Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): August 4, 2021
CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Delaware
000-15867
00-0000000
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
2655 Seely Avenue,San Jose,California95134
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(408)943-1234
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class
Trading Symbol(s)
Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share
CDNS
Nasdaq Global Select Market
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Item 8.01. Other Events
On August 4, 2021, the board of directors of the Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (the “Corporation”) approved the repurchase of up to an additional $1 billion of the Corporation’s common stock under its existing share repurchase program. The Corporation may repurchase shares from time to time through open market purchases, in privately negotiated transactions or by other means, including through the use of trading plans intended to qualify under Rule 10b5-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The actual timing and amount of future repurchases are subject to business and market conditions, corporate and regulatory requirements, stock price, acquisition opportunities and other factors. The share repurchase program does not have an expiration date and may be modified, suspended or terminated by the Corporation at any time without prior notice.
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.
