UNITED STATES
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): February 8, 2011
CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
                 
Delaware
  000-15867   77-0148231
(State or Other Jurisdiction
  (Commission File Number)   (I.R.S. Employer
of Incorporation)
      Identification No.)
     
2655 Seely Avenue, Building 5   95134
San Jose, California   (Zip Code)
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)    
(408) 943-1234
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On February 8, 2011, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (the “Company”) approved the restoration of the base salary of Lip-Bu Tan, the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer, back to its fiscal 2009 level at $600,000 per year, effective January 1, 2011. Mr. Tan’s annual base salary had been voluntarily reduced since July 1, 2009.

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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.
         
Dated: February 14, 2011



  CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS, INC.
 
 
  By:   /s/ James J. Cowie    
    James J. Cowie   
    Senior Vice President and General Counsel   
 

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