SYNOPSYS INC — Director's Dealing 2012

Mar 2, 2012

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: SYNOPSYS INC (SNPS)
CIK: 0000883241
Period of Report: 2012-03-02

Reporting Person: Logan Joseph W (Sr. VP, Worldwide Sales)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2012-03-02	Common Stock	M	8938	$21.1	Acquired	43098	Direct
2012-03-02	Common Stock	S	8043	$29.9546	Disposed	35055	Direct
2012-03-02	Common Stock	M	3500	$21.12	Acquired	38555	Direct
2012-03-02	Common Stock	S	3150	$29.9546	Disposed	35405	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2012-03-02	Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$21.1	M	8938	Disposed	2012-12-02	Common Stock (8938)	Direct
2012-03-02	Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$21.12	M	3500	Disposed	2012-09-19	Common Stock (3500)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: All shares sold on this date sold at the average price of $29.954557 which consists of 300@29.97, 100@29.9701, 100@29.97, 100@29.97, 100@29.96, 100@29.96, 100@29.96, 100@29.97, 100@29.96, 100@29.96, 100@29.95, 25@29.95, 200@29.95, 200@29.97, 100@29.95, 200@29.97, 100@29.96, 19@29.95, 100@29.98, 100@29.96, 100@29.95, 100@29.95, 100@29.96, 100@29.95, 44@29.95, 100@29.95, 100@29.95, 100@29.98, 100@29.97, 100@29.95, 200@29.95, 100@29.96, 100@29.98, 100@29.95, 100@29.97, 100@29.97, 200@29.96, 100@29.96, 363@29.95, 100@29.95, 100@29.95, 100@29.95, 56@29.95, 100@29.95, 200@29.96, 200@29.95, 100@29.95, 100@29.95, 1800@29.95, 83@29.95, 10@29.95, 3593@29.95.