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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February&nbsp;14, 2003</B></FONT>

<P align="right"><FONT size="2"><B>Registration No.&nbsp;333-</B></FONT>

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<P align="center"><FONT size="4"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B></FONT>

<DIV align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549</B>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="5"><B>FORM S-8</b></font>
<DIV align="center"><FONT size="3"><b>REGISTRATION
STATEMENT</B></FONT></DIV>

<DIV align="center"><FONT size="2">Under
The Securities Act of 1933
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<P align="center"><FONT size="6"><B>CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS, INC.</B></FONT>

<DIV align="center"><FONT size="2">(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)</FONT></TD>
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<B>77-0148231</B><br>
(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)</FONT>

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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>The SPC Plan<BR>
and<BR>
Options Assumed by Cadence Design Systems, Inc.<BR>
originally granted under the<BR>
Silicon Perspective Corp.<BR>
1997 Stock Option Plan</B><BR>
(Full titles of the Plans)</FONT>

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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>R.L. Smith McKeithen, Esq.<BR>
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary<BR>
Cadence Design Systems, Inc.<BR>
2655 Seely Avenue, Building 5, San Jose, California 95134</B><BR>
(Name and Address of Agent for Service)<BR>
<B>(408)&nbsp;943-1234</B><BR>
(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)</FONT>

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<P 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<BR>
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE</B></FONT>

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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">Common Stock, par
value $0.01 per
share</FONT></DIV></TD>
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    <TD colspan="3" align="center"><FONT size="2">1,500,000 shares</FONT></TD>
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    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
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    <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2"><sup>(1)</sup> Includes, with respect to each share of Common Stock, Rights granted pursuant to the Registrant&#146;s Amended and Restated Rights Agreement, dated as
of February&nbsp;1, 2000, between the Registrant and Mellon Investor Services, LLC, as Rights Agent. Until a triggering event under the Rights Agreement,
the Rights trade with, and cannot be separated from, the Common Stock.</FONT></TD>
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    <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2"><sup>(2)</sup> This Registration Statement shall also cover any additional shares of Common Stock which become issuable under the SPC Plan by reason of any stock
dividend, stock split, recapitalization or other similar transaction effected without the receipt of consideration which results in an increase in the
number of the outstanding shares of Cadence Design Systems, Inc. Common Stock.</FONT></TD>
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    <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2"><sup>(3)</sup> Calculated solely for purposes of calculating the amount of the registration fee under Rule&nbsp;457(c). The price per share and aggregate offering
price are based upon the average of the high and low sales price of Registrant&#146;s Common Stock on February&nbsp;13, 2003 as reported on the New York Stock
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<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#001">Item&nbsp;3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#002"> INFORMATION REGARDING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE INTO THIS &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; REGISTRATION STATEMENT</A></TD></TR>
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<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#004"> EXHIBIT INDEX</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="f87786exv5w1.htm">EXHIBIT 5.1</A></TD></TR>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>INCORPORATION OF EARLIER
REGISTRATION STATEMENT BY REFERENCE</B></FONT>

<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Cadence
Design Systems, Inc. (the &#147;Registrant&#148;) hereby incorporates
by reference into this Registration Statement the contents of the
Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-8 filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on behalf of the Registrant on December&nbsp;21,
2001 (File No.&nbsp;333-75874).
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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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the fiscal year ended December&nbsp;29, 2001, including all
material incorporated by reference therein;</FONT></TD>
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for the quarters ended March&nbsp;30, 2002, June&nbsp;29, 2002 and
September&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 Reports on Form&nbsp;8-K
filed with the Commission on March&nbsp;27, 2002, June&nbsp;28, 2002,
July&nbsp;18, 2002, August&nbsp;13, 2002 and November&nbsp;12, 2002;</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 (the &#147;1934 Act&#148;), 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
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"> 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="left"><FONT size="2">Item&nbsp;8. Exhibits
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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(d) and
(e)).</FONT></TD>
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Opinion of Gibson, Dunn &#038; Crutcher LLP.</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 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;24.1 to the
Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-8, File No.&nbsp;333-75874, filed
on December&nbsp;21, 2001).</FONT></TD>
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The SPC Plan (incorporated by reference pursuant to Item&nbsp;3(a)).</FONT></TD>
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Silicon Perspective Corp. 1997 Stock Option Plan (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit&nbsp;99.1 to the Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement on
Form&nbsp;S-8, File No.&nbsp;333-75874, filed on December&nbsp;21, 2001).</FONT></TD>
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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></FONT>

