SYNOPSYS INC — Director's Dealing 2013

Sep 20, 2013

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: SYNOPSYS INC (SNPS)
CIK: 0000883241
Period of Report: 2013-09-19

Reporting Person: BEATTIE BRIAN M (CFO)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2013-09-19	Common Stock	M	15000.0	$27.14	Acquired	30822	Direct
2013-09-19	Common Stock	S	15000.0	$38.0002	Disposed	15822	Direct
2013-09-19	Common Stock	S	2500.0	$38.0002	Disposed	13322	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2013-09-19	Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$27.14	M	15000.0	Disposed	2014-12-10	Common Stock (15000)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: All shares sold on this date were sold as the average price of $38.0002. The average price consists of 16162@38, 938@38.0001, 100@38.005, 300@38.01.

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