CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS INC — Director's Dealing 2014

Feb 6, 2014

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS INC (CDNS)
CIK: 0000813672
Period of Report: 2014-02-04

Reporting Person: BECKLEY THOMAS P (N/A)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2014-02-04	Common Stock	A	36000	—	Acquired	84592	Direct
2014-02-06	Common Stock	F	1836	$13.73	Disposed	82756	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2014-02-04	Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$13.81	A	80000	Acquired	2021-02-04	Common Stock (80000)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Grant of performance-based incentive stock.

F2: Amount of securities beneficially owned includes 499 shares acquired by the Reporting Person through the Employee Stock Purchase Plan on January 31, 2014.

F3: Option vests at a rate of 1/48th per month.

F4: Shares withheld to satisfy tax obligations arising out of vesting of restricted stock.