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LOGO

Letter from our CEO


Dear Shareholder,			April 16, 2021

On behalf of Citrix, thank you for your continued investment. We value your support, which is essential to the success of our efforts to deliver long-term value to our shareholders.

Citrix solutions help organizations deliver a consistent and secure work experience to all users, across all devices in any location. This value proposition became increasingly important in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Through the pandemic, we have proudly helped customers around the world and across industries transition to remote work and maintain business operations with minimal disruption.

I am proud of how quickly we were able to respond and help our employees, customers, and partners drive meaningful change during this most difficult time for our global community. You can read more about how we helped customers ensure business continuity, kept employees safe, and supported the communities in which we live and work in this year’s Annual Report available at investors.citrix.com/financial-information/annual-reports.

I also direct you to my CEO letter in this year’s Annual Report where I summarize our 2020 results — a year of strong financial performance and considerable progress in our subscription model transition. Further, I also discuss our opportunities to migrate our customers to the cloud, expand our existing footprint to reach more users within our customer base and execute on our opportunity to accelerate growth with our recent acquisition of Wrike.

At Citrix, we take corporate responsibility seriously and work together with all of our stakeholders — shareholders, employees, customers, partners and members of the communities in which we live and work — to provide a better tomorrow for the next generation. Citrix solutions aim to increase employee engagement and productivity while working remotely and as a result, we can support our customers’ sustainability goals by decreasing energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions with the use of energy efficient devices, and longer-term, reducing real estate needs.

We strive to build a diverse and inclusive culture, operate responsibly, and conduct our business in an ethical, transparent and accountable way. As discussed in my CEO letter, in 2020, we accelerated our own environmental, social and governance (ESG) initiatives. We evaluated our global operations to identify opportunities for improvement and set targets tied to executive compensation for 2021 to further encourage achievement. Further, we are committed to continuing to increase transparency through our ESG-related disclosures.

Please see ways you can vote your shares beginning on page 1 in this year’s Proxy Statement. We appreciate your continued support of Citrix and encourage you to vote your shares in advance of the meeting.

Very truly yours,

LOGO

DAVID J. HENSHALL

Chief Executive Officer, President

and Director

LOGO

Letter from our Chairman


Dear Shareholder,			April 16, 2021

As Chairman, I would like to take the opportunity to share my perspective on several topics that I believe are important to Citrix’s ability to create long-term sustainable value. These include Citrix’s executive compensation practices, our diverse and experienced Board of Directors, our approach to cybersecurity risk management, as well as our focus on sustainable business practices and commitment to engaging with our shareholders.

Commitment to pay-for-performance. The Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors and the full Board continually reevaluate and take a thoughtful approach to aligning the metrics of performance-based awards with those that have driven and will continue to drive Citrix’s business transformation. We are committed to pay-for-performance. For example:

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Beginning in 2018 and for 2019, the Compensation Committee linked performance-based equity awards with subscription bookings as a percentage of total subscription and product bookings to directly align performance-based awards to Citrix’s multi-year strategic business transition to a cloud-based subscription business. During the second quarter of 2019, and as discussed in the company’s earnings announcement in July 2019, Citrix gained significant momentum in its business transition to a subscription-based business.

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Given this increased momentum, the Compensation Committee determined that the company had a unique opportunity to increase the acceleration of its transition, which, if successful, would advance long-term value creation for shareholders. Accordingly, beginning in 2020, the Compensation Committee moved away from subscription bookings as a percentage of total subscription and product bookings and decided to link performance-based equity awards with annualized recurring revenue, or ARR,⁽¹⁾ growth, which, as we have discussed on our earnings calls, is the metric that we believe is best aligned with the company’s business transition and strategy. In our view, ARR, in short, is the best indicator of the overall health and trajectory of the business because it captures the pace of Citrix’s transition and is a forward-looking indicator of top line trends.

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As we enter fiscal year 2021 with a portion of our subscription model transition complete, we continue to focus on transitioning our customers to the cloud. As a result, the Compensation Committee decided to link performance-based equity awards granted during fiscal year 2021 with Software-as-a-Service ARR, or SaaS ARR, growth, rather than ARR growth, to further drive our business model transition to the cloud.

Prioritizing diversity and refreshment of the Citrix Board. We believe that diversity of perspectives and breadth of experience are important attributes of a well-functioning board. As such, our Board of Director nominees are a diverse group of individuals who possess a wide range of backgrounds and experience, including diversity of knowledge, skills and expertise, as well as diversity of personal characteristics, including gender, ethnicity, culture, thought and geography. The attributes of our directors help the Board of Directors to effectively oversee risks and provide guidance, positioning Citrix to continue to drive shareholder value and long-term sustainable growth. We have added a board skills matrix on page 22 of this Proxy Statement to highlight the breadth of experience of our Board of Directors and have included diversity characteristics. We believe that a diverse board is an effective board. Racially,

ethnically or gender diverse directors currently comprise 36% of the total Board of Directors. Mr. Bob Knowling identifies as Black, Dr. Ajei Gopal identifies as Asian and Mses. Nanci Caldwell and Moira Kilcoyne identify as women.

Each time we evaluate our leadership structure, add a new director, or change the composition of our Board committees, we do so in a thoughtful manner to ensure that the right skills, experiences, and perspectives are brought to our meetings and discussions. Over the past five years, we have added five new independent directors. We are pleased that JD Sherman joined our Board of Directors in March 2020, bringing a strong technology focus and expertise in finance and operations and Bob Knowling joined our Board of Directors in October 2020, bringing

(1)	See page 5 of this Proxy Statement for the definition of annualized recurring revenue, or ARR.

extensive leadership and management experience. As announced in April 2021, Robert D. Daleo will not be standing for re-election at the 2021 Annual Meeting. We thank Bob for his service on our Board of Directors over the last seven years. His many contributions as a Board member were valuable and appreciated as the company executed a significant shift in our strategy and business model.

Further enhancing cybersecurity risk management. Citrix solutions empower customers to do their best work — securely and efficiently, on any device, across any network, anywhere in the world. Effectively managing risks associated with cybersecurity and privacy is essential to our ability to deliver for our customers and our shareholders. We continue to be focused on cybersecurity risk management in light of the rapidly evolving threat landscape and an increasingly complex regulatory environment. As discussed in greater depth on page 32 in this year’s Proxy Statement, the Technology, Data and Information Security Committee of the Board oversees information technology policies, plans and programs relating to enterprise cybersecurity and data protection risks, including risks associated with our products, services, and information technology infrastructure. This Committee works in coordination with the Audit Committee to oversee our management of risks related to information technology systems and processes, including any audits of our systems and processes. A management-level cross-functional internal committee chaired by our Chief Legal Officer is charged with security governance, coordination and monitoring of cyber risks, potential cyber incidents, and key mitigation initiatives. This internal management committee consolidates relevant information for the Board’s Technology, Data and Information Security Committee and regularly meets with the Technology, Data and Information Security Committee. Additionally, findings from our internal audits of security controls are reported directly to the Technology, Data and Information Security Committee on a quarterly basis.

Commitment to environmental, social and governance oversight and disclosures. The Board continues to focus on oversight of Citrix’s environmental and social practices and their impact on our business and key stakeholders. We believe that effective oversight of these matters is critical to Citrix’s long-term success. Formal oversight of Citrix’s policies and practices regarding corporate social responsibility and environmental, social and governance (ESG) is through the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. Our management team regularly updates the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee regarding its expanded ESG program. Citrix is committed to continuing to increase transparency through ESG-related disclosures. I encourage you to read Citrix’s most recent Sustainability Report available at https://www.citrix.com/content/dam/citrix/en_us/documents/about/sustainability-report.pdf and David Henshall’s CEO letter in this year’s Annual Report under the section titled Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) for more details regarding Citrix’s ESG program.

Ongoing commitment to shareholder engagement. Each year, members of the Board of Directors and senior management conduct outreach to a broad group of shareholders to better understand their perspectives on our strategy, as well as on our governance, compensation, and sustainability practices. We greatly value the feedback received through these conversations and the insights gained are shared with the Board of Directors on an ongoing basis. Members of the Board of Directors and senior management engaged with investors representing nearly 21% of shares outstanding in 2020. As detailed on page 41 of this Proxy Statement, these discussions covered a range of topics and the Board continues to use shareholder input to inform our practices and policies.

We look forward to our continued engagement with you and I encourage you to read this year’s Proxy Statement and Annual Report. On behalf of the Board of Directors, thank you for your investment in, and continued support of, Citrix.

