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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

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Citrix Systems, Inc.

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Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the

Shareholder Meeting to Be Held on May 23, 2013.

 

   

 

Meeting Information

 

   
CITRIX SYSTEMS, INC.     Meeting Type:  

  Annual Meeting

   
   

 

For holders as of:

 

 

  April 1, 2013

   
   

 

Date:    May 23, 2013

 

 

  Time:    4:00 PM PDT

   
   

 

Location:      The Hilton Anaheim

   

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CITRIX SYSTEMS, INC.

ATTN: LEGAL DEPARTMENT

14 CROSBY DRIVE

BEDFORD, MA 01730

   

   777 W. Convention Way

   
   

   Anaheim, CA 92802

 

   
     
   

 

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Voting Items      

 

The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR

the following nominees and proposals:

  

 

1.      Election of Directors

     

 

         Nominees:

     

 

         1a.  Mark B. Templeton

     

         1b.  Stephen M. Dow

     

         1c.  Godfrey R. Sullivan

     

2.        Approval of an amendment to the Amended and Restated 2005 Equity Incentive Plan

  

3.       Approval of an Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to declassify the Board of Directors

  

4.       Ratification of Ernst & Young LLP as the company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2013

  

5.       Advisory vote to approve the compensation of the company’s named executive officers

  
NOTE: In their discretion, the proxies are authorized to vote upon such other business as may properly come before the meeting or any adjournment thereof.

 

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To the Stockholders of Citrix Systems, Inc.:

Notice of Proposed Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation

Citrix Systems, Inc. (the “Company”) hereby provides additional notice, under Section 242 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, that it is submitting an Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to declassify the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) for stockholder approval at the Company’s 2013 annual meeting of stockholders (appearing as Proposal 3 in the Company’s proxy materials for the 2013 annual meeting).

If Proposal 3 is approved by at least 75% of the shares outstanding and entitled to vote on the record date and the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation is adopted, the declassification of the Board would be phased-in commencing with the Company’s 2014 annual meeting of stockholders, whereupon directors standing for reelection, or their successors, will be elected for one-year terms. The unexpired three-year terms of directors elected prior to the effectiveness of the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (including directors elected at the 2013 annual meeting) would not change and would result in the Board being fully declassified (and all Board members standing for annual elections) commencing with the 2016 annual meeting of stockholders.

This summary is qualified by reference to Proposal 3 set forth in the Company’s proxy statement for the 2013 annual meeting of stockholders and Exhibit B thereto, which sets forth the full text of the proposed Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation. You are urged to read the proxy materials in their entirety by following the instructions provided in the accompanying Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials.