The 2020 Annual Meeting of Stockholders is scheduled to take place on April 30, 2020 at 1:00 p.m. Pacific Time by virtual meeting format at www.meetingcenter.io/293076150. Online access to the meeting will begin at 12:45 p.m. Pacific Time. 

Due to the public health impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and to protect the health and well-being of Cadence’s stockholders and employees, Cadence has changed the format of its 2020 Annual Meeting of Stockholders to virtual only. Individuals will not be able to attend the 2020 Annual Meeting of Stockholders in person.

Cadence is pleased to provide proxy materials for the 2020 Annual Meeting of Stockholders over the internet in accordance with the Notice and Access Rule adopted by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

As a result, most of our stockholders as of the close of business on March 2, 2020 (the "Record Date") will receive a Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials instead of paper copies of the 2019 Form 10-K and 2020 proxy materials.

The Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials provides instructions on how to access the 2020 proxy materials, vote via the internet or by telephone, and obtain paper copies of the 2019 Form 10-K and 2020 proxy materials.

Cadence 2019 Form 10-K and 2020 Proxy Statement

To view the PDF files, download the latest free Acrobat Reader from Adobe.

We encourage you to access and review the information contained in the 2020 proxy materials before voting. Only holders of Cadence common stock on the Record Date will be entitled to vote on all matters to be voted on at the 2020 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.

For your convenience, we have provided the links below for our stockholders as of the Record Date. Note that you will need the control number provided on your Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials in order to access the 2020 proxy materials and vote over the internet.

Instructions for Beneficial Stockholders

You are a "beneficial stockholder" if you hold Cadence common stock in an account in your name with a brokerage firm (e.g., Charles Schwab, E*Trade, J.P. Morgan), bank trustee or other agent. Click here to use your 16-digit control number to access and review your 2020 proxy materials and voting instructions over the internet as a beneficial stockholder hosted by Broadridge.

Beneficial stockholders can attend the 2020 Annual Meeting of Stockholders in one of two ways:

•  As a “guest” in listen-only mode (by clicking on the “I am a Guest” button after entering the meeting at www.meetingcenter.io/293076150 and providing the information requested on the following screen). “Guests” in listen-only mode will not have the ability to ask questions or vote during the meeting.

•  By registering with Computershare in advance of the meeting if the beneficial stockholder wishes to vote or ask questions during the meeting. To register, the beneficial stockholder must obtain a legal proxy from the broker, bank or other holder of record reflecting the Cadence common stock held as of the Record Date and submit an image of the legal proxy, with the beneficial stockholder’s name and email address, to Computershare. Requests for registration must be sent to legalproxy@computershare.com labeled as “Legal Proxy,” and must be received no later than 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on April 27, 2020. The beneficial stockholder will then receive a control number by email from Computershare. At the time of the 2020 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, the beneficial stockholder can attend the meeting at www.meetingcenter.io/293076150 and enter its control number and the meeting password CDNS2020.

Instructions for Registered Stockholders

You are a "registered stockholder" if you are in possession of an actual stock certificate for Cadence common stock or if you hold Cadence common stock in book entry and your name appears in the stockholder register kept by our transfer agent, Computershare. Click here to use your 15-digit control number to access and review your 2020 proxy materials and voting instructions over the internet as a registered stockholder hosted by Computershare.

Registered stockholders can attend the 2020 Annual Meeting of Stockholders at www.meetingcenter.io/293076150 by entering the 15-digit control number and the meeting password CDNS2020. Once admitted to the 2020 Annual Meeting of Stockholders by following these instructions, registered stockholders may ask questions and vote during the meeting.

Request a Paper Copy of Materials

To request a paper copy of the 2019 Form 10-K and 2020 proxy materials, click here or follow the instructions on your Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials.

Additional Questions

If you have additional questions, please contact Cadence Investor Relations via phone at 408.944.7100 or via email at investor_relations@cadence.com.