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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington , D.C. 20549 FORM 10 - K ( Mark One ) ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the fiscal year ended December 3 , 2021 or TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the transition period from_ Delaware ( State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization ) Title of Each Class Common Stock , $ 0.0001 par value per share to Commission File Number : 0-15175 ADOBE INC . ( Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter ) 345 Park Avenue , San Jose , California 95110-2704 ( Address of principal executive offices ) ( 408 ) 536-6000 ( Registrant's telephone number , including area code ) Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( b ) of the Act : Trading Symbol ADBE Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( g ) of the Act : None 77-0019522 ( I.R.S. Employer Identification No. ) Accelerated filer Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered NASDAQ Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well - known seasoned issuer , as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act . Yes No Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15 ( d ) of the Act . Yes No Indicate by check mark whether the registrant ( 1 ) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15 ( d ) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports ) , and ( 2 ) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days . Yes □ No Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S - T ( § 232.405 of this chapter ) during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files ) . Yes No Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer , an accelerated filer , a non - accelerated filer , a smaller reporting company , or an emerging growth company . See the definitions of “ large accelerated filer , ” “ accelerated filer , " " smaller reporting company , ” and “ emerging growth company " in Rule 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act . Large accelerated filer Non - accelerated filer Smaller reporting company Emerging growth company If an emerging growth company , indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13 ( a ) of the Exchange Act . □ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management's assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404 ( b ) of the Sarbanes - Oxley Act ( 15 U.S.C. 7262 ( b ) ) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report . Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company ( as defined in Rule 12b - 2 of the Act ) . Yes No The aggregate market value of the registrant's common stock , $ 0.0001 par value per share , held by non - affiliates of the registrant on June 4 , 2021 , the last business day of the registrant's most recently completed second fiscal quarter , was $ 188.31 billion ( based on the closing sales price of the registrant's common stock on that date ) . Shares of the registrant's common stock held by each officer and director and each person who owns 5 % or more of the outstanding common stock of the registrant have been excluded in that such persons may be deemed to be affiliates . This determination of affiliate status is not neces cessarily a conclusive determination for other purposes . As of January 14 , 2022 , 471.7 million shares of the registrant's common stock , $ 0.0001 par value per share , were issued and outstanding . DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE Portions of the Proxy Statement for the registrant's 2022 Annual Meeting of Stockholders ( the " Proxy Statement " ) , to be filed within 120 days of the end of the fiscal year ended December 3 , 2021 , are incorporated by reference in Part III hereof . Except with respect to information specifically incorporated by reference in this Form 10 - K , the Proxy Statement is not deemed to be filed as part hereof .