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: Huang Charlie X. (N/A)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2013-02-11	Common Stock	A	37500	—	Acquired	143102	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

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	12520	Indirect
Common Stock	232388	Indirect
Common Stock	23520	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: These securites are held by Huang-Zhang Trust U/A DTD 6/12/96, of which Reporting Person and Reporting Person's spouse are trustees.

F2: These securities are held in custodial accounts by Reporting Person's spouse for the children of Reporting Person and Reporting Person's spouse.

F3: Grant of performance based incentive stock.

F4: Option vests at a rate of 1/48th per month.