SYNOPSYS INC — Director's Dealing 2012

Feb 27, 2012

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: SYNOPSYS INC (SNPS)
CIK: 0000883241
Period of Report: 2012-02-24

Reporting Person: BEATTIE BRIAN M (CFO)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2012-02-24	Common Stock	M	70000	$26.09	Acquired	96730	Direct
2012-02-24	Common Stock	S	70000	$30.3522	Disposed	26730	Direct
2012-02-24	Common Stock	M	39333	$17.64	Acquired	66063	Direct
2012-02-24	Common Stock	S	39333	$30.3522	Disposed	26730	Direct
2012-02-24	Common Stock	S	16000	$30.3522	Disposed	10730	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2012-02-24	Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$17.64	M	39333	Disposed	2015-12-10	Common Stock (39333)	Direct
2012-02-24	Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$26.09	M	70000	Disposed	2013-12-05	Common Stock (70000)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: All shares sold on this date sold at the average price of $30.3522 which consists of700@30.14,1100@30.15,1200@30.16,200@30.165,600@30.169,4100@30.17,
100@30.1701,6000@30.18,400@30.1801,900@30.185,3500@30.19,1900@30.2,200@30.205,1400@30.21,1600@30.2101,1300@30.215,600@30.22,100@30.23,100@30.24,300@30.265400@30.27,100@30.275,2800@30.28,4200@30.29,100@30.2901,2200@30.295,4000@30.3,600@30.3001,3900@30.305,3988@30.31,1200@30.315,
500@30.32,11200@30.33,6800@30.34,229@30.3401,100@30.345,4067@30.35,
3750@30.36,1700@30.37,5500@30.38,100@30.3801,4882@30.39,200@30.395,
3800@30.4,2200@30.41,2100@30.42,300@30.43,100@30.44,5033@30.45,100@30.46,500@30.47,500@30.48,2500@30.49,2400@30.5,2300@30.51,1800@30.52,
5000@30.53,600@30.54,102@30.55,600@30.58,400@30.6,100@30.61,700@30.62,
600@30.63,100@30.64,100@30.65,1600@30.66,1700@30.67,682@30.6701,600@30.68.

F2: The transactions reported in this Form 4 were effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.

F3: 3/48ths of the option becomes exercisable on the date shown followed by 45 equal monthly installments