SEC Contract Filing

Filing Date: 2021-02-22

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<title>Document</title></head><body><div id="i0e5c63a9612a4dad8a772cb81ee9c0f9_37"></div><div style="min-height:64.8pt;width:100%"><div style="margin-top:9pt"><img alt="cdnslogoa021.jpg" src="cdnslogoa021.jpg" style="height:33px;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:120px"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font></div></div><div style="text-align:right"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">EXHIBIT 10.17</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS, INC.</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Restricted Stock Unit Agreement</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">(the &#8220;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Plan</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">&#8221;)</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:6pt;text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-bottom:6pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (the &#8220;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Company</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#8221;) grants the participant named below (the &#8220;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Participant</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#8221;) Restricted Stock Units pursuant to the Plan as set forth below (the &#8220;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Award</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#8221;). Each Restricted Stock Unit represents the right to receive one Share (as adjusted from time to time pursuant to the Plan), subject to vesting and other conditions set forth in this Agreement (as defined below).</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:6pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">This Award is subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Restricted Stock Unit Agreement, including the country-specific terms and conditions contained in the appendix attached hereto (the &#8220;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Appendix</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#8221;) (collectively, this &#8220;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Agreement</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#8221;), and in the Plan located at the Company&#8217;s Employee Stock Services&#8217; intranet webpage&#59; provided, however, if there is a conflict between the terms of this Agreement and the terms of the Plan, the terms of this Agreement will govern. Capitalized terms that are not defined herein will have the meanings set forth in the Plan. </font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-bottom:6pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Participant&#58; &#91;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Wingdings',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">l </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">&#93;</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:6pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">ID Number&#58; &#91;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Wingdings',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">l </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">&#93;</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:6pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Restricted Stock Unit Number&#58; &#91;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Wingdings',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">l