gomes, Attorney-in-Fact for Peter Levine		02/17/2009
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Shares received as merger consideration by SP Partners Investment LP ("SPPI") pursuant to the acquisition of XenSource, Inc. by Citrix Systems, Inc. Reflects the distribution of 10,000 shares for no consideration from SPPI to its partners on December 29, 2008. In a prior report filed on February 21, 2008, the reporting person reported indirect beneficial ownership of 41,428 shares of common stock of Citrix Systems, Inc. This report incorrectly indicated that 5,600 of such shares were held by The Summit Family Trust ("Summit") and 35,828 of such shares were held by SPPI; in fact, 2,070 of such shares were held by Summit and 39,358 of the shares were held by SPPI. The reporting person is the trustee of Summit and Summit is a general partner and limited partner of SPPI. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership with respect to shares held by SPPI, except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.
(2)	Shares received as merger consideration by SPPI pursuant to the acquisition of XenSource, Inc. by Citrix Systems, Inc. and distributed to Summit in its capacity as a partner of SPPI. The reporting person is the trustee and has voting and dispositive power. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership with respect to shares held by Summit, except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.
(3)	These shares are held in a trust for the benefit of the reporting person's children. The reporting person's spouse is trustee of the trust. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership with respect to shares held by The Peter Levine Children's Trust FBO Tatym A. Levine UAD 12/30/2008, except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.
(4)	These shares are held in a trust for the benefit of the reporting person's children. The reporting person's spouse is trustee of the trust. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership with respect to shares held by The Peter Levine Children's Trust FBO Oliver T. Levine UAD 12/30/2008, except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.

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