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| Adobe Shares 2004 Success With Local Communities | |||
Company adds US$1 million in cash grants to aid hunger relief and other programs where Adobe employees live and work SAN JOSE, Calif. — Dec. 17, 2004 — Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE) today announced it is providing an additional US$1 million in cash grants to community organizations this year, increasing the company's total commitment in cash grants, educational scholarships, matching gift funds and product donations to approximately US$5 million in 2004. Approximately half of the additional funding will be directed at alleviating hunger in communities that are home to Adobe's largest employee sites. Food banks in San Jose, Calif., Seattle, Wash. and Ottawa, Canada will each receive a cash donation of US$100,000. An additional US$200,000 will be donated to the United Nations World Food Program. "Adobe has performed exceptionally well this year, posting record revenue and profits," said Bruce R. Chizen, Adobe president and chief executive officer. "We believe in sharing our success with the communities where our employees live and work. We're very pleased to be in position this year to boost our support of programs that target hunger and homelessness relief, promote education and support the arts." In San Jose, Calif., the Second Harvest Food Bank will use Adobe funding to supplement the 2004 Holiday Food Drive now under way. Northwest Harvest in Seattle, Wash., will apply its Adobe donation directly to food purchase and distribution. The Ottawa Food Bank in Ottawa, Canada, will extend its support to K-12 school breakfast programs, adding schools currently on a waiting list. The United Nations World Food Program will direct a portion of Adobe's grant to The Country Program for India, home to Adobe's Noida office. Other cash grants also made possible by the additional Adobe funding include: The American Red Cross Hurricane Relief Fund, First ACT (Arts, Creativity & Technology) in Silicon Valley, the YMCA, the Housing Trust of Santa Clara County, Silicon Valley Reads and the Friends of the Guadalupe River Park and Gardens. About Adobe Community RelationsAdobe is committed to making local communities stronger, more vibrant places to live, work and do business. Adobe provides cash grants and in-kind contributions, including software products, volunteer support, and software training to K-12 schools and nonprofit organizations. Resources support initiatives that inspire the use of digital technology in education, promote the arts and culture, protect the environment, improve electronic information access for the disabled, and address hunger and homelessness. For more information on Adobe Community Relations programs or for a complete list of Adobe's 2004 community partners, please visit: www.adobe.com/aboutadobe/philanthropy. About Adobe Systems Incorporated Adobe is the world's leading provider of software solutions to create, manage and deliver high-impact, reliable digital content. For more information, visit www.adobe.com. ### © 2004 Adobe Systems Incorporated. All rights reserved. Adobe and the Adobe logo are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated in the United States and/or other countries. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. | Press/Analyst Contacts | ||
