SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of

the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): March 24, 2003

Mentor Graphics Corporation

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Oregon	0-13442	93-0786033
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

8005 S.W. Boeckman Road, Wilsonville, Oregon 97070-7777

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

(503) 685-7000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

ITEM 9. REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE

On March 24, 2003, the Registrant filed its Annual Report on Form 10-K for year ended December 31, 2002 (the “Form 10-K”) with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as created by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, the following certifications are being made to accompany the Form 10-K:

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Certification of Chief Executive Officer

Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as created by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, the undersigned officer of Mentor Graphics Corporation (the “Company”) hereby certifies to such officer’s knowledge that:

(i) the Annual Report on Form 10-K of the Company for the year ended December 31, 2002 (the “Report”) fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or Section 15(d), as applicable, of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

(ii) the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Dated: March 24, 2003	/s/    WALDEN C. RHINES
	Walden C. Rhines Chief Executive Officer

The foregoing certification is being furnished solely to accompany the Report pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, and is not being filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and is not to be incorporated by reference into any filing of the Company, whether made before or after the date hereof, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.

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Certification of Chief Financial Officer

Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as created by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, the undersigned officer of Mentor Graphics Corporation (the “Company”) hereby certifies to such officer’s knowledge that:

(i) the Annual Report on Form 10-K of the Company for the year ended December 31, 2002 (the “Report”) fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or Section 15(d), as applicable, of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

(ii) the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Dated: March 24, 2003	/s/    GREGORY K. HINCKLEY
	Gregory K. Hinckley Chief Financial Officer

The foregoing certification is being furnished solely to accompany the Report pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, and is not being filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and is not to be incorporated by reference into any filing of the Company, whether made before or after the date hereof, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.

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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.

Date: March 24, 2003	MENTOR GRAPHICS CORPORATION (registrant)
	By:	/s/    GREGORY K. HINCKLEY
	Name:	Gregory K. Hinckley
	Its:	President, Chief Operating and Financial Officer

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