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, 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 *   Horner Digby 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 03/23/2005 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol ADOBE SYSTEMS INC [ADBE] (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O ADOBE SYSTEMS INCORPORATED, 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) Senior Vice President 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) SAN JOSE, CA 95110 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 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)

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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 of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	  (1)	09/18/2005	Common Stock	4,664	$ 8.0625	D	Â
Incentive Stock Option (right to buy)	  (1)	12/18/2006	Common Stock	4,200	$ 8.4532	D	Â
Incentive Stock Option (right to buy)	  (1)	12/17/2005	Common Stock	4,500	$ 8.4532	D	Â
Incentive Stock Option (right to buy)	  (1)	09/23/2006	Common Stock	8,000	$ 8.4532	D	Â
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	  (1)	09/23/2006	Common Stock	5,600	$ 8.4532	D	Â
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	  (1)	11/08/2007	Common Stock	10,000	$ 35.6875	D	Â
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	  (1)	03/02/2009	Common Stock	25,000	$ 27.6875	D	Â
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	  (1)	11/02/2009	Common Stock	28,334	$ 26.95	D	Â
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	  (1)	11/12/2009	Common Stock	51,459	$ 26.47	D	Â
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	  (1)	11/12/2009	Common Stock	35,834	$ 26.47	D	Â
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	  (1)	12/17/2009	Common Stock	50,000	$ 39.1	D	Â
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	  (1)	12/17/2009	Common Stock	30,000	$ 39.1	D	Â
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	  (1)	12/17/2009	Common Stock	4,375	$ 39.1	D	Â
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	  (1)	05/19/2011	Common Stock	50,000	$ 43.55	D	Â

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Horner Digby C/O ADOBE SYSTEMS INCORPORATED 345 PARK AVENUE SAN JOSE, CA 95110	Â	Â	  Senior Vice President	Â

Signatures

/s/ Stuart Fagin, as attorney-in-fact		03/30/2005
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(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)	Vests 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.

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