Very truly yours,

LOGO

ROBERT M. CALDERONI

Chairman of the Board of Directors

Table of contents


Proxy highlights			4
Part 1 Corporate governance			12
Corporate governance cycle			12
Independence of members of our Board			12
Board leadership structure			12
Executive sessions of independent directors			13
Executive succession			13
Considerations governing director nominations			13
Policy governing director attendance at annual meetings of shareholders			16
Code of ethics			16
Risk oversight			16
Enterprise risk management			17
Information security and privacy risk oversight			17
Compensation-related risk			18
Environmental, social and governance (ESG) program			19
Policy governing shareholder communications with our Board			19
Part 2 Board of Directors			21
Our directors			21
Meetings and meeting attendance			29
Our Board committees			29
Director compensation			33
Part 3 Executive management			36
Our leadership team			36
Part 4 Executive compensation			39
Compensation discussion and analysis			39
Purpose of compensation discussion and analysis			39
Shareholder engagement			41
Objectives and elements of our executive compensation programs			42
How executive pay decisions are made			46
Components of compensation			51
Individual executive compensation decisions			62
President and Chief Executive Officer Compensation			62
Other Named Executive Officers cash compensation – base salary and variable cash compensation			63
Other Named Executive Officers equity – long-term incentive compensation			64
Other compensation policies and information			66
Summary of executive compensation			68
Grants of plan-based awards			70
Outstanding equity awards			71
Stock vested			73
Nonqualified deferred compensation			74
Potential payments upon termination or change in control			75
Compensation Committee report			80
Compensation Committee interlocks and insider participation			80
Pay ratio disclosure			80
Related party transactions policies and procedures and transactions with related persons			82
Security ownership of certain beneficial owners and management			83
Delinquent section 16(a) reports			84
Securities authorized for issuance under equity compensation plans			85
Equity compensation plans			85
Part 5 Audit Committee matters			86
Report of the Audit Committee			86
Fees paid to Ernst & Young			87
Annual evaluation			87
Audit partner rotation			88
Policy on Audit Committee pre-approval of audit and permissible non-audit services of independent auditor			88
Part 6 Proposals to be voted on at the meeting			89
Proposal 1: Election of director nominees			89
Proposal 2: Ratification of appointment of independent registered public accounting firm			90
Proposal 3: Advisory vote to approve the compensation of our Named Executive Officers			91
Proposal 4: Shareholder proposal			92
Part 7 Additional information			94
Other matters			94
Shareholder proposals			94
Expenses and solicitation			94
Delivery of documents to shareholders sharing an address			95
Note regarding forward-looking statements			95
Note regarding references to Citrix website			96

2021 Proxy Statement

CITRIX SYSTEMS, INC.

851 West Cypress Creek Road

Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33309

NOTICE OF 2021 ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS

To Be Held at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, June 4, 2021

To the shareholders of Citrix Systems, Inc.:

The 2021 Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Citrix Systems, Inc., a Delaware corporation, will be held virtually on Friday, June 4, 2021, at 5:00 p.m. Eastern time, for the following purposes:

to elect ten members to the Board of Directors, each to serve for a one-year term and until his or her successor has been duly elected and qualified or until his or her earlier death, resignation or removal;

to ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for 2021;

to hold an advisory vote on the compensation of our Named Executive Officers;

to consider a shareholder proposal regarding simple majority voting provisions, if properly presented at the meeting; and

to transact such other business as may properly come before the 2021 Annual Meeting or any adjournments or postponements thereof.

The proposal for the election of directors relates solely to the election of ten directors nominated by our Board of Directors and does not include any other matters relating to the election of directors, including, without limitation, the election of directors nominated by any shareholder.

Only shareholders of record at the close of business on April 6, 2021 are entitled to notice of and to vote at the 2021 Annual Meeting and at any adjournment or postponement thereof.

All shareholders are cordially invited to attend the 2021 Annual Meeting. We are pleased this year to again conduct the 2021 Annual Meeting solely online via the Internet through a live webcast and online shareholder tools. We continue to use the virtual annual meeting format to facilitate shareholder attendance and participation by leveraging technology to communicate more effectively and efficiently with our shareholders. This format empowers shareholders to participate fully from any location around the world, at no cost. You will be able to attend the meeting by visiting www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/CTXS2021 by using the 16-digit control number included in your proxy materials.

To ensure your representation at the 2021 Annual Meeting, we urge you to vote via the Internet at www.proxyvote.com or by telephone by following the instructions on the Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials you received in the mail and which instructions are also provided on that website, or, if you have requested a proxy card by mail, by signing, voting and returning your proxy card to Vote Processing, c/o Broadridge Financial Solutions, 51 Mercedes Way, Edgewood, New York 11717. For specific instructions on how to vote your shares, please review the instructions for each of these voting options as detailed in your Notice of Internet Availability and in this Proxy Statement. If you attend the 2021 Annual Meeting, you may vote electronically at the meeting even if you have previously returned your proxy card or have voted via the Internet or by telephone.

In addition to their availability at www.proxyvote.com, this Proxy Statement and our Annual Report to Shareholders are available for viewing, printing and downloading at investors.citrix.com/financial-information/annual-reports.


		By Order of the Board of Directors,


		ANTONIO G. GOMES Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary

Fort Lauderdale, Florida

April 16, 2021

WHETHER OR NOT YOU PLAN TO ATTEND THE 2021 ANNUAL MEETING, PLEASE PROMPTLY COMPLETE YOUR PROXY AS INDICATED ABOVE IN ORDER TO ENSURE REPRESENTATION OF YOUR SHARES. PLEASE REVIEW THE INSTRUCTIONS FOR EACH OF YOUR VOTING OPTIONS DESCRIBED IN THIS PROXY STATEMENT AND THE NOTICE OF INTERNET AVAILABILITY OF PROXY MATERIALS YOU RECEIVED IN THE MAIL.

CITRIX SYSTEMS, INC.

851 West Cypress Creek Road

Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33309

PROXY STATEMENT

For the 2021 Annual Meeting of Shareholders

To Be Held on June 4, 2021

April 16, 2021

This Proxy Statement is being furnished in connection with the solicitation of proxies by the Board of Directors of Citrix Systems, Inc., a Delaware corporation, for use at the 2021 Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held virtually on Friday, June 4, 2021 at 5:00 p.m. Eastern time, or at any adjournments or postponements thereof. We are pleased this year to again conduct the 2021 Annual Meeting solely online via the Internet through a live webcast and online shareholder tools. We continue to use the virtual annual meeting format to facilitate shareholder attendance and participation by leveraging technology to communicate more effectively and efficiently with our shareholders. This format empowers shareholders to participate fully from any location around the world, at no cost. An Annual Report to Shareholders, containing financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2020, and this Proxy Statement are being made available to all shareholders entitled to vote at the 2021 Annual Meeting. The Notice of Internet Availability was mailed, and this Proxy Statement and the form of proxy were first made available, to shareholders on or about April 16, 2021.

The purposes of the 2021 Annual Meeting are to:

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elect ten directors for one-year terms;

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ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for 2021;

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hold an advisory vote to approve the compensation of our Named Executive Officers;

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consider a shareholder proposal regarding simple majority voting provisions, if properly presented at the meeting; and

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transact such other business as may properly come before the 2021 Annual Meeting or any adjournments or postponements thereof.

Only shareholders of record at the close of business on April 6, 2021, which we refer to as the record date, will be entitled to receive notice of and to vote at the 2021 Annual Meeting. As of that date, 124,164,115 shares of our common stock, $0.001 par value per share, were issued and outstanding. Shareholders are entitled to one vote per share on any proposal presented at the 2021 Annual Meeting.

Shareholders will be able to attend the 2021 Annual Meeting by visiting www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/CTXS2021 by using the 16-digit control number included in their proxy materials. We have designed the virtual format to enhance shareholder access and participation and protect shareholder rights by providing the same rights to participants that they would have at an in-person meeting. During the 2021 Annual Meeting, shareholders may ask questions and will be able to vote their shares electronically. Although the live webcast is available only to shareholders at the time of the meeting, following completion of the 2021 Annual Meeting, a webcast replay and answers to all valid questions not answered on the live call will be posted after the meeting on our website at www.investors.citrix.com and will remain for at least one year.

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Shareholders of record: If you are a shareholder of record, in order to participate in the 2021 Annual Meeting, please log onto the meeting platform at www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/CTXS2021. You will need your 16-digit control number included on the proxy notice, proxy card or the voting instruction form previously distributed to you.

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Shareholders holding shares in “street” name: If your shares are held in “street name” through a brokerage firm, bank, trust or other similar organization and you do not have a 16-digit control number, in order to participate in the 2021 Annual Meeting, you must first obtain a legal proxy from your broker, bank or other nominee reflecting the number of shares of Citrix common stock you held as of the record date, your name and email address.

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Those without a control number may attend as guests of the 2021 Annual Meeting. If you are a guest, you will need to register by entering your name and email address. Guests will not have the option to vote or ask questions during the meeting.

You should ensure that you have a strong Internet connection and allow plenty of time to log in and ensure that you can hear streaming audio prior to the start of the 2021 Annual Meeting. We offer live technical support for all shareholders attending the meeting. Technical support phone numbers will be available on the virtual-only meeting platform at www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/CTXS2021.

If you are a shareholder of record, you may vote electronically during the 2021 Annual Meeting by following the instructions available on www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/CTXS2021. Whether or not you plan to attend the 2021 Annual Meeting online, we urge you to vote via the Internet at www.proxyvote.com or by telephone at 1-800-690-6903 by following the instructions on the Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials or physical proxy card you received in the mail and which are also provided on that website; or, if you have requested a proxy card by mail, by signing, voting and returning your proxy card. If you are a shareholder who holds shares through a brokerage firm, bank, trust or other similar organization (that is, in “street name”), please refer to the instructions from the broker or organization holding your shares.

