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| EX-99.1 - EX-99.1 - CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS INC | f58390exv99w1.htm |
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): February 14, 2011
CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
| Delaware (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
000-15867 (Commission File Number) |
77-0148231 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
| 2655 Seely Avenue, Building 5 San Jose, California (Address of Principal Executive Offices) |
95134 (Zip Code) |
(408) 943-1234
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the
filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
| o | Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |
| o | Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) |
| o | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) |
| o | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) |
| Item 5.02. | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
On February 16, 2011, Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (the “Company”) announced that Susan L. Bostrom
had been elected to the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”). The Board also appointed
Ms. Bostrom to serve on the Board’s Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee. Ms. Bostrom
will be compensated for her services and enter into an indemnification agreement as described in
the discussion of director compensation in the Company’s definitive proxy statement for its 2010
Annual Meeting of Stockholders, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 26,
2010. In connection with her appointment, Ms. Bostrom received a grant of options to purchase 6,250
shares of Cadence common stock pursuant to the Company’s 1995 Directors Stock Option Plan.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| (d) | Exhibits. |
| Exhibit No. | Description | |||
| 99.01 | Cadence Design Systems, Inc. Press Release dated February 16, 2011. |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly
caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| Dated: February 16, 2011 |
| CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS, INC. |
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| By: | /s/ James J. Cowie | |||
| James J. Cowie | ||||
| Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | ||||
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit No. | Description | |||
| 99.01 | Cadence Design Systems, Inc. Press Release dated February 16, 2011. |
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