SEC FORM 3

SEC Form 3

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
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Monserrat Alvaro

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

851 WEST CYPRESS CREEK ROAD

(Street)

FORT LAUDERDALE

33309

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
07/10/2008

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
CITRIX SYSTEMS INC [ CTXS ]

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
	SVP, Sales and Services

5. If Amendment, Date of 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

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)
Common Stock⁽³⁾	20,000	D
Common Stock⁽⁴⁾	3,333	D
Common Stock⁽⁵⁾	5,100	D
Common Stock⁽⁴⁾	2,000	D
Common Stock	90	D

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: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock (Right to Buy)	02/15/2001⁽¹⁾	02/15/2010	Common Stock	4,675	$85.5	D
Common Stock (Right to Buy)	02/15/2001⁽¹⁾	02/15/2010	Common Stock	92,825	$85.5	D
Common Stock (Right to Buy)	07/02/2002⁽¹⁾	07/02/2011	Common Stock	2,187	$35.03	D
Common Stock (Right to Buy)	07/02/2002⁽¹⁾	07/02/2011	Common Stock	12,813	$35.01	D
Common Stock (Right to Buy)	08/01/2002⁽¹⁾	08/01/2011	Common Stock	660	$35.49	D
Common Stock (Right to Buy)	08/01/2002⁽¹⁾	08/01/2011	Common Stock	7,840	$35.49	D
Common Stock (Right to Buy)	07/29/2006⁽²⁾	07/29/2010	Common Stock	1,146	$23.83	D
Common Stock (Right to Buy)	02/14/2007⁽²⁾	02/14/2011	Common Stock	3,397	$30	D
Common Stock (Right to Buy)	02/14/2007⁽²⁾	02/14/2011	Common Stock	71,048	$30	D
Common Stock (Right to Buy)	10/01/2008⁽²⁾	10/01/2012	Common Stock	25,000	$39.86	D
Common Stock (Right to Buy)	04/30/2009⁽²⁾	04/30/2013	Common Stock	7,500	$32.75	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Stock options vest at a rate of 25% of the shares underlying the stock option one year from the date of grant and at a rate of 1/48th monthly thereafter.

2. Stock options vest at a rate of 33% of the shares underlying the stock option one year from the date of grant and at a rate of 1/36th monthly thereafter.

3. These shares of common stock are issuable pursuant to awards of restricted stock units that vest on October 1, 2009.

4. These shares of common stock are issuable pursuant to awards of restricted stock units that vest in three annual installments, with 33.4% vesting on the first anniversary of the grant date and 33.3% vesting on each of the second and third anniversaries of the grant date.

5. These shares of common stock are issuable pursuant to awards of performance-based restricted stock units that vest in three annual installments on each of the first, second and third anniversaries of the grant date (October 1, 2007).

Remarks:

	/s/Antonio G. Gomes, Attorney-in-Fact for Alvaro Monserrat	07/21/2008
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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