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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>As filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on April&nbsp;24, 2003</B>
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<DIV align="right"><FONT size="2"><B>Registration No.&nbsp;333-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B></FONT>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="4"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B>
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<DIV align="center"><FONT size="3">Washington, D.C. 20549
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<DIV align="center"><FONT size="5"><B>FORM S-8</B>
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<DIV align="center"><FONT size="3"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT</B><BR>
Under<BR>
The Securities Act of 1933
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<P align="center"><FONT size="6"><B>CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS, INC.</B>
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<DIV align="center"><FONT size="2">(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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<B>77-0148231</B></FONT></TD>
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(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)</FONT></TD>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>2655 Seely Avenue, Building 5<BR>
San Jose, California 95134</B><BR>
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>Options Assumed by Cadence Design Systems, Inc.<BR>
originally granted under the<BR>
Get2Chip.Com 1997 Stock Option Plan<BR>
Get2Chip.Com 2001 Stock Plan</B><BR>
(Full title of the Plans)
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>R.L. Smith McKeithen<BR>
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary<BR>
Cadence Design Systems, Inc.<BR>
2655 Seely Avenue, Building 5, San Jose, California 95134<BR>
(Name and Address of Agent for Service)<BR>
(408)&nbsp;943-1234<BR></B>
(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
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<DIV align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>Copies to:<BR>
Gregory J. Conklin, Esq.<BR>
Gibson, Dunn &#038; Crutcher LLP<BR>
One Montgomery Street, 31st Floor<BR>
San Francisco, California 94104<BR>
(415)&nbsp;393-8200</B>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE</B><BR>
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<TD><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:0px"><FONT size="2">Common
Stock, par<BR>
value $0.01 per
share</FONT></DIV></TD>
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    <TD colspan="3" align="center"><FONT size="2">1,127,748 shares</FONT></TD>
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    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
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Includes, with respect to each share of Common Stock, Rights, pursuant to
the registrant&#146;s Amended and Restated Rights Agreement, dated as of February&nbsp;1,
2000, between the Registrant and ChaseMellon Shareholder Services, L.L.C., as
Rights Agent. Until a triggering event thereunder, the Rights trade with, and
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In addition, pursuant to Rule&nbsp;416(c) under the Securities Act of 1933, this
registration statement also covers an indeterminate amount of interests to be
offered or sold pursuant to the employee benefit plans described herein, the
Get2Chip.Com 1997 Stock Option Plan and the Get2Chip.Com 2001 Stock Plan (the
&#147;Plans&#148;).</FONT></TD>
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Calculated on a weighted average basis solely for purposes of this offering
under Rule&nbsp;457(h) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, on the basis of
the maximum offering price per share that such options may be exercised.</FONT></TD>
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<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#000">PART I</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#001">PART II</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#002">Item&nbsp;3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#003">INFORMATION REGARDING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#004">Item&nbsp;4. Description of Securities</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#005">Item&nbsp;5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#006">Item&nbsp;6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#007">Item&nbsp;7. Exemption from Registration Claimed</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#008">Item&nbsp;8. Exhibits</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#009">Item&nbsp;9. Undertakings</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#010">SIGNATURES</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#011">POWER OF ATTORNEY</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#012">EXHIBIT INDEX</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="f89398orexv5w1.txt">EXHIBIT 5.1</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="f89398orexv23w1.txt">EXHIBIT 23.1</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="f89398orexv23w2.txt">EXHIBIT 23.2</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="f89398orexv99w1.txt">EXHIBIT 99.1</A></TD></TR>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>PART I</B>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>Information Required in the
Section&nbsp;10(A) Prospectus</B>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the instructions to Form&nbsp;S-8, Part I (Information Required in
the Section&nbsp;10(a) Prospectus) is not filed as part of this Registration
Statement.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The shares of common stock subject to options registered hereunder have
been assumed by the Registrant pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Merger,
dated as of April&nbsp;8, 2003, among the Registrant, Get2Chip.Com, Inc., a
California corporation, Project Don, Inc., a California corporation and
wholly-owned subsidiary of the Registrant, and Bernd Braune, as shareholder
agent. These options were originally granted to directors, employees and
consultants of Get2Chip.Com, Inc. under the Plans.
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>Information Required in the
Registration Statement</B>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">Item&nbsp;3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Registrant hereby incorporates by reference into this Registration
Statement the following documents previously filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (the &#147;Commission&#148;):
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    <TD width="93%"><FONT size="2">The Registrant&#146;s Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K for
the fiscal year ended December&nbsp;28, 2002, including all
material incorporated by reference therein;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD width="93%"><FONT size="2">The Registrant&#146;s Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K filed
with the Commission on March&nbsp;14, 2003 and April&nbsp;15, 2003;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD width="93%"><FONT size="2">The description of the Registrant&#146;s Common Stock
to be offered hereby contained in the Registrant&#146;s
Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;8-A filed with the Commission
on August&nbsp;29, 1990; and</FONT></TD>
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    <TD width="93%"><FONT size="2">The description of the Registrant&#146;s Preferred
Share Purchase Rights set forth in Exhibit&nbsp;99.1 to the
Registrant&#146;s Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K filed with the
Commission on February&nbsp;16, 1996.</FONT></TD>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All documents filed pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, after the date of this
