- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS, INC. (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter) DELAWARE 1-10606 77-0148231 (State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission File (I.R.S. Employer of Incorporation ) Number) Identification Number) 2655 SEELY ROAD, BUILDING 5 SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA 95134 (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (408) 943-1234 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS. On December 16, 1998, Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (the "Registrant") and Quickturn Design Systems, Inc. ("Quickturn") amended their Agreement and Plan of Merger (the "Merger Agreement") dated as of December 8, 1998 to correct a typographical error. ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND EXHIBITS. (c) EXHIBITS Exhibit No. Description ----------- ----------- 2.1 Amendment No. 1 dated as of December 16, 1998 to Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of December 8, 1998, by and among the Registrant, CDSI Acquisition, Inc. and Quickturn Design Systems, Inc. and all Exhibits thereto. 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 December 21, 1998. CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS, INC. By: /s/R. L. Smith McKeithen --------------------------------- R.L. Smith McKeithen Senior Vice President and General Counsel EXHIBIT INDEX SEQUENTIALLY NUMBERED EXHIBIT NO. DOCUMENT PAGE - ----------- ---------------------------------------------- ------------ Exhibit 2.1 Amendment No. 1 dated as of December 16, 1998, to Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of December 8, 1998, by and among the Registrant, CDSI Acquisition, Inc. and Quickturn Design Systems, Inc. and Exhibits thereto.