$CDNS

TENG CHIN-CHI sold $1.7M of CDNS

TENG CHIN-CHI (Sr. Vice President) sold 4,500 shares of CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS INC (CDNS) at an average of $384.88 ($379.18–$390.92, $1.73M total) across 11 trades on 2026-06-22 under a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.

Original reporting
SEC EDGAR · TENG CHIN-CHI
Published Jun 24, 2026, 9:33 PM UTC
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Decision brief

The 30-second read

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Why it matters

The newest disclosed fact is the SVP’s open-market sale of 4,500 shares totaling $1.73M at a weighted average price of $384.8822, executed under a pre-arranged 10b5-1 plan.

02

Market read

Traders may monitor CDNS insider activity, but this specific disclosure is likely low-signal due to 10b5-1 pre-arrangement.

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What to watch

The filing date (2026-06-24) may lag the actual sale (2026-06-22), so any immediate market reaction could be delayed and noisy versus the true timing of the trades.

Relevance 5/10Novelty 5/10Timing: after-hours/filing date (2026-06-24) for a 2026-06-22 insider sale

Background

The article is an SEC Form 4 insider transaction disclosure for Cadence Design Systems (CDNS).

Company-level read

Ticker impact

$CDNSNeutralMedium confidence
Context

Cadence Design Systems insider Form 4 shows SVP Teng Chin-chi sold $1.73M of CDNS shares via a 10b5-1 plan on 2026-06-22.

Expected impact

Low likelihood of a sustained price move; any impact is likely short-lived unless paired with other fundamental news.

Evidence & confidence

The filing is a primary-source Form 4 and the transaction size is moderate ($1.73M), but it is explicitly under a pre-arranged 10b5-1 plan, which typically reduces interpretive value.

Market effects

No direct sector read-through; this is company-specific insider transaction data for a semiconductor/EDA software name.

None indicated.

None indicated.

Counterpoint

Because the sale is under a 10b5-1 plan, it may reflect scheduled liquidity needs rather than bearish expectations; traders may ignore it unless insider selling accelerates or coincides with other negative catalysts.

Key entities

  • CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS INC

    Subject of the Form 4 insider transaction disclosure.

  • TENG CHIN-CHI

    Sr. Vice President who sold 4,500 shares of CDNS under a 10b5-1 plan.

Full insider trading history

This story covers one filing. See everything behind it: every insider buy and sell on record, 10b5-1 plans, late filings, and which officers and directors are trading.

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