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

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2012-02-24	Common Stock	M	36000	$25.735	Acquired	629594	Direct
2012-02-24	Common Stock	S	36000	$30.5559	Disposed	593594	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2012-02-24	Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$25.735	M	36000	Disposed	2012-05-28	Common Stock (36000)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	22000	Indirect
Common Stock	109305	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Allshares sold on this date sold at the average price of $30.5559 which consists of 200@30.18,200@30.19,200@30.21,200@30.22,200@30.28,400@30.29,600@30.3,400@30.325,408@30.33,800@30.34,800@30.35,300@30.36,100@30.37,300@30.38,800@30.385,100@30.39,500@30.4,300@30.405,400@30.41,100@30.4125,900@30.42,600@30.44,100@30.445,100@30.45,300@30.46,300@30.47,1200@30.48,100@30.4875,1684@30.49,1100@30.495,700@30.5,700@30.525,200@30.5275,400@30.53,200@30.54,800@30.545,800@30.55,508@30.6,800@30.605,200@30.61,300@30.615,100@30.6175,400@30.62,500@30.625,300@30.63,300@30.635,200@30.645,400@30.65,300@30.655,200@30.6575,400@30.66,300@30.665,1100@30.67,600@30.675,600@30.68,2000@30.685,900@30.69,800@30.695,3500@30.7,1100@30.705,1700@30.71,100@30.715,900@30.72,

F2: Reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership by spouse

F3: The transactions reported in this Form 4 were effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.