Registration Statement and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment
which indicates that all securities offered hereby have been sold or which
deregisters all securities then remaining unsold shall be deemed to be
incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement and to be a part
hereof from the date of filing of such documents.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Any document, and any statement contained in a document, incorporated or
deemed to be incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or
superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a
statement contained herein, or in any other subsequently filed document that
also is incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein, modifies
or supersedes such document or statement. Any such document or statement so
modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or
superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement. Subject to
the foregoing, all information appearing in this Registration Statement is
qualified in its entirety by the information appearing in the documents
incorporated by reference.
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>INFORMATION REGARDING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS<BR>
INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE INTO THIS<BR>
REGISTRATION STATEMENT</B>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;On March&nbsp;22, 2002, we announced that we had appointed KPMG LLP to replace
Arthur Andersen LLP (&#147;Andersen&#148;) as our independent auditors. Our consolidated
balance sheet as of December&nbsp;29, 2001, and the related
consolidated statements of operations, stockholders&#146; equity and cash flows for
the fiscal years ended December&nbsp;29, 2001 and December&nbsp;30,
2000, included in our Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K for the fiscal
year ended December&nbsp;28, 2002 incorporated by reference in this registration statement have been audited by
Andersen, as stated in their report dated March&nbsp;11, 2002, which is incorporated
by reference herein. After reasonable efforts, we have been unable to obtain
Andersen&#146;s consent to the incorporation by reference into this registration
statement of its report with respect to these financial statements. Under these
circumstances, Rule&nbsp;437a under the Securities Act of 1933 permits us to file
this registration statement without a written consent from Andersen. The
absence of such consent may limit recovery by investors on certain claims. In
particular, and without limitation, investors will not be able to assert claims
against Andersen under Section&nbsp;11 of the Securities Act. In addition, the
ability of Andersen to satisfy any claims (including claims arising from
Andersen&#146;s provision of auditing and other services to us) may be limited as a
practical matter due to recent events regarding Andersen.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">Item&nbsp;4. Description of Securities
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">Item&nbsp;5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">Item&nbsp;6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section&nbsp;145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law permits a corporation
to indemnify any of its directors or officers who was or is a party or is
threatened to be made a party to any third party proceeding by reason of the
fact that such person is or was a director or officer of the corporation
against expenses (including attorneys&#146; fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid
in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection
with such action, suit or proceeding, if such person acted in good faith and in
a manner such person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best
interests of the corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or
proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe that such person&#146;s conduct was
unlawful. In a derivative action, i.e., one by or in the right of a
corporation, the corporation is permitted to indemnify any of its directors or
officers against expenses (including attorneys&#146; fees) actually and reasonably
incurred by such person in connection with the defense or settlement of such
action or suit if such person acted in good faith and in a manner such person
reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the
corporation, except that no indemnification shall be made if such person shall
have been adjudged liable to the corporation, unless and only to the extent
that the court in which such action or suit was brought shall determine upon
application that such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for
such expenses despite such adjudication of liability.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Article&nbsp;VII of the Registrant&#146;s currently effective Certificate of
Incorporation eliminates the personal liability of its directors for monetary
damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except for liability (i)
for any breach of the director&#146;s duty of loyalty to the corporation or its
stockholders, (ii)&nbsp;for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve
intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (iii)&nbsp;under Section&nbsp;174
of the Delaware General Corporation Law or (iv)&nbsp;for any transaction from which
the director derived an improper personal benefit. In addition, as permitted
by Section&nbsp;145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, the Bylaws of the
Registrant provide that: (a)&nbsp;the Registrant is required to indemnify its
directors and officers and persons serving in such capacities in other business
entities (including, for example, subsidiaries of the Registrant) at the
Registrant&#146;s request (such directors, officers and other persons are
hereinafter referred to collectively as, &#147;Covered Persons&#148;), to the fullest
extent permitted by Delaware law, including those circumstances in which
indemnification would
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">otherwise be discretionary; (b)&nbsp;the Registrant is required to advance
expenses, as incurred to such Covered Persons in connection with defending a
proceeding; (c)&nbsp;the indemnitee(s) of the Registrant have the right to bring
suit, and to be paid the expenses of prosecuting such suit if successful, to
enforce the rights to indemnification under the Bylaws or to advancement of
expenses under the Bylaws; (d)&nbsp;the rights conferred in the Bylaws are not
exclusive and the Registrant is authorized to enter into indemnification
agreements with such directors, officers and employees; (e)&nbsp;the Registrant is
required to maintain director and officer liability insurance to the extent
reasonably available; and (f)&nbsp;the Registrant may not retroactively amend the
Bylaws indemnification provision in a way that is adverse to such Covered
Persons.
</FONT>
<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Registrant has entered into indemnity agreements with each of its
executive officers and directors that provide the maximum indemnity allowed to
officers and directors by Section&nbsp;145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law
and the Bylaws, as well as certain additional procedural protections. The
Registrant also maintains a limited amount of director and officer insurance.
The indemnification provision in the Bylaws, and the indemnity agreements
entered into between the Registrant and its officers or directors, may be
sufficiently broad to permit indemnification of the Registrant&#146;s officers and
directors for liability arising under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended
(the &#147;1933 Act&#148;).
</FONT>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">Item&nbsp;7. Exemption from Registration Claimed
</FONT>

