CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS INC — Director's Dealing 2015

Feb 25, 2015

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS INC (CDNS)
CIK: 0000813672
Period of Report: 2015-02-23

Reporting Person: BECKLEY THOMAS P (Sr. Vice President of R&D)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2015-02-23	Common Stock	M	10000	$11.25	Acquired	110840	Direct
2015-02-23	Common Stock	S	10000	$18.4249	Disposed	100840	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2015-02-23	Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$11.25	M	10000	Disposed	2015-05-15	Common Stock (10000)	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, effective February 19, 2015.