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This proposal was approved as set forth below: For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 216,695,272 8,512,065 813,802 18,337,442","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/813672/000081367226000067/0000813672-26-000067-index.htm","confidence":0.9,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Proposal","value":"equity plan"},{"label":"Outcome","value":"passed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2026-05-07"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"},{"claim_id":"953cd41447058854cb99f3b526dceac47cbefb77","claim":"CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS INC shareholders approved Election of eleven directors named in the Proxy Statement to serve until the 2027 Annual Meeting at the 2026-05-07 meeting.","evidence_excerpt":"Each of the eleven (11) director nominees named in the Proxy Statement was elected as set forth below: Nominee For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes Mark W. Adams 213,641,523 11,871,388 508,228 18,337,442 Ita Brennan 197,550,600 27,957,323 513,216 18,337,442 Lewis Chew 219,522,489 5,976,372 522,278 18,337,442 Anirudh Devgan 223,808,980 1,403,711 808,448 18,337,442 Moshe Gavrielov 223,914,955 1,553,434 552,750 18,337,442 ML Krakauer 220,002,370 5,510,919 507,850 18,337,442 Julia Liuson 221,571,690 3,819,720 629,729 18,337,442 James D. Plummer 218,597,539 6,768,013 655,587 18,337,442 Alberto Sangiovanni-Vincentelli 210,132,429 15,237,989 650,721 18,337,442 Young K. Sohn 220,567,252 4,901,487 552,400 18,337,442 Luc Van den hove 221,687,359 3,825,730 508,050 18,337,442","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/813672/000081367226000067/0000813672-26-000067-index.htm","confidence":0.9,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Proposal","value":"director election"},{"label":"Outcome","value":"passed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2026-05-07"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"},{"claim_id":"a67e370b4e82524bd2bc111e207b897b967d13b6","claim":"CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS INC shareholders approved Advisory resolution to approve named executive officer compensation at the 2026-05-07 meeting.","evidence_excerpt":"An advisory resolution to approve named executive officer compensation. This proposal was approved as set forth below: For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 195,205,028 29,350,859 1,465,252 18,337,442","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/813672/000081367226000067/0000813672-26-000067-index.htm","confidence":0.9,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Proposal","value":"say on pay"},{"label":"Outcome","value":"passed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2026-05-07"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"},{"claim_id":"f02abbfe0bbb059f1a3f306ea93462bc737bea46","claim":"CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS INC shareholders approved Ratification of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year ending December 31, 2026 at the 2026-05-07 meeting.","evidence_excerpt":"A proposal to ratify the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm of Cadence for its fiscal year ending December 31, 2026. This proposal was approved as set forth below: For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 243,583,173 167,184 608,224 N/A","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/813672/000081367226000067/0000813672-26-000067-index.htm","confidence":0.9,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Proposal","value":"auditor ratification"},{"label":"Outcome","value":"passed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2026-05-07"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"}],"license":"Source filings: public domain (SEC EDGAR). Summaries (headline + bullets): CC-BY-4.0; attribute https://secwatch.observer"}