SYNOPSYS INC — Director's Dealing 2013

Sep 19, 2013

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: SYNOPSYS INC (SNPS)
CIK: 0000883241
Period of Report: 2013-09-18

Reporting Person: DE GEUS AART (Director, Chairman of the Board & Co-CEO)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2013-09-18	Common Stock	M	124290.0	$17.64	Acquired	762053	Direct
2013-09-18	Common Stock	S	124290.0	$37.64	Disposed	637763	Direct
2013-09-18	Common Stock	M	9300.0	$29.87	Acquired	647063	Direct
2013-09-18	Common Stock	S	9300.0	$37.87	Disposed	637763	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2013-09-18	Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$17.64	M	124290.0	Disposed	2015-12-10	Common Stock (124290)	Direct
2013-09-18	Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$29.87	M	9300.0	Disposed	2014-05-26	Common Stock (9300)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	72500	Indirect
Common Stock	22000	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership by spouse

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