CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS INC — Director's Dealing 2010

Dec 9, 2010

SEC Form 4/A — Form 4/A

Issuer: CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS INC (CDNS)
CIK: 0000813672
Period of Report: 2010-10-26

Reporting Person: Huang Charlie X. (N/A)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2010-10-26	Common Stock	G	5000	—	Acquired	16420	Indirect
2010-10-26	Common Stock	G	5000	—	Disposed	239488	Indirect
2010-11-07	Common Stock	F	91	$8.53	Disposed	11952	Indirect

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	104945	Direct

Footnotes

F1: This Amendment is filed to correct the Amount of Securities held by Reporting Person's Spouse as Custodian for Children reported in the 11/09/2010 Form 4 filing.

F2: These securities are held in custodial accounts by Reporting Person's spouse for the children of Reporting Person and Reporting Person's spouse. The transfer of securities to these accounts was a bona fide gift from the Huang-Zhang Trust U/A DTD 6/12/96, of which Reporting Person and Reporting Person's spouse are trustees.

F3: These securities are held by Huang-Zhang Trust U/A DTD 6/12/96, of which Reporting Person and Reporting Person's spouse are trustees. The transfer of securities from the trust was a bona fide gift for the children of Reporting Person and Reporting Person's spouse.

F4: Shares withheld to satisfy tax obligations arising out of vesting of restricted stock.