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    <TD width="1%" align="left" nowrap><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">Not Applicable.</FONT></TD>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">Item&nbsp;8. Exhibits
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    <TD width="86%">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center"><FONT size="1"><B>Exhibit Number</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center"><FONT size="1"><B>Exhibit</B></FONT></TD>
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    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">4.1</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Instruments Defining Rights of Stockholders. Reference is made to the
Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;8-A filed with the Commission
on August&nbsp;29, 1990 incorporated by reference pursuant to Items 3(c) and
(d).</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">5.1</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Opinion and consent of Gibson, Dunn &#038; Crutcher LLP.</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">23.1</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Independent Auditors&#146; Consent.</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">23.2</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Consent of Arthur Andersen LLP, Independent Public Accountants.</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">23.3</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Consent of Gibson, Dunn &#038; Crutcher LLP (contained in Exhibit&nbsp;5.1).</FONT></TD>
</TR>

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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">24.1</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Power of Attorney (included on the signature pages to this Registration
Statement on Form&nbsp;S-8).</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">99.1</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Get2Chip.Com 1997 Stock Option Plan.</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">99.2</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Get2Chip.Com 2001 Stock Plan.</FONT></TD>
</TR>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">Item&nbsp;9. Undertakings
</FONT>
<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes: (1)&nbsp;to file, during any
period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to
this Registration Statement (i)&nbsp;to include any prospectus required by Section
10(a)(3) of 1933 Act; (ii)&nbsp;to reflect in the prospectus any facts or events
arising after the effective date of this Registration Statement (or the most
recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the
aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in this
Registration Statement; and (iii)&nbsp;to include any material information with
respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in this
Registration Statement or any material change to such information in this
Registration Statement; <I>provided however,</I> that clauses (1)(i) and (l)(ii) shall
not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective
amendment by those paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed by the
Registrant pursuant to
</FONT>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">Section&nbsp;13 or Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, that are incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement;
(2)&nbsp;that for the purpose of determining any liability under the 1933 Act, each
such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration
statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such
securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering
thereof, and (3)&nbsp;to remove from registration by means of a post-effective
amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold upon the
termination of the offering under the Plans.
</FONT>
<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;B.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of
determining any liability under the 1933 Act, each filing of the Registrant&#146;s
annual report pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a) or Section&nbsp;15(d) of the 1934 Act that
is incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement shall be deemed
to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein,
and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the
initial <I>bona fide</I> offering thereof.
</FONT>
<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;C.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the 1933 Act
may be permitted to directors, officers or controlling persons of the
Registrant pursuant to the indemnity provisions incorporated by reference in
Item&nbsp;6, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of
the Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in
the 1933 Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for
indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the
Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling
person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or
proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in
connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in
the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling
precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether
such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the 1933
Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
</FONT>
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</FONT>

