CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS INC — Director's Dealing 2015

Oct 29, 2015

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS INC (CDNS)
CIK: 0000813672
Period of Report: 2015-10-27

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

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2015-10-27	Common Stock	M	16801	$9.56	Acquired	109320	Direct
2015-10-27	Common Stock	M	3800	$11.62	Acquired	113120	Direct
2015-10-27	Common Stock	S	20601	$22.3559	Disposed	92519	Direct
2015-10-28	Common Stock	M	13199	$9.56	Acquired	105718	Direct
2015-10-28	Common Stock	S	13199	$22.2495	Disposed	92519	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2015-10-27	Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$9.56	M	16801	Disposed	2018-03-18	Common Stock (16801)	Direct
2015-10-27	Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$11.62	M	3800	Disposed	2019-02-06	Common Stock (3800)	Direct
2015-10-28	Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$9.56	M	13199	Disposed	2018-03-18	Common Stock (13199)	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.