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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 * Rencher Bradley   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol ADOBE SYSTEMS INC [ADBE] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) EVP & GM, Digital Marketing (Last) (First) (Middle) ADOBE SYSTEMS INCORPORATED, 345 PARK AVENUE 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 01/24/2016 (Street) SAN JOSE, CA 95110 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 01/24/2016   M   11,250 A $ 0 36,753 D   Common Stock 01/24/2016   F   3,701 (1) D $ 89.63 33,052 D   Common Stock 01/24/2016   M   79,200 A $ 0 112,252 D   Common Stock 01/24/2016   F   37,184 (1) D $ 89.63 75,068 D   Common Stock 01/24/2016   M   9,150 A $ 0 84,218 D   Common Stock 01/24/2016   F   4,295 (1) D $ 89.63 79,923 D   Common Stock 01/24/2016   M   8,600 A $ 0 88,523 D   Common Stock 01/24/2016   F   4,037 (1) D $ 89.63 84,486 D

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
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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
Restricted Stock Units	$ 0	01/24/2016		M			11,250	(2)	(2)	Common Stock	11,250	$ 0	0	D
Performance Shares	$ 0	01/24/2016		M			79,200	(3)	(3)	Common Stock	79,200	$ 0	0	D
Restricted Stock Units	$ 0	01/24/2016		M			9,150	(4)	(4)	Common Stock	9,150	$ 0	9,150	D
Restricted Stock Unit	$ 0	01/24/2016		M			8,600	(5)	(5)	Common Stock	8,600	$ 0	17,200	D
Performance Shares	$ 0	01/25/2016		A		51,710		(6)	(6)	Common Stock	51,710	$ 0	51,710	D
Restricted Stock Units	$ 0	01/25/2016		A		25,855		(7)	(7)	Common Stock	25,855	$ 0	25,855	D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Rencher Bradley ADOBE SYSTEMS INCORPORATED 345 PARK AVENUE SAN JOSE, CA 95110			EVP & GM, Digital Marketing

Signatures

/s/ Jonathan Vaas, as attorney-in-fact		01/27/2016
**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 surrendered to pay tax liability due at vesting.
(2)	RSU award granted on January 24, 2012 vests at a rate of 25% annually on the first, second, third and fourth anniversaries of the grant date.
(3)	The Performance Shares vested in full upon the certification of performance goal achievement at 198% following the three-year anniversary of the January 24, 2013 grant date.
(4)	Vests at a rate of 1/3 annually on the first, second and third anniversaries of the January 24, 2014 grant date.
(5)	Vests 1/3 on each of January 24, 2016, January 24, 2017 and January 24, 2018.
(6)	The Performance Shares will vest in full upon the certification of performance goal achievement following the three-year anniversary of the January 24, 2016 vesting commencement date, if the performance goal is achieved.
(7)	Vests at a rate of 1/3 annually on the first, second and third anniversaries of the January 24, 2016 vesting commencement date.

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