SYNOPSYS INC — Director's Dealing 2012

Apr 2, 2012

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: SYNOPSYS INC (SNPS)
CIK: 0000883241
Period of Report: 2012-04-02

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

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2012-04-02	Common Stock	M	15878	$27.14	Acquired	195112	Direct
2012-04-02	Common Stock	S	15878	$31.0001	Disposed	179234	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2012-04-02	Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$27.14	M	15878	Disposed	2014-12-10	Common Stock (15878)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: The average price of $31.0001 consists of 15,578 @ $31.0000, 100 @ $31.0013, 200 @ $31.0100.

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