# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0000813672
**File Stem:** 0000813672-26-000019
**Filing Date:** 2026-2
**Character Count:** 4693
**Document Hash:** 511752761fd226b5a92720ff93c01a12
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0000813672-26-000019.hdr.sgml**: 20260223

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0000813672-26-000019

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 8-K

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 12

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20260223

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20260223

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20260223

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS INC
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0000813672
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** SERVICES-PREPACKAGED SOFTWARE [7372]
- **ORGANIZATION NAME:** 06 Technology
- **EIN:** 770148231
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** DE
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 8-K
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 000-15867
- **FILM NUMBER:** 26662256

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 2655 SEELY AVENUE BLDG 5
- **CITY:** SAN JOSE
- **STATE:** CA
- **ZIP:** 95134
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 4089431234

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 2655 SEELY AVENUE
- **CITY:** SAN JOSE
- **STATE:** CA
- **ZIP:** 95134

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** ECAD INC /DE/
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 19880609

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**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 23, 2026** 

**CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS, INC.** 

**(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)**

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| **Delaware** | **000-15867** | **00-0000000** |
| (State or Other Jurisdiction<br>of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer<br>Identification No.) |

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**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:

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| **Title of each class** | **Trading Symbol(s)** | **Name of each exchange on which registered** |
| **Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share** | **CDNS** | **Nasdaq Global Select Market** |

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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. ☐

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**Item 3.02 Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities.**

As previously reported, on September 4, 2025, Cadence Design Systems, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("Cadence"), entered into an Equity Purchase Agreement (the "Purchase Agreement") with Hexagon Smart Solutions AB, a Swedish private limited liability company ("Seller"), to acquire Seller's design and engineering business (the "Acquisition").

In connection with the consummation of the Acquisition on February 23, 2026, Cadence issued 3,224,473 shares of Cadence's common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the "Stock Consideration"), to Seller as partial consideration for the Acquisition.

Cadence issued the Stock Consideration in reliance upon the exemption from registration afforded by Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), and/or Regulation S promulgated under the Securities Act.

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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.

Date: February 23, 2026

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

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