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    Cadence Design Systems Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Results of Operations and Financial Condition, Financial Statements and Exhibits

    4/27/26 4:03:41 PM ET
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    cdns-20260427
    0000813672false00008136722026-04-272026-04-27

    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): April 27, 2026
    CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS, INC.
    (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
     
    Delaware 000-15867 00-0000000
    (State or Other Jurisdiction
    of Incorporation)
     (Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer
    Identification No.)
    2655 Seely Avenue, San Jose, California 95134
    (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
    (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:
    ☐Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
    ☐Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
    ☐Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
    ☐Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
    Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
    Title of each classTrading Symbol(s)Name of each exchange on which registered
    Common Stock, $0.01 par value per shareCDNSNasdaq Global Select Market
    Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

    Emerging growth company ☐

     If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐








    Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

    On April 27, 2026 Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (“Cadence”) issued a press release announcing its financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2026.
    A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.01 and a copy of the commentary by the Chief Financial Officer of Cadence regarding Cadence's financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2026 is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.02, and the press release and the commentary are incorporated herein by reference.
    The information contained in this Current Report shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.
    Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
    (d) Exhibits

    Exhibit No.  Description
    99.01
    Press Release issued by Cadence Design Systems, Inc. on April 27, 2026.
    99.02
    CFO Commentary on Results of Quarter Ended March 31, 2026.
    104Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).




    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: April 27, 2026
    CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS, INC.
    By: 
    /s/ John M. Wall
     
    John M. Wall
     
    Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer



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