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: Cowie James J (N/A)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2013-02-11	Common Stock	A	30000	—	Acquired	104080	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	55000	Acquired	2020-02-11	Common Stock (55000)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Grant of performance based incentive stock.

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