Ownership Submission
FORM 3
 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF 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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  James Joshua G
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
10/23/2009		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
ADOBE SYSTEMS INC [ADBE]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
345 PARK AVENUE		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
SVP & GM Omniture BU
 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

SAN JOSE, CA 95110		 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 Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)		 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
None 0
D
 

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Incentive Stock Option (right to buy)   (1) 03/28/2016 Common Stock 121,668 $ 12.33 D  
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)   (2) 02/26/2019 Common Stock 70,471 $ 18.38 D  
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)   (3) 06/14/2016 Common Stock 280,986 $ 21.02 D  
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)   (4) 06/14/2016 Common Stock 103,157 $ 21.02 D  
Restricted Stock Unit   (5)   (5) Common Stock 3,441 $ 0 D  
Restricted Stock Unit   (6)   (6) Common Stock 8,808 $ 0 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
James Joshua G
345 PARK AVENUE
SAN JOSE, CA 95110		       SVP & GM Omniture BU  

Signatures

/s/ Stuart Fagin, as attorney-in-fact 10/27/2009
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(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) Received in connection with the merger (the "Merger") of Omniture, Inc. ("Omniture") with and into Snowbird Acquisition Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Adobe Systems Incorporated ("Adobe") in exchange for a stock option to acquire 200,000 shares of Omniture common stock for $7.50 per share, at an exchange ratio of 0.60834135. The 10,456 unvested shares of Adobe common stock subject to the Option will vest fully on the twelve (12) month anniversary of the effective date of the Merger.
(2) Received in connection with the Merger in exchange for a stock option to acquire 114,000 shares of Omniture common stock for $11.36 per share, at an exchange ratio of 0.618171363. The 17,617 unvested shares of Adobe common stock subject to the Option will vest fully on the twelve (12) month anniversary of the effective date of the Merger.
(3) Received in connection with the Merger in exchange for a stock option to acquire 454,545 shares of Omniture common stock for $12.99 per share, at an exchange ratio of 0.618171363. The 65,043 unvested shares of Adobe common stock subject to the Option will vest fully on the twelve (12) month anniversary of the effective date of the Merger.
(4) Received in connection with the Merger in exchange for a stock option to acquire 166,875 shares of Omniture common stock for $12.99 per share, at an exchange ratio of 0.618171363. The 24,070 unvested shares of Adobe common stock subject to the Option will vest fully on the twelve (12) month anniversary of the effective date of the Merger.
(5) Received in connection with the Merger in exchange for a restricted stock unit to receive 5,567 shares of Omniture common stock, at an exchange ratio of 0.618171363. Restricted Stock Units will vest on the twelve (12) month anniversary of the effective date of the Merger.
(6) Received in connection with the Merger in exchange for a restricted stock unit to receive 14,250 shares of Omniture common stock, at an exchange ratio of 0.618171363. Restricted Stock Units will vest on the twelve (12) month anniversary of the effective date of the Merger.

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