<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it
meets all of the requirements for filing on Form&nbsp;S-8, and has duly caused this
Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto
duly authorized, in the City of San Jose, State of California, on this day of
April&nbsp;24, 2003.
</FONT>
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    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="37%">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS, INC.</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
By: /S/ H. RAYMOND BINGHAM</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;H. Raymond Bingham</FONT></TD>
</TR>

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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
President, Chief Executive Officer and Director</FONT></TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2">II-5</FONT>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2">POWER OF ATTORNEY
</FONT>

<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature
appears below constitutes and appoints H. Raymond Bingham, William Porter and
R.L. Smith McKeithen, and each of them, his true and lawful attorney-in-fact
and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in
his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all
amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration
Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents
in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting
unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and
authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and
necessary to be done in connection therewith, as fully to all intents and
purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all
that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or their or his
substitutes or substitute, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue
hereof.
</FONT>
<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
this Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in
the capacities and on the dates indicated.
</FONT>
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    <TD width="18%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="10%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="18%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="10%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="8%">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center"><FONT size="1"><B>Signature</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center"><FONT size="1"><B>Title</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center"><FONT size="1"><B>Date</B></FONT></TD>
</TR>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/S/ H. RAYMOND BINGHAM<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;H.
Raymond Bingham</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
President, Chief Executive
Officer<BR> and Director (Principal
Executive<BR> Officer)
</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">April&nbsp;24, 2003</FONT></TD>
</TR>

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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/S/ WILLIAM PORTER<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;William
Porter</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Senior Vice President, Chief
Financial<BR> Officer (Principal
Financial Officer<BR> and Principal
Accounting Officer)
</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">April&nbsp;24, 2003</FONT></TD>
</TR>

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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/S/ DONALD L. LUCAS<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Donald
L. Lucas</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Chairman of the Board of Directors
</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">April&nbsp;24, 2003</FONT></TD>
</TR>

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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/S/ SUSAN L. BOSTROM<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Susan
L. Bostrom</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director
</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">April&nbsp;24, 2003</FONT></TD>
</TR>

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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/S/ DR. LEONARD Y.W. LIU<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Dr.&nbsp;Leonard
Y.W. Liu</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director
</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">April&nbsp;24, 2003</FONT></TD>
</TR>

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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/S/ SEAN M. MALONEY<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sean
M. Maloney</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director
</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">April&nbsp;24, 2003</FONT></TD>
</TR>

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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/S/ DR. ALBERTO
SANGIOVANI-<BR>VINCENTELLI<BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Dr.&nbsp;Alberto
Sangiovanni-<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Vincentelli</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director
</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">April&nbsp;24, 2003</FONT></TD>
</TR>

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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/S/ GEORGE M. SCALISE<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;George
M. Scalise</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director
</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">April&nbsp;24, 2003</FONT></TD>
</TR>

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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/S/ DR. JOHN B. SHOVEN<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Dr.&nbsp;John
B. Shoven</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director
</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">April&nbsp;24, 2003</FONT></TD>
</TR>

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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/S/ ROGER S. SIBONI<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Roger
S. Siboni</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director
</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">April&nbsp;24, 2003</FONT></TD>
</TR>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2">II-6</FONT>
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</FONT>

