Investors are encouraged to look at the GAAP projections and results as the best measure of financial performance. For example, amortization of intangibles or in-process technology are important to consider because they may represent initial expenditures that under GAAP are reported across future fiscal periods. Likewise, stock-based compensation expense is an obligation of the company that should be considered. Restructuring charges can be triggered by acquisitions or product adjustments, as well as overall company performance within a given business environment. Losses on extinguishment of debt can be incurred on remaining convertible notes. All of these metrics are important to financial performance generally.

Although Cadence's management finds GAAP measures useful in evaluating the performance of Cadence's business, reliance on this measure is limited because items excluded from such measures often have a material effect on Cadence's earnings and earnings per share calculated in accordance with GAAP. Therefore, Cadence's management typically uses the non-GAAP earnings and earnings per share measures in conjunction with the GAAP earnings and earnings per share measures to address these limitations.

Cadence's management believes that presenting the non-GAAP measure of earnings and earnings per share provides investors with an additional tool for evaluating the performance of the company's business, which Cadence's management uses in its own evaluation of performance, and an additional baseline for assessing the future earnings potential of the company. While the GAAP results are more complete, Cadence's management prefers to allow investors to have this supplemental measure since it may provide additional insights into the company's financial results.

For more information, please contact:

Investors and Shareholders
Jennifer Jordan
Cadence Design Systems, Inc.
408-944-7100

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Media and Industry Analysts
Adolph Hunter
Cadence Design Systems, Inc.
408-914-6016

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