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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): January 4, 2001
CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
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Delaware 1-10606 77-0148231
(State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission File (I.R.S. Employer
of Incorporation ) Number) Identification Number)
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2655 SEELY AVENUE, 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.
On January 4, 2001, Cadence Design Systems, Inc., a Delaware
corporation (the "Registrant"), issued a joint press release with CadMOS
Design Technology, Inc., a California Corporation ("CadMOS"), announcing that
the Registrant entered into a definitive agreement to acquire CadMOS.
ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND EXHIBITS.
(C) Exhibits
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Exhibit No. Description
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Exhibit 99.1 Press Release of the Registrant and CadMOS Design
Technology, Inc. issued on January 4, 2001.
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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 January 5, 2001.
CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS, INC.
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By: /s/ R.L. Smith McKeithen
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R.L. Smith McKeithen
Senior Vice President and General Counsel
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit No. Document
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Exhibit 99.1 Press Release of the Registrant and CadMOS Design
Technology, Inc. issued on January 4, 2001.
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