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    <TD nowrap align="center"><FONT size="1"><B>Exhibit Number</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center"><FONT size="1"><B>Exhibit</B></FONT></TD>
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    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Instruments Defining Rights of Stockholders. Reference is made to the
Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;8-A filed with the Commission
on August&nbsp;29, 1990 incorporated by reference pursuant to Items 3(c) and
(d).</FONT></TD>
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Opinion and consent of Gibson, Dunn &#038; Crutcher LLP.</FONT></TD>
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Independent Auditors&#146; Consent.</FONT></TD>
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Consent of Arthur Andersen LLP, Independent Public Accountants.</FONT></TD>
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Consent of Gibson, Dunn &#038; Crutcher LLP (contained in Exhibit&nbsp;5.1).</FONT></TD>
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Power of Attorney (included on the signature pages to this Registration
Statement on Form&nbsp;S-8).</FONT></TD>
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Get2Chip.Com 1997 Stock Option Plan.</FONT></TD>
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Get2Chip.Com 2001 Stock Plan.</FONT></TD>
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Form S-8
Table of Contents
As filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on April 24, 2003
Registration No. 333-
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Under
The Securities Act of 1933
CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
77-0148231
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
2655 Seely Avenue, Building 5
San Jose, California 95134
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Options Assumed by Cadence Design Systems, Inc.
originally granted under the
Get2Chip.Com 1997 Stock Option Plan
Get2Chip.Com 2001 Stock Plan
(Full title of the Plans)
R.L. Smith McKeithen
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
Cadence Design Systems, Inc.
2655 Seely Avenue, Building 5, San Jose, California 95134
(Name and Address of Agent for Service)
(408) 943-1234
(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
Copies to:
Gregory J. Conklin, Esq.
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
One Montgomery Street, 31st Floor
San Francisco, California 94104
(415) 393-8200
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Proposed Maximum
Title of Securities
Offering Price per
Proposed Maximum
Amount of
to be Registered
(1)
Amount to be Registered
(2)
Share
(3)
Aggregate Offering Price
(3)
Registration Fee
(3)
Common
Stock, par
value $0.01 per
share
1,127,748 shares
$
1.11
$
1,252,270
$
101.31
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(1)
Includes, with respect to each share of Common Stock, Rights, pursuant to
the registrant's Amended and Restated Rights Agreement, dated as of February 1,
2000, between the Registrant and ChaseMellon Shareholder Services, L.L.C., as
Rights Agent. Until a triggering event thereunder, the Rights trade with, and
cannot be separated from, the Common Stock.
(2)
In addition, pursuant to Rule 416(c) under the Securities Act of 1933, this
registration statement also covers an indeterminate amount of interests to be
offered or sold pursuant to the employee benefit plans described herein, the
Get2Chip.Com 1997 Stock Option Plan and the Get2Chip.Com 2001 Stock Plan (the
"Plans").
(3)
Calculated on a weighted average basis solely for purposes of this offering
under Rule 457(h) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, on the basis of
the maximum offering price per share that such options may be exercised.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART I
PART II
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference
INFORMATION REGARDING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Item 4. Description of Securities
Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel
Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers
Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed
Item 8. Exhibits
Item 9. Undertakings
SIGNATURES
POWER OF ATTORNEY
EXHIBIT INDEX
EXHIBIT 5.1
EXHIBIT 23.1
EXHIBIT 23.2
EXHIBIT 99.1
EXHIBIT 99.2
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PART I
Information Required in the
Section 10(A) Prospectus
Pursuant to the instructions to Form S-8, Part I (Information Required in
the Section 10(a) Prospectus) is not filed as part of this Registration
Statement.
The shares of common stock subject to options registered hereunder have
been assumed by the Registrant pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Merger,
dated as of April 8, 2003, among the Registrant, Get2Chip.Com, Inc., a
California corporation, Project Don, Inc., a California corporation and
wholly-owned subsidiary of the Registrant, and Bernd Braune, as shareholder
agent. These options were originally granted to directors, employees and
consultants of Get2Chip.Com, Inc. under the Plans.
PART II
Information Required in the
Registration Statement
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference
The Registrant hereby incorporates by reference into this Registration
Statement the following documents previously filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (the "Commission"):
(a)
The Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for
the fiscal year ended December 28, 2002, including all
material incorporated by reference therein;
(b)
The Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed
with the Commission on March 14, 2003 and April 15, 2003;
(c)
The description of the Registrant's Common Stock
to be offered hereby contained in the Registrant's
Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed with the Commission
on August 29, 1990; and
(d)
The description of the Registrant's Preferred
Share Purchase Rights set forth in Exhibit 99.1 to the
Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the
Commission on February 16, 1996.
All documents filed pursuant to Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, after the date of this
Registration Statement and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment
which indicates that all securities offered hereby have been sold or which
deregisters all securities then remaining unsold shall be deemed to be
incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement and to be a part
hereof from the date of filing of such documents.
Any document, and any statement contained in a document, incorporated or
deemed to be incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or
superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a