Any proxy given pursuant to this solicitation may be revoked by the person giving it at any time before it is voted. Proxies may be revoked by:

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filing with our Secretary, before the taking of the vote at the 2021 Annual Meeting, a written notice of revocation bearing a later date than the proxy;

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properly casting a new vote via the Internet or by telephone at any time before the closure of the Internet or telephone voting facilities;

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duly completing a later-dated proxy relating to the same shares and delivering it to our Secretary before the taking of the vote at the 2021 Annual Meeting; or

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attending the 2021 Annual Meeting online and voting electronically during the meeting (although attendance at the 2021 Annual Meeting will not in and of itself constitute a revocation of a proxy).

Any written notice of revocation or subsequent proxy should be sent so as to be delivered to our principal executive offices at Citrix Systems, Inc., 851 West Cypress Creek Road, Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33309, Attention: Secretary, before the taking of the vote at the 2021 Annual Meeting. If a broker, bank or other nominee holds your shares, you must contact them in order to find out how to revoke or change your vote.

The representation in person or by proxy of at least a majority of the outstanding shares of our common stock entitled to vote at the 2021 Annual Meeting is necessary to constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. Abstentions and broker non-votes (discussed below) will be counted as present or represented for purposes of determining the presence or absence of a quorum for the 2021 Annual Meeting. When a quorum is present at any meeting of shareholders, the holders of a majority of the stock present or represented and voting on a matter shall decide any matter to be voted upon by the shareholders at such meeting, except when a different vote is required by express provision of law, our amended and restated certificate of incorporation (as currently in effect, our “Certificate of Incorporation”) or our amended and restated bylaws (as currently in effect, our “Bylaws”).

For Proposal 1 (the election of ten directors), each nominee shall be elected as a director if the votes cast for such nominee’s election exceed the votes cast against such nominee’s election. Any director who fails to receive the required number of votes for his or her re-election is required to submit his or her resignation to the Board of Directors. Our Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee (excluding any director nominee who failed to receive the required number of votes) will promptly consider any such director’s resignation and make a recommendation to the Board of Directors as to whether such resignation should be accepted. The Board of Directors is required to act on the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee’s recommendation within 90 days of the certification of the shareholder vote for the 2021 Annual Meeting.


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For each of Proposal 2 (the ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for 2021), Proposal 3 (the advisory vote to approve the compensation of our Named Executive Officers) and Proposal 4 (shareholder proposal if properly presented), an affirmative vote of a majority of the stock present, in person or represented by proxy, and voting on such matter is required for approval.

Broadridge Financial Solutions will tabulate the votes at the 2021 Annual Meeting. The vote on each matter submitted to shareholders will be tabulated separately.

Broker non-votes are shares held by a nominee (such as a bank or brokerage firm) which, although counted for purposes of determining a quorum, are not voted on a particular matter because voting instructions have not been received from the nominees’ clients (who are the beneficial owners of such shares). Under national securities exchange rules, nominees who hold shares of common stock in street name for, and have transmitted our proxy solicitation materials to, their customers but do not receive voting instructions from such customers, are not permitted to vote such customers’ shares on non-routine matters. Proposal 3 is considered a routine matter under such rules and nominees therefore have discretionary voting power as to Proposal 3. For non-routine matters, these broker non-votes shall not be counted as votes cast and therefore will have no effect on Proposals 1, 2 and 4. Similarly, abstentions are not counted as votes cast and thus will have no effect on any proposal.

The persons named as attorneys-in-fact in the proxies, David J. Henshall and Arlen R. Shenkman, were selected by the Board of Directors and are officers of Citrix. All properly executed proxies submitted in time to be counted at the 2021 Annual Meeting will be voted by such persons at the 2021 Annual Meeting. Where a choice has been specified on the proxy with respect to the foregoing matters, the shares represented by the proxy will be voted in accordance with the specifications. If no such specifications are indicated, such proxies will be voted FOR Proposal 1 (the election of each of the director nominees), FOR Proposal 2 (the ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for 2021), and FOR Proposal 3 (the advisory vote to approve the compensation of our Named Executive Officers). If no specification is indicated on the proxy with respect to Proposal 4 (shareholder proposal regarding simple majority voting provisions), then the proxy holder will vote the shares represented by that proxy AGAINST such proposal.

Aside from the proposals included in this Proxy Statement, our Board of Directors knows of no other matters to be presented at the 2021 Annual Meeting. If any other matter should be presented at the 2021 Annual Meeting upon which a vote may properly be taken, shares represented by all proxies received by the Board of Directors will be voted with respect to such matter in accordance with the judgment of the persons named as attorneys-in-fact in the proxies.

No dissenters’ rights are available under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, our Certificate of Incorporation or our Bylaws to any shareholder with respect to any of the matters proposed to be voted on at the 2021 Annual Meeting.

Unless otherwise indicated, references in this Proxy Statement to “Citrix,” the “company,” “we” and “us” refer to Citrix Systems, Inc., a Delaware corporation and its consolidated subsidiaries.

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Proxy highlights

This summary should be read in conjunction with our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020 and the entire Proxy Statement.

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Accelerating our transformation

Citrix is an enterprise software company focused on helping organizations deliver a consistent and secure work experience no matter where work needs to get done — in the office, at home, or in the field. We do this by delivering a digital workspace solution that gives each employee the resources and space they need to do their best work. Our Workspace solutions are complemented by our App Delivery and Security (formerly Networking) solutions, by delivering the applications and data employees need across any network with security, reliability and speed.

Citrix believes that work is not a place — work is about business outcomes. We have helped organizations with digital transformation for many years. The challenges and complexities created by the proliferation of Software-as-a-Service (SaaS)-based applications and the emergence of hybrid multi-cloud infrastructure environments are now combined with the realities brought upon by the global COVID-19 pandemic — realities such as long-term remote and flexible work models and an increased need for risk mitigation and business continuity.

As a result, we believe organizations are accelerating their cloud and digital transformation plans to better position themselves to address these new challenges and embrace the opportunities that will arise from flexible work models. To do this, organizations rely on Citrix solutions for business agility, employee productivity, security and compliance, as well as cost and efficiency. Citrix solutions are focused on employee productivity and are designed to provide end-users with the simplicity of a common user experience while ensuring information technology, or IT, administrators are able to deliver applications and data with the security and controls necessary to protect the enterprise and its customers.

As an organization, we continue to evolve our business in three distinct and interrelated ways:

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Perpetual to Subscription: Our business model has shifted away from selling perpetual licenses towards subscription, or recurring contracts in the form of SaaS, on-premise term, and consumption-based agreements;

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On-Premise to Cloud: As the share of applications and data continues to move rapidly from on-premise data centers to the cloud, our product development and engineering has increasingly focused on delivering cloud-based solutions; and

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Point Products to Platform: Our offerings and our go-to-market activities are shifting away from selling individual point products towards a platform solution, in a tiered offering that provides us the ability to deliver a variety of value-enhancing modules to our customers in the future.


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We believe execution of our strategic priorities will continue to drive results for our stakeholders. Exiting 2020, progress in our business transformation to a cloud-based subscription business was evidenced by:

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Subscription ARR⁽¹⁾ accelerated to $1.20 billion at the end of 2020, a 62% year-over-year increase, and SaaS ARR of $725 million at the end of 2020, up 39% year-over-year;

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Subscription revenue grew 71% year-over-year in 2020; and

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Subscription bookings as a percent of total product bookings increased to 75% in 2020, up from 62% in 2019.

Further accelerating our business model transformation, in March 2021, we announced that we completed our acquisition of Wrike, a leading provider of SaaS collaborative work management solutions, for approximately $2.25 billion in cash. Through the acquisition, we expect to deliver the industry’s most comprehensive cloud-based work platform to empower all employees and teams to securely access, collaborate and execute all work types in the most efficient and effective way possible — across any work channel, device, or location.

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Annualized recurring revenue, or ARR, is an operating metric that represents the contracted recurring value of all termed subscriptions normalized to a one-year period. It is calculated at the end of a reporting period by taking each contract’s recurring total contract value and dividing by the length of the contract. ARR includes only active contractually committed, fixed subscription fees. Our definition of ARR includes contracts expected to recur and therefore excludes contracts with durations of 12 months or less where licenses were issued to address extraordinary business continuity events for our customers. All contracts are annualized, including 30-day offerings where we take monthly recurring revenue multiplied by 12 to annualize. ARR should be viewed independently of U.S. GAAP revenue, deferred revenue and unbilled revenue and is not intended to be combined with or to replace those items. ARR is not a forecast of future revenue.

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2020 highlights:

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As illustrated in the graph below, our total shareholder return (assuming reinvestment of dividends)⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾, or TSR, over the five-year period ended on December 31, 2020 was approximately 123%, outpacing the S&P 500 Index.

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For purposes of this graph, the reinvestment of Citrix’s $0.35 per share cash dividend paid during the fourth quarter of 2018 and each quarter during both 2019 and 2020 was calculated using the closing price on Nasdaq on each quarterly dividend payment date.

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In January 2017, we completed the separation of our GoTo business and its subsequent merger with LogMeIn, Inc. For the purpose of this graph, the distribution of LogMeIn common stock to our shareholders in connection with such separation and merger is treated as a non-taxable cash dividend of $18.59 (equal to the opening price of LogMeIn common stock on February 1, 2017 multiplied by 0.1718 of a share of LogMeIn common stock). Such amount was deemed reinvested in Citrix common stock at the closing price on February 1, 2017 using the daily dividend reinvestment methodology. Other financial data providers may use different methodologies to adjust for the GoTo separation, which may produce different results.


