Stock Repurchase Program

6 Months Ended

Jul. 02, 2022

Class of Stock Disclosures [Abstract]

STOCK REPURCHASE PROGRAM

STOCK REPURCHASE PROGRAM

In August 2021, Cadence’s Board of Directors increased the prior authorization to repurchase shares of Cadence common stock by authorizing an additional $1 billion. The actual timing and amount of repurchases are subject to business and market conditions, corporate and regulatory requirements, stock price, acquisition opportunities and other factors.

During the three months ended July 2, 2022, Cadence repurchased approximately 1.6 million shares on the open market, for an aggregate purchase price of $250.0 million.

In June 2022, Cadence also entered into an accelerated share repurchase (“ASR”) agreement with Royal Bank of Canada to repurchase an aggregate of $100.0 million of Cadence common stock. The ASR agreement was accounted for as two separate transactions (1) a repurchase of common stock and (2) an equity-linked contract on Cadence’s own stock. Under the ASR agreement, Cadence received an initial share delivery of approximately 0.5 million shares, which represented the number of shares at a market price equal to $70.0 million. An equity-linked contract for $30.0 million, representing the remaining shares to be delivered by Royal Bank of Canada under the ASR agreement, was recorded to stockholders’ equity as of July 2, 2022 and is expected to settle in the third quarter of fiscal 2022 upon completion of the repurchases. The shares Cadence receives are treated as a repurchase of common stock for purposes of calculating earnings per share. The final number of shares that Cadence will repurchase under the ASR agreement will be based on Cadence’s daily volume-weighted average share prices during the term of the ASR agreement, less a discount.

As of July 2, 2022, approximately $527 million of Cadence’s share repurchase authorization remained available to repurchase shares of Cadence common stock.