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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 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 * HENSHALL DAVID J   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 & Chief Financial Officer (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O CITRIX SYSTEMS, INC., 851 WEST CYPRESS CREEK ROAD 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 09/11/2009 (Street) FORT LAUDERDALE, FL 33309 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(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 Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 09/11/2009   M   25,000 A $ 22.94 80,203 (2) D   Common Stock (3) 09/11/2009   S   25,000 D $ 36.257 (4) 55,203 D   Common Stock 09/11/2009   M   26,667 A $ 22.5 81,870 D   Common Stock (3) 09/11/2009   S   26,667 D $ 36.03 55,203 D

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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 Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

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

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

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Common Stock (Right to Buy)

$ 22.94

09/11/2009

M

25,000

10/25/2005(1)

10/25/2009

Common Stock

25,000

$ 0

0

D

Common Stock (Right to Buy)

$ 22.5

09/11/2009

M

26,667

04/29/2006(1)

04/29/2010

Common Stock

26,667

$ 0

3,333

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
HENSHALL DAVID J C/O CITRIX SYSTEMS, INC. 851 WEST CYPRESS CREEK ROAD FORT LAUDERDALE, FL 33309			SVP & Chief Financial Officer

Signatures

/s/Antonio G. Gomes, Attorney-in-Fact for David J. Henshall		09/15/2009
**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)	Stock options vest at a rate of 33% of the shares underlying the stock option one year from the date of grant and at a rate of 1/36 monthly thereafter.
(2)	Includes 79 shares acquired under the CTXS stock purchase plan on July 31, 2009.
(3)	The sales reported in this Form 4 were made pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 plan adopted by the Reporting Person.
(4)	The shares sold on this date were sold in multiple transactions. This price is the weighted average sales price per share of all shares sold on this date. The actual sale prices per share range from $36.00 to $36.50.

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