Save editable PDF so clients can't edit it

I created a PDF with forms for my colleagues to fill out. They have Adobe Reader 9. How can they save the PDF so it becomes UNeditable so they can send it to their clients?

If they have Reader, then they can not make them uneditable.

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    You might be able to use the newest adobe reader program/application for that.
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