FORM 4 Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * PAYNE JOHN GORDON   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol CITRIX SYSTEMS INC [CTXS] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) SVP, Solutions (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O CITRIX SYSTEMS, INC., 851 WEST CYPRESS CREEK ROAD 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 02/01/2013 (Street) FORT LAUDERDALE, FL 33309 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 02/01/2013   M   2,604 A $ 47.03 74,432 (1) D   Common Stock 02/01/2013   S   2,604 (2) D $ 72.457 (3) 71,828 D   Common Stock 02/01/2013   M   5,208 A $ 55.02 77,036 D   Common Stock 02/01/2013   S   5,208 (2) D $ 74.5 71,828 D   Common Stock               10,300 (4) I The 2007 John G. Payne Family Trust u/d/t March 29, 2007 (4)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Stock Option (Right to Buy)

$ 47.03

02/01/2013

M

2,604

04/30/2011(5)

04/30/2015

Common Stock

2,604

$ 0

2,603

D

Stock Option (Right to Buy)

$ 55.02

02/01/2013

M

5,208

07/30/2011(5)

07/30/2015

Common Stock

5,208

$ 0

5,207

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
PAYNE JOHN GORDON C/O CITRIX SYSTEMS, INC. 851 WEST CYPRESS CREEK ROAD FORT LAUDERDALE, FL 33309			SVP, Solutions

Signatures

/s/Antonio G. Gomes, Attorney-in-Fact for John Gordon Payne		02/05/2013
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Includes 158 shares acquired under the Citrix Systems, Inc. stock purchase plan on February 1, 2013.
(2)	The sales reported in this Form 4 were made pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 plan adopted by the Reporting Person.
(3)	The shares sold on this date were sold in multiple transactions. This price is the weighted average sales price per share of all shares sold on this date; the actual sale prices per share range from $72.31-73.13.
(4)	These shares are held by the 2007 John G. Payne Family Trust u/d/t March 29, 2007 (the "Payne Family Trust"). The Reporting Person and the Reporting Person's spouse are the trustees of the Payne Family Trust. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership with respect to shares held by The Payne Family Trust, except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.
(5)	These stock options vest at a rate of 1/3 of the shares underlying the stock option one year from the date of grant and at a rate of 1/36 monthly thereafter.

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