CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS INC — Director's Dealing 2015

Feb 23, 2015

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS INC (CDNS)
CIK: 0000813672
Period of Report: 2015-02-19

Reporting Person: Hsu Chi-Ping (Sr. Vice President)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2015-02-19	Common Stock	M	97861	$4.20	Acquired	289199	Direct
2015-02-19	Common Stock	M	10000	$11.25	Acquired	299199	Direct
2015-02-19	Common Stock	S	107861	$18.2043	Disposed	191338	Direct
2015-02-20	Common Stock	M	2139	$4.20	Acquired	193477	Direct
2015-02-20	Common Stock	M	7292	$17.89	Acquired	200769	Direct
2015-02-20	Common Stock	S	9431	$18.4665	Disposed	191338	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2015-02-19	Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$4.20	M	97861	Disposed	2016-02-05	Common Stock (97861)	Direct
2015-02-19	Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$11.25	M	10000	Disposed	2015-05-15	Common Stock (10000)	Direct
2015-02-20	Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$4.20	M	2139	Disposed	2016-02-05	Common Stock (2139)	Direct
2015-02-20	Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$17.89	M	7292	Disposed	2015-12-09	Common Stock (7292)	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.

F2: 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.