Summary of CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS INC

Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

At the Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on May 4, 2012 (the "Annual Meeting"), the stockholders of Cadence Design Systems, Inc. ("Cadence") voted on the following matters, which are described in detail in Cadence's Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 20, 2012:

1. A proposal to elect eight (8) directors of Cadence to serve until the 2013 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until their successors are elected and qualified, or until such director's earlier death, resignation or removal, was approved as set forth below.

                                                                                             Broker
Nominee                                       For            Against         Abstain       Non-Votes

Susan L. Bostrom                           224,966,720        2,283,401       182,450       29,063,195

Donald L. Lucas                            223,200,175        4,052,813       179,583       29,063,195

Dr. James D. Plummer                       226,174,114        1,070,447       188,010       29,063,195

Dr. Alberto Sangiovanni-Vincentelli        225,151,152        2,127,677       153,742       29,063,195

George M. Scalise                          223,373,539        3,891,867       167,165       29,063,195

Dr. John B. Shoven                         218,126,479        9,137,961       168,131       29,063,195

Roger S. Siboni                            224,982,134        2,269,450       180,987       29,063,195

Lip-Bu Tan                                 209,416,048       17,876,281       140,242       29,063,195

2. A proposal to approve the amendment and restatement of the 1995 Directors Stock Option Plan (the "Directors Plan") was approved as set forth below.

For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 155,891,993 71,393,430 147,148 29,063,195

3. A proposal to approve an increase in the number of authorized shares of common stock reserved for issuance under the Directors Plan from 3,050,000 shares to 3,550,000 shares was approved as set forth below.

For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 155,638,625 71,646,858 147,088 29,063,195

4. A non-binding advisory resolution approving executive compensation was approved as set forth below.

For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 220,849,579 6,323,151 259,841 29,063,195

5. A proposal to ratify the selection of KPMG LLP as Cadence's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 29, 2012 was approved as set forth below.

For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 254,501,341 1,670,824 323,601 0