Every Form 4 that Cadence Design System Inc (CDNS) has filed with the SEC in the last 12 months is listed below, newest first, and each one links through to the document itself with the summary and the scores our analysis gives it.
A Form 4 covers the transactions officers, directors and large holders report, so if you follow CDNS and want that one kind of document rather than the whole filing history, this is the page to keep. The company's other filings, of every form, are on the full CDNS filings page.
CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS INC (CDNS) reported that Sr. Vice President Paul Scannell sold common stock in an open-market transaction. On 2026-08-26, he sold 280 shares at $339.00 per share. After this trade, he directly held 31,720 shares. The sale was effected under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 Trading Plan adopted on 9/9/2025.
CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS INC (CDNS) director Alberto Sangiovanni-Vincentelli reported selling a total of 1,250 shares of common stock on August 25, 2026 in five open-market transactions. The weighted average prices ranged from about $317.70 to $324.93, and all sales were effected under a Rule 10b5-1 Trading Plan adopted on May 12, 2026.
CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS INC (CDNS) senior vice president Paul Cunningham reported a disposition of shares through a charitable transfer. On 2026-08-25 he made a bona fide gift of 1,000 shares of common stock at a reported price of $0.00 per share, leaving him with 123,586 shares of CDNS common stock held directly.
CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS INC (CDNS) reported that Sr. Vice President Chin-Chi Teng exercised a non-qualified stock option for 1,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $202.94 per share on 2026-08-21, leaving 8,668 options outstanding from that grant. On the same date, Teng acquired 1,000 common shares through the exercise and sold 4,732 common shares at $314.49 per share in open-market or private transactions. The acquisition and sale transactions were effected under a Rule 10b5-1 Trading Plan adopted on 2026-02-20.
CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS INC (CDNS) reported that Sr. Vice President Paul Scannell had 181 shares of common stock withheld on 2026-08-17 to satisfy tax obligations arising from the vesting of a Restricted Stock Award. The shares were treated as a disposition for reporting purposes. After this tax-withholding event, Scannell directly holds 32,000 shares of Cadence common stock.
CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS INC (CDNS) insider Paul Cunningham, a Sr. Vice President, reported an option exercise and related share sale. He exercised 1,000 stock options for common stock at an exercise price of $138.02 per share, leaving 7,328 options outstanding from that grant. On the same date, he acquired 1,000 common shares through the exercise and then sold 2,000 common shares at $323.32 per share. The equity transactions were effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 Trading Plan adopted on March 16, 2026, and the options had vested monthly beginning March 25, 2021.
Young Sohn, a director of Cadence Design Systems, transferred 9.0000 shares of common stock as a bona fide charitable gift on 2026-07-30. After the gift, the reporting person directly owns 15243.0000 shares. The transaction is reported at $0.0000 per share and is not pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 plan.
Cadence Design Systems senior vice president Chin-Chi Teng exercised 1,000 non-qualified stock options at a conversion price of $202.9400 per share, leaving 9,668 options from this grant. On the same date, Teng sold 4,500 shares of common stock in multiple code S transactions (open-market or private) at weighted-average prices including $335.6950 and $339.0539 per share, with each sale effected under a Rule 10b5-1 Trading Plan adopted on February 20, 2026. The option referenced vests at a rate of 1/48th of the grant per month.
Cadence Design Systems Sr. Vice President Paul Cunningham reported stock transactions on July 15, 2026 under a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted on March 16, 2026. He sold 2,000 common shares at $383.36 per share, leaving 125,586 shares directly held.
He also exercised 1,000 non-qualified stock options at a strike price of $138.02 per share to acquire 1,000 common shares, reducing that option grant to 8,328 remaining options.
Cadence Design Systems senior vice president Chin-Chi Teng reported open-market stock sales and an option exercise. On June 22, 2026, he sold a total of 4,500 shares of Cadence common stock in multiple transactions at prices generally between the high $370s and just above $390 per share. These sales were made under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted on February 20, 2026.
On the same date, Teng exercised a stock option covering 1,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $202.94 per share. After the transactions, he directly held 145,281 shares of Cadence common stock and 10,668 non-qualified stock options as reflected in this filing, indicating that the reported activity involved only part of his overall equity position.
CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS INC senior vice president Paul Cunningham reported routine equity transactions in company stock. He sold 2,000 shares of common stock at $391.00 per share in an open-market transaction and exercised 1,000 stock options at a strike price of $138.02 per share.
After these moves, he directly holds 126,586 shares of common stock and 9,328 remaining non-qualified stock options. The filing notes that the activity occurred under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 Trading Plan, indicating the timing was set in advance rather than decided opportunistically.
CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS INC director James D. Plummer reported an indirect sale of common stock and updated his holdings. On June 11, 2026, the Plummer Family Trust sold 1,511 shares in an open-market transaction at $381.34 per share, executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 Trading Plan adopted on March 12, 2026. After this sale, the trust held 23,264 shares indirectly. A separate holding entry shows 3,120 shares held directly by Plummer.
Cadence Design Systems director Brennan Ita M reported selling 180 shares of common stock in open-market transactions on June 10, 2026. The trades, executed under a Rule 10b5-1 Trading Plan adopted on November 24, 2025, occurred at prices ranging from about $382.87 to $398.65 per share. After these sales, he continues to hold more than 8,000 shares directly, so the disposals represent a relatively small portion of his reported holdings.
CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS INC President and CEO Anirudh Devgan reported option exercises and share sales. On June 1, 2026, he exercised non-qualified stock options for 26,821 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $78.76 per share, then sold 51,822 shares at $395.00 per share in open-market transactions. On June 2, 2026, he sold an additional 25,005 shares at $415.00 per share. Following these transactions, he directly holds 253,519 shares of Cadence common stock. The filing notes that the transactions were effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 Trading Plan adopted on 9/6/2024 and first amended on 8/6/2025.
CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS INC senior vice president Paul Scannell exercised stock options and sold shares in a planned transaction. He exercised options to acquire 7,081 shares of common stock at $285.19 per share, then sold 7,081 shares at $393.91 per share in an open‑market sale.
Following these transactions, Scannell directly holds 32,181 shares of Cadence Design Systems common stock. The filing notes that the activity was carried out under a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted on September 9, 2025, indicating the trades were pre-scheduled.
Cadence Design Systems Sr. Vice President Teng Chin-Chi exercised a non-qualified stock option for 1,000 shares at $202.94 per share on May 22, 2026, then sold 4,500 common shares in multiple open-market trades. The transactions were made under a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted on February 20, 2026, with sale prices reported as weighted averages across ranges from $361.88 to $380.77 per share. After these trades, Teng directly held 148,781 Cadence common shares.
CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS INC President and CEO Anirudh Devgan reported a pre-planned combination of stock option exercise and share sale. On May 22, 2026, he sold 51,887 shares of common stock in an open-market transaction at $370.00 per share.
On the same date, he exercised non-qualified stock options covering 25,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $78.76 per share. Following these transactions, he directly held 303,525 shares of common stock and 26,821 non-qualified stock options. The filing notes the activity was carried out under a Rule 10b5-1 Trading Plan adopted on 9/6/2024 and first amended on 8/6/2025.
CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS INC senior vice president Paul Scannell reported an open-market sale of 1,071 shares of common stock at $345.06 per share. In a separate transaction, 75 shares were withheld to cover tax obligations from the vesting of a Restricted Stock Award. After these transactions, he directly holds 32,181 shares of Cadence common stock. The filing notes it was submitted late due to an inadvertent administrative oversight and that the sale was made under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 Trading Plan adopted on 9/9/2025.
Cadence Design Systems senior vice president Paul Scannell reported an open-market sale of 1,071 shares of common stock at $345.06 per share. After this sale, he directly holds 32,181 shares. Earlier, 75 shares were withheld at $347.24 per share to cover tax obligations from the vesting of a Restricted Stock Award, which is a non-market disposition. The filing notes that the sale was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 Trading Plan adopted by Scannell, indicating the transaction was scheduled in advance rather than timed discretionarily.
CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS INC executive Marc Taxay, SVP & General Counsel, reported two tax-withholding dispositions of common stock tied to equity awards. On the same date, a total of 2,799 shares were withheld at $347.24 per share to satisfy tax obligations upon vesting of a Performance Stock Award and a Restricted Stock Award. Following these non-market transactions, he directly holds 22,599 shares after the latest entry, indicating these were administrative tax events rather than open-market sales.
CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS INC director Mark Adams reported stock awards and gifts involving company shares. On May 7, 2026, he received a grant of 714 shares of common stock at no cost as a restricted stock award that vests on the earlier of the first anniversary of the grant date or the next annual stockholder meeting.
On the same date, Adams made bona fide gifts totaling 1,558 shares of common stock. He transferred 779 directly held shares to the Adams Family Trust dated October 27, 2000, and another 779 shares are now shown as held by that trust, which holds 12,927 shares after the transactions.
CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS INC director Lewis Chew received a stock grant, increasing his direct holdings. On this Form 4, Chew reported an acquisition of 714 shares of common stock as a grant or award at a stated price of $0.00 per share. Following the award, his direct ownership rose to 9,131 common shares. According to the footnote, this restricted stock award fully vests on the earlier of the first anniversary of the grant date or the next Annual Meeting of Stockholders after the grant date, tying the compensation to a defined service and governance period.
Brennan Ita M reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS INC director Ita M. Brennan reported receiving a grant of 714 shares of common stock as a restricted stock award. The shares were awarded at no cash cost and increase Brennan’s direct holdings to 8,184 shares.
The restricted stock fully vests on the earlier of one year from the grant date or the next Annual Meeting of Stockholders, making this a routine equity compensation award rather than an open-market purchase.
Krakauer Mary L reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
Cadence Design Systems director Mary L. Krakauer received an equity grant of 714 shares of common stock. The award was granted at no cash cost per share and increases her direct holdings to 4,993 shares. The restricted stock vests on the earlier of the first anniversary of the grant date or the next annual meeting of stockholders.
CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS INC director Moshe Gavrielov received an equity grant of company stock. On May 7, 2026, he acquired 714 shares of Cadence common stock at a price of $0.00 per share as a restricted stock award. The award fully vests on the earlier of the first anniversary of the grant date or the date of the next Annual Meeting of Stockholders that follows the grant date. After this grant, Gavrielov directly holds 1,819 Cadence shares.
CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS INC director Alberto Sangiovanni-Vincentelli received a new equity grant. He acquired 714 shares of Common Stock as a restricted stock award, with no cash paid per share. Following this award, he directly holds 42,044 shares of Cadence common stock.
The restricted stock fully vests on the earlier of the first anniversary of the grant date or the date of the next Annual Meeting of Stockholders after the grant date. Until vesting, the award is subject to service-based conditions tied to his role as a director.
Van den hove Luc reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS INC director Luc Van den hove reported receiving a grant of 714 shares of Common Stock as equity compensation. The award was recorded at a price of $0.00 per share, indicating a non-cash grant rather than an open-market purchase. Following this grant, Van den hove directly holds 979 shares of Cadence stock. According to the award terms, the restricted stock units vest in full on the earlier of one year from the grant date or the next Annual Meeting of Stockholders, tying the compensation to continued board service over a relatively short period.
Cadence Design Systems director James D. Plummer reported routine equity compensation and gifts of stock. He received a grant of 714 shares of common stock at no cost as a restricted stock award that fully vests on the earlier of the first anniversary of the grant date or the next annual stockholder meeting.
Plummer also made two bona fide gifts totaling 1,558 shares of common stock, affecting both his direct holdings and shares held through the Plummer Family Trust. After these transactions, he holds 3,120 shares directly and 24,775 shares indirectly through the trust.
Liuson Julia reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS INC director Julia Liuson received a restricted stock award of 714 shares of Common Stock. The shares were granted at no cost and increase her direct holdings to 6,441 shares following the transaction. The restricted stock will fully vest on the earlier of the first anniversary of the grant date or the next Annual Meeting of Stockholders after the grant date.
Cadence Design Systems director Young Sohn received a stock award. On the reported date, Sohn acquired 714 shares of Cadence Design Systems common stock as a grant, at no cash cost per share. Following this award, Sohn directly holds 15,252 common shares.
The filing notes this restricted stock award will fully vest on the earlier of the first anniversary of the grant date or the next Annual Meeting of Stockholders after the grant date, tying the compensation to continued board service over that period.
CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS INC senior vice president Paul Scannell reported a routine tax-related share disposition. On May 6, 2026, 619 shares of common stock were withheld at $354.90 per share to satisfy tax obligations from the vesting of a Performance Stock Award. After this withholding, he directly owned 33,327 shares of Cadence common stock. This was not an open-market purchase or sale, but an automatic mechanism to cover taxes triggered by equity compensation vesting.
CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS INC director Young Sohn reported a charitable transfer of 72 shares of common stock as a bona fide gift. The shares were valued at a reported transaction price of $354.90 per share. After the gift, Sohn directly holds 14,538 shares of Cadence Design Systems common stock.
CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS INC Sr. VP & CFO John M. Wall sold 5,000 shares of common stock in open-market transactions. The trades occurred on May 5, 2026 at prices reported in weighted averages, with underlying sale prices ranging from $346.16 to $351.42. The filing states these transactions were executed under a previously adopted Rule 10b5-1 Trading Plan, indicating they were pre-scheduled rather than discretionary market-timed sales.
Cadence Design Systems Sr. Vice President Paul Cunningham completed an open-market sale of 1,000 shares of the company’s common stock at $337.49 per share on May 1, 2026. Following this transaction, he directly owns 127,586 shares of Cadence common stock.
The filing notes that this sale was carried out under a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted on March 14, 2025, meaning the trade was pre-arranged rather than decided at the last minute based on market conditions.
Cadence Design Systems Sr. Vice President Paul Scannell sold 10,500 shares of Common Stock in an open-market transaction. The sale occurred on May 1, 2026 at a price of $339.00 per share. After the transaction, he continues to hold 33,946 shares directly.
The filing notes that this transaction was effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 Trading Plan adopted on September 9, 2025, indicating the sale was pre-arranged under that plan rather than newly decided at the time of execution.
Cadence Design Systems Inc senior vice president and CFO John M. Wall reported an open-market sale of common stock. On April 16, 2026, he sold 21,500 shares at an average price of $309.45 per share. After this transaction, he directly holds 86,875 shares of Cadence common stock. The sale was carried out under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan, indicating the transaction had been scheduled in advance rather than timed discretionarily.
Cadence Design Systems senior vice president Paul Cunningham reported an open-market sale of 1,000 shares of common stock at $280.19 per share. After this transaction, he directly holds 128,586 shares. The sale was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted on March 14, 2025, indicating it was scheduled in advance rather than timed discretionarily.
Cadence Design Systems Sr. VP & CFO John M. Wall reported equity compensation activity involving performance-based restricted stock units. On 2026-03-18, he acquired 43,239 and 8,416 shares of common stock at $0.0000 per share as awards tied to units that met performance criteria. A total of 4,239 shares were then withheld at $289.64 per share to cover tax obligations from the vesting, which is not an open-market sale. Following these transactions, Wall directly holds 108,375 shares of Cadence common stock.
CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS INC Senior Vice President Chin-Chi Teng reported equity compensation changes involving performance-based restricted stock units that converted into common stock. On March 18, he acquired 39,032 and 7,364 shares of common stock at $0 per share as awards after performance criteria were met. A portion of these units will vest in three equal annual installments on the first, second, and third anniversaries of the grant date, subject to continued service. To cover tax obligations from the vesting, 3,546 shares were disposed of at $289.64 per share through share withholding rather than a market sale. Following these transactions, Teng directly held 152,281 shares of common stock.
CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS INC Senior Vice President Paul Scannell reported equity compensation activity in the company’s common stock. He received 8,962 and 7,364 shares through performance-based restricted stock units that have met their performance criteria, with these awards scheduled to vest in three equal annual installments on the first, second and third anniversaries of the grant date, subject to continued service. To cover related tax obligations from the vesting of these units, 4,492 shares were withheld at a price of $289.64 per share. After these transactions, Scannell directly holds 44,446 shares of Cadence common stock.
CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS INC President and CEO Anirudh Devgan received significant equity awards and had shares withheld for taxes. He acquired 146,849 shares of common stock from performance-based restricted stock units that met performance criteria, plus another 43,318 performance-based restricted stock units that vest in three equal annual installments, all at no purchase price. To cover tax obligations from vesting, 18,138 shares were withheld at $289.64 per share. Following these transactions, he directly holds 330,412 shares of common stock.
