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Mr. Freeman joined the Company upon the closing of the acquisition of Aldus in August 1994 as
General Manager of Asia-Pacific and Latin America (‘‘APL’’) and became Vice President of APL in June
1996. In April 1999, he was promoted to Senior Vice President of Worldwide Sales and Support. Before
joining the Company, Mr. Freeman was Aldus’ General Manager for the Pacific region from July 1991 to
August 1994. Prior to that time, Mr. Freeman served as Marketing and Sales Director for Compaq
Computer Corporation helping in the establishment of its operations in the Pacific. Prior to joining
Compaq, Mr. Freeman held a variety of sales and marketing positions with IBM.
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 Adobe. We lease or sublease all of these properties. 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 approximately $26.0 million and is subject to annual
adjustment.
Approximate
Square
Location Footage Use
North America:
345 Park Avenue 360,000 Research, product development, sales, marketing and
San Jose, California administration
USA
321 Park Avenue 280,000 Research, product development, sales, marketing and
San Jose, California administration
USA
801 N. 34th Street-Waterfront 254,328 Product development, sales, marketing, technical
Seattle, Washington support, and administration
USA
Europe:
Europlaza 10,000 Product development, sales, marketing and
1101 BE Hoogoorddreef 54a administration
Amsterdam ZO
The Netherlands
Japan:
Gate City Ohsaki East Tower 10,000 Product development, sales, marketing, and
1-11-2 Ohsaki, Shinagawa-ku administration
Tokyo 141-0032 Japan
In general, all facilities are in good condition and are operating at capacities that range from 75% to
100%.
We also lease office space in the United States and various other countries under operating leases.
We have one leased office building in San Jose, California that was vacated in connection with the
restructuring program implemented in the third quarter of fiscal 1998. We have subleased the building but
still have a commitment under this lease agreement.