SYNOPSYS INC — Director's Dealing 2012

Feb 28, 2012

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: SYNOPSYS INC (SNPS)
CIK: 0000883241
Period of Report: 2012-02-27

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

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2012-02-27	Common Stock	M	63533	$17.64	Acquired	242421	Direct
2012-02-27	Common Stock	S	63533	$30.565	Disposed	178888	Direct
2012-02-27	Common Stock	M	37488	$21.02	Acquired	216376	Direct
2012-02-27	Common Stock	S	37488	$30.5288	Disposed	178888	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2012-02-27	Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$17.64	M	63533	Disposed	2015-12-10	Common Stock (63533)	Direct
2012-02-27	Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$21.02	M	37488	Disposed	2016-12-04	Common Stock (37488)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: The average price of $30.5650 consists of 200@29.88, 100@29.89, 300@30, 200@30.07, 800@$ 30.1600, 600@$ 30.1700, 500@$ 30.1900, 800@$ 30.2000, 700@$ 30.2100, 500@$ 30.2200, 600@$ 30.2300, 400@$ 30.2400, 900@$ 30.2500, 600@$ 30.2600, 700@$ 30.2700, 200@$ 30.2800, 800@$ 30.2900, 200@$ 30.3000, 100@$ 30.3100, 300@$ 30.3200, 500@$ 30.3300, 500@$ 30.3400, 1000@$ 30.3500,1000@$30.3550,1300@$30.3600,200@$30.3700, 100@$ 30.3800, 200@$ 30.3900, 400@$ 30.4300, 200@$ 30.4400, 300@$ 30.4450, 600@$ 30.4500, 700@$ 30.4600, 500@$ 30.4700, 200@$ 30.4800, 500@$ 30.4900, 1400@$ 30.5100,2100@$30.5200,1100@$30.5300,500@$30.5400,2000@$30.5500, 1200@$ 30.5600, 1500@$ 30.5700, 803@$ 30.5800,200@$30.5801,900@$30.5900, 800@$ 30.6000, 1500@$ 30.6100, 200@$ 30.6125, 900@$ 30.6200,100@$30.6210, 600@$ 30.6300, 1300@$ 30.6400, 200@$ 30.6407, 100@$ 30.6411,500@$30.6500, 100@$ 30.6501, 200@$ 30.6600, 200@$ 30.6619, 1200@$ 30.6700,400@$30.6800, 2500@$ 30.6900, 800@$ 30.6919, 2530@$ 30.7000,100@$30.7008,100@$30.7009,

F2: The average price of $30.5288 consists of 500@$ 30.1600, 400@$ 30.1700, 1200@$ 30.1900,1100@$30.2000,600@$30.2100, 200@$ 30.2200, 300@$ 30.2300, 1100@$ 30.2400, 700@$ 30.2500,300@$30.2600, 500@$ 30.2700, 100@$ 30.2800, 700@$ 30.2900, 100@$ 30.3000, 100@$ 30.3100, 400@$ 30.3200, 275@$ 30.3300, 300@$ 30.3400, 800@$ 30.3500, 500@$ 30.3550, 500@$ 30.3600, 200@$ 30.3700, 100@$ 30.3800, 100@$ 30.3900, 300@$ 30.4300, 100@$ 30.4400, 200@$ 30.4450, 500@$ 30.4500, 600@$ 30.4600, 300@$ 30.4700, 100@$ 30.4800, 100@$ 30.4900, 700@$ 30.5100,1000@$30.5200,1000@$30.5300, 500@$ 30.5400, 400@$ 30.5500, 700@$ 30.5600, 300@$ 30.5700, 600@$ 30.5800, 100@$ 30.5801, 700@$ 30.5900,600@$30.6000, 1200@$ 30.6100, 100@$ 30.6125, 900@$ 30.6200, 100@$30.6210, 600@$ 30.6300, 1100@$ 30.6400, 100@$ 30.6407, 100@$30.6411,300@$ 30.6500, 100@$ 30.6501, 100@$ 30.6600, 100@$ 30.6619, 600@$ 30.6700, 100@$ 30.6713, 400@$ 30.6800, 1328@$ 30.6900,100@$30.6901,
100@$ 30.6919, 1000@$ 30.7000, 100@$ 30.7008,100@$30.7009,1000@$3

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

F4: 3/48ths of the option becomes exercisable on the date shown followed by 45 equal monthly installments

F5: Option vests in 16 equal quarterly installments beginning on the date shown.