SYNOPSYS INC — Director's Dealing 2013

Feb 25, 2013

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: SYNOPSYS INC (SNPS)
CIK: 0000883241
Period of Report: 2013-02-22

Reporting Person: CHAN CHI-FOON (Director, Co-CEO & President)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2013-02-22	Common Stock	M	15200	$29.28	Acquired	217213	Direct
2013-02-22	Common Stock	S	15200	$35.3216	Disposed	202013	Direct
2013-02-22	Common Stock	M	10500	$33.295	Acquired	212513	Direct
2013-02-22	Common Stock	S	10500	$35.3216	Disposed	202013	Direct
2013-02-22	Common Stock	M	22600	$32.67	Acquired	224613	Direct
2013-02-22	Common Stock	S	22600	$35.3216	Disposed	202013	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2013-02-22	Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$29.28	M	15200	Disposed	2013-05-27	Common Stock (15200)	Direct
2013-02-22	Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$32.67	M	22600	Disposed	2013-12-10	Common Stock (22600)	Direct
2013-02-22	Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$33.295	M	10500	Disposed	2013-08-26	Common Stock (10500)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: All shares sold on this date sold at the average price of $35.3216. The average price consists of $765@$ 35.1300, 200@$ 35.1301, 1600@$ 35.1400, 600@$ 35.1500, 1876@$35.1600, 100@$ 35.1601, 3800@$ 35.1800, 600@$ 35.1825, 300@$ 35.1850, 2400@$ 35.1900, 600@$ 35.1901, 100@$ 35.1975, 1000@$ 35.2100, 913@$ 35.2200, 1000@$ 35.2300, 1195@$ 35.2400, 1400@$ 35.2500, 1800@$ 35.2600, 1800@$ 35.2700, 300@$ 35.2800, 100@$ 35.2900, 700@$ 35.3000,600@$ 35.3001, 900@$ 35.3100, 900@$ 35.3200, 2000@$ 35.3300, 700@$ 35.3400, 800@$ 35.3500, 800@$ 35.3600, 2100@$ 35.3700, 400@$ 35.3750, 1900@$ 35.3800, 100@$ 35.3813, 1400@$ 35.3900, 200@$ 35.4000,
200@$ 35.4100, 1600@$ 35.4200, 700@$ 35.4213, 800@$ 35.4300, 100@$ 35.4400, 600@$ 35.4500, 700@$ 35.4600, 400@$ 35.4700, 1000@$ 35.4800, 1100@$ 35.4900, 100@$ 35.4950, 450@$ 35.5000, 300@$ 35.5100, 900@$35.5300, 100@$ 35.5400, 800@$ 35.5600, 500@$ 35.5900, 100@$ 35.6000, 100@$ 35.6200, 1@$ 35.6400, 1200@$ 35.6500, 300@$ 35.6600, 200@$ 35.7300, 100@$ 35.7600.

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