CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS INC — Director's Dealing 2015

May 29, 2015

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS INC (CDNS)
CIK: 0000813672
Period of Report: 2015-05-27

Reporting Person: BECKLEY THOMAS P (Sr. Vice President)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2015-05-27	Common Stock	M	30000	$2.61	Acquired	130840	Direct
2015-05-27	Common Stock	M	30000	$4.01	Acquired	160840	Direct
2015-05-27	Common Stock	S	60000	$20.00	Disposed	100840	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2015-05-27	Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$2.61	M	30000	Disposed	2015-12-15	Common Stock (30000)	Direct
2015-05-27	Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$4.01	M	30000	Disposed	2016-02-17	Common Stock (30000)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: The transaction reported in this Form 4 was effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 Trading Plan adopted by the Reporting Person.