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 3, 2018

 

 

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)

 

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

 

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company  ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  ☐

 

 

 

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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 3, 2018, 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 23, 2018:

 

1.

A proposal to elect the nine (9) directors named in the Proxy Statement to serve until the 2019 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			219,844,745				1,968,548				222,641				21,735,654
Susan L. Bostrom			218,473,861				3,338,367				223,706				21,735,654
Dr. James D. Plummer			216,436,166				5,375,447				224,321				21,735,654
Dr. Alberto Sangiovanni-Vincentelli			217,795,408				4,048,484				192,042				21,735,654
Dr. John B. Shoven			212,194,754				9,057,421				783,759				21,735,654
Roger S. Siboni			214,141,848				7,660,996				233,090				21,735,654
Young K. Sohn			221,059,991				755,536				220,407				21,735,654
Lip-Bu Tan			215,765,011				6,093,651				177,272				21,735,654
Mary Agnes Wilderotter			221,274,470				557,115				204,349				21,735,654

 

2.

A proposal to approve the amendment of the Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan. This proposal was approved as set forth below:

 

For		Against		Abstain		Broker Non-Votes
208,462,350		13,318,952		254,632		21,735,654

 

3.

A proposal to approve the amendment of the Employee Stock Purchase Plan. This proposal was approved as set forth below:

 

For		Against		Abstain		Broker Non-Votes
221,352,836		633,541		49,557		21,735,654

 

4.

An advisory resolution to approve named executive officer compensation. This proposal was approved as set forth below:

 

For		Against		Abstain		Broker Non-Votes
213,782,893		7,927,556		325,485		21,735,654

 

5.

A proposal to ratify the selection of KPMG LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm of Cadence for its fiscal year ending December 29, 2018. This proposal was approved as set forth below:

 

For		Against		Abstain		Broker Non-Votes
240,490,522		3,037,854		243,212		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 4, 2018

 

 

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