ADOBE INC. - FORM 8-K - January 29, 2014

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EX-10.2 - EXHIBIT 10.2 - ADOBE INC.	exhibit102.htm
EX-10.5 - EXHIBIT 10.5 - ADOBE INC.	exhibit105.htm
EX-10.3 - EXHIBIT 10.3 - ADOBE INC.	exhibit103.htm

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (date of earliest event reported): January 29, 2014 (January 24, 2014)

Adobe Systems Incorporated
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)



Delaware	0-15175	77-0019522
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

345 Park Avenue
San Jose, California 95110-2704
(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (408) 536-6000

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

(e) 2014 Performance Share Program

On January 24, 2014, the Executive Compensation Committee (the “Committee”) of the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Adobe Systems Incorporated (“Adobe” or the “Company”) approved the 2014 Performance Share Program, including the Award Calculation Methodology (the “Program”), under the terms of the Company’s 2003 Equity Incentive Plan. The Committee established the Program to help focus key employees on building stockholder value, provide significant award potential for achieving outstanding Company performance, and enhance the ability of the Company to attract and retain highly talented and competent individuals. Members of the Company’s executive management team and other key members of senior management were selected by the Committee to participate in the Program for fiscal year 2014. The Committee granted awards for the executive officers under the Program on January 24, 2014 in the form of a target award and a maximum award of performance shares (“Performance Shares”) approved pursuant to the terms of the Company’s 2003 Equity Incentive Plan.

Under our Performance Share Program for fiscal year 2014, shares may be earned based on the achievement of objective relative total stockholder return (“TSR”) measured over a three-year performance period (Adobe’s 2014 - 2016 fiscal years). Three years following the date of grant, the Committee will certify the performance results and the number of Performance Shares earned as of the end of the three-year performance period. All Performance Shares earned will also vest upon the Committee’s certification of performance results, subject to the participant continuing to provide service to Adobe (or an affiliate) on such date. Accordingly, the Performance Shares will both align our executives’ interests with those of our stockholders over the long term, while also providing key retention incentives.

The participants can earn between 0% and 200% (the payout cap under the Program) of the target amount of Performance Share awards, and the amount of Performance Shares actually awarded is based on a cumulative three-year TSR measure, which would objectively compare the TSR of Adobe’s common stock against the TSR of the companies included in the NASDAQ 100 Index as of November 30, 2013 (the first day of Adobe’s 2014 fiscal year) during the course of the three-year period. The number of Performance Shares awarded will increase or decrease 2.5% for every percentile that Adobe’s TSR percentile rank is above or below, respectively, the NASDAQ 100 companies’ 50th percentile, and no shares will be awarded if the Company’s performance ranks below the 25th percentile for the three-year performance period. Additionally, regardless of Adobe’s relative position with respect to the NASDAQ 100 companies, the award will be capped at 100% of target in the case of Adobe having a negative absolute TSR over the measurement period.

Performance Shares will be earned (if at all) upon certification by the Committee of actual performance achievement following the Company’s 2016 fiscal year-end, subject to specified change of control exceptions. In addition, as a condition to earning any Performance Shares, a participant must be employed by the Company through later of the certification date and the three-year anniversary of the date of grant.

The target awards and maximum awards for the Performance Shares granted to the Company’s principal executive officer, principal financial officer and other named executive officers* on January 24, 2014 are as set forth below.



Officer	Title	Target Award	Maximum Award
Shantanu Narayen	President and Chief Executive Officer	126,550	253,100
Mark Garrett	Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer	35,900	71,800
Matthew Thompson	Executive Vice President, Worldwide Field Operations	40,100	80,200
David Wadhwani	Senior Vice President and General Manager, Digital Media	31,650	63,300

* For purposes of this filing, the term “named executive officer” refers to executive officers for whom disclosure was required in our most recent filing with the Securities Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that required disclosure pursuant to Item 402(c) of Regulation S-K. Kevin Lynch is no longer with the Company and, as such, is not a participant in the Company’s 2014 Performance Share Program.