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Executive compensation highlights

The following table details the concepts guiding our compensation plan design and how we put them into practice, including actions taken by the Compensation Committee to reflect our compensation plan design and the company’s accelerated transformation this past year to a cloud-based subscription business:


Concept		Implementation
Link executive target compensation directly with company performance		• To provide direct alignment with company performance and key drivers of shareholder value, target compensation⁽¹⁾ for our Named Executive Officers⁽²⁾ was: • 66%, on average, performance-based⁽³⁾ • 92%, on average, at risk⁽⁴⁾

Payout opportunity levels for our executive variable cash compensation plan should motivate performance that meets or exceeds our financial plan objectives		• In 2020, each executive officer’s variable cash compensation plan award was based 100% on the achievement of financial operating targets consistent with our corporate operating plan • Based on 2020 company performance, executive variable cash compensation plan awards for 2020 paid out at 161.16% of the target amount • Over the past ten years, our variable cash compensation plan awards have paid out between 58.8% and 170.9% of target and paid above 100% less than half of the time

Our executives should be incentivized to achieve financial goals that are directly tied to our multi-year business strategy and drivers of growth and value creation for our shareholders		• At least 60% of annual equity awards to our Named Executive Officers are awarded as performance-based restricted stock units; and for 2020, these annual awards vest based on ARR growth to further align executive compensation with what we believe is the best indicator of the overall health and trajectory of our subscription business transition because it captures the pace of our transition and is a forward-looking indicator of top line trends

Our compensation program should be flexible to account for the specific challenges facing the company and the company’s strategic initiatives at any given time while also maintaining a long-term focus on shareholder value and creation		• Each year, the Compensation Committee reviews our variable cash compensation plan and performance-based equity awards granted to executive officers to ensure that they fit our strategic and operational initiatives and reflect feedback we receive from our shareholders

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Includes 2020 base salary and target variable cash compensation, both in effect at the end of 2020, and the grant date fair value of equity compensation granted in 2020. Does not include the performance-based awards granted in April 2020 for retention purposes and that are included in the Summary Compensation Table, Grants of Plan-Based Awards Table and Outstanding Equity Awards at Year End Table as described herein.

(2)	Excludes Woong Joseph Kim, who joined Citrix as Executive Vice President of Engineering and Chief Technology Officer on December 1, 2020.

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Performance-based compensation includes target variable cash compensation and the grant date fair value of performance-based restricted stock units granted in 2020, other than the performance-based awards granted in April 2020 for retention purposes. See Equity-based long-term incentives beginning on page 55.

(4)	At risk compensation includes target variable cash compensation and the grant date fair value of equity compensation that was granted in 2020, other than the April 2020 retention awards.

See Individual executive compensation decisions beginning on page 62 for further details regarding our Named Executive Officers’ compensation.

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Governance highlights

The following summary of our governance policies and facts highlights our commitment to governance practices that protect shareholder rights:



✓	Proxy access	✓	Commitment to corporate responsibility and forward-looking ESG programs

✓	Annual elections of all directors	✓	Stock ownership guidelines for executive officers and directors

✓	Majority voting for director elections	✓	Policies prohibiting hedging, short selling and pledging of our common stock

✓	Lead independent director	✓	Commitment to Board refreshment and diversity of our Board of Directors

✓	Active shareholder engagement	✓	Independent directors regularly meet without management present

✓	Annual Board self-assessment process	✓	Board oversight of risk management

✓	Executive compensation recovery policy	✓	Annual say-on-pay vote

Shareholder engagement

Our executives regularly engage with shareholders to better understand their perspectives on a wide range of strategy, business and governance issues. Our Board of Directors and senior management team welcomes and values the views and insights of our shareholders and conducts an annual outreach effort to connect with our larger shareholders in order to ensure open lines of communication.

In 2020, we reached out to our largest shareholders and proxy advisory firms to understand their perspectives and discuss our business strategy, governance, sustainability and executive compensation policies with a goal of using feedback received during these meetings to inform our policies and practices. Over the course of the year, we held meetings with institutional shareholders representing nearly 21% of Citrix’s outstanding common stock as well as proxy advisory firms.

These shareholder meetings covered a wide range of topics, including: our business model transition and strategy; corporate governance practices such as Board composition; our diversity and inclusion programs; our response to the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on our business; cybersecurity and data privacy; succession planning; shareholder views regarding equity plan preferences and administration; and other matters of shareholder interest. Peter J. Sacripanti, the Chairperson of our Compensation Committee and a member of our Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, participated in the majority of meetings along with senior executives of the company.

Members of the leadership team, the Chairperson of our Compensation Committee, and other members of our Board of Directors who participate in shareholder engagement meetings regularly discuss shareholder feedback with relevant Board committees and the full Board of Directors. In general, feedback from our shareholders regarding our compensation programs and corporate governance practices has been positive. The Board of Directors carefully considers the feedback from shareholders in assessing and updating our executive compensation and corporate governance practices.


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Examples of how this feedback has informed our governance practices are shown below.


What we heard		How we responded

Investors shared their feedback on preferences with respect to burn rate, dilution and equity incentive plan duration and design as well as their desire to see robust disclosure of the company’s overall equity compensation philosophy, including the impact of share repurchases and buybacks in prior years		Thoughtfully addressed shareholder feedback when considering and approving the Second Amended and Restated 2014 Equity Incentive Plan in March 2020 and recommending its approval to shareholders in June 2020, which permits Citrix to use equity compensation to recruit and retain talent which we believe will continue to accelerate our business transition

Investors wanted to ensure that our executive compensation metrics closely align with long-term shareholder interests and business transition goals		Incorporated an annualized recurring revenue (ARR) metric for our performance-based restricted stock awards in 2020 and then SaaS ARR in 2021, aligning long-term executive compensation with a key indicator of the overall health and trajectory of our subscription business transition and our focus on transitioning our customers to the cloud

Investors were interested in understanding the Board of Director’s and management’s approach to oversight of cybersecurity risk		Enhanced Board oversight of cybersecurity through the Technology, Data and Information Security Committee to oversee policies, plans and programs relating to enterprise cybersecurity and data protection risks and enhanced cybersecurity disclosure beginning on page 17

Investors were interested in understanding Citrix’s ESG practices and how the Board of Directors exercises oversight of ESG topics including diversity, human capital management and corporate social responsibility		Increased our focus on ESG initiatives and Board-level oversight of our ESG program, including our diversity, belonging and inclusion programs. Further, we added an ESG component to our executive officer’s variable cash compensation plan for 2021 that includes sustainability and diversity and inclusion objectives, among others

We believe it is important to continue to engage with our shareholders on a regular basis to understand their perspectives and to give them a voice in shaping our governance and executive compensation policies and practices. We also consider the shareholder advisory (say-on-pay) vote of our Named Executive Officer compensation when evaluating our compensation program. For more information, see Evaluation process beginning on page 46.

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Our Board of Directors

The following table provides summary information about each director and the standing committees on which they currently serve. In April 2021, we announced that Mr. Robert D. Daleo would not be standing for re-election at the 2021 Annual Meeting. Mr. Daleo advised the company that his decision not to stand for re-election did not involve any disagreement with the company. All remaining directors have been nominated for re-election at the 2021 Annual Meeting to serve for a one-year term.

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Voting matters

The proposals to be considered at the 2021 Annual Meeting are as follows:



		Board recommendation	See page number for more detail

PROPOSAL 1	Election of directors	FOR each Nominee	89

PROPOSAL 2	Ratification of appointment of independent registered public accounting firm for 2021	FOR	90

PROPOSAL 3	Advisory vote to approve the compensation of our Named Executive Officers (say-on-pay)	FOR	91

PROPOSAL 4	Shareholder proposal (if properly presented)	NO RECOMMENDATION	92

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Part 1 Corporate governance

Corporate governance cycle

Our annual corporate governance cycle is shown below:

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Independence of members of our Board

Our Board of Directors has determined that nine of our directors (Ms. Caldwell, Mr. Daleo, Mr. Demo, Dr. Gopal, Mr. Hogan, Ms. Kilcoyne, Mr. Knowling, Mr. Sacripanti, and Mr. Sherman) are independent within the meaning of the director independence standards of The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC, or Nasdaq, and the Securities and Exchange Commission, or the SEC, including Rule 10A-3(b)(1) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Furthermore, our Board of Directors has determined that each member of each of our regular standing committees of the Board of Directors is independent within the meaning of Nasdaq’s and the SEC’s director independence standards. In making this determination, our Board of Directors solicited information from each of our directors regarding whether such director, or any member of his or her immediate family, had a direct or indirect material interest in any transactions involving Citrix, was involved in a debt relationship with Citrix or received personal benefits outside the scope of such person’s normal compensation. The Board of Directors determined that each of Mr. Calderoni, who served as our Executive Chairman through December 31, 2018 and currently serves as our Chairman but no longer as an employee of the company, and Mr. Henshall, who is currently serving as our President and Chief Executive Officer, is not independent within these definitions.

