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accession: "0000813672-22-000026"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CDNS"
cik: "0000813672"
company_name: "CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS INC"
filed_at: "2022-05-06T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-25T23:11:16.195716+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.25
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confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Cadence shareholders elect all 11 directors, reject special meetings proposal

## Summary
- All 11 director nominees elected with majority support; Lip-Bu Tan received 210.9M votes.
- Say-on-pay approved with 208.3M for (91.1%) vs 20.1M against.
- Ratification of PwC as auditor for FY2022 approved with 246.1M for, 235K against.
- Stockholder proposal on special meetings defeated with 142.7M against vs 85.6M for.
- Board committee composition updated effective May 5, 2022; Lewis Chew chairs Audit, Mark Adams chairs Compensation.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000813672-22-000026
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CDNS
- cik: 0000813672
- company_name: CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS INC
- filed_at: 2022-05-06T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.25
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.25
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07, 8.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/813672/000081367222000026/0000813672-22-000026-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/813672/000081367222000026/cdns-20220505.htm

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