SYNOPSYS INC — Director's Dealing 2012

Apr 5, 2012

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: SYNOPSYS INC (SNPS)
CIK: 0000883241
Period of Report: 2012-04-03

Reporting Person: CHIZEN BRUCE R (Director)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2012-04-03	Common Stock	A	4027	—	Acquired	43780	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Each Annual Award granted to an Eligible Director in the form of Restricted Stock shall vest and the Corporation's repurchase rights shall lapse in a series of three (3) successive equal annual installments as such individual continues in Board service from the grant date of that Annual Award through the dates immediately preceding each of the first three (3) Annual Meetings following the grant date.

F2: Automatic award under Synopsys 2005 Non-Employee Directors Equity Incentive Plan