SYNOPSYS INC — Director's Dealing 2013

Mar 4, 2013

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: SYNOPSYS INC (SNPS)
CIK: 0000883241
Period of Report: 2013-03-04

Reporting Person: CASTINO ALFRED (Director)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2013-03-04	Common Stock	M	30000	$26.73	Acquired	59328	Direct
2013-03-04	Common Stock	S	30000	$34.5857	Disposed	29328	Direct
2013-03-04	Common Stock	M	8751	$26.73	Acquired	38079	Direct
2013-03-04	Common Stock	S	8751	$34.5857	Disposed	29328	Direct
2013-03-04	Common Stock	M	2000	$26.73	Acquired	31328	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2013-03-04	Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$26.73	M	30000	Disposed	2014-05-30	Common Stock (30000)	Direct
2013-03-04	Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$26.73	M	8751	Disposed	2014-05-30	Common Stock (8751)	Direct
2013-03-04	Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$26.73	M	2000	Disposed	2014-05-30	Common Stock (2000)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: All shares sold on this date sold at the average price of $34.5857 which consists of 900@34.38, 900@34.39, 600@34.42, 600@34.43, 600@34.44, 51@34.45, 2100@34.49, 2474@34.5, 26@34.51, 2100@34.54, 100@34.545, 2600@34.57,
100@34.575, 1200@34.58, 900@34.59, 600@34.6, 200@34.6001, 100@34.605,
2396@34.61, 600@34.6101, 200@34.6125, 2404@34.62, 2600@34.63, 700@34.6308, 400@34.631325, 100@34.635, 3563@34.64, 700@34.6428571429,
100@34.645, 5395@34.65, 500@34.65106, 437@34.655, 1605@34.66, 483@34.68,
417@34.71.