UNITED STATES

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

 

 

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): May 14, 2015

 

 

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, Building 5 San Jose, California				95134
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)				(Zip Code)

(408) 943-1234

(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:

 

¨	Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

¨	Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

¨	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

¨	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 

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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

At the Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (“Cadence”), held on May 14, 2015, Cadence stockholders voted on the following proposals, which are described in detail in Cadence’s Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 27, 2015:

 

1.

A proposal to elect the nine (9) directors named in the proxy statement to serve until the 2016 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until their successors are elected and qualified, or until the director’s earlier death, resignation or removal. This proposal was approved as set forth below:

 

Nominee		For				Against				Abstain				Broker Non-Votes
Mark W. Adams			226,402,193				128,554				118,549				31,956,280
Susan L. Bostrom			219,740,304				6,105,671				803,321				31,956,280
Dr. James D. Plummer			225,277,670				1,255,769				115,857				31,956,280
Dr. Alberto Sangiovanni-Vincentelli			221,750,742				4,009,277				889,277				31,956,280
George M. Scalise			221,695,363				4,090,798				863,135				31,956,280
Dr. John B. Shoven			222,218,286				4,295,589				135,421				31,956,280
Roger S. Siboni			222,231,661				3,535,762				881,873				31,956,280
Young K. Sohn			226,375,480				143,620				130,196				31,956,280
Lip-Bu Tan			222,510,602				4,042,032				96,662				31,956,280

 

2.

A proposal to approve an amendment to the Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan to increase the number of authorized shares of common stock reserved for issuance and to extend the expiration date. This proposal was approved as set forth below:

 

For		Against		Abstain		Broker Non-Votes
209,849,374		16,698,398		101,524		31,956,280

 

3.

A proposal to approve an advisory resolution to approve executive compensation. This proposal was approved as set forth below:

 

For		Against		Abstain		Broker Non-Votes
221,943,164		3,707,532		998,600		31,956,280

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4.

A proposal to ratify the selection of KPMG LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm of Cadence for the fiscal year ending January 2, 2016. This proposal was approved as set forth below:

 

For		Against		Abstain		Broker Non-Votes
257,436,243		989,037		180,296		0

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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: May 18, 2015