A participant may receive less than his or her target award, and in no event may actual shares earned exceed the maximum award. Any shares issued under the Program are subject to recoupment from participants in accordance with any clawback policy that the Company is required to adopt pursuant to applicable laws.

The description of the Program contained herein is a summary of the material terms of the Program, does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Program used in connection with the 2003 Equity Incentive Plan, which is incorporated herein by reference as Exhibit 10.1. Copies of the 2014 Performance Share Program and the form of Award Grant Notice and Performance Share Award Agreement for use in connection with grants under this Program are attached hereto as Exhibits 10.2 and 10.3, respectively, and are incorporated herein by reference.

2014 Executive Annual Incentive Plan

On January 24, 2014, the Committee approved the terms of the 2014 Executive Annual Incentive Plan (the “Incentive Plan”), adopted pursuant to the Company’s 2011 Executive Cash Performance Bonus Plan, which applies to certain executive officers of the Company. The Incentive Plan is designed to drive revenue growth, encourage accountability, drive execution of short-term priorities tied to long-term strategy and annual operating plan objectives, and recognize and reward the Company’s executives upon the achievement of certain objectives.

Executive officers specifically designated by the Board who are employed by the Company during its 2014 fiscal year and are Senior Vice President level or above are eligible to participate in the Incentive Plan. Pursuant to the Incentive Plan, each participant is eligible to receive an incentive bonus calculated as a percentage of the executive’s earned base salary.

The Incentive Plan requires that the Company achieve at least 85% of the GAAP revenue target set forth in the annual operating plan for fiscal year 2014 approved by the Board at the beginning of the fiscal year (the “FY14 Operating Plan”) as a minimum performance threshold before participants may earn any incentive bonus under the Incentive Plan. If the initial threshold is not achieved, no payments are made under the Incentive Plan. If this initial threshold is achieved, each participant is eligible to earn a maximum bonus equal to 200% of such participant’s annual bonus target, up to a maximum of $5 million, subject to reduction as described below. The target bonus is calculated by multiplying a participant’s base salary earned during the fiscal year by a Committee-approved target bonus percentage.

For fiscal year 2014, the target bonus and maximum bonus, expressed as a percentage of annual base salary earned for the Company’s principal executive officer, principal financial officer and other named executive officers*, are as follows:



Officer	Title	Target Bonus	Maximum Bonus
Shantanu Narayen	President and Chief Executive Officer	150%	300%
Mark Garrett	Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer	100%	200%
Matthew Thompson	Executive Vice President, Worldwide Field Operations	100%	200%
David Wadhwani	Senior Vice President and General Manager, Digital Media	95%	190%

* Kevin Lynch is no longer with the Company and, as such, is not a participant in the Company’s 2014 Executive Annual Incentive Plan.

The maximum bonus for each participant is subject to reduction based on the Company’s or the executive’s achievement of various pre-established goals. Seventy-five percent of an executive’s target award opportunity is tied to the Corporate Result and twenty-five percent of an executive’s target award opportunity is tied to his or her Individual Result, each as described below.

The actual bonus is comprised of:



ARR for Digital Media (30%)	+	Net Bookings For Adobe Marketing Cloud (30%)	+	Customer Advocacy (15%)	+	Individual Goal (25%)

[Corporate Result]

The Corporate Result (expressed as a percentage) is the weighted average of three elements: (1) the Annualized Recurring Revenue, or ARR, Result (weighted at 2x); (2) the Net Bookings Result (weighted at 2x) and (3) the Customary Advocacy Result (weighted at 1x). The Corporate Result is also subject to adjustment by the Committee by as much as 20 percentage points up or down based on the Committee’s assessment of the Company’s qualitative performance during the fiscal year (with a maximum achievement of 200%).

