SYNOPSYS INC — Director's Dealing 2012

Dec 7, 2012

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: SYNOPSYS INC (SNPS)
CIK: 0000883241
Period of Report: 2012-12-07

Reporting Person: DE GEUS AART (Director, Chairman of the Board & Co-CEO)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2012-12-07	Common Stock	M	16500	$20.46	Acquired	617044	Direct
2012-12-07	Common Stock	S	16500	$32.8321	Disposed	600544	Direct
2012-12-07	Common Stock	M	16600	$29.28	Acquired	617144	Direct
2012-12-07	Common Stock	S	16600	$32.8321	Disposed	600544	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2012-12-07	Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$20.46	M	16500	Disposed	2013-02-25	Common Stock (16500)	Direct
2012-12-07	Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$29.28	M	16600	Disposed	2013-05-27	Common Stock (16600)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	72500	Indirect
Common Stock	22000	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: All shares sold on this date sold at the average price of $32.8321which consists of: 400@32.56, 900@32.61, 1400@32.62, 200@32.625, 400@32.63, 300@32.64, 100@32.65, 600@32.66, 600@32.67, 831@32.68, 200@32.685, 1100@32.69, 200@32.71, 500@32.72, 300@32.725, 1500@32.73, 100@32.74, 100@32.75, 200@32.755, 500@32.76, 200@32.775, 800@32.78, 200@32.785, 600@32.79, 200@32.8, 100@32.82, 800@32.825, 700@32.83, 300@32.835, 1100@32.84, 100@32.855, 800@32.875, 1660@32.88, 300@32.885, 500@32.89, 908@32.9, 400@32.905, 1899@32.91, 700@32.915, 2895@32.92, 712@32.93, 500@32.935, 1291@32.94, 100@32.945, 394@32.95, 494@32.96, 434@32.97, 800@32.98, 1400@32.99, 700@33, 200@33.01, 100@33.03, 382@33.04.

F2: Reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership by spouse

F3: The transactions reported in this Form 4 were effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.