================================================================================ SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, DC 20549 -------------------- FORM 8-K/A CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 -------------------- Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): December 8, 1998 QUICKTURN DESIGN SYSTEMS, INC. (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter) Delaware 0-22738 77-0159619 (State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission File (I.R.S. Employer of Incorporation ) Number) Identification Number) 55 W. Trimble Road San Jose, California 95131 (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (408) 914-6000 ================================================================================ Item 5. Other Events. - ------------------------- On May 12, 1999, Quickturn Design Systems, Inc. ("Quickturn") and Cadence Design Systems, Inc. ("Cadence") amended their Agreement and Plan of Merger (the "Merger Agreement") dated as of December 8, 1998, as amended on December 16, 1998 and January 4, 1999, to correct typographical errors. Item 7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits. - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (c) Exhibits Exhibit No. Description ----------- ----------- Exhibit 2.1 Amendment No. 3 dated as of May 12, 1999, to Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of December 8, 1998, as amended on December 16, 1998 and January 4, 1999, by and among the Registrant, CDSI Acquisition, Inc. and Cadence Design Systems, Inc. SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized. Dated as of May 19, 1999. QUICKTURN DESIGN SYSTEMS, INC. By: /s/ RAYMOND K. OSTBY ------------------------ Raymond K. Ostby Vice President, Finance and Administration, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary EXHIBIT INDEX Sequentially Numbered Exhibit No. Document Page - ----------- ----------------------------------------------------------- -------------- Exhibit 2.1 Amendment No. 3 dated as of May 12, 1999, to Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of December 8, 1998, as amended on December 16, 1998 and January 4, 1999, by and among the Registrant, CDSI Acquisition, Inc. and Cadence Design Systems, Inc.