SYNOPSYS INC — Director's Dealing 2012

Jan 4, 2012

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: SYNOPSYS INC (SNPS)
CIK: 0000883241
Period of Report: 2012-01-03

Reporting Person: Naddaf Esfandiar (VP, Controller)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2012-01-03	Common Stock	S	1898	$27.1391	Disposed	582	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 $27.1391 consists of 536 @ 27.13, 1000 @ 27.14, 362 @ 27.15.