statement contained herein, or in any other subsequently filed document that
also is incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein, modifies
or supersedes such document or statement. Any such document or statement so
modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or
superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement. Subject to
the foregoing, all information appearing in this Registration Statement is
qualified in its entirety by the information appearing in the documents
incorporated by reference.
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INFORMATION REGARDING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE INTO THIS
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
On March 22, 2002, we announced that we had appointed KPMG LLP to replace
Arthur Andersen LLP ("Andersen") as our independent auditors. Our consolidated
balance sheet as of December 29, 2001, and the related
consolidated statements of operations, stockholders' equity and cash flows for
the fiscal years ended December 29, 2001 and December 30,
2000, included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal
year ended December 28, 2002 incorporated by reference in this registration statement have been audited by
Andersen, as stated in their report dated March 11, 2002, which is incorporated
by reference herein. After reasonable efforts, we have been unable to obtain
Andersen's consent to the incorporation by reference into this registration
statement of its report with respect to these financial statements. Under these
circumstances, Rule 437a under the Securities Act of 1933 permits us to file
this registration statement without a written consent from Andersen. The
absence of such consent may limit recovery by investors on certain claims. In
particular, and without limitation, investors will not be able to assert claims
against Andersen under Section 11 of the Securities Act. In addition, the
ability of Andersen to satisfy any claims (including claims arising from
Andersen's provision of auditing and other services to us) may be limited as a
practical matter due to recent events regarding Andersen.
Item 4. Description of Securities
Not Applicable.
Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel
Not Applicable.
Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers
Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law permits a corporation
to indemnify any of its directors or officers who was or is a party or is
threatened to be made a party to any third party proceeding by reason of the
fact that such person is or was a director or officer of the corporation
against expenses (including attorneys' fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid
in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection
with such action, suit or proceeding, if such person acted in good faith and in
a manner such person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best
interests of the corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or
proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe that such person's conduct was
unlawful. In a derivative action, i.e., one by or in the right of a
corporation, the corporation is permitted to indemnify any of its directors or
officers against expenses (including attorneys' fees) actually and reasonably
incurred by such person in connection with the defense or settlement of such
action or suit if such person acted in good faith and in a manner such person
reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the
corporation, except that no indemnification shall be made if such person shall
have been adjudged liable to the corporation, unless and only to the extent
that the court in which such action or suit was brought shall determine upon
application that such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for
such expenses despite such adjudication of liability.
Article VII of the Registrant's currently effective Certificate of
Incorporation eliminates the personal liability of its directors for monetary
damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except for liability (i)
for any breach of the director's duty of loyalty to the corporation or its
stockholders, (ii) for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve
intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (iii) under Section 174
of the Delaware General Corporation Law or (iv) for any transaction from which
the director derived an improper personal benefit. In addition, as permitted
by Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, the Bylaws of the
Registrant provide that: (a) the Registrant is required to indemnify its
directors and officers and persons serving in such capacities in other business
entities (including, for example, subsidiaries of the Registrant) at the
Registrant's request (such directors, officers and other persons are
hereinafter referred to collectively as, "Covered Persons"), to the fullest
extent permitted by Delaware law, including those circumstances in which
indemnification would
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otherwise be discretionary; (b) the Registrant is required to advance
expenses, as incurred to such Covered Persons in connection with defending a
proceeding; (c) the indemnitee(s) of the Registrant have the right to bring
suit, and to be paid the expenses of prosecuting such suit if successful, to
enforce the rights to indemnification under the Bylaws or to advancement of
expenses under the Bylaws; (d) the rights conferred in the Bylaws are not
exclusive and the Registrant is authorized to enter into indemnification
agreements with such directors, officers and employees; (e) the Registrant is
required to maintain director and officer liability insurance to the extent
reasonably available; and (f) the Registrant may not retroactively amend the
Bylaws indemnification provision in a way that is adverse to such Covered
Persons.
The Registrant has entered into indemnity agreements with each of its
executive officers and directors that provide the maximum indemnity allowed to
officers and directors by Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law
and the Bylaws, as well as certain additional procedural protections. The
Registrant also maintains a limited amount of director and officer insurance.
The indemnification provision in the Bylaws, and the indemnity agreements
entered into between the Registrant and its officers or directors, may be
sufficiently broad to permit indemnification of the Registrant's officers and
directors for liability arising under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended
(the "1933 Act").
Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed
Not Applicable.
Item 8. Exhibits
Exhibit Number
Exhibit
4.1
Instruments Defining Rights of Stockholders. Reference is made to the