As described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended November 29, 2013, we define annualized recurring revenue, or ARR, in our Digital Media business as the sum of (1) the number of current paid subscriptions, multiplied by the average subscription price paid per user per month, multiplied by twelve months; plus (2) twelve months of contract value of Enterprise Term License Agreements where the revenue is ratably recognized over the life of the contract. The ARR target under our Incentive Plan is based on the ARR target set forth for specified products and services in the FY14 Operating Plan, and the actual percentage achievement of the ARR component moves up or down (with a maximum achievement of 200%) based on the Company’s Digital Media ARR achievement, as shown on Exhibit A of the Incentive Plan.

The Net Bookings target for Adobe Marketing Cloud is also based on the target set forth in the FY14 Operating Plan. Our Net Bookings measure is a proprietary formula that we use to monitor the value of our new business in the Adobe Marketing Cloud. As with the ARR component under our Incentive Plan, the actual percentage achievement of the Net Bookings component moves up or down (with a maximum achievement of 200%) based on the Company’s Digital Marketing Net Bookings achievement, as shown on Exhibit B of the Incentive Plan.

The Customer Advocacy Result is based on quantitative and qualitative analysis of the Company’s improvement of the customer experience by achievement of customer advocacy objectives. If the average of the ARR Result and Net Bookings Result (equally weighted) is at or below 100%, then the maximum percentage of the Customer Advocacy Result permitted will be 100%. If the average of the ARR Result and Net Bookings Result (equally weighted) is above 100%, then the maximum percentage of the Customer Advocacy Result permitted will be equal to the average of the ARR Result and Net Bookings Result (equally weighted), up to a maximum achievement of 200%.

The remaining 25% of each executive’s bonus opportunity under the Incentive Plan is based on the achievement of individual performance goals selected by the Committee at the outset of the performance period, which goals are specifically tailored to each executive and aligned with the achievement of strategic objectives contained in the FY14 Operating Plan (the “Individual Goals Result”). An executive’s Individual Goals Result may range from 0% to 200%.

Once each component is certified by the Committee as described above, the actual bonus awards earned by each participant under the Incentive Plan are determined using the following formula:



Actual Cash Award ($)	=	[(Corporate Result * 75%)	+	(Individual Goals Result * 25%)]	X	Target Award ($)

Any amounts paid under the Incentive Plan are subject to recoupment from participants in accordance with any clawback policy that the Company is required to adopt pursuant to applicable laws.

The description of the Incentive Plan contained herein is a summary of the material terms of the Incentive Plan, does not purport to be complete, and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Incentive Plan and the 2011 Executive Cash Performance Bonus Plan, which is incorporated herein by reference as Exhibit 10.4. A copy of the Incentive Plan is attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 10.5 and incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits



Exhibit		Incorporated by Reference			Filed
Number	Exhibit Description	Form	Date	Number	Herewith
10.1	2003 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended and restated	8-K	4/13/12	10.1
10.2	2014 Performance Share Program pursuant to the 2003 Equity Incentive Plan				X
10.3	Form of Performance Share Award Grant Notice and Performance Share Award Agreement pursuant to the 2003 Equity Incentive Plan				X
10.4	2011 Executive Cash Performance Bonus Plan	8-K	1/28/11	10.4
10.5	2014 Executive Annual Incentive Plan				X

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.



	ADOBE SYSTEMS INCORPORATED

Date: January 29, 2014	By:	/s/ Michael Dillon
		Michael Dillon
		Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit

Incorporated by Reference

Filed

Number

Exhibit Description

Form

Date

Number

Herewith

10.1

2003 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended and restated

8-K

4/13/12

10.1

10.2

2014 Performance Share Program pursuant to the 2003 Equity Incentive Plan

10.3

Form of Performance Share Award Grant Notice and Performance Share Award Agreement pursuant to the 2003 Equity Incentive Plan

10.4

2011 Executive Cash Performance Bonus Plan

8-K

1/28/11

10.4

10.5

2014 Executive Annual Incentive Plan

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