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

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2012-02-24	Common Stock	M	32000	$25.735	Acquired	210888	Direct
2012-02-24	Common Stock	S	32000	$30.2685	Disposed	178888	Direct
2012-02-24	Common Stock	M	60000	$21.725	Acquired	238888	Direct
2012-02-24	Common Stock	S	60000	$30.4433	Disposed	178888	Direct
2012-02-24	Common Stock	M	60000	$20.73	Acquired	238888	Direct
2012-02-24	Common Stock	S	60000	$30.6786	Disposed	178888	Direct
2012-02-24	Common Stock	M	100000	$20.73	Acquired	278888	Direct
2012-02-24	Common Stock	S	100000	$30.6783	Disposed	178888	Direct
2012-02-24	Common Stock	M	15150	$20.46	Acquired	194038	Direct
2012-02-24	Common Stock	S	15150	$30.6958	Disposed	178888	Direct
2012-02-24	Common Stock	M	12300	$17.64	Acquired	191188	Direct
2012-02-24	Common Stock	S	12300	$30.6856	Disposed	178888	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	12300	Disposed	2015-12-10	Common Stock (12300)	Direct
2012-02-24	Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$20.46	M	15150	Disposed	2013-02-25	Common Stock (15150)	Direct
2012-02-24	Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$20.73	M	60000	Disposed	2012-12-06	Common Stock (60000)	Direct
2012-02-24	Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$20.73	M	100000	Disposed	2012-12-06	Common Stock (100000)	Direct
2012-02-24	Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$21.725	M	60000	Disposed	2012-12-09	Common Stock (60000)	Direct
2012-02-24	Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$25.735	M	32000	Disposed	2012-05-28	Common Stock (32000)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: The average price of $30.2685 consists of 100@$ 30.1350, 2600@$ 30.1500, 500@$ 30.1550,1700@$ 30.1700, 500@$ 30.1750, 2900@$ 30.1800, 1500@$ 30.1850,
1210@$ 30.1900, 400@$ 30.2000, 490@$ 30.2100, 300@$ 30.2200, 200@$ 30.2300, 100@$ 30.2400, 300@$ 30.2500, 100@$ 30.2600, 600@$ 30.2750, 1500@$ 30.2800, 700@$ 30.2900, 1800@$ 30.2950, 900@$ 30.3000, 2200@$ 30.3050, 1000@$ 30.3100, 200@$ 30.3200, 1900@$ 30.3300, 3400@$ 30.3400, 1400@$ 30.3500, 200@$ 30.3600, 200@$ 30.3700, 210@$ 30.3800, 100@$ 30.3803, 1090@$ 30.3900, 100@$ 30.3925, 100@$ 30.3948, 100@$ 30.3950, 500@$ 30.4000, 600@$ 30.4100, 100@$ 30.4150, 200@$ 30.4200.

F2: The average price of $30.30.4433 consists of 800@$ 30.2850, 500@$ 30.2900,
100@$ 30.2950, 1800@$ 30.3000, 500@$ 30.3100, 100@$ 30.3150, 400@$ 30.3200, 2100@$ 30.3300, 900@$ 30.3400,100@$ 30.3411, 2500@$ 30.3500, 2400@$ 30.3600, 100@$ 30.3601, 100@$ 30.3606, 800@$ 30.3700, 3327@$ 30.3800, 73@$ 30.3850, 2602@$ 30.3900, 800@$ 30.3950, 4500@$ 30.4000, 100@$ 30.4004, 3388@$ 30.4100, 200@$ 30.4111, 100@$ 30.4115, 100@$ 30.4135, 400@$ 30.4150, 900@$ 30.4200, 200@$ 30.4300, 100@$ 30.4400,
200@$ 30.4500, 1400@$ 30.4700, 2200@$ 30.4800, 100@$ 30.4850, 3300@$ 30.4900, 5016@$ 30.5000, 1300@$ 30.5100, 4000@$ 30.5200, 500@$ 30.5216, 600@$ 30.5217, 500@$ 30.5218, 300@$ 30.5250, 3400@$ 30.5300, 1600@$ 30.5400, 3100@$ 30.5500, 484@$ 30.5600, 500@$ 30.5650, 900@$ 30.5700,
300@$ 30.5800, 100@$ 30.6000, 110@$ 30.6001, 100@$ 30.6100.

