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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Cadence Design Systems (CDNS)

Cadence Design Systems closes $2.5 billion senior notes offering and repays bank loans

Neutral Impact 3 of 5 financing Written later

Cadence closed a $2.5 billion offering of senior notes on September 10, 2024, due in 2027, 2029 and 2034, and used part of the proceeds to repay in full and terminate two Bank of America loan agreements. The filing shows the company swapping bank borrowings for longer-term fixed-rate debt, with interest payable semi-annually starting March 10, 2025.

Key points

  • Senior notes total $2.5 billion: $500.0 million due 2027 at 4.200%, $1.0 billion due 2029 at 4.300%, and $1.0 billion due 2034 at 4.700%
  • Proceeds were used in part to prepay in full loans under agreements dated September 7, 2022 and May 30, 2024 with Bank of America, N.A., which were then terminated
  • Notes are general unsecured senior obligations, with covenants limiting liens, certain sale and leaseback transactions, and mergers or asset sales

The filing

CompanyCadence Design Systems (CDNS)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECSep 10, 2024, 5:19 PM ET
Accession number0001193125-24-216701

Items reported: 1.01 Material Definitive Agreement1.02 Termination of Material Agreement2.03 New Direct Financial Obligation

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI on Nov 8, 2026, 1:21 AM ET, from this filing only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on September 10, 2024.

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