Board leadership structure

Our Corporate Governance Guidelines provide our Board of Directors with flexibility to select the appropriate leadership structure based on the specific needs of our business and the best interests of our shareholders. Our Corporate Governance Guidelines set forth our general policy that the positions of Chairperson of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer will be held by different persons. In certain circumstances, however, our Board of Directors may determine that it is in our best interests for the same person to hold the positions of Chairperson and Chief Executive Officer, or, in the case of Mr. Calderoni’s appointment as Executive Chairman in July 2015, for the position of Chairperson to also be an executive role. In such event or if the Chair is otherwise held by a director who is not independent under the applicable Nasdaq and SEC rules, our Corporate Governance Guidelines provide that the


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Board of Directors will appoint an independent member of our Board of Directors as the Lead Independent Director, who is currently Nanci E. Caldwell. While Mr. Calderoni ceased to be Executive Chairman on January 1, 2019, he continues as Chairman in a non-employee capacity, and Ms. Caldwell continues in the position of Lead Independent Director. The Chairperson or Lead Independent Director, as the case may be, will preside at executive sessions of the independent directors and will have such further responsibilities as the full Board of Directors may designate from time to time.

Executive sessions of independent directors

Executive sessions of the independent directors are held at least four times a year following regularly scheduled in-person meetings of our Board of Directors. Executive sessions do not include Messrs. Calderoni and Henshall, and the Lead Independent Director of our Board of Directors, Ms. Caldwell, is responsible for chairing the executive sessions.

Executive succession

Executive succession is regularly reviewed and discussed by our Board of Directors in Board meetings and in executive sessions of the Board of Directors. At least one Board meeting each year is focused on human capital, including formal reviews of executive talent, organizational structure and succession planning for the role of Chief Executive Officer and other senior executive roles. In these sessions, among other discussion topics, our Board of Directors reviews the assumptions, processes and strategy for various succession events and reviews potential internal and external successor candidates. The Board of Directors’ goal is to have a long-term and continuing program for effective executive development and succession and to be prepared for both short-term unexpected loss of a key leader and permanent transitions.

Considerations governing director nominations

Director qualifications

The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of our Board of Directors is responsible for reviewing with the Board of Directors from time to time the appropriate qualities, skills and characteristics desired of members of the Board of Directors in the context of the needs of the business and in light of the current make-up of our Board of Directors. This assessment includes consideration of the following minimum qualifications that the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee believes must be met by all directors:

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The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee may also consider numerous other qualities, skills and characteristics when evaluating director nominees, such as:

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an understanding of and experience in software, hardware or services, technology, accounting, governance, finance and/or marketing;

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leadership experience with public companies or other major complex organizations;

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experience on another public company board; and

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the specific needs of our Board of Directors and the committees of our Board of Directors at that time.

Our Board of Directors believes that a diverse membership with varying perspectives and breadth of experience is an important attribute of a well-functioning Board and will enhance the quality of our directors’ deliberations and decisions. As a result, the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee will consider the diversity of background and experience of a director nominee (such as diversity of knowledge, skills, experience and expertise) as well as diversity of personal characteristics (such as diversity of gender, race, ethnicity, culture, thought and geography) among its members in the overall context of the composition of the Board of Directors. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and the Board of Directors discuss the composition of our Board of Directors, including diversity of background and experience, as part of the annual Board of Directors evaluation process.

Process for identifying and evaluating director nominees

Our Board of Directors delegates the director selection and nomination process to the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, with the expectation that other members of the Board of Directors, and of management, will be requested to take part in the process as appropriate. Generally, the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee identifies candidates for director nominees, in consultation with management and the other directors, through the use of search firms or other advisers, through the recommendations submitted by shareholders or through such other methods as the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee deems to be helpful to identify candidates. Once candidates have been identified, the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee confirms that the candidates meet all of the minimum qualifications for director nominees established by the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee.

The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee gathers information about the candidates through interviews, detailed questionnaires, comprehensive background checks or any other means that the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee deems to be helpful in the evaluation process. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee then meets as a group to discuss and evaluate the qualities and skills of each candidate, both on an individual basis and taking into account the overall composition and needs of our Board of Directors. Based on the results of the evaluation process, the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee recommends candidates for the Board of Directors’ approval as director nominees for election to our Board of Directors. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee also recommends candidates to the Board of Directors for appointment to the committees of the Board of Directors. The Chairman of the Board of Directors assists the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee with Board composition and evolution planning, including review of committee memberships.

Board evaluation program

Our Board of Directors undertakes an evaluation process each year. In early 2021, our Board of Directors, with the assistance of an outside adviser, conducted one-on-one interview discussions to assess the Board’s performance and how to best serve the interests of our shareholders in the future. These one-on-one interview discussions focused on an assessment of the structure, composition, processes, roles, relationships and culture of our Board of Directors and its committees. The interview discussions also addressed Board composition and effectiveness, Board and committee leadership, the conduct of meetings, and perspectives on long-term corporate strategy. The results of the evaluation were shared with the Chairman of the Board of Directors and Lead Independent Director, and discussed in executive session with the full Board of Directors present.


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Procedures for recommendation of director nominees by shareholders

The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee will consider director nominee candidates who are recommended by our shareholders. Shareholders, in submitting recommendations to the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee for director nominee candidates, shall follow the procedures described below.

Generally, the Secretary of the company must receive any such recommendation for nomination not later than the close of business on the 120th day, nor earlier than the close of business on the 150th day, prior to the first anniversary of the date the Proxy Statement was sent to shareholders in connection with our preceding year’s annual meeting.

All recommendations for nomination must comply with the requirements for shareholder nominations set forth in our Bylaws, including that any such recommendation must be in writing and include the following:

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name and address of the shareholder making the recommendation, as they appear on our books and records, and of such record holder’s beneficial owner;

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number of shares of our capital stock that are owned beneficially and held of record by such shareholder and such beneficial owner;

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name of the individual recommended for consideration as a director nominee;

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all other information relating to the recommended candidate that would be required to be disclosed in solicitations of proxies for the election of directors or is otherwise required, in each case pursuant to Regulation 14A under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, including the recommended candidate’s written consent to being named in the Proxy Statement as a nominee and to serving as a director if approved by our Board of Directors and elected; and

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a written statement from the shareholder making the recommendation stating why such recommended candidate meets Citrix’s criteria and would be able to fulfill the duties of a director.

Nominations must be sent to the attention of our Secretary by one of the two methods listed below:

By U.S. mail (including courier or expedited delivery service) to:

Citrix Systems, Inc.

851 West Cypress Creek Road

Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309

Attn: Secretary of Citrix Systems, Inc.

By facsimile to: (954) 337-4607

Attn: Secretary of Citrix Systems, Inc.

Our Secretary will promptly forward any such nominations to the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. As a requirement for being considered for nomination to our Board of Directors, a candidate will need to comply with the following minimum procedural requirements:

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a candidate must undergo a comprehensive private investigation background check by a qualified firm of our choosing;

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a candidate must complete a detailed questionnaire regarding his or her experience, background and independence;

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a candidate must submit to the Board of Directors his or her written consent to serve as director if elected; and

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a candidate must submit to our Board of Directors a statement to the effect that (1) if elected, he or she will tender promptly following his or her election an irrevocable resignation effective upon his or her failure to receive the required vote for re-election at the next meeting at which he or she would face re-election, and (2) upon acceptance of his or her resignation by our Board of Directors, in accordance with our Corporate Governance Guidelines, he or she shall resign as a member of the Board of Directors.

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Once the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee receives the nomination of a candidate and the candidate has complied with the minimum procedural requirements above, such candidacy will be evaluated and a recommendation with respect to such candidate will be delivered to our Board of Directors.

Our Bylaws also provide that shareholders satisfying certain requirements, including ownership and holding period requirements with respect to our common stock, may nominate directors for potential inclusion in our Proxy Statement. In general, a shareholder, or a group of up to twenty shareholders, owning three percent or more of our outstanding common stock continuously for at least three years may nominate and include in our proxy materials director nominees constituting up to two individuals, or 20% of the Board of Directors, whichever is greater, provided that the shareholder(s) and the nominee(s) satisfy the requirements specified in our Bylaws. See Additional information — shareholder proposals on page 94 for further information.

Policy governing director attendance at annual meetings of shareholders

All directors are invited to attend our Annual Meeting of Shareholders. Messrs. Calderoni and Henshall attended our Annual Meeting of Shareholders held in June 2020.

Code of ethics

We have adopted a “code of ethics,” as defined by regulations promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, which we refer to as our Code of Business Conduct and which applies to all of our directors and employees worldwide, including our principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions. A current copy of our Code of Business Conduct is available in the Corporate Governance section of our website at https://www.citrix.com/about/governance.html.

A copy of our Code of Business Conduct may also be obtained, free of charge, upon a request directed to: Citrix Systems, Inc., 851 West Cypress Creek Road, Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33309, Attention: Investor Relations. We intend to disclose any amendment to or waiver of a provision of our Code of Business Conduct, to the extent required by rules and regulations, that applies to our principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions, by posting such information on our website, available at https://www.citrix.com/about/governance.html. For more corporate governance information, you are invited to access the Corporate Governance section of our website available at https://www.citrix.com/about/governance.html.

