CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS INC — Director's Dealing 2012

Oct 2, 2012

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS INC (CDNS)
CIK: 0000813672
Period of Report: 2012-10-01

Reporting Person: SANGIOVANNI VINCENTELLI ALBERTO (N/A)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2012-10-01	Common Stock	M	5000	—	Acquired	35493	Direct
2012-10-01	Common Stock	S	4900	$12.68	Disposed	30593	Direct
2012-10-01	Common Stock	S	100	$12.685	Disposed	30493	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2012-10-01	Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$10.4247	M	5000	Disposed	2013-04-01	Common Stock (5000)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: The transaction reported in this Form 4 was effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 Trading Plan adopted by the reporting person effective August 30, 2012.