SYNOPSYS INC — Director's Dealing 2011

Jul 18, 2011

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: SYNOPSYS INC (SNPS)
CIK: 0000883241
Period of Report: 2011-07-11

Reporting Person: Nikias Chrysostomos L (Director)

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2011-07-11	Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$25.53	J	30000	Acquired	2018-07-11	Common Stock (30000)	Direct
2011-07-11	Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$25.53	J	12147	Acquired	2018-07-11	Common Stock (12147)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Grant to reporting person to buy shares of common stock under the 2005 Non-Employee Directors Equity Incentive Plan

F2: Grant vests in four (4) successive equal installments on the date immediately preceding each of the first four (4) Annual Meetings following the grant date.

F3: Exercisable in 36 equal monthly installments beginning one month from grant date