Risk oversight

We view risk assessment and oversight as a primary component of our governance and management framework. To that end, our Board of Directors plays an active role in reviewing Citrix’s corporate strategy and priorities, and holds management accountable for creating a culture that actively manages risk.

Our Board of Directors, directly and through committees (as described below and as set forth in the relevant committee charters), is involved in risk oversight through direct decision-making authority with respect to significant matters as well as the ongoing oversight of management. Among other areas, the Board of Directors is directly involved in overseeing risks related to our corporate strategy, including product strategy, corporate development, and mergers and acquisitions, executive officer succession, business continuity, crisis preparedness and competitive and reputational risks. In addition, each committee of the Board of Directors oversees certain aspects of risk management and periodically reports and makes recommendations back to the full Board of Directors.

The committees of the Board of Directors execute their oversight responsibility for risk management as follows:

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The Audit Committee is responsible for overseeing our internal financial and accounting controls, work performed by our independent registered public accounting firm and our internal audit function, overseeing our enterprise risk management (ERM) program, and overseeing risks related to our investments, financing activities, capital allocation strategies and insurance programs. As part of its oversight function, the Audit Committee regularly reviews the compliance policies and processes by which our exposure to certain significant areas of risk is assessed and


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managed. The Audit Committee also regularly discusses with management and our independent registered public accounting firm our major financial and controls-related risk exposures and steps that management has taken to monitor and control such exposures. In addition, under the supervision of the Audit Committee, Citrix established a Helpline available to all employees for the anonymous and confidential submission of complaints relating to any matter to encourage employees to report questionable activities directly to our Audit Committee.

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The Compensation Committee is responsible for overseeing our executive compensation practices within the context of our overall compensation philosophy, overseeing risks related to our cash and equity-based compensation programs and practices, and evaluating whether our compensation plans encourage participants to take excessive risks that are reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on Citrix. For a detailed discussion of our efforts to manage compensation-related risks, see Compensation-related risk assessment below.

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The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee is responsible for overseeing risks related to the composition and structure of our Board of Directors and its committees, our corporate governance, and certain areas of regulatory compliance. In this regard, the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee conducts an annual evaluation of the Board of Directors and its committees, plans for director and executive officer succession, reviews transactions between Citrix and our officers, directors, affiliates of officers and directors, or other related parties for conflicts of interest, and annually reviews our most significant governance policies. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee also periodically reviews reputational, and environmental, social and governance (ESG)-related risks with management.

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The Technology, Data and Information Security Committee is responsible for overseeing information technology policies, plans and programs relating to enterprise cybersecurity and data protection risks, including risks associated with our products, services, and information technology infrastructure. For a detailed discussion of our efforts to manage cybersecurity-related risks, see Information security and privacy risk oversight below.

Enterprise risk management (ERM)

As described above, the Audit Committee oversees our ERM program. ERM is a company-wide initiative that, with the oversight of the Audit Committee, involves Citrix management, including our Chief Legal Officer and our internal audit function, including our Vice President, Internal Audit in an integrated effort to (1) identify, assess, prioritize and monitor a broad range of risks and (2) formulate and execute plans to monitor and, to the extent possible, mitigate the effect of those risks.

Periodically throughout the year, the Audit Committee receives a report concerning our enterprise risk management efforts, with a full report out to the Board of Directors annually. These reports are designed to provide visibility to the Audit Committee and Board of Directors about the identification, assessment and management of critical risks and management’s risk mitigation strategies. The reports address strategic, operational, financial reporting, talent, succession, cybersecurity, compliance, reputational, governance and other risks, as appropriate.

Information security and privacy risk oversight

Our Board of Directors is committed to protecting information belonging to the company, its customers, partners and employees. We continue to advance our information security oversight, risk management and governance programs, through organization, technical and operational investments, and internal and third-party validations.

In 2019, our Board of Directors formed a Technology, Data and Information Security Committee, chaired by Moira A. Kilcoyne, an experienced former Chief Information Officer. The primary purpose of the Technology, Data and Information Security Committee is to assist the Board in fulfilling its oversight responsibilities with respect to our information technology use and protection, including review and oversight of our policies, plans and programs relating to enterprise information and data protection risks. The Technology, Data and Information Security Committee is currently comprised of four independent directors, and meets at least quarterly to receive updates from management and outside experts concerning information security risk related to our infrastructure, products and services. In 2020, the Technology, Data and Information Security Committee held six meetings. The Technology, Data and Information Security Committee works in coordination with the Audit Committee to oversee our management of risks related to

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information technology systems and processes, including any audits of our systems and processes. For more information regarding our Technology, Data and Information Security Committee, please see the discussion beginning on page 32.

A management-level cross-functional internal committee chaired by our Chief Legal Officer is charged with security governance, coordination and monitoring of cyber risks, potential cyber incidents, and key mitigation initiatives. This committee meets monthly and, among other things, coordinates disclosure controls and procedures related to information security and privacy risk and consolidates relevant information for the Board’s Technology, Data and Information Security Committee. Additionally, our internal audit team works with our security, IT and engineering functions to execute cyber risk governance initiatives, supported by regular independent auditing and testing of security controls. Findings from these internal audits of security controls are reported directly to the Technology, Data and Information Security Committee on a quarterly basis.

We maintain a comprehensive online Trust Center (https://www.citrix.com/about/trust-center/) to provide our customers, partners and other third parties with transparent information on our approach to managing and responding to information security, privacy, and data compliance risk. Included in the information available on our Trust Center are details concerning certifications for certain of our products and services, including Service and Organization Controls (“SOC”) 2, Type 2, International Organization for Standardization/International Electrotechnical Commission (“ISO/IEC”) 27001, Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (“HIPAA”), and Federal and Authorization Management Program (“FedRAMP”) Ready, as well as other relevant privacy frameworks.

In 2020, we continued our practice of companywide annual security and privacy training for all employees, with more intensive training for our engineering and information technology teams. Additionally, in an effort to mitigate information security risk, we have secured insurance coverage intended to respond to certain network, cyber, and privacy risk events, and to defray the cost of data security incidents.

Compensation-related risk

We believe that our executive officer and employee compensation plans are appropriately structured so as not to incent excessive risk taking that would be reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on our business. In particular, the Compensation Committee considered the following aspects of our compensation plans and policies when evaluating these areas:

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Our Board of Directors annually approves a corporate operating plan with goals that it believes are appropriate and reasonable in light of past performance and current market opportunities. Our corporate operating plan is the basis for the performance targets in our annual variable cash compensation plans.

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For our variable cash compensation plans, awards are based on the achievement of at least two objective performance measures, thus diversifying the risk associated with any single indicator of performance.

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For our variable cash compensation plans, we select performance measures that we believe are less susceptible to manipulation (for example, non-GAAP corporate operating expense) than other performance measures that we could select (for example, non-GAAP earnings per share).

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All of our executive and corporate variable cash compensation plans are capped at 200% of payout awards so as to prevent award payments in excess of specific returns to the business and our shareholders, even if we dramatically exceed our performance or financial targets.

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Payouts under our performance-based plans, if target performance metrics are not achieved, result in compensation at levels below full target payout, rather than an “all-or-nothing” approach, which could engender excessive risk taking.

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We implemented a performance-based restricted stock unit program for 2020, which awards our executive officers with restricted stock units based on annualized recurring revenue (ARR) growth during the relevant performance period, which we believe is an indicator of the success of our business transformation and a driver of value creation for our shareholders. This program has been capped at 200% of target awards to prevent excessive compensation even if we dramatically outperform our goals.


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Our base salary component of compensation does not encourage risk taking because it is a fixed amount.

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No opportunities for non-qualified deferrals of compensation were offered to our executive officers in 2020, and none will be offered in 2021.

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The Compensation Committee, or in the case of our President and Chief Executive Officer, the entire Board of Directors, determines achievement levels under our variable cash compensation plan and performance-based restricted stock unit awards after reviewing the company’s performance.

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Our executive stock ownership policy requires executives to hold significant levels of stock, which aligns an appropriate portion of their personal wealth to our long-term performance.

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Our executive officers are subject to a formal executive compensation recovery policy, or “clawback” policy, which allows us to recoup from our executive officers excess proceeds from certain incentive compensation received by such executive due to a material restatement of Citrix’s financial results due to an executive officer engaging in an act of embezzlement, fraud, willful misconduct or breach of fiduciary duty.

Environmental, social and governance (ESG) program

At Citrix, we are committed to improving the lives of our employees, customers, partners, shareholders, and the communities in which we live and work. We believe that a strong focus on corporate social responsibility and conducting our business in an ethical, transparent and accountable way generates value for all our stakeholders.

Please refer to our Annual Report under the heading Environmental, social and governance (ESG) available at https://investors.citrix.com/financial-information/annual-reports and our most recent Sustainability Report available at https://www.citrix.com/content/dam/citrix/en_us/documents/about/sustainability-report.pdf, each of which describe our commitment to sustainability and corporate social responsibility efforts.

Further, as discussed on page 55 under the heading ESG component added to 2021 variable cash compensation plan, for 2021, the Compensation Committee introduced an operational metrics-focused modifier to our variable cash compensation plan for executives intended to further focus our executive officers on our multi-year initiatives related to sustainability and diversity, inclusion and belonging.

