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 *   Kimmel Donna Nappen 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 09/18/2017 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol CITRIX SYSTEMS INC [CTXS] (Last) (First) (Middle) 851 WEST CYPRESS CREEK ROAD 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) SVP & Chief People Officer 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) FORT LAUDERDALE, FL 33309 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) Common Stock 59,902 (1) D Â

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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
Common Stock	  (2)	  (2)	Common Stock	12,127	$ 0	D	Â

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Kimmel Donna Nappen 851 WEST CYPRESS CREEK ROAD FORT LAUDERDALE, FL 33309	Â	Â	  SVP & Chief People Officer	Â

Signatures

/s/ Antonio G. Gomes, Attorney-in-Fact for Donna Nappen Kimmel		09/28/2017
**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)	Of the amount beneficially owned, 14,288 shares of common stock are held by the reporting person. Of the remaining 45,614 shares of common stock, 31,168 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 each of the second and third anniversaries of the grant date. Of these 31,168 shares, 8,084 shares were granted on January 4, 2016, 8,084 shares were granted on March 30, 2016 and 15,000 shares were granted on March 30, 2017. The remaining 14,446 shares of common stock are issued pursuant to an award of restricted stock units, granted on August 1, 2017, that vest in two installments, with 50% vesting on March 30, 2018 and 50% vesting on December 31, 2018.
(2)	Each performance-based restricted stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of the Issuer's common stock. The performance-based units vest based on the Issuer's total shareholder return, determined at the three-year period ending on March 29, 2019 or upon a change in control of the Issuer.

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