F3: The average price of $30.6786 consists of 100@$ 30.5450, 100@$ 30.5500, 100@$ 30.5600, 1200@$ 30.5650, 400@$ 30.5700, 200@$ 30.5800, 200@$ 30.5900, 100@$ 30.5950, 558@$ 30.6000, 100@$ 30.6050, 342@$ 30.6100, 1300@$ 30.6150, 1300@$ 30.6200, 700@$ 30.6216, 400@$ 30.6220, 1700@$ 30.6250, 500@$ 30.6300, 900@$ 30.6350, 600@$ 30.6400, 700@$ 30.6450, 2000@$ 30.6500, 100@$ 30.6550, 2000@$ 30.6600, 800@$ 30.6616, 700@$ 30.6617,
700@$ 30.6619, 200@$ 30.6650, 3788@$ 30.6700, 200@$ 30.6709, 100@$ 30.6712, 2812@$ 30.6800, 2400@$ 30.6850, 2389@$ 30.6900, 2100@$ 30.6950,
10411@$ 30.7000, 100@$ 30.7005, 100@$ 30.7009, 100@$ 30.7011, 200@$ 30.7014, 100@$ 30.7050, 8700@$ 30.7100, 100@$ 30.7105, 100@$ 30.7106,
100@$ 30.7109, 200@$ 30.7110, 200@$ 30.7112, 500@$ 30.7118, 400@$ 30.7122, 100@$ 30.7123, 100@$ 30.7128, 1100@$ 30.7150, 4400@$ 30.7200, 100@$ 30.7210, 100@$ 30.7212, 100@$ 30.7213, 100@$ 30.7235, 800@$ 30.7300.

F4: The average price of $30.6783 consists of1100@$ 30.6010, 1100@$ 30.6013,1000@$ 30.6017, 2000@$ 30.6050, 1800@$ 30.6100, 700@$ 30.6110, 2800@$ 30.6116, 600@$ 30.6117, 1200@$ 30.6119, 400@$ 30.6122, 1600@$ 30.6150, 4100@$ 30.6200, 300@$ 30.6210, 700@$ 30.6213, 1300@$ 30.6250, 1500@$ 30.6300, 200@$ 30.6310, 200@$ 30.6313, 200@$ 30.6350, 1300@$ 30.6400, 800@$ 30.6413, 700@$ 30.6450, 1867@$ 30.6500, 400@$ 30.6513,
700@$ 30.6550, 433@$ 30.6600, 800@$ 30.6610, 300@$ 30.6613, 1500@$ 30.6650, 1000@$ 30.6700, 1200@$ 30.6800, 500@$ 30.6816, 2300@$ 30.6817,
1600@$ 30.6818, 500@$ 30.6819, 1000@$ 30.6823, 400@$ 30.6828, 1200@$ 30.6850, 1600@$ 30.6900, 500@$ 30.6918, 400@$ 30.6920, 4000@$ 30.6950, 16900@$ 30.7000, 1600@$ 30.7016, 2000@$ 30.7017, 2100@$ 30.7018, 1600@$ 30.7019, 400@$ 30.7021, 700@$ 30.7022, 500@$ 30.7023, 500@$ 30.7050, 8500@$ 30.7100, 100@$ 30.7103, 100@$ 30.7104, 100@$ 30.7109, 300@$ 30.7113, 500@$ 30.7115, 1200@$ 30.7116, 1300@$ 30.7117, 500@$ 30.7118, 100@$ 30.7124, 100@$ 30.7

F5: The average price of $30.6958 consists of1230@$ 30.6800, 2700@$ 30.6850, 1613@$ 30.6900, 3100@$ 30.6950, 3700@$ 30.7000, 100@$ 30.7050, 2107@$ 30.7100, 600@$ 30.7200.

F6: The average price of $30.6856 consists of 800@$ 30.6800,100@$ 30.6814,800@$ 30.6816,1800@$ 30.6817,1000@$ 30.6818,500@$ 30.6819,500@$ 30.6823,3000@$ 30.6850,2300@$ 30.6900,
1500@$ 30.6950.

F7: The transactions reported in this Form 4 were effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.

F8: 3/48ths of the option becomes exercisable on the date shown followed by 45 equal monthly installments