Acrobat XI Ribbon shows up with blank Buttons in Office 2013

Hello,
For some reason the Acrobat XI Ribbon is there in Office 2013 Applications.
However the Buttons are showing up blank.
In Addition trying to convert an Office File to .PDF from whithin an Office Application using the Ribbon Buttons results in silent quit of Adobe PDFMaker.
While when trying to convert an Office File via Context Menu in Windows Exploreran Error Message showing up "An unexpected Error occured. PDFMaker was unable to produce the Adobe PDF."
What I have tried so far:
1. Tried to re-install the most recent Update 11.0.09
2. Tried an Adobe Acrobat Repair via Windows Programs & Features Menu
3. Tried to completely un-install / re-install Adobe Acrobat XI
4. Checked whether COM Add-Ins are properly configured in Office 2013 Options / Add-Ins
All of these attempts did not help to resolve the issue.
Please advise on how this can be fixed ?
Thanks & Regards

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