SYNOPSYS INC — Director's Dealing 2010

Dec 14, 2010

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: SYNOPSYS INC (SNPS)
CIK: 0000883241
Period of Report: 2010-12-13

Reporting Person: BEATTIE BRIAN M (CFO)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2010-12-13	Common Stock	M	170000	$21.15	Acquired	197311	Direct
2010-12-13	Common Stock	S	170000	$26.7297	Disposed	27311	Direct
2010-12-13	Common Stock	M	25000	$21.15	Acquired	52311	Direct
2010-12-13	Common Stock	S	25000	$26.7364	Disposed	27311	Direct
2010-12-13	Common Stock	S	3799	$26.7401	Disposed	23512	Direct
2010-12-13	Common Stock	S	3313	$26.7388	Disposed	20199	Direct
2010-12-13	Common Stock	S	4353	$26.7373	Disposed	15846	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2010-12-13	Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$21.15	M	170000	Disposed	2013-01-17	Common Stock (170000)	Direct
2010-12-13	Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$21.15	M	25000	Disposed	2013-01-17	Common Stock (25000)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: The average price of $26.7297 consists of 1200 at 26.61, 1017 at 26.62, 150 at 26.625, 1267 at 26.63, 100 at 26.635, 567 at 26.64, 167 at 26.65, 400 at 26.66, 61 at 26.665, 2400 at 26.67, 6300 at 26.68, 12989 at 26.69, 30060 at 26.70, 10016 at 26.71, 238 at 26.715, 12934 at 26.72, 200 at 26.725, 11850 at 26.73, 100 at 26.735, 16030 at 26.74, 15455 at 26.75, 12200 at 26.76, 6900 at 26.77, 13700 at 26.78, 8199 at 26.79, 100 at 26.795, 5400 at 26.80

F2: The average price of $26.7364 consists of 100 at 26.60, 100 at 26.61, 133 at 26.62, 200 at 26.63, 104 at 26.64, 100 at 26.65, 100 at 26.66, 500 at 26.67, 200 at 26.68, 2500 at 26.69, 100 at 26.695, 2501 at 26.70, 200 at 26.705, 1400 at 26.71, 337 at 26.7101, 100 at 26.7125, 337 at 26.7101, 100 at 26.7125, 300 at 26.715, 1100 at 26.72, 900 at 26.73, 1600 at 26.74, 2600 at 26.75, 1575 at 26.76, 3350 at 26.77, 200 at 26.775, 2600 at 26.78, 1500 26.79, 600 at 26.80

F3: The transactions reported in this Form 4 were effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.

F4: The average price of $26.7401 consists of 100 at 26.66, 300 at 26.68, 100 at 26.69, 100 at 26.70, 610 at 26.71, 89 at 26.72, 400 at 26. 73, 100 at 26.74, 300 at 26.75, 550 at 26.76, 450 at 26.77, 300 at 26.78, 400 at 26.79

F5: The average price of 26.7388 consists of 100 at 26.67, 100 at 26.68, 200 at 26.69, 500 at 26.70, 113 at 26.71, 100 at 26.72, 300 at 26.73, 300 at 26.74, 200 at 26.75, 100 at 26.755, 500 at 26.76, 100 at 26.77, 400 at 26.78, 300 at 26.79

F6: The average price of 26.7373 consists of 100 at 26.66, 100 at 26.67, 200 at 26.68, 100 at 26.69, 500 at 26.70, 653 at 26.71, 300 at 26.72, 100 at 26.73, 500 at 26.75, 400 at 26.76. 400 at 26.77, 800 at 26.78, 200 at 26.679