SYNOPSYS INC — Director's Dealing 2012

Apr 4, 2012

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: SYNOPSYS INC (SNPS)
CIK: 0000883241
Period of Report: 2012-04-03

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

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2012-04-03	Common Stock	M	14375	$26.56	Acquired	193609	Direct
2012-04-03	Common Stock	S	14375	$31.0108	Disposed	179234	Direct
2012-04-03	Common Stock	M	22755	$27.14	Acquired	201989	Direct
2012-04-03	Common Stock	S	22755	$31.0108	Disposed	179234	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2012-04-03	Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$26.56	M	14375	Disposed	2017-12-09	Common Stock (14375)	Direct
2012-04-03	Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$27.14	M	22755	Disposed	2014-12-10	Common Stock (22755)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: All shares sold on the date sold at the average price of $31.0108 which consists of 14074@$ 31.0000, 200@$ 31.0001, 100@$ 31.0002, 300@$ 31.0050, 7837@$ 31.0100, 244@$ 31.0200, 11944@$ 31.0200, 1841@$ 31.0300, 198@$ 31.0350, 392@$ 31.0400,

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

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