SYNOPSYS INC — Director's Dealing 2013

Aug 27, 2013

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: SYNOPSYS INC (SNPS)
CIK: 0000883241
Period of Report: 2013-08-23

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
2013-08-23	Common Stock	M	11700.0	$29.88	Acquired	649117	Direct
2013-08-23	Common Stock	S	11700.0	$36.9776	Disposed	637417	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2013-08-23	Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$29.88	M	11700.0	Disposed	2014-02-24	Common Stock (11700)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	72500	Indirect
Common Stock	22000	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: All shares sold on this date were sold at the average price of $36.9776 which consists of: 300@36.84, 400@36.85, 100@36.86, 300@36.87, 600@36.88, 600@36.89, 100@36.895, 300@36.9, 200@36.905, 500@36.91, 200@36.92, 100@36.935, 300@36.94, 699@36.95, 400@36.96, 500@36.97, 500@36.98, 465@36.99, 100@36.995.
400@37,
300@37.01,
200@37.02,
500@37.03,
1000@37.04,
200@37.05,
100@37.0575,
1068@37.06,
468@37.07,
100@37.08,
200@37.09,
100@37.1,
200@37.11,
200@37.15,

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.