CDNS Cadence Design Systems, Inc.

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$280.76

Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (CDNS) Insider Activity

What the officers, directors and large holders did with their own shares. Only open-market purchases and sales count toward the totals — grants, option exercises and shares withheld for tax are compensation mechanics, not decisions, and they're listed separately below.

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Insider signal Moderately bearish Selling ran elevated versus CDNS's own trailing one-year pace, with 100% of sale value under a prearranged plan.
Cluster activity 0 buyers in the last 30 days 0 buyers in the last 90 days 5 sellers in the last 90 days
Insiders buying
0
0 transactions
Insiders selling
8
74 transactions
Purchases
$0
0 shares
Sales
$75.3M
202,570 shares
Net activity
-$75.3M
purchases less sales

How much of that selling was preplanned? 100% planned / 0% discretionary

10b5-1 plan sales $75.3M 74 transactions · 202,570 shares
Discretionary sales $0 0 transactions · 0 shares

Largest single sale: $20.5M.

Where they traded

Buy Sell Dot area is proportional to transaction value.

Last open-market purchase: March 28, 2025 — 1.5 years ago, by GAVRIELOV MOSHE .

Recent open-market activity

Date Insider Role Action Shares Price Value Held after
Brennan Ita M 4 fills Director Sell 10b5-1 180 $285.51 $51.4K 7,971 −2.2% of holding
Scannell Paul Sr. Vice President Sell 10b5-1 280 $339.00 $94.9K 31,720 −0.9% of holding
SANGIOVANNI VINCENTELLI ALBERTO 5 fills Director Sell 10b5-1 1,250 $320.88 $401.1K 41,764 −2.9% of holding
TENG CHIN-CHI Sr. Vice President Sell 10b5-1 4,732 $314.49 $1.5M 138,049 −3.3% of holding
TENG CHIN-CHI 9 fills Sr. Vice President Sell 10b5-1 4,500 $339.46 $1.5M 145,561 −3% of holding
Cunningham Paul Sr. Vice President Sell 10b5-1 2,000 $383.36 $766.7K 125,586 −1.6% of holding
TENG CHIN-CHI 11 fills Sr. Vice President Sell 10b5-1 4,500 $384.88 $1.7M 149,581 −2.9% of holding
Cunningham Paul Sr. Vice President Sell 10b5-1 2,000 $391.00 $782.0K 126,586 −1.6% of holding
PLUMMER JAMES D Director Sell 10b5-1 1,511 $381.34 $576.2K 23,264 −6.1% of holding
Brennan Ita M 13 fills Director Sell 10b5-1 180 $387.45 $69.7K 8,163 −2.2% of holding
DEVGAN ANIRUDH President and CEO Sell 10b5-1 25,005 $415.00 $10.4M 253,519 −9% of holding
DEVGAN ANIRUDH President and CEO Sell 10b5-1 51,822 $395.00 $20.5M 278,524 −15.7% of holding
Scannell Paul Sr. Vice President Sell 10b5-1 7,081 $393.91 $2.8M 32,181 −18% of holding
DEVGAN ANIRUDH President and CEO Sell 10b5-1 51,887 $370.00 $19.2M 303,525 −14.6% of holding
TENG CHIN-CHI 12 fills Sr. Vice President Sell 10b5-1 4,500 $369.35 $1.7M 151,164 −2.9% of holding
Scannell Paul 2 fills Sr. Vice President Sell 10b5-1 2,142 $345.06 $739.1K 32,181 −6.2% of holding
WALL JOHN M 5 fills Sr. VP & CFO Sell 10b5-1 5,000 $348.71 $1.7M 86,463 −5.5% of holding
Scannell Paul Sr. Vice President Sell 10b5-1 10,500 $339.00 $3.6M 33,946 −23.6% of holding
Cunningham Paul Sr. Vice President Sell 10b5-1 1,000 $337.49 $337.5K 127,586 −0.8% of holding
WALL JOHN M Sr. VP & CFO Sell 10b5-1 21,500 $309.45 $6.7M 86,875 −19.8% of holding
Cunningham Paul Sr. Vice President Sell 10b5-1 1,000 $280.19 $280.2K 128,586 −0.8% of holding

Form 4s are due within two business days of a transaction, so this is close to real time — unlike the quarterly 13F data on the Institutional tab. A single large sale often reflects a prearranged 10b5-1 plan rather than a fresh view, so read a pattern of sales rather than any one of them.