Policy governing shareholder communications with our Board

Our Board of Directors provides to every security holder the ability to communicate with the Board of Directors as a whole and with individual directors on the Board of Directors through an established process for security holder communication as follows:

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For communications directed to our Board of Directors as a whole, security holders may send such communications to the attention of the Chairperson of the Board of Directors by one of the two methods listed below:

By U.S. mail (including courier or expedited delivery service) to:

Citrix Systems, Inc.

851 West Cypress Creek Road

Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309

Attn: Chairperson of the Board of Directors, c/o Secretary

By facsimile to: (954) 337-4607

Attn: Chairperson of the Board of Directors, c/o Secretary

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For security holder communications directed to an individual director in his or her capacity as a member of our Board of Directors, security holders may send such communications to the attention of the individual director by one of the two methods listed below:

By U.S. mail (including courier or expedited delivery service) to:

Citrix Systems, Inc.

851 West Cypress Creek Road

Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309

Attn: Secretary of Citrix Systems, Inc.

By facsimile to: (954) 337-4607

Attn: Secretary of Citrix Systems, Inc.

We will forward any such security holder communication to the Chairperson of the Board of Directors, as a representative of the Board of Directors, or to the director to whom the communication is addressed, on a periodic basis. We will forward such communications by certified U.S. mail to an address specified by each director and the Chairperson of the Board of Directors for such purposes or by secure electronic transmission.


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Part 2 Board of Directors

Our directors

The following table sets forth our current directors, ten of whom are being nominated for re-election at the 2021 Annual Meeting. In April 2021, we announced that Robert D. Daleo would not stand for re-election at the 2021 Annual Meeting, and therefore, our Board of Directors has nominated all directors other than Robert D. Daleo for re-election to one-year terms at the 2021 Annual Meeting.



		Name		Position(s) with Citrix

		Robert M. Calderoni		Chairman of the Board of Directors

		Nanci E. Caldwell		Lead Independent Director

		Robert D. Daleo		Director

		Murray J. Demo		Director

		Ajei S. Gopal		Director

		David J. Henshall		Director, President and Chief Executive Officer

		Thomas E. Hogan		Director

		Moira A. Kilcoyne		Director

		Robert E. Knowling, Jr.		Director

		Peter J. Sacripanti		Director

		J. Donald Sherman		Director

The following charts provide information about our current directors’ independence, tenure, age and diversity.

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2021 Proxy Statement

Summary of director nominee experience and qualifications

All our directors have significant strategic, operational and risk management leadership experience and technology industry experience in global, complex organizations. Moreover, the matrix below summarizes what our Board of Directors believes are additional desirable qualifications, attributes and skills possessed by one or more of Citrix’s directors, because of their particular relevance to our business. While all of these were considered by the Board of Directors in connection with this year’s director nomination process, the following matrix does not encompass all experience, qualifications, attributes or skills of our directors. We consider experience in the identified functional areas as overseeing or serving in a senior management role for multiple years at a public company or other major complex organization. While a mark indicates an area of focus or expertise specifically identified by the Board, not having a mark does not mean the director does not possess that experience, qualification, attribute or skill.

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Further, the biographical description below for each director nominee includes the specific experience, qualifications, attributes and skills that led to the conclusion by our Board of Directors that such person should serve as a director of Citrix.

Director nominees


		*Robert M. Calderoni*
		Chairman of Citrix; Former Executive Chairman of Citrix; Former Interim Chief Executive Officer and President of Citrix; Former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Ariba, Sunnyvale, CA (Software and IT services company)
		*Age*: 61
		*Director Since*: June 2014
		*Chairman Since*: July 2015

Other boards: Since 2007, Mr. Calderoni has served on the Board of Directors of KLA-Tencor, a publicly-traded semiconductor equipment company; and since March 2020, Mr. Calderoni has served on the Board of Directors of ANSYS, Inc., a publicly-traded engineering simulation software provider.

Key director qualifications: Mr. Calderoni served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Ariba, Inc., a cloud applications and business network company, from October 2001 until it was acquired by SAP, a publicly-traded software and IT services company, in October 2012, and then continued as Chief Executive Officer of Ariba following the acquisition until January 2014. Mr. Calderoni also served as a member of the global managing board at SAP AG between November 2012 and January 2014 and as President SAP Cloud at SAP AG from June 2013 to January 2014. Mr. Calderoni has also held senior finance roles at Apple and IBM and served as Chief Financial Officer of Avery Dennison Corporation. From October 2015 to January 2016, Mr. Calderoni served as the Interim Chief Executive Officer and President of Citrix. Mr. Calderoni served as Executive Chairman of Citrix from July 2015 through December 2018. Mr. Calderoni currently serves as Chairman of the Board of Citrix. Mr. Calderoni previously served on the Boards of Directors of Juniper Networks, Inc., a publicly-traded networking company from 2003 to 2019, and LogMeIn, Inc., a then publicly-traded remote access and remote software company, from 2017 to 2020.

The Board believes Mr. Calderoni’s qualifications to sit on our Board of Directors include his extensive leadership and business development experience as the leader of a publicly-traded Software-as-a-Service company and his deep financial, accounting, corporate finance and operations expertise, including business transition situations, gleaned through his experience in managing large-scale global enterprises.

2021 Proxy Statement


		*Nanci E. Caldwell*
		Lead Independent Director, Citrix; former Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer, PeopleSoft, Inc., Pleasanton, CA (Human resources management software company)
		*Age*: 63
		*Director Since*: July 2008
		*Committees*: Compensation; Nominating and Corporate Governance (Chair)

Other boards: Since December 2015, Ms. Caldwell has served on the Board of Directors of Equinix, Inc., a publicly-traded IT data center company, and on the Board of Directors of Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, a publicly-traded financial institution.

Key director qualifications: Since 2005, Ms. Caldwell has served as a member of a number of boards of both public and private technology companies, including Donnelley Financial Solutions, Inc., a publicly-traded financial communications and data services company from 2016 to 2020; Talend SA, a publicly-traded data integration company from 2017 to 2020; Deltek, Inc., a publicly-traded enterprise management software company from 2005 to 2012; Network General, now NetScout Inc., a publicly-traded provider of integrated network performance management solutions from 2005 to 2007; and Hyperion Solutions Corporation, a publicly-traded provider of performance management software acquired by Oracle in 2007, from 2006 to 2007. From April 2001 until it was acquired by Oracle in December 2004, Ms. Caldwell served as Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer for PeopleSoft, Inc., a publicly-traded human resources management software company. In addition, from June 2009 to December 2014, Ms. Caldwell served as a member of the board of Tibco Software Inc., a publicly-traded business integration and process management software company.

The Board believes Ms. Caldwell’s qualifications to sit on our Board of Directors include her extensive experience with technology and software companies in the areas of sales and marketing, and her executive leadership and management expertise with publicly-traded companies.


		*Murray J. Demo*
		Former Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Rubrik, Inc., Palo Alto, CA (Cloud data management company)
		*Age*: 59
		*Director Since*: February 2005
		*Committees*: Audit (Chair); Technology Data and Information Security

Key director qualifications: From January 2018 to October 2020, Mr. Demo served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Rubrik, Inc., a privately-held cloud data management company. From October 2015 to January 2018, Mr. Demo served as Chief Financial Officer of Atlassian Corporation, a publicly-traded enterprise software company. Previously, Mr. Demo served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Dolby Laboratories, a publicly-traded global leader in entertainment technologies, from May 2009 until June 2012. Mr. Demo has also served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of LiveOps, a privately-held virtual call center company, and as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Postini, Inc., a security software company, which was acquired by Google in September 2007. Mr. Demo also held various executive-level finance roles at Adobe Systems, including Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Demo previously served on the board of Xoom Corporation, a formerly publicly-traded global online money transfer provider that was acquired by PayPal in November 2015, from May 2012 to November 2015; and from December 2011 to December 2015, Mr. Demo served on the Board of Directors of Atlassian Corporation.

The Board believes Mr. Demo’s qualifications to sit on our Board of Directors include his extensive experience with finance and accounting matters for global organizations in the technology industry, including the experience that he has gained in his roles as Chief Financial Officer of publicly-traded companies.


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		*Ajei S. Gopal*
		President and Chief Executive Officer, ANSYS, Inc., Canonsburg, PA (Engineering simulation software provider)
		*Age*: 59
		*Director Since*: September 2017
		*Committees*: Nominating and Corporate Governance; Technology, Data and Information Security

Other boards: Since February 2011, Dr. Gopal has served on the Board of Directors of ANSYS, Inc., a publicly-traded provider of engineering simulation software.

Key director qualifications: Since January 2017, Dr. Gopal has served as President and Chief Executive Officer of ANSYS, Inc., a publicly-traded provider of engineering simulation software. Dr. Gopal served as President and Chief Operating Officer of ANSYS from August 2016 through December 2016. Prior to joining ANSYS, Dr. Gopal served as an Operating Partner at Silver Lake Partners, a technology investment equity firm, from April 2013 to August 2016, including a secondment to serve as Interim President and Chief Operating Officer of Symantec Corporation from April 2016 to August 2016. Dr. Gopal has also served as Senior Vice President at Hewlett-Packard Company, a publicly-traded hardware, software and IT services company, from May 2011 to April 2013. Dr. Gopal has also served as Executive Vice President at CA Technologies, a publicly-traded business software company, from July 2006 to May 2011 and as Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer at Symantec Corporation, a publicly-traded cybersecurity software and services organization, from September 2004 to July 2006.

