SYNOPSYS INC — Director's Dealing 2011

Mar 31, 2011

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: SYNOPSYS INC (SNPS)
CIK: 0000883241
Period of Report: 2011-03-29

Reporting Person: COLEMAN DEBORAH A (Director)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2011-03-29	Common Stock	M	20000	$25.345	Acquired	62653	Direct
2011-03-29	Common Stock	S	20000	$27.4114	Disposed	42653	Direct
2011-03-29	Common Stock	M	20000	$25.345	Acquired	62653	Direct
2011-03-29	Common Stock	S	20000	$27.4114	Disposed	42653	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2011-03-29	Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$25.345	M	20000	Disposed	2011-04-23	Common Stock (20000)	Direct
2011-03-29	Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$25.345	M	20000	Disposed	2011-04-23	Common Stock (20000)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: All shares sold on this date sold at the average price of $27.4114 which consists of 8735 at 27.39, 1000 at 27.3901, 3300 at 27.40, 6965 at 27.41

F2: All shares sold on this date sold at the average price of $27.4114 which consists of 1310 at 27.41, 200 at 27.4101, 12128 at 27.42, 4462 at 27.43, 400 at 27.44, 1200 at 27.45, 300 at 27.4501