-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, Azh094eXe26tFWkvyIQWXpqMmz+IHOqLxDSR1a7fKTTYziRT+A6bi7U9bFbgtrP5 lzCEfgjyNfGiwUCRns34Cw== 0001309401-08-000005.txt : 20080408 0001309401-08-000005.hdr.sgml : 20080408 20080408185802 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001309401-08-000005 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 3 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20080401 FILED AS OF DATE: 20080408 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20080408 ISSUER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000813672 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SERVICES-PREPACKAGED SOFTWARE [7372] IRS NUMBER: 770148231 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1229 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 COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: ECAD INC /DE/ DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19880609 REPORTING-OWNER: OWNER DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Cowie James J CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001431680 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 3 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-10606 FILM NUMBER: 08746290 BUSINESS ADDRESS: BUSINESS PHONE: 408-944-7068 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 2655 SEELY AVENUE STREET 2: BLDG. 5 CITY: SAN JOSE STATE: CA ZIP: 95134 3 1 edgar.xml PRIMARY DOCUMENT X0202 3 2008-04-01 0 0000813672 CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS INC CDNS 0001431680 Cowie James J 2655 SEELY AVENUE, BLDG. 5 SAN JOSE CA 95134 0 1 0 0 Sr. VP, General Counsel Common Stock 78626 D Non-qualified Stock Option (right to buy) 20.1875 2010-08-25 Common Stock 25000 D Non-qualified Stock Option (right to buy) 13.04 2014-04-30 Common Stock 5834 D Non-qualified Stock Option (right to buy) 17.89 2015-12-09 Common Stock 10000 D Non-qualified Stock Option (right to buy) 10.93 2015-04-01 Common Stock 60000 D Option was granted on August 25, 2000 and is fully vested. Option was granted on April 30, 2004 and vests at a rate of 1/48th per month thereafter. Option was granted on December 9, 2005 and vests at a rate of 1/48th per month thereafter. Option was granted on April 1, 2008 and vests at a rate of 1/48th per month thereafer. James J. Cowie 2008-04-08 EX-24 2 attach_1.htm 
POWER OF ATTORNEY

POWER OF ATTORNEY





I, James J. Cowie, hereby authorize Michael J. Fister, William Porter, Sharon Segev or Kevin Palatnik of Cadence Design Systems, Inc., a Delaware corporation

(the Company), to sign and file on my behalf the Initial Statement of

Beneficial Ownership of Securities on Form 3, Statements of Changes in

Beneficial Ownership on Forms 4 and 5, and any Amendments and applications

thereto, to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to

Section 16(a) of the Securities Act of 1934 relating to my beneficial

ownership of securities in the Company. The undersigned hereby grants

to each such attorney-in-fact full power and authority to do and perform

any and every act and thing whatsoever requisite, necessary, or proper

to be done in the exercise of any of the rights and powers herein granted,

as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or

could do if personally present, with full power of substitution or

revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that such

attorney-in-fact, or such attorney-in-fact's substitute or substitutes,

shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this power of

attorney and the rights and powers herein

granted.  The undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing

attorney-in-fact, in serving in such capacity at the request of the

undersigned, are not assuming, nor is the Company assuming, any of the

undersigned's responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of the Securities

Exchange Act of 1934. This authorization shall remain in effect until I am

no longer required to file forms under Section 16(a) with respect to the

Company's securities, unless earlier revoked in writing delivered to

the foregoing attorneys-in-fact.





/s/ James J. Cowie    April 1, 2008

James J. Cowie                                      Date
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