The Board believes Dr. Gopal’s qualifications to sit on our Board of Directors include his experience in global operations, business growth strategies and investment discipline, as well as product development and innovation in large software and technology companies.


		*David J. Henshall*
		President and Chief Executive Officer, Citrix
		*Age*: 52
		*Director Since*: July 2017

Other boards: Since August 2020, Mr. Henshall has served on the Board of Directors of New Relic, Inc., a publicly-traded cloud-based performance tracking software development company.

Key director qualifications: Mr. Henshall has served as our President and Chief Executive Officer and as a member of our Board of Directors since July 2017. Mr. Henshall served as our Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer beginning in September 2011 and as our Chief Operating Officer beginning in February 2014. Mr. Henshall was appointed Acting Chief Executive Officer and President from October 2013 to February 2014. From January 2006 to September 2011, Mr. Henshall served as our Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, and from April 2003 to January 2006, he served as our Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Henshall previously served on the Board of Directors of LogMeIn, Inc. a then publicly-traded remote access and remote software company, from 2017 to 2020.

The Board believes Mr. Henshall’s qualifications to sit on our Board of Directors include his decades of experience in the software industry, including his 18 years as an executive at Citrix, and his deep understanding of our historical and current business strategies, objectives, markets and products.

2021 Proxy Statement


		*Thomas E. Hogan*
		Managing Director, Vista Equity Partners, Austin, TX (Private equity company)
		*Age*: 61
		*Director Since*: December 2018
		*Committees*: Audit; Nominating and Corporate Governance

Key director qualifications: Since January 2021, Mr. Hogan has served as Managing Director of Vista Equity Partners, a private equity company. From September 2019 through February 2020, Mr. Hogan served as President of North America and a member of the Executive Committee of Temenos AG, a publicly-traded banking solutions software company. Prior to the acquisition of Kony, Inc., in September 2019 by Temenos, Mr. Hogan served as Chief Executive Officer of Kony, Inc., a privately-held digital strategy company since 2014. He served as Chairman of the board of Kony, Inc. from 2017 through its acquisition in 2019. Prior to joining Kony, Mr. Hogan served as Senior Vice President of Software at Hewlett Packard, a publicly-traded hardware, software and IT services company, from January 2006 to November 2009 and as Executive Vice President of Sales, Marketing, and Strategy from November 2009 to March 2011. Mr. Hogan has also served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Vignette, a publicly-traded enterprise content management company, from 2002 to 2006 and as Senior Vice President of Global Sales and Operations at Siebel Software, a publicly-traded customer relationship management application software company from January 1999 to January 2001. Mr. Hogan began his career at IBM in January 1982, where he held a variety of executive positions.

The Board believes Mr. Hogan’s qualifications to sit on our Board of Directors include his decades of executive and operational experience with technology and software companies.


		*Moira A. Kilcoyne*
		Founder MAK Management Consulting, New York, NY (strategic management consulting company) and Former Managing Director/Chief Information Officer, Morgan Stanley, New York, NY (American multinational investment bank and financial services company)
		*Age*: 59
		*Director Since*: June 2018
		*Committees*: Technology, Data and Information Security (Chair)

Other boards: Since December 2016, Ms. Kilcoyne has served on the Board of Directors of Quilter plc, a publicly-traded advice, investments and wealth management provider. Since November 2019, Ms. Kilcoyne has served on the Board of Directors of Arch Capital Group Ltd., a publicly-traded insurance, reinsurance and mortgage insurance writer.

Key director qualifications: Ms. Kilcoyne held various senior management roles at Morgan Stanley between 1989 and 2016, including most recently serving as Global Co-Chief Information Officer and Managing Director and Co-Head of Global Technology and Data from 2013 until 2016, and as the Chief Information Officer of Brokerage Venture, Wealth and Investment Management and as a Managing Director from 2010 until 2013. During 2007, Ms. Kilcoyne served as Managing Director and Head of Corporate Systems at Merrill Lynch before returning to Morgan Stanley. Ms. Kilcoyne began her career at IBM, where she served in multiple technical roles before moving on to Morgan Stanley.

The Board believes Ms. Kilcoyne’s qualifications to sit on our Board of Directors include her extensive global technology and operations experience, especially related to the financial industry.


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		*Robert E. Knowling, Jr.*
		Chairman, Eagles Landing Partners, Glennville, GA (Strategic management consulting firm)
		*Age*: 65
		*Director Since*: October 2020
		*Committees*: Compensation

Other boards: Since January 2018, Mr. Knowling has served on the Board of Directors of Stride, Inc., a publicly-traded for profit education company. Since October 2018, Mr. Knowling has served on the Board of Directors of Rite Aid Corporation., a publicly-traded drug store chain.

Key director qualifications: Mr. Knowling currently serves as the Chairman of Eagles Landing Partners, a private strategic management consulting company. Mr. Knowling also serves as an advisor-coach to chief executive officers. Mr. Knowling previously served as Chief Executive Officer of Telwares, a private provider of telecommunications expense management solutions, from 2005 to 2009. Mr. Knowling served as Chief Executive Officer of the New York City Leadership Academy, an independent nonprofit corporation created by Chancellor Joel I. Klein and Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg that is chartered with developing the next generation of principals in the New York City public school system from 2001 to 2005. Mr. Knowling served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of SimDesk Technologies, Inc. from 2001 to 2003. Prior to this, Mr. Knowling served as Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Covad Communications, a Warburg Pincus private equity-backed start-up company.

The Board believes Mr. Knowling’s qualifications to sit on our Board of Directors include his extensive experience in executive management and leadership roles, including service on other board of directors of a number of publicly-traded companies.


		*Peter J. Sacripanti*
		Chairman Emeritus and Partner, McDermott Will & Emery, New York, NY (International law firm)
		*Age*: 65
		*Director Since*: December 2015
		*Committees*: Compensation (Chair); Nominating and Corporate Governance

Key director qualifications: Since 1996, Mr. Sacripanti has served as a Partner at McDermott Will & Emery, an international law firm with 2,000 full-time employees in North America, Europe and Asia. In this position, he represents and defends major corporations and industry groups, including Fortune 500 companies. From 2009 to 2016, Mr. Sacripanti served as co-chairman of the firm’s Executive Committee. Mr. Sacripanti previously served on the Board of Directors of LogMeIn, Inc. a then publicly-traded remote access and remote software company, from 2017 to 2020.

The Board believes Mr. Sacripanti’s qualifications to sit on our Board of Directors include his management of an international business organization and his years of experience representing large corporations on a variety of legal matters.

2021 Proxy Statement


		*J. Donald Sherman*
		Chief Executive Officer, Dashlane, Inc., New York, NY (Password management security provider)
		*Age*: 55
		*Director Since*: March 2020
		*Committees*: Audit

Key director qualifications: Mr. Sherman has served as Chief Executive Officer of Dashlane, Inc., a provider of password management and security solutions since February 2021. From March 2012 to July 2020, Mr. Sherman served as President and Chief Operating Officer of HubSpot, Inc., a publicly-traded developer and marketer of software products for inbound marketing and sales. Prior to joining HubSpot, Mr. Sherman served as Chief Financial Officer of Akamai Technologies, a publicly-traded intelligent edge platform for securing and delivering digital experiences from 2005 to 2012. From 1990 to 2005, Mr. Sherman served in various positions at IBM including as Vice President of Financial Planning and Assistant Controller of Corporate Financial Strategy and Budgets. Mr. Sherman previously served on the board of Fiserv, Inc., a publicly-traded global provider of financial services technology from November 2015 to August 2019.

The Board believes Mr. Sherman’s qualifications to sit on our Board of Directors include his extensive experience with finance and operational matters for global organizations in the technology industry, including the experience that he has gained in his roles as Chief Executive Officer, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer of publicly-traded companies.


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Meetings and meeting attendance

Our Board of Directors met nine times during the year ended December 31, 2020. Each of the directors attended at least 75% of the aggregate of the total number of meetings of our Board of Directors and the total number of meetings of all committees of our Board of Directors on which he or she served during fiscal year 2020.

Our Board committees

Our Board of Directors has standing Audit, Compensation, Nominating and Corporate Governance, and Technology, Data and Information Security Committees. Each of the Audit, Compensation, Nominating and Corporate Governance, and Technology, Data and Information Security Committees has a written charter that has been approved by the Board of Directors. Each committee reviews the appropriateness of its charter at least annually. The table below provides current membership for each standing Board committee.

Name

Audit

Compensation

Nominating and
Corporate Governance

Technology, Data and
Information Security

Robert M. Calderoni

Nanci E. Caldwell

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Robert D. Daleo

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Murray J. Demo

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Ajei S. Gopal

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David J. Henshall

Thomas E. Hogan

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Moira A. Kilcoyne

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Robert E. Knowling Jr.

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Peter J. Sacripanti

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SEC Form DEF 14A filed by Citrix Systems, Inc.