SYNOPSYS INC — Director's Dealing 2013

Apr 15, 2013

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: SYNOPSYS INC (SNPS)
CIK: 0000883241
Period of Report: 2013-04-15

Reporting Person: BEATTIE BRIAN M (CFO)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2013-04-15	Common Stock	M	15000	$27.14	Acquired	35476	Direct
2013-04-15	Common Stock	S	15000	$34.5187	Disposed	20476	Direct
2013-04-15	Common Stock	S	2500	$34.5187	Disposed	17976	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2013-04-15	Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$27.14	M	15000	Disposed	2014-12-10	Common Stock (15000)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: All shares sold on this date sold at the average price of $34.5187 which consists of:400@34.37, 200@34.38, 700@34.39, 400@34.4, 300@34.42, 800@34.43, 700@34.44, 600@34.4401, 100@34.445, 500@34.45, 100@34.455, 1400@34.46, 500@34.47, 1000@34.48, 300@34.485, 736@34.49, 64@34.4901, 400@34.5, 500@34.51, 200@34.52, 800@34.53, 400@34.54, 300@34.55, 300@34.56, 100@34.565, 1000@34.57, 100@34.575, 400@34.58, 200@34.59, 200@34.6, 800@34.61, 100@34.62, 600@34.63, 700@34.64, 300@34.65, 200@34.67, 100@34.69, 200@34.695, 400@34.7, 200@34.71, 200@34.73.

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