SYNOPSYS INC — Director's Dealing 2011

Jun 21, 2011

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: SYNOPSYS INC (SNPS)
CIK: 0000883241
Period of Report: 2011-06-20

Reporting Person: Naddaf Esfandiar (VP, Controller)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2011-06-20	Common Stock	M	208	$17.64	Acquired	450	Direct
2011-06-20	Common Stock	S	208	$24.82	Disposed	242	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2011-06-20	Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$17.64	M	208	Disposed	2015-12-10	Common Stock (208)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: The transactions reported in this Form 4 were effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.

F2: 3/48ths of the option becomes exercisable on the date shown followed by 45 equal monthly installments