CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS INC — Director's Dealing 2015

Feb 5, 2015

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS INC (CDNS)
CIK: 0000813672
Period of Report: 2014-08-15

Reporting Person: TAN LIP BU (Director, President & CEO)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2014-08-15	Common Stock	Z	9963	$0.00	Disposed	234165	Direct
2014-08-15	Common Stock	Z	9963	$0.00	Acquired	805374	Indirect
2014-08-19	Common Stock	Z	23333	$0.00	Disposed	210832	Direct
2015-08-19	Common Stock	Z	23333	$0.00	Acquired	828707	Indirect
2014-08-22	Common Stock	Z	20834	$0.00	Disposed	189998	Direct
2014-08-22	Common Stock	Z	20834	$0.00	Acquired	849541	Indirect
2014-12-22	Common Stock	G	50000	$0.00	Disposed	799541	Indirect
2014-12-22	Common Stock	G	25000	$0.00	Acquired	51000	Indirect
2015-02-04	Common Stock	F	7990	$18.10	Disposed	182559	Direct
2015-02-04	Commin Stock	Z	551	$0.00	Disposed	182008	Direct
2015-02-04	Common Stock	Z	551	$0.00	Acquired	800092	Indirect

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	31400	Indirect
Common Stock	15000	Indirect
Common Stock	7000	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Shares held by IRA FBO Lip-Bu Tan DB Securities Inc. Custodian Rollover Account DTD 5/19/1997.

F2: Shares held by A&E Investment LLC, the sole member of which is the Lip-Bu Tan and Ysa Loo Trust dated 2/3/1992.

F3: Shares held by L Tan & N Lee & W Lee Trustees, Pacvan Walden Inc.

F4: Shares transferred to the Lip-Bu Tan and Ysa Loo Trust dated 2/3/1992.

F5: Shares held by the Lip-Bu and Ysa Loo Trust dated 2/3/1992.

F6: Shares transferred was a bona fide gift from the Lip-Bu Tan and Ysa Loo Trust dated 2/3/1992.

F7: Shares withheld to satisfy tax obligations arising out of vesting of restricted stock.

F8: Amount of securities beneficially owned includes 551 shares acquired by the Reporting Person through the Employee Stock Purchase Plan on January 30, 2015.