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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
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FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): March 15, 2000
CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Delaware 1-10606 77-0148231
(State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission File (I.R.S. Employer
of Incorporation ) Number) Identification Number)
2655 SEELY ROAD, BUILDING 5
SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA 95134
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (408) 943-1234
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ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS
Cadence Design Systems, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Registrant"), is
filing this Form 8-K to provide notice pursuant to its bylaws that the
Registrant's 2000 Annual Meeting of Stockholders will be held on May 24, 2000.
The record date for determining stockholders of the Registrant entitled to
notice of, and to vote at, the 2000 Annual Meeting of Stockholders is April 10,
2000.
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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 as of March 15, 2000.
CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS, INC.
By: /s/ R.L. Smith McKeithen
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R.L. Smith McKeithen
Senior Vice President and General Counsel
