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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 * FRIEDMAN DAVID R   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) General Counsel & SVP, HR (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O CITRIX SYSTEMS, INC., 851 WEST CYPRESS CREEK ROAD 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 02/16/2012 (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 (1) 02/16/2012   A   28,966 A $ 0 100,117 D   Common Stock (2) 02/16/2012   F   712 D $ 75.55 99,405 D   Common Stock (3) 02/16/2012   A   8,550 A $ 0 107,955 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

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
FRIEDMAN DAVID R C/O CITRIX SYSTEMS, INC. 851 WEST CYPRESS CREEK ROAD FORT LAUDERDALE, FL 33309			General Counsel & SVP, HR

Signatures

s/Antonio G. Gomes, Attorney-in-Fact for David R. Friedman		02/21/2012
**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)	These shares of Common Stock are issuable pursuant to a grant of restricted stock units (the "RSU Grant") pursuant to the Citrix Systems, Inc. (the "Company") long-term incentive program (the "Program") established under the Company's Amended and Restated 2005 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended. As of February 16, 2012, such RSU Grant was fully vested pursuant to the Program. Each vested restricted stock unit entitles the Reporting Person to one share of the Company's Common Stock, payable following the earliest of (i) six months and one day following the Reporting Person's separation from service with the Company, (ii) the Reporting Person's death, and (iii) the effective date of a Change-in-Control (as defined in the long term incentive agreement entered into between the Company and the Reporting Person).
(2)	Represents shares withheld from the RSU Grant awarded under the Program to cover associated tax obligations.
(3)	These shares of common stock are issuable pursuant to awards of performance-based restricted stock units that vest in three annual installments, with 33.4% vesting on the first anniversary of March 30, 2011 (the "grant date") and 33.3% vesting on each of the second and third anniversaries of the grant date.

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