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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 * NARAYEN SHANTANU   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) President and COO (Last) (First) (Middle) ADOBE SYSTEMS INCORPORATED, 345 PARK AVENUE 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 10/05/2007 (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 10/05/2007   M   20,864 A $ 29.115 133,100 I by trust (1) Common Stock 10/05/2007   M   225,400 A $ 32.1563 358,500 I by trust (1) Common Stock 10/05/2007   M   1,394 A $ 29.115 359,894 I by trust (1) Common Stock 10/05/2007   M   2,000 A $ 32.1563 361,894 I by trust (1) Common Stock 10/05/2007   M   342 A $ 13.235 362,236 I by trust (1) Common Stock 10/05/2007   S   246,264 D $ 44.666 115,972 I by trust (1)

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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

Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)

$ 29.115

10/05/2007

M

20,864

10/05/2007(2)

01/14/2012

Common Stock

20,864

$ 0

377,172

D

Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)

$ 32.1563

10/05/2007

M

225,400

10/05/2007(3)

11/29/2008

Common Stock

225,400

$ 0

0

D

Incentive Stock Option (right to buy)

$ 29.115

10/05/2007

M

1,394

10/05/2007(2)

01/14/2012

Common Stock

1,394

$ 0

570

D

Incentive Stock Option (right to buy)

$ 32.1563

10/05/2007

M

2,000

10/05/2007(3)

11/29/2008

Common Stock

2,000

$ 0

0

D

Incentive Stock Option (right to buy)

$ 13.235

10/05/2007

M

342

10/05/2007(2)

11/12/2009

Common Stock

342

$ 0

0

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
NARAYEN SHANTANU ADOBE SYSTEMS INCORPORATED 345 PARK AVENUE SAN JOSE, CA 95110			President and COO

Signatures

/s/ Stuart Fagin, as attorney-in-fact		10/05/2007
**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 held by The Narayen Family Trust, dtd 11/30/00 of which reporting person is a trustee.
(2)	Options vest at a rate of 25% one year after grant date, 2.08% per month for the following 12 months, and 4.17% per month for the remaining 12 months.
(3)	Options vest at a rate of 2.08% per month for the first 24 months, and 4.17% per month for the remaining 12 months.

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