CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS INC — Director's Dealing 2010

Nov 16, 2010

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS INC (CDNS)
CIK: 0000813672
Period of Report: 2010-11-15

Reporting Person: RIBAR GEOFFREY G (N/A)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2010-11-15	Common Stock	A	40000	—	Acquired	40000	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2010-11-15	Non-qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$8.24	A	200000	Acquired	2017-11-15	Common Stock (200000)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Grant of restricted stock.

F2: 25% of the option will vest on November 15, 2011 and 1/48th of the grant will vest each month thereafter.