Cadence Design Systems senior vice president Paul Cunningham reported routine equity compensation activity in company common stock. He acquired 39,032 and 7,364 shares through performance-based restricted stock units that met their performance criteria, with a portion scheduled to vest in three equal annual installments subject to continued service. To cover related tax obligations, 3,546 shares were withheld at a price of 289.64 per share rather than being sold on the open market. Following these transactions, he directly holds 129,586 shares of Cadence common stock.
Cadence Design Systems senior vice president and general counsel Marc Taxay reported receiving two stock awards of common stock as compensation. On the reported date, he acquired 973 shares and a separate grant of 5,460 shares at no cost, both described as performance-based restricted stock units that have met specified performance criteria. One award vests on the first anniversary of the grant date, while the other vests in three equal annual installments on the first, second, and third anniversaries of the grant date, each subject to continued service. Following these grants, his direct holdings increased to 25,398 shares of common stock.
Cadence Design Systems President and CEO Anirudh Devgan reported equity compensation activity and related tax withholding. On March 16, 2026, he received a grant of 40,562 shares of Common Stock as restricted stock units at no purchase price. On March 16 and 17, a total of 78,093 shares of Common Stock were withheld at prices around $292.72–$293.75 per share to satisfy tax obligations arising from the vesting of performance-based and other restricted stock awards, rather than open-market sales. After these transactions, he directly held 158,383 Common Stock shares, which includes 70 shares acquired through the employee stock purchase plan.
Cadence Design Systems Sr. VP & CFO John M. Wall reported routine share movements tied to equity compensation and taxes. On March 16, 2026, he received 15,616 shares of common stock as a grant of restricted stock units at no purchase price. Around the same time, a total of 24,684 shares were withheld on March 16 and 17 at prices around $293 per share to satisfy tax obligations from vesting performance-based and time-based stock awards, rather than being sold on the open market. After these transactions, Wall directly held 60,959 shares of Cadence common stock.
Cadence Design Systems senior vice president Paul Cunningham reported equity compensation activity involving restricted stock units. On March 16, 2026, he received a grant of 13,386 shares of Cadence common stock as restricted stock units at a stated price of $0.00 per share.
On the same date, 20,787 shares of common stock were surrendered in three separate tax-withholding dispositions at prices between $292.72 and $293.75 per share to cover tax obligations from vesting performance-based and time-based awards. After these transactions, Cunningham directly held 86,736 Cadence shares.
Cadence Design Systems director Ita M Brennan sold 180 shares of common stock in multiple open-market transactions. The sales occurred on March 17, 2026 at prices ranging from $293.51 to $300.56. The trades were made under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted on November 24, 2025.
After these transactions, Brennan directly holds 7,470 shares of Cadence Design Systems common stock. Because the sales were executed pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 plan, they reflect a scheduled diversification step rather than an ad hoc market-timing decision.
Cadence Design Systems Sr. Vice President Paul Scannell reported routine equity compensation activity. On March 16, 2026, he acquired 13,943 shares of Cadence Design Systems common stock as a grant of Restricted Stock Units, with no cash paid per share. On March 17, 2026, 1,610 shares were withheld at $293.75 per share to cover tax obligations arising from RSU vesting, a non-market disposition rather than an open-market sale. Following these transactions, he directly holds 32,612 shares of common stock, indicating a compensation-driven change in holdings rather than a directional market trade.
Cadence Design Systems Sr. Vice President Chin-Chi Teng reported equity compensation activity and related tax withholding in company stock. On March 16, 2026, he received a grant of 13,386 Restricted Stock Units at a stated price of $0.00 per share.
To cover taxes from vesting of performance-based and other restricted stock awards, 20,787 shares of common stock were withheld in three transactions: 16,598 and 1,827 shares at $292.72 on March 16, and 2,362 shares at $293.75 on March 17. After these transactions, Teng directly holds 109,431 Cadence shares, which includes 70 shares acquired through the employee stock purchase plan on January 30, 2026. These dispositions were tax-withholding events, not open-market sales.
Taxay Marc reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS INC SVP & General Counsel Marc Taxay received an equity grant of 8,366 shares of common stock on March 16, 2026. The Form 4 describes this transaction as a grant or award, with no purchase price paid for the shares.
Following this award, Taxay directly holds 18,965 shares of Cadence common stock. A footnote clarifies that the transaction represents a grant of restricted stock units, reflecting routine equity-based executive compensation rather than an open-market share purchase or sale.