CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS INC — Director's Dealing 2013

Feb 13, 2013

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS INC (CDNS)
CIK: 0000813672
Period of Report: 2013-02-11

Reporting Person: Hsu Chi-Ping (N/A)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2013-02-11	Common Stock	A	35000	—	Acquired	158530	Direct
2013-02-12	Common Stock	M	100000	$10.435	Acquired	258530	Direct
2013-02-12	Common Stock	S	100000	$14.5	Disposed	158530	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2013-02-11	Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$14.22	A	70000	Acquired	2020-02-11	Common Stock (70000)	Direct
2013-02-12	Non-qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$10.435	M	100000	Disposed	2013-04-17	Common Stock (100000)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Grant of performance based incentive stock.

F2: Option vests at a rate of 1/48th per month.

F3: The transaction reported in this Form 4 was effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 Trading Plan adopted by the reporting person effective March 9, 2012.