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<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001209191-05-004408.txt : 20050124
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<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20050124161736
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001209191-05-004408
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	3
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20050112
FILED AS OF DATE:		20050124
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20050124

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			VERISITY LTD
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001121936
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	SERVICES-PREPACKAGED SOFTWARE [7372]
		IRS NUMBER:				770432231
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		2041 LANDINGS DRIVE
		CITY:			MOUNTAIN VIEW
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			94043
		BUSINESS PHONE:		4154341665

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000813672
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	SERVICES-PREPACKAGED SOFTWARE [7372]
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0102

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		3
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-32417
		FILM NUMBER:		05544668

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		2655 SEELY ROAD BLDG 5
		CITY:			SAN JOSE
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			95134
		BUSINESS PHONE:		4089431234

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		555 RIVER OAKS PARKWAY
		CITY:			SAN JOSE
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			95134

	FORMER NAME:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	ECAD INC /DE/
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19880609
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    <periodOfReport>2005-01-12</periodOfReport>

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        <issuerName>VERISITY LTD</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>VRST</issuerTradingSymbol>
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            <rptOwnerName>CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS INC</rptOwnerName>
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            <rptOwnerStreet1>2655 SEELY AVENUE, BUILDING 5</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2></rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>SAN JOSE</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>CA</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>95134</rptOwnerZipCode>
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                <footnoteId id="F1"/>
            </securityTitle>
            <postTransactionAmounts>
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                    <value>0</value>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
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            <ownershipNature>
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    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">In connection with an Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated January 12, 2005, by and among Cadence, Acquisition and Verisity (the &quot;Merger Agreement&quot;), Cadence and Acquisition entered into Agreements on January 12, 2005 with each of Douglas Fairbairn, Tali Aben, Moshe Gavrielov, Yoav Hollander, Michael McNamara, R. Douglas Norby, Uzi Sasson, Zohar Zisapel, Charles Alvarez, Ziv Binyamini, Steve Glaser, David Larwood, Steven Wang and the Tamir Fishman Trust, successor to Ma'ahaz Ne'eman Ltd. (the &quot;Agreements&quot;).  By virtue of the Agreements, Cadence and Acquisition may be deemed beneficial owners, pursuant to Section 13(d) of the Act, of ordinary shares of Verisity.  Neither Cadence nor Acquisition has any pecuniary interest in such ordinary shares.  The Agreements will terminate upon the earlier to occur of (a) the termination of the Merger Agreement in accordance with its terms, and (b) the effective time of the merger contemplated in the Merger Agreement.</footnote>

    </footnotes>

    <remarks>Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (&quot;Cadence&quot;) and Scioto River Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Cadence (&quot;Acquisition&quot;),
hereby state that this Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership of Securities on Form 3 shall not be deemed an admission that
either Cadence or Acquisition is, for purposes of Section 16 of Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &quot;Act&quot;) or
otherwise, the beneficial owner of any equity securities of Verisity Ltd. (&quot;Verisity&quot;).</remarks>

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        <signatureName>/s/ R.L. Smith McKeithen, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of Cadence Design Systems, Inc., Secretary of Scioto River Ltd.</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2005-01-24</signatureDate>
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