SYNOPSYS INC — Director's Dealing 2011

Dec 2, 2011

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: SYNOPSYS INC (SNPS)
CIK: 0000883241
Period of Report: 2011-11-30

Reporting Person: DE GEUS AART (Director, Chairman of the Board & CEO)

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2011-11-30	Restricted Stock Units	$0	A	66700	Acquired	2014-12-08	Common Stock (66700)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: On 12/09/10 the reporting person was granted Restricted Stock Units the vesting of which was based on satisfaction of certain performance criteria for the fiscal year ending 10/29/11. The performance criteria were met.

F2: The information for determining the vest date is not yet available. Historically similar grants vest in four equal annual installments.