SYNOPSYS INC — Director's Dealing 2012

Mar 29, 2012

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: SYNOPSYS INC (SNPS)
CIK: 0000883241
Period of Report: 2012-03-29

Reporting Person: CHAN CHI-FOON (Director, Pres & COO)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2012-03-29	Common Stock	M	75000	$26.09	Acquired	254234	Direct
2012-03-29	Common Stock	S	75000	$31.0076	Disposed	179234	Direct
2012-03-29	Common Stock	M	44700	$27.14	Acquired	223934	Direct
2012-03-29	Common Stock	S	44700	$31.0076	Disposed	179234	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2012-03-29	Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$26.09	M	75000	Disposed	2013-12-05	Common Stock (75000)	Direct
2012-03-29	Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$27.14	M	44700	Disposed	2014-12-10	Common Stock (44700)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: All shares sold on this date sold at the average price of $31.0076. The average price conists of 53184@$ 31.0000, 1199@$ 31.0001, 100@$ 31.0007, 250@$ 31.0019, 3400@$ 31.0050, 16867@31.01, 17188@$ 31.0100, 100@$ 31.0102, 100@$ 31.0110, 100@$ 31.0112, 350@$ 31.0123, 2900@$ 31.0150, 21562@$ 31.0200, 2200@$ 31.0300, 200@$ 31.0400,

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