SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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                                    FORM 8-K


                                 CURRENT REPORT
                         PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
                     OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


         Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): July 21, 2004


                              Citrix Systems, Inc.
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               (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)




         Delaware                     0-27084                    75-2275152
(State or Other Jurisdiction        (Commission                (IRS Employer
      of Incorporation)              File Number)           Identification No.)


     851 West Cypress Creek Road, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida            33309
         (Address of Principal Executive Offices)                 (Zip Code)



       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (954) 267-3000


                                 Not applicable
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          (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)





Item 12. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

     The following information, including the Exhibit attached hereto, is
intended to be furnished and shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section
18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act") or otherwise
subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated
by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act,
except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

     On July 21, 2004, the Company issued a press release regarding its
financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2004. A copy of the press
release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by
reference.





                                   SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.


                                              CITRIX SYSTEMS, INC.



Date: July 21, 2004                           By: /s/ David J. Henshall
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                                                  Name:  David J. Henshall
                                                  Title: Vice President and
                                                         Chief Financial Officer





                                  EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibit Number         Description
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    99.1               Press release dated July 21, 2004 of Citrix Systems, Inc.