Registrant's Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed with the Commission
on August 29, 1990 incorporated by reference pursuant to Items 3(c) and
(d).
5.1
Opinion and consent of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP.
23.1
Independent Auditors' Consent.
23.2
Consent of Arthur Andersen LLP, Independent Public Accountants.
23.3
Consent of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP (contained in Exhibit 5.1).
24.1
Power of Attorney (included on the signature pages to this Registration
Statement on Form S-8).
99.1
Get2Chip.Com 1997 Stock Option Plan.
99.2
Get2Chip.Com 2001 Stock Plan.
Item 9. Undertakings
A.           The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes: (1) to file, during any
period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to
this Registration Statement (i) to include any prospectus required by Section
10(a)(3) of 1933 Act; (ii) to reflect in the prospectus any facts or events
arising after the effective date of this Registration Statement (or the most
recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the
aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in this
Registration Statement; and (iii) to include any material information with
respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in this
Registration Statement or any material change to such information in this
Registration Statement;
provided however,
that clauses (1)(i) and (l)(ii) shall
not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective
amendment by those paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed by the
Registrant pursuant to
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Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, that are incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement;
(2) that for the purpose of determining any liability under the 1933 Act, each
such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration
statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such
securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering
thereof, and (3) to remove from registration by means of a post-effective
amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold upon the
termination of the offering under the Plans.
B.           The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of
determining any liability under the 1933 Act, each filing of the Registrant's
annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the 1934 Act that
is incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement shall be deemed
to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein,
and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the
initial
bona fide
offering thereof.
C.           Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the 1933 Act
may be permitted to directors, officers or controlling persons of the
Registrant pursuant to the indemnity provisions incorporated by reference in
Item 6, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of
the Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in
the 1933 Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for
indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the
Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling
person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or
proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in
connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in
the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling
precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether
such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the 1933
Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it
meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8, and has duly caused this
Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto
duly authorized, in the City of San Jose, State of California, on this day of
April 24, 2003.
CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS, INC.
By: /S/ H. RAYMOND BINGHAM
H. Raymond Bingham
President, Chief Executive Officer and Director
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature
appears below constitutes and appoints H. Raymond Bingham, William Porter and
R.L. Smith McKeithen, and each of them, his true and lawful attorney-in-fact
and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in
his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all
amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration
Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents
in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting
unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and
authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and
necessary to be done in connection therewith, as fully to all intents and
purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all
that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or their or his
substitutes or substitute, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue
hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
this Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in
the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature
Title
Date
/S/ H. RAYMOND BINGHAM
H.
Raymond Bingham
President, Chief Executive
Officer
and Director (Principal
Executive
Officer)
April 24, 2003
/S/ WILLIAM PORTER
William
Porter
Senior Vice President, Chief
Financial
Officer (Principal
Financial Officer
and Principal
Accounting Officer)
April 24, 2003
/S/ DONALD L. LUCAS
Donald
L. Lucas
Chairman of the Board of Directors
April 24, 2003
/S/ SUSAN L. BOSTROM
Susan
L. Bostrom
Director
April 24, 2003
/S/ DR. LEONARD Y.W. LIU
Dr. Leonard
Y.W. Liu
Director
April 24, 2003
/S/ SEAN M. MALONEY
Sean
M. Maloney
Director
April 24, 2003
/S/ DR. ALBERTO
SANGIOVANI-
VINCENTELLI
Dr. Alberto
Sangiovanni-
Vincentelli
Director
April 24, 2003
/S/ GEORGE M. SCALISE
George
M. Scalise
Director
April 24, 2003
/S/ DR. JOHN B. SHOVEN
Dr. John
B. Shoven
Director
April 24, 2003
/S/ ROGER S. SIBONI
Roger
S. Siboni
Director
April 24, 2003
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit Number
Exhibit
4.1
Instruments Defining Rights of Stockholders. Reference is made to the
Registrant's Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed with the Commission
on August 29, 1990 incorporated by reference pursuant to Items 3(c) and
(d).
5.1
Opinion and consent of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP.
23.1
Independent Auditors' Consent.
23.2
Consent of Arthur Andersen LLP, Independent Public Accountants.
23.3
Consent of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP (contained in Exhibit 5.1).
24.1
Power of Attorney (included on the signature pages to this Registration
Statement on Form S-8).
99.1
Get2Chip.Com 1997 Stock Option Plan.
99.2
Get2Chip.Com 2001 Stock Plan.