Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership (3)

FORM 3	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0104 Estimated average burden hours per response... 0.5
	Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*

Rao Dana

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (MM/DD/YYYY) 6/18/2018

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)
EVP, Gen. Counsel & Secretary /

(Street)

SAN JOSE, CA 95110

(City) (State) (Zip)

5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)

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	16693	D

*Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g.* , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)**
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (MM/DD/YYYY)		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)
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 4)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security		6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Restricted Stock Units	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾	Common Stock	998.0	$0.0	D
Performance Shares	⁽²⁾	⁽²⁾	Common Stock	5990.0 ⁽³⁾	$0.0	D
Restricted Stock Units	⁽⁴⁾	⁽⁴⁾	Common Stock	2730.0	$0.0	D
Restricted Stock Units	⁽⁵⁾	⁽⁵⁾	Common Stock	1733.0	$0.0	D
Performance Shares	⁽⁶⁾	⁽⁶⁾	Common Stock	5200.0 ⁽³⁾	$0.0	D
Restricted Stock Units	⁽⁷⁾	⁽⁷⁾	Common Stock	1025.0	$0.0	D
Performance Shares	⁽⁸⁾	⁽⁸⁾	Common Stock	2050.0 ⁽³⁾	$0.0	D

Explanation of Responses:
(1)	Vests at a rate of 1/3 annually of the first, second and third anniversaries of the January 24, 2016 vesting commencement date.
(2)	The Performance Shares will vest in full upon the certification of performance goal achievement following the three-year anniversary of the January 24, 2016 vesting commencement date, if the performance goal is achieved.
(3)	Represents 200% of the target payout (the maximum number of Performance Shares that will be earned, if at all) following the three-year performance period.
(4)	Vests 100% on July 2, 2018.
(5)	Vests at a rate of 1/3 annually of the first, second and third anniversaries of the January 24, 2017 vesting commencement date.
(6)	The Performance Shares will vest in full upon the certification of performance goal achievement following the three-year anniversary of the January 24, 2017 vesting commencement date, if the performance goal is achieved.
(7)	Vests at a rate of 1/3 annually of the first, second and third anniversaries of the January 24, 2018 vesting commencement date.
(8)	The Performance Shares will vest in full upon the certification of performance goal achievement following the three-year anniversary of the January 24, 2018 vesting commencement date, if the performance goal is achieved.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Rao Dana 345 PARK AVENUE SAN JOSE, CA 95110			EVP, Gen. Counsel & Secretary

Signatures
/s/ Allison Blais, as attorney-in-fact		6/20/2018
^** Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.
*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
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