SYNOPSYS INC — Director's Dealing 2012

Dec 20, 2012

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: SYNOPSYS INC (SNPS)
CIK: 0000883241
Period of Report: 2012-12-20

Reporting Person: Naddaf Esfandiar (VP, Controller)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2012-12-20	Common Stock	M	624	$21.02	Acquired	5831	Direct
2012-12-20	Common Stock	S	624	$32	Disposed	5207	Direct
2012-12-20	Common Stock	M	631	$17.64	Acquired	5838	Direct
2012-12-20	Common Stock	S	631	$32	Disposed	5207	Direct
2012-12-20	Common Stock	S	2958	$32.0064	Disposed	2249	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2012-12-20	Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$17.64	M	631	Disposed	2015-12-10	Common Stock (631)	Direct
2012-12-20	Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$21.02	M	624	Disposed	2016-12-04	Common Stock (624)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: The transactions reported in this Form 4 were effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.

F2: The average price of $32.0064 consists of: 100@31.94, 58@31.96, 200@31.9686, 100@31.98, 100@31.9826, 100@31.9875, 200@31.99, 100@31.9936, 300@31.9968, 100@31.9971, 100@32.0002, 300@32.01, 100@32.011, 200@32.0125, 100@32.0162, 200@32.02, 200@32.03, 100@32.038, 200@32.06, 100@32.08.

F3: Option vests in 16 equal quarterly installments beginning on the date shown.