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Chief Financial Officer for two companies. Prior to that time Mr. Covert held senior financial management
positions with ISC Systems Corporation and Northern Telecom Inc.
Mr. Gray joined the Company upon the closing of the acquisition of Aldus in August 1994, at which
time he was elected Senior Vice President of the Company and General Manager of Adobe Systems
Europe. Prior to that time, Mr. Gray served as Managing Director of Aldus Europe Limited since 1986.
Mr. Gray was a co-founder and, for the ten years prior to joining Aldus, Managing Director of McQueen
International Limited, a distributor of computer hardware and software, of which the Company was a 17%
stockholder by virtue of the acquisition of Aldus.
Ms. Pouliot joined the Company in July 1988 as Associate General Counsel and became the
Corporate Secretary in April 1989. In December 1990, she was promoted to General Counsel. In
December 1992, she was promoted to Vice President and in December 1997, to Senior Vice President.
Ms. Pouliot was an associate at the law firm of Ware & Freidenrich from November 1983 until she joined
the Company.
Item 2. Properties
The following table sets forth the location, approximate square footage, and use of each of the
principal properties used by the Company. Except as where indicated, all of the properties are leased or
subleased by the Company. Such leases expire at various times through January 2014. The annual base rent
expense for all facilities (including operating expenses, property taxes, and assessments) is currently
$28.0 million and is subject to annual adjustment.
Approximate
Square
Location Footage Use
North America:
345 Park Avenue 360,000 Research, product development, sales,
San Jose, California marketing and administration
USA
321 Park Avenue 280,000 Research, product development, sales,
San Jose, California marketing and administration
USA
801 N. 34th Street-Waterfront 254,328 Product development, customer support,
Seattle, Washington and administration
USA
Europe:
Five Mid New Cultins 22,000 Sales, marketing, and administration
Edinburgh EH11 4DU
Scotland, United Kingdom
(Owned)
Japan:
Yebisu Garden Place Tower 20,237 Sales, marketing, and administration
4-20-3 Ebisu, Shibuya-ku
Tokyo 150 Japan
Asia Pacific and Latin America:
18-20 Orion Road 4,277 Sales, marketing, and administration
Lane Cove, NSW 2066
Australia
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