ADOBE TO ACQUIRE MACROMEDIA Combined Company to Deliver Industry-Defining Technology Platform for Rich, Interactive Content SAN JOSE, Calif. - April 18, 2005 - Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq: ADBE) today announced a definitive agreement to acquire Macromedia (Nasdaq: MACR) in an all-stock transaction valued at approximately $3.4 billion. The combination of Adobe and Macromedia will provide cus