<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;On March&nbsp;22, 2002, the Registrant announced that it had appointed KPMG LLP
to replace Arthur Andersen LLP (&#147;Andersen&#148;) as the Registrant&#146;s independent
auditors. The Registrant&#146;s consolidated balance sheets as of December&nbsp;29, 2001
and December&nbsp;30, 2000, and the related consolidated statements of operations,
stockholders&#146; equity and cash flows for each of the three fiscal years in the
period ended December&nbsp;29, 2001, incorporated by reference in this registration
statement have been audited by Andersen, as stated in its report dated March
11, 2002, which is incorporated by reference herein. After reasonable efforts,
the Registrant has 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">&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 14th day
of February, 2003.
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    <TD colspan="3" valign="top" align="left"><FONT size="2">CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS, INC.</FONT></TD>
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By:
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    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ R.L. Smith McKeithen</FONT></TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">R.L. Smith McKeithen<br>
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and
Secretary</FONT></TD>
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<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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H. Raymond Bingham</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
President, Chief Executive Officer and
Director (Principal Executive Officer)
</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">February&nbsp;14, 2003</FONT></TD>
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William Porter</FONT></TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Senior Vice President, Chief Financial
Officer (Principal Financial Officer
and Principal Accounting Officer)
</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">February&nbsp;14, 2003</FONT></TD>
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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>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">February&nbsp;14, 2003</FONT></TD>
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<HR size="1" noshade>
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">February&nbsp;14, 2003</FONT></TD>
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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">February &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;, 2003</FONT></TD>
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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">February &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;, 2003</FONT></TD>
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Dr.&nbsp;Alberto Sangiovanni-Vincentelli</FONT></TD>
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Director
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    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">February&nbsp;14, 2003</FONT></TD>
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George M. Scalise</FONT></TD>
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Director
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Dr.&nbsp;John B. Shoven</FONT></TD>
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Director
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    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">February &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;, 2003</FONT></TD>
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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">February&nbsp;14, 2003</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">*By: /s/ R.L. Smith McKeithen</FONT></TD>
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    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">R.L. Smith McKeithen<br>
Attorney-in-Fact</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>
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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(d) and
(e)).</FONT></TD>
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Opinion of Gibson, Dunn &#038; Crutcher LLP.</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 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;24.1 to the
Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-8, File No.&nbsp;333-75874, filed
on December&nbsp;21, 2001).</FONT></TD>
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The SPC Plan (incorporated by reference pursuant to Item&nbsp;3(a)).</FONT></TD>
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Silicon Perspective Corp. 1997 Stock Option Plan (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit&nbsp;99.1 to the Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement on
Form&nbsp;S-8, File No.&nbsp;333-75874, filed on December&nbsp;21, 2001).</FONT></TD>
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Form S-8
Table of Contents
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 14, 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
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)
77-0148231
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
2655 Seely Avenue, Building 5
San Jose, California 95134
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
The SPC Plan
and
Options Assumed by Cadence Design Systems, Inc.
originally granted under the
Silicon Perspective Corp.
1997 Stock Option Plan
(Full titles of the Plans)
R.L. Smith McKeithen, Esq.
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
Title of Securities
Proposed Maximum
Proposed Maximum
Amount of
to be Registered
(1)
Amount to be Registered
(2)
Offering Price per Share
(3)
Aggregate Offering Price
(3)
Registration Fee
(3)
Common Stock, par
value $0.01 per
share
1,500,000 shares
$
9.44
$
14,160,000
$
1,302.72
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(1)
Includes, with respect to each share of Common Stock, Rights granted pursuant to the Registrant's Amended and Restated Rights Agreement, dated as
