SYNOPSYS INC — Director's Dealing 2012

Dec 11, 2012

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: SYNOPSYS INC (SNPS)
CIK: 0000883241
Period of Report: 2012-12-08

Reporting Person: Naddaf Esfandiar (VP, Controller)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2012-12-08	Common Stock	M	1675	—	Acquired	3924	Direct
2012-12-08	Common Stock	M	1125	—	Acquired	5049	Direct
2012-12-08	Common Stock	M	825	—	Acquired	5874	Direct
2012-12-08	Common Stock	M	1050	—	Acquired	6924	Direct
2012-12-08	Common Stock	F	303	$32.92	Disposed	6621	Direct
2012-12-08	Common Stock	F	386	$32.92	Disposed	6235	Direct
2012-12-08	Common Stock	F	615	$32.92	Disposed	5620	Direct
2012-12-08	Common Stock	F	413	$32.92	Disposed	5207	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2012-12-08	Restricted Stock Units	$0	D	1125	Disposed	2012-12-10	Common Stock (1125)	Direct
2012-12-08	Restricted Stock Units	$0	D	825	Disposed	2013-12-08	Common Stock (825)	Direct
2012-12-08	Restricted Stock Units	$0	D	1050	Disposed	2014-12-08	Common Stock (1050)	Direct
2012-12-08	Restricted Stock Units	$0	D	1675	Disposed	2015-12-08	Common Stock (1675)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: These shares were retained by the Company in order to meet the tax withholding obligations of the award holder in connection with the vesting of an installment of the restricted stock unit award. The Compensation Committee approved the disposition of shares by the award holder and the amount retained by the Company was not in excess of the amount of the tax liability.