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ADOBE INC. 8-K Report, Corporate Update (Feb 9, 2009)

Filed February 9, 2009For Securities:ADBE

Summary

This 8-K filing by Adobe Inc. (ADBE) on February 9, 2009, primarily serves to furnish XBRL-formatted data from its previously filed Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended November 28, 2008. This includes Management's Discussion and Analysis (MD&A) and Financial Statements and Supplementary Data. The company explicitly states that this XBRL data is unaudited and is provided for testing purposes related to the XBRL format and technology. Investors are strongly cautioned to rely on the official filed version of the Form 10-K and not to make investment decisions based on this XBRL submission. The information is not deemed "filed" under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, meaning it does not carry the same legal liability as officially filed documents and will not be automatically incorporated into other SEC filings.

Key Highlights

  • 1Adobe Inc. (ADBE) filed an 8-K on February 9, 2009, related to its 2008 Annual Report.
  • 2The filing furnishes XBRL-formatted data from the company's Form 10-K for the year ended November 28, 2008.
  • 3The furnished XBRL data includes MD&A and Financial Statements.
  • 4Adobe explicitly states the XBRL data is unaudited and for technology testing purposes.
  • 5Investors are advised to rely on the official Form 10-K and not the XBRL data for investment decisions.
  • 6The furnished XBRL information is not considered "filed" and does not incur Section 18 liability.
  • 7This filing does not introduce new financial performance information but rather a new format for existing data.

Frequently Asked Questions

The primary purpose of this 8-K filing is to furnish XBRL-formatted versions of Adobe's Management's Discussion and Analysis (MD&A) and Financial Statements from its previously filed 2008 Annual Report on Form 10-K. This is for testing purposes related to XBRL technology.

No, investors are strongly cautioned against using the XBRL data provided in this filing for investment decisions. Adobe explicitly states that this data is unaudited and for testing purposes only. Investors should continue to rely on the official filed version of the Form 10-K.

No, this filing does not contain any new financial results or updates. It is merely a reformatting of information already presented in Adobe's Form 10-K filed on January 23, 2009, into the XBRL format for technological testing.

XBRL (Extensible Business Reporting Language) is a global standard for exchanging business information. Adobe is providing this data in XBRL format as part of a test to evaluate and demonstrate the related technology and formatting.