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: DE GEUS AART (Director, Chairman of the Board & CEO)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2012-02-27	Common Stock	M	30000	$22.28	Acquired	623594	Direct
2012-02-27	Common Stock	S	30000	$30.6228	Disposed	593594	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2012-02-27	Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$22.28	M	30000	Disposed	2012-08-27	Common Stock (30000)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	22000	Indirect
Common Stock	109305	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: The average rpice of $30.6228 consists of 100@29.83, 100@29.86, 300@30, 100@30.1725, 400@30.19, 200 @ 20.20, 800 @ 30.24, 100@30.27, 300@30.29, 200@30.3, 200@30.33, 200@30.35, 200@30.36, 200@30.44, 200@30.46, 200@30.48, 400@30.51, 200@30.53, 200@30.55, 200@30.56, 200@30.57, 200@30.59, 400@30.6, 1000@30.61, 100@30.615, 200@30.6175, 400@30.62, 200@30.63, 100@30.635, 1000@30.64, 500@30.645, 900@30.65, 100@30.655, 2300@30.66, 100@30.665, 300@30.6675, 447@30.67, 300@30.675, 3107@30.68, 200@30.685, 1700@30.69, 400@30.695, 100@30.6975, 4346@30.7, 500@30.705, 100@30.7075, 2000@30.71, 600@30.715, 1300@30.72, 100@30.725, 500@30.73, 500@30.75, 300@30.755, 500@30.76, 200@30.78,

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.