of February 1, 2000, between the Registrant and Mellon Investor Services, LLC, as Rights Agent. Until a triggering event under the Rights Agreement,
the Rights trade with, and cannot be separated from, the Common Stock.
(2)
This Registration Statement shall also cover any additional shares of Common Stock which become issuable under the SPC Plan by reason of any stock
dividend, stock split, recapitalization or other similar transaction effected without the receipt of consideration which results in an increase in the
number of the outstanding shares of Cadence Design Systems, Inc. Common Stock.
(3)
Calculated solely for purposes of calculating the amount of the registration fee under Rule 457(c). The price per share and aggregate offering
price are based upon the average of the high and low sales price of Registrant's Common Stock on February 13, 2003 as reported on the New York Stock
Exchange.
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EXPLANATORY NOTE
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference
INFORMATION REGARDING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS                      INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE INTO THIS                      REGISTRATION STATEMENT
SIGNATURES
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EXHIBIT 5.1
EXHIBIT 23.1
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INCORPORATION OF EARLIER
REGISTRATION STATEMENT BY REFERENCE
Cadence
Design Systems, Inc. (the "Registrant") hereby incorporates
by reference into this Registration Statement the contents of the
Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on behalf of the Registrant on December 21,
2001 (File No. 333-75874).
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 29, 2001, including all
material incorporated by reference therein;
(b)
The Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q
for the quarters ended March 30, 2002, June 29, 2002 and
September 28, 2002, including all material incorporated by
reference therein;
(c)
The Registrant's Current Reports on Form 8-K
filed with the Commission on March 27, 2002, June 28, 2002,
July 18, 2002, August 13, 2002 and November 12, 2002;
(d)
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
(e)
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 (the "1934 Act"), 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
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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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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(d) and
(e)).
5.1
Opinion of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP.
23.1
Consent of Arthur Andersen LLP, Independent Public Accountants.
23.2
Consent of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP (contained in Exhibit 5.1).
24.1
Power of Attorney (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 24.1 to the
Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-8, File No. 333-75874, filed
on December 21, 2001).
99.1
The SPC Plan (incorporated by reference pursuant to Item 3(a)).
99.2
Silicon Perspective Corp. 1997 Stock Option Plan (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 99.1 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on
Form S-8, File No. 333-75874, filed on December 21, 2001).
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INFORMATION REGARDING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE INTO THIS
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
On March 22, 2002, the Registrant announced that it had appointed KPMG LLP
to replace Arthur Andersen LLP ("Andersen") as the Registrant's independent
auditors. The Registrant's consolidated balance sheets as of December 29, 2001
and December 30, 2000, and the related consolidated statements of operations,
stockholders' equity and cash flows for each of the three fiscal years in the
period ended December 29, 2001, incorporated by reference in this registration
statement have been audited by Andersen, as stated in its report dated March
11, 2002, which is incorporated by reference herein. After reasonable efforts,
the Registrant has 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.
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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 14th day
of February, 2003.
CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS, INC.
By:
/s/ R.L. Smith McKeithen
R.L. Smith McKeithen
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and
Secretary
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
*
H. Raymond Bingham
President, Chief Executive Officer and
Director (Principal Executive Officer)
February 14, 2003
*
William Porter
Senior Vice President, Chief Financial
Officer (Principal Financial Officer
and Principal Accounting Officer)
February 14, 2003
*
Donald L. Lucas
Chairman of the Board of Directors
February 14, 2003
*
Susan L. Bostrom
Director
February 14, 2003
Dr. Leonard Y.W. Liu
Director
February      , 2003
Sean M. Maloney
Director
February      , 2003
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Dr. Alberto Sangiovanni-Vincentelli
Director
February 14, 2003
*
George M. Scalise
Director
February 14, 2003
Dr. John B. Shoven
Director
February      , 2003
*
Roger S. Siboni
Director
February 14, 2003
*By: /s/ R.L. Smith McKeithen
R.L. Smith McKeithen
Attorney-in-Fact
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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(d) and
(e)).
5.1
Opinion of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP.
23.1
Consent of Arthur Andersen LLP, Independent Public Accountants.
23.2
Consent of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP (contained in Exhibit 5.1).
24.1
Power of Attorney (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 24.1 to the
Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-8, File No. 333-75874, filed
on December 21, 2001).
99.1
The SPC Plan (incorporated by reference pursuant to Item 3(a)).
99.2
Silicon Perspective Corp. 1997 Stock Option Plan (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 99.1 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on
Form S-8, File No. 333-75874, filed on December 21, 2001).